Hello, do you like cars?

I do not know much about cars but I do know that one of the first cars available to the masses was the Model T Ford in 1908.

Yes, the Model T is awesome.

The first car invented was back in Germany in 1886.

I always thought it was Henry Ford but it was actually Karl Benz who patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen.

I always thought that too.

Did you know Cadillac was named after a French explorer?

I just learned his named with Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and he founded Detroit.

What a fitting name for the brand.

Very cool.

Hard to imagine he also founded Detroit.

Very cool.

Did you see in South Africa it's legal to equip a car with a flamethrower?

How interesting.

Sorry about my last response my keyboard must have deleted everything before it.

What I was trying to say was that the US adopted cars quickly where as Western Europe retained their horse drawn carriages and carts.

I do not think they would have been excited about a flamethrower.

No worries - I do that all the time.

Apparently, it's to deter car jacking so I imagine that must be a big problem in South Africa.

That is very interesting.

We have come a long way from having a wooden trunk on the back of our car but we kept the word to describe what it currently is.

For sure.
Do you like Amazon?

I do a lot of my shopping on Amazon which is part of why the tech giant is the largest internet retailer in the world.

I love Amazon.

I order at least one or two things a week on there.

Are you a prime member?

No but I probably should be with all the offers to buy.

To think it started as an online bookstore and grew to downloads of videos, MP3s audiobooks, software, video games, electronicsm apparel, furniture, food, toys, everything.

It's amazing what they've accomplished.
I also saw they own IMDB.

The first amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him!

Very cool!

Bezos built a clock into a mountain that can run for 10,000 years.

Interesting way to spend one's money.

I bet United States Postal Service made a lot of money from their contract with Amazon to deliver the packages, even on Sunday.

I agree.
That's interesting.
It was good chatting with you.
Take care!


Hi there!
How are you tonight?
I just cleaned my car a bit.
Are you into cars?

I am not the biggest car guy but I occasionally look into cars.

What about you?

I like cars a lot!

It's hard to believe the first widely accessible was the Model T in 1908.

Not very long ago.

And Macdonald's added their drive throughs in 1975 for soldiers who could not get out of their cars.

That is only 40 years ago!

Wow!

I figured they'd been around longer.

It is impressive that developed economies relied on cars.

Yeah, but because of that, we have a pretty abysmal public transit system and an even worse high speed rail network.

Very limited public transportation where I live.

Did you know that while cars replaced carts and buggies, Western Europe took a long time to accept them.

Really?

It is also legal to equip your cars with flame throws in South Africa.

I wonder what the purpose of flame throwers is?

Yeah, because they will just be stolen if you put them outside  your car and if they are in the car you would be burning your own car.

So do you ever use Amazon?

It's hard to believe it was founded 7-5-94.

I use it all the time!
It was originally an online bookstore.

That's what I've heard.

I love that because of a $27.95 purchase the first customer made they got a building named after them.

I wish I was that person!

I want an entire complex named after me!

No kidding!

So, I've been surprised to see the mail truck on Sundays but found out Amazon and USPS have a Sunday contract.

Amazon warehouse employees also walk between 7-15 miles each day!

Wow!

Sounds like I need to get a job there.

They are the largest retailer in the world.

Imdb has been owned by amazon way back, all the way since 1998.

I am not sure what you mean.
What is imbd?

its a website that rates movies.

Oh, makes sense.
Well, it was nice chatting.
Have a good night.

Yeah, you too!

Thanks!


Hello there, do you use Amazon much?

Yes, I love Amazon, although I am still wondering what the whole Amazon Prime thing is about.

Do you use it much?

Yeah I do for sure, it is very helpful around the holidays.

How does it work?

I haven't done any reading up on it yet.

Well prime is just a monthly membership fee where most items qualify for free shipping, and then you get to use their video streaming service as well.

That sounds pretty cool!

I know Amazon has been involved with movies for awhile.

They've been owner of IMDB for awhile, I think.

Yeah they have been, since 1998 actually.

Do you know how much the first ever amazon purchase was for?

No...I don't even know if it was high or low.

It would be funny if it was for a car or something.

Actually it was pretty low, only $27.95 and it was for the naming rights to a building.

That's really cool!

Did you know the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, built a clock into a mountain?

That sounds like a unique idea!

Yeah that is very unique, and it sounds like a very unique clock that will run for 10,000 years!

Yes, as long as it's not vandalized, I guess.

I didn't know until recently that Amazon in actually the largest internet retailer.

Yeah they are the largest and right behind Alibaba in terms of overall revenue.

That's huge.

I once lived near an Amazon warehouse and wanted to work there because I heard the staff gets in miles and miles of walking each day.

Yeah that is very true, they say anywhere between 7 and 15 miles a day as part of their shift.

Isn't that a lot?

It's much more than if you were stuck inside reading.

I wonder if the delivery drivers get in much walking, too?

Yeah I think that is quite a bit for working inside of a warehouse.

I wonder how many warehouses Amazon has in total?

Maybe someday they'll make a drive through one.

That's an interesting thought, I know they just cancelled one they were planning in NYC, a headquarters.

I haven't read about that.

I hear some people can read over four thousand words a minute.

Wish I could.

Yeah same here, I could be a lot more productive.

It was nice talking with you, hope you have a good night.


Hello, how are you today?

Good, have you been following basketball?

i enjoy basketball,  didn't know New Zealand had a basketball team?

Neither did I, at least not one they call the Tall Blacks.

Yeah, strange name.

In 39 states, state employees in either college football or basketball coaches are the highest paid!

Maybe I should switch jobs!

That is kind of crazy they make that much

Its great the US Supreme Court Bldg.
has a basketball court on top!

Highest court in the land!

Interesting McDonalds added drive-thrus in 1975 for the soldiers.

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

yes, The translated latin word for apple is Malus.

That explains a lot of things in the bible.

Teddy Roosevelt used a razor to edit his.

I know, I wonder why he why he would want to take out the supernatural parts?

I dont know but all of the miracles are gone, and the resurrection, which is a pretty important part of the faith.

Yes, Its to bad that the inventor of basketball James Naismith, is the University of Kansas's only coach in history to lose.

I know,he made up the rules, it is hard to lose at a game you made up the rules to.

True, lol, I would like to see what the biblical tower of babel looks like!

I heard it is in Iraq.

I have to settle for pictures, I'm not sure it's safe to visit there anytime soon.

I think you are right- Great chat!

Same.
Have a good day!

You too!


What do you like to do for entertainment

I've been playing a lot of the Nintendo switch lately, it's pretty crazy the original nes wasn't discontinued until 2003

That is crazy.

The original NES had only 54 colors, I wonder how much the switch has

who knows but it's pretty cool that the Switch can play all the old nes games in their 54 color glory

no way, I never knew that.

I was big into mario back in the day.

It was like caesar going to britian for the first time and seeing them use chicken as entertainment

I bet Caesar was the first person to tell the British that they could cook the chickens

lol, I could see that totally happen lol.

Did you know Reagan was an actor before becoming president?

Yea, he was once rejected for a film role because he didn't look too presidential

yea, that is so crazy, times were different and he was different then also probably.

Do you own a car?

Yea, it's pretty beat up though.

I wish I could equip it with a flame thrower like you can in South Africa

mine too lol, I wish I could too.

That would hopefully heat my car up faster in this cold cold winter, lol!

I wonder why they allow that

To prevent car jacking, I guess South Africa is a pretty dangerous place

dang, must be if they are allowing that.

your car isn't a cadillac is it?

No but my brother had a 20 year old cadillac in high school.

I don't think Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac would of approved of it

for sure, I am glad they just stuck with Cadillac and not the whole name lol.

That guy founded Detroit.

Hopefully the never name a car after Jann Mardenborough who became a professional race car driver playing Gran Turismo

lol that is a good one.

I wish it was that easy for me.

I used to play gran turismo all the time on ps2

I sucked at Gran Turismo, no way I could beat 90,000 people, I could probably lose though

No way I could have that much time either, I wonder how long it took him!

It was so nice chatting with you!

You too, I'm gonna catch some supernatural themed horror movies

Me too, I love those movies!


Hello.
Do you like to watch drama?

I do like it from time to time.

I think the last movie I saw was a comedy film from India.

What about you?

I like Big Bang Theory.

I used to watch House.

I was surprised to know that the main character made $700K per episode.

That's excellent!

I wonder how many episodes he got that rate for?

I hear they made an entire comedy film off of the SpongeBob Squarepants TV show.

Have you seen it?

No, I have not.

I have a CD of one of their episodes.

What do you think about their creator Stephen Hillenburg?

I am so sad to hear he recently died!

He said that he wanted to raise ocean awareness and I think he did an excellent job in the form of those great comedy shows and films.

Apparently, he had ALS.
It's sad.

Lou Gehrig's disease is another name for it, I think.

I'd hate to get that telephone call from the Doctor saying I had that disease.

What would you do first?

I would not know what to do.

Hillenburg stayed with the show until the day he died.

He had a great start.

Many people born in the midwest like him dreamed of coming to the coast to study marine biology.

Not many did it.

I wonder if he would have ever done any drama, or would have been loyal to comedy only?

I have no idea.

He attended Humboldt State University in California to study marine resources.

The ocean really is fascinating!

He said he was inspired by Laurel and Hardy and their comedy films in a telephone interview, once.

I like them, too!

The Three Stooges are also great at comedy.

Niclelodeon's creator spotted Hillenburg's talent

He was very lucky to have that person in his social circle!

I wonder if any of the SpongeBob episodes have anything about the cables on the bottom of the ocean that carry internet and telephone data?

It seems very haphazardly made.

I was surprised to know that phone and internet data cables are just lying there on the ocean floor.

Yes!

I didn't realize data was even sent that way anymore for telephone data, let alone internet data.

Isn't everything wireless and satellite now?

