That is impressive and he got his bachelor's in only two years. He should be a coach someday.


I agree, you don't want him leading your team from the field, but he's a sharp guy.


Yes he is, with his injury this year he may never play again.


I also was not aware that the NFL allows female players. Wonder if that will ever happen?


I didn't know that either, I can't see it happening anytime soon. Maybe a kicker first?


A HS we played against when I was a kid had a girl from the soccer team as the kicker. she was targeted really badly. It was painful to watch.


Yea and when you get to college and the NFL the size of these guys is insane. I couldn't imagine a girl in that scenario, but maybe.


There's only one left handed QB in the league, Kellan Moore. Got a long way to go before that.


that is very surprising to me. I would have thought there would have been a lot more than that.


Another surprising thing is how the Saints cheerleaders can't be in the same restaurant as an NFL player. ANY player.


That seems like an unusual and outdated rule to have.


At least they don't have tracking chips embedded in the players and cheerleaders like they do the equipment.


I am a football fan. I like both college and the NFL. Do you like football?


I am more of an NFL fan myself. My favorite team is the Eagles, how about you?


Bears fan. Being in Chicago makes you a bears fan. Although we do have packers fans too.


I know how that goes, we have a ton of Cowboys fans in Philadelphia. It's really annoying.


I know! Go away! Don't come here to our cool city and keep your packer fandom. Although I do find Aaron Rodgers really interesting though.


That was a crazy playoff game the Eagles and Bears had, I thought we were getting knocked out for sure!


I did too! Ugh, the kicker. Then he goes on talk shows about it. Stay in your lane!


I don't mind the Bears as much as some other teams in the NFC, I was really rooting for the Saints to beat the Rams because of Brees. That was one of the worst calls I have ever seen.


Agreed! I felt really bad for them. Did you see the Madri Gras floats about it? It was funny!


I only saw one parade of refs but not any of the floats, I bet they were great.


I know that fans wanted to sue the NFL over that decision. If it happened to the Eagles I don't know if I would ever get over it.


I feel like the saints are a persecuted bunch too. That cannot help their case. I laughed at the lawsuit. Nothing was going to come from that.


Exactly, there was unfortunately no way that was going to be overturned. Hopefully they can make something like that challengeable in the future.


I agree. I would be angry as bears fans. Although as a philly fan, don't you think you all would have rioted if that happened to you?


Oh I'm sure a few of us would have done something stupid. Unfortunately it seems like fans from the surrounding area like to come in and do dumb things and give us a bad rap. It's always funny to see the reports and it lists that they're not actually from the city.


I can see that. You did have a jail in your stadium though...


Yes we did, I think that was also somewhat of a publicity stunt mixed in as well. They did not carry that over when they built the Linc.


That's good. I do think it was sensationalized. Are you happy Foles is out? You're stuck with Wentz!


I can think of worse quarterbacks to be stuck with. I am not happy Foles is gone but I hope he has a lot of success in Jacksonville, just not against us. It was fun chatting football with you, have a great day!


not too much but I support my wifes favorite team. you?


I don't. Did you know there are only 11 minutes on average of gameplay per game? It doesn't really hold my interest.


That is actually my biggest complaint about the game. all the stopping. I always wondered how the commentators are able to know the stats of players so quickly. The fact that NFL players have trackers in their shoulder pads explains everything.


Yeah, it's interesting how the NFL has evolved. Did you know that the circular huddle was invented by a deaf quarterback?


That is really interesting and a great way to overcome the obstacle of not being able to hear the other players.


Yeah, and he didn't want the other team to be able to read his signs.


I wonder how long it took to teach the other players sign language. Isn't it crazy how there is only one left handed quarterback in the NFL. You'd think that there would be more.


Right. I wonder why that is. Another crazy thing is Tom Brady was a backup quarter back and his coach refused to start him even though they were losing.


I bet he regrets that choice now. I wonder how Brad Johnson managed to throw a touch down pass to himself. He is the only person to ever do so.


That is very cool. Tyreek Hill is another talented player. Have you heard of him?


He is the guy who scored 6 30 yard long touchdowns right? Quite a talented guy


Yes, he is a wide receiver who has the fifth fasted speed among NFL ball carriers. He goes 21.64 miles per hour. That's pretty fast!


that is extremely fast. I never knew that the first NFL playoff game was played on a dirt field belonging to the Hockey team the Blackhawks.


That's an interesting bit of history! Tyreek Hill might make history but some people think he is rated higher than he should be. They think opposing NFL teams will adapt to what is working for Hill.


Its interesting how many other people can affects a players ratings


Yeah, it's hard for me to understand when they analyze plays and future scenarios in such technical ways but apparently they expect that he will catch less deep touchdown passes in the future.


Apparently its a hard thing to repeat. Randy Moss scord 7 deep touchdown passes in 2007 and then only one in 2008


Yeah, I'm not sure if he will continue to succeed. However, it wouldn't be the end of the world if he didn't play in the NFL anymore. It turns out that there are other professions that pay more than the NFL. Engineers have higher lifetime earnings than NFL players, on average.


definitely better job security as an engineer, and less injuries.


Ha, that is true! What Alex Smith did was smart. He got his bachelor's degree in two years and started on his master's degree before becoming the number one pick for the 2005 nfl draft.


Hey there, I am a huge football fan. The NFL has 32 teams equally divided between the AFC and the NFC. We are Packers fan at my house, how about you?


My husband is a huge fan, so I know a bit about the game. Personally I don't understand all the hype for an average of only 11 minutes of live gameplay.


I understand because when I started watching football with my husband I didn't know anything. Now I know a little bit. Yeah, the live play time being so short is crazy! I think its weird that the NFL doesn't have a rule against female players.


Yes as long as they can meet the league's eligibility requirements. Who knows what those are though. Although they don't come right out and say they aren't allowed I wonder if the eligibility requirements would be difficult for women to meet. I for one wouldn't want to be in the middle of a play with some of those giants!


Me either! I would be the fastest runner out there even though I can't even walk fast. Terrifying. The average NFL player doesn't even earn as much as an engineer over a lifetime. Weird.


It makes you wonder if the super intelligent athletes like Alex Smith would have been better off pursuing a career in engineering lol. He was able finish a bachelor's degree in two years!


Yeah, right. He might be an exception to the rule since he is an amazing quarterback too though. Alex Smith was able to excel in anything he did or does. He was actually the overall draft pick in 2005. Baker Mayfield is up and coming now though.


To think Mayfield once considered quitting football to pursue full-time competitive gaming!


I know, right! I would be mortified if any of my kids tried to pull that fast one, HAHA


Did you know that New Orleans saints cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat in the same restaurant as any NFL player? They actually have to leave the restaurant if a player comes in while they are there.


What, no way! That's totally rude. I don't like that rule at all. Poor girls! That seem like a fantasy or I mean a bad fantasy alter-world,lol. Ya know a single fold in the brain makes the difference in perceiving reality and fantasy.


I find the perception is reality theory so fascinating! Speaking of fantasy, are you part of a fantasy football league?


Oh, I sure am part of a group! I won about $350 this season but the bragging rights are what I am really going for! Baker Mayfield is a QB that was on my team since he is from OU. They are my college fav.


That's awesome, congrats on the big win! I find it hilarious what people will create a fantasy league for. There is actually a fantasy draft for the National Spelling Bee!


HAHA! I would lose that fantasy team. Unless I could use my google dictionary at all times! lol. I have heard about fantasy congress leagues, that's funny!


I heard about that one too! Can you imagine drafting members of congress and hoping for their legislative success. I feel like it would take a loooooooong time before there was any winner declared for that one!


Yeah, forever They will prob have a "shutdown" immediately. That is why I stick with football.


Haha ya, the next left-handed quarterback will probably enter the NFL well before they see any sort of legislative success. Considering Kellan Moore is the only left-handed quarterback in the NFL I'd say the odds of both are just about as likely.


Yeah, they also track the velocity and movements of the players through chips in their uniforms. It's amazing technology they can use to help protect players.


Interesting! I'm sure there is a high degree of analytics that go on behind the scenes then.


Yes, highly paid people who spend a lot of time working on that.


I do, I am actually a huge fan of the NFL. How about yourself?


I watch it from time to time. did you see the superbowl?


yeah it was kinda underwhelming I wish there were more points scored


Yeah, in the end when you think about it there is only 11 minutes of actual game play


I agree 100%. It didn't really get exciting till that last drive by Brady. Do you think he is the best NFL player of all time?


I am not sure about that there are some other really good players out there. maybe as a quarterback yeah


Yeah it's debatable. I think he is really talented and definitely in the discussion. Do you have a favorite NFL team?


I do not I just watch the games sometimes. do you know women can play too


Yeah some women can be really good at it. I play a lot of Fantasy with other girls in my league


Nice. did you know the rule about new orleans cheerleaders?


they are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant as the players


wow I didn't know that that's interesting. do you play Fantasy at all?


no I do not. I know that people fantasy drafts the national spelling bee


Yeah I heard about that on my team. This year I drafted Tyreek Hill and he was one of my best players


Nice. did you know that a single fold in the brain makes the different between fantasy and reality?


I didn't know that, that's super interesting. There's so much science regarding fantasy and its growing into so many different applications


very true. do you know who wrote ' in the realism of the unreal?


wow that's very cool. you think you're gonna go to an NFL game soon?


Hello there, do you follow football at all?


Not too much TBH, but I do find some of the little facts and details about it to be quite interesting.  Like the pink locker room... LOL.  Heard about that one?


Yeah I think it was the university of Iowa in the visitors locker room if I'm correct.


Yeah, that's it!  A funny little way to try and psyche out your opponents, I think.  They did a study once wher ethey painted a weight room pink and found the lifters couldn't lift as much weight as normal.


