Do you often use youtube or facebook?

Yes, I try to use socal media but limit myself to the weekends.

What about you?

I use facebook time to time, perhaps a few times per week.

Facebook sure has come a long way as the dominant social media and networking platform

Yes, I used to sometimes follow Justin Bieber and his wife closely.

I heard a guy was banned from FB for using his name.

That is unfortunate since I believe the banned person was actually older than justin bieber so technically, justin bieber is using the banned man's name

HA, great point.
Wow, it would be fun to be a celebrity.
Paris Hilton is super famous.

In any case I bet Myspace deeply regrets not accepting the offer to buy facebook back in 2005

Oh yeah, that was a mistake and a half!

YouTube is also very popular and fun to use.

I watch Jenna Marble who inadvertently makes $346,827 a year from her channel!

That is a lot of money.

That is indeed impressive.

Youtube has come a long way as the 2nd largest search engine.

What does Jenna Marble do?

That's impressive and no wonder they are so popular.

Jenna is an influencer so basically she just talks.

HA!

Celebrities can make a living just getting the public attention.

Although YouTube is mostly used by individuals, normal people.

I guess she would still be qualified as a youtube celebrity.

Funny enough, did you know justin bieber's baby is the most disliked video on youtube?

Oh man!

I wish he wasn't, I like him!

HA.

Ya know the first YouTube ever uploaded was a guy talking about an elephant.

That is something I would have done.

I didn't know that.

I think youtube is a very useful tool and it together with netflix account of 1/2 of peak hour traffic

Yes, and YouTbe has also been used for dating.

WOW!

Really?

I mean I know it has a broad range of content from documentaries to live streams, but I didn't know it could be used in such a manner

Yeah, that is a weird funny way to use it for sure.

My favorite thing to watch with my kids is the 70 full length episodes is Bob Ross the Joy of Painting.

He has an official channel.

I tend to used youtube to watch original content like good mythical morning or learn knew things from the infographic channel

I totally get that.

I used to live near the headquarters which are in San Bruno,CA.

Do you ever try to look up random facts about celebrities on youtube?

I have really found some weird one like John Cena holds the record for wishes granted with make-a-wish foundation.

What a wonderful guy who gives giving.

I am not sure who that is, but I plan to find out after this chat.

In any case, thank you for the enjoyable chat and expanding my knowledge of celebrities.


Hi How are you this evening?

Hello,  I am doing great!
How are you?

I am good thanks.
Are you interested in outer space?

Definitely.
More than kid rock anyway.

Cool Did you know that The planet uranus actually rotates sideways and "rolls" around the sun rather than "spinning" like the other planets.

Not until today!

I'm learning so much from these chats.

That's interesting.

I wonder if it only experiences seasons on the part that the sun shines on.

IDK I know its so complex Its crazy

So interesting.

Around one in five sun-like stars is thought to have an Earth-sized planet in its habitable zone.

I wonder what grows on these stars?

Maybe this is where Actor and Actresses come from lol (Stars)

LOL Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.

Thats amazing,  I love that band.

Really sad about Chester Bennington though.

yes absolutely.
I was more upset over Chris Cornell.
So sad.

I dont really know his work,  except he was on soundgarden.

Seeems like a lot of musicians suffer from some sort of ailment.

Lots of them "stars" do too.

Its so outta control the world seems at times.

I know right!
Thats really sad.
What type of music do you listen to?

I love rock and rap no country really  I know I am strange.

How bout you?

I like all kinds,  even country sometimes.

I listen to mostly r&b and rap,  and a lot of disney songs lol

Thats cool.
I listen to a lot of radio.
Do you?

Yes,  or pandora.

Im not picky,  anything that sounds good,  or that I can sing a long to.

Yes me too.
Its has been good chatting with you.

You too have a great day

Thanks You too.


Hi what kind of entertainment do you like?

hi how are you?
i like many kinds of entertainment.
i used to play video games.

Did you play NES?

I did not have one, but my friends played a lot.

they liked mario brothers.

Me too even though it only had 54 colors

the hardware was not very good, but the game design was excellent.

Nintendo did a great job.

Yeah I was sad when they discontinued it in 2003

I guess the newer systems eclipsed the NES.

that is still a long run.

Weird how they discontinued in Sept.  Why not another xmas?

Christmas is different in Japan.
Sept could be the end of a model year.

Thats true.
How about albums, you listen to music?

I like to listen to jazz albums.
I was listening to Bill Evans recently.
He is great for working and thinking.

There is an album called the dark side of the moon released 40 years ago and still best seller

Dark Side was a huge album.
Have you ever tried Dark Side of Oz?

No who is that by?

Ok, you start the movie Wizard of Oz.

at a certain point, you turn on Dark Side and it acts like the soundtrack.

it synchs up well, ive heard.

Oh maybe I can find that on MP3 format now?

Maybe.

i dont know.

you would have to find the starting point for the movie.

Oh I thought it could be a soundtrack.

Did you know japanese twins recorded an album at 100 years old?

At that age, what else are they going to do?

Make an album of complaints about arthritis and pensions and grand children.

Haha...good one.
Take care and have a good night

Have a good night!

same to you


Crazy that myspace had a chance to buy facebook for only $75 mil

Missed opportunity.

Their IPO was $104 Billion.

Wish I could have invested back in the day.

I think we all would like that!
Even for things like google

Google was smart when they bought Youtube in 2006.

Crazy to think about the 1.65 billion dollar price.

But it has paid off for them with the ad revenue

YEah nice!
All the videos on youtube are cool

Except for Justin bieber's "baby" is the most disliked video on youtube.

I think it was just beat out though

Gangam style was so popular they had to change how they counted videos.

Many celebrities have their own youtube channels

The police even have their own youtube called blutube.

Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james

That a lot.

Did you Carol Burnett was the first celeb to appear on Sesame Street?

I did not!

Celebrity status is often associated with wealth.

And  fame often provides opportunities to earn revenue.

true.

There's an Ethiopian celebrity using his celebrity for good trying to convince his people to diversify their diet.

Thats a interesting thing to try and get people to do

Speaking of use their influence Burger King apparently was giving people Whoppers if they unfriended 10 people on facebook!

thats silly.

Iceland are rewriting their constitution via facebook; allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations.

What a use for social media

Better than banning the like button like they did in a part of Germany.

I dont even get the point of that

I wonder if they block the like button on Youtube?

It's the second largest search engine in the world.

That would be nuts.

On account that Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


How's it going?

Have you've ever played golf, a popular club and ball sport?

Hi!

I do love playing and watching golf.

In fact, Antarctica actually has a disc golf course I hope to see one day.

How about you?

I never knew that, it must be cold.

There is a golf course in Dubai that consumes 4 million gallons of water a day

Wow!

That is amazing!

I also think it's amazing that the US has more courses than the rest of the planet combined!

Yea, the US is obsessed with golf, they take up more land than RI and Delaware combined

That is truly unbelievable.

I do know that the military also operates 234 courses around the world that costs an estimated  $140 million each year!

The US is obsessed indeed!

Yea, it's a shame the average US golf course consumes 312,000 gallons of water when there are parts of the world with no water

That is a good point and very sad!

On a similar note, can you believe that Australia has a course that has bull sharks living in one of the water hazards?

That's very scary!

Yea, it sounds like a Samuel L Jackson movie, I'm surprised he hasn't made it since his contracts always allow him to play golf during production

Does he really?

I guess when you're a star, you can get away with those kind of demands.

Ha!

Did you know Kim Jong Il allegedly scored 11 hole in ones in his first and also only round of golf played?

Lol, I guess he was better than Babe Ruth was when he use to golf

Ha!

That's hard to believe, isn't it?

Well speaking of sports, do you watch soccer?

I can't believe a team once scored an own goal deliberately to advance in a cup match!

Yea, soccer can be pretty weird, there is a variation where 3 teams face each other at once

I'd love to see how that works.

It just sounds complicated.

Ha!

I also think it's weird that FIFA won't allow Greenland to join because not enough grass grows there to build a soccer field!

That's crazy, isn't it?

Yea, that is pretty strange like "soccer" being American slang for association football

Agreed.

And can you also believe soccer players run 7 miles on average each game?

I need to start playing soccer so I can get in shape.

Ha!

THat is a lot,pretty crazy that Jon Stewart was running that much when he played soccer in college

I think it's pretty crazy that John Stewart even played a sport.

Ha!

That's cool, though!

But then again, I also find it unbelievable that the super bowl itself is smaller than the third largest soccer event.

I can see that, Soccer does make more money that football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined

That is wild.

I never knew that and always assumed football was the richest sport!

I'll have to make a few calls and tell people about that.

Ha!

Speaking of phones, can you believe that there's really no correlation between connection quality and service bars?

I had no clue.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hey, how are you doing this evening?
Do you like watching Netflix?

Im fine!

how are you?

i used to watch netflix, but i dont now.

You?

I watch it sometimes, but I'm considering cancelling my service since the price went up again.

Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph are trying to take all my money!

I think the company has billions in debt.

plus they are making a lot of content.

But i hear you!

I totally agree, it's worth it if you watch it all the time.

They say from 9 PM til 12 AM Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.

Yes, i used to account for a lot of that bandwidth.

LOL.

I think that there are better uses of my time now.

I'm usually in bed by that time so I don't account for much of it.

Together with YouTube they make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.

I use YOutube a lot these day.

I listen to old songs from long ago, and some jazz albums.

it is a great site.

I use it a lot too.

I actually have it on in the background right now.

I was listening to some jazz earlier today.

i am glad that Youtube is there.

saves me a lot of money, and i dont mind some ads for that.

I actually pay for YouTube Red so I don't have to deal with ads.

I'm currently listening to Lady Gaga's favorite band Iron Maiden.

Yes, that is an unexpected preference.

i would have thought that she would have had a different favorite band.

I would have too.

I guess she's a diverse individual.

She is actually the godmother to Elton John's son.

She has a flair that he does.

she is not especially pretty, but i think that she is really talented to have made it so far.

She is really talented.

She began performing as a teenager singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays.

I think that she was so driven that she couldnt do anything but succeed.

i am glad that she has done well.

did you see her in a star is born?

I haven't seen that yet.
I've heard good things about it.

