Hello, Do you watch much TV these days?

Occasionally although I mostly stick with Netflix for addle tv shows.

What about you?

I rarely do too!

I am on the internet mostly and can pull up anything I need.

Like Netflix etc.

Were you a fan of Pokemon?

I was.

There have been over 750 episodes of pokemon!

I wonder who has the time to watch all of them

I know, lol, I don't.

My goodness TV is not on my list.

I didn't realize Ringo Star narrated in the show Thomas the Tank Engine !

I did not know that either!

I believe that George Carlin and Alec Baldwin also have narrated Thomas!

Yes, they did too!

I bet George Carlin's raspy deep voice was interesting!

Agreed.

I wonder if people could tell the difference between the three people

I think so with two American accents and one English singers well known voice.lol

Are you planning to watch the next fifa world cup in 2022?

I'm not sure?

I wonder what city will get pick?

The US got 3rd place in the first World Cup in 1930!

And I do not think the US have done good at the world cup ever since.

The city in which the world cup is taking place in has not even been built yet.

Do you enjoy football?
I like going to the games!
!

Well, it depends.

Do you mean American football or European football.

I prefer the latter.

Oh ok, I meant the NFL!!

Who do you like in the European football?

I enjoy watching soccer, as we call it in the states!

Actually, I live in Canada and thus I am not an avid football fan.

I much rather play soccer, although it depends on the person.

I see, I bet you like Hockey.

I love Hockey, Go to the games here.

Very exciting!!

In the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as top football players in the US.

I do enjoy hockey.

Did you know that the average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live action?

That is not a lot.

No, it can get boring, especially if you don't understand the game.

lol

Agreed, where has hockey has 60 minutes.

Almost 6x more!

True, and hockey is inside.

Not as bad as sitting at a game in the blazing sun!

Yep, although it does sometimes get cold when you are watching hockey.

Anyways, thank you for your time!

It was nice chatting with you!


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

Sure.
Do you have a favorite football team?

I favor the US college game and have been an Oklahoma fan since I was 8 years old.

The University of Iowa painted the visitor's locker room pink for a mental advantage.

Thats pretty smart tactic,  to soften them up.

Unless they like pink lol

There have been actual studies that prove that weight lifters cannot lift as much in a room with pink walls.

Most of the world calls what we call soccer, football.

Interesting,  had no idea.

In the sixties,  top bowlers made more than football players,  kinda weird huh

It is, but you have to pay a lot of people in the NFL, not so in bowling.

However, the NFL has marketed its product and now makes bundles of money.

They deserve it.

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

there are 30 teams with 54 people on each roster and about a dozen coaches.

Pro bowlers probably had a total of 10 people earning at the top level in the 60's.

ok cool.

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

Yes I have.

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

awesome.

It makes a difference in how I enjoy the game.

Back to soccer, the World Cup for soccer is played only once every 4 years kind of like the Olympics.

Right.

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

True.

However, Qatar is a wealthy country so they will get it done.

The US women have done much better in World Cup that US men.

Yeah I think Ive heard that.

The american team hasnt place below 3rd since the womens world cup started in 91

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

Thats unfortunate.

Well, it is the biggest sport in many countries.

American football, baseball and basketball are all bigger here.

The world has not done much against the US in basketball.

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

I am sure it does.

The most valuable sports franchise in the entire world is Manchester United, a soccer team in the UK.

Nice Chatting.


Hello!

Hello.
Did you hear about Bob Beattie dieing?
He was 85

Yes, I did.

That is very sad!

he helped launch the Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit amongst so much more, what a loss

It is.

Do you like football?

There are so many different sports that they refer to as football

I like football but don't really follow it, it is interesting that Bob Beattie worked as n assistant football coach at one point years ago, he has done so much.

Do you like football?

I do like it.

I saw the highest scoring game was 222-0 in 1916

Really?

Wow, amazing just like soccer in some countries is considered football.

So many different types!

The different variations of football are called football codes

Awesome!

I think FIFA is amazing, The USA got 3rd place in the 1st fifa world cup series way back in 1930!

Amazing!

The city that is set to host 2022 doesn't exist yet

What?

I wonder how that can be?

Very interesting!

It is also interesting that Bob Beattie helped create the world cup!

This man was exceptional.

He had such a long broadcasting career.

He was amazing.

Did you know the American team never placed below 3rd place in the world cup since woman's world cup started in 1991

I have indeed heard about that, very exciting.

What is also interesting is how nobody that host the Olympic games have never had any economic gains, I guess it is exciting to have the Olympics world cup held in your country!

That is hard to believe worth all the tourist coming to see the games.. the US got 3rd place in the first FIFA games

I know, you would think all the people buying gas and food and hotels would definitely boost the economy.

I always like to watch Football and The Olympics on television, best seat in the house lol.

ExqcExa.

I like the in the comfort of my home.

Did you know there was only one episode of the Simpsons in which Bart wasn't seen or mentioned

Really?

That's a bit odd haha, I like the Simpsons.

I like a lot of TV shows but don't get to watch very much.

I like South Park reruns though lol

When South park aired it's family Guy episode fianle the producers received flowers from the simpsSim crew

That was really nice!

I like watching Football clips on the news and catching up on That 70's Show!

They tried to do a remake in the UK but it was cancelled.

Wonder why?
They made over 750 episodes of pokemon

That is a lot of shows!

That is about 50 per year!

For about 16 years straight lol, that is crazy!

Yes it is.
Hope you have a great day.


hello

Hi!

Did you know football can also mean a lot of other things, in certain places, sports commonly called football in certain places include association football (known as soccer in some countries); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby football (either rugby league or rugby union)

Yes i knew, and also for instance In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars

Bowlers?

Wow!

I am an avid football fan and have tuned into some jaw-dropping games, but the most notable is in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0.

How is that even possible!

Yeah i was wondering the same, plus Former partiots rb benjarvus green-ellis has never fumbled the football in his nfl career.

That's impressive.

Did you know that the city which is set to host the 2022 qatar fifa world cup final does not yet exist!

Yes, i adore Qatar, Doha.

The will make it for sure.

And did you know that The united states got 3rd place in the first fifa world cup in 1930?

I did not know that, that was a long time ago and the American team has never placed below third place since 1991!

I had no idea FIFA has been around for so long.

Let's talk about my favorite television lol.

It sometimes shortened to tele or telly, is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in colour, and in two or three dimensions and sound.

I love TV too!

But what I don't like are ads, they seem a bit disruptive, but television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment and news.

I would say I prefer the latter two haha.

lol.

And do you  agree that Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment and news.

Yes I agree.

I did not know that Pokemon was a TV show, and they have aired over 750 episodes!

Have you seen any?

Yes sure, my childhood favorite cartoon lol.

There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where bart neither appears

When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew.

Does that mean South Park has ended?

no I don't think so.

one more fact either,Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each

Have they won an emmy for those episodes?

ESPN has won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games.

I think yes, they might be won Emmy in my opinion

haha, that's all that matters.

The show "That 70's show" was remade verbatim in the uk to be called 'days like these' .

How relevant

yes, was nice to chat with you.
have a great day

Yes you as well

bye


good morning to you!

Hi, do you want to chat about the President, Concerts, or the Radio?

lets start with concerts

Cool.

Concerts are live music performances played in front of an audience.

It can be a single performer or a group of performers.

they sure are.

Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone?

Yes, they love to perform.

A fun fact that I learned is that the Foo Fighters played a concert so loud that it showed up on New Zealand's seismic monitors.

Talk about loud!

oh yea thats a loud one.
have you ever been to a concert before?

Yes, many, many, many concerts.

I mostly went to outdoor rock concerts and still enjoy them.

I love the amphitheaters especially.

Pink Floyd performed in the ancient roman amplitheater for absolutely no audience for one of their records.

I bet that was a hell of a show

Since no one was there but them, they could rock the place out.

Yes, I heard about that event from back in 1972.

how about in 2002 when a Creed concert was so bad, the fans filed a lawsuit against the band?

Yes, I heard that four people filed against them.

Did you hear about a woman driving to a Dave Matthews concert who stopped to help a stranded cyclist who turned out to be Dave Matthews himself?

What a story to tell your grandkids.

that would be crazy for that to happen, especially to a fan of his

Yes, very unusual.

Another fun fact is that in 2010 Lou Reed and  his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs.

I would have loved to have been to that concert, just watching all of the dogs have a good time at the show

They were probably howling and barking, I would not have wanted to be there!

Did you ever hear of Abba?

Abba turned down 1 billion US dollars to do a  100 concert reunion tour.

I love Abba, but thats so much money to shoot down!

they must really kind of dislike each other huh?

I'm not sure about that.
Do you listen to the radio?

not too much, im more of a podcast guy.

which i guess is sorta like radio but just on the internet

Ok, well did you know that a Hanson song became a most requested track on a Chicago alt-rock radio station because DJs did not reveal the band?

thats crazy, i remember Hanson, i used to like them.

Im gonna go listen to them right now!


Do you follow global news at all?

I enjoy global news.

Its like a root canal... that happens to someone else.

That's an interesting way of putting it!

Do you remember the Paris terrorist attacks back in 2015?

I do remember.
Bataclan concert hall.
It as a sad day.

It was so terrible.

On November 13th of this past year, they were mourning and Trump started to attack the French President Emmanuel Macron... did you know about this?

Well, when the twitter in chief starts, I usually assume he is misinformed.

France seems to have done little to cause Trumps twitter attack.

Yeah agreed.

For some reason he decided to ridicule France about their performance in WWI and WWII... and accused Macron of forming a European army to attack the US...

I think Trump had, some time ago, criticized NATO and how much the US pays into NATO.

Here is a member nation saying they need a bigger role.

The guy makes no sense at times.

Yeah it makes absolutely no sense.

Macron was actually kind of agreeing with Trump in that Europe should garner greater defense capabilities to take some of the burden of the US!

Trump was correct in saying that Macron has low approval ratings.

I believe the yellow vest riots happened soon after.

