hey did you know that Jim Hanks does all of Toms Hanks voice acting in video games?

I have never heard of Jim Hanks.
Do you play video games?

I do, I saw a youtube video of Kingdom Hearts 3, and Woody is in it, he sounds just like Tom Hanks but it looks like that was probably Jim Hanks voice, what about you

How interesting!

Well, I remember getting into video games because of Mortal Kombat because I was in 5th grade.

I guess before that there were no ratings in games.

They started rating games because of Mortal Kombat.

I remember it being really gory and controversial at the time.

It was a lot of fun.

I'm glad my parents let me play.

Ya I remember playing that game back in the day, you had to put in a code to enable the blood in the one I played, it was awesome!

I don't really play games anymore though I'm too busy

Haha.

I know, I never play video games either.

I tried taking up Kinect games because I need to exercise more but I have slacked lately.

Well, luckily  for the industry a lot of people like to play video games.

They make more money annually than all hollywood films.

ya that is crazy, and also we apparently play 3 billion hours of video games a week as a planet, sometimes it's nice to relax with games but other times I worry about the progress we could be making as a species instead of playing pointless games haha

Haha.

And apparently, Australia has some concerns too.

They have banned more video games than China has.

that is shocking, have you ever been to Australia?

I have always wanted to go but haven't gone yet, we have a lot in common with them like language but still the cultures seem different

I have not been to Australia yet.

Apparently at Australia's Templestowe College, students were asked what they wanted to study, and they made more courses on video game design based on that.

Hmm that is pretty awesome, did you know that video games were initially called "cathode ray tube amusement devices" by the military?

That name really sucks the fun out of what should be a good time haha

I am going to start calling them that.

That is pretty funny.

Did you know the creator of Atari created Chuck E Cheese?

Apparently he wanted kids to play more Atari "cathode ray tube amusement devices."

Haha.

haha I didn't know that, I think his name is Noah Bushnell, I went to Chuck E Cheese as a kid and that place was awesome, they should make a new one but for adults only haha

Yeah, they should.

Have you been to Dave and Busters?

That's quite fun and geared towards adults but pricey compared to Chuck E Cheese.

that's true, I have been there but I want some animatronic animals!

maybe even a mascot that walks around and hands out free drinks, now that would take Dave and Buster's to the next level!

Haha.

So, I don't like to play video games but I do have one hobby, traveling.

How about you?

I have been travelling a lot for work lately, they have been flying me all over the country, sometimes we drive but I'm glad the USA isn't like Japan where all highways are tolls, that would get expensive

It sure would.
Have you ever tried couch surfing?

no I haven't, have you?

Work always puts me in a hotel, they have talked about Airbnb's to save money but so far it has been hotels

Well, that's nice!

No, I have been hesitant to try couch surfing but it would save me money.

I'll have to look more into that, I would love to visit the Dutch and ride the bus they're developing that travels at 160mph, that sounds rad, anyway take care!


Do you like to travel?

I would, but I can't go very far because I have responsibilities that prevent it.

I like taking day trips by car.

How about you?

I like that too, its expensive to so at Japan though, tolls are really expensive

Yeah, I don't have a problem with highway tolls, but I think they should come mostly from weight-based tolls on trucking since they cause almost all the highway damage.

I agree, they do the most damage on roads, did you know Iceland doesn't have a rail service?

I only found that out recently.

I wonder why?

You'd think there would be at least enough population centers to pay for some kind of light commuter rail.

I know right and travelling by air all the time must be really expensive as well

Hopefully bus service is good.

It must be or maybe gas is cheaper out there, I wonder how much flights are worth

They'd be pretty short flights, so hopefully not too expensive.

I bet costs are reduced with volume, do you like to play video games?

I'm not a gamer at all.
Do you?

I am, funny how video games were called Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Devices

Yeah, that must've been a long, long time ago.

Vacuum tube screens haven't been around at all for a long time, LOL.

It does seem like it lol, do you know who Jim Hanks is?

apparently his the voice of Woody in video games

I never heard of him.

I don't even know who Woody is, I'm afraid.

Really?
Woody from Toy Story, the cowboy?
well Jim Hanks is Tom Hanks brother

Oh, that Woody -- I know the cowboy from the movie, but not the video game.

Yeah the same one, you know that its illegal for kids under 16 to play video games past midnight in South Korea?

That's amazingly paternalistic.

I wonder how they think they can enforce something like that?

Maybe fear is enough, but I agree it must be hard to enforce that, you know its been a great chat I really enjoyed talking with you

Likewise -- take care!


Hello, how much do you know about the sun?

I know the the sun is in the sky and it is hot and it it in the center of our solar system and you do you like knowing facts about the sun ?

Did you know it isn't actually yellow?

All children's drawings of the sun is wrong

From the surface of Earth it is yellow.

If there were children on the space station, you could scold them for having a yellow sun, but not Earth children.

But it must be special in space, a white sun is like a really bright light bulb.

I read it was due to atmospheric scattering.

The more atmosphere the sun goes through, the redder is gets, that is why sunset are red.

Interestingly, the sun is blue from mars

That is probably also because of atmospheric scattering, the less atmosphere there is,  "bluer" is the sun, until there is not atmosphere and the sun is white.

What is your favorite fact about the sun ?

How it can produce enough energy to meet earth's needs for 500k years in just 1 sec

That is impressive, the solar is so big it is difficult to understand its scope.

Like Neptune has recently completed its first revolution around the sun since it was discovered.

1 Neptunian year is equivalent to around 150 earth years.

And how the sun is only 1/billionth the size of the largest star

Yeah.

In another set of ideas, do you still have a landline ?

I don't.
Why do you ask?

By curiosity, the phone was so important and now the landline has almost disappear, like why the 212 code was implemented, because of rotary phones.

Man I have never used a rotary phone, but it does look cool

It was very long to use, dialing a 9 could take 3-4 seconds.

And if you had friends living in an area where the are code was 819,  it was very long.

Oh.
But it looks classy

But even with cell phone now, we rely on cable tech to transmit data.

The cables that cross the oceans are only 2.7 inches thick, that it is thin for the length needed.

It is amazing how much we can do thanks to such a thin cable

Yeah technology is great, an IPhone has more computing power than the nuclear launching system of the US.

It was build in the 60s, and it cannot play Angry Birds.

It is impressive nonetheless.
In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hello, How are you today.

hi!
I'm well.
How about yourself?

Good, Thanks.

Do you know anything about the Turner Arena in Washington?

I mean initally no I did not, but this article goes into detail about the early days of professional wrestling and Joe Tuner, for whom the arena is named.

Yeah, ."

Turner was a practitioner of what today we call "professional" wrestling, or what a writer here once called "the Snicker and Snarl Society."

THe article does an interesting jump in time and appears to show how connected wrestling and boxing were back in the 1930s.

The arena itself came into being at a really interesting time, considering 1935 is the middle of the Great Depression.

Of a 1909 bout Turner fought against an opponent named Alex Swanson at the District's National Guard Armory, The Post wrote: "Turner won both falls as per agreement, the lights were turned out, and the crowd went home, some of them under the impression that a real wrestling match had been witnessed."

Yeah that was interesting as well.

I am curious how he went from wrestler to promoter so quickly.

He must have made a lot of money back in his wrestling days.

I hope so.

Joe Turner was a grappler, and in 1907, he was crowned middleweight champion.

Can we move forward a bit and look at the later years of the arena?

I'm interested in the shift that happened to the arena once it was taken over by Florence, Joe's widow.

Did you notice anything interesting there?

Sure,  In 1965, Capitol Arena was demolished to make way for a Washington City Orphan Asylum clinic.

In turn, that was torn down.

Yeah it was interesting how that brings he McMahon's really into the spotlight.

I had no idea they were connected to Joe Turner.

I don't either, but today +

Yeah.

I think the discussion about Vince McMahon taking on the promotional piece and then moving forward from there was super interesting.

I had no idea that happened all the way back in 1948.

I didn't either.

Did you know that The turkish national sport is oil wrestling where men douse themselves in olive oil and then wrestle.

Not prior to this article.

I was also suprised about the bit about octopus wrestling.

Had you heard that before?

No, I have not.

Did you know that Abe lincoln is enshrined in the wrestling hall of fame, having lost only once in approximately 300 matches.

I actually had heard before he was a wrestler, though I didn't know he had participated in that many matches.

It is crazy to me how big that sport once was in the United States.

I know, it is huge.

They sell out huge areans.

Here is a cool fact.

Plato lead a professional wrestling career before becoming a famous philosopher

That is what I am saying is it is just crazy throughout history how big this sport has been.

I wonder what will need to happen to bring it back, or if it is kind of gone for good?

I think it comes and goes in cycles.
Well, thanks for chatting


hi; how important do you think it is for a person to vote in elections?

It is important if they want their voice to be heard.

there was a recent election where i live and one of the candidates called way too often.

it was a taped message; sometimes after 9:00.  has anything like that happened to you?

It happened once or twice.
I then stopped picking up the phone.

i understand.

the candidate who was doing that lost the election by a small margin.

would you ever consider doing any type of political canvassing; whether it be door to door, or phone calls, or social media

No.
I am a shy person.

i am as well.

i did work for zogby international, the pollster, but that was not really canvassing.

that was getting information from potential voters.

I read an article saying that astronauts were able to vote from space.

I wonder how they did that.

yes i have heard of that.

i don't know how that could happen.

maybe they just told someone on a connection who they chose to vote for.

that's tough to figure out.

and i find it almost amazing that about a third of the men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918, amazing.

The astronauts could say it orally but then it would be public.

Shouldn't it be confidential?

The UK story was very interesting.

i was thinking the exact same thing.

voting is definitely supposed to be private.

the UK situation is very revealing.

it just shows that things we take for granted were once difficult to attain.

look at the U.S.  i think about 60% of registered voters take part in presidential elections.

so when you consider non registrants, that percentage goes way down.

Interesting.
Do you live in the UK?

no.

i'm here in the central part of New York State.

this state always votes democrat in national elections by a wide margin.

changing the subject for a bit, did you know that the sun is white?

No.
I thought it was yellow.
Please tell me about it.

i am amazed.

i would have bet money it was yellow.

i guess it is only perceived as yellow due to atmospheric scattering.

i bet very few people know that.