She does a solid job.
it is a good telling of the story.
the third making of the movie.
Her name came from the Queen song.
i did not know that.

Yeah it was from a predictive text glitch that changed Radio to Lady.

Yeah, that is funny.

I always wondered how she landed on that name.

I guess it makes sense for her though.

LOL

Yeah it does.
Well it was nice chatting with you.
I hope you have a great night!


Do you have any kids that you watch movies with?

We like to watch superhero movies.
You?

I'm a nanny, and the kids are older, so there are some movies I would consider watching with them since they're old enough.

Have you heard of the movie The Hate U Give?

I heard about it.

I guess it's a drama that is about race and activism.

I've heard there's not a lot of language in it, and it has a lot of issues that parents can discuss with their teens.

I guess it's rated PG13

Yeah it's important to educate kids about that.

Another good one I thought, that talks about racial tensions, was Crash but I can't remember if it was appropriate for kids or not.

Another recent one that seems to be popular is A Star Is Born, but with it being rated R, it might be better if parents watch it by themselves first before they deem whether or not their kids are mature enough for it

Yeah it seems it may be a really honest film about alcoholism and addiction, might be appropriate for older teens since there is lots of drinking and drug use.

True, and there are several love scenes to be aware of.

But it talks about mental health as well, which is important

Families can discuss big issues afterwards and it is good that the movie shows people standing up for what they believe in

True.

Have you heard of the show Hilda?

It seems like one more geared toward younger children

I just heard about that.

It's cool that it kind of teaches kids to solve problems.

And it's available on Netflix.

Good thing Blockbuster didn't buy them out when they were given the offer

Blockbuster must be kicking themselves since Netflix is now worth 2 billion and they could have bought it for 50 million.

And Netflix has never had late fees.

They still spend more on postage than on bandwidth

That is crazy.

I forgot about that option.

Netflix streaming is super popular.

With Youtube it makes up half of peak internet traffic in North America.

Nad by itself, it takes up 33% between 9PM and midnight.

I guess we know what most people do before bed at night

I definitely watch Netflix every night, like a routine.

You and possible 137 million other people.

It's popular in other parts of the world too

Like you said, no late fees.

It's interesting how Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix because of a late fee.

I would be too if I'd had to pay more in late fees than the VHS was likely worth.

Netflix and Redbox combined became the new normal


Hi, how are you doing.
Do you like lady Gaga?

I do not mind her.
My girlfriend is obsessed with her!
Do you?

I like her as a person because of some of the stands she has taken.

But not crazy about her singing.

I did not know her real name is Stefani!

I didn't either.

Looking at her full name now it is quite long.

Yea good thing she cut it short to Lady Gaga!

No kidding.
Do you think she is pretty?

I think she is.

Did you know her favorite band is Iron Maiden?

I do now.

Also she is Elton Johns son's godmother.

That really surprised me.

I did not know that.

It is funny that her name came from a predictive text glitch that changed radio to lady.

Yeah I was trying to figure that out.

Does that mean she used to be Radio Gaga?

I will ask my girlfriend!
Do you like to watch Netflix?

I have actually never use Netflix.

But I am interested in them from a business perspective.

Do you?

I love Netflix!

From 9pm to 12am they account for 33% of all bandwidth in north America!

That is a huge amount.

Did you know that Blockbuster turned down a chance to buy them for 50 million.

They're now worth 2 billion.

I bet somebodies crying over that one.

That is crazy.

I love how Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix because of late fees on his vhs.

I can relate to that.

I am one of the worst at returning things I have rented.

Isn't it funny how some people just seem to fall into money making ideas?

It is indeed.
Do you like dramas?

Yes I like dramas.
House is one of my favorites.

Did you know Hugh Laurie earns $700,000 per episode in House?

No, that's a huge amount, but considering what baseball players make I guess it's not out of line.

True that!

He is also the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.

Do you like old time radio dramas?

Not really!

It was nice chatting with you by the way!


Hello!
How are you today?

I am good!
The sun is shining here!
What about you?

Same here after our big "bomb cyclone" we had in Colorado!

That is crazy.
Do you know the sunset color on mars?

Isn't it blue or something?

Yes, I heard it is blue.
I would like to see that!

I would too!

Can you believe the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy?

That is mind blowing.

I wonder how scientist know that information or measure it.

You and me both lol.
Do you know much about cars?

A little bit.

Have you ever been in a self driving car?

I haven't!
Have you?

No but I heard that google's cars have an aggressive mode.

No way!

I bet that is for big city driving haha.

They ought to put flame throwers on them too!

That is crazy.

Did you know it is illegal to warm up your car in ohio?

I didn't know that!
I wonder why?
Do you know?

I guess there was to many thefts with the keys just sitting in empty cars.

Well that makes sense!

Have you heard why Cadillac is named the way it is?

I have not?
Do you know?

It was named after the founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac!

That is a good name!

Do you know the arrow next to the pump symbol on your dash board?

I did know that and am so happy I do haha!

It was great chatting, have an awesome Friday!


Hello there, do you enjoy eating fish or any seafood?

I like fish better, what about you?

Yeah same here, I am a big fish lover.
Do you know much about fish in general?

Not much, I know they all have fills that lack limbs with digits what about you?

Interesting, I know a little bit myself.

I know that the seahorse is the only fish to have a neck, I think that is pretty cool.

Realy, the only one?

thats interesting, you know theres a type of jellyfish that can live forever!

Yeah the only one!

And really!?

I think I have heard that before, I think that is so cool too!

It is cool I didnt know there was an immortal animal sure be interesting to research it further, its as interesting as the black swalloer fish.

What is so interesting about the black swalloer fish if you don't mind me asking?

Well interesting fact about this specie is that they can eat preys that are twice its lenght and ten times its weight.

Holy cow, that is amazing!

Ten times its weight is incredible.

Did you know that 84% fo the genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts found in zebrafish?

I did not know that, interesting fact I will use it next time I have dinner with friends, that would definetly impress them.

Yeah that is definitely impressive to say the least.

On a different subject, are you much of a car fan?

I love cars, I have a Ford, you know Ford was the first company to mass produce cars.

Nice, yeah I remember them teaching us that in grade school, the whole assembly line production technique.

Do you know why they call trunks, trunks?

No, I dont know why, can you tell me?

I guess they are called that because old cars originally had wooden trunks on the back, so I guess even though they stopped being wood, they kept the trunk.

I see, well heres an interesting fact for you, its crazy but in South Africa you can actually equip your car with a flamethrower and its completely legal.

that is like a real life game of grand theft auto or something.

It is lol, luckily that not legal in America, would you imagine the caos?

Yeah I couldn't imagine, I'm sure there would be plenty of crazy people that would install something like that.

Well it was nice talking with you today.


Did you know that dalmatians are associated with firefighters cuz they would calm and protect the horses.

I love dalmatians, when i was little I begged my mom for one.

I didn't know that.

I always wanted one too 101 Dalmatians was one of my favorite movies growing up

That is a great movie!

Speaking of movies, movie star Clint Eastwood who spent most of his time on horseback in his movies, developed an allergy to horses in his midlife.

That is strange.

My daughter is allergic to cats and dogs.

Feel bad, cuz she really wants dog.

I would be so disappointed if I was allergic to cats and dogs.

My brother in law is allergic to dogs but really wanted one so they ended up getting a goldendoodle which is good for people with allergies.

That is like my sister in law.

She is allergic to dogs, but she has two dogs that are good for people with allergies.

apparently they have "real hair" or something like that.

And they hardly shed so you don't have to worry about the dander or anything like that

I just read that two high school students rode their horses to school on "no vehicles to school day" and got suspended.

They would never have day now that high schoolers couldn't drive to school.

I had a friend who drove two hours to attend the program at my high school

That is a long way to drive!

Those students shouldn't have been suspended they technically didn't have a vehicle at school.

I agree.

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

I had no idea that there was any animal that was truly immortal

Wow, and of course the animal that gets to be immortal is a jellyfish.

LOL  A seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.

I never even thought about fish having necks until now.

Right I never thought about fish having necks either!

I guess I never really considered seahorses to be fish either

Same!

I am not sure what i considered a seahorse, but if someone was to say name as many fish as you could, I would never say seahorse.

I also read that 84% of human genes that are associated with diseases have counterparts in zebrafish, which is pretty crazy

that is crazy!

A black swallower fish can eat prey twice it's length and ten times its weight.

Now that is crazy!

That is very crazy!

I wonder how long it takes them to eat something that big and how long it keeps them full.

it would keep me full for a lifetime lol  that is a lot of food, not even sure how they get it down

I also read that McDonald's added drive-thrus in 1975 to accomodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues

I read that too.

What an awesome reason to add drive thru.

I didn't know the trunk of your car is called the trunk because old cars had wood trunks on the back.

That is pretty cool.

That makes sense when you think about it.

I never even thought what the reason was.

Trunk is a weird name if you think about it.

That is a weird name, wonder how they came up with it.


Hello, Do you like travel?

YES i like  long travel

Do you have a long trip?
Which place do you like?

A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.

Oh!
that's nice.
I like to travel Eiffel Tower.

okay,do you like to purchase in amazon?

Yes, I like it very much.
I think this is a best way to purchase.

Do you have that service useful?

Yes, it is.
The products are very standard here.
This is definitely useful.

have you bought anything up to amazon?

Of course, I bought a mobile phone.
I like it very much.

okay,nice do you like baseball?

Sometimes I see.
I do not know much about it.

i like very much Red Sox team.

Okay, Which player you mostly like?

i like Alex Cora.
He is already making history

Do you have any details about Alex Cora?

yes.His team set a franchise record for the most wins in one season and, after clinching the American League Championship Series, Cora is the first Puerto Rican to lead a team to the World Series.

Okay, it's interesting.

I think this is a best game in the world.

yes definitely, this is very interesting game.

Okay, thank you very much.


Hello there, do you follow baseball during the season?

Hello, and no.

I do not.

I think its hilarious that a 17 year old girl, struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou gehrig.

Isn't that hilarious, and then she was banned from the league!

That is so immature.

I didn't know Best Buy will price match Amazon.

