Are you a fan of fictions?

I am a fan somewhat!

I know that Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fictino.

I'm not a huge fan to be honest.

Hhaha I was when I was little more than I am now.

In the 1950's a judge tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character.

What a sad sign of the times back then.

Did you know the FDA burned 6 tons of literature in an act of censorship.

I didn't know that.

There's a wiki that ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abilities.

Interesting.
Who is the best?

I don't know.

We'll have to go look on wikipedia.

lol  I know someone who was the best one year though in literature and that was in 1953 when Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature.

That's pretty cool.
It wasn't for peace?

Nope.

Literature was an olympic event from 1912 to 1952.

I wonder how they judged that?

LOL, by who could read the fastest?
I have no idea.

Hmmm.....that I don't know.
I think it was some girl named ...Anne?

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

I didn't know that.

I wonder if any of the pieces are worth money now as collectibles?

I'm not sure.
It sounds like a horrible idea though.
They should stick to phones.

lol  Yes.

Did you know that pilgrim clothing was full of color and they only wore black and white for special occasions?

I can believe it.

A lot of those photos I thought were for Sundays.

I always seem to remember school portraying them to wear black and white.

Rip Curl makes clothes in North Korea yet the label says Made in China.

I'm not familiar with that brand.

They sound shady to me.

Yeah, that doesn't seem legit.
Well, nice chatting with you.

It was fun and nice chatting with you as well!

Take it easy!


Dogs or cats!

Dogs!

I KNEW I LIKED YOU!
Google likes dogs too!

Hahaha.

yes,  definitely,  I know a few people who work there and they get to bring their dogs to work!!!!

I wish I could do that.

what, me too.

I wouldn't get anything done but it would be amazing lol!

Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types?

I did.

I guess I should get my dog checked for her blood type next time I see the vet.

Do you have a dog?

I will have to, yes, his name is rocky, he is my favorite pet of all time, what is your dogs name?

her name is Yuki, it means snow in Japanese,  she is a white dog lol She is a rescue so we dont know the breed,  shes a mutt.

aww that is cute, rescue dogs tend to be the best!

I want to clone my dog when he passes he is that good.

They have cloned cats before, but no thanks to a cat

lol that would be cool if you can clone your dog after they pass!

Ive had a few dogs and its heartbreaking.

I even took like 5 years break in between getting another one because I didnt know if I was ready.

Im not a cat person at all,  they are cute.

ha i agree with that.

In japan there are more pets that kids under 15, that is a lot of pets!

Oh wow.

I hope they aren't neglected in any way!

I hope not!

Otherwise I am going there to stop it!

They should do what boulder does and make it so you don't own pets but are their guardian

Yessssss!

I think they whole world should do that!

Did you know dogs can learn over a thousand words!

I did not know that!

I know that only dogs and elephants respond to pointing, out of thousands of animals

Also,  if you actually can stop countries from eating dog,  South Korea actually sells dog meat in their street markets!

I saw it when I visited there =( it was horrifying.

Yes,  I did know that elephants and dogs are so smart.

that is so sad and so wrong.

I think I remember there was a US person at the olympics that took dogs to save from being killed, it made me feel happy

Thats amazing!

Did you know dogs have " eureka" moments where they feel happy solving a problem to get a reward?

What can't dogs do!

I know they aren't color blind like we were taught when young.

It was so nice chatting with you, tell yuki hi!

Lol Same to Rocky!
Have a good one.

will do!
bye!


That sure is an interesting way to send off a family member.

I guess they didn't want to falsely memorialize her.

I know, I couldnt ever imagine writing something like that about my family.

I guess I am lucky.

I feel the same way.

I would rather just keep it brief and impersonal if I had hard feelings rather than publicly attack them.

It is said that you shouldn't speak ill of the dead.

I wouldn't feel like I needed to have the last word.

On a more enjoyable and lighter topic, do you have any pets?

I have a dog.

I don't.

I am not home very much.

But I do love animals.

I would think of myself as a cat person.

Unfortunately I am allergic to cats so while I enjoy them in small doses, I don't think I could ever own one.

I always think it would be cool to own an exotic pet, although Id never want a bear like Roosevelt had.

I think he might be one of the few people who could pull off owning a bear.

I would love to have one of the big cats as a pet but those are extremely dangerous as well.

There are actually more tigers living as pets in Asia than in the wild.

I never though people would seriously own them in masses.

I wonder if some of those are rescues and they are technically classified as pets.

It would seem like there should be strict regulations to own one.

I agree.

I would be too scared to own something that could seriously eat me in my sleep, or any other time it pleased.

It's scary enough to think that my own dog probably is strong enough to harm me, let alone one of the top predators in the world.

Dogs do understand pointing, along with elephants.

They are the only two animals who have that instinct.

Id love a baby elephant, but they can get kinda big.

I've seen videos online where baby elephants interact with humans in a similar style to puppies.

It's a definite bucket list experience for me!

Same here.

My girlfriend loves baby elephants, Ive tried to find a place we can go to have that experience.

I think it would be so cool, and a great surprise.

In looking some of those places up you want to find a place that is a rescue type facility.

Unfortunately there are places that exploit the elephants and do not treat them well.

Definitely, not looking for somewhere they abuse the animals.

We're both big animal lovers.

I kind of like the philosophy in Boulder, CO where you can't own pets, but you are their guardian.

For me my pets have always been family.

I care for them more than I do some people I know.

Definitely a lot more loyal and loving than people

She's also a lot more straightforward.

She wants food, to be pet, more food, and to play with her ball.

No guess work needed there.

Very true.
Pets are pretty easy to please.

That's probably why they're so popular worldwide!


Do you own a dog?

I do, did you know that dogs were the first species to be domesticated?

No, I didn't.

I bet that is why they call them man's best friend.

I guess so.

They perform so many roles for humans, like hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, and companionship.

I guess there's a reason why they are called that.

They do a lot for humans.

Yeah.

Apparently there are 12 different types of blood that a dog may have.

I didn't know that.

I wonder if they get good prizes at blood drives?

LOL, good question.

Google prefers dogs to cats, did you know that?

I did not know that.

Did you know that Istanbul has vending machines with food and water for stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.

I think that's such a neat idea.

No, I've never been to turkey.
Have you been?

I have many years ago.

Interesting.

How was it?

Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing?

It was a beautiful place.

I was stationed there for a few months so I didn't get to see too much.

I didn't know that.

I always thought that dogs were color blind, but they're not they just can't see as many different colors as humans.

Yeah, that's what I've heard.

The first cloned pet was a cat, did you know that?

I didn't know that, would you call that a "copy cat?"

haha

Hilarious, well there are more tigers living as pets in the US than living in the wild in Asia.

That's crazy, I heard that Theodore Roosevelt had over 20 pets, including a bear and a hyena.

Yeah, he was a big conservationist.
What number president was he?

I believe he was the 26th.

Did you know that in Japan there's more pets than there are children under 15?

No, I didn't know that.

They have a population growth problem it appears.

It seems that way.

I've heard that it's illegal to "own" pets in Boulder, Colorado, but you can be their "guardian."

Does that mean you can claim them on your taxes?

Interesting.

I know people in Boulder, I'll have to ask them that.

Well nice chatting with you.


Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types?

Hello, wow no I didn't.

Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.

Good idea!

Dogs and elephants are the only animals instinctively understanding pointing.

I wonder where that leaves monkeys?

Good question.

Dogs are not colour blind, but cannot see as many different colours as humans

When they first cloned a cat, they named it copy cat.

Haha

Haha, that's good stuff there.

It is not legal to "own" pets in boulder, colorado, but you may be their "guardian."

I wonder what the difference is?

Teddy Roosevelt had over 20 pets.

I didn't know this, but he had a bear (teddy bear).

Wow, that's an interesting fact.

Check this out.

In japan, there are more pets than there are children under 15

wow, that's a lot of pets.
Do they have 1 child laws too?

I've heard that.
Are pets also used in their meals?

I don't know.

The emperor of Japan is a scientist and publishes papers.

He must have a lot of influence in various realms.

Interesting, Harrison schmitt was the only scientist to walk on the moon.

And scientist john von neumann could by the age of 6, divide two 8 digit numbers in his head and converse in ancient greek.

I wonder how that happens.

Good gracious, what a brainiac.

The world wide web was invented in 1989 by an english scientist working in switzerland for the cern, a european state-funded research organization.

I don't know how they did it, but scientists at Harvard stored a gif animation of a galloping horse in the dna of bacteria

That's nuts.

Many scientists have advanced degrees in an area of science and pursue careers in various sectors of the economy such as academia, industry, government, and nonprofit environments.

Scientist wasn't a term until the 19th century

Really?

On another note, Google prefers dogs to cats.

their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company.

Does that mean they donate more to dogs?

I'm not sure on that.

Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors.

I don't know how, but there are more tigers living as pets in the US than living wild in Asia.

I didn't even know you could have one as a pet.

Sounds Dangerous!


Fiction works comes from the imagination.

Yes.

I like fiction.

There is a wiki that ranks fictional characters according to their powers.

Fun, Julius caesar actually wrote fan fiction of hercules.

That is intriguing.

Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction.

Did you hear that?

Great, George rr martin doesn't like fan fiction at all.

I heard that.
He thinks it's copyright infingement.

Yes he does, Snakes are legless and carnivores.

Ah.

Yeah, There is a genus of flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey.

Scary, New zealand doesn't have any snakes.

That sounds great.

There are legless lizards... almost as frightening as snakes.

Yes, some of them have eyelids and ears!

That's creepy.
Makes me want to listen to music.
Do you like rap?

Yes, Tupac's music is in the library of congress.

Wow.

You know, Korean rappers invented "compliment battle"?

Interesting, rap is normally delivered over a beat.

Yes.

It's original meaning was "to lightly strike".

Now it describes quick speech.

Yes, eminem wanted to be a comic book artist.

Intriguing.

Did you hear about the judge in Michigan who delivered a ruling againt him?

She delivered it by rapping when she ruled.

Funny, the earliest rap was in the west african tradiation.

Oh.

Seems reasonable I guess.

Did you know that flow is a component of rap?

Yes, flow and delivery.


Good morning.
Do you like snakes?

Not really!

lol  I guess I do as long as they leave me alone.

Same here.

Personally I'd like to live in New Zealand.

I hear they don't have any snakes there.

Nice!

I didn't know that.

