Did you know there is a Canadian NBA team?

I'd have to think for a moment or two, but no I didn't.

Wait a sec, doesn't Toronto have a National Basketball Association team?

Yes, the Raptors.

I think basketball is an interesting form of Drama.

The games are suspenseful, but trades are interesting to.

True...but, what I hate about the drama in the National Basketball Association, is that there seems to be more news on teams trading players then the actual action on the court.

Was never like that before back in the day.

Mass Media kills the enjoyment for me.

There are a lot of stories about teams and their salary cap space.

Players are traded and the end result of trades are generic teams of equal capacity.

It is easy to see why people root for a player, not a team.

You are correct.

For instance, I'm from the Cleveland area, and thank goodness Lebron James won us at least 1 championship.

Ever since he left, I haven't watched one game.

I mean, I haven't watched the Lakers either...but, I do keep up with Lebron James.

I like Micheal Jordan some.

I like how the shoe Air Jordans were banned.

He wore them anyway and nike paid the fine.

So, while the NBA makes rules, money can break some of them.

This is true...and it seems players like Jordan were always able to get away with things.

The more talent, the more power.

Heck, I can't believe the amount of attention that Kyrie Irving gets....yes, he's good when he's on the court, but the guy just can't stay healthy.

I dont know Kyrie.

The amount of money paid to star players is amazing.

Lebron James rejected 10 million from reebok when he was 18.

A year later, 90 million from nike,  Where does that money come from?

These owners are ridiculously rich from their own private businesses and the spending is way out of hand.

Heck even Kevin Love, who's barely a good player, will probably score millions in free agency.

Apparently the NBA are the best paid athletes on average.

So, in a way, buying Nikes and tickets to games pays for these salaries.

It must add up.

Good point.

This is why I find it rather astonishing that the Golden State Warriors manage to keep winning championships by holding on to great players irregardless of their players salaries.

Must be, tons of Nikes being sold up there....lol

When the new "space jam" movie comes out, will you watch it?

Apparently Warner brothers and Lebron have a deal.

Nah.....I'm not that caught up in the National Basketball Association to watch silly movies.

And as the trading deadline comes to pass, I don't think they are fair to fans who start rooting for certain players, not knowing if they will even be playing for their favorite team the whole year.

I think the trading period is stupid.

It is interesting to watch some players become media stars and others just play ball.

I know that Lebron has two Olympic gold medals.

Thats cool.

Gotta root for Lebron James.

We all understand why he went to Los Angelas, but he's also done some wonderful charity work here in Northeast Ohio.

Yes, He knows and acknowledges where he cam from.

6 million raised for charity from "the decision".

Yep, and after Lebron James left Cleveland to go to Los Angeles, I've noticed how different the LA people and the media are.

Glad to see they probably won't make the playoffs....again, Lebron has no team behind him.

I agree, one star can not carry a team.

I wonder if I could name all 30 NBA teams.

I dont think I could.

LOL....yep, it would take me a long time to try and remember what all 30 National Basketball Association teams names are myself.

But, it's been fun bumping into you this Sunday morning and discussing it!

In deed it has been fun.
What team does Allen Iverson play for.
I would have thought he retired.

I thought he retired too!

I think it was the Detroit Pistons, but I could be wrong.

Hey!

Have a Great day!


Hi, do you like to watch basketball?

Hello, yes I enjoy watching a few games.

How about yourself?

I do occasionally.

Maybe I would watch more if basketball players shot granny style when shooting free throws.

That is the scientifically proven best way to consistently score points.

Yeah that would be great,  but they are too proud,  they need to look cool lol

Speaking of looking cool,I like Air Jordans.

They were banned when introduced by the NBA but Jordan wore them beacuse Nike was willing to pay the fine every game.

Thats hilarious!

that also makes no sense, why would the nba ban jordans, they are technically basketball shoes lol I guess thats good choice for Nike,  they need to get their shoe seen

Lebron James also had a contract with Nike.

Reebok offered him $10 million and he refused, thinking he could get something better.

A year later, Nike offered him 100 million.

Thats an insane amount of money!

Good for him.

I hear he is going to be in the new space jam.

Yeah, I would love to watch it!

He makes a ton of money but at least he raises a lot for charity too.

Yes thats really good of him,  he raised like 6 mil for charity

Yeah, by televising "The Decision".
Not sure what that was.
Did you watch it?

I didnt watch, you?
Was it any good?

I haven't watched it either.

Have you seen a game with Lebron James in person?

Tickets to his high school basektball games cost $100-120 dollars and would attract 1750 attendees.

No I havent,  maybe I will get to since he plays for the lakers now.

That is an expensive high school game!

How do high school students have that much money lol

Haha, right.

I guess he was attracting people who weren't high school students anymore, as well.

When I went to my high school basketball games it was like $6 lol

I guess people really realized his potential from early on!

What do you think about having a backup plan though?

Tim Duncan of the Spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years before going directly to the NBA.

I think that's cool.

Be cool, stay in school!

Haha.

lol it was a smart plan, he probably knew he was good enough for the opportunity to come around again.

Gotta have a back up plan!

Yeah, I like that.
Well, I think it's time for bed.
Nice talking to you!

great chatting!

Indeed.
Have a good night!


Hello!

Hi!
Are you a fan of comedies?

I love comedy!
My favorite genre of movies.
How about you?

It is one of my favorites too!

I really enjoy some stand up comedy.

Did you know the Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy?

I also love stand up comedy, I have been to many live shows.

Really?

Green Lantern?

Hahaha, glad it is they way it is!

Jack Black was supposed to star in it too!

I cant imagine it any other way.

Wow, I love Jack Black but don't think that would have worked lol.

Do you ever watched Comedy Central?

I have.
I do love some of their show.
They have cancelled so many though.

Yes they have, unfortunately!

Such a great comedy show.

I also like watching reruns of 3rd Rock from the Sun.

But really loved Seinfeld!

Friends was my favorite sit com from that era.

I am shocked it lost to 3rd Rock.

I know!

I have seen every episode of Friends.

I still watch it when I can, such a great show.

I have an App on my telephone that I can watch certain shows, especially while traveling by plane.

That is awesome.

I recently rewatched all of Friends on netflix.

I need apps like that for when I travel.

Ive been hooked on a few podcasts for now.

You do need to get an App, it is so handy.

Especially comedy shows for when you are waiting somewhere, makes time pass by.

So what type of telephone do you have?

I am attached to my iphone.

Oh cool.
I know many who have iphones.
I am an android person myself.
But any phone nowadays is amazing!
So do you travel often?

I try, I do want to try that dutch commuter bus that goes 160, it wasnt around last time I was there.

Wow, that is a fast bus lol...they must have to strap you in at that speed!

Better than paying high tolls like they have to do in Japan.

I want to travel there someday.

Same here.

Also on my list is Iceland, Ireland, and Greece.

All great places to travel to!

I would like to go to so many countries...and a few states on the east coast.

Id like to make it to the West Coast, lol.

I live on the west coast but have not been past Illinois lol...love it out here though.

Ive bees as far west as Indiana.

Im from Florida, so Id like to see some snow.

Oh, wow.

I am originally from the midwest and moved west to get away from the snow lol...too cold!

But the Ocean is amazing.

Do you live by the water?

About an hour inland.

So enough out of the storm flooding/surge danger areas, but close enough to go for a day trip.

That's nice!

I need to travel to Florida, I have never been there but have friends I video chat with on my phone so I get to see some of it lol.

I hope you have an amazing day!

Great chat!

bye :)


Do you enjoy the NBA?

No, I sincerely do not.
I do enjoy College Basketball though!

I'm not a big fan either but I respect the sport.

Did you know that granny style is the most effective way to score points on the line?

LOL!

No, I did not!

To be honest, I played when I was a kid and always found that to be rather tough.

No wonder I was never offered $10 million from a sneaker company when I was 18 like Lebron James was.

Lebron James gets offered a lot of money.

At one point he was the highest paid celebrity.

Surprisingly Jude Judy was number two.

Now I do like Judge Judy.

I'd never want to be in her courtroom - Usually both sides failed at exhibiting common sense multiple occasions to wind up there(!)

- But she is a no nonsense judge.

Darn shame the courts aren't full of people like her.

Speaking of failing to exhibit common sense, 78% of NFL players go bankrupt within 2 years of retiring, while 60% of NBA players are broke after 5 years.

Why do you think that is?

Seems to happen a lot with people that get rich fast.

Poor money management.

Sometimes it's not even their fault but the fault of those around them like shady accountants.

Did you know that Lebron James is going to be in the new Space Jame sequel?

I didn't even know there was a new Space Jam on tap!

Ya know, Michael Jordan seems to remain a great example as both a player and a human.

Yes he does.

Apparently Air Jordans were banned by the NBA when they were introduced.

That's so petty.

Meanwhile Chuck Taylor is a name forgotten, if known at all yet his Converse are still popular.

$90 Million as merely a spokesperson for Nike as Lebron got seems so screwy - It's amazing how much cash is spent on sneakers advertising.

Jordan wore them anyway and Nike paid his fines.

I remember Chuck Taylor's.

They were super popular.

Hey, do you ever shop at Ikea?

I don't but I look at their website sometimes.

I've never been in one so only know what is mentioned on the interwebs lol.

Evidently there was a TV show shot in one in California that the store didn't know about.

Oh no.
I'm surprised they were not sued.
Do you enjoy dramas?

Drama is ok to a certain extent.

As a woman, I got my fill of drama for the year last night watching The State of The Union Address.

Between it being turned into a fashion show and an example of how not to be a lady, it was all too dramatic.

I knew the whole thing would drive me crazy so I made a conscious decision not to watch.

Did you ever watch the TV show House?

Yes I did!

I actually work in a hospital so that was my top med drama ever!

Hugh Laurie was the highest paid actor for a TV drama ever for that show.

He made $700,000 per episode!

I was not aware of that.

He certainly earned every penny.

"Faking" an American accent had to be tough, and to toss in medical terminology?

He did a great job.

I was never a fan of ER, Grey's Anatomy (even their scrubs suck!)

or Nurse Jackie - So much Hollywood gets way, way wrong.

His American accent is amazing.
I never liked those other shows either.
I did enjoy Scrubs.


Hello there, are you a fan of Lebron James?

Hi, how are you?
I do like Lebron.