I didn't know that either, but it sounds like most businesses are starting to do what they have to, to stay relevant.

I don't know about that.

i think it is a good business practice, so one company doesn't dominate.

Target does it too.

Yeah I agree, and it gives us customers the decision to choose, which is best.

I didn't know that Amazon holds the patent on one-click buying, and Apple has to pay a licensing fee

That is interesting, never knew that.

I do know that they have a contract with the USPS, and they deliver on Sundays.

I'm glad they do, I received a package today, lol.

I like their "bookerly" font on Kindle.

It makes it easy to read.

I haven't tried any of their e-books but would like to get a reader soon.

I need a new one.

I have one that I bought when they first came out, it's not holding a charge for very long.

I guess it's a good thing they have everything from A to z

Yeah and that is usually the problem with electronics is that eventually the batteries don't take a charge and are too expensive to replace, so have to just buy a new one.

Mine has lasted over ten years, thats a long time.

I may get a Fire tablet this time, I hear it's compatible with the other fire devices.

Wow, that is really good, I had a laptop that almost lasted that long.

And that is a plus for sure.

I've never hada laptop last longer than five years.

I bought my last off of Amazon's returned site.

Yeah I am hoping the one I have now can get at least 5 years.

I really like their discount site, they have great prices, and Amazon has great customer service.

They really do, I have only had a small problem or two in the last 10 years and they are quick to fix it.

Do you have an Alexa device?

I'm listening to my weather forcast now.

To see if the snow will ever end.

No I don't but think they are very useful.

Nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


D you like horses?

Hi!

I love horses!

My favorite horse is the Icelandic horses because they actually have a fifth speed tolt which is like a horse's speedwalk!

What about you?

I think they are beautiful animals but i only road them when i was a kid.

Apparently Clint Eastwood developed a mid-life allergy to them.

Isn't that crazy considering he's been on horseback in a lot of his movies!

I wonder how he dealt with his allergies while riding horses during filming assuming he still acted in movies involving horses during his mid life allergy crisis?

Well maybe he just got sick of doing westerns, lol!

Maybe so!

Ha!

Well speaking of horses, did you ever hear about the two high schoolers who rode horses to school and got suspended on what was called no vehicles to school day?

That's ridiculous, if you ask me!

Me too, but i'm sure it was kind of funny!

Dalmatians are associated with firefighters because they would keep calm and protect the horses.

That's pretty interesting and makes sense as I've always wondered why firefighters use Dalmatians instead of other dogs.

Have you ever heard of Lipizzaner horses?

They're actually black/brown and take roughly six years to turn solid white.

That's pretty cool!

Yeah i believe i heard that in a movie once.

Apparently the horse has evolved over 45 to 55 million years to a small multi-toed creature.

Is that so?

Wow!

I do know we humans started to domesticate them around 4000 BC.

They also say horse domestication was pretty much widespread by 3000 BC.

That makes sense, quick subject change do you like fish?

I love fish!

Particularly seahorses as I think it's cool they're the only fish with necks.

What about you?

they are also another beautiful creature.

They come in so many varieties and colors, it's wonderful.

I'm most fascinated with the Immortal Jellyfish.

I need to study that jellyfish breed then.

Ha!

But if anything we should just study zebrafish since 84% of genes associated with our diseases have counterparts in zebrafish.

Right they need to get on both of those species.

Did you hear that a black swallower fish can eat twice the length of it's self and ten times it's weight?

That is insane and almost unbelievable!

Almost as crazy as knowing saltwater fish drink water through their mouths while freshwater fish drink water through their skin by osmosis!

Yeah that is also interesting.

You know the drive thur wasn't invented until the 70's?

Yeah, I heard it was added for soldiers who couldnt leave their cars in fatigues.

That was nice of McDonald's to do that, wasn't it?

It was but for some reason i was certain that they had them in the 50's, I guess not.

You know in Africa you can equip your car with a flame thrower!

Thats scary!

I wouldn't want to live there, then!

Imagine having to carry one of those around in your trunk.

Yikes!

Speaking of trunks, did you know they're only called trunks because older cars actually had trunks on the back?

Ha but that makes sense, lol!

I didn't know that a French man invented the Cadillac and founded Detroit.

Nice chatting with you!

Wow!

I didn't know that either.

So he's a legend in two categories then!

Ha!

Another legend is Jann Mardenborough who beat 90k people in the game Gran Turismo and became a pro race car driver!

Unbelievable!

Well it was nice chatting with you as well!

Hope you have a great day, friend!

Yeah that is unbelievable, have a great day!


Do you like horses by any chance?

I'm afraid not, my wife does though, she's actually at a barn right now!

Oh wow!

Were you aware that Clint Eastwood developed a horse allergy?

So surprising with all of his westerns.

I'd like it if my wife got an allergy, it would save us some money.

She told me about those Icelandic horse with the fifth speed once and showed me a video, it looks a little strange.

I'm sure it's a big expense.

I honestly did not know that other horses had four speeds.

Very interesting.

I guess I didn't know either.

Maybe it's because it's cold in Iceland?

Not as cold as Oymyakon, -88F, that's cold!

That's insanely cold!

Do you know why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?

I suppose they protect the horses?

To be honest I'm happier in a car, that's the only horse power I'm interested in.

Yes, they calm and protect the horses.

I do not know why that particular breed does.

Speaking of cars, there was a no vehicles to school day at a high school so two students rode horses and were suspended.

Why would they have a day like that in the first place?

There's always this day or that day at schools.

My kids got to take stuffed animals to school today.

Yes I remember lots of weird days, but how were they all supposed to get there if no one was allowed to bring a vehicle?

I want one of those South African cars with flames throwers on the front!

What?!
Why would they do that?
That sounds insane.

I guess it can be a dangerous place.

I know it's not to melt the snow, I doubt they get any, aside from the mountains.

How strange.

Speaking of cars, did you know that Cadillacs are named after the founder of Detroit Antoine De La Mthe Cadillac?

I did not, doesn't sound like a regular Detroit name.

I heard the name trunk comes from when the old cars had wooden trunks held on the back.

It was a French explorer.

I did not know that.

It sounds like a big pain to have actual wooden trunks.

So, it it cold where you are?

Not like Siberian cold, just regular cold.

I have snow at the moment.

Depends on the season.

I have snow at the moment as well.

This is off topic but how do you feel about fish?

Not a fishing person myself, but they can be interesting.

I like seahorses, are they fish?

They are fish and actually they are the only fish with a neck.


The dutch are creating commuter bus that go 160mph.

Imagine traveling that fast on the roads.

I wonder how they handle that.

It sure would speed up travel times.

It must be great to get to work fast.

Less stress, less wasted time.

I wish the US had better public transit.

Me too.

I think a bus that fast would encourage people to take mass transit more.

Of course it is harder in the U.S. since we have so much land mass, but we could have more in the cities.

In Japan, they make it expensive to use highways.

The highways are not crowded but it costs $$$ to travel.

Interesting!

I see it cost over 300 just to travel across the country.

And, Japan is small too.

That seems like it would make life hard for most people, even though less traffic would be nice.

You can take the bullet train in Japan.

I'm surprised that Iceland has no public rail service.

Perhaps the terrain doesn't lend itself to rail.

I wonder how fast the bullet train goes.

I wonder if the cold would stop the trains from working too often.

The cold weather can be a problem.

Usually snow is the issue.

The first king to travel around the world was from Hawaii.

I wonder how much of Amazon deliveries go by train.

They even have a contract with the USPS to deliver on Sunday, so perhaps it is a lot.

Do you use Amazon much ?

I've found it convenient, but the company treats the workers badly.

I have heard that.

The warehouse work is very hard.

They really dominate the book industry.

A lot of people buy books exclusively from them.

So, it makes sense that they started by selling books.

If I had bought Amazon stock years ago, I could retire.

I would work there, but I hear so many horror stories.

Bezos is a genius.

Yes, too bad we didn't buy their stock when they were just selling books.

They also sell cloud services now, so that is very smart of them too.

A genius indeed.

Are you a baseball fan ?

I used to follow the game when I was younger, not so much now.

I don't know much about it.

Kids at my school and neighborhood used to be obsessed with it when I was a kid.

Apparently, the managers wear the same or similar uniforms as the players ones, so they could play if they had to.

That is kind of strange.

One guy found a ton of cards his grandpa hid away.

What would I do with $3 million dollars of baseball cards?

I buy Amazon stock, that's what.

Lol!.

Hopefully it would increase because of their cloud services!

They call kickball soccer-baseball in Canada.

I guess that makes sense.

Oh, those Canadians!

I laughed at the thought of managers playing.

Managers like Tommy Lasorda on the field?

Doing what?

Delivering pizza and beer to the players?

I doubt the managers would play very well.

I wonder if they ever played in the past if they were out a players.

(Back when it first started, I mean.)

I wondered about that, too.

"Just in case" The managers would be manager-players, like leaders on the battlefield.

Yes, you need a certain amount of players I think, so maybe they lost players often.

Apparently baseball is popular in Japan too.

I never knew that.

Great chat!
Thanks!


Hi there, are you a fan of cinematography?

I am, I think that cinematography is an art, what about you?

Same here, James Wong pioneered the wide-angle lenses, imagine how much that has changed how films are made

He did?
I bet he won an award because  of that.

At least he revolutionized things.

Sad though that no woman has ever been nominated for an academy award in cinematography.

I think there is a lot of potential there.

I wonder why is that!

there must be a lot of talented woman in the business, maybe in the near future this will change

I hope so, everyone needs to be recognized for their work.

Roger Deakins on the other hand has been nominated 13 times and never won.

13 times?

that must be really frustrating, I wonder if he will ever win the price.

I wonder the same thing.

In Spartacus Stanley Kubrick was unhappy with the cinematographer and did it himself.

I see, I didnt watch the film but its a classic, you know Christopher Nolan prefers to prefer the film instead of using digital cinematography.

Yeah, cool things about all this.

How about universe and space, do you have much interest there?

I think the universe is full of wonders so yeah, that is a topic that I like to talk about

Did you know there is a region of space that is thought to pull galaxies outside of observable universe?

I didnt, that region must have like a massive black hole to have that level of attraction, there is also a crazy theory that the universe exists inside of a black hole

So cool and still so unexplored.

