So, you think Uber is safe enough to use autonomous cars yet?

I honestly don't think so, I have seen videos on youtube of Tesla's committing errors so that definitely worries me

It is largely unregulated and I think some better defined guidelines should be put into place.

There was a bill in the senate about putting a framework around it.

How long has the technology of driverless cars been around less than 10 years there is still a very long way to go

It's inevitable that there will be accidents.

I can only imagine there were problems, and accidents way back in 1886 when Karl Benz built the first automobile.

Do you know what the brand Cadillac is named after?

I think it was a Frenchman, explorer Antoine De La Mothe.

Think he founded Detroit also.

Do you know which year mcdonalds added the first drive thru to make it easier for soldiers trying to get theirs meals quickly?

1975, they couldn't get out of their vehicles while wearing fatigues.

Pretty smart.

Which car manufacture was it that produced the 1908 Model T?

Ford.

Now you can equip cars with flamethrowers legally.

In South-Africa any way.

They actually spoke about this on joe rogans show on youtube.

They watch a clip with the flames coming out of the sides.

Do you know which video game turned a regular guy into a professional race car driver?

Gran Turismo, it was a dude named Jann Mardenborough.

Did you ever have the chance to play that game back in the day?

Once or twice.
Wasn't my bag.
You?

I was more of a fan of grand theft auto vice city and san andreas back then.

Those were fun.

I wonder what those games would be like with dangerous autonomous vehicles roaming the streets.

Imagine having to dodge dangerous Ubers roaming the streets hunting for pedestrians.

LOL thats the plot to the next terminator movie, the day the cars took over.

Hah!

I just read about a man who disguised himself as a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower twice.

I guess people in france definitely are the true masterminds movies try to portray.

Possibly.

Go for the baguettes and coffee, buy the Eiffel Tower.

I feel like the US Govt could sell of some land in Nevada.

They own like 86% of it.


Hey did you hear about the Uber crash recently that killed a pedestrian

No, what happened?

I was thinking about doing uber or lyft in addition to my day job for money to buy another car.

People are worried that this industry is to unregulated and they're trying to pass a law, the passenger that was hit by the Uber was 49 years old and this occurred in Tempe Arizona

Interesting, this is too bad.

However, I think it is more reliable than the cab system.

Yes I like Uber's lot more than cabs.

I just think they have to work out all the technology and the government regulations first.

Exactly, I tend to use Lyft a bit more, but that is just me.

Well I like the Uber myself but I have used left, I guess Elaine Herzberg was the one who was killed by the way, that's very sad

That sucks, I suppose that people get hit by cabs too though, right?

Yes I think so.

Speaking of cars though, did you ever go to a drive-thru before?

Of course, but it has been a long time.

I only recently bought a car.

I live in an area where I can walk everywhere.

Well that's nice.

I can't walk everywhere unfortunately, but I'm just glad McDonald's created the drive-thru back in 1975 to accommodate my laziness haha

It's nice, but you offset that with higher rent, it comes out about the same if you owned a car but had to drive everywhere.

Yeah I could see that.

I'm just glad that we don't have cars with flamethrowers like in South Africa, that definitely seems dangerous to me

Hahaha, that can't be real can it?

I don't know, South Africa is pretty crazy so it wouldn't surprise me haha.

Have you ever played the game gran Turismo before?

No, is it good?
What system can you play it on?

You could play it on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Playstation 3, and even the PlayStation 4 LOL apparently someone beat 90,000 people at that game and then became a professional race car driver which is awesome

WOW!

That is pretty cool, do you know who it was?

Yes his name was Jann mardenborough and I wish I had the skills that he has LOL

Interesting, did you know that Google's self driving cars have an aggressive mode?

No I didn't know that.

That kind of scares me though haha.

Not as bad as flamethrowers on cars but close, do you know where they got the term trunk from?


Have you ever been to D.C?

Washington D.C?
Only once

There are a lot of things to do in D.C. What about albums, do you listen to them?

Really what is there to do in D.C?

I just saw all the historical monuments and government buildings

Stevie Wonder was at the MGM on Aug 29.

That sounds like quite the event

That it was, hey do you like to dance?

I do, not that I am any good at it though

I like to, but I'm not good.
Did you know Tupac was a dancer?

I didn't.
What made him change?

I think he always was a dancer.
He danced for Digital Underground too.

Did you know bruce lee was also a great dancer?

Yup, technically I think those kung fu movies are all choreographed.

I mean any martial artists probably have great control over their body and flexibility

This is true.

Did you know only 7% of people read the terms of service for internet services?

I'm not surprised

Do you read the terms of service?

I skim over it generally

There  is also 3g service at the Peak of Mt.

Everest.

That is definitely one place I would want internet

Yeah, me too.
Nice chatting.


Well, that was interesting...I didn't know that it was illegal to equip your car with a flamethrower in South Africa.

Wow, I did not know that either, it must be a crazy thing

Supposedly to hinder carjackers.

Go, it seems to be a naive idea

I don't think this driverless car idea will end well.

You believe it?
Because what you say?

I don't getcha.

I ask you what are your reasons for thinking this

It was in the info about cars from the article.

Well, you knew that Elaine Herzberg was killed as she crossed a street mid-block along a darkened thoroughfare, Thune said the tragedy underscores the need for Congress to "update rules, direct manufacturers to address safety requirements, and enhance technical expertise of regulators."

The National

And I didn't see anything about any charges being filed for the accident in the article.

There must be a lack of documents for this article

Yeah, because that seems to be important info.

If I were driving the car and hit someone, there would be questions/charges for sure.

That's true, now I understand about the problem.

I had not thought about it that way, although they also know what they believe and what it means to create it, I do not think something like that happens easily.

I have a hard time Senators are actually giving serious support to this.

And naturally, they want the Federal government to regulate this, and preempt the states, again.

I do not think this is a good idea, you should worry more about renewable energy than this.

I agree that it will bring problems

But this does tie back to the S Africa angle.

Driverless cars with flamethrowers.

Like I said, it won't end well.

Heh.

God hurts for the one who grabs him by doing things that he should not.

To create something that crazy

Well, I think driverless cars is a crazy idea, too.

The truth is that yes, imagine not being able to drive more in your life would be boring

They talked about doing away with steering wheels.

So, yeah, I really want to ride in that car!

Well, I do not quite.
It was a pleasure to talk with you


Are you a fan of horror films?

I am!
I love horror films and you?

Not my favorite genre.

I see that Stephen King was scared during the movie Bambi.

He considered it a horror film!

Hahahaha!

That is funny!

Did you know that the film E.T was supposed to be a horror movie?

How funny!

With that cute little alien?

I don't think I would burn 180 calories watching E.T.

I was surprised that the boy in The Shining didn't know it was a horror film.

I know!

That is strange, how could they not know...guess their age.

It is funny that not one person filming The Exorcist thought of it as a horror film....that movie was scary!

I wonder whether I would really appreciate abstract art much more after watching The Shining.

Have you not seen The Shining?

I've seen it, but there is some idea that watching horror movies before seeing abstract art helps you enjoy the art better.

Not sure I believe that.

Hmmm, I don't know either lol.....So do you have any favorite celebrities?

I like Robin Williams.
I thought it was sad the way he went.

I loved him!

Yes very very sad!!!

Did you know Paris Hilton is in the Guinness book of world records for being the most over rated celeb!!

That sounds about right.

She's famous for being famous.

Does she have any talent?

No, her family built and empire and she was born lucky.

Right!

I have never cared for her at all… to me, so many celebs are wealthy rather than famous for something specific.

Judge Judy and LeBron James get paid well, but I think they provide a lot of entertainment.

They do!

Love Judge Judy lol.

There was a real man on Facebook who's name is Justin Bieber and he was banned from FB....that's crazy!

I think they are worried about cybersquatting, but it sucks to have the same name as a celeb.

Like Michael Bolton from Office Space.

Hhahahaa, true!

I love office space.

There is a YouTube Celeb that makes 346 grand a year!

That's just weird how they make so much money.

People need distraction.

I guess it gives them something to post about and talk about with their friends.

True, I want a youtube channel lol....So do you you love the new phones or not a fan?

Not really a big fan of the new phones.

In my opinion, they are a constant distraction.

I agree!

I didn't even own a cell phone until 2010....because my daughters bought it for me lol

She wants to be able to contact you right away when she needs to borrow money.

I would like to be able to make phone calls but not be pestered at all hours.

True!

lol....I turn my phone off at a certain time lol...did you know a 1930s actress helped invent the cell phone?

Very strange

Oh, was that Heddey Lamar?

She was quite bright, but people didn't take her seriously because she was a pretty actress.

True, strange how that works!
It has been great chatting!!
!

Yes, it's been great!


Hi, how are you?

I'm doing great!
How are you doing tonight?

I am very well, thanks!
Do you like baseball?

I watch baseball from time to time.
How about you?

I love it.

Did you know baseball managers wear their uniforms in case they have to play?

How weird?

I think that is a holdover from when the game had one of the players act as manager too.

I just like the mental image of sparky anderson trying to round first base and trying to leg out a double.

I think Pete Rose might have entered the game from time to time, but he was really competitive.

Sparky, maybe not so much.

Pete rose would have bet on the outcome and then entered the game.

Yeah, he was bad that way.

He should have stopped playing at that point.

Did you know canada calls kickball soccer-baseball?

Too cute!

Hm, that's a funny name.
Those Canadians.
What will they think of next?

I hope it has more to do with meat, like canadian bacon!

Bacon?

A vital part of every Canadian meal.

Speaking of food, do you go to McDonald's?

I do.

But I always have shame and regret after...

Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.

I thought drive-thrus were older than that.

Me too.

That seems really young.

I do recoginize them for trying to help those that serve.

I guess a lot of troops wanted the food.

The food on base probably was bad.

Would you equip your car with a flamethrower?

yeah that would be so cool!

In South Africa, you can have a flamethrower on your car.

Even at the drivethru at McDonald's.

Talk about well done!
Nice chatting with you!


Hey!

Do you like baseball?

I love it and cannot wait for the season to start in a few weeks!

I love baseball!
Who is your favorite team?

I am a big Cubs fan!

I learned recently that kickball is also called soccer-baseball Canada which is crazy!

yikes, I like the white sox!

I don't mind the cubs either, they are much better!

I do not hate the White Sox like a lot of Cubs fans.

