That's a good show. I heard between Netflix and Youtube they make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


I can believe that. They are really popular channels. Well nice chatting with you.


Yea, I've been using Netflix since they started streaming content in 2007, you?


I joined with in the last two years.  But I am addicted!


Yea Netflix has a lot of original content, starting with Lilyhammer in 2012


One of my favorites is Orange is the New Black


Yea, Netflix also has 150 movies with a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes too


Wow!  I didn't know that.  Ill have to check some of those out!


Yea, netflix is pretty good at categorizing its content too, they pay taggers just to do so


I was actually going to look for a job doing just that.  I could use the extra income.


I think in European markets Netflix pays people to monitor illegal downloads in order to decide to purchase the streaming rights to those shows


That is an interesting way to go about it.  I cant believe it all started over a $40 late fee.


Pretty crazy because now Netflix has over 58 million subscribers and growing


And that is just the US.  137 Million world wide.


Yea, it's crazy the amount of content offered, netflix even has a movie that is just a fireplace


We looked for one of those this Christmas!  It was soothing.


That's pretty cool, for christmas I search for one of those robot toys. I never knew robotics was actually coined by Isaac Asimov


Hmm... I just I always assumed the term was always around. But that is really cool.


Me too, apparently in the 1800s a chessmaster hid inside a wooden robot and beat Napoleon and Ben franklin


Wow!  Robots can even debone a chicken with surgical precision!


That's pretty cool, the Curiosity robot on Mars sings happy bday to itself


I believe so, well I got to go, nice chatting with you


did you know that Jeff Bezos made a clock in a mountain? Like why did he do that that seems weird and a waste of money


Well I am sure he has plenty of cash to spare given that Amazon is the largest internet retailer in the world by revenue and market cap


ya that is true, like yes the clock will run for 10,000 years but I don't see what the benefit of that would be


Perhaps its so that our descendants will have a perfect on time source of time for years to come


haha I guess that is possible, I do like amazon I buy a lot of things from there, I was happy when I saw a package was delivered to me last sunday, I guess USPS has a contract with Amazon to deliver on Sundays!


Although Amazon initially started as a online bookstore, they have come a long way, diversifying to sell everything from videos, mp3 streaming, audiobooks, software, games, electronics, apparel, food, toys, and jewelry


yes, one site I use all the time is imdb, I had no idea that amazon bought then in 1998, I use that site almost every day


Amazon sure has their hands in all the cookie jars owning a publishing arm, film and tv studio, consumer electronic lines, AWS subsidiary, among other businesses.


Ya it is kind of scary with how much they own, also they do employ a lot of people but I don't know that the benefits are good, did you see all the news recently about how they had no breaks and had to urinate in bottles?


I did not and I didn't know that working conditions were that extreme. I thought that Amazon touts work hard at pretty good pay and benefits, but I didn't know it was that bad.


Yes you can google it, it was really messed up, but I also see that the average warehouse worker walks between 7 and 15 miles per day, I guess that is good for exercise at least


While I can't agree with their worker's working conditions, I must admit however that they are quit innovative. Did you know they patented the 1 click buying?


no I didn't know that, and I agree they're not perfect but I use Amazon all the time, I don't have Prime though, I do wish I was the first person to buy a product from amazon.com, I guess they got a building named after them


I also use Amazon, but did you know that amazon has a website that sells returned and like new items at a discount? I didn't


no I knew that they sold that stuff on their own site, I didn't know they had another site like that though, have you ever seen the movie Starship Troopers?


I have not, despite having read the book. Is it good?


Yes I like the movie a lot, if you like Robocop it's the same director, but also what is weird is that that book is on the reading list of the military, when the movie is definitely anti-military


It is definitely a book that evokes deep thought. Speaking of books, did you know that silent reading is a recent phenomenon accomplished by only the most skilled readers in the middle ages?


haha that is funny, I can only imagine going to a library back then and hearing everyone reading out loud, you would never be able to concentrate!


I imagine that only the wealthiest of men would have books back in the days since they copied everything by hand I believe.


yes that is true, speaking of reading I guess the world record for speed reading is 4,700 words per minute, I just think that is too fast I don't know how you'd retain any information


I wish I could read so fast and digest all that information. Do you think people would read better on reading bikes rather than reading desks?


haha I don't know, I had tried to read and exercise at the same time before, I never can concentrate as well when I am exercising as compared to just relaxing, what about you?


I think it's difficult when exercising, but I can concentrate better after exercising. In any case, this was a pleasant chat. I hope you have a wonderful day.


Hi! I am well.I was just shopping on Amazon. Hard to believe it was founded 7-5-1994.


That is crazy! I wish I was the first customer!


I do too considering the first customer got a building named after them by just a $27.97 purchase.


That would be nice! Would you rather have that or Prime for life?


Boy, I'm not sure. I think it's cool that USPS has a contract with Amazon to deliver on Sunday.


I agree! Sometimes you need a coffee maker on a sunday lol. Can you believe how many miles a warehouse worker walks on a shift?


Me too. Do the warehouse workers walk a lot?


Yes they walk between 7 and 15 miles every shift!


Wow! That is a LOT!! Did you know that Amazon has surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer?


I believe it! You can get anything on that website! They are also producing consumer electronics and cloud services too!


That is cool! It is also the second largest employer in the world.


I wonder how many employees it has? They even own IMDB!


I don't know, but it must be a lot. I know Amazon started as a bookstore online.


That's crazy! Speaking of books, do you like to read?


I do read from time to time. What about you?


Same here. Can you believe there was a moral panic in the 18th century because of the spread of reading novels?


Are you kidding? Crazy! Some people can speed read. The world record is 4,700 words per minute.


That is so crazy indeed! I wonder how they can even measure that effectively!


No kidding. Since reading can not be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations.


Well said! Anyways, great chatting with you, have a great day!


Hi there! Yes, I do use Amazon. I like it because it allows me to buy like-new items for a discounted price.


Very true. It is a dominant company because it serves customers well.


Yeah, they do. Amazon is top notch. Other companies like Best Buy or Target try to price match them.


I guess they can try. Delivery is the best part of Amazon. The United States postal service has a contract with amazon to deliver packages on Sunday. Does Best Buy do that? Probably not.


I don't think so. Also, I think Amazon has everything I could EVER need. Their logo even means they have everything from A to Z.


Probably also reflects the distance the employees go too. Amazon warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day as part of their daily shift. Intense!


That's incredible. What a hard working company. They also produce a ton of electronics that we use today, like the Kindle and the Fire TV.


Amazon CEO Bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years. That's an interesting investment in electronics for the long term. I wonder why he did that.


Hmm, me too. A very interesting company indeed! What was the last thing you bought from Amazon?


I bought some books. I think I needed some jeans, too. Didn't have time to go to a store. Don't have a building named after me though. LOL The first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him


A hat? You're not a British politician are you?


Nope! ButI do like hats. I bought a winter hat. I'm not Russian, but winter hats are commonly associated with Russians and ancient nomads.


Interesting! Did you know that the most popular hat in the old west was the bowler, not the cowboy hat?


You're full of interesting facts. I didn't know that! Did you know that the folds in a chefs hat are meant to represent the different ways that chefs can cook an egg?


Had no idea! Tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness. I guess chefs do not like to show friendliness.


That's so interesting! Where do you learn all of your fun facts?


I have a treasure trove of them at my fingertips! I am a fount of trivia! The origins of the conical party hat was derived from dunce caps. they were worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior. I do not need a hat for that, though LOL


How cool! I think I learn all of my fun facts by reading.


That's the best way! Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


I did as well. Have a great night! Keep reading more fun facts so you can tell them to me in the future.


I try my best to. Were you aware in 2008 norwegian governemtn donated $1bn to help save the amazon rainforest?


I wasnt aware of that, it seems like a great deed, I wonder if the American goverment does something similar


I highly doubt it. I haven't had much faith in the governement as of recently.


I agree, Trump seems more focused on building that wall than on helping others in need and even paying state workers


Totally agree. I tend to be more Democrat in my political views, how about you?


I consider myself a republican but I  dont have a strong preference though, I voted for Clinton in the last elections


Oh wow that says a lot about President Trump! Total fun fact... Did you also know that Every US president that has had a beard was a republican?


Really? everyone? that is an odd fact, when did the whole red and blue colors started?


I believe around 2000, which doesn't seem that long ago so that is alwasy a really weird fact for me.


It seems longer than that, Dumbo is a republican Truman refused taking a picture on his ride,


Haha that's crazy. So the party symbols (donkey, elephant) have been around longer than the colors?


Yeah apparently they have, there has been a president who hasnt been either a democrat or a republican since 1853,


Wow, I personally hate the two party system. There is too much formality and I don't think there are just two choices for everything.


I share you opinion, there should be other strong political parties, not just the two of them, we need stronger political leaders and hopefully Trump doesnt get re elected


That would be ideal! He really is just unreal. Unfornutely voter turnout hasnt breached 62.8% in the last 100 years.


That is unfortunate, maybe thats why Trump won last elections, the taller candidate seems to win the election most of the time, that is also a cool fact


That is cool. I think we really need as a country to get people to vote more. I think they just think their voices aren't being heard and we have to change that


I agree that has to be changed, did you know about the choce ''none of h¿these candidates'' in the state of Nevada


That is a good ballot box to have. I also think the electoral college is such crap lol


They blocked the polls in nine states back in 2012 so yeah, the electoral college has a lot of flaws indeed


Did you know government officials in ancient Athens were appointed by a lottery?


I seem to remember something about that. It was supposed to prevent tyranny.


Maybe the US should try it.  The two party thing isn't working too well. Nevada has it right with a "None of the Candidates" choice.


The Constitution wasn't framed in a way to handle political parties. I'm not sure what the way forward should be.


