The D.C area sure has a lot of attractions

I do not know it well.
What would you recommend?

That depends, do you like art, movies or plays more?

I enjoy all of those things.
I would love to see a good play.

You must watch ''The Winters Table'' then, highly recommended

The Winters Table?
Never heard of it.
What's it about?

Its a play based on a novel by Shakespeare, its about a world full of ghosts and supernatural beings, its actually really cool, that is a must

Ghost and such?
What about zombies?
Zombies are very popular these days.

No, I think theres zombies in the play, and yeah ghosts, magical creatures, spirits, its great,

I guess I should see it.

What other kinds of entertainment do you like?

I like to play videogames and also to watch movies, what about you?

I played video games as kid.
Now, I don't have the time.

What games did you liked?
did you ever had a Nintendo?

No, I never did.
The NES was all about great game play.

I used to have one and I have to say I miss those days, games were a lot more simpler, they only had 54 colors in them

The other systems  attracted away all the NES followers.

The technology advances, but the games don't always get better, just louder and shinier.

I agree, the plot seems to be forgotten and they focus more on the graphics than on the actual gameplay, do you also like to dance?

or drama movies?

I enjoy comedies more.

What about music and story telling?
do you like those?

I enjoy music quite a bit.
Jack Black has also written many songs.

Jack Black almost played the role of Green Lantern in the movie, he is a funny actor.


Do you like movies?

Hi!

Happy Humpday!

Yes, as a matter a fact, I do.

I Love Comedy, one of my Favs would be The Green Lantern.

How about you?

What is humpday?
I also enjoy comedy

Its the middle of the week, Wednesday, so it's called Hump Day... where have you been?

lol Just kidding!

Do you watch Comedy Central?

They have good stuff, They been around almost as long as me, since 1989!

Ah ok. Just never heard it being refered to as hump day before.

And yest comedy central has good content

Yes they do, They've cancelled about 100 show since its creation.

I wonder if that's an average number.

It is surprising they are relatively new, starting in the 1980s

Yes definitely, What else do you do for entertainment?

I generally watch movies

Nice, I enjoy everything, even video games from time to time.

I still remember the days of the Nintendo.

Did you ever play Nintendo, back in the day?

Yes, there is even a sequel to the original incredibles movie on video games

Oh, I didnt know, I did watch the movies though, my kids and I loved them.

Have you watched the incredibles?

I have as well as the sequel

its funny how events are based in the 1960's but with a modern twist.

Do you know what actors played the voices of the characters?

I know that the director voiced edna.

I enjoy it when they get directly involved

He did a great job with Edna's voice, Samuel L Jackson was a voice actor for the movie too, I recognized him right away.

He was great.

I agree.
Well directed and animated

Oh for sure!

We've come a long way since the times of Caesar when breeding chickens was a form of entertainment.Now we breed to eat, which is why Im turning vegetarian.

Makes me sad.

Poor chickens!

Theyve been through alot.

They have.

I have been vegetarian for a month after seeing the animal slaughter videos, but meat tastes too good

I know!

It's hard but I hear you can feel a diference in your body if you cut out meat out of your diet.

So, Im going for it.

Good Luck in your Journey, it was a fun chat!

The same to you.

I try to eat more vegetables now so it is a process.


Do you enjoy comedy?

I do, it is one of my favorite things to watch.

Especially the specials they have on Comedy Central.

Do you like comedy central?

I do.

Over 30 years they have cancelled over 100 shows though.

But most of my favorites stayed.

What shows or specials did you like?

I like South Park, and I always enjoy their Stand up series.

Especially when Gabriel Inglesias is on

Do you watch any movies?

Here and there.

I like to keep it light and funny with the movies I watch.

How about you?

I also enjoy comedies

Did you hear that Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy?

I wonder how it would have turned out with jack black instead

It would have been a totally different movie.

I cant imagine it without Ryan Reynolds.

I like ryan reynolds, but I fell jack black would have been another great choice

Jack Black surely does comedy well

I wonder if he does any voice acting

I am not sure.

I heard somewhere he did.

The person who voices Violet Parr in the Incredibles is actually a political commentator, so you never know.

I liked how the director voiced edna in the incredibles

That is pretty cool.
I like that involvement.

Indeed, I also like it.
Another example is stan lee.
In any case, thanks for chatting

Have a great day!

The same to you.


Do you like comedy?

Yes, comedy is great!

Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".

What do you think?

I dont agree with him, he is a great actor but we have different points of view, do you agree with him?

I cannot say that I agree with Bill on that one.

I think he was being humorous.

I haven't seen the film myself.

I saw it and liked it but I wouldnt go all the way an call it the supreme achievement of the modern age,

The Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring Jack Black.

I would like to have seen that version.

It would probably be better than the actual one.

Jack is a natural comedian.

I wonder what Bill Murray would have said.

I like Jack Black he is really funny, I didn't really like the Green Lantern movie, maybe Jack Black was the man for the role

He could have done a good job.

3rd Rock from the Sun won the Golden Globe for best comedy series in 1997, beating Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier.

Perhaps 3rd Rock was due for an award?

Seems like the Golden Globes people were sending a message.

I like Friends, Frasier and Seinfeld a lot better than that show.

I do too.

Strange how award shows work.

Good thing 3rd Rock wasn't on Comedy Central.

Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989.

Why hasn't South Park gotten canceled?

LOL

I know, some of my favorite shows got cancelled, and maybe because South Park is the greatest shows ever!

I bet Kenny wouldn't agree with me lol

Do you play video games at all?

I do, I have a Nintendo Switch, I am loyal to the brand, what about you?

I don't really play much now.

I played video games as kid.

Now, I don't have the time.

The Nintendo Entertainment System could display only 54 colors.

The NES was all about great game play.

Video games can consume a lot of time I agree with you, and yeah the NES was great, to think it only had 54 colors but it was more than enough

The Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.

The other systems must have attracted away all the NES followers.

I bet they rushed and bought the last models available at the stores, Nintendo is a classic, and classics never die

Probably a lot more entertaining than chickens.

When Caesar visited Britain, around 50 BC, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment.

I guess they had plenty of animals to eat then.

I wonder if people bet on the animals.

Thats crazy!!

I must be bored to death in order to find that entertaining lol

I agree.
Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you!
Have a good day!

Yeah besides theres a lot of ways we can get entartained these days, one of my favorites, music.


Do you like comedy?

Sure.

I used to watch the Comedy Channel back when it came out in 1989.

You don't watch it anymore?
I heard they cancelled a lot of shows

It's not as good.

Yeah they have cancelled over 100 shows since 1989.

That's a lot of shows I bet fans aren't happy with that, at least the ones that followed the cancelled shows

I bet you are right.

I can't believe that the Green Lantern was conceived as a comedy with Jack Black.

That would have been a mess, the movie was already bad as is.

I agree.

I would rather play my old NES with its 54 colors.

54 colors!

that doesn't seem like much although at time it was an incredible thing.

I also like to play Nintendo

Japan didn't quite selling it until 2003.

It must have been good there too.

I guess it was a popular system, other more advanced consoles were available at the time, its amazing it survived for that long

It's amazing it survived my kids.

SPeaking of kids, there's this Playwright that wants to know things to do in D.C. with his 6-year-old daughter.

His name is Aaron Posner.

I heard about Aaron Posner and his dream day in the D.C area, interesting article I must say

Yeah, I would like to see his "Winter's Tale".

Funny his daughter likes museums at her age.

That doesn't seem very age appropriate, I think it can be scary, it has ghosts in it, the price of attendance is not too high though so it would be a great opportunity

It's too bad she has all the allergies and sensitivity to gluten.

I think good ol' dad has found solutions though and even sorbet.

That's a hard allergy specially for a kid, that means no pizza, no burgers, no pasta,

Yeah, that's kid food... Bummer.

They did cap things off with a movie: The Incredibles 2

Yeah I can do that at home, the D.C area has better and more interesting attractions than a movie, the iPic theater is really nice though

I was thinking the same thing.
But maybe not for a kid.
They did go to the Kennedy Center.
Thanks for the chat!

I guess that's a valid point I bet his daughter was exited to watch the movie and for her it was the perfect day after all.


What sort of entertainment do you enjoy?

I enjoy Netflix and some old school video games.

You?

I tend to enjoy movies

Have you seen the Green Lantern movie?

I felt that it was okay.

Wonder how it would have turned out with jack black

Same here, I did like Deadpool, so the comedic superhero thing really works for me.

I agree.

Another comedy classic is kung fu hustle

According to Bill Murray.

He thinks it is the "supreme achievement"  I dont know if I agree.

Really?

I would say its a classic.

All the cliches were derived from it after all

Very true.

Cliches that can live on years after are important to comedy.

Have you watched the incredibles 2?

I havent, I did see the first one and enjoyed it though.

It is totally worth the wait.

I usually don't like sequels but disney did a good job

That is good.

13 years is a long time to wait for another movie to come out.

There was a game in between though.

True but I am happier to wait and get a good quality sequel than a rush job

Definitely.

I dont need 20 movies like the Land Before Time made.

Or all the jaws or Jurassic park sequels

Very true.

When they made the incredibles, Bird used animators fired from Pixar.

Perhaps he wanted to rekindle the disney magic in them

Quite possibly, he thought that they were the only people who could get the job done.

True.

In any case, he created a masterpiece and I enjoyed it.

Thanks for chatting.


Hi.
Do you like movies?
Have you seen Incredibles 2?

Hi, I enjoy movies.

I have seen Incredibles 1 but not 2 yet.

Have you seen it?

I did.

I only had to wait 13 years for it but it was worth it.

It still has the character Edna Mode in it which makes me happy.

13 years!

So does that mean you played the video game from that came out before the first movie?

I did not play the video game but I bet its just as great as the movies.

The director picked artist who were going to quit or be fired from Pixar because he believed in them.

I guess that's what it takes, is heart and belief.

He took a risk but it obviously paid off!

I guess he saved himself some trouble by doing Edna's voice himself.

I wonder if he got double salaries?

Wow I never knew that.

And I just learned the actress that did Violet's voice is famous for political commentary and a best selling author of historical nonfiction.

