Hi, DO you like music?

Love music!
Especially Zeppelin what about you?

Nice, I am a fan of Linkin Park and I like their album Hybrid Theory.

DO you have a favorite album?

I like all of Led Zeppelin's albums.

I also like Metallica.

Their album and justice for all is my favorite.

do you ever listen to Radiohead?

I do to some of the songs.

Do you know who has the best selling album of 21st century

No I don't.

Who is it?

I do know that even Bob Marley still sells a lot of albums apparently

It is Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

I see.

Do they sell that at Walmart?

Apparently Walmart only has clean versions of albums

I am not sure, I guess they could.

Do you know which one was the best selling album in 2014?

I don't actually.

Who was it?

I'm old so I listen to a lot of audio cassettes and also vinyl from the 70s.

What about you?

It was The Dark Side of the Moon even though it was released 40 years ago

Wow that's cool.
I love Pink Floyd!
What about you?
My favorite album of theirs is animals

Oh nice, I am not too familiar with their music but listen to some of the songs only.

In Japan there were twins that released an album at the age of 100

That sounds cool actually.

Did you hear about the deaf rapper?

I guess he apparently will rhyme in sign language

I would love to see that actually.
DO you like Tupac?

I've heard about him a little bit.

Are there any cool facts that you can tell me?

Apparently McDonald's will pay a rapper $5 when they reference the Big Mac LOL

Wow that is crazy.

Yeah Tupac's music was so great that it is in the library of congress now

That's impressive!

Did you know that the world's fastest rapper can rap at a rate of 14 syllables per second?

I wonder if Tupac would be able to do that if he were still alive

I do not think Tupac was able to do that and that is impressive.

Have you heard of compliment battle

I have.

As opposed to a dissing battle.

I think a compliment battle is a lot more positive!

Do you ever listen to rap music in your car?

From time to time if the channel I like plays it.

Nice chatting with you


hey there, do you have much interest in music?

I do like music, but there's so much out there that I feel like I can't keep up.

I recently heard something about an artist known as Serpentwithfeet

Yeah, that is true, people come up with all kinds of names.

What kind of music do they make?

R&B, I think.

Many are impressed with his vocals and ability to sing with vibrato

Oh cool.
How do you feel about rap?

I'm not a big fan because it's often hard to understand, but it does take skill to do it well.

There's a rapper who raps in sign language because he's deaf.

That's something I would like to see

Me too that sounds really interesting.

THe music that Tupac made is actually in the library of congress because of cultural significance

I can see that.

I wonder if he's referenced McDonald's in any of his songs.

He would have been paid $5 for every reference to a Big Mac

Hmm I wonder.
Do you like eminem?

No, but I do wonder where the name came from.

Childish Gambino's name came from an online name generator by the Wu-Tang clan

Interesting one.
Have you heard of compliment battle?

No, but if it's a rap battle where people compliment each other, that would be legit

I think that is what it is.

Must be fun, like the judge in Michigan who read the ruling rap style

I mean, the Pokemon theme song has a rap in it.

The rapper is the same one in Michael Jackson's "Black and White"

Nice.
Are you a fan of cars?

Sometimes.

I would like to learn how to drive a stick shift sometime.

Classic cars are cool too.

I guess there was a barn full of classic cars in New York that a man discovered

Those must cost a lot nowadays.

A man became a professional race car driver by beating 90 000 peopme in gran turismo

That's pretty crazy.

I've heard there's an "aggressive" mode in Google's self-driving cars

Wow, interesting.

Apparently the drive thru came about because soldiers were not allowed to get our of their cars when wearing their uniforms in the 70s

Wow.

That's an interesting rule, but I can understand the safety issue.

In Ohio, it's illegal to warm up your car

Wow good one.
It was nice chatting with you


Hello.
Do you have music albums?
I'm old - I have tons of them.

I'm old too, and yes, I have vinyls, i have cassettes, I have 8-track tapes, and I have CD.

They are all scratched.

I'm going to keep them forever.

Apparently, Linkin Park's "hybrid theory" is the best selling album in twenty first century.

Yeah, but that rapm album made by the 100-yr-old Japanese twins is close on it's heels!

I was surprised to read about them.

I do not speak Japanese so I might not understand their rap album.

I understand it about as well as any rap album.

Word.

I prefer the Dark Side of the Moon...still going strong 40 years after it's release!

It was still one the best selling album of 2014.

Yup.

And nobody is promoting it anymore!

Like NWA's Straight Outta Compton, an album that achieve platinum status without support of airplay or major tour...

That was amazing.

I wonder how they promoted the song (straight outta compton) without the support of airplay or a major tour.

Pretty legit, although maybe not as legit as Tupac's music, listed in the librabry of congress under the category, "cultural significance"

I do not like rap music.

I also read about Tupac.

I was surprised when I read that his music is in the library of congress.

Maybe you would like the Korean freestyle rap called, Complement Battle?

Sounds positive.

Rap in the US has bad language and is full of insults.

I will probably like Korean rap music - someone needs to translate it to me though.

You hear about the Michigan Judge that delivered her ruling in rap during a court case filed against the rapper Eminem?

I wonder if she delivered any F-bombs?

I do not think she used bad language.

I would love to hear it.

Do you know if I can find info or video online?

Probably.

Tons of Eminem stuff online.

Did yo know before he became a rapper, his dream was to be a comic book writer?

I would like to hear the judge's rap.

Eminem wanted to become a comic book writer?

I did not know, until you told me.

Yeah.

Did you see that music video filmed down in SOuth Africa where they used those cars equipped with flame throwers?

It's legal down there...

It's illegal here, for sure.

Since you talked about cars, do you know why the trunk of your car is called that?

Because old cars used to have wooden trunks on top of them.

And if you rode on top of the trunk you were called a Trunk-Driver...  Don't trink and drive!

Word out.

No, I am too old to trink and drive!
Anyway, I've got to run now.
It was nice chatting with you.


Hello, How are you today?
Do you like cars?

Hello.
Yes, I have always liked cars.
I have a mustang convertible

Oh very nice!

I bet you enjoy driving it!!

Did you know the first car for the masses in the US was the Ford Model-T?

It is a very fun car to drive.

Yes it was the first car made on an assembly line.

I am a BMW girl I'm on my 3rd lol 1886 is the birth year of the car when Karl Benz patented his Benz!

Nice I like the M3 and the 7 series.

Did you know that it is illegal to warm up your car in Ohio?

My husband likes the 7 series, a little too big for me.

I am a fan of the M3 , perfect size and fun to drive also!

Agreed, one of my friends had an M3, we had a lot of fun in that car.

Did you know that when Audi started making cars for India they had create a new horn to withstand heavy use.

lol, I have heard that, sounds like crazy drivers if you're using your horn that much!

Their driving is just a free for all, I don't know how their system works.

Have you heard the story of the guy in NY who bought a house and in a barn it was full of classic cars?

That must of been amazing.

Wow, really, how exciting!!
A good way to put it a free for all!

A handy thing to know, the little arrow next to the pump symbol  on the dash tells you what side of the car the gas cap is on.

I just found that out not too long ago!

Never really looked.

Maybe I did, but didn't notice.

Now I do, thinking a lot of people may not notice too!

I don't know were I picked that one up, but it's surprising how many people do not know that.

What do you think of self driving cars?

I'm not sure about that!

I enjoy driving a car so that would take it away!!

Also I heard it had an acceleration button or something!

OMG!!

what a ride!

scary!

!lol

I think it is cool, but I agree I love driving and am afraid that people will lose the skill.

Google's car has an aggressive mode supposedly.

Yes, its an aggressive mode!

I will always want to be able to drive myself.

I agree, its a freedom I don't want taken away.

Yes, that's what I think!!

Have you heard of the 100 year old twins from Japan releasing a rap album?

Wow, good for them.

That must be interesting.

Did you know that McDonald's has paid rappers for everytime they mention big macs in their songs?

No, really??

I have never heard of that!

But, I'm not surprised!!

Have you heard of a song with McDonald's in it?

I think I have heard it possibly but not that I remember what song I heard it in.

Yeah, I will now take notice!!
Good one!
Good Chat!
!

Take care

Have a good night and enjoy driving!
!

You too


Did you know the emperor of Japan is also a scientist and still publishes papers?

I did not.

It is awesome that although he has such a high position, he also writes and publishes them.

Scientists are fascinating.

I also didn't know the world wide web was invented by a scientist either.

Scientists are fascinating.

Harvard scientists have even managed to store a gif animation of a horse galloping IN  the DNA of bacteria

That was something I found really interesting as well.

I read that Jazz music has roots in West African culture, and European military band music.

Do you like Jazz music?

It is nice to listen to.

I played in Jazz band in High School

I do love jazz.

I took jazz dance lessons for almost 20 years!

Even Pakistan has a jazz orchestra.

I read that.

Music is something most everyone can enjoy.

Even Clint Eastwood.

It is funny that trumpet players grew goatees for comfort when playing.

I play clarinet, so I don't know how that would correlate.

It is amazing how Jazz changed from the years in how it was performed and combined with other types of music

I played clarinet as well!

I know what you mean there.

It's truly a great genre of music and I see why it's considered one of Americas original art forms.

What about this authur Karen Dawisha.

She has a lot of guts to write about Russia and Putin.

She seems like a very strong women, and very confident and intelligant

She definitely had a backbone and we need people like her.

I can't believe Cambridge University Press refused to publish it.

I cannot believe he has 40 Billion dollars in watches

For some reason I have no problem believing that.

The 50 billion gone from the olympic funds is nuts too.

Yeah, I don't understand how money can just disappear like that.

The fact that 35 percent of the financial assets of modern Russia were controlled by 110 oligarchs tied to Putin just is like wow.

This is not a good situation.

It's not at all.

The fact that he has the nerve to claim russia is democracy is laughable.

Speaking of democracies... so a president is considered the head of the government in republics.

It is interesting he is not called a president.

Probably because he isn't one

Very, very true.

Can we also just talk about how the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?

Yeah, that is hillarious.

But then it is Zimbabwe.

What about the first president of Indonesia realeasing 3 pop albums while in office.

Pretty neat!

