Have you ever rented a car before?

Yes I am over 26 so I can actually Rent A Car, what about you?

I don't like Avis charging cancellation fees, $150 is way too much

I had to rent one once when my car got broken into, and thankfully my insurance paid the rental fee.

I agree that $150 is really high for a cancellation fee - renting seems so expensive altogether!

Yep I agree with you.

It's definitely a better deal just to lease or buy.

Did you hear how Enterprise charge someone $800 for damage to the car?

Even though she didn't do the damage

Rental agreements are harsh with their terms.

They charge for rental insurance too, which pushes up the cost even more, but at least it prevents them from charging for damages like that!

Speaking of cars, do you own a car?

I can't believe there are 1.25 billion vehicles in the world

I do have a car, since the one that got broken into was repairable (lucky me!).

I'm a tiny percentage of that 1.25 billion!

Do you have a car too?

Yes I have a car.

I only lease it though, I use it to travel for work sometimes, I actually just got back from Florida

I've never leased before, only owned one that I bought.

Is leasing a better deal for traveling?

It seems like it would put wear on the car that you'd have to pay for.

It would but I get a good deal on leasing, so the miles actually don't bother me.

I essentially get unlimited miles.

It would be good if I lived in Japan though, I would take all the highways and work would pay for the $300 in tolls LOL

Hah, I'm envious, my work would make me pay all the tolls or just tell me to walk!

My commute is pretty short, though, so I don't have to worry about long drives or taking buses or flights like they do in the Netherlands and Iceland.

Would you ever travel around the world?

Apparently the first king to do so would be the king of Hawaii, I'm glad I don't have to do that for work haha

I would if I could afford it, but I'm no king!

I lived in Europe when I was a kid, so I'd love to go back, and my sister-in-law is Chinese, so if I visited both places that would practically be a world trip right there if I could take it.

Well have you ever been to Mackinac Island?

I'm actually from Michigan so I've been there, they don't have cars but they only use horses, and the whole island smells like horse poop LOL

I've vacationed in Michigan because my dad's parents live there, but I've never been to Mackinac Island.

From your description, I don't think my nose wants me to go, haha!

Nope I wouldn't go if I were you haha.

On a different topic what do you like in terms of music?

Do you have a favorite album

I love music and I'll listen to just about anything, but my current favorite is the new Imagine Dragons album.

Have you ever listened to their music?

No I've never heard of them.

What kind of music is that?

I do listen to Linkin Park from time to time and their album"Hybrid Theory"is the best selling album so far in the 21st century

Imagine Dragons is alternative music.

If you like Linkin Park, you might like them, though they don't lean as much towards rock music.

It's amazing how far music has come since the first vinyls in 1948!

Yes I agree!

There have been a lot of different ways to listen to music, including the compact disc, mini disc and even audio cassette

It's funny to think that my MP3 player is smaller than an audio cassette but can hold thousands of albums' worth of music!


I sure do.
Do you know who Reggie Miller is?

Yes I love the guy he is so good but did you know his sister is even better?

Yes she broke 8 national records once by scoring 105 points

Yeah what a family with so much talent in it for the sport

I know.

Did you hear of the deal Iverson signed with Rebook?

Yes he is making $800 000 a year from them till he is 55

Yes and then he gets $32 million after that

Yes the guy is pretty much set for life I think

Yes he sure is.
Do you like the granny style shot?

Yes it is so good but players think it looks stupid.

Do you listen to the radio?

Yes I do.
Do you listen to Canadian radios?

Yes I do but they play a lot of canadian music though

yes they are required by law to play 40% canadian music

Yes.

Do you know how soldiers made foxhole radios back in the day?

Yes they used pencils and razorblades to do that

yeah so cool.
Do you listen to radio dramas?

Yes I do as there is a free website to listen to them

Yeah.

In Norway there is a radio station that gives the news in latin

TOo bad I do not speak it too.
Nice chat

Same here and give latin a try just in case

Will do.


HI there, do you like animals?

Sure, I am interested in animals.

There are about 20 quintillion animals on our earth

I do not even know how many zeroes are in that.

Do you have a pet?

I was about to say, I have no idea how much that actually is but it sure sounds like a lot.

I do not have a pet, you?

I do and I learned that they develop white patches when domesticated but mine does not have one

Interesting.

What sort of pet do you have?

In Germany animals have constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.

I guess that's good because some people don't treat their pets right.

Yeah I agree completely with that.

I have cocker spaniel dog.

I think we should have that law in the States as well

Do you think we should have constitutional protections for (likely)mythical creatures like, for instance, big foot?

In Scottland the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species.

That is so interesting.
Not sure how I feel about that.
Do you know why we have hiccups?

I'm not sure but they are annoying!

Yeah they are, and they are a holdover from when our ancestors were animals that had both lungs and gills

Interesting.

It's amazing how many types of animals have evolved too, 7 million species.

That is a crazy number for sure.

And over 1.5 million of they have been described

Yeah, so gross that there are so many insects though.

Haha.

Yeah that is true.
On another topic, do you like dramas?

No, I prefer comedy myself.

I guess Jim Carrey used to act in dramas but now he doesn't because his belief system prevents him from playing in positive things.

Yeah me too they are better.

I guess he has a good point there.

Hugh Laurie though made tons of money in House.

Yeah I heard he gets $700,000 per episode.

I did used to watch House but I got a bit bored of it.

I see, yeah he makes a bunch of money.
Do you like radio dramas?

No, I don't really but I might want to check them out for my commute.

Yeah there is a free stations that you can check out.


Hello, have you ever made a  car rental mistake?

Not yet, I don't want to get charge a $150 cancellation fee or something else stupid

That sounds like a terrible mistake, also having prepaid raids or booking a non refundable rate

Yea, plus people have to deal with Insurance challenges too if there is a claim

That can be a pain, insurance a road hazard, not planing for insurance can be a big mistake

Also filling a diesel tank with regular fuel like Norma Hopcraft did

That can really screw an engine up, seems like thats the worse mistake of them all

Yea and the people at Hertz didn't even tell her the fan ran on diesel either

I guess the company is to blame for that but I  can tell if a car has Diessel engine or not, the sound is more than enough usually

Dealing with rental companies is so frustrating, if you don't buy the most expensive insurance rate you're basically screwed if anything happens

I know right, thats something you shouldnt save money in, it can also get stolen and then what will you do?

What sucks is insurance companies will wait months before charging you a fee

then interests pile up, sometimes they will charge you for damages previously done in vehicles, like Enterprise charged to Kristin Budinich

So much hassle.

I wonder in South Africa if you can rent a car equipped with a flame thrower

Wow for real?

equipped with a flame thrower!!

that sounds dangerous and could rise the insurance rate

Yea but I don't know if it is more dangerous than a 160 mph commuter bus the Dutch are building

That seems like a fast way to travel, do you like to travel?

Yea, I'd like to visit Japan but the $300 in tolls to drive through the country is expensive

That sounds expensive, still, it might be worth it, Japan must have beautiful landscapes all around

Iceland does, but you have to take airplanes to travel from major cities

I guess thats ok I like to travel by air.

or maybe I can rent a car, ill be careful not to make those mistakes mentioned above.


Wow...did you know why McDonald's initially added drive thru's to their restaurants?

I heard soldiers could not get out in their fatigues, good response by them.

REading this, I kinda wish my trunk was still actually a wooden trunk.

Yes exactly!

I think it is so interesting that drive thru's were created just for soldiers to not have to get out in their fatigues.

It would be funny to have a wooden trunk now.

Might not be as safe, though  not nearly as fun a being in south africa and having a flame thrower mounte to your vehicle

I did not know that Detroit was founded by Antonie de la mothe Cadillac.

Didnt know that either.
Do you travel often?

I do travel every other month for work.

I usually take my kids on two vacations each year too.

I love to travel.

Cool.

I don't travel alot out of the midwest, though I want to do so with the kids.

I had no idea Japan charged around $300 to travel across country.

That is crazy!

You could probably fly across the country cheaper.

They must have the best roads at that cost.

Have you ever been to Mackinac Island?

I can't imagine an island with no cars or motorcycles.

People must really like bikes there.

I dont thik they have the best roads, just so many people they have to limit traffic.

Oh that makes a lot of sense.
I didn't think about it that way.
Have you ever been to hawaii?
I did not know they had a king.

Had no idea they had a king.

Explains King's Hawaiian rolls (not really)

Haha :)

What's your favorite album or music?

I love all kinds of music.
Music is so important to me.
I mostly listen to hip hop or country.
I like when the music has a story.
I can relate to so much of it.
How about you?

I like old school rock.

I was one also that bought Linkin Park's Hybrid theroy, which is the best selling album since 2000

I did not buy that album but I do like Linkin Park.

It is surprising to learn that they have the best selling album since 2000.

It's also surprising to learn that Pink Floyd's dark side of the moon was one of the best selling albums in 2014.

Their music is timeless.

Certainly is.

I listen to them all the time on the radio/

I need to hear this rap album made by the two twins from Japan at 100 years old.

Sounds hilarious.

I am learning a lot about Japan today!

I hope to be able to speak still at that age!

Absolutely let alone make a rap album!

Impressive.

Did you ever listen to Straight Outta Compton?

I did not


Good morning!

It's a snowy day here and I was thinking of spending some time with a movie.

Do you like dramas?

I'm more of a comedy person myself, but I understand that drama is traditionally the middle ground between comedy and tragedy.

I am with you.

I don't know that I will choose a drama, but the wife may have final say.

It's interesting that Jim Carrey won't do dramas now because they don't promote positivity.

It's a little weird, but he was always better in a comedic role.

That is surprising.

Patrick Stewart is a good dramatic actor.

He played a pretty good Macbeth and was awesome on Star Trek.

:)  I guess he also teaches drama, so he does it all.

I wonder if he initially got into for the girls like Michael Caine did?

LOL!

Perhaps!

I've heard that a lot of women find him attractive.

