do you use your phone much?

Yes I do, do you know why NY area code is 212?

Because it was easy to dial on a rotary phone

Yeah.
Did you ever use one of those phones?

I did not but I hear they were painful to make calls with

Yeah.

The phone cables are only 2.7 inches wide and lay at the bottom of the ocean

Yeah and I wonder how they do not get caught on the animals down there

Yeah.
Did you ever use a phonebook?

I did not but once two of them get stuck together there is no separating them

Yeah.

UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use our phones

Nice I wonder how they manage to do that though

Yeah.
do you use facebook?

yes I do.
Did you ever use Myspace?

I did.

They turned down a $75 million offer to buy facebook in 2005

Yeah and they could have made billions by now, bad decision

I know.

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

Yeah.
Do you know why it is blue?

It is because Mark is green red colorblind

Yeah.

In Iceland they are using it to rewrite the constitution

Yeah I wonder how that is working out for them

Yeah.

Did you hear of the Burger King promotion with Facebook?


Hello!

Hi.

Are you on Facebook?

Their like button is illegal in Germany.

I am on Facebook.

I didn't know that the like button is illegal in Germany.

I wonder why?

I also didn't know it began as a social media platform for Ivy League students.

Yeh, it began in Zuckerberg's dorm room.

He's colorblind, so that's why all the blue.

I did hear about that!

Iceland is cutting edge, rewriting their constitution via Facebook.

That's so dumb.

I'm glad Myspace refused to buy Facebook.

It's the one platform I liked.

I had a MySpace account as well.

I think that one was good as well.

Sad that is died out.

It was a good way to communicate with friends in different ways.

The home telephone is dying out as well.

Most everyone has cellphones instead.

I want to sign up for Unicef's program that donates clean water, for each minute you don't use your phone.

I agree!

That sounds like a program I can get on board with.

I guess Burger King had a promotion, that if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook, you get a free Whopper.

I'm not on it, so I didn't take prt

I didn't know about that.

I'm not sure if I would have done it just for a free Whopper.

What are your thoughts on the Universe?

Have you done much reading on the subject?

I did know about stars that are cold enough to touch.

Some astrophysicists believe that the universe is one giant superhologram.

Cool theory, but I dont know.

Me either.

I'm also not convinced that there is a region of space that could be pulling galaxies outside the universe.

Very hard to imagine.

That is hard to imagine.

So is the theory that there is only one electron in the universe.

Right.

Very hard to believe.

I can believe that the universe evolves.

That I can see.

It's hilarious that New York's area code is 212, because it's the fastest to dial.

New Yorkers are always in a rush.

Always.

They would have to slow down and think how to separate two phone books.

Can't do it if the pages overlap.

That's funny.

It's scary to realize that the iPhone has more power than the US nuclear deterrant

Yes, that is power in our hands.

It sure is.

Did you buy any of the Facebook stock when it went public?

No I did not.
I'm not much into the stock market.

Me neither, it would have been one to buy though

Nice talking to you


hi how are you?
do you use facebook?

Im great thanks for asking, I do have a Facebook account, do you use the service?

I dont use facebook.
i am concerned about privacy.
i would like to protect my data too.

I guess there are a lot of dangers in Facebook and if you want to remain private then having an account is a bad idea

yeah, i heard that the kids are moving away from facebook to other sites.

i guess itll just be grandma and grandpa on the site soon.

maybe ill join then LOL

I guess Facebook will disappear then or they will buy the other companies and it will be a vicious cycle lol

yes, the internet really is darwinian.

it reflects the trends and tastes of the people.

amazing how fast it moves.

blink and miss it.

It is amazing, another cool fact is that there are 58 gender options in Facebook.

I think that it is just the beginning.

multiply by 10. that is the number by this time next year.

you can have your own individual unique gender.

I can only think of 6 gender options top, but 58 seems like an unreal number, well a lot of people out there with different gender identity

Yeah, i guess FB gets a lot of requests for new genders.

they want to cater to people to keep them on the site.

Gender?

what does that even mean now?

that's an interesting question and I don't really have an answer, do you find the universe interesting?

I do find the universe interesting.
it is quite big and getting bigger.
how old is it?
who knows.

Hard to tell the more I read about the universe the more questions that I have, its so big, it has so many things in it

The universe may be one giant super hologram.

how does that sound to you?

you might just be a hologram.

That sounds crazy, I think we would tell lol, but who knows maybe that theory is real

I think that there are a ton of theories.

like the universe is just one electron.

one.

how is that possible?

I know right, still I wouldnt toss it aside there is a cold spot that is believed to be the link to a parallel universe

That link to a parallel universe could hold the key to finding out how i should live my life better.

i could go there and see what im up to over there.

I guess it would be a long journey, sounds interesting  the theory of the multiverse

It would, but finally my questions about myself would be answered.

plus i might answer my other self's question.

Anyway, great chat!

You would be having a nice chat with your other self or maybe you would both explode because your not allowed to be in the same dimension, I guess anything can happen and I agree its been a great chat thanks a lot, bye


hi how are you?
do you like facebook?

Yes, I love Facebook and get on it everyday.

Since Facebook has been around since 2004, I've had an account.

i have never had one.

i know that it is a cool way to keep track of people but i worry about privacy and data usage.

I don't worry about that, I enjoy Facebook very much.

Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on Facebook you would get a free whopper.

i would happily make and break friendship just to get a tasty meal.

why should i have pride?

free calories!

Very Funny!

Well, maybe you can learn a little about Facebook.

Facebook's

Facebook is blue?
is that what you were going to say?

Yes, and it's because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green color blind.

He has enough money to begin the search for the cure to that.

then finally FB can be a rainbow of colors!

Yes, even Iceland is rewriting its constitution via facebook.

Yes, Iceland is an odd case.

No rail transport.

Horses with five speeds.

I am not surprised that they would use Facebook.

I wonder if there will be hijinks and mischief though.

That's a big possibility.

Another funny thing is that Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the German state of Schleswigholstein.

I wonder what is behind that.
Is it a threat to civil order?

Ha, again hard to say.

Did you know that MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005?

Yes, and where on earth is myspace now?

does it exist?

i havent checked in a while.

maybe somebody should give myspace a call.

I'm not sure.

I used to have an account many years ago but Facebook has taken over my interest in that social media area.

i see.
do you use a phone much?
i dont really like them.
i find that they are a distraction.

Yes, I have a smart phone and use it daily.

Did you know that an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear ICBM deterrent?

Yes.

The ICBM deterrent doesn't do text messaging very well either, so there's that.

Anyway, great chat!

Yes, a telephone converts sound into electron signals that picked up by a receiving phone.

The wonders of technology.

Yes, the telephone.

It allows the transmission of sound over a distance.

Have a good evening!

Yes, we cannot live without our phones, nice chat.


What are your interests?

I enjoy listening to music.

I really like Linkin Park, and their 'Hybrid Theory' album is the top selling in the 21st century.

My favorite band is One Direction.
I know a few songs of Linkin Park.

I like them too.

I think it's interesting that even though Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was released over 40 years ago, it was actually in the top sellers back in 2014.

I miss when One Direction were together.

That is interesting.

I hate it when good bands break up.

There was a set of Japanese twins that actually made a rap album together at the age of 100!

I think that's pretty awesome.

If only I know the name of the Japanese twin's music, I would be down to listen to it?

I can't recall, but it's great to listen and watch, so you should check it out.

I love comedy, so it fell into that area.

Do you like?

Can you recommend me some comedy?

Sure!

I really enjoy movies like Pineapple Express and the Hangover.

Although some people think of them as 'bromantic' comedies, I just think they are funny overall.

Do you like that kind?

I do like that kind

Have you watched the comedy show 3rd Rock?

It received the best comedy Golden Globe in 97.

It even beat Friends and Seinfeld, which are really good shows.

I have not.
What is that?

It's just a funny comedy, but it's pretty old, but still good.

You should also check out some movies with the actor Ryan Stiles, he's pretty funny.

Do you know him?

Is it on Netflix?
If it is, I'll try to watch it.
I do not know him.

I'm not sure, it's possible.

did you know that in Africa, people can legally add a flame-thrower to their car to stop carjackings?

I couldn't believe that was legal!

It's actually kind of funny...

Is the flamethrower attached to the car?

Yes, and completely legal!

I guess they handle their protection a bit more serious than us in America.

I'm glad we have them now, instead of buggies with horses though.

That is cool!

There's a race car driver that actually began that profession because they beat over 90,000 people at the video game gran turismo named Jann Mardenborough.

They are very skilled, I'd say lol

Nice to chat with you.


Hi Do you like music?

I do!
I am listening to it now.
Do you like music?

I love music.

I was happy to learn that linking park's Hybrid theory is the best selling album of this century!

That's weird.

Of all the albums to be the best selling, Hybrid Theory?

Huh...

I really like it, But do you know which was one of the best selling albums in 2014?

I do not, which one?

Pink floyd's Dark side of the moon!

Wow.

I am listening to Division Bell right now.

Seems like weird timing.

What happened in 2014?

Well it is interesting that an album that is so old sells so well in this decade

Yeah.

I wonder if there was an event that made it more popular?

Like a movie coming out.

Have you heard of NWA?

No, tell me about it!

They were the first album to reach platinum without a major tour or airplay.

Seems like a grassroots album.

That is neat!

Do you like to watch comedy?

I did like the show 3rd rock from the sun, did you watch it?

I do, and yes, I loved 3rd rock.

I found it funny but the older son was pretty annoying, French Stewart, I think was his name?

They were all crazy, I used to watch it on Friday nights.

J Gordon Levitt was so small.

They did beat Seinfield, Friends and Frasier!

Those were all big hits!
I am surprised it did so well.

I agree I enjoyed them all.

I enjoy comedy in general.

I love old silent movies that achieved great comedy with no sound!

I love the 3 stooges.

Although they have sound, I love pysical comedy of it.

They are incredible!

The are part  of what is called slapstick comedies!

I love those.

I remember staying home on friday nights until they were over.

I would have a whiskey and watch.

My roommates would make fun of me until they started watching with me...

that sounds like a great plan.
Well it was great chatting with you.
Have a great day!


Hi how are you?

I'm good, do you listen to music?

Yes I love music, what about you?

Yeah linkin park use to be one of my favorites.