Talk about talent.

That makes sense because I've never heard of her.

Usually the voices are actors and actresses you've heard of.

I didn't realize or pick up on the fact that it was set in the 1960's.

It seemed more modern than that.

Not today's world but that still surprised me.

Well the 1960s were so futuristic that it feels a bit modern now.

Disney is really talented at everything they do.

Unfortunately, Comedy Central has not had the same record and has cancelled over 100 shows.

I don't really know much about Comedy Central and what shows they have been responsible for.

Maybe they should do back and take some lessons from the Greeks who first mastered comedy!

I learned that Green Lantern film was supposed to be a comedy featuring Jack Black.

I think that is one time it is much better not to do comedy.

Yes, I agree.

Can't quiet imagine that as a comedy so they probably made the right decision.

I didn't see Kung Fu hustle, the movie that Bill Murray thinks is the best modern comedy.

Did you see it?

I saw it a long time ago.

It was funny but I am not sure if it is the funniest movie.

I do like the Monty Python movies have you seen any of those?

Yes we've seen them.

I don't actually love them but they are some of my husbands favorite!

He loves that kind of humor.

We also watched Seinfeld and Frazier and was surprised when 3rd rock from the sun, beat them for the best comedy in 1997.

I agree!

Entertainment is very subjective, people used to bred chickens for entertainment for fun not food in 50 bc.

I hope they didn't bred them for fighting because that is cruel but I bet they did.

Of course, I don't eat them for food either!

Did you play Ninendo for fun or some other kind of video game system?

It was so limited at first with only 54 colors!

I played the original Nintendo and I am so surprised that they discontinued it in 2003.

That seems like a long time!

A lot has happened in the video game world since then!

But it is a classic.

Speaking of classics, it's funny that Ronald Reagan was turned down for a role in a movie because he didn't look presidential enough.

I guess he showed them!

Wow!

What a fun fact.

Well thanks so much for chatting.

I learned a lot of new and fun information today.

Great to talk to you too!

Comedy and the movies are always fun to watch and to chat about!

Keep learning fun new things!


Morning, a comedy fan?

Hi, how are you?

Yes, I am a comedy fan.

Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".

What do you think?

I agree to a certain degree.

The movie is hilarious.

I should go rewatch it...

I was always a big fan of Third Rock From the Sun.

You?

I never saw the show.
I usually watched Seinfeld.

Third Rock beat Seinfeld for the Emmy in 1997.

I could rewatch seinfeld in a heartbeat.

Loved that show too.

Ever watch Monty Python?

Yes, I watched the movies a lot.
The show was great too.

The creator of the Python programming language named it in honor or Monty Python.

That is indeed a tribute.

Good thing Python the programming language wasn't on Comedy Central.

Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989.

They seem ready to pull the trigger there.

The Green Lantern film was supposed to be a comedy with Jack Black originally.

Might have been better if they stuck to that.

It would probably be better than the actual one.

Jack is a natural comedian.

I wonder what Bill Murray would have said.

Do anything else for entertainment?

I played video games as kid.
Now, I don't have the time.

Yeah me too.
I played the old NES a lot.
You?

No, I never did.
But it looked fun.
The NES was all about great game play.

Yeah it was.

IT was still being made in Japan up until 2003.

The Nintendo Entertainment System could display only 54 colors.The technology advances, but the games don't always get better, just louder and shinier.

Yeah, core gameplay is the most important.

Beats the days when chickens were the only entertainment.

Caesar visited britain in 50BC and noted that they used chickens for fun and not food!

I guess they had plenty of animals to eat then.

I wonder if people bet on the animals.

Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you!

Have a good day!

Yes, I wonder.
I'm sure it was no Incredibles 2.

Chickens might have more colors than the NES though.

They are quite colorful birds.


What forms of entertainment do you like?

well I'll tell you I do like video games, I played the original NES when I was young, what about yoU?

I had a NES as well, I loved that system, crazy how video games consoles have advanced the original NES system had only 54 colors

ya that is shocking, I never noticed that, it was a great system I can't believe it lasted until 2003 in Japan

It lasted for a long time, Im surprised it didnt happen earlier, I guess it has a lot of fans

well I'm just glad that we don't have to use chickens for entertainment like in 50bc, that sounds like it would be so boring!

I know right, with so many things we can do- chickens would be the last on my mind.

haha ya, did you ever watch Bill Nye the science guy on TV?

I did for entertainment as a kid

Yeah I did, I thought that show was really entertaining, why do you ask?

well he actually got his start after he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest, that was his gateway to fame, very interesting

Thats hilarious!!!

thats as good as way as any to become famous I guess lol

ya that was very unexpected, also unexpected that someone told Ronald Reagan that he was rejected for a part because he didn't have a "presidential look" talk about hilarious haha

That is ironic and really funny lol, I bet he was like I will show them and became a president to shove it in their faces

haha ya I could see that, I haven't seen any movies he's been in, unlike Bill Murray who I"ve seen almost all of his movies hah

Seems like you are a big fan of Bill Murray?

ya I love him in Ghostbusters and Groundhog day, have you seen those movies?

I have, those are classics, I love them,

yup they are, Bill Murray says that Kung Fu Hustle is awesome, but I don't know I saw it and it was only ok, have you seen it?

I though it was a great movie, I liked it, but I  dont agree with him

ya, on the same note I didn't like the movie Green Lantern with Ryan Reynolds, apparently they were originally going to have Jack Black in that movie, I bet it would have been a better movie haha

Could be, that would be interesting to watch, maybe they can make a remake since Reynold is Mr.

Pool now


Hello, do you watch animated movies?

I sure am, and you?
Have you seen the Incredibles?

I sure have it is a great movie.

DO you know who does the voice of Edna Mode in it?

Yes that would be the director of the movie, Brad Bird

Yea, How about the voice of Violet Parr?

THat is a political commentator and her name is Sarah Vowell

Yeah and she has had some other gigs that were small in other movies too

Yeah but she is more know for her works of nonfiction, she is great at that

Yeah her work is very diverse.

Did you know Brad was looking for people who would either quit or be fired?

I heard he did that because he believe only such people can create what he needed

Yeah that is pretty genius of him.

Do you what decade the events take place in?

I believe it is in the 60s, if I am not mistaken

Yes that is correct.
Did you ever play with Nintendo?

I did, did you know it was discontinued in 2003 in Japan?

Yeah that is too bad and they only had 54 colors

THat is not a lot of colors but they were so much fun

Exactly.
Do you know who Bill Nye is?

Oh the Science Guy, he is so awesome.

DO you know how he got his break into fame?

Oh he won that contest for a Steve Martin lookalike, that is hillarious

Hahha I know Even Reagan tried his hand at acting but failed to get the role

Yeah and funny enough he auditioned for the role of a president and did not get it


Hi, do you like movies?

I watch movies now and again, when I get the time, weekends mainly.

Cool, did you watch the incredibles 2?

The kids watched it on Netflix about two weeks back, I kind of dipped in and out as I was doing other things.

cool, there are some cool facts about the movie.

the woman that voices Violet the teenage girl, is a political commentator, i found this funny

I didn't know that.

I recognized one of the voices, Violet I think.

Maybe that is the one you are talking about, I could place where I'd heard her.

cool, and the fashion designer, Edna Mode, her voice was made by Brad Bird the films director.. he did a great job

I would not have peg that character as having a voice done by  a man.

I remember the original, that was fun, over ten years old I believe.

Yes i did like that one very much, it was back in 2004!!

14  years have gone by!

Is comedy your favorite kind of movie?

I like to be amused, especially after a long day.

Yes, comedy is definetely one of my favorite genres, I like to laugh.

I always look out for Bill Murray movies, he's never failed to make me laugh.

He is crazy funny!!

I do not know if you watch Osmosis Jones, that one is very good.

I have to watch Kun Fu hustle

Can't say I know the last one you mentioned.

We have moved on a lot since the Roman times, the British used chickens for entertainment according to Caesar

It is hard to imagine that as entertainment!

Did you ever play Nintendo?

A little, I never really got into those consoles.

My son is forever play Xbox for entertainment.

That was pretty fun , It only could display 54 colors, Im pretty sure the Xbox graphics are 100 times better

They are far superior, but people will still be entertained by the most basic of games.

Give someone a simple version of Pong and they'll still play for hours.

that is right I still own the Nintendo console, that one was discontinued in 2003.

Mine still works and I use it sometimes, the kids love the games

I'm guessing soon games and movies will merge into one for our entertainment.

There was this show on Netflix over the Holiday where you could make choices about the character and what he does.

Wow, inteactive!
We it was a nice chat.
Have a nice day.


hey did you know there is a theory that theres only 1 electron in the whole galaxy?

Hi there, I think I have read that, very interesting.

I think it is fun to ponder some of those theories.

have you heard Elon Musks theory of everything?

No I haven't, I bet it is pretty interesting though.

ya he thinks everything here is a hologram aka vr, hes very convinced haha

That is just too crazy, but I guess there never is a theory that is too crazy.

would you ever touch a star?

I guess some are cold and you could actually touch them

Oh yeah I would touch one if I had the chance, that would be cool.

I wonder if VR will let us travel to stars one day.

ya I would like that, do you like to travel though?

I travel a lot for work

I do like to but don't get to as much as I would like to.

I went to Canada last year for a camping trip that was fun.

Where have you been recently?

ah I went to Omaha actually, its pretty cool over there, I guess the dutch are making a 160mph bus, Id ride that!

That does sound pretty cool, a bit scary, but yeah I would give it a go.

have you ever been to Japan?

i guess they have all tolls for their highways

I have never been, but have friends who have, they say they road are super nice, but it is expensive to travel there.

ya it sounds like it $300 to travel across the whole country

Yeah that's way more here but I can only imagine the difference especially places where it gets super cold.

ya like iceland, I guess they don't have rail so they fly from city to city

I think it would be so cool to go there.

My friend went and the pictures are insane.

ya my friend went she said it was awesome, she travels more than the king of hawaii haha

Lol, that is awesome, well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hello there, are you a fan of comedy shows or movies?

Hi, there.
How are you today?
I love movies!
Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?

