Do you like watching football?

I love football, but I dislike Jimmy Garoppolo and all that he stands for.

He should move to Guam!

Lol, what did he go or stand for?

He is the one that started kneeling during the National Anthem to protest.

I also didn't think he was a good quarterback, no wonder nobody picked him up to play.

That was Colin Kaepernick, Jimmy G is the new quarterback I  think.

LOL......oh, you're right...(blushes), I better get off my high horse.

Err....Garropolo is a good quarterback (I feel like a doofus right now).

lol, you're fine!
Do you have a favorite quarterback?

Thanks.

Yes, I've had a bunch of them in the 50 years I've been watching football.

Favre, Kelly, Kosar just to name three.

But, being a Cleveland Browns fan....I really feel we have finally got a good quarterback in Baker Mayfield.

He makes it good to be a Browns fan.

Love the guys attitude.

Browns are going to be great this year, maybe scary good!

You know he almost quit football to video game?

That's what I've heard.

We love the fact that the Browns will be a ton better, but the amount of press they are getting right now in football is a tad scary.

I mean the critics are talking Super Bowl???

Slow down football pundits!

Right, lets just have another 500+ season before we start talking about that.

Did you ever hear how the huddle was started?

I'm quessing some quarterback started it, calling his team over to him, and whispering...."Hey guys, don't say anything to her, but my wife's cooking sucks!"

lol, that could be it!

I think it was because of Paul Hubbard being deaf, i think he was a browns qb back in the day?

Hmmm....never heard of him.
Do you have a favorite NFL team?
Or favorite quarterback?

I like the Vikings, but not kirk cousins quite yet.

I liked alex smith with the chiefs, guy was really smart

Vikings are good.

I loved them way back in the Fran Tarkenton days.

Alex Smith was really good at quarterback until last year playing for the Redskins.

What a shame.

Right, sucks he got hurt really bad.

He went into college with so many college credits it was insane.

He then became the #1 pick.

I hope he recovers, but it looks bleak.

I had him as my fantasy quarterback a few years ago, never passed for a ton of yards, but he was a smart quarterback.

At least he has the smarts to fall back on!

It was so nice chatting with you!

Great chatting football with you as well!

I gotta get some coffee after that Garropolo gaffe I made.

Hope to talk again!

lol, I won't tell anyone ;).
Enjoy your day!


Do you like to watch football?

I love football, what about you?

I love it was well, the game has become a lot more popular now.

In the 60s pro bowlers made more money than pro football players

That's crazy they made more.

Bowling has definitely gone downhill since then.

I bet it has, the highest score in football history happened back in 1916, 222-0, one team definitely got confused and played another game in the field.

Wow - that's very high!
What a boring game.

I know, really boring and hard to watch I mean even who would keep on playing after loosing by 100 points.

Did you know Green-Ellis never fumbled the football in his NFL career?

He was a really talented player.

I liked him a lot I never knew he hold such an impressive record.

Yea he was very talented.

I find it funny Iowa painted the opposing team locker room pink.

They did?

that is really funny can you imagine the reaction of visiting teams they must be really surprised once in the locker rooms

I agree haha.

Did you know Alex Smith took so many AP classes in high school that he was a junior when he started college?

He did?

that's awesome he must be a really smart person, he is one of the most famous QB right?

He must be very smart.
He's very famous.
Who's your favorite QB?

Mine is Tom Brady what about yours?

I love Andy Dalton and Patrick Mahomes.

Those are pretty good QBs as well, interesting fact about Brady but his coach didnt like him back in high school

Did you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the league right now?

No I didn't know about him, is he a good QB?

I haven't heard of him either so I'm not too sure who he even plays for.

I see, well its been great chatting about football with you hope we can do this again.

Yes, great chatting with you!


I am a football fan.
How about yourself?

I'm a huge fan, I watch as many game as I can and play fantasy.

Do you play fantasy football?

I do actually.

Awesome!

Are you successful at it...I love the excitement of it even though I'm not very good.

Do you follow any sites?

I always do really well right up until the end and then it all falls apart ha ha.

I do it through the NFL website.

Did you also know that they have a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee?

Me too!

I usually do great but always forget to get players off waivers and such.

Like I pick the popular players but not so much the unknowns like Josh Allen (rookie) who had a monster year.

Are you serious?

for the spelling bee?

Yes it's easy to overlook those people.

Yes for the spelling bee.

It's amazing what they will do fantasy leagues for.

Fantasy congress also exists.

I love politics, I'll have to look into that one.

Have you ever won?

I came close last year with Russel Wilson, who is STILL under a major league contract.

No, I also came closest last year.

I was in first or second place all year and then it fell apart in the playoffs.

Did you know that in the 60's top bowlers made more money than top football players?

Oh yeah, those guys who played back then made nothing!

Sometimes they even had to work in the off season...can you imagine Eli Manning working in the off season?

No way!

Any guess as to what the highest score in football ever was?

No what was it?

It was in 1916 between Georgia Tech and Cumberland and the score was 222-0!

You know what!

I did know that.

Do you know what the lowest super bowl score ever was?

I do not.

That is a terrible Superbowl.

How boring.

Did you know that ESPN invented the yellow line that shows the first down?

Can you imagine watching a game without that?

Really?

I didn't know they invented it....The only thing about it is that its sometimes in accurate- remember this last super bowl where it looked like he had the first down because he crossed the yellow line but it was actually in the wrong spot?

Yes it can be deceiving but it helps.

Do you you remember Benjarvus Green-Ellis that played for the Patriots?

Of course I do...he played With Ridley and all of them.

Did you know that in his time with the Patriots he never fumbled a football?!

That's incredible!


Hey!
Do you have an interest in football?

Not that much as the game kind of confuses me.

How about you?

A bit, I do get frustrated with the small amount of active play.

Me too.

The superimposed yellow line does help me out though.

ESPN won an Emmy for it.

It is a game changer for home viewership.

I cant imagine watching without it!

One game I'm curious to see is the one between Cumberland and Georgia Tech where Georgia tech won 222 to 0.Too bad it was in 1916 and there isn't any footage.

That is a crazy score.

I wonder if there is now some sort of mercy rule in place?

Yeah I wonder.

It's amazing how much interest in football has grown since then.

In the 60s, top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.

I cant believe bowler were ever paid that well.

I wonder if there is a fantasy bowling league

Haha, probably!

Yeah, bowling is a lot easier for me to follow but incredibly boring.

Haha.

True.
I mean there is a fantasy congress.
That sounds like sooo much fun.....

Haha, hilarious!
Do you play fantasy football?

Nope, my brother is crazy into it though.

I just dont care enough.

lol

Yeah, me either, haha.

Some people are really serious about it and dive deep into the stats.

My brother would be watching several games and just rooting for the players he had on his team, but not an entire team.

I never got it.

That is pretty funny.

Hey, maybe I should try that and I'd be more into football.

Its a possibility.
I might enjoy the game a bit more also.

I do watch the Super Bowl.
You?

Usually only for the commercials.
Missed it this year though.
No cable, and I was sick.

Oh, sorry to hear that.

We played commercial bingo this year for cash.

Have you tried that?

Speaking of Super Bowls, 4 time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady wasn't started by his high school coach even though they had a terrible season.

Lucky for him that he stuck to it.

I have never heard of commercial bingo, but it sounds like a great time!

Yeah, you should do it next year.
Have a good night!


hey, did you know that iowa's locker room for visiting teams is painted pink?

That's pretty funny to me haha

I didnt know that but I agree it must be curious to be the visiting team, wonder if that really works or just makes the other team angry.

haha ya it either makes them mad and they play better or it demoralizes them, also crazy that in the 60's top football stars didn't make as much as the top bowlers, just wild because bowling isn't big at all these days

I bet football wasnt a big thing back in the day, you know theres a rb from the Patriots that never fumbled the ball?

No I didn't know that, they shoudl give that guy a bonus, also weird that Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl

Really the only one?

I bet that gives him an edge and its former player maybe they did gave him a bonus back in the day.

ya I wondering if that is an advantage, I bet it is especially for running different kinds of plays, I think it's cool that the circle huddle was created by a deaf quarterback so that other teams couldn't read his hand signs

I bet he didnt think it would become so popular, do you know who Baker Mayfield is?

he's a college quarterback isn't he?

I think he was a champion in Halo 3 at his college, I used to play Halo 1 and 2, I was the champion of those games at my college

Yeah apparently no one in his college could ever beat him in Halo 3, good thing he became a football player though.

Do you play any videogames?

Like I said, I used to play Halo 1 and 2, I have played 3 and beyond but I didn't like those ones as much

Not really, I used to play Madden NFL and FIFA but I dont anymore, I guess I dont have the time but games can be really fun.

ya games can be fun, it's fun to be playing and fantasize about what you're doing, apparently a single fold in the brain can make the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy, did you know that?

I didnt know that, did you know there is a fantasy congress, points are gained due to legislative success.

what that is really weird, see I don't watch sports but I do follow politics so maybe I should get into that, people even fantasy draft the national spelling bee, people will fantasy draft anything I guess haha

I know right!

there seems to be a fantasy league for everything lol,

Ya, can you imagine a fantasy league and predicting the score of the highest scoring football game ever?

Apparently it was 222-0 haha

I bet that would earn you serious points lol and I would retire from football after a loss like that one, who beat who?

It was Georgia Tech who defeated Cumberland, Like at some point you'd think when they hit 100 you would just give up haha

Yeah lol it must be the most humiliating loss in football history, its almost like the story of Junipero Serra High School, had a hall of famer and never used him, they lost every game

I've seen that where sometimes the best players don't get used, it makes me sad at the waste of talent


Do you remember about the confidential informant in the Trump campaign?

I had a vague recollection of that.
It was an FBI spy, right?

It was not an FBI spy - just someone in the campaign who was concerned about the connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.

oh ok, it was a confidential informant.

Trump claimed it was an FBI spy, but it wasn't.