Do you like them?

I do, I saw them live once!

Did you know their album hybrid theory was the best selling album of the 21st century?

Wow that's awesome, so sorry how things turned out for them.

Even after 40 years the dark side of the moon is still one of the best selling albums of 2014.

They were amazing.
Very sad about what happened.

Did you here about the 100 year old twins in Japan?

Yea they released a rap album at that age!

Impressive.

Very i wouldn't mind watching them perform it but since it was in 1992 i doubt they are still around.

Probably not.
Are you into comedy?

Only when it's funny, haha.

what about you, ever seen 3rd rock from the sun?

I have not!

They won the golden globe in 1997 for best comedy series!

Yeah they beat friends and fraiser.

They also beat seinfeld!

That is impressive and I never would have guessed.

Right!

You know there is a genre called bromantic comedies?

Those are my favorite.

Especially Harold and Kumar and the Hangover.

The hangovers were crazy!!
Do you like cars?

I do a little bit.

I love how drive throughs were originally for soldiers.

Yeah that amazes me i would have thought they would have been around in the 50's.

I do appreciate why they did it though.

You know Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue comedy.

Demetri Martin also dropped out of school to pursue comedy!

Do you know if he is any good i don't recognize his name?

Do you like Bill Murray i think he's strange but funny?

I do like him for the most part!
It was nice chatting with you!

You too, I only asked because he thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the Supreme achievement of the modern age of comedy.


I do not get Kanye West - while a popular rapper he is odd

I agree with you there.

Once in Jimmy Kimmel he talked to much they have to cancel the performance by Arctic Monkeys

Wow - they did not have a hook to get offstage?

When Jimmy asked him why he thinks Trump cares about black people he was stunned and had no answer

Yeah well he had it coming.
Did you know Evel Knievel sued him?

No!
Why was he sued by Evel?

Yeah he was sued for reputation damage with the Touch the SKy video

Wow!

He is not too smart - he believes that AIDS was man-made

He has some interesting ideas sometimes.

Did you know he did a SNL skit of interrupting awards before he did what he did to Swift?

I had not heard that.

I did know that Rapper Big Sean should have taken his scholarship to MSU rather than signing with Kanye

That might have been a better deal for him honestly.

Swift is 2 inches taller than him.

Maybe.

But he might have been able to become president someday - be the head of state of the US

Yeah I guess so.

Speaking of presidents, do you know who is the only one to have a PhD in US history?

Woodrow Wilson if I remember correctly - smart man not getting a law degree like the others!

Yeah he sure was smart.

IN Guatemala close relatives of the president are not allowed to run for the same position later

That is a good plan - it would prevent the Bush dynasties among others.

But in my opinion I find it funny how the president of Zimbabwe's name was Banana and our president's complexion resembles an orange

Do you know who was the last president that spoke a foreign language?

Roosevelt?

I am not sure on that one.

I do know that none of ours have released pop albums like the Indonesian president.

Yeah it was him.
And wow about that star president.
I wonder if he is any good?

I do not know - I will have to look for his albums on itunes..

Yeah I guess me too.

Lincoln was the first president that they took a photo of at his inauguration

That is pretty cool.

I knew that Washington and Jefferson were two of our richest presidents - its hard to imagine that back in those days

Yeah that is actually.
It was nice chatting with you.


Good morning.
How are you?

Good morning!
I am good and yourself?
Say, do you like dogs by chance?

I'm good, thanks for asking.
Why yes, I do like dogs, I have two.
How about you?

I have two too.

It impresses me to see how smart they are.

Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that can understand pointing?

I can totally see that!

I have a yellow lab and a  poodle mix.

They're both old dogs, but are so smart and very loyal, too.

What breeds are your two?

I've got a border collie mix and a beagle mix.

Total opposites in personality lol!

The border collie mix is outgoing and energetic and the beagle is friendly but lethargic.

That's so cute.

Mine are kind of opposites too.

The lab is big and the yorkie poo is tiny.

Lab is very laid back and easy going, the yorkie poo is high strung and an ankle biter.

Lol

That's funny!

You know, some people say dogs are color blind but i disagree.

Mine love to watch tv for example.

You know I used to think that my dogs could only see in black and white, but I've since learned that the can't see as many colors as we do, but they are not color blind, like I thought.

Mine like watching tv, too!

Yeah, and they know different packages which tells me they've got to see the colors.

They know different doggie treats and what they like.

Exactly!

Have you ever taken your dogs to a dog blood drive?

No, I didn't know there was such a thing!

Have you?

I have never heard of it before I read about it in the paper, this morning.

I feel it's a good thing, especially if there are dogs with cancers or blood disorders.

They could probably get alot of blood from my lab, she's pretty large.

i'd like to take mine to one if I can find one near me.

You're right.

It's a great thing.

Dogs do get hurt and i guess I just never thought about where the blood for them would come from.

The same article was also discussing a program that's in place in Istanbul that uses vending machines.

Apparently, the city's stray dogs get food and water in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.

Have you heard about it?

No but I love that!

We need those machines in our country.

I mean, they help feed the dogs and save the environment.

It's totally cool!

As I think about it, I think they should make them for the homeless people too.

They can pick up plastic bottles and turn them in for food.

Oh yes, we need these in America, for sure.

It's such a great idea, I'm not sure why I'm not seeing these popped up all over already.

I'm not sure either but I do wish we would.

I've seen some stray dogs that were so thin you could see their ribs and such.

Yes, it's an awful situation, looks like Google would get behind it and fund it.

After all, I hear they are a dog company.

I've heard that too and I bet you are totally right!

They would support it in a big way.

I mean, from what I've heard they like dogs so much they've stated it in their code of conduct.

Now, I feel bad for the cats, but I'm sure they'd take care of them, too!

Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning about dogs and such.

Hope you enjoy your doggies and have a good day!

Hope you enjoy yours too and have a good day as well!

It's been nice chatting with you too!


I like Jim Carey.

So many funny movies.

he won't do dramas anymore unless they portay some positivity.

I wonder why he chose to do that.
I think that dramas can be positive.
It depends.

I agree.

I think he has earned it.

Probably has made enough money to be selective.

His belief systems now is that of being positive.

i think it is great for someone of his status.

He can be choosy as he wants.

I havent seen a movie of his in a while.

has he made any recently?

Speaking of high pay...  Hugh Laurie was the highest paid tv actor at $700k per episode for House.

I never watched it though.

That man deserves every penny.
he is the anchor of that show.

Do you have a dog?

I read they are the first species to be domesticated and play many roles for people.

Very loyal

I dont have a dog.
i would love to have one.
they are the best companions.

I love my dog.
So loyal and a great companion.
Google is a dog company too.

Yes, i approve.

google has the right idea.

dogs can make an office a happy place with less stress.

It makes sense but dogs  descended from wolves, but when people domesticated them, they must have bred wolves with something else to get them to not be so aggressive.

do you think?

or maybe they killed off the aggressive wolves?

I guess.

there was probalby a range of aggressiveness and the less aggressive ones were curious and willing to accept food?

i dunno

There was abook writen about a true story Pieces of Her.

Very gory murder case solved by a private investigator.

Do you like books?

I love to read, but i usually read non fiction.

I guess this book would qualify.

Seems to have many twists and turns about a young man who basically murders his girlfriend and her mother for no apparent reason.

seems he was quite deranged.

not really my kind of read though...  lol

No, i prefer to learn about the world in general, not about individual depravity.

makes me pessimistic.

same here.

self help and real world improvement books.

i like concerts too but never saw Linkin Park - they performed 324 concerts in 2001 alone.

crazy.

Those guys must be made of iron and steel.

how did they do that?

the fans must have been happy.

i know.

The Ramones toured even more.

Almost non-stop for 201 years playing 2263 concerts.

i'd be tired to say the least.

I never saw those guys but I wish i had.

they must have been amazing in concert.

anyway, great chat!

awesome!
you too.

Have a good day!

you too!


Do you care much for Mr. West, he seems to self absorbed for me.

I dont really like him, he has a couple of good songs but fame has really gotten to him

He should just stick to his music and not much else.

Just because he's famous does not make him someone that can advise others.

I agree, he should stick to music and stay out of politics and the public eye, he was born back in 1977 but is still a little kid

I think people like this are surrounded by others who agree with everything they say, they then start to believe that everything they say is right.

Yeah I think that as well, did you know that Taylor Swift is actually taller than Kanye, like two inches taller, just remembering the incident he had with her

Maybe that's his problem, trying to make up for being short.

Maybe he also thinks putting a hat on gives him an extra inch or two.

People can tell so that will not do the trick, you know he even got an Artic Monkey's performance cancelled because he talks so much, he is so disrespectful in my opinion.

I'm they weren't too happy.

If he really wants to look taller he'll need a bigger hat, one like a mitres that the bishops wear.

Yeah so enough of Kanye, do you follow politics?

its strange how Wilson is  the only president to have a PHD

Takes so long to get a PhD that it's probably to late to get into politics.

Probably easier if you are just rich, like JFK, Washington and Jefferson.

And also Trump you forgot about Trump, only 5 presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote, Trump was one of them

I try to stay away from the Trump name, you never know which way the conversation is going to go.

5 seems like a lot, I understand about the electoral college, but what about the will of the people.

I can see your point, I dont like Trump either, the last president to speak a foreign language was FDR, at least fluently

I think that says more about us as a country, we just don't teach it in school.

I have a German foreign exchange student staying with me right now, she speaks better English than my kids.

Yeah I guess other countries focus more on education I had a German friend that could speak like 6 languages, why should do the same in the US

We could make a hat for Kanye to wear, Make America Learn a Foreign Language, that would be a MALAFL hat, not a MAGA one

Im guessing you wear hats often?

Not really, I wear them in the winter, a northern state so it gets cold.

Never been into the baseball cap thing.

Oh I see well the plastic used to make legos is the same used to make hard hats

It's tough stuff.

Maybe we should build real houses from lego.

Have a good day, bye.


I had no idea that George Washington was one of the wealthiest presidents ever, did you?

I had heard that!

I think those earlier presidents owned a lot of land.

That makes sense.

It was weird back then too - the losing candidate for president just became vice-president!

Can you imagine a Trump/Hillary combo?

Really, omg!

