Do you listen to rap music?

Yes, I do.
How about you?

I listen to it occasionally, but I have a hard time finding really good artists.

Do you prefer mainstream hits or smaller artists you find on your own?

I like both, actually!

My favorite all time rap artist is Tupac Shakur.

Tupac's music is classic.

I think he influenced the entire rap world.

It's a shame we won't hear more from him!

I know, gone way too soon!

But, I hear his music is in the Library of Congress, so it will be preserved for future generations.

Makes you wonder what else is in the Library of Congress!

I wonder if they have some of Eminem's music in there too.

He's a favorite of mine.

They probably do, he's an icon of Rap music, also.

Didn't know he wanted to be a comic book artist before he became a rapper, though.

Very multi talented person!

He's also an inspiring one.

When he was involved in a lawsuit once, the judge rapped her ruling at the person filing against him.

I wish I could have seen that.

Me too, but it was super cool.
Good for her!

One of the things I really like about rap music is how good it is to dance to or keep time while exercising.

Funny enough, your favorite artist Tupac danced ballet in high school!

Yeah, that's wild, isn't it.

Can't picture Tupac ballet dancing, at all.

Have you heard any of that new typr of rapping called compliment battle?

I haven't.

It sounds a lot friendlier than diss tracks, though.

Where did it originate?

Apparently, in Korea.

Wonder what they do try to give each other better compliments than the other person?

Maybe they have to make the longest or most poetic comment they can without missing the rhythm or breaking rhyme.

If it's a freestyle rap, they'd have to be pretty inventive.

It probably suits their gentle nature better than American style in your face battles, that can get very ugly!

I'd definitely prefer a compliment battle.

I think I'd feel bad in a rap battle if I was just trying to diss the other person, and I doubt an apology rap would win me any points.

You're so right about that!

On a different note, did you know Steven Spielberg played the clarinet on the Jaws soundtrack?

I didn't even know he played music.

Isn't it enough to be such a talented director?

Leave some talent for the rest of us!

Control, is what came to my mind.

he knew what he wanted it to sound like and when it didn't, he took things into his own hands and got it done, his way.

It's like the old saying, "If you want something done right, do it yourself."

If he knew he had the ability, I applaud him for also taking responsibility for making sure the soundtrack was what he wanted.


Are you into rap?
I don't know much about the genre.

No.

I don't like it.

I think it is cool that the origins of rap are from West Africa.

I'm not surprised that the genre made its way from Africa to the US.

And now it's moving from the US around the world, in every language.

Yes.

It seems to be going everywhere, even Tupac's music made into the Library of Congress.

I heard that Tupac danced ballet in high school.

I would have expected him to be a dancer, but not that kind.

The guy was really talented.

I really would not have expected it either but many singers are multitalented-like J Lo, they do movies.

Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack.

Go figure.

Speaking of soundtracks, the one for the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

has gone multi-platinum.

Wow, I didn't know that.

I've seen that movie and it deserves some attention.

Did you know that Bruce Lee was also a great dancer?

Yeah, I heard that he was good.

Didn't he win a contest in Hong Kong?

Probably being good at dance helps with martial arts and vice versa.

Yes he did win the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in 1958.

I wonder how old he was.

I know that babies respond to music by dancing.

It's an instinct and yet I can't dance at all.

Yes and babies smile more when they hit the beat.

I guess classical music isn't so good for babies when they want to dance!

Have you heard of Daft Punk?

They sound vaguely familiar.
What soundtrack or movie did they do?

They wear robot helmets.
They did the Tron Legacy soundtrack.

I haven't seen Tron Legacy.

Do you remember when Phil Collins did the Tarzan soundtrack?

I never saw Tarzan.
Is that an animated feature?

Yes, it is.

It is a Disney movie circa 1999.

Very good movie.

Did you know that Phil Collins recorded that soundtrack in 6 different languages?

Wow!

I guess he has a good ear for language.

I should check out Tarzan, the English version of course.

Yes, it is funny if you are a Disney fan.

Say, did you see Michael Jackson do the "exteme lean" in some of his dance moves.

I wonder how he did it.

He copied it from someone else who had used special shoes to lock into bolt heads in the stage floor.


Good morning, how are you?

Did you know that one of the founders of Netflix, Reed Hastings, decided to start the company after a $40 late fee?

Yes, that is a neat story.

something good coming from something bad.

It was for a VHS rental of apollo 13

Yeah, while Apollo 13 is a really good movie, I don't know that it's worth $40 (to me, at least).

I found it interesting too that Blockbuster had the chance to buy Netflix-- and now Blockbuster no longer exists.

I wonder if they're regretting that decision?

Of course!!

they were offered that for $50 million, now it is worth two million!

ouch

I also didn't realize that Netflix was pretty much global and available almost everywhere.

And it's crazy to me that about a third of bandwidth usage in from 9pm to midnight is just in Netflix accounts!

extremely popular!

Imagine 137 million subscribers worldwide!

I also wasn't aware that the first series Netflix produced was Lilyhammer-- I don't think I'd ever even heard of that show until probably the past year.

I think the first one I was interested in or remember was Orange is the New Black.

And I did not know Netflix existed in 1997 and that they mailed the DVD's.

I remember them mailing the DVDs but didn't remember when they started.

I don't think they were a really popular service until they started streaming services-- that's when pretty much everyone started subscribing to their services.

And are as popular as youtube , they make up to 50% of the internet traffic at peak times in North america.

Everyone is on them.

Did you know that more than 80% of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed?

I find that really sad.

that is terrible, considering how beautiful is the earth and how much abundance of water it has, about 71% of the earth is covered with water.

And with only 29% being land-- it's kind of crazy to know that humans live on such a small part of the Earth's surface.

And is beautifully made, continents and Islands which I love to visit.

I also enjoy the variety of lakes rivers and even the ice.

I can do without the ice, personally.

But I understand that it all makes up an important part of the Earth and obviously provides a habitat to species that were made for it-- like polar bears.

I'm glad that the days have gotten longer since earth was first formed-- I can't imagine a 5.5 hour long day!

But if you think about it, lots of water are stored on the poles, artic and antartic.

It is so wise.

Also did you know about how the earth's interior is so active?

I somewhat remember from earth science in high school.

I've always found it interesting that Earth has it's own magnetic field though.

Beautiful design consisting of a solid iron core surrounded by a liquid outer core.

Did you know the dinosaur ancestors of the chicken had teeth?

I didn't know that all birds today came from dinosaurs either!

I like dinosaurs, I found it impressive fossils are in the 50 states, they are everywhere.

Yes!
I didn't know that either!


Hi there!

How are you?

I'm hanging out watching Netflix.

I just can not believe it has been around since 1997!

I love Netflix, a lot of interesting movies and content in there.

Yes, I agree.

Back in the day it was all about renting at Blockbuster.

I still am surprised that Netflix is worth $2 billion.

Its worth a lot of money but the company was like 10 times as much in debt so not everything that shines is gold

That is a lot of debt.

Wow.

Maybe its because they still spend less on bandwidth than postage.

That could be one of the reasons, I watched a documentary on planet earth the other day, our planet is just amazing

Yes, it is, I agree.

So many amazing things our Earth does.

I think its amazing that the Earth is only the third planet from the Sun.

The third planet but the only one with intelligent life, at least in our solar system, we will also be helium free by the end of this century

That will change a lot of birthday parties!

It's crazy that the day was only 5.5 hours when Earth was first formed.

Many clowns will be sad that day thats a sure thing and thats amazing I would be over a hundred year by now.

So along with no helium the Earth might no longer have natural forests either since 80% are gone.

I don't even want to try and figure out what age I'd be at that time rate!.

80% That is sad, soon we wont have any tress, do you ever wonder about the dinosaurs?

crazy how they used to live in our planet

Yes, and they were everywhere!

There's a state dinosaur or fossil in all 50 states.

Woah that is impressive crazy how they appeared 243 million years ago, the Triassic period was a dangerous time

Even crazier is that although dinosaurs and people did not live at the same time, 40% of Americans think they did.

Too much Jurassic Park it seems lol, what's wrong with us!!!

how can 40% believe that.

Yeah, it's a little much considering we know so much more than we used to.

Yeah, you know whats awesome that Canadian glow in the dark dinosaur coin

I have heard they have a glow in the dark dinosaur coin.

I love that idea.

It was good chatting!

Have a good night.

Its been great chatting I agree a lot of cool facts, thanks a lot.

Take care


How's it going, do you like dogs?

It's interesting that dogs are more related to the originally domesticated wolf than modern wolves are

Hello - I do like dogs.

Hard to believe there are 12 different types of blood for them.

Yea, I never knew they had 12 different blood types, I just assumed dogs had the same number as humans

Apparently, dogs can donate blood too.

That's pretty cool, I wonder if they have dog blood banks like they do for humans

I bet they do.

In Istanbul, they have vending machines that dispense food and water for stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.

Nice, maybe the US should adopt vending machines that feed stray dogs and cats too

That would be a good idea.

It's crazy that dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing but both are 2 of the smartest animals

That's amazing!

Dogs can also see as many colors as humans too, I wonder where the myth of them being color blind started

That's interesting.

I always thought they could only see black and white.

Me too.

Did you know google specifically states they are a dog company?

That's pretty cool

I did not know that.
Do you like to travel?

Yea, I'd love to ride the 160mph commuter bus the Dutch are developing

That would be fun to ride!

Yea, I'd love to visit Japan but they have too many tolls, it would cost $300 to travel across the country

That's so expensive just to cross the country!

Yea but Iceland cost more since there is no public rail and people have to use domestic flights to travel between cities

I can't imagine not having a public rail system.

Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Do you have a dog?
I have one and she is my best friend.

We used to have a dog.

It was a Husky and she was super awesome!

What kind of dog do you have?

Australian shepherd.
I got her from a rescue center.

That sounds like a great dog.

Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types?

That seems like so many more don't humans only have like five or six or something

Yes, I heard about it.

Dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives.

I heard about that.

I hope they get treats afterwards LOL!

Do you know that dogs are not actually colorblind too why does everyone say that they are

I never heard that (dogs being thought as colorblind).