Only 70 percent of the worlds snakes lay eggs.

Seriously?
Then I guess the rest do live births?

Yes.
Boas and some others give live birth.

Well that's creepy.

It's as creepy as knowing there are some snakes that can fly.

Yikes!

I don't want to see those.

Not even in a zoo.

lol  When snakes are born with 2 heads, they fight each other food.

That's creepy too.

Is that a common thing with snakes????

i don't know.

That does seem really weird to picture a snake fighting itself.

I know right?

I'm going to have to google it.

A man has been bitten so many times by snakes that his blood is able to be used as antivenom.

I wouldn't want to be him.

Me either.

They say that our brains are naturally hard wired to be afraid of snakes.

I believe it.

I jump and shout when I see one.

lol  Australia is the only continent where ven9omous snakes outnumber the non-venomous ones.

I totally believe that.

i've seen things about that country on tv.

They seem to have a lot of scary creatures over there.

Those salt water crocs.

I wouldn't want to cross paths with either from there.

lol  Some owls keep blind snakes in their nests as helpful associates, reducing the abundance of nest parasites.

How interesting is that?

...and how do they know they are blind?

lol

Wow, that is actually a good question!

I don't know.

I do know that oddly enough, crocodiles are more closely related to birds than snakes and lizards.

That's interesting!

Do you happen to read any fiction at all?

I used to.

I like the older fiction.

Speaking of, cyborgs are a lot older than we think.

Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest known example of one in one of his works.

I didn't know that.

The term robotics was accidentally coined by science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941.

I didn't know that!
So he just accidentally made it up?

I guess so.
lol  Do you know what a drabble is?

i honestly have no idea.


Hi, how are you?

Hi, I'm Good.

Have you heard of the book Strange objects?

It is going to be a HBO miniseries.

Many critics think it it the author's break through.

I have not heard of the book or the miniseries.

I do have HBO and will look for it when it comes out.

That is good.

It focuses on how the female characters negatively treat one another.

It is unusual because it gives it's female characters permission to be bad.

Nice.

I think I do remember that one now.

It's with Amy Adams I think...

I did see Gone Girl, did you see that one?

I didn't, but I know it is by the same author, Gillian Flynn.

The author wrote Sharp Objects because she wanted to explore how women aren't innately good and was sick of literature's tendency to portray women as spunky girls or bad girls like tramps and vamps.

lynn's novels are feminist precisely because they aim a megawatt beam, bright as prison lights, into the dark corners of women's minds and lives

I think you can really see this in the first line of Sharp Objects, where she write that "I was never a good little girl."

Amy Dunne in Gone Girl was the same way.

There's a wiki which ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abilities.

That is interesting.

I wonder if Camille's (from Sharp Objects) beauty could be considered a power or ability.

The novel manages to put an interesting spotlight on it.

But, it doesn't reduce her or her beauty to an archetype.

Couldn't it be both?

Couldn't her looks be a power and a liability when she uses them inappropriately?

Yes, that is a good point.

I bet the author would like that give her attempts to avoid the archetypes surrounding beauty in fiction.

Camille is neither an angel or a temptress.

Her beauty is part of her underlying charatcher which allows her to have so many more dimensions than just beauty.

True, of course some people think that the author goes to far by making all her female characters unlikable.

They think that this undermines women by portraying them this way.

I always question how the author should portray the protaginist in her own books... What's appropriate for the author is not for the reader.

So true that the author and reader can differ on interpretations.

I am glad that the author doesn't fetishize violence though.

Many authors do that.

She likes to show how it can be deadly to be male too.

That's a really good point and a nuance most miss.

I believe great authors can use sexism and sex as a great distinguisher yet subtle at the same time.

True, it is interesting how Flynn tries to be psychologically accurate above all.

Going inside the mind of a ficticious person, created in your mind, must be difficult.

It's true.

Have you ever read drabbles?

they are only 100 words long.

It is interesting to think how you could go into someone's mind in 100 words.

It must be different then a long novel like sharp objects.

Nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you?

Great!

Hope you're doing well!

Are you a fan of fiction by chance?

If so, there's a wiki you should check out that ranks characters in fiction by their powers and abilities!

I do like comics.

I fell in love with it when Edgar allen poe wrote about it.

He wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg, correct?

That is awesome!

Fiction is derived from the imagination and Poe had a great imagination!

Yeah.

I liked Poe.

Tell Tale Heart scared the heck out of me!

So true!

I would like to read some of Julius Caesar's Hercules fan fiction sometimes.

Or even Oedipus.

I bet it's amazing.

Just don't show George martin any...
He's not a fan of fan fiction...

Ha!

Yeah I heard he claimed it's copyright infringement and also bad exercises for aspiring writers.

I mean, he's not wrong, but a little over the top I'd say!

I think fan fiction is good.

I bet he also complains that people do not write enough or how it is  lonely experience and then also complains about flattery...

Seems like an inconsistent thought process.

Agreed!

It's almost as ignorant as the judge who tried to ban a science fiction  comic all because it featured a black character back in 1950!

The audacity of some people!

And in 2001 a judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap.

Stay in your lane your honor!

Ha!

While trying a suit filed against Eminem!

I heard about that.

Speaking of Eminem, crazy he wanted to be a comic book artist growing up.

What might have been had he pursued that instead if rap!

yeah.

I think he chose wisely.

I am not sure how successful he would have been at compliment rap though.

Ha!

Can't believe That's even a thing.

But I suppose it's popular enough in Korea so it must be at least intriguing to see!

Intriguing, like Busta Rhymes voicing the reptar wagon in Rugrats?

Did he really?

I'll have to go back and watch that movie now just to see if I recognize his voice!

Ha!

Reptar was a lizard right?

Better that than a snake - or even a flying snake which there happens to be a genus of that can actually launch themselves at their prey.

Imagine coming across one of those.

Yikes!

Nope!

I would run so fast!

I am not a snake fan and then throw in a flying snake.... NOPE!

Same here.

It's crazy that the fear of snakes is hard wired in both the brains of humans and monkeys!

I know.

Poor monkeys have no idea, they just run.

My 7 year old asked about getting a snake and I shut that down quickly!

I don't blame you.

I wouldn't want a snake or even one of those legless lizards that look like snakes even though they basically aren't.

If it looks like a snake, I don't want it!

Nice chatting with you!


Hello, do you like movies?

I do.
Do you like movies?

I do quite a bit.

DO you know who hold the record for the most box hits?

Denzel Washington?

It id actually Tom Hanks with $8.5 billion worldwide

WOW!

I did love him as the voice of Woody in toy story but I just love pixar.

I love Pixar too.

Did you know Disney wanted to shut down their studio because sleeping beauty was a bust

That would have been short sighted.
Can you imagine making only $309?
I would be so sad...

I know, but good thing they did not shut down the studio

Can you imagine taking your valentines to silence of the lambs?

No, that would be horrible.

Do you know which was one of the most expensive office flops?

No, which one?

It was Treasure Planet

I had no clue?

Yeah, too bad for them.
Do you like comedy?

yes, I do.
Do you?

Yes me too.

Do you know which movie Bill Murray thinks is the best comedy?

stripes?

Actually Kung Fu Hustle

WOW!

I would have thought it would have been a good movie and not that one.

I wonder if he was being sarcastic.

I am wondering about it too.

He called it the supreme achievement of the modern age in comedy.

Nice chat :)


Hello do you like movies?

Yes, I do.
How about you?

awesome!

Yes I love movies.

Tom hanks is the highest box office star!

I love him, he's such a versatile actor and has played in some of my favorite movies.

Did you know Disney thought about shutting down their studio after Sleeping beauty flopped at the box office?

Yikes, was it that bad?

I have only seen it like once or twice lol.

Glad they didnt, they have come out with some really good stuff

I know right?

I loved it as a kid, I didn't think it was that bad.

You know I knew Silence of The Lambs made lots of money at the box office, but I didn't realize it came out on Valentine's day in 1991.

Did you?

Yeah, so romantic right!

lol that was a great movie,  kinda ironic about the valentines day thing lol

Did you watch the Avengers: Infinity Wars movie ?

Yes, I did,  great movie as well,  I hear it was filmed in all imax cameras!

I loved it too!

Can't wait for the next one, I'll probably cry all over again, when I see who all died at the end of the movie.

Yeah coming out next month I think.
It was pretty sad at the end.
Bring tissue this time!

Thanos sucks!
Anyway, I haven't seen RBG, have you?

What is that?

Movie about the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

It sounded too dry and I'm not much of a feminist, so I passed on that one.

Oh that one,  no I didnt watch it lol I did read about it.

Do you like comedy?

Yes, I do.

Mostly old stuff with Bill Murray, though!

Hes amazing,  real funny!

He thinks kung fu hustle is the supreme acchievement of modern age in terms of comedy.

I dont know about that,  it was a great movie,  but not amazing lol what do you think?

Me either, he must have had a few when he said that!

What I found astonishing was that 3rd rock from the sun beat out Seinfeld, Fraser,and Friends for the 1997 Golden Globe.

Yeah 3rd rock was funny,  but I dont think its better than seinfeld or friends.

lol

I agree, Seinfeld and Friends are classics.

I smell a bribe!

Right!

lol Its weird that comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows.

Yeah, that is kind of odd!

Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I need to go walk my dog, now.

Great chatting, thanks.


Did know Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star?

I didnt know that, I love him as an actor, he is so talented I guess that makes sense

Disney should have used Tom in "treasure planet" it was the most expensive box office flop of all time.

HAHA

I bet the movie would have had a bigger box office with him in the movie, did you watch Trojan Wars?

No, I didn't.

I read that it earned over $309,000,000 in box office.

Someone is rich.

No, only $309 dollars, it was a failure in fact, it was one of the most expensive box office flops all time

Oh!
Thanks for that.
I read it wrong.

Yeah, the budget was of $15 million dollars, did you ever watch the movie The Silence of the Lambs?

Yes, that is a very scary movie.

It came out on Valentines day and it had a good box office.

That was in the year 1991

Yes, I think I read $270 million in box office.

Yeah, that was a total success so do you like comedy films as well

I love comedy.
It's my favorite.

Do you like Bill Murray?
he seems to like Kung Fu hustle a lot.

I do like him but I don't know kung fu hustle.

He says is the supreme achievement of modern comedy, well I dont agree with that, I didnt like that movie really

I totally agree with you.

