The simpsons crew gave south park flowers for an episode.


There was only one episode of the Simpsons without Bart or the mention of Bart.


I wonder if it would take longer to find that one episode or watch all the episodes of pokemon


Pokemon would be far more painful.  I can't believe there are over 750 episodes!


50 episodes a year for 16 years straight


That's a crazy amount - the Japanese are very productive it seems.  Personally, I'd rather watch That 70's Show.


It will only take you 10 episodes to finish days like these. A UK remake


Yeah, it didn't go over there.  I wonder why?  I wonder if they watch the Simpsons?


It was nice talking to you. Have a great day


Do you like to watch television much? I used to watch comedy shows a lot, but I think I watch most stuff on YouTube now. How about you?


Yes, I watch TV, I like the Simpsons, Family Guy, and South Park the most.


I remember having a really old television to watch at my grandparent's house that had a huge antenna and a dial for the nob. Did yours have the same?


A really long time ago, yes.  Did you know that when South Park aired its Family Guy episode the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew?


Wow, that's so nice of them! I think Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy used to all come on in a row at some point on tv where I lived. I know a guy who laughs like Peter from Family Guy, too!


That's pretty funny.  Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have all narrated on Thomas the Tank Engine?  Each had at least 52 episodes.


I wonder if it was because it was their kids favorite television show? There's a show about a tractor called Tec the Tractor that's really cute, too. Have you seen it?


No.  I did see that 70's Show which was remade verbatim in the UK "Days Like These" was cancelled after 10 episodes.


I heard that too, but never did see it. I guess it just wasn't the same. I think the cast has to have good chemistry together to make a good tv show. The US version definitely accomplished that.


I agree.  Did you also know that there are over 750 episodes of "Pokemon" that's about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


I think I've only seen a few. They were pretty cute I can see why they're so popular. I think one of my favorite tv shows as a kid was Garfield and Friends. Animaniacs was a good one, too!


Yes, I saw most of them too.  But on a different topic, what about Elections?  Did you know that psephology is the study of the results and other statistics relating to elections?


No, I did not know that. I sometimes follow the elections on TV, but then read about it later. There's so much TV leaves out about elections!


Yes, that's true. Did you know that officials in Ancient Athens were appointed by lottery because they believed elections would lead to an oligarchy?


That's pretty interesting, but I'm not sure what an oligarchy is. I really wish to someday see no parties like Democrats or Republicans for candidates in elections.


Did you also know that Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" voting option for presidential elections?  Maybe we need some more of those options on all states election forms.


Yes! Plus, it can be frustrating in elections when you are one party and maybe you like someone from a different party..well you can't vote for them if they aren't your party, I believe.


Yes, that right. Elections are funny things.  Did you know that since 1900, the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75% of the time?


That seems like a very superficial way to pick a candidate! I hope it's just coincidence! I think it's bad that we don't even have 75% of voters show up. Poor turnout!


Yes, I know, right?  Not only that but every US president with a beard has been a Republican.


Hmm, that's interesting. I never thought of Republicans and beards going together, but I guess it makes sense. I wonder if beards and voters have any type of correlation? I think I'll go watch some TV, ttyl!


hello,  did you know that the President's guest house is bigger than the white house?  lol


Speaking of presidents, the only one with a phd is woodrow wilson.  I wonder what it is in?


That would make sense.  Did you ever imagine taking a selfie with a president?  Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration and in his photo was John Wilkes Booth.  Not so great, huh?


lol did he photobomb it? The first president of Zimbabwe was named President Banana.


Well our first president couldn't tell a lie and worked with Cherry Trees


Oh that's a great quality!  I am sure cherry trees were a really good business back then.


What do you think about Trump replacing the secretary of State with CIA director Mike Pompeo?


i am not very caught up on politics.  Although I think it is funny that the us senate used the same gavel for 165 year lol


Truman was apparently onto something when he found so much corruption and waste in the government (in fact 10 to 15 billion dollars that Roosevelt selected him as VP


I see.  I recently read that women were not allowed to wear pants until 1993 on the us senate.  Isn't that crazy?  Its cold lol


Speaking of fashion and styles, North Korea's Kim Jong Un cuts his own hair due to fear of barbers.  Wonder why?


probably because he has done horrible things and North Korea doesn't like him so he's scared someone will kill him.  Just a guess though lol


Speaking of North Korea, incoming Pompeo thinks that it is a threat to the United States and not just because of its nuclear weapons but from software risks.


I think its funny that Kim jong un learned to drive at age 3.  lol


I have no clue lol Maybe he just taught himself,  but I don't get how he could even touch the pedals lol


Not sure,  maybe he watched someone do it,  or trial and error, or maybe watching an educational video since YouTube wasn't around.


Well maybe he watched one of Fred Rogers videos.  Rogers passionately argued before the senate of the US in 1969 for continued funding of pbs.


How's it going? Do you watch much tv? Apparently there is only one episode of the simpsons without bart in it


I like watching TV, I sometime watch the simpson. I didn't know I though bart play in all the episodes.


Well there is like 600 episodes of the Simpsons, I think Pokemon is the only show with more with over 750 episodes


Wow, that a lot, I have never seen the Pokemon, I have played the game with friends. Have you ever used the name telly in place of TV?


Yea I've called it telly, or maybe I called it tele, I don't know it there's a difference


Have you ever seen South Park? if you did what do you think about it, did you like it or it didn't Interest you?


Yea, I remember watching the family guy episode and the controversy it caused, along with the producers getting flowers from the Simpsons


Yes, I just realized about pokemon, 50 episodes for 16 years straight, that's a lot.


Yea, a hell of a lot more than the 10 episodes of 'Days Like These'


Did you know that there was a President that wasn't republican or democrat? I though all Presidents was one or the other.


Yea, the Republican party was founded in 1854


Did you know that every US President with a beard was a republican? Hahaha


That's pretty crazy on Republican's have beards, I wonder why no Democrats grow out the facial hair


Hahaha, you are right, I was thinking the same thing. That sound Interesting to me and gave me a laugh at the same time.


I found it funny Harry Truman didn't want to be photographed riding dumbo in order not to be associated with republicans


Do you know I have heard this time after time that the taller candidate has won US President election 75% of the time.


No, that's pretty crazy. Maybe that's why voter turnout hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years


Yes, that's probably true, during 2012 Us international electoral were block from the polls in 9 states.


I wonder which nine states blocked the international electoral observers?


I am not sure, I don't expect a deep answer from you, but do you agree with the wall being built?


Don't really care if Mexico pays for it. Well I got to go, nice talking with you


Yes, it's an important topic and I'm glad we are having the discussion.


Not really. I am usually right down the middle on most everything. I may be fiscally conservative but I am socially liberal! It's a weird line to balance.


Personally I am pretty in the middle too. There are certain policies I agree with on both sides.


Agreed. Also, sorry, I forgot to ask you about your party affliation. Are you looking forward to 2020?


I usually try to look at the representative rather than just the party affiliation, though if I had to choose, I would say I am more republican


Me too. I will say I am not a trump fan though.


I agree. I was really disappointed with the last election candidates


I told a friend of mine, that with the entire nation as a candidate pool, those two were the best we could come up with. Makes me sad. We need more and better!


I am sure there is a lot of politics in just that alone


Yeah. I also do not like how the debates have devolved into name calling and grand standing. Just say what you will do without the name calling. And I am usually all for that!


Just the way politics are just makes the respective representatives just argue on certain topics for the sake of arguing


I would prefer if they put their heads together and help america. Instead they bring us down.


Speaking of unfortunate, did you know pokemon has 750 episodes?


My son loves that show so I have to watch it with him.


I see. There is worse news then. Pokemon has more than 1000 episode. Probably closer to 2K actually


WHAT! Sorry, I have not been a great chatter this time. I hope you have a great day!


I prefer not to, as it depresses me. And you?


I try to keep informed but I agree it is rather depressing.  I didnt realize Kim Jong Un was so young, well he is my age.  I thought he was older.


Haha, well maybe he just ages faster. Supposedly he drove at age three.


Wow.  Living the accelerated life.  At 3 Im pretty sure I still fell over while walking.


Haha. Well Kim John Un is sexy right? The Onion made fun of him and voted him as sexist man alive and China believes it.


Lol.  Totally.  The Onion is a great source of news.  Lets hope they keep thinking that.


And I read that Kim Johng Un was born on January 8 1983. But I also heard that we do not know how old he actually is.


I saw that too, seems to be conflicting info.  He seems older than 36, but I dont really know for sure.


Well, maybe he is actually 60, in which case he is looking good! Hahah.


It must be the editing of pictures to depict a different history, just edit birth certificates too.


I think it would be fascinating to visit North Korea. Though I would not trust the theme parks that they have!


Neither would I, but I do want to visit both Koreas, I think it would be really neat to get a different world view.


Right. I found it interesting that they participated in the olympics in Peyongchang. He met with Trump, and this was the first talk between a North Korean leader and a sitting US president. Maybe there is some hope?


It is possible. I think getting all the world learders together and working towards peace is a great thing.


Speaking of presidents, the top three richest in our history were JFK, Jefferson and Washington. Wonder if that was before or after Trump.


I think it was before Trump was elected.  There is no way, I am pretty sure he is by far the wealthiest.


Yeah, that is what I thought. Until 1805 in the US, the runner up become the vice president. Luckily we got rid of that system. There would be a lot of drama.


We could sell the live feed like they do for reality shows and get rid of the national debt in less than a year.


It would be better that Big Brother, Survivor and all of those combined.


Speaking of which, I'd love to go chill and watch some reality tv right now! Have a good night!


Presidential trivia can be quite fascinating. Do you feel the same?


I do like some Presidential trivia.  Woodrow Wilson had a phd.


I was not aware of that. That is interesting. Do you know who the top three wealthiest presidents were?