That is too funny, I wonder who ever came up with that idea to try in the first place.


No clue. But I bet they had a good chuckle about it!  How about you?  Are you a big football fan?


I am a pretty big fan both of american and world football, do you have a favorite NFL team?


None in particular.. more familiar with certain players than I am teams.  For instance, I admire how former patriot qb Benjarvus has NEVER fumbled the ball in his entire NFL career.  That takes a  lot of skill!


That is just crazy for a back to never fumble once!  That takes an incredible amount of skill and concentration.


Pity Cumberland didn't have him on their team when they played Georgia TEch back in 1916.  They lost that game 222 to ZERO.  TWO  HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO.  Either GT was REALLY good or someone just wasn't trying that day!


I can hardly believe that, it doesn't even sound like a game.  It just sounds like a team ran from endzone to endzone.


So, how about you?  You got any teams or players you particularly like?


Yeah I am a Packers fan and was a huge Brett Favre fan to be honest.


Oh, that's neat!  Yeah, football is pretty popular these days, even though it's been going through a bit of a slump with all the latest controversies.  Did you know at one point though, bowlers made more than football stars?  Find that hard to believe.


I think that is hilarious!  But, it just goes to show just how much football has grown since then.


So, how about movies?  You watch a lot of movies?  I do when I get a chance.  Mainly horror and comedy, but I do catch dramas on occasion.


Yeah I do like to watch movies, there are some really good drama movies.  How about you?


You know actor Michael Caine?  They say he became an actor because all the prettiest girls in his school were in drama class.


I think that is awesome, funny what a simple move years earlier will do down the road.


Speaking of celebs, wonder what's up with Jim Carrey.  I've heard his new "belief system" prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.  Did he convert to something I wonder, or is it just a personal belief system?


I am not sure, but I think he has put in his time to choose whatever projects he wants now.  Anyways, good chatting with you, I hope you have a good day!


It is so crazy how many types of "football" there are


I like all forms, American being my favorite but I enjoy soccer and rugby as well. What about yourself?


I like "futbol" best. Soccer has so much more action and talent in my opinion. though I'm impressed with the superimposed  graphics in all of the sports that have made it easier to watch


I agree, considering that in an football game that their is only on average 11 minutes of actual game play.


no way, I didn't realize that. I just also have a huge issue with how scummy the NFL is to it's players and how much they extort their fans and tax payers.


That is true. The NFL has really grown probably too much, in the 60's the top bowlers made double the top football stars.


that is wild. I would like to see more people who are regular and down to earth perceived as that celebrity status and I would love to see a redistribution of wealth in this country. Celebrity status is always associated with wealth but I would want to see it associated with community involvement and activism more.


I know, they all make a ridiculous amount of money. Too much for any one person. I can't believe people pay $3000 for one ticket to the Superbowl.


it's crooked for sure. organized sports is a racket. they should take care of their players more too. the concussions that that suffer! the brain damage it causes later...


What else do you like to do? Do you enjoy TV and Movies?


I like to watch TV and movies. I like things that make me laugh. The movie Liar Liar cracked me up when I was little. I was surprised to learn that Jim Carey won't play in dramas anymore because of his beliefs about positivity in the universe and stuff


I still get a kick out of Liar Liar. I'm kicking my @$$! do you mind. Did you know that the Pixar studio has a secret room that celebrities often visit?


I have heard that before. I always wonder if it is more of an urban legend.


I guess you never know. Have you heard about the celebrity chef from Ethiopia, believes he can fight hunger in Ethiopia by encouraging people to eat more diverse food?


no that is amazing. I love the idea of diverse food. I think it is also important to recognize food waste. I would love to see more celebrity families using their power/fame to advocate for healthier things.


Celebrities really could do so much more! I mean Hugh Laurie made $700,000 per episode in house. that is just unfathomable.


yeah and judge judy makes like $123k and episode


I know she is the 2nd highest paid celebrity after Lebron James.


I wonder if either of them have been on sesame street like carol burnett


I wonder, there have been so many celebs on sesame over the years.


yes. there has been, I love how they teach emotional and educational things.


I do, I like the Patriots. I miss having Benjarvus Green-Ellis on our team. He never fumbled in his time with the Patriots or the Bengals.


I did, and I heard they won an Emmy for it!


Seems crazy the refs still get it wrong so much then.


Yeah it does. Do you know the highest score ever in a football game?


Yep, in 1916 Georgia Tech beat Cumberland that bad. I wonder if that was when they learned the triple option offense?


Possibly.  Maybe they should have told the losers their locker room would be painted pink if they lost?


I wonder if that's how Iowa got their visiting locker room painted that color?


Mind games haha.  By the way, there is no rule against women in football


There are some in high school levels but I have not heard of one in college yet.


I guess they don't want to have to deal with the drama. Speaking of that, did you know Michael Caine became an actor to meet girls in drama class?


Yup, also Jon Hamm taught Ellie Kemper in drama at his old high school. I wonder if the other kids could imagine they were in the presence of Don Draper and Erin?


Probably not at the time.  Jim carrey does not do drama anymore because of his beliefs.


I respect that, he just wants to project positive energy. I like his comedies alot more than his dramas.


Did you know that Pixar has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities?


I know that Wilson was the only president to have a PhD


Nice. Do you know who the three wealthiest presidents are?


Hmm I have not idea who that would be, who is it?


Nice. DId you know Lincoln was the first president that had a photo taken during the inauguration


Nice. THe president of Indonesia is a pop star


WOw nice. In the photo with Lincoln was also the John Wilkes booth


WOw. The Indonesia guy has already released three albums


WOw good for him. Did you know in Guatemala relatives of the president cannot run for that position ever?


Nice, I guess that is how they combat issues with nepotism and such


Maybe. DO you know that congress can declare someone a honorary citizen?


Nice, did not know that. The republicans and democrats play a game of baseball every year since 1909


Nice, are they keeping score on who is winning?


Yes the republicans are currently leading by three points


Nice. Steven Colbert is a supporter of work visas for immigrants and once went in front of the congress to defend that


Wow that is amazing. Elmo also testified in front of COngress once?


Yes and it is the only non human to testify


All the time actually, I like to watch the Simpsons, and you?


Hello, did you know that the government shut down because of Trump?


I am very aware, it has been a crazy time with this President.


I agree. Speaking of presidents, the first president of Zimbabwe was dubbed banana. He must like bananas


Haha, that is an odd name for a president! It is as funny as the president in Indonesia that made 3 pop albums while he was in office....must have had a lot of time on his hands!


I know right? The president in Indonesia is like the asian version of Kanye West. Doesn't Kanye West want to run for president?


I have heard that on television that Kanye wants to run for president ...don't know how well that will work out but crazier things have happened! Almost as funny as how congress has a fantasy congress that they draft members of congress  lol....so much comedy :)


Wasn't he talking to Trump recently? He wants to make a difference in politics. Drafting members? That makes me think of basketball players getting drafted from one team to the next.


Yes, Kanye was in the White House visiting the president not too long ago, I watched the video on the television. It was very very crazy...Kanye had to shut down his social media accounts because of backlash.


I was curious why Kanye did that!!! Now I know why he stopped his social media!


Yep, it was really not good PR for Kanye. But I am sure it will blow over. Did you see on TV the State of The Union Address tonight by President Trump?


I was just curious I missed it, but I am sure there will be replays on TV later.


I do not plan to watch it. I only wait for the news for the results


Yeah, social media is already talking about it, I probably won't watch Tv tonight anyway lol. I have a couple Tv shows to watch, do you watch TV?


I do watch TV but not politics. I find it crazy that there are a lot of pokemon episodes beyond my expectation.


Yes, there have been over 750 episodes for 16 years. I don't know if it is still on tv....


It is on television. Also, they have it in Netflix as well. I love the first  season of Pokemon. Ash is still 10 years old to this very day.


Oh really? I didn't know if it was still on anywhere or if it was TV reruns. I watch The Simpson reruns


They should be on television reruns. Anyways, the Simpson reruns are only online, from my preference.


Oh, I watch them. It is also fun to watch That 70s Show, love it, one of my fav TV shows! It has been great chatting!


Hi, how are you doing this fine morning?


I'm doing well. It appears that people in Gaza are not as there were some deaths according to the Israeli defense minister.


Yes, I heard about that incident apparently it happened during a protest at the border that was done to mark the anniversary of land appropriation by Israel in 1976.


Yeah, it looks like 15 palestinians died. Did you know the first computer also was written by a women?


No, I didn't know that little tidbit, but it wouldn't surprise me at all.


Well, that seems like a pretty old fashioned name.


Hilarious, well Windows 95 was the 2nd most installed piece of software installed on computes, but number 1 was Doom. Have you ever played it?


No, I haven't I'm not much of a gamer.  Crossword puzzles and riddles are more my thing.


Awesome. The first google computer at Stanford was housed in custom made enclosures constructed from legos.


That's nice, my grandson loves legos.  Getting back to the Gaza situation.  You know that must be an awful way to have to life your everyday life.


I'm not sure, it doesn't sound fun. I've never been there. No desire to visit. I hear a lot about it on the radio.


Me either.  Speaking of radio, did you know that by Canadian law all radios must play at least 40% Canadian music.  Isn't that wild?


No, how bizarre? I don't even know any canadian musicians.


Celine Dion, is the only one I can think of.


Ah, yeah. How could I forget her. I've only been to Canada twice, have you been?


Yes, a couple just mainly to see Niagra Falls, though.But, I didn't listen to the radio so I can't tell you if the 40% rule was being adhered to or not. Lol


I've been to Niagra falls. Apparently there is a radio station that translates solar activity into sounds.


