Hey hows it going?

Do you use amazon?

I use it all the time and its hard to believe each amazon warehouse worker walks between 7 and 15 miles on average!

Yeah I use it often.

That is incredible that they walk that far every day lol

Yeah I was sorry to hear Jeff Bezos divorced his wife.

Hard to believe he founded it way back in 1994!

That is a real bummer for sure.

I think it's amazing some of the stuff he has accomplished though, like building that clock that should run for 10,000 years

Yeah thats pretty cool.

Also I didn't know Amazon owned IMDB-the movie rating page.

Speaking of movies the new alladin is coming out soon.

Robin Williams voiced the genie in the original and he was the first actor to start the trent of voicing animated films!

Yeah I didn't know about the IMDB thing...  it's sweet thought that they are coming out with a new Aladdin; I wonder who will do the voice for genie.

I would hope they don't meet the same end as Robin did.

The pressure on them due to their wealth and lifestyles can be dangerous.

Yeah thats true.

It's Will Smith this time-he should be good I think.

Apparently Ethiopia has a celebrity tv chef who thinks he can solve his countries hunger problem by encouraging them to eat diverse foods.

I think they just need more money.

Nice!

I'm sure Big Willie Styles will do a great job, he is very talented.

I agree about Ethiopia; they do need funding more than diverse foods lol.

Hey, did you know that there is 3g cell service and internet at the peak of Mt.

Everest?

Dang I didn't know that.

Impressive.

That would be a good cell phone commercial.

The internet is a crazy thing.

Apparently the library of alexandria has saved a copy of the internet-didn't know you could do that.

Lol I think that is a joke but not sure.

You know the Romans burned the original library at Alexandria while attempting to defeat Hannibal's navy.

Wow really?

War is terrible how it destroys so many things.

Drone warfare is even crazier.

Jd.com is a site testing drone deliveries in rural areas so atleast drones are being used for something beneficial.

Indeed.

They have even targeted U.S. citizens with those things.

It's cool to see the private sector using them though, I guess the USPS has contracted with Amazon to deliver even on Sunday!

One of the reasons I love the US-best place to be a consumer for sure.

Wish I was the first amazon customer so I could have had a building named after me!

Lol you and I both!

And for only $27.95!

Can you believe that Amazon passed up WalMart as the most valuable public company?

Yeah they are such a powerhouse nowadays.

What are your thoughts on wealth distribution?

Sure would be nice to be a billionaire.

Well I do agree that there is too much money at the top of the food chain here in the U.S.; but I also respect the hard work and dedication many of the rich have put into their businesses.

I think the answer is to grow the middle class and leave the wealthy to their own devices.

The blue collar workers have things like the 2004 outbreak of acute respiratory syndrome to deal with; they need good insurance and a decent working wage.

Yeah thats a great point well said.

It frustrates me when billionaires get special treatment or get away with things.

For example the billionaire tech mogul Liu returned to China from the US despite being arrested for sexual assault

Totally.. that is one good example of money being the root of all evil.

I saw that he is also one of those who are pushing for 100 percent automation to reduce or eliminate workers.

Who does he think is going to buy their products if there are no workers to spend money on them?

I can't believe they let him walk without even posting bond, much less to leave the country!

Yeah this cannot happen.

The future may be bright for somethings but it often scares me in other aspects.

Hopefully we will be able to figure everything out with as few mistakes as possible.

Agreed.

We have a lot to learn still.

One thing is that people are agreeing to terms and conditions they haven't even bothered to read...  Only 7% actually read the full terms when they sign up for something online.

Great talking to you, take care!

Jeez that is surprising!
Have a goodnight!

Likewise :)

See ya!

Later :)


do you shop online at all?

DO you shop online?

I sure do, I like Amazon the best, and you?

me too.

Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain?

Yes and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years

yeah.

Did you know they named a building after their first customer?

Yes and all he has to do was spend less than $30

Yeah.

Did you know they deliver on SUndays now too?

Yes thanks to a contract they signed with USPS

Yes.
Their workers walk up to 15 miles a day

Yes they are that busy.
DId you know they own IMDB as well?

Yes and they have since 1998

Yeah.
Do you like Pixar movies?

I love them.

They have a secret studio that us visited only by celebrities

Wow.

Did you know RObin Williams did the voice of Aladdin?

Yes and was the first celebrity to start this trend

Yes.

Did you know LeBron is the highest paid celebrity?

Yes he makes more than even Judge Judy who makes $123 000 per episode

Yesh .

Did you knw Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear in Sesame STreet?

Cool.
DO you use the internet much?

All the time.

Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Hi!

Do you like to travel?

I'm curious to learn more about this commuter bus that can travel at 160mph speeds the Dutch are creating!

Hey I love too.

That would be epic.

The first king to travel around the world was from Hawaii.

That's awesome!

I wonder if he traveled through Japan and if so, did they have all those highway tolls in place that costs over $300 to travel though?

That is sad!

Wow yeah that is expensive.

Well at least they have trains I bet.

Iceland has no public rail system at all.

That must be a burden on the residents.

Just like the residents of Mackinac Island where motor vehicles are banned and everyone travels by horse and carriage or bikes!

Yeah I bet it is.

I have been there it was so cool!

It is in Northern Michigan!

I recommend going!

They have been banned for over 100 years.

That is amazing.

I'll definitely have to add it to my travel list!

Wonder if they voted to ban vehicles?

Speaking of voting, did you know that astronauts vote from space.

That must be cool to do!

Wow that is so patriotic.

It's an important thing to do.

Indian governments even setup a booth in the forest.

That's really scary, honestly.

I heard about that and also heard they do it for single voters in a lion infested forest.

That's a good way to keep people from voting as I wouldn't take that chance.

Yes exactly.

Unfortunately 34% of the black males in Alabama lost the right to vote.

I wonder if that has to do with discrimination or due to committing crimes?

Either way, it seems unfair regardless.

Just as up until 1918, not many men in the UK had the vote.

I wish everyone could just get along.

Voting is so important.

Even in Austin, TX they renamed their garbage dump after Fred Durst lol.

That goes to show how they feel about Fred.

Ha!

Wonder how they feel about certain athletes?

Speaking of athletes and Texas, did you ever hear Tim Duncan elected to finish four years of college before joining the NBA?

He sacrificed a lot of wealth at that time but I believe he made a smart decision!

Interesting yeah I wish more players were smart like him.

They make a ton of money.

Iverson for example got a deal with Reebok amounting to 32 million dollars.

Wow!

That must be nice.

Ha!

Just as when Air Jordan's were introduced, the NBA banned them but Jordan still wore them and Nike covered the fine each game.

That's a great way to market your new shoes and I'm sure it paid off!

Yeah I agree.

Makes people want them even more.

The granny shot is actually the most effective technique according to physicist's but you don't see NBA players using it!

Exactly.

I guess it's because it looks silly?

And since NBA players are the best paid athletes in the world by average annual salary per player, the last thing they want to do is look silly, right?

Yeah very true.

Got to look cool!

Reggie Miller was a great player and so was his sister!

Indeed!

It's just a crying shame he could never escape his sister's shadow though.

Like the time he scored a career high of 40 points before finding out his sister broke 8 national records with 105.

That is just insane!

Haha yeah she was so good.

I wonder if he had ever broken any national records?

That's a good question.

I hope to one day tour the league's head offices in the Olympic Tower in New York one day.

Perhaps I'll find out.

Well it was great chatting with you!

Take care, friend!


who is this chinese billionaire that got away with sexual assault?

Hello, I'm not too sure.
Who is it?

Chinese billionaire and tech mogul Richard Qiangdong Liu.

i guess he thinks he is above the law?

Interesting...I guess so.
Do you like Amazon?

i like amazon.

i wish i had bought their stock way back when.

do you use amazon?

I love Amazon.
Are you a prime member?
I am.

i was a prime member.

it was good when i was ordering a lot of stuff.

i watched some videos too.

Did you know Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain side that can run for 10,000 years?

why did he do that?

does he want a clock around for when he gets older?

I bet he has a secret to immortality.

It doesn't say why he did that.

The US postal service has a contract with Amazon to deliver packages on Sunday's.

that is amazing.

i did not know that the postal workers would work on sundays.

i bet they get double overtime or something.

I hope they get paid extra for that.

Amazon warehouse employees walk anywhere from 7-15 miles per shift.

no obesity in the factories, i imagine.

that is a lot of exercise,especially for middle age.

i wonder if i could do it.

Do you like following celebrities?

i usually dont.
i find them to be shallow.
do you have a favorite celebrity?

I think they are shallow as well.

Pixar has a secret studio room that is often visited by celebrities.

i would love to see that room.

i wonder if there are pictures of it somewhere.

that is kinda cool.

I bet it's pretty cool.
Judy Judy makes $123,000 per episode.

Judy Judy?
Who is that?
She has a funny name.
Anyway, great chat!

She has a show on TV for small claims court.

Oh, Judge Judy.
Yeah, i know her.
she is entertaining.
Have a great day!

She is very fun to watch.
It was good talking to you as well!


Do you like reading?

yes I read from time to time but mostly I do audiobooks, what about you?

I read a lot..mainly autobiography's, history books, and sports related book.

Did you know that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches?

oh wow I didn't know that, I think the military also recommends reading Ender's Game too right?

I never read either book

I've never read either book either.

Saw the movies.

lol I wish I could read like Anne Jones.

She holds the record for speed reading with 4,700 words per minute.

I would get a lot more reading done then.

haha I don't know how she can retain that much info, can you imagine that so many people we're reading an eighteenth-century that they caused a"moral Panic"

lol  I couldn't even imagine.

Imagine what they would have done if they had the internet.

haha ya they would have been very shocked, do you ever read poetry btw?

I haven't but would like to start at some point.

I think I would start with the poem that when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.

ya that sounds pretty cool actually, have you heard of the Japanese alphabet?

When you read the letters out in order it actually makes a poem of sorts

Sounds interesting.

Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem.

I'm perplexed by it.

lol

wow thats cool do you know what a palindrome is?

It makes me sad that Edgar allen poe only made $9 for writing the raven, that poem is so awesome!