Maybe it's that Yorkshire dialect of his.

Maybe!

Beyond the pretty girls, it can make you a wealthier person as well.

Hugh Laurie was making like $700 K an episode while he starred in House.

Wow!

That's a pretty good gig.

I wonder what ancient dramatists like Aristotle would think of today's fare.

The genre has evolved so much since 335 BC.

It's interesting to think it's been around that long.

I agree or that its roots were more in poetry whereas today it's a lot different.

You might consider checking out a website that contains over 1,000 classic radio genres for your listening pleasure.

Oh wow, that's a lot of choices!

Radio soap operas are awesome.

I always liked the way they kept a listener hooked and waiting for the next episode.

The soap manufacturers that sponsored them in the early days knew that was where the money would be.

LOL.

Despite all this talk about dramas, I bet I will just watch some show about animals.

With over 20 quintillion individual ones on the earth, there is bound to be something interesting!

Yes, you might find one or two interesting things.

:)  Maybe you can find a reality show about the Swiss lawyer that represents animals in court.

That could be fun.

Not sure about Switzerland, but I know for sure that animals have legal rights guaranteed by the German constitution.

Maybe a Judge Clifford the Big Red dog themed show?

LOL

That would be outstanding!

He could hear cases from all kinds of species since animals have complex interactions with each other, much like humans do.

I would watch that for sure.

There would be no shortage of cases!

Even the loch ness monster is protected per Scottish law.

You could just imagine a little cryptozoology cases that Clifford would hear as well.

Cases involving animals that can theoretically live forever would be intriguing as well.

I'm sure that a "biologically immortal" lobster could file a number of curious civil cases.

Wow!

Unfortunately for that lobster, a lot of the animals it would bring cases against might be long gone!

Also might be tough to get some 110 foot animals in the courtroom.

This idea has so many possibilities.

Even in animated form, it would be outstanding.

Zoologists could be creative/expert consultants, as could actual attorneys.

We may be on to something.

We might be in the wrong line of work!

There could be real debates and learning opportunities, like where do hiccups come from?

Are they really based on evolution and animals that had gills and lungs?

Yes!

And how can animals that speak different dialects still communicate?

How can dolphins communicate over a telephone?

We could really provide an entertaining and educational service to so many.

That would be fun.

Really great chat!
I hope you have a great day!


Hello, how are you?
Do you like cars?

Yes I do like cars.

It's crazy that the first car was invented in the late 1800s that seems so long ago

I know it was!

The Model T  that was first available to the masses in the US.

Up and that was back in 1908, think about how far we come in terms of car manufacturing since then!

Including the invention of the drive-through haha

Yes, the drive thru, what would we do without that.

Mcdonalds added the drive thru in 1975.

Yes and it was actually created for military personnel because they could not get out of their car if they were wearing their uniform for some reason, that rule must havve changed since them

Yes, the fatigues!!

It's interesting the Benz was patented in 1886!

Yeah that was a long time ago!

I also think it's crazy that the reason the trunk of a car is called the trunk is because old cars used to have wooden trunks on their backs LOL

Yes, its name must have started with the habit for saying trunks!

lol Do you enjoy Rap?

I do like listening to rap in my car sometimes haha.

What would be cool though would be to live in South Africa with a flamethrower on my car and listen to rap while shooting flames LOL

OMG, lol, I can get a visual of that!!

funny, Must have scary drivers their?

Tupac's music is in the Library of Congress!

I guess they say that it has cultural significance, did you ever listen to Eminem?

Do you know who his favorite comic book hero was?

Yes,  Seems like I have heard that before, its different?

Who?

Yes it was Spider-Man Actually.

And when he was in high school he actually wanted to be a comic book artist originally instead of a rapper

That's right!

A talented artist for sure!!

How would you like having your ruling made with a rap song?

It happened in Michigan in 2001 with Eminem!

Wow that is crazy!

I wish that they had that on YouTube!

Do you ever watch Korean Rap by the way apparently they do something called compliment battles over there

Its a type of freestyle!!
That would be funny to see.
lol

Yes I think instead of it being about dissing the other person it would be about giving them compliments which I think is more positive and fun LOL

Did you know that Busta Rhymes voice was in the Rugrats movie!

No I didn't know that.

But it has been a long time since I've seen that movie.

On a different note though, do you ever watch basketball?

What do you think about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A great player!!

I love basketball, I enjoy going to the games!!

I didn't know that New Zealand had a team?

Good chat!

Yeah I didn't know that either.

And I didn't know that they were called The Tall blacks either LOL that name would not fly in the United States.


Unfortunately, at the Youth Peace Center in Chicago a person spoke of being shot six times in the back of the head.

"It was like Iraq", the person said, but he hasn't been in Iraq.

What a sad day.

Also the day of the Parkland, FL shooting.

WHat is wrong with people these days?

I'm sure it's complicated and also a reflection of the broken mental health and social systems as well.

Scary that there are war zones right in America.

I think some of the gang activity is to blame.

Gangsters can elevate issues quickly and result in years of problems.

Chicago itself had 650 murders in 2017 and they say that number is down.

Scary!

Hopefully they continue to improve.

Gangsters need to move toward reconciliation instead of retaliation.

When Chicago's high-rise was torn down that caused gangs to move to other neighborhoods and smaller groups engaged in chaotic block-by-block warfare.

They should all get in their cars and go elsewhere where it's safe.

Thank goodness for 20th century inventions of transportation!

Social media also is more prevalent and can cause major disruptions over minor provocations.

Very true.

Social media has changed the world.

I enjoy coming across rap music on social media though.

I love the rhyme and street language.

It can be very emotional as well and deeply touching.

BAM was created to employ a form of group therapy to keep young men from going off track.

The students can share personal struggles, building a kind of brotherhood.

They are also assisted in getting jobs and a career.

It's a great program!

Also they have older mentors for the younger men giving a father figure to many who don't have fathers.

Growing up without a dad is rough.
My dad wasn't around.

That's great that men are volunteering to help these young men.

Some of the young men in the program have young children themselves like M. who has a 4 month old.

Arne Duncan deserves praise for all his hard work and dedication to helping the young men.

Yes, people like him make a huge difference.

Ironically, Billy Moore who was in prison 20 years helps and coaches at IMAN to help reclaim lives, but his own son was shot and murdered shot 16 times.

Very sad.

Too bad he couldn't have gotten into sports as a distraction.

Speaking of sports, did you know that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dunk shot was banned from college basketball for over a decade.

I did not!

I follow shaq closely though and he only had one 3 pointer ever!

Hard to believe!

To end on a funny note, the us supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land"


Have you heard of the Chicago massacre?
People compared it to war.
Chicago has a high murder rate.

Yes it's a shame.I think that the tearing down of the high rise public housing caused the diffusion of gang problems into other neighborhoods.

Some young men take precautions and circle their home block several times to make sure nothing seems out of place, before parking.

Wow.

that's terrible.I'd drive my car as far away as possible.

There are organizations that are trying to battle the problem as well like IMAN that matches older mentors with young men so that they have father figures.

However, there is a wait list to get in the program.

I've heard of that.

I know one of the main people suffered a tragedy that aligned him with the organization.

How sad and how great of him to be able to forgive and make a difference in others' lives.

Yes.

I agree.

So, on a more positive note, I am a car buff.

I love car facts.

I know in 1975 McDonalds added drive-thru to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars wearing fatigues.

Too bad drive thrus have attributed to my laziness haha.

They are super convenient, and what a cool way to help out soldiers.

Mine too, and agreed.

Did you know the trunk of your car is called so because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back?

Interesting.

Wonder if they got jacked at all?

Speaking of carjacking, South Africa you can put flame throwers on your car to prevent carjacking.

I would totally do that!!

In 2014 the estimated number of cars all over was more than 1.25 billion.

I like the brand Cadillac.

It was named after the french explorer who founded Detroit.

I did not know.

I do know in 1986 the estimated number of cars on the road was about 500 million.

I'm sure plenty were Cadillac.

Do you like professional race car driving?

I do watch from time to time.

Jann Mardenborough got his break and became a professional race car driver by beating 90000 people in the video game Gran Turismo.

No kidding!

Crazy.

Hard to believe how much cars have changed over time.

Now most have reverse cameras, navigation systems and in car entertainment.

Do you listen to music when you are driving?

I do, I love rap, the music that incorporates rhyme, rhythmic speech and street ventricular.

Yeah, I like classic rap like Tupaq.

His music is in the library of conress of "cultural significance."


How's it going, did you know Karl Benz was the first person to patent the car?

I didn't.

It makes sense... Did you know that McDonald's developed drive-thus to help soldiers?

I helped me too.

Yea, apparently Mcdonalds invented the drive thru in 1975, I thought the drive thru existed before then

The had drive in things with people on roller-skates in the 50's.

Way back they actually put trunks in the "trunk".

Driving with a wooden trunk must of been unsafe, I wonder what happened when someone crashed into it?

I bet your stuff went everywhere...

It's probably safer than having a flame-thrower on one's car like if S. Africa.

It's actually legal there to prevent carjacking.

Safer but not nearly as much fun as having a flamethrower equipped to your car

Yeah, for sure.

But it would fit with banging out the rap as you cruised the streets.

Do you like rap?

Yea, Tupac is my favorite, nice to know his music is in the library of congress

Funny, Busta Rhymes did the voice of the Reptar Wagon in the Rugrats 1998 movie.

Lol, I didn't know Busta was the Reptar wagon, I wonder how much he got payed for such a small role

Don't know... Did you know Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before he was a rapper?

No but I did know Eminem was a huge comics fan, his favorite hero is Spider-man

Rap is definitely international... Korean rappers invented a new freestyle called "compliment battle."

That sounds pretty awful, I hope Korean Compliment battles don't make it to the US

It probably sounds like a cat fight... Are you into basketball?

Yea, I love watching college ball, apparently Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's got the dunk ban in college ball

In New Zealand their basketball team is nicknamed "The Tall Blacks".

