Yes I think it was the fastest number actually, do you have an iPhone or an Android phone by the way? IPhones have more power then the entire nuclear deterrent of the United States, I'm sure that Androids are about the same


well have you ever heard of Jupiter storm on the radio LOL? Apparently you can pick it up on the AM radio, I'll have to try that out


Wow, I had no idea that was a thing. I've never heard it! haha


Well maybe listen to it next time you're cleaning haha. Do you ever listen to Canadian radio by the way?


Yeah I live in Michigan, so I'm actually closed and I have heard Canadian radio before. Apparently 40% of Canadian radio needs to be of Canadian origin, I can't think of any good Canadian artist, so that doesn't sound too appealing to me haha.


Haha, I wonder if Justin Bieber and Drake are playing all the time.


Haha thats a good question. I didn't know that Drake was Canadian LOL. Do you know the Foxxhole radio is by the way?


I would have thought it was from earlier than that. Do you like voting?


I do. There's something about going into that booth that makes me feel either powerful or patriotic.


I agree. Did you know the Indian government sets up their polling booth in a forest full of lions?


Would you vote if you had to go into a forest filled with lions? I may pass for the mid-terms...


Heck no lol. I saw astronauts can vote from space.


And not all men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918.


Wow that's odd. 34% of the male black population in Alabama lost their right to vote.


Did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson, and Washington?


I had no idea. Did you know there is a garbage dump named Fred Durst in Austin TX?


Wow I had no idea. Well, it was great chatting with you. Take care!


I do as well. Did you know there hasn't been a president who wasn't a rep or dem since 1853?


I wonder who that was. I guess I could google it... Republicans have won 24 of the last 40 elections!


That's pretty good. I saw that every US president with a beard has been a republican.


I did not know that GOP stood for Grand Old Party!


Oh wow I had no idea! The last time a republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was back in 1928.


It seems like the civil rights act of 1964 shifted politics in the south, with more southern states becoming more republican.


Interesting...I did not know that. I didn't know the red and blue that represents each party wasn't established until 2000.


I feel like that has been around longer than 2000. Right?


I'm not sure, but they probably work the same, I'd think.  I'm sure there's a big need especially for dogs with cancers.


I think it's interesting how dogs and cats can be different, but both are useful for hunting


That is interesting. It's also interesting that Istanbul has vending machines that dispense water and food in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


That's a genius way to take care of the strays while also encouraging recycling. I bet Google would donate to that type of initiative considering the company loves dog enough to have it in their code of conduct


Yeah, they are truly a dog company!  We need these machines in America!


The stray cats could probably benefit from something like that as well. When filming the Godfather, the cat in the opening scene was actually a stray that wandered onto the set


That's cool, cat was a movie star and didn't even know it. lol I wonder if the cat named Stubbs in Talkeetna, Alaska knows that its the mayor?


Since 1997, nonetheless. That's a long time for an animal to be in a political position. There must not be a large population in that part of Alaska


Probably held that position longer than some politicians.  Don't have to worry about too many scandals when you're a cat!


It's about as funny as the physicist whose cat is a coauthor just so his grammar would be correct. It was easier to add the cat than to use first person singular rather than plural


A little tired because I didn't get enough sleep. Have you ever had a pet cat? By the time they're 15, cats have spent about 10 years of their lives sleeping


That is funny too,  You don't have to worry about your grammar either, when you're a cat. It's been nice chatting with you this afternoon.


Sorry, to hear that.  I have had a cat, she passed away last year and she was 18 years old.  I believe she probably slept 16 out of those 18 years sleeping. lol


I didn't realize that they sleep so much or that there are over 70 breeds!


My cat was probably the easiest low maintenance pet I ever had,  A lot less needy than my dogs, for sure. Do own any pets?


The only pet I've ever had are fish, though I don't mind cats. I had a friend in college who wants to open her own cat cafe like they have in Japan and Taiwan


Yeah, I heard about those cafes.  People pay to have a drink and play with cats.  Sounds like an easy way to make money!


I'm not sure how easy that would be with all the food safety laws we have here in the US. Maybe that's why it hasn't become popular here.


That's true.  Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types and can donate at blood drives?


I wonder if their blood types work similarly to ours? I know some dogs would be able to give more blood than others based on their size


I read that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama


In 2011 a computer composed a piece of contemporary classical music


Did it copy anything?  Did you know the term soap opera came from the stories being sponsored by soap companies?  Who wouldn't known?


i didn't know that but classical music concerts had loud moving wild audiences during the performance


I never heard that.  In 1972 Deep Purple broke the world record for noise


in 2002 a creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band


That's not good.  Did you know that fans of heavy metal and classical music have similar personalities?  I wouldn't have thought that.


yeah that is interesting.  in 1972 I see that Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompei, with no audience


Wonder why?  Just for the cool factor I guess.  Paul McCartney and the Beatles composed classical music and released four classical albums.


I know I was wondering that too..  I didn't know the Beatles did classiscal music.  A man named Author Lintgen can correctly identify a piece of classical music by simply analyzing the grooves on vinyl record


That sounds amazing.  Sir Anthony Hopkins composed classical music as well.


You already told me that.  Anyhow, a woman driving to a Dave Matthews concert helped a stranded cyclist who turned out to be Dave Matthews.


Did you know they had a celebration of Leonard Berstein's 100th birthday?  They had dancing, singing and the National Symphony Orchestra.  Must have been quite the event.


wow sounds nice!  I just read that there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio drama for free. Kind of neat


Yes, there was a big Gala with big names in business.


wow that neat.  I bet some people go into acting for the girls just like Michael Caine started doing drama to meet the girls


Could be.  Do you like Opera?  Wolf Trap has a training program.


Not really but I saw that a shopping center in Australia in using classical music to stop teenagers from loitering


Interesting, is that like reverse psychology?   Goerke will sing in the Brunnhilde at the Metropolitan Opera nexy year and sang some of Wagner's "ring" cycle.


I never knew there was a distinction, you learn something new every day!


Speaking of water, Unicef donates clean water for every minute you don't use your cell phone


I need to sign up for that, I hardly use my phone any more


It's pretty crazy how far phones have come. NY's area code of 212 was chosen due to it being the fastest number you could dial on a rotary phone


that is really odd, I wonder if there was a bid for that number?


I don't know but it's not as odd as not being able to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped together


that is also interesting, I guess it just forms an incredibly strong bond though, you would not expect that though


Nope, I also never suspected an iphone has more computing power than the US nuclear icbm deterrent


that is insane, how technology has improved so much,we have all of that power in the palm of our hands these days, just crazy


What's even crazier is a man falsely imprisoned for 10 years studied law at the prison library and freed himself


Doing alright. Do you find fish interesting? The seahorse is the only fish with a neck


that is an awesome story, did he get a payout for that? I know they often do


that is really interesting, I would think more of them would, but I suppose it makes sense


Yea that is pretty strange. There is a fish that shares 84 percent of human disease genes called the zebrafish


that is really scary, sounds like a deadly fish to me...


Maybe, I wonder if the zebrafish could transfer illness to humans since they share so many genes


that is very scary, not as scary as this immortal jellyfish I have heard about though


The Black Swallower fish is pretty scary, it can eat prey twice its own length and 10x its weight


that is crazy, imagine if you ate that much for dinner one night haha


I'd have a pretty big stomach ache lol. It's crazy that freshwater fish drink through their skin and salt water fish drink through their mouths


I think he did end up playing.  I dont know if he ever received scholarship though.  He was at davidson, i believe.


ya he was, what do you think about Seth Curry his brother? you never really hear about him


Yeah, I heard he played with the brother of Steph teammate on the same minor league team.


yup you're right, can you believe that Nike messed up their presentaton when offering Steph a sponsorship deal, thats so sloppy!


It is, lost them that deal too.  Someone likely lost their job over that one.


haha oh ya, I can't blame him for signed with Under Armour atfer that, that shows a lack of respect


You hit the nail on the head with that one.


what do you think of Klay Thompson btw? I know he was the 11th draft pick back in 2011


I think hes doing pretty well, doesnt his brother play  with Steph Curry's brother?


ya his brother definitely plays with him, that is quite a dynamic duo, btw do you think that the NBA should schedule games on Christmas?


ya I like to watch from time to time, I like the Warriors what about you?


No, I think the players should be with their families.  People don't need to watch a game on Christmas.


ya I agree, and I think its dumb that Van Gundy was fined for suggesting the idea that teams shouldn't play that day


I like them too, they are pretty dominant.  Steph Curry is one of my favorites.


ya I agree with you, do you like the Houston Rockets at all though? They are really good now, Coach Kerr has led them to a ton of wins recently


I like them, but I favor the Warriors.  The Rockets are dominant for sure.


ya I favor the warriors too, crazy that their average is 114 points per 100 possessions, thats a great record right now


That is pretty incredible, it for sure isnt easy.  I think they might make it for 3 in a row.


ya that would be very cool if they plull it off, did you know they are underdogs when away though? about a 5.4 point underdog to be exact, so it will depend on where the finals are played imo


I didn't know that, with the roster they have anything is possible.  Even though Curry is one of the best he is like the 5th highest salary


ya I think thats pretty unfair haha, also unfair that he didn't get any scholarship offers, I wonder if he wasn't good in high school?


Hi there...good morning. What are your thoughts on Robert Redford?


He's always had it in him. Wonder what he even looks like now? I don't care too much for jazz, but if fits the movie...I'm all for it.


me too. I thought this was interesting.. The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


Really? The trunks in cars were wooden? I never knew that....go on!


The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


You sure do know about cars. Does the cadillac play a pivotal roll in the movie?


possibly what Redford is driving to get away from the bank!


Wow! The Old Man and the Gun sounds like it could be a fantastic film for Robert Redford if, indeed, it's gonna be his last film!


I bet not! Specek apparently does well in this film too.. Her blushing, responsive performance brings a spark of spontaneity to a narrative that is understated to a fault.


