Good morning, do you like the NBA?

good morning!

I like it a little bit, not my favorite sport but I dont hate it.

How about you?

I like it to an extent.

Did you know Reggie Miller had a sister who was better at basketball than he was?

woah!

I wonder why she didnt end up going to play in the WNBA if she was so good

I agree.

Tim Duncan skipped going to the NBA to go to college and get a degree first.

I think more athletes should do that.

Not everyone ends up being a superstar and if you dont have a fallback plan, one injury ends your basketball career, then what?

I agree with you on that one.

I saw it was a promise he had made to his grandmother.

thats really sweet of him to follow up on!

He's smart for doing it.

He was one of the stars of the Spurs too so it worked out for him in the end

For sure.

Did you know Air Jordan's were banned so Jordan still wore them and Nike would pay the fine?

wow, they must have been making so much money off of Jordan to be willing to always pay the fine.

I wonder why they were banned

I agree.
Do you like the NFL?

I do!
Much more than I like the NBA.
The good ole National Football League

Me too.

I love the NFL.

They have no written rule against women playing in the league.

Which makes me wonder, why havent any tried to join a team yet?

I bet they will soon.

I could see a female kicker in the future.

me too, i think that would be a good position.

For sure.

NFL games only have 11 minutes of live gameplay on average.

Which is ridiculous because they are televised for like, 3 hours!

thats a lot of filler!

For sure.

Wish they could find a way to shorten them down a bit.

that would be nice.

Did you know the average engineer will earn more than an NFL player across their career?

Wow I did not know that.
It was good talking to you.
Take care!


Hey, how's it going over there?
You good?

Very.

Do you think championships in pro sports are paid fairly?

If they are making too much, the marketplace will tell them.

As of now, everybody is getting paid.

I am comfortable myself.

If you can draw the eyeballs, you get the bucks.

It has always been that way.

The Lakers and Celtics have won 33 of the 72 titles in the history of the NBA

Big market teams can afford marquee players.

It's not really fair, but the league can put a tax on teams to try to even things out.

The NFL does the best job of balancing the payrolls.

But, the Patriots have more than their share of championships.

Years ago, the Pats were the worst.

The 49ers were great.

Things change.

Soon Brady will retire and a female QB will take his place.

Perhaps, but even the move to shorter QBs is remarkable.

The NBA has 29 team in the US and 1 in Canada.

Canada is lucky to have that.

I think the league needs to consider a team in Mexico.

Mexico has people.

People can become fans.

Fans pay money.

Great point.

You need to get on someone's marketing staff.

I have a buddy who schedules NBA refs and works at the HQ in NYC.

That's a great job!

Does he get to meet players like LeBron?

Absolutely.

He sometimes travels with the commissioner and meets everybody.

Once the guys are scheduled, administration is not too difficult.

Have you seen players shoot "granny style?"

That underhanded thing?
Yeah, it's weird looking.

It is, but physicists have proven that it is the best way to shoot free throws.

Players don't do it because of their egos.

Physicists should try playing basketball, then they'd understand.

Ego is an important part of the game.

Heh heh.

Great point.

Air Jordan's were banned by the NBA, but Michael wore them anyhow.

NIke paid a fine for each game.

I bet Nike arranged that well in advance.

Publicity from every angle.

Exactly.

It was probably better for them to pay the fine than if the NBA had overlooked it!

People take note, the shoes sell.

People watch the games just to see what's going to happen.

Yep.

I went to the University of Oklahoma and they are one of only 4 schools that use Jordan Brand jerseys.

"There is only one Oklahoma" It attracts recruits.

Interesting.
Thanks for the chat.
I'll catch you later.

Thanks to you too!


hi do you watch the NBA?

Yes a lot.
Do you know the player TIm DUncan?

Yes he is awesome, and and so it Reggie Miller, know him?

Yes I have heard of him.

DUncan waited till he graduated college to join the NBA

Good for him.

ANd Reggie Miller was great but his sister was always better?Nice.

Reggie on the other hand was great but always his sister beat him at the game

WOw she must have been really good at it then.

WHat a talented family

I know the woman broke 8 national records in a single game, wow

Amazing.

Did you know NFL is putting tracking chips on the players now?

Did not know that.

I know that women can play in the NFL though

Nice did not know that.
Do you like LeBron James?

I love the guy.

Did you know he is going to be in the next Space Jam?

Wow did not know that.

He once refused a $10 million contract from Rebook when he was 18, guess why?

I ave no idea but that is a lot of money, why?

Well he said that Nike or Adidas will offer him more and Nike did, offered him $90 million a year later

WOw smart guy, he definitely know his self worth and did not hide it

Yup he sure did.

And on top of everything else he has a photographic memory

Nice.

And he once raised millions of dollars for a charity when he televised the decision

Wow what a guy.

Growing uo he memorized movies so well his friend though he was cheating somehow

Haha that is amazing.
He is the highest paying celebrity too

Wow nice.

He was really hated back in 2012 when he joined Miami Heat

Wow that is too bad, glad they are over that


Hello,  do you like dogs?

Love dogs, Canis lupus.

Isnt that for wolves?

I recently learned that dogs have 12 different blood types!

Yes, dogs are related to wolves.

Google is a dog company  according to their code of conduct.

I have heard that!

That is really awesome,  they even let their employees take dogs to work.

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

That is really interesting,  I feel like my dog is the exception lol

Dog are not color blind either.
A lot of people think that.

I used to think that too lol

You know there are countries that have vending machines that dispense dog food and water for stray dogs?

Yes,  in exchange for recycling!

We should totally do that in the states!

A lot of people still do not recycle!

Yeah but America has dog pounds.

I guess dogs are still mans best friend.

lol

Ooooh,  burn!

lol I definitely think dogs are mans best friend!

they are so loyal and giving.

Its amazing that dogs vary so widely in shape, size and color.

yeah true.
Do you watch television?

Some.

TV has come a long way from the huge console black and white TV's from my childhood.

yeah seriously.

I hardly watch any shows that are on tv anymore,  I cant be told to be home at a certain time to catch a show anymore lol I really like the netflix service and others.

I was in the Marine Corps when the first Simpsons show aired on TV.

But since then there has only been one episode that Bart neither appears in or is mentioned.

Nice.

Thank you for your service!

I havent seen that episode or I havent noticed that bart was missing lol great show though.

Thanks...

I enjoyed serving.

When South Park aired its Family Guy episode the producers from the Simpsons sent flowers to the other crew.

Thats really awesome of them.

Its been great talking to you,  have a good one!


Hi.

Do you know that Mcdonalds was the first fast food company that created drive-thru?

I didn't know that, but they'd probably have been my first guess.

What made them come up with the idea?

In order to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their uniform.

Wow, that's actually a really wholesome reason.

I didn't know soldiers used to have that rule.

I did not know either.

Also, do you know why the trunk of your car is called that?

Does it have something to do with old storage trunks?

It is because old cars had wooden trunks on the back.

That makes a lot more sense than my second guess about elephants carrying things with their trunks!

Cars are a lot more convenient than riding elephant-back, I'd say.

I agree with you.

Also, I always associated the name Cadillac with America.

I was so wrong.

Cadillacs aren't American cars?

They are by it was named after a french explorer who founded detroit.

It was his last name.

No wonder Detroit has such a big auto industry if Cadillacs were born there.

Yes.

Cadillac was built in the US only originally.

Could you tell me interesting facts  related to other topics?

Well, thinking of what you said about soldiers, did you know that dogs have historically been used to aid humans in a variety of jobs including the military?

No, I did not.
I'm interested to know.

They're called man's best friend for a reason.

Hunting, herding, companionship, therapy, dogs have done it all with us for a long time.

Have you ever had one?

I have a dog that I adopted from a rescue center.

Dogs are very helpful in aiding disabled and blind people.

It's wonderful that you adopted a rescue.

Dogs do so much for people that it's nice to give back!

I agree with you.

I just read that dogs have 12 different blood types.

Wow, that sounds like it would make things a lot more complicated than humans with four blood types!

I wonder if they can donate.

They can.
They donate blood at dog blood drives.

That's amazing.

I've never seen one, but I can only imagine a waiting room full of fluff balls waiting to donate for their fellow dogs.

Anyway, I've got to run.
Thank you for responding fast.
Nice chatting with you.


Dogs or cats?

yes and no.
you?

I love dogs, and so does google!

i am with google on this one.
i prefer dogs in an office.
good for morale.

for sure, I love dogs in the morale boosting kind of way.

They have 12 types of blood they are so awesome!

i wonder how they donate blood.
do they use a big needle?
are the dogs scared?

Right, it is sad because dogs can't say they want to or not, scary

true.

i hope that they get lots of treats after donating blood.

they deserve it.

they are good dogs!

For sure, I would give them so many.

I like that in Istanbul they give food and water to stray dogs through a vending machine

that is great!

i know that they also love cats in istanbul but the cats wont collect bottles.

too finicky lolol

lol, no they wont, they will make humans do it!

lol!

Do you watch much television?

i dont.
i used to when i was younger.
i found it was a waste of time.
most programs were boring and bad.

yea I used to watch pokemon a lot as a kid, apparently there are 750 or so episodes

i never saw it.

it looked too busy, like a commercial for toys or something.

i guess kids love it.

Yea lol, I loved it.

I loved it almost as much as south park and family guy at the time.

really?

ok. i love south park.

great show.

always current.

very incisive commentary on society.

I am amazed they have been able to keep going so long.

For sure, it is great.

One time they made fun out of family guy and the simpsons crew sent them flowers

i think the south park guys made fun of thelack of story structure in FG.

the simpsons people appreciated that very much.

For sure, speaking of the simpsons, there is only one episode where bart isn't in it and not even mentioned!

It was so nice chatting with you!

yes, i heard of that episode.

something about four women and a something?

i dont remember.

anyway, great chat!

I never knew the title, I will check it out, bye!


Hi there!
Do you like dogs at all?

Hello,  yes I love dogs!
How about yourself?

I love them.

I have two of them.