I actually think they'll be pretty decent this season.

I am very interested to see.

For sure!
Do you collect baseball cards at all?

I have a ton at my parents house.

I keep meaning to go through them.

I heard some guy found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandpa's attic.

That would be nice!

Right, talk about instant retirement.

i used to collect but never worth that much!

Did you know your cubs were the first team to win back to back championships?

I did and then it was a whole lot of losing.

108 years worth!

right, until a few years ago they made magic happen.

Now that was a great world series!

That was so stressful!

One fun fact about baseball I did not know until recently was that until 2005 a married couple was in charge of all the MLB scheduling for 24 years!

Never would have guessed that!

That is crazy, I wonder how they do it now!

I would guess they have upgraded to some type of algorithm, but I am curious!

That is true, I will have to look it up.

I wonder how they got the chance to do that

Sometimes here in the states we forget about how popular baseball is in Japan.

It is so popular there, Japanese fans are shocked when they here baseball is America's national pastime!

I wonder if they stole baseball from us or they thought of their own baseball

I would think since baseball here dates all the way back to the 1800s it had to have been played here first, but I do not know that for a fact.

True, I think they stole it from us.

But they are so isolated at the beginning they wouldn't have known.

Yes, that is a good point.

Would be tough 300 years ago to get a lot of information on that island.

lol, I wonder if soldiers played it during WW2 or something.

It was so nice chatting baseball with you!

I bet they did!

It was great chatting with you today too, have a great day!

You too, and enjoy your weekend!
go cubs and sox!


Hello!
How are you today?

I'm doing great.

Do you want to talk about fish?

My favorite fish is the seahorse.

Did you know that the seahorse is the only fish to have a neck?

I didn't know that!

That is interesting, you would think more would have some kind of neck!

Did you ever hear about that breed of jellyfish that are immortal?

Yes, I heard that too.

Did you also know that freshwater fish only "drink" water through their skin via osmosis?

Oh cool!
How do think saltwater fish drink then?

Through their mouths, surprisingly.

That is a very significant difference that I didn't realize before.

I didn't either!
Do you like to watch baseball?

Yes, I like to watch the live games.

Did you know that a man found three million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfather's attic - hidden there since the 1940s?

I would have a heart attack if I saw that many with that amount of value anywhere haha.

Lucky guy he was!

Did you also know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?

That was news to me.

I think they need to just say kickball like we do haha.

Can you believe baseball is more popular in Japan?

I know, right?

And the Japanese people are surprised to learn that its America's national pastime?

Wow, out of touch much?

I agree!

I'm sure they have American players over there too so they should know haha.

Did you also know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises?

Cool.

That is cool.

I wonder if any manager has actually stepped into a game to play?

No doubt a time or two.

Up until 2005, a married couple, for 24 years, scheduled all 2430 major league baseball games played each year.

Humm.

That is almost like a full time job haha.

I wonder who does it now?

That's hard to say.

Back to the fish stories, did you know that the black swallower fish can eat prey twice its own length and ten times it weight?

Guess that fish is correctly named for its abilities, lol.

That's one fish that doesn't give a crap lol.

I wouldn't want to mess with it haha.

Well great chatting with you!

Along the same vein, 84% of genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts in the zebrafish.

Nice chatting with you as well.

Hopefully they can cure some of those with that research!

Have a great day!


Did you hear about James A Mirrlees death?

No, i did not.
who is he?

He is a novel laureate in economics, he died at age 82

Oh, yeah.
i think ive heard of him.
he was a tax guy.
He researched incentives.

Yeah he sure was an icon of economics sad that he died at age 82 but he was old already so its not suprising either

I wonder if he changed the way that govts do taxes.

usually people hate taxes but they are necessary.

there needs to be a balance.

I agree, there needs to be a balance so what are your thoughts on our government?

I figure that we want people to keep as much money as they can if they are in the working and middle classes.

I would like to see our govt do things like the norwegian govt.

I would like that as well, helping the rain forest with a donation of $1 billion dollars, that is an admirable thing to do, ours should also donate to important causes.

yeah, they could sell some of that land in nevada donate to a good cause.

The government owns 86% of the land there, sounds like they have a monopoly on the land and I dont really like that.

Yeah, i wonder what they do with it all.

is it being put to good use?

is it used for experiments and alien landings?

I have no idea, but Im guessing theres a lot of black-sites and illegal site over there, who knows maybe they have captured aliens.

True.

maybe the govt has the alien technology to finally stop wikileaks!

LOL

Could be lol, sounds like wikileaks is their sworn enemy funny how they exposed the plan of the government to destroy them

The govt is never going to get ahead of wikileaks, which has too many backups.

I figure that the govt is always going to be paranoid of secrets getting out because of them.

I guess so yeah, well they do hide a lot of things so its great there is a service like wikileaks out there to expose them.

Yeah, i feel that i would trust govt more if i knew some of these things.

the more they hide, the more i worry.

Govt is supposed to help the people.

Yeah I agree with you help them and not hide secrets from them so are you a car fan?

I like cars, but i am not a fan.
You?

I do love them, my first car was a chevy and the first car ever was a Benz back in 1886

Yeah, i had a dodge.
the thing was bullet proof.
Anyway, great chat!

Sounds like a really nice ride, Ive always liked the brand maybe one day I will buy one of those, it was a great chat!

have a nice day as well.


Dr. Mirrlees died.

that is sad, he won a Nobel Prize he was very smart of course

Yes, he had great thoughts on "optimal taxation"

speaking of taxes, what do you think of the government

It is necessary of course, but they can't always decide which tax systems are best

they are scary too, like how China is able to censor the word for censorship

Did you know in South Africa it's legal to install flame-throwers on your car to stop car-jackers?

haha thats awesome!

I could use that in the freezing cold snow I have over here

I think Dr. Mirrlees had taught in China, in Hong Kong, actually

ah interesting, and ya he taught about information asymmetry which helped to explain super local economic transactions

What are super local transactions?

like if two people only can sell to each other in their town, vs if you sold on ebay and had access to a worldwide marketplace

that makes sense...interesting.

Guess that will never go away- the seller will always know more

thats true, and ya did you know that JP Morgan actually bailed out the USA?

the bank?
that's just sad.
what does that mean for taxpayers?

ya I don't know, but ya that happened way back in 1895

Oh my!

I didn't realize with all the more recent bailouts I've been hearing bout

I know it all ads up, crazy too that the gov.

has shut down 17 times in 37 years, thats kind of a low

Wow I didn't know it was that many times!

I feel the higher ups should not be getting paid if they shut it down

ya I agree with you, do you ever play the piano?

I am teaching myself atm

Not since I was a kid, are you any good so far?

ya so far it's coming pretty easily, I guess Nixon wrote a piano piece I wonder how good it is


do you know much about the government?

I know some stuff.
Do you know what wikileaks is?

yes the website that publishes secret documents

Yes and they published plans of government to shut them down once

Yeah.

Did you know the government owns most of the land in Nevada?

Yes about 86% of it but it is all desert anyways

Yes I wonder what they do with it anyways

Yeah me too, Did you know the US employees are protected even if they violate the geneva convention

Yes but that is really unfair and should not be implemented

I agree.

Did you  know a guy sold the eiffel tower twice?

Yes he was good at impersonating city officials that is why

Yeah.

Do you know what the norwegian government did to save the Amazon?

Yes they donated $1 billion, that is a lot of money

Yes I hope it is being used to save it.
Do you like cars?

I sure do.

Do you know who invented the drive thru?

Yes it was McDonald's back in 1975, quite a while

Yes and do you know why they actually came up with that idea?

Yes the soldiers were not allowed out of their cars in fatigues and they accommodated them

Yes and it worked out well for them too as it brings in good business

Yes that is true.
It was nice chatting with you

Same here and have a good one


Do you own a car?

I sure do.

I am guessing it was McDonalds or Burger King, was I right?

Yes it was McDOnalds back in 1975.
Do you know why?

wow, I do not know why, to build their profits from the lazy, lol?

It was because soldiers were not allowed out of cars in fatigues

that makes sense.

That was great of them and look how far the have come.

I love drive thrus.

Do you own a cadillac?

I do not but do you know how it got its name?

I think it was named after the founder of Detroit, some French guy

Yeah his name was Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac , hence the name of the car

Cadillac rolls off the tongue a little better lol.

Is your car equipped with a flame thrower?

No it is not but I hear in South Africa you are allowed to do that

I heard that also!

They must have a lot of car jackings there.

I wonder how safe it is

Yeah too bad.

On another topic, do you like the piano?

I used to play as a kid but haven't in a long time, I like it though, how about you?

Me too I love it.

BBC once played piano tunes instead of the news

I am sure it was more interesting that day lol.

Speaking of BBC, I saw that some climbers on Britains highest mountain found a piano at the top

Yes, I wonder who managed to put it up there though

Right and what their thinking was lol!
It was so nice chatting with you!

Same here, have a great one

Thanks, enjoy your night!


Hello,  do you listen to the radio?

I used to listen to the radio when I was younger.

Not so much now.

How about you?

I dont listen to the radio much either,  not since pandora,  google music and spotify came out lol I just learned that there is a website that plays a lot of radio dramas for free though.

I wonder who would listen to old radio dramas.

People from a generation or two ago?

lol maybe people who are on a road trip and have no signal.

It could be an old what people did before audible!

haha

I think that radio needs to update itself to be relevant for the Internet generation.

Some stations are still popular,  like the ones that have the announcers doing the sports.

I think if the content is good, people will listen.

But the restrictions on access are the big problem.

Easy to get on YouTube.

Apparently this is a canadian law that they have to play at least 40 percent canadian music lol

The CanCon restriction.

That's where Bob and Doug MacKenzie come from.

Who are Bob and Doug Mackenzie?

They are two characters in the movie Strange Brew.

They were created for Canadian TV as stereotypical Canadians with thick accents.

I see.
Is that a TV show you like?

They're kinda funny.
Not really my favorites.
Are you a sports fan?

I like baseball and hockey.
I do not watch it often though.
Do you like sports?

I usually get interested around playoff time.

What sports interests you?

Did you know baseball managers can play in the game if needed?

I think that comes from the time when a player also acted as manager.

A holdover from the early years.

I see.
That is interesting.

It probably dates from the time that the Chicago Cubs won back-to-back World Series.

