Hi, are you a basketball fan?

Yes!
I went to University of Kentucky!

Good deal.

Did you know that Lebron James and Stephen Curry were both born in Akron Ohio?

That is neat.

I love it that Tim Duncan of the Spurs stayed in college 4 years instead of going into the nba.

That is unheard of today!

That was really smart.

You never know in sports if you are going to have a short career.

He made sure he had something to fall back on.

True!

Did you know that shooting granny style is the best technique.

But everyone feels like it looks ridiculous so they won't do it.

I didn't know that.

But I do know that that was the only way I could shoot a free throw when I was young.

Me too!
do you like Stephen Curry?

I don't know much about him, but I guess he pretty good.

He is pretty amazing.

He was the star of the golden state warriors in 201.

Yes.

I was reading that he was the first player to win the MVP by a unanimous vote.

He is that good!

Curry is currently signed with Under Armour because Nike had such a bad pitch.

I say good for Under Armour.

Nike has had it their way for a long time.

I like Under Armour products.

I agree!!
!

Changing the subject a little.

The dutch are creating a commuter bus that can travel 160 miles per hour.

That is cool.
Have you ever been to Mackinac island?

No I haven't where is it, and have you been there?

I haven't but I have relatives that live close.

Everything is horse drawn carriages or you can take a bike.

So they don't allow motorized vehicles at all?

Nope.
Not at all!
I kind of like that.
It makes the island so peaceful!

It would be nice.

I know I like to hike in the desert and get away from all the sounds of the city.

Yes It would.

The only problem is I don't guess you can stop the occasional airplane from flying over.

Good talking to you.


How do you feel about Buzzfeed?

Many, like Gene Weingarten, would criticize it.

Im not familiar with it.

Buzzfeed is an online media source that basically has "articles" that are lists of things like "Top 10 Things to Do on a Lazy Sunday" or "25 Best Tourist Activities to do in San Francisco".

It's very popular with millennials nowadays

Oh.

Well technically I am a millennial.

I actually found that out about a week ago.

Lol.

I dont know.

I dont really get into reading articles on the internet to much.

It seems like everything on there they are trying to sell you something in some way.

Yeah I agree.

The internet can be so addictive.

Science has actually supported that clicking on many different, new links online can produces effects in your brain similar to addiction!

How often do you go online?

I am on the internet everyday.

In some way shape or form.

Did you know the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger menu.

That's so funny.

I always see that and now I know what that is.

I'm on the internet all the time now, for surveys or for my full-time work or for Netflix or general fun things.

I love reading online articles, especially about psychology, I think it's such an interesting field!

Do you know of any psychology experiments?

No.

Never really been to into that sort of thing.

Im more of the outdoor type.

Unless its freezing cold like it has been lately.

I live where it's warm so I don't have that problem fortunately.

Have you heard about the Milgram experiment?

I learned about it in school.

They basically led people to believe they were torturing other participants behind a closed door because they were told to by an authoritative figure.

How crazy is that?

And unethical!

That is crazy.

What was the, I mean what were they trying to learn from doing that experiment.

So basically in the experiment, the participant was sat down in front of some buttons and an authoritative researcher told the participant to push a button that would send an electric shock to someone next door whom the participant didn't know.

The researchers wanted to know if the participants would do it, even though they really didn't want to torture the innocent person.

Most people actually went along with it!

Really.

There is no way- Unless they told me it was a pedophile in the other room or something like that.

Then, Maybe.

We all think that, but who knows what would happen if we thought we were forced to push the button.

That's the whole point of the experiment, that a normal person can become swept up with acts of cruelty and torture to others if they're told to do it by an intimidating, authoritative figure.

They used it to explain how some people did what the Nazi regime told them to even though they weren't just terrible human beings

Well I guess that makes sense.
I didnt really think of it that way.
The Nazi example is a good one.

Yeah.

So I understand why that would be on the list of "25 most influential psychology experiments".

But I didn't know about Gene Weingarten's Joshua Bell subway phenomenon!

Do you know what it is?

No I do not.
Is it another crazy one like before.
Lol.

Basically they had this world-renowned violinist play the most intricate and masterful pieces on one of the most expensive violins in the world in a subway station, and almost every single person just walked on by and didn't pay attention to this famous and immensely talented musician

I dont know maybe thats a big city thing, because there is a guy who plays his banjo outside of the gas station close to my house.

There are always people giving him change and talking to him.

He is pretty good though, and he really gets into it.

That's awesome!

I think that the age of the internet has allowed stories like these to go viral, and now people understand what they miss out on when they don't pay attention to what's around them

Yeah that may be true.

I know the internet has really changed the world.

I would say mostly for the better.

I would agree with that!

Although it can be addictive, it's also very informative.


Have you heard any good albums lately?

I love The Darkside of the Moon.

Even though it was released over 40 years ago it was the bestseller in 2014.

That is a great album, do you like the band Linkin Park?

Yes it was a great album.
I do like Linkin Park.
Do you?

I also like the band, my favorite album is The Hybrid Theory, a lot of good songs in that album.

Yeah I've heard that album is the best selling album of the 21st Century.

Yeah the best selling album really nice and with a lot of cool singles, God I love that band.

Can you believe that NWA's album Straight Outta Compton was the first album to reach platinum status without the band going on tour?

It was?

I thought that was a really good album I really liked it, I guess the group had many fans.

It certainly gained the attention it needed.

I am surprised that two identical twins aged 100 put out a rap album in 1992.

I guess its never too late to follow your dream that must be a funny thing to watch though I wonder if they made a musical video of one of their songs.

If they did it would be fun to see.

I wonder if they'll get recognition like Tupac.

His music is in the Library of Congress as having cultural significance.

I guess Tupac is one of the greatest artists ever too bad he died at a young age and in the way he did.

A true legend.

Eminem's dream before he became a rapper was to be a comic book artist.

I'd love to see any of his art.

I wonder if his talented, do you know who Busta Rhymes is?

I have heard of him.
Why?

He is the voice of the Reptar Wagon in the Rugrats movie, that movie was premiered back in 1998.

Oh, I never knew that!

I'll have to re-watch it now that I know.

Isn't is crazy that a MI judge gave a ruling in a trial against Eminem in the version of a rap?

That is crazy and also really unprofessional I bet she got grounded because of that, giving a ruling like that can be biased.

I'm not sure.
It was a long time ago, in 2001.
So who know what the rules were?

You have a good point I think I will Google that now, its been awesome chatting with you today.

Yes, nice chatting with you too!
Thank you.


hey how's it going?

Good, how are you?

I'm good did you know that shooting granny style is scientifically the most consistent way to score points on the line in basketball?

I did not know that.

It has to make Rick Berry so happy!

Reggie miller, nba hall of famer, couldn't escape his older sister cheryl's shadow while in high school.

on january 26, 1982, he scored a career high 40 points.

he tried bragging about it on the car ride home, only to find out cheryl scored 105 points and broken 8 national records!

that is wild, what about allen iverson making 800k a year from rebook, and then 32million as a lump sum when he turns 55, good for him

Air jordan's were banned upon introduction by the nba.

however, jordan wore them anyways, as nike was willing to pay the fine each game.

that's hilarious, tim duncan staying in college for 4 years instead of going ot the nba to save money is wild, I can't believe he would do that instead of joining and making the millions

Speaking of basketball stars... Stephen curry, the star of the golden state warriors and 2015 season mvp only makes the 5th highest salary on his team.

that seems wild, this says stephen curry and lebron were both born in akron, ohio which I didn't know

I didn't know that either.

Did you know Steph curry's first name is actually wardell, he was named after his father wardell "dell" curry.

making him wardell stephen curry ii.

hmmm no I didn't know that, this says the dutch are making a bus that can go 160mph, sounds like the premise to a movie aka Speed haha

HA!

I was going to make that joke.

Well done... All of japans highways are tolls, and it costs more than 300$ to travel across the country.

thats crazy it sounds really annoying too, I wonder if Mackinac island has cars for ambulances?

or is the whole island car free like this says?

I like to think of it with two guys running with a stretcher, like a soccer game...

haha that is possible!

or maybe they use dogs or horses on sleds, could be an animal paradise, it's wild iceland has no public rail system btw

Right?
I wonder why not.
Isn't their population like 300,000?
I'm going to look it up...

ya let me know what it is, it sounds really annoying to have to use domestic flights to go between towns

338,000 from 2017.
How the heck did I know that.
Im impressed and ashamed all at once.

wow that is impressive!

I know a girl that flew to iceland she said it was nice but really expensive

What was she going to Iceland for?

Im from Chicago and it's only a 6-8 hour flight.

I want to see the northn lights there!

ya she went just for a vacation she likes to travel!

Well its been nice talking with you!


do you listen to albums?

Yes I do.
Have you listened to Hybrid Theory?

Yes it is the best selling album of the century after all

True.
Do you know who Reel Big FIsh are?

Yes the band that lost the rights to their own music, so sad

Yes but they rerecorded everything and now are back on track

Yes.

Do you know which was the best album of 2014?

Yes it was the dark side of the moon which was released 40 years prior

Yes letting the quality of the album speak for itself

True.

Did you know Straight Outta Campton reached platinum without airplay?

Yes and they did not have a major tour either, that is amazing

Yeah it is.

Twins in Japan released an album when they were 100

Yes and it was a rap album of all genres

Yes.
DO you like rap music?

Yes I like stuff from Tupac mainly and then some of EMinem and you?

Me too.

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

Nice.

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

Yes and his favorite character is spiderman

Yes.

Did you know Busta Rhymes was in the Rugrats movie?

Yes the voice of Reptar Wagon.
Nice chat

Same here, have a good one


How's it going?

Are you a NBA fan?

there's a total of 30 teams in the league, the New York Knicks are my favorite

I am an NBA fan.
The Knicks are my favorite also.

cool.

Did you know NBA players are the world's best paid athletes?

I guess it makes sense since there's only like 11 player or so per team

I figured they were the highest paid.

It is crazy the amount of money they make.

Yea plus they make money off shoe endorsements.

Iverson makes 800,000 a year off reebok until he turns 55

And can you believe he gets a 32 million dollar lump sum at age 55.