And another theory says that there is only one electron in the universe.

I think that theory is a bit crazy for my taste to think there is much to see still, we only know a small portion of the observable universe.

yeah, it is a pretty big galaxy out there.

And then you have radio stations like the one in Finland where they give the weekly news in latin.

I guess the rest of the galaxy is missing out on that lol, I live on Earth and dont find that interesting at all, it seems boring.

There is so much, like the stars that are so cold that a human can touch them by hand.

I share your point of view, so many wonders in the universe, there is a cosmic microwave background that is believed to be the link to a parallel universe, I wonder if this is really the case.

That makes for something super interesting.

Nice chatting with you today.


hello, how are you?

Hello.

Did you know that there are about 20 Quintillion individual animals on eart.

T didn't know there was such a thing as Auintillion.

LOL.

I certainly did not.
That was some news to me

The next time you see a domesticated animal, check its forehead for a white patch.

Domesticated animals supposedly grow white patches.

Interesting!

i'll keep an eye on it.

By the way did you know that In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.

Thats interesting.

Its a good thing.

Animals deserve rights.

Under the 1912 Scottish Protection of animals acts, the loch ness monster is a protected species.

Animals deserve protection!

definetly yes.

what is your thought about the entertainment article?

Alot of animals are raised for food but some are bred for entertainment.

around 50bc, people bred chickens for entertainment.

That quite interesting actually.

Didn't really know that.

What i found interesting as well is that Ronald reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look."

That is unbelievable!!

Bill Nye the Science Guy got his lucky break when he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest.

Its a good thing the sme people who turned down Ronald reagan were not the judges.

LOL!

Very true.

the last section talks about the earth.

it's insane when you think that About 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water, mostly by oceans.

Whats even more interesting is that  there's even more water factored into the 29% considered as land... when you take into account lakes, ponds, etc.

we are definetly surrounded by water

Whats also interesting is that the majority of Earth's polar areas are covered with ice...another form of water.

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

can you imagine that?

Thats interesting.

I never knew that.

One thing I do know though is that more than 80% of the earth's natural forests are already destroyed.

Thats pretty scary!

that is truly an issue .

we really have to work to fix such issues

Yeah!!

The earth has been around for many many years.

over 4.5 billion years ago it was formed.

At the rate we're going, it won't sustain life much longer.

that's very unfortunate

If earth's entire history were put on a timeline and viewed as a 24 hour period, the amount of time that man is present on this 24 hour timeline would be equivalent to 1 minute and 17 seconds...WOW!!

that's quite fast

Yes.

By the end of the 21st Century, the earth will be Helium-free...Helium can't be replenished either...once it is gone ITS GONE!!!

we're Imagine that!

hard to imagine actually

Well, its been a pleasure talking to you.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Goodbye!

same to you

Bye

bye

I hit done


hey did you ever see the movie A Quiet Place?

I love that movie!
I also like John Krasinski as an actor!

ya I agree!

I thought the kids in that movie did a great job, espeically that little girl who was deaf in real life

Oh I didn't know she was.

I liked how they all learned sign language for the movie!

The cinematography was awesome too!

yes I agree!

The movie went really fast for me too, it doesn't feel like a movie that is actually 92 mins long

I totally agree with you!

Do you listen to the radio or XM sirius radio when you drive?

oh I listen to youtube haha, but I do want to listen to Jupiter radio waves on my AM radio sometime

I'm sure that would be cool to hear!

There is also a radio station that translates solar activity and you can hear the sun!

wow that sounds cool, do you know how to make a foxhole radio btw?

I want to learn how to make one

I've never heard of one!

I wish I could hear Bill Murray voicing the human torch in the 1970's fantastic four radio show!

wow that sounds cool I love Bill!

Yes a foxhole radio is made from a razorblade and a pencil, they used them in WWII but I don't know how exactly they're put together

It would be interesting to look up for sure.

I think the whole phenomena of radios is awesome how currents come out of the conductor.

yes they are very advanced in my opinion, have you ever listend to a classic radio drama btw?

They used to be very popular before televsion

I've heard about them!

it was probably them and BIng Crosby taking up radio time back then.

haha you're right, did you know that canadian radio is required to have 40% of its content be canadian in origin?

Lots of Rush and Justin Bieber I think

Dang I would change stations really quick.

Do you ever think we live inside a black hole as far as the universe goes?

haha I don't know about that, I also don't know about the theory that there is only one electron in the universe, those are too complicated for my brain haha

I can jump on board with that one.

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

wow thats insane!

also insane there is a star you could touch with your hand because they are cold, how does that work?

Dang I have no idea, I would be scared to touch one haha.

haha ya I probably wouldn't do it, what do you think about the idea that the universe is a hologram?


Hello and good evening!

I have been reading up on cinematography tonight!

Apparently Stanley Kubrick did most of the cinematography work on Spartacus

indeed!

I have heard  james wong howe was an oscar-winning cinematographer who pioneered the use of wide-angle lenses without those kubricks works would be lacking for sure~

That's a pretty big influence.
Those type of shots are everywhere.

Yes i was shocked to find out Gavin free from Rooster Teeth worked on the movie Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz is a great film.
I also like Shaun of the Dead.

Yes both are great movies!

One thing that i did find odd in my study is no woman has ever been nominated for the academy award for best cinematography.

I wonder why this is?

That is pretty interesting to hear.
Hopefully there will be soon!

Yes i suppose in time it will happen.

Cinematographer Roger Deakins has been nominated 13 times for the best cinematography oscar and has never one so who knows

That's so many times.

I will have to watch some of his films, then.

Do you like space?

I have also been reading about the universe.

Some theorize that universes evolve through natural selection much like different species do on earth.

I love space and the universe.

They make me reflect on existence in positive ways.

It is very interesting.

There is a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.

That's so interesting.

I recently read one of Neil DeGrasse Tyson's books.

What book?

i read online that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry I believe was the title.

It was excellent.

I will have to check that one out.

one funny thing i read was the universe may be one giant superhologram.

i know its silly but some believe it

I mean the universe could be anything.
Existence itself is so strange.

it really is.

one funny theory is  that there is only one electron in the universe.

And we are within the electron?

Some think so.

but remember it was only recently that we discovered that the sun was the center of our solar system

That's fair.

We have a long way to go in our understanding of the universe.


Whenever I have a day off, it's hard to not let all the time pass by in indulging in entertainment

yea just being lazy sometimes is the best thing.

Although, not all forms of entertainment are lazy.

Even things such as music, theater, and storytelling are considered entertainment, but those require effort

if you are performing them yes it is.

And the range of audience can affect it as well.

One thing that's nice is how adaptable entertainment has become in our culture

yes.

i was just reading in the animals facts that the loch ness monster is a protected species.

thats pretty hilarious.

Yeah, I heard that once.

I think the act is in Scotland, which isn't where I thought the loch ness monster is.

Animals have constitutionally guaranteed rights in Germany

Germany does a lot of things right.

but then they also have those crazy restrictions against some movies and forms of art.

crazy.

That's true.

They're not the only country to have restrictions on things though.

On the other hand, sometimes things are more popular in other countries.

The Nintendo system wasn't discontinued in Japan until late 2003

yea i guess people just kept playing in for various reasons.

i cant imagine how.

there were two systems after that by then.

If it's the Nintendo 64 system, I can understand.

I'll still jump at the chance to play those games such as Mario Kart, despite the system only displaying 54 colors

oh yea every n64 game i loved.
i still play ocarina of time.

What's interesting is what entertainment looked like years before technology.

Around 50BC, the inhabitants of Britain bred chickens for entertainment rather than food

i read that.

imagine being so bored your entertainment is pregnant chickens.

Chickens aren't pregnant, but rather are one of the species that lay eggs.

I'd be curious to see how many of the 7 million species of animals lay eggs

20 quintillion animals on earth.
i never knew

And most of them all move, reproduce, and breathe oxygen.

The ones that are domesticated have patches of white on their foreheads overtime

i was really surprised by that.
i had to go look at my cats.

I guess those zoologists know a lot since they study animals.

Supposedly hiccups are even derived from when land animals still had both gills and lungs, yet it's still something we experience today

i rarely get hiccups.

I don't either, but it can be entertaining watching others who get them often


hi, do you like animals?

Hello there, I do like animals, how about yourself?

yes very much so, did you know there are twenty quintilion animals in the world?

That is too crazy!

Did you know that like us, animals also have a dominant side or paw or whatever?

that is cool.

and aparently they develop white patched on the forehead when domesticated.

not sure i have seen that on my dog

I never knew that as well, that is very interesting though.

Did you read what the Netherlands is doing for animals?

No, I must not have heard about it.
what is it?

I guess they are building bridges across roads to keep them from being hit by cars.

Oh that is so nice, like wildlife passage ways.

how cool.

and in germany animals have constitutional rights

I didn't know that, I wonder what rights they all have exactly?

proably like the ones we have, anti-abuse and such.

do you know why we have hiccups?

No, I don't but I think it has something to do with our breathing patterns?

yeah from back in tme when land animals had lungs and gills.

I guess we continue to evolve

That is very interesting, and yeah evolving always necessary for survival.

Did you know there is a lawyer in Switzerland that does animal cases?

good for him, I would like to do that as well

That would be a pretty interesting job, and you know that can't get any lies from an animal.

yeah exactly.

speaking of animals do you know much about earth?

Not too much, probably just the basic stuff, how about you?

yeah some stuff here and there.

did you know days used to be shorter when earth was formed?

Yeah I think I read when the earth first was formed our days were under 5 hours or something, thats crazy.

Yeah, and we complain now, go figure.
nice chat


Do you like animals?

Yeah I love animals, I have 3 dogs and a domesticated lynx cat that is crazy energetic haha.

That is incredible.

Does your lynx cat have a white spot on their forehead?

Yep and really long ear hair, she is the domesticated version so much smaller than the actual wild lynx but she still weighs a good 15 pounds.

I just learned that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.

It is pretty crazy that a made up animal like the Loch Ness monster is a protected animal.

Guess if we find out it is real it will  be safe haha.

It is crazy that their is regulations on that if its not real.

There are over 20 quintillion animals on the earth, that is insane!

