I sometimes watch. It's an interesting sport.


Do you watch American football, soccer, or rugby?  I didn't know an emmy could be won for a line LOL


I watch American football around playoffs, and the World Cup for soccer. I guess the line was an big breakthrough for the game.


I like it when I watch on tv.  What do you think about the University of Iowa having a pink locker room for the visiting team?


I would say that it's a cheap ploy to put the opposition in a softer mood. Can't imagine it works now.


Do you prefer to watch the games on tv or listen to them on the radio?


Prefer the TV. The radio is great for talk shows and for music. And maybe the occasional weekly news program in classical Latin.


I would love to find the am station where you can hear the Jupiter radio storms. That's crazy!


Probably better than most of the top 40 these days. The kids have their preferences, though. I guess Jupiter storms are old school.


I wonder if classic radio dramas could ever make a comeback?  They say everything eventually comes back in style right?


I wonder if that's true in an age of video. Maybe researchers and professors will take an interest.


Maybe that's something that someone at Harvard can re-develop and look into and test it with Harvard students, much like Mark Zuckerberg did with Facebook


Put the Zuck on it. See what happens. Maybe get Burger King involved with a promotion  for a free whopper.


Burger King doesn't need the promotion, they already give enough money to Facebook with their advertisements


Hi there. I really don't enjoy it, but I went to a big football college in the SEC, so I'm familiar enough haha.


The SEC sure loves their football! The schools have to bring in some much money from those games.


They do, mostly from the broadcasting rights. The behind the scenes action can be pretty interesting, too--for example, the University of Iowa's visitor's locker room is painted pink.


I wonder if they thought it would give them an advantage psychologically? I can't see that working though.


If anything it's going to give the visiting team more motivation, right? I wonder if teams of the variations of football in other countries try similar tactics.


I think at the highest level of sports that athletes are so tuned in that the only thing that might throw them off is their own mistake or the refs.


Yes, for example, former Patriots QB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled in his NFL career.


That's an amazing stat and he had one of the best nicknames ever, The Law Firm.


That's certainly an interesting one; was it a reference to his offensive abilities?


It was because his name sounded like a law firm haha. The Law Firm of Ben-Jarvis Green-Ellis.


Yeah, that would make for a confusing on-air name as a broadcaster if people thought it was an advertisement, especially on the radio haha.


Yes it would, it wasn't used a ton just to bring a little humor into the broadcast.


It would probably read easier on a platform like facebook--I don't think they have a character limit for names.


I've never really explored that, my name isn't very long to begin with so I never ran into that issue.


The site does have some interesting quirks; for example, the primary color is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind


I remember an NFL game where the two teams wore red and green jerseys. A lot of people who suffered from that complained because they could not tell who were on what team.


That's funny--maybe it's part of why a home team wears white a lot of the time. I don't think many NCAA teams have green as a color, although a lot have red, like Ohio State.


Yeah this was a special game where they were testing Color Rush jerseys that were primarily one color. That's why so many people had trouble because there were no breaks in the color or noticeable logos.


I guess they make some choices to make things easier on the viewers; for example, ESPN actually won an Emmy for the superimposed yellow first down line shown on TV.


That was a great invention that made watching the game a lot easier! It was fun talking football with you, have a great day!


Hi there.  I just learned that a wealthy board member of the University of Virginia wanted to sponsor a shoe shopping day for female staff and some women were offended.  Virginia just cannot get a break.


Isn't that the truth!  What was the reason behind a female only shopping spree?  I hope it wasn't nefarious


It was to celebrate his Mom's 102 birthday.  The women objected because they want to choose the groups they associate with and this trip would jam them together arbitrarily.


The guy had to resign from the board.  He just wanted to express generosity and have some people have some fun.  It was a strange turn of events.


Like you said - nothing these days about the Commonwealth of Virginia surprises me any more!  That's amazing


Speaking of shopping for shoes, Stephon Marbury promoted a line of shoes that cost $15 and took no money for the endorsement.


Starbury is a good dude, he played here in Phoenix and did a lot of good stuff in the community and was pretty selfless.  This does not surprise me, and I think I heard about it a while back.  Thought he was still playing in China?


I am in Ahwatukee myself.  Some shoes are safety equipment.  I have known men who wore steel toed shoes to protect against heavy items being dropped.


For sure, very valuable in the construction industry!  I bet some of those shoes start to smell pretty bad after a few years of work!


Undoubtedly.  They say that dry tea bags will absorb the odor.  I wonder how long it takes.


I guess there's always a double use for everything every made in the world.  I wonder how these things are discovered?!?!


Good point!  Did someone drop a tea bag and then did not notice it and one shoe smelled better compared to the other one?


Right!  I guess we'll never know if it was science or accidents - shoes are pretty weird when you think about how diverse they are and pretty much everyone has several pairs and types


NFL wide receiver Steve Smith would leave his pair of cleats on the field after each game to remind people of the homeless who don't have shoes.


Another good dude athlete!  I remember this gesture and how he didn't make a big deal about it until the media caught on.


I just heard about it recently.  I did see him do some interviews and he came across as a good guy.  I also read that 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.  Another one of those, "How do the measure that?"


Did someone walk a mile in someone's 5,000 year old shoes?  Great point, and they couldn't have been comfortable!


Yes, that's right.  Years ago, shoes were more for function and there is some of that now like the steel toed ones.  However, they are much more for fashion now than they used to be.


Fashion for sure and the prices for some are crazy - I've seen "designer" sneakers for $500 - that's ridiculous!


It sure is.  When our kids moved out, I put in shoe racks and we now have a "shoe room" for my wife in what used to be a bedroom.  Nice conversation.  Thanks.


A decent amount.  What about you?  Do you have a shoe preference?


Not really.  I do have a problem though and maybe you can help me out.  My feet sweat really bad and they make my shoes smell really stinky.  Do you know of any tricks or tips I can do to help get rid of the unpleasant odor?


You can place dry tea bags in shoes and they will absorb the bad smell.  For real.


Thank you so much!  I was about to pass out from the stench.  I wonder how they know that 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.


They must have tested them.  Leather shoes can be really resilient.


I bet.  Pro ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.  I bet that gets expensive.


Yes, but if they are professional, I think the ballet company pays for the shoes.  Do you prefer functional shoes or decorative fashionable shoes, or both?


I'm a mixture of both.  Seems like the big money I spend for nice shoes ends up being a waste though because then I don't wear the shoes.  lol


Ha ha.  I like to buy moderately expensive high quality shoes on sale because they last longer.  Did you know that NFL player Steve Smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness about homeless people without shoes?


That's pretty cool of him to do that.  I feel terrible when I see homeless people.  I can't even imagine what goes through their minds every day.


Same.  I wonder if he raises money to buy shoes to give away?


He must.  I'll have to look it up.  Sephon Marbury promoted a line of shoes that retailed for $15 and he wasn't paid to endorse them.  I wonder if those were some kind of shoes for charity as well and that's why he did it for free?


I wonder.  Do you prefer American football or soccer or both?


I prefer soccer.  I especially enjoy watching the World Cup games, both the men's and women's World Cups.


I'll watch the world cup games.  I wonder why americans call it soccer but the rest of the world calls it football?


Probably because elsewhere in the world they don't really watch American football.  Rugby is popular around the world though. What is your favorite American football team?


My favorite team is the steelers.  Do you know what the highest scoring football game ever was?


I think it was in 1916 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0!  Crazy!   No mercy for the other team!


Did you know that professional bowlers in the 1960s made 2 times more than current football stars? Bowling must've been real popular then.


Wow.  It was along with baseball and horse racing.  Thanks for chatting!


I love shoes, in fact I have a collection of them


Nice, are they as good as the 5000 years old ones?


I dont think so lol, but they look nice that I can tell you


Nice :). did you know ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week?


No I didnt, they must spend a fortune on shoes, good thing I dont like ballet lol


Yeah they must. how to you keep your shoes free of smells


I use a spry and also dry tea bags, its a great way to absorb all those bad smells, highly recommended


Nice, good to know. DO you know who steve smith is?


An nfl player who always leaves his cleats in the field after the game to raise awareness about homelessness


Oh so thats him, I remember now his a wide receiver and not only a great player but it seems like a great person as well


yeah he is doing what he loves while doing something great for the community


I agree so do you also know the player Benjarvus Green Ellis?


Yeah , he is the guy that never fumbled a football in his career


Yeah the same one, he played for the Patriots, his one of the best players I have seen at least on the RB position.


Yeah that is amazing. U of Iowa locker room is apparently pink, the visitors one


Thats funny, I wonder how the other teams take that, its hard to be tough in a pink room


I know it is supposed to be some kind of distraction i think


I wonder if the tactic works, the other team might get angry because it seems a bit insulting anyways back in the 60s bowlers made more money than football players


Yeah, I know. Do you know who the wealthiest presidents of the us are?


Actually trump is not in there, bu Washington is


Oh I see, thats interesting, Trump is rich as hell or so it seems that way.


Hello there, do you watch much television?


I love tv. How about you. Whats your favorite show.


Yeah same here, I love tv. I would have to say either Seinfeld or the Simpsons are my all time favs, how about you?


Never cared for seinfeld myself. I love the simpsons. Did you know there is only one episode where bart isnt in the show or mentioned.


I think I have heard about that before, but pretty sure I have never seen that one.


I have seen a lot of epeiodes of the simpsons. I dont remember seeing that one either.


Yeah I think Simpsons should have done like Seinfeld and quit while they were still very funny, I think after season 10 it started going downhill.


I never really thought seinfeld was funny. I liked cramer he was funny. I could wathc the simpsons anytime. Homer is always funny.


Yeah the Simpsons is just classic.  Have you ever seen Pokemon?


I have not actually. I do know there are over 750 episodes. thats about 50 a year for 16 years. It was pretty popular.