Do you like the channel Comedy Central?

I have watched a few shows on there.
My son loves it.

I love it as well but it makes me mad that they've cancelled over 100 shows since its creation

I would think that what is funny changes over time.

Yeah I guess so but many of those shows were good!

anyways its been nice chatting with you today

Nice chatting with you too.


good morning.

Hi there!
Do you like comedies?

Yeah I love a good comedy.

Me too!

Did you see Bill Murray's Kung Fu Hustle?

I think I may have seen it.

I dont see it as the supreme achievement in comedy like he does though.

I was going to ask what you thought about it.

Jack Black was going to star in the Green Lantern which was originally supposed to be a comedy.

I think it would have been better as a comedy.

I like Jack Black movies.

I love them!

He cracks me up.

I like corny goofball comedy.

I used to like watching 3rd Rock from the Sun when it was on tv for that same reason.

Yeah I liked the goofy brother.
Dont remember his name.
I thought he was funny.

Yes.

I can picture his face, but can't remember his name either.

That show won a golden globe for best comedy series in 1997.

considering the other shows that were on at the time that is surprising.

Yes.

It beat out Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier.

Well me personally.

I would rather watch third rock any day.

Those other shows were quite popular in their day though.

Yes.

I agree.

Do you know who the highest all time box office star is?

Yeah its Tom hanks.
Over 8.5 billion in the Box office.
Thats a lot of money.

Holy smokes!

You're not kidding!

Did you know Disney's animation studios almost shut down after "Sleeping Beauty" was a box office failure?

It may have flopped in the box office, but it became pretty popular after that.

I would say they made a good bit of money off sleeping beauty.

I would think so too.

However it wasn't their biggest flop.

That would have been "Treasure Planet" which was one of the most expensive box office flops of all time!

I dont think I even saw that one.

I remember it, but don't remember seeing it either.

Silence of the Lambs had a box office of over $270 million and came out on Valentines Day 1991.

That was a good movie.
Still a classic.
Have  a good one.


Hey how is it going, you ever cook a turkey during Thanksgiving?

No, the only bird I ever cook is chicken; I'm looking to expand my skillset, though!

They're the most numerically successful class of tetrapods.

Ah I gotcha, I was going to say there are some tips to maximize space in the oven during Thanksgiving, but that might just bore both of us haha.

That's pretty cool about chickens, there are over 10000 birds that classify as tetrapods.

I'm sure that some like hummingbirds don't lend themselves to eating, but I know that ostrich steaks are a thing; I wonder how to cook those!

I guess they can be so big because they don't fly.

True, I'm surprised they still have wings.

I cannot believe how small hummingbirds are, only 2 inches!

I guess they're still evolving to the point where the wings disappear.

Some birds don't get that chance--the famously extinct dodo bird is actually a sub-family a pigeon that I guess didn't evolve as much as it needed to!

Interesting, it's funny that hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests.

That is really cool to me.

That's very resourceful.

Some wild birds in Australia are resourceful in mimicking the human world sounds of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaw, although I'm not sure exactly what purpose that would serve.

I've heard that, they're pretty resourceful.

I didn't know how light birds were, their skeleton is hollow and weighs less than the feathers.

Maybe that's why some birds are able to migrate from Alaska to northern Mexico without sleeping; the light weight must keep them from getting too exhausted.

That is some cardio!

They all have feathers, beaked jaws, lay eggs and have a four chambered heart, I wonder how far they are from dinosaurs.

Even if they are distantly related, I bet dinosaurs didn't dance the way some birds do to impress their potential mates.

They're more closely related to humans in that way.

I bet not.

At least they don't have to worry about having 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week to go through like professional ballet dancers.

That's a lot, but I guess that kind of dancing is stressful on shoes that are supporting the weight on such as small surface.

Did you know that Tupac danced ballet in high school and was even the mouse king in a production of the Nutcracker?

I never knew that, I did know Bruce Lee was a great dancer that won a dancing championship in 1958.

That kind of makes sense, since there's so much coordinated movement in both martial arts and dance.

It would be more odd if a dancer ended up being a video game pro.

True, especially if they became a professional Tetris player lol.

Yes, it is actually one of the three best-selling video games of all time, along with Minecraft and Wii Sports,

I can't believe it was made in 1984 by Alexy Pajitnov, the government owned the rights to it too.

I guess that's a consequence of working for the Soviets.

Meanwhile, the NHS in the UK actually advocates using the game for people suffering from PTSD.

I could see that, it helps you escape what you are feeling and what not.

Could help those suffering from trauma too.

Yes, and research suggests that playing Tetris provides a quick fix for people struggling to stick to diets or quit smoking or drinking.

For sure, a lot of stimulation.

I am going to get going though, good talking with you, have a great weekend!


Hi there.
Do you like to play video games?

I used to play them when I was younger.

I was never good at Tetris though even though it is one of three best selling video games of all.

I was into Tetris for a while.

My mom got addicted to it and stole my Gameboy a lot.

I wonder if she started seeing tetris blocks in her sleep.

That happens to some people who play tetris for an extended period of time.

That is so weird!

As an adult I wish i was good at Tetris when I quit smoking or trying to diet because it can offer a quick fix when people are struggling to stick to working on either.

Yeah, and they also will regularly identify tetromino shapes in real life like in patterns on buldings or in layouts of boxes.

Haha, hilarous.

Okay, well then maybe I'm not so sad that I am not good at it.

I would not want to deal with that.

Right?

Haha.

I didn't know that Tetris was actually from the Soviet Union.

I thought it was just part of the Tetris design where there were Russian buildings.

Yes, Alexey Pajitinov was the original designer and programmer.

You mentioned that Tetris can help with addictions.

Well it can also help with PTSD.

So if you can deal with seeing Tetris shapes everywhere it might be a good option for PTSD.

Oh!
I'm glad you're still here.
I thought you were gone.
Well, that is great for PTSD sufferers.

No, it just takes me a while to think of what to say.

Do you ever play dance video games?

No, but I enjoy dance performances.
Did you know Tupac was a ballet dancer?

That is neat.

Speaking of ballet dancers, they can go through four pairs of pointe shoes a week.

Sounds painful and expensive!

Yes, that does, I agree!

I think its cute that babies hear music and spontaneously dance.

When they hit the beat!

So babies can hit the beat but it seems like a lot of us adult forget how to, haha.

I know I have a hard time!

When babies hit the beat it makes them smile.

One thing that makes me smileis Michael Jackson's dance.

I didn't know that to achieve lean he used a device which he patented.

That was smart.

those moves were pretty extreme, so that explains a lot of how it was done.

Right.
Bruce Lee was another great dancer.
He won a Cha Cha championship.

Did he really?
Where did he do that?
In the USA?
Sounds like he is a multi-talented guy.

That was in Hong Kong.Now I want to see if there is any footage of him dancing.

Have a good day!


Do you like birds?
I love watching them!

I do, too!

So many of them are beautiful, and even the ones that aren't are still incredibly unique.

They can be anywhere between 2 inches or 9 feet!

I think it's incredible how easily they can fly.

It's probably because their bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers!

Probably!

Did you know one of the smallest birds, a hummingbird, will actually steal spider webs construct and repair their nests?

That's funny!

There are wild birds in Australia that can mimic the sound of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws.

That could get noisey!

Wow.

I wonder if they're in the parrot family or if other birds outside of the parrot family can mimic sounds like that?

That's a good possibility!

The extinct dodo bird is actually a sub family of pigeon.

Interesting.

That is interesting!

Can you believe there are some birds that will migrate all the way from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping?

That's pretty incredible!
Do you like to dance?

Only if I've had a couple of drinks, but I respect the art form absolutely.

How about you?

I can't dance but wish I could.

Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the mouse king in the Nutcracker!

That's pretty impressive!

Bruce Lee was also evidently a pretty good dancer.

He won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship in 1958!

Wow.

I had no idea he danced but I can see that going hand in hand with the karate moves.

Most definitely.

Did you know babies spontaneously dance when they hear music?

I guess we as humans appreciate rhythm regardless of age!

I didn't know that.

Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.

That could get expensive!

Definitely!

Though I can imagine why, standing on your tip-toes so frequently with all of your body weight must be extremely taxing on shoes!

Ouch!

That's all I'll say.

I would have broken toes.

Michael Jackson has a patent on a device that was used to help him achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves.

Hey, have you ever played Tetris?

I did back in the day.

The 3 best selling videogames of all time are Tetris, Minecraft, and Wii sports.

I had fun chatting with you!

You, too!

I may go play some tetris, but that whole phenomenon of blocks falling in my sleep if I play too long freaks me out!

LOL Have a great night!


Hello!

What do you enjoy doing for entertainment?

I really love to cook.

Thanksgiving in my favorite holiday to cook for.

Planning the meal and making everything fit on my oven is like tetris.

Yes, so do I!

and I agree, Thanksgiving and Chsitmas are my favorite Holidays.

and you are right especially if you only have one oven to work with like susan westmoreland says "it's a bit like an acrobatic dance" lol

Great way to make a word picture, yes!

I would totally agree.

Planning backwards are what some experts say to do, like Susan Gage Caterers.

haha, true!

Another of my all time fav things to do would be dance!

although my back doesnt like it so much.

I love watching dance videos...

Oh yeah, me too!Dancing while I bake pies for Thanksgiving is an exacta.

I have a guilty pleasure of dancing to ballet musicals.

I read that those ballerinas go through four pairs of pointe shoes per week.

That is a daily, cooking and dancing!

and ouch!

4 pairs!

Oh my word, that beats my once every year.

Another great dance was Michael Jackson, he had a patent on a device, I didnt know you could achieve lean in dance moves

Really, that is a cool fact.

I liked his music even though the person is in question.

True, its hard to know truth from lies in the media unfortunately, Bruce lee was also a great dancer he even won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958!

I didnt know there was such a thing.

The Cha Cha winner!

How cool is that, Bruce Lee was an amazing athlete all the way around.

I think its so sweet how babies can spontaneously dance when they hear music.lol

Yes, I have 2 year old twin boys and they Love to "shake shake shake, shake your booty" haha they crack up everytime.

They love to dance and watch our birds.

Do you have birds?

How precious!

lol.

Oh yeah, we have many many birds that come fly into our windows, in fact.

Hummingbirds steal the spider webs to construct the own nests too, thats a nice bonus for me and less cleaning too.