LOL....eloquently stated about Spacek. Well, it's been great chatting with you about The Old Man and the Gun. You have a Great day!


I hear ya! I find it odd they named his character Forrest Tucker? Wasn't that a actor in F Troop?


Id don't know that I have seen the F Troop.  I think it's great that he plays a bank robber at his age.


It should really pick up Robert Redford's career. He hasn't had a hit movie in ages!


I hear ya, I'd probably be wrong, but I'd put Sissy Spacek in her 50's at least. Man, she hasn't had a hit movie since Carrie in the 70's. This movie looks like something I'd like to see.


me too! Apparently movie goers really like the relationship between spacek and redford. Best in the film they say.


It'll be good to see the both of them. And Danny Glover and Tom Waits are in this too! It looks like the producers went all out to make this an entertaining picture.


It does! I think from the looks of it, this movie will do well. The reviews say that REdford plays a gentleman. I think a lot of people will like that.


Yeah I wonder how many people get to play there


Yeah good point. Do you know what the NZ basketball team is called?


I do actually. He will be in the next SPace Jam movie


Nice. He is the highest paid celebrity too


Yes he makes more than Judge Judy who makes $123 000 per episode


That is a lot. He raised money for charity once by televising the decision


Yes I do. Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?


Yes the guy that used the dunk shot so much that it got banned


Yeah. Do you know who invented the sport?


Yes that was a coach at U of Kansas, James Naismith


yes and also the only losing coach there


Yeah ironically. Did you know coaches are really well paid?


yes they are the best paid employees in many states


yes. Have you heard of the highest court in the land?


that is on the top floor of the US Supreme Court building


Did you do anything special on the latest MLK day?


I guess it's because of carjackings.  I'll have to go to the library to find out.  Should find one since there's more libraries than McDonalds...


Yeah thats probably a good idea, there must be great books about the subject, did you know that some libraries have video games inside to lure teens, and turns out it works as they check out more books.


That's a good idea.  I also need to research if the world is running out of helium by the end of the 21st century.  What are we going to do for balloons?  Major crisis...


I think there can be a bigger effect than just ballons, I wonder what the effects would be.


Another call for the library... Maybe I can take in a video game.  Maybe the ozone layer is being depleted along with getting all the CO2 from cars since 1908?


Could be, I know the answer can be found at a library for sure, I heard a teenager taught himself how to build a Windmill and provided power to his village with it, so we can definitely find the answers to that.


That's pretty industrious like the guy in prison that studied in the library until he could prove his innocence.


Wow that sure is interesting, what did he do after he proved his innocence? that sure is an amazing story.


He went on to be a lawyer to free others that were falsely convicted.


That is a great thing to do! I mean others would want vengance but instead he decided to help others, a real role model.


No not really, I did watch an HBO documentary about his final years, really interesting and complete, what about you?


Yeah that is cool.  Even cooler that Jann Mardenborough who beat 90,000 in a video game.  The lawyer guy is actually cooler than that.


I didnt hear about him, but anway an interesting fact about Jupiter, Jupiter actually is our hero, it saves earth from many asteroids, I just think its amazing how the universe works.


It is, being the 3rd rock from the sun, we didn't even see all that Jupiter does for use except for that comet in the 90s. Even though the day is now longer than 5.5 hours long, I'm out of time.  It's been great.


There are many interesting facts indeed, I didnt know that but thanks for that fact.


Nothing either.  Are you referring to "King in the Wilderness"?


Yeah the same one, have you seen it before? I liked it but it seems like it skiped an important parts of Martin Luther Kings life.


I haven't seen it but I heard that it skipped forward to difficult events in MLK's life.


Yeah the documentary skips top the year 1963 and tells the story from then on, one of the events that captured my attetion was the protest of 1968, that turned violent.


I was quite young then.  I think I was more interested in why cars have 4 wheels or why trunks are called trunks...


I love cars too! I remember reading there was a law against warming your car in Ohio.


I heard about that.  Was it because cars we being stolen?  What a law when it's legal to have a flame-thrower in South Africa...


Is it really legal to have a flame-thower intalled on car in South Africa? wow thats crazy, seems really extreme.


Still makes you wonder why they targeted facebook. However, I think that facebook still has considerable power since iceland is using facebook to rewrite their constitution to gain access to public opinion.


I'm not sure why either, I found it curious. I think it is interesting that there is a lawyer in Switzerland who represents animals in court, I wonder if he advertises on Facebook?


I wonder what such lawyers had to do to universally give animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights in germany?


I'm not sure, but it sounds hilarious that lawyers can do that. I wonder if that is the same as in the U.S.


Well there are cases, I'm not sure if in the us, where very rich seniors pass on their entire inheritance to their pets. I'm sure those pets have lawyers lol


I was unaware that a jellyfish is biologicially immortal, I didn't think such a thing existed.


If I remember correctly, jellyfish can revert to a younger version of itself, turn old again and repeat this process continuously. Also since they go through different phases, when they form polyps they are all essentially clones.


Hmm, that is interesting. I have never heard of this, so technically they are immortal then!


I guess biologically alive, but then again it makes you question their sentience and whether they are truly alive?


Interesting concept, I don't think they are sentient to be honest, I was surprised about the immortality though.


I'm a fan of the sport, do you follow it on Facebook?


I agree. Nature is amazing, demonstrated by creatures such as planaria or water bears. In any case, it was fun chatting about immortality with you.


While I enjoy watching it occasionally and have passing knowledge of football, I don't follow it on facebook. I know a bit about players like RB Benjarvus green ellis who has never fumbled a ball in his whole nfl career.


I've tried to watch a few games though Facebook. I'm looking forward to the superbowl. I didn't know that 14 of the largest 25 stadiums belong to American College Football teams.


I myself never knew that. Did you know the highest score ever was 222-0?


Funny that you mention that, I did know that. I wonder if the song that Snoop Dogg wrote for his son'ts high school football team was broadcast on Facebook?


I am sure there were plenty of responses and posts on Facebook. I mean facebook has become a social media and social networking platform whose company was valued at $104 billion at its IPO. I bet myspace regrets refusing to buy facbook for $75 million. Oh wait they no longer exist


They probably do, I am curious to see if Facebook goes the way of Myspace, a lot of my friends don't use it, but they do use Instagram.


I believe Facebook has a good business model and after acquisitions have a diversified revenue stream. Although I wonder what Facbook did to burger king that prompted them to have a promotion to give a free whopper for unfriending 10 people on facebook?


Burger King does those promotions for all types of things, I think it is a great promotional technique.


I wonder if there is a sound frequency that scares away hair, like there is for humans.


ya I do wonder that, also weird that humans can regrow their ribs, it only takes 3 months!


I cut a finger off. I wish that grew back...


oh im sorry to hear that, what is wild too is humans are one of the best long distance runners of all the animals


We could just drive. McDonalds added a drive thru in 1975. Seems like it hsould be been around before that.


I would have thought so, i'ts nice that they built that to accomodate soliders in uniform though


Yeah. That seems like a really nice thing to do. At least our trunk situation has imprved from some wooden box...


ya that seems like a fire hazard, kind of like putting a flame thrower on your car haha


I wonder who the idiot would be to blow himself up with that...


haha ya I mean I get that its legal in south africa but that seems insane


hey there I'm good, what do you think of the Human race?


I tolerate them. Love me though! What about you? How do you feel about humans?


haha ya they make lots of mistakes but they are good more often than not, interesting how they migrated from Africa to populate the world


Do you think we are related to KOKO the Gorilla?


haha we have similar DNA I think, but humans became their own around 50k years ago so who knows


Koko is smarter than some of the people I know. She could comprehend 2000 words and could sign 1000. That's impressive.


lol that is interesting, can she synthsize vitamin c? I guess thats something humans cant do


Cause were weak flesh bags... We are so weak even our body hair left us.


haha ya I think we lost our hair almost 300k years ago apparently


did you know between 9pm -12 am netflix accounts for a third of the bandwidth in north america


in 2018 the total value for the star wars franchise was $65 BILLION. Thats insane


Yes and that launched the career of many people, the most notable being Han Solo. The acting in the first was atrocious but got better as more movies were made. All told a great movie.


I think its great that george lucas' wife marcia won an academy award for editing while george didn't win any for directing


He got his through notoriety. I think everyone knows his name. Some of the lingo has worked it's way into our language. Did you know that watching that movie was what made James Cameron go into directing?


I did not know that. In the original transformers movie there are 1.53 explosions per minute lol. Michael Bay must love to blow things up


I think so! Special effects have become a huge part of action movies now, along with CGI of course. I guess the dept. of Defense has big ideas about transformers.


well those CGI effects took 38 hours to render one frame of movement


I'm not a computer whiz but I have watched my son do his tricks as an IT expert and sometimes it takes him hours to resolve issues. I know that it would take me years to do one frame.


I think the same is true for monster inc it took like a huge amount of hours just to make sullys arm move. I dont think I'd have the patience


I hear that Bey's latest production "Bumblebee" is getting great reviews.


I can believe that. My son watches movies all the time along with TV shows and Netflick originals. He got me hooked on Stranger Things.


I cna't believe there are still movies considering optimus prime has died 25 times in the last 30 years


I haven't kept track but I'm going to remember that fact as a trivia question. I guess Bey actually appeared in one of the films by being a person who gets swatted away.


a guy racked up $40 in late fees on a vhs so he started netflix


I remember the days of rentals. What a pain that was. Now we sit at home and just stream everything. I still like to get Netflix dvds cause I don't understand how to stream. My son laughs at me.


well apparently netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth so maybe you aren't the only one!


Yes, there's a lot of us old fogeys around. I liked them better before they changed their homepage. I find it very hard to find films anymore.Amazing that they are almost totally world-wide.