I'll bet.
I did not know it until you told me.

i also didn't know that the sun is very small...tiny in fact..compared to the biggest star in our galaxy.

if i knew that, it was a long long time ago when i was in school.

I did not know either.

Also, I thought that nothing was hotter than the surface of the sun.

I was wrong.

i always assumed the sun was the hottest thing.

tell me about that.

lightening bolt is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun

i never would have even considered that.

switching gears again, i grew up in new york city so i find it interesting that their area code of 212 was designed because it was the fastest number to dial on an old time rotary phone.

who knew?

surely not me.

Why do you think New York was so lucky to get that number?

most likely because that city has so many people.

it may still have the most people in the U.S, it is either #1 or #2 with along with los angeles.

so the phone company was doing all those people a favor of convenience.

Interesting.
Something new I learned from you.

the "rotary phone" brings back memories.

all these technological changes...so amazing how we move from one thing to another and we get more and more advanced with technology.

You seem to know a lot of interesting things that I have never thought about.

i do some reading.

here is a memory: i clearly remember getting my first phone when i lived with my parents.

and it had the # button.

i had absolutely no idea what it was all about.

now it is common place.

I need to research more about lots of interesting things.

Nice talking to you and thank you for your valuable and interesting information.


hi, do you watch wrestling?

I don't, but many famous people were wrestlers before moving on to other pursuits, one of which was Plato.

That is fascinating.

In Turkey oil wrestling is a national sport.

I can't imagine how hard it would be to wrestle while covered in olive oil!

yeah that must be very slipppery for sure

Apparently the guy who designed for Jimi Hendrix and Aerosmith also had a knack for designing wrestling gear for Macho Man.

Even Abe Lincoln is enshrined in the wrestling hall of fame

I guess he wrestled about 300 times and only lost once.

That's impressive

That is for sure.

And a guy who particpates in wrestling has  the most densely muscled hands in the world

That makes a lot of sense.

I wonder what percentage of wresting is competitive versus theatrical

I am not sure about that actually.

do you watch much wrestling or other things on tv?

I tend to watch a few shows, but I stream it after it airs.

Have you ever seen one of the over 750 episode of Pokemon?

Yeah some of them.
They have been in air for 16 years.
that is a long time

The Simpsons has a lot of episodes too!

And of all those, only one is completely absent of Bart in both appearance and mention

Yeah I wonder which episode that is.
Did you ever see That 70s show?

I watched most of it.

I heard that the UK remade it word for word.

I wonder if the references went over well

They certainly did not since it was cancelled after just 10 episodes

On the same level, I wonder what those in the UK think of country music, especially since it has the nickname "hillbilly music"

Yeah , I wonder too.

did you know jeff bezod and george strait are cousins?

I wonder if Jeff Bezos helped out his cousin with his wealth.

I know Henry Ford was a fan of country music and helped finance its spread

yeah Henry was afraid that jazz was going to take over so yeah

There's even a guitar specifically created for country music


hey my friend did you know that astronauts can vote from space?

hey!

no way!

That's prety cool.

I think it's awesome how people are so passionate about voting.

Like people in Austin even voted to rename a garbage dump!

haha that is funny to name it Fred Durst!

Did you hear about that single voter in India?

Yes!!!!

a polling booth in lions sounds so scary, i don't know that i would go out to vote!

haha ya I would stay inside I think!

kind of sad that 34% of the black population in alabama has lost the right to vote though

Why do you think that is?

Not all men in the UK had the right to vote for a while but they didn't LOSE it.

right, ya they only got the right to vote back in 1918, but yes I think they lost it when they went to prison actually

That is very sad.

They lose their right to vote people into office which is the cornerstone of a democracy.

That makes me so sad!

ya that is a crazy number, doyou have an android or iphone btw?

I do!

I have an iphone, it's pretty cool that my phone has a higher computing power than the whole nuclear icbm deterrent.

haha yeah exaclty, have you ever seen those videoes of two phone books with pages overlapped?

I guess those literally can't be torn apart

no!

I actually live in NY and i've always wanted a 212 number, it's funny trhat it's because on old phones it was the fasteest to dial.

haah ya it makes sense, what doesnt make sense is that the international atlantic cable is only 3 inches in diameter, that is so small!

i wonder how they get them to bottom of the ocean floor?

I know, and I wonder what would hapeen if a boat ran into it or a shark ate it haha, it seems so thin and it just lays there!

seems so tempting for a shark!

Speaking of water, its pretty great that unicef will donate a day of clean water toa  child for every minute that you don't use your phone

ya that is really nice of them, do you appreciate the sun?

apparently it is really white and not yellow at all

Is it?

I had no idea that lightening is hotter than the sun.

That's pretty scary!

oh definitely, okver 5x hotter, you wouldn't think that right?

i know!
i was shocked.

yup, and also that our sun is only about 1 billionish the size of the biggest star in our galaxy, kind of scary


I've been getting out and canvassing in my neighborhood lately.

Have you ever done that?

No, I cast my vote only but i watched candidates canvassing.

It's good you vote.

Part of getting out and canvassing is making sure people are registered to vote.

I've spoken with not yet registered 18 year olds and helped them navigate the process!

The candidates express their own political party policy and make the people to cast their vote.

Candidates first want to know the rule of the election.

That they do.

Did you know that nearly 35 percent of the Black males in Alabama cannot vote?

It's appalling.

Astronauts vote from space.
Do you know ?

I did know that.

It's so weird but I guess it makes sense.

Every vote is important!

That's why it's so strange that it took til almost 1920 for all men in the UK to get the vote.

The biggest misunderstanding about canvassing is that it's about changing people's minds.

It's about expressing the policy of the political party.

Exactly.

And sometimes you get shoo'd away and sometimes they can be rude.

It really all depends.

Takes strong skin to do it!

Now days, parties use social media to canvas voters.

Sometimes, they use phones and text messages.

True but the personal conversations are worth as much as thousands of retweets!

It can be so effective!

Telecommunication is very important- it makes us easily accessible.

It does, but it's certainly not the only way to canvas.

They still utilize phones!

Sure, many of them use social media.

They play a major role in deciding who wins.

They do.

It's efficient, quick, universal, and has the most effect.

But there is no replacing human interaction.

The Sun is actually white only perceived as yellow because of the atmosphereic scattering.

Yep.

It's not even the biggest star in our galaxy.

The earth is also a planet.
Moon is the statellite of earth.

Yes it is.

And the sun has almost 110 times the diameter of the earth.

There are so many galaxies in the universe.

We are part of the milky way.

Yes we are.

And the sun is at the center of our solar system.

Like a beacon.

Yes.

Nine planet revolves around the sun in eliptical path.

The gravity of the sun holds the entire solar system.

Lovely to talk to you, but I fear I must be going now.


Hello, do you like YouTube?

I do, although lately it seems like the content they're suggesting for me is what they want me to watch and not really geared toward my interests.

I love YouTube.

Did you know it's the second largest search engine on the internet?

I did not know that, I would have guessed it would have been Bing or Yahoo.

I would have thought so too.

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

That doesn't really surprise me since they offer some of the top video options online.

I know I use Netflix a lot.

I love Netflix too.

Justin Bieber's Baby song is the most disliked video on YouTube.

I wonder if that many people dislike it or if it has become a fad to make it that way?

Not too sure on that one.

I saw the police have their own version of YouTube called BlueTube.

That is an interesting way to share tips and help each other out!

I agree.
Do you know much about the internet?

I don't know a lot about the technical side but I use it enough to be very familiar with it.

The 3 line menu on websites and apps is called the hamburger button.

I did learn that when I designed a website once.

It was a fun name for that, I thought it would have been just called the menu button.

Very fun name.

Only 7% of people actually read the full terms when buying something online.

I don't think I've ever read the full terms before.

Companies make them so complicated on purpose.

I never read them either.

Did you know there is 3g cell service at the peak of Mt.

Everest?

I'm sure they had to get service up there so people could post their selfies!

LOL.

The library of Alexandria saves a copy of the internet in the event it were to burn down.

I'm sure there are a lot of things online people would want to burn down and lose.

It must take up a lot of storage to back up the internet.

I bet it takes a ton of storage.
It was good chatting with you.
Take care and have a good day!


hello my friend do youlike watching youtube?

yes,i do

I do too, it is apparently the second biggest search engine on the internet

Yes,indeed i love to watch PewDiePie.T-Series will overtake PewDiePie as YouTube’s most-subscribed channel — a spot he’s held since 2013.

ya I do like that guy, crazy that they had to upgrade youtube after Gangnam Style was uploaded onto it

WOW,i did not know that at all?

yup, they changed the view count integer to 64 bits to handle the increased view count haha

Oh,That's interesting.

do you think Justin Bieber's Baby should be the most disliked song on all of youtube?

Yes, Because I am not a fan of Justin Bieber

lol, Idk I don't think the song is taht bad, did you know police have their own version of youtube called blutube?

idc,police song is probably bad.

haha true, but I thik it is actaully police enforcement videos, kind of like training videos or something

Probably,but do you know that police video that says what you go do when they come from you.

haha I do know that, maybe that is the video that is plastered all over blutube haha

Yea,that's the only one i liked off of blutube.

haha I'll have to check it out, crazy thoguh that netflix and youtube make up half of all internet traffic

Yep,Youtube,Facebook,Netflix,and twitter are the main traffic these days.

ya for sure, how often do you use the internet?

I use it every day

I use internet EVERY SINGLE DAY.I'm obbssed with it.

haha me too, I guess there is an addiction for link clicking that is a real thing, I think I hve that!


Hello, do you watch YouTube?

I do!
how bout yourself?

I love YouTube.

I pretty much watch it everyday.

Did you know it is the second largest search engine on the net?

I did not know that!

I was watching last night and someone named Pewdiepie was on.

Something about fighting with his brother!

LOL that's funny.

Justin Bieber's baby song is the most disliked video on YouTube.

Baby song?
What is that about?

I have no idea lol.

Did you know Netflix and YouTube make up half of the peak internet usage in North America?

I have read that.
Do you watch Netflix?
It's a great platform.

I love Netflix.
I have an account through T Mobile.
What about you?

I love it too.

I'm one of the original cord cutters and they are the reason why!

I usually just watch it thru my internet.

That's awesome.

Police actually have their down YouTube called BlueTube which is a way to share law enforcement videos.

I will have to look that up!

I wonder if a private citizen can watch it?