Wow, yes birds are amazing creatures and so light!

their light bones are so hollow sometimes weighing less than their feathers.

Love them.

Yes, so delightful and treasured.

Mine will mimic things that make me run looking for alarms sometimes.lol

haha, I always wondered what such distances they can fly without resting.

Ive learned that some birds can fly from alaska to northern mexico without sleeping..

I wish I could fly!

Vacations would be way cheaper!

Gosh, that's a good point and they would be a lot more affordable.

I am addicted to playing tetris when I fly because it takes my mind off of flying.

Tetris is proven to be a quick and manageable fix for people who are trying to stick to a diet, quit smoking or drinking.

I use it for flying.

Tetris!

such a great game, reminds me of my youth, Its been around since ive been around lol well I guess tetris is a few years older 1984 it was created!

Yes, mine too.

It is one of three of the greatest games of all time.

Minecraft and Sport Wii are the other two.

The tetris game has been used to help people suffering with PTSD,also.

Interesting!
Do you know where it was created?

Yes, it was created in Russia by a man who almost never made any money from it but eventually he did in 1996.

I must admit I had the tetris effect for a while after I played.

I would see everything in blocks and a way to fit.

Wow, It was truly a great invention and it traveled such a far way... from Russia!

Gosh, yes it did.

Over every ocean too.

The franchise sold more than 495 million copies not counting all the downloads in todays time.

I learned so much today, Thank you.
It was fun chatting with you!
Hugs and much Love to you!
Take care!


Hi there !
Looking forward to chat with You !
;)

Me too.

Would you believe it if I told you that the Chicago Cubs last won a World Series when the Ottoman Empire was still in existence?

am... no, I don't think I would believe that... ;) was that in Wikipedia ?

;) lol

Maybe a saved version of wikipedia.

I won't soon forget when the Cubs really did win, back in 2016, over my Indians.

Your ?

;)  at that time You were cheering for Indians ?

Yes.

I'm not the owner of the team ;) ... they're just from my hometown.

Although I'm Polish - I got that ;) lol.

How are they doing these days ?

Pretty good, on top of their division last year, but no where as good as the Red Sox.

They had an amazing start to the year, and then they won the World Series.

Holy crap, nice.

Probably fat bonuses for everybody... but hey... if they made their fans happy, why the heck not... they earned it !

They did.

It was almost too easy.

They have great pitchers, good hitters, and a new manager.

Normally, a new manager isn't a help, but he was from the team who won the World Series the year before, The Houston Astros.

Huh... do You think he knows a secret for winning World Series ?

;)  idk...

I think it's just a well paid team ;)

Money and chemistry build winning teams, if you ask me.

Baseball is popular in the US, Japan, and a few other places.

Is it played much in Poland?

Not really, but we do buy baseball bats :) to go watch soccer games on a stadium :)

You buy bats?

Why?

I used to collect baseball cards, which can be quite valuable!

well... when one soccer team meets other soccer team and those two towns/teams are not friendly... You need to take whatever You can smuggle to the stadium to fight off the hooligans from the other team ;) lol - baseball bats are selling good in Poland but nobody plays the game ;) lol

ah ... that's a little scary.

I suppose without a baseball bat, my simple weapon of choice would be  ...  something else I can't think of.

Fascinating.

I do like soccer.

I'm a Croat (half really), so the World Cup was exciting this year.

Unfortunately, only the women's world cup is more popular in the US than the baseball world series.

Croatia won out hearts this Worldcup - seriously - great job guys   !

It was a pleasure to watch Your matches !

Do you think Modric was really the best player in the tournament?

In the entire tournament?

Maybe not the actual best, but he showed a lot of passion for sure !

Fair enough.

Do you think soccer coaches are important to the winning of a team, like they are in baseball?

they sure are, but these days with so much primadonnas in the team, I think they have a tough job to do...

Yes, I get the impression that soccer players are paid very much.

Baseball has some of those, but only a few total and maybe one or two on each team.

Yeah.... that among some other reasons doomed our Polish team in World Cup... sad really...

Well, I would root for the Polish team.
I have great respect for your country.

as my for Yours brother ;)  what a kind thing to say, thank You !

Thank you.
It was nice to talk with you.


Would you much of a baseball fan?

A little.

I just read something about the Boston Red Sox.

They has some hard core fans.

I guess they are doing well at the moment.

they went so long without winning anything and now they can't stop.

Yeah.

Mookie Betts seems to really be getting some distance on his hits.

That's a new name to me, seems like a name from a Star Wars movie.

I wonder if they are the best team in baseball right now?

I really don't know.

They have a picture named Porcello that is really good.

It sounds like they have a good balance between pitching and hitting.

I'm originally from a different country but my wife is from Cleveland.

She used to get very excited in the late nineties when they had a good team.

That's cool.

I guess FanGraphs estimates that the Red Sox have a 71% chance to win the division.

That's good for your wife.

What country are you from?

England, been here over twenty years.

Have not really got into baseball, went to a few games in the past at Camden Yard and Jacobs Field.

Well, a very belated "welcome".

Are you a cricket fan?

I didn't realize that the NYT owned part of the Sox.

I am, used to play to a fairly high level.

Isn't that sacrilege for the NYT to be involved with Boston, or are they just hedging their bets.

Yes, I had the same thought.

They are such rivals.

It's wild that baseball managers can actually play in the game.

I have never seen that.

I guess it's in the rules, that's why they wear the uniform.

I'd love to see one of those really old managers walk up to bat one day.

Yeah.

It would be even better if that old manager knocked it out of the park.

Babe Ruth didn't look like an athlete so why not?

So who did win the world series this year?

Was it Boston or another team?

The Sox.

They played the LA Dodgers.

I'm actually a Royals fan and it was a bad year.

As an aside, I had no idea Babe Ruth blew a World Series by getting caught stealing in 1926.

Say it ain't so Babe!

He was an exceptional player, but he doesn't strike me as someone who was quick on his feet.

New York should be able to forgive him

I'm sure they have.

It's also hard to believe that the Cubs won back-to-back World Series games.

They have been mediocre for years.

Guess all the curses are going away, there must be a statute of limitations on them.

Ha!

Yes, the "Curse of the Bambino" apparently was rescinded.

The Sox won last...

Nice talking with you, Go Royals!


Do you watch baseball much?

Yea I watch it during the world series when the AL champion faces off against the NL champion

Nice I enjoy watching the world series, my favorite team is the Red Sox, they won it this year!

Yea, they've been pretty good, kinda crazy the NY Giants refused to play them in the 1904 world series

wow, I did not know that.

Did you know the red sox have lost every game on ben afflecks birthday since 1997

No, I guess Ben Afflecks birthday is bad luck for the Red Sox

I guess so lol!
Do you ever collect baseball cards?

Yea but I never found 3 million dollars worth of cards in an attic before

Me too lol, talk about retiring early, wow!

I wonder what cards he found in there.

Maybe a babe ruth?

Possibly.

It's crazy Ruth ended game 7 trying to steal home in the 1926 World Series

wow, talk about ruining it for your team!

Was he a yankee at the time or a red sox, I can't remember

Had to be a yankee since Ruth was playing in the 1926 world series

true, lol duh!

Do you know why baseball managers wear uniforms?

Because the manager can technically play in the game, I know Pete Rose did a few times as manager

wow, that makes sense!

I played semi pro and my manager jumped in a couple times, he was like 50 at the time!

That's pretty crazy.

Do you know up until 2005 the MLB schedules were done by a married couple?

What do you mean, they went to the games until then or they created the schedules?

They would make the schedule for all 2430 mlb games

wow that would be so crazy and intense.

I would like to be part of that though some day.

I wonder who makes  them now.

Good chatting with you!

Nice chatting with you too, I think I'm gonna try to look for old baseball cards in my attic

Me too lol, or my grandpas, bye!


Do you like dogs?

Yes, I do.
What's your favorite breed?

I'm more of a cat person.

I was surprised to read there are 12 different dog blood types and that they can donate blood to eachother.

Pretty cool.

That is cool.

Dogs are not colour blind, but cannot see as many different colours as humans

That's interesting.

Google's code of conduct mentions that they are a dog company!

Haha, yeah.
Me too!

Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.

That's neat.

Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.

Wow, that's awesome.

The dog was the first species to be domesticated.

A critical step in creation of wi-fi was a byproduct of research into improving astronomy imaging

Interesting!

Theoretical astronomy is oriented toward the development of computer or analytical models to describe astronomical objects and phenomena.

Bill nye the science guy is the executive director of the planetary society, an astronomy organization founded by the great carl sagan.

That's neat!

Saadat shahr is a small rural community in iran nicknamed 'Astronomy Town' because of the residents' passion for stargazing.

That's cool.
Didn't realize that.

Yeah, the town clubbed together to pay for an observatory and on special occasions all the lights are cut to improve the view of the night sky.

The fda burned six tons of literature in an act of us censorship

That's a shame.

There is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.

In 1953 sir winston churchill won a nobel prize, and it was in literature, not peace.

I didn't know that.

Literature was an olympic event from 1912 until 1952!

Architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture were olympic events from 1912 until 1952.

I learned a lot, Thanks for chatting!


Do you like Baseball?

I do, I watch mainly during the world series times though

Same here, I rooted for LA since I am from Cali.

But Boston is good too.

I always rooted for Atlanta growing up.
They were a lot more dominant then.

I rooted for the A's.

That was crazy when the A's played the SF Giants and we had the Earthquake here.

We won and got that Commisioners Trophy!

Wow, an earthquake during a game?

Yep.

The big one where a section of the Bay Bridge collapsed and the Marina District caught on fire.

The game was suspended for a few days but I think A's won it 4 of 4 out of 7 games possible.

Wow.

Thats crazy.

Im from Florida, so we have hurricanes, but we have quite a bit more warning.

lol

Did you know the baseball coaches wear uniforms because they can actually play if needed lol.

Yeah, I wonder if they ever needed to step in, or it is just a tradition.

I think it is in the rule book.

It is called America's pastime but I dont know....seems like there are more NFL and NBA fans at least out here.

It does seem that way around here too.

Baseball is actually really popular in Japan.

I heard that often...what is weird is why Kickball is called Soccer-Baseball in canada?

It kinda makes since you kick it and operate like baseball, but seems clunky as a name, in my opinion

I guess a leg subs for the bat lol.