If I remember right, Washington was one.  Not sure the other two.


Correct. The other two were Jefferson and JFK. Were you also aware that the President's guest house is larger than the white house?


Yes, got to have thick walls to contain the Trump.  The last US president to speak a foreign language was FDR.


Ha ha. I did not know that either. It would be helpful to have more who had spoken a foreign language. I am shocked that until 1805 the runner up became the VP. That would made Hillary Clinton the VP now and I can't imagine them working together.


It seems a rule from a different time.  I find it weird that the first president photographed for his inauguration was Lincoln.  But there is an odd thing about the photo...


I did not know that either. What was the odd thing?


John Wilkes Booth was in the photo.  I find that to be odd. Is it a good thing to have two senators per state?


I think I did hear that at one point. That's so eerie. My personal opinion is that there should be more for more populous states. Wyoming should not have as many senators as California in my opinion.


The house of representatives is chosen by population.  From 1789 until 1913 senators were appointed and not voted in.


Yes, that method makes way more sense to me. I'm glad that are voted in now. It makes them more accountable. Did you know that the senate used the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon cracked it?


If that gavel could talk, it would be pretty freaky.  Way to go Nixon.  Mr. Rogers appeared before the senate and made an argument to fund the Neighbor hood and other PBS shows.  He might have seen that gavel.


I loved Mr. Rogers. Good for him. He was great for kids. Did you know there is a candy desk at the Senate? How strange is that?


A candy desk.  Humm. I suppose that when the filibuster happens a little candy can help.  Senator Strom Thurman went 24 hours and 18 min.  I hope it was worth while.


I'm sure it does. Not a big Strom Thurman fan so probably not in my opinion ha ha. I am disgusted that women were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 1993!


1993, what a crazy rule. 5 presidents have been elected while loosing the popular vote.  Thats a set of crazy rules as well.


I'm really surprised by that since two of them have happened in my lifetime.


The electoral college makes it happen.  It was useful in the 1800's now, Is it needed??  Trump and Kim Jong Un will meet soon, that is historic I guess.


Probably not as necessary now. I'm all for diplomacy but he's not going to stop what he's doing so it seems like a pointless endeavor.


It is hard to believe the crazy things from North Korea, like Kim Jong Un cuts his own hair.  Then we look at Trumps hair and realize... these things are related.


Ha ha, they are. And lies. We don't even know how old Kim Jong Un is.


I do, its been a long way since the first model was created back in 1886


Yeah,  I cant imagine how hard it was to travel before then.


Pretty hard, then the Ford model came out in 1908 for the masses, I bet not many people had cars back then


It probably was really expensive back then.  Maybe only wealthy people had cars.  They had to strap their trunks to the back of their cars,  thats how the trunk got its name.


Is that so, interesting, do you know how the idea of fast food drive-thrus was born?


Yeah the idea was born to accomadate them, McDonalds started the trend, too bad they didnt patent the idea


Have you ever been to south africa?  I guess ou can put a flame thrower on your car there lol


I havent but I might go there just to put the theory to test, awesome to have a flame thrower on my ride


You might not think its too awesome if you knew its to prevent car theft!!  They must have a really serious problem with that there!!


I agree I would think twice about stealing a car if I knew I could get torched in the act, terrible way to go


Yeah horrible.  Do you enjoy dance?  Bruce lee was a dancer,  even won a cha cha competition!


I like to dance yeah! and I guess he was not only a lethal weapon but a great dancer.


Yeah!  Who would've thought!  another nlikely dancer was Tupac,  he used to dance ballet!


Yeah I heard he used to dance  ballet back when he was in highschool, I bet no one teased him though, I would think twice about teasing Tupac


lol right.  I wonder if anyone has any videos of this,  that would be kinda cool to see.


It would, Tupac and ballet, doesnt seem like a great combo, you know that babies spontaneouly dance when they hear music! how cool is that


I did,  I have definitely seen it,  its adorable,  so cool that at a young age babies feel like they want to dance or understand that music is good to move our body to.


I guess music runs through our blood, if babies can feel it then it must mean something.


Good morning!  It's snowing where I am and need to start clearing stuff off the car, and hope the roads won't be too bad.


Yeah car and snow don't go well together, if you don't slide away, it will rust away.


Though cars really have come along way since they were invented by Karl Benz in the late 1800s.


Yeah, they still cost a lot, in maintenance, fuel and depreciation.


Good point.  It might cost even more if you are in South Africa!  It's legal there to put a flame-thrower on your car!


You have to do what you need to do to protect it  or maybe they just extended the definition of a combustion engine.


Good point. As long as it gets me from A to B and has a radio so I can dance a little, I'm good.


Do you like to dance ? A lot of people like to dance from Tupac to Bruce Lee.


That is pretty cool!  I usually associate dancing with someone like Michael Jackson who had a patent for the shoes he used on his Moonwalker video.


I understand I did not want everybody to do the same move,  since it involved a device it could be patented and nobody could reproduce it.


If they were ballet shoes, they probably wouldn't last long.  I hear dancers go through four pairs of those shoes each week!


Theatrical dance involve professionals, or at least a lot of practice. Shoes get worn and have to be throw away.  Have you seen how babies like to dance ?


I know babies seem to react to it.  What else do you know about that?


Maybe culture is in our genes ? It represent so many aspect of our live, sacred, martial, ceremonial, competitive.


Dance is like clothing in that respect.  It's interesting how connected to culture just the clothes we wear is.


Where I live, I like clothes for the insulation they provide, otherwise I would have to live in the south.


I hear you, with the snow we have falling now, I'll appreciate my heavy winter coat.


And in summer it protects me against sun and mosquito bites, it is more than a fashion statement.


Good point!  It tends to have a specific use, which is why we also have some gender-specific attire that suits different body types better.


I think looking for a collar gap it getting too far, people buy the clothes they can afford, there is no need to have a tailored suit.


Great chat!  Time to clear the car off of the snow.


Don't forget to cover your head. Fashion or not ears need protection form cold.


Doing great! Did you know that Google's self-driving cars have an aggressive mode? HAHA


Oh wow I didn't know that! Probably for big cities haha. They need to be equipped with flamethrowers like South Africa then lol.


LOL can you imagine. It like that terminator movie that the machines attack.


SKYNET IS REAL!!!!!! I guess it probably does deter carjackers in South Africa.


LOL. Better brush up on my ham radio jargon.


haha you and me both! Do you know how Jann Mardenborough became a professional driver?


They became a professional driver because he beat 90000 people on the video game Gran Turismo!


I can't believe the car was invented in 1886. I thought it was later!


Maybe he didn't tell anyone he made it. HAHA


That's true, but hence Mercedes Benz haha. I always wonder how car brands got their name!


I think it is just some guy sitting around saying to himself ...um that sounds good.  HAHA


Haha so true! Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


It was named after the French Explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who founded Detroit!


That is interesting. Good thing they didn't use his entire name.


I agree! I wonder how that would have taken off haha. Anyways, nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you too. Hope you have a great day!


Nope don't have one either. I here they covered the Florida shooting. Did you hear about that?


I did! I read a few of the student's tweets, but I didn't realize teachers were involved in tweeting about it as well. Its interesting to see how younger generations are making their voices heard though


Yes it is, technology is in know way slowing down and today's youth know how to use it well.


For real! Were there any other topics you found interesting from your reading? I had a random factual section about Taylor Swift- apparently at one point she accidentally released a few seconds of white noise and it topped iTunes charts in Canada. Did you hear about that?


I read about it, makes you wonder if she did it on purpose for publicity. did you know the top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Yeah I wouldn't be surprised. My article said that too! I figured JFK would be one of the wealthiest, but I didn't know about Washington and Jefferson. Mine also said that the President's guest house is bigger than the White House- I wonder what it looks like


Pomp & circumstance. The first president of Zimbabwe was called banana.


Yeah...I wonder if that was a nickname or their actual name? And the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums, which is strange enough, but also while in office haha I can't imagine that


Things certainly are not like they used to be. I guess thats to be expected. In authoritarian regimes, a dictator or leader of a one-party state may also be called a president.


That's new info to me! I always thought a president was a democratic thing. Random fact: Brian May, the guitarist from Queen, has a PhD in astrophysics


Yeah did you know that eddie van halen recorded the guitar solo for "beat it" he literally set the studio speakers on fire.


I did read that- thats insane! When it says "set" though, I wonder if that means he did it on purpose or if it just spontaneously burst into flames? I'm assuming the latter haha Did you know Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the record for most smashed guitars on tour?


Yeah i read that, i hear some crazy story from back in those days. Brian May from Queen also used coins for guitar picks.


Yep! Rock history is pretty interesting. Speaking of musicians, apparently Taylor Swift walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken...weird. And I find it a little hard to believe hah


Yeah that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Speaking of Taylor Swift just had a birthday


Did she? I can't believe the kind of money she has for someone so young. She's got a $40 million private jet and airport hangar.


It's just no reason for the people in this country to be suffering the way they are. Not to bring up a sore topic but Kanye west did an snl skit mocking himself for interrupting award shows... 2 years before the infamous Taylor swift incident


Yeah for real. And I read about that too! I don't think I ever saw the skit, but I wonder if that gave him the idea


He was just trying to walk it back. Taylor swift removed her music from spotify because "music should not be free."