I think parties divide the nation and people work more for their idiot parties and ignore the nation as a whole.


It's a form of tribalism--people get so wrapped up in identifying with a political party that they forget we're all in it together.


Agreed.  Catholics used to be the backbone of the Dem's but since the 1970s, they have split evenly.  Things can change.


Political shifts are part and parcel of American history. I wonder if we'll ever have viable third (or fourth or fifth) parties in this country. That seems more likely in a parliamentary system.


Yes and I don't know.  Funny, every US president with a beard has been a republican.  What's up with that?


Must have been the style at the time--or an homage to Lincoln. I don't think there's been a president with a beard since Garfield. (I'm thinking back at the photos and paintings I remember.)


I can't recall one in my years of political awareness.  Did you know there is a con man if France that has sold the Eiffel Tower twice?


I've heard of gullible tourists being sold part of London Bridge before, so that's not surprising. As P.T. Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute."


Yeah, I've heard the same about the Brooklyn Bridge.  Did you know the gov't owns 86% of Nevada?  Probably BLM land...


I had a friend who worked for BLM in Colorado. Not quite the same, but there's a whole lot of nothing in Nevada. I think the BLM was established to prevent the Range Wars. People were shooting at each other over grazing areas back in the 1800s.


Well that's really good information.  I have hiked on BLM land in Colorado and, yes, it was mainly ranchers.  Well, I've been trying to read this article about Trump and gov't shutdowns.  I'm sooooo sick of this stuff.  Think what you want of Trump, I don't think he is being treated fairly by media,


There's got to be a better way about funding the government, period, so the whole prospect of shutdowns doesn't happen. I think that literally didn't happen until Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the House in the 1990s, and it really cost him his political career. Shutdowns hurt the economy, hurt families, just for political theatre.


I lived in ATL for over 20 years.  His inability to control his libido killed him. The gov't shutdown has become a club to push through bad legislation.  I agree, there has to be a better way.


So you know Newt, after all. Yeah--I'm kinda sick of how these failed politicians keep getting jobs as talking heads and making a lot of money on the lecture circuity. I call it failing upwards.


Yeah, we seem to be a nation that rewards corruption.  I seriously can't believe Hillary is walking the streets let alone making speeches.  I've had DoD and DoE secret, L and Q clearances and if I had my own server at home slinging classified doc's I would, in NO uncertain terms, be in prison.


Going back to the Greeks, it seems they had a point about the lottery for serving the public. There's something pathological about someone saying "I want to be your leader."


Like Patton said when asked if he was going to go into politics after WW II.  He said he was going to skip that and go directly into crime. Nice chat, I can tell you are really bright.


Have a good evening. I, like most of us, are going to muddle through and hope that things will get better.


Our government is pretty crazy.  In 2006 we passed legislation that would protect our employees from bring prosecuted for violating the geneva convention


I believe the Geneva Convention is good to follow.  But some people do not get it - some people actually bought the eiffel tower from a con artist!


I heard there was one guy who sold the eiffel tower two times by impersonating a french government official.


yes, but some governments are better - norway donated 1 billion to help save the rainforest


Ours has been stuck in a 2-party system.  All have been either republicans or democrats since 1853


Unfortunately I dont see it changing sometime soon.


Yes.  I did not realize that the red and blue colors for the parties  did not start until 2000


Me neither, I thought that had been around forever.  In 1957 Truman declined a photo op with dumbo because he didnt want to be associated with the republicans.


laugh I do not blame him!  Elections are interesting things - I like how Nevada has a none of the above on the ticket


I think that should be an option on every ticket.  We might get better candidates that way.


For sure.  Voter turnout has not been higher than 63 percent in the last 100 years


Something has got to make people want to get out there.


Perhaps taller candidates - Americans vote for the taller candidate 75% of the time!


Then lets start looking for candidates taller than our current incumbent president.


No doubt!   Especially since we may not even have fair elections - international election observers were blocked from the polls in 2012


Elections have been going on for years - they were started back in Democratic athens


Around the same time I believe - they did not want an oligarchy


Yes, I used to be an avid reader.  Internet kind of changed that. I recently learned that Ender's Game was suggested reading for the military.


Really? I haven't read it yet, but I've heard it recommended a lot. I wonder what they want military employees to learn from it.


I've only seen the movie but it had a lot of tactical situations.  Can you believe that in the 18th century there was a moral panic because people were reading novels?


Whoever thought they were the only "moral" ones must have been worried that other people would learn and start thinking critically for themselves, maybe even coming up with their own morals.


Yeah, that's why certain pols burn books.  Speaking or pols, did you know the Republicans and Dem's play a baseball game? Those two groups shouldn't be around baseball bats.


At least the player with the bat is usually pretty far away from the other team's players. Maybe it's a healthy way to build teamwork and camaraderie by playing sports. Hey, it's probably friendlier than a congressional debate!


Yes, I'm sure... I recently learned that Pilgrims actually had colorful clothing.  Maybe the scarlet letter?  No, I'm glad.  I thought they always wore black and were quite fond of turkeys.


I think I saw the same pictures of Pilgrims that you did! I remember seeing that kind of depiction often when I was younger and would read history books for school.


Yeah, and they actually wore tye-dyed stuff!  Apple actually had a clothing line in 1986.  I wonder if it's something a Pilgrim would wear.


I think that the Pilgrims would probably have been horrified at 80's fashion. Opinions about modesty changed a bit over the years, you know?


Oh, didn't think of that.  Maybe Apple marketed moo moos. I'll have to read more about that the the books causing the uproar in the 1800s.


If books caused moral uproar, I bet modern clothes would cause an absolute outrage back then. The fashion would probably still catch on just like reading did, though!


Probably... WIld things can happen like the first woman elected to congress couldn't even vote!  That's weird.


Not as weird as Elmo from Sesame Street testifying before Congress!


He was the only honest entity in the room, I'm sure. Elmo rocks.


That's because Elmo is dedicated to teaching children and making them happy! He encourages good behaviors like learning and reading. Congress, on the other hand...well, that goes back to "shouldn't be around baseball bats," haha.


Yep.  The man whose surname is also Braille did a wonderful thing for teaching too.  I always think of Helen Keller...


That's an excellent point, and it also goes to show how important reading and language processing is for everyone, even someone who can't see or hear. Helen Keller was an inspirational speaker.


I like stories like hers.  I makes me thing how easy I have it.  Unlike our pols who have a subway just to go to different offices in the same, albeit large, building.  If this is the last go-around, it was great chatting with you! You obviously have an abundance of grey matter.


You too, and I appreciate the conversation. You've given me a reminder to think about how easy I have it too. Thank you!


I do but mostly i listen to audibles. How about you?


Ah same here,  I love audible.  i still read some books though.


Yeah i miss the turning the pages, something about holding the info in you hands, you know?


Yeah,  i dont like when the book is heavy though,  or having to read near a light,  or the book being bent outta shape if its a paperback lol


Yeah that can be annoying. You know the guy that invented braille perfected it when he was 15, wow impressive.


that is amazing!  What an invention too,  not they use it everywhere.  Anne jones ca read 4700 words per minute!!!


wow is that the record for speed reading, i bet it is? Do you know that silent reading is a recent phenomenon?


Really?  Thats weird lol In the 18th century there was a moral panic because of people reading a lot of novels lol


Wow! You know Andrew Johnson never attended school in his life.


Apparently his wife helped learn math and reading, now that's special. Have yo ever heard of Miguel Cabarello?


That is a supportive wife!  No never heard of him


Apparently this guy make bulletproof clothing  and the employees have to get shot to test them out. Not me no way!


Damnnnnn,  I hope they get paid a crap ton of money risking their life like that.  Definitely not worth it to me.  Did you know Apple used to make clothing?


I did not wow i guess its good to diversify. a man once wore 70 articles of clothing to avoid having to pay baggage cost. lol.


Geez,  I guess its worth it depending on how much the baggage fee is lol


right, he must have looked very strange that's a lot of clothing, lol. There's an Africn tribe that still wears Victorian clothes, the style of their former German occupiers.


Like, on purpose?  or was this donated to them??  Seems a little hot in africa to be wearing victorian clothing lol


Ha to funny! Well it's got to be better than wearing asbestos like the Greeks use to, lol.


Right.  Apparently,  pilgrim clothing was full color they only wore black on special ocassions.


Well apparently ppl use to clean their clothes using old faithful by putting them into the geyser and waiting for it to erupt....


Oh wow,  thats interesting,  but a good idea,  water pressure.


did you know that Facebook has done psychological experiments before?


Yeah it affected real world voting behavior in millions of ppl during 2010 congressional elections.


Wow Thats crazy.  Its been excellent chatting with you,  thanks for all the info,  learned a lot!


Funny how reading is so important today when perhaps in the past people survived without it


Yes people in the past survived without it, but there were also far less intelligent people because of it.


How do you know they were less intelligent?  They survived in conditions I would never survive in.  They just didn't know so much about reality sometimes in a different way than us.  Anyway, it is interesting someone could speed read 4700 words per minute.  I wonder if the person comprehended.


I am a pretty fast reader, at around 350 wpm. I imagine reading at 4700 wpm means you do not retain much of the information you are reading.


I don't know how fast I read, but I wonder how fast Anne Jones eyes move


Skilled readers move their eyes during reading on the average of every quarter of a second, so I would imagine she moves even faster than that.


Interesting how there was moral panic in the 18th century from reading.  Perhaps the wealthy were scared they would be found out for oppressing the poor


They were afraid of the poor gaining new knowledge and trying to over throw the wealthy. Its very similar to how the Government today treats the poor. They would rather the poor stay poor and uneducated because then they can be swayed in which way they vote much easier.


Hopefully some way that congress can represent the people fairly.