Yeah same here, I did see it, I thought it was pretty good.

How about yourself?

I liked it.

They invest a lot in the scripts and casting because so much has to go into the animation.

That is true those animated films take so much work to produce.

director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed.

He must have seen something in them.

That is so interesting, he really had a vision for what he wanted I guess.

He probably thought their motivation would be high, I guess.

Do you play video games?

Yeah I do, I used to play a lot of Nintendo growing up.

How about yourself?

The NES was all about great game play.

I never had an NES but I played video games as kid.

Now, I don't have the time.

Same here no time now, but that was so much fun growing up.

Did you know the original could only have 54 colors?

Yeah, I did.

Not very advanced, but people loved it.

The Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.

I think I remember when they announced they were done.

That is quite the run though!

The other systems must have attracted away all the NES followers.

The technology advances, but the games don't always get better

Yeah that is very true, you are probably right good call.

Still, entertainment has come a long way.

When Caesar visited Britain, around 50 BC, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment.

I guess they had plenty of animals to eat then.

I wonder if people bet on the animals.

That is just hilarious, I wonder what other crazy forms of entertainment they came up with back then?

Probably had more colors than the NES.

Oh I bet something a lot crazier you are right.

Did you know that Bill Nye "the Science Guy" got his big break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin look-alike contest?

I think I read that one time, very interesting.

Did you ever watch that in grade school?

No, I did not.
I've heard him on the radio.
Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you!
Have a good day!

Yeah same to you!


Hi, did you play the original Nintendo as a kid?

Yes, I did.

Things have advanced so much since then!

Definitely more than 54 colors now.

And I thought it looked so vibrant as a kid.

lol, I did too!

Its interesting Caesar used chickens for entertainment instead food around 50bc.

That is one form of entertainment I wont get into lol.

I agree, can be upsetting!

That entertainment executive got it wrong thinking Ronald Reagan didn't have a presidential look.

I know, he must have been shocked when he was elected president.

lol,  I bet he was.

Its interesting comedy origins come from ancient Greece.

They even used political satire to influence voters then.

Kinda still does if you think about it.

I think you're right.
They still do!

People often rail on Comedy Central for their cancelling of over 100 shows over the past 30 years, since 1989.

I heard that before.

Cancelling 100.

Did you watch any of the British comedy group Monty Python?

I did.
The meaning of life is...

Very funny!

I never watched the 3rd Rock from the Sun comedy, did you?

I didnt see too much of it.
I was a bigger fan of Friends.

Yes, I watch alot of Friends.
Joey always made me laugh.
They all did.
I really like the Thanksgiving episode!
lol

The thanksgiving sandwich!

lol, Seinfield and Frasier would make me laugh too!

Elaine's dance moves unforgetable!

They are as iconic as the Carlton.

Aww yes, Carlton.

His dance moves make me instantly start laughing.

Good one!

Good chat!

You too!
Have a good day!


Hi how are you doing!

Have you seen the Incredibles movies?

I have seen the first but not the second which is directed by Brad Bird.

I seen the first one too, but haven't got around to watching the second one.

Apparently the current events in the movie are set in the 1960's.

Oh I guess I never realized that.

Brad Bird used artists who were likely to quit or be fired because he believed only them could create what he needed.

That is very interesting, he also plays the voice of Edna because the team couldn't find an actress who could do it better than him.

Wow lots of talent he has!

Sarah Vowell, who voiced Violet, is a bestselling author of a historical nonfiction!

I didn't know that, cool.
Do you play video games?

Yes I play xbox.

I remember playing the old Nintendo though.

It was awesome.

Just back in 2003 it was discontinued though.

How about you?

Yeah I did too, apparently it could only display 54 colors.

Jeez I remember it being a lot cooler than that lol.

I like watching movies and hearing about actors.

Ronald Reagan tried to act once but he was rejected because he didn't look presidential, isn't that funny.

That's cool, I didn't know he wanted to be an actor.

Bill Nye the science guy won a lookalike contest.

I always wondered how he got famous since he doesn't even have a masters or doctorate.

Apparently He looks like Steve Martin lol.

I honestly don't see it though, haha.

Britain around 50bc didn't breed chickens for food but for entertainment, Caesar found out this when he visited.

Interesting I wonder what kind of entertainment.

I know they still do cock fighting to this day some places.

The ancient Greeks were the first to make comedic entertainment.

I'm sure that is what it was, I mean what else can you do with a chicken?

Wow, the ancient greeks comedians, I would love to see the stuff they did.

Yeah me too!

Even the public opinion of voters in Athens was influenced by political satire performance.

Did you ever see the green lantern?

It was originally supposed to star Jack Black!

I did actually.

Haha it would have been so good with Jack Black!!!

Monty python was popular as well.

The creator of python programming language named it to honor the british comedy group monty python!

Wow, so cool!

Comedy Central have cancelled over 100 shows.

Jeez that seems excessive but I guess it's all about making that money.

Hard to believe they have been around for so long seeing as they were created in 1989.

I know, I can't believe they have been around that long either.

Have you ever heard of the show, 3rd rock from the sun?

No but I should watch it seeing how it won a golden globe!

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


Hello - how are you today?

I'm great!
How are you?
Do you every play video games?

I'm great - thank you.
I love video games.
What about you?

I used to play them.

Not so much now I never got much chance to play the NES.

Did you know Nintendo could display in only 54 colors?

The system was very basic, but the games on there were well designed.

The gameplay is what counts.

Very basic but fun to play.

I saw that it was discontinued in Japan back in 2003.

I guess the newer systems are so much better.

Not enough fans for the old systems.

The newer systems are definitely much better.

Did you know Bill Nye got his break from a Steve Martin look alike contest?

Some people see the resemble.

I don't, but I guess with makeup you could make it work.

I don't either.
Probably makeup like you suggested.

Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look."

I guess makeup could not make him presidential.

That's hilarious!

Did you know in Britain back in 50BC, they bred chickens for entertainment and not food?

That is strange.

They must have had plenty of animals around for eating then.

I agree.
Very strange.
Do you like the Incredibles 2?

Yes, it was a great film!
Loved it!
How about you?

I have not seen it yet, but I really want to check it out.

The quality of animated films is usually quite high, I find.

I think so too.
Incredibles 2 was set in the 1960s.

I think there might be a problem with the chat servers, by the way.

I had fun chatting!

Have a good day.

It was great talking to you!


The D.C. area  is full of entertainment

Yes.

I agree.

They did a movie where called DC Dream Day where they asked their favorite people in the area to how they would like to spend a perfect day in the district.

Have you seen it?

I haven't.

No not really, but the DC area is full with wonderful places, I really like it over there

I haven't had a chance to visit there yet.

I would like to go to one of the 3 major theaters - Imagination Stage, the Kennedy Center, and the Adventure Theater.

Have you been to any of those places?

No not really I did go to the iPic theatre, that was a nice experience I saw a great movie too

Nice!

Have you ever been to the National Building museum or the National Portrait Gallery?

No not really I hope I can visit them one day, Ive heard great things about them and I love art

Me too!

Switching topics...kind of art related...have you ever seen the Incredibles 2?

Yes I did!
great movie, did you watch it as well?

I did!

Hard to believe the first movie came out in 2004.

Seems like such a long time ago already.

I know right, I did play the video game, that one was released in the year 2005 or 2006 and cant recall the exact year

Interesting.
Do you remember the name of the game?

The Incredibles?

lol, no not really it was a long time ago but something in those lines,

lol  Did you know that the present day events in the Incredibles are set in the 1960s?

I did know that, its a great setting the architecture of that time is nice

Yes.
I agree.
Were you ever a fan of nintendo?

I used to have system yeah, I can believe it only had 54 colors vs the thousands of colors consoles have  now

yeah..they were pretty basic back then.

They stopped making them in Japan in 2003.

Did you ever watch Bill Nye the science guy>

Yeah that show was really entertaining, there is even a new show on Netflix with Bill Nye

I didn't know that.

I'll have to check it out!

did you know he was discovered by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!

Really?
A Steve Martin lookalike contest?
that's way to funny,


Hi.
You watch incredibles 2 movie?

Havent seen it yet.
My kids have though.

Okay.

The movie director brad bird was awesome.

I heard he did the voice for edna mode the costume designer in the movie.

Yes.
Disney movies are all great.

Thats true for the most part.

So what other entertainment do you like.

My entertainments are watching television, reading books.

cycling.

Sounds fun.
What kind of movies you like.

Comedy, Action, Horror, Romantic all kind of movies i like

Oh yeah.
My favorites are mostly comedies.

Okay.

Incredibles 2 movie budet was 20 crores.

What is a crores

$20 crores.

And incredibles 2 runtime is 118 minutes

Thats cool.
Im not sure what crores is.
Ill look it up later though.

Okay.

Incredibles 2 is the second-highest grossing animated film of all time.

Really.

I wouldnt have thought that to be honest.

Wonder what was first.

You saw the washington dc

I have never saw the Washington dc.

Okay.
You like Hangover comedy movie.

Not sure I have ever seen it.
Is it good.

Okay.

Then you see super troopers comedy movie.

It was very comedy.

Yeah it was very funny.
Have a good one.
Bye.


Hello - how are you today?

I'm doing great!
How are you?

Doing good - thanks for asking.
Do you like the Incredibles 2?

oh man i just saw it last week, I loved it!

Have you?

I have not seen it yet, but I really want to.

The present day events of the Incredibles are actually set in 1960.

oh wow.
You gotta see it.
I was waiting 13 years for this sequel.
it holds up i say

I saw that Edna Mode is voiced by Brad Bird who is the films director.

which is crazy because the voice is very unique.

She designs the costumes in the movies, shes that short tiny woman

I agree.

That's very interesting that she also designs the costumes.

it is.

even crazier is that the woman who voices Violet is usually a political commentator.

I had no idea

Oh wow I had no idea either.

Switching gears a bit, did you know Nintendo can only be displayed in 54 colors?

the original NES!

thats why MegaMan is blue, there are more shades of blue than any other color on that chip

I agree.

Nintendo was discontinued in Japan back in 2003.

yea which is crazy, the Gamecube was out by then so they didnt need to keep making the NES at that point

That is pretty crazy.