It's a word that reads the same forward and backwards.

lol  Wow.

I wonder if he sold the rights with the $9?

haha yup you're right, and ya he should have charged a lot more, I also didn't know that the word "poetry" is a variation of the greek word for "making"

I didn't know that about poetry.

I just read that almost all of the Hobbit's character names were taken out of an old Icelandic poem called "Dvergatal".

oh wow thats pretty cool, on a different topic do you ever read books on the internet?

I don't think I've ever read any but I sure rely on it every day.

lol  I don't know what I would do without the internet.

It has allowed me to find a way to make extra money from home, which has been a blessing.

lol yes I feel you on that, did you know that clicking on internet clicks can be addictive?

I probably have that addiction btw haha

hahaha I think I have it too!

Have you ever heard of a hamburger button on apps and websites?

haha yes I think so, the button that is made up of 3 horizontal lines?

The name makes me hungry by the way haha

lol Yes.
I think I'm behind the times.
I never knew they were called that.
It's been fun chatting!
Have a great night!


Hi, how are you?

Fine.

I just returned from a trip.

I traveled to Europe.

I seems like air travel is slower these days that it used to be.

Am I right?

Yeah, so many security checks.

It's really irritating.

I would love faster plans that could go over 1000 mph.

Or a high speed rail service in the US for intercity travel.

The Dutch are designing a speedy bus for commuters.

Why can't we?

Right, yeah!

Our bus systms are so slow, the drivers routinely release rabbits at the bus stop so that future passengers have something to eat while they are waiting for  the next bus.

Kind of like ships used to do ...leaving rabbits on islands.

I like that.

Thoughtful of the drivers, but probably increases bus fares.

If King Kalakaua of Hawaii had travelled the world on bus, he would have died before completing the journey.

Yeah.

He could have walked faster.

Kind of like the airlines, who instead of fetching baggage faster, just make us walk further.

I heard they did that in Houston.

All that complaints about waiting for bags?

Hey, why don't you take a long walk around the airport before you get your bags then?

The passengers didn't get a vote in that decision.

All those poor people, carrying around their stolen garden gnomes.

At least it increases time for taking selfies.

Selfies at the airport are so HOT right now!

Instagram and Snapchat can't keep up with the flood of them!

I think there's something fishy about Alabama and voters.

What's up with black men losing the right to vote there?

I don't know anything about that.

Astronauts vote from space.

Nice.

Funny that chimpanzees beat us into space, and in 1988, a chimp got 400,000 votes in a mayoral election in Rio de Janeiro.

Unfotunately, he lost.

THe best politician in years too.

A real shame.

Chimpanzees are natural politicians.

Historically the tallest candidate has won presidential elections 75% of the time.

I guess growth hormone could come in handy, especially for chimps.

JFK was taller than Tricky Dicky, and he won.

He voted against the 1957 civil rights act, but he still won.

JFK also had a ton of cash, so that probably helped.

The whole system seems rigged.

People have lost the right to vote, people don't have money to run for office.

Maybe NBA players have the height and the cash to make a go of politics.

They certainly could do some damage on the Supreme Court.

I think they would get tons of votes!

Maybe not the 99.5% landslide they had in Norway, but they would do well.

Do you hear about that?

No, I didn't.
Almost 100%?
Crazy.
I wonder how tall that person was.

It was a vote for independence, so it was a "big" step in their history!

I guess they wanted to become independent from Denmark?

Denmark is a pretty short country, so I guess that's why they lost.

In the UK, not all men had the vote until 1918.

I wonder what determined who got the vote.

Fish and chips.

Either that or they played a basketball game for it.

Although most basketball player go bankrupt when they finish playing, so I would take the fish and chips.

Well, I enjoyed chatting with you.

Don't forget to vote, even if you're in space.

You too buddy!

And like that great coach, stan van gundy, once said, "Riba shouldn't be playing games on Christmas day!"

Chow!


How's it going, did you know amazon was founded back in 1994?

Hi, I love Amazon and had no idea it dates back to 1994.

Yea, it is the 2nd largest online retailer in the world second only to Alibaba Group

Very cool.

The first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him.

That was nice of Bezos but I wonder why he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years

That's a very odd thing to build.
Does it say why he built it?

Nope, I guess he built the clock because he's one of those eccentric billionaires lol

That's crazy.
Did you know IMDB is owned by Amazon?

Yea, I guess Bezos is a movie buff since he bought IMDB in 1998

Very much so.
Do you follow celebrity news?

I try not to but do anyway lol.

I never knew Judge Judy makes 123,000 dollars an episode for her show

That's a lot of money for just one episode!

Yea, off her show Judge Judy is the 2nd highest paid celebrity after Lebron James

Very cool.

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

Nice.

Apparently doing animated voices wasn't a trend until Robin Williams did Aladdin

He was very good in Aladdin.
Do you know much about the internet?

I know constant clicking can cause addiction in the brain lol

I have heard that as well.
It doesn't surprise me.

It's pretty scary that clicking the hamburger button can lead to addiction

I agree.

I had never even heard of the hamburger button before until today.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Do you like to shop at Amazon?

Yes, a little less now than before.

I like the prime sevice and also their Amazon basics line

I know it is the worlds largest retailer, but I dont like their delivery sometimes....they are not careful placing my packages on my porch in plain site sometimes.

Yeah had the same problem as well, many of my packages lost but I will get a full refund each time

That true but still a hassle.

Do you find their basics line to be low end?

No not really I like their amazon basics line, they are cheap and the quality is great

Oh good to know.

I was using an umbrella today that said Amazon basics on it and was wondering.

Crazy that it was founded in a garage by Jeff Bezos.

It is crazy, how much it has grown, the US postal service even signed a contract with them to deliver their packages on sundays so thats how much influence the company has

Haha,  the post office needs it bad.

Did you know that amazon started as an online bookstore?

I didnt, no, it has grown a lot since then, they also own Imdb

Here is another fun fact....Barnes and Noble and Borders were Amazons competitors and they were offered a new device to display e-books and they both declined saying customer want real books.

Then Amazon bought it and called it the Kindle!!!!!!

Wow Amazon sure took advantage of that opportunity, its crazy how much wharehouse workers have to walk though

Yeah I same some articles about that....they have to walk several football fields and by the time they get back, their breaks are over.

I guess its a good way to remain fit, they walk about 7 to 15 miles as a part of their daily shift

No gym required at Amazon!

We should have used their font while chatting called bookerly.

Yeah no gym indeed, I bet celebrities also buy a lot of stuff in Amazon they do earn a lot of money

Justin bieber probably does, the real one, not the older guy with the same name.

Wait there is another Justin Biber out there?

that is funny

He got banned from facebook which i think is wrong if that really is his name

I will have to look into that story with more detail, sounds terrible  he got banned from FB though.


The me-too movement has caused a lot of drama good and bad.

What do you think?

I agree.

I think that the me too movement has really divided men and women.

I think it makes men look bad.

I think people would all be better off if they read more, especially poetry.

Poetry was around in prehistoric times.

Yes, poetry is very relaxing.

I think it was a little crazy that Edgar Allen Poe only got $9 for his book The Raven.

He would be a rich man today!

Maybe,not a lot of people like to read anymore.

Reading requires creativity.

That is something I never really thought about before.

With the invention of the internet, it is kind of making physical books less used.

The internet is so broad and has many information resources and services compared to just one book.

Did you know that there is internet service at the peak of mt.

everest?

I could see that.

Although that's just hard to wrap my mind around.

With it being 3g cell service, it would be slow for sure!

Haha

I know what you mean!

I wonder how whoever got the service up there to begin with!

Yes.

I think I would rather try to read a book then climb Mt.

Everest for cell services.

Anne Jones has the fastest reading speed at 4,700 words per minute.

She's read a lot of books i would say!

I agree!

I saw the movie, Ender's Game, but never knew it was suggested reading for military organizations.

I've never seen that movie before.

It's amazing how times have changed.

In 18th century they had a panic because novels were becoming popular.

What were they so scared about I wonder?

That is weird.

Why be worried about novels when there was already poetry?

Maybe they were worried it books were spreading lies or propaganda.

I think its so intriguing that there is a poem when read normally it is depressing but backward is inspiring.

How does that even work?

I don't know.

Did you know the Hobbit's characters names are from a poem?

I don't know anything about the Hobbit unfortunately.

Oh.

Well, I guess it just goes to show how much of our modern lives are from ancient days.

Yeah.

I think people need to be more careful in the modern world though.

Only 7% of people actually read full terms and conditions when they buy something on the internet.

True.
Reading is very important.

With out it we don't know what we are even really agreeing to when we buy a service on the internet.

I agree.

It all connects.

Reading poetry, reading in general, and now reading the internet.


Hello,  do you like basketball?

yeah, sure.
basketball is cool.
do you like to watch?

I watch a few games a year,  I don't keep up with it though.

I try to watch toward the end of the season.

i wish i had the money to buy tickets, but its just not possible at the moment.

Yeah the games are really expensive,  especially to warrior games,  which is the only team I watch lol but I dont know much about basketball.

the sport is exciting and flows well, but it has become too expensive for the average person.

The college game is probably the same.

Yes,  very entertaining,  it does generate a lot of money as well.

yeah, the money cant be kept out the game, and the money changes everything.

Tim duncan sacrificed money and stayed in college instead of going straight to the nba.

i would not have made the same decision.

i would take the money.

too many risks of injury.

Yeah,  same here.

Maybe he wanted a back up plan though,  in case the nba didnt go well for him.

i guess, but i would go to college later.

there will always be school, i think.

Yeah true.

Did you know stephen curry is the 5th highest paid player on the warriors?

It is amazing to think that he does not get as much, but he has tons of endorsements.

Yeah and really popular.
His real name is Wardell.

that is an odd name.

no wonder he doesnt want to go by that name.

i wonder how many seasons he has left in himself too.

Hes still young,  probably a lot.
I think hes like 30 or 31.

Yeah, he could get MVP again.

but the warriors are a pretty balanced team now.

there are other talents there, so maybe he doesnt stand out as much.

