Hi, what is your favorite car?

Hello!
I love the old Mustangs...and you?

What do you like mostly about the old mustangs?

The power and the look mostly, always liked them.

Back in my teen years they were the best car to have.

My favorite car is the honda accord, back in the days I like the chrysler.

i have a honda and love it although it's getting old I need another one soon but don't want a car payment.

Did you know the Cadillac was named after a french explorer?

Thought that was interesting.

No, I didn't didn't, I always wanted a Cadillac but never could afford one.

Yes that is Interesting.

I find it interesting too that there are more libraries in the U.S.A than there are McDonald's lol I didn't think there were that many libraries these days with all the technology online.

I knew there were lots of libraries, because I live in a small town and we have 3 libraries and two McDonald's.

Oh cool.

I live in a big city and I guess I just don't notice the libraries.

We have a ton of McDonalds though.

You know if you publish a book in Norway the government automatically buys 1000 copies from you and donates them to the library.

No, now that is surprising.

I wonder how to get started, that would be very Interesting.

Yes it would!

So do you like learning about the universe?

I think it's all amazing i really love the moon and stars.

So interesting to think space goes on forever as far as we know, About 71% of the earths surface is water.

so interesting!

Yes, I will like that very much.

When I was a kid I used to stay outside for hour counting stars.

Me too!

I still like to go hiking at night and sit up there in pure darkness and the stars and moon are so bright.

I love going to the ocean and watching the ocean tides, and it's so amazing that the moon causes those tides!

You mention about 70% of the earth surface is water, that really was hard to believe at first until I started thinking about all the wells people dug back in the days.

That and think about how vast the oceans are, on a globe there's a lot of water.

Yes, that is true, but just by living on earth, it's hard to picture that.

Yes I totally understand that.

It is very interesting when you start thinking on a broad vision.

It is sad that 80% of Earths forests have been destroyed.

Very sad.

yes, especially in California, hundredth of acre of land are destroyed.

Yes very tragic.

We need our forests and it's not looking too bright.

So important for our survival here on earth.

what really touch me is that I love animals and Their homes are being destroyed as well.

Yes!

Animals are so innocent and they are just trying to survive too.

yes, so true.


hi hows it going?

did you know that Target Use to be called Goodfellow Dry Goods?

Hi!
Really?
That's funny!
They are doing really good right now!

Yeah,  they also price match Amazon.
I didn't know.

Really???

Hey I did not know that, hmmm I may have to use that trick lol

It looks like every state except Vermont has a Target lol That's an interesting fact!

Wow!

That is!

I love Target so I am not surprised lol.

They are the 8th largest retailer in the US!

Thats good for them!

Right!

There is a state senator that has to work at Target to makes ends meet!

How weird is that haha

Wow,  I wonder what state,  and why he has to do that if he is a state senator?

lol But I guess if you need a second job,  that one probably has a lot of good perks!

Exactly!

I hear they are good to work for.

They have such good prices on their clothing and pretty good quality as well.

Yes,  their clothing has definitely been updated,  they have a way better selection of clothing for all.

It is actually stylish and like you said good quality!

Definitely!

I heard that Apple corp had a clothing line in 1986...I never knew that.

That's interesting,  I wonder what it looked like!

I also never knew Pilgrims only wore black for special occasions.

Really?

That's interesting!

There's so many different Brands of clothes now it's crazy, I see commercials all the time on TV about another new Brand or style lol

yeah I know right,  so much to keep up with!

Exactly, I love it though!

My daughters love the Hollister Brand mostly but I shop at Target a lot lol

lol I shop at Nordstrom Rack a lot,  but I do love Target and JC penny

Oh I love Nordstrom Rack, I always spend way too much though lol...There is a store in Alabama that only sells clothing and electronics from unclaimed baggage from airports lol Crazy!

That's amazing,  I would definitely shop there,  can you imagine all the cool stuff people leave in unclaimed baggage?

Probably some rare finds!

I know, I would love to go there too, good deals I bet!

Well it's been good chatting with you.
gotta run.


Do you like to go to the library much?

I used to love it as a kid, and mine even had a nice park next to it.

Mine did too!

A nice park with a duck pond and fish.

When I lived in my hometown I used it a lot as a work and study space because of the big tables and free wireless.

That's great!

I'm actually trying to get hired here at the library now, and already have my application in for it.

They are always having fun events there too, as I read on the billboard, anyway.

Awesome!

The town I live in has a little library that's open four days a week, and I put in an application when they had an opening.

I'll try again if another spot opens up.

Is it your original hometown library you applied to?

No, I've moved out of state.

The library here is much larger and nicer, but there is not park.

I heard there's a library in Sacramento that has a things section.

That's cool!

The one in the county seat town here had a tool library for a while, but unfortunately they had to discontinue it at least temporarily because of remodeling.

I also was watching the news one day and I saw where there was a library that has a workshop with a 3D printer the public can use!

I'd like to try!

Would you?

Definitely!

I'm doing research right now on municipalist movements and commons-based local economies -- tool libraries, community hubs, hackerspaces, etc.

-- and that kind of stuff is my bread and butter.

I like this program in Norway where if you publish a book, the government will buy copies to give to libraries.

They'll buy 1000, and if the book is for children they will buy 1500!

That's awesome!

It's especially cool when libraries stock up on local authors and celebrate local culture.

My old hometown library also had a cool program where they took locals artwork and displayed it so that the public could view it and even buy it if they wanted.

They had some really beautiful pieces, I remember.

Yeah, public libraries are great community spaces.

The library at one of my old colleges had one of the best architecture for a library.

They had elevators but also winding staircases and also outside they had a koi pond.

That sounds like a really cool place.

After they expanded the library in my hometown you could sit and watch the ducks in the pond through a wall of glass while you read.

That sounds like one of the best spots to relax, ever!

I studied a lot at that koi pond library, and mostly went for my astronomy class.

I had Earth as the subject for a class project.

Studying by a koi pond sounds like one of the best things ever.

Only thing that could beat that would be craft beer on tap.

Maybe if your college has beer making as a subject!

My Astronomy class was fun but complicated.

I had so many items needed on that project I wish my car had a wooden trunk in the back to hold it all like they used to!

Wow, it sounds like an expensive class.

Did you have to buy a lot of stuff for it?

i did, but some of the stuff I made on my own like the diagram of all the planets.

Did you know that Earth doesn't take 365 days to go around the sun?

It takes just over that.

I remember wondering about our calendars after hearing that!

Yeah, I always thought it was about 365 and a quarter, because of leap year.

I wonder how we compensate for that extra day.

I think we just hope no one notices!

Well, I gotta hop in my car and run.

Wish it was a trip to the library but it's not!

cya!


Hello hows it going?
Do you shop at target?

I do occassionally though I go to Walmart more often.

How about you?

Yes,  I love Target.

Did you know that Target and Best Buy will price match Amazon?

Amazon must be doing great!

I love Amazon shopping the best though,  so convenient.

That's good to know in case I need something immediately.

It looks like Target is in every state of the U.S. except Vermont.

And Target is doing well despite other stores closing.

Thats true!

The closure of Kmart, Sears and Toys R Us may have helped drive traffic to Target as well.

The company was first named Goodfellow Dry Goods.

I know you can buy fresh vegetables from some places online but I guess some people like to pick fresh produce in person.

Target has made a commitment to offer fresh groceries.

I have noticed.

They have a good selection of vegetables and frozen foods.

That makes it so much more convenient,  one stop shopping!

I love the clothing from Target too, so cute.

A lot of growth has comefrom their private label brands.

Yeah they have really updated consumer needs.

I love how they have vegetables and groceries too,   super convenient,  one stop shop.

It seems like there are a lot of factors in Target's recent success.

Yes.
Good for them!

But Vermont doesn't have a Target.
I wonder why?

Not sure,  maybe no where to put it?

Hmm...also, Target doesn't sell Rip Curl branded clothing does it?

I heard it's made in North Korea but says Made in China!

lol Not sure.

Maybe North Korea bought it from China to sell in Targets!

And be careful if buying supplements from target.

80% of the supplements don't actually contain what they say they do.

What!
That is definitely a concern.
Well its been fun chatting.
Thanks for the info!


Are you on Facebook?

I don't use Facebook because I never felt comfortable putting so much information on it.

What about you?

I have been on facebook since the early days but rethinking that as of late due to privacy violations by them

It seems useful for keeping in touch with others, and apparently some countries like Iceland even conduct official business on it, but it feels risky because of the privacy problems.

I really admired Mark for his creativity but I have been thinking about going back to MySpace or sticking with Twitter

I use Twitter, but it feels like most companies are going the same way as Facebook, because they value data more than privacy, even ones like Twitter and Google.

They are all trying to generate revenue through ads, which I get, but that doesn't mean you should be able to read my messages or see my contacts

I agree.

Transparency is also a big deal, because I want to know what information they're collecting about me.

A lot of my friends have joined the Quit Facebook movement and have deleted their accounts

I wonder if we'll see more movements like that as more social media companies get exposed for privacy violations and other problems like censorship.

I'm hesitant to say it but I think the government should fine them and establish better protections for users

The government does put pressure on them, but I wonder if the government would be able to keep up with the rapid pace of technology advancing since it takes so long to pass laws.

I guess the word I was looking for is regulation.

Business are trying to make money so we need greater protections from an independent agency

That's true.

Some companies claim their "community standards" are enough to protect users, but I think we all know how true that is.

If I unfriend about 10 people I can get a free whopper, now that sounds like a good deal to me

Finally, Burger King gives me a good reason to go on Facebook!

I love BK and the Whopper.
A free one tastes even better

Maybe more companies should start that kind of promotion.

A free apple pie if you stop using Apple products?

Great Idea!

I will start a blog about that on Google Hang Outs

Google definitely won't censor that, since Apple is their competition!

I love Google!


Hi.

I would say my favorite tool on the internet is Google.

I would have to agree.
But do you remember life BEFORE Google?

I do.

It is amazing it has been around for 20 years.