I'm not sure that would fly in the US.

That's crazy, not as crazy as 39 of the highest paid state employees being a college football or basketball coach

Yeah, they get paid a lot at some schools.

Funny, the only losing coach at KU was the guy that invented the game.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hi.

I don't know what I'd do without a telephone.

Did you know an iPhone has more computing power that the entire U.S. nuclear deterrent?

Wow.

Yes, that says a lot about both things doesn't it?

I agree, my phone is my lifeline as well.

It's funny how vulnerable they seem to be.

The cables carrying phone and Internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor.

Must be fiber optic... Did you know that the NY area code is 212 because it was easier to dial with rotary phones?

Is that lazy?

Might have been back in the day!

How about Unicef?

They will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.

Mighty nice of them!

It is said to be impossible to separate two phone book with their pages overlapped.

Really, not even with two big tractors?

Good point.

Do you do Facebook?

I am an avid user and goto my FB page everyday.

It started back in 2004 and I've been on it ever since.

Yeah, I use it to stay in touch with people.

It has many uses now.

Iceland is using it to re-write their constitution.

Yes, can you imagine?

And Burger King gives a free whopper to anyone who unfriends 10 people.

Gee.

Why would they do that?

Do they hate Zuckerberg?

I guess he suffers from red-green colorblindness.

Yes, but that's not reason to hate.

I found it hilarious when Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-holstein.

What's up with that, lol?

I have do idea.

I wondered the same.

So do you like to go to concerts?

I guess the prolific Linkin Park did 324 concerts in 2001 alone.

Yes, I am a concert goer.

I love to hear that live music being played in the big venues like the sports stadiums and amphitheaters.

Now, that's entertainment!

Cool for you.

I guess the Ramones toured constantly for over 20 years and did 2,263 concerts.

I now know why they wanted to be sedated.

Hmm, me either.

That was one of their biggest hits, too.

Yes, concerts are held in a wide variety and size of settings from private houses and small nightclubs to the large multipurpose buildings.

Some of them are indoors and some of them are held outdoors.

I guess Lana Del Rey has a stalker idiot that was going to kidnap her at a concert.

Have people always been this crazy or is this a recent thing?

No doubt always been this crazy, there's just more people now.

Back in 2002, a Creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band.

What did they get, I wonder?

Their ticket money back?

Good point, more people...

Sounds like a frivolous thing to me.

As for people with mental health issues, we need to be more proactive...

This guy gave plenty of clues, concerning videos, locked up 5 times...

Yes, our justice system has a few loopholes in it I would say.

ARRESTED: Michael Hunt, for aggravated stalking & attempted kidnapping w/a weapon.

Clearly something more should be done about people like him.

Yeah, the cops did a good job once they got a tip but there should be some kind of database where they wouldn't need a tip.

It's the same way with these school shooters.

Oh well, hard to do without creating a police state.

Yes, every viable solution seems to have its big drawbacks, doesn't it?

If you are a celebrity and in the spot light, you have to put up with a lot and Lana Del Rey is certainly no exception to that rule.

Yeah, it's a deep and complex problem.

I want to thank you, you were an excellent chat partner.

Thank you, you were as well.


hey what are your thoughts on Pink Floyd?

pretty cool, as cool as to play a concerts in an ancient amphitheatre without an audience?

haha that is cool, I hope they recorded it though I bet it was a great show, do you like any other artists?

I like Linkin Park.
How about you?

ya I don't mind them, crazy that they played 324 concerts in an entire year, thats almost 1 a day!

I know they are so amazing, too bad about what happened though

what happened?
I don't know much about them

the lead singer committed suicide sadly

oh that is sad I didn't know that, did you see that on Facebook?

Or how do you get your news

It was all over the news but yeah I saw it on facebook do you use it much?

I have facebook but I don't use it much no, what about you, I guess it's valued around 104 billion dollars

Too bad for myspace who did not buy it when they could

haha ya 75 million to buy them back in 2005 would have been a bargain

exactly, their loss.
do you know why facebook is blue?

well I think it's because Zuckerberg is colorblind?

did you know there's a state in Germany where the like button is illegal?

Yeah that is it.

I wonder why it is illegal though and how they control people

right it is very strange, did you do the burger king facebook promotion back in the day?

Yeah defriend 10 people and get a free whooper?

what was that about?

ya that would happen, and it would message your friend and say that you valued them less than 1/10 of a whopper haha

yeah.

On the other hand Iceland is using it to rewrite the constituton

ya I don't know how I feel about that I'd be scared personally, do you still have a landline phone in your house?

No that is gone for a while now.
nice chat


Ben carson nick name should have been Banana like the president of Zimbabwe.

why is that?

Because he's a clown in my opinion.

Can you imagine if the rule of 1805 about VP's was still in existence?

Yeah ok. Did you know dogs drink with the underside of their tongues?

I heard that, and to reiterate about Carson just being funny.

I think he's a genius when it comes to brain surgery but that does not mean you make a good president which was evident, in my opinion.

You know trump doesn't rate as one of three top wealthiest presidents?

yeah, that is surprising about Trump.

So the three wealthiest are JFK which doesn't not surprise me at all, Washington and Jefferson.

yeah JFK not surprising.

You know the president of Indonesia has 3 pop albums?

I didnt know that, did you know that Lincoln was the first prez to be photo'd for his inauguration and that in the photo was John Wilkes Booth?

Wow now that's deep and kind of disturbing as well.

You know google prefers dogs to cats, what about you?

I prefer to be without either.

;) You see that in Guatemala, close relatives of the president can not run for president?

We should do that in the US, woulda spared us from the last couple of decades of Clinton and Bush families

Right!

Did you know that dogs have 12 different types of blood and can donate at blood drives?

That explains why I've always wanted my back scratched after my blood transfusion!

Did you know that dogs in Moscow have learned to use the subway?

Too funny!
Wow they are really smart!
Do you know they share with elephants?

Share food with elephants?

I see that dogs can learn over 1000 words and can reason better than chimps.

Yeah i think dogs are amazing, clearly i'm a dog lover.

They can perform many roles to help humans.

Yeah if I had to choose, I would choose a dog over a cat for a pet.

They are much smarted and social

Yeah they assist with hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection.

police and military just to name a few.

Yeah, seems like they enjoy working for humans.

Yeah that's pretty cool though you know?

They save lives and can be taught to sniff out bombs that's amazing to me.

Russia has a tomb of the unknown dog as a memorial for canine research subjects.

That's pretty cool, i was under the impression that dogs were color blind but apparently that's not true.

Yeah I always thought they were color blind as well.

Nope they see just as many colors as we humans do.

have you heard of the extant grey wolf?

yeah, what does that mean, "sister taxa"?

I just assumed it meant that they are related in a certain way, you?

i didn't know wolves were ever domesticated.

yeah that's what I thought but according to this they were.

Well we have to take with a grain of salt, right?

Do you know the camera company Nokia?

I thought Nokia was a phone manufacturer

Your right, got them mixed up, lol!

However and you probably already knew this but they started in the 1800's as a rubber boot making company and they still make them today.

Guess it does pay to diversify.

Didnt know that Prince was a fantastic bowler and could throw a strike at will.

He wore knee high furry boots while bowling, I bet that was a site.

Yeah sounds like him, nice chatting with you.


Hi, do you follow politics?

Avidly, but not a fan of vindictive, blistering comments.

You?

Not really.

I think we have similar sensibilities... well, let's see.

What are you thoughts on the president?

Guess I'd have to agree w/a guy named Jeff Talman, a NY artist, who said, "Trump (was) a vile candidate, (is) a vile president, a vile man."

How about you?

WE DO AGREE!

I have such reverance for the office that his presidency will be seen as a stain on the history of the USA.

I do not mind talks of walls or economics but the way he has done it has divided this country and caused such unnecessary anger.

Absolutely.

Trump is not presidential, doesn't come anywhere close to Lincoln or FDR, who both responded to our needs.

Yeah.

I was so turned off by the "Grab them by the *****..." comment.

I am not sure there is enough secret service if he were to repeat his actions

Good point.

Trump's not a thought-FULL man, like, say, W. Wilson, our only Pres.

with a PhD.

Agreed.

He's not even in the top 3 wealthiest presidents!

We don't know that for sure!!

Yes, JFK had daddy's money, Washington & Jefferson were both rich, too, but partly because of the profits off their cheap slave labor.

Trump's wealth...not just real estate, I guess...

he got more than $400M from his dad...

I read an article recently that at 8%, the average american could have done the same ROI as trump.

Yes, and Trump's father built NY apts where "C" (colored) were excluded.

Lincoln must be rolling over in his grave!

Did you know he was 1st.

pres.

to be photographed for inaug.

- and - J. W. Booth was in that photo!

I had no idea.
That's crazy!
When was it?

Think it was his 2nd inaug.
in March, 1864.
Sadly prophetic photo.

Yeah.
Do you listen to country music?

Correction: 2nd Lincoln inaug.
was March, 1865.
(elected prev.
Nov.).
Yes, like some country music.
Who's your favorite artist or group?

I am just now getting into it but like george Strait and a few new artists.

Strait is cousins with Jeff Bezos!

Didn't know that.

Did Strait ever sing with Loretta Lynn or Dolly Parton?

there are a few singles but I am not sure if they did a lot together.

When Lynn 1st came on the scene, country music was still called hillbilly music, I think.

I had no idea.

It was really nice chatting with you today!


Do you know much about presidents?

I know some stuff.

Do you know who the three wealthiest in the us are?

Yes it is JFK, Washington and Jefferson

Yes.

Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?

Yes he was called president Banana

Yeah .

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

I guess they get a lot of people there and need the room

I guess so.

Do you know how the VP used to be elected?

Yes that was the runner up that moved into that position

Yeah.
Do you know much about the sun?

Yes .

Did you know that it is white and not yellow?

Yes but we see it as yellow because of atmospheric scattering

Yeah.