Unless we fix the two party system and get rid of the electoral college i do not see that happening. Congress is just as corrupt as every other form of government at this time.


Interesting that the year my grandma was born is the year congress in the us played a baseball game republicans vs democrats (1909)


Yeah they have an annual game, and the republicans are leading by 3 wins. I really hope we get to see trump play in it.


Well interestingly, they let Elmo testify before Congress, so who knows.


I think its interesting that apple had a clothing line in the late 80s.


I didn't know that. I wonder if it had apples on it?


Actually a lot of their clothing had the word APPLE on it in very large letters.


Interesting that the pilgrims really had colorful outfits mostly but only wore black for special occasions, who would have known?


Did you know there is a store in Alabama that only sells items from the unclaimed baggage at airports?


I've heard of that but not that store specifically.  I guess there are a lot of interesting clothing and items there.  I wonder who gets ownership of unclaimed luggage and the profits.


Also all the clothing from the baggage claim is professionally cleaned before being sold.


That is good.  Must have some nice items.  I've seen doggy outfits, those are fun.


Yes, did you know that the symbols are usually visual but are sometimes in braille?


Really? The original braille letters were just the regular letters but in large fonts. They took up a lot of space!


Oh that's too bad, I think that's why they improved it over the years.


Yep, and that was why they introduced the 6 dot format. Braille was invented by someone named Louie Braille who was frustrated on the old format.


That's nice, I would've want people who are visually impaired to read books to sharpen their knowledge as well.


Did you know that the world record for the fastest reader is at 4700 words a minute!


Really? That's pretty good compared to Louis braille, the inventor of braille.


Yep, it is help by someone named Anne Jones. I wonder how she was able to read that fast!


Some people just have a natural ability, those people often are exemplary people.


Did you know that pilgrims only wear black on special occasions? I do the opposite!


Well, the type of clothing people wear can be based on their social or geographic location.


There is also a store in Alabama that sells items found in unclaimed baggage. Are they even allowed to do that?


Well, I think they should be donated to charity, but that is also a good alternative. Are all the clothes they sell made of textiles or are some made of animal skins?


I am assuming that some of them will. Apple also had a clothing line back in 1986. I wonder if they were 'high tech'.


Why did Apple, a technology company, create a clothing line? They should be helping African tribes that are still wearing Victorian era clothes.


Well, Amazon also started off as an online book retailer. Not every technology giant started out as one.


I wonder if Amazon had anything to do with the elementary school replacing desks with "reading bicycles".


Who knows. Enders Game was read my many military organizations. I wonder why, as it does not have too much to do with the army.


It could have been possible that congress passed a bill saying the military had to distribute that book.


Possibly. There are three subway lines exclusively used by congressmen. That is way too many for a select few individuals.


Ya I think you're right, I agree that three subway lines is too many.


Anyways, thank you for your time. It was nice chatting with you!


Did you know that chickens were originally bred for entertainment and not food in britain?


No, I didn't know that chickens were originally bred for entertainment, but I can believe it. I have chickens, and they are very entertaining.


Ah thats interesting, do you eat their eggs or what do you do with them


Yes, I eat a lot of eggs, and give away many. I enjoy watching them interact with each other, especially when I give them food scraps.


Ya I eat a lot of eggs too, do they understand pointing? I'd assume not since only dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to understand that


That was a fact that I wasn't aware of. I thought it was interesting that Google considers itself a dog company. I also thought it was pretty surprising that dogs have 12 different blood types.


That is interesting, one thing about dogs is I always thought dogs were colorblind but I guess they can see colors, just not as many as humans can


I wonder what colors they can see. What did you think about the woman with twins and a child with cerebral palsy. It sounds like her life can be very interesting. I think she handles it well.


I'm not sure that sounds like a lot of things for her to deal with, so she is handling it well? I think it's awesome that in Istanbul there are vending machines that give food and water to stray dogs in return for them bringing plastic bottles


That would be an effective way to keep the city cleaner and to take care of stray animals. It sounds like something that big cities should try, especially those that don't have some sort of animal control.


Ya I do like that, I remember reading that in japan they trained the crows to pick up cigarette butts in return for food, it seems very genius and everyone wins


That is an interesting fact. The way dogs have evolved is interesting. That they are so attuned to human behavior and able to thrive on a diet rich in starch is something that I didn't know. I'm not a dog person myself. I like them, but my cats are good companions and seem to understand what I'm saying as well as any dog would.


see I am a dog person, I never understood the appeal of cats, it's like you're paying for them but they don't show you love like a dog does haha, also wild that dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives, I never thought that was a thing


Yes, that was surprising to me that dogs have a blood bank that they can donate to. My sister is a dog person. Her dogs can be very protective of her. My cats do seem to know when I feel bad, and they try to comfort me. They have their own personalities and do understand when I say no.  I've had dogs but something always happened to them, so I believe that I'm bad luck to them.


Did you ever play videogames? I had a nintendo as a kid, I never realized they could only display 54 colors, it seemed like a lot more


I've played some, but my eyesight is limited, so I never could do fast moving games. I would have thought that there were more than 54 colors myself. The graphics are so good it's like watching TV.


Ya it's amazing the NES lasted as long as it did, apparently they were finally discontinued in 2003 in japan which is crazy


My girls had a Nintendo when they were kids. They really enjoyed the Mario games, and I enjoyed watching them. Yes, it is crazy that they were discontinued, because I know a lot of people had the system. Seems like they would have continued improving them. What do you think about Ronald Reagan being rejected for a role because he didn't have a presidential look? That's sort of wild, since he was elected president and I don't remember anyone saying that he didn't look like a president.


Ya, I already liked in Back to the Future, when Marty goes back in time no one believes him that Ronald Reagan will become president, apparently Back to the Future was one of Ronald Reagan's favorite movies


It's one of my favorite films too. I don't think anyone thought that an actor would run for president, much less get elected. He was a good actor, and a decent president.


Ya I agree with that, we've definitely had worse presidents, the 80's were a great decade in my opinion


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy?


I also enjoy watching movies as well as listening to music, playing games, among other activities.


nice. did you ever see the movie transformers?


I have seen the original and Revenge of the Fallen. you?


I have seen the original and age of extinction. I enjoyed the first, but it was downhill for me since then. I still like the animation and CGI, but the story not so much. How about you?


I agree. age of extinction raised billions and had such low ratings


Also, it is kind of hard lately to feel much when characters die since they always come back. Optimus prime died more than 25 time in the last 30 years in the comics alone


yeah that is true. michael bay was the human flicked by megatron in the first movie


I enjoy it when the production and directors participate in the film. I feel that there are too many explosions in the original films sometimes


true. away from robots, do you like dogs?


They are men's best friend for a reason. Especially since we have evolved along human for so long that we are able to be uniquely attuned to one another


I think they are few of the species people regularly care about providing blood transfusions for. Like for fish, most people would let then pass on


true. in instanbul there is a vending machine that dispenses food and water for the dogs


Is it automatic? Or do people pay for it?


actually all you have to do is feed it plastic bottle


Oh that would definitely help motivate people to recycle


yes for sure, two good things at the same time


In any case. Thank you for this pleasant chat.


Have you heard much about the movie 12 Strong?


No I haven't, I just know that Chris Hemsworth is in it and he is awesome! What do you know about it?


I haven't seen it, but I think I remember the trailer. Some compare the dialogue to a video game though


ya apparently it contains war violence and has bad language. It's also rated R so its probably pretty gory I would imagine


It would be hard to have an accurate war movie that doesn't have some level of gore though. I've heard the horses and the terrain were good aspects of the movie


ya that is true, did you know that other than humans, horses, orangutans, and sharks are also ticklish?


Sharks are ticklish? I wonder who was brave enough to discover that one. Horses in Iceland are capable of speedwalking


that is interesting, also once the horse leaves Iceland, apparently it can never return, I don't knkow who enforces that haha


How would they keep track of something like that? There was a high school that had a "no vehicle to school" day, so two students rode horses. They were smart, but they got suspended


ya that is very rebelleous haha, one other thing with horses is that horse hair gets stronger the more sunlight the horse gets, definitely doesnt work that way in humans


Maybe something in their bodies uses Vitamin D to strengthen their hair. There's a horse that turns completely white after 6 years, but is born black or brown


wow that is crazy, can you imagine if a human were born born black or brown and then gradually turned white, definitey that would be confusing haha


I know some people whose hair has done that though. Originally firefighters used Dalmatians to help protect and calm the horses


ah that is interestings, also I like how one horse has a peak power output of about 15 horsepower, you'd think it


That's interesting. I wonder where that terminology originated. It might remain just as much of a mystery as Clint Eastwood having a mid-life horse allergy


haha that is very mysterious! I would feel that it is a mystery why Patrick Stewart is teaching an acting class in the UK and not just retiring


I mean, he must be passionate about acting. I wonder what got him started. Hopefully it's because he loved it and not because all the pretty girls were in drama class like it was for Michael Caine


haha ya I hope not! have you heard of the show Ikea heights? It's apparently a show that takes place solely in an ikea store without the store knowing about it


I love IKEA! I've never heard of it, but it sounds like it would be an amusing show to watch. Apparently for every episode of House, Hugh Laurie earns $700,000, making him the highest paid actor in a TV drama


ya that is a crazy amount of money! And Jon Hamm From Mad Men used to teach an acting class, one of his students was Erin from the show The Office, crazy!


I guess he was a great teacher. Jim Carrey won't even make dramas anymore because of his belief in positivity


Hello there, do you play many video games?


I do.  I like playing Pub G.  Did you know that video games were called cathode ray tube amusement devices and were used by the military?


No I have never heard that.  What type of game is Pub G?  Is it similar to Fortnite?


Yes just like Fortnite.  It's the same idea.  Kids love to play Fortnite.  It's good that kids under the age of 16 in south korea aren't allowed play video games past midnight.