I agree. I hate the new set up. I didnt realalize netflix started its own content in 2012. I thought it was much more recent than that


Well at first I'm sure everyone thought that their self production shows would be like Japanese sci-fi films, not worth watching. but some of their shows are very highly rated.


do you like star wars? james earl jones only spent 2.5 hours recording all of darth vaders lines and was paid $7500 i cant decide if that was a lot or a little in the 70s


It was low for voice actors then but he certainly made the character more evil than anyone else could have. That series has made so many people rich. Especially George Lucas.


Yep, managers wear uniforms too so they can play if they need to, interesting fact


Interesting indeed, did you hear about the Isotopes, I used to watched them on The Simpsons but bever knew they were a real team


for sure, I loved those episodes. Didn't homer own one or was the mascot?


I think he was, maybe both, its crazy how many balls are used in a baseball season


160,000 baseballs are used, lots of them!!


Wow! that would be awesome. I got one of those balls one time at a game. My life felt complete!


I know right, they must be worth a lot of money specially if you can get them signed


For sure lol, I like baseball cards too. Good chatting with you!


Those can be worth a lot of money too! and great chatting


I like to watch animated tv shows like the Simpsons, what about you?


I like south park the most. Apparently the simpsons sent them flowers for taking down family guy


Thats a great thing, sendind flowers to another crew seems like they have agreat friendship


For sure and a good crossover episode! did you watch thomas the train growing up?


I did, one of my favorite shows, why do you ask?


Ringo starr and other celebrities did the voices in many of the episodes, I would be curious to watch them again


I remember Alec Baldwin being one of the narrators, didnt know about Ringo Starr,


that is great! do you watch baseball much?


I do, I love the game,its been around for more than a 100 years right?


Hi! How are you? How would you feel if you saw pigeons while shopping? i think it would make me laugh!!


Ha! I wish i could bring a dog to work. I like that Instanbul has vending machines for food and water for stray dogs. It makes me so sad to see them all over my native new york.


That's such a great idea!  What a great initiative for a city!  Dogs do so much for us, from all of the herding dogs to comforting in therapy and police dogs.  In fact, the only other animal that responds to pointing naturally is an elephant!


that's such a fun fact! I just had a blood drive at work and it's funny that there are dog blood drives too! I didn't even think of that. It's smart for all animals!


Maybe not for pigeons, though, since they always overrun areas and spread diseases!


That's true! Speaking of animals. I used to love Sesame Street, i didn't know carol burnett was the first celebrity to appear in it.


Carol Burnett is so funny.  She can always make me laugh.  So can Robin Williams, he was so awesome.  I remember when he was in Aladdin, I think he was the actor that kicked off all the famous people doing voices in cartoon movies!


That's true! I love Pixar animated movies. I wish i could visit the secret room they  have for celebrities!


Maybe you would meet Judge Judy and ask her for a loan, she makes so much money!  I heard $123,000 per episode!  I wish I could be a celebrity!


Wow, that's amazing. Some celebrities also have the platform to do such good things. Like that Ethopian celebrity chef who wants to help with the hunger in the country by encouraging people to eat more types of foods. that's very smart!


It is genius.  Of course, we want to be sure that any doggies get the starches they need.  Are there any famous animals?  I am trying to remember.


Hi there!  I think I would laugh if there were just one or two pigeons, but kind of freaked out if there were a bunch.


I can't remember except for some dog movies.


Most celebrities are people, like actors or athletes.  I wonder who the highest paid sports figure is?


Lebron James! Apparently he is the highest paid celebrity !!


Wow!  That's so crazy!  I think that Remmy the hawk has become a local celebrity, but he probably only gets paid in meat treats.


Who doesn't love treats though? His handler seems like they get a long really well though.


Yes, I think that she's had him since he was 5 months old.  I bet he really trusts her.


It's pretty smart to use a Hawk and way better for the people around than using chemicals that are harmful!


I love that idea.  It's neat that the hawks don't actually kill the birds, because that would be a little unsettling to see in a mall.  They just scare them away.  I wonder how long it takes for the hawk to frighten them.


I can't imagine. I didn't know that the dodo bird is a family of the pigeon, interesting!


What?  That's cool!  Poor dodos-I wish we could see them today.  Speaking of weird but cool bird trivia...did you know that hummingbirds sometimes rob spiderwebs to build their nests?


No! My friend's grandma had a parrot which freaked me out. It would scare me to hear the birds in australia that can imitate a chainsaw!!


Birds are truly amazing and versatile.  I think it's funny that those fierce hawks that protect areas from pigeons are still scared of dogs.  I wonder why that is?


That's funny. I love dogs so much! Maybe because they were the first species to be domesticated so people are just more comfortable with them than wild animals are.


Well, I like dogs, but I am a cat person.  Unlike Google, who actually states in their company code that they are a dog company.  Guess a job is out of the question!


Hi there , do you know much about the presidents?


Hmm myself I know that I don't but he has already released 3 albums so maybe he is good


He might be good and we are just missing out.  On a different note, do you watch Fox news?


I do sometimes. Did you hear they want to have a channel just to air the Simpsons?


No, I haven't heard that, but I like the Simpsons, so I'd probably watch it.  I read that more people watch Fox news than CNN and MSNBC combined.  WOW!


That is a lot of people. DId you know they own the gaming site IGN?


No, I didn't know that.  I'm not much into gaming.


Yeah they seem to have spread out there too. Do you know who created Fox News?


Yes, I heard it was Richard Nixon and Richard Ailes.  But, I sure didn't know former President Nixon had anything to do with that.  Did you?


Yeah I did not know either. Fox also tried to sue the Simpsons in an attempt to try and stop them from parodying their anti-democratic agenda


I can see Fox doing that, everyone is so quick to want to sue over some of the silliest stuff.


Good afternoon, I know a little.  How about you?


I know, I guess that is why everyone has a lawyers sitting in the background. Nice chatting with you


Yeah me too , some stuff. Do you know who the three wealthiest ones in the US are?


I read somewhere that JFK, Washington, and Jefferson made that list.


Yeah, good for them I guess. Do you know the name of the first president of ZImbabwe?


Yes that was him indeed. Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?


I have heard that before, but I don't know if I agree with it.  The White House has many underground levels, they must not be calculating them into measurements?


I am not sure but that is why they claim. Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


Wow, didn't know that.  I wonder if I would recognize any of his Pop hits?


i did not know the NBA had 30 teams. that's alot!


oh my gosh that is the best news.  he won't top MJ but it will be amazing!


Some of lebron james' high school basketball games would attract 1750 attendees. tickets cost between $100 - $120.


he is an amazing player.  truly a legend in the making!


Did you know Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james.


oh wow that is so much money! allen iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800,000 per year


Until he reaches age 55 to where he would then receive a final lump sum payment of $32,000,000!!!!!! WOW what a deal!


he is set for life. shooting "granny style" is the absolute best technique to consistently score points on the line. but NBA players wont do it because it looks stupid! How funny!


Shaq once said that he would never do it because of his "constituency". Rick Berry did it!


i would so do it haha! i did not know Lebron james raised 6 million dollars for charity by televising the desision! what a good man!


Yeah, it was too bad he got eviscerated for it. They forgot about the Connecticut Boys and Girls club that got that money. Tim duncan of the san antonio spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly to the nba.


It is but it makes the league more watchable. Do you watch the NBA?


impressive! thanks for the nice chat. have a blessed day :-)


i do with my son! im a life long Bulls fan! what about you?


Me too! I am sad about the turmoil they have gone through though...


i am sad about that too but NBA players are the world's best paid athletes ever so it will all even out!


True... It's just a lost season. Good thing this year's draft will be good AND we'll have a high pick.


I'm very excited. it's said to be one of the best years in over 10 years!


Yeah. did you see yesterday's game against the nets? If you believe in good loses, that's a good loss


i missed it but did see the high lights! very thrilling. you know i had no idea The league was founded in New York City in 1946. i had no idea it had been a thing so long!


Space Jam is coming back! Warner bros and lebron james have signed a new deal for a "space jam" sequel.


Hello. There is so much for entertainment these days, what do you like? I used to love the original Nintendo and it only could display 54 colors!


No doubt about that. What's even better is there are no concrete laws in reading but it just provides the reader an escape!


Talk about the ultimate form of entertainment.  Of course sometimes it is fun to do other stuff like go to Chuck E cheese


Seriously but yes I loved Chuck E Cheese. The world record for speed reading is 4700 words per minute!


That is impressive.  I wonder how fast people can read braille


That's a very good question I don't. Maybe the fastest reader, Anne Jones knows the answer to that.


George RR Martin started selling his stories at a young age to neighborhood kids.  Now is a millionare many times over with the Game of Thrones!


He is such a genius for creating that story! Did you know in the 18th Century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading novels?


Maybe they thought it was corrupting to population.


Yes perhaps they did. Another book that caused a lot of talk was the Bible. It has sold over 5 billion copies. It was nice talking with you this morning.


Yes, the Bible is probably always going to rank first on the bestseller list.  I cannot imagine a book that would even come close


Ah the good old nintendo.  I played it a lot back in the day.  Still do.


Yes agreed. Prior to 1963 students in the US were required to read from the bible. Thanks again for chatting with me today! Have a good one!


Awesome! Well it was finally discontinued in 2003 after all those years!


I wish I had the old atari system.  They are mostly in landfills now though


That is too bad they deserve better than that! We are so lucky to have so much at our disposal. In 50BC, they used chickens for entertainment!


Well, they had to make due with what they had at the time.  Now using chickens for entertainment is probably illegal


Exactly and I hope it is. Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because he didn't look presidential. That is very ironic.


It could of been worse.  Heck, Andrew Jackson could not even read or write.  He never went to school as a kid.  And he became president


Well I can't believe it. He came a long way. Reading is so important. It requires continuous practice, development, and refinement.


Plus, it is fun.  Everyone reads in a different way and different things.


Yes. DO you know what the NZ basketball team is nicknamed?


Yes the tall blacks. Do you know how many teams are in the NBA?