Do you know how hot a lightning bolt is?

Yes it is 5 times hotter than the sun, pretty hot

Yes if we could only find a way to harness all that energy

Good point.

We only need one second of the sun to have energy for half a million years

Wow cool.
Do you know how big is the sun?

Yes it is actually one billionth of the size of the larget star

Yeah it just makes you think of how small we are

Haha exactly.
Nice chat

Same here and have a good one


Are you a dog or cat person

Both, but I like dogs a bit more, what about you?

I love dogs, not so much cats.
Even google prefers dogs!

Google, you mean the be evil company?

ha you don't like Google too much?

I'm indifferent, but they have been up to bad stuff lately.

for sure, all those big companies have been.

Do you follow the president much>

Sometimes, I think he's the best one so far for entertainment purposes.

Can't imagine it going back to the way it was before him.

Real game changer.

For sure, he sucks but it is quite entertaining and said.

Good thing he isn't top 3 for richest presidents

I think he's great.
Best since reagan.

Yikes, I don't like Trump, sorry.

But anyways the runner up in presidents back then was made vice president, can you imagine Hillary being vice?

Yup, he's the best.
I think he's doing a lot of good.

True, he is getting things done, did you know zimbabwe calls their president, president banana, lol

MOAR TRUMP!

lol!
Do you wear boots at all?

Sometimes, but only in the snow.
And you?

same, I love my boots in the snow.

did you know uggs were created by surfers

It wouldn't surprise me to be honest.

ha for sure, they are kind of out there.

it was to keep their feet warm after leaving the water.

Good chatting with you!

Were they california surfers?

yes


Hi.

Wouldn't it be funny to be watching a soccer match and have a dog on the field save a play?

I heard that happened at a soccer game in Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychù.

But where was the goalie?

I believe the goal was unattended at the time.

Funny, they didn't penalize for too many players on the field.

In that country, more households own dogs than in any other Latin American country.

I wonder who the dog belonged to

Good question.

It could even have been a stray.

I understand that can be a problem there.

Anyway, he is a hero.

"man's best friend."

Maybe the reason the team wasn't penalized was due to the fact that it was in a third division league

I understand there is a bit of rioting over soccer in Buenos Aires.

You know, soccer players make more money that football, basketball, etc.players?

Is the the players themselves that make more money or the sport in general?

Because it is an sport played in over 200 countries

It is definitely the biggest sport in the world.

Personally, I like American football, but parents of young children prefer their children to learn soccer, since it is safer that American football.

Plus soccer requires less equipment.

I wonder how the game would work with three teams playing at once

That would be interesting to watch.

I wonder how the newscasters would cover that on the airwaves.

Trying to keep three teams in perspective would be rough.

True, but I guess use of colors maybe.

It would still be less confusing that picking up a Jupiter storm on the AM radio

Ha.

what would that sound like?

Pure static.

Might be better than listening to classical Latin, if you listened to a Finnish radio station back in 1989.

I think that radio station still has a news program in Latin, which must have enough listeners to still be on air

Either that or there's enough other entertainment to encourage listeners to stay with the station.

I never learned Latin.

How about you?

Only certain schools teach it since it's considered a dead language.

Canadians, on the other hand, speak English, so it wouldn't be so bad to have to listen to stations required to play 40% Canadian music

I don't know if I would like that station.

Listening or reading, it's good to understand the language.

Reading a foreign language take lots of work, since reading requires understanding.

True!

I do love to read though.

I'm glad that the spread of novels is no longer considered a "moral panic" like it was in the 18th century

Depends upon what one reads ;)  There's some pretty racy stuff today, too.

It is good to read some deep stuff to exercise the brain and to improve your reading speed.

Can you imagine reading 4700 words a minute?

I wonder how many of those words she retains.

Though, I have heard those with a photographic memory can read quickly, so I wonder if she falls under that category

Oh, good point.
Well, it was nice sharing with you.
Have a blessed day.


Do you enjoy walking dogs?

Dogs are my favorite pet so I guess I do, what about you?

They are man's best friend and our unique associate allow us to be closely attuned to each others behavior

I agree with you there, did you know dogs are the only animals with elephants to understand pointing

I'm sure pointing is a vital means of communication when dogs perform a large range of roles from protection to assisting police and military

They do, they also provide joy to sick kids, I guess thats why Google prefers them over cats, a dog can save you a cat would just ignore your call of distress

Personally, I think that dogs have better personally than cats, but then again some smaller dogs are crazy.

I guess I am open to most animals, but what really depends is their personality

They sure are loyal to its owners and loved ones that is a trait I repect and like about them.

I was surprised to learn that dogs have 12 different blood types and they can donate blood to eachother.

I wonder why I never considered it before

That is suprising, I have a dog and wasnt aware of that fact I might take him to a blood drive so that he can make a small difference in the life of other dogs.

I mean even istanbul has a vending machine to release necessities for the city's strays for recycled bottles.

Does the us have lots of strays?

That is a great inniciative, clean street, happy dogs, happy citizens, I guess everyone wins.

When I walked my dog, I tend to wear boots since I sometimes run with my dog and have bad experience with sandals

Yeah I can see your point its better to wear shoes or boots you never know if you will need to chase them, strange fact but boots were invented by surfers

Boots don't really have a sea image

Can you imagine life before boots?

I heard farmers used turkeys to walk back in the 18th century

Didn't they put little custom boots on the turkeys like the little shoes on dogs today?

Yeah they did, poor turkeys they sure suffered a lot, 250,000 defenceless turkeys

They had a 3 month walk.

Tough enough for the farmers and much worse for the turkeys themselves.

I agree, in 1838 a man stood still seven minutes on the street and ended up being the firs man photographed by accident

I didn't even know that!

In any case, thank you for the interesting chat.


Discussion of work boots reminded me I really need to get some new work boots soon -- my current pair is getting really worn.

I need me some boots.
My dog ate mine!

Wow -- not the whole things, I hope!

Mine are just worn out from use, but they look like crap from my cats clawing at them.

I prefer dogs.

Did you know google prefers dogs to cats also?

Yeah, I wonder why they would make an actual policy about it, and what it means.

I agree.

I did not know dogs weren't color blind, I thought that my whole life.

I'm not even sure what is meant by denying that they are.

Color blindness in humans doesn't mean people can't see color at all -- just that they see red and green as the same color.

And that's what I was always told was the case with dogs.

They can't see as many colors as humans, I found that interesting.

I think humans are one of very few species that see red and green as two different colors -- just primates and a few birds IIRC.

that is interesting.

Back to boots, ugg boots were invented by surfers!

Yeah, that really surprised me.

I just assumed they started out as a fashion for girls.

For sure, it was to keep their feet warm after leaving the ocean.

Makes sense

Yeah.

I'm just trying to picture surfers with them on LOL.

What kind of boots do you wear?

Me too, they would have got wet so quick!

I like Timberlands, you?

I just get whatever kind of durable combat boots or lineman's boots I can find used at the surplus store when my old ones wear out.

For sure, Nokia made rubber boots that made them a big company, crazy to think.

Spinoffs are weird.

3M, the company that makes scotch tape, originally developed the tape as a byproduct of sandpaper adhesive.

That is so interesting to learn.

Many companies created stuff that got them rich and then forgot about it.

And in some cases experimented with stuff they didn't develop but kept under patent lockdown.

What else do you like?

Oh a lot of things, but I gotta go now.
Nice talking to you!


Do you do a lot of reading?

Yea I like to read although I wish I could read 4700 words per minute like Anne Jones

Right i wonder how they judge that.

Why is Starship Trooper required reading for our military...have you seen this movie?

Yea I saw the movie as a kid but I've never read the Starship troopers books

Nothing i can recall would lead me to believe that our military needs to read it.

They must know something i do not, lol!

The US miltary also has Ender's game as suggested reading, maybe something is up

Well the only thing i can think of is that they're going to let the kids run the military.

You can argue there is one running it now.

Did you know novels caused a moral panic in the 18th century?

Stop it my sides hurt!!

On a different note did you know that storms on Jupiter can be picked up by AM radio?

Yea that is pretty cool, I wonder what am stations you have to tune to to hear the radio storms from Jupiter

Me too i'd like to know what that sounds like.

I think its pretty cool that Canada created a law that thirty percent of there music played has to be in house.

Yea it's also cool that there is a website that streams classical radio dramas for free

Yeah that is cool.

Radio technology is cool when the radio waves strike an electrical conductor, the oscillation fields induce an alternating current.

Wow, I didn't knew that.

I'd like to try to make a foxhole radio out of a razor and pencil

Yeah now that was pretty cool they did that back in world war 2 right?

Yep.

THeres a radio station in finland that broadcasts a program entirely in classical latin

Wow that's awesome!!
Switching gears do you like soccer?

A little, it's amazing Soccer makes more than baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined

Right, i think it's because it's played by 250 million ppl in over 200 countries.

That's crazy, I'd love to play the variation of soccer with 3 teams facing each other

Yeah that sound highly confusing.
Do you know why we call it soccer?

Because soccer is slang for Association football.

Well I have to go, nice chatting


Headlines are really important they can influence a hole article.

Yes, they can.

Just like in the case of Dennis Kucinich.

What about those headlines?

Well a single headline can provoke us humans to color an entire piece, so the headline of a new story is really important,

It is.

Do you listen to country music at all?

did you know that George Strait and Jeff Bezos of Amazon are cousins?

I do, I like country music, and no I dint know that, I guess talent lies in the family

yes it does.

I can't believe that there are only 2 African Americans  in country music hall of fame.

or should I say i am surprised.

I guess theres a lot more of them in the hall of fame of rap music, you know the fender stratocaster was originaly intended for country music?

that guitar is sweet!

True.

Are you interested in history?

Do you know who the top 3 wealthiest presidents were?

No, no idea, who are the top 3 wealthies presidents?

JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

Did you know that the president of Zimbabwe was called?

Oh so Trump is not on the list?

thats odd, and no, whats the name of the president of Zimbawe?