I wonder if that includes insects.

Hmm I really doubt that, I would think insects are in a class all their own, plus I would think there are more insects than animals on earth, especially mosquitoes lol.

Very true.

Animals should have some rights, like in germany.

SO, did you ever own a nes or a snes?

Man I really miss some of those older games.

I did not.
What is that?

The Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

I heard it could only display 54 colors.

Yeah but when I was little that was all I needed, I think I am spoiled by graphics these days.

We are all spoiled with screens now and their abilities.

Oh for sure, and kids now days are born with a tablet screen in their hands, that is why I try to limit my kids use of screens as much as I can.

I agree.

It cannot be good for a child to sit in front of a screen all day.

Well that is ok, since more than 80% of the earths forest have been destroyed the planet probably wont last much longer anyway, always a bright side.

Have a good night.


Hi, have you seen a Quiet Place?

Oh, that's the movie by the guy in The Office, right?

I havent seen it.

Have you?

I have not.

He is married to Emily Blunt too.

I really do not have any interest in watching it either.

Did you see him in jack ryan?

Thats right, he also did the Jack Ryan role.

was that for netflix?

i never saw it.

It was for Amazon Prime.

It was pretty good but I think they failed to understand how to space the show.

It ended pretty abruptly.

Oh, ok. that makes sense.

Amazon makes stuff too.

I guess they are still trying to get good at the shows.

How was Emily Blunt's husband in that?

Are you trying not to type Krasinski?

HA!

He was really good.

At times, all I could see was Jim though.

No, i disremembered his name.

sorry.

Krasinski.

Got it.

He is good at comedy, i wondered if he is good at drama too.

I guess he is.

That's ok.

I didn't type it at first because I was avoiding it!

He was good.

It also had bunk from the Wire.

Did you see that show?

Yeah, I saw the Wire.
It was a great show.
I don't remember bunk.
Who is that?
I am bad with names.

He was the black detective.
Drank with McNaulty all the time.

Oh, yeah.
stocky guy?
played lacrosse?
i saw him at the airport once.

yes to both of those!

That's random, to run into him at the airport.

Did you say hi?

No, he was waiting in line for security.

he was ahead of me and talking on his cell phone.

he is pretty stocky, but not very tall.

I enjoyed his performance in the wire.

Me too!

I feel like half of hollywood is short.

But I am 6'6" so most everyone is short to me.

Ok, you are tall.

you make everyone feel short.

Does the universe feel big to you, way up there?

No, especialy since it may be one giant superhologram!

I figure that means you and I, or maybe just you, are a hologram!

Are you a hologram?

I do not think so.

If so, I am choosing a terrible hologram.

I would have liked more sun and a lot more summer!

Well, with your height, maybe you can be the superhologram to your will and lengthen the summer!

I hope so, I need some sun and heat!
Nice chatting with you!


Did you watch the movie Snakes on a Plane?

No, I didn't.
Did you?
I heard it was cheesey.

It was bad I did like the leading actor Samuel L Jackson but the plot was just terrible

I can't imagine!
LOL, I heard it was bad.

It was bad, snakes on a plane and terrorist putting them there.

FBI agent Neville Flynnn is a bad ass though.

Interesting.

Did you know everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection?

They do?

I think thats a great thing, we should all have that right the internet its like a basic service by now

Yeah, interesting concept.

Did you know that the act of looking oneself up is egosurfing?

I didnt know that but I did know the 3 line horizontal menu on apps is called the hamburger button

Interesting.
Do you watch netflix?

I do, I've subscribed to the service since 2015 what about you?

Not anymore, I ended up getting rid of it.

I just don't watch a lot of TV.

I see, well the service has grown a lot over the years, it has so many subscribers by now its crazy

Apparently that have almost 150 movies with 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Thats great I have to look for those, they must be really good did you watch Black Panther?

No, is it any good?

It is good, you should really watch it its about a Marvel Superhero, if you like Marvel movies you will like that one

Hmm, to be honest I got tired of the super hero genre after Iron Man 2.

Yeah you can get tired after a while do you have a favorite hero?

mine is Batman

I like the new Batmans also.

I like the trilogy, well Black Panther has 5 times more money that Bruce Wayne, thats a cool fact anyways I think its been great chatting with you

I do too.
I thought Bale did a good job.
Nice chatting with you too!


Have you ever watched House?

I  have its actually one of my favorite shows, why do you ask?

Because he was once the highest paid actor on tv for a drama, $700,000 per episode.

Wow, that seems like a lot of money, I liked the show and all but $700000 per episode seems like an excesive salary

I agree.

Apparently Jim carry doesn't make drama anymore.

Why doesnt he?

he is a great actor, although I  see him more as a comedy actor

Yeah it didn't make much since to me either.

but he says it goes against his belief system.

I guess I can respect that, drama can really change your state of mind, I like comedy better, do you follow Shakespeare?

Not since high school, lol.

I hear he coined a bunch of phrases that we use today though.

Yeah he has had a lot of influence in our culture, there are 33 Shakepeare gardens around the world, just imagine that much influence

Yeah i think one of the phrases he coined was Brave new world, so that fits, lol!

It does fit lol, its been a long time since he was alive he was born in the year 1564 and theres a lot we dont know about him

Yeah apparently him and Pocahontas were a live at the same time.

Pocahontas was a real person?

I though she was a character in a movie, turns out its based on a true story,

Yeah i know, right.

Well another one of his words is laughing stock, haha.

Yeah so do you like to dance?

When my knees aren't given me trouble, lol!

how about you?

I love to dance, do you know that parrots are able to dance perfectly with music,

Do they sign while they dance?

I think they do as this ability is connected to ther mimic and speak abilities

Wow that's also interesting!

Well as Shakespeare would say thats a good way to break the ice, lol!

nice chatting with you.

Its been nice chatting indeed, and the last interesting fact, the moonwalk was actually firt performed by Bill Bailey in the year 1955


Hello, do you like Shakespeare?

I do.

Did you know he was born in april of 1564 and lived until april 1616.

I did not know that.

I saw he made lots of phrases we use today popular.

He sure did.

I wonder if he ever met pocahontas.

They were alive at the same time in history.

Hard to imagine they were alive around the same period of time.

Yet it is true.

I thank shakespeare for the name Jessica and the name Olivia.

He coined those names and one is my sisters name and the other is my daughters name.

Very cool.
I have a niece named Olivia.
He also invented the name Miranda.

Yeah that's true he did.

I don't know any Mirandas.

Have you ever been to a Shakespearian play?

I only know of Miranda Lambert.
I have not been to one.
Have you?

I have.

They are much better when they use the era appropriate dialogue.

IT introduces rhymes and puns that arent possible using todays language.

Very true.
Do you like dramas?

I love dramas.

Im kind of glad jim carreys religous beliefs wont let him do them anymore though.

He is better at comedies.

I agree.

Apparently, he must be able to project positivity or he won't do the role.

Sounds like a bunch of malarky to me.

Lol.

Do you like classic dramas.

There is a free website where you can listen to thousands of hours.

I like dramas.
I would love to find that website.

I'm sure you can find it with google pretty easy.

Did you know that Hugh Laurie made 700,000 per episode when he did House.

Thats crazy.

Wow - that's a lot of money!

SHakespeare is probably rolling over in his grave.

Lol.

That is a lot of money.

Just think about Jim carey in the role of Dr. House.

I bet he is.

That would be cool to see Carrey in that role I think.

It would be hilarious.

Lol.

Michael caine only became an actor because the prettiest girls were in acting class.

I think it worked out for him.

Lol.

That's a great way to meet girls.
Very smart man right there.

Yes he is.
Well I better be getting off here.
Have a great day.

Have a great one.
Thanks!


Hi there, hope you are having a good evening.

Do you enjoy dancing very much or do you like to sit them out?

I don't mind dancing after a few drinks lol,apparently parrots are able to dance to music, that's pretty cool

Parrots, really?

I didn't know that!

I do know that babies love to dance.

My kids did like to get down and they smiled and laughed with the music!

Lol, maybe they can watch the episode of Mr. Rogers where he learns to breakdance

They did love Mr. Rogers!

I imagine all the dancing Bruce Lee did, helped him a lot with the choreographing of his fight scenes, don't you think?

Couldn't hurt, I wonder if he ever did the moonwalk since it was first done in 1955

I didm

Apparently they have ballet slippers that can make drawings, I wonder what they look like

I'm sorry about my last comment, I meant to say that I didn't know the moonwalk was invented in 1955!

I know that Michael Jackson mastered that skill, for sure.

I'd like to see the drawings of the ballet slippers too!

I wonder if Shakespeare was a dancer, maybe he did it after he retired when he turned 49

I think there was a lot of dancing in some of his 39 plays and 154 sonnets!

Maybe accompanied by a lute!

Yea he was pretty talented, I never knew he was an actor in london during the 1590s

Me either!

I only knew he wrote the plays.

I also didn't know that they had been translated into every langue and that his plays are performed more than any other.

I guess everyone knows his Romeo and Juliet.

Yea, I never knew Shakespeare also owned a playing company either, he was a busy man

Yes, he was.

It's funny that he coined phrases that I use like laughing stock and break the ice.

I had no idea I was quoting Shakespeare.

I guess we don't realize who authors things like that.

Yea that is crazy, I wonder what they are suppose to mean when performed with an era-appropriate accent instead of a modern one

Not sure, unless the meaning comes across as the same.

It was an interesting time to live in, for sure.

Crazy to think that he and Pocahontas lived at the exact same time.

What different lives they led.

Yea, things are different today.

I know Patrick Stewart use to be a Shakesphearean actor, now he teaches master classes in drama

Yes, I actually saw him do Hamlet.

Speaking of Hamlet, it's kind of creepy that a composer donated his skill to the royal Shakespeare company, hoping they would use if as a prop for Hamlet.

Yea that is creepy, maybe he should of named a bird after Shakespeare play like the Starlings in North America

I haven't hear of that before!

He really had a big influence on our world.

I bet there are a lot of parents who don't know that when they name their daughters Miranda, Jessica and Olivia, that they are using names that he made up!

Lol well I got to go, nice talking with you


Do you know what a Synetic production is?

Hi!