Yes there are 30 teams and only one of them is Canadian


Yeah. Did you know Reggie Miller was never able to get out of the shadow of his sister?


Yes she was a star, scored 105 points once and broke 8 national records


Yeah. Did you hear what deal Iverson signed with Rebook back in 2001?


Yes he is making $800 000 per year until he is 55


Yes and then he gets a sum of $32 million


Yes he is good for life. Nice chatting with you


Yes same here, keep on eye on those games


I love it.Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?


Yes the guy that used the dunk shot so much that it got banned for a while


Yeah. Do you know who invented the game?


Yes that was James Naismith who was a coach at the U of Kansas


Yes and he was also the only losing coach there


Yeah pretty ironic. Did you know coaches are really well paid?


Yes in 39 our of 50 states in the US they are the highest paid employees


Yes. Do you know where the highest court in the land is?


yes that is on the top floor of the US Supreme Court


Wow, scientist Harrison Schmitt walked on the moon.


Well, don't they have surgery to stop the breeding? Yes I am a fan of radio. I listen to common music like the ones in a dental office.


The dentist's office is the happening place for radio. For some reason, a ventriloquist was one of the most popular radio acts in the 1930s. Hm. Radio. Can't see the ventriloquist.


However, you do not see the puppet beside the ventriloquist. What's the point with that? Maybe it's the voice.


I guess some people are easily entertained. There is a radio station that transforms solar activity into sound. Probably as good as the top 40 these days.


Maybe they are entertained based on the voice. With technology, there is a website where you can listen to lots of classic radio dramas for free.


I wonder if they have the ventriloquist's show on there. Maybe people from a half dozen generations ago listen to these shows.


It's quite true. I think that radio is a dying medium, and that ventriloquists still soldier on in newer media, like TV.


The only radios, to be honest, are the ones in the cars.


I guess people want to listen to talk show hosts. To me, about as interesting as solar activity.


Unlike me. I have never walked on the moon and probably never will. Have you heard of Project Steve?


Interesting, well, it was nice chatting with you.


Imagine running out of oxygen. That's scary. That made me think of Steve Harvey. However, no I have not. What is it?


It is a list of scientists that support evolution and oppose intelligent design. Plus they are all named Steve.


Wow, that is interesting. Well, based on Steves' ideas, maybe one of them created a world wide web in 1989. Hopefully, he's an English scientist.


Scientists have done some amazing things. Scientists at Harvard stored a gif on the DNA of a bacteria. I bet that'll come in real handy.


That is true. Gif? Like the gifs in social media? If it is, then that is awesome! Scientist John von Neumann converted math into ancient greek.


von Neumman was a god. He could multiply 8 digit numbers in his head. Did you know that you can't own a rabbit in Queensland with a license?


He did that at the age of 6! What a prodigy! Really? You don't need a license for a bunny here.


I think the Ozzies had a problems with rabbits breeding like crazy and destroying the flora. Are you a fan of radio?


I've always enjoyed reading. How about yourself?


That is a very good idea. It would help with our obesity epidemic. Did you know that in the 18th century there was a moral panic about reading novels? It seems there has always been a moral panic about something.


People in those days thought poetry was appropriate reading material. Novels were decadent and led to moral decay of the young. I wonder when silent reading caught on.


That's so strange. That's a good question. I learned a while ago that people always used to read out loud which is super strange to me.


I think it probably was a rare skill to read, and maybe you read to others who were illiterate.


Possibly. Off topic but I find the Earth to be fascinating. Do you feel the same?


The earth is a pretty good place. I call it home, myself. Spent a large part of my life here.


Ha ha. Did you know that when it was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long?


Now it's just over 24 hours. I figure the work day will get longer and longer. Soon people will be working 20 hours a day!


Seems that way. Were you also aware that we will be out of helium by the end of this century?


We gotta find another source and soon. I guess a byproduct of fusion is helium. If we can get a fusion reactor going, we have a ton of helium!


Yes, I do like reading. It's a complex process, one that few appreciate.


That's true. I wonder how vital it is to our way of life though?


Yes I also think it is done far too little. Did you know that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi book on the reading list for three out of five military branches? What a strange book to pick.


Heinlein was in the military and he loved to write about war. I think the branches want to instill a military mindset in the troops.


Makes sense. Ender's Game is also suggested reading for military organizations.


Another military strategy/tactics books. I guess that there is something in there that resonates with military folks.


I guess so. I would expect more sophisticated military books. Do you know anyone who can speed read?


I've heard about people that can read fast. I wonder how much they retain, say, a week or two later.


I wonder that also. A woman named Anne Jones holds the record for speed reading. She can read 4700 words per minute. That's insane!


I would want to give her a reading comprehesnion test. I like the idea of reading bicycles to keep students exercising while reading.


I think elections are important to change leaders.


I know right, thats almost for free, Facebook is a company thats growing and becoming more influential, even countries use it.


I hear that there is a country that is rewriting it's Constitution via FB.


Yeah, that would be Iceland. What are your thoughts on that?


Honestly it's either a really good idea or a really horrible one i can't decide, lol!


I think its a good one, taking peoples opinion and suggestions is a great way to improve the country


Yeah that's what i thought, but can you imagine some of the garbage they are going to have sift through. I see new and strange laws and every other kind of thing so im concerned. I'm still 50/50, lol!


Yeah many of the suggestions can also be fake, so it also has its cons


Do you listen to the radio any more or are you like me and have gone digital for everything?


I do listen to the radio, not as much as I used to but yeah I really like it, the radio will never disappear


Yes, i'm sure especially because we can pick up storms on Jupiter through AM radio. I wonder what that sounds like.


I do too when they are real elections. I don't believe we have had one of those for quite some time. Just my opinion.


Wow I have to Google that like right now, so interesting I have to do it, its been great chatting with you by the way


You too enjoy the rest of your day. You should try making a radio out of Razor blades and pencils to hear the storms on Jupiter, lol.


I agree, there's usually only two candidates and many times both are bad.


I agree, and not just that one. I think it's all circling the drain my friend. Do you use facebook at all?


I do. I have an account. Crazy how the company is worth more than $104 billion now.


Right. That, and the fact that MySpace had a chance to by it for only 75M.


They missed the opportunity of a life time, buying Facebook at that price is a great deal


Right. I'm sure they are kicking themselves still. Did you know Mark Z. was green/red colorblind and that's the reason FB is primarily Blue?


No, I didnt know about that, did you ever get a free whopper from that Burger King promotion in Facebook?


Not for FB but a funny story, I got one for a penny for activating the coupon near or at a McDonald's. Burger King is shameless, lol. But a whooper for a penny you can't beat it!


I agree. Did you know that Istanbul has vending machines where in exchange for recycled plastic bottles it releases food and water for stray dogs? What an amazing program.


That is super cool.  I wish we had that kind of thing in this country. I see strays all the time but I can't do much to help them.


I agree. We should absolutely implement a program like that. There is no downside.


None at all!  I always dogs were domesticated wolves, but I didn't know that their direct ancestor is extinct.


I did not know that either. I wonder what that looked like. Totally off topic but how do you feel about presidential trivia?


I find it interesting.  Especially when you find out that the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


Wow! What a hilarious name. Do you know who the top three wealthiest US presidents have been?


Yep.  JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.  I assume that's adjusted for inflation?


You are correct. Yes I would assume so. I wonder why the guest house is bigger than the white house?


That's a good question. It does not make sense.  The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.  How about that?


That's very odd. I can see before or after but during seems crazy!


Were you aware that in dogs there are 12 different blood types and that dogs can donate blood at blood drives?


No, I had no idea.  I have never seen a dog blood drive advertised.  Have you?


I have not. I wish there were more. Did you also know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing?


I knew about dogs, but not elephants.  Interesting!  Did you know that dogs are not totally color blind?


I always thought that was a myth because I've had dogs that liked types of certain colors.


I've never noticed my dogs preferring any colors.  Ever had a cat?  I, like Google, prefer dogs


I have cats now. I love them too. I didn't know that Google had a preferred pet? I wonder why that was even necessary?


Yeah, it doesn't seem necessary at all.  Its actually kinda weird.


It worked out for Jordan though because he still wore them and Nike paid his fines. I'm sure it was worth the exposure for them.


Physicsts proved shooting granny style is the best technique to score point on the line.


I wonder why they don't use it more in that case?


Hard to say. Probably movies but I love TV, books, and video games also.


Music, drama, dance and storytelling is the different kind of performance in all culture we must support and encourage the actor and want to develop the culture.


Did you own or play an original Nintendo by any chance?


No, I heard nintendo entertainment system could display only 54 colors.


That's correct. We've come a long way. Did you know it was only discontinued in Japan in 2003?!


I'm assuming it had finally just run it's course. I haven't seen new ones for sale here since the early to mid 90's.


Yes, He played entire 18 years NBA carreer with Indiana pacer.


Yes. Did you know that in high school he was constantly overshadowed by his sister? She broke 8 national records!


He was considered as the Pacers greatest player all the time. He retired by 2006. Great loss to the NBA sports and fans.


I agree. They have determined that granny style is the most effective way to score points on the line. That's so surprising.


In 2002 Miller single handedly eliminated New jersy nuts in fifty and final game of the first round of the play.


Wow. I did not know that. Were you aware that Air Jordan's were banned from the NBA when released?


Hi do you like to watch basketball? I watch the NBA from time to time. I love that it is the premier basketball league in the world.


Haha my question exactly. Well sports are huge in this country no doubt. 39 out of the top 50 paid employees in the states are either a college football or basketball coach!


Looks like it is time for a career change for me...  I could use that pay for sure.  Did you know Shaq only made 1 3 pointer in his entire career?


Haha I believe it. I would also believe he only made one free throw. He should have switched to granny style to increase his chances.


For real, no matter how it looks, it is the most effective. Id do it, and work to make it popular.