It was invented in 1998.

How about life before Facebook?

Poor Myspace.

Used to be so popular.

They turned down an offer to buy FB for $75.

That was a foolish investment they could have had a company worth $104 billion.

I would be kicking myself over and over again.

Interesting topic of censorship.

I hadn't thought about the voices that aren't being heard because the big companies are silencing them.

I am not sure I know much about censorship.

I find in America we have a lot of opportunity for free speech.

That's what I always thought and there is plenty of hateful things being written.

I never realized that platforms like Facebook have the majority of their users outside the U.S.

I just learned that it is illegal to use the like button in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

I suppose that is a form of censorship.

I learned that 7% of users read all the small print when buying a product or service.

That puts me in the majority.

I barely skim all those words.

I am not sure of anyone who fully reads the terms so that number seems high.

Not at high as Mt.

Everest though, where there is 3G cell service.

LOL.

I think Iceland is pretty cool for allowing their public to make suggestions and alterations to their constitution!

I saw that it is on facebook.

That is very cool.

It is also cool that it will be saved forever along with the rest of the internet in the library of Alexandria.

Doesn't that sound somewhat unlikely?
A saved copy of the internet?
What does that even mean?
All the websites in the world??

I suppose.

I know there is a time machine feature on Google where you can see what the internet would have looked like on a certain date and time.

That's amazing.

Have you ever tried Google Translate or Google Maps?

It astounds me how far we have come...

I really like using Google products.

And I like that Google hired goats to mow their lawns.

I live in Northern California and a couple of times a year we see goats being used to "mow".

Were you alive when people used paper maps?

I was and I do not miss using them and getting lost.

I have a terrible sense of direction.

Well thanks for chatting.

I learned a lot of new and fun things today.

Thanks for the chat.

I enjoyed the discussions about Facebook and Google.

Keep learning and hire a goat to mow your lawn if needed.


Hey there do you work loading?

I know that I wear my clothes everyday haha

Hi, how are you?

No, I don't work loading.

Did you know that Apple had a line of clothing in 1986.

Bizarre.

haha whoops my typing is so bad, but yes that's cool oh, also I didn't know that the pilgrims wore full colors and not just black.

That's interesting

I guess they liked color just as much as anyone else.

Rip Curl makes clothes in north Korea yet the label says made in China.

Isn't that illegal?

How can they do that?

I know that's what I thought too.

You think that that would be illegal by law.

Do you ever get your clothes tailored?

I guess you can tell if clothes are tailored based on if there is a gap by the collar

Not something that I would be able to do.

I don't have the expert eye.

I don't have my clothes tailored usually.

A bit too expensive.

You?

I only have my suits tailored.

Although I was watching a YouTube channel where they show you how to tailor regular shirts and they actually look pretty cool when they're tailored to your body.

also it seems pretty easy.

Would you ever buy clothes that were originally from unclaimed baggage?

I guess if they were cheap enough.

Cameras?

Sure.

There are probably pretty good deals in that store in Alabama.

Yep I think so.

Do you watch any horror movies by the way?

I know that Stephen King thought that Bambi should be considered a horror movie LOL

He was traumatized as a child, and then spent his life using that trauma as inspiration for his writing.

Haha I could see that.

I need to watch more horror movies though, they can burn up to 180 calories per movie and I can lose some weight haha

No eating during the movie though.

Are you a fan of abstract art?

If you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art, you will enjoy the art more.

I don't know how much more, but more.

I didn't know that.

I guess I'll have to try that sometime haha.

Have you seen the movie The Shining?

Yes, I have.
Great film!
Based on a King novel.

Yep you're right.

I was glad to hear that the little boy from it, Danny, never knew that he was in a horror movie as a kid.

he only later found out as an adult

I wonder what kind of movie he thought it was.

He probably never read the novel.

Too scary for a child.

Yep I agree with you.

I like the movie but I can't say that it's very scary.

How often do you use your telephone by the way?

I don't like to use the phone.
I find it annoying and a waste of time.
I prefer typing.
Faster, clearer, easier to edit.

Yep I don't like getting phone calls myself.

I would rather just get texts all the time.

Phone calls are really annoying LOL.

I'm glad but also scared that an iPhone has more CPU power than the entire nuclear missile deterrent system in our country

Computers double in power every year or two.

The deterrent system would get outdated very fast, no matter how new.

That's a good point.

As long as it works I guess that's ok. Do you know what UNICEF does?


Do you like beer?

Good evening, yes I do.
How about you?

It's one of my favorite alcoholic drinks, I get worried because driving under the effect of them can be dangerous

Yes, it is and illegal and can get you put in jail with a big fine.

Yeah its a good thing theres a robot driven ban now that can save you the jail time and the fine

That's a good idea, it needs to implemented into many other cities.

I agree that can save many lifes and can be a great service, the self Driving company  Drive.ai is a popular one

Not to change the subject, but do you own a car?

I do own a car yes, its a Ford what about you?

Cool, I have an old school Cadillac Coupe De Ville, pearl white in color, just spent $ 3000 of my income tax refund on a new transmission and she drives like a top, now!

Nice, that is a great car, you know the history behind the name Cadillac?

No, what is the history?

The brand was founded by a French explorer called Anoine de la Mothe Cadillac, he founded the company in Detroit

How very appropriate!

I read somewhere that it's legal to put flamethrowers on your car in South Africa to prevent carjackings.

I'm thinking about mounting me one on Nellie Belle to keep bad drivers away from her in heavy traffic.

That is crazy!!

that sounds so dangerous, thats definetely not legal on the states so be careful lol

Well, I wouldn't burn anybody with it on purpose.

More of an intimidation thing, if you get close enough to feel the heat from the flame you are too close, BACK OFF or your paint might get a little melted.

That's all.

It can also work for the snow, so what forms of entertainment do you like?

Video games.
What about you?

I also like video games I like to dance, music

That's cool, ever play Nintendo?

I used to have a nintendo system yeah

It was the best, even though it could only display 54 colors.

Things have really progressed nowadays we have fortnite.

The world of video games has changed a lot I agree, anyway its been great chatting with you really cool facts

You too, enjoy the rest of your Friday evening.

I'm going to slap a coat of wax on ole Nellie Belle.

Talk to you later, friend.


Hi there.

You enjoy using the internet?

It is so addictive and actually causes changes in the brain!

I do!

In Finland, everyone has the right to have internet connection.

Must be nice to live there!

Just in case the internet burns down there is a saved copy at the Library of Alexandria.

I wonder how they even managed to save the entire internet, or how they even update it.

The internet is so big!

Yeah I don't really understand the concept.

Did you know there is internet on top of mount Everest?

Yeah, 3g

Very cool.

Only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet!

Well, I fall into the 93% that does not.

What about you?

Same here, guilty!

Do you play Call of Duty using the internet at all?

It actually started as a Microsoft Windows game!

I do not play call of duty although I play some other PC games.

What about you?

Nice.

I play mostly XBOX.

Activision, the company who created COD, raises money for veterans!

People have played longer on call of duty than humans have lived, 25 billion hours!

That is amazing.

Call of Duty Black Ops II has the best ending of all time!

Ah, I have not played it but it does have a good storyline.

I should go check it out  sometime.

Yes you would like it I think!

There are 33 COD games if you can believe it!

Really?

Well I have probably only played  one of those games.

I am not the biggest COD fan.

Yeah it's not for everybody.

The earlier games are set in World War II if you like that sort of thing though.

Are there any set in World war one?
I found that war more interesting.

Nope unfortunately not.

The most recent ones are actually set in modern times.

Well it was great talking with you today!

It was great talking with you too!
Thank's for your time!

Have a good night!


Hi, do you know much about telephones?

I know a little bit.

Do you know why New York's area code is 212?

I heard it's because that's the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

That's right!

The cables that carry the phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter.

That's pretty amazing they never get cut.

I also saw they just lay on the ocean floor and aren't buried at all.

I know.

Seems like something would have clipped them like a lobster.

It's impossible to separate 2 phonebooks that have their pages overlapped together.

Interesting.

I would think so too.

That's interesting about the phonebooks.

That's a very random stat lol.

lol

Did you know an iPhone has more computing power than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent system?

Sorry I hit the enter button before.

That is crazy to think a little phone has that much power.

No worries I've done that plenty of times before.

Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone

I wonder if that's real?

I would sign up in a heartbeat for that.

If I could only stay off the internet....

I would think it is real.

I saw people can actually become addicted to the internet.

I saw that.

I think I suffer from the constant novelty from clicking links on the internet.

lol

Haha.

The horizontal menu on apps and websites is called the hamburger button.

That's funny!

I never knew that!

7% of the people read the full terms when buying a product or service in the internet.

I definitely am not one of those 7%.
Do you read the full terms?

I do.
I don't want any financial surprises.
lol

haha.

There is 3g cell service at the peak of Mt.

Everest.

That would be neat to make a phone call from Mt.

Everest.

lol  It's been fun chatting!

That would be very cool.
Great chatting with you too!


A horror fan?

Hello there, I am, but mostly of the older ones.

How about you?

Hit or miss for me.

I like suspense but not a lot of blood and gore per se.

It's all in the eye of the beholder I suppose.

Stephen King claims Bambi terrified him as a kid.

I think I heard about him saying that, too funny.

I agree too, I think it is hard to do a good one, its either good, or really bad usually.

Yeah, not unlike comedy.
YOu know a good one when you see it.
Everything else is painfully bad.
Did you ever watch SOuth Park?

Oh yeah, I can remember when that show first came out, it was pretty out there.

They did an episode making fun of Family Guy and the Simpsons crew sent the SOuth Park guys flowers.

That is really funny, they will pretty much make fun of what ever they want on that show.

Did you ever watch the Simpsons in it's prime?

I did.
You?

Oh yes, that was one of my favorite shows ever, until season 10 or 11, then it went downhill hard and I couldn't watch.

The softball episode with all the pro ball players is the best.

Did you know there is an episode without Bart?