That one is very cool.

I don't know how he found  the time.

Did you know the president's guest house is larger than the white house?

I did not before now.

This seems odd, but I guess its true.

I have never seen the White House before so I wouldn't know.

Its interesting that in 1805 the runner up of the election became vice president.

I don't know how that would work nowadays.

I don't think it would go over very well anymore.

I also didn't know jfk was one of the wealthiest presidents in history.

Washington and Jefferson as well.
They don't stick out as wealthy to me.

Same it's so odd.

It was nice speaking to you today!
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Good afternoon!
Are you a fan of classical music?

I am a fan, I like The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, its full with talent.

I know that the US has several bigger orchestras and I bet Chicago is one of the better ones.

I like that they are willing to play modern works as well.

I like the song called "Many Words of Love" by the artist Samuel Adams, I thought it was modern and still great.

I haven't heard that one.

I am familiar with his father John's works though.

If his son is anything like his dad then I'm sure I will like it too!

Yeah he has a lot of talent, he surely had a great mentor, the great american composer John Adams

Are you familiar with another modern composer named Jennifer Higdon?

Im not sure, I think I heard of her but not completely familiar, why?

I know that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been playing a new low brass concerto she composed.

Do you have a chance to make it to many concerts?

I actually love concerst as well, I like live music and also like recitals, what about you?

I haven't been able to in awhile though I wish I lived in Croatia and could attend a concert at an ancient Roman amphitheater.

That would be so cool, I would sure like that as well, do you like the Ramones?

I like a few of their songs.

I know they have played a ton of concerts.

Have you ever been to one of their 2260 plus concerts?

No, havent been to onw of those, I sure regret that because I am a big fan and I heard they played non stop for about 20 years

That's amazing!

I wonder if they ever had years like Linkin Park did in 2001 and played 324 concerts in that year alone?

I wonder that as well, maybe Linking Park did more concerts in that year due to the success of their album, that was a great album indeed.

Great point!

Do you do much watching plays or TV if you aren't listening to music?

I like watching TV I love the show House, have you seen it before?

I watched a couple episodes.

What is the name of the lead actor in that?

His name is Hugh Laurie and he actially is the highest paid actor, at least for the drama genre.

Is that the one that was making $700K per episode?

Must be nice, but I'm sure he is worth it.

Yeah he makes about 700000 per episode, thats a lo of money!

I bet Jim Carrey would start doing dramas if someone paid him that much money.


Do you enjoy entertainment such as dramas or concerts?

I do, I enjoy both, have you ever listened to the Chicago Symphony?

I have not, but I have recently read that they are returning to the Kennedy Center for the first time in 13 years

I think the orchestra is full of talent and its worth listening to, its beautiful and has great critics.

Isn't the orchestra conducted by the famous Riccardo Muti?

Furthermore, what have the critics to say?

Yes its conducted by the Italian conductor, he's about 76 years old and definitely knows his music, hes had more than 350 performances.

I heard he is planning to extend his contract till the 2021-22 season.

That is dedication despite his age

He sure is a dedicated musician, he still has some good years to go, so have you gone to any concerts lately?

I enjoy concerts since the performance is far more impressive than merely listening to music.

Did you know due to their success, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone?

I didnt know that although its a great band so its not surprising, do you like the band Creed?

I personally don't know them well, but I recently read the concerts were so bad that a lawsuit was filed against the band.

I wonder what was so wrong?

the music, venue, singers, or etc?

I dont know, I think that the band had internal issues, the lead vocalist had mental problems and it all started to dismantle, I liked it, I like some of their songs a lot, too bad!

From what you say, it does sound unfortunate.

Yeah, another band that I really like are the Ramones, they played over 2000 concerts and still havent been to one

That sounds amazing.

Personally I want to try attending a concert being held in an ancient roman amphitheatre.

I heard croatia still has such a place as a venue

That would be really interesting, so what else do you like besides music, maybe reading?

I really enjoy reading because it promotes the deep exploration of texts during interpretation and helps you literally create worlds within your mind.

However, I also admit to growingly listening to audiobooks as well.

I agree audiobooks are great, a good book is Enders game, that book is almost like  requirement for military organizations.

Having read Ender's game and its sequel Ender's Shadow, I can see why.

They are well written books of strategy, perseverance, and knowledge.

Yeah and also Starship Troopers although I didnt like that one that much.

In any case, this conversation of concerts and reading was a pleasant one.

I hope you have a nice day.

I hope you have a nice day and just one last fact for you, the record of reading is 4700 word per minute!


hi do you go to concerts much?

I go as much as I can.

Did you know linkin park played 324 of them in one year?

Yeah that is pretty amazing, their album was successful so they had to kind of

Yeah true.

And the Ramones toured for 20 years nonstop

Yeah and they played in that time 2263 concerts

yeah a lot.

In Croatia there is an ancient theater where bands can play too.

Yeah same in Italy where PInk Floyd once held a concert

Yeah without an audience.
I wonder why they did that

Me too.

A creed concerts was so bad that people sued them

That must have sucked for them.
DO you like drama?

I love drama, have you ever seen House MD?

I have I love Hugh Laurie I heard he made a lot of money on the show

Yes he made something like $700 000 per episode.

that is insane

WOw, tons.
Do you like JIm Carrie?

I love him and his comedies.

Do you know why he does not do dramas anymore?

Yeah because they do not project positivity I guess

Yeah.

Do you know how Michael Caine became an actor?

Yeah the guy just followed the pretty girls who all went to drama class

WHat a guy.

Jon Hamm also taught drama in his former high school.

And one of his students was ELlie Kemper, she is so funny

SHe is one of the funniest actors I know of


Hello, its nice to be connected!
!

Hello.

Are you aware of the book Crazy Rich Asians?

Indeed.
And, I believe it is a movie as well?

It is although I have not seen it.

Apparently the book centers around The Youngs who are among the 10 wealthiest families in Asia.

Being wealthy must change your life.

Rich people can easily bail out family members who get into financial jams without worrying they will run out of money in their own old age: do you agree?

I certainly do.

I did read a study recently that money does provide happiness but only up to $70,000 a year.

Above that does not contribute to happiness.

I agree.

I once read an article that looked at lottery winners after one year.

It was a catalog of misery!

Yes that does seem to happen a lot.

Apparently the book Crazy Rich Asians is critical of the ultra wealthy.

The extended family is suspicious of anyone not as rich as them.

Their wealth does not erase their many flaws.

No, it amplifies them!

At the root, they think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we, per Fitzgerld.

I think this is true.

Do you?

It certainly seems to be.

In this book, they even battle over money when there is obviously more than enough to go around.

Affluence seems to breed greed.

Greed is part of human nature.

In the book, there is much intra-family squabbling.

I would even say that non-rich people do a bit less of this.

Possibly, or maybe about different subjects.

While I have not read this book, I do enjoy fiction literature.

Did you know that Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction?

No!

But it's interesting that the idea of a cyborg predates by centuries the first real AI.

I thought so as well.

On the more negative side, a judge in the 1950's tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character.

I'm glad he was not successful.

Me too.

It's hard to believe that such insanity existed--and exists in some cases.

I agree.

We've come a long way but still have a long way to go.

On a completely different subject, were you aware that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a tv Drama?

He made $700,000 per episode for House.

I have watched that show, and it does seem to revolve around Laurie...but it's very hard to believe that he earned in a week what many people may not earn over several decades!

Yes it is a very high pay for a TV actor.

I think Jon Hamm was an amazing dramatic actor in Mad Men.Were you aware that he was a high school drama teacher?

No way!

I also think he aabsolutely stole the show...I have watched it rhough twice now.

It is a great show.
I am glad that he got to break out.

Likewise.

On another note, it has been great talkiig with you.

Thanks!

You as well.


Hello.

Do you follow politics?

Did you know that the three richest presidents in our history are washington, jefferson, and jfk?

I did not.

I am surprised that Trump is not in there.

I am as well.

Maybe historians have not fully calculated his wealth as yet.

Speaking of trump though I imagine he's happy he was not president before 1805.

Back then the runner up to president automatically became vice president.

Can you imagine the chaos in the white house if it were him and hilary?

WOW that would be interesting!

It really would.

The press would be having a field day every day!

It would definitely not be as relaxing as it is in Indonesia.

Their president released 3 pop albums while he was in office.

Seems like they should pay more attention to governance and less to pop!

At least he was not name president banana!

That is so true!
What president was named that?

The president of Zimbabwe!

How interesting!

Did you know there was a subway exclusively for congress to move between their offices and the capitol?

No I didn't.

That seems a bit extravagant for us tax payers to have to fund.

I think they should use cars or walk just like the rest of us.

Yeah.

If they have enough energy to play a baseball game since 1909, they have enough energy to walk a little.

i agree with that.

With all of the talk about women in congress recently I found out that the first woman elected to congress was back in 1916.

That woman was elected before she had the right to vote.

And they were not allowed to wear pants until 1993 when Carol Mosley Braun wore them for the first time.

Sexism!

This woman though had to be impressive.

i mean, women couldn't even vote so they had no respect and yet she was elected to congress.

I agree.

I don't know.

I am going to do some research on her and find out.

That election back in 1916 was long before elections now  where some people are elected to make certain groups happy.

So, she must have been good and well liked by all of the people.

Did you know that Elmo was the first non-human to tesify before congress?

I wonder what else makes up that list?

I didn't know that.

What would be interesting to find out is would Elmo be held to the legal bounds or the puppeteer.

You just took it a bit deeper.
That's a really good question...

I didn't mean to go deep.

i was just wondering about it when i pictured the testimony in my mind.


So it seems the US has caused some problems internationally with their new facility in Taiwan.

China isn't happy about the huge facility.

Yeah, I heard that too.

Ya know, Taiwan is recognized as a sovereign nation by 21 countries.

But recently three have reversed that position.

I wonder why those countries reversed that position?

Do you know if it is pressure from China on those countries?

Yes, it was actually reversed in order to establish favor and diplomatic relations with mainland China.

I think its crazy the power China has in the world right now.

They can essentially just annex another country and make it theirs.

All the other countries are nervous to say anything.