People in Britain around 50BC bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment.

what the heck did the make the chickens do that was so entertaining?

LOL - no idea.
Maybe cock fighting or something?

thats sad, they shouldnt force animals to fight like that!

I agree.

Did you know Bill Nye got his break by winning a Steve Martin look alike contest?

i find that almost unbelievable.

mostly because he looks nothing like him!

I agree lol!

Ronald Reagan once was rejected from a movie role because he didn't have the presidential look according to the executive....LOL.

hahaha little did he know...


Hi, how are you?
Do you like comedy?

Hello - I'm doing great thank you.
I love comedy, what about you?

Yes, i do.

I don't agree with BIll Murray though.

He thinks Kung fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".

I don't agree with him either.

That movie isn't very funny I don't think.

The green lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring jack black.

I would watch that.

I think it would be better than the actual Green Lantern film

I would have loved to see that movie with Jack Black.

I saw that 3rd Rock from the Sun won a golden globe for best comedy series in 1997.

I guess they had been in line for a while or something?

I don't know how Seinfeld and Friends lost.

I think it's crazy that it beat out Seinfeld and Friends.

Very hard to imagine that happening.

At least those shows survived.

Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989.

If those shows had been on CC, they might have disappeared.

I forgot comedy central is even a channel.

I used to watch it all the time when I was younger.

Haven't watched that channel in years.

What about you?

I watch South Park when I have a chance.

They haven't canceled it yet.

LOL

That's good they haven't cancelled that one yet.

I used to watch South Park a lot back in the day.

I wonder if SP is going to win any more awards.

Probably not a golden globe though.

Do you ever play video games?

I love video games.
What about you?

I used to play them a lot when I was young.

Now I just don't have the time.

Yea it's tough finding time to play them.

Did you know Bill Nye got his break from a Steve Martin look alike contest?

That's great!

I guess by "break", he got his chance to get into media.

He's a science guy.

I guess he had to learn to be entertaining.

Yep lol.

Ronald Reagan was once turned down a movie role because he didn't fit the presidential look.

That is ironic.

I wonder how they imagined presidents looked back in the day.

Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!

Very ironic!
Do you like the Incredibles 2?

I haven't seen the film.
I expect it should be good though.

It was great talking to you!


Hello, how are you today?

I'm great!
How are you?
Have you seen the movie Incredible II?

I'm doing great - thank you!

I have not seen it, but I'd really like to.

Director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed.

I wonder what he saw in them.

That's pretty interesting.

I saw that it was actually set in the 1960s.

That's a great period for clothing and architecture.

Brad also got a chance to voice work.

Edna Mode, the superhero costume designer in The Incredibles, is voiced by Brad Bird, the film's director.

That's really cool.
Do you like entertainment?

Sure!
Do you play video games?

I do at times.
I mainly play PS4 with my son.
What about you?

I don't really play much now.

I played video games as kid.

Now, I don't have the time.

The Nintendo Entertainment System could display only 54 colors.

I never knew that.

That's crazy it can only be displayed in 54 colors.

Hard to believe how fast technology has advanced since then.

And it's only going to get more advanced.

The Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.

Other systems must have attracted away all the NES followers.

Did you ever have a Nintendo system growing up?

I remember that was my first gaming system.

I never had one, sadly.
But they looked like lots of fun.

They were lots of fun.

Did you know Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because he didn't have the presidential look?

I wonder what the presidential look was back in those days.

Lol...no idea.

Did you know Britain back in 50BC bred chickens for entertainment and not food?

I guess they had plenty of animals to eat then.

I wonder if people bet on the animals.

I was thinking maybe they were into cock fighting or something like that.

Perhaps.
That would make sense.
Well, I enjoyed chatting!
Have a good day!

You too!


Hello.

Say, have you ever been to Washington, DC, our "nation's capitol"?

With kids?

Or would you like to go sightseeing there someday?

I havnt been there yet.
I hear its pretty cool though.

Would you take children with you if you went?

Probably.
Dont know who would watch them lol

Right!

You might find kids would get really into places like the National Museum of Natural History.

They can't see real, live (stuffed, actually!)

wolves, coyotes, bison, and moose right in front of you just any day!

Yeah my kids would love that stuff to.

I dont know how much they would enjoy the monuments though.

Agreed.

Some young kids like "the people" they see (in paintings) at the National Portrait Gallery.

It's also got big, open indoor spaces kids love in its atrium.

Sound right?

Sounds right to me.

You' right to skip the monuments and long lines to tour some places.

Sometimes kids just love a funny movie, like the new Incredibles II.

Have you seen it?

We havnt seen it yet.
I hear its good though.
The kids loved the first one.

Do you remember if they saw the 2004 Pixar film (on video or TV) or the video game that came out as a sequel?

They just saw the dvd of the incredibles.

Did you know it is based in the 1960

Yes, (sigh) grew up then.

Way, way back  then.

Did you know Samuel L. Jackson, one of my fav.

actors, voiced an animated character in both Incredibles movies?

Yeah he voiced the ice man.

Not sure if thats his actual name in the movie.

Not sure, either, but Jackson did a great job.

Another fav actor of mine, Holly Hunter (Million Dollar Baby; won best actress for her role as a female boxer) also did a voice in both Incredibles films.

Really, Im not to familiar with her work to be honest with you.

No matter.

You heard her voice, and I'll bet it was convincing!

Strangest character might have been that of Violet Parr.

The movie's real writer & director did that voice.

The character is a superhero female costume designer.

Yeah I heard he did the voice for the storyboard but they couldnt find an actor to do it better.

You're right about that.

I think he played the superhero female costume designer; another person did the voice of Violet Parr.

Oh.
I think you are right about that.

Entertainment seems to be expanding today; we have so many choices online, streaming, gaming, going to see live events (if affordable)...don't you think?

It is certainly a very good time to be alive.

Always something to watch or do.


Do you like watching comedies?

Hey!

Yes, I like so much.

In fact, about 50% of all movies I watch would be comedies.

How about you?

I love them.

Did you know that Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since it was created in 1989?

Just difficult to believe, honestly.

They didn't reach bankruptcy with such results?

Really?

Crazy.

Did you watch 3rd Rock from the Sun at all?

Not at all.
Did you watch it?

I did.

It won a golden globe for best comedy series in 1997.

Interesting!

I was too young at this time, but I guess it's not difficult to find online.

I didn't know that the creator of python language for programming named it partly to honor British comedy group monty python.

I didn't know that either!

Did you know that the Green Lantern movie was originally going to be a comedy starring Jack Black?

It's really crazy!
It's totally new information for me.
By the way, did you Incredibles 2?

I did.

I can't believe it's been 15 years since the first one came out in 2004.

Did you like it?

Because I was sick at this moment and wasn't able to go with friends.

It was funny for sure!

Did you know that the present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960's?

I've read something about it.

Maybe it was huge success because of position of director Brad Bird?

He used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar.

So there were motivated.

That's interesting.

I wonder how the artists felt about that?

I guess they just did their best despite all difficulties and concerns.

By the way, have you visited museums in Washington, DC?

I have never been there.
Have you?

I've been.

I've just read about National Building Museum, but I have no idea where it is located.

However, I guess I visited all of them.

Ok, never mind.

That sounds neat though.

You're lucky to have gotten that chance.

It was long time ago.

Except comedies, what kind of entertainment do you prefer?

I love watching comedies!

I would rather laugh more than anything.

It's good choice.
Ok, it was nice to chat with you.
Have a good day!

Nice chatting with you too!


HAve you ever been to DC?

I have been to the D.C area, many interesting things to do over there, what about you

I have not but would love to do it sometime.

I hear the National Building Museum is awesome

Yeah it is pretty cool that is one of the most popular attractions in the area, I loved it, you should go there soon

Would you recommend any other place to see?

Yeah you can also go to he Winters Tale play, thats a really nice one.,

Thank you.
I hear the iPic is a very nice theater.

It is nice  you can have all the popcorn you can eat and theres a great movie on almost everytime

I think the Incredibles 2 would be enjoyable there.

With the reclining chairs.

Have you seen it?

No not really, ive been looking forward to watch it but not yet, what about you?

Same as well.

I have played the unofficial sequel in video game form call rise of the underminer

I havent heard of that one, is it a good game?

maybe the movie is a lot similar to it

I would like an original story but the video game story was pretty good.

Any extra entertainment is good!

I agree, the more you know about a movie the more you will enjoy it, I have to play that game I am a fan of the movie

Have you ever played on the original nintendo entertainment system video games?

Yeah I used to have one also a Nintendo 64 system, what about you?

It was one of the first consoles I owned.

Did you know they sold until 2003 in Japan?

So the system got discontinued!

thats too bad, I bet people didnt buy it anymore there are a lof of modern systems now

They did bring it back as a classic.

But this one does not have the cartridges and is locked to a certain amount of games

I liked  the old Zelda game, that one was really fun and yeah the graphics were bad I didnt like those

They only displayed 54 colors


Animated superhero film are very interesting to watch because they need lot of creativity to design such a character.

Thats true.

Plus they are usually very funny or action packed.

My son loves them.

All the kids are loved it.

Sometime it make more enjoyable to myself also.

What about you ?

Not sure what you mean by that.

You like watching animated movie ?

Yes I do.
I also like comedies.
How bout you.

Comedy is work generally intended to be humorous, stand-up comedy.

Are you a fan of Jack Black I like his movies.

Yes, The comedy term found in Ancient Greece which is dramatic performance to make the people laugh and make the people think.

Wow.

Jack black supposed to be in the green lantern film.

He was also in kung fu panda an animated film.

Amazing !

Kung fu panda is the most liked movie by main people around the world.

I dont know if I would go that far.
Its ok I guess.
My son likes it

Entertainment is a form of activity which holds the people's attention and make them joyful.

Entertainment varies from culture to culture, there are so much entertainments like story-telling, dancing, drama etc..

So true.

What kinds of entertainment do you like.

Watching short videos, animated movies, listen to music and sports.

What about you ?

Mainly sports and hanging with my kids.

Its really very amazing.

