Hello!

Did you hear about Burger King's latest promotion?

Burger King?
Is it something about a Whopper?

Yes, if you unfriend 10 Facebook friends, you get a free Whopper!

Wonder why BK doesn't like Facebook?

Maybe something to do with Myspace?

I would make 10 friends just to unfriend them and get the Whopper.

We could set up a chain of friend/unfriend connections for the Whoppers.

Brilliant idea!

The reason I mentioned Myspace is they were given the chance to buy Facebook for $75 million back in 2005 and they turned it down.

Bet they're mad about that now.

Oh, I think they realize the folly of their ways.

They're probably on Facebook trying to get free Whoppers.

Long as they're not in Germany.

I don't think Germans like Facebook over there, they made the "like" button illegal.

Wonder what's up with that?

There must have been a scandal or something.

The Germans have their logical reasons for it.

What kind of movies do you watch?

I usually like dramas, sometimes comedies.

What about you?

I like drama, thrillers, and sometimes horror.

I hear watching horror movies burns the most calories, you can burn more than 180 calories watching a horror movie.

I think that Stephen King must have burned 180 calories as a kid watching Bambi.

Never thought of it as a horror film, but the man sure does know horror.

Yes!

He was scared to death as a child watching Bambi.

The Wizard of Oz and the flying monkeys terrified me, honestly.

By the way, do you know who the highest-paid TV drama actor is?

I have no idea.

I figure it would be some big movie star like George Clooney.

Actually, the highest paid actor is Hugh Laurie on House, he gets $700,000 an episode.

Did you hear why Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore?

Jim Carrey is a funnyman, so I guess he can make more money on the comedies.

He won't make any movies that don't project positivity.

You're right, he is one funny guy.

He ought to know that any movie, no matter what the genre, can be positive.

I depends on the actor.

I'll stick with the thrillers and dramas, I really liked the horror books as a child, like Edgar Allen Poe, Murders in the Rue Morgue was my all-time fav.

The man had a strange sense of the macabre, but he is a legend, and definitely a highlight of American literature.

Definitely!

Have a great day and it's been a pleasure chatting with you!

It sure has been a pleasure!

Agreed! Bye.

Bye

Bye

See ya!

Bye.

Sayonara.


Do you like basketball?

I sure do.
Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?

He is the guy that used the dunk shot so much it got banned

Yes and for a good chunk of time, over a decade

Yeah.
Do you know who invented the game?

That was James Naismith, he was a coach at U of Kansas

Yes and he is also the only losing coach in their history

How ironic, I guess he needed some time to perfect the game

I guess so.

The coaches are the highest paid in many states

Yes Have you heard of the the highest court in the land

Yes that is in the US supreme court top floor

Yeah I wonder how many people get to play there

Yeah me too.

Do you know what the name for the NZ basketball team is?

Yes they are called the tall blacks, weird

I know I wonder how that name still flies there

Me too.
Do you like rap music?

I do I like the old stuff from Tupac and Eminem and you?

Me too.

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

Yes, Eminem wanted to be a comic book writer originally

Yes.
Have you heard of compliment battle?

Yes that is a form of rap popular in South Korea


Hello, do you like basketball?

I like to watch it, but I'm not good at it myself.

What about you?

I watch a few games a year,  I dont really follow it though.

Do you like hip hop music?

Yeah I do.

Did you know the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in university of kansas?

I did not.
What was his name?

James Naismith.

There is a basketball court in the top floor of the Supreme Court building.

Right,  the highest court in the land!

I want to get some Air Jordan's though.

They are expensive.

Would you want them to play basketball in or just for the looks?

I just like shoes.

I see,  that is an expensive hobby then lol

Yeah.

If only I had some of that Allen Iverson money.

Right!

yeah I hear hes got a really good contract with Reebok.

It's a lifetime endorsement.

Did you know granny style shooting has proven to be most efficient type of shooting?

I wonder if that's how Cheryl Miller broke 8 national records.

Oh I dont know.

Cheryl is Reggie Miller's sister.

I was saying I dont know if granny style shooting is how she broke 8 national records.

Would you stay and play in college for 4 years like Tim Duncan or go right to the NBA and get that money?

If I had skills in basketball I would go straight to the nba,  but maybe tim duncan wanted a back up plan or something lol Its been really great chatting!


do you like basketball?

I love it and watch it a lot and you?

Me too.
Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?

Not sure I know of him, is he famous for a particular thing?

Yes he was the guy that used the dunk shot so much that it got banned eventually for a while

Wow.

Did you know Space Jam is the highest grossing basketball movie ever?

Wow that is amazing.
Do you know who invented the sport?

Actually I do not?
Was it someone we know?

It was James Naismith , he was a coach at U of Kansas and the only coach there to lose

Wow crazy.

Along with volleyball, they were invented at the YMCA

Nice.

Have you hear of the highest court on the land?

Hmm Not sure of where that is.
Do you like rap music?

I do I like the guys like Tupac and Eminem and you?

Yes me too.Do you know who the fastest rapper in English is?

Hmm I do not know that but I do know that Tupac's music is in the library of congress, Who is it?

It is noclue and he raps at 14.1 syllables per second.

WHy is it in the library?

Wow that is amazing, It is in the library for cultural significance

Nice that makes sense, he has revolutionized music in a way

True.

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

Yes and his favorite character is spiderman

Yes but he did great in music too so that is good


did you know that there is potential proof of life on a moon of saturn?

It would be life based on methane which is crazy!

Wow, that is interesting!

I know there has to be other life out there!

Did you know moon dust can cut through kevlar?

Amazing, I love the planets :)

that is crazy, we need more moon dust!

we should go back to the moon to get some and do experiments on it, I bet it has some very wild properties, crazy to think they almost put a UN flag instead of a USA flag on the moon

Really, I agree!

I bet we could learn a lot.

I watch television shows about the planets and the universe a lot, I love the moon a lot.

It all is so interesting!

The highest point on the moon is taller than Mt Everest.

wow I didn't know that, I guess Mars's larget moon is almost half hollow, I wonder if that is teh same for our moon?

I remember someone saying that it was a conspiracy theory that it was but I'm pretty confident that our moon is not hollow haha

Hahaha, no I don't believe the moon is hollow, but hey who know lol.Also the moon is the 2nd brightest planet in the sky, kinda creepy to think the moon is getting closer to earth yikes!

wow that is creepy, like will it hit the earth eventually?

At least that way everyone would be able to say they walked on the moon haha

I hope it doesn't!

But it could take millions of years to get that bad.

So do like baseball at all?

I have a couple teams I like but don't follow too much.

In 2017 there were over 6,000 home runs in the MLB HAHA thats nuts!

that is a ton of home runs!

I can't say that I do, I think baseball is really boring, but I would like to find 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in my attic like some guy did, that would be incredible!

Wow, that would be a treasure!

Unbelievable!

I like how in baseball they test for launch angles for the players velocity of the ball leaving the bat.... pretty amazing they can do that.

yes that is amazing, do you watch TV at all?

I used to like the Simpsons but haven't seen any episodes in a while, I guess there is only 1 episode where Bart is neither mentioned or shows up

I do watch tv but mostly movies.

I like documentary's lol about the moon if I can ever find one on.

I sometimes watch baseball with friends or another sport but love movies the most.

I have always liked That 70s Show.

haha you love the moon!

yes I do like that 70's show, I guess they tried to remake it in the UK but it was cancelled after only ten episodes, bummer that they missed out!

I heard that, I guess remakes don't always make out too good on television lol, and yes the moon is amazing to me...I am a big fan of the lunar eclipses and taking photos of the moon , I think it's great...almost as great as my friends think Baseball is hahahaa

haha well are your friends Japanese by chance?

Apparently baseball is so popular over there they they can't believe it is literally the national pastime of the USA

Hahaha, I have heard that too, but no they are not lol.

my friends love the Yankee's, I guess they hit 144 home runs in 2017 I guess that is pretty good!

wow that is good, you shoudl ask your friends if they know that baseball managers can actually play for their teams if necessary, I guess thats why they are required to wear their team uniforms at games

Really!

That's pretty smart actually!

I will throw that fun fact at my friends lol.

It's pretty cool that a married couple together scheduled over 2,400 games and they did this over 24 years ...wow

that is wild, I wonder what made them change over from using the married couple?

that is definitely a lot to keep track of and a lot of responsibility, you'd think they'd use a computer program haha

Right, a lot of work, but I bet the pay was good!

I wonder if they ever had married fights while working!

that is why I will never mix business with pleasure, like having a business with my wife, I keep things separate haha


Hello!
Are you a big fan of music at all?

I love music!
I love listening and playing music.
Do you play any instruments?

I wish but I don't.
The guitar would have been my jam!

I play guitar (acoustic).
I love it!
Do you know anything about guitars?

Awesome!

I know that Queen's Brian May has a PHD in astrophysics.

Talk about smart!

That's insane!

I guess he used his smarts when he built a guitar out of parts of an old fireplace and some knitting needles!

Speaking of an old fireplace, I can't believe Eddie Van Halen started stuido speakers on fire while playing!

I didn't know that!

Are you a fan of Phish?

Trey Anastasio played in a D.C. synagogue.

I think he's Jewish?

I can't recall that band?

What good song do they have?

I do like to listen to all sorts of things on the radio though, especially free radio dramas!

They have songs like "The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday".

Actually just found out he's not Jewish, but his bassist is.

He played their rendition of "Avenu Malcanu", a Hebrew prayer.

Thanks for that awesome fact!

Have you heard of foxhole radios back in WW1?

Those are insane to think about.

Are those the radio that soldiers would build out of razor blades?

That's so cool.

And speaking of cool radio options, there's actually a radio station that translate solar activity so that you can listen to it on the radio, live!

Yes and pencils!

I wonder what it sounds like?

It's probably better than Justin Bieber lol.

Anything would be better than Justin Bieber haha.

Well, I do like some Justin Bieber songs.

Definitely not "Baby"!

But it does make an interesting change in the way music stars are born, because he was discovered on YouTube!

I need to get on that site!

I thought he would have the best selling album but Linkin Park does of the 21st century!

Wow!

Bob Marley has them beat when it comes to being on the album chart: 914 weeks!

And he is currently number 69.

Even after death he's still rocking out!

