Are you a fan of jazz by any chance?

I like jazz but cant say I really know much about it.

It's an interesting genre.

Jazz trumpeters grew goatees because it provided comfort when playing.

that is interesting.

Tupac Shakur studied jazz when he was in baltimore school of the arts

I would not have expected that at all.

Things may have gone differently for him had he followed that passion.

I know that the New Orleans style of jazz started in the 1910's.

thats over a 100 years ago.

Jazz has been seen as a major form of musical expression since the 1920's

That is an old form of music especially compared to the most popular forms of music now.

Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.

I never new that .

Did you know that louis armstrong ended the beatles three months on the billboard top 100

WOW!

I didn't think anything could stop The Beatles.

No offence to Armstrong but I know a lot more people that still listen to The Beatles.

This is a pretty interesting guitar fact,  A dial tone is in the key of f, serving as a pre-internet trick to tune your guitar

WOW!

That's clever.

I enjoy guitar music.

Queen's guitarist, Brian may, has a PHD in astrophysics.

he also built a guitar out of parts from an old fire place and his mothers knitting needles .

super smart

Yes.

Honestly all of Queen always struck me as a very intelligent group of men.

I am also a big fan.

I agree.

did you know that the nokia ringtone  from a 1902 composition by spanish classical guitarist and composer francisco tarrega, called gran vals.

I did not.

It's been so long that I honestly can't remember what that sounded like.

I wonder where the iPhone ring tone came from because I hear that everywhere lol.

have you ever heard about a mute man from england that could only communicate to others with a piano

I had not heard that but it's actually quite touching that he could find a way.

Speaking of piano, Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude.

thats interesting

I thought so.

I can't play piano but I enjoy the sound.

If I had the room a player piano would be nice.

I like pianos I would like to learn how play one.

they used to have steam piano and they were audible for miles

That must have been extremely loud up close.


Hi, how are doing over there on this fine evening?

I am good thanks.
How are you?

I'm doing groovy over here.
Are you a fan of tennis?

Not so much.

I heard that the longest tennis match in history went on for 11 hours.

I definitely would not want to watch that.

What if you had money on it though?
That would make it worth it.

I think I would be more interested in the helicopter that dried the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.

I guess hair dryers were not powerful enough then.

A helicopter?

That's a rich person's solution.

And wait, grass tennis court?

I wonder how well the ball bounced.

Probaby grass cut really short but still.

Yeah, there are three kinds of courts.

I guess grass has its effect on the ball.

Do you use Google much?

Oh yeah, more than I shoud.

I know I'm not the only one.

In 2013 Google went down for five minutes and took 40 percent of web traffic with it.

People are so dependent on the Internet.

If civilization collapsed, the first thing they would do is search Google for a solution.

Kind of related, but I have totally tried to Google things when my power is out.

Haha.

We can't help it!

Easy to get knowledge that provides answers to daily problems.

Not there when I was a kid.

Google's unofficial slogal is "Don't be evil" but I sometimes think it is evil.

They calculate traffic by tracking how fast Android devices are moving on the road.

They are spying on us, even right now!

But they do like dogs, which is pretty good right there.

And they did hire live goats to mow their lawns once.

That is pretty kewl.

I would become a goat there if it got me stock options.

Haha.

So speaking of Google, I just Googled Borg vs. McEnroe.

It is about one of the greatest tennis games ever played.

Would you watch it?

I would watch.

I don't think I'd bet on the outcome though.

Isn't there some movie about them two?

Yes I think that is the title.
Shia LaBeouf stars as McEnroe.
I am not really too into sports movies.

It's probably mostly about personalities.

McEnroe was intense.

Borg was Swedish.

That's enough personality for one film.

Haha, hilarious.
I will have to check it out!


Hello!
Are you a tennis fan or do you play?

No, my dad used to, though.
It seems like it's too intense for me

I only tried playing in college to kill time.

I stunk up the courts I was so bad.

The longest tennis match in history went on for over 11 hours and was spread over 2 days.

Crazy.

Was that at one of the big competitions, like an open or Wimbledon?

I'm not sure.

They once had to use a helicopter to dry the grass courts for the 1969 US open.

Bet that dried it fast.

That was the year after the first open when a black player won.

But no black player has won since

Wow.

I didn't know that.

Polo shirts were originally invented by a tennis player and were later adopted by polo players.

Interesting.

So maybe we should really be calling them tennis shirts?

Just like sneakers are often called tennis shoes

lol  Good point!

They say that 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.

I question that... lol

Same.

How do people know?

How many pairs have survived since then?

And what constitutes better performance?

I have no idea.

I bet those would be some smelly shoes though!

They say putting a dry tea bag inside smelly shoes will absorb the unpleasant odor.

I'll have to try that to try that on my smelly stinky shoes.

Lol lol

Oh wow, I never knew that.

I actually have a huge problem with that, so that will help.

Surprised I didn't learn that when I googled solutions to that problem (which I've done like 100 times)

I'm a big googler myself.

A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send astronauts to the moon.

Crazy how far technology has come since then.

I can't even begin to understand how that makes sense.

Then again, I guess computing was done a lot by people by hand back in the 60's

When google went down for 5 minutes in 2013 it took 40 percent of the web traffic with it.

I don't remember that.

I don't remember that either, but it makes sense.

Did you know that Google as a company officially prefers dogs over cats?

I didn't know that.

I know at one time they used hundreds of live goats to mow the lawns around their headquarters.

They really like their animals.

Yeah!

I guess it wasn't too cost effective to do that with the goats, otherwise they'd keep doing it.

Pretty energy efficient, though

I agree!

Good was founded in 1998.

I could have sworn I remember using it before then.

I remember being told about it by a teacher in 1999 or 2000.

Like I remember her writing it on the board and another teacher telling us it was an intentional misspelling of the number googol

Interesting!
I have to get going.
It was nice chatting with you!
Have a good night!


Hello, do you follow tennis?

Not really.

I just know each player uses a strung racket and they hit a hollow ball.

Did you know Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis?

I did know.

I know Lacoste shirts had the crocodile and it was a symbol for Rene "the crocodile" lacoste who was a famous player.

Yep.

A black man won the first US open tennis title back in 1968 and no black man has won it since.

Wow!

Over 50 years and still holding the record!

I think the next year in 1969 they used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the US open.

I agree.

They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US open.

Yes, they did.

The longest tennis match went on for 11 hours over three days.

I bet they were exhausted!

That's crazy long!

I agree!

It's amazing the facts you can find on Google.

Did you know that a single Google search requires more computing power than it took to send Neil Armstrong to the moon?

That's pretty amazing!

I saw that Google maps calculates traffic by how fast Android devices are moving on the road.

I never knew that!

I wonder whose?

I know I heard that back in the day Google used goats to keep the lawn under control instead of hiring people to mow.

That's hilarious!

Google went down for 5 minutes back in 2013 and took 40% of the web traffic with it.

I can imagine.

I use it a lot.

It's hard to believe its only been around since 1998.

I agree.

When there is a dispute on a border, Google maps tailors the map to the claims of each country where the internet browser is located.

That sounds logical.

I wish I would have gotten on board with the 2004 initial public offering to buy stock.

I can't even imagine the outcome.

I can't either.
Do you like shoes?

I love shoes!!

I know that shoes made 5000 years ago perform better than today's shoes!

That's pretty amazing they perform better than the shoes of today!

I agree.

I can't see how though.

I find it amazing the array of choices like ones that can cost thousands of dollars a pair.

It was good chatting with you!


Hello do you like tennis?

Yes.

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent or doubles.

Yes,  thanks for the explaination.

Did you know that polo shirts were made originally for tennis players?

Yes, It is more comfortable to wear while playing, and it also make the popular of the shirts.

They used a helicopter to dry the grass in the 1969 us open lol

In 19th century, modern tennis is originated in England as Lawn tennis.

Nice,  sounds fun!

The longest tennis match went on for 3 days!

can you imagine?

When this match happened ?

I think around 2015

Thanks.

The main component of tennis is racket until 1978 a tennis player was allowed to use absolutely any object as racket.

Thats interesting!

Google was founded in 1998.

It is an American multinational technology company that is specialized in internet-related services.

Seems like a long time ago even though it wasnt.

It is the biggest search engine and cloud computing service.

It also many application like gmail, youtube, etc...

Yes,  I recently read that a google search requires more computing power than it took to send astronauts to the moon lol

Google is the most valuable brand in 2017.

Google announced the new company called Calico.

wow awesome.

Instead of hiring people to mow the lawn,  they hired goats.

The company moved to mobile android system the Chrome OS is the light weight operating system.

ok.

I recently read that they calculate the taffic by how fast android phones are moving.

It is very interesting thing.

Technology are used to identify were are we.

It affect the privacy of person.

I agree.
Its been good chatting.


Do you like tennis?
I just love to play the sport.

I've played it a couple time in high school gym class, I wasn't that good

i love it!

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent or in teams

I watch it sometimes when Serena Williams is playing

yeah i like to watch her play.

Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis by famous player rene "the crocodile" lacoste.

i love their colgne for men

Intresting, the longest match played in a polo shirt was 22 hours

yeah if i recall it went over three days or so

That's a long time, I don't think I've ever done anything for 3 days straight

im not sure if its true but Us open quarterfinalist gael monfils beat the "roger federer of paddle tennis" after learning how to play just days earlier.

Man that's crazy, almost as crazy as using a helicopter to dry grass tennis courts

yeah i have heard that as well and though it sounded really dangerous.

i wonder if their were people in the crowd?

I hope not, if I was there I'd be cold

yeah.

In 1998, serena and venus williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis.

they lost when challenged twice lol

lol, well she did win the australian open when she was ranked 95th

i have heard Serena williams is a co-owner of the miami dolphins

I didn't know that, she speaks french and italian so I wonder if she owns any sports teams in Europe

not sure but In january 2007, serena williams was ranked 95th in the world in tennis

I never knew she was ever ranked that low

well she reached the No.

1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002 but has since fallen

Wow, shes so good though, she won a grand slam while pregnant

I guess in my opinion her and her sister are kinda overated.

I don't know, maybe


Have you heard of the new "First Man" film starring Ryan Gosling?

No, I have not.
Please tell me about it.