Correct.

Even Lindsey Graham agreed  that he was not a spy.

Right, it seems the GOP did not want to back Trump on that whole spygate thing.

Yes it might have been the last time they stood up to Trump.

The president is a title for the head of state in most republics, but it is not a dictatorship

Right, although 5 have been elected while still losing the popular vote

Yes - the Republicans have lost the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 elections as their traditional demographic is shrinking.

That's true, they also don't seem very interested in reaching out beyond their traditional demographics.

I wonder how they plan to survive in the future?

I am not sure.

Their core support in recent years comes from the South and the Mountain states, and the Evangelicals.

The urban areas are all blue.

Hillary Clinton was a republican in college, apparently...that's interesting.

I did not know that.

Though she might be like me and grow more liberal as she ages.

Plus the Republican party has grown far more right-wing even since Reagan.

Yeah, the GOP is hard to relate to at times.

I try to be objective but its hard to even consider voting for a party that denies climate change and has people like Mike Pence that believe in conversion therapy.

I completely agree.

After the Civil Rights act and the Voting Rights Act they started shifting right and very conservative.

Taking away voting rights seems to be their big thing right now.

Yeah, they are not the party of Lincoln like they claim.

Although, Richard Nixon did propose a guaranteed minimum income.

Yes for sure.

I find it funny that Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride because he did not want to be associated with the Republicans!

That is really funny!

Lincoln was the first president to be photographed and john wilkes booth was in the photo...wow!

Wow that is crazy!

It fits though - every US president who has had a beard was a Republican!

Wow!
Trump should grow a beard.

I am not sure about an orange beard!

He might look like the first president of zimbabwe who was called president banana!


Do you play fantasy football?

I don't but my kids do.

They love it.

They just hate when their team has a bye week and they can play their favorite players!

It hurts when Tom Brady has a bye week.

LOL.

Interesting.

Did you know the Iowa's guest locker room is painted pink?

No.

That is too funny!

One of my boys picked up John Brown from the Ravens.

He has been doing really good lately.

Three touchdowns!

That's awesome, are you a Ravens fan?

Cowboys all the way!

You know that everything is bigger in Texas.

There is a high school football stadium in Allen, TX that seats 18,000 and cost $60 mil to build!

I've only been to Texas a few times.
Figures, I'm a Redskins fan, hilarious!

Listen, high school football is no joke.

Did you know that Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team.

Talk about connections!

Oh, I believe it.

Have you ever participated in the fantasy spelling bee league?

Ummm no.

I never knew that there was such a thing!

I love watching those kids spell, but had no idea that you could have a fantasy league!

I didn't either.
I wonder how they score points?

Not sure.

I don't like much that is fantasy.

I am not a huge fan of that fiction but many people are.

Did you know there is a university where you can study science fiction and fantasy lit with a concentration of tolkien studies.

Too much for me.

No, I don't think I would feel comfortable going to that school.

Not a fan.

I am more a fan of sports.

I love watching quarterbacks.

I think that they are so gifted.

Did you hear about Kellan Moore who is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl?

No, I'm surprised there aren't more left handers in the game.

I suppose they have to build the team around the QB though.

Yep.

Did you know that there have only been two african-american qbs to win the super bowl and both wins were against the broncos?

No, I didn't.

I know the huddle was made to hide hand signals though.

I figured.

Guess how much those American flags that fly in the stadiums weigh and cost?

1,100 pounds and $50000.

OMG, really?
$50,000 in the Football stadiums?

Yes!

Betsy Ross is probably turning over in her grave!

Especially if she knew that 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to college football teams in the U.S.

Wow, that's unbelievable.
I never knew the flags cost that much.
Well nice chatting with you!


Good Morning.
Are you a football fan?
Playoff season is here.

I am a fan.

I do fantasy football.

I saw that the National spelling bee is a fantasy draft.

Crazy.

I saw that too.

My fantasy football season just finished up.

Calvin Ridley was a big waiver wire target early in the season.

You can even play fantasy congress.

Really?

How do you get points?

Probably off of their success in getting things through Congress.

Points are based on Legislative success.

That's what I figured.

Are you going to watch any of the games this weekend?

As usual the Dolphins and Ryan Tannehill missed out.

Yes, i'll watch them.

I seethat Ivory may get most of the work if Mccoy isn't 100%.

The Bills are out of the playoffs.

That information was more relevant to week 4, not today.

Not today at all.

I was reading and saw that in the brain, a single fold makes the difference in perceiving reality and

Perceiving reality and what?
Fantasy?

Sorry, yes, Fantasy.

Going back to Fooball, I heard awhile back that the University of Iowa have an all pink visitor locker room.

How funny.

Yeah, anything to get an advantage I guess.

Some teams don't need it though, like when Georgia beat Cumberland 222-0.

Oh my God, what an Ass whipping.

Benjarvus Green-ellis, former Payriots running back has never fumbled the football.

That's a pretty amazing statistic.

I'm still suprised that the Falcon's didn't make the playoffs.

With all their talent, and Calvin Ridley now added to the mix, they really under performed.

Yes they did.

So did my Panthers.

I saw that when Tom Brady was in high school, he was a backup Quarterback.

I like the Panthers.

Luke Kuechly is a beast and frequently used in pass coverage.

Newton was hurt all those games he played.

Speaking of playing, Brady couldn't even get in the games in HS even though his high school recorded a historically bad season.

I read that too.

And he's now a 4 time superbowl champion

That coach must not be very good, lol.

In the whole NFL, Kellan Moore is the only left handed Quarterback.

Never heard of him.
Well, nice chatting with you.
Hope you enjoy the playoffs.

Thanks and Happy New Year.


Hi, do you play any fantasy sport games?

I never have but I've heard that you can even play fantasy spelling bee!

So I can't promise that some day I won't try it, in one way or another!

Ha

I have heard that too.

I like playing fantasy football each year, but that's about the only one I do.

It sounds like a really fun thing to do, I'm just mostly too busy for fun.

:( Fantasy congress, is a thing too!

I agree.

I can't believe people do fantasy congress.

That is just funny.

I wonder what all other things people draft!

Speaking of fantasy, a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving fantasy and reality!

Yikes!

Scary!

Human's need to learn more about how fragile our bodies and especially our brains our, i think.

Wow that's very interesting.

Very fragile brains.

Terry Pratchett was knighted for his services to literature.

Oh wow!
I wouldn't mind being Knighted!
It's sounds so cool to me!

That does sound pretty cool.

A comedian in Chicago wrote a 15,145 page fantasy manuscript one time.

Jeez, I hope the comedian got paid for that!

I hope so too!
Do you like football?

I do like football!
And soccer to a degree.
But mostly football.

I do too.
Do you like the quarterback position?

Yes I do!

Did you know that Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the nfl?

I did not know that.

I do remember Vick being a lefty as well.

Oh really?

Personally, I'd love to be ambidextrous!

That would be cool.

Did you know Alex Smith took so many AP classes in high school that he was a junior when he started college?

No, I didn't know that!

I think that it's good to keep up with education, no matter what other opportunities, on may have.

I agree.

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

That's crazy!

I've never bowled, ever!Former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football in his nfl career.

That's a great record to have!

I can't believe he never fumbled.
Pretty crazy.
Well, it's been real chatting with you.
Have a good day.


Hey there, I found it pretty interesting that the Presidential runner-up became the Vice President until 1805

Hi.

I thought that was awesome too.

But now they have more choice in who they can work with.

I thought it was awesome that Canadian law requires radio stations to play Canadian music 40 percent of the time.

Yeah that was pretty interesting too.

At least they are supporting their artists.

The first couple articles were a bit frustrating - I feel like we're confusing politics with popular culture too much anymore.

Yes.

We have.

It seems as if every pop star has to get in on the political scene now.

Agreed, and we have our President and his staff/family getting into arguments, and every normal person wants the spotlight talking about politics

I thought it was interesting that the President of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.

We need more artistic expression and less politics.

Totally agree.

Much less divisiveness in art!

How about the President of Zimbabwe being called President Banana - I laughed a lot at that fact

I thought the same thing.

And the guest house of our President is larger than the White House.

I had no idea!

I think I may have heard that before, but I could be making stuff up haha.

I wonder who made that decision.

I was surprised the parties didnt start using red/blue colors until 2000

I was too.

News casters always focus on that during elections.

And who came up with the Donkey and Elephant thing?!

I think we need a third party.

There hasn't been a US President who was a Republican or Democrat since 1853.

Thats a good question - I've wondered about the animals too.

I wouldnt argue with a third party either - speaking of consistency, its wild that Nixon and Bush have been so frequently on election tickets

I did not realize that either.

I would have to see if that fact is really true with Wikipedia even thought I trust our requestor friends.

I thought some of the facts about radios were wild.

The fact that Jupitar has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.

I thought they were going to tie back radios to when earlier Presidents started to talk to the public on them but the fact section didn't.

I thought it was weird that radio facts were thrown in there too, but definitely interesting.

Id like to see one of the homemade radios soldiers used in WWII.

I dont know how a razorblade and a pencil could transmit

I think it must be the carbon inside the pencil.

It doesn't seem possible at first glance to be either must it has to be some sort of chemical properties/science thing.

I would like to see that website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.

I think old time radio is so interesting like that where everyone was scared of a fake Mars invasion.

You definitely have more scientific knowledge than me!

I'd like to see that website as well - its cool we're archiving so much.

Its crazy that a finnish station broadcasts in classical latin too - you wouldnt think too many people would speak latin

I was really surprised at that time.

Latin is always advertised as being a 'dead language.'

My old teacher said that people are not even certain how to pronounce it.

But, if you think about it, scientists 'speak it' because of how they categorize everything.

I guess those Finnish people want to make sure that people can practice their Latin.

Maybe its some sort of educational initiative - learn by hearing?

Sounds more cultured than Trump Jr. and Anderson Cooper having arguments - why cant we just be civil?