That's cool.  I heard that Jupiterhas radio storms that are so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.


yeah, maybe that is what is also causing the solar wind?


Maybe.  It's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I need to go grocery shopping, I'll talk with you later.


hi, do you know much about the president?


Well, I think i am learning more everyday. I respect the office of the presidency. I visited to White House an noticed how much larger the guest house seemed to be. I was looking from far away though.


yeah that is strange, maybe they just get a lot of guests


Hmmm, that is an observation for sure. I am fascinated by the wealthy presidents which were JFK, Washington and Jefferson. Do you know anything about the presidency?


I know the president of indonesia is a pop artist


Oh really? How stange for sure. The first president of zimbabwe had the nickname Banana. What a hoot. I don't know how to take a president serious with a nickname like Banana. It reminds me of a kids song.


Yeah they guy went on to release three albums


Release albums? Weird. The U.S used to have some interesting procedures for electing the president. The runner up was automatically the vice pres. until 1805 when it changed and became the way it is today.


Yeah glad it changed otherwise I could not see Trump and Clinton working with each other


No, that would not be a good match, infact. I totally agree with you on that.


Yeah, I use it all the time. I use programs all the time too. I use my microwave everyday and that is because a computer controls it. Computers are every I look in my house. Robots and computers-aided designs are in most every electronic now.


that is very true. did you know apple voidds the warranty if you smoke near their computers


I have never heard of that, hmmm? That must be in the small print. It must be because smoking is a biohazard of sorts.


yeah I think that is the reason too but I had not heard of it before either


Pretty interesting for sure. I learned that someone built a working computer from 16-bit computer using nothing but the basic minecraft building blocks, truly amazing. A long time ago in 1936 the russians also built a computer that ran on water. The race to build computers was on.


and it still seems to be. do you listen tot he radio much?


I often listen to a website that has thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas and its all for free. I appreciate the fact that the website offers it for free.


yeah me too that is really nice. you can also catch Jupiter's storms on the radio


I have enjoyed that recently. I wish I could understand the latin channel. Since 1989 a finnish radio station has broadcast 'nuntii latini'


that is amazing wonder how many listeners they have. nice chat


I enjoy the radio from time to time, but mostly listen to Apple Music. Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up by am radio!


Wow! I wonder what that sounds like? Do you think that they're storms like they kind we experience on earth?


That's a good question I guess they would sound like static. Radio carries sound using electromagnetic energy so I think it interferes with that.


Radios are supposed to be somewhat simple machines, they say that soldiers in WWII made them out of razorblades and pencils but I find that so hard to imagine!


Oh yeah the foxhole radios? I need to look that up on my computer! Speaking of computers did you know that smoking near an apple computer voids the warranty as it makes it a biohazard?


That's so weird! You'd think smoke of some kind was used to make the computer to begin with. I guess those people are all covered up though, right? I wonder if there are other things on their biohazard list


Yes I would like to know that as well. You ever heard of transhumanists? It is a group of people who want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks!


I didn't know there was a name for a person like that. All that type of stuff seems so Twilight Zone it's hard to imagine that it could be real. What do you think they hope to accomplish by that?


Yes I think it's very odd too. They probably want to live on forever. Maybe the Russians will find a way. They found a way to build a computer that ran on water!


That seems counter intuitive doesn't it? Although maybe "running on water" means like water power like dams and the like?


Yes that's a good theory. I think you could be right. I didn't know that simple devices like microwave ovens and remote controls were considered computer devices!


I've never really thought about it before but I guess that makes sense because you input commands into a microwave and it does what you ask, right?


True yes. Someone even built a working computer using the basic minecraft building blocks. It was only a 16-bit computer though but still!


I can't imagine ever doing that, could you? These people who are building radios and computers from stuff just lying around truly amaze me


No I could never! Yes they are so smart with tech! The space shuttles general purpose computer only runs on 1mb of Ram!


How is that even possible? That seems like so little! I wonder if there are so many computers involved on board and at ground control that they don't need to be that powerful


Yeah I don't understand it all in its entirety to be honest! Just as long as the president knows what's going on! The top 3 wealthiest presidents have been JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


Oh really? I wonder how Trump compares to them now?


I would guess he would be number one. I wonder if the president of Indonesia cashed out with his pop albums? Well it was nice talking with you!


Good morning and well; thank you for asking as well as chatting with me this morning! Do you know that in 1936 a computer was made by the Russians that ran on water?


Yes. Its amazing what some people can come up with.


I for one am not that smart but for some to build a working computer that runs on water or like another that built a 16-bit computer using the basic building blocks from the minecraft building game is amazing to me.


Its really something that they could build a computer from minecraft building blocks.


Do you know that computers by the apple corporation can be labeled as biohazard an d the warrenty becomes void if they are smoked around?


I have also heard that some transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers as well as to memory sticks; I mean how is that even possible or done for that matter?


You and I both; HA HA! I was reading a factoid book the other day of weird and interesting facts and do you know that the first president in Zimbabwe was called President Banana?


I just wonder who and how these things are come up with? For example; the president of Indonesia released three pop albums while in office, do they have that much free time as president to entertain the possibility of singing?


I have read that before.  Maybe he was in show business before he was elected.


I would think that is a possibility as well. Do you know the three most richest US presidents were that of JFK, Jefferson and Washington?


Yes. I read once that Jefferson was very wealthy.


I by no means want to be president I just want enough money that my bills are paid and I have enough left over to eat until the next payday. I do find it interesting though that the guest house to the White House is larger that the White House it's self.


Do you listen much to the radio? I do at times and find it interesting to know that in WW2 a radio was made by some soldiers from a razor blade and a pencil calling them foxhold radio's.


I have read that before. I keep meaning to look up on the internet how to do that.


I just find it interesting at some of things people come up with of the simplest things and make something functional as a result.


I guess when people have a need for something, they can get it done in most cases.


The mother of inventing is that of a need I was always reminded from my grandmother! Did you know that Jupiter has storms so strong that they can be picked up on an AM radio?


I did read that somewhere. I would like to listen to one of those storms on the radio.


I think it would be really cool to listen to as well. I mean compared to storm I have here as my own house at times would there be anything similar you think?


I do not  think we have anything similar on earth.


Just simple things I seem to wonder about at times I suppose, I mean is a storm here by any means the same as another planet? in a sense I would think yes but on the other hand maybe no? The basic foundation would be the same but maybe it is the level of actual waves of electricity would differ?


I think the  difference in the atmosphere would make the storms very different.


You are probably correct on that! I am going to have to investigate that further this afternoon I think and see if I can find that radio station and see if I can find the sounds of a storm on Jupiter and see how it compares to a storm here on earth.


Well its been nice talking to you. Have a nice day.


I agree; I hope you have a fantastic day as well.


I am having trouble twith the done button on my side. there may be a glitch.


I do, all of the time. It's hard to believe someone created a computer that can be instructed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically via programming.


That is crazy right, well the Russians did make a computer that ran on water back in the year 1936


That is pretty forward thinking for the time. I know smoking by an apple computer voids the warranty by making it a bio hazzard.


That a terrible way to lose a warranty, computers have advanced a lot over the years


They sure have. Someone has built a working 16 bit computer using nothing but the basic minecraft building blocks.


That is crazy, must require a lot of skill, building a computer out of minecraft blocks


Do you know the space shuttle general purpose computer?


I have heard about it. Is it the one that runs on 1mb of RAM?


Yeah the same one, kind of scary, 1 mb is nothing now a days,


It sure isn't. I find it odd that trans humanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.


That is odd, I wonder if that will work, so many memories, humans are complex so a lot can be lost in the process


Yes, I agree. It's crazy what people think.


Do you also listen to the radio or not anymore?


I do. I really like the radio. Did you know Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up and heard by an am radio?


I didnt know that no, I did hear about the Canadian government and a law that they have concerning local music


I have heard they require at least 40% of the music played to be Canadian.


Yeah 40% of the music, I think its great that they support local talent


Yes, I agree. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


I would love to tune in that site, I love drama series.


I couldn't imagine living in such a volitile area as the gaza strip.


I know what you mean.  It's dangerous with Hamas took it over 11 years ago.


It is so sad because the militaries are trying their best to kill each other and the innocents that live there are just stuck in the middle of this war.


It is sad.  I'm not sure if the land belongs to Israel or Palestine but I do know that there have been three ways with Hamas.


It is terrible. In the recent attacked it wasn't just militants either. Over 80 of the people were women and children.


I get that there are emotions on both sides and have been that way for years but it does some that some of the people just make things worse.  When you have crowds of angry people streaming towards a border someone is bound to get hurt.


For sure. Everytime I read something about it I wonder how the doctors in those areas feel. It is their job to heal and all they see over and over is this death and destruction.


That's a good point. I'm sure it is very hard for them.  There is definitely a lot of gun shot wounds and bombing injuries to deal with.  I heard during the peak of one border crisis there was gunshot injury every few minutes.


That is terrible. You would think in this day and age with all our advancements and tech we would stop shooting each other.


i hear you there. If the russians can make a computer than can run on water then people can surely find other ways to iron out grievances.


A computer that ran on water!? That is amazing! It is crazy how far computers have come in such a short amount of time.


I know.  I mean, there's a guy or girl that built one out of minecraft building blocks.


That would be so cool to see. It is interesting to me how many things computer chips are in nowdays from tvs to something as simple as a remote.


They are in everything aren't they?  Who knew programs would be so important years ago.  Back in the day people were happy to make a radio out of a pencil and a razor blade and now we have people trying to find ways to upload their minds to computers.


I don't understand people sometimes. Of course it all comes down to hubris and not wanting to accept that death is a part of the human condition.


You'll have to explain to me what hubris is. I am not familiar with that term.