It's a space movie.

He plays the character of Neil Armstrong.

It was released Friday.

Did you watch the movie?
Was it really a space movie?

I haven't seen it yet.
Today was the first time I heard of it.

It is hard to talk about this movie if we both have not seen it.

Can we change the topic?

Let's talk about Earth.
It's the third planet from the sun.

Apparently, 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.

It's depressing to me.

That is sad for sure.

Sad that people are the cause of it too.

When the earth was first formed, there was only 5.5 hours long in a day.

Wow.

I didn't know that.

71 percent of the earth's surface is covered by water.

I wonder what covers the polar regions?

Ice?

I am not sure though.

Apparently, earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century.

Yes.

Ice is right.

It's almost like the history of the earth is like watching a science fiction movie only in real life.

I like science fiction.

I like to imagine things, like aliens in a different planet.

Do you like Starship Troopers?

Yes, because it is the only science fiction novel recommended by three branches of the military.

I wonder why they recommended it though - do you know?

I have no idea.

lol  The word robotics was made up by a book writer - Isaac Asimov.

Seems like robots and space are always a big theme for science fiction books and movies.

By the way, do you know that the United Nations appointed an ambassador to greet extraterrestrials in case they want to say hello to us?

That's interesting!

What a job to have!

That's just like something out of the movie Star Wars, which came out in 1977 and the value of that franchise is now $65 billion dollar!

Wow.

That is a lot of money.

I heard that it is currently the 5th largest grossing media franchise.

Initially 20th century fox was convinced that Star Wars was going to be a flop.

Wow we're they wrong.

They were wrong indeed.

George Lucas got a better deal by forgoing $500k directing fee.

James Earl Jones only made $7,500 for 2 1/2 hours of work providing the voice for Darth Vader.

Thought he would have spent more time and made more money recording that voice.

I do not think $7500 is a lot of money to provide Darth Vader's voice because the movie was very successful.

What do you think?

I wonder if the actors get any royalties from the movie?

They should.

George Lucas should be generous since he got so much money from Star Wars.

You would think!
He's a billionaire from the movie!

Rich people are often cheap.

That's sad...but so true.

I've seen it too much during my working lifetime where the people at the top get richer and the workers on the factory floor just barely have enough money to live on.

I wonder if someone was fired at fox because of George Lucas deal.

Anyway, I've got to run.

Nice chatting with you.


Dogs or cats?

Hi!
I have two cats, but want a dog.
You?

I like dogs more, but dont mind cats!
Google likes dogs more though

Hah.

I see their code of conduct state they are a DOG company.

lol, I heard you can bring you dog to work while working there, kind of discriminating against cats though!

Kinda odd since dogs are normally louder and more likely to poop somewhere.

Looks like Istanbul even has vending machines to release food and water for strays.

that is a great point!

The US needs to get those vending machines, I would donate so many plastic bottles.

That is nice of that country

I wonder where else the dogs go if not for vencing machines?

right, they probably go for trash cans unfortunately.

Did you know dogs have 12 types of blood?

Makes sense for variety.

Apparently they have doggie blood drives too!

that would be so awesome to volunteer at.

I will have to look them up.

Did you know dogs and elephants are the only animals that respond to pointing, sorry cats

My cats responding to pointing, and throwing.

That is true, so I wonder if there are more we don't know about lol.

Do you like horses at all?

I took a horse ride once and live in an area with lots of horses.

They are beautiful animals.

you?

They are so beautiful, I like petting them but never rode one.

I wouldn't ride Icelandic horses because they are super fast.

I wonder if riders trained horses to do that?

I am sure they did.

I just wouldn't ride horses to school on no vehicle day and get suspended like two students did.

I feel that was pointless

That's funny and rather stupid at the same time.

For sure lol, it was so nice talking with you, say hi to your cats for me!

My cats will run away, but sure!

lol!
bye now!


Crazy that early humans used to have to battle giant sloths!

Who would've thought?

I know right!

Humans have been around for a long time apparently I mean we lost our body hair 240,000 years ago!

Yea that's really interesting.

I never knew humans could regrow a rib bone that has been surgically shortened, either.

No I didn't know that either.

I wonder if other animals can do that?

Like can we Harvest Pig ribs for food and then they will regrow that way we don't have to kill the pig haha

That would be awesome!

I'm sure science will figure that out someday!

We can already use our current technology to date the extinction of ground sloths and determine where ancient human footprints led to.

That's really cool.

I would love to see that.

They should put that in the movie!

I think it's cool that humans are adapted for persistence running.

We are some of the best animals in the world at it

Haha yea that would be cool.

That's really surprising humans are the best at persistence running!

I wouldn't have guessed that.

As long as those pesky hiccups don't attack while running!

Darn evolution leftovers!

Haha yep hiccups are so annoying!

So is that frequency that causes fear in humans ,have you heard about that LOL?

No, I had not.

So fear comes from sound...?

I thought it had to do with the autonomic nervous system, fight or flight thing?

That would be really interesting to look into further.

Can come from sound.

And yes I'm going to look into that further as well.

Do you like any animals by the way?

I used to own two cats, no current pets though.

I would love to go to Japan and play with some cats at a cat cafe though!

haha

Haha that does seem like a great idea!

Get a drink and pet a cat LOL.

Did you know that a cat will spend 10 years of its life sleeping when it's only 15 years old LOL that's a long time

That is nuts!

What I wouldn't give to trade places!

Or trade places with Stubbs, the cat who is the mayor of Talkeentna, Alaska!

Sounds like a sweet gig.

It does sound awesome!

I don't know what kind of work she does but she must be doing a great job lol have you ever seen the movie The Godfather by the way

Right?

Haha And yea I've seen the Godfather but it's been a while.

Well in the opening scene the cat that they use, I don't know if you remember that part, but it was actually a stray apparently

Yea, I vaguely remember, that's awesome.

Another sweet gig for a cat!

Now if only I woulda thought to have one of my cats coauthor a book with me.

I guess some physicist did so so that he could use the first person plural without being criticized!

That is funny!

What do you think about Scotland putting a lot in place to protect the Loch Ness monster?

Do you think that means he might exist LOL

Haha that is strange.

It definitely makes one wonder...maybe the loch ness is some super secret scientific experiment or military weapon?

Haha I guess thanks to the Germans, who in 2002 were the first to give animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights, Scotland can do what it wants concerning the Loch Ness!

The Loch Ness monster should have legal rights to!

Did you know that there are 20 quintillion individual animals on planet Earth.

I have no idea how many zeros that is but I know it is a lot LOL

Haha that is insane.

How does anyone even figure out that there's that many animals?!

Interesting that domesticated animals develop a white patch on their forehead.

I wonder what that's about?

I know right.

like will a fish get a patch of white on its forehead?the only animals that have that that I've ever seen our dogs, so I just don't know LOL


Hi, Do you like to cook?

I love to cook.
just not in july when it is so hot.

Right, it's no fun when it is hot and you're trying to cook.

We like to grill a lot outside, which helps not make our home more hot.

Grilling out is the best to help with the heat inside the house.

If I have to cook in the house i do it early in the morning before it gets too hot.

Yes that's another great idea.

We also sometimes eat out if it is way too hot, or eating something like salads or cereal.

Where we aren't using heat at all.

That is a great idea.

We tend to eat leftovers too and just use the micorwave.

The microwave is great and fast, I agree.

Making Icecream is a great way to cool down when it gets too hot.

We also tend to use box fans.

We use a fan for sure.

Also started using like a slow cooker or toaster oven not as hot and now can fit up to a whole chicken.

Great appliances help to cook!

We love our air-fryer.

Though it tends to eat up the area some, so we open the doors and dim the lights to help with the heat.

I heard some people turn their wrist upside down  to get their blood flowing to stay cool.

Wow great information, I will have to try that sometime.

Do you like to eat fish or even go fishing?

I love to fish.

the oldest goldfish lived to be 43 years old

Wow that is a long life for a goldfish!

I like to go crabbing too.

I heard the seahorse is the only fish with a neck, I

THere was a koi fish that lived 226 years

Whoa!

That is crazy to know and interesting.

I know there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.

Cool the barreleye fish has a transparent head.

Awesome.

I heard that saltwater fish dink water through their mouths and through their skin, while a freshwater fish only drinks through their skin.

Fish are fascinating.

That is pretty cool.
Do you like to bird watch?

There are times when i Do like to look at the birds, how about you?

Did you know that birds bones are really hollow.

So hollow in fact that their skeleton weighs less than their feathers.

thats neat.
They have then thousand living species.

That's cool.

Some birds are known to fly from Alaska to mexico without sleeping, that is tiring to think about.

o wow.

I wonder how many days that takes.

Scientist say birds have regional accents.

That is cool how they even have accents like humans.

My favorite is the hummingbird, they are tiny sometimes about 2 inches long.

They are the smallest birds and the ostrich is the biggest.

Some birds don't fly.

This reminds me of the extinct dodo bird.

They were actually a sub-family of pigeons.

pigeons are one of 3 birds that produce milk for their young.

Very cool.
Pigeons are very pretty birds.


Hi do you like tennis?

Oh yeah!

I pick up a racket and hit the net when I can!

Nice!

Did you know that polo shirts were invented for tennis and only later adopted by polo players?

Ha!

That's weird!

I didn't know that!

Tennis has an interesting history.

Did you know that until 1978, a tennis player could use any object as a racket?

Nice!

I wonder if anyone ever tried to use something wacky?

A black man won the 1st US open tennis title in 1968 and no black man has won it since.

Wow!

Not since 1968?

You know, Serena Williams has increasingly found her voice and spoken out against gender and racial inequality.

Yes!

Did you know that she speaks fluent French and Italian, as does her sister Venus!

She is truly fascinating!

She does it all!

She is the first tennis player, male or female, to achieve the career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.

That means she won at least one Australian Open title, French Open title, Wimbledon title, US Open title, and Olympic Gold medal.

That's pretty incredible!

They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.

That's a little before Serena's time!

Although, did you know she went pro in tennis at the age of 13?!

I could barely even get a ball over the net when I was 13!

lol  I do remember that.

Both her and her sister brought alot of good publicity to the sport.

That is for sure!

Two girls from Compton came and conquered!