Yeah isn't that just crazy how many there are?  I wonder how they keep coming up with new material after all those shows.


Well I think there are thousands of different pokemon. So they would have no shortage of characters toto make it new. throw in


Wow, well in that case yeah I guess they could just pick a character and make a few shows out of that.


Dont quote me on that number. I know there are a lot of them though. Were you a that 70s show fan?


Yeah I really like that show when it first came out, have you ever seen it?


Yeah I thought it was pretty good. I guess they remade it over in the UK. It was canceled after 10 episodes.


I heard it bombed over there when they tried yeah, I wonder why/


I guess it just didnt translate well. They remade the show verbatim so it was exactly what we saw here. Or maybe the actors werent very good.


Yeah that could be it, I know the actors really made the show over here.


I know I enjoyed it over here. Almost as much as my son loves Thomas the tank.


Yeah I heard that show has had some big names narrating.  Anyways, it's been good talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Good morning. How are you? So did you get a chance to watch the winter olympics at all last year?


Yes I watched some of it. My favorite is the ice skating. I like the singles and the couples equally. I like Adam Rippon!


I didn't get a chance to watch a ton of it. I have small kids so I watch a lot of cartoons most nights but I did get to watch some. I'm not a huge skating fan but I don't mind it whenever the Olympics come on. Yeah Adam Rippon did pretty amazing.


You would never guess that these amazing people are so nervous. They look so polished-like they never got scared.


Yeah it's true. They do look real calm. I feel like I would be freaking out if I were in that position.


I would fall flat on my face. I did not know that he was gay. That must put him in a position to help other people who are gay to be cool with it.


Yeah. It seems like he used his sports platform to talk about the difficulties of being gay and the difficulties that a lot of younger people face.


Yes, there is so much bullying that kids go through if they are different.


Yeah. I always worry about bullying when my kids get older. I know you can't protect your  kids forever but it's hard to see others treated badly because they may look or act different.


You have to stand behind them that's for sure. My son is gay but he never got bullied because he came out after high school. I have always stood behind him anyway. In high school the other kids were scared of him because he was a fighter.


Well that's one way to deal with bullying. Haha. I think it is very important to stand behind your kids and let them know you love them no matter what.


Kids need family support. As long as they are being themselves, they will learn to stand up to bullying. Most bullies are cowards, anyway.


That's true. I was looking at some interesting facts here. I didn't realize that the three wealthiest Presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson. But I guess the two oldest owned massive amounts of land I'm sure.


There was plenty of land to go around in those days. And the Kennedys got rich on Irish whiskey. I am from Massachusetts. lol


I guess you would know then. Haha. I just went to a Museum in Virginia not too long ago about the early settlers and they pretty much just gave away land for free back then to anyone who would come and settle there. Those were the days.


Yes. I wish I was there. That was a great enticement for people to come from Europe. But it was hard living in those days. Not so easy to settle a new country.


No. It was very hard. We got to walk around the old settlements and they definitely had to work very hard and pretty much everything they had was from the land they lived off of.


No grocery stores or Macys. haha Still, it must have been worth it because a lot of people came. They didn't have any entertainment either. No television and no Simpsons.


Yeah, What did they do with all their free time. Haha. They definitely had a strong work ethic. They had to or they wouldn't survive.


They probably didn't have free time. Sunday mornings-but they all went to church. You couldn't be lazy or you wouldn't eat.


Well, I am going to head out here. It was very nice chatting with you today.


Thank you-have a great day. Don't work too hard!


I like comedies and dramas. Not big on Pokemon though


Me neither. But some people must like it since they made 750 episodes!


I guess kids will watch anything. Have you watched That 70s Show?


I have. I heard it was remade in the UK and got cancelled!


I'm not surprised. The show was very American. Sometimes it works well the other way. Three's Company was based on a UK show.


Would you watch a show that used chickens to entertain audiences?


I don't think so. Haha. Cesar learned about chickens as entertainment in Britain.


People do a lot of different things for entertainment! Do you play video games?


I used to play. Don't play now. What's your favorite system?


I had an old Nintendo. They finally discontinued it in 2003.


Very popular system, even though it had only 54 colors. Much better than the Gameboy.


I wonder if they have video games at the White House?


If there are kids in the White House, sure. Trump tends to watch TV a lot. I don't think he plays games.


I heard the guest house is bigger than the White House itself. I guess they have a lot of visitors.


These days, guests are probably getting fast food because of the gov't shut down.


That's true! It used to be that the runner up of the election became the Vice President! That would never work these days.


I imagine a lot of fighting all the time.


Yeah, I can see that! I learned a lot from you, thanks for chatting!


I do! I love game shows and sitcoms, but I am also a big fan of some cartoons.


I really like American Dad, but some of the older episodes of South Park are really great. Did you know that when they aired their Family Guy episode, they received flowers from the crew of The Simpsons?


I did not, it seems like they have a good relationship, thats great they are rivals but no need to fight


I think it's a pretty well-shared opinion in the cartoon world that Family Guy is a lazy show because so much of its humor is non-sequiturs. Have you ever watched Pokemon?


I have, got to catch them all right? seems a bit impossible at this point


Yes, kind of like 'catching' all of the undocumented immigrants, as some might put it. Did you see any of the President's speech on border security on TV today?


I did, it seems like a waste of money to me, nor really worth it, do you support Trump?


Definitely not! It's odd that he claims he knows how to run a country on the basis that he's a rich businessman, and yet he's not even one of the three wealthiest presidents (JFK, Washington, Jefferson)


Yeah, I think he is too stuborn and does whatever he wants. His guest house is larger than the white house its hard to believe he's not on that list


I guess it's kind of ironic that a man who owns all those hotels lives in a house smaller than his guest house haha. I bet he'd prefer an authoritarian regime where he could be a dictator who's just called a president.


Yeah I agree it is ironic indeed, you know that up untill 1805 the runner up of an election would become Vice President!!!


Can you imagine Hillary Clinton as Trump's VP? Now that would be some can't miss entertainment! That would definitely hold the national audience's interest.


We would have a civil war almost every week lol, its a good thing that has changed now, in my opinion Trump should use his time to record pop albums instead of trying to build an expensive and useless wall


Yes, The President Show on Comedy Central actually had a Christmas special that featured a fake Trump holiday album. If he didn't spend so much time on Twitter, maybe he could release 3 albums like the president of Indonesia has while in office


That would be a great idea I might buy the album and maybe Trump will make it to the top 3 rank with the money of the sales


Yes, that would be one way to make money. Did you know that Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because he didn't look presidential enough? I wish that had happened with voters and Trump!


That is ironic lol, and I hope Trump doesn't get re-elected. I really don't understand why people vote for him.


I hope not! The first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana, and based on the little I've read about him it seems like he wasn't a very effective leader and the country is still negatively impacted by his time in office.


So enough politics and more entertainment, did you ever own a nintendo system?


I did a long time ago, and SNES, too. Too bad they stopped making those consoles.


Yeah they stopped making them back in 2003, its a shame but theres more advanced systems now


Yes, they display far more than the 54 colors the original had.


Well thank you. Do you enjoy any sports?


I especially enjoy football and baseball. Do you enjoy any in particular?


I really enjoy those. I like college and the NFL.


Football and the nfl are both very popular in the US. 14 of 25 of the largest stadiums belong to college football teams.


Wow, I did not know it was that many. I know Michigan and OSU have huge stadiums but I am not sure I could name more. Maybe Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama???


I mean a high school football stadium in texas with 18K seats cost 60 million to build. Imagine how much it too to build those big college stadiums.


Yeah! College teams have huge boosters though. Like Oregon has Phil Knight and Oklahoma State has T Booke Pickens...


These stadiums sure are a large investment. Even the huge american flags alone are 50k a pop


That much!!! Holy cow! I wonder how much the pink paint iowa used to paint the visitors locker room cost?


I wonder if baseball stadiums cost just as much?


No, not in college, They do not need the infrastructure that foot ball needs, in terms of seating.


Really? I though even college baseball have large stadiums. In any case, did you know a typical season uses up to 160k baseballs?


That many! I went to a big ten school and they had maybe 100 people at the games. It was sparce...


Really? I imagined college baseball to be 3rd, only behind football and soccer, having at least several hundred to a thousand


Not at Illinois... There was a guy who found $3M in baseball cards in his grandpa's attic!


Man it seems like forgotten attics are actually treasure troves. While I enjoy baseball, it seems they haven't done a good job making it far for women. A 17 year old female pitcher was banned from professional baseball after she struck out babe ruth and lou gehrig


Banned for that? Are attics going to be the new storage unit?


Perhaps. On a different note, baseball have more fair rules to keep players from making bad choices. For instance if a player catches a baseball in their hat, the opposing team gets 3 bases.


That would make it more fun. Nice chatting with you!


Are you a fan of football by any chance?


Yes I actually am, I am a fan of the Patriots, what about you?


I am. Bears fan here. Were you aware that the Patriots had a player that never fumbled the ball his entire career?


I am aware I became a fan because of him, Benjarvus Green Ellis, what a great player.


That is such a shocking statistic. He was a running back right?


Yeah he was a running back that is correct, did you hear about the team that lost by 222 points, that was a serious defeat!!


I did. It was Cumberland that lost. I do not know how it is possible to score that many points in a game.


I know! the other team's coach really underperformed or the whole team was underslept


Apparently. In the 60's bowlers made more than football players. I can't imagine that bowling was ever that popular.


Or maybe football players didnt earn that much to begin with, have you ever been to the University of Iowa? turns out the visiting team locker room is completely pink.


I have not but that's some kind of psychological warfare ha ha. I watch a lot of television even when football is not on. Do you?


It must be, it definetely makes you think twice, and I do as well I love TV mostly cartoons or animated series though.


I like adult animated series like Archer and South Park. Apparently when South Park did their Family Guy episode the Simpsons crew sent them flowers which is hilarious.