That is nuts!

Yea but 800,000 and 52 million lump sum Iverson gets seems a little below average compared to the shoe deals Lebron James and MJ made

He actually gets a 32 million lump sum, but overall yes it is low compared to Jordan and Lebron.

No one will ever top Jordan's amount made off J's

What's crazy is Nike's pitch to Curry, they didn't even take Durant's name off it's reused presentation, I'd be pretty mad if that happened to me

I would be also, no wonder why he went with UA.

I like Curry but his shoes are not the best looking.

Yea, what's even more crazy is he's apparently the 5th highest paid player on the Warriors

I would have thought he would be the highest paid

Yea, the 2015 season mvp, the best player in the league isn't even the best paid player on his own team lol

That is a shame, that shows you how unstructured some contracts can be.

Yea, that's messed up.

If I made a lot of money I'd like to travel a lot but I'd probably avoid Iceland, they have no public rail service

I actually think Iceland would be beautiful to visit but very cold.

Ughhh

Yea and Iceland would probably be very expensive if you have to take domestic flights to travel between major cities

That would be very expensive, I don't understand how they can afford that method of travel.

Well in japan it would cost $300 to travel across the country using the highway due to tolls

That doesn't surprise me, everything in Japan is expensive.

Yea sounds like it, I wonder how much it will cost to ride the 160mph commuter bus the Dutch are creating, sounds fun

That really does sound fun, I imagine it could be quite dangerous also.

Still sounds like fun!

Yes, fun and dangerous, perfect combo.

Well I have to go, nice talking with you


Hey there what's your favorite musical album?

I know that I like Pink Floyds dark side of the moon

I like Linkin Park's hybrid theory

That's cool.

I think that's the best selling album of the 21st century so far isn't it?

I also like Led Zeppelin's albums.

I like all of them haha.

I generally enjoy all music, except heavy metal.

I personally am starting to explore rap

You should listen to the twins from Japan then.

They made a rap album when they turned 100 LOL it came out in 1992 I wonder how it is

Regardless of the quality, I'm sure it was a memorable and significant experience for them

Yes I think so.

You should also check out NWA.

Their album Straight Outta Compton was a massive success, even though they didn't tour and didn't have any radio play for it

What would you say is the key highlight of rap?

I think I would say that it is the rhyming.

And also the Poetry like phrasing, I think that not too many people make poetry anymore, but I know there was a lot of rap these days.

What about you, what do you think?

Personally I like the flow and delivery

Yes I agree with you.

Do you ever listen to Tupac Shakur or Eminem by the way?

Eminem's favorite superhero when he was growing up with Spider-Man haha I don't know why I know that

I mean who doesn't like spiderman

Do you like Eminem though?

Apparently a judge gave a ruling to him in the form of a rap LOL talk about awkward

I wonder how good her rapping was.

I guess he was served in a way he understood

Haha that's a good point.

Maybe she wanted to speak his language LOL have you ever watched a diss Battle Before?

Where rappers diss each other?

well in Korea they have raps called compliment battles lol they should start that here

I guess compliment battles are the complete opposite for diss battles

Yep I think you're right.

Have You Ever Seen The Rugrats Movie by the way?

Apparently Busta Rhymes does a voice in it

I have seen a few episodes, but never the movie.

I love that show when I was a kid.

I need to check it out, I did see the movie but it was a long time ago.

Have you ever heard of the band Reel Big Fish by the way?

I have not.
Is it a show?

No it's a band actually.

They lost their rights to their old record label, and so they just remade all their songs on the new one LOL that's really smart


Remember when collections of music were called "albums" instead of CDs or MP3s?

That was back in the day lol, but I had so many!

Me too... Do you have any by Linkin Park?

"Hybrid Theory" is the best selling of the 21st century.

I never knew that, I own that one!
I also have NWAs album, ever heard?

Nope.

I also haven't heard the two 100-year-old identical twins in Japan do their rap in 1992.

It went platinum without air play or tours needed!

It is that good.

I would love to listen to these twins rap, ever heard?

Nope.

I think it's wild that Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before a rapper.

I would love to see his comics.
I am sure they are worth a lot.
Do you remember Busta Rhymes?

Yeah, he did the voice of the Reptar Wagon in 1998 for the Rugrats Movie.

For sure, i loved that movie as a kid!
I was 10. are you a tupac fan?

Not really but then again, I've never seen him do a ballet thing.

I guess his music is in the Library of Congress.

and it is under the genre cultural signficance

Well, our current culture will be know for all of its expletives.

Korean rappers have invented a new form of rap called "compliment battle".

Ha if only they had a show right now on TV i would watch that.

it would be better than what is out there now.

do you have a favorite celebrity?

Not really, I'm pretty disgusted with Hollyweird right now.

I really do miss Robin Williams.

For sure, I miss him too.

He was the first actor to start the trend of voice in animating films

Yeah, that's cool.

Carol Burnett was cool for showing up on Sesame Street.

I haven't seen that, she started that trend too apparently!

Are you into Pixar movies?

Yeah, they have made many good ones.

I would like to see their secret room but I'm not a celebrity.

For sure, maybe we could pose as a celebrity and see the secret room, what do you think?

It's worth a shot!
Hey thanks for the chat.
You ruled!


Have you ever heard of the book "the book of lists"?

it was published back in 1977

I may have.

I'm guessing from the title that it's full of lists of varying categories?

Haha I don't know for sure but that is a good guess lol.

I don't know why people would read lists in a book though, when you could read them on the Internet, do you ever use the internet

I actually love lists ha ha.
Yes I use the internet constantly.

If you use it constantly, have used the hamburger button before?

I'm not sure.
What is a hamburger button?

It's a menu button, it looks like three horizontal lines, I think that Reddit has it on their website actually

I do know that button.

I have used it a lot.

I had no idea it had a name.

Were you aware that on the international space station astronauts have faster internet connection than most Americans?

No I didn't know about that I wish I had their internet though LOL.

Do you ever read the terms of service when you use the internet by the way

I am super guilty of not reading them.

Yep me too.

Would you ever climb Mount Everest by the way?

It's good to know that they have 3-g service at the peak

I'm amazed that you can get internet there.

I wonder how that's possible.

I'm still not climbing it though ha ha.

Yeah the internet really is amazing, it's shocking that the Library of Alexandria actually runs a backup of the internet in case it ever goes down, that must be a huge file LOL

I can't imagine how much storage space that would take!

I wonder to how many people have the internet addiction in terms of clicking links, I probably do myself LOL

I have definitely been down several internet rabbit holes myself.

Do you know what the act of looking yourself up on the internet is called?

I think it's called ego surfing right?

I have definitely done that at least once or twice haha.

Do you like dogs by the way

It is.
I love dogs.
I love all animals actually.

Well I didn't know about dogs that they have twelve different blood types, did you know that?

They also do dog blood drives

I had no idea.

I'm glad they do the drives because that means they would need a lot of blood to save lives with that many different types.

Yes I agree I just hope they get a cookie after the drive LOL.

I even like knowing that Google is officially a dog company because they put that in their code of conduct


Do you watch TV?

I do.

I love the Simpsons - Fox actually considered making a cable channel of just that show!

But they also threatened to sue the Simpsons so that the Simpsons wouldn't parody its anti-democratic party agenda.

I guess it's a love hate relationship.

That is funny.

Fox News was created by a republican media strategist and nixon so thats probably not a surprise

It's super popular too, watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.

Yeah that is pretty nuts.

I just got a call on my phone - its crazy we can call overseas and the cables to get there are only 2.7 inches in diameter!

Yeah, now an iphone has more computing power than the whole us nuclear icbm deterrent.

That is nuts - it is amazing we went to the moon on such little computing power

I remember having a rotary phone.
Did you ever have one?

Yes we did growing up - but my area code was not a good one like New York got - mine was 804 not 212!

Yeah, 212 is the fastest to dial apparently on the rotary phone

It is.

Unicef says they will donate a day of clean water to a child for every minute you do not use your cell phone.

I do not understand how they would know though

Right, do you have to sign up for that?

I'll have to look that up.

Though I'm not sure I want them tracking my phone.

That is true.

A show on PBS on the universe just came on - it is crazy how much we do not know about our universe.

Yes.

There are stars that are so cold that we could touch them if we could get close enough.

I cannot even imagine that.

I have heard that some galaxies are getting pulled outside of our own universe - are there multiple universes?

Some people think it might be just one giant hologram!

Eek!

Or that there is only 1 electron in the entire universe!

Hopefully our galaxy doesn't get pulled away and absorbed or something.

Though that would go well with the theory that universes evolve through natural selection.

It does make sense that the universe evolves - that is far more logical than only having one electron or it being a hologram

Yes, you're right.

It's impossible to measure the spatial size of the whole universe.

Wonder how big it actually is!


Hi how's it going?
Do you like the NBA?
Currently there are 30 teams

Hello,  I like basketball but I do not keep up with it.

These are some interesting facts though!

Tim duncan of the san antonio spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly to the nba.

Yea, that's crazy!

NBA players have the highest average salary in sports

This is a disappointing fact: Two years after retirement, 78% of nfl players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress.

in the nba, five years after retirement 60% of players are broke.

That's pretty ironic that so many NBA players end up broke

I know right,  so much money just all gone.

Yea, some have shoe endorsements like Allen IVerson though

Roughly 30 years ago, nba legend spencer haywood chose $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in nike.

had he accepted the original offer, his holdings in nike would be worth a whopping $8.62 billion.

Iverson makes 800,000 a year on his contract until he's 55, then he'll get 32,000,000

That is an incredible deal,  most people don't even play at that age.

Hopefully he doesn't go broke after retiring.

Nike's pitch to stephen curry was so poorly executed that one of the powerpoint slides still had kevin durant's name on it from a previous presentation.

it was after this that curry went on to sign with under armour.

Lol, I'd be mad if that happened to me, especially since Curry was the 2015 mvp

Right!

Seth curry and mychel thompson, brothers of steph curry and klay thompson, played in the back court together on the santa cruz warriors in 2013, while steph and klay did the same on the golden state warriors

I didn't know that.