Peoples attention is held by different hings, because individuals have different preferences in entertainment, most forms are recognisable and familiar.

I know right.
Have you ever seen kunk fu hustle.

The movie won "The supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".

I didnt know it won any award.

I know Bill murray thought that about the film.

Comedy is used in ancient Greece, to influences the public opinion of voter was influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets.

How interesting.
Well you have a good one.
Gotta go.
Bye.


Hi good morning!
Have you seen the movie Incredibles?

I saw the first one, but not the second.

I liked it a lot.

Nice same with me.

I hope to see the second one soon.

Sarah Vowell, the voice of Violet, is predominantly a political commentator!

Its crazy when you recognize their voices from elsewhere.

Did you know the director voiced Edna Mode?

I agree.

Oh wow I didn't know!

I didn't know that the present day events of the incredibles are set in 1960's, I thought it was more modern.

Wow.

Ill have to watch it again to see if I can pick up on that.

I too thought it was modern.

Yeah.

I like other forms of entertainment too.

I used to love the original Nintendo and it was finally discontinued in 2003 in Japan.

That was the best gaming system ever.

I always loved mario  brothers, even if  it was in 54 colors.

Yeah totally agree.

Entertainment was originally developed and existed in many forms and were even supported by Royal Courts so it was available to all citizens.

That is good.

Did you know that Ronald Reagan was once told he didnt look presidential enough?

Wow that is very ironic!

Apparently the entertainment executive clearly didn't know what he was talking about!

But apparently Bill Nye looked like Steve Martin.

He won a look alike contest and that is what launched his fame.

Oh wow that is surprising!

Do you like the comedy genere?

I loved comedy central and it was made back in 1989!

Yeah, comedy is one of my favorites.

Comedy Central has cancelled 100 shows since then.

Obviously they know what works!

Wow yes they do.

Chapelle show was one of my favorites.

The green lantern film was originally going to star jack black.

He is a funny guy that would have made it interesting!

It would, it probably would have been like a Deadpool like movie.

Yeah I loved that movie too.

Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the best comedy achievement in the modern era...I haven't even seen it!

Neither have I, There are so many other things that I could think of that are likely funnier than that, but that's me.

Yeah agreed, there is a ton of content out there.

Do you like political satire?

It is different from a parody which critiques certain genres without actually condemning them.

I do enjoy political Satire.

I feel like on the current political scene it is just too easy.

There is so much to pick from, to do it with.

Yeah it's almost like the easy way out these days because like you said it's just too easy.

Have a great day :)


Hello im traveling to the DC area this weekend, have you been there before?

maybe you can recommend me some attractioins in the area

I heard they have 3 theaters that are amazing.

Really can you tell me about one?
I love to watch movies

Imagination Stage is supposed to be great with kids.

That also sounds great, Im going with my kids so thats an attraction to keep in mind,

Yhey also have a great sorbet near by

Thats by Dolcezza studio right?
I have heard about those

Yes, they always update their flavors too!

Thats a good thing, keeping things fresh, do you know any great places to eat?

Port City Java is a great coffee shop.

I love to drink coffee, music + coffee just the perfect combination I guess I would go there, seems like a perfect match for me

They also have starbucks if the line is long.

I dont really like Starbucks that much, I prefer local shops, are there like any good museums there?

National Building Museum is also popular.

That sounds like a worthwhile attraction I didnt know it was located in the D.C area I have to check that one out

I hope it is as great as I hear.

Any other recommendations?

I heard there is a great Asian food place in Tahoma Park,

I am not sure.
Let me look.

If you know about another place then I will appriciate it, I am a vegeterian so no meat for me

Kin Da has great tofu

Oh thats great, I love Tofu, one of my favorite foods, thanks for all the recomendations my trip is going to be a lot better thanks to you


Have you watched any of The Incredibles movies?

I saw the first one.
It was good.
I have no idea who Sara Vowell is.

Did you know that 13 years before "Incredibles II" came out, there was a sequel to the first one that only existed in video game form?

I did not know that.

So, who wrote the video game?

Never mind.

Samuel L Jackson returned to be a voice in the second movie.

That's interesting.

The Superhero costume designer, Edna Mode, was voiced by Brad Bird, the film's director.

I dont understand the logic used by director Brad Bird to pick artists likely to be fired.

I don't really either.

He believed only they could create everything that he needed, I guess.

The movie has a cool 1960's kind of vibe to it.

Yeah it does.

I love the work that Craig T. Nelson voiced in it.

Bob Odenkirk is kind of a funny guy.

It seems he has been around forever, yet is new in some way.

He was good in Breaking Bad.

Have you seen the movie Kunk Fu Hustle?
Bill Murray likes it.

I have seen it.

I heard that he considers it "The Supreme Achievement of The Modern Age in Terms of Comedy."

So is the movie good, or is Bill Murray engaging in satire?

I think it's a little bit of both.

I find that odd.

There once was a show called 3rd Rock from the Sun.

It was good.

Hard to believe it beat Seinfeld, friends and Frasier.

I know, I remember watching it, but I don't think it's near as good as any of those shows.

Perhaps opinion of the voters was influenced by political satire performed by the comic poets of at the theaters.

It's a possibility.

Did you know that Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989?

I am not sure what to make of that.

It seems like reinvention is required of a TV channel.

The movie Green Lantern was to be a comedy with jack black.

it got reinvented before being made.

That would have been really funny.
Well it was nice chatting with you!


Entertainment has changed a lot over the years

Yes, I agree, I didn't know Bill Nye looked like Steve Martin?

They could be twin brothers, he even won a look alike contest, really funny fact

Really, I guess the movie entertainment executive got it wrong with Ronald Reagan didn't have that presidential look!

That is ironic, I wonder what he thought when he saw Reagan become president, also I didnt know Reagan was an actor also

His acting days were so long ago Have you seen the kung fu hustle in terms of comedy.

Bill Murray thinks its the supreme achievement!

lol

I dont agree with him at all lol  it was a good movie but calling it a supreme achievement seems excesive lol

I haven't seen it.

Aaron Posner's dream day is lots of healthy eating including sorbet!

There is a werid flavor it is honey-cardamom-lavender, that would be interesting to try

I agree, sound really healthy!

Thinking the honey would make it sweet and enjoyable.

Do you also like museums?

I love them.
I find them very interesting!
How about you, do you enjoy going?

I  do, the National Meseum of Natural History is one of the most attractive museums out there, its really cool,

Yes it is!

Although I enjoy eating vegetables and fruit, I'm not a big fan of tofu.

I've tried to make it with flavoring of meat but the texture is something I couldn't get use to.

Im a vegeterian so I like it, I also have a gluten alergy so my food choices are limited just like Aaron Posner's daughter

A lot of people seem to have gluten issues.

Narrowing your choices can be healthier in the long run.

I didn't realize Comedy Central cancelled over 100 shows.

100 shows!

I guess thats not a lot taking into account the channel has been around for 30 years so maybe 4 per year

I love Jack Black, he's so funny!

Interesting he was going to play in the Green Lantern film.

He is funny, not sure if his got the skills to be a hero but he might be the savior of all humanity

Now that would have funny!
Good chat!

That would be funny, maybe he can appear in a Marvel movie one of these days, great chat, bye


I'm digging that Incredible 2.
You seen it?

Are you kidding?

its one of my favorite movies Im like the #1 fan

Yeah, baby!
Craig T Nelson is my main man1

He is my favorite character as well, and Frozono is also a badass

Word.

Could yo tell who Huckleberry Milner voiced?

What a name... Huckleberry!

Of couser I can Im the #1 fan remember, Dashiell Parr is the voive of Huck

I genuflect before you.
Did you play the sequel video game?

I did, it was released on 2004 on a lot of plarforms,

You are the king (or Queen)!

So, what's the story with the voice of Edna?

The story is interesting, the director is actually the voice of Edna many people dont know this fact, but Brat Bird can sure handle different voices

Does he do the voice of Big Bird too?

LOL  I heard Sarah Vowell is not much of an actor, but she sure has the right name for a voice artist!

No lol, different person, shes the voice of Violet in the movie and shes also a bestselling author so theres a lot going on for her

So, if the origianl Incredibles were set in the 1960s, when is the Incredibles 2 set?

Around the year 1962, at least the present days

Well, the Incredibles restored my faith in superheroes and you have restored my faith in Incredible fans!

Thanks your words mean a lot  to me,I work hard to be the #1 fan everyday, I wish there were more movies though, 2 movies and a video game arent enough

Are there any other BRad Bird productions worth seeing?

Yeah many in fact, Ratatouille, The Iron Giant and many more, Mission Impossible IV

Wow!

Those are all good!

I don't suuppose he had anything to do with Bill Murray's favorite, Kung Fu Hustle?

No nothing at all I guess, did you watch that movie?

Not yet, but my curiosity is peaked!
Noce chatting with you!


Hi!
Do you like comedy?

Yes i do!

Me too!
I love Comedy Central!

You ever see the movie incredibles 2?

I havent.
I saw the first.
You?

Yeah i did!

It's really good!

You should go and see it... it has a lot of comedy in it.

That would be good.

I do like superhero movies too, so the pairing is perfect.

Very cool!

Do you think Edna is  a male or female character?

I always though she was voiced by a woman, but I heard the director did it.

Yeah... but they were seeking out a female actress for the voice though before they decided that the directors voice was the right one.

He's multi talented.
Did you ever see 3rd Rock?

Longgg time ago... that was a good show!

It was it even beat out other classics like friends for the 97 Golden Globes

Oh yeah, i did not know that?
That's a pretty good accomplishment!

It is indeed.
Do you watch Comedy Central at all?

No not really.

Don't remember the last time i watched it?

I usually catch their specials of stand up if anything.

They have cancelled over 100 shows since they started the network back in 89

100 doesn't seem like much over that span of time.

Is it?

It sounds like a shocking number, but over 30 years that is about 3 per year.

If things dont work out, they dont workout.

That's true!
What is the kung fu hustle?

Honestly, I am not sure.
But Bill Murray sure thinks its great.
Nice chat, but Ive got to get going.


Do you enjoy movies?

Hi, there.
How are you today?
Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?