I will have to research the internet.

Apparently Google prefers dogs to cats.

Yep and I agree with Google haha.

Have you ever wondered what animals respond to pointing?

Only dogs and elephants apparently isn't that weird

It's amazing that only dogs and elephants understand pointing.

I think they are smart animals.

Yep I agree with you.

I wonder why other smart animals, like gorillas or Dolphins, don't understand pointing.

That seems really screwy to me

I don't know.

Perhaps gorillas are too independent.

It's amazing that dogs have helped humans in many ways.

Disabled people often depend on them.

Police officers have them as their "partners".

Yep I agree with you.

Their amazing sense of smell and also their vision can help humans out in so many ways.

Dogs truly are man's best friend

They are.

Apparently, Istanbul has vending machines that release food and water for stray dogs.

That's really cool.

That way they can feed the stray dogs and also clean up their City.

Do you ever wear jeans by the way?

Yes, I do.

Jeans were invented by Jacob David in partnership with Levi's in 1871.

That's cool that they're that old.

I wear jeans almost everyday personally haha.

Do you ever wear skinny jeans?

Apparently they can cause nerve damage if they're too skinny

I do not like skinny jeans - I think they are uncomfortable.

Blue jeans were originally designed to be worn by cowboys and miners.

Wow I didn't know that.

Do you ever wear Levi's jeans?

I guess Levi's made Bing Crosby a denim tuxedo LOL I remember those were all the rage back in the day

I heard about Bing Crosby and his denim tuxedo.

Apparently, Old Navy markets jeans with 41" waist as 36".

Huh that's pretty screwy.

That would definitely mess with people who need a certain size haha.

Did you know that that small pocket within your jean pocket is actually made for pocket watches?

Talk about something that no one uses anymore LOL

I did not know that - I thought it was for coins.

Anyway, I've got to run now.

It was really nice chatting with you.

Nice chatting with you.

And watch out for Vans, North Face, and Timberland jeans.

They're all made from the same company so don't pay more than you have to haha

I am cheap.

I will not pay more than I have to.

I will avoid buying jeans  from Old Navy because they misled customers.

Good night.


Hi, how are you?

I'm great!

How are you?

Are you a big eater of hot dogs and other snacks?

I am not the biggest hot dog fan, but I appreciate their cultural impact!

I have never tried the dog at Perreloco in Maryland.

Crushed up potato chips?

I guess they're good for texture

Speaking of dogs, do you like dogs as pets?

I have one, she is adorable

I have never had a dog as a pet, though in generally I like dogs.

I think that they are a great way for children to learn responsibility.

I have heard they have 12 different blood types, I think that is really cool!

I wonder how dogs donate at a blood drive.

A dog would need to be patient to have a needle stuck in its leg.

I think it's great that Istanbul tries to help stray dogs.

that is great, vending machines for them is a great idea, i hope they are used often

I bet the dogs learn pretty fast where the food is, and probably teach other dogs, too.

Dogs and elephants understand pointing.

I have never seen a dog point, but I have seen elephants point with their trunk.

I have heard that they understand pointing, that is so cool, and they can learn up to 1000 words too!

I didn't know they could learn so many words!

It's interesting that Google prefers dogs over cats.

I would think the technical types like programmers would like cats just as much.

I think so too, but google knows what people really love more!

They've got the data, that's for sure.

I had always thought that dogs were color blind, but they just see fewer colors than human beings.

that is interesting to me, I guess we assumed because they were not as good as us they saw way less!

I know a lot of people like to take their pets on planes and public transit.

Did you know that the Dutch are planning a bus that clocks 100 mph?

I wonder if that will still be bogged down by traffic though, subways seem to be the fastest, other than planes

I like subways but they get crowded and dirty.

I know that dogs in Moscow have learned to take the subway.

Have they really?

that is crazy, dogs are so much smarter than people think

They're very good at working together.

I think dogs will be around long after humanity disappears from the planet.

I agree with you there, hopefully we do not destroy our planet though


Hi, are you a dog owner or lover?

Dogs are unique in that they have12 different blood types.

Yes, I love dogs.
I have two!

I love them too.

Funny, dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing.

I didn't know that, now when I see elephants, I will think of that.

Another myth is that dogs are color blind.

They aren't they just can't see as many colors as humans.

I wondered about that, I was thinking it was black and white and some color.

I that's so good!

Do you travel much?

I've heard that the Dutch are building a 160 mph bus!

Wow, that's fast!

Omg, skinny jeans can cause nerve damage!

I can believe it, they aren't comfortable either.

Can you believe that all of Japan's tolls add up to more than $300 when crossing the country.

I know, that's interesting.Iceland uses domestic flights to travel between towns.

Yeah, there's no public rail service and few cars.

I'd get a horse...

lol, yes.

I didn't know the small pocket in the larger pocket in jeans was made for a pocket watch.

Nobody has those anymore... Levi once made a denim tux for Bing Crosby after he was turned away from a hotel for wearing jeans.

I have never seen a jean tuxedo, can't imagine what that would look like.

Seems kind of tacky...

The same company owns many jeans makers like Vans, North Face, Lee and Wrangler.

What is the company?

Levi, I wouldn't think the very first King to travel around the world would be from Hawaii!

He must have one helluva canoe.
Hawaii has a king?

King Kalakaua, I love having dog vending machines for food and water for plastic bottles, like in Istanbul.

Yes, the US should do that.

Maybe Google should do that since they are partial to dogs over cats?

Yes, So glad dogs have blood drives.
Great chat!
!

You too.
Thanks.


How's it going, do you like Hockey?

Unfortunately there was a fatal bus crash involving a Canadian Junior hockey team

Yeah I remember reading about that, so sad.

I heard 15 people died.

Yea, it involved the Humboldt Broncos team, it was horrible

Yeah my prayers go out to all of their families, such a tragic incident.

Yea, it has affected a lot of people in the NHL like Capitals Coach Barry Trotz who played Junior Hockey a while back

And it sounds like those boys were from small towns were everyone is really close and knows each other, so sad.

Yea, a lot of the players were from small towns around Western Canada

Do you watch much hockey in general?

Yea, I like the NY Rangers.

They share an arena with the Knicks and the ring is under the basketball court when they aren't playing

That is interesting, I don't follow any pro team but I would start to if my home state had a team.

Yea, only a few places have teams were it's colder.

It's crazy the average pro hockey player will lose up to 8 lbs in one game

That is a wild fact, they do wear a lot of heavy gear and skating is no joke!

Yea, I wonder how much weight the 1924 Canadian team lost since they scored 132 goals

Holy cow, that is a crazy amount of goals for a hockey tournament.

Yea it is, Canadians are serious about their hockey, and lacrosse too

Yeah they sure are, aren't they the only country to have two national sports?

I have no clue, it's possible.

I didn't know there were multiple types of hockey like bandy and field hockey

Yeah I think there are some different versions that sound really interesting, wonder what they look like.

I don't know, I do know they play hockey in the US, Finland, Lativa, Czech Republic, and Slovakia too

Very interesting, I'm sure there are Youtube videos of those other countries playing.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hi, how's it going?

Hi, did you know that the sun is actually white?

What?

I didn't know that, always thought it was yellow.

Yeah, it only appears yellow because of atmospheric scattering.

Cool, you must be into science?

Not too much, I actually like Hockey.

It is weird that a professional player will lose up to 8 pounds in a game.

ok.  Wow, that's alot of weight, must be mostly water.

Yea, that seems most likely.

in most of the world hockey refers to field hockey, but in the US it usually refers to Ice hockey.

I heard of a hockey player getting traded one time for a dollar and he went on to win 4 Stanley Cups.

How awesome is that?

That is very awesome.

I would like to travel to other countries to see the way different countries play.

I've been to Japan before.

Did you know all their roads are toll roads?

Yeah I heard.

It costs more than $300 to travel across the country, that is hard to imagine.

True.

On Mackinac Island, MI motorized vehicles have been banned for over 100 years.

Most travel by horse drawn carriages or bikes.

That is truly amazing.

Yes it is, there is another island in North Carolina that doesn't allow cars and stuff, the only transportation there is golf carts and walking.

I think more cities should follow their lead, there would be alot less of an obesity epidemic in America, then.

True, but it would be hard in some rural areas.

Iceland has no public rail service and it would take forever to walk or horse ride/etc.

Yeah, I hear in Iceland they mostly travel on domestic flights between major towns.

Not many people there have cars.

Yea, that must be annoying for visitors from other countries who are used to driving.

I think the dutch are doing a good thing with creating a commuter bus going 160 mph.

Wow, that's a super fast way to get around.

It's been nice chatting with you, this morning.

You too, I never knew that a lightning bolt is 5 times hotter than the sun.

Wow.

That's a cool fact.

I guess I'll talk to you later I need to take the trash out.

Have a good day.


Hello, do you rap or dance?

No, but I know a decent amount about it.

Ah, did you know that Bruce Lee won the Hong Kong Cha-cha championships?

Really?
What year was it?

It was back in 1958, I did not know he could dance!

Well, Tupac also danced ballet back in high school too.

Really?

I did not think someone like Tupac would dance at all, and to think that he did ballet!

He portrayed the mouse king in the production of  the nutcracker.

His music is also in the library of congress of "cultural significance" I wonder who decided that!

Lots of rappers have weird pasts.

Eminem's true dream was to be a comic book artist.

And Busta rhymes voiced the reptar wagon from the rugrats movie.

Have you heard of the original "rapper" DJ Hollywood?

No I have not.
Are they a famous?

I think so, he is credited for originating rap.

Ah, Korean rappers also invented a new type of freestyle.

I hear it's called a compliment battle, I wonder what they do?

Well I am assuming that they would be rapping in Korean.

Maybe similar to K-Pop?

Well, since it's called a compliment battle, they probably find interesting ways to praise each other.

Ah, that makes more sense.
Anyways, thanks for your time!

You too, it was nice chatting with you.

Yeah, you too!


What's your favorite sport?
How do you feel about ice hockey?

Ice hockey is a fine sport.