The folds in chefs hats are meant to show different ways the chef can cook an egg.

lol

Perhaps the first president of Zimbabwe should have worn one - it might have kept him from getting the nickname of banana!

lol, I know, crazy name!

I wonder what foreign language FDR spoke, being the last president to know one?

I had no idea that he was the last one to know one - that is sad!

Of course none of them have released pop albums either like the president of Indonesia!

I think they'd be too busy my goodness!

Its interesting that Woodrow Wilson is the only president with a PHD.

Yes he was very smart.

There were lots of lawyers however.

I wonder why our presidents never had to wear a hat like British politicians do in the House of Commons

Right?

When get receive a PHD in Finland, you get a top hat and sword!

I would love a sword!

They are braver than Americans - they limited the length of hatpins because they were afraid that suffragettes would attack people with them!

Attack people with pins?

People are crazy.

Well, did you know hard hats and lego's are made from the same plastic.

Makes sense.

Yes because Legos sure do hurt if you step on them!

I think it is funny that cowboy hats were not the most popular hat in the old west

Funny, I know that kills your foot!

Hats must have been pretty important in London, to make black cabs to accommodate the height of bowler hats!

That is pretty funny.

Even knights would tip their hats - i.e.

raise their visors  - to show friendliness.

Yeah, I like that.

I have to have my sun hat for protection in the summer.

Yes I like to wear a dunce hat sometimes - we pass it around at parties to encourage foolishness.

lol, really.

Close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president in Guatemala.

I like that idea.

It might have been helpful in this country to have had that rule.

We do not want to have a country where one family rules all.

I agree with that!
Somewhat like the kings in Europe.
Great chat!

Yes Don't get a nickname of president banana!


Do you like dramas ?

Well, I got a lotta drama in my life.

But I don't mind it if its in the form of opera, ballet, theatre, etc

Which is your favorite ?
I love movies.

Well I like Soap Operas....not sure what Dove has to do with them though

They were the main sponsor of them in the 50s.

They lost the sponsorship but the name stuck, people also change Jim Carrey does not want to act in a drama anymore.

Interesting.
So what does Carrey want to do?
Play concerts?
He is loud, not unlike Deep Purple

Maybe he got lazy and does not want to do anything else other than a comedy.

Even that, when was his latest film ?

I dunno.
Maybe 335 BC.
Or was that Aristotle's Poetics.

I think Dumb and Dumber is more recent than 335 bc, besides Jim Carrey is not that old.

That would make him more than 2000 years old.

He doesn't look a day over 1500!

Maybe he should take some classes for Patrick Stewert...to rekindle his interest in drama.

Or to meet girls that's why Micheal Cain went into drama.

Really?

Did it work?

He should just ride a bike.

A women going to a Dave Mathews concert stopped to help a stranded cyclist...who turned out to be Dave Mathews

Concert are even more special when they are held in weird places, like roman amphitheater.

I wonder if that would be a good location for a high frequency concert.

Dogs like music too

Dogs can like music ?
I knew they can understand pointing.

yeah..once they figure out what you are pointing at, they have a eureka moment.

they love it

Do you have a dog ?
I don't but  I like them.

Yeah....he uses the subway...and i don't even live in Moscow

Ok, what about Moscow ?

Do they have anything special with dogs, like Istanbul ?

Yeah..they take the subway there too.
what's up with instanbul?

They have vending machine that give food and water to stray dogs in exchange of empty water bottles.

Very cool.
Nice chatting with you!


Kanye West sure does get himself into trouble with Twitter.

Yeah, I have mixed emotions about him.

I am surprised he dodged the "it's cool to hate Trump" crowd.

It was funny to hear that Kanye and President Trump were hanging out together.

They don't seem like they have much in common...

That's for sure, other than the eccentric behavior on Twitter.

True...and both Trump and Kanye West are very rich with beautiful wives.

Agree.

Our country is weirder than I've ever seen.

Too bad Kanye West couldn't use his fame to overthrow the entire right wing left wing division and come up with a whole new party that could be large enough to do something.

I think maybe he's done some good in that direction.

He has a lot of popularity especially among his black audiences.

Yes, Kanye West is the type of celebrity that even has the attention of other celebrities.

He's everywhere I look...internet, television, billboards...he's huge!

Yep.

He even did a skit on SNL about when he interrupted Taylor Swift at an award show.

Seems like many movie celebrities are making good money on television.

Seems like the cash cow keeps changing over and over from movies to tv and back again.

The cash cow now includes social media.

Jenna Marble makes about $350K from her Youtube channel.

Wow!

That must mean that she makes a lot more than youtube celebrity Philip DeFranco, and I thought he was killin it but there's no way he makes that much.

Must be...

I wonder if people are burned out on TV -- How many episodes of the Simpsons can one watch.

There is variety with Homer having 188 jobs in 400 episodes.

Yeah I think there are a growing number of youtube celebrities and their popularity is growing.

Maybe soon they'll be just as big as movie stars from past decades.

Could be...

I was taking about Taylor Swift a minute ago... She's actually 2 inches taller than West.

She should have given him the ol' smack down when he interrupted her... :)

Too bad they don't make a new celebrity show for television where they can do crazy stuff to each other like in Asia.

I think most US celebrities are crazy 24/7...

I really think West does things for publicity like the Swift thing and hanging out with Trump...

It would be pretty funny if we found out Kanye West and Taylor Swift were actually friends and Trump and West really hated each other!

That would be interesting... Or maybe Roseanne Barr actually is romantically involved with West...

Or maybe there is a huge celebrity dating circle that is just waiting to be made into a reality show for TV and have Kanye be the host!


Hey, are you a Kanye West fan?

I do like his music, I  am a fan of his work are you?

He is talented, but seems to get himself in trouble when he opens his mouth.

I agree he is the author of many controvercies over the years, I enjoy them personally, he supports Trump

He is a lightening rod for attention, but that is often true of celebrities who forget the sentiment, "better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

Yeah its better to remain silent, he entered Trump tower on Dic 13th, I guess they are pretty close

Yeah, he is a trend-setter.

Out of the top 10 most successful songs, only Kanye's Gold Digger is in a minor key.

He does things his way!

Do you remember the skit he did on SNL?

Isn't that where he mocked himself?

Yeah the same one, it was before the Taylor Swift incedent, that was funny

Yeah, although Swift did not think it was so swift!

But Kanye is impetuous.

He once gave his mic to a wheelchair-bound fan at one of his concerts.

He folows his heart.

I guess he does, he is a random star, you know that Swift is actually taller than Kanye, by like 2 inches

With or without high heals?

Well, some celebrities are random and others are solid.

Take Carol Burnett.

She was much beloved, never a whiff of scandal, and she even took the time out to do the first celebrity cameo on Sesame Street!

Im guessing without heels, but I would have to look that out, Carol Burnett was great I loved her in Sesame Street.

Yeah!

Another celeb that graced the childrens media world was Robin Williams, who was the first celebrity to do voice-overs in Disney animated films.

He was an awesome Genie!

Youtube celebrities also make a lot of money take Jenna Marble, she makes $346,827 annually,

Not bad!

Although that pales in comparison to Judge Judy's $123,000 per episode...

She makes that much money per episode, wow,

Yeah, but I like it best when celebs do things for children.

Like George Carlin, Ringo Starr, and Alec Baldwin, who each served as narrator on the children TV show, Thomas the Tank Engine.

Warms the heart!

I used to love that show, I also liked The Simpsons, Homer is my favorite

Yeah.

It's great and has been on TV like forever!

Almost like Pokemon, that aired over 750 episodes!

Nice chatting with you!


kanye west believes aids is a man-made disease, with such a good gpa.

Kanye needs to stick to music and not conspiracy theories

he manages to mix indie rock with soul, and gospel - a hard task!

maybe he should stick to music.

I am surprised that he had such a high GPA in high school and even more by him turning down a good scholarship

he could always get voice over work on the simpsons, I was surprised to see alec baldwin voiced Thomas.

Kanye's infamous interuption of Taylor Swifts award will never be forgotten

maybe he watches too much judge judy, maybe thats how they can afford to pay her so much per episode.

I still can't figure out how his Gold Digger song did so well and was so popular

maybe because it was in a minor key

I don't see how people consider him someone who is capable of cultural movements.

He is not all there often times.

neither are the people who have watched all 750 episodes of pokemon.

lol...I will give him credit for his work on criminal justice reform movement

and giving his mic to a fan i bet that made the fans year

Oh yeah, that was a highlight in his career too most definitely

i guess he hates the attention most "celebs get,

Have you ever seen the Ethiopian celebrity chef show?

never heard of it, but spreading the message about eating a diverse diet cannot be bad.

I think its admirable and much needed to spread the hunger message in his country

maybe a good celeb

I had not realized that Carl Burnett was the first celebrity on Sesame Street

i still cannot believe ringo voiced thomas.

Merry Xmas


Are you a reader?

Yes.
I was reading about dogs lately.

Oh, how interesting.
Fiction or non-fiction?

Non-fiction.

For example, dogs have 12 different blood types

I didn't know that.

That's amazing.

If they need a transfusion do they have to get the same type of blood like humans?

Yes.
They have dog blood drives.

I never heard of such a thing.

I did read though that dogs and elephants are the two animals that instinctively understand pointing.

That is interesting.

I'll remember that if I am ever charged by an elephant.

Yeah, point AWAY from yourself!
LOL!

Exactly!

Did you know that Google self identifies as a dog company?

Why do they say that.

Is it because dogs are loyal, good, friendly, and man's best friend?

I don't know, I am a conservative so I don't understand liberals.

It is in their code of conduct.

I'm a liberal and I don't get it either.

I know dogs aren't color blind.

I have heard that.

I also have read that a particular type of shrimp has 27 basic colors it can see compared to three for humans.

Hmm.

Must help them find food or spot predators.

So do you read mysteries?

I do.
However, I read mostly on airplanes.
What authors do you like?

Karen Slaughter isn't one of my favorites though her new books sounds interesting.

I like Louise Penny, Becky Masterman and Elizabeth George the best.

I suppose I like adventure a little more.

I like Clancy.

Clancy is to dense with endless descriptions for me.

I also like Linda Castillo.

What do you like about her?

She writes these mysteries set in Amish country which sounds like fluff, but honestly it's not.