That is hilarious and I love both shows I also like Pokemon, but mostly the 150 original Pokemons.


I can't believe there were so many. How many years was it on?


It's like 750 Pokemon episodes and its been around 16 years since it first aired so quite a long time and its still successfull.


Wow, it does not seem like that long. Since I mentioned The Simpsons earlier, there is only one episode where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned. With as long as that has been on that's so shocking.


I havent seen that episode, I might google it later, and yeah The Simpsons has over 600 episodes.


I don't think I have either. That's an insane amount of episodes. Did you ever see Thomas the Tank Engine?


I did, my little brother used to love Thomas the Tank Engine, I remember it had great narrators.


It did. Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have all narrated for them.


What do you think about Keith Jacksons death?


It's sad. I wonder how many people grew up hearing his voice?


I imagine this number in the millions taking into account he had a 54 year broadcasting carreer, so sad, but he was old.


I like that he used this phrase alot Whoa, Nellie!


That was a good phrase I liked it as well, did you see the beer comercial, the one in which he used this phrase?


I didn't. I did see the ABC would not let him retire at 70!


Yeah I think he ended his carreer in 2006, he got lured and decided to stay, he had a great voice.


He was also a marine. Looks like he had been calling games since he was young.


Wow this guy sure is full with suprises, he didnt only call football games but also pro basketball games as well as other sports.


Crazy busy it seems. He didn't say anything when Woody Hayes punched a clemson player either!


Yeah I heard he was criticized because of this, wonder why he did that, maybe he had it coming.


I don't think he saw the punch. He also won an Emmy!


Do you happen to know why he won the emmy?


apparently for the work he did calling the games. He was inducted into the sportscasters hall of fame too.


Yeah I can see why, the guy has a big resume its sad that his wife and children are left behind, as well as three grandchildren, they must be crying a lot.


probably so. Snoop dogg wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team.


Thats nice from Snoop Dogg, can you tell me more about that song?


no, it doesn't say anything more about it. Sorry. I can tell you this though. The highest paid across all u.s. department of defense employees are three football coaches of the service branch teams


Oh I see I will have to google it then, and they must have a good salary then, the inventor of basketball was a bad coach.


14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to american college football teams! I guess it is a pretty popular sport.


It is! I love it, well I love all sports, and theres also a basketball court on the US supreme court building.


Do you watch or keep up on much basketball?It's definitely a team sport I didn't play much of


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


I haven't really had a favorite since Michael Jordan. The guy who invented the sport was a coach at the University of Kansas, and the only losing one at that


Go figure. do you know who kareem abdul-jabaar was?


I heard he was good at dunking. It was banned from college basketball for over ten years from how frequently he used it


yeah so strange. do you know what the nz basketball team is called?


Do they have an official name, or are you referencing the nickname Tall Blacks?


Yeah I am not too sure but that is certainly what they are called


Apparently the Supreme Court enjoys a game of basketball too. On the top floor of the building they shoot hoops at what has been called "the highest court in the land."


Good for them, how handy to play there at work.


Many of my friends growing up were big basketball and footballs fans. The highest paid state employee in 39 of the 50 states coaches one of those two states at the college level


I guess it pays to be a coach then. the players themselves also get paid quite a bit too. do you listen to the radio much?


I don't, actually, but I use other things that utilize radio waves. It's pretty crazy how the sound can be extracted and transformed over miles


Actually if you turn it to am you can catch Jupiter's storms


Those are some strong storms! Considering how many artists are from Canada, I wouldn't mind tuning into stations that have to play at least 40% Canadian music by law


Yes very true. do you know how soldiers used to make radios during WWII?


From what I remember, all it would take is a pencil and razorblade, though I'm not sure how it would make sound


I do not even know what channels they would be able to listen to


If they were in Europe, it would be interesting if they could pick up Finnish stations. One of them has a new program in classical Latin


The one that gives the news in latin right?


Yes. That would be an interesting program. I wonder if episodes are available online like classic radio dramas are


I watch it during the season because I don't have anything better to do.  Especially for the Monday and Thursday night games.


I get that, especially when there is only 11 minutes of action in a game.  I guess the rest is commercials?


Isn't that crazy that it's such a short amount of time for something they drag out of 3 hours?


I know! They sure do milk it for all its worth.


ESPN won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow first down line on tv.  That has been a good addition to watching games.


Yeah, that was a good addition. Can't believe that Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled.  Amazing!


That's an incredible stat to have!  The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL or MLB player.  Probably due to having longer careers.


Yeah, that's what I would think.  NFL careers are probably pretty short on average due to injury, and it is really hard to get to the majors and stick there long enough to make any serious money


Yes.  Did you know that there is no written rule that prevents females from playing in the NFL?  Maybe we'll see on soon?


Maybe we will!  That would help boost ratings, I would think.  Maybe then they'll start letting the Saint's cheerleaders eat in the same restaurants as the players.  What a stupid rule!


That is an odd rule for sure!  Kind of dumb.


Do you a cat?  They are amazing creatures.  One is a mayor in Alaska!


I have one outside.  Yes they are.  I would like to see the cat cafes they have in Japan.  Do you know how those work?


Yes!  They can pay by the hour to play with cats and have drinks. Seems like a cool place!


I agree!  When a cat reaches the age of 15 they have usually spent 10 of those years sleeping!


That's a life well lived lol.  Cats can also co-author physics papers!


What?  That is crazy!  lol  There is a cat named Stubbs who is the mayor of a town called Talkeetna in Alaska!  How does that work?  lol


I wonder who that cat ran against?  It would've been funny if the other candidate was a dog!


Hahah Yes it would be!  I've had a good time chatting with you!


well thanks! Do you know anything about keith jackson?


I do, I love college football and can hear him say "Whoa Nelly!". What about you, are you familiar with him?


Me as well. Im a huge Michigan fan so he is really memorable with his "Hello Heisman" call


Nice. I feel like he was on a lot of Michigan calls, wasn't he?


Yeah we was. When he retired in 1998, the Michigan marching band spelled out, "THANKS KEITH.


That's such a nice gesture. For the longest time he was the voice of college football. Did you go to Michigan?


I did not just a big fan. My favorite player of all time attended there so It was how I became a fan


Who is your favorite player of all time?


Charles Woodson. Keith Jackson was also announcing that game when he cemented his Heisman against Ohio St


Nice. I liked Woodson. I went to Illinois so I do not have as much to cheer for as you do. I do remember getting stomped by michigan many times and then hitting the bars after...


Rough haha. Keith Jackson was park of a lot of memorable games! Including when Woody Hayes punched a player


I can't believe he was criticized for that call. He went back and clarified on the call.


I know right! At least he was still able to an Emmy and be inducted into two sportscasting halls of fame


Yeah, there are a few iconic voices and he is one, along with Musberger, Costas, and Al Michaels.


All great voices. Would be good for radio as well as tv


Yeah. When reading, I did not know he did so many sports. That's a ton of calls.


He went to Russia to call rowing during the cold war too. That takes guts.


Oh wow I did not know that! Thats some Rocky 4 stuff


Nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


Yes, he is the voice of college football right?  Do you know what broadcast he was on?


He did Saturday afternoon broadcasts on ABC. Seemed he had a long fulfilling life. He was 89.


I do recall him covering a wide variety of sports for radio and television.  Do you recall what he would call the linemen guards?


He had a lot of funny terminology. Like a "bantam rooster" and "Whoa Nellie!"


He was a very funny and interesting man.  Something else that is funny is the University of Iowa painted the visiting locker room pink.  I wonder what the visiting football teams thought about that.


Yeah it was probably before pink became popular for professional football players to support breast cancer


Not really. How about you? I know that football has really grown in popularity. In the 60s, top bowlers made twice as much as football stars.


Yes.  I am a big fan.  I love researching about the history of football.  I just read the other day that in 1916, the highest score ever in a football game was 222 to 0.  Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland.  We don't see such a high number like this.


Wow! Probably would not have been the case if Benjarvus Green Ellis was on their team. He has never fumbled the ball.


That's right.  Green Ellis is a rare player for sure just like Kareem Abdul.  His dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade!


That's funny! I'd love to watch play basketball in the us surpeme court building-it's called "the highest court in the land"


I think it's just for the employees at the building. Wonder if any judges play. Hmmm....


Do you know who the inventor of basketball is?


I think that's James Naismith and he is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas's history.


Well its better to be known for that than the name of the New Zealand basketball team.


Are there any famous college football or basketball coaches? In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is iether a college football or basketball coach


I don't know them by name but I am sure there are.  It was nice talking to you.


No,but many of my friends do have one or more, they sleep a lot


Apparently, after living for 15 years, 10 of it is from sleeping.


That is a lot. Did you know there is a town , where the Mayor is a cat?


Yes, the town is Talkeetna, and the cat has been major since 1997


Wow, I wonder if he has to make a lot of executive decisions?


I guess he is a very honest major. I would like to go to a cafe where one can play with cats!


yeah, me too. They had a cat in the opening scene of the godfather.


Did you know a cat was once named co-author of a book?


Yeah, but a physicist right? I wonder why though?


That is right! Hey do you like football?


I do. I watched the superbowl a few weeks ago, kind of boring for the big game.


Season is over!! when the season starts they only rest one weekend!


Yeah, well apparently Iowa paints their locker room pink for visiting teams.


That is so funny, they want to intimidate the visitors, right?


Yeah, it sounds like it. I'm surprised it is allowed, aren't you?


They allow many things, did you know the NFL would allow a woman to play, there is no rule against


Wow, no I didn't know that. Have there been any female players?


I do not think so. Well it has been nice chatting with you! Take care


Good Morning, yes radio is great. I was a DJ on the radio!


That is so cool! I always thought that would be a very stressful job since you are always live on the air.