I am good thank you, did you know he rejected a $10 mill.

offer from Reebok when he was 18?

He probably had a good agent that advised him to wait.$10 million right off the bat meant there was more waiting for him.

Yeah it for sure was the right move, I think he always had Nike in his mind.

Nike would pay the most, I'm sure.

They wanted Jordan, LeBron was the next Jordan really.

No one else of that stature out there.

Yeah I agree with you there, and I think Reebok thought they were signing the next Jordan when they paid Iverson all that money.

Yes, the payout at age 55 is enormous.

I guess Reebok thought it would boost marketing, but why so much money for one guy?

That i don't know, but like I said I think they thought they were getting a lifetime seller of shoes like Jordan.

True.

I think it's all a crap shoot.

Something bad could happen and it's just wasted money.

Few players get that kind of money anyway.

Yeah that is true, it for is a chance on a player.

Did you know that Reggie Miller's sister played pro as well?

She played pro?
Did she get any endorsement?
I didn't know that Reggie had a sister.

Yeah she was really good as well.

I know she scored like 105 points in a high school game once!

Wow.

What a talent!

She should get an endorsement.

She must be just as good as her brother.

Yeah she should have been the one Reebok went after!

LOL.

True.

People would follow her.

I think girls would like to have role models.

Yeah that is true, did you know that Tim Duncan could have gone directly into the league but stayed 4 years in college?

I would not have gone to college.
Too many risks.
Injury.
Get the money, I say!

That is true, there is always the risk of a major injury or something like that.

It is so hard to go pro.
I would not waste the opportunity.
You can always go to college.

That is true, well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Are you familiar with basketball and the NBA?

I have heard of this game called basketball and of the league called the NBA.

Have you seen the tall men that play the game?

They are tall indeed.

Lebron James?
There are many tall basketball players.

Lebron is a great player, I have heard.
He started right after high school.
He must have a ton of money.

Yes he does have a lot of money.

He rejected a $10M offer from Reebok when he was 18 and within a year he accepted a $90M offer from Nike.

He had some good guidance.

If something throws 10 mill at you, then there is more coming.

Smart of him to wait.

He was considered the best basketball player in the world.

I thought Michael Jordan was.

MJ was a different style, and he brought the game to a new level.

King James does well off the court as well.

He has helped many people with his generosity.

I see.
James got 3 NBA finals MVP Awards.
It was not surprising to me.

The guy built Cleveland.

He was the reason that team went anywhere.

I think he's in LA now.

I wonder how many years he has left.

I don't know.

I'm sure he can play as long as he wants to.

Apparently, he is the all-time NBA playoff scoring leader.

He could join a team and people would pay just to see him, even if he were not at his best.

He is a draw.

I know.
Do you watch drama on TV?

I sometimes watch dramas.
I prefer them to comedies.
You?

I like dramas.

I like comedies too.

It depends on my mood.

Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama.

Do you recognize his name?

Yes, he's in the show House.
He really makes that show.
Talented guy.
Does a great American accent.

He is actually English, right?
Is he still around?

Yes, he's English.
He's around.
He does some TV work here and there.
Drama, though he used to do comedy.

His character, House, was funny.

So, it does not surprise me to hear that he did comedy.

He is a natural.
I think he did a spy series recently.
Not sure.
The Night Manager?

I have not heard of it.
I will google after we finish chatting.
By the way, I used to watch Judge Judy.
She made $123k per episode.

I've only seen her once or twice.

She's very clever, and handles the courtroom well.

She keeps things moving.

I like her.
I've got to run now.
It was nice chatting with you.


Hey there, how is it going?

hey I'm good, did you ever see space jam as a kid?

I guess they're making a sequel with lebron james!

Yeah how cool.

That guy is all over now.

I mean, working with Warner and also working so much to fundraise for charities.

ya he's really nice though,like when he donated 6 million to charity for that TV event

Yeah, his fame has really skyrocketed.

He gets paid more than Judge Judy and she gets paid a lot.

ya can you believe that even when he was in high school he was drawing crowds, the public was paying like $100 per ticket

Exactly.

he must have always been a smart person.

At only 18 he rejected a $10 million from Rebook.

ya thats wild I would definitely have taken the money, even if I were paid like Hugh Laurie in HOUSE I still would have accepted that Rebook money haha

I know but he played it smart because I guess he knew he was growing in popularity and said that adidas or nike will offer him more, which nike did.

ya that is true, do you watch a lot of basketball?

I guess Allen Iverson also got a great offer from Reebok, these people are paid well for sure

That is true.

And on the other hand you have Tim Duncan who decided to stay in school and sacrificed money doing so and then went on to play at the NBA.

ya that takes a lot of discipline to turn that down, I think it's funny that the Granny Shot is the best way to actually score free throws but people refuse to do it because it looks stupid

Yeah exactly, as long as you score who cares.

And then you have Michael Jordan.

When he launched and wore them he was fine and nike was fine with it.

ya I remember that, I think he got fined for those shoes actually and Nike just paid the fee!

Yup, they must have made much more in sales since Jordan was wearing them.

Did you know that Reggi Miller's sister was much better than him in basketball

no I didn't know that, that's funny, do you know if women can play in the NBA?

I know that technically there is no rule that prevents a woman from playing in the NFL

Yeah I guess if you make the cut, you play.

I really like that rule.

Yeah, his sister kept shattering records when he thought he was.

ya I would feel weird if my sister were better than me at sports haha,

Did you know that basketball players are the highest paid of all other players?

no I didn't know that, so they make more than football and baseball players?

Do you like any of those sports I personally don't like any sports

Yeah apparently they do.

I like swimming and volleyball the most.

It was nice chatting with you, have a good one.


do you like the NBA?

I sure do.
Do you know how many teams are in it?

Yes there are 30 teams of which only one is Canadian

Yeah.

DId you know that Reggie Miller was always shadowed by his sister?

Yes she once scored 105 points and broke 8 national records

Yes they are such a family with talented kids for the sport

Yes.

Did you hear of the deal Iverson signed with Rebook?

Yes he is getting $800 000 from them per year till he is 55

Yes and then he gets $32 million after that

Yes so it is pretty safe to say the guy is set for life now

Yes he is, Do you like the granny style shot?

Yes it is also proven to be great at scoring but players do not prefer it

Yes they think it looks stupid and sacrifice scoring for that

Yes.
Do you like drama?

I love drama.
Did you ever see House MD?

Yes it is a great show and Laurie made $700 000 per episode in it

Yes that is a lot of money.

Did you know Jim Carrey does not do dramas anymore?

Yes he thinks that they do not project positivity so he refrains from them now

Yeah.
Do you listen to radio dramas?

yes there is a free website to listen to them too

Yes that is nice.
Great chat!

Same here and have a great one


Hi.
Are you interested in politics?

I have some interest in politics.

But I love the absurd much more.

What do you have in an extra goofy president, size X large?

Probably a winner.

Since 1900 the taller candidate has won the Presidential election 75% of the time.

I bet that taller people are more likable and the office is a popularity contest.

Nothing in a "very stable genius?"

Well regardless of how likable and popular they may be, they apparently aren't likable enough.

Voter turn hasn't exceeded 63% in the last 100 years.

Apathy is acceptable.

In some areas, apathy is preferred.

A cat named Hank placed third in a Virginia Senate election.

That's pretty funny.

They might have been better off with an ancient Athens election that was appointed by lottery.

Yes, I think Public Office should be kind of like Jury Duty.

I just remembered, the faster blinker in presidential debates has lost every election since 1980.

Are you tall, do you blink slow?

You could be in!

I am neither of those things so I suppose I am out.

Unless I am being elected in Nevada.

They are the only state that have a "None of the Candidates" option.

That is to bad.
I would vote for you.
Nevada has a "none of these" option.
Thats good.
What happens if everyone uses it?

Then I guess we have a cat for office.

Up until 1805 the runner up in Presidential election automatically became Vice President, assuming citizens were voting.

If we want more meaningful elections, perhaps more meaningful presidents are needed.

The only president to have a Phd was Woodrow Wilson.

Education might be a good thing.

I am surprised we do not have more educated and qualified Presidents.

Or at least colorful.

The President of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.

In terms of things valued by people that vote, veterans seem to do well.

2012 was the first election with no veteran on it since 1944.

Well you and I are apparently very good at psephology, that is the study of results and other statistics related to elections.

Agreed, psephology for the win.

If a president is required to be popular, a music album is not a bad way to go.

In America, it seems like it is better to be the guest than the President.

The guest house is larger than the White House.

I would think that the White House is old and build to a past set of standards.

Want to hear something funny about Lincoln and Booth?

Sure.

I like fun facts.

I do know that Booth assassinated Lincoln.

Right.

the funny thing is Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration.

The weird thing is Booth was in that photo.

We cant throw a rock without a cell phone photo today.

Wow.
What an interesting fact.
Well thanks for chatting.
I learned a lot today.


hi, do you like the nba?

I do, though I do not have enough time to watch.

How about you?

yeah from time to time.
do you know reggie miller?

Yeah, he is in the NBA hall of fame.

yeah and he is really good which is suprising that his sister is even better, good for her

Yeah, she had broken 8 national records and scored 105 points one day.

good for her.
do you know allen iverson?

I heard he got a good contract with Reebok!

Yeah he is making a lot of money off of it, $800 000 every year

Nice, and when he turns 55 he will get a lump sum of $32,000,000.

yeah that is insane.
many of them make money this way

Yeah, and some basketball players make a lot of money off of merchandise, like Jordan with Air Jordans.

These were actually banned when introduced to the nba.

But Jordan wore them anyway and paid a fine for each game.

Yeah, well nike must have made much more from the sales to be able to pay the fines everytime

I agree.

Some nba players aren't as talented or lucky though.

I think it was smart of Tim Duncan of the Spurs to stay in college for four more years instead of going directly to the NBA

yeah good for him, he got a degree and still managed to make a great career in the nba

Yeah.

Lebron James was also forward thinking.

He rejected a ten million dollar offer from Reebok because he thought he could do better.

ANd he was right.

A year later, he got a 90 million dollar offer from Nike

yeah he must have always known his self-worth

He also raises money for charity though.

He raised six million dollars by televising "the decision"

such an amazing guy.

and he is the only person to make more than judge judy

Have you heard of Kevin Love?