In total, Serena has been Number 1 for 319 weeks!

That is incredible!

The longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.

Wow!

Are you kidding me!

Three days?!

That's a long time!

I don't have that kind of patience!

Speaking of long records... did you know the longest point in pro tennis history was a 643 shot rally?

Wow!

That would have been fun to watch...not so fun for the players.

lol

Yeah!

It lasted 29 minutes!

I bet it was pretty exhilarating, but also probably pretty exhausting!

I would certainly be out of breath after 29 minutes!

lol me too.
Are you a fan of rap music?

Oh yeah!

Tennis reminds me a little of rap, since they're both so fast paced.

Did you know the world's fastest rapper can rap at a rate of 14.1 syllables per second?

Holy smokes I wouldn't be able to listen that fast!

lol  It's been fun chatting with you!

Then maybe you could try the deaf rapper, Signmark.

He rhymes in sign language!

You don't have to listen at all!

I'm going to go try to find some on the internet.

Goodbye!

I'll have to look him up!
Have a great night!


What do you think of Serena Williams?

I really like her!

Have you seen the Nike ads?

I haven't but I hear they are really powerful messages in this age of people stepping forward about sexual harassment.

It is all about there is no wrong way to be a woman.

Yes, ans inequality among races and gender.

I like Serena.

I really think she is a great driving force and a good role model to girls.

Yes, definitely!

I agree.

She is happy to have such a powerful platform to try and pave the way for upcoming generations.

Very true.

Did you now polo shirts were initially invented be a famous tennis player?

That is interesting!

Did you know in Tennis years ago you were allowed to use any object as your racket?

Haha

Really, like a shoe?

Any object!

So yes lol....must have been interesting!!

As funny as if you grunt...before a shot...it is by some considered to be cheating!

Really, there is so much grunting in tennis.

The longest match was 11 hours long over 3 days!

Wow, I could never last that long!

Speaking of Serena Williams, I didn't know she went pro at age 13!

That is amazing....and she is co owner of the Miami Dolphins...wow!

She co-owns the dolphins and was a pro at 13!

Wow, she is really incredible.

I think she is!

Speaking of amazing...imagine this...the worlds fastest rapper can rap 14.1 syllables per second!

That is crazy, can anyone even understand that?

I am not sure but I would love to hear it!

Talk about funny, McDonald's at one time paid rappers 5 bucks every time they said Big Mac in their songs hahahaa....crazy

I bet they were dropping Big Mac lines like crazy!

I bet they were too!

lol!

There is even a rapper who is deaf!

he raps in sign language, very interesting!

Wow, Id like to watch that.
Great Chat!
Have a great night!


hi how are you doing over there on that side of the internets

Hi!

Hope you're doing well!

So are you a fan of The Walt Disney Company?

One of my favorite characters is Minnie Mouse and I was surprised to recently find out her name is short for Minerva Mouse!

i like disney though i havent watched a disney film in a while.

i do like minnie.

she is cute as the dickens.

Well there's actually a hidden subculture dedicated to finding hidden Mickey mouse images in all things Disney, you should definitely check out!

i guess if you find a mickey, you win something?

if i find one, i guess i should tell others and not keep it secret.

That's a good point!

Ha!

Unless they change the locations up!

Are you also a fan of Bill Nye?

He actually served as a science consultant on Flubber, believe it or not!

i guess he knows a bit about the science of hypothetical substances.

he is an entertaining fellow for sure.

Indeed he is!

I also think it's amazing that Big Hero 6 was rendered with a 55,000 core supercomputer.

That is amazing!

that is astonishing.

i wonder how many processors theyll need for big hero 7. i dint see the other big hero movies.

Probably a lot more than 55,000.

Ha!

Did you ever see Wall-E?

If so, the name is actually a tip of the hat to Walter Elias Disney himself!

that is cute.

i wondered why they pickt such a strange name for a robot but now i see.

but he dint have a mustache.

You're right, I don't think he did!

Ha!

I'd like to see Wall-E with factual hair like Kanye West's.

I bet that'd be funny.

Speaking of Kanye, you know he believes aids is man made?

yes Kanye is an oddball when it comes to science.

That is true.

But he does do cool stuff every now again like the time he gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at one of his concerts.

That was nice of him!

i think that he undersatnds entertainment good but he doesnt have the knowledge for science.

True.

I loved how he did an SNL skit where he mocked himself interrupting award shows ironically two years before he interrupted Taylor Swift at an award show.

Ha!

he knew the depths of his depravity and told the whole world first.

i think that is honest of him

Agreed.

Since we're on the subject of rap, are you a fan of Tupac.

I'm so glad his music is in the library of Congress of cultural significance.

He was a talented musician!

Tupac is not my cup of tea but the man could rap the street an urban lullaby.

Anyway, great chat!

Indeed he could!

I also think Eminem can as well.

I'm glad he became a rapper instead of becoming a comic book artist as he wanted to do growing up.

Oh what might have been!

he could still DO that!

the man has got years in front of him and tales of the street to tell.

Have a good one!

So true.

And speaking of Eminem, it's hilarious the judge who was trying a suit against Eminem back in 2001 delivered her ruling in the form of a rap.

Glad some judges still have a sense of humor.

Ha!

Well it was great chatting with you!

Take care!

You too!
have a good night!

You have a good evening as well.

I'm off to watch the Rugrats movie to see if I recognize Busta Rhymes' voice in it as the Reptar wagon.

Ha!

Take care!


Disney Land & World released officlal Mickey Mouse ears - rainbow colors - for Pride Month recently.

Disney???

When did they wake upd & get tolerant?

Yeah that is interesting.

I guess they started that in 2018, it sounds like a lot of people on Twitter were upset too

About Pride Month or something else?

I think they were mad that one of the rapper's was supporting president Trump, and they were very happy to hear that Disney was making the LGBT ears or something like that, I don't pay attention to Twitter so I'm not a hundred percent sure

Got it.

Yeah, the rapper is Kanye West.

Another singer, John Legend, asked West to "reconsider"

Speaking of Disney, what are you like about their movies?

Did you know that for instance Minnie Mouse's real name is Minerva LOL

Nope.
Glad they used the nickname, Minnie.
What's your favorite Disney film?

I really like The Little Mermaid and I also like The Lion King, what about you?

I don't really like Wall-e myself

Lion King was a fav of mine.

Loved James Earl Jones, who voiced the father lion character.

Little Mermaid had some great music like "Under the Sea".

Disney is a huge studio today

Yes I agree with you!

I also like the movie Big Hero 6, have you seen it?

Apparently it was rendered using a 55000 core supercomputer

Haven't seen.

Wonder what that computer looks like - Apple makes a lot of computers used by artists & filmmakers.

Yep you're right about that.

Back to Kanye West though, what do you think about him giving a mic to one of his fans in a wheelchair at a concert?

That was nice of him

Agree, but calling Trump a "brother" went too far.

Trump is no bro!

Kanye is big music celeb, though.

Yeah, he's definitely an interesting guy, his ideas are not always good though, for instance he thinks that aids is a man-made disease

Heard that.

Since when did people create viruses like HIV?

West has made a lot of big $$$ producing records, fwith influences from soul, to electro to gospel.

Yes that's a really crazy thing.

Kind of like when he mocked himself on SNL for interrupting someone at an awards show, and then did it in real life to Taylor Swift, definitely the guy has some issues

Think so.

His main genre, Rap, is huge, though.

Has lots of components, like what is said, rhythm or flow, and tone.

Are you a fan of Rap?

Yes I do like rap.

I mostly like Tupac Shakur stuff, apparently some of his music is in the Library of Congress actually

'bout time.

Some folks say Rap/hip-hop definitely has West African roots - and is based on religious worship.

Yeah I can see that.

I would like to see a compliment battle actually, those are really popular in Korea, I think it's a much more positive thing than a diss battle that I usually see

Great idea.

Some rap lyrics don't seem to have anything to do w/praise, do they?

Yes, mostly they are meant to make fun of other people LOL but I think a compliment battle is actually a very smart thing and would promote positivity


Humans may have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago.

Do you know ?

That is fascinating, also like the evidence scientists discovered in New Mexico, ancient humans against giant sloths.

Scientists recently found a human print inside a ground sloth's paw marks.

It must be really popular as each year about 500,000 people visit the museum, humans dont stop to amaze me!

NIce!

Animals and plants synthesize their own vitamin c, But humans cannot.

That sure is an interesting fact, you know humans can regrow ribs and they will be as strong as before in about 2-3 months

Yes, But there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.

I bet that frequency is used a lot in horror films.

Yes.

Both human and animals are live together.

I make our eco-system.

The special branch of science to study animals is called zoology.

Its amazing how there are more than 7 million species of animals and there are more to discover.

There are about 20 quintillion animals on planet earth.

Wow, that is a lof animals for sure, you know that animals have constitutional rights in Germany?

In 1912 Scottish protection of animals act, the loch ness monster is a protected species.

Really?

I though the Loch Ness monster was a myth, or maybe its a  safety measure in case they actually discover the monster.

Alaska has had a cat named stubbs as its mayor since 1997.

I wonder how mayor Stubbs makes all the decisions lol, did you watch the movie The Godfather?

There are cat cafes in Japan and Taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks.

Not sure if I would pay for that lol, do you have a cat?

Yes, Its very naughty and its one of family memebers.

I also have a cat, Ive always wondered what breed it is since there are over 70 breeds registered.

Amazing!
Its very nice to hear this.

You know the cat in The Godfather, well it was actually a stray cat that happened to be around the set, I bet its life change forever as it is now a movie star.


do you know much about humans?

I know that we lost the body hair only quarter of a million years ago

pretty recent.

Do you know why we are good persistence runners?

that is because we used to be hunters and that came in handy

yeah.

Did you know we are the only ones that cannot synthesize vitamin c ourselves?

yeah we are missing the enzyme that helps with that

Yeah.

Did you know there is a sound frequency that scares us?

I really want to know what that sounds like

Me too.

ANd we can regrow ribs if they are surgically removed

yes and in only 2-3 months and just as strong as before

Yeah.

Do you know how many individual animals are there?

About 20 quintillion but I have no idea how many zeroes it has

Haha true.
Do you have a pet?

