Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.i did not know that!

Did you?

No I didn't even know our radio waves were affected by other planets.

What other crazy facts do you know about the radio.

by canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian

Are you serious?

So there isnt too much variety in Canada is there.

How old is radio?

right its a funny law!
the radio has been aroubd since wwii.
No one knows a forsure time or year!

Do know if the radio is available everywhere or are there certain parts of the world where it cant reach.

i think it is actually everywhere!

So did you know Bruce lee was also a great dancer and he won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958.

Are you serious?

Bruce lee is one of my martial arts idols.

Have you ever seen comedian Joey Diaz talk about bruce lee on youtube

also 2pac did ballet in high school and was actually very good I already knew that though I'm a huge Tupac fan and has done so much research.

I've never seen Joey Diaz I will check it out

I also love tupac did you know he wasn't even born in california?

yep there's so much stuff about him i love!

i hope hes still alive

He could be.

I didn't think the film the made about him was made well enough it should have been way better

i agree he is better then they portrayed sadly.

he was also in the nutcracker ballet

He was also a backround dancer for the group digital underground when he first started his career.

yes that was his first tour!

do you know much anout telephone history?

I know that the telephone was invented by alexander graham bell but I dont know too much else about its history

New York area code became 212 because it was easiest to dial on old spin phones .

How cool!

Do you think this is still currently the area code for new york or it might have changed

it's still the same i received  BY call just the other day

Do you know the area code for los angeles?

i do not know!

also UNICEF donates fresh water to people I  need everytime you don't use your phone.

Not sure what that intakes though

Unicef are an example of a organization that aims to help people worldwide.


It's amazing how far technology has advanced.

It wasn't even that long ago - within a few generations - that we didn't even have telephones.

Now the US nuclear icbm deterrent is much weaker than an iphone!

A iphone!

It doesn't even seem possible considering the size of the hardware involved.

Yeah, it's crazy how far we have come.

In such a short amount of time, we've become so dependent on our phones that Unicef started offering to donate water to an underprivileged child based on how many *minutes* you don't use your cell phone.

To me, that seems like interaction is one of our highest priorities, but if we're spending that much time on our phone - to even spur these initiatives, then are we distancing ourselves from each other instead?

I know I use  my phone a lot.

It hard to step away from it.

It like having a mini computer in your pocket.

Do you use your phone a lot?

It depends.

I frequently use it for work, but I'm active and spend whole days away from any screen or communication device.

I use it more as a radio on those days than anything else.

Yeah, I love listening to NPR.

Speaking about radio I  read an article that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up  and heard by an am radio.

It's so interesting to me that radio can pick up sounds put out from space by modulating energy waves, but phone and internet data needs cables.

Granted, those cables are less than 3" in diameter and lay across the entire ocean floor - but still!

I'm not sure how cell phones compare to those types of phone lines, though.

They must use something similar to radio technology.

Hmm, that's informative.

It's funny you know in New York the reason their area code is 212 is because it was faster to dial the number on a rotary phone.

Now that's old technology.

When you were speaking on phone lines you remember me of that.

That's funny!

We adapt our technology to what matters to us, though.

We've evolved phones from primitive rotary phones that based numbering systems on speed to cell services that connect us so clearly and quickly.

And I think radio technology, went beyond just transmitting information to fuel our love of something much less practical..  our love of music.

Without music, we wouldn't dance!

And everyone - from babies to Bruce Lee loves to dance!

I'm sorry for those typos smh....   Yeah  I agree.

Yeah I just read somethingabout Bruce lee being a great dancer.

Who knew Hahaha.

I also heard that MJ patent a device that helped him with one of his dance moves.

That crazy lean he did back in the day on  "Smooth Criminal", I think?

Oh man, that's a throwback!

Yes, Bruce Lee won a cha-cha championship!

You don't usually think of cha-cha when you think of a world-renowned martial artist.

then again, you probably don't think of ballet when you hear Tupac rapping!

But, next time you do, imagine him as the Mouse King from Nutcracker, because he actually did that!

Oh it was a cha-cha championship.

Yeahhh I heard about Tupac playing the Mouse King from The Nutcracker HAHAHAH.

I still can't picture that lol

It's funny, but it's a lot of hard work, too.

I have to give him a lot of respect.

Ballet isn't an easy sport at all.

Dancers work so hard they go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week!

He obviously has the drive, even though it seems a leap (ha ha) from ballet to rap, that dedication and focus drives both pursuits.

Oh yeah  I wouldn't down play it.

I wonder how old he was when he played the Mouse King?

High school, actually.

That's also impressive, that kids can be so focused and driven!

You're right about that.

I wonder was Jada Pinkett also in the play with him.

I heard they were best friend in highschool and both were in  Drama class together.

Ha!

So they probably used the phone to talk about his dancing in high school and now she can listen to him on the radio!

lol I'm sure it was a rotary phone back then.

It very well may have been.

If thy were in drama together they probably would like those old class dramas.

They can kick it old school and listen to classic radio dramas and relive "the good old days" - there's free websites for that - but they could afford it either way!

lol yup... Well it was nice talking to you!

Don't forget to stay off your fun and donate water!


Dancing is a way of expressing joy and amount of happiness either it is money motivated or not

Never been much of a dancer to tell the truth, nor do I like these shows like Dancing With the Stars.

Its is a nice show.

the show though has recorded alot of elimination of women than men this season.

I guess in that is just coincidence, some will be conspiracy, but often things like that are just chance.

Yes its mostly chance.

the biggest outcry of female elimination was after the exit of Tinashe, a talented dancer.

A lot more was eliminated nut the elimination favored some set as they get to appear in other shows like Bachelor in Paradise.

Aren't all these shows voted for by the public, if they want someone off it's up to them.

I pay little attention to them, so don't know much.

I can enlighten you more on the issue, a list gist of it.

Due to the elimination, in an interview with entertainment tonight, Bones called all the procedures crap that only women have been eliminated so far and his dance partner agreed to it.

But has you have said , the procedures might have been tampered with or all is just some luck to those still in the context.

Do people still have to use the telephone to call in or text your choice?

Or is it more sophisticated now?

Yes , people have to use telephones to either call in or text in.

since telephone as a communication device permit two or more people to conduct a conversion so everyone will be able to express their views about all the participant and vote for who they want to continue in the context.

I'm not much of a telephone user, my wife made me get a smart phone but I rarely carry it.

Those gadget are really essential and the other of the day.

It helps and saves life more countless of time.

Also aids quick accessing of information about needed knowledge in a little or no time.

You get entertained to with it as there are numerous features built within it for use.

I recommend you get acustom to it.

I probably will one day.

I'm still very old fashioned, I still listen to the radio, I suppose I'm a technophobe to a degree.

I also listen to radio to.

It is just a technology of using radio wave to carry information, such as systematically modulating properties of electromagnetic energy waves.

You should know that with your phone , you can listen to numerous radio station and be happy, the good aspect of it is that there is a website that broadcast   all channels free.

That is way more knowledge than I know about radios, I just switch them on and have a dance around the house.

Listening to radio music  and dancing is fun.

I do this a lot to, it relaxes the mind and calms the nerve.

My family even joins me in this process.

My little baby loves dancing a lot, you should see him in action.

I don't mind dancing in private, I'm just not good enough to do it in public.

I dance well both in private and public.

how well do attend a dancing diner program with your spouse since you  told me you are married?

We once took lessons when we were getting married, can do a waltz, but would sooner people weren't watching.

Oh, that is lovely.

I also took lesson of waltz with my partner when we wanted to get married.They are fine and nice dance steps that people around you nearly notice you as they are engrossed in the dance once the music start.

A few drinks in me and I'm a little better, but I could say that about most things I do.

Especially my ventriloquism, I'm good enough for the radio with that

It is okay.

Everything is always a work in progress as I perceive you changing from this in years coming.

I would really love to be in acquaintance with you to check on your progress some other time.

But i believe that your change is inevitable.

Well said, I enjoyed our talk.
Have a good day, bye.


Hey there!
You ever watch Dancing with the Stars?

I watch here and there, do you?

Yeah, a big fan.

Was kind of upset last season.

There seemed to have been some gender bias in the beginning with only women getting voted off for the first few weeks.

But there may have been other factors.

Did you watch any of last season?

I liked watching Kareem Abdul Jabbar dance, he is so tall!

I wish he moonwalked.

Ha!

I think I saw that season.

There's always a lot of athletes.

There was some NFL player on last season.

Think it was someone named DeMarcus Ware.

Anyone else you've seen on the show?

I can't name any off the top of my head.

Emilia Clark knows how to dance, she did the funky chicken during her audition for Game of Thrones!

That's so cool.

I like her.

Did you know Bruce Lee was a great dancer?

Read somewhere that he won the Hong Kong cha cha championship in the 50s.

I bet he was, he was a freak athlete!

I didn't know michael jackson didn't invent the moonwalk, some other dude did

Really?!?

That's shocking!

I think everyone thinks he invented it.

Did read that he had a patent on a device used to achieve that extreme lean thing he does.

Think you see it in the Smooth Criminal video.

I still remember seeing him bust it out for the first time at a concert, it gave me chills, so smooth!

Bill Bailey introduced it

Gotta go look up Bill Bailey to see what else he did.

I always wondered what kind of formal training Michael had.

Did you know Tupac actually danced ballet?

I think he was a tap dancer.

I heard he did that in high school or something, he was in the Nutcracker of all things!

Man if Tupac were alive, I think I'd want to see him on dancing with the stars.

I'd definitely phone in my vote for him.

Though I always wonder how much the judges vote weigh in the final score.

He probably would have been on that show for sure!

Do you still have a landline telephone?

Ha.

As a matter of fact I do.

One of the few I suppose.

But not a rotary!

Though I think that would be cool for nostalgia's sake.

Wow!

I would have guessed no lol.

I still remember all of my friends landline numbers and that was from 20 years ago!

That's great.

With cell phones no days, don't think anyone memorizes numbers.

I actually remember using a rotary phone when I was a kid.

Always hated numbers higher than 5.

Took so long to dial.