I guess people have forgotten 'The Golden Rule."

The manager of Midtown Tavern was wise when he said, "We just try to stay politically neutral.

We're a restaurant."

Yes, that is a good stance to take.

Its a shame they even have to justify their opinion.

Why was the radio station even making an issue out of it?>

Many radio stations need a story to draw listeners in.

Sensationalism I suppose it would be called.

I don't think the media always has an 'agenda' even though the sometimes do.

Yeah, I suppose youre right.
Well hey, it was nice talking to you.
Have a good day!


I didn't know that JFK was one of the top three wealthiest presidents.

He must have had money.

Wow!
Who were the other two?

Washington and Jefferson.

Washington doesn't surprise me, he was very wealthy before taking office.

Yea I have heard that too.

Apparently, the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.

Speaking of popularity, the GOP started out as an anti-slavery party, which was popular in the north.

Didn't know that.

I actually did.

It was the Democrats who owned the slaves.

Abraham Lincoln was a Republican.

But then the Democrats became more of a people's party with the passing of the New Deal.

Interesting how that worked out.

Do you listen to the radio very often?

I do, and I didn't know that Jupiter's radio storms can be picked up on them.

That is absolutely amazing.
Im shocked to be honest.

I've heard a lot about Trump on the radio.

Apparently Anderson Cooper was not trying to make the storm seem more severe than it was when he stood in water.

Possibly, but I do not trust the main stream media.

It seems like the main stream media and other people do not like certain figures, like Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

She was shooed out of a restaurant by the owners.

Ya that is appalling.

Even if you disagree with someone you shouldn't scream at them.

Speaking of screaming, apparently Michael Moore recently attended an anti-trump rally, with Jeff Flake of all people.

Does not surprise me.

They think they are American heroes, but the real heroes were the people who fought in WWII.

Apparently, soldiers made radios using razorblades and pencils!

I found that fascinating.

Are radios that simple to make?

It's also easy to say stuff on air.

Some people use it to clarify their views, like the Midtown Tavern.

Is what they said belieavable?

I do not believe them.
Taking sides is precisely what they do.

Speaking of believability, did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called Banana?

Are these people pulling my leg?

That's hard to believe!

I have also heard that the US president's guest house is larger than the white house itself!

Yes, that's a big one, because the White house is pretty large.

The guest house must be enormous, much like the length of time only republican and democrat presidents have been in office.

That's a good point


Hi there!
Do you follow politics?

I do somewhat, it's hard to watch a lot of the news today though it seems so negative.

I agree.

We'll just talk about some president things then such as the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.

That's a great name, I wonder if it was a nickname or his actual name.

I'm not sure.

The top 3 wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

I'd be curious to know where Trump ranks on this list, he's pretty wealthy.

I think he might be number 1 now.

I think this list is old.

The US presidents guest house is bigger than the white house.

Must be to make the guests more comfy.

It probably also helps with security to house everyone that visits in one location as opposed to using hotels.

I never thought of that.

Good point!

Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential election automatically became the vice president.

That would be interesting to see that happen today.

Yes it definitely would.

I know that it even caused some issues back then because they were opponents before they were partners.

True!

The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office,  They must have been good.

lol

I wonder if anyone would tell him if they weren't!

I would hope so.
lol

I'd like a Trump pop album, the news media would eat that up!

lol yes they would!

There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a republican or a democrat since 1853!

I think our system could really benefit from breaking away from the two party system.

It would get some more options and candidates on the table.

I agree.

I think we will see that maybe in the next 8 or 12 years.

Every US president with a beard has been a republican!

That's a fun presidential fact!

I don't think a bearded person would do well in a race now a days, they seem to not be in fashion in politics.

No.

I can't recall even a local politician with a beard in my area.

lol  Consistent use of red and blue colors for republicans and democrats only started in 2000.

Thank for the chat!

It was fun talking with you as well!

Maybe we'll see a bearded Democratic president soon!

Yes!
Maybe!
lol Have a great day!


Hi, how are you?

I'm doing great!

How about you?

Are you interested in Representative Comstock at all in her Northern Virginia GOP primary?

I'm well, thanks for asking.

No, actually, I am not interested in it.

Are you?

I follow politics a lot but I've been reading up on it somewhat as well.

Interesting how she is a Republican running in a district that voted for Hillary Clinton overwhelmingly.

Rep Comstock is the overwhelming favorite in the GOP primary because she has raised $3.2 million.

Well, that situation is kind of interesting.

A Republican in a district that overwhelmingly voted for Hillary?

Now, I'm wondering why Democrats haven't been yelling voter fraud?

Lol

Haha!

Seriously a weird situation that Rep Comstock easily won re-election in a district that voted for Hillary Clinton.

Rep Barbara Comstock is facing Shak Hill in the primary which she will probably face no competition from even though he is a retired Air Force pilot.

Well, that is so interesting, now.
I'm going to start following the race!

She seems to be doing something Trump would do by starting a website introducing Shak

Yeah, that does sound like something Trump would do!

Ha ha

Her campaign is referring to his hiring decisions and accuses him of posting lewd material online!

On a side note, do you listen to the radio?

I do but a whole lot less than I used to!

What are your favorite stations?

I listen to an easy listening station on my commute, to and from work.

I try to keep myself calm, the traffic where I live is horrible.

The traffic where I live is horrible as well.

Luckily I don't have to commute into the traffic.

I like easy listening as well!

I'm a serious nerd about radio technology though!

Really, how so?

Did you know that radio carries information on the waves by just slightly modulating their amplitude.

Amplitude is just the size of the wave like in the ocean.

The radio station number is just a frequency of wave.

Oh my goodness!

You are speaking Greek, to me.

But, I kind of sorta understand that concept.

It is just like waves in the ocean.

Frequency is how often the wave peaks arrive on the shore.

So 100 on FM is 100 MHz if I remember correctly.

M is mega and Hz is hertz.

Mega is 1 million and Hertz is 1 time per second.

That's awesome that you understand it so well.

The kid that lives next door to me, made a Foxhole radio one time for a Science Fair project and I was very impressed with that thing.

I have no idea what a Foxhole radio is at all!

I just remember it from physics in college back in the day!

That's cool!

Apparently, its just a very basic radio made with a razor blade and pencil.

I was shocked it worked, but it did.

I think he won a Blue ribbon, it was a neat project.

That is amazing.

I'm going to look that up later!

Did you know a random fact that Canadian law requires all radios in the country are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.

I wonder if Celine Dion counts?

She's one of the only Canadians I know of besides Shania Twain and Justin Bieber.

Can you think of anymore?

Nope you really knocked it out of the park with Bieber!

Lol, only know that one because of my grandkids.

Yeah, that is some law, though.

Oh, another interesting fact is that there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.

Lots of people used to sit around the radio way back in the day I suppose.

It would be interesting to see what the shows are like.

They had to use their imagination alot more back then.

Well, it's been fun chatting with you this morning.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

I need to go walk my dog, now.

Take care, friend.


Do you listen to the radio?

I do from time to time, what about you?

Yeah, all the time.

Did you know you can make a radio out of a razor and pencil?

My grandpa actually taught me how to do that.

He said they made them in World War II.

Interesting.
I saw it in a movie called Hart's War.

I really liked that movie.

Yeah, that movie is not too bad.

Did you know you can hear Jupiter storms on AM radio?

I didn't know that.

I'm going to have to try to find that on my way home.

Yeah, I'm not sure what station it is on though.

I'll have to do some research.

Did you know that in Canada, by law all radios stations are required to have at least 40% of the music be Canadian artist?

Hmm, wonder why that is though?

I'm not sure, I guess the stations are constantly playing Drake, Celine Dion, Bieber and the like.

Interesting.

Do you think it is because they need help getting fans?

That or they want to support their national artist.

Yeah, that is true.

It has to be better than the all latin channel.

LOL

That is true, haha.

Especially if it's news, like the Finnish radio station that has broadcast "Nuntii Latini" since 1989.

Exactly.

I wonder if you can hear Venus on the AM radio?

I'm not sure.
I wonder what makes Jupiter so special?

Probably the storms if I had to guess.
Well, nice chatting with you!

Nice chatting with you too.

I hope you have a good evening.

Check out the website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free!

I will have to do that.
Take it easy!


Hi.

Are you into the fantasy football?

They even have a fantasy draft for the spelling bee!

I do belong to a fantasy football league.

This year I pretty much just let AI pick my team and it sure showed.

I came in last place.

I just havent been watching much football in the past couple of years.

Oh dang.

Yeah it is time consuming.

I think fantasy is an interesting genre and its in so many things like film, tv, and even video games.

yeah, crazy that there's a fantasy spelling bee.

Seems like there's a fantasy everything now, even golf.

Yeah I guess it makes things more fun and interesting.

In addition to sports there is even a fantasy congress lol.

yeah saw that, who plays that?

I think the whole country as a whole does not like them.

Must be politicians who play.

Yeah agreed I'm not sure.

The points are based off legislative success.

Favorite QB of all time?

I grew up watching Joe Montana, not sure anyone will pass Brady though.

Surprising that Kellan Moore is the only lefty in the league.

Oh wow yeah all the above are great except Moore-don't know him.

Alex Smith is a smart guy he was very academically oriented.

Also grew up a Bucs fan when Doug Williams was playing for them, he finally got his Super Bowl ring.

Oh nice yeah about time.

I like Baker Mayfield and he once became a professional Halo 3 player!

Did you know that Russell Wilson is still under an MLB contract even though he has not played in a regular game since 2011

Yeah that is bizarre!

You mentioned Tom Brady-he didn't even start on his JV team!

Brad Johnson the only QB to throw himself a touchdown pass.

Funny

Didn't know that was even legal.

That is impressive and taking the offensive leader nickname to a whole new level.

Crazy about Brady not making a starting spot on his JV team

I know right.

Wonder what the coach at Junipero Serra High School was thinking?

yeah, he's gotta live with that his whole life.