I have.
It was worth the wait

13 years before the movie "Incredibles II" came out, there was a sequel to the first Incredibles that exists in a video game form.

Did you play it?

I only have heard about it myself relatively recently

When making the Incredibles, director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed.

I wonder what he saw in them.

I wonder if he successfully rekindled their passion

He was also a voice talent.

Edna Mode, the superhero costume designer in The Incredibles, is voiced by Brad .

Bird voiced Edna during storyboarding sessions, after which the production team couldn't find an actress who could do the voice better than him.

I enjoy it when directors or producers get directly involved

So do I.

Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy."

Would you agree?

I would say so.

it is a classic where a lot of cliches of today originate from

I cannot say that I agree with Bill on that one.

I think he was being humorous.

Then again, I haven't seen the film myself.

I probably should.

How could it be the best if he wasn't in it?

LOL

Oh did you like groundhog day?

That was a classic.
He was the perfect actor for that role.
A quirky plot for a quirky role.

I think people only know about groundhog day because of that movie.

I sure did

Plus the name of the little town.
Do you remember it?
That was funny too.

I can't.
What was it called?

punxsutawney

Lol all this chatting makes me want to see it again after this chat.

Good idea!
It's the season for that film, too.
Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you!
Have a good day!

The same to you as well.


The DC are is an interesting place

I agree.It looks interesting

What would you do?

I would like to visit the Natural Museum of History, seems like a rich place

I would like to look around.

The Museum would be a good place to start

I think its one of the most visited atractions of the city, what else would you do?

I think I would walk around Pennsylvania avenue

Just watch the landscape the people around you?

that sounds like a great idea over a coffee, there is a starbucks near there, great energy for a big walk

Yes.

I think I would go to starbucks and Relax

I love coffee so that sounds like a great idea to me, so mutch to do at the D.C area one day doesnt seem like enough

No, I could easily spend a week there.

A week sounds like about right, I would go the Natural History Meseum for at least a day or two and then got to the iPic theater at least one, and also try the cuisine

I would try the National Portrait gallery too

Really, whats in the National Portrait Gallery?

never heard of the place

Its part of the Smithsonian  with portraits of famous people

Oh I see, doesnt sound like my thing really, I would like to go an eat at the Kin Da restaurant in Takoma Park, I hear its delicious

Yes It has a good reputation

I love Asian food so hopefully is good, tofy is one of my favorite foods and on the plus side, its healthy

I like Asian food too

Thats great, Im a vegeterain so Asian food has a lot of choices for me

I like it because for me, its different.

Yeah I wish I could go to the iPic theater and have Asian food while watching a movie there,


Do you watch a lot of comedies?

Yeah I love them how bout you.

I watch them a lot, they're the most enjoyable genre for me.

It is an enjoyable genre.
Lol.
Do you like Bill murray.

I am a Bill Murray fan, my favorite movie is Ghostbusters

That one is ok I guess.
I liked groundhog day.

That was pretty good, his small role in Zombieland was also great.

I didnt see that one.

It's a fun comedy based around the zombie apocalypse, they recently announced a sequel.

really, I will have to check it out.
Do you recommend it.

I would definitely recommend it, I usually turn it on when I see it on TV even though I have watched it a few times.

Well then, its settled.
im gonna watch it asap.

Have you ever watched Kung Fu Hustle?

It's a film Bill Murray is a big fan of.

I heard he thinks its really good.
I saw it.
Im not on the same page so to say.

I thought the movie was unique but I did not think it was the biggest achievement in modern comedy.

Not at all, but thats just this guys opinion.

Im sure bill has a lot more influence than I do.

Lol.

Do you have a favorite modern comedy?

I like will ferrel movies.
i think that dude is funny.

Yeah I really like his movies.

I didn't see Holmes and Watson but I read that it was pretty disappointing.

Really.

I have been waiting to see that one.

I guess Stepbrothers made me think those two are such a goood team that no matter what it would be funny.

Yeah they do make a good team.

You never know, you might find it funny even though a critic didn't.

Hope you enjoy Zombieland!


Hi.

Have you, by chance, ever visited our nation's capitol in Washington, DC?

With children?

Or would you like to visit the sights, museums, monuments there someday?

i actually have visited washington dc and i loved it.

it was amazing.

Agree.

1st went on a class trip.

Remember nothing!

Later went back w/kids.

We all loved the Museum of Natural History, of all places.

Real, lifesize (stuffed) packs of wolves, a coyote, bison, moose, and a 12 ft. high grizzly standing on his hind legs.

My boys went nuts!

i saw them change the guard in the cemetery that was amazing.

it was a great experience.

Yes.

Arlington.

Where my JFK's eternal flame still burns (there, and in a lot of 60's kids hearts).

The National Portrait Gallery has a Kennedy painting.

Would you enjoy a place like that?

i would.
i enjoy learning about history.

DC has plenty of that for history lovers.

Sometimes, I just love to be entertained by a good, funny movie.

Have you seen the new, full-length animated Pixar film, Incredibles II?

i did.

i thought it was well done but i enjoyed the first one more.

i did not now the director voiced edna mode.

Liked 2004 original better, too, especially the voice of Samuel L. Jackson (in both movies).

yes that man is just amazing in everything he does.

good for him.

Agreed.

The guy who voiced Edna Mode is both movies' writer & director, Brad Bird.

A lot of writers can hear a character's voice in their heads.

Bird's staff decided his voice (of a female role) was actually better than any actress they could find.

Go figure!

i know!

thats so crazy i always though it was a womans voice.

Yes.

Is there a comedy you like that isn't an animated movie?

its a mad mad mad mad mad world is my favorite comedy.

Loved it.

My favorite is a Bill Murray flick, Groundhog Day.

Watch it every year, when a replay comes on around Feb. 2nd.

Laugh all over again at the same wacky ways he acts.

that is a great movie as well.

i like that bill murray loves kung fu hustle.

thats one of my favorites.

kung fu movies arent everybodys thing though.

Right.

You might like a stand-up comic, a dance company's performance, a concert, or a video game more.

What's your favorite type of entertainment?

i guess video games.

my generation is probably all video games.

i was born in 1981. they were just always in my life.

Of course.

Some video games my kids played (even still play today) are engrossing - for hours.

Do you have a old Nintendo system?

Xbox?

i have everything haha.
i still play the old nintendo games.
they never get old.
like a good book.

Know some adults who'd agree w/you!

That's the neat thing about today's entertainment: it's evolved to fit people's individual interests - in action videos, or story-type games, hero thrillers...what am I missing?

chicken breeding?

Funny.
On good books, I couldn't agree more!

excellent


Good morning.

Just wondering, would you consider lots of healthy eating as being part of your perfect day?

I would say that it is key to a long life.

And a good start to every day.

I heard that is what Aaron Posner consider part of a perfect day.

I would say that is part of a regular day, a perfect day might involve more indulgence.

True.
Maybe Irish coffee.
And a breakfast buffet.
LOL>

He talks about spending time with his daughter.

As much as I love my kids, my perfect day might involve some time by myself.

Sometimes you just gotta have a break from the daily pattern, and that includes family.

What do you do for entertainment?

I hope it's more than watching chickens?

Chickens have served me well, but yes, there are other things that interest me.

I played video games as kid.

Now, I don't have the time.

Maybe I should make a chicken watching games, and see if the Brits are still interested in it.

They've probably moved on from Caesars time

Probably video games are more fun.

Did you know that the Nintendo Entertainment System could display only 54 colors.

The NES was all about great game play.

I can't imagine how many colors the new consoles display.

Still, you can put on some of those really old games and people will still play them for ever, Tetris.

The technology advances, but the games don't always get better, just louder and shinier.

Tetris was simple but engaging.

My son is into this Fortnite game, just like every kid at the moment.

Now that is loud and shiny.

I don't play games now, but there is some sort of dance involved?

I'm glad I don't play, in a way.

I don't play either, haven't really played regularly since the times of Atari and that.

Movies is where I get most of what little entertainment I get.

For me too.

I like comedies.

Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".

I cannot say that I agree with Bill on that one.

I think he was being humorous.

I haven't seen the film myself.

I do like a good comedy movie.

Bill Murray is usually a good sign of it being worthwhile, even if his opinion are a little suspect.

The Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring Jack Black.

I would like to have seen that version.

It would probably be better than the actual one.

Jack is a natural comedian.

I wonder what Bill Murray would have said.

I can't say that I've seen the Green Lantern, but I do like that School of Rock movie Jack Black was in.

He really can make a movie.
Big presence on the screen.
Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!
Have a good day!

You too, hope you make it your perfect day.


Hello - how are you today?

I'm doing pretty good, and yourself?

I'm doing great - thanks.
Do you like the Incredibles 2?

I do.

Did you know that 13 years before the movie came out there was a sequel to the first Incredibles that exist in video game form?

That's pretty amazing.

I saw that the present day events are actually set in the 1960s.

Did you know that Edna, the superhero costume designer, is voiced by Brad Bird, the films director?

That's very cool.

Brad Bird used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired.

I heard that he believed they could create everything that he needed.

Yep, that's what it looks like.
Do you like entertainment?

I do, I used to love playing my original NES.

Even though it only displayed 54 colors, it was so fun.

I love Nintendo as well.

I saw that it was discontinued in Japan back in 2003.

I know, I was actually stationed there in 2003 and bought two of the last few systems.

I wish I would have hung on to them.

Oh very cool.
Were you in the Marines?

I was in the Air Force.

That's cool.

Thanks for your service.

I was in the Marine Corps from 2004-2008.

Awesome, thank you for you service as well.

I was in around the same time you were.

I was in 2003-2009.

Very cool.
Do you like comedy?

I do, Bill Murray is the best.

He thinks that Kung Fu Hustle is the "supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy."

I think that's kind of odd because that movie isn't really that funny.

It's a weird type of humor I think.

Did you know that the Green Lantern was originally supposed to be a comedy starring Jack Black?

It was great talking to you!


Are you a fan of Comedy?

I do.

According to Bill Murray, Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement in modern age of comedy

I like Bill Murray, he's good.

Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows.

I wonder if Bill was apart of any of them

Yeah, that's why I don't watch it.