It could be at times, I remember when I was at the Ohio School for Radio back in the 80's. I had to do the earliest show, and it was one thing waking up so early to do a 6am shift, let alone the teachers taking out the needles for the records, so I couldn't play anything and had to talk.


Wow..that is crazy. Did you ever play any of the old radio dramas?


No I didn't, that would have been a good and easy radio thing. Just pipe into the radio broadcast and sit back! They would always have their own commercials during those shows, thus I wouldn't have to talk or do anything.


It would have been neat to be there when some of those broadcasts first came over the air. It was like tv that required thinking.


I'd have to agree. In radio training, they did have me and a colleague broadcast a Demolition Derby at a county fair. That was fun, though we had car parts flying all over our broadcast booth. (That wasn't very fun dodging those things)


Demo derbys are crazy but fun. It should almost be classified as its own sport. It definitely takes endurance to compete in one of those.


Yep....wow, I didn't know that Keith Jackson passed away. Dang it....he was a good sportscaster for ESPN.


I never knew much about him. I'm not a huge sports person. Was he well known?


Keith Jackson was pretty much on every Saturday at ESPN. Yep, he was a pretty well-known guy and a good announcer.


Was he one of the announcers that went into it after a career in sports or someone who just started announcing?


I believe that Keith Jackson was just an announcer, but he did it for a lot of years. That's one of the guys I thought of when I went to school for radio. I never did sports talk professionally, but always wondered how I would do doing football games. But, all I got was a demolition derby...lol


lol..I think you won out with the demo. Football always seemed like a really slow game to me. Lots of talking and waiting around but very little game play.


That's why I liked my training in radio. It taught me how to relay information to the audience. And after I left radio, I went into club DJ'ing. Heck...I've never been afraid  of a microphone!


Is DJ-ing as exciting as movies make it out to be? Given my experience in the bar scene I feel like it would be a lot of annoying drunk people.


Well, yes, you just hit it. Club DJ'ing was very very different than doing it on the radio. I remember getting disturbed by many a drunk person in those clubs. You had to be pretty quick with the comebacks to when they would shout stuff out. But you had to do it "clean" and not upset the person ridiculing you, and at the same time make the crowd laugh.


I don't think I would have been very good at that. My wit tends to be a bit biting and sarcastic to be said over a microphone.


LOL....so is mine when I'm not being an entertainer. I retired from it two years ago, and now can't believe what I did for all that time. Adrenaline and nervous energy is what I used to do all those shows. (Always told myself, use the nervousness as your asset, it'll make you do a better job...and it did!)


Adrenaline has a funny way of making us do things we would never attempt normally. I think that is why there are so many thrill seekers these days. Chasing that rush of adrenaline.


Me too. Did you know women can play in the NFL too?


Did not know there, are there limitations though?


Nope as long as you qualify, you are allowed to play


Nice. Did you hear they are placing tracking chips on the players now?


Nice, are they doing that for a particular reason?


Yes they are collecting stuff such as velocity and rotation and a bunch of others


Nice I hope they can use those to make the game safer too


I hope so too. Did you know there is a coach who used to be a rocket scientist


There is such a thing? WHat a change of careers. WHo is it?


It is Matt Patricia and he graduated from a school that had tons of math symbols in the name


Nice. Did you know U of Iowa painted the visitor locker room pink?


I wonder if that is supposed to have some effect on the players


I am not sure. In the 60s bowlers used to make more than NFL players


Yeah I guess it was a more popular game back then. Their coaches are the highest paid people


Yeah no surprise there. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


Hmmm no I do not, what is it. Did you hear about that giant stadium in Texas?


The highest score is 222-0, Georgia Tech versus Cumberland, and I do not know abut that stadium


WOw what a score, The stadium is for a high school and can seat 18 000 people


Wow that is a lot of people , bet it cost a lot too


Hi! Yes I do sometimes. What's your favorite team?


I think the Patriots, I like them best. One of their former QB never fumbled a ball in his career. How about you?


My husband is from the bay area so we root for the Oakland Raiders.


Nice, cool. Do you know what the highest score ever recorded in a game is?


Yeah that must have been quite the game. Do you know who played, the two teams?


Georgia tech and cumberland. Are you familiar with different kinds of football from different parts of the world?


Yeah there are tons of different kinds like soccer, Canadian and Australian football, rugby, a bunch of them


I'm originally from Hungary and our football there is soccer. My grandpa was a huge fan.


Nice, it is a good sport. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


I had no idea. I wonder why the University of Iowa's locker room is painted pink.


I think they did that to intimidate the opposing team but I am not sure if that really works


I watch it sometimes. I didn't know until recently that the dunk shot was banned because of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


I didn't know that either. Or that in 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach. There is lots of money in sports.


Yeah that is for sure, lots of people watch it so no surprise I guess. Do you know who invented the sport?


James Naismith. Interesting that he is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas history


Yeah that is pretty bizarre. Have you heard of the highest basketball court in the land?


I haven't heard of it. Do you know where it is located?


Yeah it is in the US supreme court building and it is on the top floor, hence the name I am guessing


I do not have a favorite but just watch the games from time to time.


How are you? Do you watch Football at all? Charles Snowden recently led the VA Cavaliers over Louisville


I can't say that I am much of a football fan. It seems like a very different game depending on where in the world it is played though.


Yea, I guess in the US it's known as gridiron around the world. I guess Snowden is a good player in basketball too


Strange that he would play both. They seem like they would require drastically different sports skills.


Yea but I guess it doesn't matter as much at the college level, plus he played basketball for Coach O.J. Johnson who use to play football as well


A good coach makes all the difference in the world. I am surprised that more former pros don't coach especially since they really don't make as much money as people tend to think they do.


I guess most former players aren't into recruiting players, I know VA coach had to rebuild his football program, must of been stressful


Stressful but lucrative if you are good at what you do. The sponsers seem to want to follow pros that have had good careers. Especially if they are known for something like highest rushing yards or biggest lineman or never fumbling.


Yea but coaching wasn't always lucrative, at least not in the 1960s, the top bowlers made twice as much as the top football players


I wonder if that is because they have a longer career. It seems like with all the injuries that football players no matter where they are just can't keep going for long.


Probably has something to do with football not being as popular in the 1960s and individual bowlers probably made more money winning competitions


I feel bad for the players on teams that just aren't good. It isn't always the fault of the players either. Look at the superbowl this year. 13-3 is just bad. Of course not nearly as bad as the record holding 222-0 but still.


Yea 222-0 is pretty bad, I'm not surprised no one has come close to score as much as Georgia tech did back in 1916


At a certain point during a game like that you almost want to just call it. I would expect scores like that out of basketball games not football.


Yea but they had loopsided scores like that in basketball years ago. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was so dominant in college that they banned the dunk for over a decade because of him


I don't understand the love of the dunk. Yeah it looks sort of cool but the skill level is so much higher when it comes to 3 pointers.


Well I guess the dunk was pretty impressive when few people could actually reach the hoop 10 feet up


That's true. A good vertical is important in basketball. I wonder if they lower the hoop in WNBA or if the women are dunking at the same level.


I don't know the exact stats but im pretty sure the hoop is lower than the NBA's 10 feet and the diameter is larger than 18 inches


It seems like it depends on where in the world the games are located. I think in America it is more about showmanship than game skills necessarily.


Probably. I wonder what it's like in New Zealand, they have a basketball team nicknamed the "tall blacks" lol


Seems a bit risky to say that given the racial tensions of the day. But if they gave themselves that knickname it isn't so bad.


Hi. I didn't know that benjarvus green-ellis never had a fumble.  Impressive!


I know, right? I thought it was weird how the cheerleaders arent allowed to eat in the same restaurants as the nfl players.


yeah, that is bizarre.  Iowa's visiting locker room is pink.  Strange


I wonder if that was meant to try to demoralize the players


I was shocked that the highest score in a football game was 222... THATS CRAZY!


No doubt.  And the other team was shut out!  Also, bowlers used to make more than football players.  That's changed!


Yea it has... could you imagine if bowlers were paid more than nfl players now? They would make average 6-12 million a year for bowling lol


That'd be nuts!  An NFL game only has 11 minutes of gameplay...I never would have guessed that


I already knew that, which is why I get so frustrated with how long a game takes :(


Yeah, I can imagine that would be frustrating.  I usually only watch the super bowl and that game takes forever!


I thought it was pretty cool that the cat in the opening scene of the Godfather, was just a stray. Chances are that was an unplanned scene.


I'd bet that, too.  So, in asia you can pay to play with cats...now that's weird!


I think its a waste of money lol just get a cat


Everywhere including Alaska... where they are made mayors. Now thats weird lol


Im not sure the actual purpose of either, but they are both pretty strange!


Yeah, I don't get it either lol.  Apparently cats just sleep for two-thirds of their lives anyway


yea, Im 35 right now... I couldn't imagine sleeping 12 years of that. No wonder cats are considered lazy lol


That's basically sleeping 16 hours a day...I cannot imagine that


I will say that I was pleased to see that at least an engineer has higher wages than an nfl or mlb player. I faithfully believe that sport players are WAY overpaid.


Considering how unimportant their jobs are, I agree.  Unfortunately they generate a ton of revenue sense people pay so much for tickets and merch.  Its all a waste IMO


Hugh waste! I think that a percentage of the earned income should automatically go to funding projects or foundations that better the citizens lives or economy.


I agree.  What kills me are the billionaire owners that cry poor when they want a new stadium,  No way that should be paid for by taxes.


Hey! I just got in from a game of basketball! We had enough players for the common 5 player teams. Do you like basketball?


Oh yeah! I got 3 field goals, which are worth 2 points each. I was so tired, I was glad my team had the most points at the end of regulation play, and we didn't have to go into overtime!


Good job! Did you know the New Zealand team is nicknamed the "tall blacks"?