Give people a hockey stick and let them fight for money.

Might add a goal and a puck to make it interesting.

I've only ever attended one real game, but it was intense.

It wasn't a pro game either, just an intramural match, and they were going at it!

The crowd was really going at their beers, too.

I went to a game with a chain link fence around it.

No glass.

It was funny to watch the spectators climb the fence.

In the past, hockey rinks had only one penalty box.

Get thrown in the box for fighting and... keep fighting.

Haha, like a bunch of badgers with sticks and skates.

Just itching to fight.

I remember from the game I attended the sound of broken glass when someone threw a beer.

I thought you weren't supposed to have actual glass containers at events like that, but hey.

The good old days must have been something.

I would never throw a beer.

Thats a waste.

In 1930, a hockey goalie had matches in his pocket.

It caught fire when hit with a puck.

Strange thing to see I imagine.

A rowdy match like that is an opportunity for everyone to blow off some steam, audience included.

I think it's nuts that Canada once score 132 goals in a competition, only allowing 3 goals in return.

Domination!

I think that hockey and religion are related in Canada.

Teams spend a great deal of time together traveling by buss.

The congregation - crowd comes together and the fight breaks out.

Yea, that reminds of that horrible tragedy where that bus crashed with a junior hockey team on board.

That was such a sad story, and I know it affected a lot of Canadians since hockey is so important to many of them.

But it became more than just a hockey story.

Yes, 15 players died.

That is a big number.

Each player new a number of other people.

A large effect on the population.

The town where the kids were from meet at the rink to grieve.

Yea damn that's a tragedy.

I can't imagine... seems like it brought a lot of people together in the grieving process.

If it's one of the national sports in Canada, I'm sure it touched many people.

I had no idea the other national sport is lacrosse, though.

I had no idea about lacrosse.

Maybe people need a safer way to travel.

Travel can be by foot, bike, auto, train, boat, bus, train, or plane.

Any other way to travel?

I don't know... you basically covered them all, unless maybe hot air balloon travel.

I don't think that's too practical though.

I kind of wish the U.S. had a better public transportation in general... maybe we could follow the dutch and build some sweet buses that can go 160 mph.

I wonder if I should wear a seat-belt for a 160 mph bus.

I guess you could travel by skateboard.

But that seems like a lot of work.

Have you ever traveled with a gnome?

A bus going 160 mph would scare me I think.

Have I traveled with a gnome... like where people take pictures of the gnome in various places?

I've never done that, have you?

No.

I think gnome travel sounds like fun.

I have also never crashed on a strangers couch.

It seems odd.

Couchsurfing I have not done... back in the day when AirBnB first came out I tried that and felt super edgy, but now it's pretty normal.

So you have AirBnB.

That is interesting.

Just think that back in the day people released rabbits onto islands to provide food for future travelers.

Screw up the island eco system and travel in style.

Visit a tropical island and create an ecosystem imbalance!

Sounds like a catchy travel slogan.

Not really.

It was the way things were done.

Assume we are the most important thing on the planet.

Kind of funny to think that air travel was faster in the 1960's.

Burn more fuel to fly faster.

Now we slow it down.

That's a fact I didn't know.
I wonder why it's slower now?
Anyway, it was nice chatting with you.

Slower burns less fuel.

Back in the 1960's it was all about fast.

Now its about the bottom line.

Yea, that makes sense.


Have you ever heard of the rapper 2Milly?

is that the guy that is suing the maerks of 'fortnite'

Yeah, do you think he has the right to sue?

i am not sure what to make of it really.

he is not the only one though to sue

Well, seems like everyone sues these days for whatever they can think of!

right?
not too fair.
do you enjoy rap music?

No not really!

do you know any of the artists?

yeah a few!
Do you play fortnite?

no I actually do not.

did you know eminem wanted to be a comic book artist originally?

OH wow!

No i didn't!

Not sure if tupacs music really deserves to be in the library of congress!

i think so, he revolutionized the music type in a sense

Then i wonder if two live crew and the beasty boys are in there?

i am not sure about that.
do you know busta rhymes?

i know the name.
Why?

he voiced the reptar in the rugrats movie

OH... never really watched rugrats!

I have to check out this "Compliment battle" rap that korea has started

oh man i wonder what that sounds like.

a judge once delivered the ruling by rapping it

Really... like a courtroom judge?

yeah in michigan.
that must have been really cool

Yeah i would say so!!!
Great chat, have a good one!

same here.


Hello, do you like dancing?

Hello there, I do like it, although I am not very good myself, how about you?

Yeah I used to dance tango but I know ballet dancers have it much more difficult

That is awesome, and yeah ballet is very impressive if you give it a chance.

Yeah it is gorgeous to watch and they go through 4 pairs of shoes a week

That is crazy, did you know Bruce Lee was a great dancer?

Yeah and he even won a cha-cha championship, what a talents

Yeah I heard that, I'm sure he was very proud of that!

Same with tupac, he was an actual ballet dancer

Yeah it sounds like Tupac was into doing all types of things back then including being in the school musical!

Yeah for sure.

Babies also dance spontaneously to music

Yeah isn't that cool, and I guess they smile more when they hear the beat to the music as well.

Yeah,so cute.
Do you like rap music?

Yeah I really like rap from the early to mid 90's.

How about you?

Yes, the likes of Tupac, whose music is in the library of congress

That is pretty cool as well.

Tupac is definitely in my early 90's category.

How about eminem, do you like him?

He is ok, but a little bit after my time, how about you?

I like some of his songs.

He originally wanted to be a comic book artist

Yeah I wonder what his art would have looked like had he gone that path.

Yeah me too.
He likes Spider-man.
Nice chatting with you


Do you like to dance?

I am terrible at dancing.
I should not be seen dancing.
Do you like to dance?

I do like to dance, I'm not as skilled as Bruce Lee was but I try hard

Bruce Lee, dance master!

Many people don't know that, but I'm not surprised.

Who would have guessed?

he did won a cha-cha champion, not only a great fighter but he could dance, and not me

I guess he had a great sense of rhythm.
I do not.
I could not rap either.
Then again, I am not really into rap.

I like Tupac, he is a great rapper, other than that not a big fan

He was a ballet dancer in high school, I know that much.

He really was talented.

Too bad his life was cut short.

Too bad, he sure contributed a lot to culture, his music is in the library of congress, really sad

I think he spoke of the lives of a people that are generally ignored.

He probably lent a voice to them.

Do you also like the rapper Eminem?
or have you heard his music?

I don't know his stuff.
I hear that he is quite popular.
He is an anomaly in the rap world.

Did you know he wanted to be a comic book artists!

good thing he chose rap

I think that he could start a comic book company now.

He probably has the money.

I wonder what characters he would create.

I bet he does, he earned a lot of money out of his music deals, so do you like to play video games?

I used to play video games.
Now I don't have time.
What about you?

I don't have the time either but yeah, used to play them as well, I  have an Xbox One so yeah

What is your favorite game?

My favorite is Assassins Creed, do you have a favorite one?

Not now.
I did play Doom for a bit.
That was fun.
Anyway, great chat!

That was also a good game, I enjoyed it.


Hi there do you like rap music?

Hi there, I do but I like the old stuff from Tupac and such

Nice me too, it used to be better.

His music is in the LIbrary of COngress for that reason

Yes for cultural significance which I think is well deserved

Yes I agree.
Do you also like Eminem?

I like him too.

Did you know he wanted to be a comic book artist?

Yeah , I am glad he became a rapper though because despite him liking spiderman much I like him as a rapper

Yes true.

DId you know there was a lawsuit against him and the judge gave the ruling in the form of rap

Haha that is so fitting.
I belie that was MIchigan right?

Yes that was him

Have you heard of compliment battle?

I have, it is a rap battle where they give each other compliments in Korea

Yeah that one.
DO you go to concerts much?

I go sometimes when I have the time.

Did you know LInkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?

That is amazing, good for them.
And the Ramones toured for 20 years

Yeah that is a lot and they played a total of 2263 concerts

Yeah pretty sweet.

IN Croatia there is an ancient theater where bands can have concerts

Oh same as in Pompeii.

Pink Floyd played there once but without an audience

Wow I wonder why.

A creed concerts was so bad once that people sued them

Must have been really bad indeed.
DO you like Kanye West?

He is okay, I like some of his music


hey did you know that Kanye West thinks that AIDS is a disease that was man made?

No.
I did not.
He is an unusual man.
His "Gold Digger" is in a minor key.
Also unusual.

hmm I didn't know that, I play piano so I guess I should have paid better attention haha, I guess he also gave his mic to a fan who was in a wheelchair at one of his concerts

Pretty neat!

He marches to his own drumbeat.

He has led changes in hip-hop and pop music with his leadership.

ya he does, I love that did mocked himself on SNL for interrupting an award show, which ended up being 2 years before he did that with taylor swift in real life haha

That is a surprise to me.
Do you know how old he is?

Is he like 41 or so?I know he is older than me, I do like the music videos that he does they're always unique and intriguing

That sounds close to correct.

You know, a concert is live music in front of an audience.

Have you been to any in the last couple of years?

I have been, I like music festivals more that concerts personally, I was in Lollapalooza for the past couple years and it was awesome, what about you?

Wow.

That is a good place to be.

I heard Garth Brooks in one of the larger concert venues, a stadium.

huh ya I have never seen him, I did hear that a creed concert was so bad one time that they were sued because of it haha

That must have been awful.

It generally costs money to file a lawsuit.

I have heard of concerts being performed in ancient Roman amphitheaters.

yes I think Pink Floyd did that once, I actually like Pink Floyd a lot, I wonder if they recorded that concert I bet it was awesome

I agree that Pink Floyd is excellent.

The concert was in 1972, so the recording quality might not be too good.

Ya that is true, I wish that kind of music were still popular, modern music isn't as good in my opinion, it's all done on computers and people don't play real instruments as much, there is no modern equivalent to Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin

I hear you.
I also like Queen and the Eagles.
Those concerts must be exhausting.
Linkin Park played 324 in one year.

Yup I like those bands too, that is crazy, also crazy that the Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts over a period of 20 years, that is so many concerts

Travel is tiring enough.

