i like to do a lot of things, depends on my mood. watch movies, listen to podcasts, run, play video games, the world is my oyster! how about you


Nice, did you ever play nintendo or classic pac-man?


both! I had a nintendo growing up, I still like to play Nintendo


Nice, apparently they still made nintendos up until 2003 in japan


i heard about that! i wonder who was still buying them up until then


I wish I knew that and I would have been one lol! the nintendo only has 54 colors in it


i remember hearing aout that. Megaman is only blue because there are the more shades of blue than any other color in those 54


I did not know that game, I loved playing mega man! Almost as much as pac man


Pac Man is good too, I love that little yellow guy


Right, and I love Mrs. Pac man also, there is so many different games with pac man


tons. I heard a Canadian company will be excavating that famed landfill filled with Atari games for a documentay


Dang I want to go watch that! Hopefully there isn't any pac man arcade games there, they helped generate almost 2.5 billion dollars


woah! I didnt know he was worth that much! I think its mostly filled with ET games from what I heard


Dang I had that game for nintendo! I wish I would have kept the classics, I am sure they are worth a lot!


probably! did you ever reach level 256 in Pac Man?


its the last one, a bug prevents you from getting any furhter


Dang I think I remember seeing a youtube video about that or a glitch or something. Ms. pac man was created because of so many players being female


i like Ms Pacman more personally, its a little bit faster


I guess I have never played it, I will see what it is all about, it was so nice talking with you!


i do. i cant believe people watch so much netflix.


So do I, although I do not spend much time watching it every day. I have to agree with you, many people are addicted to video games but a lot are also addicted to netflix.


yea i maybe use my netflix once a month. i cant be one of these binge people.


I cannot either.  I do not understand why and how people can stay up all night watching some random TV show.


i cant lie i have watched whole seasons of the office and parks and rec on their. but i was on vacation at home at the time. i rarely just sit around and watch tv.


The only shows that I have watched on netflix are marvel and DC ones such as the flash. I also do watch some anime.


i like all of that. i hear the flash is worth it. i do enjoy anime.


Ah, a fellow weeb. What is your favorite anime? Mines probably Death Note of No Game No Life.


i really enjoyed one punch man. but i love dragon ball a lot. all of them.


I also loved one punch man. There is a season two coming out, although it will not be made by the original madhouse studios.


i wasnt aware of that. i never read the comic.


Did you know that from 9 pm to 12 am, netflix consumes 33% of all bandwidth in North America?


i was reading that. i cant believe that. its like all people ever do anymore.


Netflix was founded after the founder paid 40 dollars on a late vhs copy.


its amazing how a small idea like that can grow into a billion dollars.


That right there is how every single tech giant today started. Take google, or facebook. They were all ideas.


yes most of these companies started in a garage.


Yes, although some did start in a small apartment as well.


Speaking of humans, we may have only lost our body hair 240,000 years ago!


i wonder if it was because of climate change.


Maybe. There is also a frequency of sound that causes fear in humans. Talk about scary!


i like that they dont list the frequency. i'll have to look it up.


Although you probably should not listen to it, or it might instill you with fear!


i was going to use it on other people... like a supervillian.


Well, first of all you would need a villan-y laugh. Good luck trying to take over the world with a bunch of invisible waves.


i'll broadcast it over a super successful netflix and youtube show.


Lol, good luck getting that to work. Maybe throw up a huge speaker into space and blast your sound from there.


Good idea. Anyways, nice chatting with you! Have a nice day and good luck taking over the world! I'll be rooting for you.


I do, im one of the 58 million subscribers in North America what about you?


Nice, no I don't currently have an account, but I most likely will get one eventually.


Yeah well Netflix has a lot of debt so it can disaper one day like 22 billion dollars in debt


Yeah that is true, but I don't see that happening any time soon.


I dont know, I hope they dont file bankrupcy in the mean while I will enjoy the service, they sure spend a lot on postage though


Yeah they sure do, I don't think they will continue to do the physical stuff in the future.


Doesn't sound like a good business, did you know that Blockbuster had the chance to buy the company.


I think I read about that a while back, they certainly had their chance, sounds like several of them actually.


One thing is certain they must be regretting that decision and also those late fees since Netflix got created thanks to them


Yeah and it sounds like it was late fees that got the whole company started!


Yeah a very angry Reed Hastings, who said I'm just going to start my own thing.


Yeah, well he made the right call Netflix now accounts for 33% of the bandwith in North America


Holy cow, that is a crazy amount for one company!


Yeah and with YouTube they make half of the internet peak, so pretty impressive numbers.


That is massive, and most likely going to continue to grow in the future.


I think it will, both companies although the Disney streaming service is a threat to the company


Yeah it sure is, I wonder what will happen with Disney?


I think they are going to be successful some of the series sound great, like Loki and also The Scarlet witch.


Yeah those sure do.  Well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Hi, how are you? Did you know that before 1963, it was not uncommon for US students  to read from the Bible as part of their elementary education?


Things have certainly changed!     Do you know much about Shania Twain?


I was watching a movie about her on the Reelz Channel.     She suffered a lot.


How did she suffer? You mean growing up?


She suffered from abuse and extreme poverty as a child and young woman.


She went through it all and came out a star. Has she won any awards?


Not sure, but she is the highest selling solo female artist in country music history.


That's great! Is she married? Does she have kids?


Shania Twain has been married at least twice.    Her first divorce was covered extensively by the tabloids.


Was she married to another singer, some famous guy?


I think he was a regular person, but he reportedly had an affair with her best friend.


That's horrible. I guess she must have been heartbroken. Who did marry the next time?


Shania Twain then married the ex-husband of that same friend.     Friends and Lovers and all that, I guess.


Wow. That's tough. I gotta wonder how that marriage worked. I think it's hard for famous people to stay married. A lot of pressure.


Too true.    It amazes me Johnny Depp has managed to act, play guitar and keep his marriage intact.


I don't know how he does it. Women must throw themselves at the guy. Crazy.


Too true.    Not only all that, but Depp is related to Queen Elizabeth of England!


He really is royalty! I did not know that. That's an interesting connection. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good evening!


He is a nice guy too, he travels with his Jack Sparrow costume so he can visit kids in hospitals.


He does great work with the kids. He doesn't have to make time, but he does. That's great! Thanks for the chat! Have a good evening!


Good evening, and remember not to warm up your car in ohio, where that is illegal!


Yea but I dont hold a candle to anne jones. She can read 4700 words per minute


Wow! Me either. I wonder how much of the complexities she gets. A lot is depended on previous knowledge, expereince, attitudes, culture etc.


I bet its a lot of practice, development and refinement


Yeah, think we've come a long way from the 1700s when there was a panic over excessive novel reading.


I really cant see what would ever be wrong with reading


Even the military gets into it. They have a couple of sci-fi novels on their recommended reading list


Loved that book. The other is Ender's Game. Another classic.


I think our sun is relatively small in the grand scheme of the universe.


A lot of things are. It is only 1 billionth the size of the largest star in our own galaxy


Yet it's still 330000 times the size of earth. The universe is amazing.


It really is! Theres a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500mph in 2000 degree weather


Remind me to not put that on my vacation short list. YOu know Ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the son instead of Jupiter.


That must be a big rock. I wonder how it compares to our moon


I don't know. Venus doesn't tilt so there are no different seasons.


Its also the only planet that rotates clockwise!


I am from Chicago and had no idea that Europe was baking...


climate change has had an impact on everything from here to the sun


Agreed. We have had a very mild winter here.


The climate seems cyclic and some argue its man made whereas others say its the natural order of things


I have heard that too. A friend of myne argues for the cyclical affect and says the ice age will make a return...


Even with the sun producing some much energy for our planet we still have not found a way to harness its potential completely


I agree. The cost of solar is prohibitive for residental use and not enough incetive for commercial.


Do you follow the events that are ongoing in astronomy like th eMars landing?