Read somewhere New York has  the 212 area code because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary.

I don't know anyone's cell numbers lol, I would be screwed if I lost mine.

212 would be easy to type

So did you spend hours on end talking to your friends on the phone?

I remember calling my friends I heard a really cool song on the radio and tried to blast it so they could hear it on their end.

For sure, and doing party lines and awkwardly asking my school crush's mom to speak with her daughter, which song?

Can't remember exactly.

Was something like Supersonic.

Ha!

I always stole my dad's radio to use.

He use to listen to classic radio dramas.

Miss those but I think there's a website that has a lot of those archived.

interesting, it was great chatting with you!


Wow did you ever hear about Shawn Grate, the serial killer from Ohio?

He sounds like a horrible man.

Sure glad they caught him.

Scary.

Yeah that does sound really scary.

You know they said he was good looking, that would help a serial killer.

I would think so.

A charming man would be more likely to attract a woman, I guess.

I just have to wonder though what goes through a killer's mind.

I know there is a special coming up on the television on a serial killer and his mind.

Yeah I heard he bragged about the women he killed.

And he even pled guilty during his trial as well.

Pretty horrible that he brags about his killing.

I don't understand that lack of feeling for another's life.

He could be up for the death penalty depending on what the jury decides.

I guess, I would be ok with that for a convicted serial killer.

Yeah.

People think a killer is some shady looking dude, not someone who can charm the pasts off of anybody.

Just goes to show you don't know people just by looking.

That is for sure.

Doesn't matter what kind of clothes they wear.

Could be dressed in stylish, fashionable clothes, or could be in rags.

It is hard to tell something just by it's appearance.

I mean who could imagine that a little i-phone could be as powerful as it is.

Things sometimes aren't what they appear.

Yeah, it isn't like how it is on TV.

Heck on TV even if they're completely crazy they don't brag about their kills.

But hey they can run cables on the ocean floor for internet so things aren't how they look.

Yeah, I never could have imagined I could converse with people in other countries on the internet because of a thin cable on the bottom of the ocean.

Our world is getting smaller.

We even watch the same TV shows as some of the other countries.

Yeah.

Although the UK version of that 70s show only lasts 10 episodes before it was cancelled.

I guess some things don't travel well, or mabye they did a bad job remaking it.

I wonder about that.

How do other countries see the USA's television programs and our humor.

Like you said the 70's show only lasted 10 episodes.

I wonder though how some of our shows last as long as they did.

There are over 750 episodes of pokemon and I have never seen one.

I never have watched a full south park either

Yeah the USA makes all kinds of TV and it's intresting to see what the rest of the world thinks of it.

Other countries like the Simpsons for example.

True.

I hope other countries don't see all women like Marge and Men like Homer.

Or use their clothing styles as examples of our US clothing styles.

Yeah or assume all american kids are like Bart.

There's only one episode Bart isn't in or mentioned at all, so they see him a lot.

Some things are like Hasselhoff who is much more popular in Germany and Austria than the US.

Hey Bart is kind of the main character I guess.

I am glad that not all our kids are like him.

Television has come a long way in providing us with news and entertainment.

Yeah TV has come a long way since then.

It was impressive how it went from black and white to color pretty fast.

I wonder what TV might come up with next.

And the size of the TV.

I was watching a neat show the other day of TV and it was talking about the different market areas for clothes.

For example we have some great catalog stores that sell warm down coats, but they don't see in countries in South America.

I guess not much need for a parka except maybe in the mountains.

Yeah there isn't too much of a demand for some products in some places.

Though I heard that unicef will give clean water to kids in need for NOT using your cell phone.

And cell phones seem to be populaer even in third world countries.

Sounds like a good program.

Our kids are pretty attached to cell phones.

Providing clean water to impoverished kids is awesome.

Wonder how much water UNicef has given away.

Did you know the maker of I-phones used to even have a clothing line?

An apple clothing line huh?

Wow.

At least they didn't make apple apple juice.

But hey there's a stone in Alabama that sells unclaimed clothes from unclaimed bags in airports.

Lol  that's a good one.

Don't think I would like their apple juice.

It's been nice chatting with you.

Thank you.

It's been nice chatting with you too.

Just don't try to separate two phone books with overlapped pages.

LOL  I will try that to night.

Might be up all night, but will video it on my iphone if I get it done.

Yeah.

Those iphones got a lot of power.

More than the nukes the us has, apparently.


Did you hear about that serial killer Shawn Grate?

I have not, who was he?

He is a serial killer that is goog looking, Shawn Grate a normal citizen

yikes, those are the scary ones, easy to lure people.

How did they catch him?

He attracted women with his looks, seemed normal and then he would lure the and kidnap them

Dang that sounds like something straight from television.

Do you watch much television?

I do watch TV, what about you?

Me too, I love the animation shows like south park and family guy.

Do you ever watch those?

I used to love them havent watched them in a while both are really funny TV shows

For sure, did you ever watch the south park making fun of family guy?

I think I did, it was a long time ago though, so funny, I like when they mock celebrities and also other shows

yea it was awesome, they were calling family guy out for stealing stuff from the simpsons.

The simpsons liked it so much they sent south park flowers as a thank  you lol

I bet they have a great relationship with each other, another series I liked was that 70s show

I loved that show, it is on netflix now.

I heard there was a UK version of that show that didn't do too hot

The remake was really bad so bad it got cancelled after only 10 episodes

yikes, I wonder how many careers that killed.

Probably a different style of humor that the UK doesn't like

Yeah I think so, did you also watched Pokemon back in the day or even now?

I used to watch Pokemon religiously, I wonder if they ever caught them all

I dont think so there are a lot of Pokemons now, 150 seemed like a lot at the beggining

right, I think I saw there was like 750 episodes so I hope they did lol!

It was so nice chatting with you!

Yeah thats about it, its been 16 years of Pokemons, and its been great chatting with you thanks,


Never knew Soccer was called or referred to as Association Football.

Did you?

i had no idea either.

did you know soccer makes more money than other major sports combined?

I don't believe that.

The NFL and NBA seem to be super rich.

Did you know dogs are the most abundant earth carnival in the world?

did not know that.
I like them a lot though.
they have twelve blood types

Thats crazy so many more than humans, and they actually have dog blood donation drives.

yeah that one is pretty cool too.
helping other dogs

Its good that Turkey has vending machines that allow food and water in exchange for recycled bottles.

Some countries in that area throw rocks at dogs.

I know so it is good that maybe the mentality is shifting and things are changing for the better

Yes, and even though meat may be reserved for humans in those countires, dogs can handle starch rich diets.

Who knew?

do you know what they have in common with elephants?

No I do not, can you tell me!

them seem to understand pointing

I have had a few dogs in my time and not all understood pointing so I would have to contest the experts on that.

yeah , always seems like things can be very relative

Its funny that Google is a dog company, I would have pegged them as a cat company.

I like that fact about them actually.
dogs are als not bolorblind

I wonder how they know they are not colorblind and what colors they do and do not see, how do you test that, Do you know?

I am not sure but apprently they just see less colors than us

Funny that the University of Iowa paints the visiting locker room pink.

Wonder if thats soccer or american football.

It mst be american football.

i think they do it to distract the other team

I am sure they do.

Amazing that a running back has never fumbled a football in his career,

yeah that guy made history with that.
nice chat


Do you like watching Tv?

Somewhat but I prefer Netflix.

That fact that tv is a medium for mass advertising is something I don't like about it.

You?

Oh for sure but I guess it is how they pay the bills.

Have you seen pokemon?

That is how they make me pay the bills lol!

Yes but I haven't seen all 750 episodes!

If you started today and watched one a week, it would take nearly 16 years lol

Wow, I will not be attempting that lol.

Have you seen that Simpson's episode that didn't feature Bart?

No they dont even mention him?

Yeah I can't believe it, he is the main character!

Thomas the Tank Engine is a wholesome show with some impressive narrators!

I did not know Ringo Starr was in it!

Yes plus Alec Baldwin and George Carlin!

I heard each did at least 52 episodes too

That is a lot of narration!

Did they do it in person or over the telephone?

Apparently an iphone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear ICBM deterrent!

Scary actually.
Hopefully it is better now

Yes I would assume it is.

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

And they just lay on the ocean floor?

Yeah isn't that surprising.

Apparently on a rotary phone 212 was the fastest number to dial and that's why it is New York's area code!

Would it be faster if it was 222 or 111?

Did you know it is impossible to separate two phonebooks ovelapped?

Good question I don't think so though.

I would like to try to tear those phonebooks apart but I wouldn't be able to find phonebooks anywhere!

Funny, I get Spanish phonebooks dropped off here yearly, I will send you some haha.

You have to overlap the pages though

Haha Spanish phonebooks?

Oh I see.

Well apparently UNICEF has a program to provide water to children in need but I don't know how to enroll.

I will go find out.

But in the mean time it was great chatting with you!

Alright, expect a heavy delivery tomorrow lol.


I am a big dog lover.
Do you like dogs?

I'm a dog lover.
lol

Did you know that there are 11 different blood types for dogs?

Wow.
That seems like a high amount.
I wonder if they can donate blood?

Yes they actually do have dog blood drives which is a very good idea.

I would imagine that emergency vets would need to have a lot on hand for so many types.

Who would have thought that?

But, like you said they do need it.

Something that I never thought of before.

Another good idea is in Istanbul.

They have a vending machine that gives food and water to stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.

Now that is a good idea.

Killing 2 birds with 1 stone!

What a nice thing to do for man's best friend.

I agree.

We should have those here.

Did you also know that only dogs and elephants understand pointing?

Now that you mention it I can see that.
I know google is a dog company.
lol

I had heard that.

I wonder why they would write something like that in their code of conduct?

It seems so odd.

They must really really love dogs I would say lol

I guess so.

Did you also know that dogs being color blind is a myth?

That one surprises me.

I wonder why we always hear that they are color blind?

That's a good question.

They can see colors just less than humans.

Interesting.

Switching up topics....do you like soccer?

I'm neutral about soccer but I know a little.

It is so popular that it makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined!