Yeah, that's about the time I stopped watching too.

I had heard that about Bart.

I don't remember that episode.

I wonder how they pulled it off?

No I don't think I have seen it either, I wonder how many people would have even noticed, and yeah how and why would they?

Probably just as a joke to see who noticed.

I have watched a lot of Thomas the Tank Engine though with four boys.

Yeah I heard they had some big names narrating not just a few, but a ton of episodes of that show.

Yes, George Carlin of all people.

He never did say The Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" though for some reason when he narrated."

Lol, yeah I can't see him popping that old dialogue in there during the Thomas show.

And Alec Baldwin didn't leave any angry abusive voicemails either when he narrated.

Or did he punch one of the crew members supposedly as well.

Hah!

Or not (I feel bad for laughing now.)

On a less controversial note there are 750 Pokemon Episodes.

That's giving The Simpsons a run for their money.

That is crazy how many episodes of one show they can make, like what material do you still have after 700?

I can't imagine.
Nice chatting!


What do you know about spirituality?

I like learning about it.

Do you?

I also like video games and imagination.

Did you know that Eve online won a world summit award from the UN for e-content and creativity?

Have you ever played games like that?

That is cool, I did not know that.

I have but not much.

Did you know about the idea that millennials want a space to discuss their spirituality?

Interesting...like a church without religion?

Or one that would let any in?

That seems unique.

Or would it be more like having a summit?

Sounds like it would be more like church without a religion, from what I read.

I think that would even catch on as a radio station.

I wish radio would  do more for earth awareness.

I bet most people don't know that over 80 percent of the forests are already gone.

Really, that much?!?

Since you mentioned summits earlier, did you hear what Russia did at the G20 summit recently?

No, did they do something bad?

I haven't seen much about any summits at all in the news except something about one with President Trump and North Korea.

They gave everyone thumbdrives and phone chargers with malware that let them spy on everyone.

That's amazing!

It's hard to believe anyone going to a world summit like that would even have a need for a phone charger or thumb drive...you'd think they'd have brought their own!

Fail lol

One would think!

Did you hear about the satire group Chaser impersonating the Canadian motorcade?

I haven't!

tell me about it!

Speaking of impersonating...Hanson had one of their songs played on a radio station without the DJs saying who the band was.

When they reached number one they revealed the band name and everyone was surprised!

That's cool!

Yea they got into the secured area.

No one knew it wasn't the right people until one of the guys got out dressed as Bin Laden.

Wow, that's very brave to do that, I'd be scared someone might react poorly to that!

Security is so inefficient sometimes!

Do you think we have security for Earth's inner core?

I know!

I don't think there is much we can do one way or the other for the inner core of the Earth.

What do you think would happen if another country far away wanted to dig to the center to try and extract the metal from Earth's core?

Would it mess with the magnetism of it all?

Who knows?

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

Does this finally mean an end to airheads?

Do we need helium for anything?

It's hard to believe we still have ice caps at the poles on Earth.

Maybe!

I think helium is mostly used in balloons.

I know.

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

That's very sad!

I wonder how many species has been wiped off Earth from all those forests being taken out?

Animals and plants, probably!

Very sad!

Who knows!

It has been nice chatting with you, have a good rest of your day!


HI, how are you?

What do you think of this planet of ours?

I love it, I wish we would stop destroying it though

Humans are unique.
Will we have any forests in 100 years?
I wonder

Probably not weve already destroyed 80 percent of them.

That's scary to think that we're destroying our home.

Other changes are happening too.

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

I heard that, what are the ramifications of that?

I think that we can get helium from fusion reactors.

I don't know when those will be available.

Not sure why we're losing helium.

Neither am I but, we need to fix it fast.

We haven't been here that long and we're making tremendous changes.

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

That is really bad.

We really need to tap in to the renewable energy, sun and wind especially.

It would be good to do so, but I wonder if it is too late for most of humanity.

The oceans will rise, the planet will change its envirnment.

Especially if the polar ice caps keep melting at the rate they are.

That process is never going to reverse itself.

When the aliens finally visit us, they will be shocked at what we've done.

They will be, they wont think we are the intelligent life theyve been looking for,

We will have someone to deal with them though.

The UN appointed official ambassador to extraterrestrials in they case they would ever make contact with earth

That must be a hard job to explain to your friends.

LOL

What does that guy do all day?
Watch the skies?
Brush up on intergalactic language?

Watch netflix and hope that nothing happens... again.

Netflix is entertaining but probably has outdated shows for preparing for the alien invasion.

Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!

Same here!
Have a great day!

Thanks!


Do you consider yourself a religious millenial?

I'm not sure what that is.
Do you listen to the radio much?

Only in the car?
How about you?

Me too.

I didn't realize how much goes into creating sound waves, very intricate stuff!

I actually heard one of the Jupiter storms the other day for the first time on my AM band in the car.

That's so neat!

There is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound and you can listen live to the sun's music, too.

Do you know what channel?
I would like to listen to those waves

I don't, but you can probably google it.

Radio has sure changed over the years, in the 1930's, one of the most popular radio acts was a ventriloquist!

I remember my great grandfather telling me how he made his first radio during WWII

That's pretty neat!

In 1948, half of all radio time was filled by Bing Crosby.

I didn't realize he was that popular in his time.

They probably didn't play his music in Canada back then as they are required to play much more Canadian music than anything else.

Probably not.

Did you know The hudson bay region of canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the earth?

I did not know that.

I have been cut off from the world as I listen to classical music for free via the internet

You mentioned Jupiter earlier, Jupiter saves earth from many asteroids heading towards it!

Pretty cool!

Wow.

Have you listened to the weekly news program from Finland?

Its pretty popular

I haven't.

I listen to mostly rock music.

A hanson song became a most requested track on a chicago alt-rock radio station because djs did not reveal the band.

Hanson?
Wow, that brings back some memories.
Mmmm, bop!
lol

Haha.

Yeah, I didn't realize they were still around!

Did you know The irish prime minister visits washington to meet with the us president every st. patrick's day?

Seems like he would have better things to do that day.

I did not know that.

It would seem as though there are more important reasons to visit U.S than that.

Seriously!

There are summits for everything.

The 2010 global tiger initiative summit in russia pledged $330 million donor dollars for tiger conservation.

There was a bad accident recently with a tiger at a conservatory recently with a 20 year old intern


Hi!

I've often wondered if there ever existed a being like Bigfoot.

They've said Virginia is a serious hotspot, at least according 6o Daniel Benoit with the East Coast Bigfoot Researchers Organization.

There's even a private investigator who has been investigating Bigfoot for at least 20 years!

It's no surprise that Virginia has researchers and radio shows dedicated to the search, I have yet to come across these shows though.

It's crazy even politicians are outing each others Bigfoot eroticas.

I mean it's kind of weird but to each their own I suppose.

Yes, it's very weird but what's even weirder is that a man reported to have seen Bigfoot and another person on a separate instance also reported seeing Bigfoot in the same region.

I wonder how the creature got his name in the first place, do you know?

I honestly don't but maybe if we read the book "Mating Habits of Bigfoot and Why Women Want Him" we could find out.

Of course, I'm not sure that's the kind of book you and I would want to read.

Ha!

There really exists such a book?

Well maybe that's how the term "Bigfoot Erotica" came to light.

I prefer to listen to the radio instead of reading eroticas about Bigfoot haha.

Agreed!

I actually visit this site frequently that let's you listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.

I'd prefer that over a Bigfoot erotica book as well.

What exactly are radio dramas?
Are those like podcasts?

Something like that.

You should check it out when you can!

And also, If you're into this kind of stuff, if you have an AM radio, you can actually hear Jupiter's radio storms.

Oh wow, planets make sounds, I wonder if those sounds fall within the human ear frequency range.

I'd be shocked if the US had laws similar to Canada where the content has to be at least 40% Canadian.

You're right about that!

I've heard about that law and it's wild!

To be honest, I wouldnt know what music is Canadian and what isn't.

Ha!

Exactly!

How would the government go about checking or monitoring compliance is beyond me.

I use radio mainly as entertainment rather than education but there's a Finnish radio station that broadcasts news in Latin, I imagine the Latin speaking population to be quite dismal though.

Agreed entirely.

I couldn't listen to the Latin at all.

You know, WW2 soldiers used to make basic radios with pencils and razor blades?

Wonder if they could hear the Jupiter storms with those radios?

Ha!

Yeah, pretty cool how when stripped away of technological gadgets, people find a way to stay "connected" or "entertained", I wonder what my kids could come up with if I stripped all electronics away.

Oh there's no telling to be honest.

It's like the sky would be their limit.

If you have any animal pets, they'd at least get more attention from the kids, I'm sure.

Ha!

Speaking of animals, it's hard to fathom there being 20 quintillion

Yeah, they might just whine and fuss and then I'd give in.

Haha.

Is quintillion the number that comes after trillion?

I suppose so!

It's unfamiliar territory with me because it's such a large number.

And to think, that's how many individual animals exist on the planet!

Yeah, that is a large number!

I need to check whether or not domesticated animals really have a white patch on their foreheads, I don't see it on my dogs.

So true.

I've never noticed any on my pets either.

But that total animal figure is truly small in the grand scheme of things considering how big our solar system is and yet only five planets ar visible to the human eye!

Yeah, I need to pay more attention next time, because I have trouble seeing one planet!

Maybe the Kepler Space Telescope will help me see things better like the planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at dangerous speeds in 2000 degrees weather!

That would be a huge help!

Maybe you can actually see Uranus as well to see if it actually does rotate sideways, rolling around the sun instead of spinning like normal planets!


Do you listen to the radio much?

Hi!

Yes, I listen to the radio almost daily on my morning commute, do you?

I like to listen to it at home while I cook.

Do you usually listen to music, talk shows, or something else?

I really enjoy strictly music but more of a podcast listener too!

I especially like science fiction podcasts and I recently learned that more than 80% of earth's natural forests have already been destroyed!

What do you like to cook?