Yeah i agree, he must. It was nice chatting with you!


when kids have to question the president about why was a killer able to terrorize their school


It would be a challenge to answer.  Did you know that the only US president with a phd degree was woodrow wilson


I didnt know that . The U.S president's guest house is larger than the white house


That is a very surprising fact.  Also, the last president to speak a foreign language fluently was fdr


the wealthiest presidents are JFK, Washington, Jefferson. I thought trump would be lol


That surprised me too.  Where did they get their money from


inheritance probably. at least their name is not banana like the first president of zimbabwe


yah and the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums WHILE in office


Is it real?  By the way, are you a fan of Taylor Swift


I was until I knew she removed her music from spotify because "music should not be free"


Did you know that she had to walk backward to avoid having her photo taken


I think they can still take a good picture that way too


she is rich as well! she owns a 40 million private jet


money will be no issue to her.  She also came from a wealthy family


sometimes I look at those wealthy people and I thank god Im not as wealthy if thats how people become lol


there are pros and cons for everything.  I just want to be happy with what I have had


No, Im just a beginner, theres a lot I have to learn still, the guitar is a beautiful instrument though


No idea, but it has grown a lot over the years. Did you ever hear the Nokia ringtone?


Have you even smashed a guitar or made an instrument burst into flames?


No! that would be awesome but then I would be able to buy another one. Have you? many rock stars like to smash guitars.


I haven't, but I know matthew bellamy holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on a tour


That is a crazy record to hold I would trust him with my guitar for a second. Do you know who Brian May is?


He is the guitarist of Queen. He made his guitar in an unusual way.


He built the guitar our of parts from an old fireplace and also from his mother's knitting needle.


I know right, that requires a deep level of skill Brian May also has a PHD.


I mean pursing a degree while playing professional sports is also incredibly impressive


That is impressive, not many artists would have that determination. Do you like Taylor Swift?


I respect her achievements, but not too big a fan


I think she has great songs like  ''You Belong to Me'' and also ''Love Story''


I admit that its true. I may check out some of her songs after this chat. Thanks for your time.


What do you think about Ryans message on fathers day? I think he made a mistake.


We fish, we hike we do something, and then he said we got to the store ger some benison out of the freezer and I grill a huge smorgasbord. I guess this was taken out of context.


This was a father's day message? I don't quite understand it. Are you interested in the US presidency?


I follow politics, not sure if im interested but I think its important to be updated on the latest news.


In Guatemala close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president. That wouldn't work for the Bushes or the Clintons.


I guess that is a fair rule to prevent dictadors of an authoritarian regime to come to power.


The democracy is in question though. Five presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote. Something seems wrong about that.


I agree, I guess we dont have the best election system, theres a lot of flaws. Did you know the president of Indonesia made three pop albums? I'm glad our president hasn't done that.


You never know! He still has time in office! Maybe he's do something with Kanye West.


That would be funny and at the same time painful to watch lol, but I think it would be more worthwhile than building a  wall at the border


Maybe if he immersed himself in other cultures he would understand the struggles of foreign people.


I agree, he has to put himself in the shoes of others, so anyway have you ever had an IPhone or heard about Siri?


Never had a iPhone. Have heard about Siri.


Well you can ask Siri just about anything and it will usually have a responce, Siri is the virtual assitant of Apple phones, tablets etc.


Siri keeps track of me and everything I do? Sounds suspicious.


Sounds kind of fishy I agree, you know it was supposed to be the voice for Android and Blackberry but Apple bought the rights first.


Apple has the money! Technology is convenient but it can also be intrusive.


I agree with you, tech can be intrusive for sure, specially when every question you ask is send to a data base in North Carolina


Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


Me too have a good day and be carefull with Siri you never know who is watching.


Hey there! Would you like to talk about Trump a bit?


Did you hear about the whole Porn star incident?


Yeah, didn't have an affair with one and pay her off to be quiet about it?


Yea, He paid her 130,000 dollars from what I remember.


Didn't he have his lawyer Michael Cohen handle all the details?


I believe so. I am pretty sure they just denied the whole thing ever happened.


I think so yea. I am pretty sure he offered Jessica Drake 10,000 to have sex as well.


That's just nasty. What's worse is how long he has denied it.


Very true. But money means power. He is pretty wealthy.


What was weird too is that it happened over 10 years ago and now its all coming out


As soon as he started to run for president. Probably some kind of blackmail.


Well he did have the help of The National Enquirer.


Indeed. The magazine offered her 150,000 for her story of the affair with  trump.


In my opinion, no one really should have been surprised by the accusations, given the many years of misbehavior and unethical conduct that has he has been accused of.


True. It did give him a lot of publicity though.


Despite all this negative press, he still got elected. Which, to me, is baffling.


It surely is! Well I enjoyed talking to you! I know who I wont be voting for in 2020!


Hello there, yeah I am a big fish lover.  How about yourself?


yeah me too. do you know there is a fish that can eat a prey twice its size?


I think I have heard of that before, that is so crazy though!  I think its called a black swallower fish right?


yes that is the one. do you know there is a fish that has a neck?


I think it is a seahorse if I am correct.  I think that is such a strange but true fact.


Yeah, they are amazing overall. Did you know the male carries the babies?


No I didn't know that, another interesting fact I guess. Did you know that there is a jellyfish that is essentially eternal?


Yeah the scientists have been studying them for so long to crack their secret


That would be so cool if we could figure out how to help those suffering from life threatening diseases when they are young.


Yes that is true. Did you know we are very similar to zebrafish


I think I read that yeah, I guess 84% of the genes known to be associated with human diseases have parts in zebrafish to counter them.


Yes exactly. so cool. do you know any differences between freshwater fish and saltwater fish?


Yeah I think that saltwater fish only drink water through their mouth while freshwater fish use osmosis, I'm not sure though.


Yeah, interesting how organisms adapt to different environments. do you use any of the virtual assistants?


Yeah it is very interesting.  No I don't but wouldn't mind getting one, how about you?


I have used Siri a bit. SOmetimes it is scary the amount of info they have access to


Yeah it is pretty scary, I know when you have a problem on your phone sometimes they need to access it, and that is pretty scary to watch.


siri apparently sends every question you ask to a databse in north carolina


Wow, and I'm sure it grows every year and all too.


That is true. it was nice chatting with you.


I like Siri, only because that's what I used to.  What about you?


I have an iphone and use siri, but Alexa is cool too. If you ask siri to sing a song she sings the same song as hal 9000 from space odyssey


I just asked her and she sung me, "If I only had a brain"  from the Wizard of Oz.  Technology is so cool!


lol, I like that AI can do that when we ask. I like it in Britian because it is the voiceover guy from weakest link!


I've never heard him before. Did you know IBM outlawed Siri?


I did not know that, do you know why they did?


Apparently, every question you ask Siri gets sent to a database in North Carolina.  I guess they were scared some of their trade secrets would slip out?


I bet, they use it for data and sell it, just like Alexa. There is an mturk hit regarding alexa questions that I do sometimes, scary.


Wow!  Did you know Siri was originally supposed to be for android and blackberry phones?


wow, good thing apple took the ball and went with it! I couldn't imagine Siri anywhere else


I don't! But i am so interested in fish, do you?


No, I don't own any, but I like to eat them!


I love me some fish to eat! Just dont try eating this one breed of jellyfish, they are immortal!


I like some good blackened Mahi Mahi from our local Seafood restaurant, it's the bomb!  I live in Florida and I try to stay away from all jellyfish if I can.  Lol


I love going to Florida and trying fresh fish. I am in Iowa and we only have a few selections for fresh fish!


Yeah, you're so right, frozen is just not the same as fresh fish.  It's the best.  I read in the paper today that the zebrafish is very unique.  In the fact that 84% of genes that cause diseases in humans have similar counterparts in the zebrafish, as well.


man, so interesting! I love fish! good chatting with you!


Did you know the seahorse is the only fish to have a neck?


Hello there, are you a fan of Hillary Clinton?


Hi, while I wouldn't say I am her biggest fan I would say she did a good job as Secretary of State, and as a senator.


Yeah I agree with you there, and I'm not a big fan myself.


She was actually the first female senator from NY. Too bad she didn't become the first fermale president.


Yeah she was very close to it though.  Did you know that Stephen Hawking lectured at the white house on both Bill and Hillary?


I think I remember that happening. Hilary certain has lead an interesting life even if she never reached her goal of becoming president. Strangely she was president of young republicans when she was in college.


I could see that, and yeah she definitely has.  Did you know she won a grammy!??


Yes actually. Reading about the past grammys since the awards were yesterday I saw that. Not for singing though, just spoken word. I wouldn't exactly say she has a very soothing voice.


Agreed on the voice, and yeah it was for spoken album, actually a recording of the audio of her book.


Even though I'm not her biggest fan she did get my vote. Did you know astronauts vote from space?


Yeah I think that is such an interesting fact.  I don't think they get bombarded as much with all of the ads during election time as well!


Well they still probably get emails. The voting system is messed up Hilary actually got 65 million votes and still didn't win. That's actually the 3rd highest vote total ever.


I think they need to think about how the voting system works.  It doesn't seem right that one could win the popular vote and still lose.


I agree 100%, although to be fair numbers are always going to go up as the population increases. They have changed things in the past though. In the early days the runner up in the election became vice president!


I read that, I wonder what would happen if they went back to that old system!  Maybe they would be forced to work together.


It's not a bad idea although it has the potential for disaster. Maybe they could give the runner up the president's guest house, which is actually larger then the white house.


I would support that plan, I wonder what the guests from other countries think when they come to stay and its so much bigger.


Probably just think american is showing off their wealth. Did you know Trump is not even one of the top 3 wealthiest presidents? Although I assume that is inflation adjusted as he must have more actual dollars then anyone before him.


That I thought was very interesting.  But yeah, I think you might be right about that.


I mean how could George Washington have more dollars? back then even 1 million dollars was probably unimaginable.


Yeah it probably was for sure.  Anyways, it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Yes.  I follow politics to a degree.  So that would be our president.


Did you know his not among the wealthiest presidents in the history of the US


No I did not.  I'm surprised that jfk is the only modern president of the top three wealthiest.