Travel then put on a show and you are really spending energy.

I don't think that many of today's venues will last as long as the ancient Roman amphitheater that is still being used today.

yes traveling is exhausting, I just got back from Omaha which I travelled to for work, with the airplanes and time difference and everything, you just want to curl into a ball and sleep haha

Yes.

The ozone at 35000 feet also drains you.

Did you know there is a Korean RAP where 2 people throw compliments at each other.

Strange battle.

haha that is a funny idea, a "compliment battle", I like that more than the a dissing battle that you usually see, also a Michigan judge rapped her ruling against eminem, I think that judge has too much time on her hands

A judge seeking publicity.

An interesting compliment would be Trump and Pelosi since they dislike each other so much.

I wonder if they would have anything to say!

haha man even if it were silent I would still love to see that compliment battle, you've got an idea for ratings gold right there!

Enjoyed the conversation.
Nice job!


I really like Cardi B I think she is the best female rapper.

She is also very attractive

I personally have never heard of her or her music.

I recently saw her on a commercial.

Tell me about her.

She is from New York, She seems to be very tough and street smart.

She also performs at the best stadiums such as the RFK Stadium

I think Kanye performed there recently too.

He got a lot of jeers from the crowd that day.

I wonder if that Cardi B person was there too.

Does she have any albums out?

I am a big fan of Kanye West he is very unique and creates a wide range of music styles.

I think cardi B has a CD called Invasion of Privacy

I like Kanye, I agree with some of his views overall.

That album sounds familiar.

I think it was number one for some time now.

I just didn't know she made it.

Does she have kids?

Yes she has a kid with another rapper named Offset.

Kanye gets a bad rep because he likes trump and wears the MAGA hat.

He also thinks aids is man made.

Do you like his views?

A rapper named Offset huh?

Sometimes I wonder where rappers get these names from.

While I respect rap is part of hip-hop culture I question the artists.

Some of Kanye's views I agree with but not all of them.

Rap was much better in the past.

Have you ever heard of Tupac shakur?

His music is considered to have cultural significance.

Rap has got very popular

I agree.

I wasn't a fan of Tupac but a lot of his music had a decent message.

Actually did you know McDonald's paid rappers $5 every time they mentioned big macs in their songs!

That is crazy!

They know that people love rap.

I saw last week that korean rap is popular.

They like to battle each other in a freestyle rap battle.

Those seem more interesting than American rap to be honest.

Actually, there is a deaf rapper that rhymes in sign language.

It's pretty interesting.

I hear that they like to perform lots of live concerts.

It must be tough to perform in front of so many people.

The artist Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001.

Man I miss Linkin Park.

A very good band in my opinion.

I'm not surprised they played so many concerts.

In one of the foo fighter's concerts they played so loud it registered on New Zealand's seismic monitors.

Wow concerts are very fun and usually a good time, However If you like the band Creed maybe not.

The band got sued by concert viewers for being a bad show.

What!?

They must have been really bad if that is the case.

That reminds me of that time a band was suppose to perform on Jimmy Kimmel but had to cancel because Kanye West talked too long.

Kanye west has done lots of good things tho.

He signed rapper Big Sean and helped him make money.

He also gave a kid in a wheelchair the mic after his concert.

He also has done a bit of damage too.

Evel Knievel sued him for damaging his reputation from the "Touch the sky" music video.

There there is the whole Taylor Swift thing.

Either way he puts on a great fun show.

Another artist I like is the ramones, They have played over 2,263 concerts.

Have you ever heard them before?

I agree.

He even knows how to laugh at himself.

He did an SNL skit mocking himself.

I've heard of the ramones but never heard their songs.

Yea I think that is why people like cardi B so much, she may have a bad rep but she makes people laugh and she is not afraid to embarrass her self


Hi.

Have you ever heard of Broccoli City Festival?

Very little, what goes on there?

Apparently it's a music festival and they loved having Cardi B perform but not Kanye.

Wow,  I dont know about you but Ive never cared for him.

Me as well.

But a good rapper some would say.

Rap is definitely an interesting genre though combining both content and flow.

It is, the worlds fastest rapper raps 14.1 syllables per second.

I dont even get how I could understand something that fast.

Whoa that is fast.

The earliest precursor to rap is in West Africa.

It was to pass down traditions with the "praise singers"

Interesting.

Tupac Shakur's music was even considered culturally significant.

Yeah, I heard it is in the Library of Congress.

Do you know how Donald Glover got his rapper name?

No but I would like to know!

Eminem once wanted to be a comic book artist.

It was through wu-tang clans name generator....  out came Childish Gambino and the rest is history.

Haha awesome.

Korean rappers created a new form of freestyle called compliment battle.

That is awesome.

I guess american rappers can call their insult battle.

Yeah I would say so.

Concerts can be fun!

Except Creed had a concert in 2002 that sounded pretty bad.

I heard people sued the band because it was that bad.

Yeah glad I wasn't there.

Linkin Park on the other hand sound like they put on a good concert.

Their album Hybrid Theory is one of the best selling ever.

So good!

The Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts over 20 years!

They would be like constantly touring!

Yeah.

I would want to see them play at the ancient amphitheater in Croatia!


Hello, How are you?
Are you interested in the planets?

You know, I used to be when I was younger and still naive enough to think that maybe someday we'd be able to live on another one haha.

I think we have an awful lot going on here on Earth.

Yes, I agree we do!

Astronomers detected building blocks of life in a system 455 light years away!

Seems pretty useless from a practical standpoint, but the information about other planets is interesting nonetheless.

There's a planet where shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 MPH in 2000 degree weather...you can't make this stuff up!

They have gathered so much information we don't even know about!

The different planet Uranus rotates sideways  and rolls instead of spinning like the other planets!

It's crazy, right?

Venus actually rotates clockwise and it the only planet to do so.

It's also not on a tilt in the way Earth is, so it has no seasons.

Yes, so interesting, very hot planet!

5.5 hours a day when the earth first formed.

Wouldn't get as much done.

Well, luckily it's done forming and now it the densest planet in the solar system.

It's odd to think that at the center of it is a solid core of iron when all we see is land and ice!

Yes it is.

The earth and the moon causes ocean tides.

I love to walk the beach at night looking at the moon.

Its so relaxing.

In the Virgin Islands the stars are unbelievable!

Is that so?

I bet there's not much light pollution the way there is in more developed areas; heck, over 80% of Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.

That's upsetting!

I love nature and old trees that been around for 100 years  Wow, the earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century!

It's amazing how much damage humans have done in such a short amount of time.

If Earth's entire history was 24 hours, human existence would only be 1 minute and 17 seconds long!

I was thinking about that!

Our time here is so short.

The United Nations has appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they make contact.

I wonder if they will tell us?

We're so small in the context of the universe that it seems impossible; did you know that the sun is only a billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy?

Oh my that's unbelievable!!

A lightening bolt is about 5x hotter than the surface of the sun!

That's incredible, especially when you consider that the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the energy needs of earth for half a million years.

I know for a half a million years!!

The sun is white but because of atmospheric scattering it looks yellow.

No matter what color is, it's absolutely huge compared to the rest of the solar system--it accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass.

That's true Jupiter has a moon called ganymede.

Good chat!

Yes, if it orbited the sun instead, its size would make it a planet.

Yes, have a good night!


Planets are just amazing, they are astronomical bodies widely available over the universe.

They are, there might even some outside of Pluto!

I bet they are, millions of planets across the universe I wonder if theres intelligent life in one of thsoe.

Same here.

Ive been listening to a podcast about that.

I think it is neat to ponder the existence of other life.

That sounds like an interesting podcast, funny how some moons would be considered planets if they orbited around a sun

Yeah.

I think it is neat how all planets rotate differently.

Like Venus.

Venus is beautiful but its a really hostile planet, there is a planet that has glass precipitation in it

And 2000 degree F weather!
That is just nasty.

It is nasty I agree, such a hostile planet, so astronomers found blocks of like in a system 455 light years away.

That is really neat.

Do you think maybe they are searching for us too?

I think they might, I guess there is a more advanced civilization somewhere around the universe so thats possible.

I always wondered if they passed Earth by, deeming that we were not intelligent life because they are so much more advanced.

Yeah, they must be, who knows whats out there in the universe maybe we are the only intelligent species in the whole cosmos.

It is a possibility, and a scary one at that considering the rate we are destroying out planet.

80% of the natural forests are gone.

That is sad, humans have really damaged the planet and we've only exist for 1 minute and 17 seconds  of the history of earth

We have made so much development, but it has cost us so much.

The Earth will be helium free bt the end of the 21st Century.

Sounds like we need to protect or helium reserves, no more balloons or funny voices.

I can get behind that.

Those arent necessary things, however I think helium naturally is kind of.

Another amazing cosmic body is the sun, the mighty sun is the center of our system.

The sun is 25% helium.

And it is currently in its main sequence as a star.

The sun is great it keeps us alive and I hope we learn to use its full potential some day, anyway I really liked chatting with you

I enjoyed chatting with you as well!
Have a great night!


Hi, do you know much about earth?

Oh, that is one of my favorite topics!

It makes me feel sad knowing more than 80 percent of the earths natural forests have already been destroyed.

That is really sad for sure, and already 71% is covered in water, what does that leave us with?

Almost nothing.

People will have to start looking up to see anything not man made soon!

Like the sun.

Even though the atmosphere makes it look yellow it is actually white.

Yeah talk about atmospheric scattering playing tricks on us

For real!

It is weird to think that even as hot as the sun is that a lightning bolt is 5 times hotter than the sun's surface!

Yeah, we just have to figure out a way to harvest that energy

Even though we do not have that technology yet I am sure we will.

If the earth's history was viewed as a 24 hour period the human race would have only been here for 1 minute and 17 seconds.

So I think by the time we reach an hour based on that timeline we will have all the answers.

Yeah you bet.
DO you believe in extraterrestials?
UN seems to do

I do not but i agree that the 2010 appointment of ambassador to extraterrestrials made it appear they do!