I'm sure they are still connections that are transmitted via cables especially in under developed countries.

That's true.

I think telephones are fairy new technology to some places.

I heard 212 was made New York's code because you could enter it the fastest on an old rotary phone.

Why not 121, then?

I don't know.

121 should be faster.

How did New York be so lucky to get that number?

Meant to say fairly, not fairy.

I don't think fairies would use telephones to communicate!

I wonder if it's true that you can't get two phone books apart with their pages overlapped together?

I've got to run now.
Have a nice day.


Hello, have you ever spent money on lottery tickets?

No but my wife spends money on the lottery every week which I support.

really, nice, As a married couple, have you ever worked out how much money you're each allowed to spend on fun without the other one's approval?

No not really.

She usually just spends a couple of bucks.

Hard not to play when the amount reaches over a Billion dollars

oh now I got you lol.

Sometimes I also buy lottery tickets but not that much.

People regularly lay down cash on things their spouses could reasonably argue are throwing it into the trash.

manicures, sports tickets, car washes, smartphone upgrades lol

I could never write to a columnist to air my disagreements with wife to ask for advice especially when it does not seem like a big deal like the article suggests

Yes I am totally agree, She spends a lot of time on social media?

The columnist ended by saying that the reader quit being so petty...lol

lol do you like horror movies?
which one is your most favorite?

Im a huge Saw fan

really??

I watched all of them but for me they are not horror movies, they are disgusting, like the house of wax

Horror films can be much more than just blood and guts though

yes that's what I'm trying to say, i like mysterious horror movies, like the one with Nicole Kidman, don't remember the name of the movie though.

Did you know that Watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories.

No, that is a weird fact.

They say Stephen King was scared of bambi too which is very hard to believe

What is your most favorite car?

I love Mercedes...how about you?

BMW M pack, M6 my most favorite

My wife has an X1 I bought for her last year

I have M6 blue color, I bought it this year and it is really amazing though gas is too expensive for it lol  Did you know that Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues?

I had heard that before (drive thru).

Wife's BMW has all the bells and whistles like GPS and in car entertainment

yes.

did you know that The nintendo entertainment system was finally discontinued in september of 2003 in japan?

I did not know that.


Hi there.
Are you a fan of films?
What's your favorite genre?

I really like comedies.
You?

I like comedies as well but also enjoy a good drama.

What do you know about the comedy genre?

It's super old, going back to the slapstick days without sound.

I know that the main emphasis is on humour and are designed to make the audience laugh.

Do you like what they call bromantic comedies?

I'm a big fan of Seth Rogen films, like Pineapple Express and Superbad.

If they are well done.
I really like them.
I loved the two you just mentioned.

Agreed.

I like some of the classics, like anything that Bill Murray has done.

Stripes was a fav of mine.
I also like some bill murray.

Apparently Bill Murray thinks that Kung Fu Hustle was the great comedy ever.

I've personally never seen it.

Neither have I.

Did you see his movie, the serious one with scarlett johansen?

Yes, Lost in Translation.

I actually had to watch it in a class in college.

It was pretty dark, I thought it was good though.

I guess he jumps into the drama category every now and then.

I watched it a handful of times and could never figure it out.

He seemed really creepy.

Did you think it was good?

Yeah, I thought it was well done.
Have you ever seen House?

Yeah.
Loved that show.
You?

I never have seen it, but I hear that Hugh Laurie is loaded and made more money than even the Friends cast.

That cast made so bank too!
Do you watch friends?

I watched Friends a little bit, you?
Is House still making new episodes?

I no longer watch it.

I watched one the other day and it does not hold up.

No house is done.

That's funny, I was thinking the same thing.

Like if I watched an episode of Friends today, I would probably think it was terrible.

Especially the early ones.

They were not good.

And phoebe didn't seem to fit into that group.

Haha she didn't.

I do remember that song Smelly Cat vaguely.

What was that?

Hey, is House a comedy or drama?

I thought it was supposed kind of funny.

Maybe I'm wrong.

Drama with dark comedy.
Nice chatting with you.


Hey, enjoy swimming?

I love going to the beach but not a strong swimmer.

Yeah me either.

The US is really strong in swimming apparently worldwide.

We've won the most gold medals.

Maybe it is because of the swimsuit.

There was one banned in the 2008 olympics because it was won 94% of all races.

I wonder if it did all the swimming for them?

Funny.

I would think that it was the type of material it was made of but I'm not sure.

The real test would be to bind their hands and legs and make them swim in it to see how they do, like a dolphin.

The front crawl is suppose to be the fastest and most efficient stroke.

It is for my kids who swim competitively.

My oldest is also pretty good at the breast stroke.

I do the freestyle which means anything to keep me from drowning.

Apparently the front crawl was introduced by Native Americans to  the early Brits who came over.

I wouldn't have thought that the Brits would be swimmers.

It is cold there.

They are sailors so they need to swim some time.

At cornell university all students have to take a basic swim test.

I wonder if they can doggy paddle?

I'm sure they can doggy paddle.
I like to float on my back mostly.

How about Football?
A Fan?

I hadn't really watch football until I started dating my ex.

He loves the Patriots.

Former Patriots running back Ben Jarvis has never fumbled the football.

Pretty impressive.

That is wild.
Must of had glue on his hands.

Hah!
Something like that.

Something like that...lol...I wonder what it was?

Luck maybe.
Anyway nice chatting!


Hey!
How are you doing today?

I'm doing amazing thank you are a fan of any cartoons like southpark and the simpsons?

I'm a big fan of both!

I can't stand Family Guy though.

Did you know that when South Park aired it's Family Guy Episode, the producers received flowers from The Simpsons Crew?

I didn't know that I have always appreciated the simpsons for being the originator of it all, and south park is completely genius the write the episodes based on whats currently occurring so they can add anything last minute

Yeah, they're both great shows.

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

I did not know that since he's one of the central characters I would imagine he's always included.

I believe it was in the middle of the 20th season.

It was an Episode called "Four Great Women and a Manicure" or something close to that.

Lisa and Marge went back in time and played as historical women.

So it was mostly about them.

Which is your favorite character form the simpsons?

Bart for sure.

I actually have a collection of Bart memorabilia and an embarrassing Bart tattoo.

HaHa!

What about you?

I love both homer and krusty the clown I also love the shorts they watched with the cat and mouse what were they called?

The Itchy and Scratchy show is the best!

Thats what it was!

It was hilarious that was the tom and jerry influence they through into the show as a nod.

It was really funny.

Do you like anymore cartoons?

I used to watch Pokemon, there's like 750 episodes of it!

I had no idea!

I loved pokemon.

I was a big fan of both the show with ash and the games starting with the old pokemon gold

I remember playing Pokemon Gold.

I wanted to get into Pokemon Go, but never did.

It does look fun though!

Its because Pokemon go doesnt have the same playing style as the classic Pokemon we remember from the gameboy.

Which was the last Pokemon game you played up to sapphire?

I think Crystal was the last one I played, then I got a car and got into dancing.

Crystal was awesome, which music did you really like when you first got into dancing?

My favorite was Michael Jackson.

I learned every move for Thriller and performed it at a talent show.

I always wanted to do the lean like he did later on.

I didn't realize that he had a device that he had a patent on that made him have the extreme lean.

He was one of the people that has influenced dancing most in modern day.

Both Chris brown and usher have dancing styles completely based on him.

Who do you consider a better dancer between usher and chris brown?

They're both really good to me, that is a tough choice.

I didn't know that Tupac actually danced ballet in high school.

I wonder if that helped or hurt his gangster persona?

I think it might have helped it because many rappers went to creative arts school.

If you look up the rapper Prodigy from mobb depp he not only went to dance school but was a notorious gangster in real life despite his small stature

That's very interesting.

Well it was great chatting with you, I hope you have a great day!


Hi!
Do you like to watch TV?

I love watching tv!

I really like watching the Simpsons and have watched since I was I was little.

There is only one episode where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned.

Oh wow.

Did you know that "That 70s Show" was remade in the UK but only cancelled after 10 episodes?

Ah, yeah, I heard they tried to make it verbatim.

Guess it wasn't the same thing with UK actors.

I don't think that's a show that really translates well.

Would've done better if they made British References

I totally agree with you.

Did you ever watch Pokemon?

I watched it a bit but definitely not all 750 episodes!

Wasn't into Pokemon as a kid though.
I like Pikachu though!

Yeah I wish I had a real Pikachu.

Adorable.

Speaking of childhood, I liked Thomas the Tank when I was little.

Did you?

I think so but now it seems very creepy.

Haha, right.

Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have all narrated over 52 episodes each.

Who blackmailed them to do it?
;D

Haha, right?

Maybe someone played the sound frequency that causes fear in humans and they were compelled to do it.

Haha.

Did you know that when South Park aired its Family Guy episode The Simpsons Crew sent them flowers?

Hmm, that's nice.Wonder why though.

Probably as a sign of admiration, I would guess.

Speaking of admiration, I really admire dancers.

Professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of pointe shows in a week.

Bruce Lee was a great dancer actually - he won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship back in 1958!

Wow!
And Tupac was a dancer too, of ballet.
Never would have guessed.

Didn't he portray the Mouse King in a Nutcracker production?

Yeah, I wonder if there is footage of that.

I'm going to look that up.

Well, nice talking to you!


How's it going?

Do you enjoy comedy films?

Apparently comedy films have been around since silent films

yes I do!

I love Evan Almighty and apparently it was the highest cost comedy to make at over 200 million

Yea, that movie had a lot of special effects.

I really found pineapple express funny, I didn't know some call it a bromantic comedy

haha Ive never seen it, I do like monty python, I guess the programming language python was named after that grouop

Yea, that and spam.

Did you know 3rd rock from the sun won a golden globe over Seinfield, friends, and Frasier?