Thanks for the info,  been good chatting.


Hello, how are you?

I'm fine, thank you.

I've just been thinking about cars recently.

Like did you know that Cadillac is actually named after a person?

Really, yes I see that now.

How would you like your car to have a flame-thrower?

lol

That'd be awesome!

I'd fit right in if only I lived in South Africa though haha.

lol, Ballet dancers must wear out their shoes alot in a week!

You're right.

That must get really expensive.

Do you think that people picked on Tupac in high school for being a ballet dancer?

I was thinking about that?
I don't know, he's so talented.

Yeah it's weird to think of anybody messing with Tupac, but he wasn't famous then.

He probably could have gone into comedy if he wanted to.

I'm sure.

I love comedy!

Do you think the kung fu hustle the supreme achievement in comedy?

I've never seen it haha.

What do you think about slapstick?

Do you think you would have found silent movies funny if you lived back then?

I don't know, if that's all you knew , then probably.

Comedy films usually end up happy!

That's true.

What about buddy comedy?

Do you like movies like Pineapple Express?

I think it's really a staple of that subgenre.

I do too, Guess law school can be boring for people that enjoy comedy career.

I would imagine haha.

Speaking of law school, did you know that Demetri Martin left Harvard to become a comedian?

Yes, Wooden trunks is a funny way to name the back of cars.

I wonder if the people who kept the name for the car trunk were inspired by comedy when they did that.

Or were they just stoned like Harold and Kumar?

Ha, ha, ha, could be?

Wow in 1975 soldiers weren't allowed to wear their fatigues out of the car!

Do you think they changed that rule yet?

And I was surprised McDonald's made drive-thrus in order to accommodate them!

I think so, I know.

I love to see babies faces smile when they hear a beat!

Lol that doesn't sound weird at all...

But it is interesting that we can recognize music so young.

Do you think aliens would dance like we do here?

ha, ha, ha, omg I don't know.

They can be so weird looking!

Can't imagine beating 90,000 people in video game.

Nice chat!

It was very nice chatting with you.

You are very knowledgeable.

Have a good day and make sure to learn to dance like Bruce Lee!


Hello, how are you today?

Hi!
I am great!
So do you like ballet at all?

Not really, how about you?

I do like many types of dance, but not a huge fan...I  heard that Jerome Robbins ballet show was really good.

He works in New York?

I was just there recently, really big city!

Yes, it was in New York.

I have never been, but I would go see a broadway show if I did visit.

I bet it is huge!

Jerome Robbins finds his idea's on the streets in Manhattan, very creative!

He worked on West Side Story right?

I have seen the movie but never the musical!

I am not sure on that one, but I have seen the movie!

I like musicals it is so entertaining with all the singing and dancing.

So what kind of car do you drive?

I have an older model Honda.
It has lasted a really long time!
I like not having a car payment lol.

I can understand that!

I just sold my car now that I live in a major city, there is almost no reason to have one!

Oh, wow.

I wish I didn't need a car.

I live in a big city but we all have cars.

Do you take a cab everywhere?

Never, We have trams and a subway that takes you all through the city quickly.

Oh, ok that makes sense.

We have a light rail train here now which is pretty nice.

So do you like comedy films?

I do, how do you feel about the bromantic comedies?

I love those comedy's!
Really all comedy.
I loved The Hangover movies!

Did you ever watch 3rd rock from the sun?

I really liked that when I was younger.

Yes, I loved that one too.

Hard to believe it won a Golden Globe over Seinfeld and Friends along with Frasier though, Seinfeld was hilarious!

Yea for sure, Well its been good talking to you, take care!

Thanks so much!

I need to watch a comedy movie now lol, have a great day!

bye!

bye


Hi, how are you doing this evening?

I'm good!

have you had a chance to read Michael Ondaatje's latest novel "Warlight"?

No, I haven't.
What's it about?

It starts with an adult discussing how this parents abandoned him and his siblings in 1945 London.

What kind of a novel is it?
Historical?
Fantasy?

Historical fantasy.

In the story, his parents worked espionage.

Sounds exciting!
I should look into it.
By the way, do you like dogs?

Yes, as long as they belong to other people.

Dogs can do so much to help people out.

I did not know that there are 12 different blood types for dogs , and that they  can donate blood at dog blood drives.

Another odd medical fact about dogs is that they are not colorblind, but they have a lesser color palate than humans.

We have so many myths about dogs.

However, they really are intelligent and helpful.

Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.

Intelligent and helpful is right!

Dogs can help hunt, herd and can even pull loads.

Plus they understand pointing.

Cats might understand, but they don't care, I think.

Elephants understand pointing too.

It's surprising that dogs and elephants are the only animals that do.

How do you feel about Google's policy about dogs and cats?

Google says they are a dog company.

Good idea.

I don't think they want to be associated with crazy cat ladies.

I'm with Google on this one.

I think it would be hard to control cats in an office.

Dogs make life easier for humans too.

They can tolerate starch in their diet, much better than their wild brethren.

Yes, they can eat those leftover fries at McDonald's.

All those millennia of selective breeding has truly made them man's best friend.

Yes!

And if I work at Google, I don't have to own one.

They'll have plenty at the office.

Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!

Goodnight.

And read a couple of good poems before you go to bed!


Good morning, have you read Michael Ondaatje's new novel, "Warlight"?

I haven't yet.

It reminds me a little bit of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five.

The whole idea of a post-bombing London reminds me of Vonnegut's experiences in Dresden after the firebombing.

I wasn't sure if I would like it ,as I don't care for Slaughterhouse Five.

Maybe I will see if I can find Demetri Martin's palindrome poem instead.

That sounds pretty interesting.

As poetry goes, I am a fan of Edgar Allen Poe's creepy stuff.

Did you know he only got paid $9 for the publication of "The Raven," arguably his most famous work?

That's insane, even counting for inflation.

I read somewhere that an Icelandic poem is the inspiration for almost all of the Hobbit's character's names.

That's pretty cool.

There's a lot of lore in Tolkein.

I was just thinking how a lot of those old stories would make great radio dramas.

Apparently there is a website you can go to to listen to old ones.

I wonder if The Lord of the Rings and The Raven were ever adapted.

Old time radio fascinates me so much.

My neighbor is able to pick up the radio storms from Jupitor, he's a HAM, and has all of the am radio equipment.

I think that is so cool, and wonder if it can be achieved with a standard car radio.

I would imagine you sometimes get atmospheric skip or interference from space, but without heavy modification I dont think you'd pick them up.

Radio is such a simple yet precise technology.

Hard to believe WW2 soldiers built their own foxhole radios out of razorblades and pencils!

That is hard to believe.

I would like to find the Finnish station that broadcasts a weekly program exclusively in latin.

That's crazy!

Latin is a dead language, or so you'd think.

Thinking of Radio just makes me think of Canada, where federal law makes it mandatory for 40% of the artists to be Canadian.

I'd rather listen to latin news than have some random law be responsible for Nickleback's popularity :-P

lol.

I actually like a few of their songs, and don't understand why they get hated on so much.

I was reading that there are blood drives for dogs, and that the dogs themselves are the donors.

I would love to find one in my area, just so I could pet all the dogs.

I used to be more of a cat person.

My ex made me get a dog.

Now I am on equal grounds.

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

No wonder I can't get my cat to find her treats that I hid.

I think cats can understand, they just choose to not obey.

I like the vending machines that Istanbul has.

It dispenses food and water for the stray dogs in exchange for recycling a plastic bottle.

I would be at that machine all day.

That's a pretty solid deal.

It's weird that a place like Turkey has such conveniences but so much strife.

I wonder what blood type my dog is, anyway?

There are 12 types.. Sorta like humans.

I wonder if we can donate to dogs?

Some of the things that are available in old European cities are amazing.

I have to wonder why they aren't available here.

I've always thought dogs were color blind I guess they can see just like we can.

Europe has an interesting history.

Such a mix of old and new.

We've never really had war here in the US where we had to completely rebuild old cities like what Ondaatje write about London.

Very true.

Have you heard of the depressing poem that when read backwards, is inspiring?

It's called Our Generation, wrote by a 14 year old boy.

That's pretty clever for a 14 year old.

Pretty good use of word play if you ask me.

Did you know the Japanese alphabet, recited in order, forms a poem?

Poetry is all around us, I guess.

I did know that, a guide in Tokyo told us that, when we were at a temple.

I keep reminding my son that the Homer epics are poetry as well.

A lot of the ancient greek epics are like that.

Aristotle made efforts to define poetry, but it's probably too abstract to give a universal list of rules to.

There are some in Africa as well, that date back to the prehistoric times.

Naturally, they have to do with hunting.

It's funny that some of it probably predates writing, or at least formal language.

Written examples of African poetry date to the 25th century BCE which is super ancient.

Thank you for chatting with me this morning, I've got to get ready for work.

Have a wonderful day.


Hello do you like horror films?

No.

I don't to be honest but I do like drama.

Thats cool..still a lot interesting things about horror films though,  if you watch a horror movie before viewing abstract art you will enjoy it more.

I didn't know this very interesting.

Also is very interesting to note that Danny the boy from the shining didn't know that he was acting in a horror film until many years later.

That is probably a good thing lol that movie is terrifying.

I personally didn't watch this movie and I'm glad I didn't.

another interesting fact,  watching horror movies can burn 180 calories!

Wow!!!

That is something that I didn't know.

Do you happen to know why would that be the case?

Maybe flexing of muscles when you are scared,  or being tense is alctually flexing muscles as well.

That would be my guess.

That is a very good guess.

I will have to agree with you on this one.

Do you watch Netflix at all?

Yes all the time, how about yourself?

I do watch it on occasion.

Do you know where is Netflix headquartered by any chance?

los Gatos California

Oh!

Thanks.

I knew they were in California but I didn't where exactly.

Do you know who the founders were?

Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph.
Did you not read it?

No.

I didn't know the founders from Netflix.

Is Netflix available worldwide or not?

No.

Not in china, syria, north korea, and crimea

Thanks.

Do you happen to know when did Netflix expanded its business?

Thank you so much.

I read somewhere that Blockbuster declined multiple offers to buy Netflix for $50 million.

Is this true?

yes.

That is too bad for Blockbuster because Netflix now is worth $2 billion.

Yeah I know right,  what a bad business move.

Its been good chatting, thanks.


hi, how are you?