I didnt expect Washington on that list, didnt know he was loaded, his #3 apparently


I wonder if it is relative to the economy at the time.  It must be.


I agree yeah, things are much more expensive now and money is worth a lot less than back then so they must take all of that into account


I like the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana.  Never knew that.


Banana? is that his real name or a nickname? lol, thats really funny


That was actually his name.  He's a more modern president too.


Oh I see, so funny, I want to meet president Banana one day, quite a guy he must be


I think he died recently that's why it rang a bell here.


Oh thats so sad, he died and I never got to meet him, what about the president of Indonesia? the pop star, have you heard of him?


lol... no I hadn't.  And I thought our presidents were on the colorful side at times.


Funny story, the guy realeased 3 pop albums while in office!!! sounds like running the country was easy lol, I would be crazy worried if I were a citizen of Indonesia


Wonder if he sang or played an instrument.  So he was a  pop star and president.  Queens , Brian May has a PHD in astrophysics.  Musicians have hidden talents?


I saw the movie Queen and that came as a suprise to me as well, Brian May is a great guitarist


Didn't see it yet.  Did it show the sixpense he used as a guitar pic?


I think it did, I didnt pay much attention to that detail,


Crazy guitarists.  van halen setting the studio speakers on fire.


Van Halen is one of my favorites as well, I wonder if thats true, sounds like a crazy story.


hey there, do you know much about presidents?


Not an enormous amount, but my teenager is a history buff, so I've been learning. Did you know the only pres to have a PhD was Woodrow Wilson?


WOw, good for him. Did you know Trump is not even the wealthiest president?


I'm sure that's true, since he's been misrepresenting his net worth for decades. So who was the wealthiest? Do you know?


apparently three of them, jfk, washington and efferson


Interesting that two of them would be from the beginning. Lincoln was the first to have his inauguration photographed.


Cool,, the introduction of technology I guess. The president of indonesia on the other hand is a pop star


Are you serious? I can't decide if that's awesome or awful! Do we really want celebrities running the world? Not sure. Apparently, John Wilkes Booth (who was a celebrity at the time) is also in that picture from Lincoln's inauguration. Awkward!


Yeah and the guy has already released like 3 albums. Never heard them but good for him I guess


That's the kind of info I would usually ask Siri for. Did you know the voice of Siri (Susan Bennett) is also the voice you hear calling out your flight at the Delta Airlines terminal?


Oh what what a career she has made. Do you know where Siri send the questions that we ask?


I never really thought about it. Do you know?


It is in a large database in North Carolina


Apparently Siri was developed from a DARPA US defense research program. I wonder how it was used for defense?


I really do not know either. Did you know SIri was supposed to be for blackberry and android phone originally?


No, I didn't! I wonder if that's why Siri uses Bing as its search engine. Though, to be fair, I don't know which company makes Bing either, so...


I think it is Microsoft. Yeah Siri was bought by Apple in 2010 hence she is with Apple now


Weird that apple would use a Microsoft search engine. I worry sometimes that apple is shady. Apparently the voice of Siri in the UK (Jon Briggs) didn't even know they used his voice until he heard himself on an iPhone 4s commercial. Very shady.


Did you know in Britain the voice of Siri is a male?


Yes. It's Jon Briggs. Who I just mentioned. I wonder if Delta Airlines uses him instead of the US Siri lady at it's UK terminals?


Hi how are you doing? The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


That's surprising JFK was one of the wealthiest presidents, I figured there were more wealthy ex presidents than him


Maybe that has changed though,  we have a new President who is pretty wealthy!


Yea I forgot about that for some reason. The first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana, I wonder how wealthy he was


I don't know if it's more amazing than the president of indonesia releasing 3 pop albums though


The u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house


That's shocking, the guests have more room than the president!


I know right!  Maybe thats where President Banana would stay if he came to visit!


Lol, I wonder if James Buchanan's boyfriend designed it!


I wish this were still in effect :Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Yea that would be nice although in Nevada you can vote for "none of these candidates" for presidential elections


I see,  I'm not sure if that's a good thing lol


I don't know, I bet a lot of people voted for none of these candidates in 2016


The success of venice during the middle ages has been credited to its system of government which selected politicians by lottery


That's interesting, Ancient Athens did the same thing


Politicians in kentucky must swear an oath that they've never participated in a duel before taking office


Lol, thats an interesting fun fact. Since 1900 the tallest candidate has won the presidential election 75% of the time


President james buchanan had a boyfriend whom other politicians referred to as "his better half"


I never knew any Presidents had boyfriends, I wonder if anyone in the public knew


Good Morning! Do you like the keep up with current events?


Same here! I didn't realize this but Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the us presidential election 75 percent of the time.


Wow...I didn't realize that either. I saw the top 3 wealthiest presidents are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I wonder what their net worths were? I bet the president of Indonesia is up there now too since he released 3 pop albums in office lol.


Haha that's funny. Can you imagine if Trump was a pop star too?


I don't know if that would be funny or scary lol.


haha me either. Up until 1805, the runner up in a presidential election was given the vice president role.


I'd be alright with that haha. I can't believe there are no walmarts in new york city because of intense opposition!


That's crazy. I would have never guessed that.


Money talks everywhere haha. It's probably the same thing as Chicago and we now know why it's called the windy city!


Yes it does. In Kentucky, politicians must swear an oath that they've never been in a duel before.


That's too funny that they have that law still in place! It is sad that the voter turnout never even reaches 62.8 percent!


Maybe one day people will turn out and it will be a good showing of people's rights! I would vote for a president named Banana for sure!


Yes!! It could double as his pop album name!


I think they should do elections like they did back then, as a lottery haha.


That would be scary if they did them that way!


Haha I'm sure it wouldn't last long. I had a great time chatting and hope you have a great day!


Did you hear that an adult-film star was reportedly paid to stay silent about a sexual relationship with Trump before he was president?


Yes. And more than just one. Apparently "about 100 women" were also "taken care of." Sounds pretty sketchy. What do you think?


The Washington post couldn't confirm the payment , but the Wall Street Journal reported that a lawyer for Trump paid an adult film actress $130,000 before the 2016 election for silence in an incidence from 10 years ago.


Yes. What do you think about the implications?


Well Trump and Cohen say it never happened.  I don't know what to think.  Past presidents as well have had their infidelities, but I don't condone any of them.


It also raises the possibility of blackmail against the president.


It's hard to tell with people questioning the media too.


Yes, we live in crazy times. Did you know that a dog served as mayor for 13 years?


Where was that?  Did you hear that there are no Walmarts in NYC due to opposition from local unions and politicians.  I guess they make everything go out of business that NYC wouldn't be the same if Walmart came in.


Trump's home town, interestingly enough. And I'm not sure where the dog served as mayor, only that it beat two people in the election.


The candidates must have been really opposed. Did you know that politicians in Kentucky must swear an oath that they've never been in a duel before taking office.


Interesting! I wonder how many have lied about having dueled, and what counts as a duel for that purpose.


Strange to think about!  Up until 1805, the runner up in the presidential election became VP


Yes. And in the early 1900's, there was a movement to replace politicians and business people with scientists and engineers.


they are the thinktanks often in some respects.  Back in Venice during the middle ages though they selected politicians by lottery


Interesting! What do you think of replacing politicians with scientists? Do you think that would be a good idea?


In some ways they would care about the environment and have a global perspective on that.  They would possibly see things too black and white though


Yes, and it wouldn't fit with our version of democracy, where anyone over a certain age and born in the U.S. could be elected by popular vote.


Did you know that since the 1900's taller candidates have won 75% of the time


Yes, I've heard that taller candidates have an advantage! You would think the parties would have figured that out by now, and that people would be trying to elect the tallest possible candidate in the primaries. Did you know that a cat place third in a VA Senate election? Now that would not be a tall candidate - maybe that's why the cat lost.


That is one odd fact.  Nevada has a "none of those candidates" voting option for presidential elections.  Nice talking with you.


So I was reading about politics the other day, and did you know that President is actually a very common title for the head of state.  It isn't used exclusively in the US.


Hello there, yeah I have heard that before.  Do you know anything interesting about any other presidents around the world?


Actually I do.  The first President of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.  What a name...


I wonder what his real name actually was.  Do you know who the three top wealthiest presidents in US history were?


If I recall correctly, they were JFK, Washington and Jefferson.  I never would have guessed that.


Yeah good call, I would not have guessed JFK, but I did know their family had money.


Did you also know that they President's guest house is bigger than the white house?  It must be enormous!


Yeah isn't that funny.  I wonder what all the guests that come and stay there think.


They must think "this is a really big house."  Interestingly enough, even though many countries share the title president, that doesn't always mean the same thing.  Some hold more power than others.


Yeah in some places a dictator may also be called a president and they definitely have more power.


I can't believe that dictators can be called presidents.  I had always thought before that President had a different connotation.


Yeah I am the same way, that is what I always thought.  Hey did you know that the Indonesian president released 3 pop albums while in office?


Wow, that is crazy.  How do you have time to run a country and release pop albums.  Maybe his role was more of a figure head, so he didn't have to really run the country.


Yeah but I'm assuming that they sold really well and everyone involved made a lot of money so maybe that was the reason.


That makes sense. In the United States presidential election, did you know that until 1805, the runner up in the race automatically became the VP?  There was no running mate in the elections.  I can't help but wonder if that might have been a better system.  But I can imagine it could also be challenging.


That is pretty wild, I wonder what would happen if they went back to that as well.  Maybe it would help force them to work together.


That is exactly what I was thinking.  There might be less contention because they know in the end, they would have to work side by side in office.  The democratic party is an interesting concept, that we have basically just 2 major political parties.


I agree. Did you know that 15% of the tea party movement identify as democrat as well?


I did not know that.  I can't say I know a lot about the Tea Party Movement.