He had Brady but didnt start him.

That's gotta haunt him just a little.

Yeah especially given the fact that his team failed to win a game that season!

turn in your coaching license!

Too funny.

Back to Russell Wilson's MLB contract, he got traded from the Texas Rangers to the Yankees in 2018.

I would like to see him play a game.

Would be fun to watch!

The circular huddle that all QB's use was developed by a deaf quarterback.

The highest paid across all US Defense Dept.

employees are 3 football coaches.

That goes to show how important football is to our society.

The highest scoring game ever was 222-0 if you can believe it.


Hi, how are you?

I'm doing well and you?

Well, thanks.

Did you know JFK, washington and Jeffferson were the three most wealthy presidents?

That's a shocker for me, I would have thought the Clintons or Trump would have made that list.

JFK was the one that stood out for me.

I knew he had money but I thought his dad grew up poor.

Do you know if that is right?

His dad was poor, but built an empire and placed all his children well.

Made lots of enemies along the way and that's probably how JFK was assassinated.

I thought I was remembering that correctly.

Zimbabwe has president banana and we have president orange.

Seems right...

You know people either love Trump or hate him, there's no in between it seems.

Up until 1805 the runnerup in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.

Could you picture Hillary and Trump trying to run the government together.

Too funny!

Oh my gosh.

That would be so miserable for both of them.

They would get nothing done!

It would be more cutthroat than it is now for sure and it's bad enough already.

But he's rooting out the moles and weasels and draining that swamp, like he said, so good for him.

If nothing else, he can release 3 pop albums.

That would be a good hobby.

Hey, nothing is beyond his ability.

It wouldn't shock me a bit.

He won't retire like all the other ex presidents and write books and do speeches.

People are going to see something different with him.

You think so?

I think he hates being president and can't wait to be a civilian.

Do you think he will just continue the trump empire?

No, I think he's putting the US back on the right track and he's doing so for his kids and his children's kids.

He realizes the quagmire that it's become with all the career politicians and lobbyists and he's trying to make it right.

Do you mind the way he does it?

I lean more republican, based on being financially conservative, and I do not like how he seems to lie and pervert the truth.

Nah, not a bit.

People are so quick to criticize his every move.

He don't talk the right way.

He just lays it on the line.

This is what needs to be done, let's do it.

No, we're not going to talk about it for 10 years and then vote.

We're going to do something now.

Lots of people respond to that.

Career Washington doesn't know how to take him, but I can guarantee you, Main Street America, the working man, knows exactly what he's talking about.

I appreciate that perspective.

I do like how he has tried to eliminate some of the red tape.

You know, people vote their pocketbooks and poor people don't want a handout, they want to WORK.

I truly believe he's working hard to help America.

In the end, history will tell the tale.

We couldn't have got him at a more critical time.

He increased my taxes so I am not a huge fan of his right now.

Hey, thanks for taking one for the team.

Us poor people appreciate it.

Lol

I would rather not take one at all, I am poor too!

I am not on here for the fun of it... Nice chatting with you!


Are you a big fan of watching tv?

I watch stuff I download on my computer.

I dont have cable anymore.

What kind of shows do you like to download?

We have been rewatching the walking dead lately.

How bout you.

I love walking dead.
Which is your favorite season?

I couldnt pick one.

I just love the show.We just binge watched all 9 easons in the lat couple weeks.

The show is changing a lot.

The first few seasons were my favorite because it provided all the backstory and character development.

Who's your favorite character on the show

I guess it would be daryl.

Just because he is about the only one left.

The one I was saddest to see go was glenn though.

Glenn was such a fun character, We lost too many great people to Negan.

Yeah he was a bad dude.

I cant tell if he is changing his ways or whats going on with him now though.

My wife is in love with negan.

She probably just likes him because he's in a power position but he'll get knocked off that throne.

They are probably just trying to make him seem 'conflicted' so people start to feel bad for him

Have you seen this season.

It dont sound like you have.He gets put in the jail at alexandria.

He ended up breaking out but went back the next day because he said there was nothing out there for him.

Something is going on there.

She can have negan too.

I got a thing for tara.

Lol.

Nope I haven't seen it yet.

But now that you've got me interested im definitely going to have to catch up on it tonight lol

I didnt mean to ruin it for you.
Sorry bout that.

Lol don't worry you didn't ruin it at all now you've got me interested.

Did you know dave chappelle said walking dead was one of his favorite shows.

I didnt know that, but I believe it.
It is a great show.
Almost as good as game of thrones.

Omg don't get me started you're a fan of game of thrones too?

Who's your favorite character?

The dragon queen for sure.
She is one awesome character

Hell yea she handles business did you get to watch it form the beginning?

Yeah we watched it right before walking dead.

It is fantastic visually and the storyline

Well Ill let you go get caught up on some Walking ddead.

Have a good one.

Thanks doggy have a great day

bye.


With out going into an hour long tirade let me simply say that where Trump is concerned, I am not a fan.

Hi, how are you?
What bothers you the most about him?

Too long a list, but mostly his constant lies or over exaggerations of the truth.

He appears to have a problem with everybody.

Some are saying that despite these problem he will get re-elected because he is steadily improving his game.

Well he is certainly learning to speak better, but most of that is the writers.

If he does learn to be more political then He may have a chance.

He's not educated the way Woodrow Wilson is, the only president to have a PhD.

But Trump is media-savvy, and the age of media, that's enough to get the attention of the public.

Yes, people seem to relate being on TV to being somehow smart and  worldly.

He certainly has been on the tube a lot in, to quote him, " The highest rated show in history".

He proves that there is no bad publicity.

Guatemala seems to have a good idea about the presidency.

Close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president.

That might allow new blood into the race in the US.

The bigger problem is money in politics though.

Yes, that is a good idea.

We've had quite a few intertwined political families around lately.

I personally would like to see another party develop, but as you said, money.

I was surprised to find that Trump is not one of the richest three presidents.

It's JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

Still, Trump is one of the few presidents to be  elected while still losing the popular vote.

True it hasn't happened often.

The outdated electoral college swings elections sometimes.

Trump is not as wealthy as he claims, 1.5 billion is the average estimate, still much more than I will ever see.

Guess I won't run for office.

You could run locally.

Many have.

Watch Fahrenheit 11-9.

Upstarts everywhere, launching campaigns.

You probably won't have to filibuster, if elected.

Senator Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster by a lone senator.

24 hours and 18 minutes nonstop

I could talk for that long, if I could stay awake.

I'm interested in who runs in 2020, seems that a lot of Dems are gearing up and quite a few Repubs are giving it thought.

Anyone can do it if your have the war chest built up.

The incumbent usually has a huge advantage.

Harry Truman was selected to be the vice president under Roosevelt was because when he ran the senate "Truman Committee", he found so much corruption and waste, he saved the government $10-15 billion.

I would love another such VP.

Gov't waste is frustrating, especially when social systems are in decline.

It is a huge source of anger for many voters.

Now the parties are so entrenched that things don't change much regardless of who's elected.

In fact Truman might well have been the last effective VP.

From a field of about 20, I don't know who the Dems will eventually pick.

They cannot out-Trump Trump, so they have to find a different tack.

Yes, seems to be quite a few pitching their hats into the ring.

Trump's base will not grow however and might even shrink depending how how his battle for a wall turns out.

But the best method might be to ignore him altogether.

Hm.

Not sure about that.

He was ignored the last time.

People predicted that he had no chance.

He won by a fluke of the electoral college, and that might be difficult to replicate, but I wouldn't count him out.

Too much at stake.

He will certainly try hard.

Well, I guess we'll see.
Anyway, I enjoyed chatting.

I did also.
Have a great day.

Bye


Hi, do you know much about the presidents?

Trump could possibly win a reelection, he has a lot of supporters

We will have to wait and see.

Did you know he is not on the list of wealthies US presidents?

His not?
who is on that list?
and why isnt Trump #1 on it

well considering inflation the wealthiest are JFK, Jefferson and Washington

Oh so that rank is taking inflation into account, I guess that makes sense, do you like Trump as president?

No, I do not agree with his agenda but it is what it is.

The president of indonesia on the other hand is a pop star

Were on the same page then, and is he?

is the presiden of Indonesia a faous pop star!

Yeah apparently the guy has already released 3 albums

Thats so cool, Trump should collaborate with Kanye, they make a great couple and they might even reach platinum

Yeah well.

Did you know the senate had a gavel that lasted for 165 years

I didnt, although a senator holds the record for the longest filibuster, its of 24 hours and 18 minutes non stop

Wow.
Yeah the gavel was cracked by Nixon.
Wonder how angry they were.

It was Nixon, had to be, Michael Jordan didnt endorese a black democratic candidate because that could affect the sales of his shoes

Talk about a businessman who knows how to maintain his neutrality

I can respect that, his phrase ''Republicans buy shoes too'' sends a clear message, its good that he doesnt take sides even if its because of personal gain

Yes that is very true.

Did you know women were not allowed to wear pants in the senate floor?

That is sexist, that rule must be changed, you know that Truman saved the government like 10 to 15 billion dollars!

Well it has changed now because two senators protested by wearing pantsuites

Im glad to hear that, so do you watch tv on your free time?

I actually do from time to time.
I like Simpsons a lot so yeah.
Nice chat :)


Hi, how are you?
Do you listen to the radio?

Hey, I'm great thanks!

Yes I do!

Did you know that according to Canadian law, all radios are required to play at least 40% Canadian music?

That makes sense.

Canada has a small market with few of its own artists.

They want to make space on the airwaves.

I agree!

I just never knew that.

I love free stuff, there's a site where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.

I wonder who visits that site.

Older people?

I would expect the younger generation to watch videos.

I'm not all that old, but I would definitely check it out.

I bet it was interesting to listen to a show, rather than to watch it.

It's a good way to develop the mind and the imagination.

It is good for the imagination.