Did you know that dogs are not color blind but cannot see as many different colors as humans?

Awesome,  I have one.

I didn't until recently,  I always thought they were colorblind.

I hear they have 12 different blood types!

Have you ever donated blood at a doggy blood drive?

Wow.

I never knew that.

That's a lot more than humans.

I didn't even know they had those blood drives.

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

I think my dog is the exception,  she does not understand pointing at all,  unless theres a treat involved.

haha.

lol Google prefers dogs to cats.

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

That's unique.

My friend works for Google!

She brings her dog to work everyday,  really jealous,  that would be really cool.

That's awesome!

I bet she loves her job and so neat she can take her dog with her.

My dogs would love that.

They are super playful, love other people, and would really love playing with other dogs.

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

That's pretty neat.

Too bad something like that isn't in the states.

Yes,  I think that would be amazing for the states!

At the same time encourage people to recycle and keep all the junk off the streets!

Yes,  my dog would love coming to work too!

Do you watch television a lot?

My kids watched pokemon a lot when they were growing up.

There's over 750 episodes of that show!

No I don't think I have ever watched Pokemon lol That is a lot of episodes though!

They must be really popular!

Oh man do the kids love them.
I don't get it myself.
Did you ever watch "That 70s show'?

Yeah I have seen some episode of that one,  it's pretty funny!

I like Ashton Kutchers character lol

You'll have to look on youtube.

They remade the show in the UK and it was called "Days like These".

It was cancelled after 10 episodes.

It's funny because the characters have the same names and act the same.

Even the intro scene in the car is the same.

Wow,  thats unfortunate!

The British do have a different way of conveying humor though,  its a lot of dry humor.

Yes.

I enjoyed watching it.

I found all 10 episodes on there.

Did you know that there was only 1 episode of the Simpsons where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned?

Thats so weird,  Bart is a main character!

I also read that Homer had like 180 jobs during the simpsons lol

Wow!

hahahah I didn't know that.

I always thought he worked at the Nuke plant.

Do you remember Thomas the Tank.

I can't remember who narrated him.

Do you know?

Hmmm my son watches it sometimes,  definately has the books.

I read that is was ringo, george carlin and alec baldwin.

Thats crazy!

That was them!

I was thinking John Ritter but now that I think about it he did that big red dog.

It was nice chatting with you!


Hi, how are you?

Fine.

Did you hear about the CDC researcher that left work ill and then disappeared?

Scary...

I did hear about that.
That is worrisome.

Yes, he was working with Zika and Ebola.

He was pretty high ranking too...

He was really well respected in Atlanta too making the 40 under 40 list.

I wonder what happened...

His sister is worried and the last time she talked to him he didn't seem like himself.

His wallet, keys license and car were still at his home.

That's really strange.

Yes, and he seemed to have professional and personal issues.

The Atlanta police can't seem to find him.

I cannot imagine what his coworkers are going thorough either.

He wants to help others, which is strange for him to go missing.

Yeah, his family said the it was unlike him to just vanish.

His dog was left unattended.
That's sad too!
Do you have a dog?

No but I have access to one for my daily K9 fix.

Did you know dogs drink with the underside of their tongue?

I didn't.
I know they have 12 blood types though!
Seems like a lot.

Yep.
Some dogs in Moscow can use the subway.
I wonder if I could do that there?

Use the subway, sure!

Google prefers dog to cats and has state so in their code of conduct.

Interesting.

Do you watch the Simpsons?

Poor Homer has had 188 jobs in the 1st 400 episodes!

I do love that show.

That seems like a lot of jobs!

There's only one episode where bart is not in.

Wow.

There is only one Shakespeare play that has not been adapted to film or TV.

That's a measure of success.

I know.
I had no idea.
dogs are not color blind.
I thought they were!

Me too.

Did you know it's illegal to warm up your car in Ohio?

No clue!
Nice chatting with you!


Hello.

Do you have a car?

I found out recently that a guy named Benz invented them.

Yes, i do.

That is interesting.

I wonder if Benz became rich by his invention.

I don't know.

I had always thought Ford invented them but it turns out he started mass production of the model t.

Yes, I think Ford's Model T was the first mass produced car.

Do you know how trunks got their name?

As a matter of fact I don't.
How did they get their name?

Old car uses to wooden trunks on the back.

I bet the weather wore them down fairly fast.

I never thought about that but you are probably right.

They most likely replaced them all the time.

Did you know that Mcdonalds invented the drive thru?

No i did not.

I bet that didn't take long to become popular.

Apparently back in the day soldiers were not allowed to get out of their cars if they were wearing their fatigues so mcdonalds started a drive thru to help them out.

Huh, why couldn't soldiers get out of their car if they had fatigues on?

I don't know.

It was back in 1975 so maybe it was some rule they had back then.

Times have certainly changed though.

I mean, it's now legal to have flame throwers on your car in south africa.

That is crazy.

A flame thrower in a vehicle powered by gasoline.

I mean nothing can go wrong there.

I know, right?!

Somehow they think that having them will prevent their car from being stolen.

I'm not sure how though.

I hope they don't have many road rage incidents in South Africa.

Did you know Jann Mardenborough became a race driver because he beat 90,000 people in a video game called gran turismo?

No I didn't.

I have heard of some professional drivers using racing games to practice on before going to a track so I guess it makes sense that he could get a job after winning like that.

Not to change the subject, but did you know that Google prefers dogs to cats?

Actually I do know that!

I am a dog lover myself and was very happy to hear that about google!

I like both cats and dogs myself.
Do you have any dogs?

I have two dogs.

I like cats too.

I used to have a couple a few years ago.

My dogs like to watch tv which proves the point of them not being colorblind.

I have a cat that likes to gently tap the tv.

I am not sure why, though

Did you know that there are 12 different blood types for dogs?


Do you watch television much?

I love to watch TV!
any favorite shows?

I like south park and family guy, also the office.

How about you

I like The Simpsons, such a great show, Bart is my favorite

for sure, I heard there is one episode he wasn't in throughout the whole series, have you heard that?

I have heard of that episode, its pretty rare, he is not mentioned either looks like the writers wanted to punish Bart Simpson.

lol that is a good way to put it.

Did you hear what the Simpsons crew did to south park's crew?

No I didnt?
what happened with those crews?

The simpsons crew sent the south park crew flowers as a thank you for defending them against family guy.

Great episode by south park for sure!

I bet!

I didnt catch that one, did you ever watch that 70s show?

I used to love that show, it started so many careers, did you like it?

I liked it yeah, fun show to watch so popular there was a remake in the UK

I heard about that now, I don't think that one did so well.

Maybe only lasted 10 episdoes?

Yeah only 10 episodes and then it got cancelled I guess some remakes are actually really bad, that one is a perfect example

yikes, you're right.

I think the humor style between the UK and the USA are different.

I think of the Office in that way

I guess it is, so do you listen to the radio anymore?

I love the radio, it is how I survive my commute to work, you?

I listen to the radio every day on my way to work as well,  cool how soldiers make radios back in WWII

I heard about that, weren't they called foxhole radios?

I wonder how they worked

Yeah foxholes, and I bet they served they purpose and also that they saved lives during war time

I am sure they did.

It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your night!


Hello!
Do you like to listen to the radio?

Yea radio is pretty cool, you can pick radio storms from Jupiter on AM radio

I wonder what that sounds like?
I am assuming it would just be static.

Probably so but I'd imagine the radio storms would have some high pitches too

Very true.

Are you familiar with Canadian law about radios?

Yea, Canadian radio must play 40% of songs by canadian artists, I guess that's a lot of Bieber lol

I wonder who their main artists are!

Very true, I bet they do play a lot of justin bieber.

I don't know what sounds worse, that or listening to Nuntii Latini in all classical latin

Do you know how long they have been broadcasting nuntii latini?

Since 1989, too bad my mom never played Nuntii Latini when I was a baby, maybe it would make me smarter

I agree!

I cannot believe a weekly news program in classical latin is still around.

Yea, they still have some classical radio dramas available for free online too

Yes, I think you need to go to special website.

It is good that it is free because I doubt they would get a lot of business.

Probably not since they are old enough to have been played on foxhole radios WWII soldiers made

Do you know how they made foxhole radios?

With a razorblade and pencil as a diode, I want to try that later today and see if I can get it to work

I am sure it would take a lot of research but seems so simple.

Yea, I wonder if the razorblade and pencil could be used as a tv antenna, maybe at least get monochrome images

I also wonder who came up with the name foxhole radios.

Who knows.

Do you watch The Simpsons?

There is only one episode Bart isn't mentioned in

I have watched the simpsons.

I am going to go look into finding that website!

It was nice talking to you.


Hey how you doing?

Have you ever seen the White House?

I have never been to Washington DC myself.

I haven't been there either but would love to go someday!

The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers.

Oh that is interesting.

Did you know there are twin White House buildings in Ireland and France?

I had no idea.

I wonder why?

Teddy Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned Christmas trees for the white house.

Wow that doesn't seem very fun.

George Bush had solar panels put back on the White House luckily.

The more energy you can save the better!

I agree!

I was surprised to find out that the white house was shot at on Nov. 11, 2011 and it took the secret service 4 days to realize it.

Scary!

That is very scary indeed.

I am sure that was a big news story on TV.

Although I prefer to watch shows like Pokémon.

There have been over 750 episodes of that show.

Crazy.
Did you ever watch "that 70s show"?

Yes I loved that show.
Can you believe they did a UK remake?

I would be curious to see it.

It's called Days like These but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.

Must not of been very good.

My suggestion would be not to remake it verbatim.

I agree lol.

There is only 1 episode of the Simpsons where Bart neither appears nor is he mentioned.

Oh wow I wonder whether producers decided to do that?

When Southpark aired its final Family Guy episode the producers received the flowers from The Simpsons group.

That's funny!

Do you know who the 3 narrarators of the Thomas the Tank engine were?

Oh yes I did hear that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have all narrated that show.

Yes!

They all did it for at least 52 episodes each!

That is a lot of episodes.