No, I don't know a whole lot myself.  I think if they made it easier for people to understand everything, it might make them vote different.


I agree.  People need to brush up on politics.  Sometimes I think it is troublesome that we have differentiated the parties so much, such as giving them red and blue colors.  That started only 19 years ago, in 2000.


I didn't know that either, interesting.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good one.


Hey did you hear about Trump talking about migrants recently?


Not sure, I might have. I don't really pay attention to politics. Too depressing.


Yes I agree. Apparently he says though that the country does not want migrants to come here. Anyway, what do you think about the top three richest presidents? do you know who they were?


Yes, presumably it's adjusted for inflation, but JFK, Washington and Jefferson.


Yes you're right. It's shocking that Trump is not in that list o. What do you think about the fact that the guest house is bigger than the White House itself? How is that possible


Wow, interesting! Wonder if the president of Indonesia has a presidential residence. He has released three pop albums while in office.


Yes I wonder how rich he is! I also wonder how rich president banana is of Zimbabwe haha maybe he is a banana millionaire


Yes, I wonder why they call him president Banana!


I think that's his real name but I'm not 100% sure haha! What do you think about the United States Democratic Party by the way? Apparently it was founded back in 1828


I think there are problems with both parties. There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or a Democrat since 1853!


Crazy! It's also crazy that Ronald Reagan was originally a Democrat and not a Republican, he would campaign against High corporate profits back in the day


And I find it interesting that constant red and blue for the parties only started in 2000.


Yes I always thought it started earlier than that. I was also shocked to learn that Fox News almost Sue to The Simpsons because they would make fun of them too much LOL


Ha, funny. I find it shocking that 15 percent of the tea party identify themselves as democrats.


That is shocking. It's also shocking that the United States had a gavel that lasted for almost two hundred years before Richard Nixon broke it LOL


Oops! Speaking of the US senate, women weren't allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 93 after two senators staged a protest by wearing pantsuits.


Yeah that wasn't that long ago. I'm shocked they couldn't wear pants! I'm also shocked that the Senate has a candy desk haha that makes me hungry


Oh, and it's not just mints like I thought they might be. They are the good stuff, like Milky Way bars and jellybeans.


Yes those are delicious! All of Them are apparently made in Pennsylvania for some reason too


Ah, I didn't know that. Man, I have to go out to get a candy bar now! Have a good night!


Thanks you too. And yes I'm hungry for candy but I don't have any unfortunately haha. If only I had a Mars bar LOL


Good afternoon. Wouldn't it be so stressful to be the president? The head of the whole country.


I think it would be. You have to appease everyone and that's the toughest job of all.


Exactly. There have been many rich presidents. The top three most wealthiest have been JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I wonder if that list has been updated since Trump has been in office? It seems he would be within that top 3.


Yeah honestly I would put him at the top. Historically the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president. Thank goodness they got rid of that.


That would be weird if that happened today. I wonder if it would cause the two parties to work together more or would there be more mud slinging?


Yes probably more mudslinging. Did you know that the president's guest house is larger than the actual White House?


I didn't know that, it must be pretty huge.


Yes it must be. I wonder how big the president of Indonesia's house is? He released 3 pop albums while in office.


That's pretty wild. It would be crazy if one of our presidents or past presidents did that. I've always thought that presidents were scholarly people, but apparently Woodrow Wilson is the only one to have a PHD.


I agree it would. Wilson must've been very smart. Did you know there hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853?


That's pretty interesting. I kind of wish we could go back to those old days. I feel that a two party system is outdated. Imagine how our presidential history would have changed if we were like Guatemala. Close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president.


Yeah that is a fascinating rule. Ronald Reagan actively campaign for Democrats and rallied against Thai corporate profits and low wages. We need more people like him.


Yeah we do, it's funny that he is one of the most revered Republican Presidents, yet he was originally a democrat. I think Hillary was originally a republican too.


Yes I believe you're correct. I'm also frustrated by the new stations that are so one-sided. Like Fox news. They actually once threatened to sue The Simpsons.


I've heard that, and at one time they wanted to create a station that only played The Simpsons.


Yes I find that contrast quite odd. A consistent use of red and blue colors for Republicans and Democrats only started in the year 2000.


That's pretty interesting. I thought it had been consistently used before then, but I have only been into politics since a year or two after that. Did you know that only 5 presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote?


Oh wow that is actually more than I thought. I wonder what the Senate thinks of all that with them being in the upper chamber of Congress. Well it was nice talking with you.


I've heard that when Truman ran the senate "Truman Committee," it found so much corruption and waste that he saved the Government $10-15 Billion.


Wow that is a staggering number. Nixon broke a gavel that was used by the Senate for 165 years too! Well I hope you have a good day, thanks for the chat!


I am. Wondering if you know who Drake, the Canadian rapper is? Also know as Aubrey Drake Graham.


Drake is a fellow from Canada. He raps the rap music. He is def and dope.


Yes! An actor as well. He appeared on Degrassi but departed in the early 2000's.


Degrassi, that infernal show about the Canadians in school? That was an attempt to undermine US culture.


That I am not sure of as I am not good with shows. I was surprised that he was 25 when he graduated High School!


He was a little slow. Plus he wrote his term papers in rap. That is non-standard, even at Canadian high schools.


Haha-good point! Moving on, Did you know that JFK, Washington and Jefferson were the top three wealthiest presidents in history?


I'm glad it isn't Trump, I don't like him. I don't think he'd take kindly to finding out he isn't the richest.


That I'm not sure about. I learned that the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana!


President Banana? High praise indeed. How do you think he got that name?


No kidding! Oohhh....not sure on that. I also learned that the US president's guest house is bigger than the white house. An I though the white house was big!


The guest house has all the parties. That's where Drake and them like to hang and bust rhymes.


haha-I bet they do! I know they all like to golf. The only sport that does not use a standardized playing area.


Golf? The president loves golf. He just added a golf simulator to the WH, bigger than the Obama one.


What?! I did not know. Ha. I know the average golf courses consume over 300k gallons of water a day.


That sounds totally necessary in a world that's losing fresh water! Well, maybe I could like on a golf course to meet my water needs.


Not as bad as one golf course in dubai that uses 4 million gallons a day. Wasteful!


I guess Dubai must get a lot of rain. Not! Strange that the desert has golf like that.


I hear they are over the top! Did you know that Babe Ruth was once america's most famous golfer?


The Babe could hit any ball as far as the eye could see. He was tremendous. He could eat a hot dog at every hole. Anyhow, great chattin with ya, enjoy the day!


What do you think about the case Stormy Daniels has against Trump?


I don't know, but Trump says it is a total con job though. Tough to know who is truthful.


Yeah could be all a lie to get some dollars out of Trump, Trump denied ever having an affair but im not sure if his word can be trusted.


Yup. Her lawyer claims she is honest, but of course Trumps lawyer will say that too.


Yeah it seems like its the word of Trump against the word of Stormy Daniels and I bet the jury will believe a president instead of a porn star.


That may be true. It might hurt that his lawyer is under investigation, however.


Could be, and theres also the bank account, but its a hard call without further evidence.


It will be interesting to see how it goes in trhe hearing in June


It will be interesting indeed, what do you think about the event that happened with Drake?


I think it's odd she didn't come forward earlier. But I will see how that goes. Supposedly they have known each other a long time.


Yeah, like she waited for the worst time to come forward but anyway, do you you like Drake as a musician?


He's all right. He graduated high school which was good.


Yeah the shocking fact is that it was at age 25, it seems like he had a harsh childhood.


Right. Yeah, he's done some good things though. He visited the Drake college at night when they gave up asking him ro visit.


Yeah it seems like his a decent person I heard he also spent a lot of money on some first edition children book, hopefully they reached children in need.


Yup, I wonder if he ever golfed. Babe Ruth was a known golfer


I didnt know that, hopefully he was as good as in baseball, Samuel L. Jackson is a big golfer as well.


Golf courses have many hazards, it's a tough game.


Do they? I heard they take on massive ammounts of water.


Definitely. And they take up a ton of land in the US too.


I heard there is one on Dubai that consumes about 4,000,000 gallons of water per day!


I do but I am not great! Did you know Tupac danced ballet in high school?


i heard that. I guess he was a talented guy in many ways.


Yes, I agree. I guess professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


i figure that ballet must be hard on the feet too. i would not want to do it. then again, i cant


I would not  either. Do you know babies dance spontaneously when they hear dance music. With the internet we can really see a lot of entertaining videos.


yes, quite true. much more entertainment in our lives. i wonder if it is a good thing though.


Well, I know that constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain.


i believe that. anything that releases chemicals can become an addiction.


I'm not sure. Hard to believe there is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest.


i believe it. people need to upload their selfies. it is a great opportunity to show off to your followers.


I guess so. Amazing how Facebook has changed our lives. It's hard to believe it was launched 2-4-04.


yeah, it has changed a lot of lives. probably caused a lot of divorces too. LOL


It's hard to believe Myspace turned down an offer to buy FB for $75 million in early 2005!


yeah, they missed their chance to get it at a bargain. i wonder how fb would have turned out then.


I never thought about it that way, but yeah. Funny that Burger King had a promotion that offered you a Whopper if you unfriended 10 people on FB. Too funny.


I wonder how many people partipated in that campaign. free calories for dumping your friends.


Yeah, I wonder. Did you know FB is primarily blue because the founder is red-green colorblind?


I heard that. Mark should spend some money on finding a cure. Anyway, great chat!


I wonder if there is a cure. I am surprised that FB allows anyone that claims to be 13 to get an account. Wow!


pretty young for social media. Have a good day!


I agree. You have a good day as well. Bye.