That must have been a really funny season to beat those shows

wow that is crazy because seinfeld is great, have you seen green lantern with Ryan Reynolds?

No I haven't, I heard a lot of people didn't think it was too good

ya it was horrible, but I guess originally it was going to star Jack Black, who knows that could have been better, not sure how it could be worse haha

Maybe they should of tried Jim Carrey, he stopped doing drama movies because they don't project positivity

ya that is werid but to each their own, do you ever watch Comedy Central?

Yea, almost everyday, I love watching South Park, better than watching dramas like House where Hugh Laurie is paid 700,000 per episode

ya I agree, I like comedy more, sad taht comedy central cancelled like 100 shows, they always seem to cancel the ones I like

Yea shows don't last too long usually.

I remember Demetri Martin had a show on there,.

It's crazy Demetri dropped out of Harvard law due to boredom

haha well I can imagine that would be boring, weird taht Patrick stewart teaches masters class acting, he must not be bored with it

Probably not.

Michael Caine took acting classes in high school just to meet girls

haha can't blame him there, do you like Jon Hamm?

he was also a drama coach for a high school

Yea he's good.

I really like Bill Murray, he things Kung Fu Hustle is one of the best comedies ever made

yup, that is a great movie, have you ever watched the show Ikea Heights?

No, never heard of it.
Do you know if it's any good?

well it is shot in an ikea store with no ones knowledge, so its either really awesome or it could be horrible haha

I see.
Will I got to go, have a nice day

Nice talking to you, and check out that Ikea show!


Hello - how are you doing?

Great!

How are you?

The universe is fascinating!

If you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.

I'm doing good thank you.

I love hearing about the universe.

I saw there are scientists that think the universe evolved through natural selection.

An interesting idea!

Our universe could be the fittest one to survive...so far.

Some think that the universe may exist inside a black hole.

That would be crazy if it exist inside a black hole.

That all gets really confusing to me.

Yes, maybe we're stuck at the bottom of a giant gravity well.

Guess I'll have to stick to this universe.

LOL

LOL.

There is a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.

I don't mind so much.

We probably could do with a few less galaxies here.

The deepest note in the universe is emitted by a black hole, producing a note 57 octaves below middle c. I guess the universe is a noisy place.

Wow that's loud!

I saw that the universe may be one giant superhologram.

I guess that makes us little holograms.
I'm speaking to a hologram!

HAHA.
Do you like football?

It is a fun game to watch.
I think that the US loves the game.
Do you like it?

I love football.

The University of Iowa painted the opposing teams locker room all pink.

I guess they thought that would have an effect on the other team.

Not likely to do much.

Or everyone would do it.

I agree lol.

In the 1960s, the top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.

The golden age of bowling.
Never to return.
I wonder how much they actually made.
Was it through endorsements?
Hot dog and pizza companies?

I have no idea, but it's definitely gone down hill as sport.

They haven't resorted to pink lockerrooms or pink lanes or pink pins yet though.

Haha.

The highest score ever in a football game was 222-0.

I guess one team was trying to prove a point?

I feel sorry for the winners.

A shameful display.

Well it was nice talking to you!


Hi!
Are you interested in cars?

Oh yeah.
Love them.
Do you?

Me too!

Do you know why its called the trunk of your car?

Is it because they used to have a wooden trunk on the back and now its called a trunk.

Yes!
i never knew that.

It is cool!

Did you know the Mcdonalds drive thru has only been around since 1975?

I am surprised it has not been longer.

Do you know why they started having drive thrus?

Yes, it was because the soldiers in uniform were not allowed to get out of their cars and this gave them a way to still get Mcdonalds.

Wow!
That is very innovative and thoughtful.

I agree, but I'm sure it was for their gain too!

Have you heard that in South Africa you can equip your car with flame throwers?

I wonder if carjacking is that common there!

It must be because that is the reason they can be installed!

I wonder if they are also common to use to protect you car!

Sounds intense.

It sure does!
Sounds like a horror movie scene.
Do you like horror movies?

I am a big fan of Stephen King.

Did you know he was terrified as a child by the movie Bambi?

He thought it was a horror film!

That is crazy!

That is such an innocent children's movie.

I know, but I remember being scared.

Did you know watching horror films can burn 180 calories?

I wonder why?
I guess just the adrenaline rush.

Must be the reason.
It was nice chatting with you!

I am going to go watch a horror movie to burn calories.

Have a nice day.


How's it going?

Did you know that the spatial size of the entire universe is still undetermined?

Yeah i guess I did know that, theres a lot we dont know about the universe I like reading about it, amazing how much is out there for out discovery

Yea it's crazy that ancient Greeks and Indians even developed models of the Universe

I know right, there are scientist with crazy theories like how the universe evolved through natural selection, sounds crazy but they might be right

That and the theory the universe may be just on large superhologram

Yeah thats another crazy theory or the one of the universe only having one electron

Thats crazy if the universe only has one electron, that means I wasted a lot of time in Chemistry class

I guess we all did lol, amazing how there are starts that are cold enough we can touch them with our bare hands

That is crazy, I wonder if they get pulled by the region of space that may pull galaxies outside the observable universe

I might have to read more about the subject but its a possibility, that region seems hostile and really dangerous

¥ea, the only danger I like is watching football.

Did you know ESPN won an emmy for the superimposed yellow line for the first down?

I didnt even know ESPN created the yellow first down line, I guess it changed the game forever so it was a deserved award

Yea it's a great invention.

Did you know there is a RB who never fumbled a football in his career, his name is Benjarvus Green-Ellis

He never fumbled the ball!!

how he must had been a really skilled player, what team did he play for?

do you know?

I know Benjarvus Green-Ellis played on the Patriots not too long ago and possibly another team(s)

Oh so he was a part of the Patriots anyways do you like to swim?

Yea I like to swim when I have the time.

It's insane the US has more gold medals in swimming than the rest of the world combined

It is crazy!

we have great swimmers maybe they all used that banned swimsuit that 94% of the races were won using it

I never knew cornell university required students to pass a basic swimming test before graduation

I think thas a great thing, swimming is a basci skill needed for survival more universities should do the same thing, promote swimming

Well I've got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello.

Do you do any stretching exercises?

Experts are saying now that dynamic stretching is better for the body.

I read that too!

I do a little stretching before cycling to work.

What I found interesting is that the example provide is 74 nd stretches for 1 hr 6 days/wk walks/runs for 45 mins 5 days / wk.

I just don't have that amount of free time!

I don't have that much free time either.

There are some people that think that combining both kinds of stretches is better than just doing one.

That seems to make sense, given the range of motion of different body parts.

Also, it seems that stretching can be very beneficial for "nonexercised", such as routine walking.

I wonder if they would consider stretching before dancing?

I guess it would depend on what type of dance the person is going to do.

Static stretching helps with flexibility and dynamic is good for competition.

True.

Apparently Emilia Clarke did the funky chicken and robot dance in an audition.

I guess both types of stretching would be required for that.

Oh, the contortions we put the human body thru!

So do you watch any television shows?

I heard there are over 750 episodes of pokemon!

I watch a little, basically history and British comedy / drama on PBS.

Going back to stretching, did you know that you can incorporate static stretching in TV watching.

Perhaps I will do that during commercials and program breaks!

I didn't know that!

I think I will try and do that too!

You know, I've heard that stretching helps with flexibility and martial arts experts need to be flexible.

So I guess it makes sense that Bruce Lee was not only fantastic at martial arts but also a great dancer.

He definitely has more dexterity than Homer Simpson.

Did you know that Homer Simpson had 188 jobs in the 1st 400 episodes before going steady at the nuclear plant.

His resume would be a book if listed each and every job!

I didn't know that.

I wonder how they showed that in the show.

I did know though that Bart is in every episode except for one.

The show has to have Bart - he's essential.

Like the kids watching Mr. Rogers on PBS.

Did you know that they had an episode in which he had to learn to break dance?

Somehow, I have trouble visualizing Bart break dancing.

Maybe he could use the device Michael Jackson patented.

It's a device he used on some of his dance moves.

I always associated the "Moonwalk" as a Michael Jackson original move.

Little did I know that the 1st Moonwalk was performed by a tap dancer Bill Bailey in 1955!

I had no idea!

I thought he made that up too!

I guess it's more professional then since a tap dancer used it long ago.

You know, everyone likes to move to music in some way.

Even babies smile and move when they hear music.

I knew someone who had a parrot.

That thing would bob up and down with music.

I guess it's in their genes.

But, I think the range of creative dance belongs exclusively to humans.

Do you agree?

I haven't actually thought about it until now.

I guess, as I think about it, I do agree.

From what I've heard our brains are more complex than animals so I assume creativity is our domain.

I would say we are dominant in the arts, creativity, technology, tools, and the intersection thereof.

Yet, in terms of earth's history we have only recently arrived.

If viewed as a day, humans have been around 1 min 17 secs.

However, sound can bring us down.

Apparently there's a sound frequency that can cause us to feel fear.

I did not know that.

In thinking about how we are both above and related to other species, I have a Blue Heeler whose hair stands up on its back when in defensive or attack mode.

I just learned that while humans have lost most of their body hair, an evolutionary trait causes humans to get goosebumps that use to cause our fur to stand up to make us appear larger!

That is really impressive.

I didn't know that is why we have goosebumps!

It might be interesting to see what we'd look like before we lost of all our body hair 240,000 years ago.


Hi do you know above details of comedy film

That is if you consider spongBob SquarePants  a comedy

i don't known please explain

oh ok SpongBob squarePants is actually an animated movie a cartoon written by stephen hillenburge to make people know more about the ocean and it turns out everyone likes it because it has been show in more than 170 countries

OK very interesting

as 2009 it was already 10 years and it's still popular even today.

If you have kids you can let them watch and you will be suprised at how they will fall in love with the character

This is a useful information.