I am surprised but I suppose I shouldn't be.

It's not that popular here but I know that worldwide it's huge.

I always wondered why Americans call it soccer and in other parts of the world they call it football.

Apparantaly we call it soccer because it's slang for association football.

I always wonder that too.
Now I know.
Thanks for teaching me something.


Did you know that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined?

I didnt know that but I guess it makes sense, soccer is a really popular sport played in over 200 countries and with 250 million players

I would have never guessed.

Jon Stewart was a skilled soccer player in college.

Is he that comedian?

Yeah the one from the Daily Show I think I wonder if he ever played the variation of the game with 3 teams.

I don't know.
Do you play soccer?

I do like to play soccer its one of my favorite sports, do you know who Ozil is?

No, who is that?

He is a German soccer player he won the 2014 World Cup with his team and donated his bonus so that 23 children could have surgeries in Brazil

That is so wonderful.

It's good to hear a sweet story like that.

He has a great heart, so do you also like American football?

Not really.
Do you mean soccer or football?
HAHA

I mean football lol American football.

LOL.

I know.

It is funny how many times it gets confused.

But it's usually said foobau...LOL

Yeah theres many variations of the sport lol easy to get confused, theres soccer, rugby, gaellic football.

True, I'm not really a sports fan.

Do you like dogs then?
I am a dog person

I love dogs.

I have recently done some dog sitting.

Easier than owning one and you get paid.

I guess getting paid is a big advantage dogs are high maintenance at times

I love them.
They are sweet and honest.

They are loyal animals, did you know that Google prefers dogs than cats and they state this in their code of conduct!

I saw that.
I like both.

I guess both are really popular animals, I have to go know but thanks for the chat

Thanks for the chat too!

Hope you have a nice day bye.


I didn't know there were any episodes where Bart didn't appear in the Simpsons.

That is interesting, I know homer had over 188 jobs in the show!

That's a lot of jobs.

For some reason, I can only remember him working at the donut factory.

I remember him as being a nuclear plant worker!

With Mr. Pickles, I think was his boss' name.

Homer is his own kind of celebrity.

Mr.burns I think!

that is for sure, lots of celebs are in the show though, Daniel Radcliffe was in an episode!

Who was Mr. Pickles?

Did I just make that up?

I remember Crusty the Clown a lot.

I do remember a lot of "celebrity" guest appearances, too.

I remember Crusty as well.

I loved the Treehouse of Horror episodes though

I only vaguely remember those.

My spouse and my stepson used to be big fans of the Simpsons, but I haven't watched it in a long time.

I also really liked the Family Guy.

That was a good show as well.

What do you think about Rudolph the reindeer?

I loved that cartoon.

I am really surprised to learn that people think it's about racism.

I disagree.

I think it's actually about bullying and not fitting in.

People think it is about racism?
how so?
I do see the bullying aspect though

I guess because he has a red nose.

I think it totally does not make sense.

It's right up there with saying "Baby It's Cold Outside" is about sexual harassment.

I think people did not understand the time that song was written, and the context of it,  people are odd

I agree.

I think it is more about a flirtation between a man and a woman.

I can still see those things happening now.

I guess, for a while, they were telling college kids they had to ask permission to kiss each other.

People are odd, but i guess to other people, I am odd, so it is what it is.

I see no issue with the song though

I don't, either.

They say that "A Christmas Carol" is also about bullying.

I thought it was more about a lost soul.

I never saw that one, but they might be complaining about a few too many things

I agree.

I have enjoyed chatting with you, and I hope you have a Happy New Year!

Thank you, you as well!

Good night!


Did you hear about the Rudolph cartoon controversy this last holiday season?

Yes,so ridiculous!

True Rudolph was bullied but it's a classic....I guess I never really thought about it.

I never did either.

People were going so far as to say it was racist and homophobic which I don't get at all.

People get overly offended.

I try to stay out of it but sometimes it's hard to do.

They are calling Rudolph public enemy no 1.....Don't understand.

Wow!

I try to be sensitive to everyone's feelings but that's a little far.

As much as I hate to ever agree with Tucker Carlson on anything ha ha.

Haha, right!

Even people getting upset over Starbucks cups, lol, that was all over the news and talk shows.

So silly!

That was also ridiculous.

There's plenty to get genuinely upset about without looking for little things.

Do you watch a lot of TV.

I know I watch way too much.

Exactly, like getting upset over the song, Baby it's Cold Outside.....haha.

Yes, I watch some tv but mostly movies or listen to the radio....how about you?

I agree.
Yes I watch a lot of TV and movies.
I also listen to a lot of Podcasts.
Do you like The Simpsons?

Simpsons is a great show!

I remember one episode that didn't have Bart in it one time, that was strange!

It is strange but kind of surprising with as long as it's been on.

When South Park aired their Family Guy episode, The Simpsons crew sent them flowers which is hilarious.

Awe!

That's cute lol, I also like That 70's Show, they tried to remake it in the UK but it got cancelled lol.

Overseas remakes are usually terrible.

The only exception I can think of is The Office.

Have you heard of Thomas the Tank Engine?

Very true!

I don't like remakes.

Yep, I have heard that Ringo Starr along with George Carlin and Alec Baldwin all  narrated Thomas the Tank Engine over 52 times each!

Crazy!

It is crazy.

Those are big names for a kid's show.

You said earlier that you like the radio right?

Yes, love the radio!

I heard on an A.M. station you can hear sounds of storms from Jupiter, I want to find that station!

Wow!

That's amazing.

Apparently you can make a primitive radio with very little.

WWII soldiers would make them with a razorblade and pencil.

Wow, that's amazing!

I didn't know that.

I remember hearing about Stan Lee's death while listening to the radio that day, so sad he was a comic book legend!

It was very sad.

He created so many iconic characters.

I heard that he ended every phone call with "excelsior!"

Yes, I heard that too.

What a huge loss.

So interesting that the 1st comic came out way back in 1933, so much has changed since then.

Wow!

I actually would have thought that they would have been even older considering how long we've had literature.

I learned that DC stands for Detective Comics and I wonder why they chose that?

I know!

I think because comics had a lot of detective genres back then, not sure.

Comics are not that funny anymore.

I'm sure you are correct.

Yeah a lot of them are gritty and adult now.


Hello how are you?

Do you watch TV?

I don't watch a lot, but I enjoy comedies when I do.

The term television can refer to the actual TV or a TV show.

Thats cool.

Makes sense.

There are over 750 episodes of "pokemon."

that's about 50 a year for 16 years straight.

Wow!

That's a lot of episodes.

That 70's show was remade in the UK but was cancelled after 10 episodes.

That show was a hit,  I wonder why it got cancelled.There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned

That's hard to believe.
Do you listen to the radio a lot?

Yeah!

Did u know Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.

That's pretty neat!

Since 1989 a finnish radio station has broadcast 'nuntii latini' - a weekly news program conducted entirely in classical latin.

That's interesting and good for people who listen to Latin.

Soldiers in wwii made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios.

Wow, very cool.

According to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian.

Nice.

I don't even really know what Canadian music sound like.... Justin Bieber?

Ha.

That's who came to mind to me, too.

Do you read comic books?

The michigan state university library has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world.

Unfortunately,  I dont,  I watch the Marvel movies though!

Comic book legend stan lee ends every phone conversation he has with the word "excelsior!"

That's funny!

Marvel published a "generic comic book", in order to trademark the names "super-hero" and "super-villain".

Awesome!

The dc from dc comics stands for detective comics, so their company name is redundant.

I never knew that.

The first comic book was released in 1933.

Wow thats awhile ago.

The term comic book derives from American comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone; however, this practice was replaced by featuring stories of all genres, usually not humorous in tone.

Other names for comic book are comic magazine or just comic.

Comic magazine sounds weird,  but I guess that makes sense.

comics has some origins in 18th century Japan

Interesting.
I learned a lot.
Thanks for chatting!

Have a good one!

You too.


Did you see Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer as a kid?

I saw it on TV many times.

It's in the news for upsetting people, I guess.

I only saw it once.
Why is it in the news?

I think someone posted a satirical post on Twitter about it, and then it was wrongfully taken seriously.

I heard someone explaining it on the radio.

It seems like people have gone crazy over it all!

Interesting.

I don't  use twitter all that often, do you?

Never anymore.

I'm glad I'm not part of a crowd if they're really all that silly.

When I saw Rudolph on TV as a kid, I got that he was made fun of and then redeemed himself by doing a good deed.

Hmmm.

What about comic books, do you like them?

I do like them but have never had the time to really get into any.

I like how the TV show The Big Bang Theory includes comic book "nerds."

Yeah, that is pretty cool.

Apparently google purchased the domain name gmail.com from Garfield comics.

LOL

I love Garfield!

I'd watch the Garfield and Friends show every Saturday morning on TV as a kid!

I hope Google paid a good price to use gmail.com from Garfield!

Yeah, I can't remember his sidekick's name.

Do you?

Odie the Dog...and Pookie his teddy bear which I nicknamed one of my dogs after!

Oh, don't forget Nermal!

I see I should have gone to Michigan State...they have a comic book selection that's the largest in the World!

Did you know that Marvel Comics spent 10 years convincing the U.S. government that X-men aren't real?

...and my confidence is the US just jumped...down!

I like how comic books can be described as having juxtaposed panels.

Juxtaposed...do you ever use that word irl?

Yeah, I've used it.
Do you like the radio?

That's smart of you!

What was the last sentence you used it in?

I love the radio, and also pandora.

I like how soldiers made foxhole radios, too.

Apparently they made them out of a pencil and razorblade.

The sentence you used juxtaposed in last was about pencils and razor-blades?

I'm dying to know.

I wonder if the soldiers had to arrange themselves so that the radio was juxtaposed to them?

I'm not sure.
Are you a fan of bill murray?

I do like Bill Murray.

I think I first saw him on TV as a kid in either Groundhog Day or Caddyshack.

If you got to see him would you impress him with the use of the word juxtaposed?

I like Groundhog day.

I don't think I would worry too much about the usage of Juxtaposed.