The term planted is tied in history, astrology, science and mythology so there is no telling if anyone had prior knowledge to any life in space.

Clearly many people think so.

Yes that is true.

Earth will be helium free by the end of this century apparently

I wonder if that will change the fact that the earth rotates on its axis 366.26 time a year?

No telling what affect that will have on us.

Yeah.

Did you know the day was much shorter when the earth was formed?

I did not!

but that is not surprising seeing as the earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago.

yeah we have come a long way since then.

Did you know Venus does not tilt?

I did actually.

That is why it has no seasons and it is the only planet that rotates clock-wise.

Fascinating.

Yeah that is for sure.

There is another planet where it rains glass.

Wow

I hear it precipitates sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree Fahrenheit weather.

I would not be sad to never see that planet in my lifetime!

Same here, that is just what we see in movies.

Astronomers have apparently detected building blocks of life in a planet far away from ours

That is so fascinating.
It has been wonderful talking to you!

Same here, have a great one.


Hi, Are you interested in the planets?

Hey.

yeah absolutely.

Five planets are actually visible to the naked eye!

Really, I love to look at the sky, Have you been to the Virgin Islands and seen the stars at night there?

Its unreal how close they are to you.

Really beautiful!!

I love the big one Jupiter!

Awesome no I haven't.

The planet Venus is interesting because it has no seasons!

Isn't that because it doesn't tilt and rotates clock-wise?

Exactly right!

There is also a dangerous sounding planet that precipates shards of glass at 4500 mph!

Oh, Wow, that's scary.

I bet the sound of that is really interesting.

I would enjoy hearing!

Yeah me too.

Another unique one is Uranus because it rolls around the sun.

Yes, I heard that, unlike the other planets that spin.

Uranus is out there like Pluto!

Very much so!

Earth is my favorite though!

Maybe because I love water and earth's surface is 71% water!

Yes, most of that is oceans!

I love water too!

I love to go to the ocean and swim, boating too!

Yeah so much fun.

One thing I hate is deforestation as it has already ruined 80% of our forest's.

Isn't that upsetting!

They are saying by the 21st century the earth will be helium free?

Do you know why?

Yes very.

Not sure.

Hope it's not our doing.

Although the majority of the Earth's polar regions are covered by ice, that seems to be changing.

I know, I love the sun!

Did you know the mass is 330,000 times that of the Earth?

Holy cow.

I like having a day be 24 hours but when the earth was created a day was 5.5 hours!

lol, I know I couldn't get everything done with that time frame?

How about you?

Yeah not even close.

I need sunlight from the sun which accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System!

I know the sun is vast, But our galaxy is beyond my imagination if the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered out there!

Yeah very true.

Hard to fathom.

The sun produces so much energy in one second to meet the needs of our planet for 500,00 years!

Wow!!
The solar system is so interesting!!
Good Chat!

Neptube completed its orbit around the sun on 2011 since 1846!

You too!

Have a good one!


Hey have you heard about the new dwarf planet spotted at the very fringe of our solar system?

I wonder if that is where "Minnie Me" was from?

Minnie Me.. you are a funny one.

The dwarf planet is called "the Goblin".

Nice name, why not Dopey?

Yeah!

Pluto needs somebody to play with.

Although Pluto is 6-times greater in size, he could still kick the little ice ball around for fun!

Six time the size, and not a planet as determined by the International Astronomical Union.

The distances involved are enormous.

I wonder how long an orbit of the Goblin is?

"Orbit of the Goblin" I think I saw that SyFy movie starring Jim Carrey as Uranus.

I prefer to refer to the goblin as 215 TG387.

It helps to  avoid the unwelcome laughter.

At its closest, 215 TG387 is 65 AU from earth, at the farthest is is 2,300 AU.

I am sure it was difficult top find.

Not sure where my keys are.

Maybe you dropped them on Jupiter's moon, Ganymede.

It is big enoough to be a planet if onty it orbitted the sun.

Are there giants on Ganymede?

215 TG387 travels out to the Oort cloud.

Almost unremarkable space junk in a parking spot.

Nice.

But at least the weather is better than that planet where shards of glass rain down at 4500 mph on a balmy 2000-degree day.

Not even giants would vacation on that planet!

Perhaps the real reason to search for 215 TG387 and similar objects ( there are a few) is the search for Planet Nine.

An object unobserved but predicted.

Planet Nine would be massive if it exist.

I guess planet nine is too big to be hiding behind Venus?

As the only planet that rotates counterclockwise, has no tilt, and Venus has no seasons.

It would be nice if Venus had something special.

Planet Nine would be out there, beyond Pluto.

I think Venus is something special.

It has mass.

Mars is smaller and can never hold an atmosphere.

In 1975 the Soviet Union landed a craft on Venus.

First images of another planet.

Cool.

I guess it was easier to land a craft on Venus than on Jupiter, because Jupiter rotates sideways and rolls around the sun rather than spinning like the other planets.

I always thought Jupiter was a gas giant.

Any craft would be like a submarine diving in the ocean, or a hot air balloon.

Do you know anyone that calls earth Gaia, or Tellus?

My Aunt Ethel does.
Myself, I am a little partial to earth.
It's come a long way since it was born.
It used to have 5.5 hour days.
Now, some days drag on forever.

Well, Hudson Bay Region of Canada has less gravity than the rest of the planet.

That should lighten the load of the day.

I'll book the flight.

After all, 80%  of th earth's forests have been destroyed, I should enjoy it now.

I like to imagine what it would have been like to find a planet with a telescope.

To think, five were named by the ancients and observed with the eye.

They were able to locate the infinitesimal out of an infinite cosmos.

We are still looking for our car keys.

I blame atmospheric scattering--it is an excuse that works to explain why the sun, while white, actually appears yellow.

If it ca obscure something as huge as the sun, it should be able to obscure my car keys.

The keys are in the last place you look.

Its odd how that happens.

The sun is an interesting thing.

If we were on mars, the sunset would appear blue.

Imagine if our sun was the size of the biggest star in our galaxy.

At 1 billion times it's current size, this bigger sun would definitely require more sunscreen.

Yes, sunscreen.

The sun we have is 99.86% of the mass of our solar system.

This other star would be heavier yet.

Earth is so small.

We should carry a spare, maybe even a second set of keys.

Yes wise one, that would be useful.

But answer me this: If the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000, then why are they fracking in my backyard?

Distance.

The sun radiates the energy in all directions and the intensity of the light falls by the square of the distance.

Or something like that.

Helium was discovered by observing the sun.


Hey were you aware that Venus starts December shinning with -4.9 magnitude.

That you can see it in the southeast before sunrise?

Wow, I was not.

Does that coincide with the Winter Solstice?

No the Winter Solstice when we have the shortest day Jupiter and Mercury appear less than a degree apart.

Okay, very interesting.

I am looking forward to winter solstice.

I will gladly welcome more sunlight.

Yes for the Winter Solstice, Dec. 21, Washington will have nine hours and 26 minutes of light and then on Jan 1 we will have nine hours and 30 minutes of light.

That will be great.

I know a lot of colleges observatories and put on presentations.

Have you ever checked on out?

I looked into the University of Maryland's Observatory, College Park.

I haven't had the chance to attend yet but there are so many opportunities to visit the observatory and attend lectures.

For example there is a talk by Ludmilla Kolokolova a researcher astronomer on December 20th at 8pm on "Cosmic Dust Near and Far".

This sounds so interesting even my kids will have fun listening to this.

I bet they will.

I love how observational tools have improved since the first telescope.

Its so fascinating how the planets are just stellar remnants large enough to be rounded by their own gravity.

I do like that the observational tools are better as well especially since only 5 planets are visible by the naked eye.

Funny how the naked eye shows us things differently then they really  are.

Hard to believe the sun is actually white.

Yes and also that is  hot plasma, who would've guessed that is what it is made out of.

Its crazy the sun can create enough energy in 1 second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.

All that power from a star that is 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy.

And speaking of large things Jupiter's moon would be a whole planet its self it orbited the sun I had no idea about that did you?

I did not know that.

I recently found out that Uranus rotates sideways instead of spinning like the other planets.

That's interesting and I also learned that since Venus doesn't tilt it has no seasons.

Its the only planet that rotates clock-wise.

Very interesting stuff.

We rally do nee to protect the earth,  hard to believe that more than 80 percent of the natural forest have been destroyed.

That is true because we are set to be helium-free by the end of the 21st century.

The damage 7.6 billion humans can do is sad.

Yes but am i ever glad that the days have gotten longer.

When Earth was first formed the days were only 5.5 hours long.

Me too, I can't imagine a day so short.

nor can i imagine the job of these ambassadors that have been appointed just in case extraterrestrials ever make contact with earth.

Me either.

The fact that they waited until 2010 to appoint someone is crazy too i would have thought that would have happened back in the 80s.


Did you know more than 80% of earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.

I didn't know that, that's sad.

Did you know that Earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st Century.

Oh wow, that is crazy to think about.

Did you know that the Earth is almost 4x as dense as the sun?

No, I didn't know that.
I cannot believe that is true.

I can't either, it's kind of surreal.

They say that the Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth.

That's kind of crazy to me.

Did you know Jupiter has a moon that could be considered a planet if it orbited a sun?

I didn't know that, that's pretty wild.

They say that Jupiter saves Earth from many of the asteroids heading towards it.

Yeah, I believe that, probably by its gravity.

Probably so, I've also heard that you could fit all the planets in between earth and the moon and still have room left over to spare.

Interesting.
Did you know the sun is actually white?

I did not know that.

That's kind of cool.

I guess the refraction of it makes it appear yellow?

yeah.

Well the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy.

That's interesting, did you know that the sunset on mars is blue?

No, is it due to the atmosphere?

I believe so.

I think that would be a beautiful sight to see though.

Yeah, it would be interesting.

Did you know Neptune just finished its first orbit around the sun since its discovery.

Oh wow, that's crazy!

They say that the sun makes up 99.86% of the mass of our solar system.

I can believe it.

The sun is huge, but a lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun.

That's got to be really hot.
At least it's only in an instant.