I highly doubt they can.

The Gangnam Style song got so many views on YouTube that they had to upgrade the view count to 64-bits....LOL>

Oh wow!

That is so awesome to know!

I once read that constant clicking of the internet buttons can cause addiction.

I bet it can.

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

I had no idea.

How fun!

Did you read that Pixar has a secret room for celebs?

How odd!

That's really cool.
I love Pixar.
They make such high quality movies.

I think so too.
Did you ever watch Sesame street?

I used to watch it back when I was little.

What about you?

i did.

Seems funny to see Carol Burnett on it.

She was one of the first celebs to be on sesame street.

That's awesome.
It was good talking with you!


Do you watch youtube?

I do.
Do you watch youtube?

All the time what about you?

I do!

I like to watch how-to videos on home repair and cooking.

What do you enjoy watching on the youtube?

Mostly for ripping songs and fixing stuff like my car or computer.

That is a good use for it.

I too use it for music when I want to see a musical act.

Do you have a favorite genre?

Mostly instrumental now music has changed so much.

You?

On youtube, a lot of Ray Lamontagne, gas light anthem, and a few others.

I am usually on Spotify though.

Yeah and google bought them for a whooping 1.65 billion.

I think the founders could retire nicely on that.

Geez...

right!

that was back in 2006.

You tube has a partnership program as well.

What is the partnership program about?

Well it's where other media sources allow certain shows to be played.

Like hulu and bbc.

That's good for the viewer!

The first video was about a dude talking about an elephant.

Seems a little dull.

Yes it does, lol.

They are the second largest search engine on the web.

They are owned by google so that makes a little sense.

Yeah that was a good purchase.

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

It began as a dating website???

Wow i never knew that glad they moved in another direction.

Police have their own it's called blutube.

Heard of it?

no.

I do know that fire has had one for a long time!

they use it to teach across the world.

Our mistakes are your learning opportunities.

Well i guess that makes sense then.
do you know what a hamburger button is?

A delicious three line button?
Nice chatting with you!
It's been fun!

You too thanks!

In parting im a part of the 93% of ppl who do not read the terms and conditions on internet purchases, lol.


Hi!
Do you like the radio?

I do like the radio.

There's even a chance to listen to the sun's music as a radio station translates the solar activity into sound.

I wonder what that sounds like.

Have you heard about Jupiter's radio storms?

No, what are those?

Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.

That really is amazing!

I wonder if it is as popular as the Hanson song that was the most requested after Chicago radio DJ's did not reveal the artist.

I am not sure.

Have you heard the canadian law regarding radios?

No I have not heard of it.
What is it?

All radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian.

I think that is a fair rule since it supports their artists.

I agree.

I wonder what type of music they usually play?

Maybe American artists.

I am not sure, but I bet what ever it is it beats the most popular thing of the 1930's which was a ventriloquist act.

Have you heard about the foxhole radios?

No, I do not think I have ever heard of that, but I have heard of a foxhole.

Soldiers made radios out of razorblades and pencils and called them foxhole radios.

Well that was a creative way to get entertainment.

Did you know that in the 1970's Bill Murray was on the radio?

I did not.
Do you know why?

He was part of the Fantastic Four radio show and he was the voice of the human torch.

That is a really cool character.
I would like to listen to that show.

It does sound fun.

Do you know who in 1948 had more than half of allocated radio time?

I do not.
I will go look it up.
It was nice talking to you.


Hello, do you know much about the US Senate?

hi how are you?
i do not.
i should be ashamed.

No worries.

Did you know they used the same gavel for 165 years until Richard Nixon cracked it?

Oh, that Nixon!

He could get a bit excited in front of the senate.

I hope he paid for a new one.

LOL.

Women were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 1993.

I think that was a shame.

why?

what does it matter?

soon, there will be transgender people in congress.

the rules will always need to change.

Not sure why it really mattered.
Such an odd rule.

originally there was not a womens room in the senate.

the first women senators had to go across the street.

Did you know Michael Jordan said he wouldn't endorse black democrat Gantt because republicans buy shoes too.

I think that is short sighted.
People look to MJ to lead.

I think so too.
Do you like horses?

I do like horses.
i have never ridden one.
i would love to sometime.

I love horses too.

Icelandic horses have a 5th speed called Tolt.

It's speed walking for horses.

i did not know that horses had speeds LOL i guess that makes sense.

gallop, trot, etc.

LOL me either!

Clint Eastwood is actually allergic to horses.

he was in so many cowboy films.
that is strange.
i think that must make him sad.

I agree.

Two high school students once rode their horses to school when they had a no vehicles to school day.

that is a great idea.

i think that smart alecs like them make school fun.

I bet.
Do you listen to the radio?

I used to listen to the radio.
I dont listen much now.
You?

I do everyday still.
Well, it was a pleasure talking to you.
Have a good day.


Hi.

It's a good thing that someone like Bill Cosby, a respected actor, has been exposed as a sexual predator.

Yeah, his behavior in the court room was despicable.

He was laughing!

Sometimes people think their fame will protect them from their crimes done in secret.

Yeah, nor will his suggestion that he is a victim of racism protect him, considering the prosecutor was African American.

Right.

Everybody wants to play the race card.

If someone is guilty, race doesn't matter.

That prosecutor was very good.

Six women accused Cosby, evidently they were very believable.

I am glad he has no chance of escaping from justice.

I agree.

Many famous people have been brought on charges of sexual crimes, some have gotten off the hook, I think Cosby expected to be one of them.

Unfortunately, some are accused just in an effort of destroy.

I speak of Kavanaugh.

Sometimes when world events are becoming so out of control and hard to process, I like to let my mind focus on different things.

Like how Richard Nixon cracked a gavel that, until to that point, had been used by the U.S. senate for almost two centuries!

Oh how crazy.

Did you know that it wasn't until 1993 that women protested the "no Pantsuits" rule in the senate?

It is so inspiring when people stand up for themselves.

I think they the people that do stand up are great role models.

I wonder why that pantsuit issue even existed.

Of course Hillary Clinton is well known for the pantsuit queen.

I don't know, but the senate has a great responsibility, being tasked with electing the Vice President if neither of the candidates receives a majority.

Really?

That sounds weird.

A VP needs to be behind the man in the oval office.

A senator can even have an absent senator arrested and brought into the assembly when a vote is being held.

Yeah, they were serious about that rule too, literally carrying in a senator one time!

It wasn't until 1913 that senators were elected officials.

Before that, a senator was appointed by the legislature of each state.

It was interesting to learn that the Vice President is the President of the Senate.

I don't always realize how little I know about how my country operates sometimes.

How true.

The creating of the Senate is one of the first established in the US Constitution, by Article One.

Imagine if we lived on Jupiter.

Jupiter has such different weather than earth.

I suppose that's true, since it is not adaptable to human life.

The electromagnetic energy must be very strong, I've heard they can be picked up by an AM radio.

Yeah, it's almost like a miracle we can find a way to know, on some level, what's happening on a place so far.

Well, thanks for a very interesting conversation.

Have a blessed day.


Do you know the names of the two parts of the legislature in the United States?

House and the Senate.

Do you know what candy bars the senate supplies in their candy desk?

I believe they are going with Pennsylvania Candies, including mars bars and jellybeans.

You know your candy!

OK, tell me this: Who cracked the 165 year-old gavel in the US Senate?

I don't remember which one, but it was a man that was also President.

Nixon.

I'll give you another chance.

Is the Senate chamber located in the North or South with of the US Capitol?

Since they call it the upper chamber, I would say North.

Nice.

You should be a Senator!

Although then you could be arrested by the Sergeant-at-arms if you were absent for a vote!

No thank you!

Women were not allowed to wear pants in the Senate until 1993!

Wait, then what were they wearing?

I say if the women were without pants, then the men should have also had some restrictions!

Well, we know they were all wearing shoes!

Michael Jordan had a famous quote about selling them to both sides.

I hope the shoes were not made of horse hair.

Clint Eastwood developed an allergy to horses, so I imagine it could happen to the senators too!.

Perhaps so, but that can't be too big a concern as some high school students once rode horses to school on no vehicle day.

Yeah, but they got suspended!

I wonder if the horses were Lipizzaner stallions.

Did you know those horses are born dark and take years to change to a lighter color.

Kind of like me, without hair coloring...

I wonder if they would stay dark color if they were kept calm all their lives, maybe by living with Dalmatians, who are loved by firefighters for that reason.

Perhaps radios could be used conduct that experiment.

As long they are kept on FM, because storms from Jupiter can be heard on AM stations, which might spook the horses>

Perhaps they could be kept on Canadian stations which must play Canadian music 40% of the time.

That would keep anyone calm.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Almost as bad as that website that stores classic radio dramas for free., because who would pay  for them?

Maybe someone who has stuck with news broadcast in classical latin!

They should beam that to Jupiter...only to Jupiter...

It as been nice chatting!


How's it going?

Are you into dancing, it often has aesthetic and symbolic value

I'm not really much of a dancer.

It's kind of interesting, but not my favorite art form.

Yea, I like martial arts, it's funny Bruce lee was also a cha-cha championship

Bruce had great body control.

He probably could have done the Olympics too.

Yea, I wonder how many Shoes Bruce went through if ballet dancers go through 4 a week

Bruce could probably dance barefoot.
He could have danced ballet too.

I wonder how well Bruce could do the extreme lean that Michael Jackson used a patented device to do

Bruce wouldn't have the patent, but I bet he do something pretty close.

Probably not, it's shocking how many people have taken ballet though, Tupac even did it and played the mouse king in the nutcracker

Tupac was interested in art in many forms.

I wonder if anyone has a recording of him dancing ballet.

It's possible, maybe someone posted a video on facebook since it was founded in 2004

Facebook has so much stuff on it.

I don't use it much, but I understand the attraction.

Yea and facebook makes a killing off advertisements, enough to be valued at 104 billion

Boy, those Myspace folks must be kicking themselves now.

$75 million?

That's nothing!

Yea facebook really screwed up not coughing up that $75 million in 2005 to buy facebook

Iceland seems to be embarking on a bold project with their constitution.

Yea but I don't think it's a good idea to use a medium such as facebook to rewrite a constitution, I don't think Iceland is pretty smart for that

There could be problems.

Hackers and such.

Apple had a clothing line in 1986.

I wonder if Facebook will ever have one.