I have a dog and two cats, and you?

I have just a dog.

Do your pets have white patches in the forehead?

they do not but I hear domesticated animals develop them, weird

Yeah I know  mine do not have them either, confusing a bit

Agreed.
DO you know why we have hiccups?

that us from back in the day when animals had gills and lungs

Yeah.

Do you know what the Loch Ness Monster is?

Yes that is the believed to be monster in Scotland


Do you like Tennis?

I do not, but I am a fan of Serena Williams, ever since she voiced a character in Avatar; The Last Airbender.

I didn't know she did that.
She speaks fluent French and Italian.

She's great.

There is a rapper who is deaf, and rhymes in sign language.

That is interesting.

Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance"

Did you know that Serena Williams co-owns the Miami Dolphins?

I didn't know that.

In 2007 she was ranked 95th in the world.

It's hilarious that McDonalds pays rappers $5 for each time they mention big macs in songs.

I'm surprised one hasn't just said "big mac' the entire time.

lol true!

Big Mac sounds like it would be a good rapper name.

Eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist before he was a rapper.

Donald Glover's name came from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator.

I would have loved to have seen how many he rejected, before settling on "Childish Gambino".

I know right?

Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle rap called "compliment battle"  Never heard of that before.

It's fascinating to know that the term "hip hop" comes from the 16th century, and means "to converse".

I didn't know that.

In 2001 a Michigan judge delivered a ruling in the form of a rap when judging over a suit filed against Eminem.

I bet that was funny to hear in the court room.

That is funny.

It is asinine that grunting can be considered cheating in tennis.

How insane is that?

I agree.

It's always so quiet during tennis matches.

I would have liked to have seen the matches when they were permitted to use anything as a racket.

I think they ended that in the 70's.

That would have been interesting.

Polo shirts were originally invented bor tennis and later adopted for polo players.

I just admire Serena for speaking up for women's rights, even though it comes at a great personal cost to her.

She truly is a warrior for women.

I agree.

In 1998 she shaid that both she and her sister Venus could beat any man ranked 200 or worse.

I have zero ideas how rankings work in tennis.

I think it is appalling for a little girl to be told she was too black for tennis whites.

That is the epitome of racism right there.

You know it!


Hi Do you know that disney has a new line of Mickey ears

AWWW, really?

How cute and I would love to get some for my kids.

I love Minnie her actually name is Minerva.

Cute.

Wall e was given that name to remember walter disney

How adorable.

I never knew that.

We are really into the subcultural of finding the hidden mickey mouse image in all things disney, its a fun hobby.

yeah had seen few videos of the easter eggs of mickey in every production

Oh wow, thats cool.

I never heard about that one either.

I know Bill Nye was involved with disney, he is a funny scientist.

for flubber well pretty rare to involve a scientist for a fictional movie.

good move by the team

Yea, good point.

It was a great movie and well done.

I havent watched it in a really long time though.

Disney changed its name in 1986.

They make bold moves.

bold moves  may be a  album with Kanye west would be boldest and unimaginable

Oh boy, yeah.

Kayne West I heard that he believes AIDS is a man made disease.

huh?

really ?

I think something is wrong with that man

Yeah, odd thinking.

He also did a skit about interrupting on awards show 2 years prior to really doing it.

The skit was on SNL and he was mocking himself.

still could not to resist to do it with taylor .

Oh boy he truly know about his future may be he was feeling dejavu

Yeah, good point.

Out of the top 10 most successful songs of all time is one of his actually.

pretty much unbelievable may be he should save his talent only for music and avoid talk shows

Thats some sound advice!

His Gold Digger song was really fun to listen to but thats about it.

Do you know that eminem's dream is to become a comic book artist

No way, really?

I like him but never knew that.

I heard that Tupac has music in the library of congress as cultural significance,.

That is pretty cool, I think.

Once a judge gave her ruling in form of Rap where eminem is charged

HA, thats pretty clever!

I guess that Eminem had a favorite character and it was Spiderman.

Good thing he stayed with music and rapping.

good chatting with you


Are you a fan of Disney?

I am, my favorite movie is probably Lion King.

What about you?

Lion King rocks!

I think they are making a new one really soon.

I liked Beauty and the Beast and even Moana was great

I really enjoyed the soundtrack of Moana.

Beauty and the Beast also had a pretty good one.

For sure!
Did you ever watch Big Hero 6?

I have, it was an excellent movie.
What about you?

I liked it a lot, I never knew it was Disney too much while watching it, apparently it was rendered with a 55,000 core supercomputer

Talk about high tech!

Bill Nye was a scientist consultant for Disney's flubber!

no way!
That is awesome, I never knew that.
lol.
Bill Nye is the man!

Pixar also named wall-e after walter elais disney.

that is a nice shout out to walter disney.

I like the other shout outs too, there is a subculture dedicated to finding hidden mickey mouse images in disney things

Speaking of mickey mouse, Minnie mouse was short for Minerva mouse.

no way, all these short names, I never knew that!

I wonder where the name Minerva went

Do you listen to rap music?

I used to love listening to Rap music, not so much anymore, but still enjoy it.

How about you?

I do not listen to them too much as I prefer other types of music.

I like Korean Rap, they have compliment rap battles lol

Ah, the infamous k-pop.

I have listened to some of that here and there.

Me too, even North Korea has a form of kpop.

It was so nice chatting with you!

It was nice chatting with you too!
Thank you for you time!

Thank you also, enjoy your night!


Hello.
Do you like the Star Wars movies?

I love them!
some of my favorites.
how about you?

I love them too.

I've even read some of the books and played a few star wars video games.

oh what games have you played?

I used to play a lot of them but the more recent ones havent been great

Some of the older ones.

I can't remember the names off the top of my head but one was a race game, where you raced in ships on different planets/tracks.

oh probably the Episode 1 podracer game.

that was a goood one.

I cant believe how successful its become after George Lucas made that one movie way back in the 70s

I know.

Hey, did you know that his wife worked on the movie too?

She even won an academy award.

she did??
what for?

She did some editing work on some scenes.

She worked on obi wan's death, leia's good luck kiss, and the trench run.

thats awesome.

Did you know Ewan McGregors brother goes by Obi-Two?

No I didn't but that's neat!

I don't think I asked, but what games do you or did you play?

I played the old Super Star Wars games on the SNES, and Knights of the Old Republic on Xbox.

Those games were awesome

Those sound familiar.

Yeah, the older games and movies were better.

Speaking of older, i heard that James Earl Jones only spent a little over two hours recording his Darth Vadar lines and he was paid $7500.

I imagine he'd make a lot more if he were doing that today.

he probably would make no less than 100k a day!

that voice is so iconic

It really is.

The Force Awakens movie just didn't do him or Vader justice in my opinion.

you see I liked Force Awakens a lot.

I like Kylo Ren.

its a different spin because he conflicted and not just all big bad and evil

Okay, I got my new movies mixed up.

I liked kylo ren too.

What I didn't like is seeing Hans Solo die if that's the right movie.

The one  I meant about vadar was the new movie about a young darth vadar.

oh yea Han died in Force Awakens.

did you know Star Wars is technically responsible for Titanic and Avatar existing?

No I didn't.
How is that?

James Cameron decided to join the film industry after watching star wars, he drected those 2 films

I guess Star Wars is inspiring in more ways than one!


Hey there what do you think about planet Earth?

It's amazing that Earth has only one natural satellite aka the Moon

Oh, really?
That is really interesting.

It is interesting, but something that's sad is that four-fifths of the world's natural forests have been destroyed.

We need to do better with the planet I think

I think so too.

I can't believe when the earth was first formed, one day was 5.5 hours long!

I know right!

do you think that days are getting longer overtime?

Like will we have a 40 hour day at some point in the future

I'm not sure, but I hope not, that is way too long!

What do you think about the United Nations appointing an ambassador to extraterrestrials?

I wonder what he does all day, sounds like the most boring job in the world because obviously we haven't had contact yet

It must be very boring.

If we ever do have contact, I wonder if they would tell us?

That's a good point!

Scary thing about our current trajectory is that Earth will be out of helium by the year 2100, I know that you love him very important for manufacturing things so I don't know what we'll do

It's very scary to think about, hopefully we don't.

What other interesting fact, is that if all of history was 24 hours, humans would only take up about 1 minute worth of the 24 hours, isn't that wild to think about?

It's very interesting.

It's amazing how long the earth has sustained life.

Yes Earth has been around for a long time for sure.

So interesting to me is that Earth is about 71% covered with water.

The other 29% is land and various Islands.

Yeah, I found that out a few years ago, there is so much ocean that hasn't been explored.

Can you imagine what is in there?

I know right!

I always wanted to go treasure hunting and get some gold from like sunken ships or something haha.

Do you like science fiction by the way?

I think it's great to learn about.

Yes I think it's interesting, one cool thing to is that NASA has a list of space technology words that writers can use so that they are making accurate statements in the movie

That is awesome!

I seen something about starship troopers is the only science fiction novel that is used by three of the five branches in the us military.

Yep you're right!

Have you seen the movie?

The movie is really violent but I liked it, it's from the director of Robocop.

I can't believe it's on the military reading list though

Yeah me either!

A judge in 1950's tried to ban science fiction comics.

Get this, because there was a black character!

Yeah that's horrible!

interesting that the term "robotic" was created by a science fiction author, you'd think that it would have been an actual science term, and this happened back in 1941 haha

I know right!

haha, well it was nice talking to you, I've got to fix dinner now.

Bye!


Hi, how are you?

Great!

Did you know that Oscar Isaac requested that his character in The Force Awakens be from Yavin 4, because he's from Guatemala and that's where the Yavin 4 scenes were shot in the original trilogy?

I did not know that!

I was also shocked to learn that George Lucas's wife won an emmy while he did not.

Huh, he didn't win an Emmy for the Star War Christmas special?

Haha.

In 2013 Star Wars was the first film to be dubbed into a Native American language -- Navajo.

I find it sad that this was not done until 2013.

Don't you think it should have been earlier than that?

You would think.

It is sad.

For the original Star Wars movie, James Earl jones only got paid $7500 and recorded all of his lines in just 2 and a half hours.

Talk about a bargain.

Yeah!