But Trumps timing and tone was... un presidential.

Very unpresidential.

Trump's approval rating isn't great either, though not as bad as 26%!

The last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.

It would be funny to have a law where every candidate had to be fluent in one other language.

That would be so interesting.

I wonder if Trump would choose German to support his fanbase... just kidding haha.

Oh, I don't know.

It would make for smarter candidates.

And the candidates would know more about the world in general.

More presidential candidates.

I agree wholeheartedly.

I think the only way to be an effective leader of a country in today's globalism is to be knowledgeable of other countries and to be able to effectively communicate with them, and what better way to do that than through actually learning their means of communicating?

Right on.

Instead we have titter wars started for small reasons.

It does entertain the voters however.

Yeah, it's unfortunate that voters are so easily swayed by what entertains them.

I think we should be more careful with what "entertainment" we put out there, not just for our voters, but for others around the world too

Lets try a slightly less political topic...

In 1972 the band Deep Purple broke the world record for loudest concert ever.

Three people rendered unconscious.

Are they an american band?

Oh wow, that's insane!

I think they're English.

Speaking of crazy concerts, in 2002 Creed performed in a concert so bad that four concert-goers actually filed a lawsuit!

I have never heard of Creed.
I like Deep Purple up loud though.
I find some old music is just better.
Do you like Dave Matthews?

I'm a slight fan of Dave Matthews, not too big of a fan though.

Do you like Linkin Park?

They played 324 concerts in 2001 because of how successful their debut album was!

That's a lot of concerts in a year.

I do not know Linkin Park all that well.

One story about Dave Matthews is that  he hitched a ride from a woman going to his own concert.

I bet she was thrilled.

That's so funny.

I wonder what that must've been like for her, to suddenly see Dave Matthews on the side of the road and get to pick him up.

And if you think that's a lot of concerts, you'd be surprised to find out that the Ramones played 2,263 concerts over the course of 20 years, basically non-stop!

That explains the song, "I want to be sedated."

Some bands I do not understand the appeal.

Abba turned down 1 billion dollars to do 100 concerts.

Why like Abba at all?

That's so much money, whoa!

I guess they didn't feel like touring that much.

I'm not a huge fan of Abba, but I slightly like some of their songs.

They were featured in Mamma Mia, right?

That would be musical theater.

Something I know nothing about.

I do know that in 2010 Lou Reed held a high frequency concert for dogs.

I wonder, by the end, did they know who was a good boy?

It is time to go.

Aww that is so cute!
I'll have to check that out.
Nice talking with you!


Do you attend many musical concerts?

I have been to many concerts how about you?

I have, but not recently, I really need to start going again.

What was your favorite concert ever?

I would probably have to go back many years and say Aerosmith or Pink Floyd.....and you?

Oh wow, what year did you see Pink Floyd?

And I would say the Apples in Stereo in Chicago, 2005.

Wow, good one....I think it was late 80s early 90s is when I was seeing most of the concerts I wanted to.

Great great shows.

That must have been really cool.

I think you really have to go to some live concerts at least once in your lifetime.

Definitely!

I wish I could have seen Linkin Park before Chester Bennington passed away, but I keep their music on my playlist.

Ok yeah that was really sad when he passed, that would've been an awesome concert.

I agree, I didn't get to see Nirvana either before Kurt Cobain passed....which tells me if I want to see a concert don't delay too long.

I was a huge fan of Nirvana growing up.

I had an older brother who got me into that music, I would have loved to go to a show then.

And I agree completely.

Do you still listen to the radio at all or is all of your music on Apps on your phone?

I do, I really like the local radio stations, they play lots of oldies which I love.

How about you?

I still listen to the radio in my car I like the radio.

So many people don't anymore.

Did you know that in Cananda all radio stations are required to play 40% of canadian music....strange lol

I did not know that, very strange indeed.

And I'm the same, it's usually just in my car when I do.

Interesting fact....did you know jupiter sometimes has such strong radio storms that it can be picked up on our A.M. radio stations?

Lol, I don't know how one would know it's jupiter...

I did not know that, very interesting.
Do you ever listen to the radio online?

I do once in awhile or Youtube plays in the background as I am on my computer.

I might start, I guess there is a site where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.

Yes, I have heard that but haven't tried it.

Sounds interesting though.

Yeah I think it does as well, that is very cool to me.

Since we are talking about albums, concerts, radio and music did you know the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office??

That made me laugh.....

That is hilarious, I wonder what they sound like.

I would love to know lol.....it has been great chatting!!

Yeah good chatting with you as well.

Have a Happy New Year!

Hey same to you!


Do you listen to the radio?
I used to but now not so much.

When i kid i listened to baseball games and music.

These days i never do.

Speaking of radios, did you that Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up by AM radio?

I wonder what they sound like.

Jupiter Storms.

Sounds like the name of a chick band or something.

Lol.

I would go see the Jupiter Storms in concert.

I would if it sounds like crackles or just weird static.

I guess it would then.

May be better than most of the noise I hear on the radio now a days.

True.

I would how good Canadian music is.

By law 40% of the music on radio in Canada has to be Canadian

I think that the fix is in.

The canadian govt must make money off that somehow.

They are stealing or taxing or something.

It is surprising, perhaps they figure no one wants to listen to Canadian music so they require radio stations to play it, weird.

That is some sort of fascist communism if you ask me.

Canada sounds like a hard place to live.

Well for radio at least.

Do you like classic radio dramas?

I listened to some old Dragnet radio programs that I downloaded off a website for free.

That sounds dusty and old.

Could you understand the langauge though?

English was different then I bet.

The radio English is different from the television English.

It sounded kinda of tinny and the sounds effects were really loud and the music was really dramatic.

I enjoyed them.

That would make sense.

No pictures means its got to be EXTRA dramatic on the ears.

Lots of spooky music and such.

Can you believe soldiers in World War II made radios using razor blades and pencil.

That is real Macguyver like.

I guess when bullets are whizzing past you, you get real creative real fast.

I figure they would use anything they could.

Dental fillings, anything.

I wonder if the President of Indonesia, who has released 3 pop albums while in office is on the radio there.

I think he has the right idea.

Get into office, use the office to sell albums, get that music career going, retire and become a big name producer.

Yeah, probably makes more money from the music than politics anyway.

Trump could then end up the richest if he can get that second term in and win a grammy.

You almost made me spit out my drink, too funny.

I wouldn't rule out anything for Trump now.

I thought he no chance to become president.

I think he is clever.

He is friends with Kanye so they could hook up on an album.

Anyhow, good chat.

You too, bye

Thanks.

k


DO you like to watch television ?

Yes, I do like to watch TV though I mostly watch Netflix.

How about you?

I watch Netflix, wish they had South Park, but they have a few good shows.

I never really got into Southpark though I do like the SImpsons.

There is only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart doesn't appear and is not mentioned.

I have watched a lot of episodes, but never saw it.

Do you still watch them ?

No, I haven't watched in a while.

Pokemon is another thing I haven't watched in a long time.

There are 750 episodes of Pokemon!

Me too I have stopped watching the Simpsons, because there were too much episode and they were getting less and less original.

Yet they had less episodes than Pokemon, I wonder how they stay original.

Yeah, I guess you are right.

I don't think episodes of Pokemon vary that much.

They are pretty much the same.

That's probably why I got bored of them.

But there will always be kids to watch them, that's why they are still going after 750 episodes.

Would you watch old black and white shows on Netflix ?

Yeah, there are some die hard fans out there.

I do not watch black and white shows, no.

What about you?

No, I don't think old black and white show were that good, except for a few exceptions, TV has evolved so much, for better (storytelling) or worse  (3D TV).

Right?

One day I decided to put on old episodes of Sesame Street for my kids because I remembered that they were better than the current ones.

But once I did I could not stand how blurry they were!

I was like yikes, how did we watch that?

It is not just the image, it is the story telling that was slower, and the way is was filmed was very boring, few plans, probably because there was probably just one camera.

Yeah but it was magical for me at the time.

Maybe what we watch now will seem prehistoric in a few years.

Ha.

I liked how Thomas the Tank Engine used to be stop motion.

Now it is computer animated.

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

I thinks that's because everyone loves a good kid show.

A good show is a good show for everyone.

A bad show gets cancel really fast, like the English remake of That 70s show.

Haha, yeah, I can't imagine it being as fun in British English.

Yeah, it was verbatim, so they did not change the dialogue, so you would have an american dialogue with an English accent, that's what probably killed it.

Not enough adaptation.

I agree.

Do you ever watch TV on your cell phone?

It's amazing what smartphones can do these days.

One iphone has more computing power than the whole US nuclear icbm deterrent.

It was build in the 60s, it was the most capable computer at that time.

But like today, cable were used to transmit data.

But they were thicker.

I wonder when cables carrying phone and internet data across the oceans were installed?

They are only 2.7 inches in diameter and are on the ocean floors.

I think the first ones are quite old, but they still lay new ones, with fiber optics,  they can be as thin as 2.7 inches.

Interesting.

I still remember using the rotary phone!

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


Good morning, how are you?

Good morning!

Did you know that in South Africa, it is legal to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking?

I didn't, but it makes me want to move my trip to South Africa a little further down my bucket list.

I found the provided information about cars to be quite interesting.

Yes!

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

I'm not sure why it wouldn't be 111, but who am I to judge?

I 'm a veteran, so the fact about why McDonalds added drive-thru windows has a little extra meaning!

That's great!

Thank you for your service!

Yeah, and so influential - a lot of places followed their example.

You're welcome!

I can't wait get home and have my daughter try the separating two phonebooks trick.

I think I knew that already, but it's nice to be reminded about things like that.

That sounds like fun.

It's amazing that an iPhone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear ICBM deterrent!

It's amazing and frightening, lol!

How about Jann becoming a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in a video game?

I didn't realize it would necessarily translate to actual driving!

Yes, I had no idea!
I wonder how that happened.

Some of the facts about television aren't very inspiring.