The president of Zimbabwe was called banana.

And crazier than that the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.

Too much.

Thats a funny name!

and wow, I would be terrified to know the president of my country is about to release his 4th album since he got to office lol.

I agree.

I heard the president's guest house is bigger then the white house.

Send me an invite!

Wow, bigger than the  White House?

I wonder if he did that on purpose, you know that the sun is small compared to the biggest star discovered?

Yes, and the sun is so strong that it produces so much energy in one second to meet the needs of everyone on the planet for 500,000 years.

We should use that energy!

Im so worried about global warming, the sun seems like a great alternative.

Yes it does.

In fact, a lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun.

5 times as much

We can also use the energy from lightbolts although they tend to be scarse so probably not the best idea

Ha ha!

You are right!

I didn't even realize that the sun is only 1 billionth of the size of the biggest star in the galaxy.

Where have I been?

Its a big universe indeed, many facts we dont know many things to explore and discover.


The president has an important job and also is a really powerfull person

Hi did you know that first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana?

lol

I didnt know that, that is so funny, was that like his actual name or a nickname?

maybe he looked like the fruit lol

lol  The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.Maybe he wrote a song about banana?

lol

He did?

wow, seems like he had a lot of free time, and thats a sure thing, he probably used President Banana as an inspiration

lol  The top 3 wealthiest president in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

I think Trump in the top 3 now though.....

He should be, he is one of the richest persons alive, he owns a guest house that is larger than the White House, also has hotels and many businesses

I would like a little piece of that pie.

lol  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential election would automatically become vice president.

That wouldn't fly today.lol

I agree, must be a really tasty pie lol, can you imagine Trump and Clinton running the country together?

lol  They would be out on the white house lawn boxing.

lol  Do you like dogs?

I do like dogs, I am a dog person, what about you?

I like them.

I have one.

Wish I worked at google.

Their code of conduct specifically states they are a dog company.

I read that you can take your dog to work with you there.

Dogs are smart animals they can understand poiting,

I read that.

I believe the elephant is the only other animal that can do that as well.

Yeah both are the only ones, dogs are not colour blind, they can actually see colors

Interesting.

I didn't know that there were 12 different blood types a dog can have.

12 different types1 wow that sounds like a lot

I know.

Dogs can even donate blood at dog blood drives.

First time I've ever heard about that.

lol

I didnt know about that either, sounds like a good deed though, did you hear about Istanbul and how they use dogs to gather bottles?

No I didn't.
What do they do?

They have vending machines that release food in exhange for bottles, great system.


Hello!
Are you interested a lot in politics?

I sometimes follow politics.
How about you?

I do but not very often!

It seems that President Trump is very prone to freaking out at his staff.

I'm not surprised.

Watch him on the Apprentice and in interviews.

He's got a temper.

I'm surprised he's not one of the top three richest presidents.

I am as well!

The U.S. president's guest house is larger than the actual white house, I'm sure his ego must have taken a hit from that.

He could rent out the place.

Just put up a Trump sign and then it's a hotel.

Oh absolutely, don't give him any ideas haha.

To be fair a lot of presidents do seemingly unpresidential things.

The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums in office.

He probably wants everyone to buy his albums.

He can get a law passed mandating the purchase.

I would be a hoot to see the old presidential election system in place.

The one from pre-1805.

For sure, I hear it used to be that the runner up in the presidential election was automatically vice president, I'm sure that would never work today.

It would be fun to watch though.

Clinton and Trump sitting at the same table every morning trying to run the country.

Classic!

Ahaha I can imagine.

I think the whole Senate would be a disaster with the two of them.

Although it's had its issues in the past as well.

Women couldn't even wear pants until after 1993.

Really was a boys' club.

Times are changing though.

I wonder how many senators take candy from the candy desk.

Haha I'm sure even senators are kids at heart.

There was a senator that once had to be dragged by his feet into the senate chamber after trying to leave.

They can be a sneaky bunch too.

I think it's funny that Richard Nixon broke the senate gavel.

It definitely seems that he'd be the angry type to do that haha.

Speaking of animals, do you have any pets?

No, don't have any pets.
You?

Neither do I!

But I'd be interested to, maybe in other countries that treated them better.

In germany, animals have legal rights by the constutution.

I guess they are big on rights in germany.

I wonder who would represent the animals in court.

Maybe animal lawyers haha.

There's over 20 quintillion individual animals, I bet several of them have their own courts of law somehow.

I don't think human beings would fare well in those courts.

There are over 7 million animal species and we are just one.

I guess the loch ness monster is also a species.

That seems impossible but I guess every country has their own beliefs.

I wonder if you could domesticate it, maybe it would develop a white patch like other animals that become pets

I have not developed a white patch, so I guess I'm not a pet.

Well, I enjoyed chatting!

Haha let's hope it stays that way.
Nice talking to you too!

Ta!


The president is a common title for the head of state or government.

Good morning!

Yes, it seems to be a universal term.

Even in Zimbabwe although they referred to their first president as President Banana.

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

President is the executive head of the nation.

Wow.

I wonder how the President feels about that?

Do you know who the wealthiest three Presidents of the US were?

JFK, Washington and Jefferson.

They are played important role in the improvement of the nation.

Yes, you are right, that was who I was thinking of.

I agree they were very important in history.

In the US the runner up won the tile of VP automatically until 1805!

I'm glad it is no longer that way.

If it happens in current years it very difficult to handle the situation and the nation also suffers.

Yes, I agree.

I wish it were more easygoing like Indonesia.

There the President released 3 pop albums while in office.

It very interesting.

The study of animals called zoology.

Animals are help to maintain the balance the eco-system.

Oh I love animals.

On earth there are about 20 quintillion  on Earth.

Germany became the first country in world to give Constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.

This shows how they affection towards animals and Dog was the first domesticated animal by man.

Oh that is interesting.
I like dogs.

Many of the animals species are lost  by hunters, they hunt the animal for skin, nails and valuable things.

Well, then I am glad dogs are domesticated.

Did you know domesticated animals have white patches on their foreheads?

Oh its very interesting.

Yes, now I have to look at my dog!

Early land animals had both gills and lungs and hiccups are a holdover from this early evolution.

But today water animals only have gills and lungs, In land animals have only lungs.

Some of the different can live in both land and water.

It's our duty to preserve it.

That is interesting.

Around 1 million living animal species are insects.

Totally 7 millions animal species all over the world.

Yes, and the can be as big as 110 ft long to as small as 8.5 millionths of a meter.

I imagine there are ones we never even notice.

Amazing !
Very nice chat with you.

Yes, it was nice chatting with you as well.


did You know that the top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson ?

I didn't realize that!

I heard that women were not allowed to wear pants in the Senate until 1993!

I wonder why was it like that ?

Politics can be old fashioned!

The senate used the same gavel for 165 years until it was broken by Richard Nixon

Oh wow, it was Nixon?

Of course!

Up until 1805, the runner up for president automatically became VP!

That would make for some interesting politics these days

was that like a rule ?

I guess a law.

The is a candy drawer that one of the senators keeps at their desk to share candy with the others.

My kind of job!

I would like to know what kind of candies were those ;)

Apparently milky ways, mars bars and jellybeans currently.

God, I love Mars... did You ever try those ?

I didn't, even though they're made in my home state of Pennsylvania.

You have to try them ;) ever since I was a little boy in Poland I can't stop eating them :)

Wow, I will!

Did you know there are 20 QUINTRILLION animals on planet earth?

can You name all ?
:)

Haha.

Definitely not.

Germany gives animals constitutional rights!

...and that's how it should be !
I love animals ;)

The loch ness monster is a protected species in Scottland!

no way !!!
It's not even proven to even exist ;)

I guess it does in Scottish folklore.

do You believe it exists ?

I don't think so, and I don't want to find out!

Good chatting with you!


Hello there, do you watch many baseball games?

Not really bout i'm familiar with the sport.

Did you know the rule on baseball managers and their uniforms?

Is it because they are technically able to play.

Good call!

I never knew that, I think that would be so cool if (barring a major injury) a manager had to bat one day.

Yeah and run his own basses.

ha!

Kickball is also called Soccer-kickball in Canada.

I think that is so funny, I wonder why they didn't come up with something different, that's such a long name!

Right!

Apparently there was a married couple who scheduled 2430 major baseball games.

That is an incredible feat, I wonder what ever got them that job in the first place?

They kept up until 2005.

That is awesome.

Did you know a man once found a 3 million dollar baseball card collection in his grandfather's attic?

Wow!

why can't stuff like that happen to me.

Apparently Japan feels like they invented baseball or something.

Yeah Japan has always been passionate about the sport.

I think a lot of young people growing up thinking they did invent it.

Your right

Yeah I am, I always think of that movie Mr.

Baseball when I think of Japan and that sport.

I never saw that.

Did you know trump does not rank in the top 3 wealthiest precedents.

Yeah I read that, I didn't know that those other 3 were, maybe JFK i did.

Yeah him Washington and Jefferson were the wealthiest.

Yeah that is a pretty interesting fact I must say.

Apparently the president of Indonesia has 3 pop albums.

Yeah they must have sold really well too!

Nice chatting, have a nice day.


Hi, do you like to read?

Yeah.
I read to my kids before bed.

That's great!

Did you know that the record for fastest reader held a speed of 4700 words per minute?

Yeah her name was Ann Jones.
That is pretty fast.

I know, it was.

And in the 18th century people panicked bc of how fast people were reading.

I think it was a moral panic, on the reading of novels.

I would say they were reading something their parents didnt like.

Lol.

yeah probably haha.

And reading is a form of language processing.

Yes it is.
Are you into war books.

No, but I have not tried them so I might be if I gave one a chance.

Well starship troopers is the first sci fi novel on the list of 3 out of the 5 military branches in the Us

I never would have guessed that.

And Ender's Game was suggested for military organizers.

Hey if its what the marines read it has to be a good one.