Do you like comedy?

yes,i like comedy u

I bet since they make someone laugh there is no one in the world that wouldn't

OK,Do you think that telephones are useful for us?

of course, they make the world a better place because we don't have to travel a long distance to pass a message to someone

You are right.

I learnt that the computing power that was used to send man to the moon is just like that of a calculator it means even the iphone today is more powerful and also the iphone has more power than US nuclear icbm deterrent

u are interesting person thanks for information.

it would suprise you to know that the comedy icon Ryan stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy.

I like a lot of humor.
But you do not know about this.

why do you think so ?

You do not know the world things to your extent.

ok, no taking things personal and getting all insulting.

now lets continue from where we left off, I was so surprised that even Demetri Martin left Harvard law school for comedy what do you think about that?

thanks for your information.


Good afternoon!

On afternoons like this, I sometimes just want to break out into dancing

Like modern dance or square dancing?

Square dancing is hard to do by myself, but it is something I enjoy doing in a large group.

I think it's something we're born with because babies by instinct start dancing and smiling when music is playing

We played Mozart and and Chopin to my wife's belly when she was pregnant - do you think that really works?

I wouldn't be surprised if it does.

It's an art form that all cultures have some form of.

And all of us know Michael Jackson for his dance moves

Michael Jackson's dance moves are so transcendent that he's still relevant and got the Virginia Governor in trouble!

I've heard that to get the extreme lean in those moves, he had a patent on a device.

I wonder how it works

It was a slot in his shoe that hooked to a nail in the floor, creating that really cool lean effect.

Smooth Criminal was the video I think.

Wow!

That's smart.

Even Bruce Lee has had some great dancing back in his day.

Back in 1958, he won the ch-cha championship in Hong Kong

You certainly know a lot about dancing!

I did not know that about Bruce Lee, but it doesn't surprise me because most Martial Arts are very dance like involving routines.

That's true.

Tupac is another one who had a background of dancing.

In high school he did ballet and played the mouse king in the Nutcracker.

I wan't a huge Tupac fan as a musician/rapper, but one of the movies he was in, Juice, is one of my favorites.

So again, it doesn't surprise me, ballet a little maybe, that he was also a good dancer.

Sometimes I wonder what shoe they wear.

I know ballet dancers wear pointe shoes, and professionals can go through four pairs in a week!

That has to be painful, pointe shoes and pointeing on your tippy toes - I can't imagine.

The things people do for art and dance right?

True.

Dancing is good exercise though.

One of my old roommates used to watch clips from the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance"

I knew a few girls in high school and college who were ballet dancers and their feet and toes were mangled!

They all loved it tho!

Everyone has their passion.

Have you ever seen any of those dancing television shows?

I know of them, but don't really watch.

I like the Simpsons, if a baseball game isn't on.

Bart is an icon and in has only not appeared in one episode in the history of the show!

I guess it makes sense since he is a main character.

The crew of the Simpsons sent flowers to the producers of South Park when their finale aired.

That's some good camaraderie

Small industry = camaraderie and respect.

I wonder if Pokemon in Japan is like the Simpsons in America?

There are over 16 years' worth of episodes with 50 per year.

It must be popular!


What do you like to do for entertainment?

I listen to a lot of music on YouTube and read fiction.

How about you?

I like playing nintendo, even though it only has 54 colors, do you ever play that?

I'm not much of a gamer.

I'm happy Hybrid Theory was so popular.

I love Linkin Park and groups like that from the early 00s -- they were kind of a holdover from the golden age of grunge.

I love Linkin Park, sad about their singer.

I had that cd in 2001!

Yeah, I listen to it a lot now.

Also the White Stripes from the same period, almost as much as I listen to the old 90s acts.

I was all about NWA in the 90s lol.

They had their album go platinum without major air time or tours

I just heard some of the stuff on the radio, but they were really a formative influence on rap.

I remember all the controversy.

they did, it was huge controversy.

I want to hear an album that 2 100 year twins made in japan.

That must be worth checking into for the human interest value, if nothing else.

Cool that they're still that active and interested in doing stuff.

yea I am sure they are dead now lol.
It was 1992 I believe

That would definitely be a world record for longevity if they were still alive.

Also cool that Dark Side of the Moon is so popular.

You ever do that trick of syncing it with Wizard of Oz?

For sure!

No I did not, what is the trick, I am so interested now!

I couldn't get it to work, but supposedly if you start the album and the movie at the same time, there are some really weird coincidences between movie scenes and songs.

wow, that is amazing.

Maybe soon I will try that lol.

Did you know how Bill Nye got his start?

Not until now.

I don't see the resemblance at all, but maybe at the time they looked similar.

Yea Steve Martin and him I can't see it.

Maybe a younger one of each could work.

It is kind of like Reagan not having the presidential look for a movie role

Yeah, I'd never heard that one before.
But he was a lot younger then.

For sure, if only they could see him years later lol.

It was so nice chatting with you!

I don't think we're done yet.

not yet?

Well lets play some nintendo then, we can get some from japan since they only stopped making them in 2003!

LOL.
Nice chatting!


Hi, how are you doing this evening?

I'm great!

Just reminiscing about back in the day when the Nintendo 64 was the popular gaming system.

Even though it only displayed 54 colors, we didn't know any better then

I think you mean the NES, the original system that was released in the 80s.

The 64 was a much more powerful system.

The NES was discontinued in 2003.

That's right!

And that makes more sense.

I'm surprised it lasted that long with the newer gaming systems that came out, but it's better entertainment than the British had.

They bred chickens for their entertainment

The Brits probably had little to do.
And other sources of protein as well.

I believe it was for entertainment, not for food.

Entertainment has definitely evolved to fit a wide array of people and mediums now

I suppose chickens could make a comeback, if Nintendo designed the system.

It's funny that Reagan was not cast in a movie because he wasn't presidential.

Maybe that's what gave him the idea to run for President.

I wonder what gave Bill Nye the idea to enter a Steve Martin lookalike contest.

It gave him his big break

I don't really see the resemblance, but I guess with makeup, he pulled it off.

Whatever lengths it took, it sure worked.

Michael Caine wouldn't have become an actor if he hadn't joined his high school drama class to be around the pretty girls

The man knew what he was doing.

Start with one passion, and ultimately discover another.

It would be hard to do acting if you weren't passionate about it.

Jim Carrey is passionate enough about his beliefs that he only acts in movies now that project positivity

He's great at comedy, so I appreciate his preferences.

Still, I think a drama can project positivity.

It depends on how the drama is written.

The word in Greek comes from the meaning "action"

That makes sense.

Hugh Laurie stars in both dramas and comedies, and he is the highest paid actor on TV.

Isn't he the one who acts in House?
Doesn't he make $700,000 per episode?

He makes a ton for playing that role, and probably deserves every penny.

No Hugh, no House.

It is a great show.

Another popular show is the Office.

Ellie Kemper who plays Erin had John Hamm as a drama teacher in high school

That must have felt great for Jon, to see one of this students succeed.

It's always good to see your hard work succeed.

Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon was still a bestseller in 2014, which is definitely a success in music

I wonder how much money those guys have.

I wonder how Linkin Park's album will do in the long run.

It's sad that the lead singer is no longer alive to see how "Hybrid Theory" is still one of the best-selling of this century


Surprised that chickens were bred for entertainment and not food

i guess chickens are still with us but the nintendo system has been discontinued

Well with only 54 colors what did you expect!

i guess time changes like looks, but maybe Michael Caine got better with age so now he can get the girls without acting anymore.

With that mug I don't thing so,its just his money.

What about Reagan being rejected for a movie role due to not looking presidential.

i am not quite sure what a president is suppose to look like, but if I was paid $700,000 per episode like Hugh Laurie, I would look how ever the director told me to look.

I agree, Hugh Laurie is another looker.

I was surprised to hear his British accent at an awards show.

He has a very upper class accent, He also read the classics at Oxford so he may of read Aristotles poetics.

Wow I did not know that so learned and has to play a disabled drug addicted doctor on House.

The best money can afford that why he needs to be paid $700,000

I wish I could get in on that gig, I have most of the components and can fake a British Accent.

Or you could make average music like Linkin Park and have the best selling album of the century.

Nah it would go against my belief system to make average music, like Jim Carrey and dramas.

but if he did drama he could represent both masks of drama

Maybe in a remake of his hit move The Mask!

lol, talking of amusing, I must check out those 100 year old rappers.

I was just thinking that.

That would make for a hilarious Youtube Video.

so would bring back chickens for entertainment, I could create a new youtube channel

Yes full circle I wonder if Hugh Laurie's relatives were being entertained by those chickens.

if they were, their descendants have gone up in the world

I need to get to a farm and watch some chicken entertainment!

still more entertaining than watching dance like they did in royal courts

Have you ever heard of Reel big fish, never heard of them.

No, or any of their stuff but i am glad the dark side of the moon album is still appreciated

Yes it is very Haunting, perhaps Pink Floyd can cover some of Reel big fish hahah.

or the NWA, it would make straight out of compton different

More like straight out of weird!

you are right maybe Bill Nye would be a better choice, he has already broken into the look a like business, may be this could be a new direction for him

Or he could be the new singer of Pink Floyd singing NWA songs.

or good possibilities, i still don't know who Jon hamn is,

I didn't know elie kemper was erin from the office I thought it was another person.

not the strongest character

But strong enough to have another series on TV.


Do you enjoy drama as a genre?

Not as much as other genres, but if it's good I'll watch it!

Why do you ask?

Did you ever watch the live production of Jesus Christ Superstar starring John Legend?

I love him.

I haven't, but I do like the original from 1970.

Yeah, it's crazy how it was banned for being sacrilegious to being televised live on NBC.

I guess it's just part of changing attitudes.

Heck, the Vatican endorsed it back in '99.

Funny how they can behave that way, to banding together with Protestants and Jewish people to protest outside of the theater for days after it originally opened.