Thomas the Tank?

That's only interesting if you ever really saw it.

They should have used some impressive stats, like global Super Bowl viewership or something.

I didn't know there was an episode of The Simpsons without Bart.

That's weird.

He is a very integral part of the show, so I'm a bit surprised, but there have been a LOT of episodes.

But all of the family members are usually included.

I can't recall an episode where any of them were missing.

I enjoy Marge's sisters the best.

I can do a perfect impression of them, lol.

I think it's funny that the 70's show tanked in the UK.

I never watched it myself, but it was wildly popular here in the US.

Yes, it's a very US kind of show.
Patty and Selma - that's hilarious.

I think it's funny that they're complete messes, but they always judge Homer and tell Marge she'd be better off living like they do, lol.

Yeah.

I didn't know cars caught on faster in the US than in other parts of the world.

I was going to mention that too.

Karl Benz patented them first, but Ford was widely accepted much more quickly.

Goes to show how important the inventions of interchangeable parts and assembly lines were.

Yes, exactly.
I guess that was Benz of Mercedes-Benz?

Yes, he's the one!

I would imagine that the US would've lagged behind Europe had they adopted cars much more quickly.

Yes, interesting to think about.
It's been great talking to you!
Have a good day!

You too!
Thank you so much!
Hope you have a great day!


I read about a crazy woman who killed someone because the other driver was too slow.

Is that the lady who got road rage simply because she wanted to make her car payment?

Yes.
That was a strange road-rage incident.

Maybe she needs one of Google's self-driving cars, as they have an aggressive mode.

That was funny.
She pleaded not guilty -  due to what?
Insanity?

Most likely.

People are crazy.

I was reading about the man in New York who bought a property that had a barn full of classic cars.

That would be heaven for us.

Do you think the seller was unwell just like that woman who ran over another driver because she wanted to make a car payment?

I think she just snapped.

It happens.

Mine would be from not realizing there was an icon on next to the pump symbol, that tells which side your gas tank is on.

You would not snap like that woman though.

Which country created the first car?

Was it US or Germany?

I don't know if I would, or if I wouldn't.

The mind is a mysterious place.

I think it the inventor Karl Benz, who was German

I see.

I thought it was Ford, a US car manufacturer.

I guess I was wrong.

It may have been.

I live in Ohio, and never realized that it was illegal to warm up my car in the winter.

Is there such a law in Ohio?
That is a strange law.
Tell me more about.

Do you know which phone manufacturer it is, that hires the London Symphony Orchestra to record ringtones?

No, I do not know.

But I know why New York chose 212 as their area code.

That's the quickest number to dial.
New Yorkers are always in a hurry.

How could they be so lucky to get that number?

I'm sure there was a bribe in there somewhere.

Dolphins can recognize another dolphin when communicating by phone.

Is that another weird fact?

It is.

I like these kinds of trivia.

Just like the Actress, Hedy Lamarr helped invent wifi, cellphones and gps

Okay.
Those were amusing facts.
I have to run.
Nice chatting with you.


Hey there.

I heard that Laura Ingraham is being sued.

Did you hear that yet?

Yeah, I heard that Laura was very demanding and when her assistant got pregnant she was fired.

Exactly!

I guess that the assistant was having her first child which is also a factor in the lawsuit.

I guess the poor girl had to work 7 days a week most of the time.

Yes, this does seem like a good case of pregnancy discrimination under FMLA and her district's Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

Yes, it sounds legit to me too.

Karolina Wilson stated that Laura Ingraham was not easily satisfied but that she was always happy with Ms. Wilson's work.

But Ingraham did let Wilson stay with the company for three weeks so she could get unemployment insurance.

Hopefully this isn't just a case of a disgruntled worker who happened to be pregnant.

What do you think?

Hmm?

That is a valid point.

The report states that Ms. Wilson was also angry about the inability to have a private area to pump breast milk for her child.

The company denies that Wilson was ever an efficient worker.

Oh, that changes things for sure.

I am not sure that I see Laura Ingraham keeping an assistant more than a day whom she was not happy with.

That is true.

It's tricky because it seems it's mostly one person's word against another.

Yes, I totally agree!

Laura Ingraham's company has less than 20 employees so I think the law changes for smaller companies also.

Apparently Ingraham gave Wilson assignments on the day she was going into labor.

There may be proof in text.

Yes, I agree!

But who knows, maybe her replacement is actually a better worker.

Yeah, that is America.

We support fairness!

I was eating lunch and remembering that Mcdonalds added drive-thru's to accommodate soldiers in 1975 who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.

Thats fair!

Sure is!

Too bad the drive thrus kind of backfired and made a lot of Americans very lazy, haha

HA!

That is pretty true!

Great point!

All those hamburgers did not help obesity.

Yeah, maybe we have to go back to the time before cars.

It's surprising to believe that cars were just available to the masses only a little over a century ago.

Before that most people walked and took animal drawn carriages and carts.

Yeah, that is amazing!

Well, it is almost like rotary phones that dialed 212 area code the fastest.

I had one of those when I was little.

I think it was after its time but my parents were too cheap to replace it.

That is a funny memory!
Great!

Yeah, I even remember using the phonebook.

Did you know it's impossible to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped?


How's it going, do you know 1886 is considered the birth year of the car?

Oh wow, I didn't know that.

I was recently reading a story about a horrific car accident car, Yikes

That sounds terrible, that lady Elizabeth McKeown sound like  she's mentally ill

Yes, exactly!

She claims that she was in a hurry to make her car payment when she did this unthinkable act.

She is being charged with first degree murder.

It seems she has not regret either.

It sounds terrible that she planned it out to trick Foster

Yeah, that was premeditated and I'm sure racks up the prison time.

Well, so sad.

I was getting ready to plan out my lunch today and was thinking about going out to McDonalds in a while.

I have a really old Model T car that I sometimes drive

That is a shame, I wonder what type of horror stories they have in South Africa since it is league to equip a flame thrower on your car there

Oh yeah!

They have flamethrowers available in order to avoid car jackings!

Good thing the trunks of cars are no longer made of wood, that would be a bad combination

Ha, yeah.

Different kind of flame rolling down the road.

I think it's kinda cool that Jann Mardenborough become a professional racecar driver based on learning a video game.

I wonder if Jann Mardenborough races much in real cars after beating 90,000 people in Gran Turismo

Yeah prob seems like nothing compared, great point!

Did you know that cadillac was named after the original founder of Detroit?

Yes, I had heard that.

It was the french explorer Antonie De La mother Cadillac.

He is the father of Detroit, that is pretty cool.

Do you watch much tv?

I'm a huge George Carlin fan, did you know he voiced Thomas the Tank Engine?

I have watched lots of Thomas the TRain with my kids.

I know that Ringo Starr is also a voice actor with Carlin, they make a funny pair.

I loved watching the Simpsons, there is only one episode that bart is never featured in

Noway, that is a fun fact.

I remember that South Park aired its final Family Guy episode and the crew from The Simpsons send flowers the other crew.

AWWW

Yea i remember that episode, it was pretty funny.

Did you know that there is a UK version of that 70s show called "Days Like These"?

Oh really?

I thought it was canceled right away?

People over her and over there must have a different sense of humor.lol.

I liked Thats 70s Show myself though.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello!
Have you ever been to the white house?

I have not.
What about yourself?

I recently have visited.

Did you know the white house has a twin building in ireland and france?

I think I read that somewhere.
Did you get to see the solar panels?

I did not look for them.
I think George Bush put those on.

Did you know the Woodrow Wilson is the only president to have a PHD?

I find that hard to believe.

I would think most presidents would have had higher education.

me too!

And the last president to speak a foreign language was FDR

I bet it will be a requirement to speak spanish eventually.

Probably so.

in Guatemala if you are president, your close family members cannot run.

I wonder why they created that law.

I honestly dont know!
Do you watch the simpsons?

Yes, I have seen a few episodes.

Did you know that in the first 400 episodes, Homer had 188 different jobs!

I would like to see his resume after all of that,

I know!

And shark tank deals hardly ever go thru!

Did you know bart doesn't appear in only one episode?

no!
What episode is that?
do you know?

I am not sure.

all of shakespeares plays have been adapted in to film except one!

Which one?


Hello, do you know much about presidents?

hey I know a little bit about fdr, I guess he was the last US president to speak a foreign language fluently

Yeah that seems strange to me.

Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?

haha no I didn't know that how many albums did he make?

I wonder if he has a phd like woodrow wilson did

He has already released 3 albums but I am not sure how good he is, never listened to them

ah I'll have to look him up, have you ever been to guatemala?

in that country close relatives of the president can never run for office

I have not been and I kind of like that rule.

DO you know how the VP used to be elected?

the vp was the runner up right?

that would cause so much chaos these days if we still had that rule!

imagine vp clinton right now!

so much drama

Oh my imagine that.

Glad that rule does not exist anymore.

Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?

no I didn't know that, seems backwards, did you know that in total about 5 presidents have been elected even though they lost the popular vote?

Yeah I still do not get all the reasons behind that but I guess that is how the system works.

DId you know the White House still uses floppy discs?

wow that is very primitive tech, I like knowing though that the very first phone number was for the white house, and that number was 1 haha

hahah nice one.

Roosevelt apparently did not allow Christmas trees in the white house.

Must have been a sad Christmas

ya that seems like a lame xmas haha, interesting that Carter put all the thermostats in the white house to 65 in the winter, that also sounds like a sad xmas haha

Yeah, wow maybe he did not like it warm in there.

George Bush on the other hand put the solar panels back, I like that one

haha that is interesting and useful, can you believe someone built a replica of the whitehouse?

In alabama of all places, I wonder why

Oh, they must have liked it a lot.

So I guess the twin buildings are not just in Ireland and France then

oh nice, ya thats crazy there is more than one, its cool too you can mail a birth announcement to the white house and they will send a reply!

cool one.
On another topic, do you watch TV?

ya I watch it from time to time, I used to watch shark tank until I learned it was fake, what about yoU?