Yes, it is a weird time indeed.

The most recent country to break off relations was Burkina Faso.

Many nations are aligning themselves with China recently.

I think China is asserting its power somewhat unfairly.

They even shut down the website for Marriot as a control tactic.

Worries me what else they are capable of.

I totally agree with you.

I get worried when I do not feel like I get all the news from the tv every evening.

The United States has invested so much money in Taiwan and says we will be there for the long haul.

Yeah with 2 super powers battling for Taiwan you never know what the outcome will be.

Its clear they both want Taiwan for themselves.

It sounds like China is willing to risk a lot to take control.

Yes, well said!

I know that the United States does not back down and CHina has recently stated that they will not either.

Leaders of China have taken over the airplanes that fly into Taiwan.

The U.S. has not succumb to the order though.

Its interesting that the US is treating Taiwan like their own country and having meeting with their diplomats.

And China is treating Taiwan like they are apart of China and controlling all the decisions made on its behalf.

Yes, it does not resemble the United States and is curious to observe.

I was recently in Washington DC and was able to see the White house which is surprisingly smaller than the guest house.

Oh really?

I have never been to DC.

I would love to visit someday and see all the historical sites.

I would love to see the Washington monument.

Washington was my favorite president, also one of the most wealthy ever.

Yes, isn't that crazy.

You would love it if you can ever visit because of all the memorials.

Amazing!

I would love to watch a baseball game while I was there.

Maybe the Nationals, they have a cool stadium.

If not maybe I could watch the US Congress game.

They play every year but I doubt they are as good as the National.

That would be fun and entertaining.

A fun fact is that Elmo testified before congress!

Oh really?

I wonder if he was tickled to be there?

I would never want to testify in front of congress, probably means you are in some trouble

HA, that is a cute thought!

Elmo is so short since 1900, the taller candidate has won the U.S. Presidential election 75 of the time.

There is some shortism happening in the US!

Or maybe its because there is only a 62.8% turnout for voters, and all the short people stay home?

I think more people should vote and have their voice heard.

Yes, everybody should vote!
Get out the vote, young and old!

People fought and died for that right!
Now take advantage!

Yes, I agree with that.

I couldn't have said it better.

I honor the President because we were voting and he won.

Its hard to oppose if you had a chance to decide who the president was.

Although you don't have to agree with everything.

Yes, I agree with the choice.
Have a fun day.

You as well.

Gonna go watch a documentary on China.
Bye


Are you a House fan?

Hugh Laurie earned 700 thousand per episode.

That's insane.

I'm not but my parents are so I am a little familiar.

That's a huge paycheck.

I did not realize it had that big of an audience.

It must still have a large one, as it's still on Netflix.

Michael Caine only enrolled in drama in school because there were girls in the club.

I'm not surprised.
He always seemed very charming.
Do you enjoy reading fiction?

I do.

I will read almost anything, really.

I think it's hilarous that a judge once tried to ban sci-fi comics, because it had a black character.

WOW!

That's a level of racism I was not familiar with.

I'm glad you said tried meaning it was not successful.

What do you like to read?

I enjoy Vonnegut, Orwell, Ira Levin, Poe, Stephen King, lots of different books.

Speaking of Poe, he wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction.

I think Poe wrote a little about everything.

He was a mastermind.

Have you checked out the wiki that ranks fiction characters according to their powers and abilities?

I have not but I might seek it out later because it sounds very interesting.

Apparently George RR Martin despises fan fiction but to be fair he takes so long to get a new book out that fans have to do something to entertain themselves.

Classic elitists attitude.

I'm trying to find the site that has radio dramas you can listen to for free.

Apparently they exist.

At one time they were the height of entertainment but I do not know if they would hold up now.

I like the old radio dramas, I think they were the original podcasts.

Jim Carrey refuses to do dramas, due to his belief system that prevents him from doing anything that doesn't project positivity.

Yet, he's married to someone who I personally don't think embodies that value.

I had no idea he was remarried.

He's been married a lot.

Also his new Showtime show looks pretty dark and dramatic to me.

I haven't seen anything on it.

I was reading about how the trunk of your car is called that, due to the old cars havin a wooden trunk on the back.

That's very interesting.

I did not know that.

I wonder why the British call it a boot?

That would be interesting to find out.

I never knew that McDonalds invented the drive-thru due to the soldiers not being permitted to get out of their cars while in fatigues.

I did not know that either.

I watched the movie The Founder recently about the beginning of McDonald's but it did not cover that.

It was a really good movie though and I recommend it.

I will look for it the next time I'm looking for a movie.

Interstingly, it's perfectly legal in South Africa to have flame throwers on your car.

I wonder if that's where Elon Musk came up with his flamethrower stunt a few years ago.

That sounds like a Mad Max society come to life ha ha.

Thank you for chatting with me this morning, it's been fun.

Have a wonderful day.

You as well.


Are you a fan of fiction books?

Yea, my favorite fiction is short stories and novels, do you?

I'm not too much of a fan to be honest.

Apparently there is a wikipedia page which rants fictional characters.

I haven't read much since high school but I did like Edgar Allen Poe, I'm gonna try and read his book that features a cyborg

Interesting, I didn't know he made one about that.

Me neither.

Julius Casar wrot fan fiction of hercules and Oedipus, I wonder if they are any good

I'm skeptical, but that does seem pretty cool.

Can't be worse than George RR Martin's fans' fan fiction, he despises it

This is likely true.
By the way, do you like dramas?

I like Mad Men, I never knew Jon Hamm taught high school drama, he had some lucky students

Interesting, is that what Jon Hamm is in?

Yea, and his student Ellie Kemper ended up being Erin from The Office

I did not know that.

Do you know why Michael Caine decided to become an actor?

To meet pretty girls in his drama class, Michael Caine was pretty smart for that one

Yeah, that is hilarious isn't it!
He played Alfred in Batman right?

Yea, he was great.

Jim Carrey was in a batman movie too but he dislikes doing dramas due to conflicts with his belief system

Jim Carrey was also in a dirty harry movie, but nobody remembers that.

He plays Axl Rose.

Nice.

Have you ever watched House with Hugh Laurie, he ended up making 700,000 an episode for that show

I have, I watched the first 3 seasons, but after that I threw in the towel.

Didn't know he made that much.

Well, nice chatting with you.

You too, think I'm gonna catch up on some House

Take it easy!


It's crazy that the wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson.

JFK I could see but Washington and Jefferson surprise me.

I thought Washington was just a general before becoming president.

Generals maybe made a lot back then.

I also think it's crazy that the president's guest house is bigger than the white house.

I know!

It seems like it'd be the other way around.

Maybe when they built it they were thinking about being humble or something.

That is very possible.

Did you know that until 1805 the runner up for president became the vice president.

Seems like I did hear that somewhere before.

I like the idea.

I think it would make for more viewpoints being heard.

What about you?

I agree that, that could be an interesting way to do things.

Did you know that us congress plays a republicans vs democrats baseball game.

I do know that.

I remember the shooting, I think, from last year during a practice for it.

Did you know that they have three subway lines just for them to move between the capital and their offices?

I didn't know that, but that makes sense.

The crazy thing about that baseball game is it's been occurring since 1909.

That's a long time to continue having a baseball game.

It really is.

I think maybe they do it to try and build camraderie or something.

Sports in general seem to build camaraderie so that makes sense, but the republicans are leading by 3 wins.

I'm sure that annoys the democrats.

I bet it does.

Did you know that in Nevada you can vote for none of the candidates during an election?

I did not know that and that seems kinda pointless.

I think it's interesting that since 1900 taller candidates win the presidential election 75% of the time.

That is interesting.

I wonder what happened in 1900 to make the change.

Maybe back in 1900 people were closer to the same size.

Has time progresses people seem to be getting taller.

Walking by the middle school makes me feel short.

You could be right!

Here's an interesting tidbit.

Ancient Athens used to forbid elections because they thought it would lead to an oligarchy.

Yea, it seems like people from Ancient Athens thought a lottery was a better idea.

They could have been right.

The more I look at our government today the more I think they just might have been.

so I guess that means that elections are not actually democratic.

Not if things can get rigged in someones favor, but there could have just as easily been flaws in the way that Ancient Athens did things.

True.

They could have just appointed people in a certain "group" just like they can be elected now.

I agree.

Elections have only been around though since the 17th century.


HI how are you?

Im great, do you like fiction?

I do for the most part.
What about you?

I like it, George RR Martin is one of my favorite writters

It is funny that he despised fan fiction and says it is copyright infringement and a bad exercise for aspiring actors.

I have to disagree with him there, a lot of fan fictions are actually pretty good

I agree with you.

It is messed up that a judge in 1950 tried banning a science fiction comic because it featured a black character.

Thats racist, I hope that judge got sanctioned,

I also hope that.
Do you like Dramas?

I like them one of my favorite shows is House, have you seen it before?

I think I watched like one episode before.

I see, well do you remember Hugh Laurie?

the leading actor, the one that has a limp?

I do vaguely.

He is the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama right?

He is he makes about $700,000 per episode, maybe a bit more now

Must be nice!

Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?

No, did he had a calling since he was a little kid?

I have no idea really

All the prettiest girls in his high school were in Drama class!

I see, well, clearly the decision led to a successful career path.

True!

I love how Jim Carey does not make dramas anymore because of his belief system.

I respect that, Jim Carey is a great actor and positivity is a great emotion to share and experience with others

I also respect that.

I agree with him that movies should project positivity more.

We should all be more like Jim Carey, have a positive mindset and dont let negativity affect us either way I hope you have a great night, its been great chatting

Thanks!
Nice chatting with you as well!


Have you heard about Fredie Blom?

I know he is 114 years old.
Seems like a nice down to earth fellow.

Which country does he live in?

Fredie lives in South Africa, outside Cape Town.

He smokes home made cigarettes made from news paper.

So there is chemicals in the ink?

Perhaps so.
Is Blom married?

Yes, Blom is married to a woman thirty years younger.

Cool.

If he were in the States, he would have seen a lot of baseball in that lifespan!

If he lived for millions of years, he could observe the tectonic plates move around the surface of earth.

True!