Hey great chatting with you.

Likewise, bye

Bye


Do you watch a lot of television?

hello not as much as before , but i love a good tv show

Me too.

I like comedies.

When That 70's Show was remade in the UK, they cancelled it after 10 episodes.

i so funny to know that homer simpson in the first 400 episodes has held 188 jobs

And that bart was only missing from 1 episode!

i know !

and this i dont find shocking , sometimes i watch shark tank and i never believed what happens there , most deals are never enacted

I hadn't heard about that one.

Are they saying that they don't follow through with the deals?

right !

i always think thats what happens i never see follow ups

Wow.

Interesting!

I never thought about it.

There are over 750 episodes of "pokemon"!

yea i dont like that cartoon , i think is interesting that only one shakespeare play has not been adapted for film or television

Really?
Which one?

the two noble kinsmen

Interesting!

I watch a lot on Youtube.

It is the second largest search engine on the net.

me too , youtube was created in 2005

Seems like its been around longer!

Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america!

google bought youtube for 1.65 billion

Wow!

That's a lot of money.

I didn't realize Youtube had paid subscriptions.

yea !

the first video uploaded was about a guy talking about elephants

Interesting!

I learned a lot about television and youtube today, thanks for chatting!

u too !
nice talking to u !

Have a great day!


Hi, how are you?

Very good!
Yourself?
Did you watch Tv as a kid?

I am well, thanks.
I did.
I watched too much!
What about yourself?

I lived in a very rural area and wasn't able to watch to much til we moved to the city.

Then I loved it!

What did you watch?

Cartoons mostly.

I didn't have cable until I was in college.

Once I got cable, it was ESPN all the time!

Sports are fun!

For me it was horror.

I loved watch Elvira.

Cheers and Shows like that were pretty boring to me.

I never got into horror.
I am too scared.
What's your favorite?

I loved The living Dead in Black and white.

What about you?

What Sports do you watch?

Did you have cable or satellite?

I watch it all!

My wife hates it though...

I can watch european soccer and love it.

I have cable.

What about you?

nope!

I still live out in the sticks.

But I have netflix and the internet so I can watch all the horror I want!

I hope your wife is understanding of your sports!

I used to watch alot of vidoes and dvd's though.

You don't have cable or satalite?
Just netflix?

That's correct.

I was never a big TV watcher I guess.

I listen to alot of radio.

Did you watch MTV at all?

I found pop up video from VH1 on youtube.

I did watch MTV when they played videos and some of the early programming but stopped after it was evident it was scripted.

What about you?

I never did.

I was too busy playing outside!

I never really felt I missed anything by not seeing TV.

I raised my kids the same way.

Not on purpose, but still.

I think they have a few shows they watch.

I wonder if their kids will watch a lot of TV.

Do you have kids?

Do you limit their TV time?

I do have 2 and I try to limit their tv time but it's just so easy to just hand them an ipad.

I try to limit it to 1 hour a day

Do you think they are missing out on anything?

Any cultural things?

I think they are missing out on the outdoors and the fun we had as kids.

I am worried they are too reliant on technology to keep them entertained.

I understand that.

We are all becoming dependent on technology.

Did you watch South Park or the Simpsons?

Not South Park, when it came out my parents wouldn't let me watch.

Same with the simpson but being on network TV, I could access it later in my life.

I never let my kids watch South Park either.

You can bet as soon as they were adults they watched it though!

We did watch the 70's show though.

and Thomas the tank engine!

I loved that 70s show.

I thought it was really well done.

And the whole cast seems to be doing well afterwards.

True, except for Laurie.

I guess they tried to run it in England an it flopped!

Were you a pokemon fan?

My son is so I am by proxy... Nice chatting with you!


Do you like to watch TV?

I love to watch sitcoms.
what about you?

Im more of a cartoon person myself, I love the Simpsons, Soutpark, shows like those.

I too love to watch the animated shows.
I can't stand watching Pokemon though.

For real?

I used to love that show, poor Pikachu, I guess not everyone likes him

I heard they are making a new movie called Detective Pikachu.

You should go watch it.

There's over 750 episodes of pokemon.

That's a lot...

I  think I might, its been over 16 years but I love the show still, do you like The Simpsons?

I could watch simpsons, but I prefer Family Guy due to the references made.

It's something worth watching over and over again.

Same as Bob's Burgers.

Family Guy is a funny show, I really like it, South Park is another great show, not really for kids though

The kids in South Park have been stuck in 3rd grade for 20+ years.

That's just obscured... Granted now they try to link every episode up.

Previously it was just killing Kenny all the time.

Poor Kenny he died every time, it was repetitive but always funny,

Princess Kenny!

Youtube has a summation of all of kenny's deaths.

Worth watching in my opinion.

It is the second largest search engine on the net.

I might watch it, seems like a worthwhile video, and yeah Youtube has grown a lot over the years

Yah.

Psy gangnam style was so popular... and remember getting rick rolled?

That video was so funny, Youtube had to upgreade the view count integer because of that video

Both netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america.

that's a lot!

Both services are popular, do you use YouTube Red?

sounds like a great streaming service, havent use it myself

I've used it.

It's a great service.

Give it a try, it's a free month.

If you want access to a free collection, there's always the library.

Do you like to read?

Not really, but I don't mind listening to an audiobook.

that's why i love the library.

Books can set you free, literally, a man that was falsely imprisoned studied law at the library and then proved his innocence


do you watch tv a lot?

A lot actually.
Do you ever watch SNL?

I sure do, do you have a favorite skit in there?

I love the Weekend Update which is also the longest running in there

Nice I like that too.
Did you ever watch the SImpsons?

I sure did, Did you know Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes?

Wow that is a lot.

THere is an episode where Bart does not appear

Hmm interesting.
Do you ever watch Shark Tank?

Yeah and he was not even mentioned.
Yes I watch it sometimes.

Most of the deal in there are fake.
Do you watch youtube?

Yes a lot, it is the second largest engine now

True.

THey used bandwidth in 2007 as much as the entire internet used in 2000

Wow that is a lot.

Do you know why they had to up their view count?

Hmm I am not sure.
Do you know who Bob Ross is?

It is all because of Gangnam Style song.

Yeah I know Bob

Well youtube has 70 episode of his show the joy of painting

Nice.
DO you go to the library much?

I go as much as I can actually, do you ?

Yeah me too.

Did you hear of that guy that proved his innocence by studying at the library?

Yes and then he went on to help other innocent people

That is so amazing, the power of knowledge


do you watch tv at all?

do you watch tv?

I sure do.
Dd you ever watch the SImpsons?

Yes I did.

There is an episode where Bart did not appear

Yes and he was not even mentioned it is at all

yeah.
Did you ever see That 70s SHow?

Yes and I thought it was good but apparently in the UK it flopped

Yes it was stopped after just 10 episodes.

DO you like horror movies?

SOmewhat.

Do you know which movie KIng thinks is the scariest ?

Yes he thinks it is Bambi but I do not see how though

Me either.

Did you know you burn more calories watching them though?

Yes about 180 more than a regular movie, not bad

Yeah .

Do you know how they make those creepy noises in them?

Yes they use an instrument called a waterphone

Yes it sounds scary just the name of it, let alone its functions

Yeah true.
Did you ever see the movie The SHining?

I have and the boy in there did not know it was a scary movie for years.

Yeah.

They are also good if you are going to an abstract gallery afterwards

Yes as you can enjoy it more, that is a pretty cool brain trick

Yeah I know.

Do you know where the inspiration started coming for those movies first?

Yes by the works of writers like Allen Poe, Mary Shelly and Bram Stoker

Yes lots of inspiration from them.
Nice chatting with you.


Are you a fan of Stephen King?

Yes.
I have read several of his books.
I dislike clowns a lot now.
He thought Bambi was a horror film.

Interesting, what about the Simpsons?

I hear there was only one episode where Bart doesn't appear.

I have never watched much animation.
That series ran a long time though.
Some people call TV the "telly"

Interesting.
Where does that occur?

Well, the British and my wife say it that way.

Originally TV was broadcast in black and white.

That must have been awful, but better than no TV at all.

Interesting.

Did you know 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes?

I have never seen shoes perform!

I would like to see the video that proves that.

Television is considered a mass medium, but narrow casting is occurring more often now with so many channels.

Did you know putting dry tea bags in shoes absorbs bad odors?

No.

I wonder how long one must leave them in there.

One animated TV show, Thomas the Tank Engine has had famous people narrate the show.

Yeah, I hear one of them was Ringo Starr?

True.

George Carlin was another.

He was an entertaining comic that I enjoyed.

WOW, I think George Carlin passed away.

He did.

He also got political in his later years and was not as enjoyable.

Alec Baldwin also narrated the Tank show.

Baldwin is an interesting character.

Did you know there were 750 episodes of Pokemon?

No.

I don't even know what network carried Pokeman.

I never saw it.

I did hear that Danny, the boy in The Shining did not know he was in a horror movie.

I've never seen the movie The Shining, was it any good?

It was fantastic!

Very little horror by today's standards.

No arms being torn off with spurting blood.

It is mainly tension and suspense.

Nicholson is great in it!.

If you watch it you will enjoy abstract art more after you see it.

Crazy, who was in it?
Jack?

Yes.
No one else who was famous.
Classic movie.

He's a great actor.
Well, nice chatting with you!


Enjoy reading?
If you're reading this I bet you do!
:)

I do, what about you?
looks like you are a book fan!
!

I do.

I like scifi and fantasy in particular.

Starship Troopers is on the reading list of several military branches actually.

That's a great book.

You?

I like the author George R.R Martin, so mostly books that go along those lines, do you know who he is?

Yeah, I've read all of the Game of Thrones books that he's published so far.

We've come a long way from the 18th century where there was a "moral panic" at all the novel reading.

The horror!

I agree good thing books are widely available now and no one has to panic about it, silent reading is a recent development as well.

Interesting.

I guess reading out loud was more of a thing once.

Speed reading is also a thing now for some people.

Anne Jones won the record by reading 4700 words a minute!

4700 words per minute!

wow!

that would take me a lot more lol, theres also the inventor of braile, you know he perfected the system when he was 15

Braille fascinates me.
Reading by tactile feel.
Pretty amazing.