They had to be quite creative with voice and sound and music.

Definitely!

Technology has come a long way in a short amount of time.

The iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent!

The ICBM missles are probably running on quite old tech.

I guess it's good enough, but I hate for something to break or go wrong.

Me too.

We've become so reliant on technology and our cell phones.

UNICEF even recognizes that and will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute someone doesn't use their cell phone.

How much water actually gets donated?

People are addicted to their phones.

I figure that people can't stop even to eat, sleep or drive.

It's true, people are totally addicted.

I'm not sure how much exactly, but even a gallon is helpful.

True.

We should be more aware of the plight of children in other countries.

And of our addiction to phones.

We should.

Did you know in South Africa it's legal to equip a car with flame throwers to prevent car jacking?

I know that SA has a problem with car jacking.

Flame throwers sound a bit extreme and maybe dangerous to pedestrians.

And to wildlife!

But it has to be a dangerous place to live.

It took a while for cars to be accepted in Western Europe and other parts of the world.

The US rapidly adopted cars to quickly replace animal drawn carts.

Yes, I figure that the US is the leading car country on the planet.

That's good and bad.

THe traffic, the pollution.

We could use some public transit.

Or some animal drawn carts haha.

I would ride a horse to work.

Or through a food drive thru.

McDonald's added the drive thru in '75 for soldiers who couldn't get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.

I thought the drive thru was much older.

But I guess that McDs had a lot of soldiers that wanted their food.

Anyway, great chat!

Yes great chat!
See ya!

Thanks! Bye

Bye!


Do you believe the news media and media in general is biased?

You would hope that it is not.

If one person had a platform to deliver a biased  message, no harm.

If a person owns a lot of platforms.

Thats dangerous.

That danger is now.

Many studies including one by Harvard show that the "news" regarding Trump is 92-95% negative.

Hitler would do better.

They all feed off each other, it not necessary ownership.

I would think that if a station was known to be biased, the people would turn away from that station.

So this Sinclair group that owns 200 stations.

Their popularity would suffer.

It doesn't seem to work that way.

People seem to be gobbling up the lies.

I think the FCC should bring back their law to keep local stations local.

Then people could rebel locally.

That seems like a wise thing to do.

Another thing to do is enforce the FCC rules about how many stations a group can control.

Monopolies are bad.

Biased monopolies, yikes

I agree.

It seems like the FCC is in bed with the conglomerates.

Smells like corruption.

As they say, follow the money.

I am in agreement as well, the chairman of the FCC Ajit Pai seems to be having a detrimental effect on free reporting of the news.

I guess Pai's under investigation.

Another fruitless investigation no doubt.

I sick of investigation that are nothing but excuses for pols to get airtime...

Do you think that YouTube might have an influence on the corporate biased news.

It is a popular platform run by people.

Could be... Did you know the three richest US presidents are claimed to be JFK, Washington and Jefferson?

I'm skeptical... Where's Trump?

How does one compare a horse-drawn carriage to a limo?

Yes, the inflation adjustment seems to be error prone.

I do not think Trump is rich.

He is poor when the taxes are due, rich when seeking a loan.

I think education is important in a president.

Woodrwo Wilson had a phd.

If Trump can hide from taxes, more power to him.

We are taxed to death without the benefits that should come with taxation at current levels.

I didn't know Wilson is the only president with a PhD.

I have one so I guess I won't run...

It is true about Woodrow being the only PhD.

I would think many presidents have a Bachelors.

Apparently FDR could speak  a foreign language.

Rare for a president.

Yes.

Did you know some WW I soldiers could make a radio out of pencils and razor blades?

I would end up cutting myself...

I do not understand if a Fox hole radio had a power source.

I bet it worked poorly.

It took a lot of time.

So, radio and TV reach people en mass.

You tube does something different.

I made crystal radios when I was a kid that didn't use a battery.

Radio waves have an inherent power.

I bet Jupiter would reach pretty far.

The crystal radio had an ear piece?

So, would a fox hole radio need the same.

The technology of the radio changed lives and brought us Hanson songs.

Oh yeah, Hanson...

Speaking of conglomerates, Netflix and YouTube make up half of the peak internet traffic in N. America.

Video is tough on the collective bandwidth.

The secret of bandwidth is we will make more.

Ever since the first phone call, band with has increased.

I love watching Bob Ross videos.

I wonder when fiber-optics will reach it's limit?

Thanks for the chat.


do you know much about presidents?

Yes, I know that WIlson was the only one to have a PhD

Nice.

Do you know who the three wealthiest presidents in the us are?

I have no idea they are ranked that way.

Who is it?

It is Jefferson, JFK and Washington

Nice.

Did you know in Guatemala the relatives of the president cannot run for that position

Nice I guess that is one way to combat nepotism and such

True.

Did you know that Lincoln was the first one to be photographed during inauguration

Nice.

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

Nice I guess they get a lot of people there and need the room

True.
Do you listen to the radio at all?

Yes I do.

Did you hear how a Hanson song became super popular and requested in the radio?

I have no idea but I know that you can catch Jupiter's storms in the AM radio

Nice.

THe Hanson song became popular because the djs did not reveal the name of the band

Nice.
Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?

Yes sometimes.

Do you know the most popular act in the radio in the 30s?

The canadian radios have to play 40% canadian music as per the law.

WHat was it?

Wow that is a lot.
It was actually a contriloquist

WOw that is very different.
Do you listen to radio dramas?

Yes sometimes but not a lot.

There is a radio channel that turns the solar activity into tunes

That sounds really cool.
Nice chat!


Do you subscribe to a print newspaper?

I do not subscribe to a print newspaper, but if I were the person in the first article I am not sure I would receive it anyone since the kid plowed the mailbox over.

I agree.

I do not subscribe either, but it did remind me of "Dear Abby" advice column of the Chicago Sun-Times.

I side a bit with the mom who sent in the question.

Perhaps a 50/50  split between son and dad?

When I was a teenager I hit a neighbors mailbox also.

I was the one that had to pay for it, and replace the mailbox.

I do agree with the mom in this situation though.

Dad shouldn't have been messing around on his phone.

I have never taken out a mailbox.

Growing up in the country, we learned with the oldest pickup in a pasture first.

Mine was a 3 speed manual transmission with no power steering!

But I did scare my grandpa when I almost took out his dog!!

Are you a car or pickup person?

I own a F-150, I've never been married but I imagine drawing a mustache on your mother in laws face is going to put you in the dog house for a while huh!

I'm not sure if you would get it worse from your wife, or your father in law.

Having a small farm, I am a pickup person too.

I'm single as well (never married).

But, I too think you are in dangerous territory when you make fun of your mother-in-law.

But, they do have a point.

I think the father-in-law could have picked a more appropriate time and place to discuss this - not work!

As far as the homophobic Aunt goes, I am not sure what to say.

It's a different world now  and I guess to each their own.

You can't make anyone accept anything and I guess in life you just have to deal with certain issues.

That one is hard to gauge.

You can choose your friends but not your relatives!

So, do you still use a landline telephone?

I have both a landline and smart phone.

I still remember the old rotary phone from when I was a kid.

Things are a lot different today.

Our first phone was a multi-party line.

I recently got rid of the landline.

Since most people have my cell, the landline was becoming redundant.

And smartphones can do much more than just make calls.

Did you know that an iPhone has more processing power than an ICBM nuclear missile?

I was unaware of the iphone fact.

Being on a farm do you still have one of the old style radios?

I think it would be pretty fun if they still broadcasted radio acts on the air like they used to in the 1930's.

They have a radio station that translates solar activity into sound, but not sure how interesting that would be.

I have a 1960 John Deere 4020 tractor with the original AM radio in the cab.

I do get weather interference, but I have never monitored for Jupiter's radio storms.

Did you know that in WW2, soldiers made a simple radio for a razor blade and pencil?

No but they called them the greatest generation for a reason.

I am watching my neighbor right now warming up his truck outside.

Not only is it illegal to warm your car up in Ohio, but it's illegal to do it here in Michigan as well.

I've never known anyone to actually get a ticket for doing it though.

That would have to be on miserable cop to write that ticket.

That's a strange law - I never heard of that before.

In the mindset of soldiers, did you know McDonalds added the drive-thru to accommodate soldiers who could not get our of their cars while wearing fatigues?

This one I've actually heard before.

What do you think about these self driving cars that they are pushing for in the future?

I don't care for it but what are you going to do.

They say Google has an aggressive mode for the cars, but I think they will all be aggressive.

And how will they be able to handle weather conditions.

Crazy

I am a bit apprehensive.

Self-driving cars may be able to drive perfectly well.

What they have trouble doing is anticipating the "imperfect" human driver they are sharing the road with.

That imperfect human who might be on their cell phone while driving!

Do you have any barns on that farm of yours filled with classic cars?

I hear people find a lot of classic cars tucked away in barns with seven inches of dust sitting on them.

Lots or barns, but not much in the way of classic cars.

Being in the humid south, they rust away unless looked after.

But I did help a friend restore a '39 Buick Hearst.

I got the old vacuum tube radio going!

Good old scratch AM.

Alright well it was good talking farms, radios, cars, and trucks with you.

Thank you for chatting with me and I guess I will be on my way.

Take care.
Stay off the phone while driving!

You bet!

Signing off.

Good bye

Take care and keep it between the lines.


hi, how are you?
do you listen to the radio?

Hi im doing good.
how are you?
Yeah I listen to it sometimes.

I used to listen to the radio when i was younger.

i dont listen much now.

Oh I see,  did you ever listen to jupiters storms?

I never have.

is that what the kids are into these days?

i guess i am getting old.

No its probably not lol

I figure that the music of the suns activity would be more interesting than jupiter storms.

Probably!

Maybe it comes out clearer too.

Did you know youtube is the second largest search engine?

Yes, google bought youtube and i think they share search engine technology.

Yeah,  Google is number one, youtube second largest search engine.