Do you know how old the Earth is thought to be?

It was formed 4.5 billion years ago.

So, it is a young planet with lots of density.

What is the name of Earth's satellite?

There was a joke in there somewhere.

The satellite of the Earth is the Moon.

The Moon is responsible for high and low tides.

That must be important.

How much of the Earth is covered by water?

About 71% of the earth is covered by water.

Mostly oceans.

Guess what is in the Earth?

I know there is a solid iron inner core.

Yes, solid inner core, a liquid outer core, a zone called the mantle then the crust where people are.

Back in the early earth the day was much shorter, right?

4.5 billion years ago, a day was 5.5 hours long.

So, that is very short.

True.

Did you know that if the earth's history were compressed to a single day, humans would only be around for about a minute!

That is amazing to learn.

I, for one, am glad we will be helium -free by the end of the 21st century.

Cool.

I think I am going to go apply for the Ambassador to extraterrestrials job the UN opened up!

Thanks for the chat!


do you like baseball?

I love it.

Do you know how the albuquerque team got its name?

Hmm not sure.

Do you know why the managers wear uniforms?

Not sure but the team got the name from the team in the Simpsons

Nice.

the managers can play so they keep the uniform on

Nice.

Do you know how many balls are used in a MLB season?

Hmm I bet a lot but do not know the number, what is it?

it is 160 000 balls.
Do you like cars?

I love cars.

Do you know how the drive thru came about?

Hmm actually I do not know that, how?

The soldiers were not allowed to leave their cars in fatigue so McDonald's invented the drive thru in '75

Nice one.

Did you know in Ohio is illegal to warm up your car?

Hmm strange.

DO you know why the trunk of the car is called such?

I ave no idea.

Did you know Audi had to create a new horn when they entered the Indian market?

WOw did not know that.
Do you know much about Earth?

I know that thanks to Jupiter we do not get some asteroids to hit us

Yes.

And sadly, we have destroyed more than 80% of the forests

Yes that is unfortunate.

Did you know the Hudson Bay region has less gravity?

Cool.

Did you know the day originally had 5.5 hours only?

Nice one.

did you know the earth is much denser than the sun?

Nice.

And the earth will be helium free by the end of the century


Hello, how are you.

I just saw that A 114 year old man in South Africa thinks it's finally time to quit smoking.

yea.....I have also heard the same.
His name is Fredie Blom

Yes, he was born in 1904, the same year Rolls-Royce rolled out their first car.

yup....that same year the Wright Bros. built their second powered plane....busy year

Yes, and  New York opened its subway system and celebrated New Year's Eve in Times Square.

wow...so much happened that year.

Did you know around that same time MLB player Denton Young pitched a PERFECT game?!

No I did not, Fridie Blom  He smokes cigars, does yard work, drives and drinks whiskey.

And he's 108.]

He told BBC News that he gave up alcohol years ago, but he still smokes tobacco several times per day.

Yea ...Blom says he wants to stop smoking but the urge to smoke is sooo strong

According to BBC News, it hasn't seemed to hurt him.

Blom has no real health issues - only a slower gait and some trouble hearing.

lol..maybe because he uses his own tabacco

LOL, maybe so.

It's pretty amazing.

France's Jeanne Louise Calment who holds the Guinness record for the "oldest person ever."

The woman, from Arles in southern France, was 122 when she died in 1997.

wow 122 years old!!

Ive heard that Guinness World Records ask for a great deal of paperwork and proof to hold that title.

I know, right.

Family members said he still works with his hands, "making fire" and working around the home.

That is awesome!

I know.

He is my new hero.

Changing topics, did you know that Kickball is also called soccer-baseball canada

Yes I knew that.

Even though the game of baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding, the game has different names in different places of the world

How about this.

A man found three million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic- hidden since the 1940s.

can you say jackpot!!!

did you know that Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

No, I did not.

More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed

that is awful.

did you know that the earth formed over 4 billion years ago?

Well, thanks for the chat

No problem

Have a Merry Christmas


Do you think money can make people do bad things or do you think bad people make the most money?

I think there's some rap songs about this.

I think that a lot of rich people are famous, so when they do bad things, it is more public.

I do not think rich people are more inclined to be bad

I feel like overall, poor people might have more reasons to do bad things.

It certainly is something I've heard artists rapping about.

What about you?

I don't know.

The rich are more likely to cheat on their taxes according to a study.

So that is not good.

Very interesting!

I think the government definitely needs help recovering tax money that hasn't been paid.

Maybe it's why the US isn't doing too good financially.

Maybe they should sell some of the land they own in Nevada.

They own 86 percent of the state.

That might help with the debt

I wonder what the government could use that much land in Nevada for?

Do you think they have natural resources they havne't disclosed to the public there?

I figure most of it is just hiding alien bodies and spaceships.

It could be...I once saw this video of these adventurers who wanted to check out the borders of the gov land in NV.

The guards came out with lots of guns and were very angry and saying they would arrest them.

Maybe wikileaks could expose Area 51 secrets just like it does other government plans

When I heard of wikileaks, I really wanted to think they were kidding themselves.

I thought the secret government information they had was probably just fake.

Now I'm not too sure.

Do you think their info is right?

Probably about half of it is accurate and half of it is b.s.

There has to be something to it if the government is making such a big deal about taking them down

I once heard someone saying they thought that the wikileaks was made up of the government employees loser children that couldn't get other jobs, and that was why they were in the news...was to make money.

What do you think?

I think that sound like a pretty bad explaination.

Yes, it's amazing what you can hear as an opinion nowadays.

I think the government probably make enough to sustain themselves and their children for many years, anyway.

Or do you think not?

Well, there are a lot of rich folks in the government, so their kids are probably doing ok

Would you ever want a job working for the government?

I sometimes go on the websites that have government jobs and they pay good but usually there are none available.

Maybe.

If I worked for the US I could not have to worry about being arrested for violating the Geneva Conventions

That would be a good thing not to worry about.

Well, I'm gonna go research why the US government can't be more like Norway and donate a bunch of money to the Amazon Rain Forest.

I wish I could visit there!

Well, cya!

I would love to go to the rain forest.
Except for the monkeys.
They can be mean

I think the government probably protects most of the monkeys.

I agree, they can be mean, once one threw stuff at me.

Well now I think I'm more in the mood to watch funny monkey vids!

lol ttyl!


Hello there, do you know much about Tesla?

Hi!

I know a little.

Mostly because of all the press Elon Musk gets.

And I've heard of Space X, a prospective project of his, I think?

Yeah he sure does get a lot.
Yeah he founded Space X.

But I don't know what exactly it is or what its purpose is.

Like, Tesla?

Electric cars.

Paypal (also him)?

Money transfers.

Space X - ??

Yeah he is a strange character, I think the space race for making money has already begun.

I guess if Tesla isn't enough to stop the progression of pollution, we'll all need a new planet to live on

Yeah that is a very good point.

Did you know that Toyota owns some of Tesla?

No, I did not.
Is Tesla a publicly traded company?

Yeah it sure is, their stock price has done really well the last few years as well.

Dang, maybe I should invest.

I always wish I were smart enough to invest in something on the ground floor, like Starbucks back in the 70's and 80's.

Yeah same here, I always miss the good ones like buying Facebook under $30, now its $160 at least just a few years later.

I remember when they had their first IPO and everyone being disappointed at how it wasn't doing well for a while at first

Oh yeah same here I remember that day and the weeks after.

Back to Tesla though, did you know Musk took a $78 mill paycut in 2014?

Did he do that to reinvest in the company?

I am not sure, most likely though, I guess he took home $1 salary that year!

Did you see the tweets about the booty shorts that said Tesla on them?

Lol, no I never did but that sounds absolutely hilarious!

Oh, it was a riot.

He said they would be made available in the Tesla merch shop, would be unisex, and paired with thigh-high boots and thigh-high socks "with pockets for lipliner and cards."

Yeah unisex ok Musk lol.

I just know the day he joked about taking it private at $420 a share and him smoking marijuana on that show took the stock down quite a bit.

Crazy rich people who are also extremely smart tend to be eccentric.

There was a rumor that he was on acid when he went on that tweeting spree, but I doubt it.

He was just being funny.

He said they'd be "unis3x" and "s3xy" (these are quotes!

Oh I get it haha Musk.

Well its been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Hi, how are you this morning?

Hello - I am good.
How are you?
Do you like Tesla?

Sure, seems like Elon Musk is pretty good at founding companies.

Telsa, PayPal, Spacex.

I agree.
Did you know the model S runs on Linux?

Yeah, I had read that somewhere that it did.

I also read that Tesla sells solar panels, and solar roof tiles, how advantageous of him, since California recently implemented their new Solar rule for new homes.

That's a really good idea.

The model S is road tested on an indoor track since their cars don't produce any emissions.

That's very green!
I like it.

Elon Musk took a $78 million dollar paycut to his Tesla salary in 2014.

Well, that was nice of him to do.

He's already pretty rich, I'm sure he didn't miss it too much!

lol

Yea he's loaded.
Toyota owns 10% of Tesla.

You know I had read that and also that Tesla had helped Toyota develop their 2nd generation RAVev, also.

That's pretty cool to know.

Switching gears, did you know the 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?

That's funny, I would have though, a Bush, Clinton, or Trump would have made that list.

I bet Trump will make that list.

Lol, if he's ever forced to release his tax returns.

We'll all really see what he's worth!

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

I have heard that before, I'm not sure I believe it though.

They must not be figuring in all the Lower levels of the White House.

That place is massive.

I bet it's huge.

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

Good guy, old Teddy was.

George Bush had solar panels put on the White House.

That's a good idea to have solar panels put on it.

Yes, it was, very GREEN!

Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.

I hope you have a good day, friend.


Elon Musk is quite the entrepreneur.

He's best-known for Tesla, which is interestingly named after Nikola Tesla, not Elon himself

He also founded PayPal and SpaceX.

Which are both innovative.

Tesla also makes solar panels, which makes sense

Yeah, and because they're so environmentally friendly, the Tesla Model S is road tested indoors.

That model is so safe that it broke the safety testing equipment.