Yeah.

Did you know that the albuquerque isotopes are named after the team in the Simpsons?

Smart, use a team already branded by one of the longest running shows in history.

It would help sell merch.

people would want some because of the show.

I don't think anyone will copy the Red Sox name, they have had it since 1901!

Thats a long time.

I heard they started wearing red socks after the team the red stockings dropped red from their uniform.

I might have to watch a little baseball this season now lol.. take care

You too!
Good chat!


Hi!

Are you a fan of baseball, got any favorite sports teams?

I like baseball, but I don't really have a favorite team.

Do you?

Don't have a favorite team either but my friends are huge Red Sox fans not sure if it's because they have gone on to win nine world series championships or what but with those stats, seems like a great accomplishment.

Well they have an amazing performance.

Did you know Lebron James partly own the boston red sox?

Oh really?

I didn't know that, that must be a great investment!

Lots of fans have superstitions surrounding games, do you have any?

Indeed.
Do you like the mlb?

Not really, the only player I'm familiar with is Babe Ruth who was caught stealing to end the game and lose the world series in 1926.

Well it has its pros and cons.

After a 17yr old female pitcher struck out babe ruth and lou gehrig, she was banned from pro baseball

I wonder how that banning action would fare in today's world and society, you think it would receive negative press?

I think it would.

Most men sports leagues don't outright ban females.

They usually just have very difficult requirement to meet for females like the nfl

Oh yeah, I heard about that.

I wonder if thee were collectible cards and females did make it to play on the male dominant teams, would the cards be as valuable as other cards or extra valuable, like a man found three million dollars worth of cards in his grandfathers attic!

I guess attics are treasure troves

For some, unless its the attic of a hoarder.

I wonder whether other sports team have requirements like baseball managers where they have to wear the uniforms because they have to play if the need arises.

I still haven't seen the manager ever play.

Are managers bench players?

Don't think so, but some of those managers aren't in great shape to be playing on the fields, if anything, they should just forfeit the game to save the managers from embarrassment.

True.

i was surprised that if a player catches a ball in their hat, the opposing team gets 3 bases

Yeah, I have yet to see that happen on tv nor have seen anyone attempt to do that.

In Japan, baseball is also considered one of its national past time by how popular it is there.

I personally don't find watching baseball games to be entertaining although I do enjoy baseball.

Games here are fundamental different in atmosphere as asia

Yeah, when you have much more physical games like football and basketball, baseball and even golf can be quite boring.

Even the broadcasting of the World Series is boring to me unless the marine corps did something like they did in 1992 world series where they carried the Canada Flag into the stadium and it was upside down!

I wonder if it would be more exciting if the dodgers finally win a world series champion.

they have more losses than any other team

It sure has been a while since the Dodgers won.

Have a good day


Hi, how are you?

Hi! Good!

Do you enjoy baseball?

I do like baseball, but I don't really follow it.

How about you?

I love it.

Watch a lot of games every year and can't wait until spring training... Babe ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 and lose the 1926 world series with his team down by one run.

Wow, that's awesome!
Who is your favorite Baseball team?
I like my Az team lol

Chicago Cubs.

I'm from Chicago so... Love going to Wrigley!

O wow, that must be fantastic!

I also like the Boston Red Sox, did you know the new york times has partial ownership?

I did.

Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises

Cool and smart!

The Red Sox have won 9 world series games!

That's a lot!

Up until 2005, a married couple, for 24 years, scheduled all 2430 major league baseball games played each year

Really!

That is a lot, crazy!

I didn't know that in Canada kickball is also called soccer-baseball, interesting!

A man found three million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic- hidden since the 1940s.

Whoa, what a lucky find that was!

Did you know the Chicago Cubs were the 1st to win back to back world series....but haven't won since....but I bet you know that!

I did.

And they won in 2016 so that/s inaccurate.

But it's not your fault... You've been great!

Ohh, haha sorry....So in 1992 world series the US Marine corps color guard carried the Canada flag into the stadium upside down!

nuts!

WHAT?
That's a lot disrespectful.
Crazy...

Right!

I don't know if that was a mistake or not....

I hope it was... At least it wasn't on national TV...

I hope not too!
Gotta love the world series!

Nice chatting with you.

Great chatting with you too!
Have a good one!

You too


Hey, you a fan of any sports involving hitting balls with sticks?

Many such games fit that description.
Golf is one I enjoy.

I like golf a lot.

It's a real shame how much water is wasted per day on each course, though.

It's over 300,000 gallons a day a course!

True, but consider that golf courses in America combined are larger than the size of two small US states!

Yeah, golf must be pretty popular in that case.

Did you know there exists a golf course in Dubai that uses around 4 million gallons a day?

That must cost a lot of money.

I suppose that comes with games that cannot and do not utilize a standardized playing area

You know what games do utilize a standardized playing area?

Baseball and softball.

The fields are pretty similar.

Interesting.

Babe Ruth was both a famous golfer and baseball player!

Speaking of famous people who play sports, Samuel L. Jackson actually plays golf twice a week during filming of whatever he's in.

Cool.

Did you know Jose canseco claims to hold the record for longest softball homerun at 622 feet

Woah, that's really far!

Softball players don't make a lot of money.

It's usually between $5,000 and $6,000.

Well, what do you expect with a game invented at the YMCA?

Softball may have been invented at the YMCA, but it's pretty much a lesser baseball, which is America's national pastime.

Someone asked me about points in baseball, and I had to explain they are runs!

Yeah, golf uses points called strokes though.

Unlike baseball, less is more in golf.

Funny how things get named - like golf uses clubs, but baseball uses a bat.

Softball uses a bat as well.

True.

I wonder if they called it that when they used an actual soft ball.

I wonder if the fact that the game used to use a soft ball but now uses a hard ball has any influence on the records.

It probably does, although more important is that softball started as an indoor sport.

That is pretty important, but it's usually played outside nowadays.

Baseball started outdoor and remained outdoor.

Probably for the best, although I wouldn't want to be outside for a 31 inning game!

Thanks for the chat!


How's it going?
Do you like sports?

Pretty good.

You?

I do like sports.

I'm glad baseball season is about to start back up!

Did you know there is a golf course in Dubai that requires 4 million gallons of water a day?

Seems like such a needless waste.

No I didn't but I totally agree with you.

I guess Dubai is in a desert region so they need a lot of water to keep the grass green but it still seems wrong just to play golf on it.

Even the ones in the US only use 312k gallons a day, which is no small amount, but is much less than that one single course.

Isn't Dubai mostly for the wealthy?
That could explain the excess.

It actually is not even as wealthy as New York or London.

It is only marketed to seem very wealthy when in reality it isn't all that much.

Abu Dhabi is actually the most wealthy city in the world.

I didn't know that!

I always thought it was Dubai.

It looks like I've believed the hype.

Speaking of hype, did you know that Babe Ruth was one our most famous golfers?

He must have been much better than Micheal Jordan haha.

Did you know Samuel L Jackson puts a golf clause in his contracts that allows him to play golf twice a week during production of a movie?

He must really love golf.

He really must and people must love him to allow it in his contracts!

Did you know kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?

That's kind of weird.

It does sound weird.

Did you know that the ymca invented softball?

They also invented volleyball,softball and basketball.

I find it hard to believe the basketball one though, pretty sure it was around before the YMCA, I could be wrong though.

I don't know.

I heard somewhere that James Naismith invented basketball.

I'm not sure if he was with the ymca or not.

A man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his grandfathers attic, talk about a stroke of luck!

That is lucky!

You know, I've heard that baseball is super popular in Japan.

Over there they are surprised to learn it's our national pastime.

Man as of 2014 the average salary for a pro softball player was between 5,000 and 6,000, does not sound like a good sport to become a pro in.

No it really doesn't.

It's odd that's it's so low considering softball was the first sport shown on espn.

Well i would say soccer is probably the best sport to go pro in because they make more money than basketball,football,and golf combined.

I agree.

speaking of softball though, did you know that the longest game in college history lasted 31 innings?

Wow that is crazy long.
Well it was nice chatting with you.
Have a good day.


Good morning!

Do you watch baseball?

It can be a lucrative thing to be a fan of the game.

A man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards once.

I am a baseball fan.

I used to collect cards but I really doubt mine are worth 3 million dollars.

After hearing about that man I wish I had collected them.

The ones he found though were from the 1900s.

They had been stashed away since the 1940s.

I could only imagine how exciting that was.

My cards were from the late 1980s and 1990s, there were a lot of sets made then.

I bet there were a lot less made in the 1900s.

I don't know actually.

The weird thing about baseball is that it's america's national pastime but it is super popular in Japan of all places.

I know that a few countries in Asia have really taken up baseball.

A lot of former MLB players play in Korea as well.

I've heard that before.

Japan likes it so much that they are actually shocked to learn that it comes from america.

That surprises me because after World War 2 they have become a lot more open to Western culture and adopting some of our styles and customs.

It is surprising.

Speaking of surprising, did you know that the reason the managers wear uniforms is so they can go in the game if needed?

In previous years some players played a dual role as a manager as well.

Now I don't think most managers would be able to last in the game.

True, some of them look a bit out of practice.

What do you think of softball?

I didn't know it was invented by the ymca.

I did not know that either.

I enjoy playing softball, it is a lot more fun to play recreationally than baseball.

i like playing too.

What i learned recently was that it was originally invented as an indoor game though.

I never knew that before!

I can't imagine it as an indoor game, that seems more like wiffleball to me.

It does seem odd.

You know, it's supposed to be a faster game than regular baseball and yet the longest softball game in history went for 31 innings.

That is a long game!

Any league I've played in always had rules to prevent that from happening!

I couldn't imagine being involved for 31 innings, that's almost 3 baseball games.

I imagine it was pretty tiring for everyone.

Softball really doesn't get as much respect as baseball even with that super long game.

Professional players only make around 5 or 6 thousand dollars a year.

It's really hard to turn your sport into a major force in the US.

With the popularity of the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL, they dominate the sports scene.

They definitely do at that.

It's sad to think about it though because the game has been around since 1887.

At least the YMCA created basketball and therefore one of the major sports leagues around today.

Not bad for a recreational game they thought up.

True.
They invented volleyball too.


hi how are you?
do you like sports?

I'm doing very well, thanks.
I love sports

do you like golf?
i have never played golf.

I love golf.