Basically ego. So what makes a politician get up in the morning.


Oh I get it.  It's like the president of indonesia not only being president but releasing 3 pop albums as well.


Pretty much. Why music albums? Like is running a country not enough for you? Are things that great that it doesn't require your entire focus?


Exactly! Does he need that much attention all the time?  In our country the guest house of the president is bigger than the president's house.  Doesn't sound like too much ego there.


We have some of the wealthiest presidents though. Look at JFK.


Hello, How are you? Yes, I enjoy going to the games!! Do you?


I'm great thank you. I love going to games myself. Did you know Jabbar's dunk was banned in college for 10 years?


No, really! Was that the same as the granny dunk  or something else?


I have no idea what style of dunk it was. In 39 of 50 states, the top paid state employee is either a college basketball or football coach.


Yes, I heard that too! interesting. Did you know both basketball and volleyball were invented by the YMCA? Love them both!


Oh wow I didn't know that. I also love them both.


I didn't know that Shaq only had one recorded 3pt score throughout his whole career? I remember him when he played for the Orlando Magic!! Use to go to those games too!


Wow I didn't know that either. The New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the Tall Blacks.


Really, I didn't know New Zealand had a basketball team? Not sure if that name is PC in the US?


I bet that name wouldn't fly here in the US. The Supreme Court has a basketball court on their top floor.


Yes, I heard that! Very cool. Great way to get exercise while at work!! I think it was called the highest court in the land! lol, Good one.


Very clever name for the court. Did you know Reggie Miller had a sister who was better at basketball than he was?


No really, was she tall? Talented family for sure!!


Not too sure how tall she is. Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA, but Jordan still wore them and Nike paid his fines.


That's true, smart move!! Did you see Space Jam?


I have seen it. I love that movie. What about you?


Yes, Great  probably why it was the highest grossing basketball movie of all time! I'm surprised Woodrow Wilson was the only president with a PHD!


For sure. I find that hard to believe he's the only one with a PHD!


Yeah, right? Its too bad that Wilkes Booth had to be in the first photo taken at an inauguration with Lincoln!


For sure! Well, it was a pleasure talking to you. Have a good day.


Hi, do you think that President Trump is the richest one ever?


Trump? Who knows? Has anyone seen his tax returns?  Without that info, I would have to guess that JFK was richest. Am I right?


Yes, JFK was one of the top three richest presidents. I heard that Washington and Jefferson were the other two.


Nice! But if Presidents are so rich, why don't they stay in the guest house instead of the White House? After all, it is bigger!


Yeah, one would think! I guess its the prestige rather than all that space!  Did you know that the President of Indonesia released three pop albums while he was in office?  He either needed money to build his guest house or his job doesn't pay that much.


Or he is a better singer than politician?  You know, until 1805, the runner up in the election for President autiomatically became VP. But that was back when both candidates were nationalists and had the interests of the US at heart..


I agree, totally. back in the 1800's I think it was such an honor to become president of this country that the politicians worked more closely together. The role of the president is supposed to be prominent and encompassing. But, now-a-days, they attacj each other on every front. It's a pity, really.


They need a good humbling!  I heard a story about NBA hall-of-famer, Reggie Miller, and how he was humbled. As it turns out, he was coming home after a great performance and chose to brag to his family about his 40-pt game. As it turned out, his sister ad just scored 105 pts in her game, breaking 8 national records. That is humbling!


Yeah, he probably needed that wake-up call!  Also, did you know that physicists proved that shooting a basketball "granny style" is the best way to score points on the line but that the NBA players won't do it because it looks so stupid?


They are all so focused on money and fame now.  Have you seen the kind of money they make with endorsement deals? Iverson pockets $800k per year and will get a $32 milllion payout at age 55. Outlandish!


Wow, that's a lot of money! Did you know that Kareen Abdul-Jabbar's constant use of the dunk shot got it banned from college basketball for over a decade now?


Well, he was awesome!  Reminds me alot of Tim Duncan of the Spurrs, who made the choice to stay in college for 4 years instead of jumping for dollars.


Tim Duncan sounds like he loved going to school! Talk about jumping for dollars, did you know that in 39 out of 50 states that the highest paid state employee is either a basketball or a football coach? That's amazing, I didn't think they made that much money!


I wonder how much James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, I wonder how much he made?  He was the only losing coach Univ of Kansas ever had...


Hum, sounds like a good question. Another funny thing is that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor and they call it the "highest court in the land". Now that's funny!


I wonder if they play pick up games?  I bet Rut Bader Ginsber is always chosen last!


I'm not sure about that but I heard that the New Zealand basketball team are nicknamed the "tall blacks" which is kind of strange.


Their team needs to be integrated... Hey, maybe we can get a game going between the supreme court justices and the Tall Blacks? I wonder is Air Jordans are banned on that court?


Ha, ha, ha! That was a good one! Yes, I know that Jordan wears them anyway because Nike is willing to pay the fine for every game he wears them in.


Yeah. Poor guy. Without his Nike endorsement, he would probably be homeless. Or maybe just have 5 less homes... Hey, nice chatting with you!


Yeah, almost as much fun as stuffing a 9 inch ball through an 18 inch hoop!


I love it. Have you ever seen Space Jam?


Yes I love that movie. Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?


I have heard of him and SPace Jam is the highest grossing basketball movie


Nice. Kareem used the dunk shot so much it got banned


Wow. Do you know where the sport was invented?


I do not know where but I know it was James Naismith , a coach at U of Kansas


Nice, it was invented at the YMCA maybe he worked there too


Yeah maybe, he was the only losing coach at the University


WOw that is really ironic, the inventor and the loser


Yes he is a great player. DO you like DUncan?


I like DUncan yes. Reggie Miller was good but his sister was always better?


So good she broke 8 national records when she scored 105 points in a game


Wow that is amazing, what a family of talented kids


I know. Iverson signed a deal with Rebook where they pay him $800 000 per year till he is 55


Wow that is amazing, I guess he is pretty much set for life


Yes especially since after 55 he gets $32 million


Wow. Many NFL players go bankrupt after they retire


Love it. Did you know LeBron is going to be in the next space jam movie?


Hmm I am not sure if I have heard of him actually


He is the guy that used the dunk shot so much , it got banned for a while


WOw cool. Along with voleyball , basketball was invented at the YMCA


Cool. Do you know who was the guy that invented it though?


Hmmm good question, I have no idea, who?


It was the coach of U of Kansas who invented it and the only losing coach


Wow what? Do you know Wilson is the only president to have a PhD


Cool. DO you know who the three wealthiest presidents are?


Yes and the top of the list are Jefferson, Washington and JFK


Wow nice. Lincoln was the first one to be photographed during inaugurantion


Cool. Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


I am not sure but he has released three albums already


Oh wow. DId you know the last president to speak a foreign language was FDR


Strange. Do you know how the VP used to be elected


He is a great player. Do you know Reggie Miller?


TIm DUncan decided to finish college and then go to the NBA


Dennis Rodman sure has an interesting history with Noth Korea!


ya I know they love hiim over there, I do like basketball a lot, do you?


Me too, I think its a great game 5 vs 5 and a lot of action


oh ya I agree, very silly that they tried to ban the dunk for over a decade, Kareem was too good with it!


I know right? why ban one of the best moves the game has to offer, its a good thing the move is allowed again.


I know right, but ya in New Zealand they have a team nicknamed the "tall blacks" don't think that would fly in the USA haha


It woulnt thats a terrible nickname lol, you know even the supreme court has a basketball court in one of its floors.


haha yes and its called the "highest court in the land", they should televise some games from up there haha


They should lol, imagine watching a game of recently convicted felons vs judges, that would be a match I would pay for lol


lol I would watch that, kind of sad that in about 40 states teh top paid public emplyee is a basketball or a football coach


I wonder how much they make thoug? maybe basketball coaches just make a ton of money afterall its a sport that involves a lot of cash


ya I don't know unfortunately, can you guess the top 3 richest presidents though? See if you can get all of them


Ok so Trump must be in that list, Kennedy and the other one must be Carter, am I close?


haha nope its JFK, washington and Jefferson, I guess they accounted for inflation but ya trump is not top 3!


Thats hard to believe, the guy has a guest house thats larger than the white house, how can he not be on the list!!


I know right! would you vote for a guy whose last name is banana, that is the real president of Zimbabwe, President Banana!


Well if he ran against Trump and there were no other candidates I might consider it lol


haha well that is true, did you see that previously the runner up in the US election would become the VP, what do you think about that


I think Clinton and Trump arent a good fit and its probably a good idea things arent like that anymore lol, can you imagine how much fighting there would be among parties


oh it would be crazy, I'd watch that as a TV show but it'd be too scary for real life haha


Yes a lot. Did you know they are mentioned in one third of divorce papers?


WOw that is a lot. Did you know Myspace turned down the offer to buy them?


Did not know that, that was not a smart decision for them


I know, they could have paid $75 million and make billions by now


Exactly. One third of americans have it as their primary news source


Wow that is a lot. Do you know why it is blue?


I have no idea but I know that they have 56 genders listed


WOw. It is blue because Mark is green and red colorblind


A lot actually. Did you watch the SImpsons ever?


Yes i do, HOmer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes


Wow and there is an episode where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned


Sometimes do you have a favorite skit in there?


Yes I like their longest running one, The Weekend Update


Nice. Did you know That 70s show failed in the UK?


I do. You can even listen to Jupiter's storms in the am radio


Cool. There is a radio station that translates solar activity to music


hey my friend, do you ever watch any television?


I like to watch the news on the television and only a few other shows like the Simpsons.


ah yes, did you see the one episode where bart neither is talked about nor appears?