It couldn't handle the safety

Haha, that's the most ironic thing I've ever heard.

Another incredible thing the company does is make their patents public because they want to encourage electric vehicle technology to advance, even among their competition

A competitive market is a healthy market, after all.

Elon Musk understands a lot of things that must be done for success.

He took a $78 million paycut in 2014 from his Tesla Motors salary.

That's interesting.

It's also funny how Toyota owns part of Tesla, and that Tesla helped with the Rav4Ev.

I wonder if they've contributed to a lot of Toyota's hybrids

I think it's cool that the Model S can run the Linux operating system.

Maybe that contributes to its safety features.

I like that the models are both sleek and environmentally friendly

Yeah, it's funny how we have cars that run advanced computers, but the White House still uses floppy disks for storing files.

They might be secure, who knows?

What's also funny is that the White House had solar panels installed by Carter, but then Reagan had them removed

That's weird for Reagan, he was kind of progressive in other regards.

I guess they're back now because George W. had them put back on.

Jimmy Carter must have had some concern about energy though, because in 1977 in the winter, he had the thermostats set to 65

That's pretty forward-thinking, too.

Teddy Roosevelt was a pretty extreme conservationist, too, as he had Christmas trees banned from the White House.

He might be part of why we have the fake ones now.

I wonder which President was in office when the tradition started that they mail a congratulations card if you send the White House a birth announcement

That's cute they're so observant over something like that, but can you believe it took Secret Service 4 days to realize bullets struck the White House?

I guess they didn't hear then the shots were originally fired.

I find it interesting that there's a replica of the White House in Atlanta.

I wonder who lives in it

There are also two twin buildings it Ireland and France!


Did you know that cars have now existed for over 150 years?

Wow I didn't know that.

I do know that they were created first by Karl Benz.

I think he started the company Mercedes-Benz with someone else.

You drive a car by the way?

Gracious, I can't do math.

Benz patented the car in 1886, not yet 150 years ago.

I have owned and driven 30 cars in my life.

Most everyone has one since Ford made them plentiful with mass production.

Yep I agree.

Ford started the Model T back in 1908.

I'm not going to try to do the math on that though haha.

Do you know when the drive-thru was created?

I know why.

McDonalds want to serve soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars when wearing fatigues.

Do you know when?

I think it was a 1975.

I'm so curious why those soldiers couldn't get out of their car though.

I guess that rules out dated at this point, because I know that they can get out of their cars now

No doubt.

I have picked up the tab of a few soldiers I have seen eating in uniform at restaurants.

Probably didn't want to overwhelm the civilians in an army town.

Cars became more widespread in the US faster than in Europe.

Oh that's really nice of you.

Do you know why the trunk of a car is called a trunk?

Apparently in old cars they would put wooden trunks in the back, and that name just kind of stuck

I have seen that on restored cards from early in the last century.

I wonder why they call it a boot in the UK.

I live in Phoenix and a Google subsidiary now has a taxi like service here with autonomous cars.

Oh wow that's cool.

Have you ridden in one before?

I wonder if automated cars will ever do what they do in South Africa, AKA put flamethrowers on top of them LOL

Car jackers are a real problem in South Africa.

I have been there and gated communities have 12 foot fences with razor wire on top.

So no wonder the flame thrower are legal.

Oh wow.

How is that country by the way?

I only hear bad things in the news these days.

And I don't know, I could use a flamethrower right now, I know that my driveway is full of ice lol

You may have more snow coming depending on where you live.

There is real income inequality in South Africa.

The most expensive thing that most people own is a machine gun, not a house or a car.

I walked by 40 men digging a ditch with pick-axes and they were paid $2 per day.

Did you know that Rap dates back to ancient Egyptians.

Wow that sounds really crazy.

And no I didn't know that, I wish we could Listen to Egyptian rap LOL.

Do you ever listen to Tupac Shakur?

Apparently some of his music is in the Library of Congress

I have heard Tupac.

Muhammad Ali was another early practitioner of Rap like rhythm.

I enjoyed him.

Yeah I enjoyed him.

I also enjoyed Busta Rhymes.

I didn't know that you did a voice in The Rugrats Movie LOL I need to check that out again, it's been a long time since I've seen that movie

I would like to hear how he decided to perform that role too.

Korean rappers have a freestyle rap called a "complement battle" I would like to hear Pelosi and Trump do one of those.

Long silence.......

LOL I like that idea!

They could make a rap album and sell the money, and use it for charity maybe LOL.

Do you like Eminem by the way?

Apparently his favorite comic book back in the day was Spider-Man

I heard that.

He had an early ambition to be a comic book artist himself.

I also heard that when he got a verdict read to him, the judge did it in the form of a rap, I think that judge had too much time on her hands haha

I understand,  the judge wanted to entertain herself.

Nice talk.


Ever drove a Tesla?

No, I'd like to though.
Have you?

No, but I want to.

THe Model S is quite the looker.

They test it on an indoor track since there are no emissions.

Elon Musk returned all of his salary save $1 in 2014.

Wow.

He doesn't need it.
I also loved it because it runs Linux.

Yeah, he did found Paypal and spacex.
Dude doesn't need cash lol

Definitely taking a gamble.
Do any sports betting?

No, never have.

I know a lot of people like that but gambling always seems like flushing money down the toilet.

Have you?

I've done my share of it.

Jersey has authorized online betting for their Atlantic city casinos.

I may give it a try.

I do wish gambling were legal in more contexts because it seems like a great way to raise revenue via taxes

Yeah it can be.

Guess they had to after allowing Draftkings to do it there too.

You can do draftkings on your phone, right?

Seems like that would be tough to compete with.

Sorry, I have no idea about any of this stuff lol

How about politics?
President?

Yep, the Presidents guest house is bigger then the white house!

WOuld love to be a guest there.

Believe it or not but Trump is not the wealthiest president.

That doesn't surprise me.
Trump has gone bankrupt 4 times lol

Yeah it was JFK, Jefferson, and Washington.

I assume they are accounting for inflation.

They would have to be.

Also, most of Jefferson and Washington's wealth was from owning huge plantations

I feel like our presidents lack a certain style.

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

Maybe that's what Trump is doing with all that "executive time".

Haha, too funny!

He could release an album or change his name to a fruit like the first president of zimbabwe

Hah!

Imagine if Hillary had been the Vice President if they still did it like they used to where the runner up got that job?

THat would be a fun White House.

Talk about entertaining!

I think that would be totally dysfunctional, too...well, to me it's already dysfunctional I guess

Yeah.

The white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France

I guess the president would feel at home traveling to either of those countries.

I wonder if they have the solar panels too?

Good question.

The white house still uses floppy disks for storing files...um...what?!

lol

Hard to hack since no one else has them.

yeah, you'd need a time machine lol

Nice chatting


Do you own a car?

Hello, I do actually, do you?

Me too, I wish I owned a cadillac, do you know what they are named after?

Yeah it was antoine de la mothe cadillac

that is right, he founded Detroit.

I think Cadillac rolls off the tongue a lot better lol

Yeah, i think it does too haha

Do you happen to have a flame thrower attached to your car?

hahaha no unfortunately i dont, why?
Do you?
haha

I wish, apparently it is a thing in South Africa lol.

I wonder if they have a bunch of carjackings all the time

They might if having a car is considered a luxury

I bet it is, crazy world we live in.

Do you ever use the drive thru at Mcdonalds?

I do all the time when i'm in a hurry

Me too it is great!

They invented it in 1975 to help soldiers who couldn't leave their car in their uniform

That was really benefitial i bet!

For sure, I bet their profits sky rocketed when they invented it, especially by army bases

I am sure it did and they capitalized on it too obviously

For sure, speaking of Mcdonalds, apparently they pay rappers 5 dollars everytime they mention big mac in their songs

Oh yeah?

Well, cant get better advertisement than that, huh?

right lol!

I kind of want to create a song with like 1000 big mac mentions in it, then live on the royalties lol.

It was so nice chatting with you!

You too!
@ I hope you have a great night!
Bye

Thanks, enjoy your night!


Hello there, do you enjoy dance?

Hi!

Yes I love dance and I like to dance as well, how about you?

Nice.
Yeah me too, I enjoy it.
Even Bruce Lee was a great dancer

Wasn't he?

I believe he won a cha cha championship long ago!

He must be a very good dancer.

Yeah he did, good for  him.

Same with Tupac except for he was a ballet dancer

Wow, that is awesome!

I love ballet, although you go through 4 pair of pointe shoes every week which gets expensive.

I never stayed in it but do love it!

Yeah that I can see getting expensive.

Babies apparently dance to music spontaneously

Awe, I love babies.

That is true, they can stay with the beat too, and they smile more when they hear music.

I was on the phone with a friend and her daughter was dancing to a video on tv it was so cute being on video chat!

That is so cute and so much fun.

Did you know Michael Jackson has a patent on a device that helped him make his dance moves smoother?

I read about that!

And I always thought he was just that talented and couldn't figure out how he could lean so far hahaa!

There you go.
Do you use your phone much?

I love my phone.

It's nothing fancy but I use it like a computer and I can stay in contact with distant friends and relatives.

I like to travel back home too but it is expensive.

Yeah it has become very useful these days.

Did you ever use a rotary phone?

Yes, I grew up using a rotary phone.

We didn't have a cordless phone until I was in my 20s lol...best thing ever!

The phone books were a pain back then lol.

Yeah it seems that if two books got stuck together it was impossible to separate them

Exactly lol!

It is amazing too that UNICEF donates a day of clean water to a child that needs it for every minute by not using your cell phone.

Yeah such a great initiative.
DO you know why NY area code is 212?

I believe on a phone that is the fastest numbers you can dial...on a rotary phone anyway.

Yeah, exactly.

Apparently an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent

Wow, that's crazy!
Great fact!
Do you like to travel at all?
I love it!

I love it too.
Have you ever been to Japan?

No I haven't been but would love to travel to Japan and many other countries someday!

Have you been?

I have been actually but I traveled around by bus.

Good decision since I now learned that travelling the country by car costs about $300 in tolls

That is amazing!

I hope to make it there one day.

Well it has been great chatting!

I must travel to the store now lol...have a great evening!