Great.
I'm reading a poem backwards.

Wow good for you.
is that hard?

well the poem is designed that way.

it's inspiring when read backwards but depressing in the regular direction

wow, interesting.

have you heard about a javanese alphabet?

It's like a poem i hear.

maybe someone should put it to music and play it on the radio

That would be interesting.

Have you heard of the icelanding poem 'dvergatal'?

That's for hobbits I'm told.
We need one for dogs.
They are very instinctual

That is very true.

Did you know there are 12 different blood types a dog can have?

I did not know that.

I should google it, especially since Alphabet is a dog company

And dogs can even donate blood at blood drives

Very cool.

In Instanbull they have vending machines for dogs.

THe ones that dispense food when you feed it plastic bottles?

Yeah those.

See, there's a lot to write about when it comes to dogs.

I'm reading Warlight by Ondaatje.

But I think its more of a cat person novel

Nice.

Did you kmnow google says that they are a cat company?

I heard they prefer dogs to cats.
It's in their code of conduct

So cool, good for them.

Dogs contrary to popular belief are not colorblind

I wonder if google is.

Either way, sometimes i like the old tech, like radio..

yeah me too.

did you know you can catch Jupiter's storm in the am radio

Even in Canada?

I am not sure about that.

In Canada you might catch canadian songs and singers 40% of the time

Well, if Canada colonizes Jupiter then we will definitely be able to hear the storms

hahahahaha yes.
Nice chatting with you.


Are you a big horror fan?
It's starting to make a comeback.

I really am not.
I don't like things jumping out at me.
How about you?

Me neither but Netflix has a show The Haunting of Hill House that is suppose to be decent.

I do like a good series.
Maybe I will have to binge watch it.

It's based off a 1959 gothic horror novel by Shirley Jackson.

I heard it's a lot like This is Us

Maybe extremely an extremely scary version of This Is Us.

HAHA... Its ten episodes.

And it seems the main character becomes somewhat of a ghost whisperer.

Interesting.

I guess he buys a mansion and plans on flipping it.. Then things start to go down hill from there... Pun intended.

Haha.

Apparently the ending isn't that great though.

I can't imagine..

They call the last episode tragically dumb!

That makes me not want to watch it at all, since I don't like horror in the first place.

How funny is this... Stephen King said the scariest movie he ever saw was Bambi!

I watched Bambi when I was a child and I remember it being pretty scary!

Apparently you can burn calories when watching scary movies though.

Maybe that will be my workout regimen for 2019!

Funny!

I guess we just can't eat too much buttery popcorn while watching.

That's the best part.

Heck imagine how mad BlockBuster is for not buying Netflix.

Right.

I remember going to Blockbuster, and then getting DVDs from netflix in the mail.

How things have changed!

It will only advance from here!

It sure will.

In the nighttime, Netflix accounts for 33% of bandwidth in North America.

That is insane!

Reed Hastings had the right idea by creating Netflix.


Hello.
Are you into traveling?

I am, I'm currently in my hotel room traveling for work.

Well, if you happen to be in the Nederlands, check out their commuter bus that can travel at 160 mph!

Sadly I'm not, I would like traveling a lot better then.

At least I'm not in Japan either.

All their highways have tolls and it cost more than $300 to travel across the country!

Hey, wouldn't it be funny if they had trolley cars that went 160 mph?

Now tha would be a quick commute!

Contrast that with Mackinac island, where motorized vehicles are banned.

Pace of living a little slower there...

I bet it is nice there.

The pollution probably isn't anywhere close to bad as it is in most places.

Did you know who the first king to travel around the world was?

King Kalakaua.

I think he used a tricycle.

I could be wrong.

I wonder if he traveled through Iceland?

That would be neat.

Iceland seems like it would be difficult to travel through.

There's no rail service, and I don't think there's too many major roads there.

I wonder how many people there have never left their hometowns because they're afraid to fly?

Dodge sells a nice dog sled.

You know, the Norwegians donated $1 billion to help save the rain forest.

Maybe they should have considered diverting some to the "Pave the Iceland" campaign.

Yeah they should have!

Atleast they didn't attempt to try to buy the Eiffel Tower from a Frenchman who impersonated a government official.

I wish our government had done that rather than choose to own 86% of Nevada.

That's our savvy government at work!

Yep!

Did you know that Wikileaks published the governments plans to destroy Wikileaks?

I'm guessing that plan failed.

Yeah, but how is it that Wikileaks knows what the goverment is up to, when government employees don't even know?

Exactly!

If they went to war with Wikileaks they could actually violate The Geneva Convention since in 2006 legislation was passed to protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating it.

I think the only part of the government that works well is the Judiciary, and they play hard too!

They have a basketball court on top of the supreme court building that they call "the highest court in the Land"

I wonder if they ever have pickup games?

I'd like to see that.

Sure!

I would love to see Ruth Bader Ginsberg take one to the rim over top of the "Tall Blacks" from New Zealand.

Headlines would read, "The black robes crush the Tall Blacks "

Haha!

They could have beaten James Naismith's teams.

Even though he invented the game he is still the only losing coach in University of Kansas history.

I guess you can say he got beat at his own game.....alot!

Haha...

I gues he never had a Kareem Abdul Jabbar on his team to dominate opponents with his outlawed dunking skills!

I guess not.

That was also probably before coaches got paid so much.

Now in 39 out of the 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college football or college basketball coach.

I know in my state it's the college football coach.

Our states most valued employee: a person who watches other people play with their balls for a living.

That is why governments are so good with the money we give them.

Nice chatting with you!


Did you know that a man in France tried to impersonate a government official, and sold the Eiffel Tower...not once, but TWICE!

I believe it.

In 2008, the government of Norway donated a BILLION dollars to help save the Amazon Rainforest.

Way cool of them.

The Dutch are building a bus that travels at 160 mph.

Why would anyone want to go that fast on a bus.

The Norwegians are very concerned about the earth.

Wikileaks apparently published the government's plans to destroy, well, wikileaks.

That didn't work out too well...

Wikileaks is good.
The government is scared of them.

Follow sports?

I didn't realize that in 39 of the 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or a basketball coach.

I am not really into sports but that does impress me.

I hope they are worth it.

I also did not know until recently that the US Supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor, known as the "highest court in the land"

That's funny.

Given the age of a lot of those Supremes, I wonder how often it gets used?

The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, is the only losing coach in the history of the University of Kansas.

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction!

I wonder what prompted him to invent basketball and how he came up with all of the rules.

He must have had some help.

One rule that was banned for over a decade was the dunk because of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dominant use of it.

I did not know that.

Head coach Joanne Boyle led the University of Virginia quit her job to go to Senegal to finalize her daughter's adoption.

I think that is really brave.

I believe her daughter attends kindergarten at the Charlottesville Day School, dances ballet and hip-hop, and plays the violin.

It's too bad that they have to travel back to Africa for this and that she lost her job.

They may be there for a long time.

Boyle has kept her daughter in Virginia because she has feared for her daughter's health.

As a parent, I totally get and understand that.

She's lucky she has her own family to help out.

But I don't know what they will do if the adoption is stalled.

This is why she resigned as coach once her team got knocked out of the NCAA Division I Tournament.

Yes, this is more important to her.

Thankfully, she has support - her 82 year old mother and 5 siblings (4 brothers & a sister) as well as a very supportive community.

That's really a good thing for her.

Pleasure talking to you!


Hey have you heard about head coach Joanne Boyle?

Hi.

Yeah, looks like she quit to finalize an adoption.

Yes that's how it appears.

And she was actually a really good coach for the University of Virginia Women's Basketball team, so I wonder who they got to replace her

She got her team to the second round of the tournament.

Looks like she might be in Senegal for awhile, too.

Whoever they got is going to have quite a legacy to live up to

Yep it sounds like it.

It's crazy that adoption fees can total almost $30,000, that's as much as a car!

No doubt.
Its way too much.
Plus all the wait time involved.
Seems like its almost not worth it.
Why make it so hard?

If you think you would want the kids in a better home instead of in foster care.

I guess Boyle said she spent more than $100,000 for the adoption, that's insane

Yep, that's insane for sure.

I wonder if its easy to adopt in New Zealand.

They have a basketball team named the "Tall Blacks"

Yeah I don't think that name would fly here haha.

have you heard of the basketball court that is located on top of the Supreme Court Building?

Yep, its the highest court in the land!

Looks like that James Naismith wasn't such a great coach...

No he was actually losing coach for his university, he should have invented the game differently so that he could win all the time LOL

Right LOL, looks like he messed that up.

I didn't know the dunk was banned from college b-ball for awhile.

Must have been boring to watch!

Yeah Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was just too good at it haha.

What do you think about the highest paid employee in Most states being that of the college or football coach?

That seems a little crazy.

But that's sports for you.

Nothing I can do about it.

Seems like people with the most important jobs should be the highest paid...but oh well

Yep you would think that.

What do you think about the government?

It seems very wasteful in my opinion to be paying coaches that much money

I guess they justify it because the sports programs bring in a ton of cash.

I don't know though.

I guess they could always try to sell the Eiffel Tower to pay for it

Haha you should see how that guy did it!

He sold it not once but twice, I wonder how much he got for it

And who would buy it?

Who would think they could own the Eiffel Tower lol

LOL I know right!

I just like knowing that there is good in the world, like how Norway gave 1 billion dollars to help save the rain forest

That is super cool!

Wish our government would do more good stuff like that.

Yep I agree.
Do you ever travel by the way?
I just got back from Florida personally


Hi, do you like to travel?
If you do what is your favorite method?

Used to love to travel abroad.

Plane travel is much faster (time inflight) today than 40 years ago!

How about you?

Yes, I prefer planes too.

Traveling by train seems like a good idea but then it ends up taking so long to get where you are going.

Yes.

Passenger trains in the US suck!

$$$ is earned by freight, not passenger fares.

UK trains are nice, though.

Yes, the distance between places in Europe is much smaller and their tracks and trains for that matter are much better.

In North America forget about it though.

I was surprised in Iceland they don't have rail though, but flights are dirt cheap.

Iceland?

Is rough terrain the reason there are no rail lines?

Wonder if they have people there who'll let you crash on their couches if you can't get around?

It's pretty friendly but I'm not sure I'd want to crash on someone's couch.

I prefer at least a decent hotel.

Sometimes though, it's fun to just go on an old fashion road trip.