Not really but I do regularly watch the news so if it is featured there, I catch parts of it. Do you?


I do, I have been following the Mars landing and how it affects the other planets


Sounds interesting. What's the best tidbit you share at parties?


I usually share things about work or family. How about you?


Same. I meant what's the beast about the mars landing... Anything interesting from that?


Oh, I usually talk about the pictures coming back from Mars and how the Chinese seemed to have taken the lead lately


Didn't' they just land on the moon? I remember reading something about that...


I believe it was Mars but I could be mistaken. I watched the landing on Mars for NASA on YouTube


Nice. How long have you been into Mars/astronomy?


SInce I was a kid and got my first telescope at Christmas to stare at the moon and stars


Sounds nice. I want to get my kids a telescope but we live in the woods and don't get a lot of open area to view the stars and planets. Any thoughts?


I would recommend it you don't want them to miss even the smallest chance to learn about the stars and planets first hand


Thanks. I think I will invest in something for them. What is something in the reading to the left that you found interesting?


I got stuck on the planets because of my passion for the subject


Hello hows it going?  Did you know the sun is actually white?  That is amazing.  Also,  why didn't our teachers tell us this in elementary school,  everyone draws a yellow sun! lol


Ha, that is funny! I can't believe that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy!


The sun feels so hot down here. I can't imagine how hot it is on the surface of the sun. However,a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun. You don't want to get hit by that!


Right!  That sounds horrific,  definitely puts a new perspective on those people who have survived it!


The sun makes enough energy every second to meet the energy needs of the entire planet for 500 000 years. I hope we learn to harness its power even better.


We all need to switch to solar asap!  That is amazing!!


Yes, we do. Do you believe in global warming?


Yes,  but I am not well educated on it.  I see signs of our earth dying though.  For example,  California has been low on water for years now,  and we have been suffering for crazy amounts of fires in tthe last few years,  the air quality is getting bad too.


Temperatures in Europe have passed all time records during heat waves.


Britain's Met Office wrote about it, wondering if it is the new normal.


Geez i hope not.  California will be gone if this is the normal for us lol


There was really high pressure in parts of Eruope, and also thunderstorms. I think global warming is causing a lot of weird weather.


Seems like it.  hey I read something interesting!  Jupiter would be considered a planet if it didnt circle the sun.


I find it interesting that Uranus actually rolls around the sun. It doesn't spin like the other planets!


If it doesnt spin,  is some of the planet forever in the dark?


I presume it kind of tumbles. I never thought I'd say a planet was cute but that is adorable.


Haha, true! But speaking of weird orbits, the planet Venus does not tilt, so it has no seasons. It's the only planet that rotates clockwise.


Hello,  did you know that the sun is actually white?


Yeah, supposedly the yellow is us seeing it though our atmosphere.


It really is.  Not quite as crazy as that one planet that has shards of glass raining sideways at 4500 mph and 2000 degree weather.


I cant even imagine that,  seems so dangerous, maybe thats why no one lives there lol


Probably, and Floridians complain about weather.  We just came in a close second.


Did you know a lightning bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun?


Yeah seriously.  It puts a lot of perspective on those people who survived being struck by lightning.


It really does, or why strikes cause so much damage.


Neptune has only orbited the sun 1 time since we discovered it.


lol wow,  that is a slow orbiting planet.


So whenever you think you aren't doing well in life, just remember youve made it around the sun more times than Neptune.


Yeah Ive done it a few time lol.  I think it takes the earth 365 days to orbit the sun.


Yup.  And Neptune is doing better than Pluto who we keep kicking off the planet list.


Really?  why do we keep kicking off the planet list?


I have heard it doesnt meet the mass requirements.


Ah I see,  thats weird.  The planet uranus actually rotates sideways instead of spinning!


That must be interesting, like Venus that doesnt tilt!


Right. Its been great chatting with you!


I wouldn't call myself a fan but her songs were catchy. It's been a while since I've seen her.


She had a bout with Lyme Disease, which ravaged her vocal chords. She is making a comeback, but she is a shell of her former "glory" so to speak. Are you familiar with her unfortunate past?


I did not know that she had Lyme disease. That's an awful thing to get. I heard about a messy divorce with a husband that cheated on her.


Yeah, and she suffered through extreme poverty and abuse years ago too. But, as she sings, "Man, {she) feels like a woman."


I remember that song. Speaking of country music, did you know that it has it's roots in celtic music?


No, but I can detect the same propensity for "kissing the blarney stone" is each art form. Twain was recently chronicalled in a series called, "The Price of Fame" which also looked at stars like Johnny Dep and others.


I know that Johnny Depp has had issues lately but I have liked a lot of his movies. Did you know that he is related to Queen Elizabeth?


That is where he must have learned that  British accent he had in Pirates of the Caribean!


Ha ha, maybe. He is also a guitarist that has even played with Marilyn Manson, Oasis, and Aerosmith. Pretty big names.


Really! And yet he still has time to put on a costume and tickle audiences with performances like Edward Scissorhands, where his memorable role only required him to utter 196 words.


Wow! I didn't realize it was so few. I'm very surprised that Nicolas Cage was the person who convinced him to pursue acting. It was while they were playing Monopoly. How in the world did those two end up together playing Monopoly?


I would have like to have seen the two in the same movie together! I was not a big fan of Dep's performance in Willy WOnka, but I am too emotionally connected to the Gene Wilder version of the movie. I guess that is also why Wilder refused to watch the 2005 remake, because he feared disappointment.


I agree. Wilder was great in that role and I'm such a fan of his work. I sometimes forget that Depp's breakout role was 21 Jump Street. That was so long ago.


Yeah, and he wasn't wearing a strange costume or anything!  Did you hear he may be dressing up as Dr. Suess for a movie?


I did not. I wonder what movie that's for? I did hear that he always carries his Jack Sparrow costume so that he can visit children't hospitals dressed up as the character at any point. That's a very nice thing to do.


Really? That is so cool! I think he has been nominated for like three Academy Awards, but he has had so many memorable roles, you would think he might have more honors.


If I remember correctly Ed Wood was one of those and he was great in that. Did you know that he sold pens before acting?


Nice. The pen is mightier than the sword, but selling pens sometimes leads to acting with swords! He is a director too. He directed the 1997 film, the Brave. Have you seen it?


No I didn't. I had no idea he had directed. By the way, He never won an Oscar but he has won Golden Globes so he has had some recognition.


Oh, nice.  Doesn't he drive weird cars?  Maybe he has one of those cars legal in SOuth Africa that is equipped with a flamethrower! Hey, nice chatting with you! Bye Bye!


How's it going, are you a Johnny Depp fan, he has been nominated 3 times for an Academy Award


Yeah he is a good actor, he also directed the film brave in 1997.


I've never seen "The Brave", I wonder if it was any good


I haven't seen it either Johnny Depp is a talented musician too


That's pretty cool, Depp also adopted a horse from the film Sleepy Hollow so it wouldn't be put down


Oh that is so sweet, he is such a good person


Yea, Depp is also producing a biopic on Dr. Seuss too


Yeah he is a great actor, musician ad a producer. Do you listen to country music?


Sometimes I listen to it, I like the Country music more influenced by folk music


It originated in the southern part of the united states and it does have roots from folk music.


Yea Country music features a lot of banjos, fiddles and harmonicas, a crazy combination


George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins


That's pretty neat. It's unfortunate Henry Ford helped popularized country music due to his fear of jazz


it is. there are only 2 African Americans in the country music hall of fame


That's odd considering country music was influenced by blues


yeah, country music genre was the most listened to rush hour radio during the evening commute in 2009


That's pretty crazy, I wonder if country is popular in South Africa, they could listen to it while driving their flame-thrower equipped cars


It's also pretty cool you can become a professional race car driver from playing Gran Turismo


really it might help people get their driver's license


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I don't wear them often, as I live in Florida and prefer shorts, but they are jean shorts LOL  Did you know that Old Navy sells jeans with a 41" waist as a 36"


Yeah, that makes sense then to not wear them that often.  I'm from Wisconsin, and wow! I did not know that.