When he won the 2015 mvp he was only the 5th highest paid player on his team

wow.

Steph curry from the golden state warriors basketball team plays part in a foundation that donates mosquito nets to protect families in africa.

for each 3 pointer he makes 3 nets get donated.

Nice.

Did you know his actual first name is Wardell

yeah I did.

Didn't expect that.

Steph curry did not receive any college scholarship offers from a major conference school, and wanted to play at virginia tech.

Wow, that's shocking.
Cury and Lebron were both born in Akron

Awesome!

Did you know Air travel is up to 10% slower than it was in the 1960s in order to save on fuel costs

No, I had no clue, I guess the dutch better hurry up creating a bus that can travel 160mph

yeah that would be convienient.

During the age of discovery, ships released rabbits onto islands to provide a future food source for other travelers

Man that isn't too good.
I gtg, nice talking with you


Do you own any dogs?

I do not, unfortunately.
Do you?

I don't, but the family I nanny for does.

She understands pointing fairly well, and elephants are another animal that knows that by instinct too

Oh, you're a nanny?
That's great!
What kind of dog do they have?

It's a rare Japanese breed.

I wonder which of the 12 blood types she has.

She might be a good contender to give blood at a dog blood drive

Not a shiba, is it?

I've heard of the blood types.

I wonder if there's a universal donor dog blood type.

I think so.

There might be, but I wonder if the species varies the blood types

I wondered about breed as well.

Certain breeds could be better donors, others better recipients.

Not to mention the size of the dog.

Google likes all dogs though, so it might not be hard to find that kind of information

Google is great with dogs.

I think that dogs can work well in an office.

Cats, probably not.

Too independent.

It might depend which colors are used in the office though.

They may not be colorblind, but they still don't see as many colors as we do

Dogs are pretty good about their environment.

Good hearing, good smell, so so vision.

They complement our senses.

True!

And we can get some of the vending machines from Istanbul that releases food and water

I like that idea.

The dogs clean up and get fed.

The Turks get better streets and well fed dogs.

And maybe the dogs on the streets can "interview" for jobs such as police and military

That would be cute!

"Ok, where do you see yourself in five years?"

We could even teach them how to use the internet.

Hopefully dogs don't get addicted to the novelty of clicking on links like we do

Dogs get addicted to people.
That is their weakness.
We don't deserve dogs.

If we could teach them to read, they could read the full terms for internet products that 93% of us don't read

That would be great!
"Ruff ruff!"
"What is it Lassie?
Are the ToS a hazard?"

I wouldn't put them in charge of the backup copy of the internet though.

That's too important.

Nice talking with you!


How's it going, did you know fox news is provide in 86 countries?

Yes, I did know that and its broadcasted overseas territories worldwide with international broadcasts featuring Fox Extra segments during ad breaks.

It would of been cool if fox new corp created a channel that only showed the simpsons

Yes, I agree but Fox News threatened to sue the Simpsons in order to stop them from parodying it famously anti-democratic party agenda.

That's pretty ironic Fox would threaten to sue The Simpson when they share the same network

True.

In 2007 Fox News tried to have a conservative version of "the Daily Show" called "The 1/2 Hour News Hour" but it was cancelled after 13 episodes.

That's pretty funny it got cancelled but I'm not surprised it got cancelled, Fox news creators Ailes and Nixon don't seem like funny people

Yeah, not only that but in 2015 the median viewer age for Fox News was 68 years old.

Yet fox news is still watched more than cnn and msnbc combined

True.

The percentage of airtime on Fox News dedicated to opinion is 55% and for MSNBC it's 85%.

That's crazy.

It's crazy how much trouble people on news networks get into, like Tom Brokaw from NBC News

Well, this a crazy universe we live in.

Did you know that our universe may exist inside a black hole?

No I didn't, but I did hear that there is a theory that there is only one electron in the universe

Yes, I heard that too.

Add to that, the universe used to be completely opaque because there was so much plasma that light couldn't travel through it.

That's insane.

Apparently there are stars cold enough to be touched by a human hand in the universe

And that the deepest note in the universe is emitted by a black hole producing a note 57 octaves below middle c.

The universe is very strange, especially if it turns out to be one giant superhologram

It depends on our definitions, really.

If you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times, it would be as thick as the observable universe.

That's pretty crazy although there may being a region in space pulling galaxies outside the observable universe

Yes, and there is a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background that has been theorized to be a link to a parallel universe.

Spooky.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I enjoy lots of different kinds of music.

How about you?

Same here.
what kind in particular?

I mostly listen to rock but I like rap and pop as well.

Did you know that Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century?

I find that very surprising.

I didn't know that but i do like linkin Park, shame what happened.

It is a shame.

But that means they sold more than any Beatles album which is crazy to me.

I don't think it has nearly the staying power.

You might be right.

The album Dark side of the moon even after being released forty years later was still the best selling album in 2014.

See that makes sense to me.

I also heard that NWA's Straight Out of Compton was the first album to reach platinum without radio airplay.

Yeah that sounds about right.

nothing stranger than the identical twins from Japan releasing a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992.

Japanese rap on it's own seems strange but coming from two 100 year olds it's even stranger.

Do you listen to any rap?

Not really any more but Tupac was a favorite of mine.

You?

I'm with you.

I like the older stuff but very little newer stuff.

Tupac Shakur actually has his music in the library of congress because it is deemed to have cultural significance.

That's cool.

Did you hear that a judge tried to rap her verdict against a suit filed against eminem.

I would like to have heard that.

That sounds so cringe worthy.

I would be too embarrassed to watch.

Apparently Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist.

Yeah i heard that.

Apparently his favorite super hero was old Spidy.

Not a bad pick.

I had no idea that Busta Rhymes voiced the Reptar wagon in the Rugrats movie until recently.

How did I not pick out that voice?

Right!

I do not understand this for the life of me.

Why does Pixar have a room that is visited by celebrities OFTEN?

I was not aware of a Pixar room.

I have no idea why they would want to visit that so much.

Can anyone visit it?

Not sure i would if i could who knows what strange things are going on down there.

Judge Judy get paid 123,000 an episode.

wow!

Wow!

I had no idea the audience for a judge show in the middle of the day was that big.

Did you know that Robin Williams started the trend of big actors doing voice work with his role in Aladdin?

No but that makes since.

I did know that Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street.

I didn't either but I'm not surprised.
She's amazing!


It's truly remarkable how far the internet has come in the span of just over 20 years, wouldn't you say?

I mean it's completely revolutionized everything from research and communications to commerce and gaming.

Absolutely.

I vividly remember the buzz of AOL starting up.

I think it's funny that we pu so much info online that people "egosurf", or look for info abou tthemselves.

Agreed.

There's certainly something to be said about the addiction of clicking around the internet for useless things.

Yea, like neopets, which was the 4th most trafficked site on the web in 2001

I can't believe I'm about to ask...but neopets?

Sounds familiar but don't recall..maybe I blocked it out!

haha

It was like tamagotchie, basically raising a virtual pet.

They even pooped.

Any games you remember from the early internet?

Oh yes, now I remember.

must have intentionally blocked it out along with tickle-me-elmo.

Yes!

I was a big gamer back then.

Starcraft, Quake, a few others.

Repression can be good haha.

I played Command and Conquest online, alog with starcraft.

I also fee that everyone in finland has the right to the interet.

I used to love C&C.

I think the last one I played was Generals zero hour...good times!

I firmly believe that the internet is like the modern version of running water for our society.

You can't deny people from having access to that knowledge.

The net gain is far too massive for all of society.

I agree!
Eeryone needs info

Are you a dog person or cat person?

I used to have dogs when I was younger, but my life got too busy with a family and they got older and messier.

Might reconsider in a few years getting another.

I have two cats, though raelly for my dogs I would love a dog and have a tall enough fence for a small dog.

Dogs can learn more than a thousand words, wow!

It is incredible how much they can be trained, and how aware of their surroundings they are.

I used to hear from family that the dogs would start barking happily when I was a block away from the house.Truly, man's best friend!

They can smell ya!
And they are pretty smart.

Yes.

I recall a questionable character walking around our home likely scoping out the place for later.

One of my dogs (the passive, more well behaved one) went absolutely nuts when he saw that guy walking on the street...it's like he knew!

(That man was later arrested for trying to break into a house)

We had a cocker spaniel who bit a home invader.

Crazy considering hew as normally quite docile.

That's hilarious.

Ours was a German shepherd, so I know they had it in them!

He was little too!
it was so strange.

Funny.

What's your take on the scientific community revoking Pluto as a planet?

Just call it a planet!

Agreed.

Part of me wants to be open-minded and consider the change, but then again, this is a massive rock that rotates around the sun

Made of ice, too!

Exactly.

The mention of Ceres shocked me though.

I always thought that was just part of the millions of rocks comprising asteroid belt after mars and not actually a celestial body by name.

Have a good one!


hi how are you doing over there?

good day so far in this universe of ours?

Hi!

I am doing great over here and yes it's a good day so far in our universe.

How about you?

I am enjoying the universe.
I abide within its confines.
how old is the universe?
i dont know, but thats fine.
i dont judge.

Well you can abide in a vast amount of area because no one actually knows just how large the universe is.

and i hear that it keeps growing.

it is an ambitious entity, i must say.

i would probably slow down at that age, but the universe keeps going.

Do you think it is the universe that grows or us?

I mean the ancient Greek and Indian philosophers thought that the universe had earth as the center so their concept of size was probably smaller than today where we know the earth is not the center.

Yes, it is hard to fathom the vastness of the universe.

I would like to think that our universe is not the only one out there.

But i would like it to be one of the good ones.

Hmm, I never thought about there being more than one.

If that's true then I agree with you.

I want ours to be one of the good ones too.

ive heard that there could be more than one, and that there is a competition among them.

i guess its darwinism.

that would suck if ours lost.

Definitely as I assume that would mean our deaths.

I've heard that the universe may not be real.

There are those that believe it is one giant hologram.

then we would be miniholograms.
i am chatting with a mini hologram.

According to them you just might be!

So many people have different ideas about the universe don't they?

Yes, but there are so many possibilities.

like galaxies are being sucked out at the edges.