That makes sense.

I bet 40% of canadian youtube is not canadian music.

have you ever seen justin biebers " baby" music video?

no, i am not really into the bieber.
have you?

Im not either,  but anyways its the most disliked video on youtube lol

I bet there was a good really for the hate on that video.

LOL.

What is the favorite now, i wonder?

I dont know,  Im guessing one of those cat doing dumb things videos lol

Yeah, or gangnam style or some song that the kids are listening to.

i listen to old jazz.

Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america lol

That makes sense.
people cannot turn off the video.
they are hooked!
Anyway, great chat!

Good chatting,  have a good one.

You too!
Have a good weekend!

Thanks you as well.


Hi - Do you like cars?

Yeah.
Well I like mine at least.
Lol.

LOL.

Did you know the trunk of car came about because older cars used to have wooden trunks?

I heard that.

Can you imagine what that would look like.

I bet it would look very weird to us.

Cadillac was actually named after a French explorer.

Yeah, his name was antoine de la mothe cadillac

Apparently, he also founded Detroit which is really interesting.

Yeah He sure got around back in the day huh.

For sure lol.

It is legal in South Africa to equip a flame thrower to a car to prevent carjacking.

That would surely deter me.
Lol.

Me too lol.
Do you know much about telephones?

I know that an iphone has more computing power than  the us nuclear icbm deterent.

That is a little scary.
Hard to believe too.

Did you know that jupiter has rakio storms.

I have heard that before.

Hard to believe you can hear the radio storms here on Earth.

Yeah I kind of want to find that station and listen to it.

That would be really cool.

New York's area code of 212 was established because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

Makes sense to me.

Although it doesnt take that long to dial a longer number.

I agree.

The cables carrying phone and data lines across the ocean are only 2.7 inches in diameter.

Thats actually pretty amazing.

I always picture these huge wire running on the bottom of the ocean

Me too.
Well it was great talking to you.


Good afternoon.

Do you like cars?

I think the 1908 model T was a classic because it was the first car available to everyone!

I drive a car so I suppose I do.

More out of necessity than anything else.

Yes it definitely gets people from point A to point B.

The trunk of the car is called that because old cars used to have actual wooden trunks on the back.

I'm originally from the UK, there it is called the boot, I wonder if they had an old boot strapped to the back before.

Oh that's cool.

I've been there a few times.

Yes that would be funny.

The brand Cadillac was named after the French explorer who found Detroit!

I wonder why they used that name.

I guess because he is associated with the city.

Cars and Detroit used to go hand in hand, but not so much now.

Yeah you're right, but now that city is in ruin from what I've heard.

it is not like south Africa where it is legal to put flamethrowers on your car.

That sounds like a crazy idea, I guess if you want others to get out of your way quickly, or if someone is going too slow in front of you, it might be useful.

Yes actually I think it was meant to deter carjacking because that must be a big problem there.

Not that I was ever likely to go to South Africa, but that may be another reason for me to avoid it.

I don't think I need to ask an advice columnist for that help.

Yes good call.

Do you like it in the drive-through?

It was invented in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.

I like those old fashioned ones where you'd pull up and use a telephone to call your order in.

Oh yeah those are awesome.

You can just wait for your food and listen to the radio.

Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by a.m. radio.

I can imagine that after listening to that for a couple of minutes you might want to change the channel, even something in Latin sounds better than that.

Ha ha yes I agree.

In Canada all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.

Hopefully they have enough music up there to keep it interesting.

Might get a little repetitive.

Yes I agree.

Isn't it interesting that soldiers in World War II made a radio using just the razor blade and a pencil?

More inventive that I'd ever be.

I suppose they were trying to stay in touch with those storms on Jupiter.

Yes probably so LOL.

Do you like radio dramas?

There's a website where you can listen to thousands for free.

I think I prefer my dramas on TV, if they are free maybe I'll give it a go.

I might be missing out on something.

Yes they can be a little boring I think.

You can also try your luck at listening to a Finland radio station that broadcasts entirely in Latin!

Well it was great chatting with you today.

You too have  a good day.

Bye!


hi how are you?
do you listen to the radio?

I do.

I find radio fascinating.

Its crazy how long ago they figured out the technology to use radio waves to transmit information.

i think that was tesla.

he really was quite clever.

now radio is not as popular as it used to be.

Yea its a shame really.

I also read that there are radio storms on the Planet Jupiter.

I wonder how hard it is to tune into those storms.

i know that you can listen to solar activity with your radio.

That is wild.

I also saw that WWII soldiers made radios using items like razor blades and pencils.

That is quite ingenious.

it is.

i guess people get innovative in a foxhole.

i wonder what they listened to.

I guess news about the war?

I have no idea really, but would love to know.

They even called them foxhole radios.

I guess they could listen to the enemy.

Probably not to the news in Latin though.

LOL

Thats true.

Radio stations in Canada have a law about radio.

It states they must have at least 40% canadian music.

I find that a little strange.

i think the govt wants to protect the home talent.

the us has alot of bands.

it is easy to dominate the canadian market.

I think its pretty cool.

Are you a Youtube user?

I only really watch stuff on there though.

i do watch youtube.

i like to listen to old tunes and maybe catch up on documentaries.

I find myself keeping up with news on there.

All the major channels like CBS and BBC post there.

ok, that makes sense.

it is convenient but it is also addictive.

just like watching infinite tv.

I feel the same way.

Just going through videos.

Youtube along with Netflix makes upmost of peak internet traffic in the States.

i am responsible for a large part of that too, im afraid, LOL.

I need to find time away from the screen.

it is really bad for my health.

I am also part of it but there are just so many interesting content creators on Youtube.

There is more than 400 hours uploaded each minute.

That is insane.

Amazing.

so much video.

it is insane.

if youtube went down, what would people do?

LOL anyway, great chat!

I dont know.
I find lots of music on there too.
I would be so bored.
Have a good one.

You too!
have a great day.

Thanks.
I think Ill go enjoy some Youtube.

That is a great idea!

Maybe Ill check out this Police channel called blutube.

Ok. Enjoy!

Thanks you too.

Bye!

See you later


Hi, Do you like movies and dramas?

Hello there, yes, I am a big movie fan not so much dancing though.

How about yourself?

I am crazy about movies.
I like horror  movies.
specially conjuring movie.

Yeah those movies are pretty good.

Do you listen to the radio much these days?

Not much.
But sometimes i listen the radio.

I found a really good local station that I really like.

Did you hear about the Canadian law?

The canadian legal sysstem has its foundation in the english common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the united kingdom and later a commonwealth ream member of the commonwealth of nations.

Yes that is true, no I'm saying the Canadian law about radio?

Okay, I think it was art of canada.

I guess at least 40% of the music they play on Canadian radio has to be Canadian.

I don't know.

Because some times only i hear the radios.

Yeah I don't think I would like it but I bet the Canadian bands sure do.

I like rock bands.
rush and nickelback are awesome.

Yeah Rush is a good band, they still play a lot of their songs on the radio.

Yeah, that's a great news.
You like cooking?

Yeah I do like to cook quite a bit, how about you?

I love cooking.
My favorite chef is Anna Olson.
She was great.

I have never heard of them, I will have to check them out sometimes.

Do they ever do shows on the radio?

No, He was not do the radio shows.

That's too bad, I wonder what a radio cooking show would sound like anyways.

Do you know the great wall in china.

Yeah I know it, but have never been.

I think it would be fun to visit though.

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


Hey there do you drive a car?
I use mine almost everyday

Hello,  yes I drive a car.

Yep me too.

I also use a drive through a lot.

Apparently they were designed back in 1975

Yeah the drive thru was a great invention,  to think it was created for soldiers and now everyone can enjoy it.

Yep that was really nice of McDonald's to do that.

Do you know the story behind the trunk of your car?

Has something to do with when people use to carrying around trunks.

Those things were ridiculously heavy,  I cant imagine traveling with trunks lol

LOL yep it was wooden trunks.

They would put them on the back of cars.

And I guess the name just stuck

Yeah I guess that makes sense.

I think its funny they have to ban people from equipping their car with flame throwers in south africa.

Haha that sounds awesome.

I could use that to defrost my driveway right now LOL did you ever play the video game Gran Turismo by the way?

Yeah I think if they can make a flame thrower attached to a car safe,  it could be better used in places with snow.

LOL or you could take on picnics and use it to make your food.

did you know that Karl Benz created the car?

He did it back in 1886

wow that is awhile ago,  thats pretty amazing.

Yep the car has been around for a long time.

Even the Model T started in 1908.

It was created by Ford and the car definitely replaced carriages and horses

Thank goodness for that!!!

I cant imagine having to commute on a horse lol

Nope that would be absolutely terrible especially in the snow haha.

Do you ever listen to the radio by the way?

Yeah I used to listen to it all the time,  not much anymore I usually do audible or pandora, how about you?

Yep I mostly listen to you to myself.

Sometimes Pandora or Spotify though.

I would never listen to Canadian radio.

You need 40% of the music to be of Canadian origin.

I can't think of any good Canadian music haha

That is a lot of canadian music lol I cant think of good canadian music either,  I hope for there sake it doesnt consist of a bunch of justin bieber.

Haha yep Justin Bieber and Celine Dion LOL.

I would rather listen to the classical Latin station from Finland LOL

Oh,  do you speak latin?

No I don't.

But it sounds better than listening to Justin Bieber LOL what about you do you speak Latin?


Hi, do you drive?

I do not drive.
I have a phobia.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

In my state, it's a requirement to drive everywhere (everything is just too far), but anyways did you know that McDonald's added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues?

You have to drive?

Scary.

I would faint.

The drive thru sounds comforting for those who need a meal in times of hunger.

Yeah, I was scared too when I started driving at first, but after a while, I got used to it.

At any rate, do you use a telephone?

Phones are not a good substitute for a vehicle, but they help me get around.

Yeah, that is true.

Did you know that New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?