I hope not, maybe they could get Rip Curl to making clothing for them using North Korean workers

I think that must be a legal violation.
You can't do business with North Korea.

Well I got to go, nice talking with you


Do you use facebook?

I use it more than I would like to.
lol

What do you usually use if for

I use it to stay in touch with friends who live far away.

...like college friends who live in Japan, etc.

Did you know that 30% of American adults use facebook for their primary source of news?

Facebook should not be a source of news

I know right?

There are more people on Facebook than there were people in the world 200 years ago!

It is the dominant social platform

Did you know that Facebook engineers originally wanted to call the "like" button the "awesome" button?

I think simpler is best

Yes.

I'm surprised it's already been 15 years since Mark Zuckerburg and his roommates founded Facebook on Feb. 4, 2004.

And it has come a long way as a company worth billions

No doubt.

Facebook was valued at $104 billion when they had their intial IPO in 2012.

I bet myspace sure regrets not acquiring FB

Oh yeah for sure.
Do you like to wear clothing?
I do!
I wear it as much as I can.
lol

Well I don't go out nude so ya I guess I like clothes lol

LOL A man once wore 70 items of clothing in a Chinese airport so he could avoid paying the bagging charge.

That's funny!

Well the sad truth is the american airlines are an oligopoly so people are being charged $30 for the 1st bag

True!

People used to do their laundry in old faithful, they put their clothes in the geyser and it would erupt with clean clothes.

That seems odd.

You would think they would blow away and get dirty when they came down.

lol

I would like to try it just to say I did it.

Yes!

The greeks made asbestos clothing and it was almost as valuable as gold!

I wonder how many of them got sick from wearing them?

Crazy.

I mean considering people used to use lead, I guess ignorance is bliss.

Anyway, thanks for chatting

It was a good chat!
Have a good evening!


Do you like Cardi B?

Hello there, I think she is pretty talented but I wouldn't say I'm a fan, how about you?

I like Cardi B not really a fan either but yea, the 25 year old artist is sure coming into her prime time

Yeah she sure is, and you have to respect someone doing so much while being pregnant.

Yeah, there was a lot of controversy because of that.

I agree with her though, she can do both... being pregnant doesn't mean the end of her career,

Yeah I totally agree with that too, I think it just makes people like her even more to be honest.

Many women can relate to her, that is a sure thing.

She triggers inspiration in many, I think the baby will just make her push harder in the end.

Good call I agree.

On a different subject, do you use Facebook much?

I do, most of my family lives in another state so I use Facebook to keep in touch with them, what about you?

That is very useful then for sure, I do as well, I run a few soccer teams and it is great for posting game times, results, etc.

Oh so youre a soccer fan thats great I also love the sport, crazy how MySpace had the chance to buy the company at pennies for the dollar

Yeah I am a big fan too, and that is crazy!

Now it's worth a billion or so.

It was worth $104 billion in 2012, actually.

It may be more by now.

Wow, yeah so probably much more now, I remember when they IPO'd back in 2012, $38 a share, now its around $170.

Wow, so it must be worth a lot more by now.

I wonder if it will ever disappear like MySpace.

I don't think it will, but the way things go now and how fast things fall in and out of favor I guess it could.

I hope that doesnt happen soon, its been more than 14 years now so they have a solid basis

Yeah and their user count is growing everyday which is incredible.

It is incredible I think Zuckerberg is a genius, you never hear about the other guys the ones who also invented Facebook

No you don't, did you know that Zucks is color blind?

Really?

I didnt know about that interesting I think im going to check my Facebook account now, you have a great day,

Hey same here, yeah that's why it's all blue!

Have a good day too!


Hello!
Do you have a facebook account?

I do but I only use it for news and customer service issues.

I do too actually.

I can't believe Myspace turned down an offer to buy it back in 2005!

What is myspace lol.
Only 75million I heard.

You never heard of MySpace?

How old are you lol.

Yes that is pennies to what it's worth now!

Too old, that was a joke because they disapeared.

I think 104 billion now.

oh lol!

That's a lot of money!

I'm sure they were mad at Burger King for running that unfriend promotion.

I would do it, I like Whoppers better than some people!

You and me both haha.

Did you know Apple had a clothing line back in 1986?

I think they better stick with phones and pcs

I agree on that one.
I wonder how long it lasted!

Probably 1986 only lol.

A store in alabama sell lost clothing and camera from airports lasted longer

I don't know how I would feel buying something like that haha.

I'm sure they are honest about them though instead of North Korea putting Made in China tags on their clothes.

That is funny.

I guess Chinese manufacturing is an upgrade there?

Haha most likely.

I would have liked to see Tupac do ballet in high school.

Or Bruce Lee dance!

I agree!

Kicking butt on the dance floor in the hong kong championships!

He was a master of movement in many human forms.

I would have loved to meet that guy!

I wonder if he patented any dance moves like Michael Jackson did.

Oh yeah, the device he did the lean with in Smooth Criminal!

Awesome move!

Very awesome!
Well have a great night!


Hi!
Do you follow current celebrities?

I follow quite a bit!

What about you?

I recently followed Stormy Daniels and her friend who confirmed Stormy's affair with Trump.

She defended her efforts to get out of that  $130k hush agreement made before the election.

I heard she wanted to be on the Apprentice too.

Do you also follow the YouTube celebrity Jenna Marble?

It's crazy she earns over $346k annually from her channel.

I need to start a YouTube channel now!

I dont.
I need to start a youtube channel.
I could leave my current job for that.
Thats crazy.

Agreed.

But I respect celebrities like John Cena because he holds the celebrity record for wishes granted with over 400 for the Make A Wish Foundation.

That is amazing.

As a cancer survivor myself, things like that are important.

Especially when it comes to kids.

So very true and congratulations on surviving yourself, my friend!

You, like Cena, are an inspiration to many!

But since we're on the subject of celebrities,  I loved how Paris Hilton was in the Guinness Record Book for most overrated celebrity in 2007!

I didnt know being over rated was something you could even measure.

I wonder who won it next.

Kardashians, Kanye?

No telling!

Ha!

Maybe even Justin Beiber?

Speaking of which, did you know a guy named Justin Beiber was banned from Facebook just for having the same name as the singer?

That's just flat out wrong.

Yeah, I didnt know they could do that.

I wonder if the singer had any influence in that.

He seems to be a bit ego driven.

You are right!

I wonder if his name was hidden in the dialogue of Penguins of Madagascar since the film had a running joke, hiding the names of celebrities in the dialogue!

I love the penguins!

Robin Williams lead the charge of actors voicing animated characters.

That is awesome!

Do you also like the rapper Drake?

He actually had a cameo in Beiber's music video "Baby".

Ive heard of Drake, but didnt know he was in the Bieber video

He really found fame playing a rich guy named Jimmy who becomes a paraplegic and pursues a career in music in the Canadian teen drama called Degrassi.

I guess that is why he finally graduated high school at 25.

Wow!

At 25?

That's insane!

And now, he went from graduating high school at a very late age to owning a pair of solid gold ovo Air Jordan 10s that weighs roughly 100 pounds.

Can you believe that?

I couldnt see any use for those.
But that is pretty incredible.

Same here.

Like old phones, they're useless.

Speaking of phones, I think it's crazy there's really no correlation between cell phone connection quality and service bars.

I always thought it was!

Same here.
I guess I ll have to be more observant!
Anyway, Ive got to go!
Nice chat, have a great day!


do you use the phone much?

all the time.
DO you know why NY area code is 212?

It was because it was quick to dial on a rotary phone

Yeah.

THe phone cables like on the ocean floor and are very slim

Yes they are only 2.7 inches wide

Yeah I wonder how they do not get tangles to the animals though

Hmm good point.
Did you ever use a phone book?

No I did not but I hear if two of them get stuck together they cannot be separated

Yes.

UNICEF donated clean water when we do not use our phones

I wonder how they do that as if we know, we can help more

Exactly.
DO you have an iPhone or an Android?

I have an iPhone.

Do you know how much computing power they have?

More than the icbm deterrent.
Do you like Drake?

I do .
DO you know what his full name is?

Yes it is Aubrey Drake Graham and he is Canadian

Yeah.

Do you know how old he was when he graduated?

Yeah he was 25 and that was back in 2012

Yeah.
Do you like Pixar movies?

Yes I do, they have a secret studio for celebrities only

Yeah.

Did you know RObin WIlliams did the voice of Aladdin?

Yes and he started the trend of celebrities doing voiced movies

Yeah.

Did you know LeBron is the most paid celebrity?


Hello, do you know who Dennis Rodman is?

Yes, I remember when he played for the Chicago Bulls.

he had a rough "street-style" game.

Also known for multi-color hair, tats, and more piercings than I could count.

I agree, so are you a basketball fan?

No, just followed the Bulls when I lived and ChiTown and Michael Jordan was king.

Rodman was in some way then and now comic relief.

What do you think about his infatuation with N. Korea?

I think that he's entitled to his opinion after all he is one of the few to know both Trump and Kim Jong, I heard he's been to North Korea a couple of times so there must be a reason behind his infatuation

Apparently basketball is big in N.K., although Kim Jong Un does not necessarily have the physique for basketball.

N.K.

basketball rules differ from the NBA.

For example, a short outside the 3 point line is worth 4 points if its all net.

I heard a team of North Korean basketball was set so I agree, it seems like Kim Jong likes the game a lot

Apparently so, but with Kim it is hard to tell fact from fiction.

Per the "official" story, Kim learned to drive at 3.

Seems a bit outrageous.

Don't you find it a serious laugh that he was voted sexiest man alive by Onion?

That seems unreal, I think that is fake, and it doesnt surprise me

Well Rodman thinks he can be the bridge between Trump and Kim.

Rodman knows Trump from his "Apprentice" days and considers Kim a friend.

But how can Rodman be friends with Kim?

I agree, I wonder how old Kim Jong is though, thats a fact thats not available on Google.

Again, that is part of the "official" N.K.

story of Kim.

I found it extremely humorous that Rodman gave Kim a copy of Trumps book "The Art of the Deal" during his 2017 trip to N.K.

Do you think Kim used the ideas in the book when he met with Trump during the Singapore summit?

Yeah I heard about that I think it was about the time that college student was released, maybe Rodman had something to do with it?

If he did, then his "basketball diplomacy" was a total flop.