Where do they go?

Do they come back?

i have questions.

So do i.

There's a theory that there's only one electron in the universe.

What does that mean exactly?

I guess we all share one electron that can manifest itself everywhere?

i think that the math explains that possibility.

i can figure it though.

Another question I have comes from what you said earlier.

If the universe is all of space, time, and their contents how could there be more than one?

because our experience with the universe is defined through our senses and sensory limits make it hard to imagine multiplicity?

how can there by 26 dimensions?

i dont know

Well that's interesting.

I guess then the definition of universe shouldn't be everything, it should be simply what we can perceive.

You had me thinking about the electron thing.

I assume that's the God particle I hear about on the news every now and then?

no, that is something different.

i think that is meant to explain how everything is tied together?

if the particle is one way, then one model of the universe works.

another way, another model.

Oh, then I need to do some research about this electron theory.

It sounds like you have done some research.

i dont really know much.

i love that people research this stuff.

today, it has no clear value, but then there is a huge innovation thanks to this knowledge.

i think that knowing about our universe can add value to our lives in a way.

It can definitely expand our minds, our horizons.

Well, I've got to go do some research.

It's been nice chatting with you!

Have a great day!


Hey there do you like Bill Murray?

Bill and me don't get along so good now.

But yeah, he's a pretty good guy for a Cubs fan.

Haha why don't you get along with him?

Anyway he really likes the movie Kung Fu Hustle which I agree with.

Have you seen it

I haven't seen it, but I trusted Bill before and I paid the price.

Maybe I'll see it, maybe I won't.

Bill might be trying to pull something on me.

Haha anything is possible I guess.

Have you seen the movie Green Lantern with Ryan Reynolds?

It was originally supposed to be a comedy starring Jack Black

Jack Black would be a terrible Ryan Reynolds!

Ryan Reynolds would play Jack Black better.

I think the movie got poor reviews though.

I think either way the movie would have not been good haha.

What show do you like the best out of these: Seinfeld, friends, Fraser, 3rd Rock from the Sun

Seinfeld by far.

It's smart, savvy, sassy, and sophisticated.

What about you?

What's your favorite?

I agree I love Seinfeld.

I just got back into it recently and watched all the episodes.

It is so awesome.

I can't believe third Rock From the Sun won the Golden Globe instead of seinfeld

I wonder why that was.
Maybe a favor to somebody?
Put 3rd rock on Comedy Central.
That'll take care of that.

Yep it would be cancelled immediately haha.

What are your thoughts on Monty Python?

He's got a good reputation, and a loyal following.

Kind of quiet these days, but he's gotten older.

I don't think he likes to tour much.

No I agree.

I do miss them though.

I guess the Python programming language was named after them, which is kind of cool

Programmers like zany humor.

Put the python program language on Comedy Central.

That'll take care of that.

That is definitely zany.
Do you listen to any audio books?
I know that that's all I do.
I don't read books anymore haha

Reading is hard on the eyes and the brain.

I figure with audiobooks, you might get an extra three, four years out of that brain.

Good thinking there.

Haha I like the way you think.

I guess spoken audio like an audiobook has been available since the 1930s.

I didn't know that audiobooks were that old

You could put them on a record and listen again and again.

Good way to keep kids and old people from bothering you.

Audiobooks probably saved many marriages.

Haha that's a good point.

Do you know who Jim Dale is?

I guess he did the Harry Potter audio books and head to play like three hundred different voices

Jim Dale is a legend.
Never heard of him.
I should probably get going.
Have a good evening.

Great U2.

I'm going to get some audiobooks for myself right now haha.


Hi, do you like comedy?

I love comedies!
How about you?

I do too!
Do you have a favorite comedy?

I used to love the Drew Carey show because I'm from North east ohio.

HA!
I loved that show.
I still gigle when I see it.
I loved his cross dressing brother...
I just found out he was in fargo too!
I had not seen it before this week.

lol that's a great movie!

Drew Carey served 8 years on the marine corp where he would tell jokes to his fellow marines and that's what helped jumpstart his comedy career!

Are you serious?
I had no clue he served...

Yes.

A lot of the show references he makes have direct real life ties to here in North East Ohio too.

That one theme song...where it goes bring my love to me tonight...that was actually a Polish song that was a skit on a local comedy tv show.

Did you like the Evan Almighty movie?

I thought it was ok but I liked Bruce Almighty better.

You?

I liked them both.

Evan Almighty is the most expensive comedy ever made.

It had a budget of $200 million!

How do you spend $200M on that movie!

Steve Carrell?

lol  It's been 37 years since a comedy has won the academy award for best picture.

That's a long drought.

That is a long drought!

I wonder why the academy does not appreciate the comedies?

Not sure.

The early comedy cinema joke of slipping on a banana peel was a reference to slipping in horse manure.

lol

That's funny, unless you are the one sliding on horse poop!

Have you see Kung Fu Hustle?

lol  I haven't seen that movie.
Is it any good?

I have not seen it but Bill Murray thinks it is the supreme achievemment of the modern age in terms of comedy!

Well...I love Murray so if he says it's good, then I'm going to have to check it out!

I know.

Did you know Green Latern was originally going to be a comedy starring jack black?

I didn't know that but I bet it would have been funny!

I like Jack Black.

The Empire Strikes Back was nominated by the writers guild of America for its best comedy award in 1981.

I don't get that.

That's just odd they would even call it a comedy.

lol It's been fun chatting with you.

Ditto!
Have a great day!


good morning!
Are you a comedy fan?
I love a good laugh!

I am too, but I have not heard ofMike sacks.

I am not sure who that is either?

Did you know that Bill Murray thinks Kung fu hustle is the ultimate achievement in modern comedy?

I have not seen it but it is hard to believe that it would be funnier than than Ground Hog Day

That was a funny movie but I have not seen it in a long time, but I might try reading one of these books maybe

Which one would you enjoy?

Do you do audio books?

I remember listening to the Brides of Madison County.

do like them but I prefer fiction, I wonder if the game of thrones would worth a listen.

If a person can do 224 voices it must worth a listen.

I did not know that anyone could do that many voices.

I would listen to Game of Thrones.

Everytime I start to watch it, It gets so violent!

It only has a few violent scenes but the plot is worth it

Yikes.

I will try again.

Did you know that in 2016 audiobook sales grew 35% while ebooks dropped 21%?

Maybe people are listening in the car more.

that is not a suprised but its better to be listening in your car rather than playing on your phone.

But I like self driving cars have an agressive mode.

I would love a self driving car!

Did you Know that Mcdonalds invented the drive thru for servicemen who were not supposed to get out of their car wearing fatigues?

I did not, I thought in And out developed the drive thru first

Mcdonalds did it in 1975.

I dont think that In and Out has been around that long.

I guess not, but I wonder how long those cars had been in the barn that the man purchased in New York.

What garage?

I have heard about people who found rare autos stored for years in barns and garages.

Its in the article under factual car

Nope.

I don't have that bit of info.

I did read that trunks of cars got their name from people that put real trunks on the back of their trucks.

Okay, I also learned that audi developed a stronger horn for the Indian market

Ha!

That is funny.

I drive an audi.

Did you know that Cadillac was named after the French Founder of Detroit?

No I did not

Interesting, I thought.

Our economies are totally dependent on autos.

I thought they would be connected the polticians are always talking about cars in domestic manufacturing

Ford built cars that needed roads and gas, and on and on!

Yes it was nice talking with you have a good day

you also

good bye


Good morning.

When was the last time you went on a first date?

Hello - I've been married for 9 years now and was dating my wife about 4 years prior so it's been a very long time lol.

What about you?

Even longer than that.

Somewhere around 24 years now.

I do remember trying to get to know someone out of the blue, though.

That was never a fun experience.

LOL.

Do you like telephones or know anything about them?

I know some.

As in a glancing history and some of the technology currently in use.

I wouldn't say it's a huge amount, though.

Did you know the inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker who was convinced telephone operators were re-routing his calls to rival businesses?

That's paranoia for ya!

No, I didn't know that, though.

The one thing I have always thought was interesting, though, was that all international communication travels over only a few underwater phone lines that just sit on the ocean floor.

That is crazy how they just sit on the ocean floor.

Did you know dolphins will communicate with one another over a telephone and appear to know who they are talking to?

I'm not entirely surprised by that.

In theory, dolphins may be only second to humans in terms of intelligence.

I've heard that as well.

There is a luxury phone maker that hires the London symphony orchestra to record it's ringtones.

That seems a bit excessive to me.

Of course, I don't use any non-standard ring tones, so it's just not something I would use.

I think it sounds excessive too.

1930's actress Hedy Lamarr helped to invent the cellphone, wi-fi, and GPS.

How was she involved in that?

It doesn't say.

There is almost no correlation between cell phone connection quality and bars of service.

I've seen that in practice.

I know that the number of bars just tells you the strength of the signal, but it doesn't tell you if it's a clear signal.

Even a strong signal can have interference and give a bad call.

That's interesting.

Do you know anything about the universe?

That's much more my area of interest.

I have my own theories on certain aspects, primarily regarding the expansion of the universe

Did you know if you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.

Surprisingly, folding it that many times would make it 10 nonillion  sheets thick.

I am shocked myself.

The universe may exist inside of a black hole.

That would be one of the theories I disagree with.

Just like the theory that there is only 1 electron in the universe.


Hello, what are your thoughts about television?

i like watching series on televisioion

Do you like the simpsons and do you know that There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned?

yes i do like the simpsons.

and no i diddnt know that.i like the 70's show also was cancelled after ten episodes

yes, unfortunately and have you heard that Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each?

no i did not know that.

thats cool about ringo starr.

did you know that there are over 750 episodes of pokemon thats about  50 a year for 16 years straight

What do you know about Prime minister?

is he the head of a cabinet and the leader of the ministers?

yes, also In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government

wow thats very interesting information.

did you know the prime minister lives on 10 downing street in the UK

yes and also it is very interesting to know that When you turn 100 in japan, the prime minister sends you a silver cup to celebrate.

yes and so many people are turning 100 there had to find a way to make cheaper cups.

exactly, also n 1995 a radio station successfully prank called queen elizabeth ii by pretending to be then canadian prime minister jean chretien, which is very interesting

thats funny!.

do you know what the  term costume was traditionally used for ?

yes, and I also know that The uniforms worn by the alliance on firefly are leftover costumes from starship troopers.

yes and panda researchers wore panda costumes to woek.