Wow, it's awful to think how much of the forestation on the planet is gone!

I hope some of it has at least been replaced with other kinds of plants, especially food-bearing ones.

I like to cook just about anything.

Yeah, maybe there'll also be developments in the science field as well since when Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long!

So that means we only had to go to work for about thirty minutes each day!

I would be a-ok with that!

It wouldn't leave much time for radio on your commute, though.

I think I'd also miss sleeping if the day was only 5.5 hours long!

That's true and earth would be helium-free by the end of the 21st century, though I'm not too sure what the effect of helium currently has on us besides the fact that if you ingest helium from a balloon, you talk funny.

It's crazy to think that the Earth and the people on it could use up one of the basic elements, and yet we still use it to fill birthday party balloons!

Wonder if it has anything to do with changing climates, like 71% of Earths's surface is covered in water and the polar regions in ice, but that ice is rapidly decreasing with the drastic climate changes.

I think it also has to do with people using it.

We've developed such advanced technology that we put a lot of elements to use that we didn't in the past.

These issues probably should be addressed at the next G20 summit, except when Putin shook the hand of the Canadian Prime Minister he told him "I guess I'll shake your hand, but I have one thing to say to you, you need to get out of Ukraine", talk about lack of people skills!

It might not be a great example of people skills, but I'd bet Ukraine appreciated it, and I can't say Putin didn't deserve it!

Yeah, probably.

I didn't know there were summit awards and they even awarded one to Eve-online, which is a massive multi-player online game for e-content and creativity.

I wonder whether other online games received one.

It's amazing how the internet and gaming has become so important in modern times that Eve would get an award from an organization like the UN.

yeah!

I'm not a gamer so I'm not too familiar with Eve, but I am aware of all the hype surrounding Fortnite.

The radio talks about it all the time

I've played a few games, but not Eve.

I've heard it has a bit of a harsh culture.

Funny how we've come full circle, starting with simple technology like radio and evolving to the internet and hi-tech computers that are talked about...on the radio!

That's a really great point!

There are even websites that lets you listen to thousands of shows for free, though I'm not too familiar with what radio dramas are, I think those refer to podcasts.

What do you mean by "harsh culture".

Sometimes when people have anonymity in a game, they abuse it and treat others badly.

Most gamers aren't like that, but some are very toxic.

The two-way communication in games is great, but radio definitely has an advantage of avoiding the anonymous bullying that can crop up in games.

Oh my goodness, I've seen how crazy some gamers get when they're gaming.

Thanks for clarifying what the harsh culture means.

I heard on the radio today that Apple will pay the kid who found the FaceTime eavesdropping bug and it stemmed from the fact that he wanted to set up group facetime with friends to play Fortnite.

I'm glad they're finally fixing that bug.

I disabled FaceTime on my phone as soon as I heard about it.

It's great that the radio can keep people aware of issues like that!


Are you a fan of the NBA?

Yeah...I like the Knicks.

But Reggie Miller used to always one-up them.

They should've hired his sister.

LOL, did you ever own a pair of Air Jordans?

I heard they were banned.

They were, but Nike was willing to pay the fines so he could wear them.

Ah...well if Nike would pay me, I'd wear them.

Do they help when shooting granny style?

I'm not sure, but apparently that is the best way to shoot for accuracy.

Yeah...Physicists know what they are doing.

Interesting.

Did you know that Tupac is in the library of congress?

Really?
What about Eminem.
Is he not culturally significant?

I'm not sure, not yet.

I think he is good too, but he was into comics as a kid.

Well, he caused a Michigan judge to rap from the Bench, so that's something.

HMMM, I bet that was hilarious.

Not as hilarious as granny style, for sure.

Yeah, apparently that is the best way to shoot a basketball.

But will it earn you a $32M payment like Iverson got from an endorsement?

That has to be one of the worst endorsement deals for a company ever.

Yeah...someone should've paid Duncan instead.

He's very likeable and sacrificed a lot of money

Yeah, he is.

He is also a pretty smart dude from what I understand.

Yeah...probably could be a physicist and study the Earth.

80% of its natural forests have been destroyed, so somebody better get on it.

Wow, that is a lot.
That is kind of scary.
Well, nice chatting with you.


Hello do you like the radio?

Yea, I'm a big fan of am radio.It's pretty cool there's a website that streams all the classical radio dramas for free

Yeah that is cool,  have you had a chance to check it out?

Not not yet although I have some very old christian radio dramas on am radio once at like 2am

Thats cool.

I hear jupiter storms can be heard on the radio

I did too, I wonder what AM station you have to tune to to pick up Jupiter's radio storms

I have no clue,  I was hoping you would know lol

I'll have to google it.

It's pretty funny canadian radio by law has to play 40% of its songs by Canadian artists

Thats very patriotic of them!
Do you like animals?

Yea, animals are cool, crazy ther are over 1.5 million living species on earth

That is crazy!

Over 20 quintillion animals,  how many zeroes are in a quintillion lol

No clue but it's scary that most of those animals are insects

Ugh,  Have you ever watched naked and afraid?

they always get eaten by a million mosquitos on the first night,  it looks annoying and its on tv lol

yea, if I was Germany I would exclude insects from their constitutionally guaranteed legal rights for animals

Lol i agree!

In scotland the loch ness monster is a protected species.

Do you believe it exists?

No but I wish the Loch Ness monster did, I guess either way it's a good thing it's protected just in case

Did you know that there is a planet that shards of glass precipitate?

Sounds terrifying, so does Venus' lack of seasons

Sounds cold lol

Depends on if Venus is facing the sun, it's either brutally cold or incredibly hot

Oh right.

well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Hi!
Did you enjoy this article?

i liked it i learned alot about the nba

Same!

Can you believe that Allen Iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract the would pay him $800,000?

i want the lump sum payment of 32 million persoanly.

Crazy the Nike payed the fine each game son that Jordan can wear Air Jordans.

no not crazy, that brilliant of them, the #1 player at the time in your shoes with his name on them.

id pay 10k fine every game for that free press therer

It's sad that more than 80% of earth's natural forests have been destroyed!

yea and think we are the only major reason to it as well.

plus side is peopole are always planting more trees to replace the damage

What you said is very true.Can you believe ambassadors were appointed to extraterrestrials?

no i find that hard to believe, but i guess if we are going to be visited for other beings than humans might as well have someone be there to say hi though right

Well if they don't speak in english or any other familiar languages than I don't think there's any point.

thats where to previous work weve done comes in, we sent greeting in every langua out to the stars.

Do you like wrap?

wrapping thing no, rap the music, not relly, a few good songs in decades doesnt make for good music to me.

you?

Same.

I think I would've enjoyed the Michigan judge delivering her rule in the form of a wrap.

defenitly going to look for the video for that when we are done.

its got to be amazing, i hope she old and white too.

maybe its compliment battle style

Agreed!

do you agree with Tupac being iin the library of congress?

I don't know anything about wrappers or wrap so can't actually comment on it.

same really, was going to say we have every other style in there so why not, was a huge name in the 90s at least.

Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle that was interesting!

i find it interesting that they didnt name what is commonly held as the first rap song pubplished, whuch FYI is a song called "pump the brakes" maybe late 70s, should go listen to it

Noted

huge diffrence in the genre from then to now.

It was very nice talking to you and you seem very knowledgeable!

you to man, thanks for the time and happy holidays

Same to you!

later


Hello Do you like animals?

Hi!
Yes, I do like animals.
How about you?

I love them!

There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.

That's a lot!

I'd hate to have the job of counting them all.

Might be interesting to defend them in court.

There's a lawyer in switzerland who represents animals in court

That has to be an interesting job I would think.

In 2002 Germany became the first country in the world to give animals consitutionally guaranteed legal rights.

I wonder if does work in Germany?

It might.

I guess some people thought that animals were as important as people.

Animals from geographically distant areas often speak different "languages" or "dialects."

Maybe dogs and cats speak a German dialect in Germany.

Wow.

I didn't know.

That's neat!

Under the 1912 Scottish protection of animals act, the Loch Ness monster is a protected species!

I guess Nessie would be able to get a good lawyer from Switzerland then.

LOL  Funny stuff!

Hiccups are something that has stayed around since early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.

That's odd.

I guess there are behaviors that we have that made sense a long time ago.

Animals, like humans, have a dominant "paw" or side.

I guess that makes sense because they have two brain hemispheres.

Neat.

I never knew that Virginia is a hotspot to go Bigfoot hunting!

I wish them the best of luck.

I can't imagine anything but guys out drinking and telling stories.

lol yes!

Do you still listen to the radio at all?

No, can't say that I do.
I used to listen.
Good for commuting.
Now I use the Internet.

Me too.

In Canada, it's a law that all radios are required to have at least 40 percent Canadian music to be played on them.

The gov't wants to protect local artists, but now with the Internet, that is hard to do.

People will listen to what they want, Canadian or not.

True.

There is a website people can go to listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.

Those were around long before my time.

Don't think I ever heard one.

I have.

They're ok, but with the advent of video, not much reason to listen to radio.

I agree.

There is a finnish radio station that has broadcast a weekly news program entirely in classical latin since 1989.

I wonder who listens to that?

lol

There must be at least a dozen.
They must love it!
The news...in Latin!

Right?
lol  I have to get going.
It's been a pleasure chatting with you!
Have a good evening!


Do you still use the radio/

I do, but only when I'm driving, what about you?

I actually don't use it at all.

I do find it interesting how people apply it into space exploration.

Did you know radios can pick up jupier's radio storms?

No, can you pick it up on AM or FM radio?

That I am not sure.

However, I am sure it is a much more powerful radio than the foxhole radios of wwii.

Yeah, apparently they made them out of razor blades and a pencil.

Amazing!

I guess radio is still alive since people are making websites where you can hear thousands of classic radio dramas for free

I've never listened to it, do you know what station it is?

I am sure you can look it up on google.

What do you listen to on the radio.

Do you ever hear informative broadcasts such as about earth?

No, but did you know that Jupiter saves earth from asteroids heading towards the planet?