I like the Simpsons quite a bit actually.


Hi There !
Looking forward to chat with You !
:)

hello how are you?

did u know The last us president to speak a foreign language fluently was fdr

Yeah, I've heard something like that, but I don't know what language he spoke ?

me either!

5 presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote.

greatest margin 10%

cool beans...  so hey, one of the facts here is that the white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files - aren't floppy disks easy exposed to be damaged ?

Or to easy have corrupted data... why would white house do that... ?

true.

I have no clue,  maybe they carefully store the floppy disks somewhere safe.

It seems there are other more reliable ways to store data though.

Absolutely...

I mean even dust can damage the magnetic data carrier... god forbid there is a magnet somewhere close by...

Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration and john wilkes booth was in that photo.

There was probably many booths in that photo...

I say it's coincident...

President jimmy carter turned all white house thermostats down to 65 degrees during the winter of 1977.

65 is still quite warm... when You live in NY and have to pay for oil, 65 is a luxury !

How hot is in Your house ?

My house is cold,  we don't use the heat at all cuz its so expensive,  I use blankets,  robes,  thick socks.

Vodka ?

Yes alcohol is warming.

You can mail a birth announcement to the white house and they'll send you a congratulations card back

That's cool - I didn't know that... if would be nice to get a check for million dollars as well, but hey... card is nice too... :)

lol right.

The very first phone number of the white house was "1".

I don't get that one... what do You mean ?

You just dialed 1.

Ive seen it in old movies,  they literally just dial one to get to the white house.

hold on... any American could dial "1" and would be calling white house ?

Well it would go to an operator or security line.

That person would connect you to who you wanted to talk to.

There is a replica of the white house in atlanta which was built as a private home

Oh that's cool - did the guy who built it need any permissions to do that ?

I wonder...

great talking to you!


Hi and good evening.

You like to watch tv?

I think it's come a long wat, from black and white to vibrant color.

Oh, I love TV.

It's like having a friend you can see whenever you want, especially in the age of streaming.

You can watch anything from South Park to the news.

True so much variety.

Speaking of South Park when it aired it's family guy episode finale, the producers got flowers from the simpson's crew.

That's a nice gift for making fun of how silly Family Guy is.

Did you know that there's only one episode of The Simpson where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned?

Seems very deliberate.

Very deliberate indeed but why?

Also there are over 700 episodes of Pokemon!

That;s so many!

Far more than the attempt to remake That 70's Show verbatim in the UK; it only lasted 10 episodes before cancellation.

Yeah they shouldn't have done that!

The UK audience must not have been receptive.

Are you familiar with Thomas the Tank Engine?

I feel like I only saw it a few times on PBS as a child, back when Ringo Starr was the conductor.

Oh yeah cool.

Looks like Alec Baldwin and George Carlin also narrated the show!

That's cool, especially considering that they all come from different parts of show business.

Maybe they can have a reality star like the President narrate if it gets rebooted haha

That would be interesting!

Speaking of the president, the guest house at the white house is larger than the white house itself.

That must irk him, considering his background is real estate.

Did you know he's not even one of the three wealthiest Presidents?

Those were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

Yes accounting for inflation I may believe that but I also think that list may not include Trump.I wonder how wealthy banana was?

He was the first president in Zimbabwe!

Well, he's also never released his tax returns.

Maybe he'll release some pop albums like the president of Indonesia has.

Yeah that might increase his popularity.

It is good it's not 1805 because Clinton would be Trumps vice lol!

Well, she probably knows the West Wing better than him since she already spent 8 years there.

I wonder why she never got around to re-installing solar panels while she was there--it took until George W. Bush for it to happen after Reagan had removed them in the 80s.

Yeah I think they are a good idea.

I think it's odd the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France.

That is a bit strange, although not as bad as some parts of the White House still using floppy disks for storage.

I guess it's for security?

Haha no idea very old school and outdated.

Wonder what files they store on them?

They can't be very large, but you only need a simple program for passwords haha.

Speaking of security, did you know it took the Secret Service 4 days to figure out that bullets had struck the White House in November 2011?

That is very scary and I bet someone lost their job over that lol.

It was nice talking with you today!

Bye!

Have a pleasant weekend!


good morning to you!

Donald Trump commuted Alice Johnson's sentence after discussion with Kim Kardashian West.

i saw that, what did you think about him doing that?

It seems like people find a reason to condemn anything he does.

If he didn't, he would have been called heartless.

I agree, I think that even though she committed a crime, she was way too harshly punished

He is also accused of rolling back Obama's criminal justice changes.

But Obama's were all done under executive order, not through Congress.

yea I just think Trump shouldnt be taking so much from law enforcement and throwing it onto illegal immigration.

I agree the federal prison system is flawed, but illegal immigration isnt the #1 threat our country is facing

Trump wants changes to be through legislation, which is how it should be.

His critics seem to believe the ends justify the means.

I do agree with that, they should use the proper channels to get thigns passed.

Did you know that Trump isnt even one of the 3 richest presidents in history?

That's surprising.

JFK is one of the top three, although I don't recall anyone criticizing him for his wealth, which also got from his daddy.

I think back there were less eyes on the personal lives of the president.

Like even George W Bush has solar panels installed when he was living in the White House.

A fact that no one seems to bring up

Ecological trends seem to come and go.

Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the White House.

that seems ridiculous to me.

almost as ridiculous as the White House still using floppy discs to store data

Technology lives longer than anyone expects.

I was surprised that television moved from analog to digital.

some tech stays around for awhile, like faxes, but other tech like TV moves so rapidly.

Like just 60 years ago black and white tv was the gold standard

And CRT's were the television display technology.

Now it's LED.

i suppose the huge advances can be somewhat credited to how much advertises rely on tv to reach their customers

Television shows are a way that celebrities in other artistic areas can reach audiences.

Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin each did over 50 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine.

that's awesome to me, such unrelated people all ding the same show.

Pokemon has over 750 episodes which is a crazy amount of content to have

But success isn't guaranteed.

The UK version of  That 70's Show was cancelled after ten episodes.

I didnt know they had their own version!

I'll have to go check that out

Maybe you can find the one episode of The Simpsons where Bart neither appears or is mentioned.


Do you watch tv frequently?

I do a little bit.
How about you?
I used to love that 70 show.
Its one of my all time favorites.

That is a classic.

Too bad the UK remake couldn't live up to its success

I know.

Guess it just didnt translate.

I always liked the simpsons as well.

Did you know there is only one episode where bart isnt metioned or doesnt make an appearance?

I think that was the women's history special

It might have been> Lol.

Did you know that george carlin ringo starr and alec baldwin have all narrated for thomas the tand engine.

My son just loves that show.

Is it still airing?
I myself only watched an episode or two

I believe it is.

We dont have cable right now but Im sure it is still airing.

Are you a pokemon fan?

I am.
They have gone over 1000 episodes

Actually I think they have been airing the show for 1 years straight and made 50 a year, so I think they only have 750 episodes.

Well the show is still ongoing

Did you know that it took seret service 4 days to realize the white house had been shot after 911

Well the time after 911 was chaotic and I am just happy no one got injured

A bunch of people got injured on 911.

The white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files.

Ironically, those outdated floppy disk are are a great security against hacking

I knew there had to be some reason or it.

I guess the white house has twin buildings in ireland and france.

I wonder if the president stays there when he visits?

Perhaps they use those twin buildings in movies where they show the white house

Im suI wonder if those buildings have solar panels like the real white house does.

George bush had solar reinstalled to the white house.re they do.

I wonder if the white house still bans christmas trees from the time of roosevelt

I think that was just Roosevelt who did that.

I heard that the 3 wealthist presidents were JFK Washington and Jefferson.

Im surprised trumps not on the list.

Well trump has gone bankrupt on several occasions.

Anyway, thanks for chatting.


Hello.

I've been research politics of late.

Did you know that the office of president has different powers in different countries?

I did not know that, that's really interesting.

I think so too.

I guess I always assumed when I saw a president from another country on tv that they were like ours but that may not be the case at all.

Did you know that Woodrow Wilson is the only US President to have a PHD?

I thought our presidents would be more scholarly.

No I didn't know that.

I agree with you though.

I thought they would be too.

It would seem to me that to get to lead the country you would have to be knowledgeable.

The last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.

I wonder what language he spoke?

That to me is very surprising.

If they don't have phds I would at least think they could speak more than one language, at least a little.

I think it was probably spanish but I don't really know.

That sounds right.

Did you know that Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration.

Can you guess who else was in that photo?

Oh I do know this and it is so bizarre!
It was John Wilkes Boothe, right?

Indeed it was!

That is such a weird coincidence that he was in it.

It definitely is.

Say, did you know that Washington and Jefferson are two of the wealthiest presidents in our history?

I've heard that, and JFK is up there too isn't he?

Yes, but I've always been more surprised about Washington and Jefferson to be honest.

JFK was a Kennedy and they are super rich so it's really no surprise about him.

They were both probably wealthy land owners.

Do you know who the first president to live in the White House?

You know I actually don't.
Who was it?

John Adams, in 1800!

That's interesting.

I do know that for some weird reason there are duplicate white houses in Ireland and France.

I've heard that.

There's also a replica stateside in Atlanta which was built as a private home.

Do you know who built it?

I like that the real one is solar energy powered.

That's a good thing.

I'm not sure who built it.

I'd like to see it though.

Jimmy Carter actually had solar panels installed on the White House...and Ronald Reagan had them removed!

True but at least George W. Bush put them back on.


Do you know who Steve Bannon is?

I think so.

He worked for the Trump campaign didn't he?

What do you know about him?

Not much really he was Trumps chief strategist so he must be pretty good at his job, if he could make someone like Trump win then he does miracles lol

Yeah I would say so!

I guess he also ran the website Breitbart, which is a very conservative website.

And Trump tried to downplay his contributions I guess.

Well Trump is full with suprises, did you know his not on the list of top 3 wealthiest presidents?