It must take a lot of skill to create a system like he did and a great contribution to society as well, things wouldnt be the same without him thats a sure thing

We actually do a lot of reading still.
Magazines, internet, books etc.

I get my books online, thank God we have the internet, its one of the best creations ever, so much info so many options

It is pretty awesome.

Hard to believe we survived without it for so long.

The current library of Alexandria has saved a copy of the whole internet.

Not sure how they did that but that's pretty cool.

I agree and thats relaxing, I cant imagine a world without the internet it has become so important in my life and I guess in the life of almost everyone

It can cause problems too.

We can get addicted to clicking on new links.

That can cause an adiction?

really?

I guess its kind of funny, you know that in Findland everyone has the right to internet.

It's kind of a necessity now isn't it.

On Everest there's even 3G cell service.

You know, for that selfie once you get to the top.

Yeah that would be really cool, good thing  to know theres service, you know that astronaunts on the space station have a really fast internet service

Interesting.

It's probably necessary for them too any more.

I wonder if they connect to satellites or something.

Wonder how much of the 71% of the earth's surface covered by water they can  see from up there.

I wonder that as well, its amazing how Earth is made out of 71% water and 29% land, ot at least its surface,

Nice chatting!


Hey there do you ever read?
Like in books or anything or magazines

I learned to read a long time ago, but I ain't done it much recently so I mostly forgot the mechanics of the thing.

Do you like to read?

Haha I like to read actually yes.

Apparently there was a big scare in the 18th century, there were too many people reading and people were a worried about a"moral Panic"occurring I just don't know about that haha.

You would never hear that today

In them days, people were apposed to read poetry, not novels, with their dirty storylines and immoral characters.

Poetry was sublime, the words of gods and angels, but young people insisted on reading novels.

Hussies!

I think you're onto something.

Would you ever try speed-reading by the way?

I know I tried it and didn't retain any information, that's why I'm really skeptical about speed reading records

I guess reading fast could be useful for finding information, but not so good for retaining it.

I think that records like that are not useful for us normal folk.

I agree with you.

anne Jones holds the world record for speed reading, which is 4700 words per minute, there's no way she can retain anything from that

Probably a general impression.

Not so useful for reading comprehension.

Maybe she could use it to win contests, is all.

Yes I agree.

Have you ever seen the movie Starship Troopers?

Or read the book?

I read the book when I used to be able to read it page after page.

Then movies came along for me so I put the books away.

I've seen Starship Troopers.

I like Starship troopers the movie.

I don't know why it would be on the US military reading list though, I found it to be pretty anti-military myself, it's very violent too

Get them troops thinking about strategery and stuff like that.

Get them in the mindset of killing bugs on Klendathu.

LOL that's great that you smelled klendathu right haha.

Did you see the movie Ender's Game?

And has Harrison Ford in it?

I like Harrison Ford but I really didn't like that movie, it's also on the reading list apparently

I seent Klendathu on the screen with all them bugs and I could never disremember it after that.

Ender's Game?

Isn't that based on books that people read?

I'm not opposed to reading in any way shape or form, but, well, it's still reading.

Haha I agree.

And yes it's based on a book.

Apparently people told me that the book is way better than the movie, but the movie is really bad, so that wouldn't be very hard to do in my opinion LOL

They should of called it "Offender's Game" if it were that bad.

May be I take up reading again and look into the book.

Could be bugs are in there, too

LOL I like that.

What do you think about the Lord of the Rings?

There's a really boring, long book, even though I like the movies.

I guess the author of that and then another author named CS Lewis would read terrible poetry and laugh at it

Folks what can read oftentimes have hobbies and pastimes what use the written word, and not the Bible at that.

I figure if they spent that much time reading as doing, the world wouldn't know poverty or sin.

Lord of the Rings?

Which Lord is that, I wonder.

Yeah that's a good point.

What do you think about the internet though?

I know that I used almost everyday, I would be really sad if I didn't have access to it, I probably have that addiction that you get for clicking links by the way haha.

Clicking on the Internet has less addictive powers than reading, I suppose.

If they were a way to make money from reading, I would do it.

I just click now, and pray.

Haha I feel you on that.

It would take a lot of money to get me to start reading though LOL.

Especially I won't be reading the full terms of service that you see on websites.

Only 7% of people read those things.

And those do not include me, that's for sure haha.


Hello, do you like rapping?

Yes, I like rapping.

Let's start with the definition.

Rapping is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular", which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backbeat or musical accompaniment.

Very cool to see the true definition.

Did you know Tupac had music in the library of Congress?

Yes, it even has it's own category which is cool.

Did you know that McDonald's paid rappers $5 for everytime they referenced Big Mac in songs?

Very funny.

Wow that's funny!

Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before being a rapper.

He still could at this point, he's got the money to play around some.

Did you know that Jason Paige, the singer of the Pokemon theme is also the rapper on "Black and White" by Michael Jackson?

Wow, that was news to me.

I did not know that.

That's interesting.

I saw Busta Ryhmes is the voice of Reptar in the Rugrats movie.

Yes, very cool.

There's a deaf rapper named Signmark who rhymes in sign language.

Awesome.

Very cool to know.

I saw Korean rappers invented a new style of rap called a compliment battle.

Yes, I saw that too.

The world's fastest English language rapper, Noclue, can rap at a rate of 14.1 syllables per second.

Wow, what a fast talker, lol.

Wow - that's extremely fast.

A judge in Michigan once delivered her ruling to Eminem in the form of a rap.

I would have loved to see that.
A rapping Michigan judge, funny!

Haha.
Do you like television?

Yes, I do.

I really used to love SNL.

Did you know that "weekend update" debuted on the first episode of SNL and is their longest running skit?

That's where lots of comedians got their start.

Did not know that - very cool.
There are over 750 episodes of Pokemon.

That's cool as well.

I just found out that in the first 400 episodes, Homer Simpson has held 188 jobs.

Wow that's a lot of jobs.

The 70's show was recreated in the UK and only lasted 10 episodes before it was cancelled.

Yes, that was weird.

But, did you know that Daniel Radcliffe voiced the cartoon parody of Twilight's Edward Cullen on the Simpsons episode TreeHouse of Horror XXI.

I didn't know that.
Do you like Cinematography?

Yes, a little.

Cinematography is the science of art of motion-picture photography by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as film stock.

I love Cinematography.
Well, it was good talking to you.
Take care!


Did you know that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading list of 3 of 5 branches of our military?

Hello!
No I did not know that!
I love reading though!

It is described as a complex interaction between the text and the reader.

I guess I agree.

Definitely!

I agree as well.

Reading anything is interpreted diferently by everyone.

That makes sense.

We interpret based on our own experiences.

Of course, for the blind it is a tactile experience.

I have known of blind people who read so much their fingers bleed.

Oh wow, that sounds painful!

I wonder if there is any speed reading in braille like the woman who broke the record of speed reading over 4,000 words per minute!

I would imagine so.

We find ways to compete in almost everything.

One of the reasons reading is so complex is our minds must construct things we have never experienced.

Very true!

Our minds are so complex that each person pulls different information out of anything really.

I read on the internet often as there are great stories to find.

Speaking of the internet, did you know that the symbol of 3 horizontal lines on menus is called the hamburger button.

I can see one right now.

That's funny!

I see one too.

But you have to be careful from constant clicking for fun on the internet because it becomes an addiction!

Back to that point about our complex brains.

I can't believe that 7% of people read full terms when buying on the internet.

That might be fake news.

Seriously?

I don't think I have ever done that!

It is hard to believe.

There's so much on the internet that is hard to believe like on top of Mt Everest you can get internet service.

Could be true I guess.

I wouldn't carry my laptop up there to check it out.

If there is access there, the network is probably not too crowded.

Haha, that is so true!

I like looking up articles on the internet about earth and planets, I love learning about the universe.

Like how the moon causes the ocean tides.

I have recently learned that Earth rotation is gradually slowing.

I wonder if it is one minute per day slower in my lifetime.

I suspect not.

I hope not, probably wouldn't be good!

Just like how the forests have been destroyed by 80%, so sad!

That is sad.

It is surprising that other sources of oxygen like algae grow to replace the CO2 to O2 conversion that the forests used to do.

The migration of the tectonic plates is also amazing.

Yes, it's so interesting the deeper you look into the facts of our planet earth.

We seem so fragile yet tough at the same time.

Like how earth is 71% water and 29% land, seems like a very huge difference.

Yes.

When we see how rare water is on other planets, it is really incredible.

Fortunately some of that water is stored as ice in our polar regions.

Exactly!

So amazing.

If we were to look at the existence of earth as a 24 hour clock, humans would only be 1 minute and 17 seconds of that time....how odd to think about that!

Yes.

I don't know when they started counting as the earth's beginning.

I guess it was back when a day was only 5.5 hours long.

Guess I will go now.

Nice job in our conversation!


Hi, how are you?

Hey I'm good, do you like rap music?

It's ok.
I can

well I didn't know that Tupac had his music added to the library of congress, that's impressive

Or that Eminem want to become a comic book artist before he became a rapper!

nope never knew that, funny his fav superhero was spiderman I would have thought it'd be someone else

Busta Rhymes voices the reptar wagon on the rugrats movie?

Never saw it, did you?

no I do like rugrats though, I'll have to check that out, can't believe that movie came out in 1998 I feel old haha

Right?

Someone mentioned classic rock the other day... it was Metalica!

haha I guess!

i do like metallica, but have you ever heard of a compliment rap?

No.
What is it?

two rappers give compliments instead of dissing, its big in Korea

I feel that might be a good solution to some depression.

Makes people feel better about themselves at least...

ya I could see that, did you hear about the michigan judge giving her verdict to eminem?

No.
How did she do it?

ya she gave the verdict ind the form of a rap, sounds like she has way too much time on her hands haha

It was probably the worst!

I would have prefered jail than some judge rapping to me.

ha I agree, do you watch any television at all?

Yes, far too much.
What about you?

ya I do I like South Park and Family Guy, what about you?

The same!
Nice chatting with you!


Hello there, do you like to read much?

Not like I used to.

Internet took care of that.

I do read a lot from internet...

I guess reading too much can ruin a marriage?

Yeah the internet ruined the library I'm afraid.

Yeah I guess, or at least back in 1938.

I just read someone lament about missing issues of the New Yorker.