Yeah I am not sure how they get away with that.  Blue Jeans are illegal in North Korea because they symbolize american imperialism.  LOL


That is wild, I haven't shopped there since I was in middle school.  And wow, very interesting.  I guess they did a study and found skinny jeans cause nerve damage.


Another interesting thing is that a student wore the same pair of jeans for 15 months and proved that they have no more germs than after thirteen days.


Oh yeah, i know you are not supposed to wash them after every wear.  I think it's hilarious when they sell the ones with holes and rips in them.  I have to buy new ones when that happens!


my daughter has a ton with the rips in them, guess they are cool, shes a senior in high school.


That is funny, did you know that Van, North Face, Nautica, Jansport, Timberland, Wrangler, and Lee are all owned by the same company?


Wow, no didn't know that, that is shocking.


Yeah I thought so, do you know what the small pocket in jeans was designed for?


I always thought the little pocket was for an "emergency" quarter in case you had to make a phone call at a pay phone, is that right?


That is a good idea, but I guess it was for pocket watches! I guess people don't use those much anymore though.


That's interesting, I would never have guessed that. Did you know that the T-shirt was invented in 1904 and marketed to bachelors who couldn't sew or replace buttons.


No! That is a very interesting fact as well, never knew that.


The plain grey shirt that Zuckerburg wears all the time costs between 300 and 400 dollars, seriously?! It's a tshirt, who makes it I wonder?


What!? Who even sells a shirt that expensive? Is it made of some crazy material?


I have no idea! That is crazy, as far as I know it's just a plain tshirt.  I wouldn't pay 300-400 dollars for any shirt LOL


No! I never would either, that is so strange.


At Billy Mays' funeral the pallbearers wore blue shirts and khaki pants.  That doesn't surprise me at all.  He was a great pitchman


Yeah he was, that was sad he passed away.


I agree. I couldn't believe it when I heard it.


hi how are you? i watch basketball sometimes.


I am good, thanks! I like watching it. Do you remember Kareem Abdul Jabbar?


Yes, Lew Alcindor? Yes, he was a great player. he was dominant and a great actor too


For sure! He got the dunk banned for like a decade he was so good at it


they were scared of the man! he was dominant! he made other teams look weak, but that was not his fault.


For sure, he couldn't help it lol! Speaking of college, did you know who the most losingest coach is in kansas history?


Most losingest would be that fellow what invented the sport. that canadian.


right! James Naismith I think his name was. You think he could have rigged the game in his favor lol


Make up rules on the spot? Yeah, that would cool. he could psych out the refs.


right, and what a loser would do lol! Did you know 39 of the 50 states have college coaches as the highest paid state employees


Yes, we love our sports. college is now a sports franchise. soon the degrees will be optional extra.


that is a good way to put it. I know my state is one of the 39. Did you ever hear about the basketball court at the us supreme court building?


The court at the top is the highest court in the land. it is the place that the justices do battle royale to decide major cases.


that would be fun to watch. See Justice Ginsburg throw down an alley-oop


RBG in the hay-ouse! Yes, the highest court is for the big showdowns and dunks are fine.


lol! Did you hear what new zealand calls one of their teams there


New Zealand is a tiny country! They have a basketball team?


I think a league. They have a team called the tall blacks....yikes.....


That is a play on the name All Blacks. Anyway, great chat!


interesting! Good chatting with you also. Enjoy your weekend!


Crazy that there was a shooting outside of the Walmart on June 17th.


I know, how sad that people died from it!


Apparently, the same person that was involved in the shooting was also involved in a carjacking.


i see that! i wonder what prompted him to shoot? Does the article say?


One of the witnesses, Kailani Bailey said that it was a tall man wearing t-shirt and jeans.


I do see that one girl had non-life-threatening injuries. Did anyone else get hurt?


Well apparently one witness, Brian Adams, said that the guy was randomly firing in and out of the store.


i see that three people pulled guns in the parking lot, did any of them fire at the suspect?


One of them shot at the suspect and killed him.


Apparently no other suspects are being sought after.


from what i see it started in the store and then moved to the parking lot


Yeah, it looked like it. Apparently it was an armed civilian that went after him.


right. and according to the people in the store they heard the "pop pop pop" there first


It looks like it occurred around 5:30 pm too.


i misread the article, it says two were WOUNDED and not killed. just the gunman was killed, correct?


I think that is what occurred. The gunman was killed for sure.


Would you question going to walmart twice because of this incident?


No, there are always random acts of craziness. It's not there fault. One of the victims is in critical condition though.


yeah i won't be disillusioned by it either. do you think the drunk driver is the same guy who fired the shots?


I'm not sure. Not clear, but the suspect tried 2 carjackings apparently.


yes I could see that much! thank god no one else died!


Not the biggest one TBH, but I do find some of the facts and details behind certain sports to be fascinating.  What about yourself?


Same here.  I have a friend who is a fan of Associate football. Have you heard of it?


Yeah, I think they refer to it by it's slang term "soccer" over here, but they call it "football" everywhere else in the world.


Yeah, Americans use the slang term, soccer. I wonder where it came from?


I have no clue.  I'm told it's really popular though.  It makes more money than football, baseball, basketball, hockey and golf COMBINED.  That's a LOT of dough!


Yeah. Most soccer is played with two teams, but there is a version played with three that I would love to see!


Yeah, I dunno how that would work.  I tell ya, you gotta be in GOOD shape to play soccer, they say a player runs an average of 7 miles per game!  I get tired just thinking about it.  HAHA!


Really!  I am winded from adjusting my seat cushion... I hear Jon Stewart was an accomplished player.


Yeah, I think he represented US in a big game.  Can't recall which one though.  Even more awesome player to me though is Didier Drogba.  He singlehanded stopped a civil war in his home country!


He must have quite a leg on him to kick the butts of an entire nation!  Another noteworthy player is German Mezut Ozil, who donated winning from the Olympics to help Brazilian children.


That's very admirable!  Speaking of sports.. how about basketball?  Do you follow it much?  I find it neat that basketball and volleyball were both invented by the YMCA.


Nice!  Basketball is a highly regarded sport. So high, in fact, that the Supreme Court has a basketball court on top of their building.


Yeah, I heard that people even take time off from work during March Madness just so they can catch all the games.


What other reason is there?  LOL  Have you heard of the New Zealand Basketball team named the Tall Blacks?


Can't say I've heard of that one!  Did you know Shaq has only ONE record 3pt score throughout his entire basketball career?  I find that surprising!


In B-ball, it's about what you can do that matters.  James Naismith, the inventor of basketball learned that lesson. He was the only coach in the history of the University of Kansas to ever have a losing record!


Yeah, that's true!  Speaking of losing... they say the Washington General has played the Harlem Globetrotters over 13,000 times but only won SIX of the game.  SIX.  Course, it IS the Harlem Globetrotters they were going against....


Another one of league's surprising facts. Like, did you know that actor Clint Eastwood, king of the spaghetti western, developed an allergy to horses?


That would suck!  Bet it would limit the amount of roles he took in the future!


Yeah!  Well, I'll leave you with this factoid: On "no vehicles to school day" two students rode their horses and were suspended. Since when is a horse considered a vehicle?  Nice chatting with you!


Hey, it was great chatting with you as well.  You have a good afternoon!


Wheaton Hills sounds like a nice community. I hope that kind of genuine community will be coming back because of Peak Oil and relocalization.


Yeah seems nice. Do you like basketball?


I'm not a sports fan at all, I"m afraid. How about you?


Yes,  I watch basketball sometimes. Did you know space jam is the highest grossing basketball movie?