Its a great sport where individual players hit balls with clubs into a series of holes on a golf course in as few strokes as possible.

I never played because it looked expensive.

How long have you played?

I have been playing for about 10 years now and another thing I wanted to mention that the golf course consists of 18 holes but if you play the game for fun its usually 9 holes.

Ok, but doesnt it cost a lot for the equipment and the greens fees and stuff?

Well that depends on the equipment you buy and also where you play.

I guess i would want the cheapest stuff.

i played sports with minimal equipment growing up.

The gold course requires a lot of water to maintain about 312,000 gallons in fact per day.

That sounds like quite a bit.

it is ok in some places, but maybe where water is scarce, it is not ideal.

This is just the average for American golf courses.

I read somewhere that a golf course in Dubai requires 4,000,000 gallons of water per day to maintain.

That is insane.

in a desert country?

it seems excessive, but i guess that the rich have the money for that kind of hobby.

I agree.

Do you know any famous baseball player that is also a very famous golfer?

Is this a recent player?
i know that a lot of them play gofl.

No this baseball player was back in the 1920s.

The babe?
Did he play golf?
He could hit a ball pretty fall.

You guessed it correctly.

Babe Ruth, he was a fantastic baseball player and at one point America's most famous golfer.

That is amazing.
he was a big fellow though.
i bet he could drive it pretty far.
Anyway, great chat!

Yes he was.
It was nice chatting with you as well.
Have a nice night!!
!

You too!
Have a nice weekend!

you have a nice weekend as well.

Thanks!

Bye!! !


Do you watch the show Fixer Upper?

Hello, I do.
What about you?

I have yes.
They are having another baby

That's pretty cool.
Do you like attending concerts?

I do.

I would love to go to a show at an old roman amphitheater

That would be very cool to see.

Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts back in 2001?

Thats a lot of shows.

They were very popular when they first hit the scene

I agree.
I love Linkin Park.
What about you?

I do as well.
Sad about chester

I agree.

Such a waste of talent to go out like that.

Just like the waste during a 2002 concert.

Creed was sued because it was so bad

That's funny they were sued.
I bet it was very bad.

Are there any artist that you would like to see live?

I would love to see Pink Floyd.
What about you?

Eminem is on my bucket list.

He made kanye rewrite his part in a song after hearing eminems verse

It would be very cool to see Eminem.

The Ramones played 2263 concerts in 20 years.

That must of taken a toll on them.
20 years non stop

I bet.
Do you like Drake?

He is ok. Makes good club music

I agree.

Not music I would listen to on a daily basis.

Did you know he didnt graduate high school until 25?

I did not know that.
Very interesting.
Well, it was good chatting with you.


Hello, do you like Drake as a singer?

Hey there, yes he is okay.
Do you know his real name?

Yes it is Aubrey Drake Graham and he is a Canadian

Yes he is.
He graduate high school at 25

Better late than never I guess.

He also seems to be a lot into kids books like winnie the phooh and charlotte's web

Yeah I wonder who it was for though.

Did you know the beat from hotline bling is sampled?

Oh yeah heard that it was sampled from Why we can't live together of TImmy THomas

Yeah pretty cool, that song was out before Drake was born back in 1972

Yeah exactly.

Once he visited Drake University in the middle of the night when the students did not expect it

Wow that must have been awesome for them.

Do you go to concerts much?

I do from time to time.

In 2001 Linkin Park played 324 concerts alone, mind blowing

When did they rest?
Wow that is pretty amazing.
THe Ramon toured for 20 years too

Right, and they played a staggering 2263 concerts during that time

WOw, those guys honestly.

In Craotia there is an ancient theater that is still used for concerts

Hmm sounds like the one PInk FLoyd used in Pompeii for a concert without an audience

What a waste, I would have liked to be there for sure.

Creed concerts was really bad though that they got sued

Wow must have been really bad then.
DO you ever shop at target?

Yes quite a bit.

They will match Amazon prices so it makes it a good place to shop

Nice I did not know that.
There is no Target in Vermont though

SO I guess they have to stick with Amazon.

And they do not carry tobacco products since 19
96

Hmm so I guess not a good spot for smokers either


do you go to concerts?

I go when I can, how about you?

Me too.

Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?

Wow that is amazing.
How did they have time to rest?

Exactly.

The ramones also toured for 20 years straight

WOw that is amazing.

Did you know ABBA turned down an offer to have a reunion?

Yeah they played 2263 concerts during that time.

They did, why?

Wow amazing.

Yes, they turned down a $1 billion offer

WOw.

A Creed concert was really bad that people sued them once

That is too bad.
DO you like Drake?

I like him somewhat.

Do you know when he graduated high school?

Hmm I am not sure actually, was it recent?

Yes pretty recent, it was in 2012 when he was 25

Yeah better late than never I guess for him, he was busy otherwise

True .
DO you know his real name or full name?

Yes his name is Aubrey Drake Graham and he is Canadian

Yeah.

Did you know the beat for Hotline Bling is sampled?

Did not know that, from which song?

It is the song WHy can;t we live together?

Nice.
Did you know he was in Degrassi?

Did not know that, pretty cool an actor as well.

Nice chatting with you

Same here, have a good one.


Hello there, do you attend many concerts these days?

Nope.

More of a TV watcher.

But know a little about the fabulously successful rapper, Drake Graham, or Drake, from Canada.

Heard of him?

Yeah I have heard of him, he has made some good songs.

Do you know what age he graduated high school?

They say age 25.

I'm guessing that he may have received a GED.

He's been in show business, first, a TV series called Degrassi: The Next Generation, ever since Drake was a 14 year old.

Maybe dropped out of school in about 9th grade?

Yeah what I think is that he started so young he didn't have time to finish, but eventually did a GED type program.

I'm sure he is more than smart enough.

Absolutely.

I'd say the guy found his calling in the music industry, especially rap.

He's also written songs, produced albums and become a savvy entrepreneur, they say.

Not just your average Next Generation kid!

No, he is not, I know he has won multiple grammys as well!

Yes, earned his 2st Grammy in 2011, and has earned more for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Album.

That is very impressive.

Did you know he once sampled a Timmy Thomas hit?

No.

As I mentioned, I'm more of a TV watcher.

Although I'm not into reality TV much, one show I'll miss that's recently concluded after 5 seasons on HGTV is Fixer Upper.

Ever see it?

No thats not one that I have seen before, is it pretty good?

It was, actually.

Chip and Joanna Gaines, a conservative evangelical couple from Texas, who did not impose their religious beliefs on TV audiences, but were clearly sincere down-home folks, took houses needed fixing and turned them into dream homes for clients.

It was heartwarming, and the couple were fun-loving.

That sounds pretty entertaining, I might have to check it out when I can.

You'll have to catch back episodes from their 5 seasons (2013 to 2018).

Recently they welcomed their 5th child, and ended the show, they said, to put their family 1st again.

There's a whole genre of fix-up shows, PBS, on TV today.

Who knew?

Well I can respect them making that decision, I'm sure it's best for their family.

Agreed.

Sorry, I meant to say that there's a whole genre of fix-it shows, all of which stem from This Old House, now on PBS, on several networks, including HGTV, today.

Oh ok, yeah I think I have heard of some of those shows before as well.

If you want to see more of the Gaines couples work, they're written best-selling books and have a home goods line featured at Target stores.

Have a Target reasonably close to you?

Do you shop there?

Yeah we do have a Target in town, I think I will check that out, thanks!

I know Target well because I witnessed their growth from one location in the Roseville Shopping Center in the suburban Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN to Target becoming the 8th-largest US retail department store today.

Ever heard about Target's history?

No, I can't say I know a whole lot about that.

But, it's been nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day!


I am sure that you know that Black Panther is a Marvel Comics character, right?

The richest superhero.
Worth $500 billion.

That's the one!

The origins of the script for the movie date back to the 4th century.

The character was not named after the black panther party.

No.
LOL.
Caught me off guard with that.
The old script was written in Nigeria.

Chadwick Boseman played the character Black Panther.

The film was sure a block buster.

Apparently Denzel Washington helped him get his education.

Supporting his training at Oxford.

I see.

To change the subject, did you know that over 80 of the earth's forest have been destroyed in the history of our planet?

I believe it.

We need the land for farming and people want the lumber.

Yes.

I heard that when the Europeans discovered North America, a squirrel could go from coast to coast without touching the ground.

Now we expect to have no helium left on earth is less than 82 years.

I wonder if the aliens will need the helium when they finally settle on our planet.

The UN now has an ambassador for extraterrestrials.

Unless there really is "warp speed" I think it will take aliens too long to get here.

I did hear about that ambassador being appointed in 2010.

The earth covered mostly with water in the form of oceans.

I think that the aliens might want our planet for the water.

Could be.

But if they don't have any they won't know that they find it useful.

Fortunately for sea levels, both of our poles are covered with ice.

Do you read non-fiction?
It's fascinating stuff.

I have read quite a bit.

I like Grisham and Clancy.

But I also like the best selling non-fiction book, the Bible.

Jack London lived as a poor person in London, and wrote a book about it.

It is hard to write about things one has not experienced.

That is why Grisham's books are about the law.

George W Bush reading 14 biographies of Lincoln is a person trying hard to do well.

He also read a lot of nonfiction.
Good way to get an education.
No need for school.

I agree.

Education should continue through one's life.

Who would have thought that one of only 8 people to have both a fiction and non-fiction best seller would be a country singer?

A man of many talents!
Well, I enjoyed chatting!

Me too, nice chat.


Hello there, did you see the Black Panther film that was recently in theaters?

Yea, I think Chawick Boseman did a great job as T'Challa

I have yet to see the movie but I heard that he did a really good job as well.

Ryan Coogler did an awesome job directing Black Panther and Michael B Jordan was good too

I heard the same thing.

I guess the black panther is the richest superhero there is as well.

Yea, apparently Black Panther is worth more than Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne combined

That is crazy!

I never knew there was one that had more money than those guys.

Yea, in the comics Black Panther is worth 500 billion dollars

Did you know that some of the symbols and written scripts used in the movie were based on actual script dating back to the 4th century?

Yea, based on Nsibdi from the Nigeria region

I think that is very cool, I always like it when those types of movies use actual history references.

Yea but it's unfortunate that they censored the phrase "praise hanuman" from the indian release of Black Panther

That sounds really stupid to me, that overly pc stuff has gotten a bit too much for me.