Thats true,  they have a lot of good players.

I hope that i get to see Steph live before he retires.

Anyway, great chat!

Its been a great chat!
Have a good one.


Looking at an old events listing, I see that Bloomingdale's Boundary Store welcomes Eagles fans for its Superbowl party.

Do you remember when the Eagles were last in the Super Bowl?

Back in 2017, I'd love to try one of Bloomingdales $12 cheeestakes

Well its shows how little I follow pro football.

I am a season ticket holder for my alma mater, the LSU Tigers.

I lived in the DC area about 10 years ago and you could always find things to do.

Did you every have an opportunity to live or visit there?

I've visited before, the 100th anniversary of Benstien's birth sounded like a fun event to go to

Absolutely.

I always enjoyed the outdoor concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap Farm.

We always go the cheap seats, spreading a blanket on the hillside.

What intrigues me is the beer and stouts mini-festival at Pike and Rose.

Thankfully they have a good mass transit system so you do not have drive home after sampling many brews!

Yea Pike and Rose's beer sounds good but pretty pricey at 10-12 dollars a drink

That's Washington D.C. prices!

What about the Puppy Bowl at Dodge City.

It seems just to be a play on words with $5 "Puppymosas".

D.C. has a wide range of eateries, including a respectable Texas style smoked BBQ at Texas Jack's.

Dodge city sounds good, $6 bloody marys isn't too bad

Are you much into comedy?

When I lived in the D.C. area, date nights at time included the comedy play "Shear Madness" at the Kennedy Center.

Yea, I like watching comedy films like harold and kumar and Pineapple Express, I never knew they were called Bromantic comedies

I would not have thought so either.

I really liked John Lithgow in the "3rd Rock from the Sun".

I think many were surprised when it beat Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier for the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Series in 1997.

It is surprising 3rd rock beat out Seinfeld and Friends, their 1997 seasons are some of the most popular

3rd Rock was a bit more slapstick / physical comedy while the others were more humor / word play.

I guess it just went over better with the Oscar voters.

Do you watch much network TV, or are you like me and have cut the cord?

My roommate pays for tv so I watch reruns of that 70s show, I never knew there was a UK version called 'Days Like These'

I did not think a $100+ cable bill was worth it, so I get local news / weather with an over-the-air antennae and stream (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime) for the rest.

No commercials, watch when you want, and pause when you want.

Its great when the youngest insists of Thomas the Tank Engine.

Did you know Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all narrated many episodes of Thomas?

Carlin and Baldwin surprise me since they have salty tongues -I guess they cleaned up their language when narrating children shows!

Especially Carlin, but I wouldn't mind seeing him doing some bits as Thomas the Tank Engine

Were you every a fan of the Simpsons?

Bart is so essential to the show that only one episode exist where Bart does not make an appearance or is mentioned!

Duuuh

Yea, I like the older Simpsons episodes, apparently they sent flowers to South Park after they aired an episode making fun of Family Guy

We obviously have comedy in the live and recorded arts.

But it seems a dark comedy in the making the way our national government is functioning.

If George Washington were alive today, what do you think he would make of it?

Well I know Washington was against political parties so he would be very disappointed with the way the country is now

We are in complete agreement on that point!

What I recently learned is that by law, GW was made a 6 star general posthumously.

I always through 5 star was the highest rank possible.

They made so he can never be out ranked by anyone past or future.

That's pretty cool.
Well it was nice talking with you


How's it going?

Did you know the car was patented by Karl Benz of Germany?

I actually drive a Benz.
Best car ever.
Didn't he patent the car in 1886?

Yea, it's kinda funny most people think Henry Ford invented the car in 1908 with the Model T but don't realize Benz did

No kidding.

I think it was because the Model T was made by Ford and it was the first one accessible to the masses.

Yea, the Benz has always been known for being a luxury car, plus Ford really innovated car production with his model T

Did you know that McDonalds' added drive-thrus in 1975 to accommodate soldiers in uniform that were not allowed to get out of their cars because they were in uniform.

No, I thought drive thrus were around before that.

I also had no idea that Cadillac was named after the French founder of Detroit

I guess not at McDonalds they weren't.
I did not know that about Cadillac.

I think it's pretty cool in South-Africa you can legally equip flame throwers onto cars, sounds like a video game

Oh, that's great!

Did you know the trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back?

No, wooden trunks sound pretty dangerous on a car if there is ever a fire or anything

I would agree.

It is crazy to think the Earth can support so many cars!

Yea, especially with how destructive humans are.

We've already destroyed 80 percent of the earth's natural forrests

I'm not surprised.

I've heard Earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st century.

That's pretty shocking consider on a scale of 24 hours humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds on earth

Crazy!

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

No, I wonder if the earth was spinning much faster resulting in 5.5 hour long days

I guess.

I am not sure if location has anything to do with it but I know Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

Maybe it had something to do with the Earth's tilt, the current tilt does slow down it's rotation

Maybe.

Odd how Earth is the only planet that supports human life.

As far as we know.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Are you a fan of basketball?

Not really, I know the main stuff but not the minutia.

I am aware of the Wizards, having lived in DC.

Nice, Wizards have their years.

Basketball was started by james naismith from kansas

I wonder if that gave him an advantage.

If I invented a sport I'd make sure it suited me one hundred percent.

you would think so!

He is the most losing coach in kansas history!

Now that is embarrassing.

I hope he was paid well, I hear college coaching is lucrative.

for sure!

I think it is, in my state the top 3 paid state employees are college coaches!

If you are not a Wizards fan which team do you follow?

Of the 32 teams, I would say a bulls fan.

However they are struggling the last few years.

There can only ever be one champion, at the moment its the Warriors.

Best stick with your team through thick and thin, don't be a fair weather fan.

For sure, they need to recruit Steph Curry then we will have a shot!

You had your glory years with Jordan.

I kind of like Curry, I really admire what he does for the team

For sure, they have something good going!

Curry does great things for charity also

It's good that he does this, I know a lot of proffessional athletes have charitable organizations associated with them.

I just discover that Curry was from the same town as LeBron, what do they have in their water there?

lol, I don't know but lets start a business selling that water, we would make a fortune.

We can donate half our money to buying misquito nets like Curry does!

I live near Akron and drive through it often.. Now that I think of it I'd want to stay well away from there water, not the cleanest of places.

I hear the US supreme court has its own court.

I am sure it isn't lol.

I heard they have a special name for the court but can't remember

Since the Wizards are in Washington I wonder if they ever use it, the Wizards versus the justices would be a good game.

They should have that be a yearly thing, I think it would be awesome lol.

It was so nice chatting with you!

I could imagine a number of granny shots coming from some of the older justices, some are in fact, probably, grannies.

I know my mom shoots like that.
Have a great weekend, happy friday!


Hi there, do you like cars/

Yes, how about you?

I did not know that a car's trunk was called a trunk because of old cars having wooden trunks on the back

Yeah that is pretty cool.
Do you know how Cadillac got its name?

That is crazy that flame throwers are allowed on cars in south africa to prevent car jacking

I know, pretty insane.

Cadillac got its name from the founder of detroit whose last name was Cadillac

What was your first car?

Mine was an ugly green ford torino with a white vinyl top.

It used more oil than gas

Wow that sounds old.

I have a Nissan, small car.

Do you know how the drive thru came about?

wow!

earth will be virtually helium free by the 21 century, I did not know that, guess no more crazy talking from breathing in helium balloons

Hahaha I guess not.

It is sad on the other hand that we have destroyed so much of the forested areas of the earth

yeah 80% how can that be?
I'm not so sure I believe that

Well I would not be surprised but it does seem a lot for sure.

Did you know when earth was formed the days were only 5.5 hours?

that would make for a short work day.
Ahh...the good ole days.

Yeah that is just too short, living in the dark.

DO you believe in Extraterrestrials?

It's hard for me to believe that there is nothing or nobody out there.

To quote the movie, Contact, seems like a big waste of space

Yeah it is a big space indeed.

Well in case they make contacts with us, UN has appointed an ambassador to deal with them

how does one qualify for that position?

Do you think the other ambassadors laugh at this person behind their back?

I have no idea how that works really.
Do you like playing chess?

I used to play when younger

Nice.

THere are less atoms in the universe than there are chess moves

am I reading that correctly about the 2007 study?

So, a lower IQ correlates to better chess skill?

Yeah it seems that way.
The brain is too interesting.


hey there, do you watch NBA games?

Not a lot but I have some knowledge of it.

I only recently learned that one of the teams is Canadian.

I had never thought about it.

Yeah Toronto, I think they are the only one though

Yes they are.
Are you familiar with Allen Iverson?

Yeah he is famous for his contract with rebook

And what a contract he received.

$800,000 per year until age 55 and then a lump sum of $32,000,000!

guy is taken care of for the rest of his life.

Have you heard of the granny style shot

I have.

I believe I heard that it is actually the most effective way to score points on the line.

I wonder why the players don't use it?

i think they do not want to look rediculous so they do not practice it.

what a waste of points

That's very vain.

Did you know that Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA when first introduced?

yeah and Jordan kept wearing them and kept getting fined about it

Apparently it was no issue for him though because Nike paid his fines.

Have you heard of Reggie Miller?

I heard he was really good but depite that his sister was always better

Yes, in high school she constantly overshadowed him.

She broke 8 national records!

good for her and good for him too, he is a great player too.

do you know tim duncan?

I've heard of him.
He's a Spurs player if I am correct.

yes, he is very famous.

and he wa really a good studnet and stayed in school when was asked to start playing for the nba

Yes he was.

He sacrificed money to stay in college for four years before entering the NBA.

Do you remember Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

I do not really know him.
What is he famus for?

He was a huge basketball player a long time ago.

In college they banned the dunk shot for over a decade because of him.

He was so good at it.

wow, that is funny.
it was nice chatting with you.


Hey there, do you watch basketball much?

I admit, I'm not the biggest fan, TBH, but I do find some of the thing surrounding it rather fascinating.

I love basket ball.
My favorite player is cheryl miller.
She once scored 105 points in a game.

Oh, wow, she sounds pretty awesome!