He supposedly has an illness and his teammates do not support him.

It's tough being a basketball player.

I feel bad if his illness is legitimate, but not sure.

wow that is not cool at all.
nice chat


Hi, how are you today?

I am well, thanks!
Are you a fan of the NBA?

I watch games from time to time.

I usually pay attention during the playoffs.

You?

Pretty much the same.

I was more into it in the 90s though mostly because of Michael Jordan.

Did you know that the Air Jordan shoes couldn't be worn without a fine initially?

I think that's probably a rule that was meant to be broken.

Nike got a LOT of publicity from that stunt.

And the NBA got more viewers.

Absolutely.

It definitely ushered in a new era though.

Allen Iverson signed with Reebok and gets like $800 K per year until he is 55, whereupon he gets $32 M!

He should start his own line of shoes with that money!

LOL.

Seriously, he could buy part of an NBA team.

Funny how that works, yet someone like Tim Duncan chose to stay in college and likely lost money for not going to the NBA earlier.

I would never have done what Tim did.

I would have taken the money because too many bad things could happen, like injury.

Think about how LeBron James was able to skip college altogether.

Within a year of rejecting a pretty big show endorsement from Reebok, and when he could have been in college, James got a $90 M deal from Nike!

He surrounded himself with smart folks and got good advice.

He was the hottest player in a decade and every shoe brand was going to go after his endorsement.

I guess it won't be long before he is making some extra money in the movies as he is slated to be in a Space Jame sequel.

Another Space Jam.

Boy, I can't wait.

I guess he is the next Jordan in terms of stature, but I bet he'll do better on camera.

I think that with Jordan and the commercials, films, etc.

the next eras of basketball players added a little extra off the court.

Maybe not ready to start in dramas, but getting there.

He is not ready to make his Oscar run, that's true.

Maybe they'll remake Hoosiers or something.

He has shown his generous side, too.

If he is good at it he might not have to take much of a pay cut when he leaves the NBA.

After all, Hugh Laurie got like $700 K for each House episode.

Lebron could certainly parlay his celebrity into a number of things.

Restaurant in Vegas.

Line of shoes.

Absolutely.

Are you into dramas much... when it isn't NBA playoffs time of course?

I enjoy a good drama.

I think that many stories have been told and retold, so it's hard to find something truly new.

True.I guess one person that wont be retelling old dramas is Jim Carrey.

I guess what he follows doesn't allow him to do movies that aren't positive.

I disagree with him.

Dramas can have positive outcomes and messages.

Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!

You too!
Have a good evening!


hey did you watch the State of the Union address?

No I have not.

Did anything interesting happen that I should know?

well It just seems like a lot of people thought Trump did a good job and he sounded presidential

Maybe the speech that Trump said was written by someone else.

It often seems Trump never sounds presidential.

Especially when he wants to build that wall.

speaking of tall things like the wall, did you know that 75% of presidential candidates who have won have been taller than their competition

Wow, that is fascinating.

The US president's guest house is actually even larger than the entire white house!

I wonder why they built it that way, also I wonder why they call the president of zimbabwe president banana haha

Haha.

The president of Indonesia released three pop albums while in office.

Talk about multitasking!

ya that is crazy I wonder if theyre good or not, do you think he made enough money to become richer than the top 3 richest us presidents?

Definitely, Trump has a net worth of 3.1 billion dollars, which is much higher than the other three US presidents.

oh interesting, so jfk, washington and jefferson aren't the top 3 richest presidents of all time?

Nope, although they were until 2016 when Trump stepped into office

ah that makes sense, do you think we should go back to the rules for vice presidents that existed before 1805?

Where the runner up became VP?

No, because then Trump and Hillary would disagree on anything and everything.

haha yup, and yes that would be a mess, speaking of elections  were you aware that Nevada has an option to choose none of the candidates when you vote?

Really?

Then what would be the point of showing up to the election at all?

haha ya I agree, what is sad to me is that only 63% of voters at most have showed up to a presidential election, so many do not feel like there is a point to showing up

Do you think that only the younger generation should be allowed to vote?

Because it is their future?

personally I don't, they are young and don't always have a good grasp on the world yet, what about you?

Maybe we should do like ancient athens and use a lottery system to avoid an oligarchy

If that was the case then the leader may not be competent, and just lucky

haha that is true, what do you think about Jay-z by the way, crazy that he went to the same high school as Notorious BIG and DMX


Hi, have you seen Crazy Rich Asians?

Is that the movie by Warner Brothers?

Yes, at least I think so.

I guess it was one of the best romatic comedies in years!

Wow and i never seen it.
Did you?
I like comedies.

I did not see it but everyone I talked with that did see it, says it was great!

What's your favorite comedy?

So many to choose.

I liked Evan Almighty it the highest budgeted comedy ever made.

I think Bruce almighty was better though.

Me too!

Step brothers is one of my favorites too!

I guess Will Farrel in general...

Yeah he is hilarious, Ima need more Cow bells fellas!!

Did you know slipping on a banana peel came from actually slipping on horse manure.

Gross and true story...

I have slipped and damn near broke a few bones by slipping on st bernard dog poop.

I understand the struggle!

Yeah it's real, lol.

did you know that the empire strikes back movie was nominated for a comedy award?

Really?
What award?
It wasn't funny.
The rebellion is nothing to joke about!

Stop it!

I guess they thought Harrison was a goofball.

evan almighty cost 200 million to make.

Really?

How much did they spend on crafe services?

How can you spend that much on that movie?

Well when you spend 500 on a hammer 250 on a nail there you go.

It's been about 30 years since a comedy has won at the academy awards.

What was the last movie to win one?

I dont like that the academy has no appreciation for comedies.

Right, I think the Hangover should have won one.

There's a lot of worthy movies that make you laugh and think.

Don't ask for an example because I cannot think of one off the top of my head.

Give me an example.

DANGIT!
How about Best in Show?
Or forgetting sarah marshall?

Alright your off the hook.

did you know dolphins talk on the phone and they can distinguish between each other too.

Or, my last one, Bridesmaids.
Nice chatting with you!


Hi Do you like comedies?

I love comedies!

Me too!
Do you like Bill Murray?

I do like him, especially in Ghostbusters!

Yes!

He thinks that his Kung Fu Hustle is "The supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".

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

I haven't seen it either.

But I have seen Evan almighty and it is crazy that it has a budget of 200 million

Whew.

Probably for all the special animal effects.

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

That probably would have been good.

I couldn't imagine it any other way that it was

I know.

I'm not sure why they changed it up.

Did you like 3rd Rock from the Sun when it was on tv in the 1990s?

It was pretty good, but it preferred Friends

I liked Friends too along with Seinfeld and Frasier, which 3rd rock beat out all 3 of those shows in 1997 to win the Golden Globe for best comedy series!

Wow.

It has been 37 years since a comedy won best picture.

Crazy.

I was surprised to find out Comedy Central was created in 1989.

I don't remember seeing it until the mid 90s.

I probably wasn't allowed to watch it until the late 90's.

lol

lol  Nice.

They cancelled over 100 shows also since they were created.

Wow.

did you know Drew Carey served 8 years in the Marines?

I never knew that.
That's pretty neat.
He must be older than I thought he was.

It is claimed that that is where he jump started his comedy career.

That's interesting!

I loved the Drew Carey show.

I'm going to have the them song in my head now.

lol  Do you know anyone that still has a rotary phone?

I don't, not a working one at least.

I haven't seen one in years now.

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

I didn't think about that.

Its been great chatting today, but I gotta run.

Have a great day!

Ok.
I have to get going too.
You also have a great day!


Hello there, do you follow the NBA at all?

Hi, how are you?
Sometimes I follow the NBA.

Nice, I am well, I follow pretty closely.

My favorite team actually has the best record right now.

Which team is that?
Is it GS?

No, other side, the Milwaukee Bucks.

GS has been dominating the last few years though.

Who is the big player on Milwaukee?

Giannis is their biggest and best player, I remember when we drafted him and people thought we wasted a pick.

Where is he from?

Is he American?

I know that the league has gotten more international, which I think is great.

No, he is from Greece, they call him the 'greek freak'.

Did you ever own a pair of Air Jordan's?

No, I never did.

I know that they were popular but quite expensive.

The Greek Freak?

Hm.

Yeah I guess they were banned by the league when they first came out.

And yeah the freak, he is a really good person though.

I know that MJ wore them despite the rules.

Nike didn't care.

Cheap publicity.

Yeah it was cheap and the best marketing they probably ever had for a product.

Controversy attracts attention.

Suddenly everyone wants to have the bad boy sneakers.

Yep, and if they ban them because they give players and advantage, well the YMCA is going to be filled with them.

I never understood the obsession with shoes, but I guess they are an ubran fashion statement.

Lebron has made his money on sneaker endorsements.

Yeah and it sounds like Reebok tried to do the same with Allen Iverson, but I dont think it worked out as well.

How much moeny does Iverson have at this point?

What will he do with it all?

Start a shoe company?

I don't know how much he has anymore, but they owe him 32 million when he turns 55.

I guess he could buy part of an NBA team at that point.

That's a chunk of change.

I wonder how LeBron has fared.

Yeah that is true, Jordan owns most of the Hornets these days.

Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


hi, do you watch the NBA?

Hi!

Yes I'm excited for March Madness.

I don't have a favorite team though, do you?

No I do not have one either.
do you know who reggie miller is?

Yes, though I often confuse him with Reggie Bush, but Miller is the basketball guy.

Anything he's famous for?

Well, he is a superstar but his sister was always better

Does his sister play for the WNBA?

I am not sure, maybe.
She broke 8 national records once

Wow!

That's no easy accomplishment.

Same thing with Allen Iverson!

He was so smart to sign a lifetime contract with Reebok to pay him $800K a year until he reaches age 55 and he'd get a lump sum of $32 million, talk about a great retirement fund!

THey can make so much money sometimes.
Do you know who TIm Duncan is?

Yes!

I used to really like him, does he still play for the Spurs?

I think he has retired maybe I am wrong.

But apparently he decided to stay in college and finish before going to the NBA

Oh wow, I think he's one of the few!

But seeing that they can make millions from endorsements, I guess they don't need to.

Like Lebron James who rejected a $10 million offer and accepted a $90 million from nike years later.

Smart businessman for sure.
Do you know what granny styl eis?

Yes!