Yeah kids are all about it, and all about watching others play games on YouTube.  And I think that is good as well.


Have you heard of Stephen Fry's narration for little big planet and harry potter video games?  I think he was a good match for these games.


No, but I would like to check it out.  Did you know that Tom Hanks brother, Jim, does Woody's voice in video games?


No I had no idea.  Tom might have given that gig to his brother because he was too busy.  I am sure there are many jobs available in the video game industry.  As of 2015, video games have generated over 74 billion dollar a year!


Yeah I wonder if I could get a job doing voices or something, and wow that is a crazy amount of money!


I know my voice wouldn't cut it.  I am a bit monotoned.  I wonder how much the Asian markets are making they are force to reckon with when it comes to mobile games.


Yeah they certainly are.  Did you know that a game designer calculated that as a whole planet we play 3 billion hours of video games in a single week!?


I believe it because my husband can spend hours playing video games.


Yeah I need to purchase a system so I can play FiFa, I haven't since I bought a new house.  I do have a Nintendo that never gets used.


I love playing FIFA too.  Another one of past times are riding horses.  Did you know that Icelandic horses have a fifth speed that is speed walking for a horse.


I think I have heard that before, I think its called tolt or something like that.


You are smart that is correct.  Well can you guess why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


I think they were originally brought around because they were thought to calm the horses.


Yes that is correct!  I had to give up riding horses because just like Clint Eastwood, we have a mid life allergy to horses.


That sucks, I hate allergies, I have allergies to a lot of things like dogs but I still really like them and will live with them.  Thats too bad you had to give that up though, I think riding horses is such a cool activity.


Yes I love horse and I am always watching videos on horses.  I mean there are so many of them.  There are over 300 breeds of horses in the world.


Wow that is a ton of breeds.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good one.


Play any cathode ray tube amusement devices? i.e. videogames?


It's apparently illegal for kids in south korea to play video games past midnight. Ever hear that?


WOW,,,No never heard of that. I can believe it though.


A game designer claimed that as a planet we play 3 billion hours of video games per week. What do you think?


im not into video games at all. what i do know is its a lucrative industry. Speaking of money, I had no idea that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor for a TV drama.


Nice! Michael Caine got into acting for the pretty girls in high school.


who is Michael Caine? Never heard of that name


How about Jon Hamm? He taught Ellie Kemper drama.


thats cool! speaking of drama Clint Eastwood usually rides horse in his drama action movies but did you know he actually has an allergy to horses?


That's a trooper! Chris Hemsworth is starring in a movie based on "Horse Soldiers" about Green Berets in Afghanistan.


cool! how about Jim Carrey...are you a fan?


Some of his older stuff. I know he doesn't like to do dramas any more.


Yes! He doesn't  make dramas any more because of his personal beliefs


He doesn't seem to make comedies either though. Haven't seen him much lately. I heard of some students riding a horse to school recently on "no vehicles to school day".


Wow! wonder if they rode Iceland horses. Iceland horses have a 5th speed called tolt.


That's like speed walking or something right?


yea...basically speedwalking for a horse


Lipizzaner horses take like 6 years to train. That's a lot!


wow!! they also are known for classical performances too


Hey there how often do you use your telephone?


All the time.  Strangely enough not to call people, so it was originally intended for.


Haha me too, I only like to text personally on my cell phone. I don't even have a house phone anymore. What do you think about New York's area code, 212?


I heard it came about due to the rotary phone and it was the easiest number to dial.  You think they would have made it the emergency number for that purpose.


Yep I agree with you. That should be the number instead of 911. Have you ever overlapped to phone books, page by Page?


Can't say that I have. Aside from the one that someone left on my doorstep last week, I havent even seen one in years.


Haha nope me neither. I just remember they were super heavy and very yellow haha. But apparently if you overlap the pages it is literally impossible to pull them apart


Even though this is a tiny one, I might have to find a second to try that out.  I havent had a need for one seeing as I can just search something in my iPhone and just call from there


Nope I agree with you. I'm so glad that we have cell phones these days. And they're apparently more powerful than even the entire USA nuclear deterrent system


That is crazy, you think with that technology they can put into a device around the size of a couple credit cards, they could improve that.


Yep you would think so. You'd also think that they would have a better system for transmitting phone and internet data across the oceans. Like using a wireless system. But apparently they use cable that goes the length of the ocean and is only about 3 in. across


Part of me really worries about things like that.  What if a fish bites into it?  How will the find the spot  where it got cut and fix it?


Haha that's a great point! Or what if a ship crashes into it or a submarine LOL have you ever heard of the charity UNICEF by the way?


I have heard of them, but I am not too familiar with what they do.  I know it centers around children.


Yes they donate clean water. And they will donate a day of clean water for every minute you do not use your cell phone apparently. I need to look into that more


I wonder what the stipulations are on that one.  There is a lot of time, like at night, or when I work that I am not on my phone.


Haha that's a good point. I mean I don't use my cell phone all 24 hours of the day of course. Do you ever watch Tennis?


I cant say I have ever gotten in to a lot of tennis.  I know the longest match ever went on for 11 hours and got spread over three days.


That's insane! Imagine how exhausted you would be. Did you know that the polo shirt was actually invented by a tennis player?


I didn't know that.  That is pretty cool.  Polo players adopted it later.  I wonder why it wasnt called the tennis shirt.


haha I know right! I always wondered to on why polo shirts had that crocodile logo. The Creator's name was Renee "the crocodile" Lacoste so that's where it came from LOL


I love them. Did you know it is illegal to warm up your car in Ohio?


Wow that sucks. Do you know how the drive thru came about?


It was McDOnald's who accommodated the soldiers who were not allowed the  leave their cars in fatigues


Oh that is so nice of them. A guy once bought an old bars and found a bunch of classic cars in it in NY


Nice find there. DO you know how Cadillac got its name?


I have no idea, it is a person or a thing?


It got its name from the founder of Detroit whose last name was Detroit. DO you like wearing trousers?


I sure do. DO you know what the fly on them is?


Hmmm Not sure. I know a judge once sued a cleaning company that lost his pants for millions


It is just the flap that covers the zipper and that guy is just excessive


Yes it is indeed. In COllinsville saggy pants are prohibited


Wow they went that far. Women were not allowed to wear pants in the Senate until 1993


Wow glad that has changed. Did you know we wear pants because of horses?


Yes , mounted armies wore them as they were more effective than robes


Oh that makes sense then Hulk has indestructible pants


Well that is fitting otherwise he would  have to buy lots of them


Exactly. MLB umpires have to wear black underwear in case their pants split


Hi there, I sure do. DO you know when they came into use?


I am not sure of the exact date but at some point in the 20th century


Yeah. Do you know how the drive thru came about?


That was because soldiers were not allowed of the cars in the their fatigues


Yeah so that was genius od McDonald's to accommodate that in 1975


Yeah good for everyone involved. Do you know who the trunk of the car is called as such?


Yeah because the old cars had wooden trunks, pretty cool


Yeah. Do you know who cadillac is named after?


Yes that was the founder of Detroit Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac


Yeah. Do you know how Jenn Mardenborough became a professional driver


Yeah he beat 90 000 people in grand turismo, ,so awesome


I know what a way. In South Africa you can protect your car by putting flame throwers in it


Yeah I guess they have a big issue with carjacking there so it makes sense


Yeah I guess. Do you like wearing Jeans?


I sure do. Did you know Vans, North Face and a bunch of others are owned by the same company?


Yeah, not sure which one though. Do you know what the tiny pocket is there for?


Yes it is because of the pocket watches from back in the day


Yeah. Did you know skinny jeans can be dangerous for you?


Yeah they can lead to nerve damage, I wonder if people know about that


Yeah exactly, if it is dangerous it is not worth it


I'm doing great! It's a great day for a chat!


It is. Nothing like race to bring 2 complete strangers together in a chat!


Well, most people put on their trousers one leg at a time, regardless of race. I think that it's odd that a judge sued a dry cleaners for $67 mill. What was he thinking?


"Where's my pants?" Just a guess... How special do your pants have to be though??? Seems like overkill.


I think he was trying to scare the dry cleaners. Maybe it was his favorite pair of saggy pants. All the justices are wearing those nowadays.


HA! Nice! The defendants have to ask him to pull up his pants and act appropriately... The romans saw wearing pants as a sign of barbarism.


I suppose they would. They probably thought most people were barbaric. MC Hammer couldn't do the same wearing Roman robes though.


HA! Or at least have the same effect. Michael Jackson owned a patent on the thing that allowed him to do the extreme lean.


Oh, the special shoes? Yeah, he really had a gift for dance. I wonder if anyone else has done the same routine.


Probably Chris Brown but I wont look anything about him up. The whole hitting a woman thing...


Some guys just don't know how to deal with conflict. He probably should have sued her for $67 million. That would have been easier.


Old navy markets jeans with a 41" waist as 36". I wear a 36 and am now thinking I wear a 41. What the?


People want the illusion of skinny. Good marketing for when you go to the club and people are drunk. What size does she wear? Oh, 36? She wear  a smaller size than I thought


Funny... Here I am trying to lose weight and I just need to change my tags... who knew!


That's the surest, fastest way for America to deal with the obesity crisis. The jeans companies need to help!


Im cancelling my gym membership right now! You have made a believer out of me!


It's funny that the small pocket on jeans were designed for pocket watches. Not much call for that for decades. Kids use them for something else now.


I have been wondering about that pocket for years. Mystery solved. I tried my pocket knife in there but it was too big.


Ewww! Although I can see my 5 & 7 year olds doing that. Nice chatting with you!


I love it. Did you know that Bruce Lee was a great cha cha dancer?


Yeah he won that championship back in 1958


Yes and he was in the production of nutcracker too


Pro ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes per week!