Warmbier was essentially barely alive and brain dead when he was medically evacuated.

It seems like Rodman cannot gracefully give up the spotlight - he may have an infatuation with being perceived as nationally / internationally significant.

Rodman may have a permanent place in NBA history, but I don't see him as a diplomat.

Thats sad, I feel terrible for his family, I  wouldnt be friends with someone like that, returning a poor kid in those conditions feels evil.

I agree.

N.K.

seems to take an extortionist approach with dealing with anyone other than the Communist nations (mainly China) that keep it afloat.

Considering how they consider U.S. an evil, I am surprised with their love of basketball and the NBA.

It apparently started with Kim's father, Kim Jong Il.

That is surprising and a great point another surprising fact about North Korea is that they actually have theme parks, I wonder it they are any good.

I am too, but its unlikely anyone will visit them soon.

Apparently Kim Jong Un ordered that they all be renovated.

I guess he wants to make sure his "fatherly image" is on display at each.

I know I wouldnt visit that park, I would be afraid

You are welcomed in N.K.

if you are a basketball player.

I was trying to think of NBA players that went to N.K.

with Rodman.

I couldn't.

I'm glad that real stars like Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and others were wise enough to stay out of this diplomatic nightmare.

I agree, I wouldnt take my chances though and Rodman might find himself betrayed one of these days.


Hello!
Are you interested in celebrities?

Yes.

I feel sort of like a sociologist and they are one group of humans.

Drake is one who graduated high school at age 25.

Oh that's interesting, he was likely making music before that still.

So are you a Drake fan?

No.

Rap is not in my top 5 of styles of music.

I appreciate as an art form however.

He has significant achievements on the Billboard charts.

Ahh definitely, and he actually came up as a teen actor too, not like rap was even his first choice.

I did not know that.

I wonder how the lyrics to the song "God's Plan" compare to the Biblical view of God's play.

I'm sure they're quite different.

I doubt he's very outwardly spiritual but definitely cares about his roots, I know he's sampled songs from the 1970s.

But was that like stealing the song?

I find it funny that he visited Drake University

I don't think so, I think it's more borrowing with permission!

And true, it seems that it was mainly because students stopped trying to visit him at a nearby tour shop.

I live in Phoenix, so his album "Scorpion" sounds relevant to me.

Ahah I'm sure it's not really about scorpions though.

Are you interested in other celebrities?

Yes.

The cross overs are interesting like Carol Burnett appearing in Sesame Street.

How about you?

Wow that's interesting, they all have unique talents for sure.

Robin Williams in Aladdin actually started the trend of celebrities as voice actors.

That became a money maker for many celebs.

Most are wealthy,  but occasionally you read about one who has gone broke.

Often due to drugs.

Oh absolutely, it's very sad.

It's nicer to see when celebrities can do good instead.

Ethiopia has a celebrity chef who tries to combat hunger problems by encouraging the consumption of diverse foods.

I hope that works.

Wealth is easy to acquire when one gets $123,000 per episode like Judge Judy.

She is entertaining as long as you are not the one receiving her sharp comments.

Oh I'm sure, I'd hate to be on the other end of that.

I wonder if she was one of the celebrities to visit Pixar's secret room.

Could be.

I began my career at the telephone company.

AT&T used to own a ship that laid the 2.7 inch diameter cables on the ocean floor.

I can't imagine how different telephone companies are now.

The capables carrying phone/internet data are only 2.7 inches across.

I was still with Sprint when they acquired cell phone frequencies.

It was a very different game.

The phones now have so much computing power.

The iphone has more than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent and the capsules that went to the moon.

They certainly have improved vastly in technology.

Some things stay the same though, New York's area code of 212 is only because it was fast to dial on a rotary phone.

I saw some 18 year olds on the internet who could not figure out how to dial a rotary phone in 4 minutes.

Translating voice to electronic signals for the telephone companies is really pretty easy.

Guess I will go now..Bye.


Are you a fan of basket ball?

I do like basketball.

I dont get much chance to watch it these days.

you?

I don't have a lot of free time for it either.

Kind of sucks to be honest.

True.

i do like to see a game live.

i dont have the money for it now, but i have gone in the past.

it is very exciting.

I've seen a few live games, my hometeam always sucks though.

So it is not such a big deal around here.

i saw a couple of golden state games when i visited california.

very exciting but man the tix are expensive.

i guess those high salaries dont pay themselves.

LOL

Interesting.
Were you a fan of Kareem Abdul Jabbar?

kareem was awesome.
he didnt just slam the ball.
he had a great skyhook.
i saw him play once.

Really?

That must have been cool.

Did you also have a pair of Air Jordans?

I did.

no i did not.
i was not really into sneakers.
i know that people loved them.
cool shoes.

They were.

Apparently they were banned upon introduction by the NBA.

i guess that the shoes seemed like an advantage.

i dont see how.

anyway NIke paid the fines happily im sure.

they liked the publicity.

Yeah, I think that was one of the greatest marketing agreements ever, Nike and Jordan.

They really got lucky.

if jordan had signed with another company, it would have grown.

jordan made more on endorsements than salary.

I can believe that.

By the way do you know who Kim Jong Un is?

Yes, KJU!
he claims to have a degree in physics.
i wonder.

Did you know he started to drive at age 3?

yes, im sure he did a lot of things before every other human beings every could.

a miracle worker.

We also don't know how old he actually is.

i think it does not matter.

he will be immortal.

NK scientists will keep him alive forever.

Interesting.
LOL, nice chatting with you.


Are you much of a fan of Johnny Depp?
I loved him in lots of movies.
Too many to list, I think!
What about you?

Absolutely,  Love johnny depp,  last movie I saw of him was Fantastic Beasts the crimes of grindlewald.

Hes so perfect for that role!

I wish I'd seen that movie.

I'm hoping to buy the set of them soon.

I really liked Depp in The Secret Window, too.

I dont think Ive seen that movie.

Yes, You should!

I got my pre order for the movie to come out on blu ray haha.

I really loved him in Pirates of the caribbean as well!

Yes, he was great in that movie...I named a cat Sparrow after him in it.

I think he was good in the Sleepy Hollow movie as well.

yeah that was a good movie,  it was so nice of him to adopt his horse in the movie!

Yes, I heard about that.

It made me like him even more!

He hasn't been in the news much lately, but I guess he did have a pretty nasty break up with his last wife...

yeah I heard about that.

I saw him once,  he is really short.

Long time ago,  I think it was for the third pirates of the caribbean movie, my friends and I made a trip to disneyland because they were having the red carpet premiere there for the movie,  we stood in line all day by that red carpet to see all the stars.

Wow!

Was it exciting?

Do you remember the stars you saw?

Did you get to see Johnny Depp?

I like the latest Native American movie he made but I forgot the name.

He's made at least two on that topic.

Yeah I saw everyone.

Orlando bloom, kiera knightly, johnny depp.

It was really hard to see Johnny at first because he is surrounded by body guards, as he got closer,  we could see him though,

Oh sorry, I misunderstood, I thought you meant you'd seen him at a different time than that movie premiere.

LOL that's funny that he was hard to see because of the bodyguards surrounding him.

I'd want them to surround me too in a crowd, though.

well he was walking down the red carpet so people can see him and promote the movie.

Its kinda unfair to everyone that waited all day long to have him surrounded and hard to see lol

Yes, I agree.

With how rich he is I'm sure the security could have came up with something better!

I think Depp is going to do a Dr Seuss movie soon, too.

Yes, or at least producing it.

That would be awesome,  dr. seuss is my favorite dr.

It's interesting how much Helena Bonham Carter is in so many movies with Depp it seems like.

Were they ever a couple or are they related to each other or something?

Maybe they're just really good friends?

Just really good friends,  she was with tim burton for a long time, who directed a lot of johnny depps movies.

Johnny depp is also the god father to one or both her children.

I love her btw she is absolutely amazing!

Yes, she's a great actress and she sings good, too.

I wonder if Depp has pets besides that horse?

I bet he likes dogs...seems like a dog person...no?

lol im sure he has lots of pets.

Its funny that Gene wilder didnt see the remake of willy wonka because he didnt want to be disappointed in johnny depp lol

I wonder if he was just joking.

I thought he was a really good sense of humor kinda guy!

I remember Johnny Depp was a little scary in Edward Scissorhands.

He was a little creepy,  but I guess that was the point,  great movie,  I like all the animals he made out of bushes lol

Same.

It was a great movie.

I actually have that Sleepy Hollow movie he's in.

I think I'll go watch it now.

Well, as soon as I hop in the car to get some movie snacks!

TTYL


Hello.

Do you like Pirates of the Caribbean movies?

Johnny Depp was epic in those.

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards!

They weren't my cup of tea.

I did love him in Edward Scissorhands.

He communicated so much with so few words.

True.

Surprising he only actually said less than 200 words!

He's come so far since 21 Jump Street.

He certainly shoved off the teen idol mantle, especially after he directed The Brave in 1997.

Yeah I forgot he was in 21 jump street.

Gene Wilder didn't seem to trust his portrayal of Will Wonka in the remake surprisingly.

Well, he did look like Anna Wintour in the movie.

It was weird for me.

Did he win an award for that one?

He's won so many Golden Globes and SAG awards.

Haha good comparison.

I don't think he did.

He is also producing a biopic about the life of theodor geisel aka Dr. Suess.

That should be interesting!
I wonder if Dr. Seuss had a dog?

Great question!
I want a dog so bad.
Man's best friend for good reason!

They're the best.

I have two of them on the couch with me right now.

One is snoring.

It blows my mind that they were domesticated from wolves.

My shih tzu is pretty far from a wolf.

Haha so lucky!!

Yeah I guess breeding over millennia really separates them.

They are so perceptive.

I didn't realize that they're not actually color blind!

They just can't see some of the colors we can.

Yeah I thought like you as well.
Do your dogs mind riding in the car?

One hates it.

The other has always gotten to go to fun places, so he thinks that's what we're always doing.

He's a good goof ball.

It amazes me that he gets what I'm pointing at.

My cat couldn't care less!

Yeah I think it's funny how dogs and elephants only understand the whole pointing gesture.

I think I'd rather have a dog in the house!

I think I could work at google, since they say they're a dog company.

I wonder what that means, specifically?

Yeah not exactly sure.

I appreciate what Istanbul is doing with their vending machines for the stray dogs though.