Of course!

I wish pro basketball players made the granny style shot famous, I want to see someone incorporate that technique during one of the games.

Yeah and to think that the only reason they do not do tjat is because it looks funy.

who cares, just score

Yeah!

You think the name is what makes it embarrassing for the masculine players to use it?

Even physicists have proved that granny style is the best technique!

Yeah exactly.
Do you watch much tv?

Yes, I enjoy watching TV, my favorite genre to watch are dramas, how about you?

Yeah I like them.
Did you ever watch House?

I used to watch it all the time and it's crazy to think about how someone who portrays a doctor make more than actual doctors!

I think he made over $700K per episode!

Man he has made so much money but it was a good show for sure.

nice chatting with you


What do you think about the president?

Do you think that he should create a pop album like the president of Indonesia

Not a fan personally but that would be worth listening to at least once.

I think I would have chosen the "none of these candidates" option if I lived in Nevada.

Yep I think that's a good option to have.

I'm also glad we don't do a lottery like in ancient athens

I wonder what they called them.

President Gyro?

In Zimbabwe the first president was called President Banana.

President banana makes me hungry!

they should invite him to stay at the White House Guest House, which is shockingly bigger than the actual White House

That's pretty cool.I wonder where the guest house is exactly?

I wonder that too.

I haven't been to Washington DC in a long time.

Speaking of DC, you know who the top three richest presidents were?

JFK and Washington were up there I think.

There was one more I can't remember.

Yes you're right!

The other one was Jefferson, I think they must have been adjusted for inflation LOL.

are you sad like me that the presidential election turnout has only maxed out at 63%?

That is sad.

WIsh more people would be involved.

If you don't vote you get what you deserve.

Yep I agree.

people shouldn't judge candidates for the presidency by height though.

Apparently 75% of the time the taller candidate has won, ever since 1900, that also seems stupid

It's got to be involuntary, something from our evolution.

A taller person is more likely to bring down the wooly mammoth.

I was concerned when I heard that international election observers were blocked from the polls in nine states back in the 2012 election.

Yep that makes me concerned too.

I'm also concerned that Jay Z wrote a song for the Space Jam soundtrack LOL.

That sounds crazy but awesome

Hah!

I think that was one Bugs Bunny sang.

I liked the rabbit's flow.

Jay-Z has been doing this a long time.

He was throwing down with busta rhymes in high school.

he'd also do the same with DMX, they all went to the same High School, maybe there is something in that water lol

Yeah, must be.

Guess he's a comic book fan too.

His album Kingdom Come was named after a DC comics series.

Oh that's interesting.

Also interesting that he doesn't put his music on iTunes in terms of tracks.

he only does full albums

He has some artistic integrity I guess.

He teamed up with Alicia Keys to do a song about NYC called Empire State of Mind.

I actually like that song.

I thought it was better than the Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg song California Girls, those two songs were meant to go head-to-head apparently

Yeah I never dug Snoop's whole schtick.

I've been listening to Jay-Z since Reasonable Doubt.

Yeah he's been going for a long time.

Although not as long as since we had our rule change about vice-presidents, that was back in 1805


Hey, do you like basketball?

Not very much, although sometimes player like Lebron James are in the news and are pretty entertaining.

Same here, I don't really like watching, mainly because I don't understand.

aha Lebron James seems like a cool dude, he raised 6 million for charity.

That is really nice of him!

I hear he's the second highest paid celebrity only second to Judge Judy.

That crazy!

I think Judge Judy makes 123,000 an episode, so that is still a lot of money.

He is very likeable.

In his high school games he would attract nearly 2000 patrons and the tickets would be over one hundred dollars.

Wow, that is insane.

I believe reebok offered him a deal when he was 18 and he rejected because he thought nike or adidas would offer more.

He was right and made 90 million from nike!

That's quite a profit just for waiting!

Very smart!

I heard he's doing a Space Jame sequel, too, so that will be even more fame and profit!

Oh really, I didn't know that, awesome!

Meant to say Space Jam.

Yeah, the guy is really amazing.

I didn't realize until recently that he also has at least two Olympic gold medals!

He was in the Olympics?
Wow, so cool.

I know, right?

He's also a high score leader for the NBA playoffs.

I think he's not in the news much for drama, too.

Well, we thought Judge Judy made a lot an episode, Hugh Laurie makes 700,000 an episode playing in the show House!

That's amazing, but more amazing than making that much is the person having enough to pay that to someone!

Is House a drama show?

Oh yeah, meant to mention that, it is!

I'm not sure if it's on air anymore though.

Well sometimes I listen to radio online and recently found out that there is a website where you can hear classic radio episodes.

That is good to know, I'll have to check it out sometime.

Have you ever seen the Transporter movies?

No, sounds interesting.
Are those classic drama movies?

More like action, but it stars Jon Hamm, he taught his old high school drama class.

He had ellie kemper in his class (erin from the office).

He sounds pretty smart!

lol I bet LeBron James might do something like that.

Although, at this point, he's so popular he wouldn't need to!

Yeah totally!
haha

Maybe someday they'll make a drama about LeBron James' life.

That would be a good movie or book, I bet!


Hello!

Are you excited for March Madness next month?

I love it every year!

My son went to Kansas and I went to Oklahoma.

Kansas is not as strong as in recent years.

I'm not super into basket ball at all really, but that's what I hear!

The NBA isn't my thing really.

I know about the big players but that's about it.

I know that they're some of the highest paid athletes.

Physicists have proven that shooting granny style is the best for free throws, but players have too much ego to use it.

Of course!

It's not flashy enough!

It's not sexy.

I remember watching Jordan 'play' in Space Jam ages ago.

It was flashy and fun to watch him.

Did you know that they signed LeBron for a Space Jam 2?

No, I did not.

Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA but Jordan wore them anyway.

Nike paid a fine for every game he wore them.

Doesn't surprise me to be honest.

The man has guts and doesn't care.

I know LeBron did something sort of similar - he rejected a sponsorship from Reebok and just held out for Nike.

Basketball players seem to really love the flashy lifestyle

Allen Iverson was pretty practical by comparison.

He accepted low pay of $800,000 per season but gets a lump sum of $32,000,000 at age 55.

...I like that that's practical in the sports world.

I mean, at least players like Duncan have the sense to finish college first.

Have you heard of Reggie Miller.

He once scored 40 point in a game and found out that his sister had scored 105 points and broken 8 national records.

They were both great players!

Wow!

Talk about running in the family!

That probably makes for some awkward family holidays.

Well, men made more money in the game, so he did okay.

The drama around the dinner table would be like all dramas, a little comedy and a little poetry.

And a lot of irritated mom and dad I'm sure!

I recently learned that Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore - apparently he refuses to do projects that don't project positivity.

It's a nice idea, but that sounds like it REALLY limits his options

He is bi-polar, so he thinks differently that many people do.

The word drama comes from the Greek word "action".

Now if you look at movie lists, drama and action are two different genres.

Is he really?

I had no idea!

I know that Michael Caine got into acting because all the prettiest girls were in drama class - I wonder if any of them had any idea how great he would go on to become.

I had heard that before.

I have been to the UK, and sadly none of the girls there were for me!

John Hamm taught drama at his old high school and one of his student was Ellie Kemper who played on the Office.

Oh dear god, that just gave me the giggles.

I've only seen a few episodes of the office, I just get too distracted to binge it.

Even though I LOVE the deadpan looks to the camera.

Hugh Laurie was the highest paid dramatic actor on TV making $700,000 per episode in House.

And he was worth every penny!

I can't believe that he's from the UK originally - his accent is so convincing.

I know that the director actually had no idea he wasn't american at first!

I agree!

I was shocked when I finally heard him speak naturally on a talk show.

If you ever saw the show, you know we have to rule out Lupus.

And that everybody lies!


hi, do you watch nba?

I do like the NBA, one of my favorite teams are the Cavaliers do you follow the sport?

Yeah I watch it from time to time.
do you have a favorite player?

I do, my favorite player is Lebron, he just have a crazy level of skill

he sure does.
Do you know reggie miller?

Yeah his an NBA hall of famer right?

yeah he is.

as good as he is though , his sister was always better.

she broke  eight national record once

Really she did?

wow, that is amazing, eight records is quite a feat.

Yeah, it is for sure.

it was the same day that reggie strated bragging how he scored forty points

I see, another great player is Allen Iverson, have you heard about him?

yeah, he is the guy that signed a huge deal with Rebook right?

Yeah the same one, I think he got a pretty good deal, receiving 32 million at age 55 sounds like a nice payday

Yup on top of the almost a million a year that he gets until then

yeah $800000 a year is nice, Tim Duncan is another good player that sacrificed money in order to stay in college

good for him, he got a degree and still managed to make a great career in nba

I agree, he sure took the correct decision, I wonder why the Air Jordans got banned

I think it was because Jordan was playing and had partnered with nike to put them out

I see, well Nike has the money to do that, they offered a $90 million deal to LeBron

Yeah for sure, and nike even paid the fines so that Jordan can keep wearing them

Yeah, I bet they made a lot more money by selling the shoes and having Jordan wear them.

of course.
do you know the shooting style, granny?

Yeah I think its a funny style, what about it?

I think it is funny but do not see the point of not using it becuase it looks funny

I agree afterall its proven to be one of the most effective technique to shoot.


Hello.

Do you like to travel?

Did you know that the first king to travel around the world was the king of hawaii?

I love to travel, mostly because I love coming home.

I didn't know that about the king of Hawaii.

I didn't actually know Hawaii had a king.

But I did know that many people in Iceland who don't have cars travel by airplane, since there isn't a rail system.

It seems kind of wasteful to me.

that does seem wasteful.
Does Iceland not have buses and trains?

I don't actually know.

There's no public train system, but perhaps there's a bus system?

Iceland isn't huge, so maybe it's not an issue.

I wonder if it's cheaper than traveling in Japan, where all the highways have tolls.

I've heard about Japan.

They say it costs more than $300 to travel across the country!

It's madness!

I wonder if it's quick, traveling that way?

I know the Dutch are planning a bus that goes 160 MPH, which sounds terrifying.

That does sound scary.

It wouldn't be bad if it was on a rail system of some kind but freely driving down the road?

That seems like accidents just waiting to happen.

I would hope it was on rails!

Or covered in cotton wool to make it safer.