Hello, I'm reading about a 2 year old who met Michelle Obama after a photo of her viewing Michelle Obama's portrait went viral.


oh that was so heartwarming to see actually. nice of her to meet the little girl


Yes, I thought it was generous of her especially since she's probably very busy. The mother of the child said Obama's staff reached out to set it up and they spent about 45 minutes together.


so cool, i love reading stories like these. do you enjoy dance much?


I enjoy watching it but I'm not very good at it myself. I really like that video game Just Dance though. What about you?


I used to dance tango but do not do that anymore. heard tupac was a dancer too


Yes, I was surprised to read that. I didn't realize he danced ballet. That would be really cool to see.


For sure, dancing ballet is no easy feat. they go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


I can't imagine how hard that must be on your feet. I was also surprised to read about Bruce Lee and his dancing career.


yeah the guy went on to win a cha-cha championship. good for him


I would have never expected him to dance cha-cha.  Did you read about the Burger King promotion where they gave you a free whopper if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook? I can't believe I never heard about that.


WOnder what that is about really. do you use the internet much?


Yes, I use it a lot. What about you? It seems like Burger King likes to do a lot of funny promotional things like that. I know they had one recently where you could unlock a coupon for a free whopper if you opened their app within however many feet of a McDonald's


that is so strange, I guess competition does that to you, makes you get super creative


If anything it definitely gets people talking because the promotional tactics are outrageous


exactly. did you kmnow nowadays there is 3g service in mt. everest?


I'm surprised to hear that. I'm used to not getting service in places like that. Sometimes I don't even get service in high rise buildings. But I guess the internet has gotten more essential in our world


it has for sure. it has become so important that the library of alexandria has saved a copy of it in case it burns dowm


I can't even imagine the internet burning down. Did you know the 3 line horizontal menu is called the hamburger button? I never knew that but I can see how it looks like one.


Yeah I did not know that either. do you know what percentage of people read the full terms when buying online?


I was surprised to read that it's 7%. I guess most people don't read them. I wonder what kind of people do read them.


me? no i do not. i am a terrible dancer. the world is better off if i dont dance.


I'm not a great dancer either, but I sure do enjoy dancing.


I dont like to dance. it hurts. i think i could do a permanent injury from dancing.


Did you know that Tupac danced ballet in high school?


he looks like a ballet guy LOL. I figure that he probably hid that fact when he stopped rapping.


I remember he was a back up dancer for Digital Underground as well.


he could move to groove and bust a rhyme all the time. So do you use facebook?


I don't anymore. I still have it, but I don't log in all that often, what about you?


i dont use it. i dont like the problems with privacy. plus they sell your information. that bothers me.


I figured that they sell your information. I just don't use it because I don't get a lot out of it to be honest.


i think its a good way to stay in touch with friends. i wouldnt want to use it as my source of news. too much fake news there.


I've never used it for news. I think people use Instagram a lot, which they own.


that would make sense. I do not like to use social media. i think that it is a distraction and waste of time. i think it might be a good way to make money in stocks.


Sometimes. I own some facebook stock, it hasn't been doing all that well lately.


yeah, i wish that i had gotten a job there a long time ago and gotten stock options. oh well.


LOL, I have some friends that work there. They actually don't like it, but who actually knows.


i think that the internet has become more addictive and facebook is one reason.


Yeah, I would be surprised. Did you participate in the Burger King promotion?


i did not participate but i should have. that would have been a great way to get food. friend then unfriend. friend then unfriend. anyhow, great chat!


Yes, dancing, i am terrible at dancing, so usually i dont. for the sake of others, i dont.


Im a terrible dancer as well but I try to do my best lol, Bruce Lee on the other hand was much better than both of us combined,


I avoid the dance floor as part of the court order. Bruce was a great martial artist and a great artist.


And also a Cha-Cha champion or at least he was in the year 1958


The guy was great! I would love to see the footage of him dancing!


That would be great, I will have to ask my friend to google it. You know, babies spontaneously dance to music


i guess i was one of the babies that didnt. i cant dance. i cant. please dont make me. i am ashamed to dance.


Don't worry, I wont make you. Tupac was a ballet dancer so Bruce Lee and babies aren't the only ones with moves


He was also a backup dancer for digital underground i think. he was a talented guy. i wish he were still alive.


I wish that as well, both had a lot of talent, so sad, Michael Jackson another great dancer that is no longer with us


He had those special shoes for that leaning effect. that was cool!


And he also patented the leaning device he used in some of his videos


Yeah, he knew that he had something special Good thinking on his part.


I love to watch videos of him on Facebook, do you have an account?


i do not have a fb account. i have concerns about privacy.


It does seem invasive, also a lot of stalkers on the net


Yes, I would like to avoid the problems. Also the use of data. Anyway, great chat!


Im actually concerned about the privacy setting in my account Im going to check them real quick, thanks for the chat, have a nice night.


I do like cars, somehow its illegal to warm your car in Ohio apparently


It is still illegal now?  What is the reason for making it illegal to warm your car?


ya I don't know, it seems dumb, I'm in Michigan and I'm personally glad we don't have that law haha


Do you know that 1886 was considered the birth year of modern cars?


yes I heard the first one was made by Karl Benz, who later joined to create Mercedes-Benz


Also, do you know why Cadillac brand is called Cadillac?


no I don't can you tell me? I do know that cars have replaced animal-drawn carriages of the past though


It was named after French explorer who founded Detroit.  It was his last name.


oh ok interesting, well I do live in Michigan, did you know that Audi had to create a new car horn to withstand the heavy use in indian markets?


No, I did not know that.  Please tell me more about it.


ya I mean that's all I know haha, I guess their original horns weren't meant to be used as much and they would break all the time


You are probably right.  Do you know that McDonalds was the first fast food place to create drive-thru?


I didn't know that no, what does scare me is googles self driving cars have a special mode called "aggressive", I don't know how to feel haha


Why did they use the word "aggressive" and for what purpose?


well that is a mode, I assume it makes the car more likely to get in front of other cars and take riskier turns, but I don't know what do you think?


I don't know - I will research later.  Apparently, Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver because he was able to beat 90,000 people in grand turismo video game.


that is impressive, do you ever watch basketball btw?


I played basketball a little bit at high school.  The dunk got banned from college basketball for over a decade.


ah interesting, ya Kareem was just too good with it, I loved Space Jam as a kid its the biggest grossing bball movie of all time!


He dominated the games with his dunk shot.  Perhaps it was considered unfair.  Anyway, I've got to run.  Nice chatting with you.


I have not, I didn't realize it existed!  Have you seen it?


No I have not.  It is loosely about people who claim to be the heirs of the Romonovs.


Yeah?  How curious!  There probably could be some illegitimate heirs!  I wonder if the show is worth watching.  I think  I would watch a show based on the actual Romonovs...they sound really interesting!


One of the more famous Romonovs was Peter the Great.  He made Russia into a world power and helped launch Russia's first newspaper.


And he fought against the Ottomans, I guess he must have been a really good leader to be able to defeat them!  He made Russia a world power, I guess that's why he was so Great?!


LOL, yeah?  Did she like to be surrounded by drunk dwarfs like Peter the Great?


I do not know.  But, she did like to play the sport of dwarf tossing.  She even had one thrashed for not wanting to be tossed!


Oh my!  There must have been a lot of dwarfs back then!!


Sounds like it. Do you know that czar Nicholas II lost a war with Japan?


I did not know that...wasn't he one of the last of the Romanov rulers?


He was the last Romonov ruler.  After WWI he gave up his crown.


He just handed it over?  I did know that the remaining Romonov's were sent to Siberia...I wonder how they liked it there?


I think they were somewhat okay with it as it was for them a release into ordinariness and allowed them to become anonymous.


Interesting!  The Romanov family is filled with so much drama.  Are you a fan of TV dramas?


I like some of them.  Did you know Hugh Laurie made seven hundred thousand dollars per episode of House?


He's the House actor, right?  That's impressive!  Did you know that Jim Carrey won't act in dramas anymore?  It's against his belief system.


I know it is kind of crazy. What do you know about the internet?


I don't know much about the internet but I have to get going.  It was nice chatting with you!


Hello!  How you doing?  Did you know that up until 1805 the runner up in a President race would become the vice president?  Can't imagine all the fighting and jealousy THAT would have caused!


I'm great how are you! Oh I'm sure I couldn't believe that either. The Vice President probably always prayed something would happen to the president haha.


Plus back in older times, it would have probably have been easier for unscrupulous VPs to arrange an "accident" for a sitting president!


Exactly! Do you know who the top three wealthiest presidents were?


Actually, I do, I  believe it was JFK, Washington and Jefferson.  Think Wash and Jefferson were wealthy from land/farming and JFK well, he inherited money from a bootlegging empire.


That is right! I was wondering about JFK but that totally makes sense!


Speaking of Presidents, I've heard that President of Indonesia released 3 pop album while in office.  Can you imagine any of the former US President cutting an album after (or even during) their Presidency?  LOL


They would be the most popular person ever hahaha. They ought to put a recording studio in the white house guest house!


Well, there'd be room for it.  I've read it's bigger than the actual white house!  Come to think of it, they did have a "Rapping Ron" song in the 80s, but I don't think that was REALLY Ronald Reagan doing the singing.  LOL


They did? Wow I need to look into that one! Do you like to wear hats?


When I was younger I think I wore some.  Nowadays it's hard to find any that'll fit my head.  Ha!


haha me too! I didn't know the common hat in the old west was the bowler, not the cowboy hat!


That is pretty neat!  Did you know tipping ones hat comes from the knights of old?


That is cool as well! I think that is where saluting came from as well for the military!


Really?  I didn't know that.  But yeah, knights would lift their visions to show friendliness.


Do you know where the conical party hat came from?


Yeah, I think it's based on the "dunce" cap, that were once worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior.  You know, they also used to put those on the heads of misbehaving students back in the old days.