That does work out to a great hourly rate though.

The total value of the star wars franchise is $65B!

And that's after they studio thought it was going to flop, so Lucas gave up his $500k directing fee in return for licensing and merchandising rights.

Maybe one of the best business decisions ever made!

Yeah!
Do you know what he sold to Disney for?
How much??

Seems like it was over a billion.

Back to Lucas's wife -- she had a lot of the best ideas for the original movie, like Obi Wan's death.

I cried when I saw that part.

Still makes me sad.

She also suggested Leia's good luck kiss...

And re-edited the trench run scene to make it more suspenseful.

Those are some big contributions.

Much deserving of the editing Oscar.

I agree.

I think star wars is getting too watered down, with average movies like Solo and New Hope.

They were ok movies but not up to the quality we have come to know about the franchise.

Totally agree.

I did LOVE the spin-off Rogue One though from 2016.

That one felt like a true Star Wars movie from back i the day.

I did like that one.

I thought that had a good story and nice acting.

There's a reason why they are the most successful film merchandising franchise!

Definitely.

I also like the diversity of the films.

Did you know in the 1950's a judge tried to ban a sci-fi comic because one of the characters was black?

Crazy.

Very unfair.

Isn't (s)he supposed to be just?

Weighing the decisions of the land so that everyone is treated fairly?

The 50's were a different time, unfortunately.

One of the first sci-fi stories is thought to be from ancient Greece, over 1800 years ago, about plant-based aliens living on the moon.

Who thinks of these stories?

I guess it is more of a commentary on my lack of creativity.

Haha.

Isaac Asimov coined the term Robots in 1941.

I'd have thought it was much older than that.

Yeah.
That seems young.
Nice chatting with you!


hi, did you watch the movie titanic?

Yes, I watched the movie several times and for me it was touching.

Yes it always is.

did you know the founder of Hershey was going to be in the ship but had to cancel due to work

No, I didn't know that, are you aware if or not the titanic was found in real life?

Yeah and there are even picture of the iceberg that sunk the titanic

Leonardo DiCaprio is one of my favorite actor, do you have a favorite actor?

I do not think I have a favorite one but he was soo good in the titanic

If you had to bucket list, what will be number on your bucket list?

travel the world and explore as many countries as possible .

and you?

About the same travel the world, visit places that I have never visit before, no matter how far.

yeah that would be incredible.
d o you like dogs?

Yes, I like dogs, I have a german shepard, but I also will like to have a husky if I live in the mountains.

That is really nice.

they can have one of the 12 types of blood

Do you have a dog, If yes what breed of dog and his name?

I do not unfortunately for now.

Maybe later.

Dogs can also donate blood that is so cool

Wow, that is cool, do you know any of your personal friend's dog that donated blood?

No, none that I know.

In Istanbul they have vendin machines that dispense food and water for dogs

Ok, do you like horse, If you do, have you rode a horse before?

I have ridden a horse before and they are my favorite animals.

How about you?

Yes, I rod a once, I was raised on a farm and all my friends had a horse except me.

THey are such gentle creatures.
Nice chatting with you.


Do you watch the Red Sox?

I do, what do you think about Prices injury?

It sucks that he is injured, a friend of mine had the same problem from typing on the computer.

Yeah I guess carpal tunnel is a pretty common injury, it seems like his problem is related to gaming

Yeah, I guess that is better than Tommy John problems.

Well the team manager must be really mad, after all David is one of the key pieces of the team, he said his been playing for a while now, since he was 12 so I wonder if playing games is really the cause

Yeah, he is a great player.

Did you know video games were orignally used by the military?

No I didnt, I always thought they were used for entertainment although I know the millitary use them currently

I know, it was probably for some type of war game.

What are your thoughts on the name ''Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Devices'' ?

I play them every now and then.
LOL

I think its a really long and boring name lol, I do like to play video games as well do you have a PlayStation system?

No, I used to though.

I didn't like the games that were coming out on it.

I see well I bought one and used to play fifa 14, that was the last game that came our for the PlayStation 2 model.

I used to play that too.

Did you Tom Hanks brother does woody's voice in video games?

I didnt, he has a great voice!

you know that Stephen Fry is also a game narrator, he narrater the voice for some games

Yeah, I heard that.

Apparently playstation 3s are being used to research blackholes.

Wow it sounds like the consol has a lot of power, it must be cheaper than building a computer capable of doing that, the department of defense also used them to build a supercomputer, in fact 1760 units

yeah, apparently they used them to build a super computer, I wonder if they were actually playing grand theft auto!

I dont about that but something funny happened to the company, they issued and unlock code for the ps3 by accident, they were prosecuting people that did the same things before them.

Wow, did you ever try any of the baseball games on playstation?

I did, but I rather watch the games than to play them on a video game console, do you like baseball?

Yeah, me too.

I like baseball a lot, I played when I was younger.


Hello!
How are you today?

Hello, I'm great thanks for asking.
Do you like video games?

I do!

I've been playing for over 20 years now, how about you?

I have been playing for about 25 years now.

I saw video games were originally called cathode ray tube amusement devices.

Say that ten times fast haha.

Did you know it is illegal for kids 16 and under to play video games past midnight?

Haha.

I did not know that, but maybe that's a good idea.

I agree.
Do you have a playstation or xbox?

I have a PS4.
What about you?

I have an xbox.
I wonder when the playstation came out?

I love Sony so I've always stuck with Playstation.

I had the playstation and playstation 2 but then jumped to xbox.

I think it's cool the military uses playstation 3's to build a supercomputer.

That is very cool.

They are super powerful devices so it makes sense to me.

Do you like to watch baseball at all?

I love baseball.
What about you?

Same here.

I didn't know it was more popular in Japan than it is here!

Me either.
It's a huge past time here in America.
I'm excited for opening day.

Who do you like to watch?

I love the Cincinnati Reds.
What about you?

I'm not a fan of a team but like watching it in general!

Anyways, Great chatting with you!

I think the same.
It was good talking to you too!

Have a great day!


Hello.
Do you play any video games?

I do play games.
I enjoy the call of duty game series.

I also enjoy that game.

Did you know video games were initially called cathode ray tube amusement devices and were used by the military?

Yes, cathode ray tubes have come and gone and the game plays on.

I have a Playstation 3, but no plans to upgrade.

I have a ps3 as well.
I dont see the point to buying a ps4.
This one is all I need as well.

The game Destiny turned me off gaming.

It was fun to play, but it demands network connectivity.

Sometimes the old games are just fun.

Donkey Kong and Mario are still OK.

I see Fifa 14 works on PS2, PS3 and PS4.

I was never into soccer games.

I liked Madden though.

Did you know that ps3s are being used to research black holes.

Yes, people let them run and they network together.

Sort of like the 1760 PS3's used by the department of defense to make a super computer.

Never tried Madden.

Never played madden.
You will have to try it.
How about grand theft auto.
Have you played that one?

I do indeed love GTA.

I want to say that I played early rev levels on a PC.

It was a different game back then.

FUDGE RIPPLE!

I will search for a disk and see if it is audio.

THe original game when played in a cd player would play the soundtrack to the game.

Interesting.

Have you ever had carpel tunnel syndrome brought on by playing games?

Actually I have.

I dont know if that is why I got it though.

I was typing a lot for work when I got it.

Yes, it can be a big deal.

Imagine a Major League Baseball player missing games because of carpel tunnel.

LOL.

I can imagine it.

It really is painful.

Did you know that baseball managers wear a uniform because they are allowed to play if needed?

Haha.

Imagine if your boss could sit in for you at work.

He would be steamed if you said, "I have a Fortnite related injury and must sit this out."

He would be steamed and I would be totally embarrassed.

Lol.

Did you ever play soccer baseball.

That's what Canadians call kickball.

Kickball on the playground.

What fun.

David Price is the MLB player with a 217 million dollar seven year contract.

Cant play ball games.

Perhaps because of video games.

He might try kick ball.

Maybe he should.

What did you think about that guy findin 3 million dollars worth of old baseball cards in his grandpas attic.

Finding 3 million dollars worth is like finding an unlock code for life.

It wouldn't guarantee you win the game but it would sure make it a lot easier.

Lol.

Have a great day.

Have a good day.


hey there do you watch any shows on Netflix

Yes I have a subscription, been watching The Office.

They have come out with their own originals too called Netflix Original.

What about you?

oh ya I love stranger things and other shows they have, I do the digital though not with dvds

Oh no I don't do DVDs either just the streaming service.

It's too bad it doesn't have Game of Thrones though, that show has gotten 37 emmy awards.

I do like GOT!

George RR Martin is the author and a genius!

It is such a hit parents are naming their kids Arya.

Only a couple more months until the last season starts.

ya I can't wait, weird that charlie Chaplins granddaughter is in the show too!

Wonder if they ever offered Tom Cruise a part, he has won so many awards for best actor, they probably can't afford him.

ya, he is a great actor though, so many classic roles like Maverick in Top gun and Ron Kovic in Born on the Fourth of July

Yeah I really like him in The Last Samurai.

He spend time learning Japanese and swordplay on this own to prepare for the role.

Good on him.

yup I like that movie, I never realized samurai was plural and refers to the whole group and not just Tom Cruise haha

I liked him in Rainman too, that movie won Best Picture.

I think one of my favorites is when he plays a hitman in Collateral with Jamie Foxx.

oh ya that is a really good movie, he is kind of looney though he spent 10 million dollars to build a bunker to protect himself from aliens

Yeah I think he is into Scientology.

Did you know he was married to Nicole Kidman?

They have since divorced.

Though they did so Eyes Wide Shut together.

lol, that is a weird movie though, Seinfeld is super rich though, richer than Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise combined apparently

Well I am just glad I do not have any stock in MoviePass.

It fell to under a dollar after people found out Christopher Robin was not being shown last summer.

oh wow ya I'm glad I didn't get that, I just use Netflix and thats enough for me

Netflix is piling up debt to fund all these new series and shows, 21.9 billion at last count.

But they have made 125+ shows and series of new content.

ah I didn't know that, they sure take up a lot of bandwidth, about 1/3 of all internet traffic

I bet Blockbuster regrets not buying them for 50 million.

Now they are out of business or pretty close.

ya, with Netflix now worth about 2 billion, that was definitely a mistake!