I wonder if the 100 year old twins made it on it?

Who are the 100 year old twins?
And yeah, what a rockstar!

I'm not sure, I think they were from Japan and released a rap album in 1992.

Oh cool!

I know about a set of 100 year old twins, these two old white women who are very cute apparently.

They're on a lot of tv shows.

Oh really?
I'll have to watch for them.
Well have a great day!


do you like Pink Floyd?

Apparently Dark Side of the Moon is still a top selling record even after it's been out for forty years!

I feel that they are quite innovative and great artists.

Their guitarist even turned a grand houseboat into a floating recording studio

wow that is cool, I wonder if that hosueboat still exists?

I would definitely visit it!

that is history right there

It was called the astoria.
You could look it up

ya I'll check it out, apparently it floated on the River Thames in England, I'll have to take a trip there, maybe it is still on the river

As a fan of Pink Floyd, do you play an instrument as well such as the guitar?

well I do have a guitar and drum set, I am the best at playing the piano though, that is what I like the most, what about you?

I have a passing knowledge of the guitar.

I prefer acoustic over the amp.

ah interesting, have you ever played the guitar so hard that it set your speakers on fire like Eddie Van Halen did?

haha

Fortunately since I play acoustic which focuses on using the hollow chamber of the guitar to generate the wonderful sound, I never had an amp and speaker, which is only used for electric guitars, burst into flames.

haha yes you did say you play accoustic, I have an electric guitar it's a Paul Reed Smith, accoustic guitars have bigger strings dont they?

So you have to press the strings down hard and it takes more force when you play?

I don't feel much of a difference and some payers use picks, some use coins, and others just use their hands to play the guitar

ah I see, yes Brian May from Queen used a coin I think, he also has a PHD in astrophysics which is very wild to me

But if you are planning on bashing guitars, it doesn't matter if they are electric or acoustic.

For instance Matthew bellamy holds the guinness record for most guitars smashed on tour

yes that is a weird record to have, I wish I had a twin and did what two twins did in Japan: record a rap album when they turned 100 haha

That's cool.

I wonder if they burst the studio speakers on fire like eddie van halen when he recorded beat it

yes thats a good question, what I can say is that in Canada forty percent of all radio has to be Canadian content, so I don't know but it sounds like a lot of that radio would not be that good haha

Did yo know that you could make a with just pencil and razorblade?

I wonder how that works

ya I don't know how that works, I think they did that in WWII and called it a foxhole radio, but ya I wish I knew how to do that

I bet they used the foxhole radio to send communications in morse code

I could see that, I doubt they would want to listen in on the weekly news program from Finland that conducts radio broadcasts entirely in Lain however

True.

I bet they would prefer to listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free

Yes, I'd even prefer to listen to the Jupiter radio storms than a Latin news program personally haha


Do you like basketball?

Basketball is alright but I've never played it or watched it other than on tv.

I see, I watched a few of high school and college games  I think its an exciting sport

It definitely pays well.

The highest paid state employees is either a college football or basketball coach in 39 out of 50 states.

That seems like a lot.

It does seem like a lot, did you hear about that team that is nicknamed Tall Blacks

I hadn't.
Do you know much about them?

They are from New Zealand, I think the name is a bit racist

I wonder if they mean it in a racist way.

If they are tall and black it would seem to be more descriptive.

Like the movie "White men can't jump" that might be racist.

Not really sure, but that name wouldn't fly in America.

Not any more.

The footballs teams like the Washington Redskins and the Kansas City Chiefs are even have a hard time these days.

I see, well I dont know much about football im more a fan of the NBA

NBA players do get lots of huge endorsement deals.

Ree

Ree?

sounds like you hit the enter button early, I hate it when that happens

It cut me off I was saying Reebok paid millions for an endorsement.

A perfect example Allen Iverson, he sure got a great deal from Rebook

Yes he did.

I'm sure he celebrated his 55th birthday in style when he was paid $32,000,000.

That is a sweet pay day lol I would buy the best Scotch and get wasted.

I don't know what I would do since I would already be rich from all the other years.

I would certainly have some type of party.

That would be a great idea, did you ever buy the Air Jordan shoes?

No.

I buy cheap tennis shoes.

I usually am barefoot since I live in Florida.

I see, well the Air Jordans got banned in the NBA, anyway its been great chatting with you!

a lot of useful info

Great chatting with you too.
Have a great night.

You have a great night as well, bye.


Hi, how are you?

hi im good how are you, did you know that Mars' moon Phobos is about a third hollow?

Like how is that possible that seems weird

I had no idea.

I also did not know that launch angle is increasing in baseball.

no I didn't know that, also I didn't know kickball is called soccer-baseball by people in Canada haha

Baseball managers wear uniforms in case they have to play?

Weird.

that is werid, I've never seen that, also I want to find millions of dollars of old baseball cards in my attic!

That guy who did that is super lucky!

Yeah.

Up until 2005 a married couple made the MB schedule.

That has to be a lot of work!

ya I wonder why they stopped!

and I wonder why they wouldn't just use a computer or seomthing that seems like it could go wrong really quickly!

Yeah.

Plus a lot of stadiums have other things scheduled, like concerts.

Wrigley field has a lot of those and that has to be tough to schedule around.

ah I can imagine, have you ever been to japan?

Apparently baseball is super popular over there

I have not been there but I have seen their game on TV and it seems like a huge party!

I wish our games were more fund.

ya I think baseball is super boring to be honest, what about you?

I'd rather watch any other sport

I love watching baseball.

I do usually fall asleep when I watch it.

They need to inject life into it.

Their opening day needs to be more of a celebration, like football does.

ya I agree, I don't know about cheerleaders or something, but I will tell you it needs sometime to spice it up haha, do you like the simpsons?

I do like the simpsons.
Do you?

Ya I still think its funny but the first seasons were the best, did you know there is only 1 episode where Bart doesn't appear and is also not mentioned in the whole episode?

That would be the episode "4 great women and a manicure" from season 20.

haha how did you know that?
do you know why they did that?
Was it on purpose

I am full of useless knowledge.

It's a curse I wish I could monetize...

I did not realize it at the time so... Not sure if it was on purpose or not...

haha that is funny, do you have any other wild knowledge on a topic?

LIke I guess there is evidence of life on one of the moons of saturn

I never really got into space and the universe.

Nice chatting with you!


What kind of TV shows do you watch?

I like to watch animated tv shows like the Simpsons, what about you?

I like south park the most.

Apparently the simpsons sent them flowers for taking down family guy

Thats a great thing, sendind flowers to another crew seems like they have agreat friendship

For sure and a good crossover episode!

did you watch thomas the train growing up?

I did, one of my favorite shows, why do you ask?

Ringo starr and other celebrities did the voices in many of the episodes, I would be curious to watch them again

I remember Alec Baldwin being one of the narrators, didnt know about Ringo Starr,

that is great!
do you watch baseball much?

I do, I love the game,its been around for more than a 100 years right?

Yep, managers wear uniforms too so they can play if they need to, interesting fact

Interesting indeed, did you hear about the Isotopes, I used to watched them on The Simpsons but bever knew they were a real team

for sure, I loved those episodes.
Didn't homer own one or was the mascot?

I think he was, maybe both, its crazy how many balls are used in a baseball season

How many are used in a season?

160,000 baseballs are used, lots of them!

Wow!

that would be awesome.

I got one of those balls one time at a game.

My life felt complete!

I know right, they must be worth a lot of money specially if you can get them signed

For sure lol, I like baseball cards too.

Good chatting with you!

Those can be worth a lot of money too!
and great chatting

Bye!


I learned some interesting things about phones

Oh yeah, tell me about it.
I love interesting facts

Well the old area codes were based on how fast you could dial it on a rotary phone.

So New York was 212 because it's the fastest.

I remember those phones.

How far we have come by carrying around a cell phone in our pocket everywhere.

The iphone has more computing power than the us nuclear deterrant system.

And we all own one.

Yeah, that is crazy.

In our pockets we carry more information than our ancestors knew existed.

It is amazing when you try to understand the tech behind it.

It works by converting sound into electronic signals.

I don't know how someone even thought of that idea.

Or do you ever think about how they got those cables on the ocean floor?

They are less than 3 inches in diameter and they carry so much information including internet data.

What do you think they used to get the cables down there?

Was it people or machines do you think?

I can't imagine how they figured out how to do that.

Without those cables, how would the entire world be able to watch Fox news via the internet.

Did you know Fox News almost made a channel that only showed the Simpsons?

I really wish that existed.

I am sure a lot of people do.

Surprised they didn't do that.

Maybe they didn't because the simpsons made fun of fox news.

I wonder what people in the other countries that get Fox News think about it.

It's in like 86 different countries but most of the stuff I see on there is pretty America-centric.

I suppose it is the same as the US watching BBC or something like that.

Fox is very popular seeing that is more watched than CNN and msnbc combined.

I recently learned it was created by Richard Nixon which is kind of crazy.

Really, that is interesting.

I guess the news and politics have a long standing relationship/

Politics and sports also.

The supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor.

I think I heard about that.

They call it the highest court in the land.

They even play basketball in New Zealand.

Their team is called the tall blacks.

I don't think you could get away with a name like that here.

I didn't realize they played basketball in New Zealand.

Yeah, we live in a really global society these days.

Well, speaking of basketball, I think I might go see if I can get some tickets to the next game in town.

Nice chatting with you.


Hello!

Do you watch much television?

I tune into some shows on occasion that I like!

Every now and then.
I like to watch The Voice.

I watch some animated shows like South Park.

I used to watch the Simpsons back in the day, but now I mainly just watch the annual Halloween eps.

Cool.

I often prefer streaming tv like Netflix to network TV.

But I do like to watch some of the news on TV

Yeah, I've been wanting to subscribe to Netflix, but I'm a bit strapped for cash right now, so I just stick to regular cable...

Speaking of the Simpsons, did you know there's only ONE ep where Bart doesn't not appear and isn't mentioned?

I think I have heard about that.

On another topic, have you ever seen a lunar eclipse?

I don't think I have.

I DID catch that big solar eclipse we had last... summer was it?

That was pretty wild, everything going dark in the middle of the day..

Oh yeah, the solar eclipse was cool.

There is another one in about two years I think.

I have seen a partial lunar eclipse.