Yeah, real hot.
Crazy.
Almost sort or scary!
Well nice chatting with you.


Hello

Hi-are you interested in the stars?

I absolutely love the stars and everything in the sky!

In December did you see the shooting stars and meteor showers?

No I missed them.

I have to go outside to see that and I am usually in bed early before they show up.

I am interested in them though.

It was amazing.

First time I witnessed a meteor shower.

I love the moon too and Venus was actually visible too.

Venus is in the sky now.
I am in the Northeast US.
and the 21st is the Winter Solstice.
It's all uphill after that.

Very cool!

I love the planets and it is rare to see.

I am in the desert on the west coast so I see a lot.

Wow-the desert is the best place to see stars.

No interference.

I am in the suburbs but there is an airport nearby.

I would like to be where you are.

It is amazing out here.

The winter solstice was awesome with so few daylight hours.

I would like to visit an Observatory one day.

I would like to go to Northern Canada or Norway and really see the Northern Lights.

My Gram was from Sweden-land of the Midnight Sun.

Oh wow!

That's really interesting.

I too would love to se the northern lights....did you know Venus does not tilt...so it rotates clock wise?

There are no seasons.

But it is too hot to have life anyway so how would you know?

And there is no water, like earth.

Very true.
I also am intrigued by the sun.
It is 109 times larger than earth.
Very interesting!
And it is actually white!

And only one billionth of the size of the largest star in our galaxy.

I can't even imagine that!

It must be really hot near that star!

Exactly!

It is mind boggling to think of how large it is and other planets.

Earth is amazing When earth was first formed the day was only 5.5 hours long!

That would be good if you had to go to work-lol.

I worry about our forest, since 80% have been destroyed.

They produce the O2 that we breathe.

We need to stop cutting them down.

Yes, it's very sad but I fear we will never stop cutting down the forests.

I love how the earth and moon interact and how its gravitational pull causes the ocean tides ...amazing!

I wonder what the tides would be like if we had more than one moon.

Oh wow, probably a lot more activity and huge waves!

Earth is just amazing at 71% water covered is odd to think about.

That's why we have life.

I wonder what it means that the planet will be helium-free soon?

I don't know what that means either but I think I may research that.

I hope it's not a bad thing for us.

Amazing how the earths core is solid iron yet we have life on the surface.

It's all very interesting!


Hey there!
Are you interested in Astronomy at all?

Hi!

I love astronomy and am fascinated by it!

I think it's wild that the sun is really white and only looks yellow due to atmospheric scattering.

Are you a fan of astronomy as well?

I am!

On the topic of the sun, did you know it produces enough energy in one second to meet all of the energy needs for the planet for half a million years?

Is that so?

Well I'm surprised we haven't found a way to utilize it, honestly!

Did you also know that a single lightening bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the sun?

That is crazy!

Wow!

It's crazy that people can survive lightning strikes!

The sun is actually only one billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy

That is truly amazing!

And yet, Neptune only completed its first orbit around the sun back in July of 2012, since it was discovered in 1846.

Imagine how long it would take to orbit even bigger stars!

2012!
I thought it was 2011!
Still, that's crazy!

My apologies, I meant 2011!

That was a typo I didn't catch!

But it is crazy that it took that long , isn't it?

Meanwhile, here on earth, over 80% of our natural forests have been destroyed.

That's very upsetting to me!

No worries!

It's still incredible!

That is pretty devastating about the forests.

Did you know when the earth was formed, the day only lasted 5.5 hours long?

Is that so?

We wouldn't get anything accomplished if we only had 5.5 hour days today!

Can you also believe that by the end of the century, earth will pretty much be helium free?

I don't know if that's a good thing or not.

Me neither!

If you were to look at Earth as if it only took place in 24 hours, did you know humans would only have been around for 1 minute and 17 seconds of that?

That is incredible!

We truly haven't been here that long, have we?

That makes me wonder if extraterrestrials visited before humans came along here.

Speaking of which, the UN did appoint an ambassador to extraterrestrials in the event they ever make contact with us.

So who knows what the future holds!

They did that back in 2010 right?

Yeah, back in September of 2010!

But it's still hard to believe that earth is not only the densest planet in the solar system but of the four terrestrial planets, it's the largest as well!

Wow!

Can you believe there's a planet that will precipitate shards of glass horizontally at 2500 mph if it gets to be 2000 degrees?

Is there really?

Thankfully we don't live on that planet then.

Ha!

I think it's cool that Ganymede (Jupiter's moon) would be classified as a planet if it orbited the sun!

Oh yes, it's HUGE!

Did you know Venus doesn't actually rotate on a tilt like earth does?

I have heard that and actually, Uranus rotates sideways, rolling around the sun instead of spinning like the rest of the planets!

How funny.

Well, it's been fun talking to you tonight!

Oh, even better than that, astronomers detected a planetary system that has building blocks of life roughly 455 lightyears away!

That is so cool!

Well, it was fun chatting with you as well!

Hope you have a great night, friend!

Cheers!


Hi, do you like to travel, if yes where would you like to go?

I like to go to the beach, via car, how about you?

I would like to visit Las Vegas.

I hear it is nice.

Travel can be done by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip.

I would like to travel by car so that I can see the Hoover river dam.

That would be fun.

I enjoy seeing animals when I travel.

There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.

I didn't realize it was that many animals, because animals hunt animals also human need animals for food.

Yes.
There are over 1.5 million species!

Yes, to think about it there are millions of animals that I haven't seen or heard about.

The study of animals is called zoology.

Yes, I took a course in school at the age of 12 or 13.

It was so long I almost forgot.

I don't have much more time but would love to finish our chat.

Did you know there are 1 million insect species?

Yuck!

No, I didn't know, I wonder how animals breathe underwater.

Fascinating!

Human Hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.

Yes, that what I heard about fishes, they breathe through their gills.

Animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.

I'm not sure why.

I am not sure either, but that is fascinating.

Germany gives animals constitutional rights.

Are you referring to drivers have to yield to right of way when animals are crossing?

I'm not sure which specific rights they give to animals.

Thanks for chatting.

Have a great day!

Nice chatting with you.


How's it going?

Did you know the term planet is of ancient origin tied to history, science, and other stuff?

I did not... Did you know Jupiter's moon ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun

Wow, Ganymede must be pretty huge if it would be a planet w/o Jupiter!

I know...

The planet venus does not tilt, so consequently, it has no seasons.

it is the only planet that rotates clock-wise.

Uranus has a weird rotation too, it rotates sideways

Makes me giggle every time... Im so immature...

Uranus rolls around the sun instead of spinning

The sun is actually white, only perceived as yellow because of atmospheric scattering

That makes sense, I didn't know that it was a near perfect sphere of hot plasma

At least it's not like a lightning bolt... A lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun, about 5x hotter.

That's crazy, it funny that a lightning bolt is hotter but the sun can produce enough energy in one second to meet the needs of earth for 500,000 years

On july 11th, 2011, neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846.

That's a long rotation!

That's nuts.

I guess there's a planet that precipitates glass

Huh, I did not know that... More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed

That sucks, only 29% of earth is land and most of the forests are gone

When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.

I would not be able to get anything done!

Yea, that's fast, I heard the moon slowed down the rotation since it has gravitational interactions with Earth

Wow!

In september of 2010, the united nations appointed official ambassador to extraterrestrials in they case they would ever make contact with earth

That might come in handy, Astronomers detected the building blocks of life 455 light years away

Earth will be virtually helium-free by the end of the 21st century.

No more high pitched talk, sad...

Man that's sucks.

If earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


Hi there, are you a frequent traveler?
Any place you like to go?

I do travel a lot.

I travel for work mostly though.

I use a lot of planes and we also Drive sometimes.

What about you?

Not a whole a lot.

Mostly via car.

I see that traveling across Japan can cost at much as $300!

That's insane!

Have you ever used Airbnb?

I guess there's another site like that but instead of renting a house you can just rent a couch lol

Definitely heard of it.

I have tried to use it and will be attending a bachelor party soon using an AirBnb.

Have you use one?

Yeah I use them all the time.

I think it's way better than staying at a hotel.

Have you ever stolen a garden gnome?

That's oddly specific, and no.
Not while sober.
You?

Haha no I haven't.

I just know that sometimes people will steal them take pictures of them on the trip and then return the garden gnome along with the pictures to the owner.

That's a really weird thing to do I was just curious if you knew about it haha

That's actually really funny.

There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on earth.

I wonder how many are ants?

I wonder that too!

What is your favorite animal by the way?

I guess in terms of species that are about 7 million different animals right now

I love wolves.
How about you?

I like wolves but I like dogs better haha.

I guess apparently dogs have a dominant paw like how we have a dominant hand haha

Interesting!

I also see that Scotland treats the Loch Ness monster as a protected species!

That's cool I hope he's real LOL.

what's weird in Switzerland there's a lawyer who will represent in animal in court.

I wonder how that works

Probably for property right..

I hope.

I also see that some animals develop white patches on their foreheads when domesticated

That's really weird!

Also weird is that animals can have different dialects depending on their geography.

you'd think they all sound the same

Interesting!

people can develop accents pretty quickly too

That must be what it is animal accents haha.

Did you hear about the special Bridges the Netherlands is constructing?

I have not heard about the bridge.

Yes they made bridges that connect Wildlife.

This helps to keep the animals from being hit by cars which is really nice

Good!

I've hit a couple deer here in the midwest!


Do you watch the sky?

I do occasionally watch it.
do you?

Yes December is the best month for it!

Why is that?
I always wondered

I guess there is more light, Venus starts first!

Thats awesome.

Do you watch the stars and planets a lot?

Yes, The first quarter moon appears underneath earth on the 14th of December.

Are you planning on going to the planetarium to watch it?

Yes I will be going a few nights before Christmas to see the meteor shower!

I heard it is very cheap only 3 dollars to get in!

Wow very cheap, The winter solstice is December 21st at 5:23 pm.

I love a good winter solstive

Washington will have 9 hours and 26 minutes of light that day!

I saw up north they barely get any sunlight those days!

Yes, The montgomery planetarium has a solstice program at 5pm as well!