Hello, are you a big Netflix person?

I am!

I have been a subscriber for years and especially love the original content!

I do as well!

Were you a subscriber even back when their whole business model was about DVD rental by mail and not an online platform?

I was!

I think it was in 2007 when they started adding streaming features.

It's interesting to think how differently the company could have been if decisions played out differently.

Like Blockbuster declining to buy them many times, and now they're worth many times over.

Exactly!

A purchase of $50 million that is now worth $2 billion.

That is just CRAZY!

And I feel like that doesn't even big to desribe how huge Netflix is still.

Netflix accounts for a third of ALL bandwith in North America from 9pm to 12 am!

Which is honestly just nuts.

And when you combine Netflix and youtube, it's half of the peak internet traffic in North America alone!

I was surprised to learn recently though, that despite how huge their online platform is, they still do DVD rentals!

And spend 20 times more on postage than their bandwith.

True - but I think they might need to start paying more attention to what they are spending - they racked up $21.9 billion in debt as of Sept 2017 trying to get content!

That's certainly a lot of money!

Although at least it's an investment and will come back to them.

On the other hand, I remember a decade ago, Tom Cruise spent $10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens, what a nut.

I stopped liking him when he went all about Scientology.

I much prefer other actors now, like Peter Dinklage.

I've never heard of him, does he do a lot of action movies?

I like Tom Cruise because of movies like Top Gun and Cocktail but I'm always interested in expanding my preferences.

Actually, Peter Dinklage plays Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones!

Oh wow!

That's a beautiful show I've been meaning to watch, it's filmed in Ireland I think!

And from the limited parts I've seen the scenery is gorgeous.

Yes.

It is my most favorite show - which it definitely has earned with all of its Emmys - 47 to be exact!

That's a whole lot!

They're certainly influential, I read somewhere that Arya is the fastest rising baby name for girls in the US, due to a character from the Game of Thrones.

My daughter is named Arya.

So we definitely fell into the trend!

I am sad it is going to end this year, with the last season starting in April.

Oh wow that's very cool!

Hey at least if you ever want to pick up a new show after, Nat Geo Wild has a show that parodies Game of Thrones but follows lions!

I heard about that!

I think that would be awesome - following them like the characters in the show!

Yeah absolutely, regardless it will be cool to see if Netflix can makea similar show themselves after Game of Thrones ends.

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


Hello, do you watch Netflix?

Hi there, I do sometimes, but don't have an account myself.

How about you?

I do have an account.

Did you know from 9pm-12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all the bandwidth in North America?

Holy cow, that is so much bandwidth during those peak hours.

I agree.

Netflix and YouTube make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.

That is crazy, and I think it will even continue to grow in the future.

Netflix is worth $2 billion right now.

Wow, I think back in 2000, they proposed to Blockbuster that it should use Netflix as it's online service, they laughed at the offer.

I bet lol.

Netflix was started due to a $40 late fee incurred by Reed Hastings.

Yeah old Reed didn't like those late fees, look what happened since then.

Do you like Tom Cruise?

Yeah I do, I really like 80's Tom Cruise movies.

How about you?

Me too.
I love Top Gun.

Yeah Top Gun was one of his best for sure, I always like risky business.

Tom Cruise once threatened Tom Kruse who is the inventory of the hoverboard.

I heard that!

I think he should have just endorsed it and gone along with it.

I agree.

Tom Cruise spent two years learning Japanese and swordplay in preparation for a film.

That is dedication, I have always admired him for his acting skills.

Me too.

He has a $10 million dollar underground bunker to protect himself from aliens.

That is the weird side of him, I remember when he went kind of nuts on the Ellen show years back.

It was great chatting.


Did you know the china wall was very large and famous in the world.

I did know that.

I think I saw a movie about that on Netflix actually.

Do you have Netflix

Yes, i have Netflix.
Netflix was founded in 1997.

Yep it's crazy that they're going to spend it 2 billion dollars this year to make more new content.

I do like their shows though

Netflix tv shows are awesome.

And Netflix founder was reed hastings and marc.

Yep he started it because he was mad about the late fee for his movie Apollo 13 haha that is actually really good movie have you ever seen it

I saw that movie.
I think the movie was released in 1970.

I think it was actually in the nineties I think you're thinking of the wrong one haha.

Apollo 13 head Tom Hanks in it.

What do you think about Tom Cruise though

I love tom cruise and his movies.
It was awesome.
mission impossible movie was so great.

Yep I like Mission Impossible II.

I also like The Color of Money in the movie Cocktail.

Eyes Wide Shut was pretty weird though haha

tom cruise edge of tomorrow movie was awesome.

edge of tomorrow directer has a great mind.

It's crazy that Tom Cruise spent two years learning Japanese and how to use a samurai sword to prepare for the movie The Last Samurai.

Personally I didn't really like that movie what did you think

Tom cruise was great actor and hard worker.

He spend a lot of to learn a japanese language.

Yeah for sure.

I also never knew that in the movie, The Last Samurai, Samurai is actually plural and refers to Tom Cruise and the whole clan

I think the movie was released in 2003 and the movie was successfully crossed 45-68 crores usd.

I always think the Tom Cruise is super rich, but Seinfeld has a net worth that is more than Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks combined which is insane

Tom hanks also great actor and his net work is $390 million.

He has a great actor.

Tom Cruise is kind of a weird guy though.

He spent $10 on a bunker to protect himself from outer space aliens

It's great but i don't know.

Do you ever watch Game of Thrones?

I love that show, it has won a bunch of awards

I watch all 7 seasons.
it's all are good.

Yeah I love them.

And I didn't know that Arya is the fastest growing baby girl name in the United States period that is definitely due to Game of Thrones


good morning to you

Good morning!

Are a fan of The Simpsons?

Fox News once tried to sue to get the show to stop parodying them.

I love the Simpsons!

not so much Fox news though, they deserve to parodied

They practically ARE a parody!

Do you remember their version of the Daily show from 2007?

Man, it was terrible.

Really, really terrible.

It was canceled after 13 episodes.

with Jon Stewart?
the one on Comedy Central?

Yeah, fox tried to copy it with their own show called the Half Hour News Hour.

oh I thought you were saying The Daily Show was bad and got cancelled!

yea Fox should not have copied that show.

Did you know Fox News and IGN are owned by the same company?

I did not know that.

But I'm sure Rupert Murdoch owns dozens of companies I don't know about.

Another thing I didn't know -- Hillary Clinton was the president of the You ng Republicans in college.

wow!

her views sure have shifted a lot since then, huh/

I'd say.

Nixon actually proposed a guaranteed minimum wage, the only president to ever do so.

which surprises me , I always thought that that was something that pretty much everyone had touched upon in their time in office at least a little bit

Yeah, I was surprised too.

Another surprising fact: Tea Party/GOP poster child Ayn Rand was on Social Security and Medicare.

wow.
I never cared for her books, did you?

No.

Couldn't even finish the one I started.

Canada's first official currency was playing cards!

Now that's cool.

sometimes i wish they still used stuff like that!

id be rich!

haha

Haha.

Hawaii passed single payer healthcare in 2009, but the governor wouldn't sign it into law.

If only the rest of the country would follow suit - and then pass it into law.

yea I wish we had single payer, my health insurance is so complicated sometimes.

people shouldnt go broke over a doctor visit

Totally agree.

It's ridiculous that we don't haver it in this country.

Someday, I think.

Hopefully.

Some candidates are pushing for it!
sadly those guys dont win office

Yeah.

In Kentucky, you can't take office if you've ever participated in a duel.

Maybe that's what we need more of in politics today -- duels.

imagine that?
haha duels in court would be hilarious


Do you like Taylor Swift?

I liked her country stuff and some of her earlier pop.

How about you?

I do like her, specially her performance of the Reputation tour she had in Glendale.

AZ

It seems like she and Kanye West have perpetual conflicts of one sort or the other.

First he crashed her award acceptance.

Then she is accused of stealing his music.

Social media was not kind to her over that accusation!

I think they were a bit unfair to her, it must be hard to be a celebrity, specially a really famous one like her

Well, they called her a "snake".

I like the way she turned it into a positive in her concert with imagery, a snake microphone, and a snake platform.

Snakes in general have an unwarranted bad reputation.

Do you have any experience with snakes?

No not really, but I love them many people are scared of them but I think they are interesting animals

I live in a rural area, so snakes are not uncommon.

I have a 4-5 foot common garter snake nesting at the base of my fig trees.

I like there because she eats the field mice and other critters who want my figs.

Too many people automatically assume snakes are poisonous.

Did you know that only in Australia do venomous snakes outnumber non-venomous ones?

I didnt know that about Australia, are you afraid of snakes?

with what you told me previously I bet you are not afraid of them

No.

I let them go on their way and I go one mine.

While we do have coral snakes, water moccasins, rattle snakes, I have never been bitten.

Did you know that one man has been bitten so often that the antigens in his blood allow it to be used an anti-venom?

Really?

I guess he made a valuable contribution to science and also to medicine, did you hear of that species of flying snakes

I had not, but I could see it possible to approximate flying.

I know they can climb trees because I see the garter snake in my fig trees.

I guess if she wanted to, she could coil and spring, flinging herself from one tree to another.

Down here, Mardi Gras ended last night.

My ears are still ringing from the concerts put on by local bands.

Did you know that a Fighter Concert was so loud that it was picked up on New Zealand seismic (earthquake) monitors?

I didnt know that, do you have any favorite bands?

used to like Linking Park

When I lived in Viginia, I liked Dave Matthews when he was starting out in Charlottesville.

Did you know that a woman driving to a Dave Matthews concert picked up a stranded bicyclist who was Dave Matthews himself!

Wow, that is amazing, I mean what are the ods, that woman is really lucky, I bet she went crazy in that moment.

I would think so.

I have not been to an major act indoor concert since my high school and college days in the 1970s and the 1980s.

Back then Deep Purple broke the record for the loudest concert ever that rendered 3 people unconscious.

While rendering 3 people unconscious is alarming, I wonder how many people had lifelong hearing damage after that one?

I bet at least a few of them did, a really bad concert was the one the band Creed gave in 2002, the concert was so bad the band even got sued by some of the concert goers

Well, Creed survived that one to become a major rock act in the early 2000s.