No way! I didn't know that. I was bummed that I didn't make any 3 point shots today, but then I remembered that Shaq has only one recorded 3 point shot throughout his entire basketball career!


Youll get it next game! I love how the us supreme court has a bball court on the top floor!


Everybody loves basketball! Vasectomy rates increase during March Madness so that men can stay home for a few days to watch basketball. That's pretty extreme!


That is absolutely hilarious. College baskeball and football coaches make bank, apparently!


Yeah, and the highest paid across all US Department of Defense employees are three football coaches of the service branch teams. Maybe I need to start playing football instead!


They are the highest paid state employees in 39 states!


Even high school football involves some serious money. In Allen, Texas, the high school football stadium cost $60 million to build! It seats 18,000 people!


It is funny how Iowas locker room for visitors in painted in all pink!


I heard about that! College stadiums are no joke. Fourteen of the world's largest 25 stadiums belong to American college football teams!


That is wild. The highest score of a football game ever was 222 to 0!


No way. A Snoop Dogg song just came on the radio, and it reminded me that he once wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team! I don't think I've ever heard that one over the radio waves!


Radio waves are fascinating. Apparently you can hear Jupiters radio storms on an am radio.


Wow! There's also a radio station that translates solar activity into sound so that you can listen live to the sun's music. I wonder what it sounds like?


It is probably better than regular AM radio!


Haha! I thought you were going to say it's probably better than Hanson! But a Hanson song once became the most requested track on a Chicago alt-rock radio station because the DJs didn't reveal the band. Sneaky!


I'd rather listen to Hanson than a ventriloquist. One of the most popular radio acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist. It baffled contemporary critics, and it baffles me, too!


Very interesting! Nice chatting with you!


Hi! Yes, I do like football! Do you? I was just reading about how there is no written rule against female players in the NFL. Women would be allowed to join if the met the league's eligibility requirements.


Yep, that's true but seeing how big the guys are its no surprise that no woman has ever joined or wanted to join a team haha


I agree! And semi-related, I've heard that the University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is completely painted pink!


Yeah, that a great way to decrease team moral haha


Exactly! Or maybe make the other team angry! In the 60's top bowlers made twice as much money as the top football stars!


Now that is weird to hear because of the big difference in physicalness.


Absolutely! I'm sure football pays more than bowling, these days! Ha. So, the highest score ever in a football game was in 1916! When Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0!


Yeah, now that is crazy to hear. How could they even let that game continue?


It sounds like a world record loss and win! That's pretty interesting!


Yeah and i'm sure it wqas pretty embarrasing too, WOW


Aw nice! I have 3 cats! :) I just found out that the cat in The Godfather movie, was a stray that was found on set. I hope they gave the cat a good home after filming!


That's sweet to hear, the cat got its own cameo apearance!


Wow, here is a fun fact! When a cat reaches 15 years old, they've spent 10 of their lives sleeping!


Absolutely! There are cat cafes n Japan and Taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cat and have drinks. I'd like to see some of those where I live!


Me too,l i have been to Japan and never saw them!


Oh really? I'd love to visit Japan! They have such a neat culture! I even find their food interesting!


Yeah, it was a great experience! Well, i gotta go. It was nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


Nice chatting with you as well! Have a great day! Goodbye! :)


Good morning, yes, I do.  How about you?


Yes I do.  Did you know that the highest score on a game was 222-0?


I had heard that before, I don't think it would happen today, though.  It would be considered unsportsmanlike conduct.  Who's your favorite team?


You're probably right about that.  Also, I think teams have advanced in their skills.  I know this was a college game that had that score but college teams have skills nowadays.


Yes, they do.  My favorite team is the Patriots.


I like several professional teams to be honest.  After watching Patrick Mahomes this past season I've added the Chiefs to my list of favorites!


That's cool, I never think about them.  I'm pretty mainstream and rookie.  Just like the New England Patriots because they win so much.  Don't like being on the losing side. Lol


I know what you mean. It's depressing when one of my teams loses.  Speaking of the patriots though, have you heard of Benjarvus Green-Ellis?


I think I have, he's a former Patriots running back, I believe.


Yeah, I heard that he never fumbled the ball in his entire career. That's really impressive!


Yes, that is impressive.  I can't imagine the pressure he must have felt to remain perfect.  I could not have done that!


i never thought about it like that but you're right. The announcers probably mentioned it every time he had the ball.


All eyes on him.  Laser focused to see if he messed up.  I wonder if Kareem Abdul- Jabbar felt any pressure when he was dunking the basketball in college?


hmm, I don't know.  I guess if it was expected of him then he probably did.


Well, he was so good at it, he got it banned from college basketball for over a decade.  I'm sure every game everyone was watching to see if he'd dunk the ball.  Do you like basketball, too?


I like some. I did watch the women's big 12 championship game last night. It was actually pretty good for a while.  I'm glad the dunk shot is no longer banned by the way.


That's awesome, I watch it occasionally, as well.  I find it ironic that James Naismith was the only losing coach in the University of Kansas's history, though.  He invented the game of basketball after all.


That is odd! You would think that he would know the game inside out and be the best at it after all.


Exactly, or would have at least rewritten the rules to favor his team, somehow.  Anyway, have you heard about the basketball court on the top floor of the Supreme Court building?


No, I didn't know there was one.  i'll look into it though because I have to sign off now.  It's been nice chatting with you and have a great day!


I sure do. Do you know the U of Iowa painted the visitor locker room pink?


I wonder if that is supposed to have some effect on the opposing team


I wonder too. Did you know bowlers made more than football players in the 60s?


Yes I guess football was not as popular back in the day as it is now


True. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


Yes that was 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland


Yeah that a score and all the way back in 1916


Yeah. DO you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


Yes that was for the superimposed yellow line


Yeah they did a good job there, easier to watch the game at home


True. Do you know who Benjarvus Green-Ellis is?


Yes he is the rb that never fumbled the ball in his career


Yeah. Did you know women can play in the NFL?


Yea there is no rule against that as long as they qualify


Yes. The game average is only 11 minutes of play anyways


Yeah. Engineers make more than football players over their lifetime


Yes they have longer careers too though so more time to make money


True. Did you hear of that rule for New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yes they are not allowed to eat at the same place as the players


Yeah it is so sexist and it needs to go really


I sure do.. Did you know U of Iowa painted the visitor locker room  pink?


I wonder if it is supposed to have some effect on them


I wonder too. DId you know bowlers used to make more than nfl players in the 60s


Yes I guess football was not that popular back then as it is now


True. Do you know the highest score in college football?


Yes that is 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland


Yeah what a game and that was way back in 1916


Yeah. ESPN once won an EMmy for the superimposed yellow line


Yes as there is no written rule that prevents them from doing so


Yeah and if they meet the requirements then they are good to go


Yeah. THe average gameplay is only 11 minutes anyways


True and yet we are glued to the tv for hours to an end


Yeah. Engineers make more than players over the lifetime


Yes I guess they also have longer careers to it adds up


True. Did you hear of that rule for Saints cheerleaders?


Yes they are not allowed to eat in the same place as the players


Yeah and worse, they have to leave mid meal if they walk in


Yes it is so sexist and it really need to go now


I agree, things have changed now. Nice chatting with you.


I do. I am getting ready to watch the playoff games


for sure, did you know the saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating at restaurants containing nfl players? I am rooting for the patriots also


Yeah, its a bit hypocritical of the team and the NFL to have a rule like that


for sure, very sexist. Speaking of the patriots, did you know benjarvus green-ellis never fumbled in his career


He recently retired a year or two ago, that is impressive. Hopefully the patriots take a note from him during the playoffs


This years 17-week season has wrapped up and now we hit the playoffs. Who do you think will win the Super Bowl this year?


I think the bears have a chance, but I think the saints will make a run, you?


Yes. I am worried though this may be the last year of Brees and Brady. I will have to find a young QB to follow now


for sure, patrick mahomes is killing it and a good role model, he may be the next star qb if he follows up with another great season


I am really loving watching that kid above all the other young QBs in the NFL.


for sure, do you follow college football at all?


A little bit. I am a secret fan of the Chiefs. I follow Ohio State on the college level


for sure, I am an Iowa fan, did you know they painted their opponent locker room pink?


Yeah, thats a bit ridiculous. I need to look at pics online to see what it looks like.


for sure, it was from their coach years ago who was a psychology graduate. Good chatting with you, you were fast and informative!


Good evening partner. What's your take on football? I like watching American football but not Rugby.


I like football and dont like rugby or gaelic football, the nomal version is the one that I like


Yes similar to my liked! I like all levels. There was a high school team that played despite their science building burning down in the background!


They did, you know  that there is a really expensive high school stadium in Texas, it has a cost of $60 million to get build


Wow that is a huge cost. Seems like the fans need to behave better in Philly. They have a court setup in the stadium!


They do? I wonder why, that is really strange


Oh I guess that makes sense, having a court there and having the trails in the moment, 14 out of the 25 largest stadiums in the world are of college football teams


Exactly. Wow that is impressive. College football is big. Tim Tebow was big in college but not so much the NFL. He was actually offered to play arena football by Kiss.


Not really sure who is Tim Bow but yeah, many great college players dissapoint later when the go to the NFL


Yes it is tough to make it. Maybe someday a female will play, there is no written rule against it.


I think that will be great, there should be like a female NFL league,


Yeah that would be interesting. On average an NFL game only lasts 11 minutes!


Only 11 minutes! that sure is a scam, have you ever seen those huge flags at the stadiums?


Yeah they are huge. I think the University of Iowa has one and they also have pink locker rooms!


Thats funny, and yeah I bet they do, those flafs cost $50,000 each and weight a lot


Wow interesting. The average lifetime earnings of an engineer make more than that of an NFL player!


That kind of makes sense, engineers do have larger carreers


Yeah and they don't get injured nearly as often!