It is because the planet gets hit instead right?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that is what is going on.

Crazy right, it must be the gravity?

And Jupiter being so big probably helps a lot too.

Did you know that red dot is a forever self perpetuating storm?

Yeah, that is crazy.

I watched a tv show about it a long time ago.

I sure am happy that jupiter protects earth since earth is the only known planet to harbor life.

Well did you know the earth's magnetic field reverses every 200,000-300,00 years?

Wonder what that will do to everyone's gadgets?

Most people and their things probably won't last that long so it should be fine

That's true, by then technology will have advanced so much it won't matter.

Hopefully we will use that technology for the better such as replenishing the earth's natural forests, 80% which we have already destroyed

That's true.

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

I find this hard to believe.

Perhaps it is because earth is a planet, while the sun is a star?

In any case, I thank you for this chat and hope you have a wonderful day.


Telephone is a telecommunication device which allows two user to have conversation.

Oh thanks for the info lol Did you know an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear deterrent?

Its very shocking.

The cables carrying phone and internet data across.

Optic fibre cables are used in now days.

yeah they are only 2.7 inches in diameter

The telephone have microphone to speak and earphone to reproduce the sound in the distance location.

Such a great invention.
Who invented the telephone>?

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell.

That was a long time ago,  good for him,  he basically changed everything by inventing it

It was further developed finally it is in mobile form today.

Have you ever used a rotary phone?

Ny area code is 212 because its the easiest to dial

Constantly using Internet leads to addiction, we use it for a purpose it is good.

Do you think there are any support groups for this addiction?

No, Unnecessary usage of internet leads to such addiction.

So if anyone forms this addiction,  there is no one to help?

Doctors are available to give advice, how to stop the usage of mobile phone.

We must focus on playing, spend time with family members etc..

I thought you were talking about the addiction to the internet?

Theres an addiction to the phone as well?

Addiction to Internet is very dangerous.

I agree

Email is the important communication service available on the internet.

It reduce the usage of post service.

Yes I think email is very convienent.

Its amazaing that someone can receive an email almost instantly!

The main purpose of internet is Data sharing, we can share the files via through Email.

Thats great information,  its been good talking to you!


Do you like to watch gymnastics at all?

They're pretty talented in the Olympics.

No I can't say that I watch the Olympics at all.

But Alina Zagitova sounds talented but there is a question about her year of birth

Very interesting!

I think it's funny how the pommel horse was invented so soldiers could practice mounting their horses.

Did you know that?

No I didn't know that.

But it makes sense too that ancient Greeks would use gymnastics in order to get ready for war

I sure would like to be able to go back in time and see all of that.

Would  be scary though.

I used to watch gymnastics as a kid a lot.

What did you watch when you were a kid?

I think it would be interesting to watch the one gymnast who had a wooden leg and won 6 Olympic medals back in 1904

I'd love to see that.

As a kid I'd love to watch stuff like Saturday morning cartoons.

I remember Garfield and Animaniacs were funny.

I also have always liked cooking shows on TV.

What about you?

Yes I like those shows too.

I also like to watch Tiny Toons haha.

I even watched Pokemon as a kid, did you know there are about 800 episodes of Pokemon now?

I never was into Pokemon on TV much.

I remember the cards were really cute, but then I liked the Magic cards art better.

I really like horror movies now.

What about you?

Yes I like horror movies.

I think Stephen King does a great job, it's funny to me that he considers Bambi to be a horror movie

That's ironic because as a kid I was horrified by it also.

I really like the sounds in horror movies that come from a waterphone.

I just recently learned about them.

Yes I want to learn to play that instrument!

I also need to watch more horror movies because they can burn up 200 calories while you're watching them, which would help my weight loss haha

I was reading about that and wondering if horror film might be incorporated somehow into gyms as like a new fad for weight loss?

Wouldn't that be funny?

Haha yes they should put horror movies on when you are walking on a treadmill LOL.

They should also make you view abstract art after you watch a horror movie because apparently you will appreciate it more

That's a pretty cool fact!

I've always wanted to be one of those artists that make abstract art for thousands of dollars.

I'm scared to try.

I should just do it but I don't want the experience to be like a horror film.

Yes you should definitely give it a try.

At least you won't be like Danny from The Shining.

He acted so scared in that movie but I was happy to learn that he was tricked while making it and didn't even realize it was a horror movie until he was much much older

I love that movie!

Speaking of horror films I think I want to go watch one now and go to bed.

Have you seen any good ones lately?

No I haven't seen a good horror movie in a long time.

What about you?

I know they typically include topics like zombie and Gothic horror, but nothing seems to be good these days

I really liked the Hostel movies.

I think I'll watch one of those now.

I haven't seen a new good horror film in awhile.

Sometimes re-watching films I notice new things, too!

TTYL

ok I'll have to check those out!

at the very least it will help me to burn 180 calories!

Yes, and I'm going to be on the lookout for an upcoming fad to lose weight including getting scared and watching horror films!

lol cya


Hello,  do you like horror films?

No all that much but i have watch a occasional thriller.

You?

Yeah I like some.

Did you know stephen king was terrified of the movie Bambi?

Yeah i heard that, it was considered his first horror film, lol.

I'm not sure how Nolan meant for Inception to be a horror film.

Did you see it?

Maybe a mental horror films,  I can definitely see how being lost in your own mind or dreams can be scary.

By the way that was an amazing movie!

Yes an amazing movie.
Have you ever seen phineas and ferb?

No i havent.
What is that?

Well apparently the writer of the old Rocky Horror Show pictures is the voice of the dad on that show.

Ok,  thats cool.

I hear that you can burn up to 180 calories by watching horror movies!

Not a good enough reason to watch, but thanks.

You know the first international Olympic game was held in the year 1896.

Oh I am not convincing you to watch horror movies.

I just recently read some interesting facts that I thought were cool,  just thought I would share.

No,  I didnt know that about the olympics.

did you know the kid from the shining didnt even know they were shooting a horror film lol

I heard that he didn't find out until years later, that's wow.

Yeah but back then the most successful competitors were, Germany's carl schuhmann, he won 4 golds.

Oh,  in what?

Gymnastics and Wrestling, I think he also competed in Weightlifting, the long jump and shot put.

That is interesting.
Do you like Gymnastics and wrestling?

I like them both maybe gymnastics a little more.

Apparently the ancient Greeks practiced in order for war.

Can imagine war being averted because of a wrestling match.

I thought they practiced to prepare themselves for war.

What do you mean a wrestling match?

I read recently that an american with a wooden leg won 6 medals in gymnastics.

Wow that's amazing!!

I was just trying to be funny about the wrestling match to end the war.

You know part of gymnastics included skills for mounting a horse and dismounting.

Oh ok lol I guess I just didnt get it.
Yeah that seems hard.
Have you ever tried?

Wrestling or mounting horses?
I've done a little of both.

The gymnastics mounting and dismounting.

Its been great talking to you,  have a good one.


This story is crazy, i haven't heard of the swatting case before

Yeah I have heard about this before, it's a serious crime and should be.

I still don't fully understand swatting, people are so sad.

It's so scary that someone hundreds of miles away can kill someone by just calling the police

It is sad and very scary.

That Andrew Finch was shot dead by law enforcement.

Then people were bragging about it, which is crazy.

messaging that htey were involved in someone's death is crazy.

Yeah I read that, so sad what some people find fun.

I miss the good old days of nintendo games and more simple times.

Same...

I've never been much for video game.

It's wild that call of duty has 33 games... thats a lot

Wow, I would've guessed like 8 at the max.

I guess Prince William is a fan of the game.

yeah, the rise of the internet has really contributed i think .

People even have cell service and internet at the peak of mt.

everest!!

That is crazy, I guess the 3 horizontal line menu on apps is called a hamburger button.

Yeah, its cool that alexandira has a saved copy of the internet in case it shuts down, so smart.

Yeah that is a smart idea, I have also read that constant clicking links on the web can cause real addiction.

yeah, its cool that an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.

Holy cow, that is a very interesting fact.

Yeah, the world i crazy now.

I'm happy that the judge in the case on swatting won't let them play video games online.

Yeah they should be banned for life I agree with the Judge's decision.

same,  i think that bail should have been higher .

10,000 for murder seems kind of low.

That is true, I agree with you there.

It's so sad though, I hope it won't happen again.

I agree.

I think it's also scary that the police discharged their weapon so quickly.

That is true as well, that's why it's such a serious crime to commit although you are not directly involved yourself.

Yeah, I guess it's expected when someone says that they are threatening someone's life after killing their father.

It's just a really crazy situation all around.

Exactly, well it was good conversing with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.


Do you like to go to the gym?

Yes, i try to go there as much as I can.

Do you listen to music at the gym?

Do you bring your own music or listen to what the gym is already playing?

I do use my own playlist when I workout at the gym.

Me too.

I use a playlist when I go running.

It keeps me motivated.

Do every do classes at the gym like dance or zoomba?

No, I do not participate in any of the classes.

But I do agree with Buderi when she talks about using a playlist to keep herself on the right pace.

I guess Bruce Lee was a dancer.

I would not have guessed that but im also not surprised.

Interesting I did not know that.

He does look flexible in all of his movies.

Did you know Tupac did ballet?

NO, do you use any of the music streaming services such as spotify as your music source?

I have never actually used spotify, but I do use other streaming music services.

It is interesting that Spotify has 4 million songs that haven't been played once.

Yeah, thats crazy.

I kind of wish I had a list of those songs.

Its kinda sad that a musician has to have 130,745 plays per day just to get minimum wage.

True,I think that the market has become saturated.

I think its weird that a band earned $200,00  with  a silent album.

How does that work?

You mean 20,000$.

True, I don't know.

It must be one of these strange things about music.

Yes, that was my mistake.

I know its not common but I still listen to the radio all the time.

In canada at least 40% of the music played on the radio must be canadian.

I wonder why?

I think they want to support canadian music.

That makes sense.

Have you ever heard any of those old radio dramas?