No, I did not think that was possible since Bart Simpson is the star of the show. Well. Homer is also the star because he appeared in over 400 episodes.


that's true, do you watch South Park, I loved that episode where they roasted family guy and the simpsons crew sent them flowers afterwards


I do not watch South Park but I love SNL and Shark tank.


thats cool, I loved the Pokemon series as a kid, apparently they have over 750 episodes now


I don't have that much time to watch television because I work so hard at my job.


that makes sense, have you seen Thomas the Tank though? I guess George Carlin did the narrator voice for a bit


Did you know Bill Murray voiced the voice of the Human Torch in the fantastic four radio show. He is one of my favorite comedians.


ya he's a cool dude I like him, have you ever seen the show That 70's Show?


Yes, I liked the cast of that show. It also depicted the time period perfectly.


ya I liked that about it, but they tried to remake it in the UK, it got cancelled after only 10 episodes haha


That is interesting. The show was all about the cast.


ya maybe the cast was bad, do you use Facebook? I know I have an account but don't use it


I Have two facebook accounts. I use one for personal and family and another for a website but I don't use them very much anymore either. I would not trust it to use as my primary source of news.


nope I don't like facebook much, its funny how its colors are blue because the creator was colorblind


That makes sense for a colour blind person to choose one colour in their design.


yup I agree, and ya myspace turned down buying facebook for only 75 mil back in the day, they must be pretty upset now


That was a straight loss for MySpace. It is so big that more people are on facebook then there are people in the world 200 years ago.


wow that is crazy, I would totally do the Facebook Burger King promotion btw, I would get rid of all my friends online for a whopper im starving haha


No, I do not. FB is a social media and networking service. I am antisocial and private by nature. The two do not mix. You?.


I do have a Facebook account and I can respect that, I think that FB can be invasive.


What started out as a Harvard school student site has blossomed into a global empire. Hard to stay under the radar when the whole earth has access to your album of selfies...


I agree, but its also a great way to keep you memories, MySpace had the chance to buy Facebook and didnt, that was a terrible decision indeed.


Yeah. My dog had a MySpace page, and now both my dog and MySpace are but footnotes in history. Another historical item: Iceland is rewriting their constitution via FaceBook. 77 "Likes" for representation government.


I guess Iceland cares about the opinion of its people, theres a town in Germany were the like button is prohibited.


I "like" that! Why don't they just outlaw the color blue? After all, FB is primarily blue because Zuckerberg is red green color blind.


Ive always thought it was because of a marketing strategy, did you hear about the promotion Burger King had?


Yeah, drop 10 friends for a Whopper. That means each friend is valued at 1/10 of a Whopper. Who needs the gold standard, we have the Whopper!


I wish I knew at the time, I love Burger King and definetely would unfriend many of my facebook contacts.


I wish they made that promo into a TV commercial. It could have had a nice jingle and everything to single as you "defriend" each poor forgotten soul. And the McDonalds could have a "add 10 friends for free fries" promo and the burger wars would be on again!


That would be an interesting idea and not only for tv but I think it can also work in radio.


You know you can tune your radio in to listen to storms on Jupiter. I wonder if aliens on Jupiter can tune in to hear Radio burger commercials...


Who knows, they might come to get some Whoopers and creat a FB account just to get them for free lol


Nice! You know, there is a website that allows access to thousands of hours of classic radio dramas. I wonder if those aliens would develop an appetite for that too...


I didnt know that I bet aliens would appriciate it for sure, I know I would, I am going to google that.


While you are at it, Google the term, "Nuntil Latini" too. It is the name of a Finnish radio show-- a weekly news program done in Latin. Maybe the aliens speak Latin as their primary language.


A good reason to start learning latin, we wouldnt want to have a comminication issues specially if they do not come in peace.


Good thinking! But what if the aliens don't have radios? Could they make one out of Jupiter dust?


I guess they could, if soldiers could made them out of razorblades and pencils then they might be able to craft radios.


yeah it's a part of her book tour right? Looks like her book is selling extremely well, Im very happy for her


Yes. Burger king had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on facebook you get a free whopper.


All of them I think. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


that's actually very interesting. Apparently myspace was offered to buy Facebook for only $75 mil to which they refused


Wow. He's rich. According to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian.


wow I wonder if they play a lot of Justin Bieber haha. Apparently, Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein


He's annoying. Soldiers in wwii made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios.


It's amazing they were able to make that with just some simple tools. So there are over 750 episodes of "pokemon." that's about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


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


I really want to listen to that. Facebook is primarily blue because mark zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness


I didn't know that. Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein.


that's interesting. Since 1989 a finnish radio station has broadcast 'nuntii latini' - a weekly news program conducted entirely in classical latin


Interesting. There is only one episode of the simpsons where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned


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


That's a lot. When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew.


I haven't watched that episode. celand are rewriting their constitution via facebook; allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations.


Good idea. Tv can mean the device or show.


Wow I didn't know that. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


I do not. Is she a special person of note?


She's a celebrity who became famous for being on American Idol many years ago. She's a huge advocate for the March for Our Lives movement.


What is the March of Our Lives movement? Who is it for?


It's a rally that was held in Washington DC to raise awareness for victims of gun violence, as it's becoming a national emergency in the United States.


It has become a problem. The March of our Lives (MOOL?) sounds like a good movement.


It's actually March For Our Lives, but yes, it's a rather powerful organization. Jennifer Hudson, the celebrity I mentioned before, has had three of her family members killed by guns.


Oh, MFOL. Thats better. I hope they accomplish something about the guns. The guns are a problem nowadays but it doesnt seem that us regular people can do anything.


I'm not sure that's true. The rally in Washington last year gathered hundreds of thousands of people. We just have to keep trying to get the President's attention until we get a President who will listen.


I think he cant hear over the whooshing sound all that gun money makes as it travels through DC.


That's probably true, but oddly enough, Trump isn't even considered one of the wealthiest presidents.


I suspect he resents that fact more than anything. "FAKE NEWS." He would change the numbers just to get to the #1 spot.


Could you imagine living back in the days when the runner up to the election was the Vice President? That would be interesting.


I figure you could make all kinds of trouble and sass with that type of election. Run some crank for president then get him in the white house as VP. He could sell soap or lady's undergarments or what have you.


Wouldn't be as fun as Indonesia, where the president has a decent pop career and three albums.


I reckon that he made a law that folks had to buy thealbums or they would get arrested.


I think that the President of Indonesia is probably a dictator. He wants to make money so he gets people to buy his album...or else.


Why do you assume that? Indonesia is a highly developed country with a democracy.


I remember some sort of movie about the dictator not feeding his people and there were riots or something. Isnt there some dictator or something from back in the day? Am I think of a different country?


I'm not sure, there are hundreds of countries and only fifty current dictators. But typically, the title of "president" refers to the head of state of a republic government.


I thought China had a president for life or something. In authoritarian regimes, a dictator or leader of a one-party state may also be called a president.


That's true, but as I said, there aren't that many of them anymore and Indonesia is definitely a democratic republic.


Hello, did you know that a trunk of a car really used to be a wooden trunk?


I did not but I did know that McDonalds was the first one to have a drive thru


I think McDonalds has the first everything. I'm surprised there isn't one in the presidents guest house, as it is bigger than the white house.


They realized that soldiers weren't allowed to come inside with their uniforms on so did something to help them out. Huge success and ingenious in my opinion


I think we should go back to the old way of having the VP be the one who lost the election.


I absolutely agree, especially during this presidency.


Maybe we should call him President Banana, instead of the first president of Zimbabwe.


I wonder what he thinks of Judge Judy and LeBron being the highest paid celebrities?


He most likely would argue with you and say he gets paid more and is smarter than both of them and can play basketball better than Lebron


You are probably right. There is no way he would ever be in the secret Pixar room, as he only goes to his own properties.


I wonder if he can sing as well as the Indonesian president?


In his mind he can.I bet he thinks he would do a better job in Aladdin, than Robin Williams.


I firmly believe that he behaves more like a dictator than a president when behind closed doors away from the cameras


He doesn't even disguise it. There is an adorable old man (about the same age) in Ethiopia who is a celebrity chef. He was in the construction business, and is trying to get people to eat more diverse foods. Check out Grandpa Kitchen on youtube.


I will do that. Have you watched his channel. Sounds like he is bit more of a celebrity and more of an influencer in his country


Yes, I have. I have even tried a few of his recipes.


They are. His take on mac & cheese is very good, so are some of the fish dishes.


Of his, it's the Chicken Biryani and the butter chicken.


Well time for me to go see what the President is up to on the news now.


Good morning. Do you watch much Television.


Not too much anymore, I'd say I watched a  lot more television when I was younger.


I dont really watch too much either. I used to like that 70s show. Did you ever watch that?


I remember it being on, we watched a season or two but lost interest in later shows.


Well they remade it over in the UK using word for word dialogue. It wasnt a very big hit it got canceled after only ten episodes.


Have you ever heard of Game Theory, I seem to hear more and more about it now?


I dont believe I have what is all the hubbub about it?


I suppose it is just the explanation of how games work and then extrapolating it to the real world.


That sounds interesting. Did you know that the official business attire in Hawaii is the aloha shirt not a suit and tie?


Never been one for dressing up myself, I think I'd be happier in one of those aloha shirts than regular office wear.  I prefer a polo even more.


Polo does make a nice shirt. Did you know they were originally invented for tennis by rene crocodile lacoste.


Funny to think that a semi dress piece of clothing was made for sport.  I guess people were more civilized back then.


Must have been. I heard that at Billy mays funeral the pallbearers wore blue shirts and khaki pants.


That's amusing, I wonder if the funeral was advertised as As Seen On TV!