Think I heard about that.. she did that in high school right?

Yeah, and on the same night her brothe reggie miller scored 40 points.

Sounds like basketball talent runs in the family!

You know what I find nutty though is how much NBA players make from shoe endorsement!

Some of the deals are just amazing!

Yeah did you hear about alln Iversons shoe deal.

800000 a year and 2 million when he is 55.

2 million?

I thought it was 32 million...

But yeah, all for wearing athletic gear!

My bad, I miss typed.

That is a lot of money though.

So what do you think about shooting the ball granny style?

Well, I'm told it's actually the most effective way to score, but I can see why most of the athletics will NOT do it.

It would be kind of funny to see some of them trying it though!

Maybe they could do it for a charity event or something... hehe!

Well you would think some of the guys who cant shoot at all would at least give it a try.

Dunno if you could get into the NBA if you couldn't shoot.

hehe.

What do you think of what Tim Duncan did?

He stayed in college for four years instead going directly to the NBA...

I know shaq couldnt shoot a free throw hardly at all but he had a lot of other qualities that made up for it.

I didn't know that!

Well, my thought is that Tim did the right thing.

I mean, something can happen to your body at anytime, but if you have an education, you can always fall back on that.

I dont know if it were me, I would have went to the NBA and the took classes to finish in the offseason.

Yeah, I can see that point too.

Here's some irony for ya.. the guy who invented basketball, James Naismith, is the ONLY losing coach in Kansas's history.

Thats pretty crazy if you think about it.

Did you know that air jordans were banned in the nba but nike paid the fine so Michael wore them anyways.

Yeah, it's like I was saying earlier, those shoe companies got deep pockets!

But I did find something funny in that whole situation.

Jordan probably being all, "Go, ahead, fine me!"

Wonder how much the fine was?

I have no idea.

I think it was just a way for the nba to get a pice of that massive shoe deal.

Ah wouldn't surprise me.

Did you know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used the dunk so much it was banned from college basketball for over a decade?

That's an incredibly long time!

I didnt watch basketball at that time, but think about how dominating you would have to be at something to get it banned from the game?

I can't even imagine!

Well, listen it was GREAT chatting with you!

You have a terrific day!

You to.
Have a good one.
Bye.


Do you like to read?
Im looking for a great book for my son

I do like to read.

Ive always been a big fan of the Harry Potter series.

I hear Matt James has some good books too.

I agree, Matt James books are pretty good, I had my child eead the book The Funeral, it was a great book, he enjoyed it

That's good.

I always look for something new to read.

Yeah, you should try it out if you have a son or a niece, nephew, its a book ages 5 to 8 so not the best book for an adult

I dont have any kids myself, but I do have tons of friends who have kids in that age range.

Ill suggest it to them.

How much do you know about cars?

I know the first model for mas production was the Ford T Model, it was produced back in the year 1908

It is amazing how far cars have come,  it is even legal to put flamethrowers on your car in south Africa to prevent car jackings.

Wow, that would make burglars think twice about stealing a car, McDonalds created the drive through back in 1975

I heard it was because soliders couldnt get out of their cars in fatigues.

Yeah it was a service intended for soldiers first, it sure is a great invention, has saved me a couple of times,

Same here.

But Im no professional driver like Jann Mardenborough just because I played Gran Turismo.

No drive thrus in that game

Crazy how he picked up his skills by playing Gran Turismo I heard he beat more than 90,000 people

Thats crazy.

Must have been a lot of hours logged in the game.

Did you know there are more possible moves in chess than atoms in the universe.

I guess thats why chess is one of the most challenging games/sport out there, do you like to play chess, know how to play it?

I have played before, but I am certainly no Bobby fisher

Who is Bobby Fisher?
is he a chess player

He was.
There was a movie made about him.

I havent seen that one maybe I will check if its on Netflix, you know the president of the chess federation thinks the game was invented by aliens!

Really?
That is kinda of crazy.
The rules are a bit complicated.

They are and also the fact you told me early about more moves than atoms, it does seem like a game invented by a more advance civilization than ours

Awesome.. Great Chat!


do you like the NBA?

I do.
Do you like Tim Duncan?

I do he is a good player, how about Reggie Miller?

Duncan finished college and then went to the NBA

Nice.

Reggie Miller was always under the shadow of his sister who was much better

REally, she was a basketball player too?

Yes and she broke 8 national records once by scoring 105 points

Wow amazing.

Most NBA players have financial difficulties after they retire though

Wow that is sad.

DId you hear of the deal Iverson signed with Reebok?

I have not heard of it, was it a good deal?

Yes it is he is making $800 000 a year till he is 55 and then $32 million

Wow the guy is pretty much set for life I guess

He sure is.
Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?

Sound familiar but I cannot say I know much about him

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

WOw.

Did you know that SPace Jam is the highest grossing basketball movie?

Nice.
Do you know who invented the game?

I know that it was at the YMCa but do not know who was it

It was James Naismith who was a coach at the U of Kansas and the only losing coach there

Wow ironic.
Nice chatting with you

Same here


Hi, I'm Vee.
What's your name?

sonee, basketball is interesting

The players get paid a lot of money!

did reggine miller pass away ?

I don't know.

I was surprised that he had a sister who was better at basketball than he was.

wow thats amazing.
I will learn more about her

I have to admit, I don't really understand how the game is scored.

you throw a basketball in the basket and get 2 points not as hard as football to me

I read that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor.

I wonder who plays there?

lol who would play there ?
thats a good fact to know

I wonder who decides what shoes they are allowed to wear in the games.

well jordan wore his own after getting them banned but some one paid the fines

That is interesting.

Do you think the college coaches should be paid so much?

No I do not.
that does not make since

I heard that shooting granny style is the most effective way to get points.

That is true one of the best players did that i think his name was granny lol

Lol!
Are you a Steph Curry fan?
I hear he is pretty good!

yes i am in2015 he was mvp

That is pretty interesting!
Does he still play for the Warriors?

golden state warriors now

I have enjoyed talking about basketball with you.

Have a great night!

merry christmas

Thanks, you too!


Hello.

I've been watching some basketball lately.

Did you know it was formed in 1946?

Yes, Mostly five players on each side at a time fall into five positions player.

That's right.

Those players if they play for the NBA are the best paid athletes in the world.

Its very hard to play NBA they have worked very hard and they are playing for the nation.

That's true.

However, there is a team from Canada that is in the NBA.

Shooting "granny style" is the absolute technique to consistently score points on the line.

I've heard that!

I think that some scientists or something proved that it works best.

Markkanen will break the three-point record by a 7-foot rookie in less than 42 games.

Really?

What team does he play for?

I just started watching but I am familiar with Stephen Curry.

He is a record breaking player.

Well that's impressive.

Did you know that Stephen Curry's first name is actually Wardell?

The new zealnad baskeball team are nicknamed the Ttall blacks"

The new zealand baskeball team are nicknamed the "Tall blacks".

Thinking of politics and such I've heard that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court in it.

The main North American league is the WNBA is the strongest European clubs participate in the Euro league women.

Well that is interesting.

All of this started because James Naismith invented a game.

Only the early stage many clubs are started, Due to his hardwork it become the national game of the nation.

I wonder how he came up with it.

I mean, everything is so exactly measured.

The basketball world cup and Men olympic basketball  tournament are the major international event attract top national team.

Did you know that even though Naismith invented the game he is a losing coach?

Its very bad time to basketball.
It make me very worried.

I like that some players still get their education like Tim Duncan did.


do you watch the NBA?

I sure do.

Did you know there is only one Canadian team?

Yeah.
Do you know who Reggie Miller is?

Yes he is an NBA player whose sister was always better than him at the sport

Yes she broke 8 national records by scoring 105 points in a game

Yeah.

Do you know Iverson signed an amazing contract with Reebok?

Yes he gets $800,000 per year from them until he is 55

yes and then he gets $32 million

Yeah the guy is pretty much set for life

True.

Do you know what the granny style shot is?

Yes it is the best shot to score but players think it looks funny

I know but does not make sense to sacrifice scoring

True.
Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?

Yes that is the guy that used the dunk shot so much that is got banned

Yes and for a good 10 years and then some

Yeah.
DO you know who invented the sport?

Yes James Naismith who was the only losing coach at U of Kansas

That is just really too ironic for the inventor of the game

True.

Did you know the coaches are the highest paid people in many states?

Cool.
DO you like Curry at all?

I sure do , he is a great player for this generation


do you like cars?

I sure do.
Do you know who invented the dive thru?

Yes it was McDOnald's back in 1975

Yes and do you know why the invented that?

Yes, soldiers were not allowed out of their cars in fatigues back then

Yes so they accommodated for that, that was nice of them

Yes but it also turned into great business for the fast food industry

True.

DO you know why the trunk of the car is called that?

Yes because old cars used to have wooden trunks

Yeah.

DO you know how the cadillac brand got its name?

Yes after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac

Yes how fitting.

Do you know how Jann Mardenboriugh became a professional driver?

Yes he beat 90 000 people in gran turismo, wow

Yes .

In south africa you can put flame throwers in the car to prevent carjacking

Yeah I guess that is an issue there.
DO you know much about earth?

I know that 80% of the forests are gone by now

Sadly yes.THe day on earth when first formed was only 5.5 hours

Yeah I am glad the days are much longer now so we can actually get stuff done

True.
Do you believe in extraterrestrials?

Not really but it seems the guys at the UN really do believe in them

Yes that is why they have an ambassador for them.

Nice chat

Same here, have a good one


hi, do you like cars?

To get around, yes.

Haha.

I like to use my car to go through drive thrus, which were invented to help soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars in their uniforms

yeah that is actually nice of mc donalds to do that

Yeah, unfortunately the drive thrus have made a lot of Americans like myself, more lazy.

Haha.

that is true, it has made us all lazy.
do you know how cadillac got its name?

It was named after the French Explorer who founded Detroit.

Speaking of what things are called, a trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks in back.

that is cool.
do you know who jann mardenborough is?

He was a professional race car driver.

yeah and all he had to do ewas beat 90 000 pn a online video game

Sorry, I guess he still is a race car driver.