This summer I plan on heading to Mackinac Island.

Great location, I hear.
When you've got basketball?
Some other sport?

There are no cars on the Island!

You have to take a ferry and then you get around by horse drawn carriages or by riding bikes!

I do like basketball too.

Heard a story about a NCAA women's coach recently.

She retired because she had to travel back to Senegal 4000 miles away to finalize adoption of her 6 year old daughter, Ngoty.

Is that travel with a purpose or what?

Wow!

Long journey but nice story.

I wonder what the conditions in Senegal are like?

I take it the orphanage is not state of the art?

Don't know, but I guess poorly equipped.

Did you know international adoptions have plummeted, partly because the US charges hefty fees?

I did not.

Are they just citizenship fees for the kids?

I think adoption fees.

Fed.

gov't has tightened controls from Russia, China - partly to prevent human trafficking and fraud, they say...The college coach was told she may have to wait months - or years - to bring child back to the US.

Do these delays seem fair?

I understand they have to take certain precautions but there should be ways to screen would be parents that are faster and less expensive.

Sometimes the government is too strict.

Did you see when Wikileaks published government plans to destroy them?

Saw that Wikileaks says the US fed.
gov't.
intends to shut Wikileaks down.
Wouldn't bother me if they did.
How about you?

It would.

I don't think they have the right to just shut them down, regardless of how they feel about them.

That's a good point, a thoughtful point, thanks.

On a lighter note, are you ready for college basketball's March Madness?

Do you support a college team?

I am ready!

I don't really have a favorite team, but I enjoy the craziness of march madness, hard to believe it's almost here.

We support Villanova, but they may be underdogs this year.

Agree it's crazy, a bit like watching the Harlem Globetrotters, but not funny to the kids playing, of course!

Hope they do well this year.

I just remembered I need to take care of something.

it was interesting chatting with you.

Have a great night.

Thanks for your time.
Cheers!


do you like basketball?

Yes I do.
DO you know who Kareem Jabbar is?

Yes the guy that used the dunk shot way too much

Yes so much that it got banned for over a decade

Yeah.
Do you know who invented the sport?

Yes a coach at U of Kansas, James Naismith

Yes and he was also the only losing coach there

Ironically yes.

Coaches are the highest paid employees in many states though

That us true.

Have you heard of the highest court in the land?

Yes that is on the top floor of the US Supreme Court Building

Yes.

Do you know what the NZ basketball team are called?

Yes they are called the tall blacks

Yeah.
Do you know what wikileaks is?

Yes the website that published government secrets

Yes and once published documents that showed how the government is trying to destroy them

Yeah Did you know the government owns most of the land in Nevada?

Yes about 86% of it but most of it is desert anyways

True.

Did you know a guy sold the Eiffel Tower twice ?

Yes he was good at impersonating state officials

Yes smart guy .
It was nice chatting with you

Same here


Do you watch tv frequently?

I do!
I watched a lot of it!
lol

Any shows in particular?

I used to watch Thomas the Tank with my kids when they were little.

Do you know who narrated Thomas?

I like watching breaking bad

That's a good show!

Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have all narrated Thomas for at least 52 episodes each....wasn't sure if you knew that.

I only saw thomas the tank a bit

Did you ever watch the Simpsons?

Who hasn't?
It is a classic

Did you know that there is only 1 episode where Bart neither appears or is mentioned?

I believe that was the episode that focused on woman's history

I'm not sure I never saw it.
Did you ever watch "That 70's Show".
I loved that one.

That was a classic

Did you know that they remade it for the UK and called it "Days like These" but it only lasted for 10 episodes?

I heard it was horrible

Are you a Pokemon fan?

I did enjoy it in my youth

Did you know that there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon?

It's become a mega cultural hit.

I think it passed 1000 years ago

LOL  Did you know that 3rd Rock from the Sun beat out Friends, Seinfeld, and Frasier to win the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997?

They must have been blind.

I'm not saying it was bad, but its competitors were so much better

I agree.
I have to get going.
Thanks for chatting!


Do you like snakes?

I had a pet corn snake once.

Mostly I see them in my garden, or see my cats trotting along with them in their mouths, LOL.

Cool!

I am curious about them for sure.

Since I'm from the US, I should be able to see my fair share unlike the people in New Zealand where there aren't any!

That seems to be true of a lot of islands.

I have a friend from Hawaii who says there aren't any snakes there, and the same is supposed to be true of Ireland.

That's a good point.

Wherever they are, though, I'd like to steer clear of the snakes that essentially fly in an effort to catch their prey.

That sounds pretty scary.

The ones I've seen aren't quite that mobile, LOL.

I found a snake skin under my bathroom sink, so apparantly one found its way in there during molting season.

It's a good thing you are a fan, most of us would be moving.

I wonder how legless lizards differ from snakes?

Parallel evolution, I guess.

I have a lot of lizards here too -- skinks all over the place in hot weather.

I find them sometimes where my cats have killed them.

How about crocodiles?

Apparently they are closer relatives than birds than snakes or lizards.

May it's like that one odd Uncle that we have who doesn't seem to fit the genetic makeup of the rest of the family.

I just saw an article where some biologist was planning to genetically reengineer birds into dinosaurs by reactivating the junk DNA a bit at a time.

That should be must-see tv if it works!

Could you imagine if it worked the amount of viewers something like a real dinosaur would get?

I think the scientist was the same guy who originally worked as a consultant for Jurassic Park, LOL.

Are you a fan of the Simpson's?

I can recall an episode when Homer went back in time to the Jurrasic age, but I think he sneezed and completely changed the course of history.

Of course Bart played some role, because there is only one episode that he wasn't in or even mentioned.

I loved that episode.

I remember he came back and everything seemed the same again, until Marge said "what are donuts" and he screamed in horror.

That's right!

LOL.

Never got as much into South Park or Family Guy, but I know the Simpson's people sent flowers to them after a finale was aired.

That was cool.

Yeah, I didn't care as much for South Park or Family Guy either.

But I loved The Simpsons.

I think I stopped watching them around 2002 when it seemed like they jumped the shark.

With kids, all of those can be dangerous.

It's much easier to pop in Thomas the Tank Engine.

Do you know about some of the famous narrators that show has had?

I knew about Ringo Starr and George Carlin, but not Alec Baldwin.

I should check out that show.

They all will give you 52 episodes of enjoyment!

If you get finished with that, Pokemon has like 750 episodes to keep you occupied for pretty much ever!

I've never been much of a Pokemon fan.
Do you like them?

Not really, but it's been an impressive run of shows!

Unlike when they tried doing a UK version of That 70s Show and it only lasted 10 episodes.

I guess it didn't translate very well to their culture.

Nice chatting with you!


Hello, Do you watch much tv?

Well I don't have cable.

I do have Netflix that I watch sometimes.

What about you?

Nice yes me too.
Did you ever see the SImpsons?

I have seen The Simpson apparently there's only one episode where Bart is not seen nor mentioned.

have you seen that one?

I am not even sure which one that is, but I watch them almost regularly

Do you watch South Park at all?

Did you see when South Park made fun of Family Guy?

I watch it sometimes.

I know the Simpsons sent them flowers on that occassion, well, the cast

Yep they did!

It's a really good episode.

Have you ever seen the TV show Thomas the Tank Engine?

Yeah I have.

I hear there were quite a few celebrities involved in the voice, like ALec Baldwin

Yep Alec Baldwin ,George Carlin, and Ringo Starr.

I like George Carlin the best though.

I wonder if he was never able to put any dirty jokes on that show lol

Hahaha that would be too much considering it is a kids show but you never know

Haha there must be some outtakes somewhere lol.

Have you ever seen the show Pokemon?

I have but not the whole 750 episodes.
that is crazy

No I'll never be able to catch up haha.

That's just too many.

have you seen the TV show That 70s Show?

I have and I find it funny sometime but I guess it failed badly in the UK

It did.

It was canceled after only 10 episodes!

It probably didn't help that the name is really stupid.

"days like these"

Yeah, I guess that helped a lot there.
Do you fancy snakes?

No I don't like snakes!
Maybe I should move to New Zealand.
They have zero snakes there haha

Yeah that is a good place to be for sure.

There is a genius that can actually fly and catch the prey

That scares me!

Whatever country that's in I'm not going there haha.

Do you like crocodiles?

Theyre more related to birds than snakes or Lizards somehow

Yeah that is a little strange.
Nice chatting with you :)


Hello, do you watch TV?

Yes, sometimes.

I mostly watch youtube.

What about you?

I really like comedy, cooking, and gardening shows.

Oh nice.

Yeah me too I like the shows like the Simpsons

I hear Lodge 49 is going to be a good television show, but I'm not sure how funny it will be...I think more drama.

I love the Simpsons!

Yeah they are funny.

Bart was apparently missing in one of the episodes and was not even mentioned

I heard of that and have tried to remember which episode and can't.

One of the best scenes is when Fladers makes Bart the hot cocoa.

I cannot remember it actually.
How about That 70s Show, ever watch ut?

Flanders wants Bart to come inside ad makes this hot cocoa with all the extras...even a toasted marshmallow.

I want one!

I love that 70's Show.

My Dad loved it, too.

Nice, apparently it worked very well in the UK

What happened there?

I randomly like this British comedy show called "Keeping Up Appearances."

If you've ever been annoyed by anyone trying to climb social ranks, you might laugh at it.

I am not sure maybe the fact that it was remade verbatim.

Only 10 episodes

Did it have a British cast?

British comedy is very different from American, it seems.

So are the Asian comedy TV shows.

Yeah that is true.
Did you ever watch Pokemon?

I've only seen a few Pokemon episodes.

The game seemed really interesting to me but I haven't tried it.

I heard someone stepped on a snake playing the app once.

Oh no, I guess that did not happen in New Zealand, they do not have snakes

Wow, I didn't know that!

Seems like an area snakes would like, too.

I think a snake bite can so all sorts of things to you apart from being poisoned to death.

Yeah they can be potent for sure.

There is a genius of them that fly and catch prey

Remind me to never travel there.

I know crocodiles are less closely related to snakes or lizards than birds.

I get them confused with alligators, though.

Yeah that is a little strange.
Even monkeys are afraid of snakes

I wonder if a monkey has ever made friends with a snake like a pet.

That would be a good comedy television show!

Hahah true, interesting to see.
Nice chat :)


Do you like to read?