I'm not sure I'd want to be on it under any circumstances.

Mackinac Island in Michigan may be more your speed.

They've banned motorized vehicles for over a hundred years.

Everyone travels by horse drawn carriage or bike.

I'm in!

I could travel by bike almost any day.

I'd like to bike around Japan, I wonder if I'd have to pay tolls on the roads?

That's a good question!

I don't know.

Seems like if you did it should be a lot less since you are biking.

It would make sense.

And luckily I have an iPhone, which, apparently has more computing power than  in the US Nuclear ICBM deterrent.

That's kind of terrifying.

That is, especially with all that's going on.

If you think about it, the cables carrying phone and internet data are only just over 2 inches thick that lay on the ocean floor.

Everyone's livelihoods could stopped with a small cut.

That they just lay on the ocean floor astounds me.

The mind simply reels.

Still, I use my phone too much, but not for phone purposes.

I'm told that Unicef donates a day of clean water for every minute you don't use your cell phone.

I wonder if I could donate for staying off facebook?

If you use your phone to get on facebook then probably so.

I like that Unicef program!

It sounds like a great idea!

It's such a good idea.
I keep meaning to look into it.
Do people still have phonebooks?

I get one through the mail for our city but it's pretty small.

Not like the ones from back in the day that were super big!

I don't think I've seen one in years!

Apparently, if you overlap the pages of two phonebooks, it's impossible to pull them apart.

My question is, where do you find two phone books?

Maybe a library would have some of the old ones?

Just go in, tell them you have an experiment to do...

See if they let you.

You never know, they could be curious to see if works too!


Good morning.
Are you a fan of the NBA.

Hi there.

Yes I am.

I love the NBA.

I wish there were more than 30 teams though!

Yeah, but it is nice that one is in Canada though.

Yeah I think it's good they have one.

I know the league was founded in 1946, but I wonder when they decided have a Canadian team?

Im not really sure.

Did you hear about cheryl miller scoring 105 points in one game.

No I didn't, that is a lot of points I can't even imagine.

You know Stan Van Gundy?

He was fined for saying that games shouldn't be played on Christmas Day.

I dont see the big deal in playing on Christmas day.

I mean if you were playing a sport for a living and making a lot of money wouldnt you feel like every day was christmas.

Ha ha that's a really good point.

I'm sure Lebron James feels like every day is Christmas.

He got a contract from Nike for $90 million.

Yeah that is a lot of money.

I wonder how much he is getting for the new space jam movie he is starring in.

Can't imagine but I bet a lot!

When Lebron James left Cleveland for Miami in 2010, his posters were marked down and sold for $17.41.

That was the year american traitor Benedict Arnold was born lol.

Lol.

I think it was wrong leaving Cleveland.

I heard that Lebron is the highest paid celebrity.

Judge Judy is second at $123,000 per episode.

Yes I agree.

Wow she must make a lot.

I wonder hoe much soap opera stars make?

Soap operas were named as such because they were sponsored by soap companies!

Im not sure.

Did you know that hugh laurie made $700,000 per episode when he did house?

Get deserves it he is so good in that show.

You know the actor John Hamm?

He taught drama at his old high school.

Really.

That is interesting.

I heard that Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore.

I guess his belief system won't let him.

I love him in comedies!

The earliest dramatic works was actually by Aristotle's Poetics.

Oh I saw a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of class radio dramas.

Wow that is a lot.

What is it called?

I would love to take Patrick Stewart's drama master class someday.

Im not sure the website name.

Michael caine took acting classes because all the pretty girls in his school took them.

That is very funny.

There's even a show called IKEA Heights that is shot entirely in the Burbank California IKEA store without the store even knowing.

It was nice talking with you this morning.

You to Have a great day.


Hi do you like the NBA?

Hi, do you like the NBA?

I sure do.
Do you know who Reggie Miller is?

I sure do.

He is a great nba player who was shadowed always by his sister

Yeah the woman was a legend, broke 8 national records during a game

Yeah.
Do you know Tim Duncan?

Yeah he is a great player of the NBA.
Do you know anything amazing about him?

Yeah he decided to stay in college and then get into NBA although he had an offer

WOw that is a lot of sacrifice.

Iverson signed a killer contract with Rebook that pays him tons of money every year

Nice, that is pretty awesome.

But most of them when they retire they file for bankruptcy

That is pretty sad.

Have you ever seen the granny shot style?

I see it sometimes but actually not quite a bit in the NBA games

That is because players think it is ridiculous but science has proved it is the best one to score

Hmm strange that they would stick with that.

A coach once said NBA should not have games on Christmas and got fined for it

Wow, interesting.
Do you watch dramas?

I do actually.

Do you like Jon Hamm at all as an actor?

I do actually My favorite show is HOUSE MD, Laurie made so much money in that show

I bet he did.

Do you know how the term soap opera originated?

Hm I do not know that, do you?
DO you like Jim Carrey.

Yeah they used to be sponsored by soap manufacturers and thus the name

Nice one.

JIm Carrey has moved away from doing dramas lately


Are you a fan of the NBA?

Yes, and you?
Love the NBA!

Me too, I'm a big fan of MJ, did you know they banned his shoes initially?

Yes, and Nike still made money!

I know, pretty crazy huh.

It has to be one of the best endorsement deals in basketball history.

Agree!

Guess a coach can get fined if  you say, " you shouldn't play games on Christmas Day!"

It had to have been a much better deal for Nike than the one Reebok got with iverson.

I know, Bet Spencer Haywood wished he took the %10 deal!

Yeah, I bet so.

Such a good deal for some of these players, they make a ton of money!

Lebron James went thru a hated period in 2012.

Yeah, I remember that, but I can't remember why.

Was it from switching teams?

Yes!

Didn't know he had a photographic memory and can remember exact game scenarios.

No, OMG that is pretty cool.
How far back can he remember?

I don't know a long time I guess.

Growing up he was able to memorize moves and friends thought he was cheating!

Interesting, I wonder if he was any good at acting, like Hugh Laurie?

Probably could!

Omg, In a Ikea store in CA is shot a show called, "Ikea heights':

Hilarious, I heard they filmed out there without Ikea even knowing?

Funny!
Do you like Drama and poetry?

I do, Hugh Laurie is one of my favorite actors.

I like him too!
Do you like Erin from the office?
Nice chat!
!

Yeah, It's a pretty good show.
Take it easy.


Have you been thinking about the NBA lately?

Honestly, no not really interested once baseball season is over.

I thought this was an interesting fact: Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james.

Well, that is somewhat NBA related.

LOL.

Lebron turned down one shoe company offer of $10 million because a bigger one might come later.

He got $90 million less than a year later

He was smart.

He knew Nike or Adidas would probably offer him more.

No doubt.

Alan Iverson accepted a contract that paid him $800,000 per year until he turned 55 the a lump sum of $32,000,000.

Yep, even though it's Lebron who is often considered the best basketball player in the world.

Hard to argue with that.

Players don't always do what is best to succeed.

Physicists claim that shooting free throws "granny style" is most accurate, but almost no one does it.

They want to look cool doing it.

I think so.

Besides, when you make $150 million how important is it to make $155 million?

Making as much as possible is still a point of pride, and these are often guys who take care of an entire family.

Good point.

Sometimes a set of hangers on as well.

But my daughter sold a company for $40 million and 5 years later, wealth management at a bank grew it to over $100 million.

I'm sure most have good financial advisors.

I think that is true nowadays.

Historically there are some sad stories of athletes who go broke.

Yeah, but I think they would have even if they had a normal job, and a lot of them are not like Tim Duncan who sacrificed playing time to stay in college and get his degree.

Well said.

Some people have a different moral compass than others.

Duncan was solid.

And he understood that anything can happen to an athlete, so you need to have other skills.

Every year one plays in college is a risk.

I am intrigued by the number of college football players who are avoiding bowl games.

Seems totally rational to me.

Why?

Are they more likely to get injured in a bowl game?

They only have one more game and then they get tens of millions of dollars.

If they get injured in a bowl game, the might not get anything.

Ah, yeah then it's smart not to take the risk while still at college level.

I agree.

It must be tough for one's body to be his income potential.

However, for most of us it is our mind.

And they have to be mature enough to understand their potential.

Some like Jordan and Lebron understood early on.

I mean Some of lebron james' high school basketball games would attract 1750 attendees.

tickets cost between $100 - $120.

That had to have sunk in.

Yep.

And to handle that at such an age is incredible.

I was hoping to make minimum wage while working during college.

I once had $2 million and lost $1.4 in the 2008 market crash.

They handled it well.

Yeah, I can't imagine having to make those decisions as teens.

It would be a high class challenge.

I do think such adulation would go to one's head most of the time.

Yeah, like the Air Jordan story?

I feel like he did that simply to flex power.

Gotta go, bye.

ok bye


Are you a fan of the NBA?

Hi, Yes.
The Lakers are my favorite team.
You?

I am interested in the sport.
Are you familiar with Reggie Miller?

Yes, Hall of Famer!
Great player in his day for the knicks.

His sister overshadowed him in basketball in high school.

She broke 8 national records!

Wow I didn't know that.

I really only saw him play towards the tail end of his nba career.

That's crazy!

What a talented family.
How about Allen Iverson.
Are you familiar with him?

Yes, I would say Miller was a better player but Iverson has more fame for whatever reason.

Did you hear about his huge endorsement deal with Reebok?

I see him in a lot of commercials and magazine advertisements.

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

That's crazy.

That's LeBron James money and hes nowhere near that level of player.

I agree.

Did you know that granny style has been proven to be the best way to score points on the line?

I have heard that before, but I've never once seen a professional player shoot that way.

Not even in an all star or exhibition game.

They refuse to because they think it makes them look stupid.

I would not personally care if it got me the points.

Yeah you'd think they are playing to win and everything else is secondary.

I guess they have to look cool if they want Allen Iverson level sponsorship deals.

Ha ha, yes.

Did you also know that Air Jordan's were banned by the NBA when introduced?

I remember when they came out.

Michael wore them anyway and the NBA fined him every single game.

He did but it had no effect on him.
Nike paid his fines!

That's good they did.

I'm sure they more then made it up for the fines with marketing.

The nba was a lot less corporate back then.

I still have an old pair of original air jordans.

I wonder if they are worth money now?