That's awesome!

yeah of course.
do you know much about earth?

If its history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent over a minute.

That is so sad that we are destroying earth in this small period of time.

I know, 80% of the forests are already gone

I guess days were only 5.5 hours long when earth was formed, but still.

We are a tiny speck of time on Earth's history.

Yes we sure are and so glad days last longer now because that would be depressing

Yeah, I cannot get enough done in a 24 hour period!

Haha.

Do you think we will ever make contact with aliens?

I am not sure but if we do now we have an ambassador

I wonder if some disease will wipe us out before then.

There's a book I want to check out, More Deadly Than War, where the Spanish flu, which killed 50 million people worldwide, is explored.

yeah those were scary events in our human history for sure

The author talks about the way the disease traveled from ships to patriotic parades.

Yuck.

I think I'm just going to live in a bubble, thanks.

He talks about how we should create better public health systems to combat future epidemics.

Yeah, we have gotten better thankfully at that.

nice chat


did you know that basketball actually banned the dunk for over a decade?

wow, really?
when was this?

I guess this was when kareem abdul-jabbar was playing so I assume like the 70's?

I'm not much of a basketball fan myself

I'm actually surprised.

I assumed the dunk was always around, and continued to stay, throughout history

the other shocking thing is how much they pay college coaches, like how is that the highest paid state employee and not like the governor or something

wow, that's actually ridiculous.

But I guess it's all business, considering they make a lot of money for the schools.

ya, are you a college sports fan?

I actually don't like sports I don't watch any of that stuff

I am, definitely.

I prefer college basketball.

Did you know that Tim Duncan actually turned down good money from the nba, and decided to stay in college for another 4 years?

haha no, do you know why he would do that?

like why wouldn't you agree to play for the nba and make big bucks, cuz you are not paid when you play in college

I assume he wanted to pursue his education, and learn a little more, in case his NBA career didn't work out.

That way, he'd have something to fall back on.

what do you think?

well that could make sense, I wonder what his degree was in, becuase I would imagine one year of the nba would cover many years of a regular job, but who knows haha

Haha, so true, but I honestly have no idea.

Are you a Stephen Curry fan?

Now that guy is great

don't know much about him, I think he was born in ohio but thts all I know

Yeah, both in Akron actually, same as Lebron James.

Curry has been revolutionary to basketball if you ask me.

He single handedly changed the way people shoot three pointers.

They are used so much more often now.

how did he do that?

like I don't know how he revolutionized the game exactly, like did he shoot 3's more often or what?

Basically just by scoring so often with them.

He kept setting records, and other players noticed, and decided to try it themselves.

He has the record for most 3-pointers in a single season, at 272

ah interesting ok I can see how that is useful, I always think certain last names are funny, like the last name curry jmakes me hungry for indian food haha

haha, too funny.

Almost as funny granny-style shooting in basketball.

although, supposidly, that's the most accurate technique to shoot

haha I have read that, I have to try it, you'd think if that is the best way, even though it looks dumb, that players would do it to win

I feel like their pride is more important to them, than one may think.

same with using the backboard for shots, players tend not to, because it's "too easy"

ya I mean they want to look cool, I would want to win and get the most championships myself


Did you know that George Washington was the only president to have received 100 percent of the electoral votes.

He must have been well liked

Interesting!

Would you buy a chicken mcnugget that looked like him?

Somebody did, for $8100

No, I wouldn't .

Did you know that Washington DC's flag is based on Washington's coat of arms.

Makes sense in a way.

People really respected him.

There is even a painting in the Us Capitol Building that depicts him ascending into godhood.

Seems a bit much.

That is a bit much and it is crazy that no one is able to outrank him even today.

Well, he wasn't perfect.

He has the record for longest overdue library book, 221 years.

Wonder what the late fee would be on that book.

Haha.
What do you like to do for fun?
Do you go to the library to read?
Watch tv?

I like tv.

I used to watch Southpark but I did not know that bart was not in one episode.

I thought he was in all of them.

In the first 400 episodes, Homer Simpson has had 188 jobs.

That is a lot of jobs.

I do not watch Pokemon but to think they have had 750 episodes makes me want to check it out and see if it is good.

Wow, that's a lot of episodes!

Weekend Update has also been on many episodes of SNL.

It debuted on their first episode and is the longest running skit.

That is my favorite part of SNL.
Do you watch reality shows?

No, not really.

I did used to watch Shark Tank but it's not really realistic.

Most deals made on that show are never enacted.

That is true.
I like reality.
Gordon Ramsey is crazy .
I would never want to work for him.

I prefer comedy.

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

Jack Black is funny.
Any movie with him would be good.

I'd rather go to a big party than watch any tv or movies though.

I'd like to attend Meat Week in DC, which culminates in a big closing party.

That would be interesting.

I like that they offer 3 meats and 3 sides for $28.

Not a bad price for all that food.

I also like to watch the Super Bowl at the bar like at Ventnor Sports Cafe.

How about you?

I like the Puppy Bowl Better and they have great specials at Dodge city for it.

Yeah, that seems cute.
They show it on the big screen.


Hi, how are you?
Are you from DC?

I am not.

I did hear that Bloomingdale's is hosting a Superbowl party there.

Really?
That's interesting.
Do you know which one?

I hear it is Bloomingdale's Boundary Stone but I'm not familiar with that venue.

Dodge City is also hosting a Puppy Bowl party.

I think I would rather see Rose McGowan than go to Bloomingdales.

What a weird event for them to use as a special event.

What about the oscars instead for them.

I would imagine they have a party for that as well.

I wouldn't want to go to a huge Superbowl party like that either.

Too loud.

Do you enjoy comedy films by any chance?

Yes, I do like comedies.
Step Brothers is one of my favorites.

I love Step Brothers.

I also really like Monty Python.

Graham Chapman was a doctor before going into comedy.

He certainly had a lucrative fallback if that didn't work out.

YEAH!

I am really embarrassed to say this but I have never seen monty python.

I feel like I missed my window to see it too.

Watch the movies first.

They are more accessible than the show I think.

Try Holy Grail, Life of Brian, and the Meaning of Life.

Python programming language is even named after them.

They are so iconic.

I will try to watch Holy Grail today.

I just saw it on Hulu yesterday and thought about watching it then.

It is very quotable.

It can also be very silly.

I can't believe that Evan Almighty is the most expensive comedy ever made.

That shocks me.

Yeah.

Maybe the CGI was a lot of money.

Most comedies don't use CGI so that may be an explanation.

I wonder how much Kung Fu Hustle was to make...

It certainly looks like it would have cost quite a bit.

I enjoy a lot of Comedy Central shows but they cancel a lot of them that they try out.

They've cancelled over 100 since their inception.

I do not watch a ton of Comedy Central.

I am not sure why but I just got away from that channel.

Do you enjoy their shows?

I do.

I like The Daily Show, South Park, Drunk History.

There are a lot I like.

Do you like SNL?

I usually just watch teh SNL highlights.How is the daily show with trevor noah?

I really like him but do not stay up that late to watch.

It's very good.

The skits are lacking because I think they need better talent outside of him but his monologue is always great.

On SNL, Weekend Update was on on the very first episode and is their longest running skit.

That's a long run.

That is a long run!

I would like to watch the Daily Show more but just have too much in my life to watch right now.

Maybe I can watch it on the train or something...

I watch it on the Comedy Central app later the next day.

I used to watch The Simpsons but have not in a long time.

Did you know that in the first 400 episodes Homer had 188 different jobs?

That many?

I love the simpsons and would have never guessed that many.

Wow.

Yes and I wonder how many since then.


Hi, how are you?

hey I'm good, do you like any comedy films?

I do.
Do you?

yes I do, The King of Comedy is actually a pretty good movie, very underrated

I agree.

I did not like the all of the knock offs from that move.

I think Bernie Mac was under rated!

ya he was, so is the movie Kung Foo Hustle, even Bill Murray likes it!

Does he like Harold and Kumar, a bromantic comedy!

good question!

brave that Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school, he wanted to chase his dream of acting in comedies

I know!

I would never have had the confidence, or the parents to allow me to drop out!

haha ya mine wouldn't allow that, do you like George Washington?

I've never met him but I thank him for creating my country... Do you like him?

haha me too, I guess his net worth if adjusted for inflation would be over 500 million dollars

Wow, pocket change then...

I would be happy with just half that amount.

Real happy!

I know right!

he was the man, and even DC's flag is based on washington's familys coat of arms apparently

Really?!?!?

That's wild.

Like him receiving 100% of the electoral votes.

lol that is crazy, funny that he was given 6 stars so that no general would ever outrank him too

HA!

I can see a president giving himself 7 stars.

The best stars.

lol, well good thing they didnt have cameras back then, I guess Washington was a bad public speaker

That's good.

I think that might have tarnished his reputation.

ya for sure, crazy that he was born in 1732, that seems so long ago, he was a great general of course

Nice chatting with you!


Have you ever watched Brooklyn Nine Nine?

It is one of my favorite sitcoms

Hi!
No, I have not.
Is it about investigations?

Not really.

It is basically just a comedy about detectives in New York.

Terry Crews is great in his role.

Oh!

I see, sor some reason I thought it was one that Jennifer Lopez produced.

But I think thats a different show.

I do enjoy watching TV though, more than I should.

haha what else do you watch?

I watch a lot of comedies.

One of my favorites recently was a show called Community with Joel McHale and Donald Glover.

I'm gonna have to look that one up too!

Comedies is one of my fav genres too.

I like to chill to comedy central, they have a lot of good shows for some reason I though they have been around longer.

They started in 1989.

I will always love Comedy Central for bringing South Park into the world.

That show has been on for 20 years and still is incredibly funny.

Yes!

South Park!

and the Simpsons were good!

Did you know in the first 400 episodes homer had about 188 jobs!

I did not.

I cannot believe that he would be hired by 188 different companies.

He is not the brightest crayon in the box.

exactly!

haha We'll Im glad they made it so long.

That show sure had me cracking up sometimes.

That and Family guy.

Did those shows come out in comedy central?

i dont remember.

I just look them up now.