No, most football players end up with brain damage or other injuries that is really sad


Yes it really is. The movie concussion was very insightful for that. Well it was lovely speaking with you today. Enjoy the weekend.


It was, it showed the reality of the game, the hidden reality and I hope you have a great weekend as well, thanks for the chat, bye.


I'm wondering when women are finally going to play in the NFL.


I think there was a womens' league years ago but I am not sure. It was not the NFL though.


Was that the league with lingerie or something? Five or six a side football?


Something like that yes. But I think if a woman wants to play in the NFL and is good enough, she should be allowed.


I wonder if women can play some positions like kicker and punter because size is not really the issue? What about male cheerleaders though?


Cheerleading is really hard! You have to be athletic. I have a male friend who was a cheerleader in high school and he was great at it.


I've heard that the Saints cheerleaders can't eat in the same restaurant as the players. What up with dat?


I hadn't heard that! Wow. I have heard that cheerleaders have a lot of strict rules though. Do the football players have a lot of rules they have to follow?


Probably rules about drug use. And standing during the National Anthem!  :0


Haha! I can't believe how much football coaches get paid. I heard that the coaches for the military teams get paid more than anyone else in the department of defense. That's crazy!


That's the market for you. There's so much money from TV and stuff. I heard that in the past the players really didn't make much. Now engineers make more over their careers than pro athletes.


It seems like it is very easy to get injuries that can end a career. So engineers probably are able to put in a lot more years at their jobs.


Yeah. It's a fantasy to think a person could become a football player. Seriously, engineers are needed more than players. Priorities in society can get screwy.


I went to high school with someone who played for the Panthers. Now he sells cars. You're right about priorities though. Football is more important than academics in most high schools and colleges. They spend a lot of money on it.


I would play high school to get a scholarship though. The best way to get an education is to be a good athlete, not a good student.


I heard there is a high school stadium in Texas that cost $60 million. I don't really think that is right.


How much money goes to textbooks after the stadium is payed for? I heard that a high school team kept playing a game even when their school was on fire.


I heard that 14 of the world's largest stadiums belong to college football teams... I wonder how many of those are state schools. Our taxes shouldn't be paying for that.


I wonder how many jobs are created though. I know lots of people love the sport.


That is true. I think maybe it would be better if instead of school teams it was more like the European soccer system, where you grow up playing for a club and then go pro.


Yeah, that's true. No confusion over the purpose of school.


I've enjoyed talking about football! I have to go and have my dinner now.


Chris Thompson will be a key player to help the Redskins quarterback Alex Smith this year


Yeah, I heard his health has improved a lot.


He comes from Florida State and worked his way back from a fractured fibula ending the 2017 season which was too bad


He was a little nervous getting back on the field but he's finding his groove again.


I'm glad he reports it felt good and he's able to make playes


It will be about 18 months from the initial injury until he feels like himself again though


Did you hear that top bowlers in the 60's made more than top football stars by 2x's?


That's so interesting considering how crazy our nation is for football these days!


The highest score in a football game was a whopping 222-0 in 1916.  That is embarrassing!


I wonder how that happened! That's a game I'd love to see. I'm not really into football. The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay. Maybe that's why it doesn't keep my interest.


The NFL also is using tracking chips in shoulder pads to record moves and footballs to track velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.  I guess you have to perform without excuses!


Yeah, football is a serious sport! You can also see how important it is by the technology that is developing. Apparently, ESPN won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow line.


If you go to the Eagles, you have to watch your behavior because they had a temporary court set up in their stadium for six years due to their fans bad behavior!


That is funny! I wish people would be more into women's sports. Women aren't prohibited from being in the NFL but have yet been able to meet eligibility requirements.


That would be awesome for them to show their skills someday!  Did you hear about the high school football team that kept playing in '65 even though their science building burned down behind them.  I'm surprised they had a separate science building.


That's interesting! Will you be watching the Superbowl? I heard it's coming up


I hope the Eagles make it again.  Hopefully they don't have to set up a court though


Ha. I don't usually watch football but will probably watch the Superbowl. The suspense is exciting.


The commercials are usually fun, and who doesn't like good food and friends?  If you visit Iowa check out the pink visiting teams locker room at University of Iowa haha


Hey, pink isn't such a bad color. A lot of football players wear it to show support for breast cancer fighters and survivors.


That's true!  Kiss bought into an arena football team and offered a contract to tim tebow.  Wonder if he would take it? Nice chatting!


I was unaware that the top bowlers in the 60s made as much as top football stars.


Yea, most football players had regular jobs when they weren't playing so I guess it's not unrealistic for top bowlers to make more than them during the 1960s


Yeah, crazy. ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line that represents the 1st down marker.


It's funny how it took so long for someone to think of something as simple as putting a yellow line for a first down took so long to be thought of


I wonder if it was the fact that the technology didn't exist at the time?


It's possible, I mean now they have tracking chips embedded in every player's equipment, funny how far sports has come along


Yea, it's neat they can measure things such as velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location


Well, the University of Iowa's locker room is painted pink, crazy


that's crazy, I wonder what color the locker rooms were for the arena football team Kiss bought


I'm not sure, that's a great question though, probably black and white?


Maybe that's why Tim Tebow never signed with them


I don't blame him, to be honest, I think he is overrated though.


Yea, not a great qb, would have made a better RB, not as good as Benjarvus Green-Ellis though, he hasn't fumbled in his career yet


I think so too, funny you mention that. I'm not all that surprised that the average NFL game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay.


No, it's not that surprising they only play 11 minutes when you think of all the time they spend between plays setting up the next play


Yeah, sometimes when I'm watching a game, I think that they do take a bit too much time running the clock out and stuff, but oh well.


It's funny how grueling the game is on your body when there is only 11 mins of gameplay and 16 games a year


Yeah, I remember reading about some players having to sit in a tub full of ice after the game was over.


Yep, it's a rough sport, the Eagles even had their own court room in their stadium


I head about that, I'm not sure where though.


I remember a stand up comedian talked about the eagles having their own court in the stadium before


Yeah, well the average NFL player makes less than an engineer over the course of their life.


Yes I do, I am especially interested right now in following Jordan Reed to see if he will really be able to take the next step in his promising career after his surgery.


Well, Jordan Reed is on the Redskins, so I am following them currently.


I see.  do you know that the highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916, and the score was 222-0


Yes, I had heard that before! I wonder how much money football players made in that time. I heard that in the 1960s it was only half as much as popular bowlers of the time.


I was also surprised to learn that ESPN won an Emmy for creating that yellow first down line graphic on television. I never realize that sports media could also win those Hollywood awards!


I do not know how a sport program could win an emmy.  Did they have an acting skill?


No, I guess that the yellow line thing was so innovative for American football media coverage at the time that it was considered worthy of an award!


I concur.  Btw, did you know that former Patriot running back benjarvus green-ellis never fumbled the footall in his career


No, I didn't, but that's impressive. I wonder if they have used those NFL tracking chips in the shoulder pad to record his speed and velocity and stuff?


I do not think so because this is a new technology


Oh, that's a good point! Well either way it's too bad that football players even that talented only make half as much as engineers


Yeah but also it sounds like they control your life quite a bit! Even other athletes such as the NFL New Orleans Saints cheerleaders have strict rules against eating in a restaurant at the same time as an NFL player.


I see.  Did you know that nfl has no written rule against female players.  They are allowed to play if they meet the requirements


Wow, so the NFL actually treats women better as players than the cheerleaders get treated apparently!


I would think so.  Btw, nice chatting with you.  Happy holiday


Merry Christmas to you, and I'll leave you with this fun fact: The university of Iowa's locker room provided for visiting football players is completely painted pink!


I thought that was funny, hopefully the teams are good sports.


Yeah but i don't get to watch at all. How about you?


I do love it and watch it all the time. Do you have a favorite team?


I don't who's yours. Did you know the Iowa visiting locker room is painted pink.


I am an Illinois fan. We have not had much to cheer about lately. I heard rumors about the locker room. I wonder if it works.


Not on me it was just make me made and want to make sure i won! How about you?


Probably not. I am not sure I could get more laid back or passive. I just don't care... I would care if I got beat 222-0. I would have a team meeting after that.


Oh my God yes that bus ride home was either screaming or dead silent, lol! Cumberland got their butts kicked.


I have never heard of that school so I wonder if they just closed after that beating?


Yeah that sounds about right! lol!! Did your hear that espn won an award?


No they won it for that superimposed yellow line for the first down.


I feel like that is a low bar to hurdle. A yellow line?


I know but it made life watching the game on tv that much simpler.


It does. I am surprised they still have old guys measuring first downs with chains. It is 2019 and tennis uses computers and sensors, can't the NFL?


Well apparently they are spending all there money on tracking chips.


They could use it in footballs to figure it out. They need to be better. Plus it would speed up play.


Right well there is only 11 minutes of live game play anyway.


I know. I need less commercials and chain gang time though.


Right! Those chains are too funny i never even thought about that, lol!!! Would want to be a New Orleans cheerleader they get treated like second class citizens if there eating at a restaurant and a player comes in.


No but I like ha-ha clinton dix and alex smith as players though, I am a vikings fan, how about you?


I am actually a Patriots fan but I think it was smart of them to give up at fourth round pick for Dix.


For sure, he is a good player and good for defense. I am not a saints fan too much though, I don't like how they treat their cheerleards


Definitely odd how they have a rule that they cant eat with players.


right, I feel that is sexist and why the  other 31 other teams don't say anything!


I am pretty sure the NFL is still a private business they can kind of do whatever they want.


that is a good point, lol. Did you hear about the tracking chips they use in shoulder pads?


Something along those lines, it tracks there speed or something?


Yea it tracks all their movement and other data. pretty interesting! They must have been created by engineers making the big bucks


Funny you say that the average engineer has higher lifetimes earnings than an NFL player!


wow, I should have been an engineer instead of dreaming about playing in the NFL lol! Do you have a favorite college team?