Wow that is surprising!

I think the other three are JFK, Jefferson, and Washington right?

They must have taken inflation into account

That makes sense, Trump is really rich but theres also a lot of secrecy with his finances so its hard to tell

Yep that's true.

Have you ever visited the white house before?

Do you know what the Guesthouse is?

Apparently it's bigger than the White House itself

Bigger than the white house?

wow!

I heard the White House has solar panels in the roof, George W Bush had them placed back on the White House

Oh wow that's interesting!

I think that Jimmy Carter put them on initially, then Megan took them off, then I think George W put them back on actually, I'm just shocked that the White House still uses floppy disks, now those are outdated technology!

It sounds outdated and it is but I guess its hard to hack, maybe they use them for security reasons, Teddy Roosevelt banned christmas trees from the White House, sounds like someone wanted to be like the grinch

Haha I can see that, I actually do like Teddy Roosevelt I'm shocked that he did that, but he was a conservationist so it makes sense, would you ever visit the White House twin buildings?

One is in Ireland and one is in France

That would be interesting I knew about the one in France but didnt know Ireland had one as well, I guess I would like to go to France first,

If I were in France I would probably check it out.

It's probably not as busy as the real White House.

Do you remember when it took the Secret Service realized that the White House had been shot at.

They finally found thebullet holes 4 days later

And I bet someone got fired that day lol how can they miss that, I bet the president wasnt happy about that,

Haha no I don't think so.

Do you ever watch television by the way?

Have you seen the way that Southpark skewers current events, that's one of my favorite shows

Ilike Southpark so funny!

they seem to have a good relationship with the Simpsons crew

I agree with you!

Did you ever see the episode where South Park was making fun of Family Guy?

That one is so awesome, and then afterwards the Simpsons creators sent South Park Flowers

I did catch that one but I bet it was awesome, I might look it over, did you ever watch Pokemon?

I watched it as a kid!

I always loved that show but it was on so early I never got to watch it too much, but now I know there are about 800 episodes, I'll never be able to catch up LOL

I agree, too many Pokemons by now, Pikachu used to be my favorite and now there are so many, its been 16 years since the creation of the show.

I agree with you!

And I don't like any of the new Pokemon myself, I only like the original 151, do you ever watch The Simpsons?

Have you seen the episode without Bart?


Do you know that Trump is not the wealthiest president?

Really?Who is?

Three presidents were mentioned in the article:  jfk, washington and jefferson.

Wow.

I wonder what the difference between them is.

I know Trump got $400M from his dad.

Is that counted in the amount?

I don't know but I'm sure inflation was included in the calculation.

Woodrow wilson was the only phd and president.

I did not know that.

An Indonesian president released 3 pop music albums while he was in office.

He must be talented.

Lincoln was photographed with John wilkes booth.

How strange.

That was strange.

Apparently, the US President's guest house is bigger than the White House.

Wow.

I wonder why?

5 presidents have lost the popular vote but still wond the presidency.

Trump is one of them.

Before 1805, in the US, the runner up in a presidentialt election automatically became the vice president.

HA!

Can you imagine trump and hilary trying to work together?

Seems odd.

I was thinking exactly the same thing.

They would probably physically wrestle every day.

But who would win.
I am not sure it would be Trump...

Trump, of course.
John Kelly would have to separate them.
Luckily , after 1805, the rule changed.

Yeah!

Weekend update was on SNL's first episode?

I had no clue!

I did not know either.

They enjoyed making fun of presidents.

Another funny fact:  the first Zimbabwe president was called President Banana.

I do not know why.

I feel like of all the fruits, banana is the most disrespectful.

Why is that?
I'm curious to know.

President Apple sounds acceptable.

President Banana seems like they are making fun of him.

President Starfruit is ok, just no banana.

Oh, okay.

You are funny.

One more fact before I said goodbye:  Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees at the white house.

Nice talking to you.

Have a nice evening.


Hi there !
Looking forward to chat with You !

Same; Do you follow the NFL?

Not really, I'm from Europe - I prefer soccer :) You're NFL fan ?

Yes; Do you have a favorite QB?

Not really, they all look the same to me ;) do You ?

I like Tom Brady of the Patriots

Yeah, now wherever I go people say his name... is he really that good ?

Many say he is the greatest of all time but he sat the bench in high school

What, he was shy or something ?
;) lol

No, I don't think his coach recognized his talent back then.

Maybe he still needed some pointers on how to get really good at it ?

I am hoping he wins his 5th title this year.

5th ?
wow... how old is he again ?

I believe he is 40 years old now

wow... for an athlete... he doesn't think about retirement ?

There were thoughts he might have before this season but I am thinking maybe this is his last season but who knows but him

With the money he already made I would retire long time ago ;) but that's just me ;)

Me too; His wife is a supermodel and rich in her own right too.

Lucky bastard... must be nice to have it all ;) lol... now I'm depressed...

I don't like many of the new rookie QBs like Baker Mayfield

Why what's wrong with them ?
lazy primadonnas ?
:)

I will be rooting for my favorite QB this weekend for sure!


A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.

I am a huge Brady fan, he is the best QB of all time!

you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl

I didn't know that; I though Tebow was left handed?

yes

This season is winding down and Alex Smith will be watching from home with his injury.

Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music, and smile more when they hit the beat

Yeah I always found it weird how they naturally just start dancing to music.

I wonder why.

because its baby

I heard once that Bruce Lee, the kung fu actor, was actually a champion dancer too

yes sure

Are you a good dancer?

no i am not a good dancer you

I am horrible; I look like a deer that just got hit by a car in the rear end when I dance

ohh ok

I went to school with Tupac and remember how good he was at not only singing but dancing too

you knowThe National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC)

Yes, the season is almost over for the year; Playoffs start soon

yes

Who is your favorite team?

not particular favorite team  just watch

Merry Xmas


Are you familiar with the NFL?

Only a little.
Do you follow it?

I watch it when it is on and I have a passing knowledge of the nfl, which is among the 4 major sports league in north America, but I don't follow it dedicatedly.

How about you?

Some.

I read that Alex Smith is playing really well right now.

I hear he may not be the flashiest, but he is a solid starter with overwhelming raw ability, which is often overlooked.

I don't know that he really liked San francisco.

He never really played well there.

So what position do you pay most attention to in football?

Probably QB.

Smith has a great deal of raw ability, for some reason he just doesn't show it.

I concur.

I believe the QB is the core of the team's offensive so it is definitely an important position.

I think kansas city is going to try hard to win this year.

Do you watch them?

I do not, but I would like to hear more

They are raising money for the boys and girls club to help their standing.

That is very nice of them.
Anything else?

no not much.
Do you know Tom brady?

Yes, he is a phenomenal player on the the new england patriots

he is.

I don't think he ever got to start in high school.

He was one of those hidden gems that performed phenomenally once he was officially recruited.

He is one of only two quarterback players to win the superbowl during their first term as a starter

Thats pretty cool!

Smith that we were talking about earlier?

Took so many Ap tests he started school as a junior!

Wow I didn't know that.

very different backgrounds, yet both Smith and Brady are without a doubt impressive players.

They really are.
The huddle they use today?
Was because a player was deaf!

I also heard it was so that the other team couldn't read his hand signals.

In any case football is a very interesting topic and thank you for the wonderful chat.

have a good day!

Thank you.
To you as well.


Hi, do you like NFL football?

Yes I do!

I wish the season was shorter though 17 week regular season drags on!

The games only have 11 minutes of game play too.

So surprising.

Females are allowed to play too there is no written rule against it.

Yes, as long as they meet league eligibility, I would be fine with it!

Yeah I wouldn't mind watching it either.

The New Orleans Saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any NFL player.

I wonder how that's enforced?

Me too.

I wonder if that is enforced if there was a female player as we mentioned?

And why would the cheerleaders have to leave if they are there first

Yes I am not sure sounds unfair.

The NFL also uses tracking chips in the players shoulder pads to record a players every move!

Also in the balls themselves!

Yes you are right!

They track the speed, velocity, rotation, and location!

That is a lot of infomation to decipher since there are 32 teams in the NFL.

Yes I agree.

I like the touchdown dance some players do.

Not the most aesthetic but it works!

Bruce Lee was a great dancer.
won championship in 58

Oh yes that is interesting.

Although I have never heard of the dance variation hong kong cha-cha!

Ballet Dancers go through 4 pairs in a week!

Unbelievable!

Remind me never to buy pointe shoes because they are not durable!

Did you know Michael Jackson had a patent on a dancing device?

Oh yeah that one that allows him to do that extreme lean?

I always wondered...

Yeah, Smooth Criminal Lean device is patented no wonder I dont see it in other videos.

Yes very good point.

Babies also spontaneously dance when they hear music...very cute!

Well it was great chatting with you partner.

Yes, Parrots too.
Take care.


Hello.

Did you know the NFL doesn't have a rule against women players?

That's interesting.

They aren't totally about equal rights, though.

For example, New Orleans Saints cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat at the same restaurants as players

That is so archaic.

I guess they should be grateful, they don't put trackers in their clothes, like they do the players should pads.

It is a clever way to track movements and analyze plays; so much of the game is analysis.

Did you know that there's only an average of 11 minutes of live gameplay in an NFL game?

That's insane!

The commercials last way longer than that.

I guess the chips in the footballs are to analyze plays too?

I guess you can't have too much data, even in a game that's been around for so long.

Even the circular huddle was a new invention at some point, created by a deaf quarterback so the other team couldn't see his hand signals.

That is so cool.

Tupac danced ballet when he was in high school, guess the tough rapper persona was all fake.

Yes, some football players take ballet to improve their movement, too.

do they really?

I know the dancers can go through quite a few pairs of shoes in a week.

I supposed putting all of your weight on your toes could cause pointe shoes to wear out quickly; seems like a good opportunity for a patent on a long-lasting shoe!

Michael Jackson had one on some of his shoes.

Yes, he had some crazy moves that would definitely require some mechanical assistance to achieve an extreme lean.