I love to read!

Have you ever read Starship Troopers?

I didn't realize it was a book before it was a terrible movie.

I saw the movie but didnt know it was a book either, Enders game was a pretty good book

It is a good book.

I wonder if it's just given out in the Marine Corps along with their gear?

I bet it is, I think that its full with valuable lessons.

I agree.

It's been an age since I've read it, but I remember it being very good.

I suppose it's not caused a 'moral panic' like novels in the 18th century did.

I wonder why that happen maybe people werent ready for them

One cannot live on nonfiction alone.
Do you like poetry?

I  like Poetry, I like to go to the library and learn about poetry.

Have you read some terrible poetry?

The kind that CS Lewis and Tolkien would have a 'you laugh, you lose' competition over?

I have and find it really interesting, why?

Curiosity, I suppose.

I don't know that I've ever been in the poetry section of my library.

But I have borrowed art from there.

It's amazing what you can get at a library.

It is and there are many libraries more than McDonads so plenty of places to go.

It kind of feels like a relief, doesn't it?

I used to love to check out albums at mine.

Now you can get ebooks, which is quite cool.

It is, knowing you have access to information almost anywhere and if not you have your cellphone as well.

Right!

I kind of want to move to Norway and publish a book.

That way, I'll at least sell 1000 copies to the government, and those will be given to libraries.

Really?

thats a great idea,I bet theres a lot of writters there, afterall its a no loss scenario

Exactly.

I wonder if that goes for self published books, or just things published by major publishing houses?

Still, if you write a children's book, they buy 1500!

Imagine selling the book at 15 a pop, that would definetely inspire me to write.

they must have a lot of libraries though.

I'd guess that they have at least 1500!

I wonder how many Norwegians have library cards?

Over half adult Americans have them.

Wow so a lot of americans then, you know the record for reading is 4700 words per minute, that is insanely fast.


Nice to meet you, Basketball is one of my favorite sports.

Are you a Kansas Basketball fan?

hi.

i do like basketball but i live in new york.

i am a knicks fan.

Who is your favorites player on the Knicks?

kristaps porzingis

I really like Tim Duncan!

Can you believe he stayed in school to finish and held off on the NBA?

I only knew that because of the article haha.

Me as well!
I didnt know that jordans were banned.
did you

No, and that's pretty incredible.
He had enough money to not even care.

Yeah it must be great!

I bet allen iverson is making a lot money off of rebok

yes for his whole life.
thats crazy.

i thought so too!

now i do think that they should start shooting granny style!

I actually had to look that up to see what that meant.

I wouldn't shoot that way either you look ridiculous.

I agree it looks awful!

I think that Shaq should have shot that way!

His free throw stats were awful!

yea he was the worst at that and he knew it.

they had a video game commercial about how bad he was at free throws.

hahah thats great!

I do like that the heat wear MSD on their jerseys to honor the school shooting victims

yes.

if you've lived in one area for that long or played for the team long enough its always good to give back to that community.

I agree!

It sets a great example for sports players who are role models to the younger community

dwayne wade seems like a very nice guy.

I agree!

His comments to the Sentinel were great!

yes.
it was a nice thing to say

Have a great day!


Hi, are you a basketball fan?

I like to watch when I can.

I like basketball themed movies too, like Space Jam.

I've never seen it.

Did you know that the inventor of basketball was the only losing coach at Univ of Kansas?

So sad!

Haha, I would totally have changed the rules in my favor.

I know right?

The US Supreme Court has a basketball court on the top floor that they call the "highest court in the land."

I would love to see that!

So both volleyball and basketball were invented at the YMCA.

I wonder, did the inventor of basketball start out there?

Not sure but I love that physicists have proven that shooting "granny style" is the best technique to consistently score points on the line.

That is awesome!

Haha, I would totally watch more basketball if they did that.

Maybe Shaq would have better luck if he tried that.

He only has one recorded 3 point score throughout his whole basketball career.

Poor guy!
I like Kareem's dunk a lot too though.

I like the Harlem Globetrotter's tricks.

The Washington Generals have played against them 13000 times but have only won 6 games.

Whoa that's a lot of playing time.

I wonder how much money they make?

NBA players are the best paid athletes by average annual salary.

Unfortunately, five years after retiring, 60 percent of players are broke.

They do not manage their money well.

Really?

Wow.

In 39 of 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college basketball or football coach.

NFL players also have the same issue.

78 percent of nfl players are bankrupt or under some kind of financial stress five years after retiring.

I guess that's why they do endorsements with different brands.

Allen Iverson signed a lifetime contract with Reebok.

NBA legend Spencer Haywood was offered a stake in Nike but chose $100,000 instead.

If he took the stake, he would have 8.62 billion!

Yikes!

I think it's absolutely nuts that air jordans were banned by the nba but Jordan wears them anyway and Nike just pays the fine each game.

Haha, well, Jordans are pretty cool.
Did they ever get unbanned?

I don't think so.
Banned since their introduction.
The NBA don't play!
LOL

Haha, they fine for some interesting things.

One coach was fined for sayig the NBA shouldn't be playing games on Christmas.

That's odd but I guess they can do what they want.

Hey nice chatting with you.

Have a great night!


Hey hows it goin?
Do you like basketball?

Hey there!

I do but don't really follow it, pretty interesting The Nba was founded in 1946!

Been around a long time!

I know right!

I like watching some basketball,  like if the Warriors are on,  but other than that I do not keep up with it.

That's cool, great team!

I like a few team on the NBA  but don't get to watch often.

Me either the Warriors are too expensive.

Right?

Air jordans were banned by the NBA but Jordan wore them anyway lol

Yeah,  Nike sure does want it's advertising,  I can't imagine how many fines he got while wearing them!

Exactly haha...I was reading about the universe, did you know the sun is actually white?

it only appears yellow to us because of the atmosphere...very interesting.

I did,  I saw it on some show on Netflix.

Very fun fact!

I can;t believe how much energy the sun produces,  everyone should switch to solar asap!

Right!

The sun accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the solar system!

We may as well use it!

That is huge!

Literally,  1 sec from the sun and we will be set for 500 k years

I heard that too, amazing!

but the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the largest star in our Galaxy!

I want to know what star that is!

I also readd somewhere that Neptune just completed its orbit in 2011!

Oh wow, that hasn't happened since 1846...awesome!

I think it was discovered in 1846 actually.

Oh that could be hahaha...well a lightening bolt is 5 times hotter than the Sun!

That is crazy to think people survive getting hit sometimes.

I know,  puts a different perspective on peoples situation.

It's surprising that people can survive an event like that.

Most don't but the few who do have crazy marks on their body from it, in the news I heard a lady was hit while holding an umbrella and she walked away with no physical injury....probably scared her to death though!

Wow that's incredible!

I know!

I cannot imagine how scary that was.

I have had lightening hit close to me and my hair actually stood on end!

No joke my friend told me....from the electricity.

Omg,  lucky you did't get hit!
It's been fun chatting!


Do you like Basketball?

I do like basketball, have you ever played?

I used to play back in high school

Me too, I played a bit while I was in high school, did you know the dunk shot got banned in college for some years

oh yes, Kareem abdul-jabbar used it so much it got banned, seems dumb to ban such a classic move though

I agree, its one of my favorite moves and it gives the sport a special flavor so it seems kind of dumb to ban it, its a good thing it isnt banned anymore

Yeah I agree, pretty funny that the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in his teams history though

Thats crazy, I mean he invented the game so he can also bend the rules lol, a suprising fact is that basketball coaches are actually the highes paid state employees.

Yeah that is shocking, also shocking is the New Zealand basketball team is nick named the "tall blacks" definitely a name that wouldn't fly here.

I agree lol, that would certainly create racial tension.

Basketball is a great game with a lot of fans, there are courts everywhere even on the supreme court building

ya I love the name of that place, the "highest court in the land" they should settle tied votes with a basketball game!

I agree its a good way to settle an argument, just beat the other team, they should learn how to shoot granny style lol

Yeah I think that since that is the best way to play, they should use it even if it does look stupid, did you hear the story behind Air Jordans?

No I didnt what about the Air Jordans?

ya apparently they were banned initially, but Nike just kept paying the fine so Michael could keep wearing them

I see, I guess Nike has the financial power to do that and more, I used to own a pair, they were really comfortable.

ya I never wore those I heard good things though, did you know the sun is actually white?

Its white!!!

So my highschool teacher tricked me all this time!

haha they did, and yes its just that our atmosphere makes it appear yellow to us

I see that makes sense, Im going to have a talk with her lol, you know that the sun produces a lot of energy in a second, like enough to keep the planet alive for 500000 years

ya thats crazy, and our sun is only about 1 billionth the size of teh biggest star in our galaxy, imagine how much energy that thing has

It must be a lot and it must leave a nasty burn behind lol.


Do you like to read?

Not as much as I used to.
Have you read Ender's game?
It's suggested reading at the USMC.

No havent read that one, I hear Starship Troopers is another recommended book

Yes, it's recommended on 3 of the 5 branches of the military.

I  guess it's the branches that fight giant bugs.

I guess those books contain great strategies in them, do you like Cs Lewis and Tolkien?

I loved Tolkien's Hobbit books.

Most of Lewis' stuff was for the theater?

Yeah, both are part of movies now, they used to be friends and had poetry competitions, they seem fun

Maybe it was an early form of rap?

I can't believe people were having a moral panic because people were reading novels in the 18th century.

Yeah that is crazy, I guess not everyone is prepared for knowledge and the 18th century is a clear example of that

New York's area code in 212 because it was easier to dial on a rotary phone.

Sounds random but it makes sense, it's the fastest number on the rotary phone.

Have you ever owned an Iphone?

Yes.

It's scary to know that it had more computing power than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent.

I know right, either the Iphone is too powerfull or there is something really wrong with our nuclear deterrent

Cables that carry internet and phone communications are only 2.7 inches in diameter.

They must be fiber-optics...

They must be really strong in order to survive those conditions, can you imagine the consequences of them getting broken,

That would be a mess.

People would have to go back to libraries.

There are actually more libraries than McDonald's in the USA.

More than Mc Donalds no kidding, did you hear the story of that man who was falsely convicted?

Yeah, he studied law in the library until he could prove his innocence 10 years later.

He sure took avantage of his time in there, I think its great how he helps others now

Yeah.