I have no idea what that is, if I had to take a guess, does it relate to something musical?

I just looked it up.

It is a theater company in Washington DC.

I think they started with The Headless Horseman.

But recently they did a play called "Titus Andronicus"

Oh wow, that's interesting, I have never seen a theater show, have you?

If I were to see one, I hope to see something by Shakespeare because he wasn't just a great poet, he was also a writer, a playwright, and actor!

His unique talent must've known how to capture the attention of the audience.

This is a Shakesperean play.

A critic got to attend on a preview night which is unusual.

He saw things that he would not see on a normal opening night.

I have been to a couple of Broadway shows and a Passion Play in an amphitheater.

It is sobering to see a live sized person crucified in front of you!

Is it a good thing or a bad thing that the critic got to see things he normally would not see.

That sounds like a very memorable experience!

Amazing how Pocahontas and Shakespeare were alive at the same time and died only a year apart, I would've imagined Pocahontas came way before Shakespeare.

Me too.

He saw how the director shortened a scene a few seconds for opening night because the literary point had been made.

So, it seems like fine-tuning that really ends up being important.

Oh ok, I wonder how average people, or non-critics can get access to those special screenings, I would love to attend one of those for drama or comedy films, I especially enjoy Jim Carrey's films but his belief system prevents him from playing movies that doesn't project positivity.

One will occasionally see a sneak preview advertised.

I attended one once and they interviewed the audience afterward to see what we thought of the ending.

They changed it for the actual release.

Shakespeare has affected current day speech, for example he coined the phrase "wild goose chase"

Oh wow, that's really cool, I wonder if they act on the feedback they receive.

"Wild Goose Chase" is a phrase I often hear as much as the "deer in headlights" but he also invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia, they seem to be so popular!

I enjoy the name Olivia the most though.

How about "devil incarnate and brave new world"?

He is simply memorable.

The legacy he has managed to create lives on and on.

I wonder if he started the phrase "the show must go on", does seem a bit dramatic.

I wonder how Shakespeare got his start, like Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class, maybe Shakespeare started it because of love too!

Polish composer Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Co. and they used it in some performances.

Wow, when people talk about skull donation, it's for brain research for football players.

Do you know what they use the skull for, why would a performance require a skull?

There is a play called "The Skull of Yorick" that he thought they would use it for, but they used it in Hamlet.

Oh ok!

That makes sense then!

Jon Hamm actually taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, the actress who plays Erin on The Office, I really like her and that show.

What a small world!

It is.

I went to junior high with a guy named Jimmy Webb who wrote, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman and Up, Up and Away" among other songs.

Oh wow!

Ever reached out for an autograph or something?

I'd imagine I probably wouldn't have the courage to do that if I went to school with someone who later turned out to be famous.

He was a friend in school, so we have talked a couple of times but our lives took very different courses so we don't have much in common.

No autograph.

I do like his music.

Babies enjoy music too and will move to the beat like a preamble to dancing.

Lol, that's so cute!

Music and dance sure go hand in hand!

Although some argue there is a distinction between theatrical and participatory dance since they serve different function, such as social, ceremonial, marital, etc.

You are right.
The babies smile more with music also.
Nice chat!


Did you see the Royal wedding?

They were getting married at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

That will be a big day for them.

I watched segments of it I thought it was a really nice wedding, Harry and Meghan seem like a solid couple.

I love that they ride in a carriage after the wedding and greet everyone spectating.

That must be so thrilling!

Its amazing how the wedding got streammed by CNN, BBC, PBS and many other networks, thats how popular it is.

The Washington Post streamed coverage as well at 4AM.

I wonder how many people watch it?

I bet a lot of people and not only in the states, that is an interesting question though, all media channels were all over that weeding.

Well at least the wedding would re-air if you missed it.

I wonder who attends it?

I bet many famous people want to attend the wedding I think I might watch other segments on YouTube, do you like YouTube?

Yes, I search it all the time but maybe not as much as cops search the blutube  to share in law enforcement videos.

You know its the second largest search engine on the internet.

I'm not surprised with all those people watching it that Justin Bieber's "baby" got disliked.

I thought it was a good video actually lol, how much power  Youtube and Netflix have together!

Do you think the actors should get paid so much?

For instance Hugh Laurie made $700,000 an episode in House.

I think thats an insane amount of money, totaly unfair when theres a lot of poverty in the world, I bet Hugh Laurie is one of the best paid actors in the show biz.

Well Michael Caine started acting not for financial reasons but to meet girls so go figure.

I bet he didnt know he was going to be a great actor and win millions lol, I love Jim Carey too bad he doesnt make dramas anymore

I guess I could go to Youtube to find Carey's old dramas though.

I hope I don't get a frozen screen though and delays due to Netflix and Youtube tying up internet traffic making up half of the peak time in North America.

I think ill just watch the news for now, I life the Fox News channel, did you know other 86 countries also have access to the channel.

Wow, that's influential.

They broadcast from NYC, but also the news corporation that owns fox owns a gaming website.

I  didnt know that but what I did know is that its watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined!

thats a lot of viewers!

To think they may have just made a channel exclusively for the Simpsons.

I actually think that would be a great idea, after all who doesnt love The Simpsons?


do you like shakespeare?

I do.

Did you know that he popularized many words and phrases?

Yes like, good riddance in my heart of hearts and many more

Yes.

He lived at the same time as Pocahontas too

I wonder what it might have been like had they met somehow

Yeah.

Did you know Tchaikovsky was obsessed with Shakespeare?

Yes he donated his skull to be used in his plays eventually

Yes and it was used for the skull of yorick in hamlet

Yea.

Did you know he also invented some names?

Yes names like Jessica, Olivia and Miranda

Yeah.

And some of his plays have to be played in old english as they change meaning otherwise

Yes otherwise puns do not work in modern day language

Yeah.
Do you like dramas?

Yes I do.
Have you ever seen House MD?

Yes , Laurie made $700 000 per episode in that show

Yeah that is a lot.
Do you like Jim Carrey?

Yes he is so funny.

Did you know he does not do dramas anymore?

Yes as they do not project positivity

Yeah, I guess that makes sense quite a bit

Yeah.
It was nice chatting with you

Same here


Hey there!

Did you watch the Royal Wedding?

I know my wife did.

No chance I was getting up at 7am for that!

Actually, yes.

The new Duchess was lovely.

Windsor Castle was, well, historic as ever.

Lots of celeb.

VIPs in attendance.

Drama, Entertainment & News rolled into one event.

A girl thing, maybe?

Haha, must be!

I actually did watch a replay of the HBO version with Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon.

That was funny!

Was that, as it sounds, a send-up on the royal wedding?

It was actually more serious than I thought.

I thought it was going to be a total parody but they were a little serious about it.

Okay.

That's a switch from a SNL-type take on it.

Did you see Markle in the tv series, Suits?

I have seen a few episodes of it before, but I don't watch regularly.

I am a big fan of watching tv shows though!

Do you prefer comedies or dramas?

I think I like comedies more, but I will absolutely watch dramas.

I liked House, which I guess everyone did since Hugh Laurie was making 700k per episode!

Crazy!

Yes.

I guess I like certain actors more than specific shows.

Love Michael Caine and Jim Carrey.

You?

I love both of them.

I was happy to hear Jim Carrey is getting away from dramas.

He is hilarious and should only do comedies.

Lots of folks would agree w/you.

Did think that he was wonderful in long-titled movie, Eternal Sunshine, for short, though.

Yea, he is good at everything but definitely best at comedy.

His reasoning for not doing dramas is they are not positive enough, but I can think of plenty of positive dramas.

Little strange for sure.

Don't know that show title?
Is on broadcast tv or YouTube, perhaps?

I watch YouTube a lot!

Hard to believe it is the second largest search engine on the internet!

Agree.

Owned since 2006 by Google, which must be the top search engine.

Ever watch average people's YouTube sites?

I have not.

Is it good?

I typically just watch music videos and sports highlights on YouTube.

I think it is tremendous we have a site where regular people can upload content.

Watch Formula 1 and other sports highlights, too.

Also like individual sites, like the silent videos an Australian guy puts up showing Primitive Technology, his show title.

How to build a hut or clay firing kiln - with only materials around you - and all stone age, handmade tools...Sound like something you'd like?

That does sound very interesting.

I will have to check that out!

I can skip watching Gangnam Style one day.

That video has been watch so many times, they had to alter the view count integer!

Gang style anything would not interest me, but if the view counter had to be increased, I'm in the minority!

Bet lots of people like me hated Justin Bieber's Baby video, though!

Oops!

Are you a Bieber fan??

Haha, don't worry I am not a Bieber fan!

Good choice!

Seriously, YouTube and Netflix share about 50% of peak internet traffic.

Stunning, or what?

That is shocking!

I see some Netflix in my future very shortly!

It was great chatting today!


William Shakespeare is the greatest writer and dramatist in English language, So he is called England's national poet.

That he was!

Did you know he and Pocahantas were alive at the same time?

Yes.

His works consists of 39 plays, 154 sonnets and certain authorship.

Shakespeare popularized many new phrases we use today life.

I had heard that like, wild goose chase and brave new world!

Its very interesting.

His plays are liked by everyone in this world.

Shakespeare first play was written conventional style.

I read somewhere that they take on a different meaning when performed with an era appropriate accent instead of a modern one.

I'd like to hear one performed like that.

Hamlet is the longest play and powerful and influential works of word literature.

Its most popular work of Shakespeare during this time.

A Polish conductor donated his skull in hopes it would be used as a prop.

His skull was used in a series of performances of Hamlet.

The story of Hamlet is derived from the legend of AMLETH.

That's interesting.

Drama is the entertainment for the people in olden days.

Which is a live performance on the stage or theatre.

Now days its very rare to see the drama.

It is very difficult to act live on the theatre.

I agree.

The two masks associated with drama represent comedy and tragedy.

The term "drama" comes from the Greek word which means action.

The meaning of drama is to narrate the scene of the play.

Music is also played along with the scene.

It is very nice to hear this.

Yes, it is.

I hear that Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because of his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.

In modern technology, we listen to the thousands of episodes of classic radio drama which are available through website.

Western drama originates in Greek styles.