I wonder if they ever broadcasting on the radio?

There's actually a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.

I'll have to look that up.

I also want to look up how to hear the Jupitar radio storms that can be picked up on AM radio.

Yes that sounds very interesting.

I wonder what it sounds like?

Isn't it cool that soldiers used to make a radio using a razor blade and pencil.

It was great chatting with you today.

Yes!
The called them foxhole radios!
I had a good time!

Have a good rest of your day.

Maybe one day we will see a fox hole radio!


hey!
Do you watch TV or listen radio?

I actually do both.

In fact, I watched Michelle Wolf's performance at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner that offended many.

What about you?

I listen radio, but doesn't really watch TV.

Just streaming services.

What's your opinion about Michelle Wolf's performance?

I kind of agree with those "Washington moralists" thatshe crossed a line with some of her jokes.

But I do like the radio as well.

Sometimes I like to break out the old AM radio and listen to those Jupiter radio storms.

It is amazing!

Oh really?

It's awesome!

I may do the same, but it depends on my mood.

What kind of mood you have in order to listen Jupiter radio storms?

They're really just fun to listen to.

No particular mood, honestly.

I also enjoy visiting this website that has thousands of classic radio dramas for no charge as well!

There are tons of such website.

It's really really cool.

If I was Canadian, probably, I would do it more often.

Because Canadian law requires to have at least 40% of played music to be Canadian.

Well, they have Justin Biber.

It helps.

That is certainly a strange law!

Ha!

There's also a Finnish station that broadcasts a weekly news programme that's conducted in classical Latin called "Nuntii Latini" I'd like to hear sometimes!

Wow!

It's nice!

Are you radio fan for long time?

Or is it just recently?

I've noticed I started to appreciate radio quite recently.

I've always liked it, honestly.

But not enough to make simple foxhole radios like the WWII soldiers who made them with razorblades and pencils.

Ha!

I didn't know this.

Of course, radio was much more important in WWII period than now.

I was quite surprised to read that there over 750 episods of Pokemon.

It's a lot.

I know, right?

And what gets me is Pokemon has over 750 yet the UK remake of 70s Show lasted only ten episodes.

It looks like it was cancelled after 10 episods, right?

It was, sadly.

Are you a fan of The Simpson's?

There's actually one episode where Bart never makes an appearance nor is even mentioned that I still want to sew.

I bet it's rather unusual.

I love Simpson.

When I was younger, I used to watch a lot.

In almost all episod Bart is mentioned or appeared, except only one.

I'm wondering to find out which one haha.

How about you?

Same here.

Ha!

Did you know the Simpson's crew sent the South Park producers flowers after they aired the Family Guy episode.

That was nice of them!

It sounds really nice.

I'm sure they always consider each other as competitors.

So it's nice step.

I'm wondering do they watch Simpsons in White House haha

That's a good question.

Speaking of the White House, it actually has twin buildings over in France and Ireland I'd like to see someday!

I didn't know that.
Do you know where are they located?
Paris and Dublin?

I'm honestly not sure.

But I wonder if they have solar panels on the back like the original white house had under George W. Bush?

Well, it could be.

However, I'm not sure Ireland is a good place for any solar related projects haha.

It was nice to talk with you.

Have a good day!

That is true!

Plus I'm sure they use something other than floppy disks to store files like the US White House does.

That is unbelievable.

Well it was great chatting with you as well.

Have a great day!


Hi!
Do you watch TV?

I watch a lot of TV.

Color TV.

Dialing for dollars is searching for me.

I wait for delivery each day until 3.

Hopefully next week is your week!

I love cartoons, they are probably my favorite!

My friends all drive porsches, I must make amends.

I too like cartoons.

It is funny to think that Cartoons and religious programming are about equal.

Really?

I didnt realize religious programming had that many viewers.

Crowd drawing evangelist Billy Graham would crusade.

It was popular, but I have no numbers.

I guess Billy Graham and company do draw big crowds, they have huge followings across the world.

Billy seemed to be a moderate in the crowds.

He said, "We are a secular country by our constitution."

The man deserves some recognition for these words.

He really does, that is a hard thing for people to realize and admit.

It is a controversial topic that gets many people over excited.

I like to listen to the radio.

Did you see that Janis Joplin song lyrics were being used?

No, I must have missed that.
Tell me more.

Janice wants the lord to buy her a Mercedes Benz.

Popular song that pokes fun at some televangelists.

So, the song covers Billy, radio and TV.

Ahh.

I missed that one.

I guess I dont listen to as much radio as I used to.

Radio waves are received by a tuning antenna.

A radio converts  into a usable form.

Right now, the radio waves are all around us.

They are, I heard that you can even hear storms on Jupiter on certain AM stations.

It is interesting that Canadian law says 40% of all content must be Canadian.

They have so many country and western singers by law.

But there is always Drake, and Justin Bieber.

True.

I think Bieber is kind of like a religion for teen girls.

So, what do you like to watch on TV?

I like cartoons or the food network.
You?

I do enjoy cartoons.

Food network would be trouble for me.

The best thing is Thomas the Tank engine.

Especially the Episodes Ringo Narrated.

Yes.

Ringo was very relaxing.

I am not sure I have heard an episode narrated by George Carlin.

They might be good, but I think of him as up, energetic, wild.

I think wild would be a good description.

Ive got to get going, have a great day!

Right, avoid the seven words you can not say on TV.

Good day.


Do you enjoy watching tv?

I saw that there are over 750 episodes of pokemon and thats about 50 a year for 16 years

haha no I didn't knwo they had that many!have you ever watched the show The handmaid's Tale btw?

No I haven't.

I saw though that the word television is sometimes shortened to tele or telly

yes you're right, I personally watch tv on a color tv but the first TV's were actually monochroma aka black and white

I am very thankful for color.

Have you ever seen Thomas the Tank Engine.

I saw that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have all narrated that show

wow thats cool!

Do you ever watch the simpsons btw?

Apparently there is an episode where Bart never appears, I wonder why?

Yeah he doesn't appear in it or ever mentioned

have you seen the show That 70's show?

I guess they tried to remake it for the UK market but it was cancelled after only ten episodes

Yes, it was called "Days like these" and was a verbatim remake of the show

haha weird, do you ever watch Dramatic TV shows btw?

Like the show House for instance starring Hugh Laurie

Yes, I read that he is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama.

He gets $700000 per episodes

thats crazy good for him!

What do you think of Michael Caine?

He actually became an actor to meet girls haha

yes, I've read that all the pretty girls were in his drama class so he decided acting was for him

lol yup, even the star of Mad Men, Jon Hamm, taught drama at a high school, interesting how peoples careers develop

yes, I saw thaat one of his students was Ellie Kemper from the office

yup you're right she plays Erin in that show, why do you think Jim Carrey won't make dramatic movies anymore?

I think it was because of his religious beliefs won't let him do anything that doesn't project positivity

ah that is weird but I guess it's true, do you ever read books by the way?

Have you read starship troopers?

its a sci-fi book

I enjoy sci-fi.

I saw that that book was on reading list for three of the five US Military branches

ya you're right, Enders Game is also recommended by the US Military, I saw that movie and I didn't like it, did you see it

j


Hello.

Do you like TV?

I don't watch it as much anymore because I'm tired of watching commercials.

Too much mass advertisement.

I agree with you on that one!

I did watch the Simpsons and South Park back then.

Yes me too both great shows.

There is only one episode of The Simpsons where Bart neither appears nor is mention.

But I don't think I've seen it.

I wonder if you don't even notice it watching it in real time because you get so into the show?

Maybe so.
Have you ever watched pokemon?
There are over 750 episodes.

I used to as a kid back in the day.

There were only like 150 pokemon at that time haha.

That is like 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight!

Yes now there are so many!

It was a great thing as a kid.

Do you like drama?

The term Drama is Greek in origin and means action.

I do like them.

I can't believe how much Hugh Laurie made on House!

Yes he's the highest paid actor ever for TV drama earning $700,000 per episode.

I think he deserves it.

That's a nice paycheck!
I wonder how he got into acting?
Was it like Michael Caine?

Yes I wonder as well.

I think it's funny Michael Caine when into acting for the girls!

I would too if there were cute girls in my drama class lol!

I wish I would have taken Jon Hamm's drama class though!

Yeah me too.

He's one of my favorite actors.

Ellie Kemper was lucky to have him as a teacher.

I agree!

She's had some success for sure!

Have you ever listened to any radio dramas?

Definitely.

In the past I believe I have but not so much anymore.

If I did like radio dramas I would definitely use that website that has thousands of episodes for free.

Me too!

Free is best!

Do you know some of the celebrities that voiced Thomas the Tank Engine?

Free is always best.

Yeah I do know some of those celebrities.

I think I would most like to hear the narration by Alec Baldwin because he is one of my favorite actors.

Me too!
I think it's cool they do that!
Have you ever seen that 70's show?

Yes I used to love that 70s show.

Ashton Kutcher was one of my favorite characters.

I have never seen the UK version days like these however.

I've never heard it either, but maybe because it lasted only 10 episodes in the UK!

True I guess it's not even worth seeing.

They should not have remade it verbatim they should've switched up little bit.

Well I had fun talking with you today.

Hope you have a good one.

I agree!

I had a nice time chatting too, have a great day!


What do you think about students in the US studying the Bible in school prior to 1963?

It's interesting, but not all too surprising.

I'm curious as to what caused the shift in 1963 that stopped the mandatory studying of the bible.

Well I think that the 60's was sort of a hippy era so perhaps people were becoming more liberal and wanted to become more secular to be open to everyone.

It's not uncommon for people to drastically mess with religion in different times throughout America.

That's true, the 60s was the beginning of a cultural shift, particularly in regards to religion.

I find it very interesting that students were required to read the bible, but Teddy Roosevelt didn't use one at his swearing-in in the early 1900s.

Exactly, and even way back in Thomas Jefferson's time he was making his own Bible by cutting out supernatural parts so it sounds like American leaders have been radical about religion for a long time which makes the 1963 date seem practically late, although personally I wish we could still learn about the Bible in schools.