Thats very interesting.
Do you do anything special for solstic?

No I just try to enjoy the long day, Did you know Venus is the only planet without season because it rotates clockwise?

I honesly had no idea before today!

I bet you also did not know the sun is actually white!

no again I had no clue!!
I am in shock right now

Great chatting with you I must run!

thanks

Have a great day.


Did you know socks are one of the most needed items at homeless shelters?

Hi, i did not know!!
But that makes sense!

Also, the oldest know surviving pair of sock were for sandals.

I bet they were dirty...

Wow that is true!!

Did you know in the 16th century they used peppers to keep the toes warm?

Wow, does that work?

I'm grateful for cotton.

In ancient times, socks were made out of hair or leather.

Really!

that must have been awful!!

Did yo know where the expresion : put a sock in it "comes from?

Yeah, it was a form of volume control.
Funny.
Do you read a lot?

Yes I love reading!

In the 18th century it caused moral panic!

Yes, novels did.

If they could see us now with what's on internet!

I can't believe someone can read 4700 words a minute.

Yes!!

her name  is Anne Jones and she won a world record!

She's a reading machine!

I can't believe that Starship Troopers in the 1st SiFi novel on the reading lists in the military.

Do they run into a lot of giant bugs?

That is an interest taste they have!!

i would like to see the "you laugh, you lose" competitions from CS lewis and tolkien

That would be great.

I didn't realize that Amazon owns IMDB.

Why not, it's a matter of time before Bezos owns my dog.

Wow yes I think he wants to own the moon!

Did you know there is a record of the first amazon.com purchase!

Yeah and the guy got a building named after him.

I would settle for 1% of Bezos' net worth.

Yes, the first customer spent $27.95 i wonder where the building is located?

I wonder how much the 1% net worth is!

I bet it's a lot.

Bezos's employees walk between 7-15 miles a day in the warehouse.

hahaha That is probably why Amazon has grown so much!

because it started on July 1994.

It is not that old!

Yeah, that was quick.

It seems like Washington D.C. has some unpredictable weather.

Maybe it will was away someday.

(sound of fingers crossing)

Wow It is hard to schedule and event that is outdoors with that uncetanity!

Yes, like parades and the endless speeches...

Thanks for the chat!

well I enjoyed the chat too!!
Have a good night

Bye.


do you shop online?

I love it, I shop on AMazon and you?

Me too.

Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain?

Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years

Yeah.

Did you know they named their building after the first customer?

Yeah and all he spent was less than $30

Yeah.
They also deliver on Sundays now

Yes because they signed a deal with USPS

Yeah it is super convenient for us as buyers to be honest

Yes it is.

Did you know their workers walk up to 15 miles a day?

That is a low but I guess they are a busy company after all

Yes that is true.
And they also own IMDB

Wow.
DO you read much?

I love to read .
Have you read Starship Troopers?

I have and Ioved it , it is in the reading list of military branches as well

Yeah same with Ender's Game but on a global scale

Yes that is true.

Did you know there was a moral panic for reading in the 18th century?

Yeah and now we have moral panic because people are not reading

Haha so true.

Do you know who Tolkien and CS Lewis are?

Yes , they use to have you laugh you lose contests with bad poetry

Haha yeah.

Do you know who hold the record for speed reading?

That is Anne Jones, 4700 words per minute


hey how are you?

I didn't know Jeff Bezos built a clock in a mountain

I'm not sure what that means, in a cave, placed in the side of, is it run some how by the rocks?

ya I don't know it's really weird, I know he has a lot of money so it could be almost anything, I also think its great that amazon has a contract with usps to deliver on sundays that saved me for this xmas

Is 10,000 a guess, I wonder who'll be around to check the accuracy?

Ya I think we'll have some major problems to stop that before we hit 10000 years, have you seen the movie Starship troopers?

THis article mentions the book but I have seen the movie

I've seen it a couple of times, I did not realize it was from a book.

The movie was entertaining, to a point, I guess the book must be more impressive, especially if your in the military.

Ya I think so, this says Ender's game was suggested by a lot of militar organizations, I saw the movie and I didn't like it, what about you?

I know of the book but never read it, I never seem to have time to read what I want.

If I could read at 4,700 words per minute I'm probably get through more.

haha I agree, I think its funny now that in the 18th century there was a panic about reading novels but these days people hardly read

There is always a moral panic about something at some point, books, comics, movies, social media.

Reading is a strange one to worry about as it aides language acquisition, communication and the sharing of ideas.

ya, the Japanese could have used books to explain that chili peppers are meant to be eaten and not put in socks in the 16th century haha

I never knew where the "put a sock in it" phrase came from, seems obvious when you it's explained to you.

ha ya that is funny, that'll be good to bust out at my xmas eve dinner party, also funny how socks were worn with sandals and that is frowned upon today

My son makes that mistake, but he won't listen.

I suppose you can buy socks from Amazon?

ha ya you could do that, speaking of movies I didn't know amazon owned imdb, I check that site for all my movie needs

I think I was aware of that, the way they are going they own everything.

I know Bezos owns the Washington Post

ya I did know that, it also mentions the first amazon customer got a building named after him, I wonder what building it is.

Would hope it was something interesting, not the Joe Smith building.

Not bad to have a building named for you for just $27.95

I think its kind of good amazon works walk up to 15 miles per day because for me that would be helpful to burn off all the holiday calories coming up haha

I'd imagine they get through a fair few socks, we should donate socks to Amazon workers and the homeless

well it was nice talking with you :)


Hello

hey hows it going

Good good, and you?
What do you say?

im good I didn't know that brian may had a phd in astrophysics, didn't screwy

Well, we all have a little bit of madness

well I think it's awesome eddie van halen set speakers on fire by playing a guitar solo, that is awesome

Yes, yes it is, crazy but everyone in his own way to surprise others

this says matthew bellamy has the record for most guitar smashes, that seems so wasteful like why would you smash a guitar?

Hahaha, it's your style, you'll have money to buy more.

Although, it is something unprofitable when others would like to have it

ya I guess, I love pink floyd and it doesn't surprise me that they have a house boat that they use to record music haha

It must be full of surprises, it will live on crazy, and with sense.

Well what would it be good to go crazy without money?

ya music makes life complete, this says pink floyd did a live concert in an ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii, that is awesome I need to look that up

And even you are right, sometimes a song can motivate you when you are depressed or many other things

what do you think about creed?

that's hilarious their concert was so bad they got sued

Que?
hahaha, how bad were they?
Wow, I had not heard about it

ya this says they were sued by 4 concert goers because the concert was so bad.

I think creed isn't very good but even I wouldn't think to sue a band because of a bad concert

Of course not, that is, they were trying.

Can you imagine how bad that band would feel?

I am sure that if they decide to improve themselves, they will cover too many mouths

ya that is true, it's crazy  linkin park played 324 concerts in a year, thats insane

Well, I do not remember well but I heard that a band was touring for more than 20 years and gave thousands of concerts

ya they have been around a while but thats almost one per day, ramones doing concerts non stop for 20 years

Yes, good.
It was a pleasure


The sun is an amazing star, it keeps us alive and yet its so deadly

Yea it's scary how the sun is 99.86% of the solar system's total mass

Yeah, in fact the sun produces enough energy in a second to meet the needs of everyone for 500,000 years, we should really learn how to use that power.

That would help a lot, I wonder if the energy output is different near the sun's equator since it rotates faster than the poles

It would specially with climate change and all the issues we have because of unclean energy.

I wonder if that has an effect on helium, it's pretty cool helium was discovered on the sun before it was on earth

That is cool also its cool how a thunder bolt is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun, the heat must be unbearable on those.

Yea but I've read the surface of the sun isn't the hottest part of the sun, maybe it has something to do with all its mass

Yeah could be, interesting question but that makes sense, to think there are bigger stars in the universe than the sun.

THat's crazy.
Did you know on Mars sunsets are blue?

I didn't those sunsets must be beautiful can you imagine witnessing that?

amazing view.

Blue sunsets do sound majestic

They sure do so on another subject do you enjoy live music?

concerts?

Yea I enjoy listening to concerts in parks and arenas, you?

I do too, I hear there is ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia that is used as a concert venue, must be awesome to attend a concert there.

That sounds nice, much better than the High Frequency concert for dogs Lou Reed did

That doesnt sound nice, do you like the band Creed?

Not at all, I'd take the high frequency concert over Creed

Yeah I heard they had a terrible concert back in 2002, I do like their music but the band ended up losing a lot of fans.

Do you like Dave Matthews?

A fan once helped Dave Matthews on her way to his concert

I do like him yeah and what are the odds lol that was a lucky fan thanks for all the cool facts by the way, I feel like I have learned a lot today.

Well I got to go, have a nice day


Hi, do you like to read?

I do.

It's interesting that President Johnson's wife taught him to read, as he never went to school.

Wow, I never heard before!!
that is very nice.
Do you know who Anne Jones is?

I do not, is she a writer?

She has the world record for speed reading!

4700 words per minute!

That is amazing.

Is she a silent reader?

That is a "new" thing that started in the middle ages.

I never heard of that, tell me about it

Evidently, only the most skilled readers could read silently.

That must have been the philosophers and scholars.

ok, interesting!

Did you know reading cause "moral panic" in the 18th century?

That sounds weird.

Almost like the school that replaced desks with reading bicycles.

I guess their test scores vastly improved.

Wow, that is a great invention... great for the mind and body!

I would like one of those, lol.

Interestingly enough, Darrell Green would stuff tootsie rolls in his socks before games, claiming they aided his speed.

hahah that is pretty funny, did you know there were socks designed to wear with sandals?

I think that looks awful.

That look really needs to go away.

I find it intereseting that the Japanese used to put chili peppers in socks to keep toes warm.

I'm tempted to try it.

I would!

I heard that the fun water balloons were designed by an inventor trying to create a special sock

I think that's something we can all get behind, lol.

The inventor of braille, perfected it when he was 15.

Cool , he was a genius.

did you know socks were even used to improve audio

I don't think there was something that socks could ever not do.