I wonder if part of the issue was in the casting?

I know some people were upset that Judas had been portrayed by African American actors.

Especially since the entertainment industry has been around for such a long time.

It sure has.

Just Superstar alone has been running for almost 50 years now!

The industry as a whole includes so many difference types of performance, even video games.

I like video games a bit more than musicals.

Do you like Nintendo?

Of course!

Who doesnt?

Did you know it could only display 54 colors?

The NES was produced all the way up until '03 in Japan!

Of course over there it'd be the Famicom.

Did you know people have found various ways to find entertainment for thousands of years?

In 50 BC, Caesar observed people in Britain breeding chickens for fun, not just food.

Chicken breeding sounds way messier than picking up a controller.

I'm not sure they had the option over 2000 years ago.

Overtime, all different forms of entertainment has been made available to all citizens, though.

Thank goodness we have music, film, and dance festivals instead of chicken festivals.

Right?

And we got Bill Nye.

Ya know he never would've gotten his break into entertainment without winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest?

I wonder how well Steve Martin can tie a bowtie.

I bet they've been clip-ons this whole time.


Did you know that Canada has two national sports: lacrosse and ice hockey?

No I didn't know that, why do you think Canada is so good at hockey though?

Apparently they scored like 130 goals and only let in three goals in the entire first Olympic Winter Games back in 1924

Only a guess, but i would they had been playing longer than other countries.

I would not want to be a pro hockey player.

They lose up to 8 pounds in one game.

I wouldn't mind being a pro hockey player actually haha that would help me to lose some weight haha.

One crazy thing is at a hockey rink can be swapped into a basketball court very easily just by swapping the floor out.

In fact that's what most of them do

I heard a hockey player was one traded for a dollar.

Do you know who that was?

I don't know why you was traded for a dollar.

But I do know that you went on to win for Stanley Cups haha.

This was back in 1993 though

Do you like football?

I think football is ok.

I did watch the Superbowl.

What about you?

There's a team that painted their opposing team's locker room pink which is funny

I heard about that, too funny,  I love football and the Pats are my favorite team.

Did you ESPN was the one who created the yellow first down line for TV?

That is pretty awesome that they invited it.

Definitely useful for watching the games especially if you're not a big football fan.

They even want an Emmy for doing that.

Which I didn't think that's what you get an Emmy for but that's still cool.

Did you hear about the Patriots player who's never had a fumble?

No, I didnt.

It certainly isn't Tom Brady who has fumbled during the last 2 Superbowls.

Is it Sony MIchael?

Nope it is benjarvus geen-ellis, he's a running back.

I never would have thought that it would have been him but that does make some sense I guess.

I would be so stressed too because every game could be the last game to ruin that perfect record haha

Yeah, I would until a game in which we were ahead by 5 touchdowns in the 4th quarter and then fumble on purpose so i wouldn't have to worry about it anymore

You're right about that.

Have you ever seen the movie Frozen?

Or do you like Disney movies in general?

No, I haven't seen Frozen.
I am not really into Disney movies.
Was it good?

Frozen is ok.

I really like the old Disney movies like Sleeping Beauty and I even like the 90s stuff like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.

What movie I kind of like is The Lion King and that was actually dubbed into Zulu which is interesting

Did you know Wreck-It_Ralph took almost 30 years to develop?

Wow I didn't know that.

Have you actually seen that movie?

I didn't think it was that amazing myself.

One thing that doesn't surprise me is that the toy industry talks to Disney before the film was even made.

That makes a lot of sense in terms of selling toys haha

I went to see it with the wife.

She wanted to see it.

I thought it was okay.

Oh yeah, Disney knows what it is doing when it comes to selling toys!

Oh for sure!

I remember in the 90s you couldn't go to McDonald's without getting a bunch of Disney toys there haha.

I also know that Disney recycles their animation frames, I've seen that in movies like the Disney Robin Hood movie, they stole scenes from Sleeping Beauty in that one

Wow!

i did not know they recycled their animation frames.

Makes sense though, why create something new when you can just reuse something

Yep exactly.

It's all about saving time and money I guess.

It's interesting that Disney's most successful franchise is the Pirates of the Caribbean series, it's earned over 1 billion dollars including the totals for all of the sequels


Hi, do you like watching Olympic games

I love the Olympics.

So diverse and the bobsledder from Jamaica wants kids to see someone like him.

I agree with your point there.

Olympic games have the ability to unite people together

The usoc director says they are not where they want to be quite yet.

in your opinion, the game will be better or worse in term of competition and peaceful purpose of the game

I think with all the negativity in the world.

The Olympics is what brings us together.

Do you like hockey?

I have only watched a handful of games.

But I like other sports like football, basketball, tennis.

You?

I like hockey.

Not very many African Americans play hockey.

The US hockey team lost to a highschool team 6-3

Wow, that is bad for a pro hockey team to lose to a highschool team

Yes it is.

In 1930 a goalie caught fire after a puck hit a box of matches in his pocket.

What.

The puck must have traveled at an incredible speech to cause such fricition

Probably.

Did you know Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's foot ball team

I heard about those songs, but I have never heard the songs myself.

These songs must be hilarious and interesting

A high school football stadium in Texas cost $60 million to build

I am wondering where that stadium is so that I want to play on that field for just 1 minute.

Hahaha

Allen, tx.

The big flags at the games weigh 1,100 pounds!

It must cost them a lot of money to build such flag.

Btw, did you know that ESPN won an emmy award for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for the nfl games

It cost $50,000 to make.

it was a lot of money.

The highest paid coach are from the armed forces teams

ohh, I see.
Btw, nice chatting with you.
Enjoy your holiday

You too!


Hi, do you like sports?

Hey I do like some sports.

One of my favorites is hockey, what about you?

I'm not really into hockey.
Never understood the game.

I think it's interesting.

And I like how athletic you have to be in order to play.

I'm always curious though why Canada is so good at it.

It's one of their National Sports

The Canadians put their kids on the ice at age two.

They hope their son or daughter will be famous.

Haha that makes sense.

But like I said, hockey is a very athletic game, a player can lose up to 8 pounds just from one game

That is intense.

I'm surprised those guys don't just pass out on the ice.

That's a lot of water weight.

Yes I bet the water turns to ice too LOL.

It's always interesting to me you can transition in ice hockey ring into a basketball court too, they're about the same size

True.

I guess there is insulation or the court would feel cold.

Do you like the sport of football though?

I know you said you don't like hockey, but football is also a very physical sport

Football is physical.
Too many injuries for my taste.
The game starts and stops a lot too.

Well one thing I like about it is that you can watch on TV and the TV will show where the first down marker is with the yellow line, apparently ESPN got an Emmy for inventing that, makes it much easier to follow the game

ESPN got a little lucky there, I think.

The line is a nice addition, but did it deserve an award?

Hm.

I think the top Bowlers in the 1960s deserve an award though, they actually made twice as much as the top football players at the time, that's impressive enough to get an award from me haha

I wonder how much money that actually was then.

Football had little money.

College ball was popular.

Well the highest scoring football game of all time was actually a college game, it ended at 222 to 0 LOL talk about a blowout

That is a shame.
I don't like lopsided games like that.
Cruel.

Yes I would have been very sad to be on either team that day.

It seems like a very unfair game I wonder if Cumberland was just really bad or if Georgia Tech was just really good

Cumberland was terrible.

GT was a powerhouse.

The game should never have been schedule.d

What do you think about the Patriots running back?

Specifically BenJarvus Green-Ellis, he's never fumbled the ball, is he a Powerhouse as well?

It sounds like he is to me

He is good.
He should get a bonus.
Anyway, thanks for the chat!

I agree he should get a bonus!

Maybe either win an award too, I'm just glad that all teams don't paint their locker rooms pink


Hello!
Do you like to watch Disney movies?

I do.
I love Disney.
Do you like them?

I do!

I watch Frozen with my daughter a lot, but didn't know in the 70s that they recycled animation frames!

My daughter loves frozen.

She also loves the lion king, the first film to be dubbed in zulu!

It's amazing that it took 3 decades to make Wreck-it-Ralph.

I've only seen parts of it.

Have you seen it?

I have but not the most recent one.
I loved the first one!

Have you seen Disney's Cool Runnings?

Pretty neat that Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian is competing as part of the first female Jamaican team!

I have.

I loved that movie.

Such a good message.

I should show that to my kids too!

I am happy to see a female team come out for it!

Me too!

I like her message about showing kids someone who looks like them can do it since the demographic is mostly white at the Olympics!

Especially the winter olympics!

Most everyone there is white.

Tough to show the diversity when everyone is white...

I like that it's becoming more of an issue and Jordan Greenway is heading that by being the 1st black U.S. Olympic hockey player.

I run swim team in a diverse town and the best thing that can happen is a successful minority in the sport.

I want a diverse team and that would helps us.

That's awesome!

Even Disney is being more diverse by having Frozen be directed by a woman!

You could tell in the story line; two heroins that did not need the help of a male, just the love of their sister...

I would like to see more females in football.

They would love the University of Iowa's pink visitors locker lol

HA!

Yes, that would be a good fit, if they were not blown out 222-0!

That's insane!

I do love the yellow line when watching on tv, but never knew that deserved an Emmy!

I feel like that is a low bar for an emmy...

I completely agree!
Nice chatting with you!

It has been fun.
Thanks!

Thank you too!

Have a great day!


Hi, do you watch hockey?

A professional hockey player will lose up to 8lbs in one game!

lots of sweat.

I don't really watch hockey.

From what I've seen, it must be hard on the body.

Eight pounds sounds right.

Yes.

You'd think they'd be cold too.

I guess the ice isn't that bad though.

Otherwise basketball players would complain when they cover the ice for them to play.

I expected tthat the court would get cold, but maybe there's insulation over something.

There must be.

Since you don't watch hockey do you like football?