NO I have not.
What are they about?

They all have various story lines.

Its kind of having someone read a novel out loud but they use different voices for each character and have sound effects to help you visualize.

I really used to like them as a kid.

I see that there is a website where you can listen to these Dramas.


Do you ever like to dance to music on the radio?

well, i tried doing a moonwalk, but a lawyer stopped me.

Apparently i was violating michael jacksons IP rights.

I think I heard about that...something about how he dances and leans?

yeah, he has a patent on the device that allows u to do that.

Sounds pretty comical...I can't see being prom king with something like that strapped to you on the dance floor!

well, the cha cha championship is pretty competitive.

u need everything u got when ur up against Bruce Lee

He's definitely got a well coordinated body!

I guess even babies can dance to rhythm a bit, though.

yeah, you can go thru a lot of pointe shoes once you have a baby

Oh yes, you mean as a ballet dancer?

I hear they must practice a lot.

I wonder if they ever use spotify at dance studios?

Do you use it?

I've listened to some Tupac on Spotify.
He also danced ballet in High School

That's amazing!

I usually listen to Pandora and haven't really tried Spotify.

Which do you like more?

well sometimes i just default on the radio.

if its goood enough for wwii soldiers, its good enough for me

True!

I remember when radio was all we had.

Did you know you can listen to Jupiter storms through AM radio?

really, do they allow that in canada?

I'm not sure, but I do know they allow flamethrowers on cars in Africa.

I've heard Canada is really strict about songs they play...

yeah.

they want Canadian music.

i think we need flamethrowers on candian radios

I'm not even sure how a radio station could play 40% Canadian music unless they have more hit singers I know about here in the US.

yeah, u can probably find more stuff in classical latin,

I've heard Spotify is similar to youtube and, unlike on the radio, unknown artists can make some money.

Thats cool.
I think i can manage a silent album

That sounds ground breaking!

I think I'll go find my old radio and tune to AM to try to find a Jupiter storm!!

lets do that now!
take care!

It would be even better on my Grandpa's old foxhole radio from the war!


hey there my friend do you like to dance?

Hello, yes I love music and dancing!

yes me too!

Bruce Lee loved to dance he won a Cha Cha competition!

That is so neat!!
and  that was way back in 1958

I know right!

did you know tupac did ballet in high school?

It is hard to imagine but I believe he played a mouse king in the nutcracker!!

A hidden talent he had

oh for sure, I wonder if he went through 4 shoes a week like other ballet dancers do

there is something I love, it is to see babies dancing when they listen to music and smiling at the same time!

I want to see that in person!
Do you ever listen to Spotify?

Yes, andI was surprised to see about 4 million songs have never been played!

I know right!

thats 20% of the songs, they are probably pretty bad though haha

Who knows?

well I heard a silent album help earn about $20,000 to a band!

yup indeed, they used the money to fund a tour!

Thats amazing!

Yes!

that is cool!

I did not know the developer of spotify also developed utorrent!

wow that is impressive, and yes I remember when I launched in 2008, it was such a cool idea

People can earn money but they need almost 135K plays per day to get minimum wage

ya that is shockingly low, good to know that all the music has watermarks so they can track if it is stolen and used somewehre else

that is good

do you ever listen to the radio?

I want to listen to the Jupiter radio storms

And i am curious to listen to the finnish station that plays a programme in classical latin

ya I would rather listen to teh Jupiter radio I think, it sounds more interesting haha


Hey there have you ever watched the FIFA World Cup before

Hello,  I actually have never watched it.

I've never watched it either.

I don't personally like soccer a lot.

I don't know why it is the most popular World sport that seems insane haha

yeah seriously I hear it makes more money than basketball, football and baseball combined.

Yep that's what I heard too.

I won't be watching the World Cup in 2022 unless the USA is in it.

And even that I probably won't haha

its on at a weird time for me though,  its like 4am or something.

That last world cup people were up so early lol

LOL that's true the time difference could be weird haha.

I didn't know that United States got third place in the first World Cup back in 1930.

I think their team sucks now doesn't it?

I actually dont know,  I know the womens team has never placed lower than 3rd in the world cup since 1991,  so at leasts theres that!

At least that's good.

I don't know why cities offered to host the World Cup though.

There's no net economic gain for doing so

why not?

all the business in the area make a lot of money and hotels?

Right but I think it just cost so much money that you just never recoup it.

Or at least that's what I've been told.

Did you know that soccer makes more than all other sports in the world combined.

Even American football

yeah I dont know why though,  thats a lot of money!

Oh for sure!

Did you ever watch The Daily Show?

Apparently Jon Stewart was a famous soccer player back in 1983

Oh really,  no I never watched that.

I never really liked it but I do know who John Stewart is.

Did you hear about the German soccer player who donated his World Cup victory bonus to pay for the surgeries of 23 children in Brazil?

wow thats really nice.

Yep it was almost three hundred thousand Euros actually.

Have you ever seen a soccer game with three teams?

Apparently that exists

No that seems really intense how do people even keep track

Yeah I have no idea.

I also had no idea why Americans call it soccer when the rest of the world calls at football.

Apparently soccer is slang for association football

that is really interesting,  football doesnt even make any sense the name anyways lol

Nope it always made more sense to call soccer football in my opinion haha.

When I drive to work tomorrow I'm going to listen for the Jupiter radio storms on the radio.

What about you?


hi do you like the piano?

Hello yes I do actually.

A man was once found in the street in UK and only communicated via the piano

WOw that is  impressive.

BBC once played piano tunes only as there was no great news

Wow I like that.

Nixon even wrote a piano concerto and performed it on the tonight show

WOw what a talent.

Mercury and McCartney use the same piano to compose songs

Oh really, which song by which singer respectively?

Yes it was Bohemian Rhapsody and Hey Jude, pretty awesome

Nice two of the best songs of our time really, a piano with history

You bet.
Have you heard of circus gallop?

I have not actually, it is a concerto ?

No it is just a tune to stress test the pianos but cannot be played by humans

Wow nice.

The first typewriter was called a literary piano

Nice the name totally makes sense as it looks like a piano too

Yeah.
Have you heard of steam pianos?

I have not, are they a special kind of pianos?

Yeah it ran on steam and the tune could be heard miles away

Nice one.

THere is a piano on top of the highest UK mountain but no one knows how it got there

Nice.
Do you like cars?

I love cars.
Do you know how Cadillac got its name?

I do not know that, who?

In Ohio you are not allowed to warm up the car

Oh wow, it was named after the founder of Detroit, de la Mother Cadillac


DO you like to watch professional soccer?

I do not.

I'm not a sports fan, but I do know that soccer brings in more revenue than all of the American sports, combined.

I like sports and I was not much into soccer, until recently.

I watch the World cup.

I find it very in

Have you watched the version that plays with three teams at the same time?

I have not, I don't know if they broadcast that in the US.

It sounds interesting.

I wonder how that works.Did you know that in the US we call it soccer because it is slang for  association football?

I read about the German player who donated his bonus to pay for surgeries for kids.

That was a kind thing to do.

Yes I heard about that story, he helped 23 children in Brazil.

What a heart warming story.

That truly is.

He's a rock star for that.

I was just reading about Jupiter's radio storms, they can be picked up by am radio.

That's cool.

Did you know that you can make a radio using simple items like a razor and a pencil.

Word war II soldiers used to make them can called them foxhole radios.

Actually, I did.

My dad showed me.

I'm intersted in finding the website so I can listen to the old radio dramas.

In Finland they have had a radio show they have been broadcasting since 1989 completely in Latin?

That sounds interesting as well.

So does the weird Canadian rule about at least 40% of music has to be Canadian.

They are a bilingual country it makes sense.

All of their products in both English and french.

But it is weird it is an actual Law.

It is very weird.

I didn't think there were that many Canadian artists.

Did you know the city for the 2022 world cup in Qatar doesn't even exist.

They are making a town for it, so crazy.

That is extreme.

I would think the heat would be difficult to deal with.

I agree it is very hot, but they have the money to support the creation of an entire city for one event.

That's good, as there are no economic gains for hosting these events.

Yes despite all the tourists that the event brings, it is very costly.

Th amount of arena's that are needed for an event of that size is crazy.

With all of these kids playing soccer, you would think Americans would do better than third.

It is not as ingrained to our country as it is in other countries, and american children have many options.

But I would agree.

Thank you for chatting with me, it was a pleasure and fun.


Do you like to play the piano, I love the video recorded on the same piano as Paul McCartney, Bohemian Rhapsody.

We used to have a piano, but I could never wrap my head around using both hands.

I didn't play all that much, though.

That piano was probably in a famous studio.

I see, I didnt learn to play the piano either, my grandma used to told me BBC broadcasted piano music instead of news back in the 30s

Oh, playing classical music like NPR does today?

Like a dedicated channel?

Yeah seems like it, my grandma told me there were no news worth reporting so they had to play the piano instead

That's probably true today too, but it's not profitable enough to do.

Have you played any instruments regularly in life?

I used to know how to play the guitar, but im more of a car person, did you know you can equip cars with flame-throwers in South Africa and its totally legal.

Wow.

Do you do modifications on cars, even not so extreme?

Yeah, my car is all modified, I would like to be a professional car driver just like Jann Mardenborough.

I wish I knew more about how cars work.

I went to a "car school" of sorts, but it was never my thing.

I'm more fascinated by car manufacturing.

It is far advanced from even Ford's assembly plants.

Its not hard, you just have to love it, I love the Cadillac brand, I would like to have one, to think it was name after a french explorer.

Yeah, I guess I just like my cars to work.

That's why I prefer Toyota ... they are very reliable.

do you drive often, for work and such or travel?

Yeah I drive often, I usually take my dog with me, do you have a pet?

I have a dog.

He loves "rides" in the car.

He likes short trips, mostly, not cross-country.

Mine does too, if we get into an accident now I know there are 12 different types of dog blood, I will make my dog a donor.

I'm a blood donor myself.