It was cool that the PM of UK donated 32,000 books to found a public library -- he moved them on foot.

That sounds like a lot of hard work, I guess he had a big desire to share knowledge with others, he was 85 years old too so impressive and generous action.


Have you seen the new Romnaoffs show?

No, but I hear it was made by the same creator who made Mad Men, is it any good?

I've seen one.

It was fairly good but long.

About an hour and a half, basically a movie.

Yeah, that is a long time, how many episodes are in one season?

Not sure, I'd assume six.

Not seen another as I never seem to have enough time.

We watched it because my wife loved Mad Men.

I watched a few seasons of Mad Men, but like all other shows I watch like that I lose interest after about the 3rd season.

I'm the same with most dramas on T.V., they lose ideas after a few seasons and become repetitive.

My wife still watches Walking Dead but I usually fall asleep about half way through.

Yeah, Me TOO!

I stopped after season 2, it started getting pointless to me.

Do you still use cable, or do you have one of those streaming services like Amazon Prime, or Netflix?

I have amazon prime.
I just canceled my Netflix.
What about you?

Both, I'm happy with Prime but my wife wants certain shows on Netflix.

I'm glad I cut cable, saves a lot each month.

Nice, well apparently if you work in an Amazon warehouse, you walk between 7 and 15 miles each day!

That should keep someone slim.

Despite being high tech they still need people to just walk.

It's amazing to think they were just a book seller about 20 years back.

Yeah, it is crazy that the company has blown up like this.

Were you a fan of the show House?

Same as with other shows, a couple of seasons and then I only watched it because my wife likes Hugh Laurie.

Yeah, I liked the first season of House, but it got repetitive to me.

Did you know he made $700,000 per episode?

That's a good chunk of change.

I've seen him in a few things since but not that regularly.

Probably sitting at home counting his dollars.

Yeah, I think he still acts though.

Did you know Michael Caine became an actor because he was chasing girls?

At least he's honest.

Speaking of honesty, I think my wife only like these shows because of the actors.

Mad Men and Jon Hamm,  House and Hugh Laurie, Walking Dead because of Andrew somebody, I forget.

Hilarious!

Well, did you know all of the roads in Japan are tolls?

I guess I'd have to be like those Amazon workers and walk everywhere.

Yeah, me too.
That seems absurd.
Well nice chatting with you!


Do you travel much, I just returned from Paris two weeks ago.

It's ironic that most Icelanders use domestic flights to get between major towns, I've done a couple layovers there and as you come into the airport the lava flows make it look like the moon.

Wow that sounds amazing.
I've never traveled out of the country.
I'm on a vacation now in Vegas.

Nice, if you can avoid big gambling losses it a pretty cheap place to eat, get a hotel room and see shows.

Do you see shows, interesting drama comes from the Greek word for "action" which is derived from "I do".

There is a lot of action round the clock there.

All action round the clock here, lol!

Some shows blue man group and such, try to keep it wholesome.

Did you know the Dutch created a bus that travels 160 mile an hour for the purposes of commuting?

No, not actually.

I've read about high-speed trains in Japan and China, but never in the Netherlands, that is such a small country you'd think they be fine with regular speed trains.

I see where all Japan highways are toll roads, that must save on gas tax or they're simply trying to give train and bus riders incentives to cut down on pollution, what do you think?

I think just like here it's just another way to stick it to it's citizens.

You know the first King to actually travel around the world was Hawaiian?

That ironic to me, I think of Hawaii I think of the islanders meeting a boat in the canoes, I'm assuming that was on a large vessel like the Queen Mary, those islanders have big arms, but not that big.

I got a package from Amazon on Sunday, you see where Jeff Bezos built a clock in the mountain that will run for 10,000 years, I'm assuming that atomic and not wound or battery.

Yeah that dude should run for president.

Can you imagine having a building named after you for being the first purchaser?

I'd be honored, I'd like to know the guys name, that pretty amazing.

I see where the Amazon warehouse workers get 7-15 miles of walking in a day, they wouldn't need a gym membership for that, though I've read it isn't the most relaxing working environment.

Yeah that does not sound one bit relaxing.

Apparently they have a contract with USPS to deliver on Sundays.

Yes, I actually got a package last Sunday from Amazon.

I'll bet they get a bulk discount.

They also own IMDB, that makes sense with the movie and streaming service.

That company is into to quite a few things.

I told you he should run for president he's already trying to take over the world through ecommerce.

Now they bought IMDB when was this?

I wasn't aware i use them to look up movies and shows.

They've owned them since 1996, a little behind the scene.

I also have a Data Science Degree so I've used their cloud computing service AWS, they may own the planet and Mr. Bezos can be emperor of not just the US, but the globe as they're growing.

Did you watch any of the Matthew Weiner show's, Mad Men or The Romanoffs?

I have heard of madmen but have not watch either.

I know that taking Drama for Michael Caine was for the ladies.

Haha...yes, John Lennon got into music for the same reason.

Speaking of Mad Men and the John Ham Character, did you see where early on when he taught drama in high school he had Ellie Kemper, Erinn from The Office.

That was a high powered acting high school, I wonder what they preformed?

Your right, i'd like to know myself.

You know for a time Mackinac Island in MI banned motorized vehicles for over a hundred years?

I think Catalina Island off the coast of California is like that too, but I didn't know about Mackinac Island having that rule too.

Probably a sleepy, laid back atmosphere, unlike Vegas.

I see where Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because they're not positive enough for his karma, that a rich man's problem.

Most of us have to work for a living and can't refuse like that, a little ironic to me.

Me too and i didn't know that about Cali.

However i just remembered that kings name that traveled around the world it was King Kalakaua.

Yes, that was news to me.

In my mind those islanders will be paddling his canoe for a long time to circumnavigate the globe.

Now you can probably ship a package on Amazon around the globe for the price of dinner, the world gotten a lot smaller the past 50 years.

Funny that first customer who has the building named after him spent $27.95, as Amazon was mostly books in 1994 with inflation that must have been a big book.

Yeah and they are steadily growing in 2015 they surpassed walmart as the most valuable public company in the united states.

only behind apple and microsoft.

What ironic to me is, early on they didn't make anything; just shipped packages.

Quite a business model to got from there to where they are now.

Thanks for the discussion I enjoyed it and have a lovely holiday in Las Vegas.

Thanks enjoy chatting with you as well.

It incredibly amazing that all of that came from such humble beginnings.


Hello there , do you shop online at all?

I sure do, I love shopping on Amazon, and you?

Oh me too, it is so convenient.

Did you know Jeff built a clock in a mountain somewhere?

Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years.

I wonder why though

Yeah me too.

They are delivering on Sundays now so that is convenient

It sure is , they can do that because of a deal they have with USPS.

Yeah that is it.

And their workers walk up to 15 miles a day, they must really be busy.

Yeah I guess they are.

Best Buy and Target match the prices of Amazon it seems

Wow that is a nice deal.
Did you know Amazon owns IMDB?

No did not know that, they are everywhere really.

An they also have the patent on 1-click buying so apple has to pay them for the license fee

Haha that is amazing actually.

Did you know the their first customer has a building named after him?

Cool, that must be something for him.

And they have a website where they sell the returned items a a reduced price

Nice I want to know how to get to that one.

Do you watch dramas at all?

I do from time to time.
Do you have a favorite one?

I love House MD with Hugh Laurie He was making $700 000 per episode there

Nice.

Jon Hamm was a high school teach and taught Ellen Kemper, that is amazing

Haha I guess that is why she is so funny.

Do you know why Jim Carrey does not do comedies anymore?

Hmm not I do not, why is that.

Patrick Stewart teaches drama as well in the UK

Sorry meant to say dramas.

He does not do them because they do not portray positivity.

Oh I see , interesting.

Have you heard of Ikea Hights, the show?

I have not but I know that there is a radio that broadcasts free radio dramas

Neat.

Ikea Heights  is a show shot in California but the store does not know about it


DI you shop online?

alot of the time, I like to shop on amazon and you?

me too.

Have you ever shopped the Amazon Basics line?

I love it  too, I know they say it is not the best quality but I find it good enough

me too did you know jeff built a clock on a mountain somewhere?

Oh cool.

Amazon holds the patent on the 1-click buying

Yes and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years.

I bet they make money from the license

Yeah they do and among those who have to pay them is Apple also

Nice.

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

that is a lot.

They have a website where they sell returned stuff

Nice must be good prices there.

They are delivering on Sundays now through USPS

So convenient.

Do you know what the arrow in their logo means?

Hmm I am not sure, what?
THey also owns IMDB.

Nice.

The logo means they have everything from A to Z

Oh that makes sense.

They named a building after their first customer who spent less than $30

Nice.

Best Buy and Target have this thing where they match their prices to Amazon

Nice deal.
DO you like drama?

I like it.

Do you know Jon Hamm was a drama teacher in a high school?

Hmm did now know that.

DO you know how Michael Caine became an actor?

Yesh he was chasing the pretty girls who were in drama class

Haha I guess he knew what he wanted


Do you like Disney?

I do, I like finding "hidden mickey mouse" images in all things Disney.

Well, did you know Minnie is short for Minerva?

Who knew?

I did not, that's pretty interesting.
I kinda like the name Minerva though!

It is an interesting name.

Did you know the film Big Hero 6 was rendered using a 55,000 core supercomputer?

I did not know that, that's pretty wild!

I recently found out that Billy Nye was the science consultant for Disney's "Flubber."

Interesting, I've never seen Flubber, what is it about?

It's essentially a remake of "The Absent Minded Professor."

This professor is trying to develop an alternative energy source to keep his college from closing.

He ends up creating this green goo that his robot assistant calls flubber.

It's really funny and stars Robin Williams.

Interesting, I've never seen that, but it was with Eddie Murphy or was that the Nutty Profressor?

Eddie Murphy was in the Nutty Professor.

Whoops.

LOL Well did you know Pixar named Wall-E as a tip of the hat to Walter Disney?

I did not know that.
Wall-E was such a cute movie too.
That was a good tip of the hat.

I thought it was a pretty good movie.
Do you watch TV?

I do, sometimes a little too much.

I'm a huge Simpsons fan.

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

No, I didn't know that.
There are also 750 episodes of Pokemon!

Yep, it's an episode that aired in the 20th season in 2009.