Help animals and help clean up!

It's amazing!

I wonder how many bottles they get in those vending machines that feed and water the strays?

It's just lovely that that's a thing that happens.

Yes agreed.

It would be even funnier if the animals learned how to pick up and deposit bottles!

I just love all the roles dogs play for humans like hunting, herding, pulling, etc.

Mine are all about protection.

One barks any time he sees another dog on TV!

And at people out walking on the street, squirrels, the mail man, the garbage truck...he's very good at protecting.

Haha must make you feel very safe!

So cool seeing so many dogs varying in shapes and sizes.

Well it was nice talking with you have a great day with your pals!


Hi, how are you?
Do you like dogs?

I do like dogs.
They are fun no matter what.

I've never had one, though I'd like to one day.

I like the bigger breeds.

Small dogs are noisy.

Yes, small breads yap a lot.

Hard to believe that selective breading reinforced that trait.

If I point, my dog knows what it means.

Did you know that they have different blood types?

I guess that makes sense.

But a dozen?

I wonder about cats.

I have a deep mistrust of cats.
I have never seen a dog blood drive.
That must be a noisy event.
My dog can not drive.
Too many squirrels.

Dogs should not drive to the blood drive.

The squirrels are like a cell phone for dogs behind the wheel.

Good thinking there.

Right on.

If I have some time, I will look for the movie "Isle of Dogs"  I like imaginative movies.

Not real sure what it is about though.

Animation.

Dogs.

What more do I need.

Maybe they chase cats?
Defeat the evil cat ruler?

Cats have staff, Dogs have friends.

Maybe they make some jokes about dogs not being color blind.

They do not see as many colors, but some.

They have great noses and ears, so I suppose it doesn't matter much that they can't see well.

They are loyal too.

The best thing about a dog is going through the drive through.

McDonalds employees some times give him his own burger.

That's great!

They love dogs too.

They probably have one or wish they did.

I wish I had the space for a dog.

A dog can be costly as well.

The benefits are great though.

I know that in 1975 Mcdonalds added the drive through because uniformed solders were not allowed out of the car.

Strange rule.

I thought the drive thru would have started before that.

I guess people just drive there and parked.

Good for McD's helping the troops.

It seems difficult to imagine a time with no drive-thru.

Then again, imagine a time before cars.

Cars are so fundamental to our lives.

I think that we would not be able to live without transportation.

We become accustom to having things I guess.

Now rear cameras are standard on cars.

There was a time when they were not.

I remember than time.
We had to make do with mirrors.
Anyway, great chat!

yes, take it easy.

1.25 billion vehicles out there on the road.

Thanks!

happy days.


Did You know there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth ?

I did not know that.

Just think, there are far more insects than animals on earth.

That's a creepy thought.

We probably didn't get to know all the species yet... maybe there are still some on the bottom of the see that we don't know about ?

Well, the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species in Scotland, despite not having been proved to be real.

what ?

How is that possible, that thing probably does not exist ?

I don't know.

Bigfoot needs protection, too.

: ) Did you know that domesticated animals develop white patches on their foreheads?

I wonder why?

I don't think that's true...

I would love to hear more or see the actual example of that happening...

I believe everything I read.

In Germany, animals were given constitutional legal rights in 2002.

We need that here and close all zoos.

They're prisons for animals.

I guess, but it's our job to make good people in charge of those zoos...

Good or bad, the animals are still being held against their will for our amusement.

They all need constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.

We're mammals, which makes us animals.

We're no better than they are.

ok... but when an animal would hurt a man ( or another animal ) should that animal be punished according to people's justice system ?

It should be treated the same as if a mentally challenged person hurt another person.

You have to factor in their intelligence.

ahh, smart response :) I guess You're right, but shouldn't we take under consideration their quantities and with no control over them they would multiply very fast ;)

Zoos don't cut down on the population.

They just make animals miserable.

Changing topics, the Dutch are creating a bus that will travel 160mph.

No way I'd ride it.

Would you?

I would, but don't they have a speed limits in Denmark ?

I don't know, I've never been.

I would hope so.

I know Iceland has no public rail service, so I'm sure they would love to have a bus that goes 160mph.

ha !

that's interesting :) thank You for chatting !!

And I thank you as well.
You're fun to talk to.
We could discuss Ender's Game.
Have you read it?
Seen the movie?

I did see a movie ;) loved it !

The book is so much better.

Isn't it always, though?

Military organizations actually made Ender's Game suggested reading.

...but that future is coming fast... look at the PC sports at events like Intel Extreme when young people fight between each other in war strategic games like starcraft !

Those kids have master skills in controlling an armies !

True.

It's almost as if these games are preparing us for war.

Like The Last Starfighter.

Three of the five US military branches also have Starship Troopers on their reading list.

I understand why, it shows that side of military that could be appealing and motivating to young people.

The US military takes their sci-fi very seriously.

They need to stick to books like The Art of War, or maybe some Tolkien.

The Lord of the Rings can prepare them to fight along side talking trees.

lol :) cool idea but I don't see it happening :) maybe huge mech warriors instead of trees :)

A guy can dream.

Just 300 years ago, there was a moral panic from people reading novels.

Now, I panic because people barely read articles and tweets, let alone novels.

maybe we need more GOOD novels ?
;)

I love Stephen King and Robert McCammon.

I like CS Lewis, too.

He and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions, reading terrible poetry.

Today, they would be YouTubers.

I guess :) I like Jonathan Maberry and Justin Cronin.

I'll have to look them up.

These hiccups are driving me mad.

Did you know that hiccups stem from early evolution, when early land animals had gills and lungs?

not sure, thank You for chatting, Merry Christmas !


Hi do you like Johnny depp?

I am a huge fan of his, actually.
What's your favorite Johnny Depp movie?

I loved him in the pirates of the Caribbean.

You?

I would have to say mine is Chocolat or Cry Baby.

What did you think of the Willy Wonka remake?

I was such a huge fan of the gene wilder one that nothing stands up to it, in my book.

I do not think I ever saw chocolat.

What was that about?

It was about a woman and her daughter who owned their own chocolate shop, I want to say in the 1950's.

Depp plays a gypsy man who falls for the woman.

And you said it was good?

Gene wilder couldn't watch the willy wonka remake for fear of disappointment.

Well, they were big shoes to fill.

At times I feel like I shouldn't have seen it either.

Were you a fan of Edward Scissorhands?

I did not see that one.
I know it but didn't see it.
Was it good?

It was really good and maybe one of my favorite films visually.

Depp really talk much, he only said 196 words!

He seems to be a good dude though.

He adopted a horse that was going to be put down.

That's sweet!

Remember when he was in trouble with Australia for illegally bringing dogs across the border?

Yes, that was funny.

Did you see his mea culpa video?

He was with like the prime minister doing a PSA.

I wonder what all the meetings were leading up to their final "truce".

I wonder what his next project is going to be.

I did not know he was doing a biopic on Dr Seuss.

Yeah, that was news to me.

Very curious to see how they blend the reality with the world of Seuss.

Or if it's going to be straight biography style.

I heard Dr Seuss didn't like kids.

Seems weird for someone to start a children's book empire when they don't like kids.

Man, I wonder what kids would think if they knew that.

It actually kind of makes me sad to know that now.

Also, makes me want to see this movie.

I heard that he spends like $50K a month on wine too.

He also bought a cannon to shoot an authors ashes out of?

Well, I guess since he's been raking in the cash since the 80's, he gets a little out there with how he spends it.

Doesn't he live on a private island or something?

He has like 10 castles.
Nice chatting with you!


Hey have you ever seen the movie Isle of dogs?

It was directed by Wes Anderson

Is that the one where dogs are fighting on an island?

It seemed a bit sketchy for a kids movie

Yes that's the one.

It's actually not a bad movie, I liked it and it's rated PG-13, there's not too much violence or anything from what I saw

Yes but there was definitely language in it that was not for children!

Yes there is also a reference to dogs being in heat, which is kind of weird because it is Clay animation, but I think kids will be ok watching it

Yeah I will have to check it out.
Any movie with dogs cannot be all bad?
After all they are mans best friend

They are.

There are also about 12 different dog blood types, I wonder if there are blood drives for them

Yes animals in surgery need blood too!

Did you know Russia has a tomb of the unknown dog?

No I didn't know that what did that dog do?

I also didn't know that dogs are not actually colorblind they just can't see all of the colors that humans can

Right.

Which is good because there are dogs in Moscow who ride the subway and without colors it might be hard for them to tell what line to get on!

Yeah that's possible.

Why do you think only dogs and elephants can understand pointing though?

I wonder why gorillas or even Dolphins can't they're also smart

I am not sure.

But dogs can learn over a thousand words and are better at reasoning than chimps.

That surprises me

Have you ever put a dog inside your car before?

I like how they let their ears flop around in the Wind

Yes!

It is fun!

I followed a horse truck down the road last week where they were doing the same thing.

Dogs are so smart - they love solving problems and earning rewards..

Well I was driving my car with my dog and we actually stopped at a drive-thru, I never knew that drive-thrus were started in 1975

Right - McDonalds did it to help the soldiers.

That was nice of them.

Yes I agree.

The soldiers could not get out of their car if they were wearing fatigues so McDonald's created the drive-up window, Burger King should let us put flamethrowers on our cars so we can get that flame grilled taste on the go lol

laugh!

I know - I wonder if google's cars which have an "aggressive" mode come with flamethrowers?

Haha well that would make me scared to drive a car LOL.

What about the trunk of a car?

Do you know where the name for that came from

Didn't the old cars from the early 1900's actually have wooden trunks on them?

They probably should avoid the flamethrowers

Haha that's a good point.

I used to play this video game called Gran Turismo back in the day, apparently someone got so good that they became a real race car driver after playing it


Good morning.

Do you like to travel?

If so how do you like to travel by foot, car , train, boat, airplane or other means?

Hi I love to travel!!

Any type of transportation and always eager to try something new!

Yes.

I always wanted to go visit Japan.

By the way did you know that a lot japan highways are tolls, and it cost more than $300 to travel across the county?

wow, that is pretty expensive, but I think is worht it to do it at least once.

Have you heard about a bus that the Dutch are designing?

Yes I did.

By the way speaking about train system.

Iceland has no public rail service and that most icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns.

I would like to go there as well.