Not until just now. Do you like horses? Interesting how it took so many thousands of years for humans to domesticate them in the Old World, but Native Americans did it so quickly after Europeans let them escape into the wild.


Thats really interesting. Horses, sharks and orangutans are all ticklish


Orangutans I can see, since they're related to us. Hard to imagine a shark being ticklish -- or anyone having the nerve to try it.


Thats what I was thinking,  who tried to tickle a shark lol


I should Google przewalski's horse -- I wonder how much different they are genetically from domesticated horses.


One horse has a peak power of 14.9 horsepower.


Funny that Clint Eastwood developed a horse allergy. Seems like I recall seeing him on horses in The Unforgiven, but maybe he was taking medication.


Yeah maybe a lot of benadryl or claritin.  Hes in a lot of westerns


I loved the spaghetti westerns he did with Leone.


I hear once an icelandic horse leaves iceland, it can never return.  I wonder why not.


That's weird. I wonder that myself. Maybe it's to protect their horse population from foreign diseases?


Weird that they've got their own fifth speed, too. I guess that's genetic?


I guess so,  that is weird,  I looked up tolting once on Yutube awhile back.  Since, im not a horse expert,  it looks like a regular trot to me lol


I've had fairly little contact with horses myself, aside from feeding them through fences and getting bitten by one.


Ive taken a few riding lessons, thats about it.


I've been on a horse once, LOL. Nice chatting with you!


Another shooting at Walmart....so sad to see these things happening


Yes, it is sad to hear about these things.  Do you think the world is getting worse or we are able to see it easier now that cameras are everywhere and the internet it available to all.


It was nice to read that a bystander stepped in an prevented more people from losing their life.


Amen to that.  Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


I thought maybe you had left in your car to go get something to eat at McDonalds...lol


Yeah, sorry about that.  I was lost in my office.


I have a GMC truck but the car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


I have a really old mercedes and a few parts to a Model T that I am trying to restore


That's cool.  I remember restoring the model T days.  Those were glorious.  It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.


I know I have been trying to get one installed in my mercedes but no one does that where i live.


It's really a great idea.  Back in the "good ole days," we had them in the truck and it was easy to settle disagreements and cook weiners.


Too funny!  I might trade in the Mercedes and go with a Cadillac. I love the name and the quality of their cars


Yes, they are top notch.  Levi made bing crosby a denim tuxedo after he was turned away from a hotel for wearing jeans


I thought Bing was more well known for his sport jacket than his jeans


Squirrelly men wear skinny jeans.  Skinny jeans can cause nerve damage


The worst jeans ever made IMO. They remind me of the early days of jeans with hippies.


Lol.  Too funny.  They are soo goofy looking.  Vans, north face, nautica, jansport, timberland, lee jeans, wrangler... are all owned by the same company


I did not know that! I despise Wrangler and Lee jeans but love my levi's


I didn't think you could get them in stretchy?


Yes I have a old cadillac that was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe


me too, I love it. I never knew that. I like Cadillac, it rolls off the tongue better lol


lol. I do love the 1908 Model T. I wish I had the original


Right, that would be worth so much money right now. Did that car have a wooden trunk?


I believe so as all the old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


That is how the word trunk came into play I think. I wonder if people broke into those easily


Very easy to break into. Did you know that in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers ?


That is awesome, but I bet so dangerous. They must have a lot of car jackings there. What do you think of it


Well I hope it is not designed to be near the gas tank.


That is what I am thinking lol. You would think it would take one idiot to ruin it for everyone lol.


right lol. I love Polo shirts. There were made by rene "the crocodile" lacoste


That is awesome, i love those shirts. Quite expensive though. Do you own a favorite shirt?


All of my button down shirts are my favorite


right I like that once a style sits in with someone, it makes them feel more comfortable. Did you hear about the cultural revolution gang in china


Thats too funny how they involved layering as many shirts as you could and popping their collars


Right, they started that trend lol. I remember when that got hot in high school, thank god i never did it!


Do you wear jeans ? I love my Levi's, but I also love my true religion jeans .


I wear them sometimes, I like sweat pants as my choice. Did you hear how old navy markets jeans?


Yes with a 41" waist as 36". I wonder how many people returned them for the wrong size lol


That is what I am thinking too lol! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your sunday!


hey, they are ok but I must I I prefer dogs, what about you?


I like them both. In Japan they have cat cafes


haha that's funny, cats are robust though they have not had a cat extinction in over 10,000 years


yeah they are good at that. if they live to 15, they would have slept for 10 of those years


wow that is wild, what is sad though is white cats are like 85% likely to be both deaf and have blue eyes


yeah, I had a white persian once and she was deaf, but so gorgeous


oh nice, ya I always had dogs, would you ever own a glow in teh dark cat? I guess they exist


wow. and the major of a town in alaska is a cat


ah interesting, kind of scary though that 86000 people go to the hospital every year due to tripping over their cat or other pet


that is a lot of people. did you ever see the monive godfather 1?


I have seen that movie, it is one of my favorites, what about you?


yeah me too. the cat in that movie was a stray that was found on set


oh thats nice, do you like insects at all? I guess people will raise them for food


I am not a fan. do you know much about gold bugs?


haha no tell me about them, I do know about lightning bugs, I guess they are close to 100% efficient


the gold bugs breathe in disslved gold and excrete it in solid form


wow that is cool I want one! did you ever see a rolly poly? I guess theyre more related to lobsters and not bugs


that is cool. there is a massive highway in the sky of bugs


haha that sounds crazy, have you heard of the photuris lightning bug? they can actually mimic the blinking of other bugs to atrract and then eat them


how creative. and there is a wasp that turns ladybugs into zombie babysitters


haha that is scary, I do love Bill Murray and apparently he played the human torch on the radio back in the 70's


My cousin got lyme disease from a tick.  She was really sick for a while.


I have heard of people getting that too, it wasnt pleasant,, fever, headaches.  No thank you.


Fore sure.   They are putting pesticides on mice to try and help kill ticks and prevent the spread of the disease.  That is interesting


I never thought of that angle before, that is interesting.  I wonder what it will do to the poor mice.


It works just like it would on dogs and cats.  They do the same thing on deer even!


Wow, I guess I always thought of that more for fleas.  But I see what you are saying.  That could be a game changer.


They have found as many as 12-60 ticks on a small mouse!  That is crazy!


Yeah, that makes me weary of going too deep into the woods.  I hear DEET works too, for humans that is.


Yes neighborhoods can do well baiting ticks and trying to kill them.  You definitely want to do that!


Ill make sure to keep up with my cat's meds too.  Did you know 86,000 people per year go to the er for tripping over their pets?


I believe it!  My cat is everywhere and I used to have a solid black dog who was invisible at night!


That would be bad for me, I trip over things I can see, if my cat weren't part white I don't know what I would do.  I would need one of those glow in the dark cats from South Korea


I know.  There are cat cafes in japan where you can pay to play with cats!  I am happy my local brewery just an adorable beautiful brewery kitten I can play with for free!


There is even a place in Minnesota that used to offer a cat companion when you booked a room.


I saw a great thing on facebook about cats in airbnbs!  of course i might like to visit talkeetna in alaska where they have a cat as mayor!


Ive heard of him.  Hasnt he been the major there for like 17 years?


Yes for sure.   But cats are creative - the one in the opening scene of the godfather was a stray who just wandered on set!


Probably wasnt a stray for long after that.  There hasnt been a cat species become extinct in over 10,000 years.  Cats might just rule the world.


I think they rather already do!  I am a servant to mine!


Im more of a dog person, what about you?


I go both way I guess. In Japan there are cat cafes


They must really love cats in Japan, they do sleep a lot, when they are 15 years old they have already spend 10 of those years sleeping


Yeah they sure love that. An author once used his cat as a coauthor on a paper


He did? why did he do that lol was he crazy!!


Just so he would not get criticized for using first person plural


Oh I see, still doesnt make a lot of sense but oh well, did you watch The Godfather?