Do you know if Taylor Swift is still on the "Reputation" concert tour or has that wrapped up?

I guess its all wrapped up by now, I think this article is a bit old, I think that tour happened around 2016 so yeah.

I glad her reputation survived from the Kanye West feud.

While I not much of a fan of her current music, she is a talented artist.

She also is quite a philanthropist.

Did you know she donated all proceeds from "Wildest Dream" song to African wildlife conservation?

No, I didn't know about that, seems like she has a great great, I will follow her example from now on, anyways it's been cool to chat, thanks for all the facts and knowledge

Well, its time to start cycling to work.

Nice chatting with you.

That will do some favors to the enviroment for sure, nice chatting, have a nice day.


Do you like snakes?

they are kind of gross to me, but do you like them?

Yeah there history is strange.

Apparently there is a lizard with no legs and i always though that was what a snake was, lol.

really?

I wonder what separates the two from each other then, i have to imagine they look very similar

You would think but that's not what they pay me for, ha.

Maybe we should move to new zealand they don't have snakes there.

i agree, snakes are so creepy, they are a very lucky country in my opinion

Mine too.

Apparently fear of snakes is hard wired into our brains and monkeys.

maybe it is because of the way that they move or the noises that they make?

I cannot think of why that may be the case

Me either.
Do you know who Taylor Swift is?

I do, I am a big fan of her music!

she was born on December 13 1989. one of her albums won 4 grammy's.

she is very successful, she also owns a private jet, she is doing very well for herself

Yes she is and to be so young it's great!

that jet is a Falcon 900 and cost 40 million right?

Those are really nice.

yes, that is more than I will see in my lifetime, but I am glad she was able to make so much in her career before she loses popularity

Well hopefully she did well with the money she made so far because fame don't last forever.

that is true, she knows her stuff, she took her music off spotify so it was not free, she is kind of money minded

Well that's good.

Apparently she accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and topped Canadian itunes charts, lol.

that is insane, just imagine being that popular, most people never even see that much success

Right!

Her walking backward to avoid picture taking is a ;little weird though.

i guess i sort of get that, it must be annoying being public so often

I can't even imagine.
Nice chatting with you!


Where do you source your news?
Fox, Cnn, other?

Mostly other.
Certainly not Fox.

Did you know that CNN recently raised concern about Fox & Friends?

I had heard something about it.

Weren't they concerned about their interviews with Republicans?

Yes you are correct.

Despite the students mourning due to a mass shooting a day earlier, Republicans appeared only a fox where they wouldn't be pressed about gun control

That's terrible.

All of our press should be able to question our representatives.

I think some of the people they interviewed were Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz if I remember correctly.

All they mentioned was that it was a truly heart breaking horror and that evil is sadly always present.

We should have known it's bias since it was created by a Republican media strategist and Richard Nixon.

I feel that most news are bias in some way or another.

Too bad fox is watched more than cnn and msnbc combined.

That's sad.

Apparently they even threatened to sue the Simpsons for making fun of them for their anti-democratic agenda.

They wanted to stop them from continuing that.

I mean usually its kind of funny how they threatened to sue the Simpsons over a fact which is true.

I guess their perspective is a given since they were created by Richard ailes and president Richard nixon.

I agree.

They would never win because of parody laws anyway.

Did you know that every US president with a beard has been a Republican?!

How odd.

It seems like a strange coincidence?

Ha ha.

Maybe.

Unsurprisingly, there has not been a president that was not a democrat or republican since 1853.

Well I believe either Roosevelt or JFK came very close as a uncorrelated 3rd party.

You may be correct.

I was floored to learn that the last time until very recently that a Republican president was elected without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was 1928!

Wow!

I didn't know the extent to which the Nixons and Bushs were so influential.

I also recently found out that the colors of red and blue associated with republicans and democrats was a recent change, only starting in 2000.

I wonder if they used any other colors before then?

That is a good question.

I would have thought it had been that way for a longer time period than that.

Did you know that Truman visited Disneyland and would not be photographed on the Dumbo ride so he wasn't associated with Republicans.

Well for politicians image is everything.

At least at some level of politics, the US has been quite progressive.

For instance, Texas' first elected female governor came into office even before some states ratified the 19th amendment

Wow, I would not have thought that, especially with it being such a conservative state.

I was sad when I learned that only one governor was against the internment of Japanese citizens during WWII.

I understand the difficulties of a country given it is a melting pot and it can't let spies cause problems in WWII due to conflicting loyalties, but they didn't execute this process well and treated Americans of Japanese heritage unfairly.

It is too bad only 1 governor was against their imprisonment.

I agree.
What a horrible blight on our history.


Did you know that the Beatles song Come Together was written for Timothy Leary?

No I did not, but it wouldn't surprise me since Leary's research was about the use of psychedelic drugs.

Yeah, I remember that, he was pretty out there, right?

Yeah, he wrote about every drug under the sun haha.

Although, a lot of recent evidence has proven some of his theories correct

Like which ones?
I'm not familiar with a lot of them.

I think like ecstasy, mushrooms, and LSD, pretty much a lot of the stuff that the government bans.

OMG, I read about that.

Did you know that in 1934 North Dakota's governor declared martial law?

That's crazy, do you know for what exactly?

I'm not sure.

But I know that texas elected their first female governor before some states even ratified the 19th amendment.

Yeah, and it's crazy that Texas used to be a blue state until the 1980s, then it turned very red haha

Interesting, like the ground turned red?

Or you mean politics?

No, like in politics.

It used to be mostly democratic.

More interestingly, the "blue" and "red" colors tow denote the two parties weren't legitimately used until 2000.

Oh, so like a long time ago Democrats were pro slavery I think.

Wasn't Honest Abe a republican?

Yeah, he was.

The parties have flip flopped so much throughout US history.

But on a lighter note, every president who has had a beard has been Republican, which is really crazy.

I'm not sure if that is true, sadly I don't know a lot about politics, so I can't call that out if it is wrong.

I'm somewhat interested in politics but they just make me depressed.

Nah, I think it is at its best now.
Most entertainment in years.

Haha that's so true

You know there hasn't been a US president who hasn't been a republican or democrat since 1853, who was it?

I think they were in the Whig Party.
But I don't the president.
Tyler maybe?


Do you own a pet snake?

No but there are some snakes outside around where I live at.

They are considered legless lizards.
I like lizards but not snakes

What is your favorite type of lizard?

Iguana by far.
I almost bought a baby one yesterday.
I was looking at Chameleons too

Would you ever consider owning a larger one like a crocodile?

Heck no.
They are illegal too, aren't they?

Oh I didn't realize they were illegal to own.

They are more closely related to birds and I only like parrots for birds, and the bald eagle of course

Do you like Taylor Swift?

I do, kinda.
I like her as a person.
She seems humble and very likeable

Yea, she also walks backwards around paparazzi.

She was born and raised close to where I grew up in Pennslyvania too

Do you know about the Tennessee state?

Not too much.
How about you?

Yes, I know more than most would about the state.

There are some big snakes there.

What kind of snakes are common to Tennessee?

Rattlers?

Bull snakes?

I think it's them rattlers!

I had a bull snake in my yard last year, a big one too.

What happened?

I let him be and just watched him slither through my backyard

Was it a big one?

It appeared as so to me.

I stayed far away from him because of how big he was.

Did you ever about them snake whistling people?

I don't understand the question.


Hi!
Do you watch the news?

Yes I love watching the news.
How about you?

I love the information, but everything these days is so slanted from both sides sometimes it is hard to get.

Right there is not one source out there that you can trust.

I hate the news outlets, but still need to see what's going on.

Much agreed.

I find that the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

The media tries to create outrage for their ratings.

Exactly.

That's why I watch both CNN and Fox.

It kind of helps me to sort through the muck.

Fox is watched more than Cnn and MSNBC combined.

Kinda crazy to think that.

I think Fox is slightly more honest than the other two.

Fox news threatened to sue the simpsons over their constant parody.

I didn't know that.

I don't watch the Simpsons.

I know CNN is whining because they can't get any conservative guests.

Why would you want to go on their show and be abused.

Why would a liberal news network want a conservative guest?

I think so that they can attempt to make them look like a liar or a fool or whatever negative thing they can think of.

That is true.

Did you hear about that time in 1957 when Truman refused to be photographed with Dumbo

No I didn't.

That's funny.

Maybe Dumbo wasn't crazy about the idea either.

Yeah.

Maybe they should have brought Eeyore out

Okay you've got me there, who's Eeyore.

He is the Donkey from winnie the pooh.

Okay now I understand.
He'd make a good mascot for the Demos.

Definitely.

Did you know the red and blue colors started being used in 2000?

No I had no idea.

Did you know that every president with a beard has been a Republican?

I heard that.

I wonder how many presidents had beards, I know lincoln, but who else?

I can't think of any.

I can't imagine someone getting elected today who even has a mustache.

Very true.
Haha.
Great chat!


Good morning!

Do you know anything about snakes?

I saw a huge one on reddit the other day!

I know that they are elongated and legless reptiles covered in scales.

Furthermore, they have highly mobile jaws and usually fangs for venom.

That's true.

My husband pulled one out of my garden.

I had never seen it before.

It's a rat snake.

I guess they are good for killing pests.

I think rat snakes aren't poisonous?

Did you know that the fear of snakes are wired into human brains?

I guess people who hate snakes should live in new Zealand since there aren't any there.

Nope, rat snakes aren't poisonous.

They are actually a good kind.

I have always believed no snakes should exist, so I believe we are wired for it!

I wonder what differentiates snakes from legless lizards?

That is a good question.

Maybe that lizards have eyelids and some snakes dont.

That makes sense.

Personally, I don't mind snakes, although I am wary since venom can be quite potent and dangerous.

As long as they aren't flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey are around my area and I can spot them well a head of time, I'm okay.

flying snakes?
My worst nightmare!
!

I guess New Zealand would be ideal for you, with no snakes and all

True!
Do you ever Listen to Taylor Swift?

I have heard bits hear and there and recently read some articles, but I am not completely familiar.

She writes a lot of her music about herself.

Very popular singer.

Who do you listen to?