Right.

Today, almost all aspects of religion have been eliminated from schools, everything from removing references in the pledge, to plaques referencing religion.

A lot of moden day curriculums don't even teach about different religions.

It seems unfair that other books are a part of the curriculum but the Bible which is objectively the best selling book of all time is not allowed to be taught.

It seems negligent not to teach students about large swaths of history, such as is learnt from religions, particularly the Bible.

It teaches a lot of history that is interesting and important.

Yes that's true at the very least it could be taught as just what it is, a historical account dating back centuries and containing early Hebrew and Christian teachings- people don't have to become religion necessarily just to learn about the history of such a prominent belief system.

I agree.

There's even more mediums for teaching religious ideologies through television, radio, and the internet.

There's little excuse to limit the education of the Bible or any of religious text.

Exactly, but instead shows like Pokemon have hundreds of episodes and people send flowers to the creators of South Park, because that is what is popular on television I guess.

750 episodes of Pokemon!

That's crazy, that's almost an episode per pokemon, I think.

Haha, that's a funny point!

And that is apparently equal to fifty episodes a year for 16 years straight!

No wonder kids these days are huge Pokemon fans, it's been around their whole life!

That's a crazy thought.

A lot of kids literally don't know life before Pokemon!

I miss the old days of radio dramas, it left so much more to the imagination than television does.

Oh well if you enjoy those radio dramas you would be happy to hear that there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of old dramas for free!

That is exciting!

I will have to check it out, I hope they have 'It's A Wonderful Life' and 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'

Those are some great radio dramas!

I hope they do!

Did you know that there are actually radio storms on the planet Jupiter that you could hear on an AM radio?

Really?

That's fascinating.

I had no idea that radio waves could travel so far!

I know, I didn't either!

And soldiers have been able to pick up radio signals with makeshift "foxhole radios" so when you think of it radio is something that has probably always existed and been able to be interacted with.

Very interesting.

Today when radio is mentioned people always think of music rather than dramas or communication.

Did you know that Canadian radio requires 40% of their music to be Canadian?

I didn't but that is very fun!


Did you hear that someone decided to brand a wine after the women on Handmaid's Tale?

I didnt hear about that , although the article seems interesting, I thought the Handmaids Tale was a good tv show.

It is a good show.
But it does pose some questions.
Doesn't seem like the wisest choice.

I agree, it doesn't send the best message, it was first announced on People Magazine in a gleeful way.

Yes I think it was a very ill conceived idea.

Mashable pointed out that a Handmaid's Tale pepper spray was a better idea and I have to agree.

Yeah I believe the wine idea was heavily criticized by Mashable.com, so anyway do you watch a lot of tv?

I do watch a lot of TV.
Too much I'm sure.

Do you like the Simpsons?

I do.

I hear they sent flowers to the South Park crew after they aired their Family Guy episode which is hilarious.

Yeah that is funny, well there is an episode of The Simpson in which Bart doesnt appear, pretty rare, I sure havent seen it.

Me either.

But I am surprised that with as long as that show has been on that there is only one.

Is he even mentioned in that episode or do you know?

I havent seen it but Im guessing some explanation is definitely provided, I also liked to watch Pokemon.

I've played a few games but never actually watched the cartoon.

I believe it's been on 16 years or so.

Yeah its been a long time and about 750 Pokemons, I liked the original series better with only 150

That's a lot of Pokemon.

Did you know that Thomas the Tank Engine has had many famous guest narrators?

I  knew Alec Baldwin was one of them, what about the others?

They've also had George Carlin and Ringo Starr and they've done at least 52 episodes each.

Like you said, great narrators, I never noticed them on the show, my little brother used to watch that show all the time.

Did you ever watch that 70s show?

I did.

I haven't seen all of them but I would watch it randomly when it was on.

I still catch a rerun here and there.

I see, well I used to like the show and just found out there is a british remake

Remakes in other countries often fail.

The exception I can think of is The Office.

How did this one do?

It failed, it got cancelled after one season, and you're right, remakes are usually pretty bad.


How's it going, did you know there are over 5 billion copies of the bible?

Hello, That's a lot of copies!

Yea, prior to 1963 students in the US were often required to read the bible in the elementary education

I wish they still enforced that today.

I feel like society would be better off.

Are you religious?

I used to be but not anymore, I guess I'm like Thomas Jefferson who created his own version of the bible by cutting out miracles and the resurrection

That's interesting that he did that.

Laws mentioned in the bible required farmers to leave parts of their fields unharvested for strangers.

I never knew that, I also didn't know "malus" meant both apple and evil

I didn't know that either.

Soldiers carried metal-plated bibles in WWII.

Bulletproof bibles, nice.

Did you know the Tower of Babel was likely the Etemenanki in modern-day Iraq?

I did not know that.
Do you like television?

Yea, I like watching the Simpsons, pretty amazing Bart has been in every episode but 1

I agree and I love the Simpsons too.

The Weekend Update debuted the first episode of SNL and is also their longest running skit.

Nice, Weekend Update is always funny, the same can't be said for the UK version of That 70's show "Days Like These" which was cancelled after 10 episodes

I'm surprised as I loved that show.

In the first 400 episodes of the Simpsons, Homer held 188 jobs.

WOw, thats almost 1 new job ever other episode.

Did you know there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon?

I did not know they had that many Pokemon episodes.

Did you know most deals on the show Shark Tank are never actually enacted?

No, kinda of deceptive but a guess the show is just used as a mass medium for advertising

Do you like radio?

Yea, it's pretty interesting  an AM radio can pick up Jupiter's radio storms

That's very cool.

I would love to hear what that sounds like.

Probably a bunch of white noise.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Do you like watching television ?

I watch a little bit of television, what about you?

I watch TV, I like cartoons for adults like South Park.

South Park is pretty good and funny.

I haven't watched it in a long time.

Did you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon?

That is a lot, are they good ?

I was too old when it aired to appreciate it for what they are, a kids show.

I never really watched Pokemon.

I'm too old for that too.

Did you know there is only one episode of the Simpsons in which Bart is not in or mentioned?

I have watched a lot of their episodes, yet I don't remember that one, it must a been a recent one, I have stopped watching the show a few years ago.

I don't remember that one either.
Do you like cars?

I don't own one, but I like cars, they are like horses for the modern era.

Yes they are lol.

The trunk of a car used to be called that because it was actually a wooden trunk.

Cars are an old concept.

Yet the names don't change a lot, Benz is the inventor of the modern car, and people still drive Mercedes-Benz.

Yep that's a cool stat.

Cadillac was named after a French explorer who founded Detroit.

I think it is a nice homage to the guy, and it is also a classy name.

Do you like the brand Cadillac ?

I don't think I'll ever have enough money to buy one.

I like some Cadillac's, but will never be able to afford one lol.

I wonder if they sell Cadillac in South Africa, they give the option to add a flame thrower, it is legal there.

LOL that's hilarious!

I guess carjacking is a common thing over there.

I'd probably want to be armed in some way.

I guess flame throwers are good against carjacking, but they are bad against your car exploding in an accident.

haha exactly!

Did you know more than 80 percent of the Earth's natural forests have been destroyed?

That is sad, and frightening at the same time.

Trees were on Earth a long time before humans, it could impact us.

I totally agree.

I read that when the Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long.

It must have been special, so a 10 hour sleep would last two days ?

I guess haha.
It was good talking to you!


Hi are you interested in television shows?

Hi!

I am, actually!

How about you?

I love The Simpson's and there's actually an episode where Bart never makes an appearance nor is even mentioned that I still want to see.

I bet it's weird never seeing Bart at all!

That would be different.

I've never seen that episode.

When South Park aired its Family Guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew!

Wow!

That was very nice of them!

So we're you a fan of 70s Show?

There was a UK remake I wanted to see but it only lasted ten episodes, sadly.

I was a fan and I've heard of that UK show.

It was called "Days Like These" and I haven't seen it either.

What gets me is Pokemon has over 750 episodes which is like 50 per year for 16 consecutive years yet the 70s Show remake only lasted ten episodes.

That's an insane amount of shows.

Did you ever watch Thomas the Tank?

Do you know who the 3 narrators were?

They all did it for at least 52 episodes each.

I heard it was George Carlin, Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr, correct?

I think that's pretty cool and I'd like to rewatch it just to see if I recognize their voices.

Ha!

Nice!

You got them.

I remember George and Ringo, but not Alec.

I still think it's cool that they did that!

They made a lot of kids' days!

But I also enjoy watching shows about the Earth.

In fact, I saw recently where the earth will pretty much be free of helium by the end of the century.

I'm not sure  if that's a good thing or not.

I agree!

My kids watched it.

I'm not sure on the helium either.

I do know that people who like to suck it out of balloons and talk high pitched are not going to like it.

Ha!

That is a good point as they certainly won't!

But speaking of the earth, it's sad over 80% of our natural forests have been destroyed.

That is sad indeed.

I'm surprised to always hear about water shortages when 71% of the earths surface is covered with water.

Tell me about it.

It's like, how is that possible?

Did you know when the earth was formed that a day was only five and a half hours long?

Imagine if that was the case today.

We wouldn't accomplish anything!

lol No we wouldn't.

If Earths history were viewed in a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.

And in that short time, we've already destroyed so much, sadly.

But on a lighter note, did you hear about the UN appointing an ambassador to extraterrestrials in the event they ever make contact with us back in 2010?

I think that's pretty neat!

That is neat!

I wonder who it is?

Do you know when the first drive thru was added by McDonalds?

I heard it was added back in 1957 for soldiers who weren't allowed to exit their cars in fatigues.

It's weird because I initially thought drive-thrus were always around.

Ha!

We've come a long ways since cars became widely available in the early 20th century, right?

I always thought like that too!

Just kind of always took them for granted.

It's been fun chatting with you!

What else I think is crazy that's car related is it's actually legal to equip your vehicles with flamethrowers over in South Africa in order to prevent carjacking.

I'm glad I don't live there!