That is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money if you ask me


Speaking of money, Michael jackson has a patent of a device for dancing


Yes it was supposed to help him achieve lean dance moves


The lean in Smooth Criminal was amazing!  Extreme Lean they called it


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


wow, they will need to collect a lot at the donation events then!


Yes they have blood drives for the dogs, so nice


Yes they have that in their code of conduct


Maybe because dogs understand pointing lol.  Take care and good talking to you


Occasionally. I like it but it's pricey. How about yourself?


I stopped, due to the PRICE! $2.50 for a cup of coffee is just absurd if you ask me.


It definitely is. I was not happy about the employee who called 911 because two black men were sitting and had not made a purchase.


I don't remember exactly when but I'm thinking maybe a year ago or so now. In my eyes it seemed to kind of start the trend of people posting white people calling the police on African Americans for ridiculous reasons like finding a student asleep in a common room or when the police were called on two Native Americans who were on a college tour.


I do. There's really no other way to get around where I live.


Well, did you know that your trunk is called a trunk because old cars used to have wooden trunks on their backs?


I did not. That had to be a huge hassle. I recently discovered that Google self-driving cars have an aggressive mode which I find to be terrifying.


Yeah, that's probably not a good idea. I'm not a huge fan of self driving cars to be honest.


I think it's a good idea in theory but they have a lot of kinks to work out. There was a man in New York who bought a house and he found a barn full of classic cars. How did they miss that when listing it?!


That's hilarious. I'm not sure, what type of cars were in it?


I'm not sure what kinds but if it was full of classic cars I'm positive that that's a lot of money. I would have been thrilled if I was that guy. Probably could have sold them and paid off my mortgage that I just acquired.


Yeah, espeically if they were in really good condition and classic.


I must admit that it was only like three years ago that I discovered that the little arrow on your gas gauge represents what side of your car the tank is on. I felt really dumb for never noticing.


That's hilarious, I was a trained mechanic when I was younger and didn't know that. LOL


Ha ha, then I don't feel so bad. This is going to sound like a strange question but do you wear jeans a lot? I wear almost exclusively jeans.


I wear them when I'm not at work and it isn't summer. What about you?


Summer, winter, it does not matter to me. I wear them a whole lot. Did you know that they are illegal in North Korea?


I'm not surprised, a lot of things are illegal over there. Welp, nice chatting with you!


Me too! The matches are so exciting,  but I did not know one lasted 11 hours


Wow that's crazy! Did you know Polo shirts were invented for tennis players?


that is true and were designed by a player named Rene Lacoste, they are so popular


They are very popular. Do you wear Polo shirts?


i like them, they are super comfortable but no extremely informal. i like the Crocodrile  logo from Lacoste, now I now it was Rene's nickname


That's cool. A black man won the 1st US Open in 1968.


That is cool, I would like to see that happen again, since then it hasn't.


I would too. The longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours!


And this match was spread over 3 days. I wonder who played?


Wow I can't believe that! Do you know much about telephones?


Yes, I like telecommunications, I have worked with phone companies, for a few years I worked with the phone company from New York


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


I did not know before but it cool to know. did you know unicef would donate water when we do not use our cellphones?


I didn't know that either. An iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent systme.


that is crazy i would not have guessed that. Do you like books?


Me too , since I was a child i always wanted to read something, did you know that there is a children's book that has less than 50 words?


Did you ever see a viral video of a lemon rolling down a hill? I've only just heard of it


Haha no, reminds me of this movie I watched when I was little where a boy follows a red balloon


I believe it was like half an hour long. Kind of a short film. Kids catch up to it at the end. In the lemon video also people run to catch the fruit.


I wonder if the guy preserved the lemon somehow. It'll probably be worth good money one day when people want to buy internet relics


Yeah, and they are even thinking of turning the lemon into a children's book.


He should publish it in Norway first. The gov will buy 1000 copies so that'll boost initial sales


Ha, you're right! I wonder why Where's Waldo is so popular. Did you know that you can easily predict where Waldo is so you can find him in ten seconds?


He always appears in predictable locations on each picture.


I'll have to take note of that next time I try to find him. Also, did you know that Green Eggs & Ham is - apparently - 50 words or less? I remember it being much longer


Yeah, me too! But Children's books are good to read in general, as they have 50 percent more rare words than average adult prime time television


Maybe that's why Drake dropped a huge amount of money on first editions of children's books back in 2011. Trying to improve his vocab


Yeah, maybe he sees the potential. Stephen King wrote a children's book with a pseudonym but reviewed it as himself. Seems pretty sneaky.


Did he give himself a good review? Or was he objectively critical? He should've reviewed Eragon. That book's author started writing it when he was only 14 and it ended up being a NY Times best seller


I'm not sure, I would have to look into that. I like how Henry Winkler wrote a children's book about his own disability. He had dyslexia and wrote an 18 book series where the main character is dyslexic. In the tv adaptation he plays the music teacher who supports the child.


That's so sweet! I'm actually dyslexic and would love to read that book. Apparently, the late 19th/early 20th centuries were the "golden age of children's literature" but I think children's books are so much more inclusive and relevant today


Yeah, I think you're right. Do you like to read books on your phone? I prefer to hold an old fashioned book. By the way, did you know that dolphins can communicate over the phone?


I...had no idea about dolphins being able to do that. How? Do you mean vocally only? And I agree with you, I prefer reading the old-fashioned way myself


They appear to know who they are talking to and can communicate with one another.


Dolphins are amazing. They're one of the only other animals besides humans that have sex for pleasure


They are amazing! I doubt they care about bars of service. We shouldn't either. There is almost no connection between cell phone connection quality and bars of service.


Me too! But if I am given a few drinks, I am fred estare....


Ha ha.  Apparently, bruce lee is a good dancer


Apparently, I am too! Although he would beat me up... Tupac was too!


Yes, I heard he knew how to dance ballet


That's true. Michael jackson used a device to do that extreme lean. I thought I was natural. I feel duped!


Did you see that HBO film, Leavign Neverland?


No.  What is it about?  Also, after you mentioned about Michael Jackson's dance moves - he has a patent for the device.


It is about two kids getting touched inappropriately at neverland ranch. I have not seen it because I do not do recreational sadness. I can't!


I also do not do recreational sadness, and scare  (no horror movies for me)


Me either! I am glad we are on the same page. Unlike Stephen King!


Yes, apparently Bambi was his first horror movie that he saw.


I might agree that that movie was a horror film. I cried for days after seeing it!


I think it is a sad movie instead of a horror movie.


I can see that. Although horror films burn 180 calories so it might be worth it!


It is not worth it to me.  I was sick for a week after I saw a horror movie Dracula when I was younger


I haven't seen it. I swore off horror movies when my then girlfriend called me scared at 2 am because of a horror movie. I married her.


Ha ha.  That was funny.  You do not want your wife to wake you up for that.


Do you think there are many books about diversity for children?


While I agree that there is a lack of diversity in children's books, I also don't believe there is a necessity to force diversity. I support the nature development of diversity such as the The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.


That is a great picture book of life in the Bronx.


It was very interesting how this pulitzer prize winning novel dealt with many issues that most children books insufficiently address for the sheer diversity of people's backgrounds


I wonder if he addresses disabilities as diversity?  I don't see a lot of that in children's books.


Well there exist a very adult idea that children have to be protected from the uglier aspects of life or even if they are present, they must be easy to gloss over. To some extent I agree to both perspectives. I think a children's book for people with disabilities such as the physical would be nice for sick children in hospitals. As for disabilities of diversity, he does a good job addressing them in his book.


Interestingly, if the childrens' books were published in Norway the government buys and distributes 1500 of them to libraries in the country.


I feel today, library which are collection of sources of information and similar resources are an under appreciated resource. Did you know a falsely imprisoned man spent 10 years studying law in the library to prove his innocence and became a lawyer to help people who similarly were falsely convicted


Shows that education pays off.  I didn't know that there were more libraries than McDonalds in the US.  I guess we could learn not to eat the greasy burgers if we increased library card memberships from 50% to more than that.


Well I think people choose to eat fast food, primarily because its cheap and they lack any healthier alternatives.


I would love to go to the Sacramento Public Library.  You can check out useful items like sewing machines and others.  That sounds cool!


Isn't it also called the library of things that offer things people may find useful but don't require long term? I think that is a brilliant idea.


Funny thing is that an 85 year old in UK founded a public library by wheelbarrowing his collection of 32,000 books on a 3/4 mile trail from his home.  He was the prime minister at the time in 1895 and wanted to let people who didn't have books read.  How kind.


It really shows how valuable, yet sometimes underappreciated libraries and knowledge truly is. I wonder if we will have a vast virtual library with a digital collection of all information on earth?


Maybe someday.  Then we won't need wheelbarrows anymore lol.  Well, maybe we will spend less on gas.  They do have a lot digital already.  Libraries have a variety of other options for now such as newspapers, CD's, manuscripts, e-books, audiobooks and more.  I like audiobooks.  How about you?


I have to agree I prefer audiobooks nowdays. Less strain on my eyes and I can listen while walking around.


They are great for in the car too.  I bet Dr. Suess' editor could put his foot in his mouth after he bet $50 with Seuss that he couldn't write a kids book in 50 words or less.  Green Eggs and Ham won the bet.


Well his editor also probably helped Dr. Suess to rake in tons of money more than $50 in royalties given the sheer popularity of the book.


Some authors start so young writing.  Eragon's author began writing at age 14 and it made the New York Times Children's books best seller list 121 weeks!


I wonder how old he was when he finally finished writing the book?


Good question!  Lucky we can look that up on the internet due to cables carrying phone and internet data across the oceans.  Even though the cables are very thin at 2.7 inches in diameter and lay on ocean floors, we sure gain a  lot of information from their use.