I do like football, but I usually watch around playoff time.

ESPN does such a good job with their football broadcasts.

They even won an emmy for creating that superimposed line.

Every other network copies it now.

It was an improvement, but I wonder if it deserved an award.

I guess sports networks operate by a different standard.

I'm sure the guy who made it is happy.

NFL is so much newer then other sports leagues.

As recently as the 60s bowlers would make twice as much as football players.

I think college ball was probably the big thing in those days.

And TV might not have had the following yet.

Now it's just a glorified farm system for the nfl.

The highest scoring football game was a college game georgia tech beat cumberland 222-0 way back in 1916.

I guess they had no mercy rule.

I think the GT coach should have put in the third string.

Or maybe the cheerleaders.

Why run up the score?

He's long dead so we won't be able to find out.

Maybe they could make a movie about it.

A disney movie perhaps.

Yes, a ragtag bunch of CUmberland players hoping against hoping.

They win money on a wager and manage to save their stadium?

LOL

Hey sounds better then frozen.
Maybe they could get the same director.

I never saw Frozen.

I guess it's popular, but not really my cup of tea.

If anyone could find a story in the CUmberland defeat, it's Disney.

I didn't really like it, but I gave it a chance since it was the first disney movie directed by a woman.

For a family friendly company they really are behind in the times.

Money dictates the choices in Hollywood.

When the money is in being family friendly, Disney will be there.

They even reused a bunch of scenes in older movies to save money.

If they did that now people would go nuts.

I guess they had the footage and thought, "Why not?

Nobody will know."

Before the days of people watching movies many times.

Speaking of that I think I'm going to go watch Wreck it Ralph.

That is a great disney movie.

Goodnight!

There's a sequel to that, I believe.
Have fun!
Good night!

It's good too!
bye

Good night!

night.


Hi.

How do you feel the president and/or white house is doing with the nuclear agreements after the summit with Kim Jong Un last year?

I feel they went ok.
I havent heard much since then.

Understandable.

It can be complicated keeping up with all of the information given that nobody really knows what to really pay attention to now-a-days.

How do you feel about the president's performance since he has been in office?

I disagree with a lot of what he has done.

Im surprised that he isn't listed as one of the top 3 wealthiest presidents with his claimed resume

I would tend to agree with you.

A dictator he is not

Exactly.

How do you feel about the president not allowing notes to be taken at any of his recent private meetings with Putin during the G20 summit in Argentina?

That is very odd.

Even at the brisbane g20 canadian prime minister called out putin for his actions

Yes.

It seems like he is performing quite a bit against the expectations about the US citizens.

Especially when you take into consideration all of the recent decisions he has made to ease sanctions on Russian companies for example.

It is an interesting time for the US right now.

Did you hear Russia gave delegates and heads of state thumb drives and charges that had viruses

I have not heard about that.

I'll have to look into that.

Did you watch the president's state of the union on Tuesday?

I did not.

Was not interested in anymore demands for a wall

Haha I understand.

You would be happy to know that is pretty much all that was talked about in depth so you did not miss much.

It is crazy to think that we had to shutdown the government for that.

And congress did not stop it.

I hope we get some more work done before the end of the 3 weeks

I agree.

I believe the last day is 8 days away.

I dont think the government will shut down again.

I think it was a show for Trump's supporters to believe that he was still fighting for his wall in hopes that they would forget about it.

I could be wrong though.

How do think things would of worked out if Hillary was vp?

Up until 1805 the runner up was automatically vice president!

Ohh boy that wouldve been interesting.

It would have made for a very chaotic white house.

I dont think Hillary would've put up with his behavior like Pence does.

Might need to have a summit just between the 2 of them.

I think pence is just quietly waiting until he gets his shot at the throne

I would say so.

He seems like he might not want to show any opposition for fears that he might be fired lol (I know he cant get fired.)

There has been a lot of firings

Absolutely.

And investigations.

Currently 35 people associated with Trump and his campaign have been indicted.

That's just crazy.

It's good that their holding them accountable for their actions.

Have a great day!


Hey there what do you think about the White House?

I think the White House is an important piece/place in history that has housed numerous presidents and is recognized around the world.

Yes I agree with you.

Also it has twin buildings in Ireland and France for some reason.

I wonder if it's the same on the inside as well

I didn't realize that it had twin buildings until today.

What I found interesting was the use of floppy disks, which I don't understand why they would still be using that source of technology.

No I don't get it either.

Especially because the White House has solar panels on top.

You think they'd be more technologically advance and use USB drives

I found it quite interesting that the president of Zimbabwe was called president banana.

I don't even know why that would be an option for a name but it was something funny to think about.

No that's funny!

Like, Is that his real name or something?

I hope that he releases some pop albums like the president of Indonesia did.

He could call it banana pop haha

Hah love it!

To be president and also have 3 pop albums must be living the dream over in Indonesia.

I know right!

Do you think we should go back to the old system where the runner-up in the presidential election becomes the vice president?

Doesnt that sound so weird?

I honestly think that would be a very interesting turn out if we were to go back to that.

With the way that today's political system is being ran, this change might actually be good.

It would cause parties to work together for a common goal rather than for themselves.

That's a good point.

Things should not be so divided.

Also the White House should not be smaller than the guest house.

That's messed up

I agree on that as well.

I also think that the Summit meetings that are happening are still an important part of global governance.

Do you think we should still be having Summit meetings?

Yes I think Summits are important.

It's crazy that they only started in 1955 with the Geneva Summit.

They seem so obvious you think that they would have been going on for a long time actually.

Have you ever been to a summit before?

I have never been to a Summit before.

I really didn't even think that would be an option to attend one.

The only information I have really obtained about them is through history courses I took during grade school as well as college.

What do you think about Putin?

I guess the Russians gave out USB drives that Ed viruses on them at one G20 Summit.

that's really messed up thing to do

I think there is so much corruption with Putin and the Russians, but that is just my opinion.

I like to read before I make assumptions or opinions but its hard to follow what is exactly happening while Putin is in charge.

Yes I agree that whole situation is really messed up.

But it's good to have an informed opinion.

did you hear about Spain in the G20 Summit?

I did read a short description about Spain being at the Summit.

I did not know that they have been a permanent guests at every G20 though.

I wonder why they have a policy that they cannot request membership though?

That's a good question.

I wondered that myself.

Have you ever played the game Eve online?

Apparently they received an award from the United Nations

I have never personally played that game but I have watched videos of other people playing the game.

I would have never thought it would receive an award from the United Nations though.

Didn't even know awards were a thing for that event.

No I didn't know that they would give out Awards to videogames haha.

I did think about playing that game for a while but it seems like it's very hard to get into.

Also heats up alot of your time


Hello What do you think of the president?

I feel we did not have good choices to chose from.

So in my mind he was not a good choice but a lesser bad choice.

What do you think of his summit with Kim?

To be honest I dont follow it that much.

Well, it was not a success.

But that was not unexpected considering negotiations with North Korea are tricky at best.

Did you know that it's tradition for the Irish Prime Minister to visit the White House on St. Pats day?

I did not know that.

I think it is a real sign of respect when the Irish spend st Patrick's day with you.

I would also think its a sign of influence of a small nation given that Irish immigrants made up a large part of early American population.

I wonder if the P.M. will ask Trump why he canceled the earlier November trip to Dublin?

Not sure.

I think he probably would bring it up at least in conversation.

From the news coverage I read, protesters were ready to take on Trump the minute he set foot in Ireland, including at his golf course in Doonbeg, County Clare.

Even the Irish Labour Party was part of the protests!

Well thats not good for trump.

Did you know the white house has a twin in ireland as well as one in france.

I did not know that.

But I did read that a smaller scale replica is a private residence in Atlanta.

Yeah I heard about that two.

It took the secret service four days to realize the white house had been hit on nov 11 2011

That's had to give the sitting President a moment of pause.

Did you know President Carter installed solar panels on the White House only to have them removed by his successor, President Reagan?

I believe Bush put them back on.
If Im not mistaken.

You are correct!

Its amazing how petty some differences can be.

It seems that each wants to leave their mark on the White House, or erase someone else's!

Given our engagement in the world, I surprised that no President has been fluent in a foreign language since Franklin D. Roosevelt.

I sometime wonder if negotiations get muddled in translation?

Im not sure about that.

Did you know that teddy roosevelt banned christmas trees from the white house?

Teddy was a conservationist and the founder of the National Park System.

So, I guess he was against tree murder!

I guess he was.

He could have used a fake tree.

I have never had a real christmas tree in my life.

I'm not sure artificial trees were mass produced back then.

I on the other hand have only had a real one, cut from the woods at the back of my property.

Given each President's take on his stewardship of the White House, its good to see some traditions transcend each president.

Like the receiving of a congratulations card if you mail them a birth announcement.

That is pretty cool of them to do.

I think the government should just go ahead and send one to every person born.

Not I.

Could you imagine the added costly bureaucracy that would create?

We have too much government as it is.

I would prefer if the White House would focus on easing international tensions.

It seems like Trump did not faire well with his first summit with Putin last July.

Perhaps its time for a do-over to try to get Russia to try to stand down with its military aggression.

Yeah I dont really know what to think about Russia.

I know they are not stupid, but they have no fear.

I dont think they really want war though.

Its a lot like a game of "chicken" trying to see who will "blink' and stand down first.

Unfortunately, that is high risk.

I just hope we can ease the tension before an unfortunate "accident" occurs which could lead to armed conflict.

Perhaps he needs to invite Putin to White House.

That would probably be a great idea.
Well Im gonna have to run.
It was good chatting with you.

Same to you.

Lunch break is over and its time for me to attend a "summit" at work, also known as a marketing meeting.

Take care...


Did you know that the runner-up for the US President used to automatically become the vice-president?

I never knew that, did you know that the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while he was president?

Crazy.

The presidency and fame from other sources have been merging in the last few years.