Ha!

Well it's been fun chatting with you as well, friend!

Me too!
Wouldn't catch me there.
Thanks!


hi do you watch tv?

I have since it was black and white in the 1960's.

nice,  do you have any favorite shows?

Right now, I like Bluebloods and Madam Secretary.

But reality shows like "Shark Tank" are not so real since most "deals" don't really get done.

Oh I havent seen those,  but I hear bluebloods is good.

I dont watch any reality shows.

I am currently watching The Flash and catching up on The Walking Dead.

You have lots of episodes for The Walking Dead.

Now all TVs are at least in color and they have always had sound.

im on season 8 of the walking dead,  I am almost caught up.

I see.

You know that Homer Simpson had 188 jobs in his first 400 episodes.

How many have you had?

lol that is really bad turn over,  he is not a good employee.

i have had about 10 jobs I think.

How about you?

I have had about 15.

It is hard to count when one gets a second title in the same company.

Do you watch Saturday Night Live?

No I dont.

i have seen a few episodes,  funny skits.

Do you watch that show/?

I have watched it for a few years, stopped, started again, stopped, etc.

Their "Weekend Update" news segment started in their first episode and is the longest running skit.

Thats good for them.
That means it is doing really good.

Exactly.

Did you know that the first car was patented in Germany in 1886, making a car over 150 years old?

Wow,  is it still running?

I hear the drive thru was invented in 1975,  that has been a very convenient service!

It sure has!

It was invented for a narrow reason, but now has a very wide market!

did you know that more than 80% of the earths forest has been destroyed?

No.

But I can imagine that before Europeans came to the Western Hemisphere, a squirrel could go from coast to coast in the US without ever touching the ground.

thats cool.

The earth is almost 4 times as dense as the sun.

Scientific facts are interesting.

I have learned a lot by reading articles the last couple of weeks.

That is interesting.
Great talking to you!


Hi, how are you?

I'm doing well and you?

Have you heard that the richest presidents in our history are washington, jefferson, and jfk?

I did not know that.
I remember that pittsburgh shooting.
It was so sad.

What happened in pittsburgh?

There was a shooting at a synagogue where people were hurt and killed including police.

That's awful.

I assume it was because of some anti-jewish feelings, or a group of some kind.

I remember the incident but I do not recall all of the details.

I remember thinking of the night club shooting in Orlando when it happened though.

These are getting tiresome.

They do need to be stopped.

Hate groups and hate feelings need to be stopped.

Seems like leaders need to take a stand instead of playing both sides.

i mean Trump downs rhetoric against jews but then again his people have appeared on shows that have been known to promote neo nazi agendas.

Yeah.

He needs to come out really strong against this sort of thing.

I remember his tepid response against the Virginia shooter.

It was not good.

He does I agree.

It's a tough line though to walk.

I mean, the shootings and hate groups are definitely wrong but on the other hand you've got the liberal leader Soros who is criticized for wanting to bring in more immigrants.

Just hire the best person.
I find some of that tiresome too.

Maybe the U.S. should be like Zimbabwe and call their president banana just like their first president was.

Yes!
Or something else…

You know that the president of indonesia has made 3 pop albums while in office.

Could you imagine any of our presidents ever doing that?

No and I wouldn't want to hear it.

Although if it were made, I would listen to it.

And if I was running against them, I would use it as my campaign song.

That could be a good idea!

I do wish our leaders could take a stand for what's right and/or what they believe in and stay that way.

They all change so much.

Hillary Clinton for example used to be the president of the young republicans in college.

This past presidential election really jaded the presidency for me.

I used to have so much respect for the office.

Well the office can change.

A president has a different role depending on the country and government he or she is president of.

Yes!

At least Hilary isn't the VP, nothing would get done with all their differences!

That's true!
Back before 1805 she would have been!

Nice chatting with you!


Do you like to listen to the radio much?

I like it, but these days I usually listen to Pandora.

Yes I do like to listen to the radio,  not much at the moment though.

I remember my Grandfather telling me how to make a radio called a foxhole radio because he learned how to in the war.

I was fascinated by it!

Have you seen one?

I have never seen one,  I hear its made by a razor and pencil.

Yes, it's true!

Did you know that most US Presidents are not highly educated?

I always thought it was the other way around until I recently read about it.

Maybe just educated in politics,  especially if their family is in politics.

Yea, especially people like Hillary Clinton.

Her whole family was into politics.

She was lucky to spend some time with Stephen Hawking.

I hear she was the president of youth republicans in college.

I think so, she started off early in school!

Did you know that Hillary started adapting a southern drawl while she campaigned in the South?

Do you think that helped or hurt her?

Probably helped her,  she needs to be adaptable and a southern drawl is relatable in the lower states.

She's definitely educated in the areas that count.

She's even won a Grammy for her audio book called It Takes a Village.

I haven't heard it, have you?

i have not,  but I dont usually read those kind of books lol

Same here.

I'd rather go to this website I read about were you can listen to classic radio shows for free.

I just haven't had time yet.

Have you heard of it?

I have heard of a website that does that,  I havent had a chance to check it out though.

Might be interesting.

I also want to hear the radio storms Jupiter has.

I heard a long time ago in school that you can tune into am radio to hear it but keep forgetting to try it out.

I also want to check that out!

I hardly listen to am radio so I keep forgetting as well lol

I think the last time I listened to the radio was at work, and that was only because the internet was down and we couldn't get Spotify on.

lol I listen to the radio in the car and at work.

I like listening to audio books on road trips though.

I have this new goal to learn some classic Latin, and I found a Finnish radio station that has a weekly news show in that language.

I'm going to go listen now.

TTYL!

Good luck with the Latin!

Thanks for the conversation,  it was excellent.

Thanks, you too!

I'm sure I'll go back to a rock or relaxation radio station after that, though!

lol cya


Hello, are you interested in politics at all?

I am indeed!

My favorite politician is Hillary Clinton.

I like her too!

She definitely was raised to be a politician, she was even president of Young Republicans in college.

I find that interesting, but unsurprising.

She's so accomplished.

I guess she even has a grammy for the spoken word album of her book.

Yeah I would've never thought of her being famous that way!

I saw a White House lecture online with Stephen Hawking that also had the Clintons featured.

How interesting.

That's how you know you've made it...when you're associated with Stephen Hawking!

I was so very excited to find out that she was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 2016.

Oh yeah, she definitely was raised to be excellent with campaigns.

Although I always thought it was strange the way she pandered to her audience, like when campaigning in the South she'd put on a Southern accent.

I think she's smart...there's probably a reason why she did that.

I definitely think she could have handled the job of the President.

I think she could have too.

The only thing I hold against her is she can be awkward with foreign relations and things get lost in translation.

Like her and Sergey Lavrov pressed a "reset" button but it was incorrectly translated to be "overload" haha.

I understand your point.

Being the president is such an important role.

I wish we could have added her to the list of U.S. presidents.

And I think she'd be good at business too!

I wonder how much she's worth, maybe she coud be one of the wealthiest presidents of all time.

Actually, the top three wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

I wonder how she'd stack up.

Wow that's surprising!

You would have thought Trump would be there somewhere.

The U.S. presidential guest house is bigger than the White House.

You know, if this were 1805, Clinton would be the vice president!

I guess in before the 19th century, the runner up of the election would become the vice president.

It's definitely a good thing that's changed since then!

Now we seem to be more professional with the system.

At least compared to other countries, like in Indonesia the president has released 3 albums while in office.

Hmm, I wonder if his songs were ever on the radio!

I'm not sure!

I bet if they were we could have tuned in, am radios are able to pick up anything, even radio storms from Jupiter!

Radio is definitely such an underrated form of media.

It's so simple, but so very effective.

It's so simple that some soldiers in WWII made radios using razorblades and pencils.

That's incredible

I would agree wholeheartedly.

There's also a website where you can listen to radio dramas for free, if you're interested.

That really does sound interesting!

I have a preference for learning over the radio.

I like one station a lot, it broadcasts a weekly news program entirely in classical latin!

I love classical latin!

I bet Canada doesn't though...I guess in Canada, 40% of the content played on the radio needs to be Canadian.

I bet they're not listening to latin!

Oh yeah that's a strange law, you'd think radio would be more free huh!

Well it was nice talking to you, have a nice night!


Hey there!
Do you like reading much?

I love to read!
Im mainly into non fiction!

Me too!

I may be a slow reader considering the world record for speed reading is a speed of 4,700 words per minute!

That is ridiculously fast!
I couldnt imagine reading that fast!

It would be nice, I could get so much more done in a day!

In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels!

Ha.

I can't even imagine what other normal or good things they thought were immoral back then!

Or just even not wanting the knowledge to spread.

I've never read Ender's game.

I wonder why it's suggested reading for many military organizations, including the USMC.

I did!

It was a great book, but I am not sure why it qualifies as military reading.

Hm, maybe I'll check that one out!

Also starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five US military branches.

Have you read that one?

I havent, but if the military recommends it, it might be a good read.

Yeah, there's another one I may check out.

Do you have a car?

I don't at this time, but I'm going to need one soon!

I am so sick of walking everywhere!

I do, I recently lost function in my right foot due to cancer, so I even got it adapted so I could drive with my left.

It is awesome.

Oh wow!

I'm so sorry to hear that!

But I had no idea they could adapt a car to a left foot!

It's amazing that you can do anything with your left foot!

My left foot is like my left hand, useless.

Haha

I thought mine would be too, but when your right doesnt fight for control it is easier.

lol

Oh yeah!

I can see that now!

So, the cadillac was named after a french explorer Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac.

That is interesting, I always thought it was named after someone who invented the car.

Good thing they didn't name the car Mothe, I guess.

Haha

True, no one would want one of those.
LOL

Haha!

It's legal in south africa to have a flame thrower on your car!

Car jacking must be pretty bad!

Yeah, for sure!
And road rage!
Haha

I am glad thats not a thing here, some people have some serious road rage!

Absolutely!
Also car jackings here aren't THAT bad!
Haha

Did you hear why the drive through was invented?