Pretty cool.

Speaking of the moon, the highest point on that sucker is 1938 meters higher than Mt Everest!

Didn't know it was that big!

Probably be easier to climb though with the lower gravity and all..

I heard that recently.
So crazy!
I bet the weather there is wild!

Dunno about the weather, but you gotta watch out for the moon dust!

It can cut through kevlar-like material!

So crazy.

I bet NASA has some moon dust.

They should make an exhibit where moon dust is blown into a tunnel and through a Kevlar material.

Ha ha.

Imagine a super hero or James Bond sprinkling "moon dust"

that would be pretty interesting!

On a sidenote, I've often wondered how much it would cost to own a moon rock.

Or even if they'd be for sale.

I imagine they'd be hard to come by...

Maybe they are for sale on the black market.

Did you know that there is a moon of Saturn in the solar system which might have methane fed life?

No, I didn't!

That would be pretty amazing!

It'd go against all the principles of life as we know it!

Speaking of moons.. did you know Mars's moon Phobos is 1/3 hollow?

I didn't!

It would be funny if we exported all of our greenhouse gas methane to Saturn's moon.

Yeah, although dunno how practical that would be.

unless we find a cheap way to teleport stuff!

True true.

I was just reading today about all the methane off gassing from our trash in landfills.

Well, some landfills have it set up to use that methane to be funneled to nearby power plants.

(Saw an ep of Penn and Teller about that..)

Oh okay.

Did you know that if you poke open the frozen bubbles on lakes, you can light them on fire because they contain methane from decomposing plants?

Oh, wow, that I didn't know.

Although I'd be a bit nervous to try it... hehe!

Oh yeah.
There are videos of it on Youtube.
Just search "methane frozen lake."
I don't recommend doing it.
It's mainly scientists that try it.

Hehe!

Well, listen, it's been great chatting with you!

You have a good night!

You too!

Take care!


Are you a fan of the nba?

Not really but they are something of an American tradition.

They've been around since August of 1949.

I find it crazy how much players make just off shoe deals.

Allen Iverson is still making 800k a year for a lifetime deal he signed with Reebok

They seem hung up on shoes.

When Air Jordans came out they were banned.

Jordan wore them anyway while Nike paid his fines.

It was really good marketing on their part.

Look at those shoes now.

Made Jordan a billionaire

Yes, but could he shoot "granny style"?

Physicists have proved that it is the best technique for FTs.

I wonder if they considered it being blocked?

I really think some players should take advantage of it.

Regardless of if it looks silly.

Points are points

Yep.

Do you like jazz music?

Funny, goatees originated from jazz trumpeters because it was more comfortable when playing.

I consider jazz to be america's classical music.

That's a good way to put it.

It began in New Orleans in the early 1910s.

If you are ever in New York you should stop by Harlem.

She puts on a free Jazz concert every sunday

Ok.

I guess Pakistan has a jazz orchestra the is really doing well in the ratings.

I'm surprised it's legal there.

I am surprised as well that it isnt causing more drama

What is your favorite movie genre?

Did you know Jim Carrey won't make dramas because they aren't positive enough.

I haven't seen much from him lately...

Maybe he should think of the word from a more historic point of view.

It comes from the Greek word action

Michael must have.

He got into acting because the hot girls at his school were in drama class.

It worked out for him.

How do you feel about the show house?

Hugh Laurie is the highest paid tv drama actor

It's decent.

I don't think it's worth those kind of wages.

I bet Aristotle got that kind of money back in 335 BC.

There is a website you can use for classic radio dramas.

Wonder if any of Aristotles works are included

I doubt it.

One could probably find a lot more jazz -- maybe even Clint Eastwood playing the piano.

Have a great day!


Do you watch tv often?

I do sometimes.

I like watching sports, especially baseball.

It is fascinating how tv can transmit moving images and sound.

I still don't truly understand how it works

It is pretty amazing and how much you can watch on TV.

I know right?
From ads to entertainment.
Even news

Did you know that there's over 750 episodes of Pokemon?

That's like 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight.

I'm pretty sure it is more than double that now.

It probably is.
Do you like The Simpsons?

I do.

I like adult cartoon like the simpsons or south park.

Do you?

I'm a big fan of both.

Did you know there is only one episode of The Simpsons where Bart neither appears, nor is mentioned?

I'm sure that is the episode Homer got a existential crisis from losing his sole reason for existing

It was in the 20th Season, I think it was the 4 Great Women and a Manicure episode where they tell the tell of historical women.

Wow good memory.

I guess the focus was less on homer and his family and more on history

Yeah that was pretty much it.

After the South Park aired its Family Guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew.

I sure do enjoy crossovers and references

I do too.

Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have all narrated Thomas the Tank Engine for at least 52 episodes each?

That is interesting.

I probably didn't know since I never really watched Thomas the Tank Engine

It's kinda crazy that such stars narrated it.

I wonder if it was just that the director had crazy connections or it was before those stars became famous

I'm not sure, it may be a combination of both.

In any case, it was fun chatting with you and learning out thomas the tank engine.

May check it out


Do you watch basketball at all?

Hi!

I love basketball as a matter of fact but can't believe the highest paid state employees in 39 states are either college football or basketball coaches.

Do you watch any basketball?

I love watching basketball.

That is a crazy stat, our tax money pays their salary I think

That is crazy.

Wonder if our tax money also pays for the "highest court in the land" which is the basketball court on the top floor of the supreme court building?

I am sure it did lol!

I wonder if it also paid for the creation of basketball by james naismith, the most losing  coach in kansas history!

Poor guy!

But is quite ironic, isn't it?

Ha!

Although that's not as embarassing as having a basketball team named "The Blacks" like they do over in New Zealand.

I can't believe they even allow them to get away with that.

That would not fly here lol.

I was a big Kareem Abdul jabbar fan back in the day, do you know him?

I actually heard about him on Fox News recently.

They talked about how dunking was banned in college basketball because of him.

That is unbelievable!

Speaking of which, do you watch Fox News?

yea for almost 10 years it was banned!

I watch fox news here and there, how about you?

I do here and there as well.

I still can't believe it's watched more than both MSNBC and CNN combined.

That's insane!

I don't believe that lol.

There can't be that many republicans out there!

It was created by richard ailes and nixon

Was it really?

I didn't know that.

I do know IGN is also owned by the corporation that own Fox News as well!

I did not know that either.

I would never mix gaming and fox news lol

No kidding!

I think it's sad they threatened to use The Simpson's for parodying their famous anti-democratic agenda.

People are so sensitive these days, unfortunately.

yea that is the new normal unfortunately.

Do you use a landline telephone still, or a rotary phone?

I have an iPhone now.

Speaking of which, did you know IPhones have more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?

That is wild!

that is so wild lol, they need an iphone system for the deterrent, but I am sure it will get hacked in that case

That is true.

So did you know New York's area code is 212 because it's apparently the fastest number to dial on rotary phones?

I figured 111 would be the fastest!

Our any combinations of the same number like 555, that is so interesting though.

I really enjoyed chatting with you!

I like what Unicef is doing by donating a days worth of clean drinking water to needy kids for every minute one doesn't use their cell phones.

Gives me a reason not to use mine!

I would totally not use mine, have a great day!


Do you ever watch basketball?

Not much, how about you?
I sometimes listen to rap music.
Do you like it?

Not really.
I don't know much about it though.

I've heard that rap music comes from the West African griot tradition.

I was just reading about it recently.

I hadn't heard about griot before.

Have you?

Is that a form of oral history?

It seems like oral histories are quite popular in all cultures.

It is fascinating to listen to them.

Yes, that's right!

I wish we could understand more about the past.

In modern times rap isn't the same as griot, though.

I wonder if that tradition is at risk to be lost?

i think a lot of traditions are being lost.

We are trying to rewrite history and it is leaving us without the amazing culture we have carried through from the past.

Yes, people are getting pretty corny, too.

I heard a judge who was trying Eminem gave her ruling by rapping it.

Oh wow that would be quite cringe worthy.

I hate when people try to make everything into some cutesy rap like all these snow day songs on facebook.

Sometimes rappers can be cute, though.

Busta Ryhmes was the Reptar Wagon voice in a Rugrats movie.

Have you seen it?

No my parents didn't let me watch cartoons much as a kid.

Is it pretty funny?

I remember it being funny but that's about all I remember.

Something funny I saw recently was a Korean opposite of American rap battling.

They were compliment battling!

Aw that is kind of sweet.

I think we could do with a little more of that in the world and less violent rapping.

I suspect the griot tradition might have had some violence but it was probably more about the daily life struggles from the past like farming and battling with nearby communities.

So true.

We are so far from where we were in the past.

LIfe used to be about survival and now we are so comfortable.

Now we can make a living off of just entertaining people like the players in the NBA.

Yeah they do seem to make quite the living just playing a game.

I admit, it must be hard work practicing so much and working out like I'm sure NBA players must do.

I wonder how many hours a week they put in?

Probably quite a few.

I think I would have more respect if they would shoot the way that gave them the greatest chance to make the points.

True!

I only recently realized in the NBA only five players per team play at a time.

That probably means NBA players make the most money?

I could see that.

Not to mention the endorsements that come their way for different things.


Hello.

What kind of entertainment do you like most?

I like music, drama and dance.
How about you?

I like to watch drama on tv.

Me too!!
Which TV drama do you like the most?

I like the Big Bang Theory (comedy drama).

I do not like horror movies.

I like Big Bang Theory as well.

I really don't like horror movies as well and I do hope one day they get banned from television and movie theaters to be honest.

I totally agree with you.

Are you familiar with nintendo entertainment system?

Yes.

I use to play Nintendo when I was a kid.

I used to play Super Mario.
I was married then but I enjoyed a lot.
My husband hated it.

Super Mario was one of my favorite games.

What a classic Ha!!

Do you happen to know when the Nintendo Entertainment System got discontinued in Japan?

September 2003.

Is there a replacement system by the same company?

I think that it is and I believe it is the Nintendo Switch if I'm not mistaken.

Apparently, Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role because the executive thought that he had no presidential look.

Are you serious!!!

Ronald Reagan was one of my favorite US presidents.

Yes, he was mine as well.

Talking about horror films earlier, apparently when he was a child, Stephen King was terrified when he watched Bambi.