Very interesting! Do you follow congress much?


A little bit... I honestly try not to think about Congress much... lol


Same here! I think it's interesting though the first female congress person was elected before she could even vote haha. Well nice chatting with you!


Hey, it was great chatting with you as well!  Take care!


Yes, I am on the Internet all day, every day.  I just learned something new.  Did you know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?  How cool is that?


Yes, isn't that funny! I didn't know that either, must mean the bun with the hamburger inside line? lol


Yes, I thought that was hilarious.  Did you also know that the constant novelty from clicking links on the Internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain?


Wow, really!! I can see that happening, especially if you are clicking all day long everyday!!


I do believe that I am totally addicted.  Did you know that there's 3G cell service and Internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest?


Yes, I heard that. Very cool, literally!! Do you ever read the full terms contract when you buy a service?


No, apparently I'm not part of the 7% of people that read the full terms when buying a product or service on the Internet.


lol, I don't either. I wonder if we would like everything in there? Do you know the actor Michael Caine?


If I read all of it, I likely would never sign it.  Yes, Michael Caine, became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his high school were in drama class.  Good a reason as any, I think.


lol, He makes me laugh, I saw him in one of his interviews and he said one of his secrets is he doesn't blink! lol, I can remember him in an 80's movie called Blame it on Rio! pretty funny....


I don't remember ever seeing that one.  Back to the Internet discussion, did you know that the current Library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the Internet in case the Internet burns down?


Good for that! Never know about fires...Guess we won't be seeing Jim Carrey in anymore serious movies! lol


Well, apparently Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.


Yes, His comedies are good!  Did you watch House, Hugh Laurie made $700,000 an episode!!


Yeah, guess that makes him the highest paid actor EVER for a TV drama!  Boy, he's living the good life.


Yes, I agree.... I love animals and like the idea of Germany giving animals legal rights!!


Yes, it's about time since there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on our planet earth. When's America going to get in on it?


I know.... we need that as well!! Hard to believe hiccups come from land animals that had gills and lungs. Who knew? Good chat!!


Yes, thank you, hiccups are a holdover from early evolution apparently.   Nice chatting with you as well.


I do have a car that I absolutely love. It is a Toyota 4Runner. I can't imagine what I'd do without my car.


yes I have a VW JEtta, crazy that the car was invented back in 1886!


I was not aware that a German inventor was the originator of the car. I always thought the Model T was first.


yup, Karl Benz, who later joined with Mercedes to creat that brand


I always tend to lean more towards foreign cars versus American - they seem to last longer. Could you imagine driving a car that has a flame thrower attached like they do in South Africa?


haha that sounds awesome, but i'm cold right now so I'd use it to keep warm!


You could literally start a camp fire with your car. I feel like they have probably run into some issues of accidentally catching things on fire. Highjacking must be a big issue though if flamethrowers were the answer to deter.


ya I agree, I am glad that McDonalds invented the drive though that, that has been a lifesaver for me


me too. I always opt for a drive thru versus sitting down. Although sometimes its not always faster.


yup, it was nice because back then soldiers couldn't leave their car in uniform so it was their only option to get food


Apparently there are more libraries than McDonald's which is absolutely shocking to me because within my city I can think of 3 libraries and 6 McDonalds.


oh ya I agree, I am happy to hear that though, did you hear why the back of your car is called  a trunk?


Yeah because they carried actual trunks in the back of their cars which absolutely makes sense.


oh ya I agree, I live near detroit, didn't know the founder's last name was Cadillac


Oh my gosh it is cold up there! You do need a flame thrower! Are Cadillacs made in Detroit?


some of them are yes, I would like to get a Model T someday though they were made back in 1908!


A car that's over 111 years old might have some good miles on it. I wonder how many still exist


ya I don't know, have you ever played the game Gran Tourismo?


I don't think so. I honestly am not that into cars or racing. I lived right down the road from a Nascar track and I never went.


well this guy apparently beat like 90k people and then became a real race car driver, I want to do that!


I feel like a video game and driving a real car are in no way the same. Maybe reaction time would be better


ya, speaking of reactions have you ever played basketball?


I've played for fun before but never for an official team. I was terrible and very short.


good morning! i do sometimes to keep in touch with friends. do you?


I have an account but I don't use it as much as I did in the past after all the madness surrounding data collection.


I'm not too concerned about data collection personally, I just kind of grew out of it recently


Understandable, I find that it created a lot of discord when people didn't agree with each other's views.


yea that's the internet for you, everyone getting mad at everyone! I avoid it for that reason too


Yes, some people really like to get under everyone's skin for fun. It's pretty childish to me.


i agree. did you know the site has 58 total gender options? thats so many


I wonder if there are any funny options available. I know there has been a movement for more gender identities but I can't think  of 58 different ones.


i dont think anyone can! there has to be some joke ones in there too


I know there were options in the language settings that were jokes like turning everything into pirate speak at one point.


i remember the pirate english one! i loved using that back in the day, it was so fun


I tried it for a little while but it made it a little complicated.


it did, but it was a fun joke for a bit for high school me


When I first signed up for Facebook you had to have a college email to do so. We had to wait for the site to accept our college, it was a big deal when it did.


yea i saw that in the Social Network movie. the site probably would have been better off like that, but Mark wanted that $$$$


Yes when it first started it was a lot different, it was mostly about making weird groups, posting your party pictures,and complaining about class haha.


haha now its all about spreading weird hoaxs, selling sunglasses, and judging other peoples' parenting. I still use it to track events though, so its useful for that


It definitely helps me remember people's birthdays and sort of acts as photo storage for me. There aren't any pictures I put on there that I would mind them collecting data on.


same here. there are upsides! did you know there are more people on the site than there were in the WHOLE WORLD 200 years ago? thats insane


The way population has exploded that's not super surprising, it was fun chatting with you have a great day!


Hope you don't run into any crazy Facebook hoaxes anytime soon!


Good morning.  Yes, I love to read!  How about you?


I do too, I am always reading a book! I enjoy going to libraries and see their collection of books, newspapers even audio and video collections


I think libraries are very important.  It's so sad that the Library of Alexandria is no longer around.  I read somewhere that it contained original copies of every book that sailed into Alexandria.


That would have bee the best library to visit!! I learned about how there exists a library of things, have you ever heard about that?


It is a place where you can check out things you need but not long term, for example a sewing machine...


Oh, how cool!  I'd love to visit that library.


I would love to, it is in Sacramento , California, in their public library


Awesome!  You know, I heard there was a teenager in Africa that learned how to build a windmill out of junk, just by reading a book from the library.


No,I never heard about him. that is awesome!!!


Yes, it.  He brought power to his whole village, just by reading a book!


That is soo cool. Reading opens doors. I learned about a man that was falsely convicted. He spent most of the 10 years he was in jail studying law and he proved his innocence!


Wow, the power of reading! On a side note, do you own a car?


I do! I own a Nissan and I would like to buy a Mercedes!! LOL


A Mercedes, that's a cool car!  Do you know that Carl Benz invented the car in 1886?


I did know it, that is considered the birth year  of the modern car. Pretty neat!


Yes, it is.  Hard to believe how life would be without the car?


Definitely we all need a car! some people even have become professional car drivers!


I'm still waiting on a self driving car to drive me around town. lol


That would be cool somehow. I do love driving so I would hardly use it. Did you know in South Africa it is legal to use flame throwers?


I had heard that somewhere and thought it was so funny.  I can't picture that happening here, in America.  Ever!  Well, it's been fun chatting with you this morning.  I need to get my butt to work, now!  Have a good day!


Not anymore. My diet has become a bit cleaner over the years, but I logged in a lot of time in the McDonalds drive through in my younger days.


Apparently the drive thrus were made to accomodate soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars.


Yeah, and then it spawned a nation that would not get out of their cars to eat! But you don't see a lot of Cadillacs in McDonalds drive thru windows. I guess old Antoine dela Mothe Cadillac was not a burger man.


Hilarious. Apparently in South Africa it is legal to put a flame thrower on your car.


Well I wonder if people actually equip their cars with it though.


We'll have to look for YouTube videos on that... I already have on my list of this to look up is were did the idea of a car trunk come from?


I heard it is because cars used to have a wooden trunk on the back.


I've seen those old cars with those bench-shaped wooden trunks. I wonder how they secured them to the vehicle?


Nice. But they sure could go very fast with those trunks on their backs. Jann Mardenborough would be disappointed in those race cars!


Yeah, I bet they are not quick cars. Apparently there is only one losing coach in Kansas' basketball history.


Yeah, Naismith, the dude that created the game of basketball! You would think he would make rules to favor his team!


Hilarious. He must have not been very good.


Yeah, but he was probably still paid a fortune. In 39 out of the 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a basketball or football coach.


Interesting. Apparently there is a basketball court on top of the supreme court.


Highest court in the land... I wonder if that is where they deliberate?


Hilarious, well at least there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds.


Sure. That is where I read that eating McDonalds is bad for you.  I also read that at the Burger King drive thru. Do you have a library card? Supposedly half of adults do..


I used to have a library card, but got rid of it. Nice chatting with you.


I sure do. Do you know how the drive thru came about?


Yes that was out in place by McDOnal's in 1975 , something about the soldiers right


Yes they were not allowed to get out of the cars in fatigues


well they have made an excellent business from them, and the others too


True. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called as such?


I think it is because old cars used to have wooden trunks


Yeah. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes after the founder of Detroid de la Mothe Cadillac


Yeah. DO you know who Jann Mardenborough is?


Yes he became a professional driver by beating people at gran turismo


yeah impressive. In south africa you are allowed to put flame throwers in your car


yes that is to prevent it from carjacking


Sometimes. do you know myspace could have bought it and they did not?