I'm sure it's an insane amount.
It was nice chatting with you.
Have a nice day.


Hello - how are you?

good morning, I'm doing just great.
having my morning coffee.
how about yourself?

I'm doing good myself - thank you!

Did you know Fox discussed a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons?

I did hear that!

I would have loved that, it's one my favorite shows ever.

Out of all of the 30+ seasons, theres only 1 episode that doesnt feature nor does it mention Bart at all

That's crazy!

I know.

Even though you would think it, the Simpsons isnt even the show with the most episodes ever.

A lot of animes have even more.

Like Pokemon has over 750.

It still running today which is crazy to think about because I watched it when I was a little kid

Oh wow, that is crazy.

I saw that Fox is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.

I believe it, with all of the sensationalism surrounding them and their "face" Sean Hannity.

Do you watch Fox News at all?

I do watch Fox News.
It's the only channel I really watch.
What about you?

you really only watch the news?

I watch all sorta of stuff.

I usually tend to avoid the news because the anchor is almost always trying to push their politcal agenda on you, even when the story has nothing to do with politics

I mean I only watch FOX for the news lol.

I watch all kinds of other channels.

oh I was gonna say!

I thought you only watch Fox News 24/7 haha.

Did you know the video game journalism website is owned by the same peple who own Fox News?

I thought that was a crazy fact

haha.

That's interesting about the video game journalism.

Crazy fact for sure.

I also saw that Fox threatened to sue the Simpsons in order to stop them from political agendas.

yea the Simpsons are in some sort of weird grey area where they are on Fox, but are 100% allowed to insult Fox and dont get into trouble for it.

I guess the money the show makes it too important to try to censor them

Haha yep all about the money.

Did you know the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France?

I didnt!
What are they used for?

Not really sure lol.
It doesn't say.

I wonder what it could be used for.

France almost makes since theyre such a close ally, but Ireland?

thats odd to me

Yea it's very odd to me as well.

I saw that George W. Bush has solar panels added to the back of the white house.

what a guy!

Being green before it was all the rage.

Thats a good idea to set a precedent for all future presidents.

Something they should change though is their use of floppy discs for file storage.

Still?

those things died years ago!

It was good talking to you!


Have you watched the Fow News channel before?

not that much actually.

how about you?

i know they are one of the biggest news channels out there

It is a big channel, its watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined!

i guess they are looking into creating a channel to showcase only the simpsons

I think thats a good idea, they should do that, watching the Simpsons all day can be boring but it would be nice there is a channel with something to watch at times

yeah i guess.

on the other hand they tried to sue them once

They did?

Why did they try to sue The Simpsons, thats messed up, I bet Homer didnt do it on purpose lol

hahhaa I bet not.
do you know who created fox news?

No, who created Fox News?

richard ailes and richard nixon

Oh, Nixon was one of the creators?

I wonder if the channel was biased towards him.

Well they are very republican oriented so yeah.

did you know the white house still uses floppy discs?

No, I didnt, I wonder why as floppy discs are now ancient tech, they dont have the resouces for a flash drive?

lol

I guess floppy discs are safer than a usb

Yeah, I guess they can be safer or at least harder to access,

yeah i think so too.

did yu know bush put panels back in the white house?

I didnt know that, I think its a good thing though, solar energy is the future and we should all use a cleaner source of energy.

yeah for sure, so good for them for putting those back on

Yeah, the secret service is full with skilled staff, its suprising to know they missed the bullets that struck the White House back in 2011

i wonder about that too , for four entire days

Its a long time, I  bet someone got fired that day lol.

haha i bet too.
nice chat


Good Morning!
Do you watch Fox news?

No I don't watch any new networks but I read about them.

Looks like Fox wants to make programming for their "superfans"

I read that too!

I wonder if it will be popular?

I would think with their sexual harassment scandal Fox would tone it down a bit.

I don't think their fanbase really cares or believes the sexual harrassment scandal, I mean Fox news is still in first place in the ratings despite it

True.

And hannity and Chris Wallace are superstars for Fox.

I heard Fox once wanted a channel dedicated to the Simpsons.

Lol yea and then they wanted to sue The Simspons for parodying its agenda

Fox news was created by Republican media Strategist.

I had no idea.

I guess that is why they are so Right leaning!

Yea, I didn't even know it was broadcast in 86 countires, that's crazy people in other countries watch it

And that they believe all of it!

They broadcast from the White house a lot too.

I wonder what people think of that?

Lol if true fox nex dedicates 55% of airtime to opinion, at least it's not 85% like msnbc

Oh my!

85% I wonder if people know that, or just accept it as gospel?

Did you know Teddy Roosevelt would not allow christmas trees in the white house?

Yea, he was a conservationist.

Jimmy Carter also cared about the environment and wouldn't set the thermostat more than 65 during the winter, crazy

That is crazy!

And Cold!

Bush had the solar panels put back on the white house.

Good for him!

Yea Ronald Regan had them removed after the Carter administration installed them, I wonder why?

That is a good question!
I might have to look that up!

Apparently you can mail a birth announcement to the white house and they'll respond back, I never knew that, sounds cool

That is cool!

Welcome to the US kid!

Did you ever see the show Thomas the Tank Engine on PBS?

I saw a couple episodes but thought it was pretty boring as a kid while watching it on the telly

Did you see any of the episodes narrated by Ringo star?

Can't say that I have.

Do you watch SNL?

Weekend update is their longest running skit appearing on their first episode

Really?

I think thats the best part of the show!

I'm a big simpsons fan, apparently Homer has had 188 jobs throughout the first 400 episodes, that's almost a new job every 2 episodes!

nice!
Good talking with you!


Hi.

So, what do you think of Sean Hannity of Fox News?

Hello there, I'm not too sure I never really watched him but know he's been around a while.

How about you?

I watch both CNN and Fox News.

I never really watched his program but I heard about him a lot.

I didn't know Fox News was as popular as it is, did you know it's watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined?

I was totally surprised when I read an article about it.

I thought CNN had more viewers.

Yeah same here, I thought it was at least closer than it is.

Some people think that Hannity is a White House aide (unofficially).

Really?

I never heard about that, did you know it was formed with help from Nixon?

I read about it.

Yes, I heard that Nixon and the former Fox CEO created FOX.

Isn't that wild, I guess Fox News thought about starting an all Simpsons channel as well.

I do not understand why they wanted to sue the Simpsons since they own the Simpsons.

Yeah that all sounds very weird to me.

Apparently, the white house still uses floppy disks for storing files.

That is too funny, we claim to be an advanced country but our government is still using those things.

The white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France.

I wonder who own them and why.

That is pretty weird, I wonder why they would build those, maybe you can pay to stay in them.

Probably.
I will certainly research them later.
I'm curious.

Do you watch much tv?
I watch a lot of sports myself.

I watch it only once a day - I mostly watch national news.

Apparently, there are over 750 episode of Pokemon.

That's a lot of episodes.

Holy cow, that is so many episodes for one show, I wonder how many years it's been on.

Yes, 750 episodes for one show only.

That's about 50 a year for 16 years straight.

Anyway, it's getting late.

It was nice chatting with you.

Good night.

Same here have a good night.


Hey you like to travel?

I personally love it.

I would love to go to Iceland but was bummed out to hear about the absence of public transport.

I love to travel!!

I heard about that.

Kind of like on Mackinac Island where you have to travel by bike or horse drawn carriage.

Pretty cool.

Yes very cool.

I have been there.

Everything was so mellow and relaxing there.

I haven't been but it is on my list of places to visit.

Not sure if I would like to visit Japan.

If you are driving across the country all roads are toll roads.

It costs more that $300 to travel across country.

That adds up!

Yeah way too much.

I would rather fly.

Car would be nice though.

Cars first came into global use during the 20th century.

Interesting!!!

I have a cadillac and didn't even realize that it was named after a french explorer who founded detroit!

Oh nice.

Yeah that is a cool fun fact.

Do you ever go through drive throughs with it?

They were invented by McDonalds.

Yes.

So the soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars in their fatigues could get food.

Who knew!

Very cool.

All back in 1975, a lot was going on in the 70's!

Yes there was!

I am just glad that I am not living in South Africa were it is legal to equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking.

Scary!

That would be scary but entertaining to see on the road.

Didn't think the German inventor of cars ever imagined that would happen.

I am sure they didn't.

Did you know that the sun is actually white?

Crazy fact!

Very crazy I always thought it was yellow but that is apparently due to atmospheric scattering.

I had no idea the reason.

Have you ever know anyone who has been struck by lightening.

I have known 2 people.

One who swears he has been struck twice.

But he has been known to tell a tale.

I know for sure he has one time but the other...Not so sure.

It is 5x hotter than the sun.

Wow I don't know anyone!

Can't imagine.

The sun also produces enough energy to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!

That is good to know!

They always act like we won't have enough energy.

Yes and we are already using solar panels.

On July 11th, 2001 Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846!

That is amazing!

One thing I think is interesting is that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in the galaxy.

Hard to even fathom that!

Amazing.

It only accounts for 99.86% of the total solar system.

Well I really enjoyed chatting with you friend!

I enjoyed it too!

I am excited that Neptune actually completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery.

This happened in 2011.

First time since 1846!

But when will the next one be?

Let me know when you find out and until then...see ya later!


hey did you know our sun is really white and only appears yellow from our atmosphere?

No, I didn't know that.

I did know that it's bigger than 100 times the Earth's size, though

yup the sun is huge, but not as big as teh largest star in our galaxy, that one is 1 billion times bigger!

That's hard to imagine!

The sun is the source of a lot of our energy.

it is, whats crazy is that it only needs 1 second to produce enough energy for us for 500,000 years, if only we coul capture it

Wow!

That's amazing!

Helium was discovered on the sun before it was discovered on the Earth.

that is crazy, and ya the sun is super interesting, it's diameter is 100x that of earth and the mass is 330,000 times that of Earths

I didn't know that.

There is a radio station where you can listen to the solar activity as "music".

I wonder if my car gets that station.

haha I'll have to check that out, just be careful in a rain storm, I uges a lightening bolt is literally five times hotter than the sun!

Yikes!

I can't imagine how hot a superbolt is, then.

They are 100 times as powerful as a regular lightening strike.

oh wow I did'nt know that, and ya the sun is literally hot plasma so its crazy that lightening is hotter than that

That's amazing.