Do you listen to Bluegrass music?

There's a hot album out that was recorded 60 years ago.

Good evening, yes, I do actually like Bluegrass music.

This old album sounds interesting, to me!

It's by the Blue Grass Champs.

It was found in a collection of a guy named Leon Kagarise.

He was a studio tech that recorded people like Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline.

That's so cool, I've heard about this man before.

He took the time to actually capture and record these performances.

A variable treasure cove he amassed.

Sounds like it... Have you heard of the Stoneman Family?

They did a song called "The Sinking of the Titanic."

It was the 1st country song to sell a million copies.

Yes, they are country royalty in my book.

Most people view the "hillbilly" music with ignorance, but it's very beautiful music.

I like the way that music tells a story.

The Blue Grass Champs had no other recordings other than Leon's.

I know and I appreciate all of his hard work to capture, record, and treasure this collection for future generations.

We need more people like him in this world.

On a side note, do you like Country music?

I have a few favorites.
Do you watch TV much?

Yes, I watch a little.
What is your favorite show?

Probably The Big Bang Theory.

I like to laugh.

Did you know they did a UK version of the 70's Show but it bombed after 10 episodes?

Guess it didn't translate too good across the pond?

I like The Walking Dead.

I haven't seen that yet.
If you like Pokemon, you're in luck.
They made over 750 episodes.
Too bad I don't.

Me either!

I could never understand the fascination surrounding the Pokemon craze.

I sure didn't realize there were that many episodes made.

There are many TV shows I don't get.

There is only 1 episode of the Simpsons that doesn't show of mention Bart, my least favorite character.

I like the Simpsons, but I can't remember ever seeing that episode.

Do you travel abroad much?

I hear the Dutch are developing a commuter bus that can do 160mph!

Not anymore.

I used to travel a lot overseas for my job, but I've been retired the last 10 years.

I don't know if I would have road on a bus that went that fast, though?

lol

Ya know, there are only two African Americans in the Country Music Hall of Fame?

I bet one's Charley Pride.

Any guess on the other?

Ray Charles?

I'm not sure to tell you the truth.

Not too many in Country music for some reason.

Yep.
Thanks for the great chat!


Hello!
How are you today?

Hello!
I am great.
Do you like netflix?

I love it!
Do you?

Yes, so much better then the old days of going to blockbuster.

I agree!

Can you believe it all started because of a late fee?

That is so funny.

Because of a $40 late fee, it has turned into this!

Even Blockbuster had a chance to buy it for 50 million dollars but declined!

That is crazy.

I bet they are beating themselves up over that.

Do you know what netflix is now worth?

I am sure they are!
They're worth 2 billion dollars!
I actually thought it would be more!

That is a lot of money still.

Do you know how much they spend on postage?

I'm not sure, but I know it is 20 times more than they do on bandwidth!

I wonder how many people still get DVD's through the mail?

I am surprised that is still apart of their business model.

Some people are old fashioned like that haha.

Do you watch television too?

I love television.
What shows do you like to watch?

I actually like the Simpsons.

I never knew there was only 1 episode that didn't have Bart in it!

Me too!
I wonder what that episode was about?

I've been trying to find out myself!
Were you ever into Pokemon?

I did like pokemon.

Do you know how many epsiodes they have?

Wasn't there 750 total?
That's like 50 a year!

Yes, thats 50 a year for 16 years straight.

That is crazy!
Anyways, great chatting with you!
Have a great day!


hey there, did you know that bruce lee was a great dancer?

he was a chacha championship winner in 1958

No, I had no idea, but he was good on his feet so I can see how he was a great dancer

yeah.
the two do go hand in hand

I wonder if Michael Jackson was a good martial artist, he does have a patent on a dance move device

who knows .

he dosnt strike me as a person into the martial arts, but you never know

Yea maybe.

I always found dancing fascinating.

apparently ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week.

Hope they aren't expensive shoes

i think they are pretty expensive.

and speaking of someone doing somehting youd never think, the rapper Tupac used to dance ballet in high school

Yea, I saw a documentary about him that showed pictures of him doing that.

He was also in the nutcracker too

yes he was.

the number 212 is the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone, you old enough to remember those?

haha

I remember a childhood friend still had one, man it be a pain in the ass to use those now

id say just as much of a pain as texting useing an older cell phone with T9.

hitting a single key up to 3 times for a letter.

my grandma has a rotary still

Lol.

Unicef will donate clean water for every minute you don't use your cell phone

that is an interesting way to get a donation.

Yea, I wonder how they are even able to track how somone isn't using their cell phone to donate

i would think its probably a app that tracks screen on time.

you cannot seperate 2 phone books that have their pages overlapped.

I think you can if you use an iphone, it has more computing power than the US nuclear icbm deterrent

that is a cool fact.

i need to travel sometime soon, was thinking of japan.

i saw that all the highways there are tolls and would cost over 300.00 to drive across

King Kalakaua of Hawaii was the first person to travel the world, I'm sure he'd have no issues paying for tolls

no im sure he wouldnt.

i would like to take the cummuter bus the dutch are creating that is supposed to go 160mph.

it does sound a little sketchy though.

I hope they are able to pull it off, if they do they can help Iceland, they have no public rail service

the country there is too beautiful not to be able to take a long train ride and enjoy


Do you like watching TV?

I do, perhaps a bit too much at times.

I get you, I have the same problem so do you like The Simpsons?

I love the Simpsons!

Homer has had over 188 jobs!

Some of them a bit frivolous and probably on in this mind.

Homer is the best!

do you also like Bart?

there's a strange about him and the series

Bart is really the star.

I hear there is on Episode where he is completely absent though!

Yeah there's an episode where he doesn't appear or isn't even mentioned, that must be a really rare one.

It must, I don't think that has happened more than that once, the show somewhat centers around him, I wonder what the stats on the other characters are.

The other characters are also really popular I like Apu and Moe.

Did you ever watch Pokemon?

Never got in to the TV show, I hear there are like 750 episodes.

Yeah 750 episodes and also a lore more than the original 150 Pokemons, its been 16 years since the creation of the show

Yeah, I get into the game on my phone now and again.

Usually when they update something to keep it fresh.

Pokemon Go?

I used to play that one then got bored, do you subscribe to Netflix?

Yeah PokemonGo.

I do use Netflix.

I definitely am part of that traffic from 9 pm-12 am

That makes two of us, amazing how many subscribers the service has by now 59 million in America only

There are 137 million total, it is crazy that it all started over a VHS late fee.

Thank God for Apollo 13 and Reed Hastings lol, fees used to be really excessive I can relate to him and his anger.

They did.

Blockbuster deserves that they got for all those stupid late fees.

The movie wasn't probably worth $40.

At that point why not keep it.

I know right, its a used movie and paying $40 in late fees is excessive.

Blockbuster also had the chance to buy the company

They didn't, now look where they are... oh wait...

They don't show on the map anymore, I bet they regretted that decision big time later.

I saw one a year and a half North Pole, Alaska.

It was like seeing a Yeti.

I think a Yeti is more common these days lol, anyways its been great chatting with you

You too!
Have a great day!


Hi, how are you?

I'm great!
Do you like dance?

I appreciate dance since I cannot dance.

I find it a public service for me to not dance.

What about you?

I'm not really a dancer myself.

I always felt it was like work, like I should get paid to do it.

Not that anyone would pay me to dance though.

HA!
Do you watch those dance shows?

Oh, like DWTS and such?
No, I'm not interested.
I prefer music.

Nice.
What kind of music do you listen to?

I usually listen to rock and pop, good music for dancing but I don't dance.

Very nice.
Who is your favorite artist right now?

I still like the old stuff.

Don't listen to much of what the kids like.

I listen to stuff from the 70s and 80s.

That's away awesome.

I usually listen to that era at least a few times a month.

I feel like I appreciate today's music more when I can understand the roots.

I never really had a chance to go to concerts when I was younger.

Never had the money.

That stinks.
Do you go to them now?

Sometimes, when I have the time.

It's not usually the money, it's my schedule.

Do you get a chance to travel?

Not as much as I want.

For me it's the money not the time.

I get enough time, but with 2 young kids, they take most of the money for college, sports, day care, etc.

I wish I could travel more.

I am hoping 2020 will bring more.

What about you, do you like to travel?

Yeah, I like to travel when I get the chance.

I like to go to foreign countries and see the sights, try the food.

Nice.

What's the best country you have been to?

I liked Canada.
Canadians seem like pretty nice people.
Safe country.
Clean.

I do want to go there, but in the summer and not winter.

It is too cold for me in the winter.

Yeah, you gotta pick your season for Canada.

Man, it looks mighty cold there in the winter.

I would go to Vancouver or Toronto,one of the big cities.

I will check those out.
Nice chatting with you!

Nice chatting with you too!
Happy travels!


Hello!
Do you like to travel?

Hi, Yes I like to travel

Me too!

Did you know that the dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160mph.

wow that is very fast and I think somewhat risky.

I would like to try it!

I am sure it is an efficient way to get around.

Do you know that Iceland do not have public rail services most of the Icelanders flight between major towns

They use domestic flights!

when I travel to New York I learn that New York area code was 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone

Wow!
I never knew that.
I wonder what year that was.

I think it was very long time ago since the used to use rotary dial phones

Did you know that it is impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together.

wow I did not thought about that.

Since we are chatting about fact do you know that an iphone have more computing power than an entire nuclear icbm deterrent

That is kind of scary!
I wonder how they found that out!

I also make the same question to many facts!

But is unbelievable how the internet and phone connections cables runs thru the ocean by just laying on top of the ocean floor just like that being that so important in our lives now a day

That is a crazy job to lay those!

Do you like Bruce lee movies?
He was a great dancer back in the 1958.

I heard he won the hong kon cha-cha championship.

I really can't imagine him dancing cha-cha but it is true he was very versatile

I would like to watch the competition.

at least he did it without any devices like Michael Jackson that had a patent on a device to makes his extremes leans dances

I never knew that!
What a talented person.
Have a nice day.


Do you like Bluegrass music?

There is an album that was recorded 60 years ago and is just now reaching No.