In my opinion at least.

Yeah, I agree.

Do you like dogs?

They were the first domesticated animal.

I love dogs.

Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types.

They can actually donate blood at doggy blood drives.

No i had no idea!

I love dogs too.

And I always thought that dogs were color blind.

Yeah they just cant see as many colors as humans.

Dogs are the only animal except elephants that can understanding pointing

That's very interesting.

Even google loves dogs, and their code of conduct says they are a dog company.

I like my cat to.

Lol.

Istanbul has a vending machine that gives ood and water to stray dogs.

Yeah I love both dogs and cats too.

That's great, they need more of those everywhere.

I wonder if cats have blood drives as well?

I wonder that too.
It was nice talking to you!

You to have a good one.


Hi there!

How are you today?

I'm hanging out waiting for the weather to get warmer so I can wash my car.

Do you like cars?

Hello, I'm great - thanks.
I love cars.
What about you?

Yes, I LOVE cars!

Guess what you can do with your car in South America?

I heard you can attach a flamethrower lol.

Yes!

People there can attach flamethrowers to prevent car-jacking.

I bet that would be handy in the US!

That would be sweet.

Did you know the trunk of a car got its name because older cars actually had wooden trunks in them?

That is really cool.

Although I could not imagine trying to fit all my groceries into a wooden trunk.

Me either.

Cadillac was named after a French explorer.

I wonder what the French explorer was it was named after?

Not too sure.
He also founded Detroit.

Okay, then it must have been Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac then, does that sound right?

That sounds right.
Do you like dogs?

I do like dogs.
I've always had a dog.
What about you?

I love dogs too.

Did you know there are 12 different blood types for dogs?

I knew there were a lot, but not that many!

I know they do actually have blood drives for dogs, which is sweet.

That is sweet.

Istanbul has vending machines that dispense food and water to stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.

It's hard to believe that we don't have those in the US.

Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.

I did not know that about dogs and elephants.

They must be pretty smart animals.

Yes, I would agree.

It is pretty amazing that a dog can play so many roles, including hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police, companionship and more.

I think it's amazing.

Dogs are also not colorblind which is a big myth.

I have heard that.

I've heard they can see color, just not as many as humans can.

Nice chatting with you today!

It was also good chatting with you!


hi, do you watch baseball?

It's hard for me to sit and watch it because I would rather play the game.

Even the coaches are dressed in uniforms in case the need arises for them to play for their teams

That is so cool actually.

do you know what kickball is called in Canada

Soccer-baseball?

It really is like a combination of those two sports

Yeah I guess it makes sense.

do you know who did the scheduling for major baseball leagues games?

I heard it used to be a married couple.
I'm not sure who does it now

Not sure either but what a career for them, 24 years is a long time

I wonder how many of the games they attended themselves.

Although it's known as America's pastime, it's so popular is Japan that the term may apply to them better

yeah and they cannot believe that it is just a pasttime here

For some, it's just a pastime until the NFL season starts again.

For others, they hide 3 million dollars' worth of baseball cards in their attic only for the grandson to find it 50 years later

Yeah , lucky grandson that found it and made three million dollars of it

I don't know what the odds of that are, but the odds of dating a supermodel are way lower than that of winning the powerball jackpot

Well there you go.

Do you know who the wealthiest presidents are us history?

Washington and Jefferson both had a lot of money, and I'm not sure how it would compare in our economy now

yeah same with jfk too.

did you know the guest house is larger than the white house?

I wonder how many people the guest house could hold in comparison and where it's located on the property

Yeah I wonder too.

do you know the president of indonesia is also a pop star?

I heard he's released three pop albums.

Now the real question is if they're actually good

Yeah I wonder about that too.

and do you know what the president of zimbabwe is called?

President Banana is a strange nickname that definitely needs some context to understand

Yeah I think so too.
nice chat


I never knew that the reason a baseball manager wore a uniform was so that he could play if needed.

Did you?

I did not know that at all thats a cool thing to learn

I've never seen one play though.
Do you watch baseball?

I dont anymore i use to play in my younger years i loved playing it.that really neat that a man found baseball cards worth millions of dollars

That is cool!

I didn't know that a married couple was scheduling all the games either.

Yeah i like to learn new things like that.ho w about the guest house being bigger then the white house i wonder why its built like that

I don't know.

Maybe they wanted to show a degree of humility or humbleness back in the day.

yeah i guess so and did you read about the president of indonesia releasing 3 pop albums what is up with that

It is interesting.

I am surprised that Trump did not make the list of wealthiest presidents.

I think it is because its from american history trump is not part of that yet

Possibly.

I do like Zimbabwe's first president being called president banana.

yeah that is a great name i am going to have to look more into some of these things they are very interesting and i want to know a little more about certain things i read about in this article

I never knew Martha Stewart had been a model before.

DId you?

I know me either.People say you learn something new everyday and i definiley have today

As have I.  I learned that I should have collected baseball cards!

LOL right could be rich .I did not know that about the mona lisa

I didn't either.

Why would Norman Rockwell apologize for rosie the riveter's size?

maybe he made her to fat and it was unbecoming for her as a model to be represented like that

I've seen it and thought it was size appropriate for the time period.

Strange.

Not sure maybe she didnt think it was

I suppose.

Hey, did you know that kickball is called soccer-baseball in canada?


Hi.

Do you use facebook?

Did you know that it was launched back in 2004?

Hi, I remember it launching.

Myspace at the time was so much better.

They actually had the chance to buy facebook in 2005 for just 75 million but turned it down.

oops.

i bet they still have nightmares about that bad decision lol!

I never used myspace but I do use facebook.

I know it's main color is blue but I never really thought about why.

I guess I just assumed it was someone's favorite color.

However, I learned recently that it's blue because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind.

Interesting, now it just wouldn't look right any other color.

It's interesting you have to be 13 to have an account but these days kids just use snapchat.

True and to be honest, these days kids can lie about their age as well if they really wanted to get an account and were too young.

Did you know that facebook makes it's money off of ads?

Yes, I actually wish they offered a pay service as the ads can be annoying.

When mobile facebook first came out there were no ads on the mobile version.

It would be nice not to have to see them all of the time, especially the ones that are there because your facebook friends like the company and/or product.

Then again, Burger King had a thing about unfriending people to get a free whopper so that would be an acceptable ad for me!

Oh right, I remember that.

I never did get a free whopper.

I've also never gotten around to buying facebook stock, but it seems like a good investment, the initial IPO valued them at 104 billion!

and they are still doing well now more or less.

I know!

I wish I had bought some too.

Who knew that a social network site for college kids at Harvard would get to be so popular.

Those who knew quickly got rich.

Facebook has become so big Iceland is writing their constitution on facebook.

They're even asking for suggestions, which is I guess why they are posting it on facebook in the first place.

Speaking of other countries did you know the like button is illegal in part of Germany?

Wow, no I didn't know that.

I'm surprised facebook didn't celebrate it's 15th anniversary it was just last week as the website went live Feb 4th, 2004.

I know!

i would have liked to see something about it and maybe some new cool feature rolled out.

Yeah, the German state of Schleswig-holstein has outlawed the like button for some reason.

Sounds like something the Republic party wishes they could do.

Why are they called GOP anyway?

I think it refers to grand old party or something like that.

Did you know that the platforms for both parties are actually reversed?

The democrats back in the day were actually dominant in the south and the republicans were in the northern states.

The republicans were founded by anti-slavery activists and economic modernizers.

Interesting, both parties have probably changed for the worse over the years.

Particularly these last couple.

I would like to see a realistic 3rd party or independent run.

I'm not sure they'd have a chance though.

There hasn't been a third party president since 1853.

That long ago!

I can't say I remember that.

It's really just a lot of the same old, same old.

In fact a member of the Bush or Nixon family has been on every ticket since 1928.

That's amazing to me!

I mean, it seems like the Bushs came on the scene in Reagan era.

The republicans have had the most presidents in our history.

In fact, every president that has a beard has been a republican.

Weird fact I know but it is a fact!

That is really weird, especially when you consider in the old days everyone had beards.

It's also weird that the use of red for republicans and blue for democrats only started in 2000.

I can't remember a time when these colors weren't associated with them.

I honestly can't either.

I thought that the colors were as much a part of the partys as the elephant and donkey.


do you use facebook much?

All the timer.
Do you know why it is blue?

Yes because Mark is green red colorblind

Yes.

DId you know the like button is illegal in parts of Germany?

Yes but I wonder what prompted them to make it illegal

Yeah me too.

Did you ever use MySpace before Facebook?

Yes I did.

They had a chance to buy Facebook once and passed on that

Yes for $75 million back then, they could be making billions now

True,.

Do you know what they are using it for in Iceland?

Yes they are rewriting the constitution that way actually,, pretty cool

I know, I have nor heard of another country that is that transparent

Yeah I know, Burger King had a promotion where you get a free whooper if you unfriend 10 people in Facebook

Wow wonder how that went.
Do you listen to the radio?

Yes sometimes.

Did you know in the AM radio you can listen to Jupiter's storms?

yes.

Do you listen to any of the Canadian radio channels?

Yes but they play 40% canadian music as they are require by law

yeah.

Do you know how soldiers during WWII made foxhole radios?

Yes they used razorblades and pencils, pretty creative

Yeah I know .

There is a radio channel in Finland that gives the news in latin?

Yes and I wonder how many listeners they have

Me too.
It was nice chatting with you


What are your thoughts on Trump?

Pretty unfavorable.

Unfavorable of the whole republican party, actually.

You?

Same, they have let me down time and time again, theres just too many controvercy going on,

I agree.

Although I wish there wasn't so much divide in the country.

This whole red and blue state thing is very stressful.

It is, they also seem like the only colors available, no other parties matter and its the same thing every election

Yep.

I mean, hasn't been a president without "democrat" or "republican" attached to their name since 1853.

That sure is a long time and funny fact but every president with a beard has been a republican

How interesting!