The Indians weren't happy they censored it either and thought it was empowering rather than insulting

Yeah and I don't blame them for feeling that way to be honest.

Yea people can be sensitive over trivial stuff instead of important things, like 80% of natural forests being destroyed

Exactly, that is so alarming and people are more concerned with silly stuff.

Yea like the UN appointing an official ambassador to extraterrestrials

That too, I wonder how much the salary is for that job?

Too much, I'm pretty worried the earth will be helium free by the end of the century

Yeah I wonder what all the party balloon companies will do to survive.

Anyways, it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Hello.

Its pretty cold today.

It makes me wonder whether more of the earth's polar regions are covered with ice today.

I know it is freezing... in Chicago it is near -24.

So cold!

Wow!!

Its definitely a good day to stay in and catch some movies.

Speaking of movies, Black Panther has the richest superhero out there, worth $500 billion!

That's a lot of money.

They are re-releasing th emovie for free from February 1 - 7 for african american month...

Wow!!

Thats amzinzing.

I know there was a lot of confusion when the movie was first released...many people confused it with the black panther party.

Yeah, they are a lot different.
T'challa is the richest superhero/

That's interesting!

You know, there's a lot that we can do with this extra day off with the cold and all...we have the whole day to indulge.

Did you know that when the Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long?

I had no idea.

I do know that I am working on this cold day and worked out this morning.

It has been a cold day!

Yes it has.

The weather and the earth's atmosphere is forever changing.

By the 21st century, we anticipate running out of Helium.

That's going to significantly impact human life...scary!

How is it going to impact humans> I am curious to know more!

Well, for one, Helium makes up a large portion of our atmosphere.

I do know that.

And Helium helps to keep things floating so I can only imagine the impact will be negative!

Thanks for the insight.
I had no idea!

I'm just thinking about how our atmosphere works...

I', no expert but I think its safe to say that the absence of Helium could come at a high cost.

I agree.

I had no idea that it was that precious.

Yessss!!

I guess we could gain more insight about what the future holds for humanity by reading the bible.

Did you know that the bible is the biggest selling non-fiction book ever printed?

That's pretty impressive!

I did.

George W bush read 41 biographies of lincoln.

That's crazy!

I do not think Lincoln knew that much about himself.

That's funny!!

And probably true!!

He also read 186 historical nonfiction books!!

That's a lot of knowledge!

Yeah, I can barely read and here he is showing off reading that much@

I hear ya!!

Jack London lived as a poor down and out pauper and still managed to write a book about exposing the gap between the rich and the poor.

So there's always hope!!

Keep at your reading... and you'll get better!

I hope!

I have written a lot so I hope it all comes together!

I do too!!!
Well, its been good talking to you.
I have to get going.
Have a great day.
Goodbye!

You too!


Hello, what kind of genre do you prefer in books?

I prefer non fiction.

Although in fiction, I like mystery and drama.

What authors do you like?

I do not have a favorite author but I love the Harry Potter series.

I enjoyed the movie, Black Panther which was based on a Marvel Comics character.

I love all the movies of Harry Potter too!

I love Black Panther.

WAKANDA FOREVER!

The director of Black Panther also co-wrote it.

He must have earned some bucks.

I bet he earns a lot of money!
That was a popular movie.

His name is Ryan Coogler.

Ryan Coogler?
It made me think of cougar

One woman got a role in the movie and began her acting career at age 88.

That's old

I agree.
Unless she has that energy.

Marvel started a studio to do the film.

They borrowed money and put their other characters up as collateral.

If the studio had failed, Merril Lynch would have owned Captain America and others.

I started liking Marvel after Spider Verse.

That is crazy.

I grew up on DC comics, but Marvel has cut their own niche.

Denzel Washington helped Chadwick Boseman financially to study at Oxford 20 years ago.

That produced a great result.

What is your favorite DC comic?

I prefer Superman but Justice League is a close second.

He can turn back time by circling the earth.

The earth is the densest of the 4 terrestrial planets.

Have you watched Bumblebee?

I don't know what that is.
Enlighten me.

Have you heard of Transformers?

Of course.

They would certainly be in the genre of Sci-fi if they were in a book.

Bumble bee is that one yellow robot.
That movie is all about him.

I see.
Guess I will go now.


Good morning, are you a fan of standup comedy?

good morning.
I am a little bit of a fan.
Are you a fan?

Yes, I've been trying to go to a lot more shows lately.

I recently saw Bill Burr and he was very funny.

That's cool.

I like comedy movies and tv shows.

Have you ever seen 3rd rock from the sun?

I have watched a few episodes but I didn't follow it closely?

How about you?

I've seen a few.

I heard it beat out Seinfeld, Friends, and even Frasier for the best comedy award in 1997.

That was a lot of great shows nominated at once.

I watch a lot of Brooklyn Nine Nine now, I think that's one of the best shows on TV.

I've never seen it but I have seen the commercials and it looks funny.

You are right about all those great shows.

Sounds like there was a lot of good comedy back in 1997.

It's definitely not the same these days as it was back then.

I think the rise of cable prices has hurt how many people are watching TV.

Speaking of cable tv.
What do you think of comedy central?

I like Comedy Central, I haven't watched it as much lately because I have been watching Netflix and Amazon Prime more.

Comedy Central may be very particular on how they do comedy.

I've heard they've canceled over 100 shows since they started back in 1989.

That's a lot of shows to cancel.

I know from watching Daniel Tosh's show he would reference a show they canceled quickly each week.

Really?

I guess they are selective then.

i've never watched the channel.

Do they do different types of comedy or just one?

They have a lot of original programming so they broadcast a wide variety of comedy.

They also air original stand up comedy specials as well.

So have you ever seen ken jeong perform?

I have not seen him perform his stand up yet.

He just released a new special on Netflix.

I have only seen him in movies and on TV.

Yeah, i haven't seen him either.

I heard he used to be a doctor of some kind.

Yes he was, it's a pretty interesting career transition from being a doctor to being an actor.

Especially to a stand up comedian/actor.

I wonder what made him do it.

He must have really felt the calling to it.

It was fun chatting about comedy with you, have a great day!


Have you ever had a seizure?

I can't believe that someone had a seizure at Ken Jeong's comedy show!

I have never had one but i have seen people have them and yeah he thought it was a heckler thats pretty insane

I know!

Crazy!

I would have probably though the same.

They said he ran right over to the person!

Yeah he was an internal medicine practitioner before he turned to comedy so he attended to the woman until medics arrived

That is great.

I heard that the audience members didn't even record this.

Amazing!

That is suprising considering how glued people are to their phones

I agree.

I just hope most people are happy with how he reacted.

That can be crazy!

I agree the audience met him with a round of applause when he returned to the stage.

So, Did you even realize that Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since 1989?

no I did not realize that why are they cancelling so many shows?

Personally it feels like it because so many people are so sensitive now.

I agree with that I think people are way too sensitive now..

I liked all the shows that used to be on like 3rd Rock form the Sun it won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997

I loved 3rd rock!
Are you into comics at all?
I am not but my boys are.

I am a huge super hero nerd lol...

I love the avengers marvel or dc comics idc I like it all lol

I don't know know that much about it.

Have you heard about the generic comic book?

Yeah Marvel published it in order to trademark the names of the heroes and villians

I had no idea what dc comics stands for?

the dc stands for detective comics

Oh!

I get that.

Did you know that the Michigan State U library has the largest publicly available comic book collection!

I did not know that...

I know that there are some that sell for a pretty penny

So good talking to you tonight!
!


Hi!
Do you watch any comedy?

Sometimes.
What about you?

Yeah, though I have never seen any one perform live.

Ken Jeong, the comedian is actually a licensed physician and even saved someone who had a seizure during his shows!

Oh wow he is a real doctor?
I thought that was just a bit for tv.

He actually went to medical school and did residency to become licensed, but I'm guessing he makes way more as a famous comedian than as a physician, what do you think?

That is crazy to think we live in a society where being famous can pay more than people whos job it is to save lives.

Yeah, like I remember reading that the actor who plays Dr. House gets paid more than $700K per episode!

I'm thinking doctor's make about that in a year or something.

Wow that is just crazy amounts of money.

But look at the budget for movies like avengers.

Billions of dollars.

Considering that Infinity War was the first film to ever be shot entirely with digital imax cameras, they probably needed that billion dollars.

Probably.

Have to admit it though it made for one heck of a movie.

Yeah!

Was it because of the script or the all-star cast which included Robert Downey, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christ Pratt?

I think the script.

They have taken actors that were only sort of known and really put them on the map with these amazing scripts.

Yeah, I agree but what I'm wondering is what the movie has to do with increase in shawarma sales, do you have any idea, did I miss something from the movie?

It has caused that?

That is awesome!

There is a scene at the end of the battle in new york where they all go for shawarma and are chilling around this table.

It is iconic in the avengers universe.

Oh!

I really did miss it, thanks for clarifying!

Crazy to think how the voice actor who plays Jarvis has never seen any of the films!

Wouldn't he be invited to the screening and stuff?

You would think.
Isn't he the guy that plays vision now?

Oh really?

I don't know, I'd have to read up on the books to know.

Did you have read the comic books before watching the movies?

No I've never been much of a comic book reader.

It sounds like there are some interesting storylines that could be turned into movies though.

Yeah, me neither but it sure opens your mind to endless creativity like the universe takes place in earth 199999 years ago and there's a multiverse too!

Stan lee was a visionary.

He will be so missed.

I can't imagine not seeing his cameos in the coming movies.

Yeah exactly and who's going to end phone conversations with "excelsior" like he did.


Hello, are you a comedy fan?
Are you familiar with Ken Jeong's

Not really but I have heard of the show The Hangover.

Some comics are really brutal and I don't like humor that hurts people.

He is actually a Dr.
He studied at Duke University.

That is interesting.

I wonder why he went from medicine to humor?

It's a good thing because he saved the woman in the story.

Yes, I heard about this awhile back.
A women was having a seizure.
He first thought she was a heckler.

Hecklers are not funny at all.

I went to a comedy show where there were several and they ruined the whole performance.

I don't think I could be a comedian you have to have a tough skin.

He is good, though.

It is said that once he realized what was going on, he jumped off stage and into action.

I suspect that the training never leaves you.

I would rather be a doctor but I guess he does really well acting.

Comedy is a lot of fun if you don't hurt other people with jokes.