I will look it up right after I submit this chat. Thank you for the pleasant conversation.


Hey! Do you know that New York area code 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


No, I had no idea. I've only used a rotary phone a couple times when I was kid but I wonder why 111 wouldn't be quicker than 212


It's good point. Maybe someone more important takes 111 lol let's say Washington DC... lol... anyway I don't know the asnwer


Yea, maybe it's top secret lol. Did you know an iphone has more computing power than the US nuclear icbm deterrent?


Actually I'm not surprised. Friend of mine told me that this old equipment could be too old, because it does what it supposed to do and it's not easy, expansive to replace it. I would believe.


It's fascinating how all that old stuff works, especially how a telphone is able to convert sound from a human voice and transmit it through cables and reproduce on another telephone


It's magic lol I agree with you. I'm not science person, so I'm also wondering how it works


Yea it's crazy how they are even able to lay 2.7 inch diameter phone cables across the ocean floor!


You know.. it was just two years ago when someome told me about that. I had no idea about cables across the ocean... Btw, do you read any fiction?


When I was a kid I read a bunch of fiction and comics too, since fiction is any narrative derived from the imagination


Funny fact I've read. In the 1950s US judge tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character.


Wow, that's pretty messed up trying to ban a comic just because a character is black


I think so. Sometimes officials over react about such things.


Yea, it's a shame. Did you know Caesar wrote fan fiction of Hercules and Oedipus?


My sister likes it. I remember while ago she was telling me something about it. She likes literature.


Nice. Are any of you Edgar Allen Poe fans? Apparently he wrote about a cyborg in one of his stories!


No and I honestly know some general information. How about you? Are you fan?


I read a few of his stories in high school and enjoyed some, I may get back into it


Cool. I feel I don't have enough time for reading, but I know everyome may find if really wants.


Yea, well at least there's a wiki which ranks fictional characters by powers and abilities


True. Wiki helps a lot. Take care and have a good day! I'll go to meet a friend.


Hello, are you interested in computers?  Computers basically control our worlds from microwave ovens to remote controls.


Yes I love computers, I probably stay on my computer 3 hours a day.


I'm on my computer about 10 hours a day.  Sometimes even more.  Computers have been around for a really long time.  Back in 1936, the Russians even built a computer that ran on water.


Wow, I read the Russian built a computer runs of water, I guess water generate electricity.


I would like to see that one, for sure. Someone else built a working 16-bit computer using nothing but the basic Minecraft building blocks.


Wow, I thought about what you said 10 hours or more per day, how do you do it?


It just takes some getting used to.  I've been doing computers since the 90's.  My tolerance is built up. lol. Did you know that smoking near an Apple Computer voids the warranty by making it "a bio-hazard" ?


No, I didn't know that, but I do know Apples are good computers.


Yes, they are.  Did you know that trans-humanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.  As IF!


I heard something like that, I will be a little afraid that the computer may end up controlling my mind, what do you think?


That will never happen.  Humans control computers. Computers can only listen to their programs, they could NEVER actually think!  Smartphones also have computers inside them. They are NOT really smart! lol


Hahaha, I guess I am watching too much TV, I just was thinking these days seems like nothing impossible.


It's all a bunch of hype.  It's been going on for a very long time.  The space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on only 1MB or RAM.  That's a tiny, tiny amount.  So that computer probably just opens and shuts the doors or something simple like that.


You are right, but I don't know if you seeming this, but there is a company building a computerized woman that respond like human and service men, the one who can afford them, it still incomplete.


That's not possible for them to think like you and I do. They can only take the path of their programs branching paths.  They cannot think.  Do you read?  Did you know that the World Record for speed reading is 4,700 words per minute?


Yes, I read that, I wonder if anyone can understand what is being said, that incredible reading.


You read not word-by-word but phrase by phrase.  Anne Jones apparently reads page-by-page.


Wow, I wonder how do people read page by page, do you think the reader already a great knowledge what the book or material about?


No, it just takes practice. I took a speed reading course in high school, that's how I know how they do it. She's just that good, probably.  Some people have gifts like that. Did you know that CS Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when they had to read terrible poetry?  I think that's funny.


No I didn't know that, but i would like to hear that, I bet it's funny.


Me, too. Well, it's been great chatting with you, have a good one.


I do! I love dogs and cats especially. Some people love animals so much that there's actually a lawyer who defends animals in court!


Oh, yes, I love them too. Cats especially! Have you seen any white patches on domesticated animals?


Yes, on some dogs that are older. What do they mean?


Wow! 20 quintillion  animals on this earth!


I didn't know that! I do know that there are over 1.5 million living species that we know of, and probably 7 million in total. That means that there are probably about 5.5 million types of animals we don't even know exist! I wonder what they could be like. Probably mostly insects, since 2/3s of all animal species we know of are insects


Interesting, I really like the idea that Germans gave animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.


That's so interesting. That makes sense I guess, since there's a lawyer who represents animals in court! Although that's in Switzerland. I wonder how many countries give some sort of legal rights to animals!


I know I think they should. Now if I see an animal hiccup, I am going to think of those gills and lungs.


I love rainy days when I can just snuggle up with my dog and a good book. I love literature, especially poetry. Do you read any poetry ever?


I love poetry. That sounds perfect. Hard to believe Edgar Allan Poe only got $9 for The Raven.


That's crazy, that was such a good one. I think bad poetry can be equally as entertaining, though. CS Lewis and Tolkien once held a competition reading bad poetry where the first one to laugh loses


Yes, I know. Funny. I like the idea of getting hobbit character names from a poem.


Poetry is so diverse! There's a really long poem that uses hundreds of irregularly pronounced words called "Chaos" that I think is just meant to make people squirm haha


lol, yes, Very interesting poetry dates back to prehistoric times.


Yeah, 25th century BCE! I can't even fathom how long ago that was. I didn't know that there was a significant creative culture back then! Another surprising thing is that the Vikings were actually warrior-poets who thought that poetry was a gift from Odin. Who would've known?!


I know, who would have thought? Vikings? I would like to read an inspiring poem backwards! lol


I wonder what that would be like. Poetry can be so powerful. Keren Weitzberg used it as a form of dissent in regards to the public shaming of Somalians in Kenya. Do you know anything about this?


I read that too! interesting. Do you know about the Javanese alphabet? When recited in order forms a poem. Would like to read that!


That's insane! Language is so creative. I've written some poetry myself, but I doubt I'll ever become as renowned as Tupac (who is actually considered a poet by many)!


Yes, he was so talented. Interesting the Loch Ness monster is a protected species by the Scotts. But people have said they have seen it.


Well that certainly makes sense. If someone found the Loch Ness monster, they shouldn't be able to kill it!


Yes me too. Did you know some famous people used to be dancers?


I remember as a kid watching Mr. Rogers learn how to breakdance.  Now, that was funny.


Yeah for sure. And even Tupac was a dancer.


Tupac was the man. On a different note, do you know that E.T. was originally scripted to be a horror movie?


I cannot imagine that, I really liked that movie.


Me too, it was one of my favorites from my childhood.  I like horror movies, do you?


I really do not like them. But apparently you burn more calories watching them.


I love them. Inception was originally meant to be a horror movie, but it evolved into a heist film.


Wow. Do you know how they make creepy metallic noises in horror movies?


there is an instrument that is called the waterphone


That's cool. Do you know the writer of the Rocky Horror Picture Show is the voice of the dad on Phineas and Ferb?


No I did not know that. Cool. Do you have an interest in humans?


Sure, did you know that humans are unable to burp in zero gravity environments?


That is so funny. And we can regrow our ribs in 2-3 months.


Cool, did you know humans are the only mammals that can't breathe and swallow at the same time?


I guess we are not that sophisticated. And we cannot synthesize Vitamin C either.


I guess not, but we can drive automobiles.  Lol


Ye all the time. Do you know who invented the dial phone?


No idea. Do you know why NY area code is 212?


Hmm not sure. THe inventor was an udertaker who though the phone operators were rerouting his calls to his rivals


WOw cool. The phone cables are only 2.7 inches wide and lay on the bottom of the ocean


I wonder how they do not get tangled on animals that live there


Good points. Did you ever use a phonebook?


No I have not, Dolphins can also communicate through a phone with each other


Cool they are smart. Phonebooks, if to of them get stuck together you cannot separate them


Nice. Hey Lamarr helped with the invention of the cellphone, gps and wifi


Somewhat. Did you know Kanye did a mock on SNL about interrupting an award show before it happened?


Wow. She sometimes walks backwards so they cannot take her picture


Cool. She has a private jet and own a hangar at the airport in Nashville


Nice. She once dressed up as Olaf for Halloween while on tour


Cool. She accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and it topped the charts in Canada


Cool. She is wealthy now but also came form a wealthy family


Wow. DO you know she removed her music from Spotify?


Because she does not think music should be free


I do but I don't really have time for it. How about you? And what about poetry in particular?


I don't have time either. The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute! I wish I had that talent!


Wow, that is fast. I heard that CS Lewis and Tolkien held laugh and lose competitions to read terrible poetry. Now that seems kind of fun.


Would have liked to see that! dgar allan poe only recieved $9 for the publication of his poem, "the raven."


That is pretty sad. If only he knew how popular his poem still was.


It is a shame! Poetry has a long history, dating back to prehistorical times with the creation of hunting poetry in Africa.


I heard there is a poem that when read one way is depressing but if read backwards becomes inspiring. I'll have to check that out.


That sounds cool! The javanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem.


I can't imagine that Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem. I wonder if it even made sense.


Crazy! Did you know Almost all of the hobbit's character names were taken out of an old icelandic poem "dvergatal"?


No, I did not know that. I just thought they were weird, made up names


Some of them have animal names. There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth!


I read that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when domesticated. I wonder why.