It's fairly common in the industry I work in to use that term.

Sorry for focusing on that word so much...we had a whole discussion on it in one of my college classes.

Most people never heard it.

I like rare things.

I'd really like to find some old, rare comic books to read!


Do you like Football.

It seems the redskins had a good weekend.

I am a football fan, not a Redskins fan.

I like Eli Manning...

He is good.

I think we may see a woman play football someday since there is no written rules if they want to play as long as they meet the eligibility requirements

Maybe, but the NFL uses tracking chips to monitor location of players.

I don't think women will appreciate a bunch of men monitoring their every move.

I could be wrong, but this seems like a ready-made conflict.

That is true and what is crazy is NFL players make so much money and an engineer makes more than them.

You wouldn't think that as much as they risk their bodies

Yeah, and there are more rocket scientists that are engineers than football players or coaches, with the one exception being coachMatt Patricia...

And in today's day its crazy to me that New Orleans Saint cheerleaders cannot eat at the same restaurant as a player and if they are already eating and a player comes in to eat they must leave.

Sounds really strange.

Yeah.

Sounds more like a rule they had back in1932, the year of the first NFL playoff game.

It does sound like it started back then.

I did not know Eli mannings full name is Elisha.

Yeah.

Pretty smart dude...genius-level IQ they say...that was before those concussions...

And football is in his blood.

I knew his brother played but I didn't know his father Archie played also

Yeah, AM played for the Saints.

Not a bad player.

You know, Peyton and ELi have an older brother, Cooperr?

That I did not know.

Does he play football too?

Football games are so long its surprising that there are only 11 minutes of live gameplay.

Cooper had to quit football years ago due to a spinal issue.

It's amazing how much damage can be done to a body in just 11 minutes of game time!

I like watching dramas on tv  too.

Hugh Laurie made 700000 per episode on House.

That sounds like a lot of money.

That IS a lot of money!

Disney will pay players $30,000 just for a couple of seconds of work--just to say "I'm going to Disney World" on TV.

Per second, I think that beats Hugh Laurie!

That does.

And to think Michael Caine became an actor because of the pretty girls taking acting class is funny.

Yeah, but he still takes the money too!

One actor I really admire is Patrick Stewart.

Not only a gifted actoir, he also teaches master classes to help mold future actors.

One of my favorite actors to watch was James Dean.

He was a good looking guy and I would love to see where his career would have gone if he didn't die so soon.

Yeah.

Maybe he would make an appearance on Ikea Heights, that melodrama filmed entirely at a Burbank Ikea store without their knowledge!

Was that like a hidden camera kind of show?

HIdden from the owners of the Ikea I guess.

Sounds like a soap opera of some sort.

I don't think Ikea even sells soap...Not like the old soap operas that were all sponsored by soap manufacturers...

Now soaps should be sponsored by condom companies as much as they jump in and out of bed together.

LOL  Yeah, that or by Pharmaceutical companies.

The commercials list side medication effects, and the actors demonstrate the bizarre side effects can do to a person.

The Office was kind of like a comedic soap opera.

The actress that played Erin demonstrated quite a few side effects...

I like the show Swat with Shemar Moore.

It is pretty good.

I also like Live PD.

Crazy to me how many people drive without licenses.

Now that is drama!

You know the two masks associated with drama represent comedy and tragedy?

Driving without license may seem funny to some, but can definitely lead to tragedy!

Yeah, and Jim Carrey doesn't do drama any more because he doesn't want to play roles that don't show him positively.

He is better in Comedy anyway.

Yeah, he is a great over-actor!

He must think dramas have too much negativity?

I like how Ole miss' campus changed the speed limit to 10 mph to honor eli manning

Really?
That's cool!
10 as Eli's jersey number, right?

Yes, it used to be 18 mph to honor his father Archie Manning

Eli was drafted in the first round and has done a great job representing Ol' Miss.

Nice to see the honors passed down that way.

Let's hope the next player to be honored is not a lineman with the Jersey number, 99!

Football season seems longer than 16 games.

Technically it is 17 weeks because there is one bye week, and then the playoffs drag on for some time.

Like my rambling!

It's been nice chatting!


Hello, are you a sports fan?

I like baseball and football.
I'm not a big fan of basketball.
How about you?

To be honest I am just a casual sports fan.

I liked going to baseball games as a kid.

Football games are too expensive to attend so we just sometimes watch on TV.

Do you think the first female NFL player is likely to be a kicker?

It's fun to know that they don't actually have a restriction on gender.

Watching games can become a fun event.

I think it is unlikely that their will be a female NFL player.

A sport that is played in the Olympics usually produces great young players from both sexes.

The restriction is interesting.

They do have some gender issues though.

I was so surprised to see that the New Oleans Saints make their cheerleaders leave a restaurant in a player comes in, but not the other way around.

Yes, but the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher then the average lifetime of a NFL player so woman are better off becoming engineers.

lol

That's a great point there!

I don't think being a cheerleader is such a great thing anyway.

I guess the reason why the games have so many stats now, is because of the chips that are in the player's uniforms and the balls.

It gives the commentators a lot to talk about.

They love to just talk and talk and then hear themselves talk again.

I do like to hear about the human drama like the stories behind players like Eli Manning and Peyton.

You are right about them TV has made a big difference in the game of football.

It's amazing that the game play actually only last 11 minutes of the whole game!

When there are only 11 mins of game it is up to the commentators to create the drama.

It is almost like they follow a Greek drama script.

Yes!

They are like the Greek masks of Comedy and Tragedy!

They can be funny even if your team is losing, which is a tragedy for you!

A drama can be performed in a play, opera and even on television sports.

It's interesting that Jim Carey wont play in dramas anymore because of his personal belief in always being positive.

I guess I like him in comedy anyway!

He is now doing tv and I wonder if he is now making more money then Hugh Laurie.

He once held the record for the highest paid actor in a tv drama.

I don't know.

that's a lot of cash.

House is still a really popular show.

I've only seen a few episodes but I didn't really get into it too much.

Have you ever listened to any of the old radio dramas?

I've heard some but didnt know you could still listen to them.

I liked House a lot when it was on TV.

It was a very unique show at the time.

I have not heard the radio shows from the websites but I have heard a few from other sources.

They can be compelling.

You mentioned the Manning family earlier.

I guess Eli is the youngest one to play football.

I wonder if there will be a third generation of Mannings coming along soon.

I assume Peyton has kids by now?

They are an interesting family.

I know that Eli Manning was a genius with a high iq level.

I am sure that was passed down to the next generation.

Probably so.

Maybe they will become those high paid engineers we talked about instead of football players!

Ha!

I bet the students on Ole Miss' campus wished Eli's number was higher than 10 so they could drive faster!

I recommend being an engineer over a football player any day.

I was lovely chatting with you.

have a nice day.


Hello - how are you doing today?

I am good.
How about you?

I'm doing well myself - thanks for asking.

Do you like drama?

Some Drama

Did you know Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.

He earns $700,000 per episode.

Yes.

The pay scale has gone up a lot over the last 20 years

For sure.

Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore due to his belief system.

He was always better in comedy anyway

I agree.

There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.

I know i had heard about that before.

Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in his drama class

I saw him on some show talk about that a while ago.

Did you know Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper?

no i had never heard that before today

Me either.
Do you like the NFL?

yes.
I like football

Me too.

The NFL has no written rules against females playing.

yes.

I know.

but i don't know if they meet the physical requirements

Kind of like them being in the military infantry role.

I don't think that would work too well.

They are capable of playing sports in womens leagues such as basketball.

Ive seen some pretty good womens basketball players

It was great talking to you!


The TV show House was interesting.

I used to watch it and I do not watch much TV at all.

$700000 per episode is a lot.

I'd rather watch the Redskins and Saints play football on Monday night

Not a sports fan at all.

I guess the season will be ending in another month or 2.

Yes it is and the Giants are still ranked at the bottom of the league at 28th for rushing.

What does rushing mean?
Football is too complicated for me, lol

It is where the running back carries the ball.

Saquon Barkley does is a lot for the Giants.

He was drafted to fix offensive deficiencies for the Giants

Each player does have a roll to play and yet they all must work together.

Sounds like the Redskins are doing good.

A little better but the Eagles are doing much better than just two years ago.

Oh the Eagles, from PA.
Didn't they win the superBowl?

They did.

This year though is a different story especially for those teams who started 1-4.

I did not know that the players have tracking chips in their shoulder pads.

I wonder if this helps learn about things.

I think it helps to collect stats much easier

I would think so, that is good.

Do you go to many games or watch on TV?

Did you see the Redskins game on Monday ?

No I missed it but I heard it was lopsided.

Interesting.

Sounds like there were several interesting games over the past weekend.

It strikes me as odd as how bad Eli Manning is compared to his older brother Peyton.

I guess it is not in the genes and it is in the individuals ability.

He is a genius so maybe he should not be a Football player and do something else lol.

Their dad was a QB too in the NFL

Very interesting, they certainly do have family ability.

I have heard their names so they must have been popular.

I don't know how popular you can be with a first name of Elisha as a boy

LOL, true, that must of been a difficult thing to deal with.

I can understand his use of Eli

I can't wait for the Super Bowl!

It will be here soon!

I hope it is a good game and I hope your favorite team wins!

Go Saints


Do you use facebook?

Hi, I do.

I really wish I had invested in it too, but I missed that boat.

Not as bad as myspace who had the chance to buy facebook for just 75 million.

True.
It is now worth 104 billion

Really amazing.

Initially you had to be a harvard student to join, now everyone and their mom has an account.

Well everyone 13 and older.

They sure have come a long way, even helping iceland to rewrite their constitution

Not sure how much helping they are doing.

Imagine all the comments and crazy suggestions they are getting.

Reading through them is an easy way to figure out who to unfriend if you live in Iceland though.

I think the online community is a great resource, but there can be too many trolls.

Didn't they make an AI by google into hitler in like one day?

wow, first I'm hearing about that, but can't say I'm that surprised.

There certainly needs to be some level of moderation but going too far is equally bad.

In schleswig-holstein in germany it's actually illegal to use the like feature on facebook.