That would be funny. But no one would laugh after you make 100% of your shots! Its cool how basketball is global though. New Zealand calls their team the tall blacks.


Did they give themselves the name, Id be interested in the history of that one.


Yeah I'm not sure. They call their rugby team the all blacks so it might just be their theme color.


True.  Are you excited for the Space Jam sequel?


So excited just hope it is well done. It would be cool to see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in it. Once his dunk got banned from college hoops!


I know, I couldnt imagine basketball without it.


I watch on occasion.   Mostly during tournament times


Me as well. Although a basketball hoop if 10 ft tall, some of the players make it look so short.


They really do, it is so hard for me to even touch the net.  Guess I ll have to work on jumping.  Its been nice chatting!


Nice yea the playoffs are fun. The league was founded way back in 1946. Been around for a long time now.


It was invented at the YMCA along with Volleyball.


Interesting yeah it is a bit similar to volleyball. Currently there are 29 NBA teams in the USA and one in Canada which I think is lucky for Canada.


Definitely.  Id like to see it expand more into Canada.


Yeah that would be interesting. I think it would help increase its popularity. Right now it is based out of New York.


I didnt know that.  I guess it is somehting I never thought of.  Vasectomy rates increase during march because of the NCAA tournament.  Men want to stay home and watch it.  LOL


haha wow that is funny. The inventor of basketball was coincidentally the most losing coach in Kansas history!


I know!  How can you be bad at the game you literally made up.


What sort of entertainment do you enjoy?


I havent, I did see the first one and enjoyed it though.


It is totally worth the wait. I usually don't like sequels but disney did a good job


That is good.  13 years is a long time to wait for another movie to come out.  There was a game in between though.


True but I am happier to wait and get a good quality sequel than a rush job


Definitely.  I dont need 20 movies like the Land Before Time made.


Or all the jaws or Jurassic park sequels


Very true.  When they made the incredibles, Bird used animators fired from Pixar.


Perhaps he wanted to rekindle the disney magic in them


Quite possibly, he thought that they were the only people who could get the job done.


I enjoy Netflix and some old school video games.  You?


True. In any case, he created a masterpiece and I enjoyed it. Thanks for chatting.


I felt that it was okay. Wonder how it would have turned out with jack black


Same here, I did like Deadpool, so the comedic superhero thing really works for me.


I agree. Another comedy classic is kung fu hustle


According to Bill Murray.  He thinks it is the "supreme achievement"  I dont know if I agree.


Really? I would say its a classic. All the cliches were derived from it after all


Very true.  Cliches that can live on years after are important to comedy.


Parenting has certainly changed since i was a child. How about you?


I heard that! That's besides Male & Female. Apparently Mark Z suffers from red-green colorblindness.


Interesting, have you been traveling a lot?


Just moved to the west coast. You? Kalakaua was the first King to travel around the country.


I am going to Scotland soon, did you know there is a website that will let people crash on your couch while your traveling?


No i did not, sounds a little dangerous if you don't know the person crashing. how's it work?


I think you can charge a fee to let them stay while you are away, I guess air travel is 10 percent slow than in the1960's to save gas.


Sounds very interesting to say the least. The iPhone has more computing power than the whole of the U.S. Nuclear icbm deterrent.


Apparently they are trying to increase the speed of commuter trains in Dutch. Up to 160 mph bus designs.


It does seem a bit different now a day, I feel like our culture is not concerned enough about family values.


I hope you do as well, nice talking with you.


Yes but it stems from a lack of discipline and babies having babies. I'm not convinced there is a sense of self-worth or appreciation for those that paved the way. Anyway did you know that Facebook's like button is illegal in German state of Schlewig-holstein.


I did hear that also it was only available to Harvard students at first.


Yeah i remember seeing the movie social network about how it all got started.


They eventually opened it to other schools then high schools.


Gradually he added support for them. When the company went public the IPO was worth $104 Billion.


I am pretty sure that is the largest IPO ever!


I Think you're right, they get most of the revenues from advertisements.


Cool, did you know they have 56 gender options!?


This government shutdown is not looking great.


It's all about having the funds/access to funds.


Yes. The republican party needs donors so they can properly campaign. I guarantee that the Democrats will get a bit of pool money this year to campaign. We saw this in the 2018 midterm elections.


I thought the current speaker is Nancy Pelosi since they took majority during the 2018 elections


It was in case the republican party won the majority.  Thus, it was decided prior to the midterm.


Oh i see. Politics, I try to keep up with them but it's just too time consuming.


If you take it too seriously, it could be very stressful.  Jim Jordan wanted to replace Ryan.


Why can't we do what the ancient athens did. Appoint by lottery.


Why do you think the ancient system (athens) would work?  A republican senator said that last year was a turbulent year in politics.


Not at all.  I saw McCarthy next to Trump often.  Do they like each other?


Oligarchy is what we are seeing now... Where Ryan wanted McCarthy. Jordan wanted to replace Ryan. If it was random, you could be a president too!


I just want to be able to work and support my family.  I dislike all the fighting related to power and politics.


If you become president you can end it all. 300K, with a mandate on no more fighting!


Paul McCarthy, the singer? Kind of interesting. Paul is a very common name, ever heard of Paul Ryan?


Paul Ryan was the speaker of the house.  He left.


Yah. I wonder if he's going to try and run for 2020 election for the GOP.


I don't know.  By the way McCarthy is House Minority Leader (a republican)


I guess so.  Ryan tried to shore up his power prior to leaving the house.


Definitely, I could see that. Although incumbent typically is chosen to represent the prior winning party, I don't know if the GOP is willing to deal with Trump anymore.


It is weird.  Why were Ryan concerned about its donors not contributing $$?  He was going to leave anyway.


I was rooting for the pats. I know that I am not popular with that opinion but I want to see greatness every week!


It is awesome to see a team that's so good they have six Super Bowl wins just in recent years! They have a lot of success with such a good coach and Tom Brady as quarterback.


Yeah. I want another team to step up and challenge their dynasty but no one has yet. Maybe the rams?


Not if the Rams keep playing like they played at the Super Bowl! I'd be happy to see any team able to challenge them (except maybe the Steelers, haha).


HA! I think they got out smarted by Belichick. I dont think the rams coach had much of a shot on that one...


Belichick has a lot of experience and he knows how to use his players! The Rams are good - they got to the Super Bowl after all - but I think the Patriots right now are a league above with the team and leadership they have.


Yeah. How do the pats got that much better than the rest of the league? Bill cant be that great and tom cant be that great either.


I think they're both good individually, but they have a kind of partnership that allows them to understand each other and work seamlessly together, possibly much better than other coaches and QBs. Teamwork makes the dream work, you know?


Yeah. I am just baffled by it. I know neither are the best.


Maybe their talent works like math. A coach and a quarterback that are individually good add up like 5 + 5, but ones that work well together are an exponential talent, like 4 x 4. Then you have 10 versus 16, if that makes sense and I'm not just being silly.


I'm great, just a little sorry that Sunday Night Football is over for the year!


A casual fan (go Ravens!), but I love the energy of the games and the playoffs. You?


I am a huge fan and I follow the bears. Hopefully I won't go too football nerdy on you!


I don't blame you if you do! Being around other football fans always gets me pumped up. How did the Bears do last season?


Made the playoffs but did nothing spectacular there. It was underwhlming. The ravens did well.


The Raven's haven't had a really good season since their last Super Bowl win, but I hope things will keep looking up for them. I think the Bears weren't the only underwhelming part of the playoffs - even the Super Bowl was.


The super bowl was not great. Were you rooting for a particular team?


Not really, but I figured the Patriots would win. The Rams didn't have much of a chance going into it, and they played too defensively. You?


Yes there is an instrument called a waterphone that they use


I love them. Do you know how many are there?


Yes about 20 quintillion but do not ask me how many zeroes are in that


Haha me too. Do you have any domesticated animals?


Yes a cat and I hear they usually develop white patches on the forehead but mine does not have one


Mine does not either, I have a small dog. I wonder how valid this is


Me too. Did you know the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species?


Yeah and no one has ever seen it, go figure. Nice chat!


Yes I like some of them. Do you know which movies Stephen King thinks is the scariest?


Yes he thinks it is Bambi the one with the deer cartoon


Yes I guess the scene where the mom is killed can be scary


I guess so. Did you know you burn more calories watching them?


Yes about 180 more calories than regular movies


I know. But there is good in watching horror movies too


Yes it is good to watch them before you go to an art gallery with abstract art


Yes as you enjoy it more, the brain is amazing


Yes it is. Do you know how they make the creepy noises in those movies?


Probably. Makes me glad that the programmer was a Monty Python fan. I would name one of those as the greatest comedy of all time.


True. THey were great. Entertainment has changed in Britain. When Caesar visited Britain, around 50 BC, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment.


How would one get entertainment out of a chicken?


I guess they fight, or race, or other natural things... I don't know. Chickens have more colors than the NES. That's about it.


So very strange. I would take a nintendo over a chicken though no matter how many colors.


Yes, the NES was a good system. I didn't get much chance to play it though.


It makes me sad that they discontinued it so many years ago. The new ones with the preloaded games just don't seem the same.


I guess not. The NES was all about great game play.  Probably not much of a market in 2003.


Probably not. Xbox sort of took over the field when it came to graphics back then.


The XBox/Playstation/N64 crowd were too competitive. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


I watch when I get the chance! I love comedies!


They were incredibly competative. But that is the nature of the entertainment business I suppose. Yes it has been a great conversation.


Did you ever watch 3rd rock back in the 90's?


Wasn't really my show, but I guess it had a lot of followers.


I was surprised to learn it beat out friends for an award. I never would have guessed anything in the same category would beat out friends.


Good thing it wasn't on Comedy Central. Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989.


Honestly though with comedy central they have all those parody and political satire so they sort of blend together after a while.


True. Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". I cannot say that I agree with Bill on that one.