Imagine our president using Facebook the way he uses Twitter...

Good thing he doesnt, theres already enough trouble with him using twitter lol

Facebook IS great though.
Do you use it?

I do have an account, since 2014 I think, Im guessing you use it as well.

I do.

Facebook is really popular these days.

Surprising, too, because it was invented by college students.

I thought it was only Mark Zuckerberg behind the proyect but apparently he had the help of many and it makes sense, you dont build a $104 billion dollar empire without help

Wow!

104 billion dollars?

That's nuts.

I bet Myspace is shaking their heads now.

They turned down an offer to buy Facebook in 2005.

They could have been rich!

Yup I bet MySpace regrets not buying this company to the date, but I cant blame them who would knew the company had so much potential

Yep.

Although I do admit, even Facebook has its problems.

It does, but nothing is perfect, did you hear about that whopper promotion on Facebook?

I did.

It's so nuts....media is CRAZY these days!

I agree, too bad I dint catch that promotion who doesnt like free food lol

Agreed.

Sometimes, I think the only safe form of media today is the radio.

Nothing beats a good old fashioned radio for sure!

I love the radio, how it works, how it can receive signal, seems like a primitive tech by now but it will always be neccesary

Agreed.

I'm going to go browse some Facebook now.

Great chatting with you!

I think thats a great idea, Im going to do the same thanks for the chat, bye.


Hey there!

Have you heard of the disturbing scandal involving the  Minnesota legislator and his daughter?

If it's that disturbing he should probably face criminal charges.

I agree but like all crimes guilty until proven innocent no matter what the alleged crime is.

That's true.
Very strange story none the less.
Do you listen to the radio?

Oh yeah, i have my radio blasting every day all day!

Did you now Jupiter radio storms can be picked up by AM radio?

WOW Really?
That's incredible!
And Jupitor is so far away too!

Yeah, it is pretty amazing!
I wonder what it sounds like?

I bet it sounds just like static because that is all you hear on the Am dial nowadays haha

LOL.

I wonder if we've ever heard it and not realized it.

According to candian law requires at least 40 percent of the radio to be candian artists.

That's good to know since the majority is American artists.

Yeah, I imagine they dominate a lot of radio stations.

I wonder what kind of candian artists they listen to.

That would be interesting to find out.

Maybe they play a lot of classical canadian music like that one website lets you listen to?

Maybe!

Soldiers in WW2 made simple radios using a razorblade and a pencil!

Incredible!

That's awesome!

I'm sure that cut dcown the boredom and depression

Yeah, you would definitely be desperate for basic entertainment i'm sure.

Do you ever use Facebook?

Yeah, i use my facebook daily.

I have been a member of Facebook since 2010.

And you?

Yeah, ive been a member for a while, but I only get on every few days now.

It's become pretty frustrating to use after all the ads got put on there.

Yeah, but you can customize your page to turn ads off.

I haven't messed around with it too much, but I will check it out.

Myspace turned down and offer to buy facebook for 75 million in 2005.

Yeah, i bet MySpace is kicking themselves in the butt now too haha

Yeah, for sure!

I think facebook is worth around 600 billion now!

haha anything is possible nowadays!

Well, it was great chatting with you, i gotta run.

Have a great day!

It was great chatting!
Bye!

Bye


What do you think about Trump's economic advisor?

Hello, I think he is pretty good.
What do you think?
I also like Trump though.

I think his numbers are a bit off, but I do like Trump one of the best presidents ever

For sure.

Did you know the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France?

No, I didnt know about that, I wonder who lives in them?

Not too sure on that.

Roosevelt banned Christmas trees at the white house because he was such a conservationist.

That doesnt sound like a good policy, many people like Christmas and respect the tree tradition,

I agree.

The white house uses floppy disks for storing files still.

That tech seems kind of primitive I wonder why

I agree.

I think floppy disks are very secure though and hard to hack.

Oh so maybe that why, for security reasons they must keep really sensible data in them

Bush had solar panels put back on the white house.

I wonder who took them away?

solar energy is the future so its a great thing he placed them back

I forget what president took away the solar panels.

I see, well did you hear about the incident the secret service  had?

I did.

Hard to believe it took them 4 days to figure out it was struck by bullets.

That is a huge mistake, I bet someone got fired over that, how can it take you 4 days you are like the elite of the elite

Crazy to think.

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

No didnt know about that, so no Trump in that list?

I bet he will be.

The first president of Zimbabwe was named president Banana.

That is funny, how can you name you kid after a fruit lol, anyways the chat has been really interesting, thanks a lot for your time

Haha that is funny.
Well, it was good chatting with you.
Have a good day.


Hello, have you ever been to the white house?

no i have not been to the white house.
id love to go some day.
You?

I haven't been either.

Did you know there are twin buildings in Ireland and France of the white house?

i heard something about that.
i wonder who built them and why.
are they an homage?

I'm not too sure on that.

Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the white house because he was such a conservationist.

he respected nature but then went out and hunted animals.

strange hypocrisy.

Very strange.

The white house uses floppy disks for storing some of their files.

the govt is so woefully behind the times.

many govts use machines from decades ago.

I agree.

Bush had solar panels put back on the white house which is pretty cool.

carter put them on, reagan took them off.

if you watch the movie Vice, you'll see that happen.

That's interesting.

I saw it once took the secret service 4 days to figure out the white house was struck by bullets.

a permanent mental govt shutdown?

what was going on there?

hm.

i guess the president is pretty safe in their hands.

I think so.
Do you follow Congress at all?

i try not to for the sake of my mental health.

it is a depressing mess.

you?

HAHA - me too.

There are 3 subways lines that are only allowed to be used by congressmen.

i guess they need to get places pretty quick in order to serve special interests in a timely fashion.

I think so.

There's an annual baseball game between the republicans and democrats in Congress.

that would be fun to watch.

what's the over-under on that?

LOL i bet they could get a lot done at those games, more than elsewhere.

I think so.

Did you know there is a Fantasy Congress league?

i heard about that.

i guess there are nerds for politics.

how much money can you make from that hobby?

I wonder.

Anyway, great chat!

I bet lol.

Elmo is the only non-human to testify before Congress.

Elmo probably needed to teach those guys about budgets.

Have a good day!

LOL.
It was good talking to you!


hey my friend can you guess the 3 wealthiest presidents?

Hmmm... let's see?
Was it JFK, Roosevelt and Trump?

haha you'd think trump would be there but it was actually JFK, washington and jefferson so you were close!

Oh, nice!

Yeah the current President sure acts like he is the wealthiest,ha.

I recently went to DC and was able to see the White House.

It was shockingly smaller than I thought it would be.

Not a tiny house or anything but pretty small.

that is crazy, well apparently the guest house of the white house is bigger than the white house itself, did you check that out?

Oh, yeah I forgot that I did hear that when I was there!

I also learned that George W. Bush installed solar panels on he back of the White House, which I thought was very responsible.

Presidents can be interesting people some are odd and some are ordinary.

oh I agree, like the president of Indonesia, I guess he released some pop albums, maybe trump should do that?

haha

Oh man that would be funny!

It would go viral for sure.

I would like to see him rap or dance hip hop.

haha yes, he could do a duet with Kanye, kanye could stay in the guest house haha

Yeah, the guest house would be his style.

Thats funny because I was thinking Kanye would be his rap partner because Trump and Kim have worked together recently.

It would be nice if the congress would start to work together.

ya, maybe that song would bridge the political isle haha, have you ever watched sesame street?

Yeah, I put it on daily for my kids.

Did you know hat Elmo was the only non-human to testify before the U.S. congress.

Weird fact but its true.

that is weird, I wonder what he was testifying about?

and was it him answering or the actual guy controlling the Elmo puppet?

Yeah, thats a rabbit hole for sure.

Its kind of like the fantasy congress where people play it like they play fantasy football.

They have points and its based on legislative success.

ah interesting, also cool is there are subway lines specifically built for Gov workers, I wonder how fancy those are

Hmmm, yeah I don't know either.

I was reading about the first woman elected to the congress and it was in 1916.

ya, its crazy that she was elected before she even had the right to vote, so men voted her in

Yes, thats exactly right.

Such irony!

Since those days they have built three subways that pass through between the capitol and the house and the senate offices.

The distance is so great that they have this amazing underground subway system.

ya it must be, would you ever visit Zimbabwe, you could talk to President Banana!

HAHA!

Pres Banana sounds like some sort of funny rap song or kids song, that's great!

That sounds like a fun name to say!

haha I agree, he should release a rap album like the president of indonesia, President Banana and VP Plantain!

haha


How's it going, did you know an AM radio can pick up Jupiters radio storms?

Good morning, I did not know that.
I wonder what they sound like?

Me too, I'd rather listen to that than the all Latin program Nuntii Latini broadcasted in Finland

It's cool that they have a program dedicated to an ancient language, but that does not sound like my sort of show.

No, I'd rather listed to the website that streams classic radio dramas for free

Could you imagine if the radio was still the main source for entertainment?

It would be cheaper than cable!

Yea but I probably wouldn't enjoy it if I lived in Canada since by law the radio has to play at least 40% of music played by a canadian

That's a good way to help promote local artists.

I get tired of hearing the same songs all the time.

It's pretty cool that a radio can be made from a razoblade and pencil, I might try to make one some time

It is amazing how versatile of a technology it is.

I am sure it had helped people out of some tough spots.

Yea but it's not all good, like when facebook came out in 2004

I remember when it started and was limited to college campuses, it was fun then.

Once they started collecting and selling data, it all went downhill.

Yea I stopped enjoying it when they started to let 13 year olds on back in 2006

It's too much misinformation these days, I wish people would take the time to research something before blindly re-sharing ti.

Yea, it's a shame myspace didn't buy facebook back in 2005

I think social media was always headed down this path.

The amount of money offered for data collection was probably always going to be too much to resist.

Yea, Facebook is valued at 104 billion from all the data it collects

It could have been used for fun promotions like that Burger King one where you had to unfriend people for a free Whopper.