Yes, is nice to see all those different ways of traveling... Did you heard the bus will go at 160mph?

that is pretty fast

Yes it is.

This reminds me of the  king Kalakaua of Hawaii who was the first to travel around the world.

How hard it must have been for him to get to a certain destination?

I do not know , but I want to follow his example and travel all around the world!

Yes, defiantly, me too.

Do you know anything about zoology, the study of the animals?

Well, I know a little, I love animals though..and i know there are a lot of species!

It is estimated that there are more than 7 million species and they keep discovering new ones.

Yes, I know.

There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.

Wow that is amazing!

some countries have worked for animal rights, like Germany.

Yes.

Germany did it right.

Speaking about animal rights.

Did you know that under provision of the 1912 scottish protection of animal act, the loch ness monster is a protected species?

That is cute, I do not think the Loch Ness monster can get a white pach on its forehead, do not think would be easy to domesticate!

Yes, I agree with that.

By the way do you like to read?

I know that reading requires creativity and critical analysis.

And there are no concrete laws in reading.

That is right, it promotes creativity which is great.

It has not been looked with good eyes always!

In the 18th century reading novels literally caused moral panic!

Yes, I know.

I need to better my reading skills, because Anne Jones holds the world record of speed reading, 4,700 words per minute.

So cool, she got a world record, but beware of writing bad poetry !

Yes, thank you.

The reading process in general requires continuous practice, development, and refinement.

That is what I need as of now, as I see myself slacking.

If you had written bad poetry, they may had read you at the "you  laugh you loose"competition

That is for sure, lol... Hey, thank you for a conversation.

Have a nice day.

Nice chat, have a good one!


Hi, how are you?

I'm fine.

Do you like to travel?

What is your favorite method of travel?

I prefer to fly even if it can be a headache.

I hate to fly (fear of crashing) but it is my favorite form of travel because of the ease.

Do you have a favorite airline?

Not really I just take what's cheapest.

For long distances it's best though.

For medium distances train is fine.

I was really surprised to learn iceland has no rail service, but flights there are so cheap it was still easy to move from city to city.

Me too!

did you hear about the train stuck on the tracks for 36 hours in oregon last week?

Yes that is a long time to be stuck.

I'd really like to go to Japan this year but it's so expensive.

Never mind flying or taking the train just to drive across mainland japan you will incur more then $300 in tolls!

You could go to Mackinac island.
They do not allow cars!

I actually only live a few hours away from there but I've never been.

Might be fun to take a horse drawn carriage.

I did a google search of the real estate there and it's pretty nice.

Like $1M homes...

Wow.

I would have thought it would be real cheap since it's so isolated.

The only thing that sucks about traveling is leaving my animals.

Animals are so interesting.

There's about 20 quintillion animals on earth!

That's a lot.

What kind of animals do you have?

Cats, Dogs, Fish.

I wish I could have more pets.

There are 1.5 million different species but about 1 million are bugs.

I guess that means I'm not fond of 2/3rds of all species.

Do you animals have white patches on their forehead?

They get that when they are domesticated.

Interesting.

I did not know this!

There is so much information out their on animals.

Sometimes I wish I was a zoologist.

The loch ness monster is a protected species!

Yes I read that, it has been for a long time.

1900 something I believe is when they protected them.

I guess that's the reason I never pursued zoology.

While it's interesting it's just so much reading.

You would like Germany then.

They are the first country in the world to universally give animals guaranteed rights!

I've been there before.

It's very nice.

Lots of great ways to travel across the country trains, boats, planes it's also very bike friendly which is a good way to explore.

I would love to visit there.
What part would you recommend?

Start in Berlin and then see where that leads you.

You might want to check out some books on Germany first though there are lots of good recent travel books you can download.

Nice chatting with you!


Do you like to travel?

Yea I love traveling, especially by car around the country and back roads

Did you know the dutch are creating a bus that can go 160mph?

No, that sounds like fun, I wonder how much it will cost to ride the 160 mph bus

Haha good question.

If it was in Japan, there are $300 worth of tolls to travel the country.

I'd love to travel Japan but don't think i could afford $300 in tolls after a plane ticket to Japan

The first King to travel the world was from hawaii.

Yea, King Kalakaua, I wonder which places were his favorite

Not Macinac island, it banned all motorized vehicles.

Pretty ironic Macianac island has banned cars considering how many cars are designed in Michigan

Iceland has not trains and have to travel by airline between major towns.

Sounds pretty expensive to have to fly but Iceland doesn't have a large population so I guess it's not economical to build a public rail

Im not sure why people have to travel now, the internet has made the worlds smaller.

Yea but the internet also can cause addiction from constant link clicking

Guilty as charged haha.
I like to share files and network.

I like to not read the full terms when buying stuff online lol, only 7% of people actually read them

I am not in that 7 percent either.

I hope the library of alexandria doesn't include those in their copy of the internet

I dont get those guys, how could the internet burn down?

I don't know, maybe the Library of Alexandria is plotting something

haha probably...have a good night.

THanks, you too


Do you like VR games?

I do.

I've been wanting to play the new one from Moss.

You?

I've never tried!

It sounds good though.

Playing "Moss" is like living inside a diorama where you can manipulate bits of the scenery.

Yeah, it sounds like Polyarc has made something amazing with Moss.

At the beginning of the game you find yourself seated at a long wooden table in a high-vaulted library.

Is that where the characters from the book burst into life?

I think so, Says the narrator starts telling you about the world.

I think it's interesting that the narrator voices several roles, including Quill.

This is neat!

Sir Argus's niece, an anthropomorphized mouse named Quill, discovers a magic glass while out exploring the forest.

The glass makes Quill aware of you, the Reader.

Very Neverending Story'esque.

LOL!

I hope it's better than "Lucky's Tale" and "Edge of Nowhere".

I know Neverending story!
The other 2 not so much!

It's a modern classic!

I wish it were in VR.

I would like to hold The Nothing in place, like Quill's enemies, and get rid of it with a few whacks.

Wouldn't that be satisfying!

The game's overall animation quality coupled with its refined use of spatial depth often made me feel like I was the spectator at an animated theater.

Sony does amazing work with Playstation.

The US Dept of Defence used Playstaion 3's to make a supercomputer.

How cool is that!

That's awesome!

Even more interesting is the way that numerous puzzles require the Reader to grab hold of enemies and position them on top of power buttons, or use their projectile capabilities to hit other kinds of switches.

I've heard they really take advanage of the added depth in VR.

It sounds addicting!

The original playstation was released in Japan.

Even after the transition to digital television, I bet the VR has much greater depth.

I bet!

The u.s. department of defense used 1760 playstation 3's to build a supercomputer because it was cheaper than the alternative

That must have been some supercomputer.

Still, nothing like human ingenuity.

Like that guy who studies law in prison to prove his innocence.

That was a good idea!

If you publish a book in norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.

Libraries are awesome.

We have more libraries in the US than we have McDonalds!

Thank goodness!

This is such a good idea.

That the sacramento public library started a "library of things" earlier this year, allowing patrons to check out, among other things, sewing machines and other items that patrons may find useful, but don't need to own long-term.

I wonder if I could check out a Playstation?

LOL

That would be fun!

In 1895, UK prime minister William Gladstone founded a public library.

Aged 85, he wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books  between his home and the library.

His desire, his daughter said, was to "bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books"

After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white TV broadcasting became popular in the United States and Britain.

I bet we have not read as many books, since then.

It might be picking up now with cable cutting!

Cut the cord, friend!
LOL

Amen!

When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew

I was actually thinking about Mat and Trey this morning.

Did you know there is an episode of the Simpsons where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned?

I did not know that!

Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each

Wow.
That's a lot of episodes.
Almost as many as Pokemon.
There are over 750 episodes.

I thought it felt like that!

70's show was remade verbatim in the uk.

'days like these' was cancelled after 10 episodes.

I guess it's like Coupling.

It doesn't translate well across the Pond.

Besides, people were probably busy with their PSPs.

It 80 million units worldwide by November 2013.

They need to be at the library!

It provides physical or digital access to material, and may be a physical building or room, or a virtual space, or both.

I agree.

And they provide the services of librarians who are experts at finding and organizing information and at interpreting information needs.

It's been very nice chatting.

But I have to go.

See you later!

Have a great day!

You too!

x


Have you ever played a virtual reality game?

Hi!

Yes and I love anything PlayStation, especially the PlayStation VR.

Namely the game Moss which is like living inside a diorama to which you can manipulate bits of the scenery.

What about you?

I was able to play one once at Christmas, and I have a Gear VR, but I really want something more immersive and polished like the PS VR.

That game sounds cool.

Agreed!

So you're a PlayStation fan?

I remember when they launched in December of 94.

Now here we are today with the PS4, PSP, etc.

And it's crazy there are 41 million PlayStation Home users as well!

I like it better than the xbox.

But I have only ever had a PlayStation 2.

I heard the government once built a super computer out of 1760 PlayStations.

That is crazy, isn't it?

I would have loved to have seen it.

I bet it was amazing!

Ha!

I mean, even PS3's are being used to research black holes.

It's like they provide entertainment for civilians, scientists and government officials.

Sony is having to make these amazing processors that are also affordable to kids, so I guess it's a cheaper way to get the processing power.I wish they still sold hard copies of games more though and digital wasn't so emphasized.

I heard the original GTA game could be put ina CD player and would play the soundtrack

Oh, yeah!

I do remember putting it into the cd player and jamming out to the music.

I wonder if any gaming discs do that today?

Maybe FISA 14 can.

Ha!

Being the last game made for PS2 but also the first game to span three different console generations, there's no telling!

What happens in that VR game you mentioned, Moss?

It's like the new standard bearer for PSVR.

Basically, it is a game that unfolds within the pages of an illustrated book.

Speaking of books, what's your opinion on libraries?

I don't really use them but they're important.

I think they're becoming a little more obsolete now that the internet has everything from books to enormous numbers of educational texts.

But back before computers they were a big deal.

I heard this story about a British Prime Minister who personally opened a library with his personal collection.

he carted them over in a wheelbarrow.

That was great for him to do.

You are right though, they are becoming obsolete but thankfully there are still more libraries out there than McDonald's plus half the adult population still have library cards, so there's hope.

Ha!

You can use your library card to check out books for your kindle or e-reader now.

I personally love to do that.

Even audiobooks.

You can actually get a lot of things from libraries now.