Also Sean bean is so scared of flying that he hiked into location in full costume when filming the lord of the rings, did you know?

thanks for the great conversation its been fun

And one more thing, Johnny depp travels with his capt.

jack sparrow costume to make impromptu visits to sick kids in hospitals, which was interesting to know.

yes very interesting to know.

have a great day


Did you know that television is called "telly" in some places?

I did not know that.

I'm glad that we do have color televisions now though I would hate to only watch TV in black and white.

What about you

Yep.

They call it a telly in the UK.

Have you ever seen a black and white TV?

I used to have one.

They called it monochrome.

Yes I have seen some.
They really are not good haha.
Do you watch South Park at all?

I saw a few episodes.

Even though TV is a mass medium, it now has narrow casting such as the fishing channel or the food channel.

One of my favorite South Park episodes is where they make fun of the Family Guy.

Apparently afterwards The Simpsons producers sent the South Park crew flowers.

We made fun of them a la caja

That is nice.

People relating with others in the same industry.

News is another thing that is transmitted over TV signals.

I get most of mine from TV.

They do put news on the TV.
They also put Pokemon on the TV haha.
Have you seen any of the show Pokemon

No.

I have heard that they had a lot of episodes.

I need to look it up.

They have almost 800 episodes.

I would never be able to catch up haha I also used to watch that 70s Show.

I guess they tried to remake it in the UK and it was canceled after only 10 episodes haha

Some British shows have done well in the US, like the Office (imitation of a Brit show).

I am not much into animation, but I understand that Bart Simpson was in every Simpson episode but one.

That's what I heard too.
I wonder if they just forgot about him?
Do you ever wear any costumes?

I wore a few as a kid at Halloween.

My earliest memories were wearing a Devil's mask.

I guess that was appropriate for a 5 year old boy.

It did not violate cultural norms.

Haha that seems pretty crazy actually.

I love to wear costumes for Halloween too.

I guess scientists that study pandas will sometimes wear panda costumes haha

It is good to have some fun in life.While in college, I wore an appropriate costume for one of my classes, Air Force ROTC.

That makes sense.

Did you ever see the movie Starship Troopers?

Apparently in the TV show Firefly they use the old costumes from that movie

I saw both shows.

I don't mind the producers being frugal like that.

I respect Johnny Depp for traveling with his Capt.

Jack Sparrow costume so he can visit kids in the hospital.

I don't like his politics, but I like that!

LOL I don't like his politics either.

And I'm not sure I'd like him on a personal level.

But it is nice that he helps sick kids.

Have you ever seen the movie Labyrinth with David Bowie

No.
What do you know about it?

Well I just know it's a really good movie haha.

Also David Bowie has a huge bulge in that movie for some reason haha if you haven't seen it you should check it out ,also the Hoggle costume was inspired by unclaimed baggage

I have lots of homework from this conversation!

Thanks for being interesting.

Good evening.


Hi, how are you?

I'm great!
Do you like watching tv?

Yes, I watch a little.
My favorite show is The Walking Dead.
Do you have a favorite?

I've never seen the walking dead somehow!

My favorite show right now is probably The Good Place.

When did you start watching Walking Dead did you start early in?

Yes, I've watched since it started.
It's a good show.
Did you ever watch The Simpsons?

I used to watch it many years ago, it's been on a long time hasn't it?

Yes, I remember watching it as a kid.

I hear there's supposed to be an episode where Bart is neither seen or mentioned, at all.

I've racked my brain and I can't remember seeing that episode.

Have you seen it?

I've heard that too!

I wonder if it was an episode all about Lisa or something.

They use her often to really drive a story.

Although I can't imagine seeing an entire episode without Bart

He's the star of the show.

I even had a talking Bart doll with the pull string, as a kid, that said, "no way man", and Aya karumba, etc.

Wouldn't have thought he would not be in an episode.

I'll have to research some and find it to watch!

I wonder if the writing team has changed much after all these years and all these pop culture changes.

Things are much more gross and aggressive now in the post Family Guy era.

Did you know that when south park aired it's family guy episode the simpsons writers sent over flowers for some reason

I guess as a show of respect.

I'm sure a long list of writers have filed through and yes, things are more filthy, gross, and aggressive, nowadays than back when The Simpsons first aired.

You ever watch Pokemon?

Never not even once somehow!

I do remember watching Thomas the tank engine though!

I think it's called Thomas the train now.

Did you ever watch the really old ones with George Carlin?

Yes, I loved George Carlin's voice, always so calm and reassuring.

He was a funny comedian, kind of dirty at times, but I liked him a lot.

I never got into Pokemon either, although there are like over 750 episodes!

I remember when I was younger, I saw that there was a stand up special with George Carlin that was going to air and I ask my mother if I could watch it and she said NO!

Absolutely NOT!

Did you ever see when Ringo Starr was on there?

Yes, I've actually heard all 3 that have voiced Thomas.

Mainly, just watching in passing with my kids!

But, definitely George Carlin was my favorite Thomas!

I remember thinking as a kid that something must have gone wrong financially for Ringo Starr that made him end up working on a children's show, but I don't know if that's actually true.

They all three stayed on the show a pretty long time, at least 52 episodes each I think

That's true, but he might have had a grand or great grandkid that really liked Thomas or something like that.

I find it hard to believe a Beatle would be hard up for money.

lol

Haha you're probably right.

I wondered for a while if there's a different version of it in the UK.

Because all the stories seemed to use european terms but all the people in the station were American.

I know there's a different version of That 70's show in the UK called "Days Like These" where they weirdly use the same script verbatim

I hear that didn't translate too well "across the pond", it got cancelled after just 10 episodes!

lol

That makes sense to me, most of the things they talked about were about being an American teenager in the midwest.

Seems like they should have changed it at least a little.

10 episodes is so little though

I agree with you on that.

ell, it's been nice chatting with you this morning, I need to get to work, now.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Thanks for the TV chat!

Anytime!


hello,  how are you feeling in todays America?

It's a pretty uneasy time in today's America, but I rely a lot on various types of comedy to keep my spirits up.

How about you?

i like music like Dark Side of the Moon.

which even though its 40 plus years old was still one of the top selling album of 2014

Yeah, Pink Floyd is a pretty great group and had a lot of albums.

Do you have it on vinyl or CD?

I am an old man so I have it on LP and CD formats.

But going back to the comedies.

What is your favorite comedy tv show?

I liked all of the classic late 90s shows, like Friends, Seinfeld, and 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Can you believe 3rd Rock beat all of those shows for the Golden Globe in '97?

Yes I can.

I loved that show.

It wasn't until season 3 that I finally figured out where their names came from.

Where did their names come from?

Tom, Dick, and Harry.... Get it!

My favorite comedy movie is Caddy Shack.

Bill Murray is a Comedy God!

He was really into his kung fu movies!

I completely forgot!

Because they're basically like every Tom, Dick, and Harry.

Yeah, Bill Murray thought Kung Fu Hustle was the best achievement in modern comedy.

Jack Black did a kung fu movie.

Not a big fan of Jack Black.

But did you know that comedies are one of the oldest genre's of movies?

They predated audio in movies!

Yeah, he was originally supposed to be in Green Lantern.

I'm not sure that would've saved the movie, either way!

Comedy has been around for so long!

Ancient Greece, even!

Green Lantern?

Is that a comedy?

Never watched it.

Although they claim that Martian was a comedy.

Dont even understand that one.

It was originally supposed to be filmed as a comedy.

Do you like the British comedy group Monty Python?

They seem to have a cult following!

Never was a big fan of British humor.

I've seen some of the movies but never got into them.

Comedy Central canceled that show along with over 100 shows since 1989.

Crazy right!

I don't think Monty Python was ever cancelled by Comedy Central, but it sounds like if they were on that network, they might've!

Apparently, a computer programmer was such a fan of Monty Python, he named a programming language Python.

Didnt know that.

I wish CC would show some of the silent films from back in the day.

Did you know that the word comedy comes from the greek?

Oh yeah.

The Greeks loved their satire.

Public opinion of the voters was often influenced by satirical comedies they'd perform in theatres.

Sounds awfully familiar to current democracy!

I guess Saturday Night Love began in Greece.

I wonder what the Greeks would do with all the political humor that we have in the United States these days?

Since they used comedy to like of dislike opposing sides.

Yeah, parody is pretty unusual that way in that it's able to criticize a side without necessarily condemning them.

Its nice to be able to laugh about things though.

Comedy has come a long way from Greece to now.

Definitely, but it's a funny example of how history repeats itself.


Pretty crazy that the analyst who angered so many Koreans was hired only for the Opening Ceremonies.

I know!!

He misused his position to pit Japan against Korea.

His role was just to give an overview of Japan but he was obviously mistaken in what he was required to do

I didn't realize that there is only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart neither appears or is mentioned.

Pretty interesting.

Yes it is!

When South Park finished its final episode, the Simpson's crew sent the producers flowers.

That was kind of them.

I saw that.

It is very interesting.

I didn't know that when you turn 100 in Japan the PM sends you a silver cup.

That's pretty cool.

With so many people turning 100 with longevity, the Prime Minister would have a hard time keeping up.

Today, for sure.

They may want to change that if they want to be able to keep up.

The life-span is definitely increasing nowadays.

Absolutely!

Once, someone from a radio station pretended to be a prime Minister and sent Quee Elizabet II some flowers    prime Minister a

That's hilarious.

Even more hilarious is that Panda researchers wear Panda costumes to work.

I bet that would be a blast!!

Costuming is a great way for the researchers to reflect on their profession.

Yeah, it says that Johnny Depp travels with his Capt Jack outfit, but I heard he is no longer going to be playing him in the future.

I heard that as well.

He used his cape when he was in hospitals visiting sick kids.

I'm sure the kids loved it!

I'm not sure who they are going to get to replace him though.