No, why?

Because soldiers couldnt get out of their cars in their fatigues.

McDonalds created the first one.

Yay!
McDonalds!
That ended up working well for me!
I prefer drive-thrus!
Thank you for the great conversation!
:)

Have a fantastic day!


Hello!
Do you watch a lot of television?

Hi.

Sometimes although I watch more Netflix nowadays.

I used to love the Shark Tank but most of the deals aren't even enacted!

I loved watching that show.
Did you ever watch That 70's Show?

Yes another one of my favorites!

I loved Kelso.

Also I loved the Simpsons.

Daniel Radcliffe voiced the cartoon parody of Edward Cullen from Twilight!

I didn't know that.

They remade the show in the UK and called it Days Like These.

Have you heard about it?

Never heard of it but would be funny to see how they did.

SNL is another classic and their skit "Weekend Update" is their longest running one.

Yes.

If you look it up on youtube you can find all 10 episodes on there.

It's really funny because the characters names are the same, they dress the same, and have the same personalities.

They even do the different car scenes in the beginnings but with a different song.

Oh wow I will have to check it out.

Is it good?

I also like the genre drama which is a specific mode of fiction.

Yes.
It's a good show.
You'll like it.
I like dramas too.
I used to like watching House.

Great series!

Hugh Laurie was so good in that.

I like the actor Jon Hamm and he does a lot of good too like teaching drama at his old high school!

I wonder if he did that before he became an actor?

Yeah that is a good question.

One of his students was Ellie Kemper who played Erin from the Office.

Wow.

Nice.

I didn't know that.

Another show I loved.

Also loved Mad Men.

I think it's funny that Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls in his school were in drama class.

Good of a reason as any I guess!

Soap operas got their name because they used to be sponsored by soap manufacturers!

Wow.

I never knew that.

How interesting!

Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.

Good for him!

Positivity is good.

Too much negativity in the world.

For example, 1/3 of all divorce filings in the US had mentioned facebook, maybe as a cause?

I agree.

and I would believe it.

I've known a few people who have gotten into trouble by meeting members of the opposite sex and it destroyed their families.

Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 friends you would get a free whopper.

Sounds like a good promo to me!

It is so popular.

More people are on Facebook today than there were people in the world 200 years ago!

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

Big mistake on Myspace's part.

I think eventually people will get sick of Facebook just like they did with Myspace.

Man should have pulled the trigger.

Yeah I am definitely tired of it.

Well 30% of Americans use it as their primary news source.

The Russians must be happy to hear that.

lol yes.

I only look at the news stories on there that I know are generated from a source I already know.

If not, I don't even click on the story.

It was nice chatting with you!


Hi!
Do you like to read?

I do what I can!
What about you?

I love to read, definitely not a speed reader though

Me neither!

I can't believe someone can read 4700 words per minute!

That is crazy I wish I had that reading speed in school.

I would have gotten a lot more done.

You and me both lol.

Have you read Ender's game or starship troopers?

Ive read Ender's Game, not Starship troopers though.

Not sure why they are on military reading lists.

Maybe because they defy the odds to beat the enemy?

I loved the movie Starship Troopers haha.

Do you own a car at all?

But in Ender's game that is not how it ended.

He saved the alien life.

Interesting, I've never seen or read it lol.

It is a good book and movie.
Id recommend it.

I will definitely look into it!

Can you believe they put flamethrowers on cars in South Africa!?

Car Jacking must get pretty bad there.

Id definitely want one if that was that big of an issue.

I agree, can you imagine having them on our cars here in the US?

lol that would be crazy!

Road Rage would surely get out of hand, some one steals your parking spot, just torch them.

There would be nothing but burn marks all over parking lots lol.

Do you know how Cadillac got its name?

Yeah, from a French explorer, I always thought it was a car makers name like Benz

Same here.

I can't believe the car was invented by Benz in 1886.

You always associate the car with Ford!

I always did, I just guess Ford was the first to mass produce it.

I'm sure!

Do you know there are 1.25 billion cars in the world!

That is sure a lot!

Good thing they invented drive thrus for all those cars.

What would we do without them!

Anyways, I had a great chat with you, have an awesome day!


Kind of disturbing that Starship Troopers is assigned military academy reading.

Ender's Game is at least a little less toxic.

Hello!

That's interesting, are those both assigned readings on the military lists?

Wonder why they have them in the first place.

They both involve strategic thinking in wartime situations.

But at least Ender feels guilty about committing genocide, while Heinlein's characters are cheering it on.

Ahh that's interesting, regardless I think reading lists are important.

Although maybe the military should use "reading bicycles", they used them in an elementary school and test scores greatly improved.

I remember how angry I used to get at the idea of summer reading lists.

I didn't read Watership Down till I'd been an adult a long time, and I noticed the book was on the high school's mandatory summer reading.

If I'd been forced to read it like that I'd probably hate it to my dying day.

Oh that's interesting!

I think reading lists aren't diverse enough, they should have monster stories too!

It's funny to think George R.R.

Martin started writing by selling monster stories for pennies huh!

Interesting.

I think Stephen King also started out really scraping by as a writer, trying to sell short stories for pretty low amounts, before he hit it big with Carrie.

I didn't know that!

On the other hand a lot of successful people are never involved with reading.

President Andrew Johnson never learned reading until his wife taught him.

I didn't know that.

A surprising number of people today can't read and manage to fake it somehow.

Definitely, and most have no excuse.

Even Louis Braille, who invented the braille reading and writing system, was able to perfect it at the age of 15.

I don't know how much they're to blame TBH.

Teachers have such high student ratios, and schools take such a one-size-fits-all approach in processing students without regard to their learning style, I'm not surprised a lot of people fall through the cracks.

That's definitely true, at least they've instilled the quality of silent reading, which is always helpful.

Back in the middle ages, only the most skilled readers were able to read silently.

That really surprised me when I first learned it.

It must have made for a lot of distraction when several people were reading in the same place.

Oh I'm sure it was.

They must have had to drown it out like radio noise.

On that note, are you interested in radios at all?

Not a whole lot, but by brother-in-law is a former radio DJ who's fascinated by the history of radio, and has a collection of the old radio serial programs.

Are you?

I like listening to old radio programs as well!

One of the most popular acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist, that's incredible to me!

Yeah, that's hilarious.

It doesn't seem like anyone could get much out of that on the radio.

I used to listen to the 1970's Fantastic Four radio show!

I recently found out Bill Murray actually voiced the Human Torch.

That's amazing!
I love Bill Murray.
One of the best comedians ever.

Oh I love him!

It's surprising how many people get their start or at least become famous over radio.

Like Bing Crosby recordings filled over half of all radio time allocated to recorded music in 1948.

Imagine Top 40 radio today giving half its time to one artist!

Nice chatting with you.


Hey!
Do you watch TV?

Not as much as I used to, I've lost control of the TV to the kids.

Ha.

I cut cable, so I rely on Netflix a lot.

I was always a big Simpsons fan.

Same here, lost the cable about two years back, use both Prime and Netflix and save a bundle every month.

I liked the old Simpsons, not so much the recent ones.

There is only one Episode where Bart isnt seen or even mentioned.

I wonder how they did that, he seems integral.

I tend to watch one drama over a few weeks and then move on to another.

Did you see House, it has been off the air for a while, but I loved that show!

I used to watch it with my wife, I was not that bothered by it.

I think she really liked the main actor.

Hugh Laurie was great!

He is the highest paid actor for a TV drama.

There are quite a few seasons of House, he must have done very well for himself, set for life.

Agreed.

Do you know why Jim Carrey doesnt do drama anymore?

Does he still do comedies?

Many of these comedians start out in goofy roles and then want to become legitimate actors in dramas.

I think he does, he only wants to portray positive things in his acting.

are you a frequent Facebook user?
I have an account but rarely use it.

I feel like I am on it all the time.

I cant believe Myspace declined to buy it in 2005, what a mistake.

Someone made a bad choice.

I tend to stay away from it because I think if I started I'd never escape it.

It is hard, I manage several businesses on it, so I cant ever get away.

You must close your eyes and still see Facebook blue.

We'll all probably use it more and more, I hear Iceland is using it to rewrite their constitution.

They are, what a neat way to get everyone involved.

Burger King is even hopping in on the craze.

In kind of a cheeky way, yes.

I kind of like the contrariness of getting people to unfriend.

I know at least 10 I could get rid of for a whopper.

LOL.

Have a great day!


I enjoy watching south park reruns.
Have you seen them?

ya i like them a lot, especially when they roasted family guy, did you see that episode?

Not that particular episode.
I also like the simpsons.

Yeah, you should watch it, they did a great job and later the crew of the simpsons actually sent them flowers.

Was that the last episode?

Nope, this was years ago.
Did you ever watch pokemon as a kid?

I'm old.

My kids watch pokemon.

I did not know that there are over 750 episodes of pokemon.

ya, I watched it as a kid, but if I watched 50 episodes a year for 20 years only maybe then would i catch up haha

Yes, you would.

Hugh Laurie made $700,000 per episode as Dr. House.

Yeah, that's crazy, I think he was the highest paid actor on TV, isn't that right?

he's really good at expressing and imitating emotions.

Yes, he was, according to an article that I read.

Yup, I think so.

Back to the Simpsons, I guess there is only 1 episode where you don't see Bart and he's also not mentioned at all, weird.

That was weird.

I thought that Bart was the main character.

ya it depends on the episode I guess, did you ever watch that 70's show?

Yes, I did.

They were remade in the UK but they were then cancelled.

ya thats funny, must be a different sense of humor, did you like George Carlin?

I guess he did the narrator voice for thomas the tank

I did but I prefer Ringo Starr.

Haha, yeah.

I didn't like Alec Baldwin as that voice, I wish Carlin could have told some jokes though.

I'm not crazy about Baldwin in general.

So, probably I was biased when I watched Thomas the tank engine.

haha ya me too, do you like Michael Caine?

he got into acting apparently to meet girls

Yes, he did not have any intention to be an actor.