Apparently lightening can strike 50 miles away from a storm, so you really have to be careful!

oh wow that is scary, what doy ou think would win in a fight: lightening bolts or flame throwers?

I guess flame throwers are legal in south africa haha

It's fun thinking about all those warm things in the middle of winter!

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

That stinks

that would not be good!

And ya I would use the flame thrower right now to melt the snow on my lawn!

Haha.

Excellent plan!

These days, some cars are driving themselves!

The google self driving cars have a setting called aggressive mode!

Scary

wow that is crazy, nothing beats teh drive through for cars though, it was invented in 1975 by mcdonalds

Great invention!

And only about 65 years after the first cars were available.

haha ya, it seems so obvious!

It's nice though because it was created to help out military men and make it easier for them to get McDonalds

That's pretty cool!

Hard to believe people used to get around in horse drawn carriages with how prevalent cars are now.

right, and it's funny that they still car the back of the car a trunk, that was taken from old cars having wooden trunks in the bcak


Do you happen to enjoy traveling?

Of course!

I really want to travel to Japan or Iceland but Iceland seems difficult if it doesn't have public transportation systems, I have to fly domestic flights in between major towns.

Do you enjoy traveling?

I do but I have not been able to do much of it.

I would also love to visit Japan.

Did you know that all of their highways are tolls?

No I did not know that, but they probably use that money to keep the place so clean and secure.

Japan seems very expensive to live in.

Everyone I know that has visited is astonished at how expensive everything is.

Because of the toll roads it would be $300 to travel across the country.

Do they travel via rental cars in Japan though?

I'd imagine it'd be hard to get used to driving on the opposite side of the roads, they do have a great public transportation system, but it would be difficult for me since I travel with a lot of luggage, how about you?

Light traveler or the opposite?

I come overly prepared ha ha.

You can travel by car but everyone I know used public transportation.

The Dutch are currently creating a commuter bus that will travel 160MPH.

Yes, me too, I think my charging cables and devices take up about half my backpack and that's not including the other 'essentials'!

That is super fast!

I once traveled on a high speed rail before that went above 160mph and I couldn't even feel it, it actually felt slow

Wow!

I have not done that and always wondered if it felt fast.

Did you know that there is a place called Mackinac Island where motorized vehicles are banned?

Motorized vehicles including cars too?
So how do they travel?

Yes all motorized vehicles.

Most use bikes or horse drawn carriages.

What a throwback that must be.

Wow, I have no idea where that island is, but I wonder why it's banned, because of import fees of cars and gas?

One thing is for sure, their citizens must be in great shape!

I'm sure they are.

I also wonder why they chose to do this.

Speaking of cars, do you know that trunks got their name because old cars had wooden trunks in the back?

No, that's pretty interesting.

It's crazy to think about how it was only recently, well in the early 1900s that cars just became the norm and started to replace carriages and carts!

Things certainly moved fast since then.

I am shocked that you can equip your car with flamethrowers in South Africa to prevent carjacking!

That is scary!

Does that mean cars are transformed to to have a "launch" button or maybe remotes so that when someone is trying to steal the car, they can launch the flamethrowers.

I have no idea.

It sounds like Mad Max ha ha.

Did you know that McDonald's invented the drive-thru in 1975?

I can't believe it's that new.

I enjoyed that movie but those desert climates seem ridiculously hot but good thing there was no lightning bolts since those are hotter than the surface of the sun!

No, I didn't know they invented that, I use it very often.

Me too.
The sun is interesting.
Did you know it is actually white?

No I did not know that and I will refrain from looking at it because that burns since it produces so much energy, it can deliver enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500K years!

That's amazing.

You wouldn't be able to tell if you looked.

Atmospheric scattering makes it appear yellow.


Hi, how are you doing, tonight?

Great how about yourself?
Do you have any favorite albums?

Doing good, thanks for asking.

Yes, I do, NWA's Straight Out Of Compton.

That was a good album,  did you see the movie?

Yes, I did.

You know it was the first album to reach Platinum status without support of airplay or a major tour.

It was a pretty unique album for its time and it probably didnt get any airplay because of the language lol

How true.

Did you know Linkin Park's " Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st century?

I love that album, great songs!
!

Yes, it is.
I love it too.

I hear walmart only sells clean versions of albums.

Yes, I heard that, kind of misses the mark with me.

I want to hear the original songs, clean or dirty.

The Dark Side Of The Moon was still one of the best selling albums of 2014.

Yeah I read that recently lol I wonder who is still buying it.

Classic Rock and Roll lovers of all ages.

Did you know that 2 identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992?

lol thats hilarious,  I will have to look it up on youtube sometime.

I wonder what they rapped about and if it was any good lol

I can just imagine.
Lol Do you own a car?

Yes I do own a car!

That's cool, do you know the trunk is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back?

Yeah my grandma had a bunch of trunks growing up,  those things were heavy!

I read somewhere that it is legal to equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking.

Did you know that?

I read about it somewhere.

That must be a serious case of car theft!

I think it is in South Africa, that's funny.

wow,  thats horrible,  its already crazy hot there and then you got flame throwers on cars.

That's right, crazy.

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

I'll talk to you later, friend.

good chatting with you too.


hi how are you?
do you like the Sun?

I am well.

Yes I do actually.

Did you know it is white and not yellow?

i know that the atmosphere changes its color.

from the moon, the sun would look white because there is no atmosphere.

Probably.

Did you know a lightning bolt is five times hotter than the sun?

Also, what do you think of U2?

I like the band.
they have been around for a long time.
i like their tunes.

Did you know that they refuse to use music from their 1987 LP "The Joshua Tree"?

Really?

why?

that sounds strange.

isnt that one of their best selling albums?

They feel it has contributed too much material to their live shows.

Ok, yeah, i bet it gets a bit boring playing the same stuff over and over.

They make quite a bit of money on tours, i bet.

I am sure they do.

According to an article I read, they really trimmed down their stage props.

i bet they want to reinvent themselves for every tour.

it is tough being on the road.

Probably.

According to the article, one of their last tours felt like Bono should be at this spot at this time for every show.

Yeah, it gets hard to be an artist if you feel like a robot.

it gets mechnical and dull.

the fans like it, but the performers dont

That is true.

Did you know they did a tour dedicated to the 30th anniversary of "The Joshua Tree"?

boy, they really have been around a long time.

are they still releasing albums?

or do they just tour on their old stuff?

I think they are.

I know for sure they released on in 2014.

ok, i guess they have the time and money to do albums.

a lot of bands just get sick of each other.

That is true.

Do you have a favorite album of theirs?
i guess i like joshua tree.

I am not a huge fan of them to be honest.

Their music is pretty good.

I have just never liked them that much.

I understand.

they are popular, but they are not innovative maybe.

Anyway, have a good day!

Great chat!

You too!

Thanks! Bye!

Bye!


Hello!
Do you like to listen to music?

I do.

I feel like I am listening all the time.

Oh same here!

The internet makes it easy to do so!

Do you ever listen to Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory?

I havent heard the whole album but I have heard songs from it.

I hear that it is the best selling album ever!

Or at least the 21st century!

It was a good one.

I wonder if touring and support of airplay helped it?

It could have, unlike NWA's Straight outta compton which reached platinum without either!

I think it was the first album to do so with that!

I wonder if the two identical twins from Japan who released a rap album at 100 years old made it anywhere?

I dont know, It would be interesting to listen to their work though.

I totally agree!

I'm sure they needed some energy for that!

They must get it from the sun.

We think the sun looks yellow, but it is actually white.

That is an interesting fact.

I would rather sit on sun's surface than get struck by a bolt of lightning!

Both sound really hot!

The lightening bolt might be hotter, but it is quicker too.

That's true!

It's actually 5x hotter!

The sun is one crazy thing, but not the biggest star in our galaxy!

It is crazy to think that there is something larger out there, but the expansiveness of the universe baffles me.

It's a bit mindblowing, especially the thought of the creation of the car in 1886!

It really has changed out lives, hasn't it.

Funny the drive through started because soldiers couldnt get out of the car in their fatigues, now it is so we dont have to get out of the car in our pajamas

haha it's a lazy person's world out there these days!

I wouldn't want to mess with people in South Africa though when it comes to their cars!

Me neither.

I wish I had flame throwers just to deal with other bad drivers.

haha it would make the drive so much less stressful!

Did you know trunks are called trunks on cars because they literally used to be wooden trunks?

I wonder how it became that they call it the boot when across the pond.

Oh really?
I'll have to go look into that!
It was awesome chatting with you!
Have a great day!


How's it going?

Did you know the prime minister of Australia isn't in the constitution and exists through custom?

wow i did not know that.

I did hear you get a silver cup when you turn 100 in Japan.

That's pretty cool the Japanese Prime Minister commemorates a citizens 100 birthday.

Yup, there trying to figure out how to save though because i guess a lot of ppl live to be 100 so there looking for a cheaper solution.

Maybe they can give them a cat or something, the UK prime minister residence has a cat with the title of Chief Mouser to the cabinet office

Too funny, some of these politicians have way to much time on their hands.

Do you know who the top three wealthiest presidents are?

Apparently the wealthiest presidents were jfk, washington, and jefferson

Yeah not Trump go figure.

Why is the guest house a the White house bigger than the actual white house?

Maybe so the President of indonesia can rehearse songs from one of his 3 pop albums when he visits the US

Wow those albums must have been awesome if he made three, i mean at least the first two.

Even so better than being call Banana even if it is your real name.

I wonder if President Banana's vice president was the runner up like the US Vice presidents were until 1805

Oh my God i would have loved to have seen Trump & Hillary or even Obama and McCain.

What a reality show it would have made, to funny!

THat would be awesome, like when Austin TX voted to rename their garbage dump

Right, now that's just cruel.

I wonder how that came about?

The Indian government set up polling booths in the forest with the lions, wow!

That's pretty cool, voting must be important there.

In the UK not all men were allowed to vote until 1918

Cool...You think showing up to vote with lions is cool?

You are a braver one then me my friend...the lion won.

Well voting from space like the Astronauts would be cooler

Your ideal of interesting differs from mine, lol!

Nah the space thing sounds really cool.

Yep, but it's unfortunate 34% of black males have lost the right to vote in Alabama

I know somethings got to be done about that.