I wonder if data collection has any influence on make the like button illegal in Schleswig-Holstein

I was wondering if it was a case like that or if in some different cultures hand gestures have different meanings and it could be seen as offensive.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


How's it going, did you know every president since John Adams has lived in the White House?

No I didn't know that.

I also didn't know that the White House has twin buildings around the world, one is in France and another is in Ireland

Yea, I wonder where in France and Ireland the twin white houses are located and if they are popular with the locals

I wonder too if they are the same on the inside and outside, for instance they have solar panels on them?

Well hopefully the twin white houses still don't use floppy disks like the US White House

Haha yes I hope not!

And I'm shocked that it was George W bush that put the solar panels on the White House and not someone like Bill Clinton

I'm shocked it took the secret service four days to realize the White House was shot at

Yep that seems really scary to me.

You think they would do a better job, what do you think about Teddy Roosevelt Banning Christmas trees from the White House

Kinda of funny, I know Roosevelt was a conservationist but did Christmas trees really need to be conserved back then?

Yep that's a good question, and also he would hunt a lot and kill these animals so I don't know why he was conserving trees LOL.

It's crazy that the first woman wasn't elected to congress until 1916 and women didn't even have the right to vote in a national election back then

Yep that is interesting.

It means that men actually voted for a female representative.

Did you know that Republicans Democrats play an annual baseball game?

Yea, I wonder if the fantasy congress uses the stats from the games too or just legislative success.

I think they do stats from the games LOL.

What does not make sense to me is why Elmo testified in front of the US Congress

That is odd, I wonder if President Banana of Zimbabwe ever testified to Congress

Haha I wonder that too.

Did you know that the White House is actually smaller than its Gasthaus?

Like how is that possible

That is strange, not as strange as the President of Indonesia releasing 3 pop albums though

No that's definitely strange.

I could think of him doing a lot more important things while in office, do you think that President banana also did some pop albums LOL

I don't know if President Banana was as talented as the 3 album Indonesian president

Yes I don't think anyone is LOL.

What do you think about the rule change for the vice-president that occurred in 1805?

Probably a good idea, Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I would like to visit the White House some day, so many history in one place.

It is a wonderful place.

But the president there now is making false statement.

What false statement is the president making?

I know its a sensible subject but I don't like Trump or he's managing the country.

President Trump's chief economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, told Fox News that the federal budget deficit is declining, but it's actually growing.

I wonder why his advisor lied about this, it seems like its a basic economic number and a mistake that can be easily perceived.

Indeed, the deficit in fiscal year 2017 ($665 billion) was bigger than it was in fiscal year 2016 ($587 billion)

That is a huge deficit, I worry about the numbers in 2020 as it will climb to 1 trillion annually.

yes that is a number not hit since the recession spurred Congress to pass an economic stimulus package in 2009.

that will have some serious consequences to the country, hopefully this problem gets solved before it arrives to that.

I'm fearful

I am too, the 09 reccession was pretty harsh, there shoud be some budget cuts.

I don't think that's going to happen what with Trump approving a billion dollar border wall.

Ugh.

Yeah, that is one of the silliest expenses, you can give a much better use to that money.

Indeed.

Do you know that the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana?

I did not know that, that is a fun fact, who gets called after a fruit?

I know, that's a good line for a dinner party.

Yeah, I will probably use that one next time I eat with friends, heres another fun fact, Elmo is the only non-human to testify before the u.s congress

OMG, lol.
I wonder what he testified about?

Aparently Elmo testified before the Education Appropriations subcommittee in support for music education programs, Elmo was wearing a cool suit.

Oh cool, Elmo is a cute guy!
I have to look that up.

You should definetely do it!
and Elmo is the best!


Good morning!

Do you use facebook?

Can you believe it was launched back in 2004?

Yes I do!

It is very hard to believe wow.

I remember when I first got mine.

Don't use it so much anymore.

Hard to believe a third of all divorce filings in the USA in 2011 contained the word "facebook"

I didn't know that!

That many people are getting divorced over facebook?!

Maybe that's why a state in Germany has the like button banned,made illegal to use.

Yes they must be.

Oh wow that is surprising.

Maybe Germany is on to something...Another crazy thing is that there are more people on facebook than there were people in the world 200 years ago!

Seriously?

That is something that really makes you think.

Practically everyone in the world is using a site that was started for harvard students by harvard students.

Yes exactly.

Now Zuckerberg is one of the richest in the world!

A worrying thing is that 30% of Americans use facebook as their primary news source.

No wonder the Russians want to exploit that.

That's true.

I admit that I am one of them but I use multiple news sources to compare and contrast.

As for zuckerberg, facebook had a value of $104 billion in 2012 alone so you can imagine how rich he is.

Wow that is incredible.

One odd thing is that Facebook has 56 gender options.

That seems excessive.

That does seem excessive.

I can't even imagine what all of them would be.

Did you know that Iceland is rewriting their constitution via facebook, allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations?

Very progressive of them.

It is amazing how far technology has come.

I remember when people just listened to the radio for fun.

There is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound and you can listen to the sun's music!

I didn't know that!

I would like to listen to it.

I have heard that you can hear storms on Jupiter on the radio though.

I would like to listen to that as well.

One of the most popular radio acts in the 1930s was a ventriloquist-which understandably baffled critics!

That's funny!

Speaking of the 1930s, there's a website where you can go to listen to old radio dramas.

Maybe you can hear the ventriloquist!

Oh that would be cool!

Also I bet you could hear a lot of Bing Crosby-his recordings filled more than half of the radio time in 1948!

I like Bing Crosby, especially the movie White Christmas.

I wonder if they play his songs in Canadian in Canada.

Canada has a law where at least 40% of music on the radio must be in Canadian.

Oh yeah good call, great movie!

Interesting law seems a bit extreme.

Do you remember that song MMbop?

An alt-rock chicago radio station had a Hanson song be the most recorded because the DJ didn't reveal the band!

No I don't remember it.

So, the song was good enough to be on the station but because it was by Hanson listeners wouldn't have paid any attention to it so the dj never said who it was by?

Exactly because Hanson isn't exactly alt-rock it is more Pop.

I also like the actor bill murray.

He voiced the human torch in the 1970's fantastic four radio show.

I like Bill Murray too.

I never knew he did that.

Radio is so versatile!

You can listen to music, hear the news, and even learn a language.

There's a radio station in Finland that broadcasts the news in classical latin every week.

That would be fun to listen too.

Latin is a very unique language!

Amazing how far we have come from Radio to Facebook with 56 gender options and a marriage killer apparently!

So true!

And we all stare at blue facebook pages without question all because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind.


Did you hear what happened with the legislator from Minnesota?

I hadn't until today.

Allegations like that can sure change your career path.

Not surprised no charges were filed though.

Yeah, if your own daughter accuses you of that then that means something, he must be guilty and if his not guilty people wont vote for him after that

However I have personally known a family where the daughter made similar allegations because she didn't like her parents telling her what she could and couldn't do and it sure made a huge mess.

Situations like that really mess up a family though.

I agree, of course Jim Knoblach denied the accusations, he said she was trying to end his campaign, but she ended up ruining his reputation

True!

Are you into social media like Facebook?

I am, I am a subscriber since the year 2011, what about you?

do you  have Facebook

yes I have been since 2008 but I think I prefer instagram

I prefer Instagram as well, its  a lot more simpler than Facebook, but I guess Facebook is worth a lot more like $104 billion by now

Yeah and to think it was started by some Harvard college students.

Yeah along with Mark Zuckerberg was Eduardo Saverine and others, it was first intended for Harvard students and then it got expanded.

I didn't realize it got its name from the face book directories given to US university students.

Sometimes simple names are just better, did you hear about that Burger King promotion?

Yeah that's crazy.

I bet that could cause quite a stir among Facebook friends and all over a free whopper.

Its not a harmless promotion, but who cares its a free whopper lol

Yeah, did you know Facebook makes most if its money from ads that appear onscreen?

I didnt but it makes sense, they do make a lot of money out of advertisements- do you know why Facebook is primarily blue?

Yes because Zuckerberg suffers from red-green colorblindness.

I didn't even know there was such a thing.

Yeah, I though it was because of marketing strategy or something like that, well blue is a great color

Did you ever use Myspace?

They turned down an offer to buy facebook back in 2005.

I did, I had a Myspace account around that time, I bet they are regretting that decision now.


Hello - how are you today?

I'm doing pretty good, how about yourself?

I'm doing good myself.

Did you know the white house has twin buildings in France and in Ireland?

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

Did you know that the White House still uses floppy disk in part for storing files?

I wonder if they get them specially made because I haven't seen floppy disc or even a drive for them in years.

That's crazy they are still using floppy disks.

I haven't seen one in years myself.

George W. Bush put solar panels back on the White House, I wonder how much money that saved them?

I bet that saved them a good amount of money for sure.

I heard that Teddy Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned Christmas trees from the White House.

Did you know congressman have 3 subway lines that are for them specifically?

I didn't know that, I bet it does help for security reasons.

Yea I'm sure it does.

It allows them to move between the capitol and the house and senate offices.

That's pretty neat, I heard that it took secret service four days to realize that bullets had struck the White house on November 11, 2011.

That's kind of crazy that they were more aware.

That's pretty crazy it took them four days to figure that out.

I know, it doesn't seem like they were on top of things there.

Did you know that Elmo is the only non-human to testify before the U.S. Congress?

I did not know that - very interesting though!

Yeah it is, what's even more interesting is that there's a Fantasy Congress league.

Players can draft members of congress and points are based off legislative success.

That would be fun to watch.

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

Wonder if Trump will be on that list?

That's kind of interesting, I think I saw a list here recently and he was in the Top 3, but I'm not too sure.

I would imagine he is in the top 3.

Up until 1805 the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the Vice President.

Could you imagine if that was the case still?

Haha yea.
It was good talking to you!