Me too, that is my Alma Mater! Did you hear about their locker rooms?


I heard they are pink, is that for breast cancer or something?


That is true! That would make sense but they are for the visitors as a calming method. It is psychology 101, the color soothes and makes you relaxed


Wow, that is some next level stuff! Former patriots running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled a ball.


That is such a good feat he did. I feel all the running backs ever do now is fumble the ball. He needs to teach a clinic


Ya, even crazier is that average NFL game is only 11 minutes.


That is not a lot of time lol. It takes the game from start to finish like 3 hours lol


Hello there, do you follow the NFL at all?


Kind of, but only in passing, I would not say I was an football expert.


I am not an expert myself, but I follow enough to know what is going on, and I watch all my favorite teams games.


What would be your favorite NFL teams?  Are they any good?


I like the Packers, they weren't very good this season, it was a bummer.


I live in North East Ohio, I think fans around here would gladly swap the Packers records for the Browns.


Yeah the Browns have had some tough times since I have been watching, much better season this one than last though.


I guess there is always someone worse than yourself, just heard about the team that lost 222-0.  That must have hurt.


That sounds awful, I wonder how many Cumberland fans were still in the stands when that game ended?


Or if they came back the following week.  I guess you have to stick with your team through thick and thin, but that might have pushing the limit.


Yeah that is the test of a true fan, that you might be critical of the management, but you always stay a fan.


Would you be a true fan if you ended up in the court set up in the stadium of the Eagles.  In Europe they call those type of fans the Ultras.


Yeah I have heard a bit about some of the Ultras in European leagues and down in South America as well.  I'm a big fan of international football.


What always amazes me is college football and its size, almost seem as big as professional football, I can't think of another amateur sport with that much of a following.


That is true and the size of the stadiums for college and even high school football is insane.


I know, the high school football coach is a minor celebrity around here, I can't say that for any of the teachers.


Yeah I think the highest paid people in most states are college coaches.


Not sure how I feel about that.  I have to send two kids through college one day, with the high cost of college I'm not sure I want a portion going to the football coach.


Yeah its pretty crazy to me just how much it costs to attend college these days.


Still  you kind of have to go.  If you want to be an engineer, at least one that has career earnings more then most football players.


That is true, well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day!


Yeah I enjoy watching the NFL.. I think there's 32 teams in the NFL.


What is your favorite team? It is surprising how much the NFL has gained in popularity. In the 60s, top bowlers made twice a much as top football stars.


I really like the Titans. However, the quarterback is out with an injury.


Oh, sorry to hear. I guess I am not into football because there are only 11  minutes of live gameplay.


But it's 11 minutes if action!! The super bowl will be coming up soon..


I hear it's the first Sunday in February. I might get together with some friends to socialize.


It sure is.. Usually the day after my birthday... The highest scoring game in football was 1916 Georgia Teach beat Cumberland 222-0.. They must have bad offense and defensive.


Wow, how is that even possible? It's interesting how there is so much technology used these days in football.


Right.. Especially the graphics on television..


I heard ESPN won an emmy for the superimposed yellow line


I bet. That was brilliant!! I wonder if women can play in the NFL?


I read that they actually can, if they can meet requirements. Sadly no women have yet.


This is nuts.. If a Saint's cheerleader is eating in a restaurant and a football player shows up they have to leave. They aren't allowed to eat at the same restaurant as the players. I wonder why?


Yes, it seems unfair that the cheerleaders have to leave and never the players.


Indeed. I wonder how they can still get away with it.


I'm not sure. There is no good reason for that rule.


And also it seems that being a football player may not be all it's cracked out to be. An engineer actually makes more in a lifetime!


Right and their bodies probably aren't that banged up like a football player.


Hello there, do you follow the NFL at all?


I follow but mostly my favorite team, I do watch more during the playoffs I will say though.  How about you?


Same here. Who's your favorite team? Mine is the Bengals.


Nice! I used to play with the Bengals in tecmo super bowl all the time.  I'm a Packer fan.


HAHA - I love tecmo super bowl. Did you know Iowa painted the opposing teams locker room pink?


Yeah I heard about that, I wonder who gave the final ok for that to be done, I bet they weren't overly PC lol.


Not too sure lol. The 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as the top NFL stars.


That is so crazy, it just shows how much bigger the NFL has gotten since then.


I agree. Bowlers probably don't make a whole lot these days.


No not these days, but I still think it would be pretty sweet to make a living throwing those balls around, lots of women too lol.


That would be pretty awesome. Gotta love the attention too. lol


Oh yeah, greasy hands, thin crust frozen pizza, and lots of high life beer.


LOL! The highest score ever in a football game was 222-0.


Holy crap, I think I have read about that, oh Cumberland so sorry for you lol.


Yea that is bad. Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football in his entire NFL career.


That is very impressive, I wonder how many total carries he had?


Not sure on that, but I know he was a starter so I'd imagine a lot of carries.


Yeah thats true he was so probably a decent amount you are right.


In the NFL, there is no written rule against women playing.


I think it would be super cool if a female player made a roster and got to see some real gametime.  Nice chatting with you today!


A little, you? I can't watch like i use to years ago so im not current.


Well back in the day it was the Green Bay Packers. Not sure how they rank these days though. So it's the National Football league which consist of the afc and the nfc right?


Yep, 16 in each I think. I am a vikings fan. What are your thoughts on the saints


Nothing really like i said haven't watch in while. Why what do you know? I am aware that they plan to put tracking chips in player padding as well as the footballs.


if their cheerleaders are eating at a restaurant and the players come, they have to leave, kind of sexist


I think so. Do you know in Austria Rugby is consider to be football?


I did not know that, that is more brutal I think. I wonder if their actual gameplay lasts longer than the Nfls 11 minutes


So many commercials i guess because that's hard to believe. Do you know about the high school in Allen Texas?


There is a High School in Allen Texas that seats 18,000 ppl and cost 60 million to build.


wow, I heard that a while ago. Waste of tax payer money. Do you have a favorite college team?


I don't i ever only watched Pro if given a chance. Is it much different?


Not too much, I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan, they paint the visiting locker room pink!


Haha, That might just make me mad and want to win even more. So how do you feel about the tracking chips they are about to start using in the pro's?


For sure it is supposed to calm them down lol. I heard about that, probably made my engineers who make more money than nfl players do in their lifetime


Yeah i get that but give me the 10-15 and i'm out not the 40-50, you know! So do you know how long a regular season last?


I dont know how long it lasts, how long?


I believe 17 weeks but every team gets a bye week so they play 16 games a season.


Hi Turker, are you a fan of NFL, if yes do you watch Thursday night football?


I am a fan, my Thursday nights wouldn't be the same withou that sacred sport, what about you?


I feel the same way, I like Thursday night football and I hope nothing change.


It seems like the Thursday packages isnt going anywhere so that is a good thin, did you know Disney is the owner of ABC and ESPN?


No I had no Idea, since Disney always had it own channel, they must have recently brought ABC and ESPN.


Yeah seems like they are buying everything these days, Star Wars, Marvel and now those two channels as well


Wow, Disney doing good, I knew there was the Disney channel for many years, when I was small that was my favorite channel.


It was  great channel I liked it as well, crazy how much money TV moves and also how much money football moves, $900 million for Thursday night games alone


Wow it's amazing, did you know ESPN is laying off large numbers of workers?


No I didnt know that, its terrible, I wonder why, have you watched The Bing Bang Theory?


I used to, but not any more since they got older, after that seems like things wasn't the same.


Well its a really funny show, it has an average of 18 million viewers. The NBC has great series in it.


Yes I read about the viewers, did you know that women has a chance to play in the nfl if they meet eligibility?


I didnt know about that, what do you think about that rule? would you like to watch a woman in the NFL?


I don't think so, because this will change the entire paste of the game, I don't think 250 and 300 lbs menwould want to tackle women head on, I would like to see a WNFL, women only.


Yeah I dont think its a good sport to mix genres, do you know who Matt Patricia is?


No I don't have any Ideal, does she have something to do with the NfL?


Matt Patricia is a male lol, he is a rocket scientist and also a coach in the NFL


Wow, I feel a little embarrassed for not knowing that, first chance I get I will read upon him.


Patricia its a girls name so don't worry its an honest mistake, he must be a really smart guy though being a rocket scientist and all


I thought it was a woman at first, did you know that only 11 minutes of live playtime in a nfl game?


No didn't know that, 11 minutes of live playtime doesn't seem right, anyways im getting kind of tired, its late so Im going to call it a night.


Yes you are right, it was nice chatting with you also, good night.


did you know that Minnie Mouse's name is short for Minerva? haha that is weird


I had no clue, I also didn't know Disney was founded by Roy Disney too


No I didn't know that, or that wall-e was named after Walter Elias Disney, I wonder if that is walt disney's son?


I wonder too, I guess there is a lot of obscure Disney stuff like hidden mickey mouse images


yes, I remember reading about how they put hidden images in their movies, I bet there is a blog or youtube channel that showcases a lot of it, very strange too that Bill Nye was a consultant for the Disney movie Flubber, I remember that movie was not good haha


Lol no and I don't think it was that scientifically accurate. I don't see why they didn't just put Bill Nye in the movie.


haha that would have improved the movie for sure, I like Robin Williams too, that movie was just a real stinker, did you like Big Hero 6?