; I wonder if there was any symbolic meaning to those moves or they were just aesthetically interesting.

It's all in the name of art.

I think it's cute how babies dance when they hear music.

It must be hardwired; they also smile when they hit the beat.

I love watching the vidoes of them on YouTube.

I hope one I see grows up to be a Mouse King in the Nutcracker, like Tupac.

Maybe there are some videos of Bruce Lee dancing, too; he was actually a cha-cha champion in 1958.

I read that.
Back in 1958, I think it was.

I'm sure he made more money in martial arts, though.

Did you know that an engineer has a higher average lifetime earnings than an NFL or MLB player?

Isn't that crazy?

The ones I know, don't get paid that much.

Well, one player, Baker Mayfield, even considered becoming a full-time competitive video game player when he was at the University of Oklahoma.

I guess that can be pretty lucrative, too.

Cleveland is lucky Mayfield decided to stay in football.

Thank your for chatting with me, have a wonderful day.


Hey, good to have you on with me today!
Are you a big football fan?

As a matter of fact I am, and play fantasy and watch at least a couple games per weekend.

You?

I play tons of fantasy.

I wish there werent only 16 regular season games so fantasy would last a little longer!

Me too.

I was kind of aware of the NFL planting tracking kids in shoulder pads since they have the next gen stats on TV often.

I had not idea about that!

Do they have the sensors or micro chips in anything else?

Inside the ball to track speed and everythng else.

explains how they are able to build details like the ball trail for the TV screen

Oh, thats really interesting.

Im a little surprised that in total there is only an average of 11 minutes of live gameplay.

I thought it would much more!

Yea, given the draining clock, that makes sense.

11 brutal minutes though between commercial and commentary.

I agree, its a tough sport.

Given the players salaries i guess it evens out.

Engineers are getting paid a lot more than i originally thought if they make more than NFL and MLB Players.

Kirk Cousins earned 44 million even with franchise tags.

I'm a Vikings fan and otn know yet if hes worth 84 some mill.

I was going to say, QB's excluded.

They get paid a lot of money and Kirk sure did get paid.

Im a KC fan so im wondering how Mahommes will get paid after his rookie contract is done.

Hopefully he takes a team friendly contract to help shore up your defense.

No joke.

Its not surprising that we werent in the superbowl thats in February each year!

I wish he would have been.
Better than the PAtriots again

Im all for a guy getting his championships but it did make the even very lack luster.

Although its kinda funny that a guy who was never started in high school ends up with 6 rings.

He's smart, though not overly athletic.
OFten QBs are the  opposite of that.

I agree.

You can look at Cam Newton who is so large that he doesnt need to play smart football to win.

Maybe all that Halo 3 that Mayfield is playing will help the browns out!

Well, video games help train people for a lot of things, like quick reads and reacting.

Great for a QB

Ive heard they are good for mental quickness.

Saying you can beat anyone at your whole university is pretty surprising.

He could play in a tournament and prove it, though I doubt he plays as much  now since hes doing well.

Yeah, hes really turned that team around.

Hopefully they can keep it up!

Have a good day!

You too


Hi there.
Do you like dancing?

To watch or to actually dance because it's been a while?

To watch.

I like dancing but am not good at it.

I just throw myself around and have fun.

I have no style!

lol  Did you know that Tupac Shakur danced ballet in high school?

I did not.

Now the art of dancing is beautiful to watch, do you have a favorite to watch, mine is Tango?

Not really.

I'm just amazed people can move like that.

Even Bruce Lee was a great dancer.

He won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958!

Wow that's impressive i guess martial arts and dance do have something in common.

I never thought about it until now.

Michael Jackson had a patent on a device that was used to achieve his extreme leans in some of his dance moves.

All this time I thought he was doing that naturally!

lol

Right!

Did you know that professional ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week?

Wow.

That could get expensive!

Babies will dance when they hear music and smile more when they hit the beat!

Do you follow football?

Not as much know i'm too busy, You?

I do during the season.

Out of the 32 NFL teams do you have a favorite?

I like the Browns.

Well i use to love the Packer's back when Bret was QB.

The games are 17 weeks long with one bye week, right?

Yes.

That's correct.

He was a great QB.

Did you know that the circular huddle was created by a deaf QB named Paul Hubbard so the other tam couldn't read his hand signals?

That's smart.

Would you consider Alex Smith to be a sacred player as some have said?

I don't think so.

He's a smart guy though.

He took so many ap tests in high school that when he got to college he entered as a Junior and received his bachelor's degree in two years!

Wow that's amazing he was also the 2005 nfl draft pick, he was number one.

Yes!

Can't believe he's been in the league that long.

Seems like yesterday it was 2005 and he was playing in San Francisco.

Time sure flies.

Did you know that Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL?

I'm not familiar with him.

Neither am i but you're right it is hard to believe when you consider Michael Vic and a few others.

Yes.

Vic is the manager of one of the teams in the new American Alliance of Football league.

There is no written rule against female players in the NFL.

Be nice to see one make it one day.

Yeah though i haven't even heard of one trying out and not making it.

They should just create an all women's league like the wnab.

Yes.

I agree.

The average NFL game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay.

Crazy when you think about it for the amount of money you pay to go to a game.

Right, how do you feel about the tracking chips that will be installed in the padding of players as well as the ball?

It depends if they are using it to gather data for safety I'm for it.

I gotta run.

Loved the chat!


How are you?

Do you watch the nfl?

The Redskins recently signed Alex Smith until the 2022 season as their quarterback

hi, do you watch football?

Yea, I'm a giants fans, it's funny how they drafted Lauletta while the Redskins were also considering drafting him

Cool, I am not too big of a fan so I do not know all the players.

did you know there is a rock scientist turned coach?

No but I do know that engineers have higher average lifetime earning than an average nfl player

Yeah I am not suprised, I guess most of the players do not make that much

No plus the average nfl game only has 11 minutes of gameplay, I guess the rest of the game are teams getting ready and commercials

yup yet we are in front of the tv for so long.

do you know who is the QB with the most wins in the cleveland browns home stadium

No I have no clue, they have had so many quarterbacks the past 20 years

It is actually the steelers' ben roethlisberger

Interesting.

Too bad the Browns never tried to sign Alex Smith, he's a really smart qb who received his bachelor's degree in two years

Yeah the guy took so many ap tests in high school, good for him

Yea I wonder what Alex Smith got his bachelor's degree in before becoming the first pick in the 2005 draft

Maybe, not sure of the timeline there.
DO you know brad johnson?

Yea, he played for Tampa Bay in the NFL and a couple other of the 32 teams in the NFL

Nice and he is the only player to throw himself a touchdown pass

That's interesting, I'm surprised Tom Brady has never thrown himself a touchdown, although his high school jv team never started him despite not winning a game or throwing a touchdown

yeah go figure.
I would have loved to see Brad do that

I wonder if Brad Johnson is any good at video games like Baker Mayfield, Mayfield seriously considered becoming a full-time competitive gamer

Yeah I wonder that too.
how about baseball, do you watch it?

Not much but I do have a bunch of old baseball cards, they're not worth $3 million like the ones a man found in his grandfather's attic

Talk about luck, good for him.
nice chat :)


Hi!
Do you follow football?

Hello,  not really but I do watch it sometimes.

How about you?

Only on occasion.

It is too long of a game for only 11 minutes of live play.

I agree.

There are so many time outs,  breaks and fouls.

The huddle was invented by a deaf quarterback - to prevent the other team from stealing his hand signals.

That is really smart.

I recently read that the NFL uses tracking chips!

Hopefully with all of that they can prevent a lot of injuries.

Yes that would be good.

They also have a tracking chip in the football!

With all of that you think the reviews would take a lot less time.

right!

What do you think about the new orleans cheerleaders not being aboe to eat at the same restaurant as the football players?

I think it is ridiculous.

I mean they even have to leave if they are already there.

No wonder there are no women players.

They dont treat women very well.

Yeah thats really rude.

If that is the rule the players should have to submit a itinerary of where they are eating so the cheerleader wont have to randomly leave a restaurant in the mid of their meal.

Agreed.

I wonder if that is just like during the season, training, or anytime.

What could possibly have happened to make a rule like that,

Maybe some kind of fratenization issue.
I have no clue.

What do you think of Tebow playing baseball?

I think its fine, people change careers all the time,  im sure sports players can too.

I think he is a pretty good athlete and a good role model.

did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically allowed to play?

Yeah, I dont know if it has ever happened, but it would be cool if they did.

it would be a little scary to me lol most baseball managers are older,  and usually dont warm up with the team,  they might get injured lol

I think watching all the managers play each other might be cool.

Proper warm up is definitely important.

Dont want any injuries.

its been great chatting with you, have a good one.


Hey there do you ever watch the NFL on TV?

I know that I watch the Super Bowl

I missed the Superbowl this year, but judging from the score didn't seem to be an outstandingly played game.

But still must be an improvement over the first playoffs in 1932.

Yep I would imagine it was a lot more exciting than that game haha.

But yes you're right, the Super Bowl is a little bit boring, but then again the average NFL game only has about 10 minutes of actual gameplay

Crazy for a game that has a clock time of 1 hour and takes like 4 hours to play.

Lol

LOL you're right about that haha.

Another crazy thing is the way the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders are treated.

I don't think it's right that they have to leave a restaurant if a player is already inside

Or even worse, I heard they have to leave if one enters a restaurant they are already in.

Who would agree to something like that.

I know right?

I wonder if that's for all cheerleading teams or if that is specific to the Saints?

Do you know anything more about that?

I do know that technically females could play for the NFL, maybe one day all of the cheerleaders will be men and all of the players will be female haha

I know someone who cheered on the Bucs squad and she never said anything of that nature, so it might just be the saints.

If the roles were reversed, the game would likely be more efficient, I doubt women would  go for the long games, with little play.

Yeah I just don't know.

I could see it happening though.