Has it been announced?

I haven't heard anything.

Television and movies have come a long way since black and white days and most houses have televisions...a lot have more than one!

That is true.

I need to get a smart tv.

I've never seen Lord of the Rings, pretty amazing that Sean Bean had to hike into location due to his fear.

Who would've thought??

Maybe he needs to stick with narrating kids shows.

Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have all narrated Thomas the tank engine episodes!

I didn't know Sean Bean narrated kids shows.

I saw that Ringo, George, and Alec had all narrated the Thomas the Tank episodes, although I don't know what that is.

The big thing nowadays is Peppa Pig

I should have said "he should try" narrating kids shows...like the others.

Pokemon is popular also.

Over 750 episodes...about 50 each year for a 16 year stretch!

Pokemon has been around for a long time.

I remember a few years back when Pokemon-Go was all the rage.

yes it was.
I played for a little while.
The rage was short-lived, I might say.

Yeah, I thought it would have lasted longer, but those app-type games seem to fade out fairly quickly.

Indeed.
But fun, nonetheless.
It was fun while it lasted.

Yeah, I played it for a bit too.


Hello!

hi there

Do you like Rom com movies?

They're not bad, I enjoyed the new one, Juliet, Naked

That was a great rom com!
Do you like Ethan Hawke?
He is in a new one from what I hear.

Yeah that's the one that he is in, he's good in a lot of movies

Yes, I really like him.
He even sings!

I didn't know that

I guess he sings in the new movie.
I want to check it out.
Do you like comedy movies in general?

Ahhh yes he forms part of a band in that movie because it's made by the guy from the Lemonheads.

I do like comedies, do you?

You are exactly right.

And yes I love comedy.

I find it interesting that The Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy ....lol

I did not know that, can't really see that

Me either.

It was originally supposed to star Jack Black.

I think it is best the way it is.

Yeah I can't see him as a super hero but I couldn't see Chris Pratt as one either

Exactly, sometimes actors surprise you.

I like so many comedy movies, but I also like many other genre's as well as documentary's like learning about the universe, stars, earth....

I learned that the earth is saved being hit with asteroids because of Jupiter today

Really?

That is interesting!

Good save!

Hard to believe Earth has been around for over 4 billion years and we have not been hit by anything too tragic.

Yeah it's pretty crazy 4.5 billion years is a long time and we're still here!

Right!?

Really crazy.

Plus 71% of Earth is covered by water...it is just so amazing.

Yeah that's crazy and most of the land has a lot of water too

Exactly.

It is sad though that Earth's forests have been destroyed I think about 80%, that's not good.

Yeah that's definitely not good

So do you like music?

I am a huge fan of many types of music and back in the day I had a huge Album collection, too bad I got rid of all my vinyl.

You got rid of all your vinyl?
They're still selling it now

Yes, they do still sell vinyl....but I doubt I could replace the hundreds of albums I had.

Yeah that would be hard.

Did you know they first released them in the 40s?

Yes, they went through different stages through time.

I was pretty happy to get cassettes but still miss my collection.

I have all of my albums on my playlists though so happy about that!

Best thing on earth is to have a great collection of music.

It has been great chatting!

Man I haven't had cassettes in a very long time, all mine is MP3 these days.

I remember cassettes were truly amazing lol....portable!

haha yeah, remember when you tried to do that with CDs?

Hahaha, I do!

So funny how time changes and technology just gets better and better!

You have a great day!

Nice chat!


What do you prefer, drama or comedy films?

I think I appreciate comedy films a bit more, you?

I think it depends on my mood.

I appreciate a really good drama, but sometimes I just want to laugh and not think too much.

I am with you there, what is your favorite movie?

That changes day by day.

I just watched Ghostbusters with the kids over the weekend, right now I'd say that is my favorite comedy movie.

But it'll change.

that is a great movie, Bill Murray likes Kung Fu Hustle a lot more oddly enough

I'm not sure I know that one.

Typically if Bill Murray is in a movie I know I'm going to like it.

Do you like Bromantic comedies at all?

I'm not too bothered by the genre, as long as it makes me laugh.

How do you watch your movies, on TV or on a computer?

I typically watch on my tv, it is just a nicer monitor, and you?

There's nothing like relaxing on the couch.

I see people watching movies on their laptop computers in places, it just doesn't look comfortable.

computers have evolved so much, they had computers even in 1936 in a sense

Is that the one that ran on water?

I'd be interested to see how that works.

I recall a time when personal computers were new and you had to code in your own programs.

Yes, it ran on water, quite the accomplishment, especially back then

Heard about that thing where people want to load themselves onto memory sticks.

Mine are always corrupted, it would be a shame if that happened to them.

no, that is quite an idea though, i would not trust it either

It seems amazing that you can carry around movies on memory sticks now, we've gone from VHS, laser discs, DVD's to little plastics sticks.

It really is, I heard that there is a new 1tb microsd card, just amazing how far we came

I wonder how many dramas or comedy films you could get on that?

Could you get the whole series of House on it?

I am not sure, I guess it depends on the size of each episode, my guess is yes though

My wife loves Hugh Laurie, she could take him wherever she goes and watch any episode she wants.

Holy cow, I never realized he made so much money per episode, that is amazing!


Do you prefer comedy or drama?

Hmm, I guess i don't have a preference for type just for content.

I like good comedy and good drama.

What's your preference?

In general I think I'm most interested in comedy over drama but I enjoy them both.

Have you ever seen the TV show 3rd Rock From The Sun?

Yes I have!
I've always liked that show!

Did you know that it beat Seinfeld, Frasier, and Friends to win a golden globe for best comedy series in 1997?

No I didn't!

That's impressive though because all of those shows are really exceptional.

You're right they were all good.

3rd Rock from the Sun was really weird and different from the other three though I think, dealing with aliens and all that

Yeah, it was kind of breath of fresh air by being so different.

I liked that it had John Lithgow in it.

Up until then I had always seen him as so serious.

I think that's the first thing I'd ever seen him in so I always expect him to be ridiculous in everything now haha.

I used to really like Whose Line Is It Anyway too, did you ever watch that one?

I did watch that some times.

Have you seen anything Bill Murray has been in?

I love Billy Murray he's so funny in and out of movies.

Did you know that he thinks Kung Fu Hustle is a masterpiece of comedy?

I didn't know that.

I'm not sure I agree with him either.

He is funny though.

My son met him and you are right, he is just as funny out of movies too.

Haha I think you're right, I liked Kung Fu Hustle but I'm not sure I'd call it a masterpiece

Hey, have you ever heard of bromantic comedies?

Haha that's a new term I think right?

Isn't it for those crazy movies like the hangover?

Yeah!

People say it's for a whole new genre of movies.

Personally I just lump all comedies together.

I usually do too, but I guess I make exceptions for things like Romantic comedies so the nutty male-lead nonsense adventure stories can have their own name if they want I guess haha

i guess there are different types after all!

Did you know that comedy was around during the time of silent movies?

That makes sense actually, when I think about the amount of times I've seen a video on instagram with the sound off and still managed to laugh.

It was mostly slapstick back in the day wasn't it?

Yes i think it was.

i wonder if slapstick came about simply because there was no sound in movies.

That makes sense, I'll have to google that later.

Silent film is really interesting though, don't you think?

Yes I do.

I like it because you have to pay attention and follow.

It's not like today where everything is so in your face if you know what I mean.

Well, it looks like I've go to be going now.

It's been nice chatting with you!

Have a great day!


Hi, do you like comedy?

I do!

Did you know that Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern comedy age!

I love Bill Murray, but I'm not too sure about his opinion on Kung Fu Hustle.

Have you seen that movie?

I haven't seen it.
I take that it isn't too good?
lol

It wasn't very funny I don't think.

Did you know Jack Black was originally going to be in the Green Lantern film?

I saw that.

I think it would have been really fun with him in it!

Me too.

Did you know comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since 1989?

I didn't know that.
Did you like 30rd Rock from the Sun?

I do like it.

I saw that it beat out Seinfeld, Frasier, and Friends for a Golden Globe once.

Yes.

Do you like listening to albums?

I started listening to them in the 1970's but stopped once cassettes came along.

I love listening to albums.

Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory album is the best selling of the 21st century.

I always wondered what the biggest selling album was since the turn of the century.

There are two identical twins in Japan that released a rap album at 100 years old.

That is sweet.

What a way to celebrate!

NWA's Straight Outta Compton was the first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or a major tour!

That's pretty cool!
Do you know much about Earth?

The Earth was formed 4.5 billion years ago.

Wow that's a long time ago.

More than 80% of the Earth's forests have been destoyed.

That's sad.

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

I bet Buck Rodgers didn't see that coming.

That's scary.

I wonder what impact that will have other than filling up balloons?

I'm not sure what will happen.

When Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long.

That's a very short day.
Well, it was good talking to you!


Hi, how are you?

I am good.

Internet dating can be challenging, do you think?

Are you coming on to me?

Just kidding!

I never did internet dating.

Some of my friends have and one found his wife on a site.

Have you ever done it?

I tried years ago without much luck.

Sometimes you meet people who are not very interesting.

At least you don't have to deal with telephone calls with them these days

Yeah.

I am fearful I would be one of the boring ones.

Pretty sure my dates would escape through the bathroom windows.

laugh.

These days there are apps on your cell phones which can fake a call and let you escape - after all an iphone now has more computing power than the entire us nuclear arsenal

Yeah.

I just don't think I would survive in today's dating world.

I would just want to sit at a bar and watch some ball games with a few beers.

Well you might could go out to a comedy film with your date - bromantic comedies like Harold and Kumar could be good for date night

I could date them but I don't smoke weed.

I do love comedies.

Do you?

Yes.

I don't like slapstick and visual comedies, as much as more modern styles.

Me too.

I really like smart comedies like Modern Family.

Yes.

I love 3rd rock from the sun - it won a golden globe even

That's a good one.

Demetri Martin was accepted into Harvard law but choose comedy instead!

That is pretty funny.

Ryan Stiles didnt even finish high school because he loved comedy so much

Bill Murray needs to go back to school if he thinks kung fu hustle is the best comedy of all time...