Lol. In China during the cultural revolution gang fashion involved layering as many shirts as you could and then popping the collar. Kind of seems like a strange ritual to me.


Kids and gangs will always find a way to subvert the norms.  they must have looked kind of odd and immobile, not the best thing for a gang member I would have thought.


That is so true. So did you know that the top three wealthiest presidents were JF washington and jefferson?


No Trump in there, I guess that goes to the whole tax issue, is he as wealthy as he says he is.  Apparently he used to threaten to sue the New York Times whenever they questioned his wealth.


I think he just does not like the NY times. I dont really see how it is peoples business how much money he has. Its nobodies business how much money I have. Just because he has more than me. I should get to know how much he has. It dont make sense.


Very true, but the President has always made it a central part of his image and drawn attention to it.  I really don't care how much he has, but stop telling me how much you have.


Have a good rest of the day, maybe well chat again, good bye.


Not as much, just a few shows, how about yourself?


Me too, I like the animated ones like south park and family guy the most


Ah yes I used to watch those, I'm currently keeping up with Fresh Off the Boat and Superstore at the moment


nice I still have not seen those but I want to! Did you know when south park made fun of family guy, the simpsons sent them flowers


Interesting fact, how did you come about knowing that?


I read it in an article, I guess the simpsons were sick of family guy but not popular enough to take them on, south park was.


I see, do you enjoy the shows enough to buy shirts of the shows? Some with your favorite character or favorite quotes?


I used to as a kid, but now not so much. I prefer polo shirts, you?


Got some shirts of my favorite Anime such as Attack on Titan and Kuroko No Basket. But now that I work retail at Target red is a must, so my closet is full of red polos and red tshirts from weekend events we do


those are sweet shirts! I bet, red all day! Did you get into watching pokemon much?


As a kid yes, but haven't been watching for a while now, still play the video games though and I'm excited for the new ones coming soon


I loved pokemon as a kid, there are 750 episodes of them!


Is that the current total? I feel like there could be more. You ever catch the pokemon marathon stream they did on twitch?


I have not, I need to. That would bring back the good memories! I like watching that 70s show on netflix


Was never really a fan of that, a lot of people recommend that and the office but for me it wasn't my personal taste


I love the office, the had a successful UK version too but I did not like that much. There is a that 70s show remake in the UK that only had 10 episodes


Yea I would be interested to see it, UK and USA have different styles of humor. It was so nice talking with you!


Same with you, I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!


Hello, did you know that JFK, Washington, and Jefferson where the three richest Presidents in history.


That is surprising to me. When you're a president you get to live in luxury. But did you know the guest house is larger than the white house?


No, I didn't know that.  I did know that the President Banana was what they called the first President of Zimbabwe.


I wonder why they would call him that. Apparently being president could be good for your music career. The president of Indonesia has released three pop albums while in office


I wonder if Trump sings, lol. I think we should go back to when the runner up for President was automatically the Vice President.


Wow, that would be very interesting. People would be forced to get along somewhat.


I think that could be very useful.  That is how they did it until 1805.


Yes, then different parties would work together. Have you been to a presidential library?


No I have not.  Speaking of libraries and books, if you publish a book in Norway, they will buy 1000 copies and send them to libraries around the country.


That seems really helpful to new authors.


Yes, I think that is great.  I think it is good that there are more libraries than Mcdonald's in the US.


In Sacramento you can check out more than books, even sewing machines.


Really, that is cool.  Are you a Tv fan.  I am a huge tv and movie buff.  Did you know that there is only one episode that Bart Simpson did not appear in or is mentioned.


No, I had not heard that. I wonder why they decided to omit him. Are you into Pokemon? Apparently there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon!


My son loved Pokemon when he was young.  He loved Thomas the Tank engine also.  George Carlin, Alec Baldwin, and Ringo Star all narrated Thomas for at least 52 episodes.


Sometimes when a show is good they try to remake it. They tried to redo that 70s show in the UK, verbatim, and it only lasted ten episodes


Guess they like different things over there.  I heard the Simpsons crew send the producers of South Park flowers when they aired its Family Guy episode finale.


I think it might have just been because the remake wasn't as good. It will be interesting to see if libraries survive in this age of internet and television.


I know, I will be surprised if it does.  The television can transmit in monochrome or in colour.  It can also be in two or three dimensions and sound.


We have come a long way from those large cathode tube tvs


Well, thanks for the chat.  Happy New Year.


How's it going, did you know the functions of the president is different for each state they are in?


I did not know that. I would think that would be more the Governor's responsibility. I do like when the President has a pet, like a dog, who are actually not colorblind.


Nice, I wonder if the first president of Zimbabwe had a dog or other pets


I wonder too. If he was the President of Istanbul he would have approved of vending machines that release food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


That's pretty cool Istanbul does that, I wonder if JFK, Washington, or Jefferson did nice things for dogs too since they were the 3 wealthiest US presidents


I wouldn't doubt it. Google is some of the wealthiest businessman and they prefer dogs to cats. Their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company.


That is pretty cool, I wonder if the Sacramento Public library of things let's you check out dogs


I have not heard of such a thing. But I do know that the dog would know what book you are pointing to. Only dogs and elephants instinctively understand pointing.


That's pretty cool, I know there's some cool dog shows on tv and plus they are common in tv advertising too


They should have a commercial for dog blood drives. There are 12 different blood types that a dog may have and they accept donations from other dogs.


Yea, it be cool if the White House raised awareness for it or did a blood drive in the guest house since it is bigger than the actual White House


That would be awesome. The White House should put an emphasis on environmental issues. Did you know that more than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed?


That is a shame, maybe they could make more people aware of it with programs at the library since more than half of all US adults have a library card


That is great that so many people use the library! It is interesting because there are tons of history books in the library but if the earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds!


That's insane humans have been around for such a short time and our accomplishments in that time were over 750 episodes of pokemon lol


Isn't it amazing? Some Pokemon are kind of like Aliens. In 2010 the UN appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they make contact.


That is strange the UN would do that, maybe they could give visiting Aliens one of the 3 pop albums released by the president of Indonesia


I would hope they would enjoy it, otherwise it might end up like a horror movie. If I watched that film I could burn up to 180 calories.


That's pretty crazy, like the runner up becoming vice president until 1805, that sounds like a horror movie


Haha. It really does. I can just picture the two of them furious at each other, ready to murder. I can picture the creepy metallic noises in horror movies made with the instrument called a waterphone.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hi.  I heard an interesting fact recently.  Did you know that the three richest presidents ever were washington, jefferson, and jfk?


Hello, they must have accomplished to people's satisfactions.


I guess so.  You  know, in different countries a president has different roles and functions.


I bet they do. The first president was named president banana in Zimbabwe.


I wonder what his role was?  Our country has an interesting history. I mean, up until 1805 a president's competition became his vice president. Imagine how that would be now!


I wonder that as well. There would be a lot of work. It is odd that President Harry Truman did not want a picture of him on the Dumbo ride to the Republicans. I wonder why.


Oh yeah! That's another interesting tid bit from history!  I always heard it was so he would not be associated with republicans.


Is there a symbolism behind dumbo? Was he embarrassed?


I assume it was because dumbo is an elephant.


This is random, but elephants represent good luck.


Elephants represent the republican party.  Donkeys represent the democratic party.  There hasn't been a president from another party besides those two in over a 100 years now.


I was about to search it, but now I recall. Maybe he thinks that it would be an insult to the republicans.


Could have been.  It's weird about the donkey and elephant symbols but they've been around for a long time. The colors red and blue only started really being used in 2000.


Blue for the democrats and red for the republicans.


Right.  A lot of old things from the past are still relevant today though.  For example, radios can be used to pick up storms on Jupiter.


That is crazy. Well, there is technology that can detect that with radio waves or electromagnetic energy.


Yes, and radios can be so simple.  Back in World War 2 soldiers made radios by using razor blades and pencils.


That is interesting. They named them foxhole radios.


I guess that fits.  You know, those old radio dramas are still relevant today too.  There's a website the has thousands of episodes people can listen to.


Free is always good.  But radio in some countries still has to obey laws. Canada has a law for example, that all radio stations must play at least 40% of the music in Canadian.


Well, that makes sense. They have to keep their culture and heritage alive.


True.  So even radios have something to do with history.


Of course they do. It was nice chatting with you.


Hey ya I like the NFL and college! My favorite position is the quarterback because they are considered the leader of the offense. What about you?


The quarterback has a lot of responsibilities, he is the leader. Too much responsibilities for me . I like defense.


Oh nice. Well have you heard the highest score ever in a football game was 222-0 when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland. No defense for Cumberland in that game!


I would you feel if you were on the winning team ? As for I would feel kind of bad.


Yeah I would feel bad too. Bad sportsmanship. Isn't it odd that pro bowlers used to make more money than pro football players in the 1960's!


It was another era, people had different interests. Fantasy football was not big at that time, now we have analysts in fantasy football.


True. Fantasy football is huge. They also have a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee!


I wonder how do you choose your team in a fantasy spelling bee. You have to know a lot about an obscure competition.


Yea it would be funny. The fantasy genre is popular too. A janitor from Chicago wrote over six years a 15, 145 page fantasy manuscript with over 300 watercolor pictures!


That is a lot, it would take me years to read that,. do you like the fantasy genre ?


Me too! Sometimes but it's not my favorite. I like comedy like the author Terry Pratchett.


He is very good, I think he deserved to be knighted, don't you ?


Yeah I agree I think he deserved it! I think many NFL players are big celebrities. I think it's surprising there is only one left handed QB in the NFL.


That is quite a statistical anomaly. Maybe coaches are used to make plays for right handed people.