I don't think there are that many for humans.

Do you give blood?

Yeah dont think there are that many for humans either, and no, Im not a donor myself Ive always been afraid of needles.

My dad introduced me to donating blood, so seeing him do it, not that it's all that brave, was a big help.

You should try it sometime, as a sacrifice for people who get into accidents.

Yeah  I might try it out, I know it can help people and so its important to me.

Yeah, we all have to do what we can.

I think it's a great thing we all have that ability.

Yeah it sure is!

well im taking my dog to donate blood and then think I might do the same myself.


have you had someone put a lighter near your ear to heal an earache?

No way!
How does that even work?

according to the article, the author's father would roll up newspaper in a cone and light it thinking it would heal the earache

Wow!

I am thankful my parents didn't follow traditions to cure earaches.

I wonder if he has an exhibition in Baltimore at the Parenting: An art without a Manual.

Sounds like that father should have his own display!

haha seriously!

what do you think are some of the things on display there?

Remember the Simpson's?

Homer and Marge?

I can picture lots of displays with some of their antics through the years.

I am sure it's full of well intentioned unconditional loving parents who made innocent mistakes or had crazy fears.

yes i'm seeing now the the exhibit is both heartbreaking and hilarious, it must span all sorts of parenting debacles

Absolutely!

Typically, anyone can be a parent.

Even Charles Manson had a son.

I can't imagine growing up under his shadow.

whoa i didnt know he had a child!
did the child even know him?

I don't know, but there is an exhibition that uses art to portray families like his and other dysfunctional families.

I have heard it is an emotional exhibition.

yes it sounds like it.

especially that exhibit portraying his mother who committed suicide and abusive father

Very sad indeed!

I liked the piano analogy that expresses that children are like piano's that just because you have one doesn't mean you can play (or parent).

It reminds me of the hindenburg tragedy.

They brought aboard a 356lb grand piano on the flight.

what happened in the tragedy?

The Hindenburg crashed and caught fire.

Some climbers found a piano on top of Britain's highest mountain in 2006.

I know the Hindenburg piano caught fire, but it makes you wonder how a piano made it to the top of a mountain.

it sure does, and do you think the piano caused the plane to crash or it was just an odd coincidence that it was aboard?

The piano didn't cause the crash or else it would be famous like the piano used to record 2 famous songs the Bohemian Rhapsody and Hey Jude.

Those songs are amazing.

I wonder what songs the BBC broadcasted in 1930 instead of news reporting.

i know do you think it was classical music?

It must have been something to appeal to the masses

I am not sure, but the news must have been really dull to end up playing piano music.

Too bad we don't do that today.

We should also be allowed to equip our cars with flame throwers to prevent carjacking like in South-Africa.

Now that is newsworthy!

haha that would be newsworthy, and dangerous!

yikes

Yes!

Good things our trunks aren't made out of wood anymore or that could be a serious fire situation.

it was great chatting with you :D


Do you have a dog?

Yes I do.

I love dogs did you know here are 12 different blood types that a dog may have

That is a lot.
What kind of dog do you have?

I have a english bull dog.

Oh wow, I always wanted one of those.

I have a Boston, far from a wolf like dog

Oh okay did you know that Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing

Sure did.
Did you take your dog for a walk?

Yes I take him three times a day

Wow.
He must be a very healthy dog.
How old is your dog?

He is.

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

I still use their drive thru just about everyday in and out of uniform

oh The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.

I have a Mercedes and a Ford, the first american car brand

thats cool The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.

I am glad they modify that aspect of cars; horrible idea given the weather everyday

i know right

I tried to get a flamethrower installed in my car but I can't find anyone willing to install it or find someone who sells them.

funny that would be insane

Do you play piano?

No i do not i play the bass though

I play electric piano


Do you listen to the radio?

I do from time to time.
How about you?

I love listening to the radio on my morning commute.

Mostly rock music

Rock is my favorite too I ve taken to a lot of podcasts recently.

Nice, my brother always talks about the Joe Rogan one.

I have to check them out, I never really got into them.

What do you recommend?

There is an entire series called Stuff you should know, stuff your mom never told you, and the one I have been listening to right now, The end of the world as you know it.

They are all pretty awesome.

that sounds really good, I will have to check it out.

I listen to radio dramas here and there on long trips, I recommend those also

Those sound interesting.

Ive always enjoyed theater too, so that might be interesting.

They sure are.

Did you know you can get radio storms from jupiter on AM radio

I heard that.

I havent had the chance to try to listen yet, but I think that is pretty fascinating!

Still might be better than that 40% of Canadian radio that is Canadian...

Yikes, that would be rough in Canada, it may be bieber hits all the time lol

I know, maybe that is where America needs a wall, to keep the Canadians fleeing Beiber out.

LOL

Lol!
Very valid point, I like your thinking!
Have you heard of foxhole radios?

Yeah!

Those were some smart soldiers!

Give me a whole bunch of things and I still couldnt do that.

Right, I wonder how they even came up with that.

Probably some smart engineer on the battle front

Probably, but you would likely be surprised what you can do when pressured.

It is like MacGuyver!

For sure lol.
They must have had some down time lol.
Do you ever watch soccer?

I love soccer!
Its probably my favorite sport!

Nice, who were you rooting for in the World Cup since the US didn't make it yet again

Australia, the SoccerRoos!

However, the US Women always make it and place!

right, the US women's team puts the men to shame.

I was rooting for Brazil this year, they were close!

It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your night!


Hello!

Did you know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that we can hear them on AM radio?

I had no idea, did You ever heard how it sounds like ?

I'm not sure, there's so much static on the AM station that maybe I have heard it!!

I recently learned that soldiers in WWII made radios using just a razorblade and a pencil.

Maybe they were listening to a lot of Jupiter?

Could be ;) I'm just wondering how did they take power to start it up ?

I think maybe the pencil lead was the power.

But I'm not sure, I'd love to see one in action!

Are you a soccer fan?

Yes sir, I'm from Europe, we are being born with football balls stocked to our feet ;)

Haha!

Well I'm from the US, I guess we are born with baseballs?

I'm not sure!

I guess soccer makes more money than any other sport combined, that's pretty impressive!

That's true, but I guess not for USA right ?

I think our football probably wins that.

I grew up in Okinawa and once met a Brazilian soccer team at a school there.

They were very nice!

Okinawa ?
Is football ( soccer ) popular there ?

Yes, I think soccer is the most popular sport everywhere except in the US.

What is your favorite team?

Nankatsu :) lol, have You watched ?

No, is that a Japanese team?

I used to watch soccer, but I didn't pay attention to who I was watching.

I just watched the game!

*typical girl :)

Sorry ;) it was a joke, Nankatsu is a famous team from my favorite Japanese cartoon ;)

Yes, it looks like a Jamanese name!
Are you familiar with Mesut Ozil?

No, sorry - what is that ?

He is a German soccer player,  he donated all his world cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil.

I think that's wonderful!

Ahh yes, I think I've heard about it - that was an amazing gesture... we need more people like that !

Yes, we do!

There exists a variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time.

Did You ever see a match like that ?

No, but I have read about it.
Is it crazy to watch?

It's actually very interesting watching a game You know with some new sets of rules !

I would like to see one of those games some day.

I need to get going, it was great chatting with you!


Hello, are you familiar with NBA (a men's professional basketball league in North America)?

I am somewhat fimilar with it I did know that the league adopted the name National Basketball Association on August 3rd 1949...

I only know that cause that is my birthday lol

I see.

They have offices in the US and international locations but their headquarters are located in New York.

Yeah its pretty crazy the players are the worlds best paid athletes by annual salary per year

Some of them are also endorsed by big corporations..extra money in their pocket.

Apparently, Allen Iverson is paid $800K per year by Reebok and he will get a final lump sum payment of $32 M when he reaches age 55.

Yeah that is interesting.. it pays well but basketball has been around for quite awhile... 39 out of 50 states highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach

That was interesting to know.

Apparently, air jordan shoes were banned upon introduction by the NBA.

Really that is nuts... Kareem abdul-jabbars domainat use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball over a decade ago

NBA did not like his dominant use of the dunk.

yeah i know

About the air jordan shoes, Jordan kept wearing them and Nike did not mind paying penalties since the shoes became very popular and profitable to the company.

yeah that is pretty nuts but its a great way for nike to advertise

That was their purpose, I think.

Apparently, Tim Duncan decided to finish college before joining the NBA.

yeah that was a smart i idea he was preparing for the future not just getting the money then

I would do it differently though because the offer might not come four years later.

that is true he could of tried to do both

NBA players refuse to do granny style shooting even though it can be beneficial to score points.

yeah they would look kind of funny doing that in the middle of a game... thats how i shoot lol I am more of nerd than an athlete lol

You are funny.

They said they did not want to look stupid.

yeah lol so do you think pluto is still a planet

I personally think so.

But the scientific community does not think so.

Anyway, I've go to run.

Nice chatting with you.


Hello.
Are you into astronomy?

I am!
I am interested in the planets.

Me too.

Did you know that five planets in our system can be seen with the naked eye?

That is crazy!

Have you heard about Jupiter's moon ganymede?

No what about it?

It would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun!

You know scientists keep changing the definition of planet and make it biased in a way.

I mean, now it's based on where and what they orbit.

Seems unfair.

That is confusing.

That is like how pluto's status changes.

Right, because where pluto orbits makes now makes it not a planet.

Apparently there are even more than just Pluto that have been downgraded.

I did not know that.

Do you know the planet that does not have seasons?

No, is it one of ours?

It is venus!
Do you know why?

It does not tilt so there are no seasons.

It is also the only planet that rotates clock-wise.

It does not tilt so their are no seasons.

That's actually interesting.

So much of a fuss is made over mars but Venus sounds like it has some interesting things going on.

I agree!
Do you know anything about uranus?

Actually not really.

I'm not sure where it even is in the order of planets.

I know it's out there just not where.

I am not sure the order either.

But I know that it rotates sideways and rolls.