I always felt like it was one of the best in the universe.

But again the universe evolves through time just like our taste in movies

Some people think the universe only has 1 electron so who knows!

That is pretty crazy.

But you never know - the universe could just be a giant super hologram

I hope we are not pulled outside the observable universe.

Who would find us?

No doubt..

But maybe if we got lucky enough we could get sucked towards one of the cold stars that are actually cool enough to touch

I hope!
Nice chatting with you!

Check out some of Isaac Newton's writings!

Will do!


Hi!
Are you a fan of comedy?

I do!

I'm a big fan of Demetri Martin.

Did you know he gave up Harvard Law to pursue his career?

I just read that about him.
That is pretty incredible.
I have always liked his stuff.

I guess it's not uncommon to drop out of school for a comedy career; evidently Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school.

Yeah, they both have been pretty successful too.

I think it is funny Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu hustle is the supreme acheivement in comedy.

Yeah, he likes his Kung Fu movies.

I like bromantic comedies, or I've always called them stoner comedies, like Pineapple Express.

Those are the best, I love a good bromance - especially some of the Harold and Kumar.

Yeah.

Comedies have been around forever, since before the 20s when sound was introduced.

Comedies are great especially on TV.
I was always a fan of friends.

I was, too, but I also loved 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Can't believe it won a Golden Globe and beat out Friends, Frasier, and Seinfeld.

That is pretty crazy.

I liked 3rd rock, but didnt think it should out do friends.

I liked 3rd Rock because it talked a lot about the universe.

Did you know the universe might be one giant superhologram?

No.

That is crazy.

I think it is neat that there are stars cool enough to be touched by the human hand.

Or that stars only make up less than .3% of the entire universe?

Geez, we're meaningless.

True.

I know were are just specs in the world.

Scientists think that universes evolve through natural selection just like we do.

I could see that, if it isnt strong and sustainable then it dies off.

It sure is fascinating.

And that there's so much we can't possibly know about it.

Philosophers and physicists won't even theorize what predates the Big Bang because they know it's impossible to ever find out.

It is something that is above my understanding for sure.

Just how one solar system works is so complex.

Yeah, stars, planets, and visible gas clouds only account for 6% of ordinary matter.

There is even this theory that there is only one electron in the universe.

Crazy.

Anyway.

Good chat!

HAve a great night!


Hey how often to use your telephone?

I use my cell phone almost everyday, I don't even have a house phone anymore

I use my phone every day I think its one of the best inventions ever!

I agree with you!

I believe though, that an iPhone has more CPU power than the nuclear missile deterrent system, that seems really scary

That seems scary I agree just like the cables that carry phone and internet data in the ocen floor, they have a diameter of only 2.7 inches, that is really thin

That does seem really thin.

Always wonder if a shark or something could just eat that cable in half haha.

Have you ever seen two phone books that have their pages overlapped together?

I havent, phone books are outdated by now I dont think many people use them anymore

Nope I agree.

I need to go to my grandma's house and try this out though.

She has a bunch of old phone books and if you enter laugh the pages, apparently you cannot separate the two books after that

That would be an interesting experiment but anyways what are your thoughs on the universe?

Well I think the universe is very interesting.

I like the different theories people have about it.

One theory is that the whole universe is a giant hologram, what do you think?

I think that theory is crazy but I guess anything is possible even the theory of a single electron in the universe

Don't know how that theory works.

but I do know that Elon Musk is really smart and he believes in the Hologram Theory LOL.

I also want to find a star that I can touch with my hand that would be cool

That would be cool, I would like to take a selfie holding that star lol, and Elon Musk is really smart so that gives that theory points

Yep that's what I'm thinking haha.

I'll leave it to the smart people to decide.

Another cool idea is that universe is evolve through natural selection, just like how animals did.

That's pretty cool to think about

It is a pretty cool theory, it makes sense if we evolve that way I guess its a legit hypothesis,

Yep I agree with you.

Back to telephones though, do you know area code is 212?

No, 212?

cant recall it, maybe its the area code for Miami?

Nope it's the area code for New York, and they chose it because it was the fastest number you could dial back on an old rotary phone.

We don't use those anymore, but the number stuck apparently

Oh that makes sense, rotary phones were the worse, specially if you got the number all mixed up, it was a long process longer than the actual call lol

Yep I agree with you.

They were so weird to use haha.

What scares me though is that an iPhone has more computing power than our nuclear deterrent system.

Like how is that possible?

You think that the military would have the latest technology

That is scary!

we should update our nuclear deterrent as son as possible, it seems like a higher priority than building a useless wall along the border

Yes I agree with you.

what do you think about the cable that connects America to Europe?

It carries our telephone and also our internet data, it's only 3 in thick I just worry that a fish could bite through it LOL


Do you watch Netflix much?

i dont watch much now.
I used to watch a lot.
YOu?

I did too, did you ever watch Lilyhammer?

I never saw it.
i heard pretty good things.
wasnt that their first series?

It was their first one, it was pretty good if I may say.

I only watched 2 seasons of it though

Ok. i have enjoyed other netflix series.

house of cards.

what about you?

I never saw that one, I heard good things about it though, I will have to check it out.

Did you ever hear how netflix got its start?

I heard that some guy was angry about late fees.

yep, 40 dollars of late fees at a blockbuster for apollo 13.

He really showed blockbuster what was up!

Yeah, he did.

he started a business with no late fees.

the customers loved it!

For sure!

blockbuster had the chance to buy netflix too!

Yeah, bb thought they could do it all on their own.

they lost.

now they have only one store.

right, they could have been worth 2 billion dollars today or maybe not have collapsed like they did!

Yeah, BB did not understand the value of streaming.

they stuck to the old business model.

right and look how far that got them.
Do you like to travel?

I do like to travel, when i have the time and money, which is not often.

you?

LIkewise, I want to go to Iceland eventually.

They don't have a rail system though, I would have to fly everywhere

i guess they have pretty good roads too.

maybe good buses.

I hope so!
It was so nice chatting with you!

Great chatting with you!
Have a good day!

You too, enjoy it!


hi there, do you like animals?

Sure, who doesn't.

I've liked them ever since I read "Peter Rabbit"

How did you like it?
DO you have a favorite animal?

I liked the book as a kid, and more recently the movie with James Corden.

Nice.

So you you watch them on regular tv or netflix?

I watch Netflix when I can.
When was the service founded?

In 1997.
Do you know how it came about?

Netflix started as an online DVD sales and rental service.

Yeah.

and the guy who invented it started it because he had to pay a late fee to blockbuster

That is quite funny.

Did you know netflix now pays people to do nothing but watch and tag movies!

Yeah that is a sweet gig for sure.

They account for 33% of all bandwidth in north america

Back to blockbuster, in 2000, netflix proposed to become the online service for the chain and were laughed out of the office.

Well, look where they have gotten now.

BLockbuster should have taken their offer to sel

That is true!
Do you know much about travel?

Yeah I like to travel a lot so I try to learn as much as I can.

Do you travel much?

I try to go away, but I am still beaten by my garden gnome!

It was taken a year ago and has been dozens of places.

Haha, did you kno wthe dutch on working on making a bus that goes 160 mph?

I did not know that.

Ironic, since air travel is actually slower than it was in the 1960s.

Yeahh.
Have you ever visited Japan?

No, I have never been.

I do know someone who worked at Netflix's office there though.

Nice.
Nice chatting with you.


hi do you watch disney movies?

well i saw kung fu panda...is that disney?

I am not sure lol, maybe it isn't but I love Kung Fu Panda!

It is a great movie to watch as a family

yeah...it seemed disneyesque.

you can see so much on netflix these days

You watch Netflix, i love netflex

yeah,,,i use them and youtube.

between the 2, they probably make up half of internet traffic

So interesting, and from 9pm-12 am it accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in north america

wow.
i wonder how blockbuster is doing.

I know right!

Could have been so successful if they didn't turn down buying Netflix.

yeah...i wonder if those late fees that the netflix founder racked up were from blockbuster.

thats what inspired him to start the company

and also surprising he tried selling his own company to the one who inspired him to start his own.

Did you ever watch Lillhammer?

no, whats it about?

A former gangster who moves to Lilyhammer Sweden I think because he is in witness protection, then starts causing problems there.

A good show and the first netflix original!

yeah...i like gangster stuff like the godfather.

too bad blockbuster didnt make netflix an offer it cant refuse

Even if Blockbuster had purchased Netflix, they probably wouldn't have made it as successful as it is now.

yeah...old world vs new.

It's like the post office costs more for netflix than bandwith

you figured they would stop their post office rentals, but they must be making money if they are still shipping them

they must...except maybe in japan.
there are tolls on every highway there.

That would be a hassle, I would not go there.

well, on Mackinac island there are no cars at all.

wow, how do they get around, good chatting with you!


Hello!
How are you?

I'm good!
Do you watch netflix?

I do!

I actually am watching it right now, how about you?

I watch it a lot.

It's how I usually wind down for the night.

From 9  PM to 12 AM Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.

I'm in that 33% because that's my hit zone for when I watch.

lol

Same here haha.

I can't believe it all started because of a late fee!

No doubt!

I wonder if Reed Hastings got that $40 late fee on the vhs copy of Apollo 13 from Blockbuster?

I think he did!

Just think, blockbuster could have bought Netflix for 50 million dollars.

They really blew that one didn't they?
Netflix is now worth $2 billion!

I bet the blockbuster execs still cry themselves to sleep at night over it haha.

Do you like to travel at all?

You know they do!
lol  I love traveling!

Where is the coolest place you've traveled?

Oh man...that's tough.

I guess I would have to say the Grand Canyon.

My jaw dropped when I saw that for the first time.

One day I would like to go to Japan.

I have never been but I'm sure that would be my reaction.

Make sure you save up money for the tolls in Japan!

I see that.

It would cost me more than $200 to travel across the country!

I'm sure it would be worth it!

I can't believe the dutch are designing a bus that goes 160 mph!

If I could take that to where I wanted to go and get there safe, I would be traveling every weekend!

lol

I agree!

You would probably see many animals since there are 20 quintillion individual animals on this earth!

Holy cow!