Interesting.

I wonder what facebook did to annoy burger king to have a promotion to unfriend people on facebook for a free whooper

I liked that promotion!

Stopped hearing from some people I don't want to talk to and got a free burger!

Were you able to get multiple whoppers?

No they limited it to one per person.

I think they marked you down so that you couldn't come back later.

After I did this promotion I saw non stop burger king ads in my feed.

I get that facebook makes its money from advertising but sometimes the ads are so annoying and repetitive.

True but you can sometimes find cool pages like iflscience.

I learned a lot about the sun one time

I love that page!

I'm quite interested in the sun actually.

Everyone should have at least basic knowledge about our closest star.

I do find most people know the diameter is about 109 times that of earth.

Did you know that before reading about it on iflscience?

There were a lot of things I only learned after like the sun producing enough energy for earth in one second that we could use of 500K years.

If only we could harness it properly

We can't even get our act together for solar panels.

People oppose them because of the way they look etc.

All our energy needs could be solved with the sun.

Even given how massive the sun is, it is only 1billionth the biggest star in our galaxy, not to mention other galaxies

Yes.

Our sun is actually a very ordinary small star.

Hard to imagine when you realize it accounts for 99.86% of all mass in our solar system.

Then the remaining .14% is mostly jupiter.

I still can't fathom how people survive lightning bolts.

It is actually hotter than the surface of the sun

That really is hard to believe.

Almost as hard to believe the sun isn't yellow.

It's actually white.

White hot.

That is very interesting.

I also heard that the sun is blue from mars due to the same atmospheric scattering effect.

In any case thanks for the enjoyable chat.


Did you hear about the shooting at the Capital Gazetter Newspaper?

a real tragedy

Yes, it was.

I can sympathize with the writer of the article when he said that he was feeling like a kid.

Yeah its a great analogy, shootings in school are so common I can relate to the fear,

Is the shooter, Jarrod Ramos alive or dead now?

Im not sure, he did kill five people but think he was alive as he is considered the suspect of the crime

I see.

What was the reason why he was so angry?

He had a beef with the Capital Gazette for years, it has something to do with that, there is a paper about him that he found unfair or at least that my understanding of the facts

I thought that it had to do with the current political situation.

No apparently it was a personal thing, sad how 17 school shottings happened in the year, thats one per month

Why do you think it is happening?

A lot of crazy people out there, the media also gives them a lot of attention so I think its their fault in a great scale as well

Some crazy people want to be famous.

You are probably right that the media gave too much attention to this type of events.

Yeah do you have a Facebook account?

I think social media can also have a positive side

Yes, I have a Facebook account.

Apparently, a third of all divorce filings in 2011 had the word "facebook".

Oh, thats bad, many of them probably started with Facebook, I guess they need stronger passwords for their accounts lol

Apparently, 30% of American adults use Facebook as their primary source of news.

It's not good because some news could be fake.

A lot of fake news out there so yeah I can see your point, Burger King had a great whopper promotion, that was nice, it involved unfriending 10 people on Facebook

That was not nice of Burger King.

It should be the other way around - help to promote Facebook and ask for some advertisement money.

Yeah I bet its that way now, did you hear about Iceland and how they are using FB to change their constitution, I think its great they ask people for their opinions

No, I did not know that.

Facebook became so popular that there are more people on Facebook than there were people on earth 200 years ago.

Its a popular site, it has many dangers inside but also a lot of benefits, you can keep in touch with your loved ones so thats a great thing


Did you know that the sun is actually white?

No, I did not.
Why do we see it as yellow?

I heard it is because of atmospheric scattering, pretty crazy stuff huh?

Wow.

I have no idea what that even is.

A lightning bolt is hotter than the sun?

That seems illogical...

WOW!

I didn't know that, how is that possible?

I know.

I get burned by the sun all the time and people live after getting hit by lightning.

Yeah, that's crazy.

I've come close to being hit, but have never actually been hit by lightning.

I work in recreation and someone on one of our golf courses got hit and killed by lightning.

I have not messed around with it since.

I run inside asap.

OMG, that would be crazy.

I'm a terrible golfer, but my friends and I play about 10 times a year.

We mostly drink beer and smoke cigars on the course.

It is fairly absurd.

HA!

That's why I stopped.

I would get drunk and then be a waste for my wife and kids all day.

I would be so lazy and pass out on the couch.

ANd I am a morning person so my tee time would be like 6 am.

And on college football saturdays, I was worthless.

The Mrs. was not pleased.

LOL, hilarious.

None of us are married, we just take an uber to the bar afterwards.

It's pretty funny.

That's my type of golf.

My wife is really into it so she wanted me to golf.

I know it a gender role reversal...

I got into it with my brother in law and we would just drink all day.

Then my sister would get mad at me and my wife.

It was not worth golfing.

Have'nt gone in 4 years.

LOL, yeah.

See we never bring our girlfriends out there because once they see what is occurring they will never allow it again.

Fight the good fight for us married guys!

Are you on Facebook?

Not anymore.

I still have an account, but I don't participate as much as I used to.

Me neither.

I was saddened by the fake news, mishandled personal data, sale of data, etc.

I check for work and that is it.

Why did you stop?

It wasn't as fun as it used to be.

I should have took burger king up on their offer!

HA!

I would have too but i only have like 100 friends on there.

I wouldn't have eaten for very long.

LOL, that's more than me.

I just don't have enough time for it to be honest.

If it weren't for my job, I would have quit a long time ago.

There's no upside for me to be on it.

I was surprised to know the reason their colors are blue and white.

I heard it is because Zuck can't see properly.

Anyways, nice chatting with you!

Ditto!


do you know much about the sun?

Some stuff.

I know that is is white but we see it as yellow

yes that is all due to atmospheric scattering

Yeah.
Lightning bolts are hotter than the sun

Yes it is 5 times hotter to be more exact

Yeah.

Did you know it produces enough energy in one second to last us half a million years?

Yeah that is amazing, if we could only harvest that somehow

I know.

Did you know it take Neptune forever to orbit around the sun?

Yeah they have been tracking it since 1846 and it just completed one in 2011

Yeah that is a long time.
Do you know how big is the sun?

Yes one bilionth of the size of the biggest star

Yeah pretty small considering what is out there

True.
Do you know the diameter of the sun?

I do not know that but it must be big.
Do you know its compositiom?

I do not but the diameter is 1.39 million kilometer, 109 times that of the Earth

WOw that is a lot.

It is mainly composed of hydrogen and helium

Nice.
Do you use Facebook?

I do.
DO you know why it is blue?

It is because Mark is green red colorblind

Yes, The like button is illegal in parts of Germany

Yeah.
Did you ever use Myspace?


do you watch much TV?

Hello,  Yes I do watch some TV,  how about you?

Me too.
Did you ever watch the Simpsons?

Yes, I used to watch the simpsons a lot,  I hear Homer had over 180 jobs lol

THat guy honestly.

There is an episode where Bart did not appear at all

Lol that is really funny,  hes like one of the main characters, that is hilarious.

I know right?
ANd strangely he was not even mentioned

Thats crazy.
Ever watch that 70s show?

Yes and I liked it but I heard it really flopped in the UK

Yeah that is sad,  only after 10 episodes too.

Yes I guess this is what happend when you remake things verbatim in another country

Right,  maybe they should have changed the dialogue to appeal to the British audience.

Yeah I agree there.
How about Pokemon?

I haven't watched a full episode of pokemon,  but the kiddos used to have it on sometimes.

Well I was surprised to learn that there are 750 episodes now, that is a lot

That is a lot of episodes and time lol

I know, it took them 16 years of air time to put those out

Yeah like 50 episodes a year!

Yeah.
On another topic, do you like cars?

Yes I do like cars!
Do you?

Me too they are super handy nowadays.
It was nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you?

Good!
Do you use google often?

I do.
It is my preferred search engine.
What about you, do you use it often?

Same here.

Did you hear about that one time it went down and took 40% of web traffic with it.

I bet people were freaking out

Yeah.

If you could not use google, what would you use?

I am thinking FireFox...

Maybe, but all the web that goes though google was probably not accessed.

That would be worrisome.

It seems like an older company but it was only founded in 1998...

Wow, it does seem like an older company, but 1998 was 21 years ago, so I guess it is.

That makes me feel old

I know!

I feel really good and then something like that comes around to make me feel old.

That and music award shows.

I have no idea who any of those bands are...

I know.

I teach middle school, so I feel somewhat relevant.

Otherwise I left wondering too.

That's funny.

I work with high schoolers and I am lost on what they are talking about.

Some of it is so out there, so when they leave i do google it.

Some things Id rather not know.

Like all of their youtubers.

Did you read about Google changing the boundaries for land disputes?

Seems passive...

I did.

I guess they dont want to get involved.

They should just go with whatever border is set, and if it changes, then change it.

It makes both side happy!

I think they should be able to fix it though.

I agree.

But their technology is also used to track devices on the road to provide traffic updates.

Yeah.

Although it is nice to have the data, I do not like being tracked.

Me neither, its probably in that terms of service none of us read.

Like the 7% of the people who do not read it.

I don't read them either.

Me neither.

did you hear about the UK version of that 70's show

Only lasted 10 days or something.
Nice chatting with you!


Hey there!
Do you like watching television?

Hello!
|I do, i love the Simpsons!
What is your favorite show or movie?

I'm a fan of the Simpsons, too!

Did you know there is only one episode without an appearance or mention of Bart?

Oh yeah, that an intertesting detail i have never noticed before!

There are so many episodes of the Simpsons, I doubt I'll ever catch up and see them all.

Just like Pokemon; did you know there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon?

Yeah, and that they created about 50 per year for 16 years nonstop!

That's a ton!

Practically the opposite of that is the remake of The 70s show they made in the UK.

It was a verbatim remake, but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.

Well, atleast the american version of That 70s show lasted longer than that

It sure did!

"Days Like These" is what the remake was called.

It took me a minute to recall the name!

Yeah but that just goes to show that not all remakes are as good as the original!

You can say that again!

I wonder how many American shows get remade into foreign versions?