There is a red deer in New Zealand that has fiber that is softer than cashmere, and at three times the price.

They did put a sock on phonographs to muffle the sound

I didn't know that Amazon created a font specially for kindles.

It's called "bookerly".

Cool!

so much to talk about.. have to let you go, nice chat


Hello do you like soccer?

I'm not a huge fan, but I played when I was younger, what about you?

I dont keep up with the sport at all,  but I have watched a few games.

Soccer makes more money than most of our popular us sports put together!

crazy

I'm not surprised it is very popular around the world.

Are you surprised?

Yes,  I am surprised,  I had no idea it made that much money.

I know its popular.

Interesting, if you go to europe everyone loves it.

Good to know.

What about tennis, are you a fan?

I dont really know much about tennis,  are you a fan?

I play with some friends every now and then, what about you?

I think the last time I played tennis was in high school lol

I play with friends but we really just hit the ball back and forth.

Thats cool.

Yeah, apparently the longest point in tennis was 29 minutes.

Thats really long.

I hear the longest match was over a span of 3 days!

Wholly molly, did they play straight through?

Probably not,  I think it was like 11 hours each day or so.

WOW, that is still a lot.

Did you know that some consider grunting to be cheating?

Why is that considered cheating?

I'm not sure, I suspect it distracts the other player.

Nice chatting with you?

Great chatting with you as well.


Good morning!
Are you a fan of baseball?

Hey there I do like baseball.

It's amazing that Albuquerque actually named their team after the baseball team in The Simpsons, that's incredible

That is interesting indeed!!

Did you know that baseball managers also wear a baseball uniform as to be able to play along with the team players should the need arise?

No I didn't know that.

I wonder why we don't see that on TV.

It's crazy that in a typical year, the MLB will use about a hundred fifty thousand baseballs

That is a crazy amount of balls indeed!!

I heard a man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his grandfathers attic from the 1940's, how cool would that be to find?

That would be cool!

What a lucky guy.

Do you like the Chicago Cubs?

They were the first team to ever win back-to-back World Series

I agree he is very lucky.
I do like the cubs as well.
Have you watched much tennis?
I like watching the doubles matches.

I do like tennis lot.

I used to play in high school.

It's funny that until 1978 you could use any object as a racket LOL

This is very interesting.

I feel a racket would be best to be able to hit a ball though.

Did you know that in 1969 a helicopter was used to dry the courts for the US open?

It's really a genius idea!

sad because I like tennis a lot, but soccer actually makes more than all other sports combined, even tennis

I have been a few soccer games in my time but have yet to see the one where three teams face off at the same time, have you seen that variation of the game?

No I would love to see that!

I think it's funny that Greenland can't join FIFA though, they can't grow the green grass to play soccer on LOL

That is funny!

I would think with today's technological advances one would be able to green up some grass.

I mean ; I have talked to my vet about yellowing of grass from my pet and he was able to fix it, if all else fails put in some sod.

LOL

LOL yes they should just put sod on top of the snow.

I think it's crazy that the Super Bowl is smaller than soccer's third-biggest overall event.

That is massive

I agree!!

Yet soccer makes more money than all other main sports combined, how is that possible?

I agree with you!

I can't believe that it is that popular.

But it is a worldwide sport.

I should start playing soccer, the average soccer player runs 7 miles per game

That is for sure a lot of running, if I am running be certain you should too as something big is after me.

LOL  I am sure I could work up to 7 miles but would take me some time to get there.

Yep I agree.

But think about the calories burn!

I think it's funny a soccer team scored on themselves because it would help them advance in a cup match LOL that's genius

I agree, genius!

Did you know that a childhood game I played called kickball is also call soccer-baseball in Canada?

That's a really stupid name!

soccer has a lot of cool facts though, the player Didier Drogba actually stopped a Civil War in his home country, that was in the Ivory Coast, very nice of him haha

That is an interesting factoid of information.

I agree though; soccer does have a lot of cool facts.

For example, Americans call it soccer because it is a slang term for association football.

I never knew that.

I think that the name football makes a lot more sense than calling at soccer personally


Hello there, do you follow baseball at all?

Yes I do but not as much as football.

Is there anyway you can tell me how the game is played?

Well yeah baseball is a bat and ball game, a pitcher throws a ball, while a batter tries to hit it with the bat.

Thanks.

What is the job of the offensive team in baseball?

The object is for them to hit the ball and run around the bases to score runs.

Thank you.

What does the runner touch in the end in order to score?

I think that would be called home base, or the home plate.

Thank you so much.

How is Major League Baseball divided in the US?

Well we have a pro league with two major divisions, the National league, and the American league.

Thanks.
Do those divisions split in any form?

Yeah and within those two main divisions, there are 3 sub divisions as well.

What are the names of those 3 sub divisions in baseball?

I think they are the East, West, and Central.

Thanks.

Are those divisions in baseball are also the same in Canada as well?

That I am not sure, I think MLB needs to get a team from Canada again, I miss the Expos.

Its okay but thanks.

I was wondering why baseball managers wear uniforms, do you know by any chance?

I think it is in the rules that they can technically play if they are needed.

Wow.

I didn't know this thanks.

So they can also participate within a game if the needed to, is that correct?

Yeah I guess they could technically play the field like a normal player if the need arises.

That is very interesting.

I know that baseball is popular here in the US but in what other country baseball is also popular?

I guess baseball is extremely popular in Japan, I think young people grow up thinking they invented the game there.

Thank you so much.

I didn't know these things about baseball and thank you for chatting with me.

Have a nice day!!

Same to you, have a nice day!


hi how are you?
do you like sports?

Hello, I love sports.
What about you?

I enjoyed watching them from time to time.

I try to follow the championships.

Me too.
Do you like soccer?
Or also called association football?

I do like soccer.

i try to watch the world cup when it comes around.

the level of play is extraordinary.

Me too.

Soccer makes more money than most sports combined.

Yes, the world loves soccer.
men and women play at all levels.
it is an inexpensive game.

Agreed on it being inexpensive.

Jon Stewart was once a very skilled soccer player.

I am not surprised.
he has the build of a soccer player.

Yes he sure does.
He's also very funny.
Do you like him?

he can be quite funny.

he is less acerbic than some of the other hosts.

I think so too.

American's call it soccer because that's slang for association football.

That is an odd name.

football makes more sense but it was already taken I guess.

I agree with you on that.

Ozil donated over 300,000 Euro for surgeries for 23 children.

That is a great gesture.

i guess he saw that he was fortunate and that he should help the less fortunate.

Yes, wish more people would do that in this crazy world.

Yes, the generosity of the athletes might get others to be more generous too.

Do you like tennis?

I dont really follow the sport.
I have only played a couple of times.

Me either.

Did you know polo shirts were invented for tennis players?

I did not know that.
Polo for tennis?
Hm.
Anyway, great chat!

Yep, good talking to you as well!


Do you know why one might wear a hat?

Could be for many reasons.
Some wear one for protection.
and others for ceremonial reasons.

I think nowadays it is more for religious reasons or as a fashion accessory.

In the past they were an indicator of social status, but I don't think that's so much the case anymore.

True, although In the military, hats may denote nationality, branch of service, rank or regiment.

Yes, many can be very distinctive, such as those worn by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

True.

Police also use headgear such as peaked caps or brimmed hats.

I personally like the Ushanka fur hat.
My father in law has one of those.
It's neat looking.

I still have a soft spot for my university graduation ceremonies hat, the mortarboard.

Yeah, mine is around somewhere too.

I wore mine during graduation as opposed to carrying it.

It's probably in or basement in a box.

Have you ever had a dunce cap worn at a party?

No, I can't say that I have.

I know they are to encourage foolish behavior, and I'm not a very foolish person.

I used to have one, but my dog ate it!

I understand why they are a subspecies of the wolf!

Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types, and they can donate blood for other dogs just like humans.

Biology is fascinating!

Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing

Very true.

I like what they do in Istanbul.

They have vending machines in the city that accept plastic bottles and release food and water for the local stray dogs in return.

Pretty interesting.

Yes.

Certainly unique in the 4.5 billion year history of the earth.

That is certainly old.

You don't really realize it, but the Earth is actually 71% covered by water.

True even on land, continents and islands together have many lakes,

Very true.

Well, it's been a pleasure speaking with you.

Thanks.


Hi, do you like lacrosse?

Hello I don't know anything about lacrosse.

Maybe you can school me.

I am not sure I can!

I am not too well versed in Maryland high school lacrosse.

However, I do know baseball, tennis and football!

Good.
Would you like to talk about baseball?

Sure.
Do you have a favorite team?
I am a cubs fan.

Yes I'm a Dodgers fan.

The Cubs have had a pretty good over the past several years.

Dodgers too!

Back-to-back world series appearances isn't too bad!

Not bad, but still waiting for them to win it all.

How do you feel about the new pitch timer they are testing?

I think they need to speed up the game but that is not the way to do it.

It needs to be big things like no visits to the mound or soemthing like that.

Agreed if I was a pitcher I would be a wreck.

They came up with an idea that says when a pitcher comes into the game, they would have to face at least three batters.

That would speed things up.

Are you watching MLB network?

They just showed that graphic.

And they are moving back the mound 2 feet in the pacific league.

No I'm not.

I can understand why they would want to move the mound back.

The speeds these pitchers throw today is outrageous.

Yeah.

That would be so hard to adjust to.

You spend years getting use to how a ball breaks at 60' and then you move it back 2'?

All those corners painted and now they're balls.

True, but I think they need to give a little advantage back to the hitters somehow.

A bigger or corked bat?

Ha, both.

Baseball is really popular in Japan, and they have some pretty good players.

Do you think they should be able to play for the world championship?

I think the world baseball classic is great and maybe one day have an MLB WS winner vs Japan winner.... Not an all star team though.

Have you ever seen a japan game on like youtube?

No I haven't what's it like.
Is it much different?

It's like an SEC football game.

People jumping around and loud all game long!

It's intense.

Sounds like it would fun to see one live.

It just bothers me sometimes that the US declares themselves the world champions in a lot of different sports and don't have to proof it.

I agree.
It was nice chatting with you!