But one thing that is for sure is that an engineer will earn more than either in NFL or MLB player over their lifetime which I think is kind of wild

It is, but when you break it down, the engineer can work a lot longer than the athletes, thus has more years of earning potential.

There is one rocket scientist coach in the NFL, his college fight song was crazy, including 6 digits of Pi.

thats pretty cool.

did you hear about how the Huddle was invented?

Wasn't it due to a deaf quarterback not wanting the opposing team to be able to read his hand signals?

Yep you're 100% right.

The quarterback's name was Paul D Hubbard.

I always wondered how you could have a deaf quarterback, but he must have been pretty good because he invented such an iconic thing

So many things that were made for ease, ended up being very innovative, like the Yellow line.

ESPN even won an Emmy for that!

Yep that was an amazing invention!
Do you like baseball by the way?
I personally think it's really boring

It is one of the few sports I couldn't get into.

Id play for fun, in pick up games, but watching it is kind of dull.

Another sport with long game times and no action.

Yep I agree with you.

One thing is that in Canada they don't call kickball kickball.

They call it soccer-baseball.

that sounds really stupid to me haha

It kinda sounds like a name you give something to somehow make it more legitimate.

There was once this 17 year old female pitcher that got banned from pro ball because she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back.

Id be signing her not banning her.

I know right!

That's so impressive I wonder what happened to her.

What other cool thing is that a baseball manager can actually play for the team if they're needed.

That's why they were the uniform

Have any managers been called into action?

No I don't think so.

But that would be a game I would want to see haha


What do you think of Tim Tebow?

Mike Francesca said playing him is a clown move.

I think he might surprise some people, he might not have a good track record lately but who knows, what are your thoughts on the matter?

I think he is a really hard worker and is dedicated to the game.

He works harder than everyone else on the field.

Exactly, he might not be the most taleneted player but hard work can pay off, it seems like Mike Francesa really has something against him.

I agree.

With the NFL consisting of 32 teams I don't see why he has to pick on Tebow.

I agree, although Mets is a baseball team but still, seems like theres and old gruge or something.

I wonder how often baseball managers actually play.

They wear uniforms so that if needed they are ready to play.

I think that has never happened lol, it would be curious to watch a manager play though

Football has interesting roots.

The circular huddle came about from a deaf quarterback that needed to use hand signals.

I see, that has become really handy now a days, you know theres no rule againts females palying

I wonder why more women don't play?

and why there arent more left handed QB's in addition to kellan moore.

Maybe because of the risk of the game- I certainly wouldn't want to try it.

And that's news to me, I thought there were at least a couple more

Football is a tough sport and hard on the body.

Baker mayfield probably should have pursued his love of competitive gaming instead of football.

Yeah but I bet he wouldnt be making as much, or maybe he could have become an engineer, their lifetime earnings are bigger than the ones of a football player

Or he could have played kickball, which Canadians call soccer-baseball.

Thats a weird name for it, so are you a fan of baseball?

I watch every so often.
But not as often as Japanese people do.
It's very popular there.

I see, I though it was only popular in America, you know that a man found 3 millions dollars worth in baseball card, the cards were hidden in his attic

What a great find!!!

He could buy some tracking chips that NFL players have in their shoulder pads.

I bet he could, he could buy many things with that amount of money, I would have been really surprised, thats like winning the lottery

I agree!
Nice meeting you!


Are you a fan of the Redskins?

Yes, I am.
What about you?

I am, but after Dan Snyder purchased them they have sucked.

Haha, I have heard that from several different people.

Yeah, it is like everything he touches turns to garbage.

It makes it hard to watch because each year they end up sucking halfway into the season.

On a side note, do you realize that an average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay?

I'm not surprised, it seems like there is a lot of standing around on the sidelines.

That's a fact.

Wonder why there hasn't been a female player, yet?

The NFL has no written rule against them.

I think it is likely due to the fact that most Americans are less comfortable watching women play a heavy contact sport.

Probably likely, but you'd think there would at least be a kicker.

Yeah, there were kickers when I was in high school on competing teams.

That's a tough job, here today, gone tomorrow: Laces out!

I think it's cool the NFL uses tracking chips in the player's shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field.

They can gather all kinds of stats like that.

Yeah, is it the NFL or the teams themselves?

What would the NFL themselves use it for?

I think it's the NFL, probably most likely to track the players to see if they sustain concussions, most likely.

Since that is the hot button issue right now.

Force of the hit, how many hits sustained each game, etc.

Interesting, but they also have chips in the football as well.

Yes, that info is probably more valuable to the individual teams and to give the talking heads something to discuss while everybody is standing around on the sidelines.

Lol

Yeah, I hear that there are only 11 minutes of live gameplay in the average game.

Like I said before, plenty of time to stand around.

Yeah, well apparently an engineer is, on average, likely to make more than the average NFL player over his career.

That's why you stay in school and get a degree for when that golden career is all gone.

Alex Smith was working on his Master's degree before becoming the first overall pick in the 2005 draft.

Yeah, i heard he took a bunch of AP classes when he was in high school.

Well, nice chatting with you!


Do you like baseball, maybe the Mets?

Yeah I do.

Not so much the Mets but I think it's funny Tebow almost played on opening day for them.

I thought it was a bad move, I agree with Mike Francesa, but who knows maybe Tebow will show everyone

Yeah it could happen.

I think it's good he is starting in the AAA then if he proves himself he could move up.

He won the heismen trophy right?

so that must mean theres a lot of talent hidden inside

Yeah exactly.

I also like the NFL and wish Tebow stayed in that league.

Crazy that the first NFL game was played back in 1932.

Do you have a favority NFL team?
AFC or NFC?

Yeah my team is the Seahawks.

you?

Russel Wilson is the man and he still is under an MLB contract!

Mine are the Patriots so AFC, and he ist?

I wonder why, thats an odd fact

Yeah and he hasn't played a regular season game since 2011.

Thats a long time, maybe the team hasnt realiazed that yet lol or he has a really good contract

Yeah sure is nice to have options lol.

Kellan moore is the only left handed QB in the league currently.

The only one in the league?

I wonder if being a leftie is somehow a disadvantage to the game.

Yeah most of the plays must be centered around being right handed.

Baseball is popular too with over 160,000 bats used in an entire season!

Baseball is another great sport I do like it, not only its popular in the US but it has a lot of fans in Japan

Yeah Ichiro was one of my favorite players and still is!

The cubs was the first team to win back to back world series.

I heard they had a though time after that win, the team even got like cursed, do you collect baseball cards?

I believe it!

Yeah I used too!

you?

Have you heard of that female pitcher who struck out babe ruth and lou gehrig?

Not sure if I believe that...

Havent heard about her, if its true then that would change baseball histoy forever and yeah I collect cards, theres an interesting fact about them a really lucky man

A really lucky card?

Have you ever heard of the rule of catching a ball with your hat makes the other team receive 3 bases?

Is that a rule?

I have to Google it, I have never seen it I wonder if it ever happened.


Do you follow college football?

i dont really follow college football.
You?

I do, my favorite team is Virginia Teach, they have a good team

Ok, i did not know that.
how did they do this year?
did they win a bowl?

No I think it was the Clemson Tigers not really sure about that but it wasnt Virginia tech

oh, ok. well, maybe next year!

what do you think of U of Iowa and their locker rooms?

I think they can be intimidating to some teams, its really funny how they painted the visitor teams locker all pink

i wonder if it works.
do other teams do it?
if it worked, everyone would do it.

I dont think so, I bet the Iowa University is the only one with that strange characteristic

yeah, i guess it is their trademark.

it might have helped cumberland against georgia tech.

They did lose 222-0 what a humiliating loss, I would retire of football after a loss like that one

yeah, the GT coach seemed to be bent on proving something.

i wonder what.

they must have scored on every play.

Yeah and also the other team fumbled the ball a lot or many interceptions, it would be really hard to lose by 222 points lol

the GT coach should have put in the third string and maybe even the cheerleaders.

or played a different sport entirely, like basketball.

I bet he wasnt paid much so he was just like screw this, bowlers used to make more than pro football players back in the day

bowlers were lucky because the sport was very popular back in the day.

now they are not so popular.

Yeah I dont see bowlers making much money these days, there are many more popular sports now

yes, quite true.

football has the violence.

people love combat and gladiators.

i figure that football is going to change because of injuries.

I hope it does, did you watch that movie about all the damage players end up with?

really sad, rules must be changed.

i didnt see that film but i know that concussions are a serious problem, even in the kids game.

it is scary how the brain get damaged.

It is, I have a son and he loves to play football I get really worried, its been really fun chatting with you by the way

Yes, it has been fun.
Have a good day!

You have a great day as well and take care if you play football keep in mind all the injuries caused by the game and all.


do you like basketball?

do you like basketball?

Yes I do.
DO you know who Kareen Abdul-Jabbar is?

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

Yeah.

Do you know who invented the game of basketball?

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

Yes and he was also the only losing coach there

Ironically yes.

Coaches are the highest paid employees in many states though

Yeah I guess with the sport's popularity that comes as no surprise

Yeah i guess so.

Have you heard of the highest court in the land?

Yes that is the court om the top floor of the US Supreme Court building

Yeah.

Do you know what the NZ basketball team s called?

Yes they are called the tall blacks, not sure how that flies there

Me either.
Do you like drama?

I love drama.
Did you ever see House MD?

Yes I have, it is a great show and Laurie made $700 000 per episode in it

Yeah.
Do you like Jim Carrey?

I love him.

Do you know why he does not do drama anymore?

Yes he thinks that they do not portray positivity

Yeah.
Do you listen to radio dramas?

Yes there is a free website for them so I go to that one usually.

Nice chatting with you


Do you use facebook?

I do.

Though I should use less of it, it's gotten very political.

Yes I do like using it as a social media platform, but I don't use it for the news

Can you believe Myspace turned down an offer to buy it back in 2005?

It doesn't even exist anymore so it can't even regret it

Maybe if they had gotten it for the price of only $75 million, they'd still be a company.