I really couldn't agree with that either. I would have thought he would pick one of his movies. He is a hilarious comedian.


The creator of the python programming language named it partly to honor British comedy group Monty Python. I wonder what Bill Murray would have named the language. Hustle?


Good Morning.  Just finished placing an order with Amazon.  Their founder, Jeff Bezos, has been in the news a lot lately.


They sell everything:  toys, electronics, furniture, food, jewelry.  I even bought a big screen tv from them.


Did you really buy a TV from them? White glove service too?


Yup, 65 inch Samsung.  Pretty sweet set.  They brought it in, unwrapped it, put it on the stand, and took away the packaging...  They also sell low-end products under the name Amazon Basics.


I was going to order a TV from them but got cold feet and didn't pull the trigger. I do like their Basic stuff... In 2015, Amazon surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer in the United States by market capitalization. Amazon is the third most valuable public company in the United States (behind Apple and Microsoft), the largest Internet company by revenue in the world, and after Walmart, the second largest employer in the United States.


Pretty amazing statistics.  I wasn't aware they were the world's largest provider of cloud infrastructure.  They are just going to grow bigger and bigger...


I know. They are now looking at empty Sears stores for their Whole Foods stores...


I heard that as well.  Well, it's been a pleasure speaking with you.  I hope you have a great weekend.


Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


I was unaware of that.  I did know though that speed readers can process over 1000 words per minute though.


How many can they comprehend though... I would only get about 4 words...


Yeah. Even with giving up half his stuff, he'll still be in the top 10 richest list...


Yeah, me as well.  Gotta run and get some stuff done before the NFL games come on.  Have a good day.


And his ex wife will be up there too.  He Founded Amazon in 1994.  It doesn't feel like that long ago.


The first amazon.com customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him. I wish I had a building named after me...


I just wish I had 1% of his fortune.  And it's crazy to think that Alibaba Group is even larger.


I know. I wanted to buy into Amazon at like $500 per share and now it's at like $1800. I kick myself everytime I am looking at the ticker and it comes up. I did get Alibaba early in that process....


That was a smart move.  I try to buy on the dips as well, but Amazon is so expensive.  Did you know their warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day?


I worked at Office Max warehouse and I believe it. The worst part is the summers when there's no air and you're just sweating! Amazon ceo jeff bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years.


If he has that kind of money, you'd think he's finalize his own delivery fleet.  As of now he has the USPS delivering for him on Sundays.


Yeah... He has enough to buy IMDB. I had no clue...


I would think its hard to learn soccer on a desert field


Do you watch the ones where they eat tons of food?


I can not say that I do, but I have heard that there are people who eat specific food items that I guess sound 'refreshing'. For example, there was an African American woman who would eat her dill pickle into a microphone.


I subscribe to the channel and watch videos they post every few days


What kinds of videos do they post? I imagine it being like COPS and they just show them chasing after criminals.


Very interesting. I think it's kind of unfortunate how police officers have been depicted so negatively due to the couple of bad apples.


Youtube trails only Google for largest search engine


I'm surprised Youtube is still even popular due to the rise of social media and the many platforms that allow people to view videos.


You know I think that would be pretty difficult too! Good thing they were able to go to Maryland and advance their skills. Are there any resources in your community for refugee children?


Not that I am aware of; I don't think we have any refugees


Interesting. Well that's good that there are places around the world that do offer those supports.


The LACES program was a great idea; its suprising that Liberia has been at war about as long as we have


I also think it was a very good idea! Something else really cool about the article is what it said about Youtube! I can't believe Justin Bieber's song is considered the most disliked! haha.


There are children who are becoming millionaires just because they open up their presents on video and kids want to watch them. At the very least Justin Bieber performed a skill haha.


I must have watched gangnam style a million times myself


I don't think i've ever watched a child open a gift on youtube lol. It was also shocking knowing that kids were wanting to watch others play pokemon.


Well a lot of them are toned down versions of their german counterparts


Interesting.  I didn't know that.  Where did you learn that information?


I learned it in high school. For instance, since the stepsister's feet were too big to fit in the glass slipper, one girl cut her heel and the other her toe to fit


Wow.  That feels like a horror movie to me.  And so dark and depressing.  Thanks for telling me that.  I think I'll stick to my romcoms.


Well even though it is a bit dark, I think it is interesting to learn the origins of all the disney classic


I agree.  I just had no idea that was where that came from.  I feel like those could be categorized as a horror movie that wasn't supposed to originally be considered a horror movie.


True. Like I said, I feel most of what we consider to be horror movies are highly subjective


Have you seen any other horror movies as of late?  I feel like every other commercial is some crazy horror movie including kidnapping or some other craziness.  I recently saw a movie ad about an older woman who acts nice and then tortures people.  I think it was called Greta.


I saw the elevator. it is an old horror movie that was so bad it is better know as being hilarious


Well I try to steer clear of horror movies altogether.  I remember watching Halloween in high school and practically throwing up.  And that movie was so ridiculous.  So It's better for me to watch fluffy movies or dramatic movies.  Nice talking with you.


I love watching films but not so much tv


What genre do you enjoy? I like horror films


I do not like horror films.  I actually do watch some saturday night live.  i love the skits, but I miss the old school cast.


Unlike most genres, horror films are usually a hit or miss for me. I feel that horror is a very subjective thing


I understand what you mean about horror films.  I feel like momento was intended to be a horror film, but turned out to be an intellectual and interesting film not so much horror.  So I agree they are hit or miss.


Did you know in some films, the actors themselves didn't know they were performing in a horror movie?


I have read that, but I didn't know before reading the knowledge.  I also read that some movies were thought to be scary, but ended up being horror.  that seems crazy.


I mean I can see why stephen king would be terrified of bambi considering that if you don't gloss over that it is a disney film, it is quite dark


A lot of the disney movies are scary and dark.  The wicked stepmother who locks Cinderella up in the tower.


Good afternoon! Have you ever read the novel Paper Ghost's by Julia Heaberlin?


Oh wow. Yes I love to travel as well I want to see as much of the world as possible. It is difficult to travel with a pet though especially a dog. Would need to find a dog sitter. Apparently in Istanbul they have a vending machine for stray dogs!


That sounds like a great service, it lowers costs and keeps doggies healthy, there is a tomb of the unknown dog in Russia, its a memorial for canine reaseach animals


Oh wow. It is sad to think about all of the dogs who have research done on them. Maybe they were studying the dogs blood. Apparently there are 12 different blood types that a dog may have. I wonder if a dog will ever go to the moon. The highest point on the moon is 1938 meters higher than everest.


12 different kinds? that sounds like a lot of research and also like a lot of hurt canines, dogs can be really smart.


Yeah they can you're right. Do you like space? Mar's largest moon is phobos, and one third of it is hollow! That is surprising.


I do, I think space holds a lot of wonder and I didnt know that, it would be great to watch the universe from there


Do you think they will offer tourism trips to the moon? Or perhaps Mars? I would definitely go. But I would be careful of the moon dust which causes a disease called moon hay fever.


That would be a great business idea, kind of expensive though, people will have to decalse moon rocks or martian rocks at customs upon return, just like the Apollo 11 astronauts


Yeah true! Would be very expensive. I wonder if the american flag is still there from the apollo 11 mission.


If we ever went to the moon, I have my doubts about that, why havent we returned? one thing is certain, earth must look really beautiful from up there


No, I heard its pretty good but I havent read it, the book is on my to read list though, what about you?


Cool, no haven't read it but definitely sounds interesting. She has written about Texas how it has monotonous beautiful solitude. Have you ever been to Texas?


Just seeing if you agree with Julia Heaberlin's take on it. Do you like to travel. Apparently the Dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160mph!


Yeah I like to travel, that sounds like a great invention, I would like to be on board on one of them


Yea seems like the Dutch are very innovative with that sort of thing. Iceland on the other hand doesn't even have a public rail service and most Icelanders travel from town to town on domestic flights.


That seems a bit expensive, they must spend a big porcentage of their salaries in commuting,


Yeah seriously! Apparently the first king to travel around the world was king kalakaua of Hawaii.


That is awesome, I would like to travel around the world, so many stories, anecdotes, Air travel used to be 10% faster in the 60s


Hello, Did you know that there are over 1.5 million living animal species?


Very good point. My wife and I are watching Blue Planet. It's shocking some of the things that are down in the deep. they are still making discoveries every single day. Apparently the sea horse is the only fish with a neck.


Yes, and really they say we know more about the face of the moon than the bottom of the ocean. Who knows what's down there we don't know?  Maybe the Loch Ness monster's cousin.


If you ever get a chance you should check this show, there's some amazing creatures down there. 84% of genes that are associated with diseases have counterparts in the Zebrafish.


I read that and thought the same. I wonder how similar the Zebra Fish is to humans? Can we use that in medical research?


If we can i'm sure it will be preventative or medication. There's no money in cures. I didn't realize that we had already cloned a cat and named it Copy Cat, that's too funny.


Yes, the scientist in that experiment had a sense of humor. Related to domestication, I had no idea that domesticated animals develop a white patch on their foreheads. I wonder what causes that, it doesn't seem to have any evolutionary reason to me.


Sounds strange. I can't fathom why anyone would want a rat for a pet. I'm a little leery of guinea pigs and ferrets. anything with red eyes you can keep.


Haha, yep. A snake doesn't seem very warm or comforting either. I don't understand why people enjoy having them as pets. And how do they find partners who accept it?


Other people who like that stuff i guess, haha. Apparently Theodore Roosevelt had 20 pets including a bear and Hyena. I wonder if he played with them much?


Well, President of the United States, I wonder if he had them in the White House? Did he have a stable for the bear out back?


No, that was chock  full of interesting facts. Hiccups are residual from when we had gills and lungs? Interesting stuff.


Some animals just should be domesticated. That white patch if true is something to ponder.


Yes indeed, interesting facts that will give me pause this weekend. That was an enjoyable conversation. Thanks and have a lovely weekend.