Yeah that's a good point. Must not be an advantage. The circular huddle was originally developed for a deaf quarterback so the other team couldn't read his hand signals. Now everyone uses them!


Imagine the other team trying to hear what they are saying if they did not know that he was deaf. It must have drive them crazy.


Yeah I bet it did.The QB Baker Mayfield almost quit football to instead be a competitive video game player. I think he made the right choice to play football, he is so good.


And Halo 3 is not the best video game to be a professional, I don't think it pays as much as a pro footballer.


I loved Halo 3! What is the highest paying video game I wonder? He must have a big brain. A single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy.


That why when we dream that fold must be turned off. Thanks for the conversation.


Sometimes I follow politics. What about you?


Same here! Voters in North Virginia seemed to really support Hilary 2 years ago.


The political winds change direction so rapidly some times. I wonder how Virginia will vote in the 2020.


I have no idea what will happen. I think people underestimated Trump's popularity last time, so I won't do that this time.


Same here! I did not know the republican party was referred to as the grand old party!


The GOP. Part of a two-party system that needs new parties.


And it was named after a major ideology of the american revolution.


It's interesting that the Voting Right Act of 64 led to a shift in the party's base. I wonder if there are more beards in the Republican party now.


If mormons have beards than probably! Did not know mormons are heavily republican.


I suppose they are socially and economically conservative.I did not know that blue and red for the parties started in 2000.


And the republican party was aligned with Christian conservatism by 2000.


Yes, the religious aspect of the party has changed its character. I wish politics were driven by social concerns, not religious ones.


No, not really. I think there are issues that members of both parties need to address for the middle and working classes, who have been split by religious issues. The social issues do not get resolves, as a result. Did you know that Trump is not one of the three richest presidents?


Did not know that. I thought he would be.


Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! I hope you vote in the 2020.


Yes.  I love the radio.  You can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas on the internet for free!


That is interesting, that would make a long road trip a lot better with those. Do you ever get the jupiter radio storms on your am radio?


I don't know what the Jupiter radio storms are supposed to sound like.  That would be lovely to hear.  It's amazing they can so easily be heard.


I would listen to them the whole car ride I think! Did you hear about the canadian law surrounding radios?


Yeah.  Almost at least half of music played has to be Canadian.  That seems like it is inspired by nationalism.


That sounds about right, imagine listening to baby all the time by bieber lol


In Canada I guess if you listen to the radio a lot, you can consider yourself very knowledgeable in Canadian music.  There is also a finish radio station that is conducted entirely in classical latin.  You can listen to that and stay up to date on latin!


That would be so awesome to listen to. I want to hear latin!


I am still so amazed that Jupiter's radio storms can be heard on an AM radio.  Radios can be made with razor blades and pencils.  We can reach the stars with so little resources!


I heard about that, they were called foxhole radios! So interesting and so much engineering involved


Have you ever listened to politics on the radio?  The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums.  It would be funny if every politician made songs.  That way we could hear political debates followed by their songs.


That is awesome. Trump could make one too and it could help his popularity lol


The first president of zimbabwe was called banana.  If he made an album the title of his album might of been "The trials and lessons of President Banana".


lol I would for sure listen to that one! Do you think trump is one of the richest presidents?


I'm not that knowledgeable of all the presidents.  I do know some presidents come from humble backgrounds unlike Trump.


For sure, I know that jfk, washington, and jefferson are up there on that list of richest


Richard Nixon was an actor before he became president.  I guess he somehow wasn't one of the wealthiest presidents though.


Wow I never knew that about Nixon. I know Reagan was also.


Or maybe it was Reagan I was thinking of.  See, I don't know much about presidents.


I don't either lol. At least I don't think I do. It was so nice chatting with you! Enjoy your weekend!


I follow it from time to time yes what about you? What do you think about the Republican Party?


I dont like it, I prefer democrats, every president with a beard has been a republican thats a strange fact


That is very strange. Also strange that Hillary Clinton used to be a republican in college.


Interesting, I didn't know that about her.


LOL yep if only she didn't shave that beard haha. Interesting that Ayn Rand was on Social Security and also Medicare. I know that the Tea Party is mostly against those things


I dont really know who Ayn Rand is so no opinion there, you know the red and blue colors of the parties started back in the year 2000, it does seem like a longer time


It does seem longer doesn't it? I thought that it was always like that even when I was a kid haha. I also didn't know that Republicans and Democrats play in annual baseball games. They've been doing that since 1909


They have? thats also new for me, who holds the title of champion?


I think overall the Republicans are leading by three wins. That's over a long time though LOL. Another interesting thing is that Richard Nixon was considering to propose a law to guarantee a minimum income


It must be a really competitive game then, Nixon was a good president I liked him, theres also an interesting fact that involces Truman and Dumbo,


Oh what is the fact? One fact that I know is that the last US president and only one to have a Ph.D is Woodward Wilson.


He refused to take a picture on the dumbo ride because he didnt want to be associated with republicans, poor little Dumbo


Haha poor Dumbo indeed. one thing I like about Guatemala is that relatives of former president cannot become the president. I think that's a good law that we should have that here


I agree that will prevent authoritarian regimes, I think its a great law actually, did you hear about president Banana of Zimbabwe?


I did hear about him. Is that his nickname or his real name though? I can never figure that out haha


It was his real name, Canaan Banana I think its really funny


Oh wow so it is his real name haha. How often do you listen to the radio by the way?


Not as much as I used to but I listen to the radio every day to work my comute is short so not much really, do you listen to it a lot?


I don't really listen to it that much no I mostly listen to YouTube and stuff. I want to listen to the radio station that translates solar energy into sound. That way I can listen to the sun LOL


Thats cool I hear radios can also pick up Jupiter Storms, some of them are so strong and AM frequency can pick them


I don't, but I have some friends who do. I guess there are a lot of things that have a fantasy version, such as the National Spelling Bee


Wow! I bet there's one for chess, too. Have you ever heard of the fantasy book called "In the Realms of the Unread?"


Is that the manuscript with over 15,000 pages and watercolor illustrations? That would take a long time to read


Yes, but it sounds amazing! They could make a game or movie out of it. Too bad it was discovered after the writer died.


That would be an interesting movie. Terry Pratchett who writes comedic fantasy was knighted for his works


Cool! There is even a fantasy for congress. I wonder if they have all the political parties and everything?


If they do, it would be a great way to teach political science students! They could have their own contests throughout the semester over fantasy congress


That does sound very fun! They wouldn't be able to have it at conflicting times as the football games, though.


I wonder of fantasy bowling has ever been a thing, or if it's pointless since the top bowlers don't get as much attention or money as they did in the 60s


True! Bowling is a log of fun, but football is definitely more popular. If you played football, what do you think your position would be? Quarterback?


I'm definitely better at catching than I am throwing. I wonder how much training it would take to catch for a lefty QB. I should find out what team Kellan Moore is on and watch a game


I think I'd like to be the person that kicks the ball across the field in football, but that's just a fantasy.


The punter? I wonder how often they touch the ball compared to the QB


Probably not often. Did you know the highest ever football score was 222 and the other team scored 0. That must have been a very uneven match..


Good thing television wasn't around during that game, because Cumberland wouldn't want to see clips of themselves losing for the rest of their lives


Very embarrassing! Sort of like how the U of Iowa's locker room is painted pink for the visiting football team?


I wonder if the psychology behind that actually works on the other team or not. It would be funny if pink just happened to be the color paint that was on sale


In my high school the football team was weird, especially the quarterback. I can actually see them enjoying the locker room pink. They were very mischievous.


He probably wasn't as smart as Alex Smith who started college as a junior. His academics definitely didn't hurt his NFL draft


Yes, surprisingly many football players are actually very book smart unlike the usual "jock" stereotype


And Baker Mayfield is good at gaming as well as football. It's good to see that many of them are talented in more than just sports


Hi my favorite ones are soccer and football, what about you?


Did you know that Snoop Dogg wrote a song for the high school football team where his son plays!


Yeah, it was actually a fight song... interesting project


I have not listen to it, and probably won't.. Have you seen the super extra big flags that are used at football stadiums?


Yes. is there anything special about them?


They are expensive .. about $50,000.. do you know aproximately how much they weight?


Good try, actually 1100 lbs... Did you knowthat a high school in Mc Allen tx has a great football stadium?


I think that most of the biggest stadiums are owned by schools


I agree because this one seats 18,000 and they spent $60M to build


Wow. I wonder how much revenue they get back annually


Who knows? Did you know there is only one left handed QB in the NFL?


It must be hard for him since there are more cons than pros being a lefty QB


I think there could be many advantages by being left handed, did you know a QB did throw a touchdown pass to himself?


I did not but I guess that is like the goalkeeper scoring a goal in soccer


yeah, something special! Do you like fantasy movies or books?


Personally I like movies, but book can be better depending on the amount of depth. In any case, thanks for chatting.


What do you think about the Falcons? I think they are a good team but with tough luck


Yes I do not follow the Falcons much - I prefer college football - they have more fun like painting locker rooms pink


Thats a funny anecdote, I wonder what teams that visit Iowas University think about them,


Did you know that Georgia Tech once won a game 222-0?  I wonder how many people were still in the stands at the end of that one!


Wow, 222-0 who loses by that much, I bet it was a boring game,


No doubt - and they did not even have ESPN's yellow line back in 1916


So maybe Geogia Tech cheated, ESPN won an Emmy because of that line


Yeah.  Of course back in the day bowlers made more money than football players.  That is pretty crazy


It is crazy, I bet theres a huge difference now in favor of football players, did you ever watch Benjarvus Green Ellis play?


Yeah, he retired and never fumbled the ball cant think of other players that have that record also


Certainly not most quarterbacks - not even the amazing Tom Brady


I am not a big Patriot fan but i apparently like him more than his high school coach did.  He was never allowed to play!