It's valued way more now.

It is over 100 billion now

I believe it was 104 billion back in 2012, so it's probably even more now with over 2 billion users worldwide.

I can see that consider how much power facebook now holds

Right?

So much so that Iceland is re-writing their constitution on Facebook so that the public can make suggestions.

Indeed.

Makes you wonder where they will go from here

Not far in parts of Germany, I guess, where the "like" button is illegal.

Well germany is unique.
Like how they blocked uber

I didn't realize the reason Facebook is mostly blue is because Mark Zuckerberg has red-green colorblindness.

I also didn't know, but even without being colorblind, I think I favor the blue more

I agree, but I wonder how much we're influenced by Facebook?

I think Myspace was also blue.

Who knows?

Maybe it is a social experiment testing how subliminal messages affect the masses?

Kind of like the one Burger King is conducting; they say if you unfriend 10 people, you get a free whopper.

That's a disturbing message.

Indeed, yet that wasn't as subtle.
Anyway thanks for chatting.

Maybe it will work with the younger crowd since Facebook allows members as young as 13.

Perhaps?

I can see it better influencing younger minds.

Kind of is a scary thought though.

Have a nice day.


Are you a fan of facebook?

I use it to keep in touch with people so I guess I'm a fan in that respect.

Why would BK give free stuff to people that unfriend others?

I'm like you in that respect.
What was Burger King giving away?

A free Whopper if you unfriend 10 people.

Iceland is using Facebook for other things too.

They are rewriting their constitution with it.

I would have been all over that deal!

lol  That's interesting.

I can't believe it's been 15 years already since Facebook was founded in 2004.

Yes, it seems like yesterday.

I guess there's worse things one could be doing like installing a flame-thrower on their car.

Whoa!

I've heard of those cars in South Africa where they are legal.

Carjacking must be common.

Not common is a president who goes by the name "banana".

lol  The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office!

That's cool.

I hate to dive into politics since it's so dog-eat-dog these days but...

I can't believe Trump is seen as "pro gun".

He really isn't.

He just banned bump stocks to be confiscated and hired an AG that isn't pro gun.

He gets bad press no matter what he does.

I think any time he can create some publicity he does it.

He doesn't have to, studies have shown that 92-95% news is negative about Trump.

I just read a really biased article that paints the ACLU, SPLC and Democratic Socialists as the good guys.

In my opinion, these people are not the "good guys".

That's pretty interesting.

I'll have to read up more on it for sure.

I can't stand talking about it anymore.

Everyone should start being honest and humane.

We need pop albums from the WH!

LOL  We'll talk about something else like cars.

I can't believe that they have cars in South Africa that are equipped with flame throwers to prevent carjackings!

That brings new meaning to "getting burned in traffic."

I am happy about McDonald's putting in the drive thru.

I didn't realize that didn't happen until 1975 to accommodate soldiers.

I was only 4 years old then.

lol

Lucky you.

I can't believe that the 3 richest presidents were JFK, Washington and Jefferson.

How does one make such a comparison?

How do you compare horses and cows to limos and jet planes?

lol  Right?

I had a good time chatting with.

I'm going to have to look up some of that stuff.

OK, I enjoyed it too.
Watch out for those flame-throwers!

lol  will do!
Have a great day!


Hi Are you a Facebook fan?

Not really.

I use it occasionally, but I do not like their privacy issues and the role it plays in the whole fake news fiasco

I agree with you there.

I cant believe it's been around already for 15 years since it was founded in 2004.

I have had an account since it started.

I actually liked it when I used it from about 2004-2008.

I think its sad that 30 % of American adults use it as their primary source of news.

That is sad.

I don't even look at that garbage or all those useless memes.

It's a huge waste of time.

I just use to stay in touch with close friends and family.

I used to use it to stay in touch with friends and family, but now I don't so much.

Aww.

Sorry about that.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm always the one reaching out to my family.

I rarely hear from them if I didn't initiate to reach out to them.

I wonder how Myspace feels now about turning down the chance to buy Facebook for $75 million in 2005?

I think its sad how Facebook can be used to manipulate people's feelings and opinions about political topics.

Yes.

Did you hear about the Facebook promotion that Burger King had?

No I didn't.
What was it?

If you unfriended 10 people on Facebook, Burger King would give you a free whopper!

I think I would have had to delete a few people.

lol

Wow, that is ridiculous.

On a separate note, did you know that the only US president to have a Ph.D. was Woodrow Wilson and the last president to speak a foreign language fluently was Roosevelt?

Crazy, huh?

That is crazy!
Wow.

Who is your favorite US president in history?

That's tough question...Probably Reagan since I've been alive because it sure seems like things were better all around in the 80's.

Interesting.

To change subjects, did you know that it is against the law to warm up your car in Ohio when the weather is cold?

I didn't know that!

Interesting!

Have you heard about the flame thrower cars they have in South Africa to prevent carjackings?

I sure wouldn't want to live there.

I would be afraid they would fall into the wrong hands.

No I haven't.

Wow, that sounds crazy.

Did you know that that Google's self driving cars have an "aggressive" mode?

They must use it in city traffic.

Oh boy...those self driving cars scare me.

lol  It's been fun chatting with you tonight!

Yes me too.

They don't seem like a great idea.

I am not sure I would want to ride in one.

No way Jose.

lol  I have to get going.

Have a good night and thanks for the chat!


hi, how are you?
do you like football?

Yea I watch football all the time, it's a shame Alex Smith got injured but he can always fall back on something else considering he started his master's degree before being drafted

I bet that he has a lot of opportunities with his intelligence and motivation.

I wonder what he will choose.

Yea Smith is incredibly smart, it only took him two years to get his bachelor's degree while he was playing college football

He did so many APs in high school.
he is a focused individual.
he is the ideal type for QB.

Tom Brady is also pretty smart but not his JV coach who never started him despite the team not winning a game

Yeah, the coach was probably playing favorites.

TB was promising but needed his chance to show his talent.

Yea,the coach must be kicking himself for not seeing how good Tom Brady was after he won 4 super bowls

Yeah, I bet many coaches have done similar things because they had their favorites.

Clutch players have to be put in clutch situations.

Yea, Paul D Hubbard was pretty clutch and invented the circular huddle

I couldnt imagine a deaf quarterback, but there are many deaf athletes so i shouldnt be surprised.

Oddly in the nfl there is only one left handed qb, Kellan Moore

Is that a problem for teams?

A lefties a challenge for designing plays?

I don't know, I figure if it was then a good coach would be able to turn a left handed qb into an advantage

I guess so?

i don't know how hard it is for defenses to adapt to a new QB.

i also wonder how big the advantage of the lefty is.

Probably a little similar to south paws in boxing, if there is an advantage

I guess the rhythm could be different, the choices of the QB would be unexpected.

Unlike that pink locker room at U of Iowa.

You know if I was a visiting player in Iowa's locker room I would probably find the pink to be calming and relaxing lol

I guess.

i wonder how many other teams have tried that technique.

if it worked, everyone would do it.

I wonder if Georgia tech had any special techniques when they beat Cumberland 222-0

Yes, the players were twice as big, twice as fast, and ten times better.

Anyway, great chat!

Nice talking with you, have a good one


Such a shame to hear of the college players suicide.

Very sad!!!
Way too young!

Any idea of why he may have done it?

He did have substance abuse issues....

Leaf and Bledsoe also showed their support for him and his family too

Yes, It struck so many with sadness and confusion.

Leaf had also attempted suicide too and can certainly relate to  what the young man was going through at the time.

Yes I heard that too.

I think many can relate, sadly.

He did leave a suicide note and I don't know what that stated.

Do you?

No.

Bledsoe reiterated the importance of reaching out to someone when you are going through tough times

Exactly, many stated reaching out is a sign of not weakness but strength.

Too sad that so many feel there is no hope.

Suicide still ranks second as the cause of death for many young men aged 18 and up.

That's horrible.

So much tragedy.

We are on this earth for only a moment in time it seems.

His teammates were able to bounce back and do fairly well in the Holiday Bowl against Michigan, though they ended up losing sadly

I read that too.

He completed 130 of 179 passes for 1,176 yards and 7 touchdowns.

I would have loved to see them beat Michigan for sure.

Me too!
Hilinski was a great quarterback!

Who is your favorite NFL QB?

I really couldn't name only 1 haha who is yours?

Drew Brees and Tom Brady for sure

Oh yeah, great choices!
Tom Brady is insanely talented.

I hope he doesn't retire.

He actually sat the bench in high school


Are you a fan of football?

I am - I wanted to lead the team and be a quarterback when I was growing up but I was never that good

me too, I just learned how to throw a spiral.

I think QBs are geniuses, just look at Alex Smith

Yes - he was working on his masters degree when he was drafted!

Many players never even complete a BA

For sure, he had his bachelors by his 2nd year.

Not bad for a #1 pick.

Do you watch college football?

I love my alma mater Wake Forest - do you follow any teams?

My alma mater, the university of iowa!

They paint their visiting locker room pink!

Most excellent idea!

Are there many left handed quarterbacks in college football?

There is only one in the NFL

I like Kellen Moore, he played at Boise State.

Michael Vick was my favorite lefty

Did you know the huddle was invented for a deaf quarterback?

I heard that, I can't remember who it was, do you know who?

Paul Hubbard was his name - he needed to hide his hand signals

That is smart and look how they still use it today.

So amazing.

Lots of amazing people on Earth

Yes - did you know that Georgia Tech once won a game 222-0 ?

That must have been one boring game!

I bet, I would have quit if I was the other team!

I would have left at 100-0

Me too!

Back then there was no tv and ESPN had not created their yellow line yet

What would life be like without that yellow line!

We would be guessing on everything

I know!

It is challenging!

At least players like Patriots Green-Ellis make the game easy for the refs

for sure, I heard that guy never fumbled once in his career.

Good chatting with you!

Yes - at least football players get paid more now - in the 60's bowlers made more!

For sure!