Yeah, I had hearda bout the free website where you can listen to the classic radio dramas, I'll have to check it out one day.

I didn't know that about the Western dramas, though.

Do you know thta Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for  tv drama?

Yes, In the Medieval age churches are staged dramatised version of bible event know as liturgical drama.

Didn't know that.

I heard that Michael Caine became an actor because all the pretty girls in drama class.

Its very interesting.

Some of the drama actor are become the move actor due to their hard work and win the people heart.

That's so true.

Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin from the office.

Dance is also the part of Drama.

Performing dance is very difficult task because it consists of sequences of selected human movement.

I'm not good at dancing.

Well it's been fun chatting with you this morning.

Talk to you later, friend.


Hi there!
Do you love the internet as much as me?

hi how are you?
yes, i love the thing!
i am addicted

Well, me too, but I'm not surprised seeing that constant novelty clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction that is measurable in the brain.

yeah, i guess i am addicted.

it has become a habit that i cannot stop.

now what can it do.

Yeah, I'd be lost without it.

But as much as I use it, I just learned that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called the hamburger button.

The hamburger button?

i bet the vegans hate that name.

they probably call it the soy sandwich button.

Oh, I never even thought of that!

I think it's pretty funny that the current Library of Alexandria has saved a copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.

Is that even possible?

how could an entire copy of the internet be made?

how much storage would be required?

I don't even know.

It is weird.

Even more weird Mt.

Evesrt's peak has 3g cell service and internet capabilities!

why would someone want that?
to upload their selfies at the peak?
LOL

I guess.
Can never get away.

Well, i guess you should make sure to read the terms of service when youre at the peak.

If you did you's be one of the only 7% that ever reads the full terms when buying a product or service online.

I guess im one of the suckers that doesnt read the ToS.

i should but i am lazy.

Nope I don't either.

I did not even read the terms when I subscribed to Netflix back in 1997 when it started.

Netflix is a great service.

i stopped it a few years ago to cut expenses.

great content

Yes, between Netflix and YouTube they make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.

boy, folks sure are addicted to their video content.

i guess i am part of the problem there too though

Well.

me too I have to admit.

I wonder if Blockbuster regrets their decision to decline several offers to buy Netflix?

Yeah, they blew it.
they have one store left.
oh well!
shortsighted.
Anyway, great chat!

Yes, nice talking with you.
have a good night!

Have a good night too!

Okay bye!


Do you like drama?

I sure do.
Have you seen House MD?

Yes , Laurie made $700 000 per episode in there

Yeah.
Do you like Jim Carrey?

I do.

Did you know he does not do dramas anymore?

Yes because he thinks that they do no portray positivity

Yeah.
Do you listen to radio dramas?

I do sometimes.

There is a website where you can listen to them for free

Yeah.

Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?

Yes he was chasing the pretty girls and they were in drama class

Yeah what a guy.
Do you like Jon Hamm?

Yes he is so funny.

He used to be a drama teacher in a high school once

Yes and one of his students was Ellie Kemper

Yeah small world.
Do you use YouTube?

Yes all the time.

It is the second largest search engine anyways

Yeah.

Do you know which is the most disliked video in there?

Yes it is Baby by Justin Bieber, crazy.

I know.

Do you know why they increased the view count?

Because Gangnam Style song became so popular

Yeah Have you heard of Bluetube?

Yes that is the police youtube pretty cool.

Nice chat


Ever seen that Snakes On a Plane movie?

Yeah I have, Samuel L Jackson is on that movie right?

I heard so much about it, especially when it was coming out, but I've never seen it?

I didnt like it, its about a terrorist attack on a plane but they use a bomb that releases snakes, seems too unreal to me

Seemed over the top, but I thought that was the gimmick.

Like those Sharknado movies.

Yeah I guess so, do you use the internet a lot?

Probably more than I should.

Difficult to recall life without the internet, and all the things you can get because of it.

The internet is a great invention I agree, good thing there is a copy stored in the library of Alexandria

I'm not sure what that means, do they update it regularly?

I like being able to stream movie now, get them when you want it.

I think they do, they must, it must be a big file, imagine storing all the info out there,

They'd need more than a flash drive.

I've just start a Netflix account, have you used it in the past?

I am a subscriber yeah, I cant believe how much debt the company has

I guess they feel they have to spend money to make money.

Eventually they will have to make a profit.

It doesn't seem that long ago that they were just a company you rented DVD's from through the mail.

I guess they have the potential but there are other streaming services out there that can be a threat, did you watch the movie Black Panther?

My son watched it a few weeks back, I kind of dipped in and out of it without watching the whole thing.

It looked interesting, I wonder if will win Oscars tonight?

I think the movie has a decent shot, interesting fact but Black Panther is actually the richest superhero

I though that Iron Man guy was meant to fairly rich?

There's so many of these super hero movies now it is difficult to keep track.

Black Panther seemed novel tough.

The net worth of Black Panther is $500 billion, Tony Stark has a net worth of $100 billion and Bruce Wayne $80 billion, and yeah its hard to keep track I agree

I wonder how much the bosses of Netflix have?

I think that Amazon founder, is it Bezos, has more money than the Black Panther.

Maybe he should become a superhero.

He has the money to do it, he can buy a really expensive super hero suit,

He'd have to come up with a good name, something to do with Amazon?

Mr, Amazo, The Amazon, Amazman, probably not the best names just brainstorming here


Are you subscribed to Netflix?

It is a good place to stream movies and tv shows.

Not anymore.
What about you?

I hear good things about Netflix, but haven't tried it out personally.

Interesting.
I just don't watch a lot of tv anymore.

Did you know that as of October 2018, Netflix has 137 million people subscribed?

I can believe it.
Are they all paying subscribers?

Of course, Netflix is available if you pay to all countries except for a few including China, Syria, and N. Korea.

Apparently they have 150 movies with a 100% rating on rotten tomatoes.

It's impressive how much movies they have, there is one called Black Panther that stood out to me though.

Yeah.

Apparently they pay a team of "taggers."

Did you know that black panther is the richest superhero, beating tony stark by $400 million.

No, I didn't know that.
How did he make his money?

I don't think it says in the film, he starts off with a massive wealth already.

Interesting.
Is it a good movie?

It was perceived as a pretty good movie.

It even had a few recognizable stars such as Chadwick Boseman.

Nice.
How long has the film been out?

About a year, It became an instant hit on the internet.

That is pretty cool.

I wonder if it will end up on the internet?

Right now Netflix has it, and I don't think they're planning on giving the rights to anyone else soon.

Netflix is making too much money, it is worth $2 billion.

That's pretty good, but some companies make way more.

Well, nice chatting with you!

Ya, nice chat.
Have a nice day/ night.


How's it going, have you've ever read Shakespeare?

He was an English poet and playwright

Yes I actually like Shakespeare a lot.

I really like the movie Titus, which is based on his play Titus, have you seen that?

No but I'll have to check it out.

It's fascinating how many popular phrases came from Shakespeare like "Good riddance"

Yes he was very much ahead of his time.

Interesting that he married a girl named Anne Hathaway when he was 18, and now that is actually a famous actress LOL

I never knew that, Shakespeare also invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia

He was definitely a great person at inventing words.

He would also do things like make grammatical errors to heighten people's attention to what was going on

Pretty smart.

Did you know Andr Tchalikowsky donated his skull to the royal Shakespeare company in order to be used as a prop?

No that's kind of scary and morbid though haha.

Do you like the dramas that Shakespeare would create though?

I like dramatic TV like the show Mad Men with Jon Hamm

Yea I like house with the highest paid actor Hugh Laurie

Yes he does great job.

I also like Patrick Stewart a lot, and he actually teaches master acting classes in the UK at the moment

Patrick Stewart is great.

Michael Caine use to take drama classes in high school just to meet girls

Haha that is funny.

I can't blame him though.

I never watch soap operas though do you?

They were named that because soap manufacturers would always put advertisements during them

Nope, but I have listen to a few radio dramas, there's a website that streams classic ones for free

Yes I'll have to check that out.

I also want to check out Emilia doing the funky chicken dance during her audition for Game of Thrones LOL there must be a video that somewhere online

I wonder if they have videos of Bruce Lee winning the cha-cha championship in 1958

Yes I would look that up too!

I would also check out the first ever video record of the moonwalk which was by a dancer in 1955

That's crazy, I always though Michael Jackson invented it, he did patent a device that let him to the extreme lean in his dances

Yep he's a great guy.

I also want to see a video of mr. Rogers, he learned how to break dance in one of his episodes, I bet that's hilarious

Sounds hilarious.

Did you know professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week?

No I didn't know that!

But there are also ballet shoes that will make a drawing based on the dancer's movement, I want to see what one of those drawings looks like

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello!

Are you familiar with the TV show, House?

I remember watching a few episodes of it when it was on the evening lineup, but never followed it regularly.

You?

I watched quite a bit of it myself.

I was mesmerized by the performance of Hugh Laurie.

Do you know how much he earned to play that role?

700k, I believe.

Do you use YouTube much?

Since my CD player broke, it and Spotify are my main ways of listening to music.

Sure.

It seems like everyone does these days.

I heard it is the second largest search engine on the net.

Yeah.

It's amazing.

It's like an encyclopedia.

I remember in the 90s when the Roots-n-Blues compilations came out and I'd buy an entire compilation for just one Barbecue Bob Hicks song and think having three of them was really something, and now his entire body of work is online.

Hard to believe that the Youtube service has only been around since 2005!

Now it is a dominant force in the entertainment arena!

Weird.

I would swear I could remember using it before that, but maybe that's a "mandela effect" thing.

Yeah.

I could hardly believe it when Google bought the site in 2006 for $1.65 billion.

Not bad for two years work!

Yeah, typical strip-shop capitalism IMO.

Venture capitalists buy up a popular platform and then ruin it because of unrealistic ideas of how much they can milk it for.

So, do you, yourself ,upload and share videos on YouTube, or are you just a viewer?

Just a viewer.

Only camera I have is on my laptop and it's pretty crappy.

Do you?

I have, for a not-for-profit project.

I do not upload any personal info though.

Not like I'm posting the next Gungnam style video...

That sounds cool.