This person needs to get a life.

Yeah they sure do, but people will get crazy over just about anything.

So true.

The person was also lamenting about TV news using a single open quote instead of an apostrophe.

Such a hard life...

Wow, yeah talk about a rough life, sounds like a lot of hard time spent on the couch.

Hee, hee.

Funny, I think you're dead on with that.

Maybe this person can get some help from the Washington Post.

Yeah that sounds like a good amount of money raised.

I hope it makes it to those that need it.

I personally don't trust WaPo at all.

If the 18th century people read their news, they wouldn't worry about a moral panic because of novels.

Yeah you might be right about that.

Now people just use the internet to create the panic.

Very true and astute again!

I just learned that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps is called a "hamburger".

Makes me hungry...

That is too funny, yeah I'm hungry too.

Did you know there is 3g coverage on top of Everest?

I hard that.

How many people need that there?

Makes as much sense as Starship Troopers being recommended reading for the military...

Yeah that doesn't sound necessary, and right what a stupid choice.

I guess Ender's Game as suggested reading for the USMC is better.

At least it isn't dominated by giant bugs.

Yeah that is very true, I wonder who is in charge of selecting this, it can't be by group vote.

I don't know.

It may be a vote.

Lot's of youngsters in the DoD.

Did you know the Earth is running out of helium?

It will by the end of this century!

Yeah I think I read that a few years back, that will be too bad!

I wonder what all the helium business will do to replace it?

Another reason to develop fusion.

Did you know when the Earth first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long?

Lot's of paid overtime?

Yeah right, I wonder if the days are slowly getting longer as time goes by as well, just too slow for us to notice.

Most likely hundreds of thousands of years it will be 25 hrs long.

I guess so.

We won't be hear to see it, unless reincarnation is real.

Thanks!

You were a great chat partner!


do you like rap music?

I do but I like the old stuff from Tupac and the likes

Me too.

DId you know his music is in the library of congress?

Yes for cultural significance, quite fitting

Yeah I know, do you like Eminem?

I do.

He wanted to originally be a comic book artist

Yes and his favorite character is spiderman

Yes.
Do you like Busta Rhymes?

Yes he is good.

he was the voice of Reptar wagon in the Rugrats movie

Nice.
Have you heard of compliment battle?

Yes that is a rap style practiced in South Korea

Yeah I wonder what that sounds like though

Me too.

Did you hear a judge in Michigan gave a ruling in the form of rap

Yes because the lawsuit was against Eminem

Yeah pretty creative of him to do that

I know.

Do you know what other names are used instead of the word rap?

Yes emciing is one of them.
Do you watch tv much?

I sure do.
Did you ever watch the Simpsons?

Yes I did, there is an episode where Bart does not appear

Yea and he is not even mentioned in that episode

Yeah.
Did you ever watch That 70s SHow?


Hello, do you enjoy reading?

I am not so good at the reading of the words, but I do try my best.

Have you ever read Starship Troopers?

I read it when I was a kid.
I saw the movie too.
You?

Oh cool, yeah me too.

It is in the reading list of three us military branches

That makes sense.

Heinlein was in the military and liked to write books that involved strategy and tactics.

Yeah.

In the 18 century people were freaking out because there were too many people were reading novels

Novels are the work of the devil!
In them days, they read poetry.
Closer to God, sublime and all that.
The angels spoke in poetry.
Nowadays it's video games.

Yeah that is true.
Do you use the internet much?

I have used it on occasion, though it is akin to the novel, the devil's work!

Do you know what the 3 horizonal line menu in the apps is called?

It is called the hot dog icon, if I am not mistaken.

It is actually super close, the hamburger button

Hamburger!
That's right!
I forgot!
I wonder who gave it that name.

I have no idea but I guess it makes sense if you look at it

The vegans would not approve of that name.

They would want vegetables to be the origin.

Yeah I guess.

Did you know you can develop addiction from clicking on the internet?

I already have.
The novelty!
The novelty!
A life without novelty is not a life!

And the library of alexandria keeps a copy of the internet just in case

This I doubt.

How could one backup the entire Internet?!

It would take an entire Internet to perform such a feat!

I really do not understand it either.
I am curious too.
Nice chat


Man, hate reading the news nowadays.

If it bleeds it leads.

Was just reading about a jogger who was stabbed to death in DC.

Yeah thats crazy.

I really dont like reading about horrible news too.

Do you like shirts?

I hear polo shirts were originall made for tennis players

Think I read about that.
Lacoste right?
The one with the crocodile logo?

Yeah thats the one!

Never really cared for polos.
Would prefer aloha shirts.
Those seem more comfortable.

Same here!

Love aloha shirts,  weird to think in hawaii that is business wear lol

All about comfort I say.

The fashion industry's so interesting.

Did you know the man who designed Macho Man's wrestling gear also designed clothes for Jimi Hendrix?

That is interesting.
I never wouldve guessed.

Do you watch any wrestling?
I don't watch the theatrical type.
More the combat/competition type.

No I dont watch any wrestling.

I hear plato lead a professional wrestling career before he became a famous philosopher

Wow really?

Never would've pictured him doing any throws or takedowns.

Completely distorts my mental image of him.

Yeah I know right, weird!

Oh here's one that will mess with your head.

Abe Lincoln was a wrestler!

Wow and hes in the wrestling hall of fame,  thats crazy!

Yeah, not what you'd expect from a president.

But maybe not as weird as the president of Indonesia who released 3 pop albums while in office.

Wonder if those made any money?

I bet they did,  he released 3,  he must be pretty good lol

Wonder if it made him richer than Trump?

Although I've heard he's not even among the top 3 wealthiest presidents in US history.

Yes he is,  he is number 1,  definitely our wealthiest president by far!

Read that the top 3 wealthiest were JFK, Washington and Jefferson.

Though you'd think Trump would be right?

Just look at his suit and ties.

Oh that is wrong then.

Trump is first, second is washington and third is Jefferson.

I'll go google that later.

Hopefully I won't come across more news stories about unprovoked attacks on joggers.

Nice chatting with you.

Yeah google is where I got the info from like months ago,  I still remember it because it comes up in conversation lol Good chatting.


Hi!
Do you follow politics?

Not really, but I know the basics around the left and the right.

I think Id put myself in the same boat  It just gets too negative for me sometimes.

I do prefer the Democrats over the Republicans though, especially because of the US's current president.

You are not alone there.
I tend to bleed a bit blue.

Did you know the consistent use of blue and red colors only stared in 2000.

I was surprised by that.

I had thought they had been around forever!

Ya nowadays presidents believe so strongly in their beliefs.

There hasn't been a US president that wasn't a republican or a democrat since 1853.

That just shows you the two party system has been around so long, it is going to be even harder to break!

I agree, the democratic party has been around since 1828, I don't know when the republican party formed though.

I am not quite sure either.

I do know 15% of the tea party movement identified as democrats

That's quite low!

Are the presidents now typically republican or democratic?

It seems that it has alternated every 8 years for as long as I can remember paying attention to who the president was,

Speaking of American presidents, Did you know the wealthiest president in history was jfk?

Even more so than Trump?
Wow!

Ya, in fact.

Washington and jefferson were the second and third most rich.

Inflation must be crazy since these are all presidents from a long time ago.

Very true, I think a lot of it was in terms of land ownership too.

They didn't use the land well did they?

The president's guest house is larger than the white house!

I can only assume that it is the place where they can house many dignitaries, and other heads of state at the same time, so it might be like a mini resort?

But I'm really not sure.

Ill have to look into that.

That's a great idea.

There are a lot of weird facts about past presidents online.

One weird fact about our government is that Elmo has testified before congress.

Ya that sounds weird and funny!

Anyways, it was good chatting with you, have a nice day.


Hey how's it going.

I think wrestling is a fascinating sport.

It can be either theatrical or competitive.

Good morning!

I agree on wrestling, and my demographic immediately makes me think of the theatrical variety, a la Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant!

Yes those guys were great.

Wrestling techniques have even been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat.

I can certainly see that - Greco Roman wrestling was probably developed for combat before it was sport for the emperors.

Yet sounds like it.

The Turkish national sport is oil wrestling where men doubt themselves in olive oil and wrestle.

Definitely an odd sport lol.

Wow!

Again, due to my age and obvious immaturity, I think of something completely different when I hear oil wrestling than a Turkish national sport involving men!

Yes I would much prefer to be the women's national sport.

The man who designed macho man's wrestling gear also design close for Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith, and more.

Macho Man and The Ultimate Warrior were my favorite guys when I was still eating my own boogers and making out with my arm.

Oooooohhhhhh Yeeeeeaaaaahhhh!

The Aerosmith comparison for costumes doesn't surprise me at all!

Ha ha that is awesome.

Apparently Plato lead a professional wrestling career before becoming a famous philosopher.

I can see the correlation there because wrestling (not WWE) is pretty philosophical at the most basic level.

A battle of wits before physicality, but still using physical attributes to execute the moves and strategies.

That is a very good description.

Maybe we should make government leaders wrestle.

I admit I cringe when discussing politics today, but you forced me to picture them in wrestling singlets and I thank you for this image that will give me giggles for the rest of the day!

Ha ha well I imagine it to!

I find it odd that the president's guest house is larger than the White House.

I guess you got a treat your guests to luxury.

That is very odd, but I wonder if that accounts for the actual living space in the WH, because there are a lot of offices and other working areas were governmental "business" operates.

The guest house is most likely 99% "house".

Yes that's true I'm not sure they count for that.

The first president of Zimbabwe was called President banana.

I love presidential nicknames.

Yes that one is classic.

I have a lot of nicknames for the North Korean leader.

He is best friends with The Worm - Dennis Rodman!

Yes that is true.

Although North Korea just had an election but it's all for show.

There's only one person on the ballot and that was good old Kim Jong.

Well it was great chatting with you!

Right - the "Election" in PRNK..... Hey, it was an awesome Chat - have a great day!

At least we don't have the runner up being vice president anymore!!

Have a good one as well!


A congress is meeting of the representatives of nations.

Good to know!

Do you know a lot about politics?

In Maryland they are trashing one another as political candidates.

The president will take necessary step to avoid this type situation.

You think?

He was one of the worst about this when he was running.

In Maryland they are sending mass mailers against each other.