Yea for $75 million and could have made billions by now


Yeah . Did you know the like button is illegal in parts of Germany


Yes I wonder what prompted them to do that though


I wonder too. Do you know why it is blue?


Yes because Mark is partially colorblind


McDonald's started the drive-thru when they wanted soldiers to be able to get their food, soldiers weren't aloud out of their vehicles while wearing their fatigues!


Good idea to help those who can't leave!


Yeah, and it helped all us lazy people who don't want to get out of our cars too!!  Did you know they used to tie actual wooden trunks to the back of cars, that's why we call it a trunk?


That's pretty cool, and probably less safe haha. I live in the upper Midwest and staying in my warm car is wonderful! I see many libraries carry video games to lure in teenagers!


Is that right?  Libraries lure me in with the DVDs!


Whatever works for them! Fascinating to see that ships headed to ancient Alexandria had to surrender their books for copying.


I think I heard that before, smart of Alexandria to want to collect books!  I had no idea a French explorer founded Detroit!  His name was Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac - the Cadillac was named after him!  I'm not sure why they didn't name Detroit after him...


Interesting! Also odd to see you can't legally warm your car in Ohio.


What's that now?  What do they constitute warming?  Obviously 20 min, but I wonder if they would allow 5 min to warm the car?  Speaking of cars and warm, in South-Africa it's legal to put flame-throwers on your car to prevent carjacking!!!


I want a flamethrower to melt snow, especially behind me!


Apparently Google's self driving cars have an aggressive mode, I wonder what that means.


Woah! That's surprising!  There's this guy, Jann Mardenborough, he became a professional race car driver by beating over 90,000 people in Gran Turismo!  I wonder if Google will ever make a self driving car to do professional racing??


I'm sure they will, though it might be a bit unfair I would think


Maybe, I think a professional race car driver probably has really good instinct and reflexes, I don't know that a computer compete that well...not yet at least.


The computer would think faster than a human, but would likely need a bit different programming to drive really, really close


True.  Did you know that if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries?  I think that's so wonderful!


Good! They promote literacy and authors!


Yes, America could learn a few things from other countries I think!  But at least we have more libraries than McDonald's!!


Good! Now here's to hoping people visit those libraries more than the MCDs


That's a great idea - smarter and thinner people!!


Good morning. I was schocked to know that 1886 is regarded as the birth year of the modern car when German inventor Karl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. I thought it was Ford


I thought it was Ford also with the model T.


I guess that was when it was mass produced. I feel like I was lied to all my life... At least we have mass production...


I think the key words for the Benz is the modern car. Model T did have the mass production.


The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit. That's unique!


That's cool. Did you know McDonald's added a drive through to accomaaccom soldiers who couldn't get out of their cars in uniform


No, I did not know that! Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo. And his parents probably told him those video games would lead no where!


And now look where he is. Odd fact it's legal to add flame thrower to your car to prevent car jacking.


Huh!! I guess I gotta scrap those plans. I was intrigued, especialy with yesterday's news, about Facebook


I'm surprised 13 year olds can create a FB.


Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005


Yep. And it's illegal in Schleswig-Holstein to use the like button


Did you know Facebook is primarily blue because mark zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness?


I think I read that before. Did you know burger king had a promotion to unfriend 10 people and get a whopper


I did not know that. I saw the had a special recently to order from within 100 feet of a McDonads and get a $.99 whooper...


Yes and it works. My husband just did that to test it.


This can't be a good idea, right? Iceland are rewriting their constitution via facebook; allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations.


That cannot be good. In 2012 facebFac was worth $104billion


Did you see Bohemian Rahpsody? Queen's guitarist, brian may, has a phd in astrophysics.


Pink floyd guitarist turned a 'grand houseboat' on the river thames into a floating recording studio called the astoria.


Nice. Van Halen recorded the guitar solo for Bear It and set the speakers on fire


The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar (for an acoustic guitar), or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.


Matthew Bellamy hold the world record for most smashed guitars on tour.


Do you think he has a guitar sponsorship, where they're like "Stop smashing guitars, we can't afford to give you more!"?


Either that or a sponsor saying do it. We are setting a record.


Yeah! That might be more valuable than the guitars. Great point!


Facebook was only limited to Harvard students at one point


I love going to the library, though I tend to borrow things that have digital copies nowadays. It's a relief to me to find out that over half the adults in the US have library cards


I agree.  I also find it comforting that there are more libraries than McDonalds.


I would like to see more "library of things" like in Sacramento. Books and DVDs are nice, but being able to borrow other things such as sewing machines would increase the popularity of libraries


I agree.  It would be a huge help to people too.  If they kept it in the same place, it could also get people into reading too.


I wonder how popular the libraries in Norway are. They have an incentive that if you publish a book there, the government will be 1000 copies just for the libraries


And even more if it is a children's book!  I think that is so cool.


Almost as cool as the falsely imprisoned man who studied the law solely from a library. Doing that for 10 years gave him the information he needed to prove his innocence


I like that he helped others in the same situation afterwards.  Did you heard about Gladstone?


The UK PM who wheelbarrowed 32,000 of his own books from his home to his library?


Yeah, that is some commitment.  He really wanted to bring books to those who had no books, according to his daughter.


That's pretty incredible. I love that libraries still do that, even through apps on our phones!


It is really incredible what our phones can do these days.  We truly have everything at our fingertips


Not just that, but the way that our phones now connect with our cars is very convenient


It is.  I can even see my car's mileage and next service through my phone.  It is kind of crazy.  Do you know why the drive through was created?


Wasn't it McDonalds that created it first?


It was, due to soldiers not being able to exit their cars in fatigues.


That's fairly genius of them since they would have attracted all those solders!


Definitely.  In south Africa it is actually LEGAL to put flame throwers on your car to prevent car jackings.


Carjacking must be a serious problem there for that to be a viable solution. I wonder if that's a common alarm system, or if it's something that's merely legal, but no one really attempts


I'm not sure.  Or just even knowing it is a possibility might prevent a few.


Thats really sad that California has had so many fires the last few years,  has it effected you at all?


Not at all, since I don't live anywere near there. How about you?


Yeah,  the air quality can be so dangerous.  I carry around that n95 mask in my car all the time.


Really? I know it must be frightening to be around the area, but I guess the safe thing is to be prepared for your own health.


Yeah,  the smoke can travel really far.  Definitely be prepared.  The story in the article had asomewhat nice ending.  when her husband purposed again after they found her burnt ring.


I remember when the fires were burning in Mexico and the smoke was experienced in North Texas. They say the smoke from the burning oil fields in Iraq came all the way across continents during "Desert Storm." I agree that the sentiment of the Raos couple was so encouraging. I'm sure that ring cost a great deal. I never knew that a diamond could vaporize.


me either,  I thought it would still be there.  Thats crazy about the mexico fires.


Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein.  Thats really interesting,  I wonder what they have against the thumbs-up.


Ha. It does seem absurd. I wonder if they are allowed to make comments and to share articles and photos.


Maybe,  but they probably just cant "like" it haha


I didn't know that Zuckerburg has a touch of colorblindness.


Me either.  Thats funny that Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005.  missed opportunity by them.


Wow, I'll say. I bet they could kick themselves. I don't think "Myspace" is even around anymore. Is it?


I dont think so either.  Burger king had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on facebook you get a free whopper. lol


That's pretty lame! Don't you think. I could probably drop 10 people without much trouble. You just don't stay in touch with everyone you ever added as a "Friend." Especially since it seemed to be more like a competition at the beginning -- to see who could get the most.


Thats true.  But a free whopper isnt that great of a prize lol  but I guess if you dont keep in touch with those friends then yay free whopper!


Ha! That's true. I think it's really interesting how "Facebook" started out just as a communication tool among college students. To think it grew to billions of active users all over the world!! Wow.


Yeah really.  It blew up so quick,  such a smart idea though. yup everyone uses it.  One of my grandmothers has a facebook.


Really? your Grandmother. She must be one great gal. Most senior citizens don't even like computers. She must be a young grandmother. I wonder how old she was when the family bought it's first car?


I have no clue.  Shes not great at it,  she doesnt normally post,  but she uses messenger and reads other posts.  haha shes also really good with her cell phone.  its pretty funny.


That's great. My grandmother still has a land line, and my mom just uses the old cell phone without internet. She doesn't think she's smart enough to handle a "smart phone," but she is. Just not interested.


haha I get it.  It was great talking to you. have a great day


Well Lena Dunham has a history of interesting comments doesn't she?


It doesnt seem that she does. Do you use the internet much?


I, like most others, cannot live without the internet.  It is hard to imagine life without it


It really is. Did you know that humans are a minority on the internet. We are outnumbered by software programs.


That makes sense.  Think about how many programs each computer or phone has on it.  We are living in the Matrix


I think it will be ok. Lol. So have you ever ego surfed. Lol.


I do not think so.  I am not familiar with that term


Thats where you look yourself up on the interent. I do it sometimes. Lol.


I don't.  I do not want to know what the internet has on me.  I like to live in denial I guess.  It is so ingrained in our lives, the internet knows everything about us


That is so true. I guess people in finland have the right to an internet connection.


Well, the internet provides a lot to people.  I am sure most of us think we have a right to internet access.  The enterainment value alone of the internet is pretty high


I dont feel like I have the right to anything unless I pay for it.


Oh, I misunderstood.  So they have free internet?


Well if they have the right to an internet connection, Im sure there are a few that dont have the money to pay for it. Are they excluded from that right?


They have the right to purchase internet access perhaps.  Heck you can even get internet access on top of Mt Everest


I think everybody pretty much has that right. That cool that they have it on Mt everest. I would definently want to call someone after I climbed it.


There is the issue of internet addiction however.  There have been tests showing that it can pose a real problem


I know a few people who are very interested in the internet. So did you ever play Nintendo?