I'm sure he makes more as a comedian and actor.

After his actions he told the crowd that he checked her vitals and reassured the crowd.

They applaued him.

I like The Three Stooges type of humor.

Or Mr. Bean.

I just watched one of his movies and I laughed all the way through.

He makes fun of himself, mostly.

And it hurts no one.

Ken got his break in a comedy contest.

He then moved to LA and performed sets after long days in a HMO clinic.

That must have been difficult so he must have a real gift for comedy.

I will have to check it out.

'The empire strikes back'  was a comedy and I did not even know that.

I need to keep up these movies.

YOU SHOULD DO THAT.

DID YOU KNOW THAT BILL MURRAY THINKS "KUNG FU HUSTLE" IS THE SUPREME ACHIVEMENT IN COMEDY?

I don't know Kung Foo Hustle.

Bill Murray is funny, though.

I remember him on Saturday Night Live.

Now that was funny.

Especially Gilda Radner and Chevy Chase.

Bill Murray is an all time great.

I also saw that the Green Lantern movie was originally going to be a comedy with Jack Black.

The Greeks invented comedy as part of a dramatic performance.

I would like to go back and see how funny they were compared to today's comedians.

I didn't know that.

Speaking of comedy and movies, The Avengers movie "Infinity War" was the first movie shot completely with digital imax cameras

That's another one I haven't seen.

That's is interesting, though.

I like the raven's names Hugin and Munin.

I am a huge comic book fan.

Lou Ferrifno, who played the Hulk in the original 1670's tv show has voiced him dor everything up until Avengers Age of Ultron

There were a lot of big starts doing the voices in the Avengers.

I like the Hulk.

I always felt sorry for his character.

Yes, he is kind of sad.
Well have a Merry Christmas.


Good Morning!
Have you ever heard of K-Pop?

K-pop is the music which is originated in South Korea, they are more popular in 2000.

I like how South Korea blasted K-Pop across the border to North Korea in 2010.

The north korea sank a south korean warship in 2010, south korea responded by blasting the k-pop song "hit your heart" across the border using large military loud speakers.

I bet that was very annoying to listen to all day and night!

Did you know even Jackie Chan manages a K-Pop boy band?

Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, to make the movement repeat and well organised.

Speaking of choreography, ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shows a week!

Ballet dance is originated in Italian Renaissance in the 15th century and it become concert dance in France and Russia.

I think it is cool that it's still around to this day.

Michael Jackson has some patents on some of his dance moves, crazy!

Dance is also represent the culture and traditional of particular region.

Mostly it make our body well control and organised.

Even Tupac dance ballet in high school and performed in the production of the nutcracker.

Babies are dances immediately when they hear music and make their body very flexible.

I think it's crazy how babies can do that.

I can't believe Bruce Lee was a dancer and was even in a dance championship in 1958!

It is very interesting.

Dance is art, sometime other forms of human movement are sometimes said to have dance like quality, including martial arts and physical activity.

That is an awesome type of art!

I think birds are a type of art as well, especially hummingbirds that steal spider webs for their own nests.

Birds are living world wide and there are more than ten thousand spices world wide.

Birds have wings which developed more or less according to their species.

That is a lot of species!

In most birds, their skeleton weighs less than their feathers!

So only it make to fly very high and far away.

Some times birds travel from one continent to another continent for their breed.

They even go without sleeping during the migration!

Yeah.

They no need of visa and other formalities.

They really don't huh?
Have a good day!


Hi, how are you?

Good.

I learned a few fun facts.

Did you know that Bruce Lee was a great dancer as well as kung fu star and won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in 1958.

That's cool,never would have pictured him doing the Cha Cha but it takes the same skills probably to perform Kung Fu.

Other stars you would not expect, Tupac danced ballet and was the Mouse King in his high school production of the Nutcracker.

Wow, Tupac?
You must be pulling my leg!
Never could he be a ballet dancer.
Wow!

I know but creative people are drawn to the arts.

Just like how babies are drawn to music.

They will spontaneously dance when they hear music and smile when they hit the beat.

Speaking of ballet, did you know that ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week?

That is a lot of shoes.

They must need it for all the extreme moves they perform.

Kind of like Michael Jackson's extreme lean that he has a patent on.

You're probably right!

Some birds are so beautiful it is almost like they are dancing in flight.

Hummingbirds are some of my favorites.

Did you know they steal spiderwebs to build their nests?

Yes, birds are amazing.

Their bones are so hollow the fearthers weigh more than their skeletons.

That is fascinating.

Some birds migrate from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping!

I wouldn't make a good bird!
Couldn't do that, at all.

Me either.

I sometimes worry I would be like a dodo bird.

They are in a sub-family of pigeon.

Lol, didn't know that!

I read some wild Australian birds can mimic sounds like chainsaws and car alarms!

I find birds fascinating.

They evolved wings and yet some lost the ability to fly like penguins.

And then there are others that lived near water that became great at swimming.

If I was a bird, I hope I would have enough smarts to evolve to thrive in my environment.

Our poor birds today are struggling.

I've watched Canadian Geese all winter try to figure out when to head back North, only to hit a blizzard and have to turn around and fly back South.

It's sad.

It is sad.

They are such a great indicator species of our environment.

Everything from the smallest 2 inch hummingbird to the 9 foot ostrich.

On a different note, have you ever heard of K pop?

I have and I was shocked to find out that Jackie Chan manages a k-pop boy band.

Wow, didn't know that about Jackie.

Well, it's been nice chatting this morning.

Have a good Friday.


Do you like dogs?

I do, Im a dog person, what about you?

I like them though I don't have one.

Dogs and elephants are the only animals that can naturally understand pointing.

They are?

I guess both are really smart dogs can also see color so thats something.

Interesting.

Always thought they were color blind.

Google also prefers dogs to cats, so much that it is in their code of conduct.

And that's why I love Google, that and also the fact that Google has saved my life many times lol

I feel bad for stray dogs sometimes.

Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for them if you recycle plastic bottles.

I guess those vending machines make a lot of doggies happy and also they help keep the streets clean.

Its a win win situation I guess

yeah I think you're right.

Another good cause is doggy blood drives.

However not sure how the dogs feel about that since they can't consent.

Haha.

There are 12 different types of bloods in dogs, how interesting is that

Interesting!
What kind of dogs do you like?

I like small dogs, big dogs are high maintenance and scare others, what about you?

Yeah I love a little dog, especially one in a little sweater or a shirt!

I've even seen one in a polo shirt.

The polo shirt was actually invented for tennis, not polo!

Really always thought it was a polo things, shirts are part of our culture and I guess polo shirts are a classic now

Yeah, they were invented for tennis player Rene "the crocodile" Lacoste.

Another shirt I like is the Hawaiian shirt.

Have yet to see one on a dog.

That's the official business attire in Hawaii.

Oh so Lacoste was the inventor, thats really interesting, did you hear about Bill Mays funeral?

No, I haven't hear about it.

Apparently the pallbearers wore Blue shirts in his funeral and also khaki pants.

That is kind of cool.

Speaking of cool, do you think Ugg boots are cool?

They were invented by surfers to keep their feet warm after getting out of the water.

I do wear them specially in the winter or when it rains I like to wear sport shoes better but boots can be comfy.

Yeah, I like them too.

I have cozy sweater looking ones for the house.

It's getting hot where I am already but we were blessed with another cool day.

I'm going to go enjoy the evening, have a good one!


Hello there, are you a dog or a cat person?

I would have to say I am a cat person

I think I am a dog person, but I don't mind cats.

Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types?

That is cool.

I heard they also have doggie blood drives too.

Yeah that is super cool!

Did you also know that dogs are not color blind like most people think?

Yeah, I heard that they can see colors, not as well as we do but still in color

They also, along with elephants, are the only two animals the seem to understand pointing by instincts.

They are definitely mart animals.

That might by Google prefers them to cats.

That is so weird, and I guess they came out and declared they were a dog company.

Yeah.

I dont know why, but that is how they identify.

Did you know that in Istanbul, they have a vending machine for stray dogs?

Yes!
It is such a cool concepts.
Recycle bottles for  dog food.
How neat!

Yeah I think that is really cool, and I know other countries around the world have big stray dog problems.

I think even one place in Russia dogs are trained on using the subway.

That is incredible.

Did you know the dog was the first species to be domesticated?

Wow, I didn't know that.
I would have thought it was cats.

Yeah I thought the same thing!

I wonder why dogs seem to chew on shoes so much.

Same here, I know I have had plenty of shoes torn up in my lifetime by dogs!

Did you know boots are a type of footwear and not a specific shoe?

No, I didn't know that.

It was nice talking to you today, I hope you have a day!


Hello!
Do you own any dogs?

I do!

I have one and have had one all my life since I was a kid.

Oh nice!
Me too!
Google even prefers dogs to cats lol.

Nice!

Some dogs in Moscow have learned to use the subway!

Well those dogs are definitely smarter than me lol.

Dogs aren't color blind either, just don't see the same thing we see!

I wonder why they always have said they are?

lol  I always find it amusing how a dog drinks with the underside of their tongue.

That is so cool.

Dogs are so smart for sure!

Dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing.

Cool!

Russia has a tomb of the unknown dog as a memorial for canine research subjects.

Kind of sad.

It really is.

I just love dogs haha.

Did you know in Hawaii the office attire of choice is the aloha shirt?

Talk about comfy!

Nice!

Sign me up!

lol  At Billy Mays funeral the pallbearers wore blue shorts and khaki pants.

Kind of casual and different.

RIP Billy Mays!

I like how polo shirts were originally invited for tennis players.

I didn't know that!

I know the tshirt was invented in 1904 and was marketed to bachelors who couldn't sew or replace buttons.

That would be the market I would have been in back then haha.

I wish I would have invented the Ugg boots back then too haha.

Yes!

When we're they created?"

I think they have been around since the 1800's?

They were actually invented by surfers to keep their feet warm on the beach after surfing!

Nice.

I'm thinking of a different boot then.

lol  The late musician Prince was a fantastic bowler and wore knee high furry boots while doing it.

That would have been a sight to see!

The first person ever to be photographed was actually getting his boots cleaned.

I think I've read about that before and have seen the picture.

I think it was in Paris, France.

It was, and took place in 1838.

You should google it.

It's pretty neat.

They are really tiny and didn't know they were in the picture.

Will do!
Have a good one!