The nation security consultant's support for the use of "deadly chemical weapons" Which is highlighted in past statement.

I'm sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about.

Congress is a meeting of individuals, but the president has nothing to do with it.

No deadly weapons should be used anywhere.

yes, All the members are talk to take necessary steps .

The race in Maryland is quite competitive.

It's a congressional race for Hoeber and trone.

The runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.

He did back in the day, yes.

No longer though.

Do you think being wealthy means you will win the race?

In 1916 the first woman was elected to congress before she even had the right to vote in a national election.

Thats cool!
Was she wealthy?
did she win?

Yes, she wins.

Thats great!

Mark Epstein of Qualcomm is big into politics - he's contributed a million to the race in maryland.

Yes, the great leader are service to the nation.

They are always think about the nation.

Sometimes.

Although sometimes it's hard to find good leaders.

Red and Blue colors for republicans and democrats only started in 2000

Isn't that crazy?

It seems like it has always been that way.

Did you know that we have had 3 presidents that were independently wealthy?

Wealthiest presidents in american history were JFK, washington and jefferson.

Do you think Trump will make that list?

I would love to see the presidents guest house too, I guess it's pretty big!

The president guest house is larger than the white house.

Thats what I have heard.
Have you seen it?
I might have to look it up.

No, I met a nice person and have a great chat.

Thank you, I did too!


Hi, how are you?
What do you think of the president?

Good morning!

I think the president is a con, cheat, racist, and mentally challenged....

No, please, tell us what you really think!

LOL.

Yes, I understand how you feel.

Ha!

There is comfort in anonymity and I realize the country is divided, I just hope it's not 50/50 and a change is coming - although I have my reservations

I don't particularly like Trump either.

The country is divided, but I think the next election will be a telling one.

I'm surprised that Trump is not one of the richest presidents.

I think he's not as rich as he claims to be, partially why he wont release his taxes.

But also because in the private sector - it benefited him to modify his net worth in certain situations

Yes, and I think he is using the presidency to benefit himself and family even more.

That bothers me.

Most things about this president bother me - the roll back in EPA regulations, the unabashed nepotism, the attacks on the media and our country's intelligence agencies - could go on and on and on and on

I wish that he would get something done and move forward instead of destroying what exists.

It's frustrating.

What nickname should he have?

in my opinion it should be something having to do with orange.

I totally agree with you and I was hoping for a real tax cut for the middle class by now.

I also want to point out that I am not any happier with the 2 parties in our current government.

Both Dems and Republicans are doing a terrible job

They both have been bought and sold by special interests.

Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.

I wonder if that would improve things now.

Can you imagine in Hillary was VP right now?!?!?!?!

Pence is a wet paper bag, but very quiet (too quiet?)

and Hillary would be riot in that position!

Pence is the experience politician and maybe the adult in the room, but I think he gets shouted down a lot.

I think he is just a culpable for not standing up for what he allegedly believes in and letting this administration operate with a blatant disregard for decency and humanity.

Although, what I do know about Pence, maybe it's better that he sits in the corner quietly!

I would hope that he could restrain Trump on the crazier things, maybe get him to not spout off on Twitter so much.

If he keeps incriminating himself on Twitter, the Mueller report will never be complete!

Sometimes the daily events in DC remind me of a Simpsons episode - where truth is stranger than fiction....

Yes, they predicted that Trump would be president.

Matt Groening has a crystal ball.

I wonder if Lisa will ever be president.

Lisa would be the best president in history!

Would Bart be Sec.

of Education?

Homer Sec.

of Energy?

Maggie?

Marge?

Santa's Little Helper?

LOL.

Yes.

It would be interesting.

Bring Grampa back to life and he would complain that Hoover should be in office again.

Right!

It's amazing how culturally relevant that show has been and continues to be.

Feather in the cap for getting under Fox "News" skin to the tune of a lawsuit against their parody!

Yeah, why would they sue?

It makes them look bad and gives the Simpsons even more credibility!

Must have hit too close to home with their anti-Dem agenda and did't like being exposed.

They are an entertainment program anyways so why do they even care?

So ironic that they are the original Fake News and now they & Trump try to use it in reverse

I don't trust any news source at this point.

They report the words of people that are biased and then add their own bias.

Truth?

Facts?

What are those?

Totally agree!

It's difficult to get the facts and truth these days - that's the end game for all the politicians...  Hey - in case this chat ends abruptly, it's been really great chatting with you today!

Yes, you too!
Bye!

Have a great day!


Did you watch the last soccer World Cup?

No, But I'm sure that Mexico played amazingly to get a spot in the World Cup.

Im not sure about how they got the spot but Mexico defeated Germany and that was a big win.

That's interesting that they thanked South Korea at their embassy on June 27th for their victory giving Mexico its spot in the World Cup.

They sure had a tough group, everyone thought Germany was going to be placed first in the group, never count the little guys out.

Yeah, but Germany ended up in last place in their group.

Yeah they were, it was a terrible performance, too bad the USA team didnt make it, the womans team is much better.

It's funny how a Korean man El Tri is very popular in Mexico so that people want their picture with him due to his soccer skills.

I know, fans save a portion of their energy for El Tri, I think its great how nations can share this kind of love.

That does sound like a great way to bond between countries.

The diplomats are now heroes and brothers according to some.

So what do you think about the 2022 World Cup being hosted at Qatar?

Maybe they should have had it at France since they won the 2018 tournament in Russia.

I agree but I think its all part of a contest, it's crazy how the hosting country doesnt have economic gains by hosting the cup.

I didn't realize the US did so well in 1930's first World Cup taking 3rd place.

I didn't even have soccer growing up.

They did!

too bad those old days are gone, the US team didnt make it to the 2018 Worldcup, you know the 2026 Worldcup is going to be hosted at the US.

Where will it be in the US?

Interestingly, the women do a good job for the US World cup never getting below third place since 1991.

I've never seen them play though.

Various locations, I think its US and also Mexico, both countries are  co hosting, and yeah the womans team is pretty good, maybe we should switch teams lol.

Do you enjoy dancing?

I wish I would have been able to dance with champion cha-cha dancer Bruce Lee.

I do like dancing and that would have been nice, being a ballet dancer would bankrupt me though!

Well seeing a baby smile to music and dance would be worth it.

I guess music is in our blood no matter the age, you know Tupac danced ballet in high school

I wonder how WWII soldiers figured out that they could make radios out of razor blades and pencils?

Did they hear how to do it when listening to radio storms from another planet like Jupiter.

It surely required a high level of skill, and its interesting how you can hear the radio storms, would be a bit boring though.


hi how are you?
Do you like to dance?

I like slow dancing.

And I like to box, which has some rhythm to it.

Think Ali.

Or Bruce Lee, to expand out to martial arts.

He was a great dancer.

You like to box?

i guess footwork is important in boxing, so there is a connection between dance and martial arts.

Yeah, that's it.

Footwork.

Michael Jackson could've kicked some ass.

I bet he could have.

the speed, the timing.

he had the tools for superior martial artistry.

Although I hear he relied on a device for one of his moves.

Patented it too.

That sounds like michael.

that would be his shoes for leaning and defying gravity.

Professional ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week.

if i were a dancer, it would be twice that.

I would probably break my feet too.

I do not like to dance.

I cannot dance.

You probably danced as a baby.
Its innate.

i probably danced badly as a baby.
LOL

maybe you were a singer.
radio is where you should be.

Radio?
well, maybe.
I cant sing either.
I got two left feet and i am tone deaf.
where does that leave me?

You could be a soldier.

They just listen to the raidio.

In WWII they used a razor blade and pencil as a diaode when in foxholes.

that is amazing to me.

I guess that they were pretty motivated to get that design to succeed.

Yeah, WWII was bigger than the World Cup.

Yes, it was.

Maybe conflicts should be resolved through world cups than world wars.

Great idea.

This way South Korea has a chance against Germany.

Yes, it would be more interesting and have less bloodshed.

Anyway, great chat!

Nice chatting with you.

I'm going to try to catch some Canadian radio now...in the mood for Rush.

Have a good weekend!

Saturday nights alright for fighting...or dancing.


Did you have much interest in last summers FIFA world cup?

hi how are you?

i tried to watch a few games.

i was impressed that the smaller countries did well.

I enjoy some of the stories of it bring nations together, like Mexico and South Korea.

Yeah, it is a good way for americans to learn geography!

LOL i dont know how well the US usually does in the cup.

They have been progressing over the past few tournaments, until this last one which was a bit of a disaster.

They usually qualify alongside Mexico but not this time.

Yeah, there is not enough support in this country.

when US players go to play in europe, then the level will get good enough.

I wanted to watch the games but did have access on the TV, I listened mainly on the radio.

I tried to watch the bigger games.

i figure that the energy is pretty high and the fans really raise the playing level.

Not this one coming, which in Qatar, but the following world cup will be in America.

that is great.

i think americans need the cup.

it is a good country for big sporting events.

lots of big stadiums.

Plus you don't have to qualify to play in it, the host nation of every world cup get to play no matter what, we've got seven years to get our act together.

yes, we need to learn the rules of the game, like you cant use your hands.

The men just need to take some lessons from the women's team, never been worse than third.

Although, I heard the women's team are threatening not to play unless they get equal pay.

the women should get paid better.
they attract a LOT of viewers.
people love soccer.
the women represent the US too.
good for our image.

Absolutely, they should make it performance based, the better you do in the tournament the higher your nation compensates you, men or women.

that would be great!

performance bonuses, because more people watch and more people get interested in soccer.

One of my favorite parts of soccer is when they players score, often they will have a dance they have worked out in advance, some are really good.

the passion behind the game is amazing.

i think that more americans should take an interest in it, especially when they are young.

I read a statistic that more kids play organized soccer now than any other sport in America, especially as the head injury thing becomes a bigger issue with football.

yeah, i know that there is some concern about kids heading the ball in soccer, but i dont think it happens enough to worry.

That is a worry, I know with kids soccer they aren't allowed to head it.

It was good speaking to you.

Great chat!
have a good evening!

Good night.


America does well at the world cup having never been below third place.

That's impressive.

Really ?

Are we talking about "male" soccer, or "female" ?

Fifa world cup which is football.