Never heard that one before, lol! There is a fish called the black swallower that is capable of eating prey twice its length and 10 times its own weight.


I knew one of those in my fraternity in college I think. I was shocked to learn there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal. Only creature on earth that can claim that here on the planet.


Yeah we all know that guy! how about the loch ness monster being protected under the Scottish 1912 protection of animals act. Creatures of the great deep are extraordinary. "The immortal Jelly fish.


I already looked up that jellyfish on my phone. Fascinating, yes loch ness is protected and pets in Boulder, Colorado are not owned, but guarded. Interesting how different cultures handle that.


Tell me about it apparently there are more U.S. Tigers living as pets than there are living in the wild in Asia.


Yes, that is sad in some ways too. Happy we're keeping them alive, probably in zoo but going extinct in the wild is a sad statement on the planet today.


I agree. Germany became the first country to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed rights.


While I'm a pet owner, that going a bit far. Do you give dogs and cats rights, how about those dairy cows or cattle to be eaten. Do they get lesser rights?


that is nuts! I never knew that. I know the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!!


Although we would need a dyson sphere in order to capture all of that energy.


That sounds straight out a marvels comic movie lol, do they exist?


No, and there is not even enough material on earth to cover up the sun. Did you know that the sunset on mars is blue?


that would be beautiful. Is there any video of that from the mars rover? I would love to see that!


So would I, just imagine our sunset but looking at it through a blue filter.


that is a good point, I bet even better of a sunset.  Crazy to think our sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy


And there  is so much more to be explored in the Universe!


right! I cant believe that. I also can't believe that Neptun just completed its first full orbit of the sun since 1846!


Speaking of rotations, the equator of the sun rotates faster than the poles.


I do not as I do not listen to music very often. What about you?


wow, that is interesting to think. It makes my head spin thinking of that! It was so nice chatting with you, have a great weekend!


Same, but when i do it is definitely linkin park. Their hybrid theory album kicked butt!


Ah. Thom Yorke played the laptop on some radiohead albums.


That is awesome, I never knew that!  I love radiohead. Linkin park is the #1 album in the 21st century


Areosmith made more money from guitar hero than from any other album! I found that surprising.


that is very surprising, and kind of sad I think. Unless it was sooo much money and their album making soo much money also


Yes, and Walmart will only sell albums if the author decides to make a clean version of it.


that is crazy, they are messing up even more potential profits


Yes. Did you know that the sun makes up 99.86% of our solar systems mass?


Perhaps that was part of the count then. Also, three quarters of Golden Knights fans are locals.


This is surprising given all that there is to do in Las Vegas.


Did you know that Canada has another national sport besides hockey?


I was unaware there were any sports in Canada besides hockey!


Haha, that is funny. Lacrosse is also a national sport in Canada.


That's interesting, I would've never guessed that.


Apparently hockey is a good sport to take up for weight loss. A hockey player can lose up to 8 pounds in a game.


I can see that, even with short shifts they come off gassed.


It's surprising that throughout most of the world, hockey refers to field hockey.


I can see it, since its hard to keep ice in warmer climates


I don't really follow it. Apparently the Vegas Golden Knights did well last season.


They got a ton of support from their fans. There were 18,042 fans on average at their home games


That's crazy, I've seen that's over capacity of their arena


Yes, I am not sure where the extra fans were put.


They must've included employees in the count.


Yes, another theory, though may have been a joke, was that pregnant women were included. I can imagine that children who are small enough to fit on the lap without a ticket could also be counted.


I've known of arenas that used to sell standing room only tickets.


I think it's interesting how rap occupies a gray area between speech, prose, poetry, and singing. Who was Rob Base?


He was a rapper in the 80s. A long time before Busta Rhymes.


Oh nice. I will have to look him up. One thing I envy about rappers is their nice cars. I have never seen one with a flamethrower though. Would have to go to South Africa for that!


Hilarious. I bet someone actually has that there too!


I bet! Apparently they have them to deter car jackers.


It sounds funny, but it probably isn't if you get car jacked.


Yes never funny to have that happen. Speaking of cars, I love listening to the radio while driving. The AM radio can actually pick up storms from Jupiter!


Interesting, what channel does this occur on, do you know? Anyways, nice chatting!


I think just any AM station. Probably doesn't work with foxhole radios though. Nice talking with you too have a good one!


Yes. I like learning about rappers too. The rapper 6ix9ine sounds like not a great guy. He recently attacked a 16 year old fan.


Because the fan was trying to take a video of him. Kind of an extreme reaction.


Yes he does. He recently filmed a music video with Kanye West and Nicki Minaj.


That seems cool. I think those 2 act crazy, but really aren't. More about marketing for them.


Kanye was actually admitted to a mental hospital before! Tupac seemed more level headed. His music is in the library of congress under cultural significance.


Yeah, see I think it is an act with Kanye to get attention.


Oh interesting you may be right. The more attention the more money. The person credited with originating the style of rap was Anthony DJ Hollywood Holloway from Harlem. I have actually never heard his stuff.


Hey good day! Are you a fan of the comedy genre?


Oh nice I still have to see it. I love watching comedy central though. it is even older than me (created in 1989).


I know they have canceled a lot of shows but I would be curious to know that number compared to the major networks.


Yeah that's a good question. 100 seems like a lot but maybe not compared to other networks. Do you watch any shows on tv?


Right now my favorite shows are Brooklyn Nine Nine and Game of Thrones. How about you?


Awesome I love those shows. The GOT season finale is going to be epic I'm sure. I also like The Americans from FX. Do you like satire? I thought it was the same as parodies but they are a bit different.


Yes I do like both satires and parody. I know there are some differences between the two but sometimes it doesn't seem that way.


Yeah I can definitely agree. SNL has great parodies about popular genres where they critique and poke fun but don't necessarily condemn.


I enjoy parody more than satire because it's a bit more light hearted.


Good point. Reality tv is also really popular but I'm not a huge fan. I like Seinfeld, Friends, the classics!


I have never been a fan of the reality genre as well.


I am, I love watching comedies in the movies and on TV. How about you?


Well at least we don't have to use chickens for entertainment anymore. Although it would be nice to have a tic-tac-toe partner. Have a good day!


Awesome me as well! I also love Nintendo! I used to play all the time and hard to believe they discontinued it in japan in 2003.


I wish I still had my NES, I loved playing it when I was a kid.


Yeah so much fun! Way back in history people used to use chickens for entertainment. I wonder in what way? I definitely love chicken but not for entertainment purposes.


I saw a chicken that played tic-tac-toe in a casino once. I imagine it had to be something similar to what they did back then.


Haha. where was that? Yeah maybe so. Entertainment was first created in royal courts but then advanced to be available to all citizens.


It was in Atlantic City, the chicken was surprisingly very good at the game. I don't remember seeing anyone win outright.


Oh never been there only vegas! Have you seen the movie Kung fu hustle? Bill Murray recommends it apparently.


I have seen it, it's a very unique movie that I really enjoyed. Have you seen it?


Sup brah? You've seen Frozen lately? It's Disney's 53rd animated feature film


Yea, I bought the soundtrack off Amazon. It's crazy how big they became since being founded in 1994


Yea, it originally started as an online bookstore, the first purchase was for 27.95


Okay, the bookstore thing makes a lot more sense. I can't imagine there was much of an internet back in the early 90s


Yea, they eventually started to sell video downloads and mp3s, and then everything lol


Yeah, there's not much you CAN'T buy on Amazon these days


I know, it is the largest internet retailer in the world measured by revenue


I don't doubt that at all. There's a fulfillment center not too far from where I used to live, it's massive


I wouldn't want to work in there, the warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles a day during their shift!


That's a lot of steps! I wear a FitBit that tracks my steps, I'd hit my goal everyday at a job like that


Cool, it was directed by Jennifer Lee, she did a good job


She did great! She broke a lot of records as a director too


Yes, she was the first female director to gross over 1 billion at the box office. That's an amazing feat!


Right?! She's also the first female director of a Disney feature film, which was honestly kind of surprising to me


Yea, what also is surprising is Eliza was going to be the main villain of the film too!


I kind of get that vibe from her at the beginning, but she's a totally different person by the end of the movie


Yea, they decided to make her a good character because of how good "let it go" was as a song


It's hard not to sing along to Let it Go!


I agree with that. Another interesting fact is that the police actually have their own youtube called bluetube, where they share law enforcement videos.


That has a nice ring to it.  I didn't know that.  Psy's Gangnam style got so many views that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.


Wow, a 64 bit integer, that's a really big number. I just found out that Netflix coupled with YouTube together make up over half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


That's a lot of bandwidth!  Did you know that McDonalds didn't have drive-thru's until 1975?


Yes, I've heard that McDonalds added those drive-thrus to accomodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out their cars while still wearing their fatigues.


That makes sense.  Cars use to carry wooden trunks on the back of them and that's how the word trunk came about for the back of a car.


I thought that was a very interesting fact, too.  Plus the car brand Cadillac was named after the french explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who actually founded Detroit.


That's neat!  I always wondered where the name came from.  Do you like horses?


Yes, I love horses. Did you know that humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC.  And that there's an extensive specialize vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts?


I did not know that!  Clint Eastwood had a mid-life allergy to horses.  Interesting since he had been on horses in a lot of his movies.


I'm a huge YouTube fan!  Love it!  I watch a lot business and entrepreneur videos on there.  Do you like it?


Yes, very interesting. Well nice chatting with you, it's been a pleasure.


Me too, I love You Tube and watch it in some capacity every day, actually. It didn't even come out until February 2005 but I cannot live without it. You Tube allows us to view, upload, share, rate, add to my favorites, report, and comment on videos and subscribe to other users as well


Yes.  I think I watch it more than I watch regular tv now.  It's also the 2nd largest search engine on the internet.


Wow, it also offers a wide variety of user-generatred and corporate media video with available content including TV show clips, video clips, documentary films, music videos to just name a few.