2 on the Billboard Bluegrass music charts.

yeah, I do.

I heard of that they were on tv like way back in the day, on some thing called WTTG

Yeah, this guy named Leon pineered a lot of recording technologies and recorded with people like Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and George Jones.

yeah, I heard he had 23 brothers and sisters.

Yes, quite a family.
Have you heard of the Stonemans?

yeah, didn't they make that song The Sinking of the Titanic?

really popular country song.

I think so.

I didn't realize Don Owens died in 1963 after falling asleep while driving.

yeah it's sad that most of those things that he made weren't recorded

Yeah, or were televised.

Speaking of TV, did you know that there were 750 episodes of Pokemon?

Wow.

yeah I'm not surprised.
It's been on for 16 years.

That long huh?

Wow.

I learned that they tried a UK version of the 70's Show and it flopped.

It only lasted 10 episodes.

Yeah, I think it was because they made it verbatim as the original.

For some reason they renamed it to "Days Like These" though

I would like to travel to the UK and Iceland.

Iceland has not doesn't have a public rail service and most don't have cars.

It would seem weird.

yeah, but you would get to fly all the time, like they do.

True.

Mackinac Island, MI has banned cars entirely.

Most use horse-drawn carriages or bikes.

I bet that gets cold.

Yeah, it does sound cold, but not as cold as Iceland.

Maybe that's why Iceland don't use cars and stuff, it's too cold.

Could be... At least they probably don't have the tolls like Japan where it costs over $300 to travel across the country.

yeah, but how much are Icelandic flights?

Might be still be cheaper to live in Japan.

Yeah.

Did you know Jeff Bezos and C&Ws George Strait were cousins?

I can't see that...

I wonder if George Strait borrows money from Bezos, since he is the richest man on earth

I don't think he needs to...
Thanks for the chat!


Hey there Hoss and do you watch TV?
I usually watch TV or Netflix

Hello there, yeah me too, plenty of tv for me.

I like watching shows like Simpsons

Yeah I like The Simpsons a lot.

Have you seen the episode where Bart does not appear?

I hear that he doesn't show his face and he isn't even mentioned

I have not seen that one but I am really curious about it.

Do you ever watch the SNL?

Yes I've seen SNL before.

What about you?

I can't say it's my favorite but I like the old ones, like in the 90s with Adam Sandler, what about you?

Yeah I used to watch it too but not so much anymore.

Apparently the Weekend Update is the longest running skin in it

Oh wow that's interesting.

I do like that segment, I bet they had that since the first episode.

Do you ever watch South Park though?

Only sometimes.

In the SImpsons though, Homer held as many as 188 episodes in just the first 400 episodes

That's incredible, imagine if that were like real life LOL!

You would definitely have to write a book about all those jobs.

did you know that the creators of The Simpsons sent the creators of South Park some flowers?

Do you know why they did that

I wonder if that was ironic in any way or just for wrapping up things.

How about plays, do you ever watch them?

No I don't really watch any place to be honest with you.

Just TV mostly.

I do like that show That 70s Show though, have you seen that?

I have seen it actually a few times.

I also watch plays sometimes but did not know that all but one of Shakespeare's works have been turned into plays

That is interesting.

I do like Shakespeare one of his best Works was the movie Titus by the way, have you seen that movie?

I am not sure if I have seen that one.

How about Shark Tank, do you ever watch that?

I have seen shark tank before.

Do you like that show?

I heard that most of those deals were fake, what do you think

I have only seen it a few times and now that you are mentioning this fact I think it was a good decision from me to stop watching it, so fake

Yeah I agree with you.

I'd rather watch Thomas the Tank Engine it's probably a lot more realistic LOL did you know that they had a lot of famous narrators on that show

Oh that is cool.

Was Daniel Radcliffe one of them?

I know he did the voice of Edward Cullen on the Simpsons parody

No I don't think he was, but some other guys that were were Alec Baldwin, George Carlin, and Ringo Starr.

I love George Carlin so I might watch some old episodes for him

Oh that is a cool cast for sure.

Back to Netflix, do you know how they decide in European market what shows to purchase?

No I don't what do they do?

On a different topic, how often do you wear shoes?

I know that I wear shoes almost every day unless I'm being lazy LOL


Do you like music?

I do, I'm into jazz.

Have you ever heard of Walter White the Jazz Musician?

What type of jazz did he play?

I'm not sure of the type.

He has a new album called "Breaking Good."

Personally I have been listening to frank Sinatra more lately

I like him.

Did you know that the rapper Tupac actually studied Jazz?

Really?

I didn't know.

I personally like jazz since it maintains its core essence while absorbing the respective local music culture to give rise to distinct styles

It's such a great style of music.

Did you know that the Beatles three-month stay on top of the Hot 100 in 1964 was ended by Jazz legend Louis Armstrong?

Really?
I didn't

Yeah, it's pretty remarkable.

I like how there is gypsy jazz, kansas city jazz, even cool jazz

It definitely is one of America's original art forms.

it also has many famous fans like clint eastwood

Did you know that Dizzy Gillespie ran in the 1964 presidential race?

I don't even know who gillespie is

He was a legend of the 60s jazz.

He had his presidential cabinet made up of all the biggest names in Jazz.

Wow I never knew.
Thanks for letting me know

No problem, have you ever heard of Ella Fitzgerald?

No but the last name sounds familiar

She's another Jazz great.

By the age of 18 she had taught herself to sing 2 notes at once like Mongolian folk singers.

I will check her out.
In any case, thanks for asking

I don't think you'll regret it.
I hope you have a great day.


Are you a dog person?

i like dogs.

i do not have a dog, but i wish i had one.

You?

I have a cat and a dog so I have mixed feelings about the whole issue

I see.
do the dog and cat get along?
do you get along with them?

They do get along, they are good friends, when the cat isnt scratching the dog and when the dog isnt trying to eat the cat

well, cats will be cats, and dogs will be dogs.

you have to expect them to adhere to their fundamental nature.

I guess theres not much do there, did you know Google is a dog company?

That makes sense.

a silicon valley firm would like dogs.

i bet the programmers bring in their dogs.

i would work there.

That would be nice, my company doesnt allow dogs, you know they are really smart the can also see color many people think they are colour blind

Yes, they understand quite a number of words and are probably smarter than chimps.

They can also understand pointing so yea, there more to dogs than what meets the eye

Elephants also understand pointing.
perhaps a pet elephant would be good.
Does google allow elephants?

I dont think they do, maybe they dont have the space, interesting how they use dogs in Istanbul to keep the streets clean

That is a better choice than elephants.

A herd of elephants in Istanbul would not be a good way to collect recyclables.

They would destroy the city so probably not the best choice lol,

Yes, you are right.

the elephants do understand pointing, but really they do not understand urban settings and traffic.

Good point.

Yeah and their size gets in the way, so do you like Jazz music?

I love jazz.

I was listening to bill evans earlier today.

do you like jazz?

I do, I was listening to the Pakistan jazz orchestra, they're a really talented bunch, nice music, great skills

I bet they are.
Very popular in that part of the world.
america's greatest artistic export.
anyway, great chat!

Clint Eastwood also likes jazz and its been great chatting with you as well, have a great night my friend.


Hello there, do you watch much television?

Television is the biggest entertainment medium for news, ads, fun.

which is famous for transporting the moving images.

That is true, well I watch quite a bit myself.

Have you ever seen the show Pokemon?

Yes.

After second world war, the TV is well improved into black and white.

TV is the primary medium for influencing the public opinion.

Did you ever watch tv when it was only black and white?

The early bulky and heavily cathrode ray tube is replaced with flat compact.

Yeah it sure was, I remember watching at a friend's house before they got a new tv.

I can still remember the first color tv at my folks house as well.

It is very interesting.

Television using high-powered radio frequency transmitter to broadcast the signal of individual TV as receiver using antenna.

That is very interesting learning about the origins of television.

Due to the advance of the technology all the modified today we are using LED tv.

That is true, and they are just getting bigger in size each year as well.

Yes.
Do you like live concert ?

I do enjoy going to live concerts but don't go as often as I would like, how about you?

I like Jazz type of concert which is originated in African - American communities of New Orleans.

Jazz spread around the world as the America classical music.

Yeah jazz can be really fun to listen to.

I didn't know that, very interesting.

Cool Jazz developed the end of the 1940s, making pleasant and smooth sound for the pleasant person its the next step the Jazz musics.

That is true, do you know why jazz trumpeters started growing goatees?

Its very interesting its origin is before 18th century.

Wow, that is very interesting.

I know that Clint Eastwood is a lifetime jazz fan.

It is America classical music.
Mostly it is like by very one.
Teenager is very much interest in it.

That is also true.

Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hi!

Did you hear about Pete Munk's passing?

He was a Holocaust survivor who also happened to the world's largest gold producer.

It was very sad!

No, I did not.
Very interesting and sad indeed.

He single handedly transformed the Barrick Gold Corporation from what was a small scale operation to a global empire.

The company broke the news of his unfortunate passing but didn't state the cause of death.

I wonder what it was?
Curious....Do you like dogs?

Oh, yes!

I'm a huge dog lover.

I'm like Google, I prefer dogs to cats and if I owned a company, our code of conduct would state that we're a dog company as well!

Ha!

What about you?

Yes, the same.
I saw that about google.
I like them both.
I didn't know about dog blood drives.
I love that too!

Agreed.

And isn't it crazy that dogs have 12 different blood types as well?

That can't be easy for the people performing the blood drives.

Ha!

I know, I wonder how stressful it is for the dogs, or how they do it.

Good to know dogs aren't completely colorblind and see some color.

That is true and they're also the only animals other than elephants that seem to understand what pointing is.

That's pretty cool!

Very cool!

I love elephants.Love the idea of vending machines for food and water in exchange for plastic bottles.

We need that here!

I couldn't agree with you more!

I would love to see us do that here!

We would need someone famous to start a movement to get those vending machines here.

Maybe Clint Eastwood?

Speaking of Eastwood, did you know he's also a pianist and jazz enthusiast.

He actually has scored several films as well!

Really, not surprised.

I read somewhere he was allergic to horses, with all of his films he was in.