I don't know why, either. t has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total.


It seems like many of the animals on earth are insects. That kind of creeps me out.


Yes, gross! The study of animals is called zoology. That would be a neat field to study.


Apparently Germany has gone beyond studying animals. They have given animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.


Wow! There are so many different sized animals. Animals range in length from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres!


Apparently we still hiccup because we used to have both gills and lungs!


That's fascinating. Thanks for chatting!


Thanks, as well. I learned a lot of new things.


Not particularly but I do like martial arts which I guess is similar to dance.


Yeah I guess theres a strong correlation, theres Bruce Lee as an example of how both mix


Yes he was a great dancer. He even won some championships.


Yeah I heard he won a cha-cha championship in Hing Kong back in the year 1958


Yes that's the one I'm referring to! Even though I'm not a big dance person, everyone is into dance to some degree. Babies will spontaneously dance if you play them the right music.


I guess music runs through our veins, do you know who Tupac is?


Yeah, not a big fan of his music, but remember him pretty well. He was a big dancer in addition to being a rapper right?


Yeah he used to dance ballet in high school, I wonder if his friends teased him Tupac doesnt seem like someone to mess with


I doubt it, as you say no one would mess with him. Someone being teased for being a dancer then going crazy would make a good horror movie though.


Yes, especially Steven King movies. He actually calls Bambi the first horror movie he ever saw. I know I was pretty upset the first time I saw it.


Thats odd lol he is like the master of terror and being afraid of Bambi just doesnt make sense at all, abstract art will appear better after a horror film though


When you're a kid it's real scary! And sad! I have heard that before but I don't really own any abstract art to look at after a horror movie, and I'm too scared after to go to the art gallery.


I see, well did you ever watch The Shinning? its an american classic, really scary movie at the time it was released


Yes! Still gives me nightmares. The kid in it didn't even know he was in a horror movie. I'm sure his parents didn't let him watch it for a long time.


Im sure it was to protect him on another note, human beings are just amazing,


For sure. Even being in the movie, its still not suitable for him to watch. Did you know there is actually a sound frequency that if you hear it, you will be afraid?


I didnt know that, maybe horror movies use that, you know that we can regrow ribs in just about 2-3 months, they will be as strong as the original ones


Yes horror movies use an instrument to make those sounds. It's called a waterphone. We can regrow ribs? I'


We can humans are amazing, we also lost our body hair 240000 years ago


Now we are smart enough to wear clothes, so it's no longer needed.


I agree, we have adapted our persistance is the cause of rewards, we are the best distance runners among all running animals


I don't know much about her, I don't listen to popular music these days . Is she a good musician ?


She's pretty good. She went from country to pop now.


She has decent country music songs out there. Did you know she owns a Dassualt Falcon 900 private jet that cost around $40 million?


That is a lot of money, she must successful , does she have many no 1 songs ?


I think she has a bunch of number 1 songs. She once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and topped the Canadian iTunes charts.


I think it must be her fans, just checking a new song, the algorithms must have seen the spike and interpreted it.


I bet. She removed her music from Spotify because "music should not be free".


Well, she needs money to put fuel in her 40 million jet.


Exactly! She walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken.


Well, I don't think it works pretty well, photographers could just go behind her. She sounds like a character from a novel.


I agree lol. Do you know much about telephones?


I am old enough to have use a rotary phone, I envy those in the 212 area code. And you, did you ever used a rotary phone ?


I have never used one before. I did see 212 is the fastest number to dial which is why they made it New York's area code.


Lucky one, I had friends in the area code 819, it took forever to dial. Do you have an IPhone ?


That's funny. Yes, I do have an iPhone. What about you?


No, the are too complicated for me, they are smarter than the Nuclear launching system of the US. I don't think it is a good thing.


That sounds scary. Did you know it's impossible to separate two phones books who's pages have been overlapped together?


I never tried, but it is understandable, they are so thick, it is not science-fiction.


I really enjoy reading? How about yourself?


I love to read. I think society needs to recapture a love of reading. We are missing out on some great books.


I definitely agree. Are you aware of Starship Troopers?


I don't think i've heard of that one. Is it a sci fi novel or fantasy?


Sci-fi. It is the first of it's genre to be on the reading list of three of the five military branches.


That suprises me. I would have thought there would be no fiction on that list at all ever. It is good they are expanding the list.


Oddly Ender's Game is also on the reading list for military organizations.


I've never read that one. Another one I have a hard time getting into is anything by George RR Martin.


I love the show Game of Thrones but he is way too focused on things that really don't further the plot in his books for me.


Yep all of the interpersonal smutty stuff could have been trimmed out. I guess he has been writing since childhood though and people have always bought the stories.


Well he's done well for himself. Did you know that in the 18th century there was a moral panic about reading novels?


I could see that especially given the content of some novels and the way society was back then. I wonder what they would think of Martin's books.


Good question. I guess there always has to be a moral panic about something. Books then, later music, video games, and movies.


True. It is fascinating to see literature evolve over time. Even something as simple as kissing wasn't even a thing back in ancient manuscripts.


That's so strange to me. I wonder if romantic kissing is a new concept only in literature or altogether?


I think probably in literature. Goes back to the moral code of the times. It wasn't proper to discuss in the written form.


You're probably correct. Did you know that the FDA burned six tons of literature as an act of censorship? I disagree with all censorship and burning books is such a tragedy.


That just guts me. Books should never be censored. I might not agree with some books but the creative process is something that should be revered not stifled.


I agree. Did you also know that Churchill won a Nobel prize?


In literature? I coudl totally see that. He was amazing with words.


That's the shocking thing is that it was in literature and not peace as everyone might expect.


I do, its a complex cognitive process that I enjoy very much.


Nice!  CS Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.  That sounds like it would be fun.


That sounds fun I wonder who is the reining champion lol, both are great authors I like them both.


Me too!  Do you know who holds the record for speed reading?


I actually do its Anne Jones with a record of 4,700 words per minute,


Whoa!  That's flying!  Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches.  Interesting.


That is interesting, also Ender's game thats another great book recommended by military organization.


Neat!  In the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels.  That's kind of odd. lol


There was really? I guess people weren't prepared for books back then.


lol  The FDA burned six tons of literature in an act of US censorship.  Wonder why they burned it?  Must have been content they didn't agree with. lol


That is bad, why would they burn books like that I bet Winston Churchill will be mad about this, he won a Noble Peace Prize because of literature.


I bet he would!  There is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.  That would be fun I think!


That sounds like fun yeah do you also like computers?


I do.  It seems like I am always on one.  lol


I do like them as well, interesting how the Russians made a computer that ran on water back in the year 1936


Isn't that pretty incredible?  The space shuttle's general purpose computur ran on 1mb of ram.  Hard to believe that that powered it.


Only on 1mb of ram woah, that is hard to believe, that is a surprising fact, have you ever owned an Apple computer?


I did back in the late 80s when they had the black screens with green lettering! lol


That was a long time ago lol, if you ever get one again dont smoke near them as that voids the warranty, its been good chatting with you today.


Hey there do you ever watch basketball on TV? Personally I don't like the NBA


I can understand. I do like basketball and enjoy the playoffs.  Is there a sport that you do like?


I will watch Tennis sometimes but that's about it haha. One thing I didn't know is that there was a ban on the dunk in basketball for over a decade oh, did you know that?


They put a ban on it for some reason. I think they thought it was unfair or unsportsman like.


Well from what I understand Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was just too good at it. And it was ruining the game haha that's a funny thing to have a shot banned because you're too good at it


I think that it is too important a part of the game now to ban. The fans love the dunk.


Yep I agree with you. The game just wouldn't be the same without it. I don't even know how they did that in the first place haha do you know who the inventor of basketball was?


I think it was a Canadian guy named Naismith. Is that right?


Yes you're right. He was the inventor and also the only losing coach in history of his university LOL like how is that possible, you think that the creator of basketball would be an amazing coach


I guess he was creative but not strategic. Maybe he had terrible players. Maybe he was a jerk. Who knows. Now the game has grown tremendously.


It has definitely grown since then! For instance, in 39 out of 50 states, the highest state employee salary is either a basketball or football coach, kind of screwy


That is kind of screwy, but I guess the market demand for good coaches sets the salaries high. Our priorities have been set!


They are definitely the most important in the entire state for sure! LOL, what are your thoughts on the basketball court in the Supreme Court House?


I think the justices need to blow off steam. But there are only 9 of them, not enough for two teams. Hm. Can bet on that game.


Haha that's a good point maybe one of them is the referee? I also love the name of it. It's on the top floor of the building so they call it"the highest court in the land"


Makes sense. Did you know that Shaq  has only one recorded 3pt score throughout his entire basketball career? That's rather sad. I guess he's lucky the dunk wasn't banned during his career.


That is really sad. You'd think that that would be a disqualifier for him. But I guess he was still such a good player that he was able to make up for it. Also did you hear what the nickname for the New Zealand basketball team is?


NZ? I didn't know they had a b-ball team. What's the nickname?


It's the "Tall Blacks" don't ask me why haha. I don't think that name would fly in the United States


It's a play on All Blacks, their rugby team. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Oh I didn't know that haha. Well that makes a lot more sense now haha. I'll have to watch some more New Zealand basketball then


Sad ones. I used to like him, loved his show, and wished I could be a member of that family. I thought he was a great dad.  Now, I know what he's really like and I am sad and disillusioned.  You?


Im actually really dissapointed, he used to be a role model to many and then using his fame and power to do all the things he did, just sad and disgusting


Yeah, I know that they say some of the women were just after money and I actually believe that to a point.  I do believe he assaulted, drugged, a few but I'm not sure about all of the women that accused him.