Have you watched 3rd rock from the sun?

No, I like Seinfeld better.

It won a golden globe for best comedy series in 1997 beating out seinfeld

Yeah, that's absurd.
Why I don't watch the Golden Globes.

Friends and Frasier were also the other shows it beat

Yeah, I agree.
Did you watch the Green Lantern?
4

I did and I didn't like it

Then I will avoid it.
Thanks for the heads up.

I wonder if the Jack Black version would have been any better

Probably not, it probably also plays on Comedy Central.

Did you ever play on the Nintendo Entertainment System?

Yeah, it only had 54 colors.

IT was still being made up until 2003 in Japan Thats a long lifetime

Yeah, it is.
Sucks that it is gone now.

They did rerelease it as a classic but did not have cartridges and a locked amount of games

Really?
They locked the games?


Hello - have you ever seen the Incredibles 2?

Yeah, I liked both.

I like sarah vowell, the voice of violet parr,

Yes me too.
I love all Pixar movies.
What about you?

yeah, seems like pixar does a good job.

speaking of jobs, you see this director brad bird intentionally hired artists he thought would quit because he believed only they could create everything he needed.

How would you like to work for that guy?

I would not like to work for him lol.

I also saw that he does the voice for Edna Mode in the movie.

incredibles set to the 1960's.
I dont remember much of the 60's

LOL.

I wasn't around in the 60's so I have no reference to that era.

Did you know the green lantern movie was originally going to be a comedy with jack black?

I wish it would have been Jack Black.

I think it would have been hilarious if he was in the movie.

yeah woulda been better huh?

I think so.

I saw that Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age with regards to comedy.

arent they thinking of bringing back bill murray and the rest of the cast to re-make ghost busters?

I haven't heard that, but I would love to see that if they did.

I really like Bill Murray.

Yeah would be fun to see that.

Comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989?

didnt think there were that many shows

That's pretty crazy.
Do you watch Comedy Central?

I dont watch much tv anymore.

I liked 3rd rock from the sun but beating out seinfeld, friends and frasier in 1997 for the golden globe?

I don't watch much TV anymore either.

I think that's crazy 3rd Rock beat all of those other shows.

I loved Friends.

did you ever watch monty python?

That was a silly show!

I did not know that the creator of the python language named it after monty python.

I was not a huge fan of Monty Python, but pretty cool the Python programming language is partly named after it.

yeah monty python was pretty silly.

UK humor is not easy understood for americans I think

It was good talking to you - take care!


Do you think the universe may be one giant superhologram?

Some scientists do.

I think that is a good theory yes.

I guess there is also a theory that there is only one electron in the whole universe.

How do batteries work in that universe?

Some stars are so cold humans can touch them with their hands.

Since stars come out at night, I never really think of them as hot.

That is crazy, I don't know if I can even believe that, interesting.

What do you find interesting from the readings?

I thought it was interesting that GM used to give astronauts a free corvette when they came back from space.

How about you?

That sounds fun!

I thought it was strange that astronauts can't whistle in a spacesuit.

I guess now I know how to prevent my kids from annoying one another with the incessant whistling

That is funny, such a weird fact though.

I guess there is a water vapor cloud in space that is so large it has 100 trillion times the water on earth in it.

I didn't even know they had water in space.

The USMC are investigating drop pods from space to deploy to any place on earth.

I wonder what else those are used for?

Yeah that is interesting as well, I'm curious myself.

Did you know that astronauts in space touch helmets to talk when on space walks.

No I didn't know that, very cool.

Did you know that Copernicus developed a heliocentric model with the sun at the center of the solar system?

Oh yeah that's definitely wrong.

People think they are the center of the universe!

Do you like McDonald's?

They added their drive-thru in 1975 so soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars in fatigues could get their orders

That is a cool fact, never knew that.

Yeah I go there every once in a while myself.

Did you know Cadillacs are named for the french explorer Antione de la Mothe Cadillac who founded Detroit.

No I didn't, but that makes sense now.

I guess someone became a pro race car driver by beating 90,000 other people in Gran Turismo!

Maybe he was just good at racing no matter real or in videos?

Yeah I'm not sure but if that was some kind of a contest that is crazy!

If that racer went to South Africa, he could equip his car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking!

That is too crazy to believe, I wonder what else you can put on your car over there.

It was nice chatting!

Hope I get to be an astronaut so I can get a corvette!


Are you interested in the study of the universe/space?

On a macular level, yes.

But, I tend to not enjoy the sub-atomic conversations.

I much prefer the big picture of how it was formed.

so do you know some of these fun facts that are listed?

Like that some stars are cold to the human touch?

Yes, I knew that one.

Although, it would be impossible to actually touch given the gravity of the star.

that's true.

since you know a bit more than I, what other facts can you share about the universe?

I know that even though technology continues to increase, it will never be possible to see further than 1/2 way across the universe due to expansion

that's pretty crazy

This tends to be considered a part of the unobservable universe.

We know it's there, but we can never detect it.

i didn't mean to send that message so soon!

I was about to ask you if you knew some of these fun facts, like GM used to give astronauts corvettes when they returned from space!

Ah, yeah, I had heard that at some point.

It was probably a good advertising campaign given the correlation of the cars to the NASA program name designations.

what's an example of one of the cars/names?

I'm not aware of this

The Mercury is the most known.

The Mercury program was the first NASA manned program.

oh!
I guess that is a car brand.
are there any others that come to mind?

Not offhand, no.

Although reading about it further, it seems they were just given Corvettes, so it may not have been such an advertising thing more than just being able to have the astronauts be seen with a new Corvette and use that as a status symbol.

true, and to show how elite those who traveled to space were

Personally, I'm not sure a new car would be worth the risk they took at the time.

Space is more of a passthrough, and not a destination.

I can't imagine having the military try and build stations for troop deployments in space.

i certainly can't either.

and anything dealing with space travel feels way too risky to me still

The whole "nobody can hear you scream" concept bothers me a lot.

It's why they say astronauts can't whistle in space.

They can in their helmet, but no one outside it can hear it.

i guess that's why space food was invented too.

well, the lack of gravity might have something to do with that too

I can only imagine the mess the first time food was attempted in space.

It was probably a bit of a surprise to have everything floating off uncontrollably.

haha yes it was!

and i hope they didn't starve too much on that first adventure!


Are you a dog person?

Yes, I love dogs, I was especially sad to read about Piper, the collie who died because of cancer and she worked at one of the airports to chase critters off runway.

True.

Most people have dogs as companions, and they are good for that, but my dogs also like to work.

My dogs are for herding and cutting cattle.

Piper had a very interesting occupation as a working dog!

Those dogs are true companions!

You must have one of those bigger dogs than a sensible Yorkie for them to herd or cattle.

I wish my dogs can learn words or reason better, they can learn over a thousand words and reason better than chimps.

I wonder how I test that.

Mine are Catahoula Curs and they are essentially paired for life; the female is deaf and the male has hearing for both of them.

After reading about Piper, I wondered how many other airports have dogs?

Is seems like the FFA requires airports to have wildlife collision mitigation plans.

They're beautiful dogs!

I've been to a lot of airports with dogs but I don't see them on the runway, I only see them around baggage claim area where they are sniffing for questionable stuff.

I would have to look that up on the internet, but it wouldn't be called egosurfing

True, I have seen plenty of drug dogs in my travels, but not on wildlife runway patrol.

Piper may have been unique in is assignment.

Apparently he was outfitted with a special uniform and slick social media presence that made him famous.

Are you big into social media, like Reddit?

Oh I wonder who managed those accounts for Piper, it's sad to think that he didn't show symptoms and may have possibly been treated if it had been detected earlier.

I use reddit occasionally, do you like using it and what do you use it for?

I am not big into social media;  it just provides more stuff for the FBI to update in my background checks for my security clearances.

But social media, and other things, have sure changed the internet since I was first exposed to in in my graduate studies in the 1980s.

Back then, internet access was hard to get; now it is everywhere including the top of Mt.

Everest!

That's a unique way of looking at it.

There's even public traded companies that stemmed from social media!

It really has changed, I also do like the widespread of internet access, it makes accessing information so useful but at the same time, there is also information overload.

You can find anything on the internet, but is it true?

In some ways, social media has allowed people to connect in new ways.

In others, it has allowed the spread of false information.

Reddit is the 3rd most visited site on the internet.

I wonder how they weed out "fake news" from their voting process?

Yeah, I'm not sure how they monitor the false information especially with controversial investors, but without a doubt, Reddit alone had more than a billion comments and upvotes!

I guess that is always going to be an issue since the internet is by design decentralized.

Who would have thought that a small online bookseller, Amazon.com, would become an ecommerce juggernaut?

Interestingly enough, for as much as people use the internet for purchasing, only 7% read the full terms of the purchase agreement.

Seriously!

Amazon has morphed into this big conglomerate and that has adopted fairly well with the technology.

I think I fall outside that 7% of not reading the entire terms and agreements on many things.

You think they purposefully put it in difficult fonts and diction?

I would agree that it easier to read a 10-page contract on paper than onscreen.

But its not just purchasing, but using other sites like Google where they mine your info for advertisers!

In a humorous side note, Google is clearly a dog company as it is spelled out in their code of conduct!

Yes, they do sneakily mine your data and every interaction you have comes back full circle in the form of ads or something else, which is kind of creepy.

They are a dog company!

So does that mean cat owners can't bring their pets to worK/

I guess not!

I have cats for barn mice; I have not had much luck training them.

Dog on the other hand are much more adaptable.

Did you know that Istanbul had a dog vending machine that releases food and water for stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles?

I didn't know you can train the cats to do things like that, I didn't know that about Instanbul either.

Do you feed your dogs a starch-rich diet, I think they thrive better on those diets.

Mine are on Purina ProPlan, with meat-starch components.

But mine do love their meat and take to large bones from when we slaughter as treats.

Do you think people discuss dogs a lot on sites like Reddit?

Haha, the occasional treat never hurts, I do spoil my dogs with scrambled eggs mixed with sausage at times too, about once a week and they really like that.

Of course, I think people discuss all types of topics on reddit, I think the first post was actually related to something unimportant too.