I'm going to add that to my list of things to Google!

Probably alot!

Talking about the Simpsons, did you know that when the family guy episode was aired on Southpark that they received flowers from the Simpsons crew?

No!

I didn't even know there was a Family Guy episode of South Park.

I'll have to Google that as well!

I sure do love Google!

Did you know that a single Google search requires more computing power than it took to send Neil Armstrong and 11 other astronauts to the moon?

That's power!

And did you know that Google maps uses your Android phone to calculate driving conditions?

Yes!

They can calculate traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving.

That is pretty clever of them, don't you think?

Yes it is!

But, when you're a conglomerate like they are, you can control alot of things!

Yes, I can say it often slips my mind what a giant company they've become.

Back in 2013 Google went down for about 5 minutes, and took 40% of all web traffic with it!

I can only guess that they've grown substantially in the years since.

Yeah, and i'm sure they have some pretty good hackers to prevent that from happening again, too!!

lol

Probably.

They must have a ton of employees!

Did you know they call their headquarters the Googleplex?

That sounds like something from a movie to me!

Yep, and that they reorganized their interest and called it Alphabet Inc.

Also, one time, instead of hiring people to mow the lawns around the headquarters, they used hundreds of live goats!

I wonder why they only did that once!

It probably was too costly.
Well, it was nice chatting with you!
I hope you have  agreat night!

I'm off to Google more about television shows!

Good bye!

Good night!


Did you hear about the parents that biked 10,000 to see their child compete in the Olympics?

yeah that is so cool.

Those people in Switzerland must be in such good shape.

They definitely took the scenic route.

They did, that is definitely commitment!

Yea sounds like the Olympian who competed knows how crazy their parents are ha ha.

Although they did have to take one flight to bypass North Korea!

I heard she finished just our of contention, in 4th.

Bummer.

So close to getting a metal.

I'm sure her parents were still so proud though.

I love watching the Olympics.

I usually watch on TV as TVs are basically everywhere these days.

They really are.
Do you watch the Simpsons?

Yeah are used to love that show.
I also like that 70s show.

Did you hear about the UK version?

Yeah it sounded like a real flop.
I am glad I never watched it.

Yeah only 10 episodes.

That is what you get when you make a show verbatim.

Yeah it clearly didn't translate well.

You mentioned the Simpsons.

Did you know there was an episode where Bart didn't appear?

I heard that, you think that episode would be memorable, but I cant seem to recall it.

Yeah I should look that up on Google.

In fact, a single Google search requires more computing power and it took to send Neil Armstrong and other astronauts to the moon.

That is so hard to believe.
Going to the moon is no easy task.

It definitely is not.

It would be so cool to go there one day.

I didn't know that YouTube is owned by Google.

Google was founded by 2 PhD students.

Wow they must've been so smart.

Everyone uses Google.

It once went down for five minutes and it took 40% of web traffic with it.

I bet everyone was freaking out too.
The internet is so important.
Google also uses Goats as lawnmowers.

That is so funny I would love to see that.

I wonder how much money they save by not hiring people to mow their lawn's?

Probably enough to make it worth it, plus they have goats, that would be so cool!

Yeah that would make breaks a lot more fun.

When there is a disputed border Google maps Tailor's it's map to the claims of each country where the Internet browser is located.

I think that's an objective way to do things.


Hello!

Did you know that Google was founded in 1998?

No, I thought it was a lot older than that, but the internet wasnt mainstream much before that either.

I'm like you.

I was thinking I had used it before then.

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

Pretty powerful stuff.

It is.

Early versions of google moon would use cheese for the closest zoom levels.

Hahhaha I never knew that.

That's great.

On Aug. 16th, 2003 google went down for about 5 minutes and took 40 percent of the web traffic with it.

And probably caused extreme panic among citizens

lol right!

Instead of hiring people to mow the lawn around their headquarters google once used hundereds of live goats.

That is genius!

Do you know they call themselves a dog company?

I did not know that?
Why do they call themselves that?

They prefer Dogs to cats, they state in their mission that they are a dog company.

That's pretty neat!
Do you watch a lot of television?

I dont, no cable.
But I do catch a lot on netflix

I don't have cable either.
We have Amazon Prime and Netflix.
Do you watch that 70s show on Netflix?

I have, I heard the UK remake flopped though.

It did it was called Days like These.
Did you ever watch the Simpsons?

I did, it was one of my favorite shows.

Did you know homer has had over 188 jobs?

I had no idea.

I always remember him working at the Nuke plant for some reason.

Same here, I think he worked for Duff at some point too.

That's right!

hahaha I bought a duff beer can that was full of jellybeans a few years ago for a christmas stocking.

Did you know that there was only 1 episode where Bart wasn't it nor was even mentioned?

I heard that, I dont remember that episode.

I don't remember it either.

Do you know who narrated Thomas the Tank?

Alec Baldwin, Ringo Starr and George Carlin each took 52 episodes.

Anyway, great chat.

I gotta run!


Good morning!

If you use an Android device, you are contributing to the traffic on  Google maps, as they track how fast android devices are moving.

Good morning!

That's interesting!

Google once used live goats instead of people to take care of the lawn around their headquarters.

Yes, they did.

That sounds like it would be a fun place to work.

I think it's interesting that they don't get drawn into land disputes.

Instead, they tailor their maps to the country where the IP address is located.

I agree.

I don't know what would happen to the internet without google.

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

That's kind of scary to know they have that much power.

Then again, a google search has more power than what it took to put men on the moon.

True!

I used to see those google mapping cars driving around, but haven't seen them recently.

I haven't either.

I always thought Henry Ford invented the automobile, I guess that honor goes to Karl Benz.

I didn't know that.

The trunk of cars are called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.

Is that leftover from the days of horse drawn carriages and carts?

lol  It must have been.

The car brand Cadillace was named after the French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who was the founder of Detroit.

I've been to Bell Island, in Detroit.

It's where the founder built his home.

I still think they should come out with a flamethrower option, like they have in South Africa, where it's legal.

LOL I could only imagine!

Jann Mardenborough became a pro racer by beating 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo.

That's a good game, but I prefer Need for Speed.

I love how adaptable McDonalds is.

They came up with the drive-thru, due to soldiers not being permitted out of their cars while wearing fatigues.

Was that in 1975?

I believe so.

Are you a Simpsons fan?

There is only one episode where there is no sign of Bart, not even his name is mentioned.

Of course, I haven't seen it.

I love the Simpsons!

I don't recall that episode.

I'm not into Pokemon but I see that there's 750 episodes of it.

That equals out to about 50 a year for 16 years!

I would never be able to binge watch all of those.

Thomas the Tank, sure.

Especially if George Carlin is doing the narration.

I remember that show

Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr also narrated it.

I never knew that.

I couldn't imagine what people would do if they had to have watched television like they did back in the 60s and 70s...and even the 80s.

I think I would like it, if That 70's show is any indication.

There is even a British version.

I didn't know that.
I'm going to have to look that up.
Thanks for passing that along.

You are most welcome.

Thank you for chatting with me this morning, have a lovely day.

Thanks!
Have a good one!


hi, do you watch tv?

Yea I watch South Park all the time, it's funny that The SImpsons workers sent them flowers for parodying Family Guy

haha yes that is quite nice of them though

Yea, did you know there's only one episode of the Simpson's that doesn't feature Bart?

They have over 600 episodes I'm surprised it's not more

Yeah me too.
Pokemon has more than 750 of them

That's nuts Pokemon has 750 episodes and hasn't been on tv as long as the Simpsons

yeah exactly, only 16 years

I wonder how long Thomas the Tank Engine has been on, they've had 52 episodes each of Ringo Star, Alec Baldwin, and George Carlin voicing Thomas

I am not sure but that is a very star studded show

Yea, That 70's Show had a lot of stars too, I don't think the UK version did though, it only lasted 10 episodes

nope it was shown verbatim and people just did not like it

That's crazy.

Are you into cars or videogames at all?

Jann Mardenborough became a pro race car driver by beating 90000 people in Gran Turismo

That is amazing actually.
do you know how cadillac got its name?

Something to do with a explorer who founded Detroit I believe

Yeah that is it antoine de la mothe

I wonder if they sell flame thrower equipped cadillacs in South Africa since it is legal to mount flamethrowers onto cars there

Yes I wonder that too.
do you use google?

Yes everyday, it's fascinating my google searches require more computing power than apollo 11

yeah that is crazy.
do you know how they track traffic?

I hear they use Android devices of it's users but that can't be too reliable, can it?

I am not sure how reliable.
nice chat


hi, do you watch tv?

hi, I do from time to time have you ever seen the show shark tank?

I have only seen a few episodes of it.
I like the SImpsons

ya I like the Simpsons, I think it's funny Daniel radcliffe did a voice on that show actually

Yeah celebrities are everywhere now.

DId you know Bart was in alll but one epsiode?

no I didn't, was that a mistake haha?

I do know that Homer had almost 200 different jobs in teh first 400 episodes of the simpsons though

That is crazy about Homer.
I am not sure about Bart thought

ya, do you follow Shakespeare at all?

I guess only one of his plays has not been turned into a movie or TV production

He was a popular guy so that makes sense.

Did you ever watch Pokemon?

I did, I think there are like 750 episodes now right?

i only watched a few as a kid, what bout you?

Yeah only a few, me too.
They have been around for 16 yeARS

wow that is a long time, do you have a car btw?

the first car was made back in the late 1800's

I do have one.

They have come a long way.

Do you know why the trunk is called that?

no I haven't heard about that, why is it called that?

Because old card used to have wooden trunks in the back

ah I see, I live in Michigan which is close to ohio, but it is apprently illegal to warm your car in Ohio, glad thats not the law here!

Yeah, wow.
DO you know how the drive thru came by?

I think Mcdonalds made it right?

Wasn't it for the military or something?

Yes because they were not allowed to leave their car at that time in their uniforms

ah that makes sense, do you use google or bing for your searches?