Neat.  Along with Netflix, Youtube makes up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  That shows a lot of people like to watch video.  lol


Yes, that's the truth. Adding to the list of content is educational videos, live streams, movie trailers, audio recordings, and even video blogging. A lot of these technologies have evolved via You Tube since 2005.


Google paid 1.65 billion for youtube in 2006.  Holy smokes!  That's a lot of cashola.


It certainly is. Add to that fact, most of the content on You Tube is uploaded by individuals, the BBC, Hulu, and Vevo. And if you register on You Tube you have more options than unregistered users.


True.  The most disliked youtube video is Justin Bieber's "Baby".  I think that's more of a cultural backlash of people who weren't fans of his rather than people truly not liking the video.


I do sometimes. Do you ever watch the Simpsons?


I sure do. There is an episode where Bart does not appear though


Yeah and strangely enough he is not even mentioned in it


I did and I liked it. Too bad they did not like it in the UK


Yeah it totally flopped with only 10 episodes. I wonder what happened there


Well they remade it verbatim so it was bound to fail honestly


That explains it I guess. Did you ever watch Pokemon?


I did some episode but there are too many to try and catch up, 750 of them


Yeah they have been on air for 16 years now, that is insane


I like some of it but mostly the old stuff from Tupac and such.


I know I do not think I have seen half of them even


Yeah me too. His music is in the library of congress as music of cultural significance


Yeah pretty impressive. Do you like Eminem?


I like him Did you know he wanted to be a comic book artist originally?


Yeah because he was really into spiderman, as well still did pretty well


Yea he did for sure. Have you heard of compliment battle?


Yeah that is that rap style they practice in south korea right?


Yeah tat is the one, must be interesting to listen to I bet


Do you think that the American culture doesn't prioritize families? Are parent doing their job?


It's scary too.  It's wild that NY has a 212 area code because it was easier to dial on a rotary phone.


I wonder how that was the fastest?  I would have thought it was all 1's.


Yeah, that's true.  Wow, the 1st king to travel around the world was King Kalakaua of Hawaii.  Hawaii has a king?


I did not know that, I wonder what year that was?


Dunno.  I'm guessing a while back.  Did you know Iceland has not public train and most people there don't have cars?


That is pretty wild, sounds like they just use flights to get around to major cities.


Wow, it can cost over $300 in tolls just to travel across Japan.  Are there tolls for rickshaws?


I don't think so, but I do think that the roads there are in really good shape.


They should be.  Did you know Facebook is mostly blue because Zuckerburg has red-green color blindness?


Yeah I think I have heard why that is why everything is blue.


I think there is less and less prioritizing on families and family life as time goes on.


Yes, as I said, mostly blue.  Thanks for the chat.


I agree.  There is a lot more depression too.  I think it may be related.


I think that is true, but that is a topic of debate for sure.


Most kids in low-income households come from broken marriages.  In my experience, many young adults don't bother with marriage.


Yeah I think that hurts growing up and contributes to that depression.


Many parents are also in jail.  In short, two-parent families are becoming more rare. It's sad...


It is getting rare and very sad, I hope there is a turnaround in the future.


Me too.  Did you know that an iPhone has more computing powers that the whole U.S. nuclear ICBM deterrent?


WOAH!  That is crazy to think about and really makes you think how far technology has come.


Hey you like to travel? I personally love it. I would love to go to Iceland but was bummed out to hear about the absence of public transport.


That would be scary but entertaining to see on the road. Didn't think the German inventor of cars ever imagined that would happen.


I am sure they didn't. Did you know that the sun is actually white? Crazy fact!


Very crazy I always thought it was yellow but that is apparently due to atmospheric scattering.


I had no idea the reason. Have you ever know anyone who has been struck by lightening. I have known 2 people. One who swears he has been struck twice. But he has been known to tell a tale. I know for sure he has one time but the other...Not so sure. It is 5x hotter than the sun.


Wow I don't know anyone! Can't imagine. The sun also produces enough energy to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!


That is good to know!  They always act like we won't have enough energy.


Yes and we are already using solar panels. On July 11th, 2001 Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846!


That is amazing! One thing I think is interesting is that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in the galaxy.


Hard to even fathom that! Amazing. It only accounts for 99.86% of the total solar system. Well I really enjoyed chatting with you friend!


I enjoyed it too!  I am excited that Neptune actually completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery. This happened in 2011.


I love to travel!!  I heard about that. Kind of like on Mackinac Island where you have to travel by bike or horse drawn carriage. Pretty cool.


First time since 1846! But when will the next one be? Let me know when you find out and until then...see ya later!


Yes very cool. I have been there. Everything was so mellow and relaxing there.


I haven't been but it is on my list of places to visit. Not sure if I would like to visit Japan. If you are driving across the country all roads are toll roads. It costs more that $300 to travel across country. That adds up!


Yeah way too much. I would rather fly. Car would be nice though. Cars first came into global use during the 20th century.


Interesting!!!  I have a cadillac and didn't even realize that it was named after a french explorer who founded detroit!


Oh nice. Yeah that is a cool fun fact. Do you ever go through drive throughs with it? They were invented by McDonalds.


Yes. So the soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars in their fatigues could get food. Who knew!!


Very cool. All back in 1975, a lot was going on in the 70's!


Yes there was! I am just glad that I am not living in South Africa were it is legal to equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking. Scary!


I think it's close to a million points to zero, but don't quote me. Things are in flux, so wait until your moment comes, then bet! It's a lock!


I will go with the under and Cumberland. Lock it up! It's my lock of the week!


You are a betting man! A man that enjoys risk and reward! May the Football Gods be with you! Who is the QB in the game though?


It doesn't matter... I am that confident about my Cumberland squad. We're more of a running team anyways. Clock management and special teams. Win the war in the trentches... and other cliches...


Cliches win games, and press conferences. Never dismiss the power of cliches! Football is game of cliches! Especially when it comes to the QB


QBs are the worst to listen to. All they do is talk in cliches... And then some moron sports talk hosts tries to disect what they said. They said nothing Sparky and the Bandit!


Football would not endure were it not for the power of the cliche. In cliches, we trust! I think that America, football, God and many others owe their longevity to cliches.


Wouldn't you rather hear a QB just say "Yeah, that team was trash and we smoked them because they were trash!"?


You are asking for blunt honesty from a player? Anyhows, it were great chatting with youse!


I am great this evening! How are you doing?


I am well, thanks. Do you like college football?


I ain't learned much about that college, but the football I know a bit about


I think the NFL is the real deal. I think that it's odd that they only do 11 minutes of actual play a game, but then again, they are professionals and paid appropriately.


yeah. I would hate to go through a game. I would be so tired and sore the next day. Who's your favorite team?


My favorite team is the one who wins me money on Monday.


HAHAHA! I like it! Do you live in a state where it is legal or do you know a guy?


I cannot confirm or deny that I live in a state that allows me to confirm or deny that I live in state that allows gambling. However, I am interesting in wagering. Did you want to wager a wager? I think there's a game coming up between Cumberland and Georgia Tech.


I had no idea. Seems like a good revenue stream for Amazon. Can you imagine walking 15 miles in a warehouse?


I worked in a warehouse and walked that amount. My feet were so sore, I had to quit after 1.5 years. I was not in a good place physically.


Hope you are better now! Did you know amazon also created a font thats easier to read on digital screens


I did know that but that's only because I have a kindle. I do miss physical books though. I would like to have a building named after me though!


Someone was able to buy that on amazon correct?


Yeah, for only $27.95! How much do you think it would go for today?


Probably a lot more! Or everyone could do it


I would buy one and brag to my friends about it. There's my Amazon building... Im letting Jeff borrow it for a while..


Would you wrestle a shark out of your tuna building?


No, I would run! Nice chatting with you!


I do use amazon. I find it convenient. Do you use it?


I do!. It is crazy that an online bookstore became the largest internet retailer


Yeah. Now he's going through a divorce and she gets half! She's gonna be rich!


Im surprised that amazon is also the largest provider of cloud services


I did not know IMDB was owned by them I guess they are gobbling everything up.


They also hold the patient for 1-click buying.


Hello,  do you like Marvel Comics?  I am actually watching the Avengers right now lol Did you know Marvel created a super hero called blue ear that wore hearing aids?


yeah,  I have never seen that character before lol It is really nice that a lot of the Marvel movies are available on netflix now!


So many people use Netflix! I didn't realize they have been around since 1997!


Yes,  it is very convenient.  I can't believe that we use to go to the video store to rent movies or search through our movie library lol


Seriously! Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for only $50million


yeah I know right what were they thinking,  and it's not like they only had one chance,  they had multiple offers lol


Maybe they deserved to go out of business. Netflix is now worth $2 billion!


yeah,  they are long gone.  Oh well.  Netflix and Youtube make up half of the internet traffic in america lol


That's amazing! Netflix has 137 million subscribers, though, so it makes sense.


Have you seen Black Panther?  It is also on Netflix right now.  I guess Black Panther is the wealthiest super hero,  but it makes sense since he owns a country lol


Wow! I haven't seen it. Bruce Wayne only has $80 billion compared to Black Panther's $500 billion.


I am not a huge fan, but I heard that they did that for a little boy who also had to wear hearing aids. That's pretty great!


yeah I know right,  mind blown!  lol its been good chatting.


I know,  super considerate!  I believe there is also a super hero called Normal Man,  he lives in a city full of super heroes lol


Haha. That's neat, too. Walt Disney owns Marvel now. They own a lot of things!


Disney is amazing!  Yeah that is cool,  I always see a lot of Marvel Characters when I go to Disneyland,  They are coming out with a Star Wars land too


Very cool! They don't have the right to show characters such as avengers and spiderman in theme parks in the East because of an old contract Marvel and Universal have


Yeah i did hear about that.  That is unfortunate,  I am sure thousands of people would want to take pics with those characters