Like sewing machines and tools.

That is true.

I actually heard about that very library in Sacramento and would love to check it out someday.

But hey, it's too bad America can't be like Norway where the government buys 1000 copies of your book and distributes them to libraries across their country!

That's kind of crazy, a lot of people write awful books!

But i guess Norway has a smaller population and they w ant to encourage their homegrown authors.

Anyway I think television has taken a lot of people away from reading.

That is true and we're all guilty of watching too much television.

I especially like the Simpson's although there's one episode where Bart never makes an appearance nor is he mentioned that I want to see but haven't yet!

I haven't watched the Simpsons in years, but I was a little kid when it came out.

That's crazy to think about.

But I was a teenager when Pokemon started and it's already had 750 episodes.

That makes me feel old.

Ha!

Don't feel bad although that is a lot of episodes.

Can you believe there's 750 Pokemon episodes and yet the UK remake of 70s Show lasted only ten episodes?

That's kind of strange!

UK shows don't go on forever, they usually run a series that is 6 episodes long and then might do another series.

But it's not like the US where shows get on and go on til they're canceled.

You know they call it a Tele over there?

I wasn't aware of that but it doesn't surprise me.

They have a different term for everything  - kind of like Thomas the Train has many different narrators for 52 episodes at minimum which includes Alec Baldwin, George Carlin and Ringo Starr!

It's funny how big stars will do little things like that.

Well I've got to go!

So true.

Heck, it's even more surprising how courteous they can be at times - like how the Simpson's crew sent the South Park producers flowers after airing the Family Guy episode!

Ha!

Well it was great chatting with you!

Have a wonderful evening!


Do you like to travel?

I love to travel.

I'm going on a multi-state trip in June to visit family.

How about you?

that is awesome, I am going to Brazil in june, to visit my wife

That's amazing!
How are you getting there?
Taking a plane, a bus, something else?

I meant to say my wife's family, lol!

We are taking a plane then renting a car while there.

How are you traveling?

I'm getting a bus to Pennsylvania, then driving with my brother to New Jersey to catch a plane to Florida.

That is awesome, sounds like so much fun.

Have you ever been to mackinac island?

No - and I have no plans to.

I don't know how I'd get around without a car there.

But it looks beautiful :/

Right, I have to google what it looks like, I think you can ride a horse around there.

Nothing beats a car though for traveling

To be honest, I don't even have a driver's license myself, but I imagine I would take a taxi if it were available.

I guess I could do a horse-drawn carriage and pretend I'm in an Austen novel :)

lol that would be interesting to live like that for a week.

Maybe I will check it out sometime lol.

I want to go to Iceland eventually, true beauty there

It's getting so expensive to travel there, though.

I can't imagine living there without a car (as I have no license) and having to fly between cities!

Yea, they need the rail system, but maybe that is helping keep the beauty.

I will need to get over my fear of flying lol

Well, aren't you flying to Brazil?

I hope that won't be an issue for you, then

Yea, still nervous lol.

At least it is a straight flight and only 2 total.

There would be like 10

I would go to Iceland to see the northern lights if it weren't so expensive.

But I can just watch videos of them on-line for now

For sure, I love the internet because of it helps you see things you may never see

Apparently, the Library of Alexandria (the one that still exists, not the one that burned down) has a copy of the entire internet in case the internet burns down??

That doesn't make sense to me.

I think it's the other way around

Yikes, I wonder if they have anything I have done on the internet lol.

I wonder if many people actually read the terms of service

Only, like, 7% do.

But I'm among that 7% when it comes to big purchases like a washing machine or a laptop.

Warranties are very important for big ticket items so I always read the terms fully!

That is a small amount of people, I am part of the 93%.

I probably sold my soul to the devil for all i know!

it was so nice chatting with you!


Fox News is one of my favorite channels although media can be manipulated did you hear about Mary Rich and her husband?

Yes, Mary and Joel Rich have a lawsuit against Fox News.

They also put out an interview with ABC News  saying that her Fox News ran a story about her son that was not true.

I undertand their rage, I would want justice for my son as well and those responsible should pay

Yes, I agree.

I heard that their son, Seth Rich was a Democratic National Committee staffer who was slain on a D.C. street in July 2016.

This is an unsolved murder in which D.C. police believed was a botched robbery attempt.

Sad how he was slain on the street, the murder is still unsolved so that must reate a lot of negative feelings and then you hear a story in the news that isnt true, Fox News tied him to Wikileaks

Yeah, Mary Rich said that Fox News never called them to check any facts and that they just took a rumor and ran with it.

That sounds terrible, their son was shot on July 10, and theres not much known about the murder, I guess Fox News diverted the attention from the real killer

Yes, you can read the timeline laid out in the lawsuit which described Zimmerman who was working with a Texas-based investor and Trump supporter named Ed Butowsky, maneuvered the story into place over several months.

It sounds very mysterious to say the least.

It does sound misterious and shaddy, seems like there were political interests at hand, that makes me so angry

Fox News is really known at the Fox News Channel and is commonly abbreviated to FNC and is broadcasted to 86 countries or overseas territores world wide so what they did with the Seth Rich story was on view for essentially the whole world to see.

Do you like Fox News?

it seems like the owe the family not only an appology but economic remuneration,

From the Rich family point of view, Fox News did trample them.

Mary Rich said 'they took more from us with the lies.'

She just wants her son's life and soul restored so I think she needs both; she needs a public apology but money as well.

I guess the Riches deserve that, the sued because of the emotional distress, I cant imagine the pain of that family, the lost their son and then a news channel lies about him

Not only that but Fox News doesn't mind suing others either.

Fox News threatened to sue the Simpsons in order to stop them from parodying it famous anti-democratic party agenda.

Seems like fox has faced a lot of controversies over the years, isnt the Simpsons one of the most popular shows on fox?

they have a weird relationship

Yes, I think so.

Did you know that 55% of airtime on Fox New is dedicated to pure opinion.

MSNBC is about 85% opinion.

I did not know that, so do you use the internet much?

Yes, I use the internet everyday.

It is my lifeline to the outside world rather than watching TV.

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use Internet protocols (TCP/IP) to link different devices world wide.

It is a network of networks.

Yeah and it also carries a lot of info, music, games, archives, basically everything, books, stores, knowledge

Yes, the Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services such as inter-linked hypertexted documents and World Wide Web (WWW) applications, e-mail, and telephony; not to mention file sharing.

Its a good thing there is a copy of the internet stored, it maskes me feel relaxed and backed up.


Are you a fan of libraries?
I love them!

Hi yes I am.
They are great.
So many different resources to borrow.

I agree I use them a lot for books obviously, cds (yes I still listen to them), and for new dvd releases.

Haha nice.

Luckily there are more libraries than McDonalds in the USA!

Isn't that surprising?

Did you see the library of things that the Sacramento public library started?

Yes that is so cool.

I could always use a sewing machine once in a while lol!

Yes!

Wouldn't that be perfect?

I don't know how many times I've had to spend more money than I could afford for something I would only use rarely.

Me too lol.

A man who was falsely imprisoned for 10 years studied law at a library to prove his innocence.

Amazing use of the library for sure.

No doubt!

If you publish a book in Norway, the gov't there will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries throughout the country!

Haha I want to live in Norway now!

Surprisingly more than half of adults in the USA have a library card.

That's pretty impressive that that many still have one in the internet age.

Are you a big tv fan?

Agreed.

Yes I love tv and tv series.

I loved That 70's show with ashton kutcher.

Can't believe they made a UK version.

They did?
What was the name of it?

It was called Days like These.
Got cancelled after 10 episodes!

I will have to look it up.
Are you a pokemon fan?

Yes I definitely was.

Watched it a lot but not all 750 episodes!

I never realized they had that many!

Did you know that in the Simpsons there is only 1 episode where Bart isn't shown or is mentioned?

Haha now why would they do that?
He is the best character.
I want to watch that episode now!

I'll have to look it up and find it.

I'm curious to see it too.

I didn't realize that Thomas the Tank had 3 people who did the voice...Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all each did the voice for at least 52 episodes a piece.

Thats very cool.

I love tv but hate commercials.

That is how they make all their moolah though-mass advertising.

Yes.

I watch a lot my shows on netflix and amazon prime.

I have to get going.

I've had a good time chatting with you tonight.

Have a good one!


Have you played any model of Playstation?

I used to play the original playstation.

What about you?

I've played them all.

I enjoy them.

Playstation 3's are currently being used to research black holes.

I wonder how that works?

I am not sure.
Do you play often?

I do between my Playstation and XBox.
Did you play the PS2 at all?

I think I had that one...

I did not play much.

Even in college I did not play a lot.

I played a ton when I got my first job and moved in with my gaming friends.

We played all the time.

Left the bars early to play...

It is very fun.

The last game for the PS2 was FIFA 14.

It became the first game to span 3 console generations.

Wow, I had no idea!
Seems like a good game to do that with.
FIFA is crazy popular!

It definitely is.

The department of defense also used 1760 playstation 3's to build a supercomputer.

They are finding all kinds of uses for consoles.

That's crazy!

PS2 is the best selling consoule to date.

That just seems right.

I believe that is because it had a DVD player.

It was the first DVD player for most people I know because there was not much of a price difference between it and a regular DVD player at the time.

One of my room mates bought a PS4 because it was also a blu ray player and he wanted a new blu ray.

He also played that consoule all the time!

Makes sense.
We use ours for a lot of media.
Do you also watch a lot of television.
I watch way too much.

I am trying to cut out uneccesary TV from my life.

I still watch it but am choosing some more worthwhile endevours.

What shows do you watch?

Lots.

Currently binging The Punisher.

Did you know there is only one episode of The Simpsons where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned?

I did.

It is the 4 women and the manicure.

Good episode.

I heard they canceled the Punisher on Netflix.

I had not heard that yet but I'm positive it's going to happen because they are slowly cancelling all of the Marvel shows since the Disney merger.

Another Simpsons fact, they sent flowers to the South Park crew when South Park aired it's Family Guy episode which is very funny.

Wow.

Do you watch the family guy or south park?

Do you enjoy cartoons?

Yes I watch both.

But they were spot on with their criticism of Family Guy.

I did not watch that one.
what was the criticism about?

How Family Guys jokes are basically a series of flashbacks and they ripped off The Simpsons for their format.

Oh... Nice chatting with you!