I oprefer to stick to Google.
Do you have a preference?

well Google gives better results but I use bing because they pay you per search actually

Oh cool, some incentive there.
Nice chatting with you


did you know that there was a moral panic in the 1700's because everyone was reading books?

haha

I didnt know that lol.

we sure are close to a moral panic with all the tablets and social media kids and adults are using.

haha ya, if people started reading a lot in this day and age society would think that was a wonderful thing!

haha

Yeah, that would be great, literature is getting lost and great authors like Cs Lewis and Tolkien are getting forgotten.

right, I think it's funny though that they used to read off bad poetry and whoever laughed first would lose, thats hilarious

That is hilarious I wonder who is the champion among them lol, do you personally like to read?

I can't say that I do no, I do like audiobooks, I did try to speed read once but I found I didn't retain any information from it, that's why I don't know what to make of the speed reading champion with 4,700 words per minute

I wonder how they measure that, I can just skip pages and tell everybody that I read the content, I bet I could read 6000 words per minute that way

ya exactly, if I could just flip through pages I could speed read too, what is weird is Starship Troopers is on the military's reading list, idk about the book but the movie is definitely not pro military

I guess thats because movies arent as good as movies, a lot of info is missing, the Enders Game book is also another recommendation for armed forces around the globe

ya, did you ever see that movie?

I saw it and I like Harrison Ford who is in it, but it was pretty bad in my opinion

I did see the movie, I thought it was bad as well, I liked the book better, I like reading you can learn many interesting facts, like why the area code of New York is 212.

ya I think it was because that was the fastest number that you could dial with a rotary phone?

Crazy how that stuff carries over until even today!

It is!

theres a lot things we need to discover still though, I'm kind of worried the cables carrying phone and internet are underwater, at least some of them.

ya it's only about 3 inches thick, I wonder how it is protected?

is it just a cable or are there safeguards in place in case like a ship sinks and crushes it, etc

It must be a really strong cable for sure, so do you like cars?

you know the first car to be mass produced was a Ford.

I do like cars, I wish I lived in  south africa so I could legally put a flamethrower on top of my car, it would help in all this snow!

I know the feeling it would come in handy with all the snow and this cold wave, do you know why the trunk of a car is called like that?

No I don't why is that?
I don't know a lot about cars haha

Ok so apparently it's because old cars had wooden trunks on the back, apparently the name sticked.

ah that makes sense, well I learned something today, I drive a Cadillac and I didn't know that the name came from the last name of the founder of Detroit!


What's your favorite kind of car?

I like sport cars and SUV's.

Do you know why Cadillacs are named like that?

I think it has something to do with the founder of the city of Detroit.

My favorite kind of car is the one with the flame throwers.

You could have awesome street wars in those things.

That is like been in a movie.

You have to go to South Africa and you can do it legally.

Well, then we could have awesome street wars in Joberg.

It might be good to practice on a video game system before going into a flamethrower war.

Like Jann Mardenborough, he became an expert in gran turismo, he did beat 90000 people and then he became a professional racer

90000 seems like a pretty high bar.

If it were 10,000 maybe I would do it.

I wonder how long it took beat 90,000 people.

I must have taken a long time, but in his case, the time he spent playing video games was worth it.

By the way, do you like Mc Donalds?

I eat there from time to time.
I prefer other fast food.

Ok, good.

Did you know they did add drive-thru since 1975?

I didn't know they added them so late.

I thought that McD's had drive-thrus before then.

They did not and seems they did not do it just to make it convenient, it was due to soldiers not been able to get out of the car when wearing their fatigues!

I expect that soldiers were some of their biggest customers.

Certainly the idea of a drive-thru caught on.

It was a great idea.
We all benefit from that.
Do you use your cell phone a lot?

Not really.
i find it to be a distraction

I found it interesting that UNICEF donates water when people do not use their cell phones.

I wonder how successful that program has been.

People are addicted to their phones!

Too much, I totally agree with you.
I remember when we used rotary phones!

Rotary phones were a real pain.

It took so long to dial.

And then people didn't have message machines.

Did you know that 212 which is the are code of New York is the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?

Yeah.

I bet they have long area codes in places like Alaska.

Nowadays people use their phones too much.

I think it might be better if people talked to each other more.

It has changed so much in a short time.

We used landlines for a long time, pretty much since early 1900 and some still use it.

Landlines have their advantages, but also disadvantages.

It's easier to set up a cell system in a developing country than run lines everywher.e

That is interesting.
Well , you have a good afternoon.

Thanks.
You too.

Good Bye


Hi do you like reading?
I do.

Yes I do, I always have.
What kind of books do you like to read?

I like to read alot of non-fiction...like biographies, area specific histories, sports...

I never read Starship Troopers though.

Cool.

I like to read fiction for the most part.

President Andrew Johnson never attended school -his wife helped him learn to do math and read.

How interesting is that?

CS Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when readin terrible poetry.

That's funny.

The inventor of braille perfected it when he was only 15 years old.

That's incredible!

The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones who could read 4,700 words per minute!

Wow- I don't think I could comprehend what I was reading if I were going that fast.

I wonder if she did or if she just flew threw it?

I'm guessing the latter.

lol

Yeah probably.

When George RR Martin began writing, he sold them to pennies to other children.

I didn't know that.

In the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels.

I couldn't imagine that.

That was one of the few forms of entertainment people had back then.

That's pretty crazy.

Kind of weird that "silent reading" is a recent phenomenon - only the most skilled readers of the middle ages were able to read silently.

That is crazy.
I wouldn't have guessed that at all.

Kind of off subject - but isn't it cool that dolphins will communicate with each other over a telephone and it appears they know who they are talking to.

That is neat.

I had no idea they could do that.

Do you know anything about Unicef's program that has to do with not using your cell phone?

No - how does that work?

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

I like it!

That's pretty cool.

I could do that easily.

I need to spend less time on my phone anyway.

Me too!

I just read that New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

The inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker who was convinced telephone operators were rerouting his calls to rival businesses.

I had no idea!
Interesting.
It was nice chatting with you today!


do you like cars?

Yes I do.

DO you know why started the drive thru and when?

Yes it was started by McDonald's in 1975

Yeah and do you know how that came about?

Yes the soldiers were not allowed out of the cars in their fatigues at that time

Yeah.

Do you know why the trunk of the car is called as such?

Yes because old cars had wooden trunks

Yes Do you know how Cadillac got its name?

Yes after the founder of Detroit de la Mothe Cadillac

Yeah.

Do you know how Jonn Mardenborough became a professional car driver?

Yeah he beat 90 000 in gran turismo

Yeah, DO you like reading?

I love it.
Have you read starship troopers?

Yes I have and it is recommended by the military as well

Yes same as Ender's game, have you read that?

I have and I really liked it.

Do you know who Tolkien and CS Lewis are?

Yes they use to have you lose you laugh competitions with each other

Yes and that was over really bad poetry, must have been fun for them

I bet.

There was moral panic because people were reading in the 18th century

Yeah and now is the complete opposing kind of moral panic

That is so true times change I guess


Do you own a car?

i do!

I own a 4 weeheled motor vehicle.

I bought my very first brand new car back in 2014.

How about you?

I have a Mercedes and a Ford

2 cars?
how come you have 2?

My ford is an antique.

It is a replica of the first car Ford made, a Model T

the one built back in 1908?

Yes.
The Mercedes is about 12 years old now.

thats cool.

Do both cars have a trunk?

is the Model Ts made out of wood like they used to?

No, it does not have a trunk but I am glad they got rid of the wooden trunk.

how about flame throwers?

does either car have that nice feature installed?

Theyre legal in South Africa apparently

I think they are illegal here too because I can't find anyone to install one on my car.

you just might not be asking the right people!

I went thru the drive thru last night at McDonalds and picked up dinner in my Mercedes

the very first one was added in 1975!

I cant imagine what it would have been like without one.

it seems like a staple nowadays

It is so convenient especially for the military

speakng of Military, did you know Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel to be on the reading list of 3 of the US military branches?

thats crazy to me

I never read it, what is it about?

its about a space military shooting and killing giant bugs, its crazy and a notoriously campy movie

Fits well with the President's desire to have a Space Force.

haha that was my first thought when I heard about the Space Force

They should make the President read it too since he is in charge of military.


Hi Turker, what is your favorite car, American built car?

I have many but I would have to go with the Corvette.

I would just have to remember not to warm it up in Ohio.

Why did you say that?

I never been to Ohio before, I passed through, but never been there.

They have a law no to.

Ok, I always was a ford person since I was old enough to drive, I like trucks.

I have an F150... Have you ever heard of "Ask Amy"?

She handles problems like Dear Abby.

Things like how to get one's kids to meet the new wife.

No I have never heard of Ask Amy, I always hear Dear Abby.

Did you said how to kids to meet new wife?

How to introduce kids to a new wife.

Did you know that in 2017 there were no major airline crashes?

I feel safer...

Oh yes, I just quite a few parent go through that, getting their kids to like the new wife.

no I didn't know that, wonder what change?

Probably just luck... Like no correlation between cell phone connection quality and "bars" of service.

Quality must be just luck.

Yes you are right, seem like there should be less crashes now, since technology improve from back in the days.

Yep.

I think it's cool that Louis Braille invented braille for the blind when he was only 15!

Yes that is cool, the majority of the time people that do those type of things usually a family member or a close friend is or was blind, fifteen is young, that's Interesting.

Makes sense...

It's amazing that Dolphins can communicate over a phone and know who they are talking to!

Go Flipper!

That is amazing, I knew that some people understood what Dolphins are communicating, but now over the phone,wow.

Pretty soon they will be driving cars.

Surely Ohio would permit them to have pre-heated tanks in their cars.

Yes, did you know New York area code was the fastest number to dial using a rotary phone, Do you remember the rotary phone?

Oh yeah, I remember.

I don't remember hearing that President Andrew Johnson never went to school and his wife helped teach him reading and math.

I never heard about that either, well I guess a person can become what they want to if they try hard enough, he became president.

Yep.

Personally, I'd rather invent something cool like the rotary phone or maybe the dolphin cell phone.

It still amazed me, a phone for dolphins.

It was nice chatting with you.