Yeah, and the opening scene cat in the movie was a stray that had been found on the set


That is one lucky cat, I bet it never though that it was going to become a movie star that day,


True. A cat is the mayor in the town of Talkeetna in Alaska


I guess some people are just crazy about cats! his been the mayor since 1997 I wonder what are his deeds as mayor


Yeah that is pretty interesting for sure, wonder how that idea came about


Maybe he was a better candidate than most politicians running for mayor at  that town, insects are also interesting


Yeah they are. Have you heard of the golden bugs?


No, I havent heard of them, they sound special


Yeah they breathe in dissolved gold and produce it as a solid, pretty amazing


Wow!! I must get me one of those lol I am in deep need of gold, insects come from the latin word insectum


Yeah indeed. Did you now that the color red in food coloring comes from a bug?


Thats disgusting im never having red coloring again, yuck


Hey what do you prefer cats or dogs? I know that I personally don't like cats lol


I like all animals, really. Cats are pretty harmless; by the time they've reached 15 years old, they've slept 10 of those years if you can believe it!


That is crazy! I love the movie The Godfather, and I can't believe the cat in the opening scene was actually a stray


There's talent everywhere, I guess! Haha. A physicist was published listing his cat as a coauthor, so they have a large range of skills!


That is one special cat! Kind of like the cat who is the mayor of Talkeetna Alaska, that cat is doing a great job because it's been the mayor since 1997!


They're also known to lift the spirits of those around them, otherwise the cat cafes in Japan wouldn't make any money!


I want to go to a Dog Cafe! I don't want to go to a cat cafe haha. I also don't want to go to an insect Cafe, I think insects are gross


Oh, I don't. It's hard to think over 90% of the animal life is "gross".


Haha well it's not hard for me haha. Have you ever seen a tiny red bug that is usually found on concrete? It's apparently called a clover Mite, I've never heard of it though


I think I remember seeing them when I would play outside as a kid. Maybe you won't find the "gold bugs" gross. They actually breathe in and excrete solid gold!


That sounds awesome! I want a set of those and then to sell the gold for money. I'd also like to ride on a highway of bugs LOL like ladybugs


Haha, if you think bugs are gross, I'm not sure you'd want to be in the middle of billions of bugs traveling around.


That's a good point! It just sounds fun to be on a bug Highway haha. How often do you listen to the radio by the way?


You like to jump around in conversations a lot, huh? I listen to the radio whenever I'm in the car. How about you?


I don't listen to the radio very much. I think it's mostly just listen to YouTube, but apparently you can listen to a Jupiter radio storm if you are on the right Channel


Yes, it just need to be an AM capable radio, probably not one of those that soldiers made in WW2.


No those are called Foxhole radios. They were made with razor blades and also pencils, don't ask me how that is possible though haha


To understand that would require the understand of radio waves to begin with.


Yes I think so. I won't understand why Canada requires 40% of all Canadian radio to be of Canadian origin though, that doesn't leave a lot of room for others


I would imagine it creates a sense of Nationalism.


What about the Finnish radio station that broadcast in Latin? That is not nationalistic I don't think, but it must appeal to someone because it's been around since 1989


I enjoy eating fish! LOL. I do not have feelings either way about fish in the ocean.


Did you know there is a breed of Jellyfish that is immortal?


That sounds like a terrible life! Boring, just floating around, watching reruns on TV.


Hilarious. Did you know that a Seahorse is the only fish to have a neck?


That is interesting! I wonder why they are the only ones. What is your favorite fish to eat?


I personally like sushi and sashimi, that is a variety of fish.


LOL. I like salmon and tuna. Do you like dogs? Not to eat.


I think dogs are cool, aren't they color blind?


They are not completely color blind. They have great ears and noses though.


Interesting, well dogs can understand pointing instinctively, did you know that?


I bet they are tuned into all kinds of human communication. Tone of voice, expression.


Interesting. What about dance, are you interested? Tupac was a dancer.


I am a terrible dancer. I shouldnot dance within 200 yards of another person.


I was a Tupac fan, I remember when he was a backup dancer for Digital Underground.


Wow, the guy really had a lot of talent. I think he died far too young.


Yeah, he was pretty good. I didn't know that Michael Jackson has a patent on a device to help with his dance moves.


He was a real innovator on the dance floor and in the studio. I never saw him live. Pity.


Me either, I was too young. Apparently Bruce Lee was also a great dancer, did you know that?


Bruce had tremendous bodily control, but it also takes a sense of rhythm to dance. He was unique.


Yeah, he was pretty good. Well nice chatting with you.


I want it on and off. I do enjoy the world cups though


Did you know the city set to be the host of the 2022 World Cup does not exist yet?


Isn't it in qatar? Then sure are putting in a lot of resources for hosting despite no economic incentive


It does say Qatar, but haven't identified a city yet.


I mean the city doesn't even exist right as you mentioned


Yes, that's very odd. The Hungary national football team only had one loss between 1950 and 1956 which was in the World Cup final.


I mean the american team isn't to shabby either, consistently placing at least 3rd since 1991


Which I find surprising since the US seems to prefer american football more.


I agree. Soccer makes more money than baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined.


It is the most popular sport on the international level.


Americans call it soccer because it was slang for association football.


Honestly, I used to always confuse football with american football


Me too. There exists a variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time.


Wow that sounds chaotic, but in a good way


I think so too. It would be very fun to watch.


In any case, thank for taking the time to chat.


Me neither, but it seems a nice city, the National Mall in spring is filled with cherry trees in bloom.


I've seen pictures.  Yes it does look beautiful.  I wonder if they have any goldfish in any of those water fountains there?  lol  The oldest goldfish lived to be 43 years old!


That is a long time, I wonder if its remembers those 43 years or only the last 5 minutes. There is also a breed or jellyfish that is immortal. That is longer than 43, but I am not sure that I would want to be an immortal jellyfish.


You and me both!  Since jellyfish are 98% water, they evaporate in the sun!


That must be painful, if they could sense pain. I don't feel bad for them for all the pain they inflict on people.


haha  There was a koi fish named Hanako that lived for 226 years!


Fish can be useful for research, the illnesses that can affect the zebrafish also affect humans.


Interesting!  There is a species of fish that lives on land all its adult life.  Have no idea what it's called though.  lol


I think it is a mudskipper, I don't know it they live on land, but they can "walk".


That might be it.  There is a fish called the barreleye fish that has a transparent head.  Do you like dogs?


Yes I like dogs, but I don't have one. They are smart they understand pointing.


That's neat!  Some dogs in Moscow have learned to use the subway!


That is smart of them, in Istanbul you can donate empty water bottles and they feed stray dogs with the money.


That's a good idea!  Dogs drink with the underside of their tongues.  So, that is perfect for them.


Do you think dogs can dance ? That would be cute.


They might!  If they can learn over a 1000 words and can reason better than chimps, then they might have the ability to learn how to!  Do you like to dance?


Yeah, but I don't practice much, Bruce Lee must have practiced a lot to win a cha-cha championship.


Nice!  I didn't know he was a dancer.  The first moonwalk ever recorded was performed by tap dancer Bill Bailey in 1955!  It's been fun chatting!


Martial arts are likes dances, but with more physical contact. Have a nice day.


I enjoy watching soccer when it's country versus country like the World Cup. I have not gotten into individual leagues as much.


My wife likes it better than I do. But it is still fun to watch.


Do you have a sport you prefer to watch? Mine is football.


I am not a big sports watcher. If I had to choose, it would be either soccer or maybe basketball.


What do you like to do for fun? Besides watching sports I like to play video games, read, or go out with friends.


I like reading books. In fact, one thing my wife and I enjoy is to go to a bookstore for a date.


I miss having a lot of book stores nearby. They seemed to close down with the rising popularity of Amazon.