But then he became a great actor.

ya I liked him a lot in Batman Begins!
He is a great actor!


Fires in the streets.

Smashed windows.

Flipped cars.

Light poles toppled by alcohol-fueled crowds.

Philadelphia awoke this morning

Its sad to see people destroy their hometown after such a momentous occasion

Why do fans care so intensely about their teams?

What is going on in their brains after a win or loss?

What circumstances make a riot more likely?

Researchers believe its the effect the mob has on each person that brings out the violence

And when American sports fans riot, it is almost always in celebration of a victory rather than a defeat.

Why do fans feel so strongly about their teams?

"We're social creatures.

We have a need to belong," said Daniel Wann, a psych

The need we have for a sense of belonging can be detrimental when you find yourself in a crowd after a championship win.

Where else are you going to find total strangers hugging all over each other than at a major sports team win

Trying to measure that effect, Hirt conducted a study in the 1990s on college basketball fans

I understand the need and desire to celebrate but not the pole climbing

They think they're anonymous," said Jason Lanter, a psychology professor at Kutztown University who has studied celebratory fan violence for more than a decade.

Are celebrating your teams win in the streets right now?

"For a certain subset of sports fans, witnessing violent sports is not enough to reduce 'such energy to tolerable levels,' and only personally experienced 'aggressive acts'

Did you celebrate the Philly Super Bowl win last year with the crowd?

Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal.

Unqualified

I realize that but do you get caught up in all the excitement of your team winning a championship?

When was the dunk reinstated in college basketball do you know?

Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade.

Was he the tallest player on the team?

In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.

That is surpirising


did you know that Finland has a radio station the broadcasts news in classic Latin?

like why?

haha

Are you interested in the radio?

I am a bit, I wish I knew how to make a foxhole radio like they did in wwii

Well at its core, a radio is using defines to systematically modulate the properties of electromagnetic energy to carry information, specifically sound

that makes sense, but I don't understand how you could make a radio out of a pencil and razorblade, that's what the soldiers used

Ya I guess you could make a radio that way, but I also have no idea how they would even use it

no I wondered that too, have you ever listened to a classical radio drama?

No I haven't but I heard there is free website with thousands of radio drama episodes

ya I should check it out, there is probably something interesting on it, do you have a smart phone?

Yes.

Aren't phones such marvelous inventions, allowing two users to converse despite vast distances

ya they are amazing, apparently your phone is more powerful that the cpu that powers the American missile deterrant system

All this thanks to a cable 2.7 inches in diameter across the oceans

ya that is wild, I wonder how protected it is?

It would be horrible for that to get damaged, I wonder if they have a backup cable?

I hope so.

I don't think getting that cable cut would be as disastrous as the internet shutting down tho

no I agree, did you know that the 3 flat lines on app pages is called a hamburger button?

That makes me hungry haha

I concur.

I embrace technology, but I am concerned since the constant novelty of clicking links online can cause real addiction problems

well I am glad that there is a place that is backing up the internet just in case everything goes down, I think it's the library of alexandria where they store it

I wonder how often they update the information.

I wonder that too, do you remember the old rotary phones?

I guess 212 is the fastest number you can dial on them and that's why it is still New York's area code

It is amazing that with all this technology we can even get 3g services at the peak of mt everest.

that is amazing, what else is amazing is that 7 percent of people read all of the terms of service online, I'm shocked its that high honestly


Hi do you use the internet much?

Yes all the time.
Do you know what a hamburger button is?

that is the three horizontal line menu in the apps

Yeah.

Did you know you can get addicted to clicking on the internet?

Yeah I can see that if you spend too much time in it

Yeah.

There is a copy of the internet in the library of Alexandria

WOw how do you even save a copy of the internet though

Yeah good point.
There is 3g cell service on everest now

WOw that is convenient I guess.

Do you ever read the terms when you buy online?

Nope I do not , I guess I am not in the 7% of those who do

Yeah me too.
DO you use your phone much

I do.
did you ever use a rotary phone?

I did not but I hear it is the reason why NY area code is 212

Yeah it was the easiest to dial on those large phones

Yeah, how about the phone books, ever used them?

I have not actually but heard they cannot be separated once stuck together

Yeah, I want to see that happen.

UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use the phone

I want to know how they do that as it is a great initiative

Yesh exactly Did you know the iPhone has more power than the us icbm deterrent

Wow that is a lot of power, kind of scary

Yeah it is indeed.
Do you listen to the radio?

I do actually Did you know in AM you can get Jupiter's storms?

Wow that is impressive I wonder what sounds like


good morning to you

Good morning!
Do you listen to the radio any?

not too much, im more of a podcast guy.
do you?

I hear you.

Radio can be interesting though.

They say that the storms from Jupiter can be heard on an am radio.

the radio is fascinating, i dont understand how it works.

this is the perfect example of how wild it is

I'm not sure how it works either.

I know it uses radio waves to carry information.

did you know theres a site where you can listen to thousands of old radio drama episodes for free?

No I didn't know that.

I'd like to look that site up.

Some of those old dramas were pretty good!

I guess those radio dramas and talk shows sort of live on in the form of podcasts if you think about it!

Yes they do.

The internet has continued the lives of a lot of old things other than radio.

it is.

did you know the peak of mt everest has 3g coverage?

haha

I didn't know that and I would really like to know how someone got coverage way up there!

it seems like the interent reach far and wide....and high these days

Yes it does.

It's come a long way from it's early use by schools in the 1980s.

only 7% of people ever read those terms of service.

i wonder what were signing away

I have to admit that I very rarely ever read them.

If the terms are from a known company I just skip or skim over them.

I have literally never ever read them!
aint nobody got time for thtat!

They are pretty long and drawn out!

Say did you know that the constant clicking on links can cause real addiction?

that makes sense if you think about...some people get addicted to that instant access to kowledge and information

Yes they do.

All of that information is completely safe by the way from going away.

The library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet.

we might need more backups!
we cant lose all that knowledge.
i wonder if it updates in real time

I don't know.

I would like to know that too.

I would also like to know how the library stores it.


Hi, how do you feel about the internet?

I  think the internet is a great invention and I love it, what about you?

I know I am a bit of a slave to it.
It is fantastic what we are able to do.

I know right, we can tranfer data, music, videos, large file, the internet is just amazing

It is, There is even a copy in the Library of Alexandra

Thats a great thing I guess, the internet is neccesary now I cant imagine my life without it

I know.

There is even 3G service at the top of MT Everest.

Theres signal on top of Mt.

Everest!

wow thats the highest mountain in the planet, crazy how signal gets there

Yeah, but it is great so you can check in when you reach the summit, because as we all know it isnt official until it is on facebook... lol

Thats amazing, I would like to take a selfie after achieving a goal like that, not many make it to the top

Very true.

Maybe people in the past have used the method that WWII soldiers did with the pencil and the razor blade.

That sounds like a great survival skill, do you  listen to the radio much?

On occasion, mainly podcasts.

I would like to hear the radio storms that Jupiter has though.

That would be interesting  I agree, would become boring eventually but can make you imagination fly

Very true.

They do have a website with classical radio dramas too, its even free.

Is it free really?

does it have a lot of content usually the worse episodes are the only free ones

I dont know, I havent personally checked out, but if they are all older it is public domain, so it would all be free.

I see, I must Google search for that site then, do you agree with the Canadian rewarding local music in their radio stations?

I think it is good, but to require 40% is kind of crazy

Seems a bit excesive but I respect the law, you promote local talent and then great artists can be formed

Very true.

It would also give lesser know local artists a chance against the big stars.

I agree, big stars are famous already so its hard to compete with that.


Hello!

Do you like listening to the radio?

I listen to radio through websites that let you listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.

Hi, how are you?

I don't listen to the radio much these days.

I figure I can get stuff online.

Don't know that I would listen to old radio shows though.

They are quite interesting to listen to.

I also listen to the radio while I am driving.

Some radio stations are pretty good.

Did you know that Canada has a rule for radio stations?

Canada is awash in rules and regulations.

Probably something about not too much American stuff on there.

Close!

They have a law stating that all radio stations are required to play 40 percent of music made in Canada.

The Canadian artists just can't compete against the Americans.

The Americans have louder instruments, plus they're taller.

These advantages mean that Canadians struggle in their own market.

Taller?

I feel we're about the same height as them.

Canada's president was as tall as Barack Obama.

Or should I call him Renegade.

That was Obama's secret service codename.

Obama was indeed a renegade.

The Secret Service no doubt had trouble keeping him under careful watch.

Had Obama been the Canadian president, then he would have escaped detection.

You are really obsessed with this height thing, lol.

I think secret service took good care of Obama.

In fact, when he went to India all the coconuts in the trees surrounding his destinations were removed.

How well protected was he?

If Obama had come to Canada instead of India, there would have been no threat from coconuts.

Canadians know how to treat presidents.

Maybe India should rethink their use of coconuts, considering international affairs and such.

Now you're defending Canada?

You're interesting.

Well Obama has been all over the world; in fact, when you zoom into the white house on Google Maps you can see Obama.

I'm opposed to Canada and their radio policy, but Obama needs to focus more on a country's coconut policy, especially when he could evade another's country secret service.

I think it's great that Obama did a cameo for Google Maps for free.

He's a generous guy.

Obama is very generous for sure.

During his presidency, he only vetoed only 2 bills.

Can you guess how many Franklin D. Roosevelt vetoed?

FDR was in there for many years.
Probably twice as many as Obama.

Actually FDR vetoed 635 bills.
I wonder why so many.

That's how piece work works.

You get paid for each thing that you complete.

He probably got paid by the veto, maybe even a bonus after going past a certain number.

The presidency is different now.

Yes it is.

I think presidents for all over the world are different they were before.

Did you know that the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.

That certainly beats Obama.

He didn't release even one.

I think maybe he didn't understand the competition out there.

Other presidents probably tried to release at least one album, maybe a single.

You're funny.

Obama was to cool for that.

This sounds like something Trump would do.

Trump and his cabinet could put together a video like the '85 Bears.