Apparently there are different systems for collecting votes and everyone who lives on the planet should be able to.

Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Hey there!

What are your thoughts about this election season so far?

What election season?

The US?

Too soon to tell, but I do like voting by the people.

Well, it's almost time to start thinking about who we're voting for in 2020 is what I meant.

Did you know that astronauts can even vote from space?

Interesting.

I wonder if the next President will lose the popular vote.

That would make 6 that would have.

I wonder, too.

I wonder who I'll end up voting for.

I do love to exercise my right to choose.

I find it interesting that some "presidents" are actually dictators.

I believe Putin would qualify from what I can tell.

Putin is a very interesting and fascinating man.

There are a lot of presidents around the world who fascinate me!

Sometimes I wonder if people deserve to get to vote.

400000 voted for a chimpanzee in Rio De Janeiro.

Ridiculous.

I did not know that- it's quite sad.

Sometimes, I wonder how some presidents are elected!

I guess the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums so far.

I wish our president was as cool as that.

True.

Surprisingly we haven't had a multilingual president since FDR.

I find that a little disturbing.

Agreed.

We need more diverse presidents, for sure.

Someone to represent everyone, not just a select few.

Well Armenia certainly went through with that recently.

They voted against Pashinyan becoming prime minister.

I don't think he is going to give up though.

Sometimes I think that we may be better off with a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.

We should emphasize the importance of cabinet members.

Well I believe Canada's Prime Minister still answers to the Queen in the UK.

I find that fascinating.

I think you're correct.

I think maybe having a prime minister would be beneficial for our country!

Would you agree?

Maybe but wouldn't that mean he would be chairman of Congress?

I think that is too much power for one person.

You think?

I'm not familiar with how that process works.

Sometimes I wish we went back to 1805- back then, the election runner-up became vice president.

That may mean that the political landscape today would be more evenly distributed.

Oh my goodness I could not imagine that happening last election.

What a trainwreck that would be.

They would spend more time bickering than getting anything done.

I wouldn't mind the idea, to be honest.

Better one republican and one democrat, rather than two republicans.

But that's just my opinion.

Well it worked for a while anyways up until 1805, but the country was in its infancy so there is probably good reason why it changed.

Yes, the times have changed for sure.

Moral of the story, this is why it's important to vote!

Agree!


Hello, I really found the first article interesting about the headlines that institute lasting change or real change, and it is just a silly story.

agree.

clickbait for sure.

They will put any headline to get your attention.

i never clock on them though.

I can admit to falling for a few myself.

I hate it afterwards, I'm always like so not worth it.

I try not to fall for it and just google the information myself.

right.

freezing sliced bread?

big trick there...  lol  put it in the freezer!

I know it blows my mind that just changing the words around a little bit can change the meaning so much.

right.

crazy tip to change the way you fly with your kids is about sitting in separate seats.

really?

Lol, that sounds like two trips, not how to make one more convenient to me.

And stupid instructions, I have run into quite a few of those over the years.

Like really people?

it is about click throughs and how many hit they get so they can sell more ads.

like those "where are they now?"

ads where a picture of a forgotten celeb is on a separate page each time.

more clicks.

Do they get paid for clicks?

Is that how it works, just seems pointless to me.

yep  Google analytics measures clicks, through traffic and redirects.

so ads are more expensive the more hits you get.

translates to junk for us.

Like Koalas eating their moms poop.

who cares...  yuck

yeah, although I did not know that either and if I saw it, it would change the way I think about Koalas.

I like curling iron warning labels to not use them while sleeping.

We live in a renaissance time

It is just sad that someone somewhere had to do it once, or else there probably would not be a warning against it.

someone probably did and sued them.

They didn't know not to use in bed when they were sleeping because it wasn't on the label?

How can someone be the gullible and stupid?

Then sue for it.

I did find some of the factual section interesting as well.

i didn't know they called the 3 line button on website menus the hamburger button but now that i know that it makes perfect sense

Yeah also holy moly about traveling across Japan...

I would never travel on the highway.

yeah good way to keep traffic congestion down.

true I can't believe mt everest has 3g cell service

i know.

that's crazy.

someone had to pull cables and provide power to those cell sites somehow.

probably just pointed up there but i doubt during heavy weather.

that's true, but in emergency situations it is nice to have the possibility at least of helicopter rescues as stuff like that

i'm sure that is what it is really for.
lots of people die up there every year.
no thanks!


hi how are you?
do you like to travel?

I love to travel, I have to do it at least once in a year

i would love to travel.

i travel when i have the time and money.

which is not often.

LOL

Well there are cheap ways to travel I wouldnt recommend Japan, tolls are really expensive

maybe i could avoid the roads.

i know that japan has trains.

i would like to visit japan.it looks interesting.

Yeah that can be a great way to travel around, Iceland is another great destination although there's no rail service over there

I wonder why that is.
maybe the terrain is bad for rails?
they must have buses and stuff.

Yeah maybe most people travel by air so that sounds expensive

that does sound expensive.

i wonder how far the cities are from each other.

it looks like a small country

I think its small, who knows maybe its cheaper than taking a bus in the states, have you ever been to Mackinac Island?

no i have not.

i would like to see a place with no cars.

sounds peaceful.

now just get rid of the cell phones.

LOL

It does sound like a nice place, no pollution in the air and with clean air, do you use the internet much?

I do, unfortunately.
i cannot quit.
i am stuck in internet purgatory.

Same here, its a real addiction and I love it!

I think i need to unplug for a while.
I need to find a balance in my life.
the internet is overwhelming.
too much information.
too much distraction

I agree, theres a lot of distractions in the net, maybe you can use an app for that, do you know how the 3 horizontal line menu is called in an app

i have heard the name.
the sandwich button?

No the hamburger button but close

Thanks!
the hamburger button.
that makes sense.
Anyway, great chat!

Yeah makes me kind of hungry, its almost lunch time so Im taking a break, thank you very much its been a great chat

Go enjoy lunch!
Have a great day!

I hope you have a great day as well and thanks for all the info its really appriciated bye


Hello,I was just thinking about the golden globe awards.Did you happen to watch the awards?

I didn't watch it, I usually just catch the highlights later the next day.

Nicole Kidman accepted the reward for best performance by an actress in a limited series.Did you know she has two adopted children with Tom Cruise?

Yeah, and I guess social media is making a huge deal out of the fact that she didn't acknowledge them in her awards speech.

I heard about that.It sounded as if she was referring to being too busy to spend time with her younger children.

Well, being an actress is probably a time consuming job.

It is strange that she doesn't mention her adopted kids at all.

Maybe it has to do with Tom Cruise, and the kids being part of Scientology.

That is a good point.She may have had personal reasons such as the mysterious practice of Scientology.

Yeah, there are a lot of people speaking out about that lately, like Leah Remini.

Its my understanding that you are not supposed to leave the Church freely.There may be a response from the members.

I have also heard that they don't like it when people leave.

It splits up families, which is really sad.

Have you seen the documentary that Leah Remini did for HBO?

It was really interesting.

I have not seen the HBO documentary but have seen similar programs on the subject.Anything that divides families isnt a healthy thing.

I agree.

It is really sad when it is a so called religion that does it.

It sounds like Nicole and Tom's kids decided to stay with their father and the church, so they shun Nicole.

It makes sense why she doesn't talk about them in public if that is the case.

It is probably a hurtful subject for her.She may have no choice but to move on and focus on her family that accepts her.Media judges celebrities harshly on personal matters.Anything to make a story.

Agreed, celebrities are really under a microscope.

I think it is nice that she is dedicating her awards to her youngest children.

That is very sweet.

As you mentioned, it sounds like she is busy and not always around and it seems like a nice way to let them know she always thinks about them.

Tom cruise has some strange ideas anyways.I guess he spent 10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens.

Wow, that is strange.

Did you know that Paris passed a resolution to prohibit him from becoming an honorary citizen in they city?

They really don't like him in Paris I guess.

I wonder why he is dislikes in Paris.That is sort of amusing seeing how is a such a celebrity here.

Yeah, he started acting at only 19 and it seems like he got famous really quickly.

I know he really made his big break on the movie Risky Business.

Yes Tom was busy in his younger days.He was in many iconic films.such as Top Gun.and the Color of Money.

I really like Top Gun, and he was also in Cocktail which was a great movie.

He may be odd, but he is a great actor.

He has also received a Golden Globe for best actor.

He was good in the film Born on the Fourth of July and Rain Man.

I think Born on the Fourth of July is what he won his golden globe for.

Yes he received the Golden Globe for the film.He has won several awards in his career.

That reminds me, he was also in The Last Samurai which is a movie that I really enjoy.

I think I will go watch it again.

Thanks for chatting about Tom Cruise movies with me.

I may even go see what other movies he has been in that I haven't seen yet.


Hello!
Do you like watching movies?

yes, i love watching movies.
you?

I do too!
What is your favorite genre?

i like all genres but usually drama, thriller and comedy are my faves.

Oh cool!

I wish I took Jon Hamm's drama class in high school, I'd be somewhere today!

i wish i had taken drama from a famous teacher too.

i might have ended up on the tv or something.

doing a movie with TC

I would have rather worked with Hugh Laurie!

He made bank!

yes, i bet he got paid more than the rest of the cast combined.

but he got more talent than the rest of the cast combined.

He still isn't worth as much as Tom Cruise though!

Or even Seinfeld!

nobody is worth seinfeld.

the man is so rich he should start his own country.

what does he do all day anyway?

count his money?

He really is!

I bet it's a full time job!

Did you know TC built an underground bunker?

yeah, that sounds like scientology.

i figure he is anticipating the alien invasion.

can he speak alien?

does he know the UN ambassador?

He's crazy!

He even threatened a guy with the name Tom Kruse!

yes, he is very protective of his identity.

i guess he thought that he had to defend his name.

he is a street guy that way.

I guess he is!

Full of drama though haha.

Jim Carrey isn't though and avoids making dramas!

i think that he is wrong on that score.

drama can be uplifting and positive.

i reckon he could do quite well dramatically.

I think so too, besides the number 23.

Have you ever listened to any radio dramas?

i did when i was younger.

they can be quite exciting and dramatic.

i can see why the kids loved them.

I will have to listen to them since I can find them free online!

You should!
Lemont Cranston as The Shadow!
Anyway, great chat!

Great chat to you as well.
Have a good night!