Well, I guess sites like reddit have replaced the water cooler as the place to gossip and exchange info.

Considering how the internet has morphed since its inception, who knows what's next.

I am just glad that they are not necessarily forgetting about the old stuff.

Did you know that the Alexandria Library has saved a copy of the internet in case the internet burns down?

That's has to be a massive data center!!

How does the internet burn down?

That is a ton of data to store!

Considering that networks consists of private, public, academic, business, government, if everyone kept a copy of the data, that is such a big risk!

The internet has morphed into web, email, telephony, file sharing, social media, and music / video streaming.

It's hard to fathom!!.

Well, its been good chatting but I need to run off to my day job.

Have a great day!
I need to get started as well.

Take care


Hi, how are you?

I'm kind of sad to be honest.

Hearing that a dog died really ruined my mood.

I know, right!

I just put my dog down like 2 weeks ago!

Nothing brings tears to my eyes quicker than a dying dog.

And if they are a guide or helper dog... lord!

I'm really sorry to hear that.

Dogs can be so useful!

The one I mentioned worked at an airport.

Are you talking about Piper?

Yeah, poor Piper.

I hope they gave him a memorial like they did for those Russian research dogs.

Me too.
I also get sad when military dogs die.
So sad.

How do you think people on social media reacted when they heard?

I know he had a big following.

They had to have been crushed.

I know working dogs get so much love.

I had a st bernard and she was such a good working dog.

Did your st bernard work forty hour weeks like Piper did?

In her teens, yes.

She was a sled dog that did a lot of work when I would cut down trees.

The last 2 years were really sad.

She just laid around a lot.]

That's tough.

Did she suffer from cancer?

I can't imagine how much pain any dog that has cancer goes through.

No, just old age and arthritis, which made moving around tough.

We were blessed with 10 years.

Most St Bernards only get 7-8.]

Wow that's really young!

I've never had actual pets.

Only neopets haha.

Can you remember how popular those got around the year 2000?

HA!
Those were certainly something.
A lot of my friends had them.

It was weird being a kid discovering the internet.

Lots of weird sites, but some great.

But I never got into Reddit, despite their huge success.

Me either.
I wish I understood it more though.
It seems entertaining.

Do you think Piper had a Reddit account?

If he did I bet all his posts got lots of up votes.

I hope so!

I love dogs so much.

And if I love them, as someone with allergies to them, everyone should.

I agree!

I'm getting the urge to explore some of the many subbredits dedicated to dogs now.

Nie chatting with you!


How's it going, do you like dogs?

They are members of the Canis famillaris

I do like dogs!

Did you know that they are not color blind as many people think they are?

Yea, dogs are able to see as much colors as humans

I like how google prefers dogs to cats as their code of conduct states they are a dog company.

That is pretty cool.

Do you know dogs and elephants understand human pointing?

I didn't.

How interesting.

Dogs were the first species to be domesticated.

Yea, humans were able to train dogs to do so much things like hunting and herding

Did you read about the dog vending machine in Istanbul?

Yea, if you recycle plastic bottles it provides food and water for stray dogs

That's pretty neat!
Are you a fan of Reddit?

I check out reddit from time to time, they have so much content in the 1.2 billion comments posted on there

I've never really used it.

I see they are worth $1.8 billion though so wow....they must be doing something right.

Yea, they have some good investors like Snoop Dogg and Jared Leto

Nice.

I'll have to go find the page that sums up 25 of the kindest deeds ever done on Reddit.

I wonder if the free online magazine the Redditor has an article on those deeds

I wonder too.
The Redditor has a nice ring to it!

Yea, it's pretty funny the first comment on reddit was actually a complaint

Nice!

lol  Surprisingly, only 0.53 percent of the people who visit Reddit actually participate in voting for content.

Lol, I guess Reddit has a bunch of freeloaders

Ha!

I just discovered what a hamburger button is!

Do you know what it is?

It has to do with the internet....

Yea it's the 3 horizontal line menu.

Well i got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello!

Just got back from taking my dog for a walk.

What kind of dog is it?

She is  mix breed that is fairly big.
Do you have a dog?

Not at  the moment though I have in the past.

Did you know there are 12 different blood types for dogs and they have dog blood drives!

That is amazing and I wonder how long since they were domesticated that people found out?

I assume it was after they found out how to type human blood and I think that was around WWI time.

You might be right and I can always check the internet to confirm.

Did you know you can have your dog's genotype run and find out his ancestry.

You can look on Reddit for where to go to do it.

Amazing and I have just started to get into Reddit.

I don't hang out there much.

It's a different kind of group from the person I am but on occasion I find it useful.

I initially checked it out because of a video game subreddit.

There seems to be a subreddit for everything under the sun!

The internet is marvelous!

I can remember when it was a dial up modem to connect!

Me too!
Wasn't that just awfully slow!

At the time it was ok, but knowing what we do now, even our chat, it's unbelievable.

Yes, it certainly is.

It's like magic.

Supposedly, the novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause addiction and its measurable in the brain!

So, there is a downside to it all.

I am probably hooked and don't know it, but I know about the "hamburger button" because of it!

Yeah, weird name isn't that.
Wonder who came up with it?

Probably Al Gore, just kidding.

Well, he would have called it the Big Mac button.

Great chat!


hey did you hear theres a theory that there is only one electron in the entire galaxy?

No I have not.

That seems pretty insane.

I do know that the universe used to not be see through at all

no I didn't, but I do know that Elon Musk thinks the whole universe is made up of a hologram

That is bizarre - I have heard that the entire universe may exist inside of a black hole.

Makes your head spin!

ya its crazy but I don't know how that works, also how universes are evolving, apparently through natural selection, just crazy!

I love thinking about this stuff - there is a cold spot out in the microwave background which might link to a parallel universe

ya that is crazy, also crazy that it has only been about 400 years since we discovered that the earth revolves around the sun and not the otehr way around!

And the people who said that were almost killed for stating those beliefs!

I just love the fact that the deepest sound in the universe is emitted by a black home!

haha wait a black home or a black hole lol?

do you drive a car btw

Yes I have a black smart car!

Not quite as fancy as google's self-driving cars, but I don't need an "aggressive" mode

haha neither do I, I do like the drive through, can't believe it was invented in 1975

Yes for the military of all things!

The coolest thing I just learned a couple of years ago was that the arrow next to the pump signal on your car tells you where your gas cap is

ya that is super useful, also useful would be a flamethrower on my car!

that is actually legal in south africa

Have a flamethrower on a self-driving car - that would be killing it.

Of course if I drive in India I need a car like an Audi with an extra-strong horn because I will need it!

haha you would need that ya!

and yes I would definitely use that flamethrower for getting the ice off my driveway right now haha

I hate the cold - I don't know if I could handle space.

Moon dust even causes something called moon hay fever!

wow that is scary!

Also scary iss taht astronauts can't whistle in their spacesuits, I wonder why?

I have never heard that.

But I do know that even if you are in the space station, you are still allowed to vote!

that is good to know, I think it's cool that they are developing drop pods to deploy military units from space, tahts like from a videogame!

That is cool.

It is interesting trying to simulate weightlessness in movies - the apollo 13 cast did 612 takes aboard a zero gravity plane..

ya that is cool, thats a great movie btw, one day I hope regular people like you and I can travel into space to experience that!


The universe is so vast and interesting.

Do you find universal science interesting?

Yes, I know a lot about it actually.
Do you know who Carl Sagan is?

I do.

I used to see a lot of things with him as a kid.

He used to have a show called the Cosmos.

I saw it, it was good.

I remember that one.

Did you know that there are stars cold enough to be touched by the human hand.

I wonder how that is possible?

Weird, I have not heard that.
How can that be possible?

I do not know.

There is also a theory that the universe may be one giant superhologram which blows my mind.

That's crazy.

I've heard a lot of theories about there.

The earth is older than 3 billion years, maybe even 4 if I remember correctly?

I believe that is correct.

There is also a theory that universes evolve through natural selection just like earth's species.

That seems strange to me as well.

How are elements of a universe determined to be weak and unnecessary?

I'm not sure, I think gravity does most of the selecting in the universe though, or dark matter.

Dark matter is a whole other thing that is hard to wrap your head around.

My last crazy theory to share is that there is only one electron in the universe.

I don't understand this one either.

Every atom has an electron.

Yeah, the universe is huge, and apparently it is still expanding.

That's the one that I always think about when I am thinking about space facts that I can't fathom.

If space is ever expanding what is it expanding into?

What exists beyond now?

Did you know both the Voyagers have left our solar system entirely?

I did not.

That's unfortunate.

I did learn recently that astronauts cannot whistle in a spacesuit.

Interesting.

Did you know that the trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks?

I did not.

That had to be a pain.

Did you know that in South Africa you can legally equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking?

That's crazy!

I've heard that.

Makes me not want to go to South Africa.

No kidding.
Have you heard of Jann Mardenborough?

No, who is he?

He was a video game player that beat 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo.

He then became a professional race car driver.

I don't understand how that translates.


do you like taylor swift?

Somewhat.
Did you know she owns a private jet?

Yes it cost about $40 million and it is at Nashville airport

Yes and it has its own private hanger at it

Yeah.

Did you know she accidentally released 8 seconds of her white noise song?

Yes and that made it to the top charts in Canada

Yeah that is crazy.
She also removed her music from Spotify

Yes because she thinks music should not be free

Yeah I guess.

She sometimes walks backwards so they cannot take her picture

Wow.
DO you know much about the earth?

I know that we have sadly destroyed 80% of the forests

Yeah.

Did you know the day used to have only 5.5 hours?

Yeah.
Do you believe in extraterrestrials?

I do and the UN has now assigned an ambassador just in case they show up

Yeah.

Earth is predicted to be helium free by the end of the century

Yeah I guess no more fun balloons and funny voices for us

I guess not.

Did you know that we represent only 1 minute and 17 seconds in the history of earth if it were 24 hours?

Wow and yet we have done so much to this planet so far

I know.
Do you use the internet a lot?

I do actually but not as much as to develop addiction to it

That is always good.
Nice chat