Family Guy is on Fox, just like the Simpsons, which has been on for 30 years.

Oh that right, I should now that.

although, I just flipped channels then I'd come across them and watched.

Also, serious question now.... are you a game of thrones fan?

No, I am not really a fan of fantasy and magic type TV and movies.

I have a lot of friends that really like the show however

Really?!

I love that show now, and honestly it took my husband about 4 tries until I finally paid attention and started to like it.

My friend met one of the Actors in one of our work meetings which i couldntn it make it to.

Anyway they game is related to German nobility.

I keep seeing commercials about the upcoming final season.

It has had a pretty good run.

Ahhh, they typos!

i keep noticing after I send lol sorry.

Anyway, Yes!

Im so excited for it.

So... No harry potter either I take it since you dont like fantasy?

and magic?

Not a big fan no.

I prefer sci fi shows if I am watching drama.

I really like Star Trek and Battlestar Gallactica

Those are good, I've watched Battlestar Galactica although my all time fav films would be in the psychological thrillers genre

I have seen a few of those that I enjoy.

I prefer those over gory horror movies.

totally agree!

I can't do gory.

It sickens me.

depends on the mood second best is comedy.

Have you watched The Green lantern?

The one with Ryan Reynolds.
Yes.
Not a fan of that fillm.


it would not surprise you that wearing clothes is common to all human societies, would it?

I suppose.

Clothes can be basic, just covering genitals.

Without machinery, clothes take a lot to make.

Yes.

I have heard that they are supposed to be of thin layers of materials.

A knight's armor might be an exception.

I would call that protection from weapons, not from the sun or the elements.

True.

And perhaps uniforms wouldn't be considered clothing by the experts.

The pilgrims wore colorful clothes and only wore black and white on special occasions.

That makes sense.

Who would want to look goth all the time?

Probably a downer.

The Pilgrims liked their fun.

I suppose so,  I think they thought it was fun if they survived a winter.

Now, people of style look for collar gaps to see if your clothes are tailor made or not, at least men's collars.

I'm amazed because I couldn't tell the difference, but I guess the expert eye can spot detail.

Rip Curl clothes say "Made in China" but they are really made in North Korea.

I bet they would not sell as much if they told the truth.

I think they would be prosecuted under the law if the gov't chose to.

I don't it's legal to do business with NK.

Great point.

I don't know what the enforcement would be.

Branding is so common on the outside of clothes nowadays that it is interesting to find that Apple was one of the first, making a clothing line in 1986.

I wonder who would put a tech company's clothes on.

I think that it would be computer people.

They were kind of a boutique tech company back then.

Perhaps some thought it was a way to stand out.

I have known some Apple snobs in the distant past.

Have you ever used a rotary dial phone?

New York has area code 212 because it is the shortest 3 digit code to dial.

I used a rotary.
Very slow.
Almost painful.
And very crude.
Not useful for voicemail system.
Hated them.

If you tried to hurry up the backward rotation, you miss dialed too.

Those cables for overseas calls just lay on the ocean floor.

I think that's amazing.

So thing but can carry enough data.

I guess they don't get disturbed by marine life.

I started my career in the phone company.

There is pretty good shielding on the cables.

They are only 2.7 inches in diameter, and voice is digitized so the entire data stream is productively used.

So it fiber optics?

That makes sense.

I would guess the traffic must be quick.

It is now, but even when it was copper, it was digitized for a while.

It was co-axial cable then which has pretty high capacity.

Of course, rates were much higher which kept down the volume of calls.

Now, Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.

Can you really get people to stop using their cell phones?

I wonder.

It's for a good cause though.

Interesting about the undersea cables.

What's the next step past fiberoptics?

There have been several leaps in fiber technology.

I don't know what is next..

Thanks for the chatting.


Hello, do you use the telephone anymore?

I mean old phones not smartphones

Not really.

kinda cool 212 is the fastest area code to dial on a rotary

Thats the area code of New York right?

Yea, makes sense the largest city would have the easiest area code to dial

It is the largest city so I guess its fair, crazy how the cables that carry the internet and phone across the sea are only 2.7 inches in diameter

Yea, so is being impossible to separate 2 phone books with overlapping pages, looks like I got to hit the gym

That is a cool fact, not that I would find myself trying to do that one day but its interesting, did you hear about the campaign UNICEF has rewarding cellphones.

Yea, UNICEF donates water for each minute you don't use a cellphone, I wonder how they track that

I think thats a great campaign and I have no idea, seems like a complicated calculation I'm glad I dont have to make it

The iphone sounds pretty complicated too, it's amazing it has more computing power than the Nuclear ICBM deterrent

Thats actually kind of scary I own an iPhone and I didn't know I was packing so much power in pocket, scary thing

Speaking of scary the black swallower fish can eat prey twice its size

That is scary, that fish means business eating prey twice its size and also ten times its weight, scary animal

Zebrafish sound scary too since it has 84% of disease associated genes that humans have

Wow, they must be interesting to study though, did you know that the seahorse is the only fish with a neck.

No, I figured other fish have necks too but I guess it's only the Seahorse

That is surprising to me almost as the immortal breed of jellyfish,

Well if the jellyfish is around the black swallower it won't be immortal for long

It sure wont unless its a lot more bigger than the black shallower fish,

Yea, it's pretty crazy that fish are able to communicate with acoustic signals

It is, fish are amazing creatures theres a lot we still don't know about them, anyway its getting kind of late its been a pleasure chatting with you.

Have a good one


Have you heard about #MeToo?

I have.
That's the feminest movement correct?
Did Marie colvin write about it?

Yes.

She talks about the harassment that women faced at the jobs they had.

That's unfortunate.

Do you shop for clothes alot?

Did you know the Greeks made abestos clothing?

No.

I didn't know.

I do know Aplle had a clothing line out for 1986.

I think it's funny how clothes is mostly restricted to people but seems like animals are wearing them more.

That's funny.

There is a store in Alabama that sells things like clothes that were in unclaimed baggage at the airports.

I hope they wash them first.

A man wore 70 pieces of clothing at an airport to avoid baggage fees

Whoa.

That seems so hard to do.

Rip Curl makes clothes in North Korea even though the label says China.

That kind of seems like false claims.

That's is weird.

People used to do their laundry in old faithful

Seriously?

How strange.

Speaking of water, did you know that freshwater fish drink through their skin?

I did not know that.

Did you know there is a fish called barreleye that has a transparent head?

No.

I know there is a breed of jellyfish which is immortal, though.

Wow.

There is a fish that lives on land all it's adult life.

Which fish?

There is a black swallower that eats prey twice its length and ten times of it's own weight.

I'll have to look the fish up.

Since jellyfish are 98% water the evaporate in the sun.

Wow der how that works for the immortal one

Yes.

That's a good question.

Tetrapods are technically fish, did you know that?

I did not.

There was a koi fish that loved 226 years.

That's such a long while.
Not immortal, but still a long while.

His name was hanako

Oh, I see.
Where was that?
In Japan possibly?

Probably.
A goldfish lived to be 43

Oh, wow.

Did you know that UNICEF will donate a day of clean water for kids in need every minute you don't use a cell phone?

Wow.

Wonder how we do that?

There is a luxury phone maker that hires the London symphony orchestra to record it's ringtones.

You know the area code in NY actually is 212 because it is the fastest number for dialing on a rotary phone?

Hire* I didn't know that.

In 1930s hedy lamarr heled to invent the cellphone,wifi and gps

Oh, interesting.

An Iphone has more computing prowess than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent.

That's suprising.
Well it was great chatting with you

Good chatting with you, also.
Have a pleasant day.

You too


DO you like colorful clothing?

I sure do just like the pilgrims prefer to wear most of the time

Do you know when they wear black?

Yes that is reserved for special occasions

Yeah.

Do you know how they tell if you need your clothes tailored?

Yes they look for collar gaps on them

Yeah.

Did you hear of that store in ALabama with unwanted stuff from airports?

Yes they sell everything that people leave there unclaimed

Yes i bet you they have some interesting stuff there

I bet so too.

Apple even had a clothing line back in the day

Yes that was in 1986 but do not know what happened to it

Me either.

Rip Curl in north korea has clothes that say made in china

So ironic.
Do you use your phone much?

All the time.

Do you know why the NY area code is 212?

Because it was easy to dial on a rotary phone

Yes.
Did you ever use a phone book?

Yes, if two of them get stuck together it is hard to separate them

Cool.

Did you know phone cables are only 2.7 inches wide

Yes and they lay on the bottom of the ocean floor

Yeah.
It was nice chatting with you

same here have a good one


Hello, Do you enjoy going to concerts?

John Perry Barlow, Grateful Dead Lyricist died at 70!

Yes, and I would have liked to go to a Grateful Dead concert.

Barlow was a unique guy and stuck up for a free internet.

Yes, he penned, A declaration of Independence of Cyberspace essay!

Very interesting.

I didn't know he was friends with Bob Weir in high school.

They wrote some great songs.

I really like Cassidy.

Really, I didn't know that either.

Barlow really wanted the governments not to impose their sovereignty on the global social space.

Weir was a great guitarist!

Yes to all...

I didn't know Barlow owned a cattle ranch.

He was sort of a Renaissance man.

Thinking he's from Wyoming that would be true.

His father was a state senator.

I didn't know that.

Did you know there are more automated software programs than people on the internet?

Well, I'm not surprised!

Although almost everyone is on the internet it seems.

I was surprised to learn that clicking links can become addictive!

lol

In Finland it's a right to have an internet connection.

Yes, I believe that too Do you even read all the pages in most service contracts.

I try to go over most of it.

But it can be so overwhelming!

Only 7% read the full terms.

I'm a 93%er.

Why bother, it's written in lawyer-ese.

Funny, looking up yourself on the internet is called "egosurfing".

lol, really.

They have a name for everything!

I can't see the link between 3 horizontal lines for the menu button and food, when picking a name ?

Hamburger, lol

Yeah, it makes me hungry.

Windows 95 was the 2nd most installed SW in 1995.

What was the 1st?

I don't know.
I can't remember that far back?

I can't either.

I don't remember a woman called Ada Lovelace either.