Don't know much about Big Hero 6 besides all the toys they seem to sell, apparently it took a 55,000 core computer to render it


Ya I was wondering about that, I thought the movie was only OK, there are definitely better Disney animated movies, but I'm old maybe I'm biased to the classics and not their newer stuff


Well they have been making movies since 1923 so there is probably a lot better movies out there


yes they have a long history, do you watch football at all? I know a little about it and I will be watching the superbowl, but I don't personally really care what happens with the teams


Yea, i follow football, mostly the giants, it's hard to keep up with all 32 teams


ya I agree, for me it seems kind of boring, and apparently there is, on average, only 11 minutes of actual gameplay in a given NFL game, that is like nothing


it's crazy how there is an average of 11 minutes of gameplay and 16 games a season


yup, so not a lot of actual gameplay but lots of commercials and lots of watching men standing still waiting to hike the ball haha, I'll be thinking about that during the superbowl this year


Lots of injuries and stats too. All the players have chips embedded in their shoulder pads


Yes I think that would be useful for tracking all kinds of stats, that's almost like a videogame at that point with the stats you could get, also weird that the average engineer makes more in their lifetime than the average NFL player


Well in the 60s top bowlers made more than football starts lol, I guess football careers are quite short


ya that must be what it is, that is funny because today it is the complete reverse, also crazy that the NFL would allow a female player if she could meet the requirements, I think we will see a female NFL player in our lifetime


Yea since there is no rules against female players I can see one become a place kicker


I was thinking that ya, nothing would stop them from becoming a kicker. I think a linebacker might be too much though, that would be a massive woman. haha


Boy, I miss football season. I love ESPN's Monday night football offerings. What about you?


I don't really watch it though sometimes I inadvertently end up watching Thursday Night Football.


Ah, yes. During football season, it can be hard to not catch at least part of a game. Did you know ABC is the only one of the 4 major broadcast networks without a prime-time NFL game?


I heard Disney owns ABC and ESPN so they are considering bidding on the CBS and NBC football package.


Yes. It would seem like a smart investment. Eight of the top 10 single telecasts were NFL games, including the Super Bowl LI, which was number 1.


ABC hasn't had prime time NFL since 2005, when it moved to ESPN. Is it still on ESPN? That would then make it more accessible to more people if it were on ABC.


It is on ESPN for now. But, ESPN is laying off large numbers of workers. It seems some NFL players do not love the idea of Thursday games though. Richard Sherman, who plays for the Seahawks, said it's too short if you've just played a Sunday game. He said your body is still sore.


That makes sense. I did a Color Run last week and am still sore. Then again I'm not athletic. Haha!


I can't imagine how sore they must be. An average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay! So few minutes for such pain!


Right, and that's part of the reason football doesn't interest me, not a lot of live gameplay. I also get lost sometimes. The superimposed yellow line helps out a bit. ESPN won an emmy for that.


They deserved it! That really helped me! It looks a little cartoonish, but hey, I love cartoons, especially Disney!


Me too! My favorite character is Minnie. I don't really like her full name, Minerva.


They are so clever with their names! Did you know that Wall-E was named as a tip of the hat to Walter Elias Disney?


Oh, I could have figured that out but I didn't haha! Wall E is so cute. Have you found any hidden mickey mouse images in other disney films?


I haven't...yet! I just got clued into that subculture recently. I wonder if there are hidden images all the way back to the company's founding, back on October 16, 1923? I may have a lot of catching up to do!


Yeah, me too. Gives me a reason to rewatch everything. Wonder if there are any in Big Hero 6. I haven't seen that but it was made using a 55,000 core supercomputer.


They really do use technology, don't they? They even got Bill Nye to be a science consultant for Flubber! They've come a long way since 1923!


And they have grown to 14 theme parks aroud the world. I've only been to one!


Who would have guess that from their start in animation they would branch out to theme parks, live action film, and even sort of the NFL!


Yeah, I bet their merchandise is a big part of it too. I love to collect it.


I forgot all about the merchandise! I wonder if there are any Minnie Mouse/NFL crossover dolls?


Haha, there should be. I feel like there are? Or maybe I'm thinking of the NFL potato head I have. Speaking of which, time to clean up a bit. See you!


Good Morning!  Hope your day is going well


It is going well.  I'm considering catching a movie - what will you do today?


I'm working today, looking forward to the weekend and some relaxation.  Too bad football season is over - it's fun to waste away a Sunday watching football!


I agree - Patriots did their job - too bad for the Rams. I think I'll catch a Disney movie - the Ralph and the Internet sounds good - that's a sequel to a movie that was in the works for a long time!


Yep, not a fan of either team, but the Patriots are amazing - probably wont see a run like this again (and they're not done!).  My kids saw Wreck It Ralph 2 and loved it, Disney does a good job


Can the Patriots keep it up forever, that's the key - I think the risks of football are a bit high, however. I'm glad Disney keeps at it. Of course Disneyland, all the hype and all the merchandise, makes movie-making well worth it.


Tom Brady & Bill Bilichek will keep going forever!  Neither wants to be proven that they cant win without the other.  Disney movies are starting to rehash the classics, but like you said - with all the merch, how can you blame them?!?!


Did you ever wonder how TV gets all those great shots of plays at the football games - apparently they use tracking chips embedded in shoulder pads - yikes, someone is always watching you! I liked that commercial about the guy going to heaven and getting the new car from his grandpa - then he woke up and was in his cubicle at work and someone had Heimleched him - so funny!


I've heard about the tracking chips in the pads / on players and I wonder why they don't put a chip in the ball so they know when it breaks the plain of the End Zone?  I don't think I've seen the commercial you mention - was it on during the SB?


Good idea about the end zone. The commercial was in the Super Bowl and cracked me up because when the guy recovered after being apparently gone for a bit - it was back to work  - and he really wanted the car! So funny!


I guess I tuned out the commercials like I tuned out most of the SB game....  and our game of squares was terrible!


Sounds like you are a big fan - funny fact, an average engineer makes more in his lifetime than the average pro football player - I think engineering is safer.


That doesn't surprise me at all, given the average career in the NFL is less than 3 years and while the superstars make a ton, the average guy doesn't


I think that the political controversies of the past few years hasn't helped the sport too much - some people just want to watch folks play ball. I see the Patriots owner is in trouble today - so that's another negative out there.  Back to Disney - are there any animation films up for oscars this year?


I heard about the massage parlor thing on the radio - shocking!!!  I think Ralph Breaks the Internet is up for an Oscar.  Isle of Dogs will win, I think


Isn't the Incredibles 2 movie out there as well? My kids saw it and liked it - sounds like it had some dark moments too - maybe beyond little kids ages. Speaking of football salaries -a fun fact - in the 60's a professional bowler made more than an NFL player.


My kids like Incredibles 2 too - I just realized my kids see many movies without me....  I wonder how much money top pro bowlers make?  Most of the professional athletes didn't make much money until the TV revenue started rolling in and popularity of the superstars


I'm sure TV had a lot to do with it. Another fun fact - the highest scoring game was in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222 to 0. Ouch.  Poor coach!


Talk about a blow out!  Cumberland folded it's program after that game I bet....


I bet the coach changed careers after that - how can you carry on with that on your resume. I guess this will be turn 10 - right? Should we wrap it up? Hope you have a good day if that's true.


Great chatting with you - have a great day!


The Roseanne reboot did not last long did it?


Not with her on it.  I heard it is still going, but maybe under a different name.


The original show was kind of good.  It was not "California" pretty, but showed middle class. Unusual for the day.


Very much so, it also showed real struggles, which didnt happen much either.


I suppose the unreal part of the show is the way we all get to comment.  Sara Silverman "loved" the reboot. There are many others.


Everyone has the right to their opinion.  Sometimes it is just best for those in the public eye to be careful how they state theirs.


So, Rosanne was a trump supporter, the sister was not (on the show).  Do you think that the portrayal of trump supporters was unreal in some way?


I didn't watch it.  But i heard that the portrayal caused some problems, because it treated politics as irrelevant.


Irrelevant must be a hollywood buzzword.  South park, a leader in irrelevance, aired a spoof of family guy, a show about irrelevance.  It makes my whole argument irrelevant.


I wonder if that made the flowers they got from the Simpsons crew.... irrelevant..  LOL


It might have.  I can not remember the episode of Simpsons where Bart neither appears or is mentioned.  Do you know what that one was about?


I dont, honestly I dont even recall that episode.  There are so many of them.


Yes.  There are so many.  The ideas are repeating.  There are over 750 episodes of pokeman, thats 50 a year for 16 years.  Some times you have to end a show when its time.


I always wondered who narrated Thomas the Tank Engine.  that was a nice relaxing show.  Those troublesome trucks are at it again.


Well you might recognize some voices, Ringo Star and Alec Baldwin each did 52 episodes.


Then there was George Carlin and the seven words you can never say.


I love Carlins explanation of the F word as all parts of speech.


That is a classic thing.  He has done a lot over the years.  Do you suppose he would like the 3 horizontal lines for menu items being called a hamburger icon?  Carlin might not have like computers.


Yeah, I just call that the menu button.  I dont know where hamburger came from.


Hamburgers cause me joy.  Constant novelty from clicking links cause addiction.  Maybe there need be no other relation.


How do you feel about internet use these days?


It is very necessary for communication purpose, to known anything happening in the different part of the world. Over all, It is very good.


Did you know that people can become addicted to clicking links on the internet because of the constant novelty?


Yes. We use it whenever necessary otherwise we suffer from it. Online shopping is biggest revenue for all companies through internet.


That's interesting to think about. Did you know that the library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case it all falls apart? I wonder what that looks like. What medium do you think it's saved in?


Seems like you'd need something pretty big to save a copy of the whole internet! I think yesterday was the anniversary of it's invention wasn't it? I though I saw that on Google.


Mobile internet connectivity played an important in access the internet in the recent years. Smartphone play a major role in it.


How that all works is crazy to me, wireless internet still blows my mind. Did you know that you can get 3g cell service at the top of mount everest??


It is very interesting. Email is the important communication service which is available in Internet. Now days postal service is reduced due to it.


I wonder if that's a good or a bad thing ultimately? I know there are a lot of jobs that people aren't interested in having nowadays I wonder if mail carrier is one of them? Also less paper is probably a good thing too right?