Is that so?

That is actually crazy!

Ha!

Are you a fan of jazz by chance?

I am and love that Pakistani jazz orchestra that's topping the charts at the moment!

Oh really!
I like some jazz.

There's actually a Harlem woman I want to see one day who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Sunday for 20 years straight!

She must be very talented!
Jazz can be so relaxing.

Indeed.

They say even top Jazz performs stops by and attends her free concerts on occasion.

I hope to be able to go see it one day!

Have you been to New Orleans?

You would love it!

New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910's.

No I have not but that is interesting and if love to visit there!

Jazz is considered America's classical music.

I also love cool jazz which was developed in the late 1940s!

Yes, It makes sense goatees would help jazz trumpeters with comfort.

Good chat!

Indeed they would.

You know, before I go, I also want to mention there's actually a programming language that's written in musical composition and the functional programs do have jazz-like harmonies.

I think that's so cool!

Well it was great chatting with you today!


Do you remember the Micheal Brown shooting in Ferguson Mo?

It was so heartbreaking.

The Prosecuter Rober McCulloch said that he was impartial.

I remember too well, very very sad.

And since the grand jury decided to not indict Darren Wilson for his murdering Michael Brown it caused so many protests, I don't think it was right.

There was so much media about it on Facebook it was crazy!

Mcclloch cam from a white family of police officers and did not recuse himself.

This outrageged every Black group that wants to see justice in the black community.

Yes, I read about that too.

That organization is called Black Struggle.

I am glad that during the election that Wesley Bell defeated McCulloch, maybe things will change.

I think he sent a clear message.

McColloch had been in office for 30 years and ran last time unopposed.

He was the incumbent and not winning should sent everyone the message!

Definitely!

He won by over 50% so that tells you the people want change, especially after such a long time.

I remember that case and that story, it was all over the news, Facebook, the radio, it needed to be heard for sure.

wesley Bell won over the incumbent.

He pointed out on Facebook before the election; Let's show them what DEMOCRACY looks like.

I think it was a positive campaign message.

I agree!

Facebook is huge now that every person who needs the public to hear them post on there.

And you can get all of your news there too.

Amazing how much it has grown!

It is impressive also that Wesley Bell who happens to be black has also served as a judge and prosecutor.

That is very impressive!

McCulloch always tried to make Bell look inexperienced...but Bell always had a great come back.

And Yes, Facebook and Amazon are amazing.

Did you know that Facebook's color is mostly blue because the founder suffers from color blindness?

Oh wow, really?

I didn't know that.

It has gotten pretty big, I know it is worth over 104 billion dollars a few years back....hard to say what it is worth now.

I think it will be difficult to hold the higher levels.

It is funny that Burger King had a promotion that if you unfriended 10 people you got a free whopper.

I heard that about BK, that was funny!

I have always wondered id MySpace ever regretted turning down an offer to buy Facebook now that they so huge now....crazy how things work out.

It is.

It is so accepted as communication that Iceland is rewriting their constitution using Facebook so that people can make suggestions and/or changes.

Wow!

Before you know it we will be doing our presidential Elections on Facebook lol!

Funny.

..We may getter greater voter turnout that way.

We have not gotten over 63% in over a hundred years.

Right?

I agree.

We need more people to vote and do it right.

Nevada even has a none of these candidates....check box on their ballots.....crazy

there is something unfair that with television, etc.

The taller candidates have won since 1900.

So wrong.

Whaaat?

That's just insane.

The things people take note of...I wonder why that has been that way.

I think the radio should make a comeback, maybe they could get some more information out to everyone instead of Fb and playlists etc.

Elections need a major overhaul!

So true.

And radio is such a great way to communicate.

Did you know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that the can be picked up on AM stations.

Radio is great!

I still listen to it in my car.

Wow, that is interesting, I wonder what station that would be on?

I could just ask on Facebook I am sure someone knows lol

so funny!

I wonder what radio station it is that you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free?

You can?

Wow, Another thing to Google.

I guess in Canada it is mandatory or law I should say that all radio music needs to be 40% or higher of songs made by canadians.

So nice speaking with you.
Thanks!

Great chat!
Thanks a bunch!
Bye!

I think that you need to hit done.

No done button yet...

I've got it.

yay

thanks


Hello.

Are you a fan of Facebook?

Seems like it's been around forever but it actually launched in 2004.

Yes I remember when you had to have a college email to register to use Facebook!

Yeah I remember that too.

MySpace actually turn down an offer to buy Facebook back in 2005.

Do you like Facebook?

I don't really use it that much anymore.

Yeah I don't use it that much either.

Apparently the Facebook like button is illegal in a certain German state.

That is interesting, I wonder why?

Yeah I'm not sure.

Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg suffers from red green colorblindness and that is why Facebook is mainly blue.

I have a friend that suffers from that as well.

The NFL had a game where one team wore all red jerseys and one team wore all green.

They got a lot of criticism for that because of people who had the disorder.

Oh wow I didn't know that that is kind of funny.

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

I would definitely have participated in that!

I did not and I kind of regret it!

I know the people you unfriended would actually get a message letting them know you did so for a burger.

Oh really?

That would make it a bit more interesting I don't know if I would've participated then.

Iceland actually uses their Facebook to allow people to make suggestions and alterations to the constitution.

If used correctly it can be a good thing but it seems lately it's just been a tool to spread misinformation.

Yeah I completely agree with you.

Back in 2012 the company was valued at $104 billion.

But I bet that has gone down since people lose faith in it regarding the fake news controversy.

Yeah, I would have liked to see have seen something come from the Congressional Hearings on how they use our data.

Some of these companies really need to be checked on their policies and practices.

I totally agree with you.

It is a shame that they could potentially have an influence in elections.

During the 2012 US elections international electoral observers were blocked from the polls in nine states.

It definitely led to me being a lot more wary of things I see on social media, I have done a lot of independent fact checking on things I see people post.

Good for you I wish more people did that.

Interestingly enough Nevada is the only state to have a none of these candidates voting option for presidential elections.

I know in my state you can opt not to vote for any candidates in a race but it does not really register as you saying I don't like any of them.

It looks more like you just skipped a section.

Oh interesting.

The voter turnout for US presidential elections hasn't reached 63% in the last 100 years.

I wish it would.

I think that it should be a national holiday.

Although I suppose more people would use it for vacations than actually voting.

Yeah unfortunately I think you would be right.

Since 1900 the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75% of the time.

Well it was nice chatting with you have a good day.


I think elections are important to change leaders.

I do too when they are real elections.

I don't believe we have had one of those for quite some time.

Just my opinion.

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

I agree, and not just that one.

I think it's all circling the drain my friend.

Do you use facebook at all?

I do.

I have an account.

Crazy how the company is worth more than $104 billion now.

Right.

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

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

Right.

I'm sure they are kicking themselves still.

Did you know Mark Z. was green/red colorblind and that's the reason FB is primarily Blue?

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

Not for FB but a funny story, I got one for a penny for activating the coupon near or at a McDonald's.

Burger King is shameless, lol.

But a whooper for a penny you can't beat it!

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

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

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

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

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

Yeah that's what i thought, but can you imagine some of the garbage they are going to have sift through.

I see new and strange laws and every other kind of thing so im concerned.

I'm still 50/50, lol!

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

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

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

Yes, i'm sure especially because we can pick up storms on Jupiter through AM radio.

I wonder what that sounds like.

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

You too enjoy the rest of your day.

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


Hey there what do you think about the White House?

Do you know that the White House is twin buildings in other countries as well?

I figure that Ireland and France like all things American.

They wish they were America, with our White House and such.

Haha that must be what it is.

I don't know why else they would make twin buildings.

I wonder if they also have the solar panels on top of those buildings?

You know the ones that George W put on top of the White House

Carter put them up during the oil shock.

Reagan took them down because the sun is communist.

Then Bush put 'em up to show the sun who's boss.

Haha well I guess it's good they're finally back on.

What isn't good is that the White House still uses floppy disks LOL I remember using those that the kid they are so crappy

It might be because of budgets, it might be because of security.

I don't know.

The White House probably still would use quill and ink if possible.

LOL that's a good point, if they're still using floppy disks then I guess anything is possible haha.

Also weird that Teddy Roosevelt banned the Christmas tree from the White House, I know he's a conservationist but that seems weird

I guess he wanted to set an example, but the man killed enough wild animals to fill a zoo.

Teddy was headstrong, and not always consistent.

Haha you're right about that.

I know that he'd like to hunt animals.

What scares me is that it took the Secret Service for days to realize that the White House was shot at, they finally found the bullets for days later, that was back in November 11th of 2001

Hm.

They should have been on high alert back in 2001 after 9/11.

Did you know that the last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR?

No I didn't know that.

That's kind of sad actually.

I also didn't know that the guest house is bigger than the White House itself LOL that seems really screwy and the opposite of what it should be

The guest house was probably built much later, and might hold a lot of guests.

I dunno.

Trump can't like that state of affairs.

No I don't think you would like that haha.

I think he would also not like that the Indonesian president released three pop albums, I'm shocked that Trump and Kanye don't work on one in the guest house haha

Trump and Kanye respect each other as artists, but they work in different genres.

Kanye keeps it old school.

LOL I like that.

What do you think about Hillary Clinton by the way?

Apparently she was a republican back when she was in college

She was from money, plus the right wasn't that far right then.

I guess the left was more for labor, and she wasn't from a working class background.

That makes sense.

It's weird, apparently when she was campaigning in southern states, she would adopt a Southern drawl, I guess her husband was the governor of Arkansas for a while so maybe she picked some of that up

Bill tends to go full drawl when back with them good old boys.

She rejected his marriage proposal.

I wonder why she changed her mind.

Oh wow I didn't know that.

Also, she won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word album, it was for her book "it takes a village" that's interesting

Hm.

I never knew that.

I guess the book was popular.

I don't think she'll run for pres again.

Bernie Sanders just launched.

Maybe they will team up.

Hillary as VP?

Yeah that would be interesting.

I'm definitely interested in who the Democrats are going to run in 2020 she's getting up there though, she was born in 1947, but I think Bernie is older than her so maybe it'll be ok