I didn't know this.

Have you ever watched the TV drama show House?

Yes, I think the main guy is from England.

Yes.

His name is Hugh Laurie and he was the highest paid actor ever in a TV drama in fact.

Now I remember him.

I heard that he was paid $700,000 per episode in House.

It was a lot of money then and it still is now.

Yes I agree but he is a very talented actor as the TV show lasted many seasons.

I agree with you.
Anyway, I've got to run now.
It was really nice chatting with you.


Hello!

Have you ever played the original nintendo system?

Yes i did... long time ago!
I actually owned one.

Me too!

The original system could only display 54 colors.

Systems have come a long way since then!

Yeah they have!
You ever play Atari?

Yes I did!
Did you play one?

Yep... owned one of those two.

You see they are going to do a documentary on the Old Atari landfill?

No I didn't know that.
Where can I see that?
If you don't know that's ok.

Not really sure.
I believe it's in production.

Cool.

Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?

Yeah i do... never really watched him though.

I didn't either.

lol  He got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!

Really... did not know that!

Do you remember Ronald Reagan?

Of course one of the greatest presidents ever!

I agree.

Seems like everything was better then.

He was once rejected for a movie role because an executive thought he didn't have a presidential look to him.

Kind of ironic.

lol

That is so funny!!!

A definite in your face moment for sure!

LOL

Yes lol  I'm not much of a horror movie fan, but apparently you can burn up more than 180 calories just watching one.

Are you serious?

That's crazy!

I'm not much of a horror film fan either

Do you like Dramas?

I used to watch House and liked it.

Hugh Laurie was the highest paid actor for tv at the time earning $700,000 per episode.

That's insane.

Yeah, I like House too.. watched it when i could, but not a big TV watching person!

I don't watch much of it anymore.
It was a pleasure chatting with you.
Have a good day!


Hi, did you ever play with a Nintendo?

Yes I do.
Did you know it only had 54 colors?

Yes but it was soo much fun, too bad it got discontinued in 2003 in Japan

Yesh I know.
DO you know who Bill Nye is?

Yes that is the beloved science guy.

Do you know how he got into entertainment?

Yes he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest

Yeah.

Even Reagan tried his hand at acting once

Yes but that did not go well because he did not have the presidential look for the role

Well he did pretty well as a president in real life so that is good

True.

DId you know in the UK they kept chickens for entertainment?

Yes Caesar was surprised to find that when he visited them in 50 BC

Yeah as usually they were kept for food, hence the surprise

Yeah.
Do you watch horror movies?

Not really but I know that they burn more calories

Yes that is true, you can burn up to 180 calories more

Yeah.

Do you know which movie King thinks is the scariest of them all?

That would be Bambi and I guess the part where the mom dies can be scary

I guess so.

Also they are good to watch before you go and see abstract art, do you know why?

Yes because you appreciate it more, I guess the brain works that way

Yeah.

DO you know how they make those weird noises in the movies?

They use a waterphone, it even sounds scary the name of it.

It was nice chatting with you today.


Hello there, are you a fan of the Nintendo system?

Hey.

I had one about 30 years ago if that counts lol.

Are you?

Yeah that does, I had a best friend who had one back then as well, so I basically had one as well.

Did you ever have an atari?

No, but we had an Ntelevision I think it was called, it was the cheaper version I think.

How about you?

Yep, I sure did.

The games were very simple but a lot of fun.

Apparently, there is an Atari video game landfill.

A documentary is being made about it

That would probably be very interesting to watch.

I remember getting countless hours of fun out of that old system with my older brother and sister.

I didn't know this: The NFL is recognized as an entertainment business rather than a sport, just like the wwe.

I wonder why?

That is very interesting, I wonder why?

Sounds kind of fishy to me, like they control who will be winning or something?

Right!
It's all staged like wrestling lol.

Exactly!

Oh man I don't think certain fans like the Saints fans would want to hear something like that!

Nope, they sure wouldn't want to hear that.

There would be riots!

Yeah there would, there would be people trying to sue them because they spent money on tickets or hotels or something like that I'm sure.

Totally agree.

Ever watch horror films?

Not a single person involved with filming the Exorcist thought it was a horror film.

What did they think they were making lol

I do like to watch them, and really!?

That is just too funny, yeah I wonder what kind of movie they thought they were doing?

Yeah, maybe they thought it was a documentary or something lol.

Horror movies can be a lot of fun to watch.

Yeah you might be right, and did you read how many calories you can burn just by watching them?

No, I didn't.
But that's a killer workout!

Yeah it is, just by watching lol.

I never saw Inception, but that was supposed to be a horror film originally

That is crazy, that movie is just crazy in general.

Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hello!

Hello!

How are you?

I just found out that Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode!

I'm doing well!!
Isn't that crazy?
I had no idea she was paid so high!
!

Same here!

I didn't know Lebron was the only one higher than her.

Same.

In the same section, I didn't realize that Robin Williams was the first celebrity voice in an animated film.

He did an amazing job as the Genie.

I didn't know that either!

I thought there was definitely others before him.

I also found the information about Pixar studio having a secret room really cool too!

Yeah, especially in the early Disney films.

I thought the same!

It definitely makes sense for guests visiting the studio.

I agree!

Another thing I found out today was why McDonalds added the truth in in 1975!

Did you know that?

I didn't know that!

I was really surprised to learn the reason.

I thought it was just for general convenience.

Same here but now that I am reading the reasons it seems really logical!

I also didn't know that cars had a legit trunk on the back.

I need to look up photos of that!

Same!

I like learning a lot about the history of cars and transportation.

It's crazy that it's legal to equip flame throwers to your car in South Africa!

I don't know if I could do that myself.

I was just thinking about how crazy that is!

It seems like something you'd see in a video game to me!

For sure!!
Or a movie!

Yes!

I also think it's crazy Jann became a professional race car driver by playing a video game!

Maybe I need to play that game!

Ha@

Yeah!

That's nuts!

I didn't know something like that could translate into that sort of skill!

Same here!

I bet they used a steering wheel to play!

Yeah!

That makes sense.

Also it was interesting to learn that Cadillacs are named after the man who founded Detroit.

Makes a lot of sense!

That does make a lot of since!

Learning the history of cars is really interesting.

To change the subject, I didn't know Tupac's music was in library of congress.

I don't even know if I know his songs!

I haven't really looked much into Tupac's music as well, I'm still stuck on earlier rap music like Run DMC, ha ha.

And it's cool to know that Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist.

I love drawing too!

That is cool about Eminem.

I wouldn't picture that from him!

I also like the Korean compliment battles!

Sounds nice haha

Same here!

I would love to go to a show featuring them!

Think it will get popular here?


Do you have a favorite basketball player?

Not really one that plays today.
I always liked Jordan though.

Yeah, I think Jordan was the best player ever.

I can't believe that some people are trying to claim that Lebron is the goat.

Im with you there.

Lebron has chased championships all over the nba going from team to team, while Jordan stayed in Chicago to win all of his.

Also Lebron takes plays off the last few years and doesnt play hard on defense.

I liked Reggie Miller too

Yeah reggie could shoot.

He was maybe the best ever at the three.

I think he was the best pure shooter.

Did you his sister scored 105 points in a game while in high school?

That is pretty amazing.

I heard reggie scored 40 that same night she went off for 105.

I read that Reggie and Cheryl Miller used to sucker people out of money in the playgrounds growing up.

They would pretend like they were terrible and get their opponents to double their bets and then they would destroy them.

That's funny.

I bet people were really surprised at how good Cheryl was.

I have seen her play she is really good.

Boy, Allen Iverson sure signed a smart shoe deal.

He "only" gets 800,000 a year but gets a final lump sum of 32 million when turns 55.

The way some players go broke after playing this was a smart deal.

Yeah it was.

I always liked Iverson.

He could break some ankles out there.

I actually had a pair of his shoes when I was in high school.

True, he broke Jordan's ankles on a double cross-over once.

Have you even seen that on youtube?

Yeah I have seen it.

I have always said I don't think anybody could beat Iverson one on one- nobody could stop him

i agree.

Have you ever tried shooting free throws granny style?

Physicists think is the best way to do it.

I have tried.

I thought it was harder, but I guess if I practiced it i might be easier.

I used to fun but i was always better the regular way.

But with anything the more you practice the better you get.

Thats true.

I could make 8 or 9 out of ten every time though.

I would say someone like shaq probably should have tried granny style.

Lol, no doubt.

Did you the Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as the highest court in the land?

Thats awesome.
Lol.
I wanna go play there.

Let's go.
I think we can take them!

Im ready.
Lol.
Have a good one.


The NBA is a professional league in North America consists of 30 team.

Wow, what a great thing to know.

The NBA stands for National Basketball Association.

The league was found on 1946, as the BAA , then the league adopted the NBA in 1949, the players are earning higher revenue than other sports.

The Basketball Association of America (BAA) merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949 humm, you dont say.

Sorry.

Physicists proved that shooting "granny style" is the best technique to score point on the line.

Granny Style is a pot of chili (when at my house).

It is impressive the amount of money that player endorsements can get.

Celebrity is the public attention recorded by the mass medium to individuals or groups.

You would think that a player that shot free throws Granny Style would get lots of attention.

Then become a Celebrity.

Earning that player stupid money.

Successful carriers in sports and entertainment is commonly associated with the celebrity status.

The political leader is become celebrity if they are popular in News.

I think I understand.

Cheryl Miller played high school ball and was a top player.

Better than her brother Reggie.

But Cheryl never achieved celebrity status.

No fame, no money.

Robin williams american actor and comedian, he also do stand-up comedy also.

First actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.

Robin Williams was a funny guy.

Allen Iverson was not.

One measure of success is the amount of money.

Iverson will get $32 million lump sum at 55.

Robin will never get such a payout.

Williams was nominated four times for Academy award and winning the Best supporting actor award for his performance.

The actor is know by his talent only.

Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street.

Perhaps her reward is more than celebrity, but satisfaction in entertaining little kids.

Smiles.

She is multi-talented person.

She also hosted in several talk shows.

In 2005, she was recognized as "One of the America most cherished entertainer".

Variety shows as well.

The real question is, can big bird dunk?

Can nike make shoes big enough for big bird?

Carol brought the funny.