I guess she wrote the first computer algorithm.

Seems like I saw that too.

I love to go to outdoor concerts especially at night when its cooler.

I would think the outside ancient Roman Amphitheater in Pompeii is something to see!

That would be cool.

Lou Reed had a high frequency concert for dogs.

Now that's a walk on the wild side.

Very cool!
I love that, and dogs.
I would have like to taken mine there!

Yeah, me too.

So funny, a woman driving to a Dave Matthews concert stopped to help a stranded cyclist -- it was Dave Matthews!

Thanks you have been an excellent chat partner!

I saw that, How great is that!

He must like to get exercise and see the sites before playing!

Good chat!

He's always getting into predicaments.

I saw him interviewed about when he locked himself out of his hotel room and he was naked.

Cheers!


good morning to you!

To you as well!
Are you a fan of Jazz?

its okay!

i like to listen to it when i cook or eat dinner on a hot date.

what about you?

I enjoy it too!

I think it is neat that Clint Eastwood is a huge Jazz fan and even plays piano!

i believe it, an old foagie like him!

He even scores some of his own films with his own music

That is pretty incredible.

have you seen that movie?
Million Dollar Baby?

I havent, but now that I know he scored it, I might have to watch it.

me too, i wonder if his piano playing is any good

True, I wonder if he could compete with the Pakistan Jazz Orchestra that is topping the charts over there.

haha probably not.

I wonder if anyone in that Orchestra grew out their goatee for comfort

I dont know how that works, Ive played brass instruments myself and dont think that would be comfortable.

But then again I have no experience with facial hair

you should try it sometime, i bet its like resting your instrument on a pillow

I would but as a woman, Id likely have a better chance at making the NBA.

wear a fake one!
could provide the same comfort.
can women play in the NBA?

I dont know, there is the WNBA, so I dont know if one could even make it, I know they can join the NFL though.

i did hear about that, and there is no WNFL so it makes sense.

but who knows!

someone should try it out

The shoe deals are pretty good.
Iverson is getting $800,000 per year!

until he retires, then he gets a giant payout.

ill take that deal!

Same here.
Heck, I'd take one year of that deal.

same haha, id be able to retire young!

im gonna go work on basketball to try to get a deal, nice chatting with you


Hello there.

I never knew the horizontal line menu on apps and websites is call a hamburger button.

Yeah, it makes me hungry.
Are you a fan of the Grateful Dead?

Funny.

No never was although I know they are still quite popular.

Sadly, another one died.

John Barlow.

I guess they are going to have a benefit concert for him.

Yes He was one of the first to recognize the importance of the internet.

Yeah and keeping it free.
He'll be missed for sure.

He knew it would help to connect people.

It is said he was a devout morman earlier.

Really?

I can't see that.

I also didn't know he was friends with Bob Weir (they went to HS together)  and wrote so many songs.

Yes great songwriting partners.
He owned a cattle ranch too.

Yeah and he co-founded the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Seems he did a little of everything...

It's funny.

Never realize the things some celebrities do.

Even with the FBI

I'm surprised a Renaissance man like that did invent the internet too.

As an aside, do you read the full term when you buy something over the internet?

Occasionally skim though it  but not really.

Guess I'm not the 7% that do.

Me either.

Did you know there is a 3g cell service on the top of Mt.

Everest?

No I did not.

Didn't know about the library of alexandria either.

Having a copy of the internet capabilities

I don't know what to think of that.

Nor do I of the 1936 computer the Russian built that ran on water?

How about that smoking near apple computers voids the warranty.

Another interesting tidbit.

That's strange...

I wonder if that more of a virtue signalling thing?

Wow, Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001!

Hard workers...

The ramones might have them beat with 263 concerts'

No wonder they want to be sedated!

Anything's better than getting sued for a poor performance like Creed did in 2002!

I think wee need a concert in the ancient roman amphitheatre.

Maybe I can suggest that to Cake.

I like Cake.
Thanks.
You were a great chat partner.


Hi, how are you?

Hi I'm good, what do you think about this article?

I think an article about DC weather is pretty narrow.

Im from chicago and just got done shoveling my drive so....

Haha, I can't relate.

The only part I can relate to is to how hot it is during the summer.

I'm from Florida.

Have you ever used the Amazon Alexa device?

I have...

It's basically my timeout timer for my kids.

Did you know...The first amazon.com customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him

I did not know until I read the article.

Amazon seems to do very unusual things that make people excited.

The only products I have ever bought from Amazon are electronics and toys for my kids as well.

Just bought the new apple airpods!

Nice!

I love my airpods.

I clean my house with headphones on and I used to get my cord caught on my baby gate all the time.

I got irrationally angry abut it and bought my first pair when I couldn't take any more...

What kind of music do you listen to?

I loved rap rock back in my college days.

Did you know Linkin park played 325 concerts in 2001 alone?

That's a lot of shows!

I listen to a lot of music.

Been into EDM recently during my workouts.

Also listen to metal and rock.

MOstly, during my free time, I listen to podcasts.

Im a nerd...

Oh really?

I love podcasts, I love reading as well especially nonfiction because it helps me develop and practice reading strategies and comprehension.

Nice.

What podcasts do you listen to?

In 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.

Oh I just listen to sports podcasts, mainly basketball ones.

I did not know that.

Have you ever been to a pink floyd concert?

I have not but they are a favorite band of mine.

What basketball podcast?

I love sports podcasts so we're on the same page...

I listen to BBallbreakdown NBA podcast.

Basketball is my favorite sport so that's why I listen to it.

Nice.

Who is the host?

I listen to Dan Patrick and Dan LeBatard.

I also listen to a bunch of NPR stuff.

Again... nerd!

Coach Nick, he gives a lot of insight for upcoming games which is what I find interesting.

And that's cool.

So have you ever travelled down south before?

I have...
I really love the south.
I love the food especially.

Which states have you been to?

Its quite hot in Florida even during the winter.

We typically get heavy rains weekly.

I have been to Florida and Alabama and Georgia.

I love Florida and plan to retire there in 20 years.

Where are you in Florida?

In Tampa, its not the first city you would think of, rather you would probably think of miami as the city of Florida haha!

As a Le Batard fan, Miami is the first but I love the gulf coast.

Want to move to clear water.

Take care!


Basketball fan?

A little, I was hoping to talk about music and bands.

Then let's do so.

I'm ready to become educated about anything.

Great, did you know that the Australian band Abba that was popular in the 80's turned down 1 billion dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour?

Crazy huh

I had heard that but they are super rich already.

How many world-wide hits did they have?

I'm not sure, they are getting good royalties off of their hits on the movie Mama Mia and Mama Mia 2 that was just released.

My husbands band opened for Deep Purple in 1981

Good deal!

I suppose that if your husband is a muscian that you have been to quite a few concerts.

Yes, I actually work for Ticketmaster.
What type of music do you like?

I'm old so everything prior to 1980 is my genre.

The 60s, 70s, and early 80s were when music was at it's best with all of the singer/songwriters that held sway then.

I am a mid 60's child myself and my favorite music is the 80's music, you are correct, music isn't music anymore, it's just created in a studio mostly it seems.

It's sad.

I have often wondered why bands spend so long on tour?

To my way of thinking they would make more staying home and making new records, but it's probably a performance high type of thing.

Yes, true.

I see that Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, by the age of 18, taught herself to sing 2 notes at one time, that is incredible.

Isn't it?

I can't even hold one before it warbles off into a cat's screech.

There are some jazz songs that I like though.

I too have not been gifted with the great sound of song!

I see that the Beatles had a 3 month stay at the top of billboard hot 100 and in 1964 Louis Armstrong took their place on the charts.

Yeah, Louie was one of a kind.

I remember him on stage with a hankerchief to wipe the sweat away with.

Also In 2010, Lou reed & his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs, that's great!

I wonder if the dogs 'dug' it?

I fell in like with louis because I saw him on several TV shows where he refused to play in solidarity with the musicians union.

That touched me.

Yes that moves me as well.
I bet the dogs loved it!

I suppose it was beyond our hearing range?

I have often wished that I had some type of talent to share with others.

I would have been a singer if I could have carried a note, I love singing.

Well there's always the shower.
That's where I do my best.

That's always joked about, but it's the best place to sing!

Yes you even get free counterparts to help out.

Ever been to New Orleans?

Yes, It was gloomy and eerie to me.
Do you live there?


Hi, Are you a big fan of music at all?

Yeah.

I used to listen to the Grateful Dead a lot.

I liked John Barlow's advocacy of an open internet.

I loved jerry garcia, they have always been very supportive of peoples individual freedoms.

What are some of your favorite songs?

"Tennessee Jed", ... just about every song on Europe '72.

I didn't know Barlow and Wier went back so far -- to going to school together.

I didnt know that either I would have thought they met when they were both like 20 years old but i never expected since that young

I also can't believe Barlow dabbled in GOP politics.

I guess it makes sense if you're a freedom lover.

Exactly the dead were very proactive they didn't just lay down stagnant and just talk the talk they went into action

Yep, that's true.

Seem like most of their music was live recording too.

Too bad Jerry isn't around.

He would be all over the internet, even more so than now.

Omg if he was on the internet he would be one of those living legends from that era still around like tommy chong

Hee.

Maybe he could go on the ISS where he would have faster internet.

Do they already have google fiber on the ISS?

lol

I'm not sure how they manage that...

In Finland, everyone has to right to an internet connection.

I wonder how that is working out.

It probably makes the population alot smarter all around because they all have the constant access to information

I suppose but there is the social network and porn factor...

I think it's probably a good idea.

Did ya know that Win 95 was the 2nd most installed software in 1995?

I'm not going to lie.

Windows 95,98,2000 were all on fire up until XP the king of them all then I felt they just started going down hill with vista and windows 7

Vista was definitely a downer.

The should have had Ada Lovelace help with it.

She's the woman that wrote the 1st computer algorithm.

I wonder what it did?

Maybe some sort of math function I think thats what computers originally solved

Dunno.

I do know that Lou Reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs.

There's a walk on the wild side...

I love dogs so I really appreciate the man for taking the time to do that

I love them too.