I could probably come up with a lot of funny cat videos if I had a good camera.

Yeah!

You could have them purring to the Justin Bieber's Baby ... maybe the most disliked YouTube video ever!

I've never seen it.
It could be the new rick-rolling.

So, what's your take on Jim Carrey?

Do you agree with his decision to give up doing dramas in lieu of more positive projects?

I'm neutral on that.

I never liked him very much to be honest.

How about you?

He is talented, but definitely and over-actor.

Not like a classic dramatic performer, like Michael Caine or Lawrence Olivier.

Did you know Caine started acting because he was interested in pursuing the pretty girls in his drama classes?

Now he has amassed quite a plethora of stellar performances.

That sounds like Caine all right, LOL.

You ever listen to classic radio dramas?

Thwere is a website I like that has tons of content available for free.

My brother-in-law is really big on the old-time radio serials, and I've listened to some of his collections.

Nice chatting!


What Broadway play did Elaine May star in?

I do know that.

It is the Waverly Gallery.

Even though she is a comedian, she does this dramatic part well.

What was the name of her male comedy partner in the old days?

That was Mike Nichols.

Do you know what theater the play is using?

I believe that is the Golden Theater.

I forget the name of her character though.

Do you know?

It was Gladys Green and was modeled on the author's grandmother.

Thanks!
Who is directing the production?
Do you know?

Yep.

It is Lila Neugebauer.

I think that having a person with increasing dementia would be exhausting like her two children display in the show.

I agree.

I think I saw something she directed before.

A girls-soccer drama.

Yes.

One critic felt that the previous drama had a negative impact on this play.

Interesting.

Do you know what the name of that production was?

It was "The Wolves".

Thanks - that was bothering me.

I know Jim Carrey doesn't make film dramas anymore.

Do you know why?

I think it is because he is a little off, but he claims that he only wants to project positivity.

OK.

I guess it is no nuttier than Michael Caine becoming an actor to be with pretty girls!

Now that is not nutty.

However, the pretty girls were not in drama classes in my high school.

It is interesting that the Friends stars got $1 million per episode while the highest paid actor in a drama only got $700,000 per episode and it was an hour long.

Wow.

Speaking of high school drama and pretty girls, Jon Hamm once taught Ellie Kemper in her high school drama class.

It is a small world when it comes to high schools.

Morgan Fairchild went to the one near us when we lived in Dallas.

Of course, you mean Ellie Kemper from the Office, I assume.

Yes, that is who I was talking about.

Beyond dramas, I like comedy film with an emphasis on humor!

I agree.

Of course comedy films put more emphasis on the stars than other film genres.

True.

It makes one understand why Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to go into comedy.

Yes.

Certain people just have a gift in that genre.

I have watched Bill Murray in Groundhog Day a dozen times but he prefers Kung Fu Hustle as the best comedy film.

I wonder if Bill Murray likes bro-mantic comedies like Harold and Kumar.

I would guess so.

He is sort of a renaissance man.

I am sometimes in the mood to just be amused which is the objective of some comedies.

No message needed.

Thanks    Going to go watch some Jon Stewart, a funny comedian and a great soccer player!


How's it going, do you like Drama?

It has been around since at least 335 BC

I do like drama.
But I really love comedy!

Me too, I must admit I'm a fan of black comedy

That is cool!

I would have never guessed but Evan Almighty is the most expensive comedy ever made.

That movie was not even that good and they spent $200 mill.

Did you know that Demetri Martin was accepted into Harvard law but left for comedy?

That is crazy!

But I love that he followed his passion.

I can't believe that the green lantern film was going to be a comedy with Jack Black starring in it.

Not so sure about that.

Sounds like a bad choice.

Have you heard about bromantic comedies like Harold and Kumar and the Hangover?

I haven't and I never saw those movies!

They are pretty funny movies, Pineapple Express too, that is if you like stoner movies

I have never seen it!
What do you think about John Hamm?
He taught drama at his old high school.

He was great in Mad Men.

Michael Caine took drama in high school, but he just wanted to meet girls

Look, John Hamm's student was Ellie Kemper from the office.

I am sure he just wanted to meet her!

Yea she pretty and funny.

Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore due to his belief system?

Yes.

He is weird.

I don't even know what to think about him!

Do you know that soap opera originated because they were sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past.

Makes sense!

No but it does makes sense, I wonder if theres a website that streams soap operas like there is for classic episodes of radio dramas

I love some talk radio and podcasts.

I am thinking I would enjoy that too.

Have you heard of the show Ikea Heights?

No, what is that?

It is a melodrama shot at an ikea store without the store knowing.

Cool.

Speaking of drama, Hugh Laurie is the highest paid drama actor on tv

The guy that plays in house?
Is that right?

Yep.
Well I got to go.
Nice chatting with you


Do you like drama movies, novels, films?

I do like watching dramas, how about you?

I love them, I love the opera, ballet, plays and drama in most of its forms.

I have not been to the opera or many ballets, it's something I would like to experience more.

I agree, same here, do you like the TV show House?

I watched that show when it aired!

I liked how they had some homages to Sherlock Holmes throughout the series.

Yeah I liked that too, the main actor of the show is the highest paid drama TV celebrity.

I read a fun fact that the producers of the show never knew he was British when he auditioned.

I bet that was a big selling point, he fooled them, do you know the actor Michael Caine?

I am familiar with him, he was great in the new Batman films.

Do you know how he became an actor?
its actually a funny story

I do not know what led him to acting, what was the reason?

He became an actor because of girls, all the pretty girls were in his drama class so he decided to join the class, guess that ended up well for him.

Yes I would say that it worked out well for him, he has had a long and successful career.

Yeah he is one of the best actors, do you like Jim Carrey?

his one of my favorites as well.

I do like Jim Carrey, he's gotten a bit strange recently.

He has and he also doesnt make dramas anymore, he is a weird character.

I tried to watch some of the Netflix documentary about it but it was a bit too crazy for me.

I didnt catch that one, I guess comedy films are better for the soul, do you like them?

I am a big comedy fan.
They are my favorite types of movies.

Do you have a favorite comedy actor?

I like a lot of the SNL alumni, it was fun talking about movies with you, have a great day!


drama or comedy?

What?

Should you and I perform a drama or a comedy?

Is that what you mean?

Why not both?

Which genre do you prefer lol.
It could be both.
I prefer comedy movies more

I like comedy and drama.
Let's start with comedy then.
Do you like Bill Murray?

lol, I love bill murray, who doesnt?
what about him

Do you agree with his assessment of Kung Fu Hustle?

I have never seen it, but I think it was called comedy gold by Murray, what do you think.

I have not seen it.
I think he was being facetious.
He is a kidder, that Bill Murray.

Ha I could see that.

I heard it was all satire so you have to have a strong personality to get it, lol.

Are you into bromantic comedies?

Oh, I've heard of that genre.
Who does that?
Is that still popular?

I haven't seen a new one lately, Pineapple Express is my favorite bromantic of all time!

Is that about a basketball team?
Or am I thinking of a different movie?

different movie lol, this was about weed and drug dealers but a comedy, I recommend it!

Who is in it?
Weed?
Ok. Not Cheech and Chong?

James Franco and Seth Rogan, too funny.

Do you have any favorite drama shows or movies?

Oh, those two!

All right, I see.

I can imagine it's all about weed and drugs.

I like thrillers and suspense films.

I also like Bill Murray.

Ha for sure!

Bill Murray was great.

Have you seen 3rd rock from the sun the series?

I never got into that show, though I guess it was popular.

I usually watched Seinfeld.

me too, i never understood it either.

They beat seinfeld and others at the golden globes.

Good chatting with you!

Great chatting with you too!

bye!


Do you like watching comedy films?

I do love to watch comedies!

How about you?

In fact, 3rd Rock From the Sun was one of the best!

I was so happy when it won the best comedy series at the Golden Globe back in 1997.

It beat out some great competition!

I am still watching that show right now.

It is so funny, just in the first season though.

I heard they beat out like Seinfeld and Frasier!

They did and those were two great shows!

I also love the Bromantic comedy genre movies like The Hangover, Harold and Kumar, Pineapple Express, etc.

I love Bromantic comedies, Pineapple Express is my favorite for sure!

Have you seen Kung Fu Hustle?

I have and I agree with what Bill Murray said about it being the supreme achievement of modern age comedy.

He truly wasn't lying, was he?

I heard that too, I have never seen it.

I want to hear reviews on how funny it really is lol

Just go by Murray's review!

Ha!

Speaking of comedy, did you know Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school just to pursue a comedy career?

He made a very wise decision, in my opinion!

I have to trust him, he is basically one of the kings of comedy lol.

I heard that, he is so funny.

I like him in Whose Line is it Anyways.

Agreed!

And on a similar note, Demetri Martin left Harvard law school out of boredom to pursue a comedy career as well!

That was a risk that paid off!

Wow I think he made the right choice.

Less stress and less student loans and more money lol.

I like his comedy acts

So true!

So do you like drama as well?

I do and there's actually a website that has thousands of classic radio dramas for no charge I enjoy listening to from time to time!

I do like drama, I listen to some on long road trips.

It makes it interesting for sure!

Did you watch house at alll?

I haven't but I do know Hugh Laurie's the highest paid tv drama actor and made $700k per episode for House.

That is insane, isn't it?

I used to watch it all the time!

It is so much, if there was like 20 episodes in a season, that was like 14 million dollars.

It is not wonder we don't hear much from him anymore, I would run too with that kind of money!

That's the truth!

Go live life and be happy without the stress of work!

So did you know Michael Caine only became an actor because he said all the prettiest girls at his school were drama students?

I should have taken drama, then!

Ha!

Lol that was an awesome reason!

And look how successful he is, I am sure the pretty girls flocked to him after!

I bet they did!

And on a similar note, John Hamm was a drama teacher at his former high school and Ellie Kemper from The Office was a student of his.

Can you believe that?

It's a small world, isn't it?

I love her in the office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt!

She learned a lot it looks like lol

So true!

He was obviously a great teacher.

And since we're talking about celebrities, can you believe John Stewart was a great soccer player in college and even represented America at the 1983 Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil?

Wow, I would have never guessed that lol.

I will have to search that on Google.

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