That makes sense.

New York has always prided itself on itself.

Yeah, and surprisingly enough, it is said that when you have two phonebooks whose pages are overlapped that it is impossible to separate them.

Even with powerful machines like monster trucks from the monster truck rally?

Well, I'm not sure about that, but I would imagine that it's quite difficult.

It's also interesting that the cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor.

There are no beasties down there to disturb the cables in their gentle slumber.

They do their jobs unmolested.

That's great!

Yeah, very true haha.

It's also quite surprising that an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.

The ICBM is woefully out of date.

They need to add some iPhone to the missiles with the latest apps like Angry Birds.

The Russians are ahead of us there.

Yeah, I guess you're right about that, but anyways I was just wondering, do you listen to radio by any chance?

I heard that there's a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.

I used to listen to the radio, but then I started hearing things on it, so I turned it off.

Oh, I see.

Yeah, I only listen to the radio when I'm driving, but anyways did you know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio?

Is that what the kids are doing these days?

listening to storms on Jupiter?

In my day we listened to the sun.

I guess that just isn't "cool" enough for kids.

Yeah, I guess times change.

It's kind of funny because there was a time when soldiers made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios.

I guess soldiers in foxholes didnt have much else to do but pray and make radios.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

Well, it was nice talking to you.

I don't see a "Done" button anywhere, do you?

Just look below the text entry box.
It will be active now.

Ok thanks!


Do you own a car?

We do own a car, I have to drive the kids here, there and everywhere.

likewise, I love my car.

I wish it was a cadillac, how you heard what that car is named after?

I do not, Mr Cadillac I assume, is that not the case?

I'm know very little about cars other than how to operate them

lol Mr Cadillac sounds a little better.

It was named after Antoine de la moth cadillac, who founded Detroit

Founded a city and has a famous car named after him, he must have done a lot in his lifetime.

I'll have to look him up later.

right, he was some French Explorer.

You don't have a flame thrower on your car do you?

No, I didn't realize that was an option at the dealership.

Is it something you get added retroactively?

Lol, apparently in South Africa you can equip your car with one, to defer carjackings

I could see that working, frankly it would deter everyone.

It would be useful here in the north east in clearing snow.

it would also give the kids and I something to talk about in the car, I feel they never want to chat.

For sure and warming up my cold car lol.

For sure, get them off the cellphones lol

As yet my kids don't have them, still a little young.

I try to talk to them but the respond with one word answers, and act as if they would prefer silence.

Nice I have a kid also and she won't be getting a phone for a while.

Especially knowing how powerful an iphone is

The kids don't realize what they have in their hands.

Compared to the space mission the iphone is exponentially more powerful.

Probably just as well that don't know, who knows what they would do with it.

I agree.

The iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm detterent.

So much power!

Yet they are used for selfies and posting to Facebook.

I'm kind of old fashioned, I still listen to good old radio.

Me too, my phone sits in my pocket on car rides, nothing better than someone picking music for you!

I also still put CD's into the car to listen to, as yet the kids don't have their own musical tastes.

I know one day I'll have to listen to what they want.

I used to all the time also lol.

My new car doesn't have that capability though, smart though!

It was so nice chatting with you!

We have to part already, and I've not even mentioned the fact about how car trunks got their name.

We can end on that one lol.
How did they get that name?

They used to tie wooden trunks to the back of the cars, how about that.

Goodbye.

Wow, lol, I would have never guessed that, makes so much sense though!

Have a great night!


Have you ever had to call New York using a rotary phone?

No I have actually never had to call someone in New York before.

Come to think of it I have never used a rotaryphone.

It's amazing to think that the inventor of the dial telephone was convinced phone operators routed his calls to rival businesses!

Hilarious.

Well an iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.

Wow, it is so mind blowing how powerful our technology is these days!

One thing that surprised me is that there is no relationship between cell phone connection quality and the "bars of service".

Isn't that odd?

Interesting.
What is the relationship?
I've never heard of this.

Yeah I always thought the bars at the top of the phone indicated the cell signal quality and therefore cell reception but I guess not.

Apparently dolphins are able to communicate with each other over the phone too.

Pretty cool.

Wow, I didn't know that.

Did you know it is legal in South Africa to equip your car with a flame-thrower?

haha no I did not no that-what a crazy site that would be to see!

Another weird fact is that it is illegal to warm up your car in Ohio-what an odd law!

Really?
I've never heard of this.
Why?

No idea maybe because when people warm up their cars and then go back inside the cars commonly get stolen.

It is interesting how things vary by country.

For example in India, the horns have to be very durable because they are used so often.

I barely ever use my horn!

Yeah, that is pretty crazy.
Do you listen to AM radio?

Rarely.

What about you?

I am more into FM.

Do you know the band Hanson?

They sang MMmbop.

One time their song was the most requested song on a station in Chicago because the djs didn't reveal the band name!

Interesting.

Or was it because in Canada they require 40% of the music being played to be Canadian?

Wow that is an interesting requirement.

The radio was very popular in the past but not so much anymore.

There is even a station that translates solar activity into sound so you can listen live to the suns music.

Would you listen?

Yeah, I would listen to that, but I thought it was for Jupiter?

Oh interesting.

Not sure.

It would be fun to listen to both.

Did you know one of the top radio acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist?

That is hard to for me to imagine because it doesn't seem like that would be entertaining!

No, which one was it?

Soldiers used to listen to the radio using a razorblade and pencil.

Oh wow that is hard to believe-those soldiers must have been so smart to set that up!

I am also a fan of Bill Murray and he voiced the human torch in the Fantastic 4 radio show!

Yeah, he was great in the movie Groundhog day.

Did you see it?

I don't think I ever saw Groundhog Day but I will have to add it to my list of movies I need to watch!

I wonder how many radio shows Bill Murray has done in his lifetime.

Probably doesn't compare to Bing Crosby -in 1948 his recordings filled over half of all the radio time!

Yeah, I would agree with that.

Bing Was Great.

You won't be hearing him on Canadian Radio though!


do you like cars?

Love cars.

DO you know who invented the drive thru?

Yes that was McDonald's back in 1975

Yes and do you know why they did that?

Because soldiers were not allowed out of their cars in fatigues

Yes that was nice of them to accommodate them and also was good for business

Yeah true.

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

Because old cars used to have wooden trunks

Yeah.
Do you know how Cadillac got its name?

Yes after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac

Yeah.

Do you know how Mardenboriugh became a professional driver?

Yes he beat 90 000 people in gran turismo

Yeah so cool.
DO you use your phone much?

Yes all the time.
Do you know why NY area code is 212?

Yes because it was easy to dial on a rotary phone

Yes .
Do you ever use a phone book?

No but I hear that if two of them get stuck together, there is no separating them

Yeah pretty cool.

Do you know how wide are the phone cables?

Yes they are just 2.7 inches and they lay on the bottom of the ocean floor

Yeah I wonder how they do not get tangled with the animals there

Good point actually.
Nice chatting with you


Hello!

Hi there, are you a big car person?

I am average knowledge about cars, I like older cars a lot how about you?

Yeah I think older cars are so cool.
And no, not too much.

I love the old Mustangs, back in my day those where the cool cars lol

Yeah the old ones are really cool.

I remember my friend buying an old corvette.

Corvettes are nice too, the older cars were built to last.

I have a Honda now and it's pretty good.

Yeah Hondas are quality cars, they are definitely made to last.

Yes, had pretty good luck so far....funny how the Cadillac was named after a french explorer lol where do they come up with the names of cars lol

That is an interesting fact.
Do you listen to the radio much?

I love the radio....while driving I listen all the time.

Yeah me too, I love our local station here.

Did you know that Canadian stations have to play 40% Canadian music by law?

Wow, that is interesting!

I love how you can find every genre on the radio to listen to, even classical latin.

Yeah I like that too.

I guess there is a website where you can listen to classical dramas for free.

I heard about that!

Nice!

Funny how soldiers in WWII made radios with a razorblade and pencil as the diode...interesting!

Wow!

That is very interesting, I have never heard that before.

I hadn't either!

Radios have given us a lot of communication and entertainment

Yes they have, and have played an important part in many people's lives.

Very true!

I found out that on am radio there is a station that can pick up radio storms from Jupiter!

That's strange!

That is so far away, that is an awesome fact!

Right!? crazy!

Very crazy, well it was nice talking with you, take care.


Fun fact: the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington and Jefferson.

I'm skeptical, how to you compare a horse to a limo?

And they accomplished that without releasing 3 pop albums while in office like inodesias president.

Not that we know of...

I can see JFK pulling it off.

The question is if any of them had nicknames like "banana".

That wouldnt be a bad name for a pop artist.

Must have been interesting to lose an election and become the vice president.

Would you trust your vice president not to kill you?

No, if it was Trump and Hillary.

Funny that the White House's guest house is bigger than the White House.

haha that would be hillarious Trump and Hillary.

Yea not sure how guest house being bigger than the white house works.

They must have wild parties there.

Or maybe a large Japanese delegation watching all 750 episodes of Pokemon.

Thats a lot of pokemon.

Its crazy to believe in the simpsons there is only one episode that bart is neither mentioned or shown.

It's OK with me, my favorite is Homer.

I sort of liked the 70's Show but it bombed in the UK after only 10 episodes.

That is nuts.
That 70s show was great.

It must not have translated well culturally.

I wonder if Thomas the Tank Engine went over well in the UK?

Im not sure but with some of those big names like ringo starr and alec baldwin narrating thomas the tank for at least 52 episodes each is pretty good.

In the UK they could use Mich Jagger and Michael Caine... Do you like piano music?

I miss Freddie Mercury...

I like the piano.

I like the idea bbc had in not reporting the news and broadcasting piano music instead.

I think we could all use that instead of the news at times.

Particularly today's political and biased news... Wow, the Hindenberg has an aluminum piano that weighed only 356 lbs.

I wonder how it sounded?