Well I do know Kanye did a self mocking skit 2 years before the infamous Taylor swift incident.

Other than that, she is among the worlds contemporary artists.

And she owns a private jet!

I recently learn she once accidentally released several seconds of white noise and it somehow topped the Canadian itunes chart.

That is funny!

But she also thinks music should not be free.

I disagree there.

I should be able to listen to it all I want.

Well for artists, royalties are a lot part of their revenue, even for moderate artists.

Thats true I suppose.

Do you know Swift walks backwards so she wont have her pic taken?

Wouldn't walking backwards make her stick out more?

I would think.
Do you listen to Linkin park at all?
they played 324 concerts in 2001.

Unfortunately, I have never listened to Linkin park.

However, I have listened to The Ramones and they played a total of 2,263 concerts.

Wow!

I was always a big Pink Floyd fan myself.

They played in an empty roman amphitheater once.

Were they recording a music video?

Or did they just do it for fun?

A ancient roman amphitheater sounds amazing

I think they did a video there.
Thats why there was no audience!
The ramones did a lot of concerts.
How long did they tour?

I believe they toured for 20 years!.

Anyway I think I will check out Linkin park.

Thank you for the chat.


Do you watch the news?

A few times a day.

Me too, what do you think about Fox news?

Apparently they are watched more than msnbc and cnn combined.

They are biased and pro republicans.
It is okay though.
Free speech is always good.

Yeah your right.

Fox was created by republican media strategist and a former president.

Richard Allies and former President Nixon created the fox news.

The Two Richards that's right..haha!

Yes,it was funny.

Do you know that Foxnews tried to sue the Simpsons?

I heard they were trying to silence a parody of anti-democratic party agenda.

Yes, you are right.

They want it to stop the Simpsons from parodying its anti democratic party agenda.

They also discussed creating a channel that would only play the Simpsons.

Yes, I heard about it.

Not sure what they hoped to accomplish since the Simpson's were never going to stop clowning them.

They own the Simpsons, right?

Why were they against them since the simpsons have been generating money for them for years?

Good question!
They also owe IGN the gaming website.
Do you game?

No I do not but I'm aware of the fact.

Ok. On a different note did you know that when Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor he did not live in Sacramento but instead commuted everyday by jet for three hours?

I did not know that.

Do you know that the republican party is also referred to as GOP.

Arnold is a republican.

Yup!

Speaking of governors, did you know that Ralph Lawrence Carr was the only one to opposed Japanese American interment camps during WW2.

I heard about it.
Good for him.
Those Japanese people were American.

They were, so sad.

Texas elected it's first female governor.

She was the second female governor in the US.

Your right, nice chatting with you.


Hello, do you ever watch Fox News?

I usually don't watch it.
I understand that it's popular.

Fox discussed the possibility of creating a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons.

That is an idea that might work, but now I figure people are on the Internet.

Maybe a YouTube channel?

Possibly...The gaming website IGN is actually owned by Fox News.

Oh, I didn't know that.

I guess Fox owns a lot of things out there.

A gaming site?

Hm.

Yea very interesting.

Fox News is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.

I believe it.
CNN has its own bias, as does MSNBC.
People watch what they want to believe.

Yep, not a huge fan of CNN because they post so much fake news and are very biased.

I don't watch CNN.
What kind of fake news?

They just report things that are fake or swayed to the liberal spectrum of politics.

Fox News was created by Richard Ailes and Richard Nixon.

The viewership of Fox skews pretty old.

In 2015, the median viewer age was 68 years old.

Older people tend to be more conservative.

That is very old.

Did you know there hasn't been a president who wasn't a rep or dem since 1853?

The two party system is frustrating because the choices are limited.

The money backs certainly candidates, and there is little possibility for outsiders to get in.

I agree.

Every president with a beard has always been a republican.

I guess that imparts a look of sage wisdom and manliness.

I guess so lol.

The last time a republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was back in 1928.

That's quite a while.

I guess Trump might be starting a new dynasty.

Will his daughter run?

Who knows.

Haha possibly.
Who knows what will happen next.

I would like to see some change in gov't.

Sometimes old ideas have value.

The only president to propose a guaranteed minimum income was a republican, Nixon..

I think that people are worried now and would like some security.

Me too.
It was good talking to you.


Are you familiar with Native American books?

I read a few in school.

I was raised in Oklahoma and many of my friends were of the Cherokee and Choctaw tribes.

I have heard of Tommy Orange's fiction novel about Native Americans.

That's interesting!

He is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes.

I don't know much about those two tribes.

His book is about a boy?

Yes.

It is fiction however.

It provides insight into the challenges that the boy has in grappling with his identity.

We have a national history where many atrocities and slurs dot the history.

True!

I went to an indian reservation this past summer in New York.

It was the Seneca nation and I went through one of their museums.

They pretty much got kicked out of their land just like all the other tribes in the nation.

A people divided into tribes cannot stand against a unified enemy.

But, my wife's best friend has a Ph.D. and the government paid for all of her education because she is Cherokee.

But if one knows the facts, a lot of interesting history can be written.

Wow.

That's really interesting.

Hopefully Tommy Orange's book does well.

Books can be fiction with a lot of facts or not so many.

Wiki has an article where they rank fictional characters according to their powers.

Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction in his youth.

Never knew that he did that before.

I wonder how one would find a copy of it.

Imagine Edgar Allen Poe wrote about a cyborg a long time ago

Interesting!

A judget ried to ban a science fiction comic in the 1950's because it featured a black character.

Wow!

We have come a long way, thank goodness.

The FDA also burned 6 tons of literature in an act of censorship.

I think I remember reading about that before.

Literature was an olympic event from 1912 to 1952.

I would like to see one of those gold medals.

I would like to understand the scoring.

I bet it was somewhat like Jeopardy.

I would also like to read the "best" of the "worst opening sentences" that people used to enter into a contest.

lol  That would be interesting.

Didn't Sir Winston Churchill win a nobel prize for literature?

That would not be my first guess, but I think you are right!

Based on literature, kissing is a fairly recent development.

You would think that would have been written about a long time ago.

Switching gears ... id you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?

People did not wear brands on clothing so prominently as they do today back in 1986.

So that was Apple being innovative in another field.

Surprisingly, the Pilgrims wore clothing that was full of color and they only wore black for special occasions.

I'm so used to seeing them stereotyped wearing black and white.

Me too.

You know that every human society has worn clothes.

I would hope so.

lol  I guess it depends on your body type, etc.

I suppose if the weather is perfect, a grass skirt might be enough, but it is still clothing.

Clothing is often gender specific.

Nice talking.


Are you a fan of books?

I personally read a lot, mostly non-fiction though.

I don't really have time to read but when I do I like to read fiction.

I find it funny that Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction of Greek mythology.

That is sort of odd.

There is even a wiki that ranks fictional characters by their powers, that would be an interesting read.

And in Greek literature there wasn't much kissing.

Romantic kissing is actually a recent development.

That surprises me, I  guess I always associated it with all love stories.

Even Shakespeare.

Yeah I think there was a lot of romance just kissing wasn't part of it.

I see.

Winston Churchill won a Nobel Prize, for literature.

I always though it was for peace

Interesting!

Literature was an olympic event from 1912 to 1952.

I always associate the olympics with sports!

Same here, I always thought it was part of the ancient games but never made its way to the modern games.

How do you even judge that?

Yeah, pretty subjective.

Speaking of literature contests, there isone that challenges writers to come up with the worst opening sentence for a novel.

I heard there was, I wonder what the winners were, those would be fun to read.

Do you think that literature should be censored?

Absolutely not!

That is why I hated to hear that the FDA burned 6 tons of literature

But should fan fiction be allowed?

George RR Martin says it is copyright infringement and isn't useful for aspiring writers.

i think so.

I think it is a great creative outlet for pepole.

Have you heard of Tommy Orange's debut novel, There There?

i havenr, whats is it like?

It is about Native Americans in modern history but seems to also touch on how they were treated in the past.

It's a fictional story with elements of truth.

I think that might be an interesting read.

The story follows around different members of a large cast of Native Americans who live in Oakland, CA.

I'm not sure if I would like it because I like books that focus on one character.

I can take several focuses as long as I can put together what is going on.

That's good!

Some of the people speak directly to us and others use the third person, so there are diverse approaches.

It has been good chatting tonight, but my dinner is ready, and I must go.

I have a great night.

Have a good night.


I've been reading a lot of interesting stories these past few days.

Really?
what have you been reading lately?

A few different fiction stories, very interesting.

One was Tommy Orange's debut novel.

I heard about that one, its the one with the little native american boy right?

Yes!

It was quite an emotional read.

It made me really think about how life is like for them.

Native Americans suffered for a lot of years, its a story that involves a lot of blood and tears and not an easy story to tell

Definitely!

Orange did a great job w how he shared their history...

It was quite diff from the 2nd book I read.

A Visit From The Goon Squad, familiar?

I heard that book was pretty good as well, kind of dark though,

For sure, there were some powerful tales.

I found the sory about the man born with fetal alcohol syndrome the darkest.

You?

I felt sorry about him as well, his mother is in jail so what kind of life can he even have, did you hear about the overweight joung man,

Yeah, that one was crazy, he had a lot against him.

Kinda sad.

It all stayed w me for awhile.

Had to take a break from the book.

I agree, so do you like fiction?

I enjoy both fiction and non, however, I espcially like fiction books that have fact along with some imagination sprinkled in.

I see well did you ever play the Super Smash Bros video game?

there is actaully a long fiction piece about the game

Yeah, I've played that before, I'm more of a reader though lol.

I actually read two of Tommy Orange's books, he had a lot of characters!

I guess thats a great book, I heard good things about it havent really read it,

What are you more in to - literature, clothing or gaming?

I like all three of them lol, clothing is also one of my favorite subjects and I also like technology

I hear ya, I'm really into clothing too.

Switching it up w textiles and materials.

Did you know Apple had a clothing line in 1986?

I didnt, I would buy an Apple tshirt for sure, I wonder why they dont have that clothing line anymore

Yeah same.

Also, this was interesting, from 1912 to 1952 architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture were olympic events.

How cool

Really cool indeed, they should be events even now, I wonder why they took them out!