It is very interesting.

I think that a conversation with Tim Duncan would bin interesting.

I would ask if he was satisfied.

You?

Yes I satisfied.

OK.

If you could ask Robin Williams a question what would it be?

I am very excited.
Why do you leave this world ?

I would guess Robins answer has to do with drugs, mental illness.

I would simply ask Robin, Shazbut?


Hi!

Have you ever played Grant Theft Auto V?

I didn't think the character Lacey Jonas resembled Lindsay Lohan!

What about you?

I have never played that one.
I did hear that he sued them over it.

Yeah when you're a celeb, I guess you're always on the lookout to protect your likeliness.

But there are advantages to being a celeb like being able to visit the secret room at Pixar.

Ha!

Well Lindsay it seems has made a new career after going after these frivolous lawsuits.

In 2010 she sued Etrade and in 201 she sued a rapper for basically the same reason.

Dang!

That must be nice.

I bet she made a pretty penny.

Ha!

Like Judge Judy, she makes around $123k per episode.

She's actually the highest paid celeb after LeBron, if you can believe that.

That is crazy.

I would have thought a bunch of celebs made more than Judge Judy.

Same here.

Never would have guessed she'd be the highest.

I mean, I would think even Carol Burnette would make more, especially considering she was the first celeb to appear on Sesame Street.

Yeah but her time ha passed I think.

That was a long time ago when she was in the spotlight.

Yeah, that is true.

I didn't consider that.

But she is a legend in her own way.

Speaking of legends, did you know Tupac's music is in the library of Congress of cultural significance?

I didn't know that.

I can see it though.

His raps were definitely mind blowing and made you think about stuff.

Agreed.

Rap is basically a musical form of vocal delivery incorporating rhymes, street vernacular and rhythmic speech and Tupac was a master at it.

Yes he was.

Did know know that McDonalds was paying rappers 5 dollars every time the referenced big macs.

Wonder how much Tupac made off that deal.

Ha!

Is that so?

I didn't know that.

I do know Eminem actually wanted to be a comic book artist growing up.

Imagine how that would have turned out?

I certainly can't!

That would be some med up comic books huh.

Agreed it would.

Especially Spider-Man considering that was his favorite character.

Can you imagine an Eminem version of Spider-Man?

Aunt may would have taken on a whole new twist in ems version.

Lol.

Ha!

No kidding!

And also regarding Eminem, did you hear about the judge trying a suit filed against him that delivered the ruling in the form of a rap?

That is hilarious!

I didn't hear that.

That would be funny to hear in a court room though.

It would certainly lighten the mood.

No kidding!

You mentioned McDonald's paying rappers each time they referenced Big Macs, was this before or after they added the drive-thru back in 1975!

Ha!

They actually added those for soldiers who couldn't exit their cars in fatigues.

My guess it was after.

Lol.

I don't think rap was a big thing till the 80.

Certainly not big enough for McDonalds to pay them to reference big macs.

This conversation has made me hungry.

Lol.

I know, right?

Hey, at least we're not in south Africa where carjacking is so bad, it's actually legal to put flamethrowers in your car.

Ha!

That is wild!

Well, it was nice chatting with you!


Hello,  do you like rap music?

I like some of it.

I think the history of it is interesting, going back West African praise singing.

I just learned that Korean's have a style of rapping called " compliment" battle lol that is awesome

Yes, that's funny.

It shows that the genre is neutral, and can be used to say whatever you want.

yeah for sure.

I like that it sounds like a positive way of expressing yourself too.

Most rap can sound negative or about negative/angry situations which is fine,  but when you hear too much of that type feels a little sad.

A Michigan judge once delivered a court opinion as a rap, which goes too far, I think.

Sounds like the kind of thing that can lead to an appeal.

Lol that is funny considering the rapper was eminem,  but yeah I see your point.

I recently read that Busta Rhymes was a voice on the Rugrats movie lol

I suppose rappers mellow out with age.

Many become actors.

Eminem maybe will be in a Spiderman movie some day.

He apparently was always a fan of Spidey.

that is interesting.

From what I have seen him in,  he is a pretty good actor.

A lot of celebrities are versatile.

Robin Williams went from stand-up comedy to acting.

I think Aladdin was a turning point for him where he could do both at the same time.

yeah he was amazing in that movie!

great role for him.

Have you seen the preview s of the new Aladdin live action film?

No, I didn't know they were doing one.
I know it was on Broadway.

yeah i think it is coming out this year.

It could make a lot of money.

But I've heard the highest paid celebrity isn't an actor, it's Judge Judy.

Or at least she's one of the highest paid.

Thats a great paycheck for sure!

But I thought the cat of FRIENDS made like $1.2 mil per episode?

Maybe she does more episodes.

Her show seems like it's easy to produce.

I believe Lebron James makes even more money.

Like $500K per game.

yeah,  probably,  sports gets paid ridiculous amount of money lol

There's apparently some guy who became a pro race car driver after winning the video game Grand Tourismo.

I wonder if other video games can be used as a stepping stone to traditional sports.

Like Guitar hero?

lol Yeah that is amazing,  I dont understand how that works though,  that game doesnt even have pedals or a shifter lol

Yeah, I really don't know.

I would hope he knew something about race driving before then.

it's dangerous.

I know right!

Well its been great talking to you have a good one.


Hi!
Who is your favorite celerity?

hey well it is not Lindsay Lohan, I'm glad she lost that court case did you hear about that?

No.

Tell me about it.

Did she break into Pixar's secret celebrity room again?

I know she sued because it looked like to her that they were using a similar pose that she made in the video game Grand Theft Auto, she thought they copied off of her

Sounds like narcissism to me!

Celebrities monetize their fame, and it is not surprising to me that one would do what she is doing.

What else do you know about it?

well I guess she didn't see it firsthand, she was alerted to the similarities by Lawyer.com

Digital ambulance chasing... "oh, look, it is a celebrity in a bikini wearing sunglasses...it must be you."

Lawyers live off the misery of their clients, and if no misery exists, they create it... Hey, maybe Judge Judy can help on this one?

haha yes I heard she is paid a lot per episode she does right?

did you know that paris hilton has the guinness world record for most overrated celebrity?

I think that should go to lohan haha

LOL  I cannot help but feel bad for celebrity children.

They grow up in an environment where the world revolves around them.

Then they grow up to find the world revolves without them, and the stand around yelling, "Hey, look at me...i am still here...Why don't anyone care anymore?"

I miss the days when celebrity meant Carol Burnett.."

haha ya Carol I think seemed really nice, and ya I can't believe how much celebs make these days, there is a youtube celebrity named Jenna Marble who makes over $300k a year

Good for her.

I just hope she doesn't lose her marbles because of newfound celebrity status!

Burnett was great!

She was the 1st celeb to make an appearance n Sesame Street.

oh thats cool, what do you think about Justin Bieber by the way?

he was actually banned from facebook for a short time which is surprising

I heard it was not the celeb that was banned, but someone with his same name...Is that true?

ya you're right, someone who shared his name, I do like John Cena though he holds the record for most wishes granted by the Make a wish foundation, very nice of him

That is class behavior!

I like it when celebs support good causes, centered in reality.

But sometimes the fame goes to their heads and they make strange statements.

Like the Ethiopian celeb chef who thinks he can solve the country's hunger problems by encouraging people to eat.

Really?

lol yes that seems very obvious, by the way do you drive a car?

I can't believe the model T was invented over 100 years ago back in 1908

Cars have come a long way since then!

I wonder what they will be like in another 100 years?

Maybe they will all have flame-throwers like the ones that are legal in South Africa?

haha I hope not that sounds scary!

that's one way to warm up your car, and apparently warming up your car is illegal in ohio which is weird

Yeah.

Strange.

I like how McDonalds created the drive through to accommodate servicemen who could not exit their vehicles in fatigues.

Nice idea, and now it helps everyone!

ya that was nice of them!

Have you ever driven an Audi in India?

Apparently when audi introduced their cars in that region they had to create a newer version of their horn because they were being used so much haha

Nice.

I will leave you with this thought: If John Mardenborough can become a race car driver by playing Gran Turismo, what will playing Super Mario do for us?"


Hi, how are you?

Hi!

I'm doing great!

How are you?

Do you like basketball?

Did you catch the Lakers game yesterday?

I do like basketball and I watched the highlights on SC.

Did you watch it?

Yes, I was disappointed with Lebron and the Laker's performance.

Lebron is practically a celebrity now, he's making the Space Jam movie!

Yeah!

Did you see him sitting on the end of the bench by himself, with no one close to him?

I felt bad for him.

I didn't catch that, I wish someone in the NBA would shoot "granny style" since physicist have proved that granny style shooting is the best technique to consistently score points on the line

They wouldn't have been able to dunk in college when Kareen was there.

He got it banned.

Why was it banned?

It was too dominent and the other college players couldn't stop it.

Was the bam ever lifted?

Air Jordan's were also once banned by the NBA, but Jordan wore them anyway and Nike was willing to pay a fine for each game, what a great secondary advertisement for those shoes!

Yeah, it was only banned for a little while.

Have you ever been into Pixar's secret room?

No I haven't, I heard only celebrities were able to enter the secret room?

Is there another room that's available to the public?

No but I really want to go into that room.

What do you think is in there?

A collection of all the characters from Pixar movies, do you have a favorite Pixar movie?

I loved toy story.

I had no idea Steve Jobs was the CEO there, between his apple stints.

Yeah, that's a great film, he started the company and then sold it to Disney!

I had no idea Robin Williams was the voice of Aladdin, because of that film, he was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.

I thought he did a great job as Genie.

I am into voice actors for shows so I did know that.

Carol Burnett was also the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street, I wonder if she was a voice actor or actually played herself?

she doesn't make as much as Judge Judy.
She makes $123,000 per episode!

That's a lot, but I can't believe she's the highest paid celebrity only after Lebron James!

I remember reading somewhere that the House actor made the most per episode

Nice chatting with you!


Its almost time for Manafort to leave the U.S. District Court.

I think we're closde to finding if there is any truth to Mueller's accusations of tampering with witnesses.

Mueller filed a lot of charges, 98 in total.Trump says that it's a witch hunt.

A very large witchhunt I might add.

Four people have been indicted by Mueller's investigation team.The charges reach back as far as 2006!