Maybe a lot of them do it for the money but still its disgusting, he let a lot of people down, hard to picture Cosby as a sexual predator though


In a way, but I think I heard something about him cheating on his wife way back, maybe even fathering a child?  I'm not sure on that but it does make him seem different than his clean image.


It does I bet his lawyers worked really hard to cover all this cases up, a lot of money involved including that $3.38 million dollar settlement


That settlement surprised me and I have to admit, made him look very guilty to me.


It did, I wouldnt pay $3.38 million if I was innocent,


Neither would I. I don't care how famous I am and how much I want my image to look good. I would work to make it look good for real, not hide things.


Did you hear about Mesereau and how Cosby drugged her and then sexually assaulted her?


I think I did, there have been so many i'm not really sure which one she is.


Im guessing shes one of the first ones, this happend in 2004 , many woman accuse Cosby of being a serial sexual assaulter, I didnt know that was a term


i didn't either.  the problem is his fame and fortune. It makes it hard to believe the women if they are not famous and don't have as much money.


Many are after the money and its hard to tell without any conclusive evidence, I pitty many celebrities because of that


Another problem is waiting so long. Some say attacks happened years ago and there's no way to prove it, no witnesses, etc.


I wouldnt convict someone based only on hearsay, innocent beyond any doubt, but in this case the evidence is overwhelming


In his case, yes.  Here's an interesting tidbit.  Did you know that his lawyer is the same one that got Michael Jackson acquitted of child molestion?


I bet Cosby wants his money back, I wouldnt protect a child molester, do you think MJ really did it?


Oh wow. I just don't know. That's another celebrity that I thought great and all and then found out something bad.  I believe he was crazy. I mean look at how he looked by the time he died compared to how he looked in the 1980s.  What do you think?


I believe he was crazy as well, he had several mental problems kind of sad, I think he made a lot of bad choices not sure about the child molestion charges against him though, they dont seem right


He seemed to child like himself to hurt anyone.  Well, I've got to go. It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


Hello,  I sometimes watch it,  how about you?


When I get the chance, but not often. I like when they dunk. That is a cool move. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got it banned from college basketball for over a decade.


It looks like in 39 out of the 50 states the highest paid employee is the football or basketball coach!


Interesting. Speaking of university coaches, James Naismith is the only losing coach in University of Kansas' history.


He is also the inventor of basketball!  How ironic.


Yeah why not just change the rules haha, just kidding


haha I dont know.  Do you like michael jackson?


I love his dancing and music though he was an odd fellow. I wish the 50 foot robot he wanted of himself came to realization. Then he would live on in the Nevada desert.


He was an odd guy,  very talented though!  I love all his music and his music videos were very creative


Yeah, I liked Justin Timberlake's Love Never Felt So Good. Have you heard it? Featured a bit of Michael Jackson.


No I dont think I have heard that one.  I also didnt know that michael jackson helped on the sonic 3 soundtrack


Check out the song. Made me a bit nostalgic. Yeah, I should check out that Sonic soundtrack too! Have you heard "Do the Bartman?"


That was written by Michael Jackson because he really loved the Simpsons.


I recently read that,  amazing.  I also found out that eddie van halen did the guitar solo in beat it for free!


Huh I wonder why! Not everyone seemed to get along with Michael Jackson though. Freddie MErcury cancelled a duet with him because he insisted on bringing a llama to the studio.


That's strange.  lol who brings a llama to a recording studio lol


Haha it's hilarious though. Only Michael Jackson. So random.


I know right,  but everyone knows he's kinda different,  so just let him bring the llama.


Hi, do you know what it means to be Somali in Kenya?


I don't know lol. To be a Somalian living in Kenya?


Pirates. Terrorists. Refugees. There is a long history of negative portrayals of Somalis around the world. (I really hope you have the same article section as me or this is going to come off as really weird.)


dang that is messed up, I remember hearing about the Somali pirates, they suck


Yeah. Now people just pay them to go away. There's actually a stock market for pirates...


wow, that is sad, we need so have a better option for that, don't you think


I do. They are starting to switch to oil tanker for the money and oil. Seems like they are starting to become more capitalistic.


wow, that is scary, sounds like ISIS. They are animals. Do you like actual animals?


Mine too! I had to put down my 10 year old St Barnard so I am currently dog-less. Do you have ay?


I had one too, a rat terrier named Rocky for 15 years, always sad to see go. I am dog-less currently also


Well there are 20 quintillion animals on the planet so you should be able to find a new pet!


wow, that gives me good chances, but it will never be the same I don't think. Did you know there is a lawyer in switzerland that represents animals in court


I had no idea. Germany gives their animals universal rights. First country to do so!


That is awesome, they deserve them! Did you know animals have dominant paws or sides like humans


I did not know that. Hiccups are a holdover from early evolution.


I do not know but it is adorable when my 5 year old tries to scare them out of me. I just giggle and smile.


Lol, that would be so adorable. My 10 month hiccups then cries lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


hello. It's cold and frozen here, I wish we could have flame throwers on our cars, like they do in South Africa, it would really help with the ice problem.


Yes, I'd like them on my car for when I'm in traffic! lol


What kind of car do you have? I only drive Cadillac, because I'm from Detroit.


Cool, I have a Benz.  I hear the cadillac was named after a French explorer that founded Detroit.


yes, it was. Do you have an actual wooded trunk on yours?


No, I think that was just for the old timey cars way back in the day.


That's too bad. Some things need to come back, like the practice of British politicans having to wear top hats, if they want to speak in the House of Commons.


I could agree with you about that.  It just shows respect, we need more of that in the world, nowadays.


Yes, we do. It's kind of ironic that Kentucky, you must swear an oath that you have never taken part in a duel before taking office. Does anyone even do that these days?


Wow, I thought duels were allowed a long time ago?


They were. Who does that today? I find it fascinating that there are no Walmarts in New York City. There are five near me.


Good old Walmart.  lol I have just as many near my home.  New york City is peculiar, for sure.  I think Amazon is starting to find that out, as well!


I guess. I recently found out that chicago's nickname isn't from the wind, it's from the politicians. Ive been there countless times, and never knew that.


I always thought it came from the wind whipping around the buildings, I guess not. On a side note, have you heard anything about President James Buchanan having had a boyfriend?


I have, it was scandalous at the time. I can't believe people actually called him "his better half".


Wow!  never knew that until, now.  I'm sure that was quite the scandal. Getting back to hats, what do you think was the most popular hat in the Old West?


It was the bowler, lol. I saw that on Netflix.


Oh, I thought I'd stump you on that one.  lol


lol. I'm a Hell on Wheels fan. I think I googled why no one was wearing cowboy hats once. I still can't believe that they passed a law, limiting the length of hatpins.


They thought that women might stab them with their hatpins!  Too funny.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I've got to get to work, hope you enjoy the rest of your day, friend.


I do to study sometimes for my classes or to find good books for my child. You can get some good things there


I haven't been in a long time. I haven't needed to borrow a book.


It is nice to go and get one or two. Libraries can do good things for people. There was a time where a man spent 10 years in prison and used law books to prove his innocence


He did, and then became a lawyer to help others prove their innocence, a nice story


Wow, that is pretty cool. Maybe I should go to the library more often?


It is a nice place to go to relax and hear quietness. You can easily find one, there are more libraries than mcdonalds in the US


Yeah, that is true. What about telephones, what do you think of them?


I love my iphone and couldnt leave home without it, how about you?


I have an iphone too. Although, the new ones are a bit too pricey.


Yea 1000 dollars plus for it! I like my 7 lol. Did you know the iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent


I still have the 5s, no case. I was going to buy the xs, but then realized it really didn't do anything different. So I'm just waiting until my 5s breaks.


I never had a case on my 4s and it lasted forever! I am waiting for my 7 to break too, no hurry lol. Did you ever have a rotary phone?


I did, when I was younger. I hear 212 is the fastest number to dial.


that is true, I think that is new york's area code. my grandma had one, you would think like 111 would have been faster


Yeah, honestly I can't remember. But I remember using it. It wouldn't surprise me.


I agree, it is crazy to think on the ocean floor there are cables just laying there. It was nice chatting with you!


Yup, pretty cool. I think they were put down years ago. Take it easy!


I'm good.  I was just thinking about children's literature and how diverse it is.  Did you know that many classics were originally created for adults?


I didnt know that. Which one of the articles caught your interest?


I wasn't referring to an article.  LOL  Just thinking about children's literature.  I think it's fascinating!


I know you weren't lol because the first article mentions that the children's book are in fact not diverse


That was my opinion.  I love Dr. Seuss!  Fascinating that he won a bet that he couldn't write a children's book in 50 words or less!!!!  I guess that's why he has so many crazy words in his books!


i have a lot of Dr. Seuss books as well. they have been passing down from my sister's kids to mine.  Really like them


Me too.  I think that the library is a great place to let kids explore the world!  Did you know that there are more libraries than McDonald's in the US?????  That's a lot of libraries!


That's actually great. It's my go to place whenever I need to be in quiet environment.


I agree.  We can find out so much about the world we live in by reading a simple book!  For example, the book "Islandborn" gives us a look into life as a Dominican girl in the Bronx.


Definetly true.If you publish a book in norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country. I found this fact very interesting


Yes, I agree!  I would say that they value books and literature a lot to be investing so much into it.  Children's books have 50$ more rare word in them than an average show of adult prime time tv.  I would say that children should read more to increase their vocabulary.  What do you think?


I think they should read a lot more. You'd be surprised how many children have difficulties reading and spelling words.


Yes!  Better than staying glued to a computer or tablet for sure!  Or talking on the phone!!!!  However, phone communication is awesome.  Did you know a telephone converts sound into electronic signals so that they can be transmitted via cables to a receiver?  I think that is amazing!


It truly is and it makes our means of communication way easier. We are able to connect with people from all over the world in the touch of a button.