Did you like Abba?

They turned down $1B to do a 100 concert reunion tour.

Yea abba made alot of music for movie soundtracks thats where i heard lots of their stuff

my girlfriend moons ago liked them.
I kinda tolerated it.
Great chat!
Thanks.


Did you know who holds the record for speed reading , I'll go ahead and tell you it is Anne Jones.

thats interesting.Reading requires creativity and critical analysis.

Anne Jones must have a high creativity

She can read at a rate of 4,700 words per minute.

Wow thats fast.

There are no real and true concrete laws to reading.

Just do what works best for you, I say.

And speed reading work.

Of the five U.S military branches, 3 have Starship Troopers list as their first sci-fi pick.

Interesting.

Enders game was the suggested recommended choice of reading for alot of military folks

For the United states Marine Core End Game was suggested a good read.

In the 18th Century, reading novels spread causing a moral panic.

Moral panic was the reason for the spread of reading of novels in the 18th century.

Sounds like the popularity surge experienced by linkin park... 324 concerts in 2001...wow!

Yea I think it was due to the success of their debut album.

Totally opposite of the band, Creed.four people thought a concert was so bad that they filed a lawsuit against them.

iI recall that it happened in 2002.

well, I guess if nobody is wanting to hear you perform, you could always do like Pink Floyd...a concert with no people

Yea but you probably have to do as they did it in a ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii.

The Ramones dont have to worry about audiences.

They performed for 20 years almost nonstop... over 2200 concerts

I think it was 2,263 to be exact.

Absolutely.

I love concerts...indoor concerts...outdoor concerts...I love them all.

I like the ones from single musicians in dedicated concert halls.

Live concerts are the best

Gigs and shows Re good too , those are informal names of concerts.


John Barlow was a lyricist for the Grateful Dead and advocate for freedom of expression.

wow!
I did not know that!

Barlow knew the internet would be a great way for people to communicate.

looks like he was pretty sick too.

Mr. Barlow had been battling a variety of debilitating illnesses since 2015,

Yes he died at the age of 70

he helped make the term Cyberspace!

Yes, he also wrote Blow Away and We can run.

Looks like he was Mr. Barlow was born in Sublette County, Wyo., on Oct. 3, 1947,

His father also worked at a state senator.

He quit school too!

He also helped to found the EFF to protect civil liberties online.

That's interesting!

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

Yes, there are many things to learn from the internet such as filesharing and email.

Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain.

Interesting, also the library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet!

Thats cool!

Modern computers have the ability to follow generalized sets of operations, called programs.

Computers can also be used as control systems for consumer devices.

There is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of mt.

everest.

Fun, also if you smoke near an apple computer it actually voids the warranty

geez!

The space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram.

Linkin Park has played 324 concerts in 2001.

wow!

A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience

Yes, by a musician, orchestra, band, etc.

he ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts...they toured almost non stop for over 20 years

Wow, that's a lot of concerts.

Creed had a concert so bad that they were sued.

really?

wow!

In 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.

Interesting, they should have performed at an stadium instead.


hello

Hello!
Do you trust forecast?

Yes mostly, When temperatures get too high, we go low, lol

Hahahaha True.

yes :) Temperatures take another big step up through the 90s and heat indexes charge above 100, thanks to high humidity levels in August, do you agree?

I think it's mostly due to the climate changes.

Yes.

I have learned that The holiday weekend looks complicated, with daily chances of showers and storms.

It shouldn't be a complete washout, though, are you happy about that?

I want us to get some rain, maybe this heat goes low, but the chances rain is too low.

Yes I miss it too sometimes.

Light winds come from the south, I didn't know about that.

At least Friday is going to be cool.

Do you think is really going to be cool?

Yes I think so, Light and toasty breezes from the southwest, so interesting

why do you think is so interesting?

We talked about that in school.

Plus Some of the storms could see heavy downpours as temperatures pull back into the evening.

Understand.

Talking about something else, did you know that the first amazon customer spent 27 dollars and they got a building named after him?

That's so interesting.

yes, it is going to be scattered showers and storms Thursday night.

Temperatures Thursday night drop to the upper 60s to low 70s under partly cloudy skies.

That's why Friday is gong to be our coolest day.

Dont you think?

Yes I totally agree with you.
Do you like Amazon.com?
I adore it

Sure.
It is one of my favorite to buy online.

It is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle, Washington, where I currently live and happy to be next to Amazon lol

That's cool!
I love all amazon products.
The fire tv is my favorite is one.

Yes agree with you, did you know that Amazon ceo jeff bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years?

That's amazing, but I wonder why did he wanted a clock into a mountain?

Maybe he wanted to show everyone what he made?

and also The first amazon.com customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him

Maybe.
I told you earlier.
I found that cool.

Do you love concerts?

As we know A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience

Sure.

Have you been in one of Linkin Park concerts?

They played 324 concerts in 2001.

No but I loved them a lot... my childhood favorite group.

And did you know 972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience?

With no audience?
That's kind of cool.
Don`t you think?


Are you a fan of the N.B.A.

hi how are you?
yes, i like the NBA.
You?

I like watching it.

I grew up watching Jordan, Bird, Reggie Miller.

I like those guys.

Doesnt reggie miller have a sister or something?

Yeah Cheryl, he couldn't ever escape her shadow.

that is funny.

no matter how good he was, his sister did better.

what do you think of tim duncan's decision?

I think he did an honorable thing by staying in college four years instead of going directly to the N.B.A.

i would not have done that.

i would worry about career ending injuries.

i figure that the opportunity is too rare.

Yeah it is, but it paid off for him.
He's had a long career.

He was fortunate.

i figure that some players get injured in high school or college.

I would want to cash in, then go to college.

That's true, I would do the same too.

Did you know that Air Jordan's were banned by the NBA when they came out?

The NBA probably felt that Jordan had an advantage because of his shoes?

I guess they did.

Nike was willing to pay the fine each game.

I think that investment paid off.

Yup.
controversy is marketing and publicity.
everybody wants the shoe.
plus the nba get cash.

I wonder who made out better with Allen Iverson and Reebok's deal?

The pile of cash that he gets at age 55 is insane.

he just has to stay alive.

Yeah and I don't feel that Reebok sells $800,000 in Iversons each year.

yeah, probably not.

but they took a risk.

i figure that some players win really big, the rest just get enough to survive.

I agree, if I could get paid that much money I'd be out there shooting "granny style."

Yes, like rick barry.

he was 90 percent or more from the line.

Anyway, great chat!

Great chat with you too, have a good night!


hello!
how are you?

I am good, did you the Hubble telescope discovered a galaxy so big it should not exist?

There is a theory that there is only 1 electron in the universe

There is also a theory that the universe may exist inside of a black hole, that is kind of scary.

actually is very interesting and marvelous at the same time kind of sad that humans can see beyond that

We might one day be able to see it but I highly doubt that happen for hundreds of years, that's if the earth doesn't die first.

Are you into Pixar movies?

I like that they like to add the egg hunt on all of the movies

I love pixar movies, A bugs life and Toy Story are some of my favorite movies, I can't wait for toy story 4.

I love the old guy playing checkers at the beginning of A Bugs Life .

They are great and the amount of effort and technology that they put into all of the movies is unbelievable, for just Merida's hair in Brave they spent 3 years studying the physics of curly hair

I liked that movie Brave, my nephews watch it all the time.

What is your favorite tv show?

great movie, I do not have a particular show but south park was very funny

Yeah I love south park, i still watch it every now and then on Netflix, I can't wait for the last season of Game of Thrones to start though.

I have never seen a single episode of the Game of Thrones and everybody keep talking about it.

I will have to take some time a watch it

I read the books its based off of called A Song of Ice and Fire and I loved them, but the show is quite a bit different than the books, but still very very good if you like fantasy stuff.

I will have to give it a try, I like the fantasy stuff

I wonder why no one has made Shakespeares play "two noble kinsmen" into a film, it is the only one of his plays that has not been made into film.

Probably is not that popular now a days.

do you know that there are 750episodes of "pokemon"

Yeah they have done 50 episodes a year for the last 16 years, pretty crazy.

I wonder if there is people that keep watching them, great conversation!

I know my nephews still watch it, they love that stuff and its all on Netflix.

that is right kids still like pokemon they have been keeping up

well it was nice talking to you, have a nice day!


Hello there, do you use facebook?

I do, I have an account since 2015, do you have an account?

Nice, yeah I had my roommate in college start my account in 2008!

Wow, so more than 11 years now with Facebook, thats great, its a good way to have your memories stored.

Yeah it really is, I use it now mainly to keep up with old friends and I run a few soccer teams so that helps too.

Thats sweet I love soccer, and yeah I guess having Facebook allows you to keet in touch with others special friends that live far away

Yeah it is helpful, and with the teams, I can post the gametime and everyone can see it, instead of having to call or text all the guys.

What teams do you do that for?

I am a fan of Barcelona and also Manchester United

I do that for my teams that I play on and run.

I am a fan of Liverpool, and your Manchester has a huge game later today!

I know Im excited for that game, the team has been playing so much better since Mourihno left, did you ever hear about the Whopper promotion that Burger King had on Facebook?

Yeah they really have, and it's just in time for today's game.

No, I didn't hear what was it?

So for every 10 people you unfriended you would get a free whopper, too bad I didnt know about that promotion, free burgers are my favorite

Yeah that is pretty hilarious actually, I wonder how many friends got unfriended during that one?

Many friends were lost that day for sure and all for a free burger lol, you know that Mark Zuckerberg is actually colorblind

I think I have read that before yes, isn't that why most of everything is blue on facebook?

Yeah thats the reason of the blue color, that was a suprising fact for me, I always thought it was because blue attracted users or something like that.

That is interesting, funny how you always think one thing about something until you find out the real meaning, and it's usually always something very simple.

I agree, the simple explanation is often the right one, so do you follow the Fox News channel?

its amazing how much viewers the channel has

I don't watch it much but there are some really interesting facts about that network.

I agree, like how they threatened to sue The Simpsons once

Yeah isn't that pretty funny.

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