When were these charges filed?

The charges include conspiracy and financial crimes and are part of an ongoing investigation.

They are all a part of the 98 charges filed by Mueller.

I just am confused as to whether the charges were filed in 2006 or the events happened in 2006.

I'm not sure when charges were formally filed.

Mueller filed more than 40 criminal counts against 13 officials from Russia who were accused of committing fraud among other charges.

I just find it interesting how some people suddenly file charges about things that happened long ago.

Not sure if that's the case with this.

This is such a huge case with so many people being indicted that now cases are being referred to as alleged crimes instead of alleged criminals.

There are a lot of different tyeps of charges too, from wire fraud, to identity theft, to false statements, to defrauding.

Absolutely!!

The investigationhas alreadt gotten admissions of guilt from 5 Americans, 13 Russians , one person from the Netherlands and another from Ukraine.

We have no clue when this investigation will be done and over with.

Weird, it kind of seems like he went collecting people and charges over the years.

Scandal has been going on for years.

To get a clear picture, the previous years has to be taken into consideration.

Election processes are supposed to be fair and this investigation will help us identify some areas for improvement.

Oh, and I guess that's what Trump meant by "witch hunt" but yes, hopefully some positive change will come from this!

Yes!!!

Nevada is the only state that has a none of these candidates option for voters.

That would have worked best for those who supported neither Hillary nor Trump.

Interesting.

It's funny that in Ancient Athens officials were appointed by lottery.

They thought elections would lead to oligarchy.

there might be some truth in their logic.

Even though there was alot of attention on the presidential elections, still only 63% of people vote.

We haven't reached 100% voter participation in the last 100 years.

Yes, sometimes I think we might as well just use a lottery.

It's sad.

Maybe.

Pinedo got mixed up in scandal when he figured out how to setup Paypal accounts without going through a bank.

That;s pretty scandolous to me!

Interesting.

Even the name of the company sounded scammy-"Auction Essistance.

Right!!!

The scandal definitely continues.

This case is gaining more and more momentum everyday.

Its so sad!!

Our country is so divided!

Yes, it's sad.

Speaking of different parties, I find it surprising that Hillary Clinton was president of Young Republicans in college.


hi how are you doing over there on your side of the internet?

everything copacetic?

Everything is good here, how about you?

i am good on this end.

everything is 5 by 5 we're in the pipe reading green up and down.

do you like to talk politics?

some do, some don't

I like politics.

Even world politics.

Did you know that the President of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office?

i think that the PoI had the right idea.

use that political office to get your musical message out there to your true fans who have been waiting.

Could you imagine if that happened in the U.S.?

i think that the MAGA fans would buy the albums.

i bet he could make enough money to beomce richest pOTUS ever.

He could cover Wonder wall and use that money to pay for his wall.

He could be richer than the other top 3.

yes the wonder wall song for the wall of wonder along the border.

he could be richer that the top 3 COMbINED.

Make America Groovy Again.

Zimbabwe's first president was called President Banana!

how interesting!

I wonder if he has any albums of his own!

Up until 1805 the runner up in the presidential election automatically became the VP.

Could you imagine that now?

A Trump and Hillary duet album?

yes, that is the goal.

we must put them together in the studio to get a rap battle and raise money for and against the wall.

It's kind of funny that Hillary was a republican in college.

She was actually the president of young republicans.

she switched and Condi ric also switched.

i guess she saw that a woman had better chances in the other party.

I guess so, kind of like she likes to adopt a southern drawl when she's campaigning in the Southern states.

she probably does.
her husband did that as well.
he really went full southerner.
politics is politics.

That it is.

Did you know that Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" voting option on the ballot?

i wish that every ballet had that on there.

i could vote and not vote at the same time.

Anyway, great chat!

It would be nice if they had that for sure.

Change is afoot!
the 2020 election might have it.
Have a good night.

Hopefully it does.
I hope you have a good night as well.


hi, do you know about presidents

yes, all countries have presidents.

do you know who three of the welathiest US ones are?

not sure, can you tell me?

washington, jfk, jefferson

wow, that's nice.
so can i ask a question

yeah for sure

what is the name of the first president of the united states

george washington.
have you ever been to washington?

nice, correct.
yea, my cousin stays there..and you?

yeah I went to visit the white house.

didn't know till then that the guest house is bigger than the white house

wow, that's really nice.
i love the structure

yeah it is pretty nice and has a great garden

yea, you are right

did you know hillary clinton was the president of young republicans when in university?

wow, just learned that.
That's so cool

yeah and now she is such a strong democrat

yea, its hard to believe but look how it turned out.

nice

yeah.
did you know she won a grammy?

not at all.
wow, i will check it up online.

yeah pretty impressive.
nice chat


Hello did you know the 3 horizontal lines on the menu of internet and app are called a hamburger?

Nope, did you know the International space station has faster internet speeds than most American houses?

Wow thats pretty awesome!

i also hear there is 3g cell service at the top of mt everst!

That's pretty cool, so is the right to an internet connection all people in Finland have

That is great,  we should do that lol

Yea that would be cool, maybe the US could do something about all the automated software programs that outnumber human internet users

Theres a library in alexandria that has a saved copy of the internet!

That's pretty cool, I wonder if they have neopets on there, it was more trafficked than google back in 2001

Oh I remember those,  its like a tamagochi right?

Yea I'm pretty sure neopets are, 2001 seems  to match up to the time period

Do you use spotify?

Sometimes although I prefer Pandora, apparently Taylor Swift does too since she removed her music from spootify

Oh wow, do you know why?

Swift believes music should not be free, maybe spotify didn't pay her much royalties

Ah that makes sense.

Spotify has 4 million songs that have never been played lol

Interesting, I guess those songs don't get paid 150-200 percent more in royalties than they do on radio stations

a musician needs to get 130,745 players per day to earn minimum wage!

Wow, I wonder how many plays it took for the band that had a silent album on spotify to ear 20,000 dollars

lol right.
Thats pretty impressive!

Yea, I wonder if artists get any of the money spotify gets from their paid subscriptions

Good question,  I hope so!
Its been great chatting!


Hi, what do you think of spotify?

I didn't know they have about 20% of their songs that haven't even been played yet

I like the service but, I'm not surprised.

Artists don't seem to earn much though.

It takes 130,745 plays a day for an artist to earn minimum wage.

That is crazy, and I remember reading that one band that made money by releasing a silent album.

They had their twitter followers put it on repeat while they were sleeping lol

Yeah, they made $20,000 from the scheme.

Speaking of radio, I thought it was funny that canadian law requires 40% of all radio music to be of canadian origin

That's interesting.

I suppose they want to preserve their 'Canadian-ness'.

I had heard that Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up by AM radios.

I wonder if Canadian radio regulations account for that?

Haha maybe Jupiter has aliens that require 40% of Jupiter radio to be of Jupiter origin, I wonder what they sound like

Ha!

Maybe WWII soldiers would listen in with their foxhole radios?

They used to make them with a razor blade and a pencil as the diode.

Crazy.

That is wild, I was reading about the internet here and it says that 7% of people read the full terms when they buy something on the internet, I'm honestly surprised its even that high

I know I rarely do.

I wonder if the Library of Alexandria has the terms of service archived in a special section.

You know they have a copy of the internet in the new Library of Alexandria?

Ha I did not know that until today.

I don't even know how they do that because it would have to be backed up like every second.

I also like knowing there is cell service on top of mount everest in case I climb up there and want to take a selfie

Yeah, but it's only 3G so it may take a while to upload to Instagram.

I just read the line about the 3 horizontal lines on websites being called a hamburger, now I'm hungry haha

Speaking of food, Olive Garden is discontinuing their "Buy One Take One" promotion.

No more carbo-loading I guess.

Ha that's too bad I do like loading up on carbs and getting puffy from time to time, I've never really eaten at chipotle but after seeing the outbreak situation and the subsequent lawsuit, I probably never will now

That was too bad.

I imagine it can't be good for their bottom line.

Do you own any Nike products?

I saw that their shares rose 2 percent based on a rise in revenue

I don't but streamers like APple and Spotify also saw their revenues rise.

WOuld be nice if they would pay more to the artists.

Ya I think they do deserve more, I don't know how upcoming artists can make enough money anymore

If you're into crafts Michaels is closing a bunch of stores, 94.

Well it has been a pleasure talking to you.


Do you ever use Spotify?

Hello, I do not.
Do you?

I do, it's actually pretty great.

You can find almost anything on there.

It has 4 million songs that haven't even been played once.

That's awesome.

I might have to check it out.

I saw they actually have audible watermarks embedded in their music.

I didn't know that!

A musician needs to get about 130k plays a day to get minimum wage.

That seems like a lot to me.

Wow - that's a lot!

The programmer of Spotify is also the programmer of Utorrent.

That's really interesting.
He's got a lot of good ideas.
Do you like listening to the radio?

I love the radio.
What about you?

I don't listen to it too much after getting Spotify.

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

That would be very cool to hear.

In Canada, it's required by law to play at least 40% of the music from Canada.

That's interesting.

I wonder what kind of music Canada prefers.

Do you ever read the full terms when purchasing something?

I never read the full terms.

What about you?

If you do, you would only be about 7% of the people who do lol.

I don't think I ever do.

I'm glad i'm not the only one!

Did you know there is internet on the top of mt.

everest?

I have heard that.

I also heard there is 3g cell service as well.

That's crazy.

Maybe it is meant for safety reasons.

I wonder who set it up all the way up there.

Not too sure on that.

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

That's pretty cool.

I can't imagine what we would do without the internet at this point.

The whole world would crumble.

I agree.

Did you know people can become addicted to the internet?

I feel like a lot of people are probably addicted and don't even know it.

I think so too.

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

I never knew that!
Thanks for chatting!
Bye!


Interesting how it said jfk was one of the wealthiest, I would've expected someone like FDR or Donald Trump.

Yes, I think that goes to show how little we truly know about what presidents really are like outside of the oval office.

The president of Zimbabwe being named Banana made me laugh though.

I just saw that and nearly died laughing, you think President Banana was a good president?

I actually didn't know the thing about the vice president being the runner up before 1805, I was surprised I had no idea of that.

Oh and then we this man in Indonesia dropping mixtapes while in office.