What! that's crazy, coaching is tough, maybe they won without Brady and the other QB was also good


Nope - the team lost every game and failed to score even a single touchdown all season!


I would of coached differently, they had a legend on the bench and didn't use him, do you know who Alex Smith is?


Yeah he got his BA in just 2 years and then started working on a masters degree, talented and smart player


That is impressive - almost as impressive as the deaf quarterback


What did the deaf QB do? what was his name?


I do not know his name but I do know that the huddle was invented so that the other teams could not read their signals.


I'm doing good and yes, I am a fan.  In particular I am a fan of Deshaun Watson.  He's the former Clemson quarterback that is doing so well.


Yeah. I was sad to see him injured last season but he came back this year with a great season!


I totally agree.  His touchdown rate was more than double the league average in 2017!


His numbers were well beyond the rookie record. The Texans have a good one. I am not sure about Jimmy though. His injury looked bad!


I'm not familiar with Jimmy.  What team does he play for?


Jimmy Garoppolo plays for the San Francisco 49ers. I was just too lazy to spell out his last name…


Oh, okay.  I watch them every now and then.  Seems like I heard something about them getting a good quarterback. I guess that's him.  What do you think about Atlanta's Matt Ryan?


I think Julion Jones makes him the QB he is. I think he is overrated and should not have won that MVP. That might sound harsh but it's the reality...


Well he does have a stable percentage of on target passes but I get what you are saying.


Yeah, that is common in today's NFL with a lot of screen passes or dump passes into the flat. It should be around 65% with those passes alone!


You know, someone that was not on my radar until this year is Jarod Goff.  I had never heard of him until the Rams starting doing so well.


yeah, jeff fischer held him back. With his new coach, he is doing much better. It's a better offense.


Wide receivers have a lot to do with how good qbs look too though, not just the coaches.  Take Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods for example.


Yeah, they are really good WRs. It will be interesting to see how Cooks plays against NE this weekend in the SB. That's his old team


That will be interesting.  He's really good on deep passes which can make for an exciting game.


Yeah, speed opens up the play book. Tom Brady didn't even play on his JV team. They were terrible. I wonder if he could have helped....


i heard that about him.  Wasn't he second string or something?


Yeah. Maybe they did it to save his life. Sounds like the whole team was terrible so he would have gotten killed behind that line...


Hey, have you been hearing anything lately about kellan Moore? I had no idea he was the only left handed quarterback in the nfl!


I think he is a backup. Nice chatting with you!


I do. Do you know who the three wealthiest US presidents are?


Nice. Do you know what the president of Zimbabwe was called?


Yes I wonder if that means something else too in their language


Good point. Did you know that the white house is smaller than the guest house?


Yeah I guess they get a lot of people there so they need the room


True. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes that was just the runner up that moved into that position


Yeah, Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


Yes and has already released 3 albums while in office


Yes I do. DId you know you can catch Jupiter's storms in the am radio


I do but they play so much canadian music all the timer


Yes they are required to do that by law, 40% has to be canadian music


Yeah. Do you know how soldiers made foxhole radios?


Yes, I do.  I prefer college football to NFL teams though.


I guess college football is more competitive, NFL is The Patriots against another team


I used to like 49ers since I lived in San Francisco for 25 years.  Now, I have no favorite.


How come you don't like the team anymore? do you like the Patiots?


49ers has not been very good in the last few years.  it's rather boring.  I am old.  I liked Joe Montana.  I admire the Patriots but I'm not a fan.


I hate the Patriots but I have to give it to them, what a team, they are making history in the NFL


I think he is a smart QB kind of ironic how he was bench QB in his high school team, I think thats funny


It was funny indeed.  I'm sure his high school's QB is not even playing professionally anymore.


I bet he isnt but he can always tease Brady about it, I know I would lol


Yes, I would too.  Apparently, Patriot's running back Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football in his NFL career.


I heard about him never got to watch him play, never fumbled the ball he must be the only RB in the history of NFL, cant think of another


No, I cannot think of another either.  It must be very stressful to be perfect though.


Did you hear about that humiliating loss Cumberland had back in 1916?


222 to 0.  Were the Cumberland  players awake at all?


Seems like my granma and her friends could play a better match than that team, grandma was a great player lol


Did your grandma play football? Did you hear about ESPN and the superimposed yellow line?


No not really just though it was a funny joke, still she might play better than the Cumberland team players, and yeah ESPN won an Emmy because of that.


How's it going, did you know GOP stands for Grand Old Party?


I dont know how I know but yes!  Republican Party


Yep, and the GOP was founded by anti-slavery activists and economic modernizers


Yes, ideology of the American Revolution!


I found it interesting how Teddy Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party after being rejected as the GOP candidate


Yea, Teddy's follower went over to the Democrat party, that would be unheard of today


It's a shame there hasn't been a non democrat/republican president since 1853


I guess dont run independent and make sure you have a beard if you are GOP.


Or if your a republican make sure theres a bush or nixon on the ticket somewhere if it's before 1928


I did not know the use of red and blue for the parties just started in 2000


Yea, I didn't either. Did you know Truman refused to be photographed next to the dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with republicans?


Dang, wonder what he would do if he saw Trump with a MAGA hat then?


Who knows. Did you know that the top 3 wealthiest presidents are JFK, Jefferson, and Washington?


I did for Washington.  I heard he would be worth half a billion in todays dollars.


Wow, that's a lot. I wonder how much the president of indonesia is worth after releasing 3 pop albums


More than President banana of Zimbabwe I am sure.


It's a shame that the guest house is larger than the white house


Thats ok, I would hang out wherever I wanted.  Did you know that the runner up became vice pres back in the day.  Imagine if they did that today hahaha


THat's crazy. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Hey there do you like fantasy? I mean in terms of things like fantasy football haha


I actually do and they even draft the national spelling bee, the people fantasy


That is really crazy to me. So is the fact that there is fantasy Congress. don't these people have anything better to do haha


I guess not, it might seem. do you know what separates fantasy from reality in our head?


No I don't can you tell me? I also want to know more about the author names Terry Pratchett. He was knighted for the books that he wrote. They must be really good!


It is actually a single fold in the brain so that is pretty amazing


That is amazing. Did you hear about the janitor from Chicago? I guess he wrote this massive fantasy novel. I wonder why it was never published?


Yeah because with 300 watercolor illustrations it could have been awesome but sadly he dies before it was discovered


That is sad. Do you ever watch football by the way? It's a team sport and can be pretty violent.


I do actually. Did you know the ESPN won and Emmy?


I do! They created that yellow line that you see in football games. That is so useful I think haha. Did you hear about the highest scoring football game of all time?


That one is insane, 222-0. what a win and what a loss at the same time


Yep Georgia Tech must have felt pretty good to have such a victory. And Cumberland must have felt really bad haha. Did you hear about the salaries of Bowlers back in the 60s?


Yeah they used to make more than football players. THings have really changed nowadays though


Yep that's true. Do you like the Patriots? They have a running back who has never fumbled the ball. I would be so stressed if I were him. That could ruin his career if he ever did haha


Yeah that was Green-Ellis right? What a player


Yep it was. Did you hear about that one football team who painted their adversaries locker room pink? What did you think about that


I wonder why they did it though I know that the color pink can be distracting and maybe it was a trick


Haha it might have been. Do you like any quarterbacks in the NFL? The quarterback touches the ball in almost every play.


I like Brady and I know there are some geniuses among them like Alex Smith


Yep I like Brady 2. Alex Smith is a genius he got his bachelor's degree in about 2 years, that's amazing! And he was working on his master's degree apparently before the NFL picked him up


Wow what a talent in school and in the field. Nice chatting with you :)


Sup playa? Have you been playing Fantasy Football at all? The Baltimore Ravens have the second highest scoring defense


Hi there... no, sorry I wasn't... what exactly is Fantasy Football ?


It's an internet thing where people select offensive players on virtual team and select a defense every week and they pit the teams against each other. Points are rewarded based on the stats of the actual players during real games


Is it only about points or maybe there is money involved ?


Usually money is rewarded to whatever team wins but not always. People try to predict the best players playing week to week and try to pick the best defense too


Interesting... hey, fun fact - Did You hear there is an actual university where you can study science fiction and fantasy literature with a concentration in Tolkien studies ?


No, I had no idea, those courses must be pretty fun and interesting to take!


I wonder if they compare the fantasy world from Tolkien's books to other fantasy authors - like more modern, like The Witcher :)


Or maybe Harry Potter. I wonder if they do fantasy quidditch like they do fantasy football


lol - that would be so cool to see :) How do You think would that look like ?


I don't know. Maybe they could do a fantasy league where they draft people from the houses and people can score points based on how many points a student got their house rewarded


Good one. Write that down - maybe it's something to pursue as an actual "thing" :)


It is a good idea but there would have to be a way for Harry Potter to continue for it to work


Is she writing new HP books or was it over ?


I believe she is done with the books, at least for now. She is writing movies that take place in the Harry Potter universe


The "beasts" and stuff ? is that the one ?


Yea, those are the ones, I prefer reading the fantasy books though. I like Terry Pratchet, he was knighted for his work.


I read Terry LOOONG time ago. Hey, if You like fantasy books, did You ever read "The Witcher" ?


I believe so, they are based on Polish fables, aren't they?


YES ! that's the one. My favorite fantasy of all times ! :) I've read all 5 books twice already :)


I will have to check them out. Well I gotta run. Have a nice day.


Yes I watch football from time to time. I think it's ok. I do think that it's a little bit boring though, what about you?


I agree. The highest scoring game ever was 222 to Zero! I feel like that would get boring with the one team scoring over and over again.