That sounds almost like an asteroid.
I wonder what it's seasons are like.

I am not sure but other planets spin.

Maybe it has seasons but not for the whole planet?

i don't know.

It's definitely something I am going to do some research on.

Thanks for the info!

It's been great chatting with you!

Have a good day!

I will look into it too!


Good morning!

Did you hear Marreese Speights is going to China?

Good morning!
No I did not hear that.
Does China have good basketball teams?

He says it was the best move for him, so I bet they do.

He's going to the Guangzhou Long-Lions.

China must be growing in basketball fans and teams then!

That's great!

Do you know if any other players are going there?

I don't know who has plans to go there, but other players have gone there before.

Fredette and Hansbrough, for example.

Interesting!

You know, I've heard that some companies are in China too, like Outback Steakhouse for example.

Yes, I've heard that.

And a number of the players on the Long Lions speak English.

You know, the news media paints China as hostile and closed but it sounds like they are more like us than we know.

Yes, and basketball is an international language.

The Long Lions were recently in DC, playing against the Wizards.

That's cool!

Maybe there will be more games between teams from the two countries.

I expect there will, considering the partnership between Monumental Sports and Entertainment and Alibaba Group, which is a Chinese conglomerate.

I do know a little about Alibaba.

Is the chinese basketball the same as the NBA?

It's supposed to be, but Speights has been quoted as saying, "The referees just aren't the same," and they have restrictions on how much the imported players can play during each game.

I suppose that's fair.

Who knows, maybe they'll get more similar as time goes by.

That could happen.

Did you know the CBA season only lasts five months?

I did not know that.
Do they have drafts like the NBA does?

I don't know.

That's a good question.

I do know that with the shorter season, American players could easily join an NBA team for the end of their season.

I wonder if that will become a trend.

Could be.

The NBA probably doesn't have rules against it.

Apparently they don't.

But Speights says he's waiting until the end of the CBA season to consider it.

He doesn't want to be distracted from his current team.

That's a good idea

Yes.
I respect him for it.
Well, it

I have respect for him too.


Hello, how are you doing today?
What do you think of the Earth?

I am well!
I tend to like Earth.
I wish people would quit destroying it.

I have tried my best to not do so.

We have so little left in the way of forests.

Where did they all go?

Can we get them back?

It would be up to you and me, the earth is on its way to being helium free.

I think that we need to grow trees that produce helium.

Then we would have both forests and HeHe.

LOL.

Did you know there is a UN ambassador to ET life?

I have heard.

I applied for the job, but they said it was already filled.

I needed to speak ET in order to get the job.

I would have a hard time telling my friends and family what I did.. lol

I think that you would have a cover job to keep your position secret.

"I make photocopies and serve coffee.

Nothing to do with aliens at all!"

Probably true.

I think that the job would not pay very well either.

But you might get to meet some interesting people.

Like Men in Black.

Lots of weird ETs.

That would be a possibility.

Id definitely want the flashy thing then.

The weapons would be cool.

You would be sworn to secrecy until the UN decided you needed to be on TV.

I think it is a job for life.

Do you know how long a day was on earth when it first formed?

The earth was just starting its job so it probably wasn't very good at it.

Maybe 2 hours?

LOL  5.5 hours.

I wonder that slowed it down so much, maybe all the stupid people on the planet...

I guess in the future it will get even slower.

I figure the work day will soon be 20 hours.

Then we'll all be screwed.

Definitely.

Maybe we need to get kidnapped by those aliens and taken to other intelligent life, there is not much left here.

I would like to get the aliens to make the day shorter.Anyway, great chat!

Me too!
Have a good night!

Have a night!
Bye!


Are you a fan of the Yankees?

I am a new fan of baseball.

I have a lot to learn.

I did hear that a player was suspended for not cutting his hair once,lol

Interesting, did you just start playing or watching?

I just started watching it a tiny bit.

I heard that Bill O'reilly invented a fake press box to get to watch games in college.

Interesting, that's pretty funny though.

Oh, are you a life long fan?

yeah, I've played for years too.

It's a fun game.

Did you know they suspended Mattingly because he refused to get a haircut?

Oh nice.

I didnt know that he was the player, wow.

What a wild story.

I dont know how that would go over now days.

Yeah, it didn't go over so well then either.

To be honest I remember that and thought it was weird.

yeah, lol.

I heard that the baseball managers wear the uniform because they are able to play the game at any point, right?

Yeah, that is true.

Sometimes they go out on the field and yell at the Umpires too!

What a wild rule.

That would not work for football.

I read a story about a man who found millions of dollars in baseball card in his grandfather's attic.

I want to start cleaning now.

No it wouldn't work.

Yeah, they can be worth a lot nowadays.

To be honest I used to collect cards myself.

Oh neat hobby!

It could pay off big someday.

I heard that Japan is big time ino baseball.

I guess they are surprised that its our pastime.

Yeah, they love it over there.

You would figure that they know it is a big thing here too.

HA, I would like to listen to the games on the radio.

I often listen to old radio broadcasts now.

A website offers thousands of free ones.

That is pretty cool, do you know what radio station it is?

Not sure the name of it.

I will need to look it up, its one of those things I just have set on the dial.

I like the classical latin channel too.

I don't think I would be interested in listening to that channel to be perfectly honest.

It does not sound super entertaining!

Yeah, it is one of the ways I add a little cultural to my day.

I cant understand it.

Since 1989 a Finnish radio station has been broadcasting it.

It is entirely in Latin.

It sounds terrible, I don't think I could listen.

Nice chatting with you.


Hello!
Do you like the radio?

I do, I listen to it everyday, do you like it?

Yes, I can not drive without.
I hate commercials though.

I hate them as well, did you know soldiers in WWII used to make radios out of pencils and razorblades!

That is very creative.

They referred to them as foxhole radios.

Yeah Foxholes radio, really creative and also an important survival skill

I should move to canada because they have laws about how much music must be played.

They do and what do their laws state?

All radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian.

Oh I see, well 40% seems like a lot I support the law because of local talent and all but 40% seems excesive

I agree.

I guess they were playing a lot of other countries music.

Support local talent and also leave space for Jupiter and the radio storms lol

I heard that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.

Yeah, would be cool to tune into that station the radio has a lot of variety in it

Do you like classic radio dramas?

I do like them, why do you ask?

Do you know there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.

I didnt I have to do a Google search and find that site, interesting, thanks, theres a latin news program if you like latin and news

do you know what year that was started?

It got started back in the year 1989, so its been around for a long time, I think im going to search for that drama site now, thanks for the info and for the chat

You too!
Good luck.


What do you like to do for entertainment

I sometimes play Nintendo.

My original NES was cool but it only displayed 54 colors.

That is interesting, I wonder what the new consoles display for colors.

I don't know, probably more than 256.

I guess the original NES was retired in Japan in 2003.

That made such a long run, I loved playing nintendo, did you have a favorite game?

Not really...

I liked sports games like basketball.

Did you know that in 39 of 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a football or basketball coach?

I believe that, our states are crazy about college sports.

Did you know the creator of basketball was the most losing coach in Kansas history

Sadly yes.

Basketball is popular enough for the Supreme Court to have a court on their roof.

I can just see Ginsberg dunking one.

Ha and making the and 1!

I think there is a name for that court if I remember right, highest court in the land i think

Ha.

They may be at their best on the court on the roof.

Funny, Ronald Reagan was once snubbed for a part playing a president.

I heard that before, I think they didnt think he had that presidential look lol, boy they were wrong!

Joke's on them... Did you know YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine on the net?

I never knew that.

I am sure Google is the first.

Did you get into the gangnam style trend?

Nope.

Nor did I get into Justin Bieber's song "Baby".

I guess it must be bad, it's the most disliked song on YouTube.

Gangnam style almost broke youtube I heard.

Baby was really bad, I think I disliked it on youtube ha

Ha.

I've never heard it.

Netflix and YouTube combined make up half the peak internet traffic in N. America.

Hogs!

That is crazy, I am part of that mostly.

Like right now lol.

Yeah.

Police have their own YouTube called BluTube.

I wouldn't want to show up on it.

Lol me too, that sounds fun to watch some training videos though.

It was so nice chatting with you!

Did you know Bill Nye got his start by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest?

I don't see the match there.

I don't either, maybe a very young bill nye.

I will google it.

Have a great weekend!


Are you a tennis fan by chance?
Novak Djokovic sure is a great player.

Im not actually.
I dont even know who he is.

He is a Serbian tennis player.

It's tough to play tennis when the courts get wet but they want to use the helicopter to dry the grass after rain.

I heard they did that.
Pretty genius if you ask me.

Yeah I agree.

If you can believe it the longest match lasted 11 hours!

Yeah I believe it was played over the course of a few days.

That is amazing.

A black man won the first U.S. Open title in 1968 and no black man has won it since.

Some people get kicked out for grunting too much.

Some circles consider that cheating.

Yeah I think some people who think that is cheating are a bit ridiculous.

Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis.

I didn't know that.

Did you ever play table tennis.

Yeah I really like that game.

But I wouldn't want to play Gail Monfils.

I sure wouldn't either.

I used to think it was called ping pong.

How silly of me.

I don't think it is silly I definitely caught that as well.

It's a fun form of entertainment.

But I also like playing Nintendo.

The original Nintendo entertainment system can only display 54 colors.

I love nintendo.

I think super nintendo was better though.

Yeah maybe it was.

I love playing donkey Kong.

Around 50 BC they bred chickens for entertainment lol.

Thats cool.

I think we have better stuff to do these days.

Dont you.

Yeah for sure.

I don't want to be playing with no chickens.

I like watching movies.

I never knew Ronald Reagan was an actor.

Can't believe he got rejected from a role because he didn't look presidential.

Yeah I think he was in a few things before he became president.

I would like to see those movies.

They should have them on Netflix.

The original Nintendo entertainment system was finally discontinued in September 2003 in Japan.

It had a great run.

It did have a great run.

i know I bought a few of them over the years.

Have a good one.