Truly a politician worth voting for if he's an artist as well.

Yeah I'll surely need to check out what he has to offer after this.

I am hoping for some high quality bubble gum pop matieral.

In the third portion it mentions that british members of governtment had to wear a top hat to make a point haha

I say that's an interesting idea, even funnier is at the end when it says that they would wear dunce caps to parties.

Politics sure was strange back in the day.

yes I agree, we certainly need to go about limiting the legnth of hairpins again too, way too dangerous.

For sure I agree, definitely a worrying trend.

I am sure that the chinese gangs of many shirts of popped collars would be quite terrifying to see in your neighborhood as well.

Even scarier would be if they were all just kids with guns.

That's about what I was picturing.

I hope they don't go and do anything silly at Billy Mays funeral, all the people in their blue shirts and khakis were looking stylish.

In my honest opinion, it would be much better if they were wearing Hawaiian official business attire which is an Aloha shirt.

As long as they used the appropriate products to clean the entire place down and if the casket was sealed with flex seal.

I find it interesting how people all over the world have a different definition for what a "shirt" is.

I thought it was something that was pretty straightforward, but apparently I was wrong.

Yeah that;s true, then again the more and more I see of people in my age range it seems like their definitons of what qualifies as a "shirt" doesnt meet mine either lol

I like the British definition better it seems so fancy to think of a regular shirt as a dress shirt.

I wonder what their word is for what we would call a regular shirt.

That's true I hadn;t thought of that.

I personally like russians with their ushankas dancing to russian hard bass.

Oh definitely.

Cant forget the Canadian Mounted police with their fancy peaked hats!

yes cheeki breeki indeed my friend.

Overall I feel as though we have made great progress in the world of fashion for all nations with this discussion.

Indeed, have a good night, a good life, and whoever you are take care brother!


Hello.

What do yo think about racial profiling?

I think if you are going to profile, you shouldn't race to do it...

I think there is more than just racial profiling.

I think there is age profiling and other profiling that goes on.

Lets get them all out there.

What do you think?

Oh, you mean like income profiling?

Maybe that is why so many politicians want to separate our money from our wallets, to make the world a better place.

The richest three presidents were among the most beloved: JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

Today, somebody would accuse them of being too rich to be president.

Or how about age profiling.

Like your over a certain age, you are now unable to do a job or be promoted, which is ridiculous.

That would be me.

old and ridiculous.

Maybe if we develop programs through the boys and Girls clubs, then we could all become friends and nobody would ever have a bad feeling again.

I'm too old and too cynical to believe that, but I acknowledge that age-ism is real, as is racial profiling.

But is never as simple as  politicians would like to suggest.

I agree I am old too and the realities of life are certain people in certain places do certain things.

You cannot not categorize people and not say, people who pays their bills might be a better choice for a mortgage then someone who didn't.

With difficult questions like this, I like to ask myself, "What would President Banana, the first president of Zimbabwe, do?"

Yes what would President Banana do?

Until 1805, the runner up in the US president's race would automatically become VP.

If that rule weere still true, the VP would be Hillary.

I am sure the tone in Washington would be so much better if that would be the case.

I loved that in the past someone from the other party was your VP.

Why was that changed I wonder.

We might be better off.

Then they could all sing songs together, and release pop albums with their songs of unity, like the President of Indonesia.

Maybe more fun is just what they need.

Counties always need a good strong pop music culture to support the masses musical tastes.

Sorry about my cynicism.

I binge-watched "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and it brought out my inner curmudgeon.

I should just mellow out and put on the official business attire of Hawaii, the Aloha Shirt!

I love that show, and your cynicism is just funny.

You appear to be mellow as it is.

I gotta tip my hat to old Larry David.

Seinfeld, and then Curb... Quite a track record.

You know, tiipping one's hat originated from the custom of knights to lift their face shields to show friendliness.

I tip my hat to you friend.

Thanks, I have to wonder if Jerrys Puffy shirt cost as much as Mark Zuckerbers plain gray shirts at 300.

There's a fashion trend to consider... As is the most popular hat in the old west--not the cowboy hat as you might imagine---but the old Bowler hat!

I think society would be much friendlier if we all wore bowler hats!

Bowler hats just make you smile when you see one.

I think everyone would be laughing and having a good time whilst wearing them.

Yeah, I get the same reaction when I wear my dunce cap out in public.

Smiles and laughter from everyone I see.

Some confuse it with a party hat and an intention to behave foolishly, but my dunce hat is a serious fashion statement which says, "I'm and idiot."

I wear it with pride.

Or it says you dont give a flip what other people think of you.

I must get one too.

If you do, you'll never wear your top hat again with tails!

That is unless they bring back that old british parlamentary rule that required brit politician to wear Top hats if making a point of order.

I say all the politicians should join me and proudly wear their dunce caps!

We are laughing at them anyway!

I say bring back the wigs and power, then we will really laugh at them.

Nice...as are you!

Thanks for the friendly banter, and hats off to you!

Hats off to you and a huge cloud of powder to you!

I must now depart and go and wear my hat with pride.

You could guess my profession from my hat.

It's a Captains hat.

I play with bathtub boats for a living.

chow.


Hello,  did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?

Yeah, I head that.
I wonder how Trump feels about that.
lol

Why would he have a problem with it?

He just always seems to want the biggest and best for himself.

He is the president though,  his guest house is bigger than the white house.

I wonder what the President of Zimbabwe's house is like?

I dont know.

I know the first president of Zimbabwe's name was Cannan Banana.

Its actually Canaan.
Yeah thats a very unique last name.

It is indeed.

Did you hear about the wealthiest 3 presidents of the us?

Supposedly Trump isnt on the list.

He is,   He is the #1 on the list of wealthiest presidents.

First is Trump,  2nd is Washington and 3rd is Jefferson,  if I remember correctly.

That makes more sense.
I couldnt imagine him being left off.

Yeah hes the wealthiest by far.
Its like not even close to anyone else.

I didnt know if inflation was accounted for and that was the cause, but I didnt think it was close, it would be hard for a politician to come near his wealth.

Yeah  definitely.

I think if they followed the procedure like they did back in 1805 where the loser of the election became the VP that would be interesting, and by interesting I mean a disaster.

That would be crazy,  I dont think they would make a good team lol Hillary and Trump,  I mean.

We would be a reality show for the rest of the world if that happened.

LOL

I bet that reality show would do really well too,  because amaerica is obsessed with real life drama.

It is sad but true, especially frivolous drama.

I know.

Like, why is Keeping up with the kardashians still making money?

Because not everyone is like us, some people actually watch T.V.

like that and feed into their celebrity.

Id much rather read.

Same,  I enjoying reading a lot more than tv.

It has been good talking to you,  have a good one.


hi how are you?
do you like shirts and hats?

Yeah I definitely like clothes.

I think it's interesting how many uses hats have, like for protection, ceremonial reasons, religious reasons, safety, and fashion.

Yes, i have used hats for many occasions.

they come in handy.

I also like shirts too.

Yes shirts and hats go well together.

In 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order and the house of commons.

That is an odd rule.

wear a top hat?

are those things expensive?

it sounds like a way to make it hard for people to speak up.

Yes it sounds very conservative.

The most popular hat in the old west days was the bowler, not the cowboy hat.

I am surprised, though i guess the cowboy hat is a working hat.

the bowler is more stylish.

That's a good way to put it.

Tipping ones hat originates from Knights raising their face shield to show friendliness.

Now everyone does it.

I did not know that.

i should tip my hat more.

I never wear a visor, so i guess i dont have to worry about that.

Yes good point!

Like you mentioned before shirts are very important too.

But in British English a shirt is more specifically a button up shirt not necessarily a T-shirt.

I did not know that.
The shirt buttons up.
Plus they call pants trousers.

es I think that word is very funny!

In China, gang fashion involve layering as many shirts as you could and popping their collars.

Good way to identify gang members.

there was some chinese guy who wore 70 pieces of clothing to avoid baggage fees.

strange.

I wonder if he was in a gang?

Surprisingly, polo shirts were invented for tennis players not polo players!

i did not know that.
why polo though?
why not tennis shirts?
strange misnomer.

Yes very strange.

And they were made famous by a tennis player named Renee the crocodile Lacoste.

really?

why a crocodile?

did he have a lot of teeth?

LOL I think the world of tennis is a bit obscure for me.

Ha ha I'm not sure.

But I assume that is how the Lacoste logo came to be.

that makes sense.

well, i have learned much today about shirts and hats.

thanks for the chat!

Yes I too have learned a lot and enjoyed our conversation.

Bye!

Have a good weekend!

You too!


Hello do you watch any tv drama?

Yes, I do.
I used to watch House.
Is it still around?

I have no clue lol never watched that one.

I did watch ER before!

Nowadays I watch GOT,  westworld, and homeland.

I watched homeland.

Somehow I do not watch TV much anymore.

Perhaps because my grand kids are always around.

I enjoy dramas and comedies.

Thats good.

Homeland is very entertaining, but stressful lol

Have you heard an actor named Hugh Laurie?

I think he is the actor from House?

Yes.

Apparently, he is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama - $700k per episode.

Have you ever seen House?

wow thats nice!

No I have never seen that show,  any good?

It was good.

The guy was talented.

I thought he was an American due to his accent while he played House but he is actually British.

Oh nice!

I feel like a lot of actors have good american accents,  I didnt know Henry Cavill is British as well

Do you use Facebook?

Yeah love facebook how about yourself?

I use it daily - once a day.

Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in 2005.

I know right,  huge mistake.

although,  it might not be what it is today if myspce owned it .

I agree with you.

The success has to do with the current management.

Zuckerberg might not be with the company if it was bought by Myspace.

do you like comedy?

Yes I do.

I enjoy watching Big Bang Theory and Saturday Night Live.

Oh I love Big Bang Theory!

although,  I am behind at the moment lol Im only on season 8

I'm behind to.

I heard that Comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since it was created in 1989.

Do you know why?

wow!

Either they are very picky or those shows sucked lol


Harry Styles from One Direction appears to be branching out.

He is producing a sitcom on CBS

Thats cool..  do you like drama tv or movies?

I do.
I prefer dramas with a little comedy

watching anything good/?

I actually like the new Magnum PI.
It has action, drama, and comedy.