I don't remember seeing male football ( soccer) teams, that high... are You sure it's not about women's achievements ?

It is the women's world cup.

ahhh, I knew it ;)  no idea why man's football can't be on that level...

I don't know, but kudos to the women.

Maybe there is more money invested in women's football... just wondering...

That would be a switch from the norm.

what do You mean ?

More money is usually placed with male dominated sports.

I guess, that's not the case... where is money, there are achievements ;)

I guess.

Out of all the things I've heard about Michael Jackson I had no idea he had a patented device used to help him lean for dance moves.

lean ?

Like in smooth criminal video clip ?

;) lol, I always thought that's a camera trick ?

As did I, it's creative and it's surprising to know not just an illusion.

hmmm...

I would have to see it to believe it ;) I'm pretty skeptical ;)

You and lots of others, I'm sure.

Music has great mood enhancing properties, even babies love music.

It makes them happy.

any music ?
what if it's a really mean rap song ?
;)

Babies don't understand the lyrics, they like the beat.

ok... what if that would be hardcore heavy metal ?

;) what do You think ?

I think they'll like that too because babies don't usually mind loud noises.

That explains why my daughter was always falling asleep when I was listening to Metallica ;)

See, she's a rocker.

I wonder if we have laws similar to Canada's where at least 40% of the music played has to be Canadian?

No... way... Hope they have some good music taste...

Hope so.

It never ceases to amaze me how resourceful we can be as humans.

I can't believe how soldiers made radios in world war 2, with a razorblade and pencil.

Where there is a will, there is a way !
They were watching a lot of MacGyver !

They were their own MacGyver.

lol ;) thanks for talking, great chat !
;)

Thanks for a great chat.

Happy and healthy New Year !


Hi how are you today, Do you know what the 5th planet in the solar system is?

The fifth planet in the solar system is Jupiter.

I have never been there, though I hear it is quite nice.

Elon musk is supposed to be developing a way to travel to outer space for regular people who can afford it

I wonder where they would go.

Just into space?

To the moon and back?

I guess it's good for bragging rights, but probably not interesting.

Except for weightlessness.

I think in 2017 he announced his ultimate goal was to take a flight to mars and he hopes to reach this by the early 2020's

I guess you could go there, but what about getting back?

And how long would you stay there?

Seems risky.

Did you see the car he sent out that is currently orbiting in space?

lol elon musk has crazy ideas but he makes them turn to reality

He really does push forward.

A lot of people talk the talk.

Not him.

He makes it happen.

I would like to see him reach out to Mars.

Steve jobs and elon musk have been some of science and technologies greatest recent minds

Elon is more technical than Jobs, I think.

Jobs was great at marketing and design.

I think they both were quite ambitious.

Do you read much?

I do.

You're so right they said jobs never knew too much about coding it was Wozniak that really moved that aspect forward.

Woz was the tech head, but he didn't know how to build a business.

I like reading, but I don't think I could ever hit 4,700 words per minute.

That's an insane amount that has to be a machine reading at that speed.

How fast do you estimate you can type.

I don't know.

Without mistakes?

Maybe 40 wpm.

If I don't worry about typos, probably 50-60 wpm.

Thats definitely faster then me i still poke at the keys lol i feel like i might be way faster on my phone

I don't like the interface on the phone.

Plus it's harder to read.

I much prefer the computer.

Have you read Starship Troopers?

Nope i haven't but i did see the film it was very good with its special effects for its time period

I liked the book when I was young.

It's on the reading lists of some of the military branches.

I have friends in the military and they really like to listen to jocko willink do you know who he is?

Don't know.

Is he a member of the military?

Ender's Game was suggested reading for many military organizations.

Military books seem to be popular with the military.

Yup i think he was a member of the seals and now he has a podcast he was a big guest on joe rogans show on youtube

Interesting.
Well, thanks for the chat!

Have a great day


Hi Turker, do you have a landline phone, If yes, do you used it?

can't say I do no, but did you hear the story about how New York got its area code?

Yes, because it was the fastest number to dial on rotary phone, but I don't understand that, I thought all number seven digit.

haha ya thats a good point, but also wild is that the cable running across the atlantic that does telephone and internet is inly 3 inches thick!

Wow that I didn't know.

I have a landline phone, because It Included in my package.

ah that makes sense, ya I have an iphone and apparently it has more computing potential than the entire USA nuclear deterrant system haha

Wow, I never a an iphone before, they are good phones.

back in the days the landline phone was an open and public phone with a single line.

an interesting didn't know that, do you do any reading at all?

I only do audiobooks myself

I do very little reading from books, I like to read online Information.

I don't like to read a book if it is thick.

no I agree with that, ahve you ever read starship troopers?

I guess its on the military's recommended reading list

No, I never read it.
Is it Interesting?
I like reading news and comic books.

well I have seen the movie, and it is definitely anti-military so that is why that is shocking haha

I believe a person that reads a lot learn a lot, I would like to be one of those people, I try but I get sleepy and boring.

yup same here, I think it is super boring haha, have you seen or read Ender's Game?

Its a movie and a book

No I haven't, but it sounds Interesting.

I planned to look into that and read the book.

have you read Lord of the Rings?

I guess the author would read terrible poetry and laugh at it haha

Yes, I read it also I saw the movie, I like those type of movies.

I think I saw the the lord of the rings twice.

ya that is a good movie, I tried to read those books but to be honest they were so long I literally did fall asleep haha

Do you believe the world record speed reading by anne Jones, 4,700 words per minute?

how is this possible.

ya I think thats bs, I tried speed reading and I never retained any info, can you believe there was a moral panic because too many people were reading 200 years ago?

Wow, that's hard to believe, It was nice Chatting with you.


Hi, how are you?

Hello, I am well thank you.
How are you doing so far today?

Really well.

I found the article to be really powerful as a female protagonist.

Yeah it was very interesting.

I think Americans should learn to speak more than just english.

I do too.
I wish I knew a lot of languages...

I agree, I really wish I could speak spanish fluently, and I should be able to by now.

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

Interesting, I didn't know that.

I guess for every minute you don't use your cell phone Unicef is donating a day of clean water to a child in need.

Wow, I would throw away my phone if it would help.

For nothing other than I hate my phone...

Yeah sometimes it is so annoying how much time people spend on their phones.

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

I didn't know that, wow.
Are you a big reader?

I read a little.
I am assamed I do not read more.
Are you?

Yeah I should read more than I do, I just find I don't have enough time most days.

Me neither.

I do get really bugged when I waste a Saturday or Sunday.

I look back on Monday and am sad when I lose a day.

Yeah I understand.

Did you know someone can actually read 4700 words a minute?

That is crazy!

I would comprehend 6 words .

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

Yeah I can do maybe a few hundred at best.

That is interesting, it makes sense though.

I hope there's a lot of fish food!

I never knew that wow, those are some long cables!

Right!It is impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together!

I wonder how many people have tried though lol.

Well it was nice talking with you today.


Hi.

hi how are you?
do you like these things?
which do you like the most of all?

I love these things.
Basketball is my favorite.

basketball is a good favorite to have.

i have never played professionally though.

you?

I have not.

i figure that is an excellent strategy!

Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade.

i would have let him slam.

he was cool.

I see no problem with a good slamming every now and again.

yes, kareem should have been allowed to play.

the man was a legend and league could not handle him.

The us supreme court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land."

i wonder how much those players get paid and if they are allowed to dunk.

I think kareem and allen iverson should go play on the highest court in the land.

would they be allowed to dunk though?

the justices interpret the law strangely sometimes.

Well he wasnt much of a slam-dunker anyway.

phrasing!

he will get a tremendous payout when he is 55. i envy him.

Oh so do I.
That is a lot of money.

he could start his own shoe company.

i bet he could buy part of a team.

he could make a sequel to space jam with bill murray.

I think lebron already took that idea.

lebron can have his sequel and allen can have his own.

there is plenty of room in the space jam universe for a man with money.

as long as they dont do it on comedy central.

The key is to stay away from comedy central.

Although, I thought all publicity was good publicity.

100 shows in the graveyard.
that is horrible.
somebody get bill murray on the phone.
maybe he can help.

If bill cant help.
Nobody can help.

CC is a careening vehicle on the highway of comedy.

a wreck is bound to happen.

will they remake green lantern with jack black?

who knows.

I think it would have been better with Jack Black.

Have a good one.


Do you watch basketball very often?

I sometimes watch.
It can be fun, especially playoffs.
You?

Not really, but I used to watch it some growing up.

I had to learn about the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, in high school PE

Naismith was a Canadian who invented the game but was not a very coach at it.

How did a Canadian coach end up as a coach for the University of Kansas?

I heard he's the only losing coach in their history

I guess they needed a coach and he was willing to live in Kansas.

LOL.

I think it's a great sport for young people.

It has evolved so much since its inception.

That's true!

I heard that he wasn't originally hired to be the coach, which makes sense why he wouldn't have excelled at it

I think it's skewed that the highest paid state employees are coaches.

The priorities seem skewed.

Not just any coaches, but basketball and football.

I guess now we know where the rising tuition costs are going

That's part of it, certainly.

The game is fun but shouldn't be the centerpiece of college.

It's odd that Kareem's dunking got the shot banned for over a decade.

Seems unfair.

From what it sounds like, he used that shot more than any other one though, which is a bit excessive.

Maybe he was one of the few at the time who could do the shot

I guess, but soon others would follow who could do it too.

Once more teams have the ability, it is no longer a serious advantage.

Right.

I'd imagine the New Zealand basketball team must have a height advantage to be nicknamed the "tall blacks"

A play on the name All Blacks.
I wonder how good they are.
Rugby is the sport in NZ

Basketball is fairly international though.

Even the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor

They have only 9 justices.
One short of full court play.
I guess they make do.

I'm sure there are other employees to join in.

Maybe some even shoot granny style.

That seems to be the most consistent technique to score points on the line

The Rick Barry shot.
I think he was quite good at that.
No one uses it now.
Too goofy.

They'd all rather dunk and wear Air Jordan's.

The shoes were banned at first, but Nike paid the fines from Jordan wearing them in the games

Some of the cheapest marketing Nike ever got.

Controversy droves sales.

Anyway, thanks for the chat!

Have a good night!

You too!

Thanks

Next time you're in a pick-up game, try the granny style