That is a light piano, probably the kind they used to put in britains highest mountain.

Maybe they moved the piano that Mercury used and McCarthy used to record Hey Jude.

that was a very special piano to have had 2 great hits reccorded on it.

For sure...

I wonder what the song that is used to stress test pianos sounds like?

Flight of the Bumble Bee?

I dont know but it must be crazy if it is not remotely playable by humans.

I was talking about the song "Flight of the Bumble Bee."

It is usually done on a violin.

Thanks for the chat!

cool, likewise.


Did you know that up until 1805, the runner-up to President of the US became the Veep?

Yeah,  i wish that was still a thing.

The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana

HA-HA!

I saw that the item sold most often at WalMart was a banana.

wow!

lol The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office

If our second place finisher was Veep, that would be Hillary.

That would greatly increase the desire to impeach even if no crime has been done.

I guess it's easy to release an album on the internet nowadays.

yeah.

Anyone can put out an album now.

Do you watch tv at all?

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

That is nice of them.
I don't like animation much.
I do watch a reasonable amount of TV.

Heres a good one,  its animation though lol There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned

I respect the duration of that series.

I was amused that a series was remade in England using the US script word for word.

nice!

Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each

Narration is a nice way to make a living.

Some voices are really unique.

Does anyone close to you play the piano?

Yes.
My sister and father.
you?

My wife played for our churches for years.

We have a Yamaha conservatory grand in our home.

It is a stringed instrument and a percussion instrument.

Nice!

Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude

I think that Bohemian Rhapsody is genius and Hey Jude is no slouch either.

There is quite a difference in some piano brands, like Yamaha and the Horowitz Steinway.

What is the difference?

The Yamaha is more bright in sound while the Steinway is more rich and sometimes even a bit muddy.

Wow I didn't realize they had that big of a difference.

There exists a song composed solely for stress testing auto-pianos, and is not remotely playable by humans - circus galop.

I would like to hear it.
I will try to look it up later.

In 2006 a group of climbers reached the top of britain's highest mountain and found a piano

That would be a mystery.
I am going to go now.
Bye.


Good evening!

It might be fun to have a President Banana in the White House right?

That was the name of Zimbabwe's first president actually, but we can dream.

That certainly would be fun!

Maybe Trump needs to follow in the footsteps of the President of Indonesia and make some pop albums.

That could be what he needs to win over some of his biggest critics.

LOL

Pop albums.

With Kanye.

Then declare a national emergency that requires everyone to buy a copy.

LOL!

What would it be like if the vice president was Hilary?

That is how our system was until the early 1800s.

Hillary and Trump in the WH together.
They wouldn't even make eye contact.

Probably better they changed the rule.

It could make for some amazing television though!

Lots of drama!
The greatest reality TV out there!
Team Trump vs Team Hillary.
Who will get voted out of the WH?

They play their cards right, they could release an episode everyday and maybe catch up to Pokemon's output over the course of a couple years!

I've never see Pokemon, and I don't think I ever will.

Well if you ever get into it you can binge like crazy with all of those episodes!

It seems I mostly get Thomas the Tank Engine here with my kids.

Amazing the narrators they have gotten for that show.

I guess it's a fun show to work on, and the stars really enjoy lending their talents to it.

I've only seen it a bit.

A lot classier than Pokemon.

The theme song is ringing in my ears already.

Maybe I should learn it on a piano?

Couldn't hurt.

Find a good instrument first.

Maybe the one that Freddie Mercury owned?

Is that the same one that Paul McCartney recorded Hey Jude on?

That piano has been part of some amazing rock history hasn't it?

It sure has.

And perhaps if you get your hands on it, you too can contribute a song to that legacy.

I might only be successful mashing the keys.

At least I know even the best can't play "Circus Galup" which is designed to stress test those auto pianos.

I wonder who the composer was.
Probably an engineering type.

Speaking of engineers, someone was able to build a 350+ pound aluminum piano that once rode in the lounge of the Hindenburg.

I bet it was a work of art, but how did it sound?

Probably tinny.

It's hard to imagine it sounded like some of the better designed pianos.

Wouldn't it be something if we returned to a time when the news didn't feel that there was any news that had to be reported and played piano music instead?

No money in that.
No news?!
Just make some up!
I enjoyed chatting with you!
Have a good night!

You too!


Hi, how are you?\

Good, thanks, how are you?

I am well, thanks.
Do you play any instruments?

I used to play the piano when I was younger.

How about you?

I played trumpet but no more.

On the top of Britain's tallest mountain there is a piano.

Hikers discovered it in 2006.

Wonder who put it there!

A piano player?

Imagine taking your first date mountain climbing and being a piano player.

Such a good move!

Seems like a lot of work for the people who hauled it up there.

And it's funny nobody knew who had put it up there.

I think it would be cool to listen to live piano music while in the sky.

The airship Hindenburg had an aluminum grand piano.

It weighed only 356 pounds.

that is funny.

Who doesn't see a piano going up a mountain???

I hope they took the light one, 356 pounds???

Haha, probably not, I think it was a regular piano!

In 1930 the BBC thought that there was no news worthy news so they put on piano music instead.

Sometimes I wish that would happen in the modern day!

HAHAHA.

Me too!

There's a famous piano that played freddy mercury and mccartney!

I heard they used that same piano to play Hey Jude and Bohemian Rhapsody.

That's true!

I would sell that so fast...

There's also a song composed solely for stress testing a piano!

That is so cool!

The Circus Galop, i think I have heard that before!

I wonder if that is on spotify.

Ringo starr is on spotify and has also voiced Thomas the tank.

Who knew?

I used to watch Thomas when I was younger!

I preferred to watch Pokemon though.

There are 750 episodes of Pokemon

I think my son has watched all of those.

So much pokemon!

I definitely haven't watched them all!

Ha!

Another thing I liked to watch was the Simpsons.

I used to watch with my parents.

I love the simpsons.
Do you have a favorite episode?

No, I don't, but I love Bart.

There is only one episode where he doesn't appear and isn't mentioned.

Nice chatting with you!


So, do you think it that maybe it would be better if our President were just the head of state instead of also the head of government?

I actually think it is pretty good how it is now.

I was able to visit Washington DC recently and it very small compared to the guest house.

I enjoyed looking at it though.

HA

I used to work up the street from the White House in DC.

I'd walk by often during my lunch break and it never really seemed like much was going on from the outside.

Oh, how cool!

I meant to say I saw the White House and it was small comparative.

I had learned that George W. Bush put solar panels on the back but I couldn't see them.

I learned in the movie about Dick Cheney that after in the solar panels had originally been installed by Carter, Regan had them taken down.

Oh, that's funny what a cool story.

Did you know the white house twin buildings in other countries.

I do now.

I wonder if they're more like museums or hotels?

It's not a very practical building as an office or a residence, which are its two purposes.

Yeah, The twin buildings are in Ireland and France.

It's just a fun fact.

I think those countries are lucky in that they only have physical copies of the White House as opposed to all of the baggage that comes with ours, like the fact that it was built by slaves and is frequently occupied by less than enlightened leaders.

Yeah, that is so true an very enlightening.

I agree with you.

I was listening to the radio earlier and laughing at the program.

I think the radio can be such a solid medium because you really have to convey your message through sound and nothing else.

Can you imagine a White House radio show, or a Trump pop album on the radio like the president of Indonesia?

Yeah, what a hilarious thought.

I cant imagine Trump rapping with Kanye.

Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up by a am radio.

WOW, that's amazing!

Yeah, it makes you wonder what aliens would think of the noises that we transmit across the universe over the radio.

Yes, I believe in aliens in outer space, sometimes.

I also listen to the radio for classics.

I would much rather listen to a classic radio program online than the news in Latin like the program they have in Finland.

That seems like it has a very limited audience!

That is great, me too!

I visited Canada and they play Canadian music 40% of the time, per law.

That surprises me, since that veers precociously close to censorship.

I suppose the government has an interest in supporting Canadian culture.

Yeah, the Canadians are very proud of their country and I guess love their own music too.

It is a beautiful place with lovely people.

They definitely have a more beautiful leader than we do haha.

Yeah, did you know that it took three days for the secret service to realize that the White house had been shot with bullets!

Three days is a long time for something so serious.

Yes, they need better security.


hi, do you know much about presidents?

I know they live in the White House!

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

Nice.

Is that also true in Ireland and France, where they have twin White House buildings?

Yeah but I do wonder if they presidents live in those houses or not

Yeah, and since the White House still uses floppy disks, is this also true at the twin White Houses?

Good point.

I wonder if they use the floppy discs because they might still be safer

Good question.

Perhaps, since Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the White house, perhaps Bush issued an executive order against CDs?

Well, it could be.

Good thing he brought back the solar panels though

True.

Although in 2011, bullets struck the WHite House.

It took the Secret Service 4 days to realize it.

I wonder if the solar panels were damaged?

Good point and strange that they did not figure that out earlier

Well, maybe they didn't notice because they were all inside listening to the latest pop music release from the President of Indonesia?

Haha good point.

Did not know the guy released 3 albums already

The guy is a machine!
But he needs a better stage name.
Maybe President Banana?

I do not think the president of Zimbabwe would be happy about that

He could be the artist formerly known as President Banana?

I don't really care as long as I can listen to him on the radio!

I love two things on my radio: Indonesian pop music and electromagnetic storms from Jupiter.

Those are my go to listening pleasures!

Yeah that is so cool that if you turn your radio to am, you may capture Jupiter's storms

I wonder how Jupiter gets around the law in Canada, where stations are required to play at  least 40% of their content from Canadian artists.

Does Jupiter have to book Canadian storms?

Hahahah that is funny and a great point.

Maybe Jupiter is partly Canadian

Nice.

I bet they have a hockey team too!

Although, I hope their storms don't sound like that Finnish radio station that broadcasts in classical Latin!

Yeah I wonder how many listeners they have really.

Nice chatting with you