Oh, that is so true! Same with old video stores. WE used to enjoy getting old movies. Now you have to pay through the nose to see an oldie.


It seems like streaming services don't carry a lot of old movies anymore,  it makes it hard to find them sometimes.


Old movies are not as popular. But there really was some good dancing in them. What kind of newer movies do you like?


I like movies that aren't remakes or reboots. I want to see an original story that has not been done before.


I hear you on that. Sometimes,it seems they advertise part 4 of some old movie.


I also am not a big fan of splitting a movie into two parts to capitalize twice on the same movie.


Yes, like they did on the last Harry Potter movie. And How many times have they rebooted Spiderman?


I do like the newest reboot of Spiderman, I feel like they finally got back to having a young actor who doesn't seem to be a tailor made super hero. Michael Keaton was also excellent in that film.


I have not seen that, yet. We did see Into the Spiderverse. WE liked it, although parts were a bit too jumpy.


I did not see that movie either although co-workers have given it rave reviews. I don't see a lot of movies in the theaters these days.


Me neither. We try to be choosy. Recently, I saw "A dogs way home". I thought that was pretty good.


I'm always nervous to see a movie about dogs. I think those would possibly make me the most sad out of any kind of movies.


There were parts that made me cry a bit. But not too much. So, did you watch the big game? LIII? I only saw a few minutes here and there.


Yes I watched the whole game. Mostly I was watching for the commercials since my favorite team didn't make it.


Sometimes, the commercials are the most entertaining. I missed the opening. I would have liked to see that.


The commercials really let me down this year, a lot of them were very forgettable. It seems like there aren't as many funny ones as in the past.


That is true too. Disappointing. What is your favorite teem?


My favorite team is the Eagles, I can't be too upset since they won it last year.


Yeah. I grew up in California, the bay area, so I kind of like the 49ers or the Raiders. But, like I said earlier, I do not follow the sport much.


We're in a big football town and near the stadium, it was hard to not be a fan.


That is fun. Do you go there when you can?


I try to, the games are often very expensive.


It does cost a lot. that is probably why I do not follow sports much.


I find that I would rather watch the games from home more these days.


Usually, that is where you get the best seating.


I totally agree plus I already paid for the food and drinks there.


Plus, you can have what you want. And there is no waiting for the restroom.


The bathroom lines can be quite a chore at the games.


Especially for the women... Have you ever seen a Sumo match?


I have not ever seen a sumo match. We do not get those where I am from.


I do not either. But I have had occasion to see a match or two. It is entertaining.


Hey how are you? You know who Kelly Towles is by chance?


Hi!  I'm good.  I'm afraid I'm not familiar with her.  Where would I know her from?


Not really sure, she's an artist but I'n not sure how famous. She was in DC from their Dream Day celebration, seemed pretty cool


Nice!  Maybe we can talk about fish? lol


For sure, fish are crazy. You go fishing much? I was never aware that seahorses had the only necks of any fish.


I didn't know that either about them.  Yes.  I do fish a lot I actually live right on a lake.


Nice, I used to fish when I was younger, not so much anymore. Zebrafish sound very human like, 84% of their disease genes are like humans.


That's interesting.  Have you ever seen a black swallower fish?  I'm not familiar with them but they can eat prey that is twice the length of their bodies and 10 times their own weight.  Yikes.


That's crazy, just happy dogs can't do that. Jellyfish are pretty insane too, some are immortal.


Isn't that crazy?  Freshwater fish only drink through their skin via osmosis, while saltwater fish drink through their mouths.  That's kind of odd.  I always wondered how a fish drank since they are always in the water. lol


For sure, I heard that a lot of fish from the furthest depths of the ocean are found to have plastic in them, that's super scary.


That is sad.  I was reading about that the other day ironically.  All the plastic in the world eventually makes it's way into the water supplies.  Terrible actually.


True, some people still don't get how big of a problem that is, which is even scarier. Dogs though, they get it.


I like dogs. I have a couple of them.  Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing?


Really, would never have guessed that. I love my dog, I don't know what I


Google is a dog company...they put it their code of conduct that they are a dog company.  lol


I've heard that, they also do the hunting, herding, pulling loads, military stuff and companionship, truly mans best friend.


Yes they are!  Did you know that they aren't color blind?  They just can't see as many different colors as humans can.


I have heard that, I wonder how they know that. If you're ever in Istanbul, you should find some recycled bottles and use them at the vending machines that releases food and water for stray dogs.


Isn't that a cool they do that.  Too bad something like that can't happen here in the states.


For sure, people would rather have that 5 cents than feed dogs I'm sure. I gotta go take my dog for a walk though, great chatting. Have a great night!


Hi there, yeah I sure do, mostly the english league though.  How about you?


I do a little bit.  Mainly because a friend of mine follows it close.  I know he mentions Manchester United. lol  They call soccer football in other parts of the world other than the US.


Yeah its football mostly everywhere but here in the states.  I don't know why we named NFL football, football in the first place.


I'm not sure either.  I think Americans call soccer that because it's slang for association football.


Yep, that is right, started as a slang term years back and stuck ever since.


Soccer makes more money than all of the other major sports combined.  That shows how popular it is around the world.


Wow, yeah it really goes to show how more popular it is!


I know.  There exists a variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time.  I never heard of that.


I never have either, I wonder if they use the same size field or bigger?


I'm not sure.  I'm definitely going to look it up though.  Jon Stewart once played in college and represented the US at the PanAm games in 1983.  I didn't realize he was that old.


That is very impressive, I didn't know that about him.


I didn't either.  Did you ever have an original nintendo system?


I sure did, I think I have it still somewhere in my basement lol.  How about you?


I did too.  The original could only display 54 colors and we thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. lol  Now looking back it's terrible compared to the systems of today.


Yeah 54 were plenty enough back then, now I think kids would get bored with it.


Yes.  lol  They finally stopped making the Nintendo system in Japan in 2003.  I thought they stopped it long before that.


Hey, that is still one heck of a good run for an entertainment system!


No doubt.  I remember being excited at the Super Nintento too.  lol  Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy he came out around that time.


Oh yeah plenty of Mario Bros. and yeah we used to watch him in grade school.  How about you?


I watched him too.  lol  He was discovered by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!  I had no idea.


Nice!  Well nice talking, hope you have a good day!


Hey there have you ever seen the show The Walking Dead before?


I used to watch it religiously and then I lost interest as the plots repeated ad infinitum.


I agree with you. I only got through about the first season and then I had enough haha. I guess Rick changed during the show as well


Yes, in season 2 he became a tyrant. I quit watching, I think it was season 4, after his group got captured by another clan that ate people. I did find it exciting for the time I viewed it. It seemed like there was a surprising turn every show.


Might watch some more of it I guess, it airs every Sunday at 9 p.m.


Yeah, I would watch again too but I no longer get that station. I did download the comic version onto a tablet several years ago but now I can't find the tablet.


changing topics from zombies, what do you think about humans though? do you tihnk we are evolving?


Sure we are. The question is which direction are we going? Sometimes I think that humanity is sinking back into the soup from which we came. So much mistrust and hatred around. Speaking about our common ancestors, did you know that until fairly recently, couple of hundred thousand years, we used to be as furry as other animals?


Wow I didn't know that. You're right though, we lost our body hair around 240,000 years ago, we are also adapted for persistent running which makes us excellent at endurance


Yeah, I lost that trait from my lineage. I don't think that I could run a block without collapsing. I think I was evolved more to use my mind than my body. Lack of vitamin C maybe.


Haha I wonder if we could genetically enhance ourselves to fix that defective enzyme though? Then I wouldn't ever have to eat my vegetables LOL


I'm with you. It's strange that other animals can synthesize it and humans can't. Do you suppose it's planned obsolescence?


Well that's a good theory. It's also an interesting idea that our ribs will regrow in only two or three months, I wonder if other animals can do that too? Maybe we can have a rib Farm of pigs so that way we would never have to kill them?