A song about golf or something.

It was nice chatting with you.


Hello, do you follow politics very much.

Did you know FDR vetoed 635 bills as President, Obama just 2 and Trump not a single bill yet.

It sounds like the congress is slowing down and not submitting bills to be signed or vetoed.

Yes, good point.

With gridlock there may be a huge difference in bills compared to the depression/New Deal era.

Did you follow the Trump Kim Jong Un second summit?

That turned out to be "Much Ado About Nothing", Lisa Monaco reports Kim will never give up nukes as they're the safety net to keep in power, thus he's rational for holding on as to them as long as he rules.

I believe that Kim is behaving rationally to some extent.

If he was deposed some how, he would looses his life in short order.

Do nukes really help him hold power though.

I do not see that.

Well, you look at Gaddafi being overthrown with Western air-cover and assistance in Libya after he gave up his nuclear program vs. Kim holding onto power and very nervous because he has nukes, I think that what Kim see's in having nukes.

I don't really feel confident in the best decisions for the future involving that regime.

You wonder what the CIA and FBI and Homeland Security know about North Korea's cyber and other threats to us.

Ah yes, the cyber threat.

It is easy to sell the fear of the unknown.

Perhaps Kim would like some passes to Disney Land in Europe in exchange for the nuke program.

Haha, if you look at the guy, his haircut and suit he looks like a Disneyland Character.

Did you see where the President of Zimbabwe was called "President Banana"; maybe a fruit moniker would be more apt for Kim.

I like to think the Zimbabwe presidents first name was Top.

I read somewhere that Kim distrusts barbers and cuts his own hair.

I wonder what weight motor oil he uses.

Funny, yes.

I also read he brought all his own food and cooks to cook the food at the aborted last Summit with Trump as he's afraid of being poisoned.

He must not sleep well at night fearing Chefs and Barbers.

Did you read where two of the three most wealthy Presidents were Washington and Jefferson (JFK being the third).

Sound like Plantation Owner was a fairly lucrative position given all the Presidents we've had including the self-described current billionaire.

It must be difficult to adjust for inflation from president washingtons time.

I never learned in school that until 1805 the runner up in a presidential election became the vice president.

Yes, imagine if that law hadn't been changed.

We'd have Trump/Hillary as President/VP; that sounds like a nightmare.

Did you see where the President's guest house is larger than the White House, had that law still been in effect my suspicion is that where VP Hillary would have based her operations from.

The Trump/Hillary presidency would be more entertaining than what we have now.

That would inconceivable.

I think Kim finds himself in a no win and is riding the tiger.

Haha, yes, but did you see where the President of Indonesia released 3 pop albums in office, I doubt he was orange but he had to wear some makeup if he took the Presidency Pop Tour on the road.

It speaks to the popularity of the Indonesian president.

If there was an unpopular president who released an album it would do poorly.

He could even get Kanye West and still flop.

I'm unaware of his record sales or popularity of his music in Indonesia or elsewhere, but it is certainly an oddity.

Did you know if you zoom in on the White House on Google maps you see former President Obama?

Renegade is visible?

No, I had no idea.

Obamas secret service code name was renegade.

Yes, odd to me.

He seemed like a fairly intelligent soft spoken man, less renegade than scholar or statesman.

I wonder if the price of coconuts and coconut oil plunged when he visited India, they actually cut down all the coconut trees surrounding one of his destination in case he would be injured in a falling coconut accident, that would have been freakish.

May I disagree with some things.

A code name that is not in line with who you are is probably a good thing.

44th would be a bad code name.

The coconuts were removed from the tree.

Yes, at for all the birther non-sense he was a legitimate President because his mom was a US Citizen, why didn't they say that on Fox News, I despair.

It makes me wonder.

A citizen is a citizen.

Unless your trying to appeal to the voters.

It is just easier to say, yep, born here.

Well, thank you for for the discussion.

I didn't know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that can be picked up by am radio.

I'm old enough to have owned and listened to am radio in the 60's and I thought all the static was just a cheap radio, now I see it extraterrestrial.

And to think those radio waves are passing through you.

The waves are lovingly caressing your nostrils, wrapping around your fillings.

Have a good day.


Hi do you know much about presidents?

Hello I know some stuff.

Do you know who the three wealthiest us ones have been?

Yeh I think it was Washington, Jefferson and JFK

Yes.

Do you know the president of Zimbabwe was named Banana?

Yeah pretty uncommon name, or last name I guess

Yesh true.

The president of Indonesia seems to be a talented pop star.

He sure does, he has already released 3 albums while on office

Yeah.

Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?

Wow pretty fun one.
Do you listen to the radio much?

I do some times.

You can catch Jupiter's storms in AM radio

Nice one.
Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?

I do not but I hear they play over 40) of Canadian music, it is a requirement

Yeah that is pretty interesting they must really like to support national talent, good for them

I guess so.
Do you know any latin?

I do not actually but I hear there is a radio in Finland that gives the news in latin.

That is pretty cool actually.
DO you listen to radio dramas?

I do sometimes, there is a free website where you can listen to them

Nice.

What did you think of Obama as a president?

I liked him actually, Do you know what his codename was?

Yes it was renegade, pretty awesome.

Did you know he only vetoes 2 bills while in office?

Yeah and on the other hand Roosevelt vetoes 635 of them


Have you read much about Barack Obama?

I didn't realize that he's named after his father

I haven't studied him closely, but I learned recently that his Secret Service Codename was renegade.

I mean, I would use a name that legit too.

During his time in office, he only vetoed two bills.

Compared to FDR's 635, that's very low

Given the government division, that's really surprising.

Of course, we've come a long way from when the vice-President was always the runner up from the Presidential election.

Maybe if we went back to that system we'd have more bipartisanship.

And possibly a lot less would get done.

I wonder whose idea it was for the White House to be smaller than its guest house

Perhaps it was Washington given that he was one of the wealthiest presidents.

He might have not needed a big house given that he knew he'd be returning to his own mansion.

He's not the only one who was wealthy.

The whole Kennedy family seems to have had a lot of money for JFK to have been in the top 3 wealthy

Kennedy is a very presidential name.

As was Washington.

Not like Zimbabwe, who had a first president named Banana.

But in their culture, it was presidential enough for him to be elected

Very true.

Much as in our culture, we have elected a Hollywood star twice now.

Course, Indonesia's president actually produces music while in office.

He would write his own campaign music to get people to vote for him.

If it's catchy enough, it'll get stuck in their heads

Yep, and maybe make it on the radio.

Everyone can find a way to access the radio, like the soldiers in WWII who made radios out of a razor blade and pencil.

You could probably even find it online.

Even the classic radio dramas can be found for free online

Yes, which could come in handy if you're in Canada.

Apparently, Canada requires 40% of the music played to be Canadian.

I'd get pretty tired of Alanis Morisette 40% of the time.

That's not the only Canadian artist.

If we though "Call Me Maybe" was overplayed in the US, how much more would it have been played in Canada since she's Canadian?

I didn't realize she was Canadian, too.

Well, any of it would be better than Finland, where they play their weekly news entirely in classical Latin.

It's just one station, but I can't imagine how it's still going.

More people must understand Latin than we realize

Yeah, most people have something interesting that we never knew.

Like Teddy Roosevelt, who apparently didn't want to be sworn into office on the Bible.

There was one other who didn't.

There are all sorts of weird things, like how Obama could have still been President had he been born in Kenya

Or McCain or Cruz, who were all born outside the US.

Perhaps one day there will be a President who was actually born in Kenya.

I'm not sure how that works, but I guess I'll have to research that more


I wonder if a rotary phone would still work if I hooked it up in my home?

That would be fun to try.

Hello there, that would be fun to try again.

I remember using those when I was little.

Did you have one on the wall in your kitchen?

We did, bright yellow.

Yeah we did, ours was on off yellow, more of a tan or light brown though.

Remember calling other people and the line always being busy at some houses?

These days the phone and TV are all kind of merged.

My iPhone supposedly has more computing power than the nuclear icbm deterrent.

I wonder how they measured that?

Yeah the phone, tv, and computer have all merged basically.

Yeah that is an interesting fact and thats true how do they measure that?

If you ever get a chance to go to the Computer History Museum in Mt View California they have a missile computer on display, I think from a Polaris submarine.

Not much too it really.

That would be pretty neat to go see if you are in the area.

It seems such a waste all the internet and compute power that we spend on games and just fooling around.

Like Netflix and Youtube make up half of the internet peak traffic in North America.

Just think if all that power was spent, say, like curing cancer.

That is a very good point, and what if instead of all of the hype for popular people, we hyped up people that contribute actual meaningful things to help others.

You mean like celebrities and singers?

Really what do they do that is of any use?

But we love 'em all anyway.

Like Ringo Starr narrated so many Thomas the Tank engine shows.

And we love him for it.

Well that is really cool, no those people bring a lot of joy and amusement, I meant more like reality stars and such.

But yeah that is really cool, I didn't know that!

Those "reality" shows are a real waste.

Most of them anyway.

But a good movie can be a real treasure.

The Netflix founder got mad after getting a $40 late fee for Apollo 13 that he had rented.

I guess he was watching it over and over.

So he founded Netflix.

Now he can watch whatever he wants.

Isn't that a funny story, and to think that Blockbuster had a real chance to buy Netflix but turned it down.

So many missed chances in Silly Con valley!

And big winners too.

Like did anyone think the Simpsons would become such a perennial hit?

Right, I used to love that show, until about the 12th season or so, then I felt the writing went downhill.

There's only so much the writers can actually do, week after week.

Bart himself has appeared in every show except one.

I suppose we could use all this compute power to track shows like who's in what episode etc.

Yeah I wonder what episode that, and you are right we could easily use all this power at our hands.

Let's get all 137 million worldwide Netflix subscribers to watch all the Simpson's episodes and record every character.

That would be a hoot!

Yeah that would be quite a feat as well!

Sign me up.

I'll take the free Netflix subscription in return for doing the work.

Hey same here, well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good one.