Hi how are you?

Hi there!
I'm great!
Thanks for asking!
And how are you?

Good!
Are you into cars at all?

Yes somewhat!

I like older cars, like around 77' (ish) :) I was just reading an article that said distracted driving has been around "nearly" as long as cars, and I was thinking that surely distracted driving must have been around just as long as cars, not just "nearly".

But I could be wrong, since I wasn't there.

Heh.

Interesting!

Apparently 1886 was the birth year of the modern car!

Wow!

That's a long time!

But not that long if you consider the amount of fossil fuel we've already used up!

I guess Mcdonalds added drive-thrus in 1975 for soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.

Interesting!

Interesting indeed!

I thought drive throughs were meant for lazy people!

Yeah, and here it turns out it was initially intended for people that are working, and to protect our country nonetheless!

I guess these days, they are for lazy people.

Haha, me included!

Exactly!

Apparently it is legal in South Africa to equip you car with flame throwers!

oh wow!
haha.
kind of glad I don't live there.
That sounds incredibly unsafe!
"Hazardous road conditions ahead!"
haha

Apparently they use them to prevent car jacking.

I would use it in traffic!

Ha

Haha!
Road rage must be insane over there!
"He cut me off, so I lit him up!"
Haha, very funny actually.

Do you like to read books?

I don't reach much fiction at all.

In fact I'd struggle to think of a fiction title that I've read, but I love informational books, such as books about plants or animals.

Do you like to read books?

Sometimes but I read slow.

Did you know the record for fastest reader is 4700 words a minute?

Wow!

No I didn't know that.

With a record like that, I must read slow as well!

I do know that in the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.

For whatever that is worth.

Haha.

I'd lke to know more about that situation actually.

It sounds like one of those terrible situations way back in the day, that I can only find funny hearing about it now.

That is so weird!
Have you ever read Enders game?

nope I haven't read that one.
Have you?

I read that in High School.

It was actually suggested for the marine corps and many other military organizations.

Interesting!

Maybe I'll give it a read, in that case!

I also have on my to-read list, Starship Troopers.

I've never even seen the movie, but the book is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches!

You should!
It was nice chatting with you!

Nice chatting with you as well!
Have a wonderful day!
:)

You too!


Helo,  do you like reading?

Yeah it's one of my favorite hobbies.
What about you?

I do like reading,  but I am really into audio books right now,  just because I dont have time.

I guess you're not a fast reader.

Did you know that the record for reading speed is 4700 words per minute?

Oh that means I am not a fast reader??
didnt know that.

Are you much of a car person?

I bet you don't know who Cadillac was named after.

Someone who's last name was Cadillac??

lol  I find it weird that Jann mardenborough became a pro race car driver by playing a lot of games of gran turismo video game.

You're correct.

It was named after French explorer Antoine de la Cadillac.

Video games have become much more realistic so I believe it.

A lot of people are afraid of new technology.

I recently learned mc donalds invented the drive thru in 1975 for soliders,  nowadays everyone can use that service.

I didn't know that.

Did you know at one time Philadelphia banned phonographs from a city park because they might disseminate disease?

Oh no,  never heard of that.

I did hear that in south africa it is illegal to equi your car with a flame thrower.

That sounds like overkill.

Do you know anyone with a fear of new technology?

no,  do you?

A lot of older people I know seem to think it's making people dumber.

I recently saw a magazine with a cover that said "Is Google Making People Stupid?"

I dont know if it makes people stupid,  definitely makes people lazy.

New things always seem to scare people.

During the 19th century when chess was becoming extremely popular Scientific American worried that it was robbing peoples minds of valuable time better spent elsewhere.

have you watche Black Mirror on Netflix?

Its about the future and technology,  but with a dark spin.

No i haven't but I'll probably check it out soon.

Imagine how scared some people were when cars first became popular or bicycles.

They were probably excited that they wouldnt have to ride horses anymore.

Princeton University's dean decried cars for eroding moral standards because young people could drive somewhere other than church on Sundays.

Thats interesting,  its been good chatting.


Hello!
How are you today?

I am OK.  How are you?

All good here!
Do you enjoy reading?

I do like a good book.

I can not say that Enders Game is all that good.

Even though it is recommended by the marine corps?

I haven't read it.

Harrison Ford was in the movie that came out three years ago.

Its about little kids that are taken from parents.

Oh that's right!
I'll have to see that soon!
Can you speed read at all?

No, I can not speed read.

So, at the end of Ender's game, a little kid decides genocide is the right thing to do.

Good lesson for some Marines to learn.

Genocide is the right or wrong thing?
I would say it's wrong right?
haha.

The kid decides to commit it.

The book is all about how it is right.

Such thinking might start a "moral panic"

Just like the one that happened in the 18th century?

Right, apparently novels spread ideas.
Who wants ideas floating around.

Exactly!

I would rather be living under a rock... not...

I wonder if the idea of flamethrowers on cars in South Africa came from a book?

I would think the idea came from a guy with a rusted out exhaust and a leak in the fuel line.

If reading is a complex process with more than one interpretation, does a speed reader get the same jist as everyone else.

I doubt it.

There is no way you can read 4700 words in a minute and get anything out of it!

Give her a bunch of instructions from IKEA and a pile of parts for a 1908  Model T.  Watch the mayhem.

My brain hurts just thinking about that lol.

There are a lot of odd sounding french words in Detroit.

They make my head hurt.

Especially the founder of Detroit who has Cadillac named after him!

Anyways, great chatting with you!

Yes, Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac was a cool guy.

Later.

Have a good one!


Are you into reading?

I do love reading!
How about you?

I love reading too.

I loved starship troopers and the movie also, ever read it?

I never read it, but seen the movie.

I see that is on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches though.

Yea that is interesting, I wonder why that is.

I was into the Enders game series.

I saw that too, but didn't read it.

It's also on the military reading lists.

Speaking of the military, did you know McDonalds invented the drive thru for people in the military back in the day

I didn't know that.

Why did they invent the drive thrus for the military?

Back in the day if you were in uniform, you couldn't leave you car with it on.

So hence the drive thru allowed them to get food

Who would have thought that?

Do you know that the Cadillac was named after the French explorer who was also the founder of Detroit - Antoine de la mothe Cadillac?

I love me a nice cadillac, I never knew the car brand was named after that guy.

What a great honor!

Do you know why the call trunks trunks?

I'm not sure.
Why are they called that?

because they used to have wooden trunks in the back for the old cars, kind of interesting lol!

Makes sense.

I would like to see one of the cars from South Africa that are equipped with flame throwers.

that would be so awesome lol, I think there should be other alternatives to stopping people from robbing you that aren't as dangerous

I agree.

Imagine if those cars got into the wrong hands?

Total chaos would erupt.

I bet, it would be like the movie Death Race lol.

did you hear about the person who became a professional racer after beating like 90000 people in gran turismo

I just read that.
Jann Mardenbourough!
What a story!

I used to love playing that game on playstation 2.

I wish I would have known that and became famous doing that also!

It was so nice chatting with you!

Did you know that that Ford made the Model T in 1908?

It's been fun!

I didn't know it was that early, wow!
Have a great night!


Are you a reader?

Sort of.
You?

BIG time reader!

It was my most fervent desire as a small child to learn to read as all the adults in my house did.

I particularly like sci-fi like Starship Troopers (required reading by military).

I was more into sports as a kid and hated reading but now I regret that immensely.

They say you are either a reader for pleasure or a reader for information.

In the 18tth century pleasure reading was suspect, there was a 'moral panic' because of the spread of reading novels (but of course that was mostly by women).

I guess  its the later for me.

I still don't have an intense desire to read things

Out of 5 children I was the only BIG reader but I can't come close to Anne Jones with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute!

so you have done a lot of cognitive development then?

Yes I have.

I am enchanted by CS and Tolien's competitions of 'you laugh you lose' when deliberately reading terrible poetry!

As a member of the miltary, I was forced to read Ender's game.

Were you a Marine?

I've heard it's required reading for them.

Didn't you enjoy it?

It was ok. No, I am in the Navy.
I am a Seaman.

Oh, like currently you're a Seaman?

How cool.

Do you read on paper, Kindle, PC or telephone?

I read it on my laptop.
Its to hard to read on my phone.

It sure is hard to read on the iPhone, I close one eye to do it.

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

When is that?
How long does the fundraiser go for?

I don't know how long it is or how you apply or how they figure out when you're not using your phone but it is pretty neat of them.

Yes it sounds like a wonderful cause.

I think so too.

I hope it will help curb use of cell phones while driving.

You know, being a military person I bet you can appreciate why McDonald's started the drive-thru.

Definitely!

Do you still have an old style house phone?

Nah.

I know you're supposed to in case of disaster but I don't need the extra expense.

Merry Xmas!


Hey, how are you?

I am doing well, how are you?

Well, thanks.

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

I have a theory, see if you agree, this would have been at the end of the Vietnam war or after it when the US was anti-war.

Do you think that was the reason for the drive thru?

I have heard that too, that was nice of them.

I think so as well, plus it might make a good publicity stunt

Yeah.

I heard that the other day and had no idea and it really bothered me until I thought of the Vietnam war, which explained it...

Yeah that is an odd year to implement it I suppose

Speaking of odd...

It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.

I have heard that as well, that is a real good indicator of what it is like over there

That would be the worst!
Not sure I would ever car jack

I get it.

Carjacking is scary, cars are not cheap by any stretch!

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

that is very interesting, who thinks of these last names though!

I am not sure, it would be interesting to find out though... New york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone

that is interesitng, did they have to bid for that area code you think?

No, East coast bias... Plus they were probably the first to get phones so they just chose it...

That makes sense, it was a big city even back then.

I have heard Unicef donates water to children for not using your phone

Wow, that's really generous.

I wonder what the criteria for the donation is...

I am not sure, I need to look into it, I barely use my phone!

You could help thirsty kids!

The cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor.

really?

that is very surprising to me, maybe sharks break the internet haha

I think we could all use some time away from screens so it may be a welcome site...

I agree, but that might cost people money, so lets be better under our own power!