Oh ok,  I dont think I have seen that.

The only thing about this Magnum PI is he does not have a mustache like the Tom Selleck version

Awww well that kills it lol I hear the term soap opera because shows were being sponsored by soap manufacturers lol

I did not know that.
Makes sense

Yeah I guess so,  Ive always wondered lol

I have to say I am more of a comedy fan.

I like satire and parody

any favorite comedies?

I used to watch a lot of reruns from the 90s, like friends and seinfeld

Both great shows!
I still watch them sometimes.
Do you use Facebook/?

Doesn't everyone.

I am pretty sure that anyone 13 and up has a facebook account

Some of my relatives dont actually,  its to hard for them to understand even though I tell them they can see what the rest of the family is doing lol.

One of my aunts doesnt even have internet.

hahahah

I think it is funny that myspace had a chance to buy facebook back in 2005 but they declined

I know right,  what a missed opportunity!

Now the company is worth over 100 billion and just going up further

Yup!

Fb engineers wanted to call the "like" button the "awesome " button lol I prefer awesome

And the like button is actually illegal in a german state

Its been great chatting!
!


Are you a fan of Harry Styles?

The singer that looks like a younger version of Jim Carey?

Yeah.
Him, are you a fan?

Not really.
I'm not a huge fan of One Direction.
Why what's going on with him?

Well, I heard that he is going to executive produce a sitcom on CBS this fall.

Oh, Happy Together?

I think I heard of it when I was watching Superbowl.

Yeah, that was a boring game this year.
Did you watch the whole thing?

I did watch the whole thing.

I posted awesome memes on Facebook as well.

Awesome.

I don't use my Facebook as much as I used to.

Mark Zuckerburg turned Facebook to quite the success story.

Sucks that Myspace didn't buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005.

Yeah, but Myspace may have just run it into the ground, so it probably doesn't make a difference.

Probably, will be the case, but I'm still quite jelly of the potential money.

Yeah, I wonder why burger king ran the promotion that they did?

Maybe they shorted the stock.

There's a lot of people who made money in the market and they are retiring in their 30's.

Just like pop stars.

Yeah, that could be.

But do you really think that would actually make the price drop?

Yah.

it could, it depends on the time horizon.

Are you going to watch Happy Together?

Probably not.
Are you a Bill Murray fan?

Not really, but I do like Comedy.
I'm more of a stand-up comedy guy.

Yeah, I liked him in the movie Groundhog Day.

I thought that was a good film.

Well he thought kung fu hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy...

I don't know what to say further about him!

I would probably give that show "Happy Together" a watch.

Is it a comedy?

I'm not actually sure to be honest, I haven't heard a lot about it.

Well, nice chatting with you!


Hello, do you like horror films?

Hi, I do.
Hard to pick a favorite.
I like Steven King a lot though.

I love Stephen King.

Did you know he was terrified of Bambi when he was a child?

Wow I did not know that!

Although depending on how young he was I could see that.

I was pretty scared the first time I saw it when I was about 4.

I don't recall my first time seeing it.

It can be frightening though so it doesn't surprise me.

Watching a horror movie can actually help you lose weight.

Being scared can burn up to 180 calories, most of that is probably rapid heart rate.

That's an effective way to lose some calories for sure.

Did you know the kid from the shining, Danny he didn't even know he was in a horror movie until years later?

Haha I did not know that.

Pretty interesting though.

If you watch a horror movie before viewing abstract art, you will enjoy the art more.

That's kinda strange.

I wonder why that is?

I don't blame them for not telling him.

He probably thought it was just a drama.

Not sure why that is.

The majority of creepy metallic noises in horror movies are from an instrument called the waterphone.

Yes, they all sound pretty similar movie to movie and even era to era.

I agree.
Do you like dramas?

Not as much as horror but I do like them.

It's funny Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore.

I loved the Truman show.

That is pretty funny.

It says it's because of his belief system which I believe has to do with projecting positive energy.

He's weird but I guess that is to be expected.

I recently found a website where you can listen to radio dramas for free.

They have thousands so the entertainment is endless.

That would be cool to find what the website is.

I would listen to that quite a lot.

I'll send you the link it is pretty good.

A lot of low end stuff though.

Nothing with Hugh Laurie or any big time actors.

He makes 700k per episode!

Ok sounds good - thanks!

I can't believe he makes that much per episode.

He's the highest paid actor for drama TV.

It's interesting that comedy actors get paid so much more.

I guess it's that much more popular.

I agree.

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

That's a good reason.
At least he became a great actor too.

I agree.

Jon Hamm taught drama class at his old high school and once had Ellie Kemper as his student.

Oh from the office?

Yep.
Do you like basketball?

I am a fan, but not the biggest fan.

It was good talking to you!


hi how are you doing today?

I am good.
Do you watch movies?

I love to watch movies.

one of my favorite ways to pass the time.

You?

Yes, I do too.

My favorite actor was Jim Carrey since I was a child.

I admire that he now chooses not to be in a movie that doesn't project positivity.

Jim has his reasons i guess.

I figure that dramas can have a positive message too, but he is Jim.

Yes.

Drama comes from a Greek word that is derived from "I do".

So that could be seen as a positive thing, because you are taking action perhaps to fulfill some obligation or need.

at this point, he has made enough films.

he knows what he likes.

i guess he does not do many films now anyway.

I like the two masks associated with drama.

I remember seeing that growing up and I thought it was an interesting symbol.

Yes, i think that drama has a history and tradition that goes back millenia.

I never did acting, but i wish i had.

Imagine if you became a popular actor.
Hugh Laurie makes $700,000 per episode!
You'd have it made!

A dream.

that kind of cash would be nice.

he deserves it though.

he did a lot of comedy in the UK back in the day.

Yeah, I had dreams of being an actor too.

I think I would have wanted to do comedy.

Comedy is much harder than drama, but many people think it is easy.

I find fewer actors can do comedy well.

Comedy Central has canceled over 100 of its shows.

Maybe it is because comedy shows that are at one time funny are no longer funny.

It is easy for the comedy to become stale.

A couple of good seasons, then nothing more.

I would hate to be a comedy writer.

In ancient Greece comedy was used to influence the opinion of voters.

It is interesting it had a political origination, since not all comedy today is political, though a lot of it is.

Yes, i bet humor and public speaking were key to winning voters in ancient greece.

no tv, no radio.

I liked the show 3rd rock from the sun.
I watched that show a lot growing up.

i didnt really see it much.
i watched seinfeld.
anyway, great chat!

3rd rock from the sun beat seinfield for best comedy series in 1997.

I watched seinfield too and liked that show too.

Have you seen Frasier?

No, i havent.
i watched cheers though.

Oh, I have not watched Frasier either.
I have seen Cheers.
Yeah, nice talking.
Goodbye!

Have a good day!

You too.
Take care.


Hello!
How are you today?

I am doing great, how about yourself?
Do you like watching horror films?

I'm doing well too!

I do like them but hate them at the same time haha how about you?

right, like don't go in that room!
lol.
I like them a decent amount.

Can you believe the horror man himself Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror movie haha.

right, talk about weak!
lol!
have you seen the movie the shining?

I have a long time ago!

I didn't know Danny from that movie didn't know it was a horror movie until years later!

Right, I think that was for the better since he was a kid.

Did you hear how horror films afftect one's perception of art

I didn't, how so?

Apparently if you view a horror movie then look at abstract art, it makes you enjoy it more

Interesting!

I do it for the workout haha.

You burn more than 180 calories watching those!

for sure lol.

I should just watch 5 horror movies per night and call it good!

Rock hard abs here I come!

Haha same here!
Do you like basketball at all?

I love basketball.
I like the Kansas Jayhawks.

Can you believe the inventor of basketball himself is the only Kansas coach with a losing record.

I heard that!

You think he would have rigged the game in his favor.

Or added new rules to favor him haha.

I wonder if he had influence for banning the dunk for a decade?

I heard it was Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
He must have just dominated!
I feel it is all dunking now ha

I agree!
Some are nice though haha.
Well it was great chatting with you!

You too!
Enjoy your day!

Thanks!


If given the opportunity, would you become president?

I don't think so.... although you can get rich like JFK

Right, the fame and richness from being president does seem interesting but do you think it's worth the stress and responsibility?

It's not worth dealing with all the bureaucracy!

Would you?

Not at all.

Have you seen those before and after pictures of presidents before their time sworn in and after their end?

Yeah i know!

Maybe we can convince Jay-Z to be president?

LOL

Oh man, I'm sure he'd end up writing a bunch of rap songs about it.

I wonder if he'd let us know about Alien secrets?

i think he would develop a organization researching aliens

But imagine the election process.

Having to gather up a bunch of orgs to support him... sounds too stressful.

Hahahaaaaa.... yeah right!

Maybe he should run as Shawn Corey Carter?

Oh man... but his resume would probably look killer with all his titles.

Yeah... they would have to have a special ballot for him in the election?

Right?!

What do you think a potential song title he would create for a song if he was president?

I'm the president?

Mmm, sounds about right.

But living in the white house seems amazing doesn't it?

I guess, if i was president i would spend more time in the country than the city though.

Right, that would probably be useful for dealing with elections and studying about elections would probably be helpful in this process.

i think they should bring the runner up is the vice president

Well if the people don't like any of the candidates, at least Nevada can vote to opt out on any of them.

Pretty interesting stuff!

for sure!

If Jay-z was ever elected maybe him and the president of indonesia can get together and make an album?

Oh man.

I'm wondering if that would create a better economy.

Having collaborations and establishing a stronger relationship with neighboring countries.

have big ole parties in the presidential guest house!

Jeez.

Do you think music producers can end up having high political power?

Idk if that would be a good thing though...

well, it's a free country and they can run in an election if they wanted

What do you think the voter turnout would be?

hmmmmm... probably pretty big... he could tour the country performing while campaigning

Oh that's very true!

You think places with higher proportion of fans would benefit him?

He would defintely need to study psephology.

Na... he would just pay someone to do that

Ah very true... Must be nice to be rich man.

The net worth of both him and his spouse is probably insane.

Could possibly be the richest president ever.... even more than Washington?

They could probably end up running their own country...

Oh myyyyy.... they could probably buy a country

Well it was nice catching up with you and discussing this topic.