The guest house on the whitehouse property is bigger than the white house itself!

That makes sense.
It is probably a newer building.
It has more stories as well.

I haven't seen it, I didn't even know there was one on the whitehouse property.

I think it is called the Blair House.

It is where a new President resides for a few weeks before the inaguration.

Oh ok, I do remember hearing that and it makes sense now.

I see that the 1st president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana, do you reckon that was his name?

I cannot imagine why that happened.

I did read that a banana is the item sold most frequently by WalMart.

It sounds like an insult to me.

I would not want to be called that.

I bet it is the most sold item at WalMart, I go through about 20 a week just by myself, being Vegan!

It is healthy and economical.

I eat about 3 per week myself.

I am surprised that Trump is not one of our 3 wealthiest presidents.

True, I didn't know that about Jefferson, I did know he was the president to implement the National Park system, which i'm very thankful for.

I agree.

When I lived in Texas, I learned that when the country of Texas joined the US, the US would not take over the national debt, so Texas kept all of their parks.

The found so much oil on them that it really paid off for Texas.

That's where i'm at.

I'm pretty surrounded by National Forest land, which is nice and quiet!

The lack of state income tax is primarily due to oil on state lands.

You get one barrel out of every 6 for royalty where normal property owners only get 1 of 8.

yes, I didn't know that President Roosevelt was a conservationist and wouldn't allow any Christmas trees to be put in the white house, because of that.

That is interesting.

I wonder who took the solar panels off the George W Bush put back on.

I don't know, I think it's crazy that when the gunman riddled the whitehouse with bullets in Nov, 2011, the Secret Service didn't even realize it for up to 4 days!

Scary.

I could understand that.

It would take some pretty sophisticated sensors to know that a bullet just passed a certain point and struck a wall.

I would think that there is armed guards outside the whitehouse though, that would hear the shots?

I think they knew there were shots, they just did not know where the bullets went.

Guess I will go now.

Bye.


Did you know that Trump cancelled his trip to Ireland because of his climate policies?

Yea, sounds like they were planning to protest a variety of things involving his administration.

It's crazy he was supposed to go for a memorial for WWI, and this came in between that.

It's very sad.

I would rather him face that some people don't like his policies than not go and honor history.

Me too.

Ireland claims to be an open and tolerant nation, so I wonder why Trump is backing away.

i wonder if Paris intended to protest too?

It's possible.

Apparently opposition from Ireland towards the US is very unusual, so I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of countries and cities that normally agree with the US are starting to disagree as well.

They even call the invite to trump unnecessary, unwelcome, and unwise."

I guess thy are ready to wait another 2-6 years.

What a mess.

Well, at least Ireland is only directing their anger towards Trump and not the American people as a whole.

That wouldn't be fair.

Yea, I haven't heard of anything bad coming from Ireland, though they largely keep to themselves.

Definitely.

They were really happy to have Obama visit though, and love having American presidents stop by, so it's a shame that this is pulling them apart from what used to be a very positive experience.

Or at least recognizing that we recognize the entire world's loss during WWI.

Yeah, really.

Wow, did you know the first president in Zimbabwe was called President Banana?

Hahaha

That's funny!

I did not know the presidents guest house is larger than the white house

No way!

That's crazy.

Wow, apparently the runner up for the presidential race used to automatically become the vice president... imagine Trump with Hillary as VP?

Haha!

would certainly spark discussion!

I also see the president of indonesia has released three music albums while in office.

Oh my god!!

That is crazy... Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the white house!

I wonder if he wanted fake trees instead of cutting them down?

I'm not sure... it;s something about being a conservationist, but you'd think that plastic trees are way worse for the planet than cutting down real ones.. plus you can replant Christmas trees, so who knows.

Very surprising, and hard to believe, the white house uses floppy disks for storage too.

Yeah, that's absurd.. well, I guess they can't be hacked?

Anyway, nice talking to you!

You too


Hi, do you want to talk about the White House, the President, or the Summit Meeting?

Let's talk about the White House, did you know that they have twin buildings of it in both France and Ireland?

I wonder if they're the same on the inside as well

Good question.

If they are twin buildings, I would think that they are mostly the same on the inside and the outside.

Since our White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, I wonder if the street names are the same in Ireland and France?

That's a good question!

I wonder if they have solar panels on the roof to?

That's what George Bush put on our current White House

Cool, I also heard that it took the Secret Service four days to realize that bullets had struck the White House back on November 11, 2011.

It is really scary.

also scary that the White House still uses floppy disks, I don't know why they wouldn't switch over to USB by now

Yes, I agree.

What's another strange thing is that Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the White House.

Apparently he was a staunch conservationist.

Yes that is interesting, I know that you like to hunt to which is weird, do you think he was one of the top three wealthiest presidents?

No, the top three wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

Yep you're right.

I wonder how rich president banana of Zimbabwe is still?

You think he's as rich as Jefferson?

No, no way.

but bananas are probably their main export so that's why they called him that.

What about the president of Indonesia releasing 3 pop albums while office?

That's cool.

That is cool, maybe Trump will try to release a pop album to compete haha, why do you think the White House Guest House is bigger than the White House itself?

I don't know, maybe that have a lot of friends to pay back!

Ha, Ha, Ha.

What you think about the Summit Meeting?

Did you know that a Summit meeting is an international meeting of heads of state or government usually with considerable media exposure, tight security and a prearranged agenda?

Yes that is interesting.

It's crazy that they only started to do Summit meetings in 1955 with the Geneva Convention Summit, you think they would have tried to do them earlier

That is strange but now-a-days, international summits are the most common expression for global governance.

Before the middle 1950s, most people and governments didn't think in terms of "global" anything.

Yes I think you're right.

What do you think about Russia giving infected USB drives at a summit once?

Gee, that's bad.

also they gave out phone chargers containing Trojan viruses, too.

Those viruses were capable of picking up computer and phone data.

How awful.

Haha yes I agree.

I think that's a really dirty thing to do, have you ever played the video game Eve online though?

No, I haven't personally played that game but I know online video game championships are all the rage now-a-days.

Back to the Summit conversation, I did know that in 2007 Australian satire group the Chaser successfully impersonated the Canadian motorcade to enter the secure zone of the APEC world leader's summit.

That's interesting, I only brought that game up though because it actually won an award from the United Nations, which was the world Summit award

Yes, very cool.

back to the Australian satire group, well they were only caught because one man stepped out of the car dressed as Osama Bin Laden.

How insane is that?

Nice chatting, Bye.


I love how even ages ago Teddy Roosevelt was fighting for conservation.

He was a true visionary.

I agree.
He was ahead of his time for sure.

I think another president that was ahead of his time was George W Bush.

He actually had solar panels installed on the white house.

Yep, Carter did that first...then Reagan had them removed

I wonder if the advances in renewable energy have made such a large residence easier to operate?

I don't know.

I'm sure it's made it cheaper to operate.

That's a good question

Now if they make changes to the one here do you think they change the ones in ireland and france too?

I have no idea.
I suppose so.
If one changes then others can too

It would be a shock to be over touring ireland and run into a twin of our white house.

I wonder if they hold tours.

The one here does but it is impossible to get into.

It would be a shock just to see a twin of the white house.

There is one in Atlanta that was built as a private residence

Wow that is kind of cool.

It does seem like a huge place to live.

I mean when someone can shoot the white house and it takes 4 days for someone to realize it that is a massive structure.

I wonder if you send a birth annoucement to one of the replica White Houses if you will get a congrats card back...just like the real white house does

Maybe.

That is really neat that they still do that.

They used to do it for weddings too.

The only US President with a PHD was Woodrow Wilson.

I guess most of them have law degrees instead

I think we could do with a few more teachers and a few less lawyers running things.

At least we don't have a pop star in office though.

Yeah, let's keep the pop stars out of office!

We could probably use some people with foreign language experience too.

FDR was the last to speak another language

That is really interesting.

I would have expected it to be almost a requirement at this point.

So would I.

Would seem to help out foreign relations

It seems like in recent years foreign relations aren't really a concern.

Heck even relations among citizens of the our own country doesn't seem to be a concern.

Kind of seems like every group is out for themselves at this point.

There is an alarming lack of empathy out there for sure

The world could use more empathy before we end up in another world war, this time with people being more armed than ever.


Hey, how are you, Are you a fan of tv shows like southpark and the simpsons?

I used to watch them, but don't have as much time anymore.

I especially liked the Simpsons, even the one episode where Bart didn't appear.

The simpsons is the one that started them all pop culture wise.

What tv shows do you like to currently watch when you have time

I like Criminal Minds, and watching MMA with my kids.

They like video games.

I wonder what they would have thought about the original NES that could only display 54 colors.

Criminal minds is awesome its very in dept and it's alot more fun then CSI.

They would probably still appreciate the innovation of the NES

Maybe so, but Nintedo discontinued in in 2003.

But didn't you know they brought it back smaller and loaded with all the games?

Its only 60$ and its called the NES CLASSIC

I didn't know that.

They are pretty much into their tablets and the XBox One...

I remember when they were little they like playing with their trains and watching Thomas the Tank Engine.

That show only had a few narrators that each did over 50 shows.

Thomas the tank is still a famous cartoon kids know about like bob the builder

Yup.

Alec Baldwin narrated that show for a while.

He did?

I never knew that.

were there any other celebrity voices on the show

Ringo Starr and George Carlin.
I remember Carlin, but not Ringo.

Carlin is one of the best stand up comedians of all time he influenced all the current comedians of today

For sure.

He might have even influenced some shows, like That 70's show.

That 70's show is what pushed ashton kutcher and mila kunis to the main stream.

Did you know mila kunis is the voice of meg on family guy?

I did not know that.

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

They just couldn't recreate that originial magic.

Have you ever seen the show The Office?

I actually really like that show as well.

Was watching it some last night.