I wonder if the Loch Ness monster is included in that list?

The 1912 Scottish protection of animals act lists the Loch Ness monster as a protected species!

lol

Haha how can you protect something that has yet to be seen lol.

I know!

hahaha Did you know that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs?

That is very interesting!

I'm going to go look up around when we lost our gills haha.

It was great chatting, have a good night!


I suppose you would know that animals are multicellular.

No, I do not know.

Please tell me more so that I can understand more the difference between humans and animals.

Well, animals are also eukaryotic.

That means that their cells have membranes, unlike bacteria.

Oh, I see.

I was not very good at biology when I was at school.

Apparently, animals develop white patches on their forehead when they are domesticated.

I do not notice that on my dog.

Perhaps because I'm not looking for it.

Your dog is probable still wild!

Watch out that you don't get eaten.

Animals usually eat organic material.

I am an animal and am eating a wheat based pretzel right now.

You are funny.

Apparently, Germany was the first country in the world to give animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.

Thanks.

It is nice when I am intending to be funny to be recognized as such.

The zoologists named the kingdom anamalia which is one of the most logical name they have used.

I wonder if I could be arrested if I stepped on an ant in Germany?

You need to try and see.

However, you might have to announce that you have stepped on an ant otherwise no one would notice.

Germany has the law - do we have similar law?

I assume you live in the US.

I do.

We don't have constitutional rights for animals, but we have local laws about animal cruelty and neglect.

The study of animals is called zoology.

That sounds like it should be the study of zoos.

Yes, you are right.

Zoology does not sound suitable to name the study of animals.

There have been about 1.5 million animals that have been described by humans out of a total of 7 million.

I am glad I don't have that job.

I don't want that job either.

But someone and some people do not mind it.

That's why we found out the the estimated number of species.

7 million species is large.

God told man to subdue the earth and it does seem that we are compelled to do it.

We have found medicines in strange places like snake venom.

I have known several me that I was sure were domesticated, but none have had white patches on their foreheads.

If you see snakes with wild patches, should I pet them since they are "domesticated"?

So, you said you are domesticated and you have known several -- did I understand correctly?

I had a typo.

I left the "m" off of men.

To change the subject, did you know that Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America?

Good, the topic about animal is to confusing to me.

Yes, I heard about that.

I think I'm included in the 33%.

I often am also.

I can't believe that I can't fix my typo.

I left the "n" off of men.

One of the horrible mistakes of US business is when Blockbuster did not buy Netflix for $50 million since it is now worth $2  billion.

Now, Blockbuster is gone.

They should have bought Netflix.

Some people were angry with themselves out there.

Undoubtedly.

It is easy to make economic decisions in hindsight.

I wish I would have gotten out of the stock market in the crash of 2008, but I kept buying as it went down.

The guy who founded Netflix did it because he did not like a $40 late fee on a VHS tape of Apollo 13.

Yes, I heard about it.
He is very smart and motivated.

New businesses are often conceived out of such a need.

The Sony Walkman came from the CEO wanting to listen to music while he jogged.

Nice chat!


Hello, How are you today.

Hi, great!

I really enjoy watching cookie shows on Netflix and am excited to learn that Patrick O'Connell has released a culinary biography about the Inn at Little Washington.

Really that sounds interesting I dont even have a clue who that is to be honest.

It's the chef that's responsible for the highly acclaimed Inn at Little Washington, it has received a three-star Michelin rating.

Have you visited any MIchelin starred restaurants?

No I havnt.

I am guessing it is named after George Washington.

That I'm not too sure, I'll have to read the culinary biography to find out.

I know George Washington was a wealthy man.

His net worth would have been 525 million in 2010 dollars.

I think he'd be considered one of the wealthiest presidents in the US then, how do you think he managed to accumulate that fortune back in the day?

I would say he was a very good business man and a likeable guy on top of it.

Although he was considered a bad public speaker by most historians.

That and he probably owned a lot of land and also "slaves" which were considered assets back in the day.

Crazy to think how far we've come, but one thing's for sure, no officer is allowed to outrank George Washington who was a six-star general.

I wonder why that law came to be in the first place.

Probably just out of respect for a man who did so much for this country to become what it is.

Ill admit it is screwed up how people could use slaves to make theirselves wealthy.

There is no denying that Without George Washington this country may not have ever become this country like they did.

Yeah, that's a good point and a good rule to have, without his contributions and leadership, the US definitely wouldn't be what it was today.

He was loved by so many that he even received 100% of the electoral votes even though he was a bad public speaker, that's unheard of these days!

To add to your point.

I believe he is the only President to receive 100 percent of the electoral votes.

Yeah, the only one, definitely impossible today.

George Washington was not only known for chopping down the tree, he also had a dog and to much debate, dogs aren't color blind, they just cannot see as many different colors as humans can.

Thats interesting.

They also along with elephants are the only animals pointing.

Probably why they are so popular as pets.

instinctively understand

They are the only animals pointing?
What do you mean by that?

Oh my bad.

I meant to say they are the only animals along with elephants that instinctively understand pointing.

Im Sorry about that.

Must have hit the wrong button on my keyboard.

Oh ok, thanks for clarifying, I wasn't too sure that animals could point much less elephants!

Dogs perhaps, but I imagine it'll take a great effort for an elephant to do that.

Google is a dog company, they even have it in their code of conduct!

really that is interesting.

I guess they have their hands in about everything these days.

Yeah, they do even telephones with their Google Pixel phones, I wonder if they had anything to do with Unicef's pledge to donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute someone doesn't use their cell phone.

Where do I sign up for that.

I hardly ever use mine unless I have to.

On Unicef's site!

You can help donate clean water, sad to think about how some people don't have access to basic needs like clean water!


hi, do you use the telephone much?

Hi yes,  absolutely,  everyday actually lol How about yourself?

Yeah a lot.
did you ever use a rotary phone?

Yes,  Had a few in my grandmas house when I was younger,  it was the worse!

So many numbers to dial and when you messed up you would have to start all over again lol

I know so difficult.
DO you know why NY area code is 212?

I recently learned that it was the fastest to dial.

I wonder why New York gets that lol

Maybe they had the most people bakc then, I am not sure though

I also found out that an iphone has more power than the us nuclear icbm deterrent

That is just crazy.

And the cables that lie on the ocean floor are only 2.7 inches

I know that is pretty crazy,  and they just lay on the floor,  nothing is tied down.

That is very surprising that there are no curious fish to mess with it.

yeah that is true.

Did you know unicef makes donatons when you don't use your phone?

That is amazing,  a day of water to a child in need for every min you dont use your phone.

Yeah that is pretty amazing.
do you like dogs?

I love dogs.

I recently rescue one from the shelter a few months ago.

Do you like dogs/.

Oh how nice of you.
I really love dogs

Do you have a dog?

I do actually, a cocker spaniel.

Did you know dogs can have one of the 12 types of blood?

I did know that!

Did you know Google prefers dogs to cats?

Yeah they have it in their code of conduct that they are a dog company

I always thought dogs are color blind but they arent,  they just cant see as many colors as we can.

Yeah they are just really nice creatures.

nice chatting with you


Have you ever read Kristen Page-Kirby's column "Reelist" about movies?

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

Movies.

"Broken Road" is one movie that was reviewed.

There is a race car driver in the movie, hence the title.

Sounds somewhat interesting, I'll have to check it out one day.

It has Christian overtones in that it notes mainstream America leaving Christianity in droves.

I see that happening everyday and I believe that's why American children are having the problems that they do now.

I agree.

Page-Kirby seems to agree to saying that "Broken Road" is bad because it goes nowhere.

You know prior to 1963 it was not uncommon for students in the US to be required to read from the bible as part of their Elementary education.

We have gotten so far away from that and it shows, badly.

Yes, one would get sued for that now.

Did you know the Tower of Babel is a real thing in Iraq?

I had read that somewhere.
How cool.

It's also interesting that Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the Bible, cutting out the supernatural parts I guess he didn't like?

I know that's kind of odd he would do that?

Yep.

Then again, Abe Lincoln, was a wrestler that lost only once in 300 matches?

Wow, I can't picture that...

Well, he was a big, tall man and he chopped alot of wood with his axe, so I'm sure he was in very good shape and strong, too.

Yeah, makes sense.

It is also wild that Plato was a pro wrestler before becoming a famous philosopher.

Get pinned and schooled at the same time!

How true!

Did you know the Turkish national sport is oil wrestling?

Men douse themselves with olive oil and then wrestle.

Hmmm.

I'll pass...

I'd rather see the cars in South Africa that "legally" are equipped with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.

I think I'll pass on that too.

Lol Now, maybe if their women did that, well that might be different.

That's wild about the flamethrowers, must have a serious carjacking problem.

For sure...

I am happy that McDonald's created drive-thrus in 1975 to help out our soldiers.

Yeah, that was nice of them and looked how it transformed the fast food industry.

I would have thought it was older than that though.

Yeah, me too.
Great chat!
Thanks.


Have you seen the next fantastic beasts?

Hello there, no I haven't but I heard it was pretty good.

How about you?

Same here.

I have always loved the Harry Potter franchise!

I have yet to see any of those movies but keep hearing I should and should read the books!

They are fantastic!
I would highly recommend them.

I really need to someday when I get time.

Do you use Netflix?

I do, all the time!

I am in that group that takes up half of the bandwith in the US.

Yeah isn't that a crazy amount during those peak hours?

Crazy!

It really is.

But surprisingly enough they spend more on postage than bandwith.

Yeah I don't think they will continue doing the physical stuff in the future, too much money.

Streaming online is so much easier too.

That too, just instant access, no late fees and all that as well.

And to think it was all started over a $40 late fee.

Yeah it sure did, old Reed didn't like having to pay those, so he said I'll just start my own thing.

and it is world wide!
137 million people!

That is true, and I think those numbers will continue to grow as well.

Agreed.

Many people are cutting cable and going with netflix.

myself included.

I still have cable, but only because I watch a lot of live sports.

That is the one thing I miss.

I use my DVR all of the time as well, I work late so I can't watch most of the games during the live broadcast.

its been great chatting today!
Have a great day!