It was called "Four Great Women and a Manicure," it explored some historical women and female characters in the episode played as those women.

Interesting.

Well, did you know that Sephen King was terrified as a child when he saw Bambi?

That's interesting considered some of the stuff he's written and directed.

but it was a sad movie, I'll give him that.

I can see how he thought it was a horror, Bambi does after all die at the end.

Did you know that watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories?

I may have to have a marathon this weekend and skip the gym!

Haha!

No, that's crazy!

That is almost as much as running on a treadmill for 20 minutes!

Hilarious!

Nice chatting with you.


Hi,  I look forward to chatting with you!

Did you hear about Disney acquring Fox Television Group?

Yes,  I did.

Do you like Disney?

I love Disney,  but I never knew Minnie Mouse's name is short for Minerva.

Yes, I love Disney.
They are very creative and imaginative.

Absolutely,  I also did not know that Wall-e was based on Walt disneys name!

Wow, never knew that.
That is interesting!
Bill Nye consulted in Disney's Flubber!
I love Bill Nye shows.
Have you watched him?

Yeah,  he's cool.

he looks like Steve Martin lol do you ever look for the " hidden mickeys"  when you go to the Disney theme parks?

I went this year and didn't see any.

Never heard of that.

Did you know Stephen King was afraid of Bambi and thought it was a horror?

Yeah,  they are hidden all over the park.

I have only seen like 3 or 4.

Its a fun game if you have to wait in line all the time.

Where are they hidden?

If Fox joins with Disney I wonder if they will have to put Mickey in the horror movie as Iger suggested may happen?

Hidden all over the theme park,  the one I can remember right now is while you are waiting in hyper space mountain ride line looking down at the ride is a mickey shape.

Horror mickey movie that would be scary lol

Speaking of animated characters, do you watch the simpsons?

They were a pretty funny family.

Only one episode didn't have Bart.

Yeah love the simpsons!

Thats kinda messed up Bart is like the star of the show!

I heard the simpsons crew gave flowers to the producers of south park!

That was a nice act.

If you watch horror movies, you can burn 180 calories.

I might do that instead of the gym this week.

haha nice!

The majority of creepy sounds in a scary movie are made by a waterphone.

I found out last year when I went on the WB tour that the zombie eating human sound is a guy who is eating fried chicken lol

Imagine being an actor in a horror movie, but not even knowing it was a horror movie.

Perhaps without all the sound effects like the waterphone, the movie isn't so scary!

yeah probably!

They are quite talented in simulating scary sounds.

I never wouldve thought of eating chicken.

Yeah,  I guess it is common with child actors,  not knowing they are in a horror movie.

Did you see the Fox show 911?
It debuted this week

no I didn't .
Any good?

I don't know.

I didn't see it, just heard about it.

Apparently, they also have a music competition show called "The Four."

I wonder how the talent is of that.

Oh I love watching music competitions especially the audition part in the beginning.

They are fun to see people make their breaks.

Yes,  or completely not have the talent expected lol been fun chatting.


Do you watch TV?

Hey there I watch TV from time to time, what about you?

Not that much anymore, I was a fan of the simpsons when I was younger, were you?

Yeah I like the Simpsons a lot.

I think all the earlier seasons were the best though, what about yourself?

Yeah, you mean when Conan was writing for them?

Was he?

I never knew that.

Maybe he was the magic key to the Simpsons being actually good haha.

Have you seen the episode where Bart is not mentioned and doesn't appear in the whole episode?

No, but I heard there is an episode.
Curious why that happened?

ya I wonder if they just forgot or if they did it on purpose, I really like the episodes with mr burns myself he's so ruthless haha

Yeah, he was hilarious.

I thought all of the characters on the show were funny though.

Speaking of TV shows, have you ever seen South Park before?

I have, apparently they ran a special episode after receiving flowers from the simpsons crew.

Yes I did see that one.

It's actually pretty funny, you should check it out if you haven't seen it.

It involves manatees that pick the jokes out of a giant aquarium LOL

Hilarious.
Is that the manatee episode then?

Haha yes it is.

In that episode South Park really roasts Family Guy.

They're spot-on with their humor and yeah, The Simpsons producers sent South Park the flowers after that episode aired

Yeah, that is funny.

Did you know in the UK they tried to remake That 70s Show?

I heard about that.

Actually likes the American show, I don't know how they messed it up in the UK though haha.

You'd think the sense of humor would be about the same

Yeah, it sounds like it got cancelled after 10 episodes.

Yep.

Also I bet it didn't help that the name was "days like these", that name doesn't exactly sound too good haha

No, it doesn't.

Did you know the first horror movie Steve King saw was Bambi!

No I didn't.

That's crazy.

I guess it is a kind of horror movie, it's definitely very sad haha.

It scared me when I was a kid, what about you?

Yeah, actually you have a good point!
Well, nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you?
Do you like horror movies?

I actually don't, but I don't mind some thrillers.

I might have to give one a chance though before I take my next trip to the museum

Oh, ok.

I wonder if there is an improvement on looking at abstract art.

It seems to have little there anyway.

Maybe horror movies are so terrible that watching one beforehand makes abstract art look better

I can't imagine it.

I guess the horror movie is bad so the art looks good by comparison?

That like wearing small shoes that feel good when you take them off.

The only benefit to horror movies are the 180 calories you can burn from watching them

I wonder if that's true.

I don't remember feeling exhausted after a horror film.

160 calories is like a workout.

It might depend on the movie.

Stephen King was scared when he saw Bambi as a child, but it must have inspired him to write the stories he did later in life

He did write some great stories though.

Speaking of his stories, when the Shining was filmed, the boy who played Danny didn't know at the time that he was in a horror film

I don't see how that's possible.
What did he think it was?
Did no one tell him?

They probably didn't want to give him the kind of nightmares Stephen King had after watching Bambi

That is fair.

He was just a boy.

No need to traumatize him, unless of course he wanted to grow up to be a horror writer.

He could instead become a writer for Disney and create movies like Bambi.

That would brings things full circle

That is an excellent idea!

Then all parties involved would get closure.

That is very Disney thing to me!

Or he could dedicate his life to finding all the hidden Mickey images in Disney things with others who have joined that particular subculture

Sober or not, I have never seen a hidden Mickey anywhere.

I've never though to look for one, but I'm sure they're hidden in all the movies.

Do you remember much about the movie Flubber?

I do not.

I was probably intoxicated at the time if I saw it.

Maybe I wasn't.

I don't remember.

Was it good?

All I remember about it is that Robin Williams is in it.

There's a lot of science, enough that Bill Nye was the science consultant for the movie

He is a scientifical man.
Anyway, thanks for the chat!
Say goodbye, Bill Nye!

Goodnight, without a fright!


Hello do you like basketball?

Basketball is an exciting sport.
There are many teams and players.

Yeah do you have a favorite team?

I like Golden State.
They seem good.

Yeah me too,  I dont follow basketball much but I do like the warriors and watch them sometimes when they play.

I usually follow the game when the playoffs roll around.

The playoffs are long enough.

lol yeah.
Do you watch tv dramas?

I sometimes watch dramas.
I prefer them to comedy.
You?

I like both!

I heard Jon Hamm used to teach drama class at his high school

He was probably a great teacher.
Thoughful, talented.
He made it big because of Mad Men.

I sitll havent seen that show lol its on my list though

It's a popular show.
He does a good job in it.
What do you think of Jim Carrey?

Really like Jim carrey,  loved him in Liar Liar!

He does only comedy now.
Doesn't want to do drama.
Not enough positivity.

I understand that,  hes a known actor and now he can pick and choose his roles.

He probably has tons of cash.

No need to work.

I still think that drama can be positive though.

Sure absolutely.

What drew these folks to drama in the first place though.

For Michael Caine, it was the girls.

Smart guy lol

It paid off.
He trusted his gut and he won!
Drama is not all about acting, I guess.

Its been good chatting.


Are you familiar with J.R. Smith's celebration after the 2016 NBA Finals?

I think I saw a bit of that, he went shirtless in the celebration

Yes!

He went shirtless for days after winning.

Even President Obama told J.R. to "put on a shirt".

Thats funny lol, I didnt know about that, he posted a photo on social media thouh, he was shirtless in it

I think that J.R. Smith and Nick Young are friends.

In 2018, Nick Young was playing on the Warriors when they won the Championship.

He was so influenced by Smith that he walked around shirtless after winning.

Yeah I think they are, so do you follow a certain team on the NBA?

I generally will tune out until the playoffs.

The Warriors are my favorite team to watch.

I think he deserved the Larry O'Brien Trophy in last year's playoffs.

I think he deserved it too, the celebration was also expensive almost 400000 dollars in champagne bottles.

I wish I could just have a tenth of the money they spent on champagne.

I am sure J. R. wished that could have been him.

He didn't play well.

I didnt really follow JR this season but yeah I bet he wanted to be at the celebration, it must have been crazy and thats only what we saw on tv lol

I think the way he plays is similar to how he behaves off the court.

I still can't believe the moment where he grabbed a rebound in a playoff game, held onto the ball, and didn't pass.

Lebron was livid.

I didnt watch that game really, Tim Duncan from the spurs sacrificed money and became a pro after college I think thats admirable

Duncan is definitely someone to admire.

I think that Nick Young could learn a lot from him.

Young needs to cut out the drama in his personal life, like cheating on his ex-fiancee Iggy Azalea, I think his game would be better.

I agree, I think he needs to change that attitude, some decisions are really poor like the one Spencer Haywood made 30 years ago

It is crazy to think about all of the characters that have made it through the NBA.

It reminds me of Allen Iverson.

He signed a really good deal with Nike that secured his financial freedom.

What deal did Allen Iverson sign?

It was with Reebok.

My mistake.

Basically, Reebok would pay him $800k a year until he is 55.

When he gets to 55, they will give him $32,000,000.

Oh I see, but thats a lot of money though, Iverson is sure a lucky man, I wish I could have that amount of mone.

Me too.

If you look at the average salary per NBA players, NBA players actually get paid the best out of all professional sports.

They do?

I guess that makes it one of the most popular sports then, its curious how most players end up bankrupt or under financial stress after their careers are over

It is very curious.

That is why I think Allen Iverson's Reebok deal is so good.

It teaches players who may be wasteful to budget until they get older.

He should give some classes on how to invest money, I wonder how most players can spend that amount of money and become bankrupt.