LOL! I like that idea. What fascinates me is that only ribs can be regrown, why not other bones? I wonder if is because ribs protect our vital organs? Mother Nature usually has a reason for things.


that is a good question, I wish we could regrow things like arms and legs. If Only Humans had adapted and evolved to regrow those things instead of persistent running LOL


Yes but if we could regrow everything we'd be overrun with relatives, most of whom are in-laws.


Haha great point! I also think it's interesting that there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans, do you think that also exists for In-laws?


I don't think so, the only way I got rid of them is to get divorced. I had heard about that frequency before and meant to look it up. I assume it is probably a low freq. like an animal's growl, ya think?


Yes I think so, I also wonder if that's the sound that people hear when they think that they see a ghost haha. Do you watch any actors on TV by the way?


I couldn't tell you the names of any tv actors, even those on my favorite shows. My mind doesn't work that way but I can name the characters the actors play.


What do you think about Jim Carrey by the way? Surely you've heard of him, he's also said that he's never going to make another drama again, he'll only make comedies


Well, physics is a natural science that studies matter and its motion and behavior through space and time.


And it seems like it is one of the oldest parts of science to discover


Yes, it is.  I saw that Kim Jong-Un has a physics degree.


isn't that crazy?! he doesn't come off as a studious learner. It is interesting to see the fact about Pixar studying curly hair!


That is interesting.  That fact that Wolfram Alpha creator got his phd at 20


What is the Wolfram Alpha? i have never heard of it


Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine or answer engine. Also, the universe could have come from nothing, without violating physics.


Oh wow he must have been a very smart man. I'm also reading some of these other fun facts, like the Russians made a computer that ran on water! did you know that?


I did not. Are you a TV fan?  The actor from house, Hugh Laurie is the higheat paid actor ever for a tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode.


i do like TV but do not watch too many shows. The one I do like is the office! I can't believe Jon Hamm taught Erin from the office's class when she was in high school!


I saw due to Jim Carrey's beliefs, he no longer makes dramas.


do you know w hat his last one might have been?


i'm trying to think of the last movie I saw him in...I guess Bruce Almighty was awhile ago!


I found this funny.  Because all of the prettiest girls in his high school were in drama, Michael Cane became an actor.


that is a funny reason! I mean he's right, the actresses are pretty


Yes, they are.  I also saw that Jon Haam taught drama at this old high school.


yes, he taught the girl from the office that I mentioned earlier.


Hi, are you a Walking Dead fan? My wife is beyond fan to fanatic on that show (I have tepid interest). Rick or any main characters death sends he into depression and anxiety.


I watched a few of the first episodes.  I enjoyed the interactions among the humans, but having a mindless villain was not very interesting to me.  It appears to be losing viewers.


Yes, it was reported to have shed 5 million viewers from it's peak, but still has 7 million viewers making it Cable TV's highest viewership which is really something as many seasons as it's been on.


I do know that fans are fanatic.  Apparently Rick changed over the seasons which made him less heroic.


Yes, I hide at the pub 2 blocks from from our house as my wife buys wine and hosts a group to watch the show every Sunday night, but yes when Rick was carried off by the helicopter people or Glen died you would have thought there was a death in the family. I'm from St. Louis, interesting Ellie Kemper, Erin from the Office was in Jon Hamm's (current favorite son from St. Louis) high school drama class. Small world


Yes.  Drama has those masks to represent it that include comedy and grief.  It is performed in different genres including musical and dance theater.  I thrive on it.


Yes I agree, interesting it was considered a genre (or sub-genre) of poetry, from greek "action"..."I do". Interesting etymology and history.


Yes. I agree.  It is odd that today any streaming service will have two categories, drama and action as separate.  I have never watched mime long enough to absorb a dramatic impact from it.


That an interesting insight, I had made that logical leap but right; they are separate categories or genre's now. I was told John Lennon joined a band to meet chicks orginally, but I see where Michael Caine went to drama classes for the same reason, seems the one draws the other across a broad spectrum.


Jim Carrey does not make dramas anymore because they don't project positivity.


Well Jim Carrey has that option, he made enough money to retire mostly from movie making and says that. If I did the same I'd be considered lazy. Did you see where human's can regrow a rib equally strong in 2-3 months after it is shortened. I didn't know human's could regrow anything, I just though your liver could regenerate if not too damaged.


I broke a rib by coughing so much with bronchitis.  I should have had one piece removed.  I also saw that humans only lost their body hair 240000 years ago.  I just re-read about Jacob and Esau in the Bible.  Jacob imitated Esau by putting goat's hair on his hands and neck.  So not everyone lost his body hair that long ago.


Lol, is that funny.  You mix Bible stories and apes...hair...man/evolution and you'll get a heated debate from some (not me). Sorry about the bronchitis, I've had it and that not funny. I find the whole migration from Africa to Europe...Asia..Bering Straight to America's interesting reading actually, it just seems to me if those type Ape/Human's only did that 315,000 ago, there not been time to evolve far from those creatures given the billions of years earths been around from rock dating techniques.


There are so many missing links that I do not buy evolution as an origin of the species argument.  There is obviously natural selection.  But there is no link for cats, horses, humans or any animale.  The number of chromosomes is another argument.  However, I don't argue with folks about it.


Good idea on not arguing. I didn't know there was a frequency of sound that will cause fear in humans. Seems like the army could use that as a sonar weapon to bathe enemy fighters in that sound and cause discord.


It is 18.9 hertz.  I thought maybe it was the one used in the voice on the Exorcist movie.  It is just below the limit of human hearing.


Really, interesting, so dog's can enjoy sound at that frequency and we can't or it's on the other side of the spectrum. Speaking oh chromosomes, I didn't know most animals (I knew plants) can synthesize their own Vitamin C, but Humans can't because of defective gene. Perhaps with genetic engineering some day a branch of human's will produce their own vitamin C and scurvy will be a distant memory.


You would think that we could correct one gene someday.  It is also interesting that humans are the best animal at long distance running.  Great for hunting in previous centuries.


Yes, it always struck me as odd that all the great Olympic Long distance runners in my lifetime seems to be from the Central African planes. Maybe that explain it, they were still using rudimentary hunting after a lot of the world switched to grain farmers as primary subsistence.


I think that you are right.  I am sure there have been long pursuits of gazelles and the like.


Well thank you, that was an interesting and broad ranging dialogue


Likewise. You are undoubtedly an interesting person.


Fine. What about you ? Most of the countries want to lift the trophy of FIFA.


I'm good thank you. I didn't know that. Did you know the Hungary national football team only had one defeat from 1950-1956 and that was in the World Cup final?


Its very interesting. United States got 3rd place in the first FIFA world cup in 1930.


That is pretty awesome they came in third. Have they ever come in first?


The world first international match was a challenge played in Glasgow in 1872 between Scotland and England but both end in draw.


Oh wow I didn't know that. There are no economic gains for counties that host the Olympics or World Cup. I find that hard to believe.


In 1908 summer Olympics in London, Football become an official competition.


Oh really? Soccer makes more money than most sports combined.


Yes, 17 countries have hosted the Football world cup competition. All over the world fans celebrate as a festival. Each every nation wanted to lift the trophy . Fans are more aggressive.


Interesting. Americans call it soccer because it was slang for association football.


Sure. Jon stewart was a skilled soccer player and represented the US at the pan american.


Yep. There exists a soccer variation where 3 teams face each other at the same time.


It is played by 200 countries and make the game very popular. The team that scores most goals by the end of the game wins the match. The players are very aggressive to win the match its very interesting to match.


Entertainment is a form of activity that make more comfortable and stress free spending timing.


Mostly for entertainment people are engage themselves in internet and irritating their eyes and mental focus. Mostly in social media people chat and hearing songs. They are not spending time with friends and family members.