Certainly more than I like Pokemon which has been on for over 16 years.

Pokemon was a phenomenon that took over when i was a kid its definitely nowhere near as popular now

Agreed.
Well, it's been nice chatting with you.

Have an awesome day my friend

Same to you.

Thank you


hey there, do you like cinematography?

Sure, I appreciate a good camera angle!
How about you?

Yeah me too for sure.

do you know who pioneered the use of wide-lenses?

James Wong Howe of course!

Oscar-winning cinematographer if I recall correctly.

Was he American?

He was Chinese-American.

The guy went through so much.

Because he married a white woman his marriage was illegal until 1948 due to racism.

Sounds like a good movie script.

Did  you know that cinematographer Roger Deakins has been nominated 13 times and yet has never won?

What, are there like only four cinematographers in all of Hollywood?

I know how can one be nominated so many times and not win, they must be doing something great to be nominated so many times

And yet the Academy has never nominated a woman for the category of cinematography.

Now I understand why.

Roger D gets all the nominations!

hahaha i guess, but yeah seems like there is not much diversity there.

do you know who was the camera man for spartacus?

No, but wasn't that a Kubrick film?

Yeah and he was so eccentric that he took the camera and did it himself.

he must not have been pleased with the camera guy.

That's entertainment!

You know, when Caesar visited Britain in around 500 BC, he noted that breeding chickens was considered entertainment there?

I guess it is all relative!

exactly it is very relative.
did you ever play with a nintendo?

Super Mario!
Sure.
Why?

Initially nintendo could only display 54 colors

But that was a huge advancement at the time over monochrome games like Pong!

I cried the day they retired Nintendo.

I think it was in 2003, but it still brings a tear to my eye...

I know we all loved it so much.

speaking of entertainment, did you know president Reagan once auditioned for a movie?

A lot more than once!

I loved his performances on the Dean Martin celebrity Roasts!

To which movie were you referring?

he auditioned to play the president in a movie, do not know the name.

i guess he played the president anyways, this time for real

I guess the look is in the eye of the casting director?

You know, Bill Nye, the Science Guy, broke into acting by winning a Steve Martin look alike contest.

That is not surprising to me, because I always felt Steve Martin modeled his movie performance in "The Jerk" after Bill Nye!

Go figure right.

You never know when the opportunity is going to come knocking.

it was nice chatting with you.


This whole topic is really tough.

Moonves just got fired for cause and lost millions!

Sexual misconduct is a very serious charge and this must really affect the entertainment industry considering his role.

Yeah.
I just am so sad for all the victims.
It puts them in such a bad spot.

Having lots of power it must be hard for the victims to stand up to someone in such a position.

Harvey Weinstein stories of women set the bar high

Yeah... on .

lighter note, When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew

That's a sweet gesture.

There are actually 750 episodes of Pokemon.

Have you seen any?

I have in passing... i have a 7 year old.

How about you?

Pokemon fan?

kids used to like it but outgrown I guess.

There is only one episode of the Simpsons without Bart

I did not know that... 70's show was remade verbatim in the uk.

'days like these' was cancelled after 10 episodes.

No woman was ever nominated for best cinematagrapher academy award.

Really, that has to be strange not have a women nominated.

I feel like they should have been nominated, at least.

Yes, you would think.

Cinematographer Roger Deakins though has been nominated 13 times without a win for the best cinematographer oscar

When caesar visited britain, around 50bc, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment

I wonder how they entertained?

Bill nye seemed to entertain and he got a break in entertainment by winning a steve martin lookalike contest.

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

That is funny!

The nintendo entertainment system was discontinued in 2003 in Japan.

Really?
What about the switch.
Seems weird.

Maybe that means the original?

It talks about the entertainment system only displaying 54 colors.

I did not know that.
Only 54?

Entertainment like storytelling, music, drama, dance and other performances exist in all cultures

Nice chatting with you.


Hello, what do you like to do for entertainment?

I like to play video games.

I had the original Nintendo Entertainment System which only displayed 54 colors.

I love video games.

Nintendo was the first gaming system I used.

Hard to believe how much technology has changed since then.

The Nintendo Entertainment system was finally discontinued in Japan in 2003.

I feel like that is very recent for such an old gaming system.

Oh wow I didn't know that.

I've seen some retro ones released recently so they must still be popular.

Entertainment sure is different than when it started.

When Caesar visited Britain around 50 BC he noted that its people bred chicks for entertainment not just food.

That's funny.
Were they cock fighting you think?

Some people like to breed birds for looks, feathers, size and others for use fighting, eggs, breeding.

I do not know how much I would enjoy breeding chickens.

I am more of a relax and watch Television type of person.

Ahh ok I didn't even think of that.

I like television too.

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

How interesting.

Sometimes you can get your start in the business with your looks.

For others like Ronald Reagan his looks worked against him.

He did not get a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "the presidential look."

I can't believe that happened lol.

I bet the person that turned him down feels like an idiot.

Sometimes we make silly choices.

Like someone tried to get That 70s Show made in the UK called Days Like These but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.

Haha yea that is a silly choice.

Did you know there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon?

That is a lot of Pokemon, about 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight.

Tons of Pokemon.
Do you like Cinematography?

I do not know much but I can really see the effect it has on Kubrick films.

They are very artsy.

His cinematographer for Spartacus won best cinematography even though Kubrick took the camera away from him and did most of the work.

He has some very odd films for sure.

Did you know a woman has never been nominated for an academy award?

That is a shame.

There is a cinematographer that has been nominated 13 times for best cinematography and has never won.

Wow that's a shame as well.
Talk about a big let down.

It seems to be an area with a lot of disappointment.

The Chinese American cinematographer won Oscars and pioneered wide angle lenses, low lighting and other features and yet his marriage to white woman was illegal until 1948 due to racism.

Wow that's crazy.
Well, it was good talking to you!


Hello,  do you watch Netflix?

Hi,  i used to watch Netflix.
Not now.
Do you watch Netflix?

Yeah I watch it,  a lot actually.

Did you know they spend more on postage than bandwidth ?

lol

I expect that there are a lot of people with slow internet.

They can't get it online so they use the postal service.

Sure.

I hear Blockbuster passed up an offer awhile back to buy Netflix,  crazy huh.

They also tried to do their own mail dvd service,  looks like it didnt pan out.

I think Blockbuster underestimated this upstart.

Netflix now rules.

I wonder if another company will ever take their place.

Theres a lot of streaming that is getting popular now,  I think HBO is probably the next best,  HULU is really good too.

I know that HBO has great shows like game of thrones.

They are top notch for entertainment.

Yeah its pretty good.

Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet in north america

People need their entertainment.

Their lives are shallow and hollow, worst than a marshmallow, thicker than tallow.

What would they do without the Internet to salve their burnt souls.

What is tallow?

I dont think that about people,  I think that some people do spend way too much time on the internet and social media,  but I think a lot of people have a good balance.

I think people are addicted, not to tallow, but to the Internet and its many pomps and devices.

It is insidious, almost a drama unfolding before our very lives.

You are using the internet right now though.

It looks like I am, true, but am I using it, or is the Internet in fact using me?

Where is the drama coming from, and where does it go?

Is the Internet a form of entertainment, or a form of drama?

I think it depends on the person and what the persons intentions are.

I dont think the majority of people are addicted to it though.

Speaking of drama,  did you know jim carrey doesnt do drama films anymore?

Jim Carrey knows that drama plays into the hands of the Internet and its many schemes.

He sticks to comedy and positivity, He avoids the dark side, the Internet.

Good for him!

Michael caine became an actor because all the cute girls were in drama class lol

He did not recognize that lack of positivity in the drama class.

He chose the dark side, drama, for the girls.

Perhaps he will follow Jim's path back to the light.

I feel like drama shows can also be positive though.

Do you know who Jon Hamm is?

He taught drama in his high school!

Jon Hamm was complicit in bringing people to the dark side, to drama, through his teachings.

He was a master teacher.

Michael Caine was merely a disciple.

Jim Carrey knew these things, and shunned them.

I see,  well   It was interesting talking to you,  have a good one.


Did you read that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid dramatic TV actor ever at $700,000 per episode?

.No, I didn´t but I believe you, I like him a lot, do you knew that Netflix´s headquarters are in Los Gatos California?

No.

Netflix just raised their rates.

I have 4K from them so I am not sure what I will be paying.

Do you like trolls?
like in the beat goes on?

Actually, I have not been very entertained by Trolls.

They are cute in a way.

Yes, I know.
What have you been reading?

I am teaching Genesis each week, so yesterday was about Abraham having Isaac.

How about you?

wow, No, I am not too much into Church, more like in drama, this is comedy and tragedy.

There is plenty of drama in the Bible and there is one case where a donkey talks, so perhaps some comedy too.

Have you read enjoyable comedy lately?

No, I have seen a good comedies, like Dr. House.

Do you like it?

Yes.

I watched every episode.

It had much comedy and drama.

We live in good times where artists (actors) are available to us in such quantity.

Yes, now, In Netflix, my family and I just loved "The Good Doctor" have you seen it?

No, I have not seen it.

Bird Box was sure seen by a lot of people when Netflix released it.

Did you watch it?

Is it good?

It is pretty good.
It is different from most other movies.
There was news about it today.

Ok, I will watch it now, have you watched American Folk?

what do you think about it?

I have not heard of it.
It is hard to select movies on Netflix.
What is American Folk about?

Is about  what some families lived in 9/11, it has some mild language and is all around that day and the impact that it had on all of us.

I see.

Did you read that the guy who started Netflix did it after a $40 late fee on a VHS rental?

Invention is caused by strange things.

Yes, I did, what I didn't know is that they don't have Netflix in China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea.

They seem to be winning the streaming market.

That price increase shows pricing power.

I sure won't leave them.

Me neither.

Nice talking with you.
Good luck on you bonus!