Storytelling, music, drama dance and different kinds of performance are belong to entertainment but it was different from culture to culture. Today mainly Online games and animated movies are best entertainment for kids.


Never really watched it to much. Its not nearly as popular here as it is around the world.


I have just never got into it myself. I do know the womens US team is always good.


They have always been on the podium since the first cup in 91


Thats pretty amazing. Now we just need the mens soccer team to do a little better.


For real, they havent done well since 1930, where they got first.


Thats just crazy. Did you hear about the 2022 olympics.


That is pretty crazy.  They better get on that.  Cities are not easy to build.


No they arent. I would say they will get it done though.


They will, yet they probably wont have a lot of money made from it.  Those places that host never usually do well with it.


I think a lot of it is just getting exposure to the world as a vacation destination and a place to do business.


I mean, most people would never just pick qatar to travel to, so it is doing that for them


I dont know that americans would ever want to go there. It just doesnt sound too inviting to me.Lol


Most places don't this day in age.  The world seems so hostile.


I did!  I still have mine.  It was the best game system ever


I dont know. I think they just keep getting better and better. I loved the super nintendo. That one was awesome.


I never had that one, I had NES, N64, and a Wii


I had all those. The super nintendo had this ken griffey jr game. I played that one for hours.


I was always trying to save the princess.  In only 54 colors though.  Crazy


It is, and it was always fun to try to rescue the princess. Lol.


Much better than using chickens for entertainment like they did back in 50bc.  That is what lack of nintendo must do to people


I could see raising chickens being entertaining.


I dont even have a pet, so it would likely stress me out.


Well you could always throw food for the chickens when you're stressed. Lol


Lol.  Poor Chickens.  but then again, my aim isnt that good, so theyd probably be safe.


Just throw grain. Then you can tell people you are feeding the chickens and how much it calms you down.


Can I do that to people?  Throw food at them and claim I am feeding them?


Hi there, yes I watch the World Cup. Do you know where it will take place in 2022?


I heard the final will be in Qatar but FIFA doesn't exist there yet.


Yeah it is interesting that they do not even have a city for the Cup, maybe they are building an entire city for that


Strange indeed... Build it and they will come... I didn't know that the U.S. placed 3rd in the first FIFA world cup in 1930.  Can't believe it goes back that far.


Yeah it sure goes back in time. US women's team seems to be doing better though as they never placed under third


Yep.  Did you know there is a variation of soccer where 3 teams play at the same time?


I would actually like to see how that game is played. I am curious about it.


That would be entertaining.  Speaking of entertainment, I heard the Nintendo NES could only display 54 colors.


I loved NIntendo. TOo bad it was discontinued in 2003 in Japan


Disappointment is a part of life like when Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role for not having that "presidential look."


Hahhaha go figure Good for him though, proved them wrong by becoming a real president


Funny that Bill Nye got his start in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


Haha that is actually very funny, the guy is a legend now.


Caesar is a legend too.  He once visited Britain and was surprised that people bred chickens for entertainment and not food.


Go figure, I wonder what he thought of them. Back to soccer, did you hear about that German soccer player who donated all his World CUp winnings?


Yes, Mesut Ozil made it possible for 23 kids in Brazil to get needed surgeries.


SO heartwarming, good for him. Even Jon Steward was a soccer player and represented the US


Yeah.  I was surprised to learn that the term "soccer" was a slang word for Association Football.


Yeah did not know that either. They are the richest players in the world though.


Yep.  You've been an excellent chat partner.  Thanks!


i had no idea that soccer is played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries.


neither did I. its the biggest sport in the world


It also makes more money than football, baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined


I didn't know some of the history of the world cup either.  it's been going since 1930


yes, it has. Apparently the city that will host the 2022 cup has not been named.


Americans call it soccer as a slang for association football.


There exists a variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time...that would be interesting to watch


yes, it would be. Its hard to believe that the countries that have played host to the world cup have no economic gains to show for it.


that is hard to believe, it must be expensive to host


Without a doubt, very expensive. Apparently its the same for those who have hosted the Olympics.


The united states got 3rd place in the first fifa world cup in 1930


That's very surprising but considering that an American team has never placed below third place in the world cup since women's world cut started in 1991 I guess it shouldn't be so surprising after all.


Not at all.  The Women's team has done much better than the men's team for sure.


Yes, they always seem to be the better of the two.


Ronald reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look."  That's funny!


Lol that is crazy! Apparently Bill nye the science guy got his break in the entertainment industry by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


Now that I've google Steve Martin to see what he looks like me neither.


The nintendo entertainment system was finally discontinued in september of 2003 in japan


Brings back childhood memories. The system could only display 54 colors.


yeah, it's amazing how far video games have advanced over the years


yes, it is! considering that when Caesar visited Britain around 50bc, people were breading chickens for entertainment, not for food I guess we are lucky to have advanced.


yeah, lucky indeed.  they must have been super bored back then!


must have been! Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and different kinds of performances exist in all cultures. This process has been accelerated in modern times by the entertainment industry and technological advances.


Technology and entertainment have advanced a long way just in the last century.


Hi there. What are your thoughts on VAR (video assistant referree) getting involved with sports like the world cup?


It sounds like it is going to be used for everything!


Yeah true. I just hope it goes well. But it might be an awkward fit for soccer.


I can't imagine not having video review capabilities.


Yes true. It is important in tennis. FIFA apparently isn't even content with a 98% success rate! I think that is very successful!


Yeah I would very much think so. The world cup is awesome though. In 2022 it will be in Qatar!


I heard they will have air conditioning for the stadiums.


Yeah I would think its a must with how hot it is. It is supposed to set in a city that doesn't exist!


I am surprised it is going to be solar powered.


Wow that is so cool. So much work for no economic gain for the host country.


It is sad that the stadium will just sit there after though.


Yeah I agree. It is such a waste. All for entertainment which does give a lot of pleasure and delight so it might be worth all that!


True. Did you know there was only 1 group in world cup history to end with a 4 way tie.


Oh wow. Wonder when that happened? It first began in 1930 and happens every 4 years.


I am confused on Japan was going to do holograms of the game.


I am not sure about Japan doing holograms. But I wouldn't doubt it because soccer generates so much money more so than any other sports!


They were going to project the holograms of the games live onto fields across the world.


Oh that is so cool. I bet that would appeal to a lot of people to watch. I hope the USA does well. The American womens team has never placed less than 3rd!


Very much so! The Hungary national team was also good between 1950 and 1956. Well it was nice talking with you!


Hello there, do you play many video games?


No not too many. My kids certainly do! How bout you?


I used to when I was younger but don't anymore.  Did you ever have a Nintendo?


No, but my boys did. They absolutely loved it. I think it was a n64. did you?


Yeah I had one of the original ones they finally stopped making in 2003.


Wow! Did you keep it? Did you play mortal combat on it?


Yeah I still have it, no, Mortal Combat was not made for the original, I did play plenty of that game on the Genesis though.


The n64 is prolly worth some money now! Video games make more money then movies do!


I think I have read that, very interesting.  Did you know a game designer calculated we play about 3 billion hours of games a week as a whole planet?


No! I had no idea! Do you watch any Tv? I've started the Walking Dead.


Yeah I do watch tv, a lot of sports, I have not gotten into that show though myself.


It's pretty intense. A lot of Drama too. Rumors are Rick leaves.


Yeah I know it is one of the top drama shows on television the last decade or so.


Do you think we humans could ever turn into zombies?


No I don't think so, I know some people are freaked out about CWD in deer and how it could spread to us though.


Yeah it's huge around here. Big hunting state. Although I did read that human fingers have no muscle. Yet some people are fast pulling that trigger!


Yeah I live in a huge one as well.  And wow I never knew that, very interesting.


Did you know we can't breathe and swallow at the same time?


I think I have read about that, an evolutionary trait when we got lungs I believe.


We are the only extant species to clothe ourselves too. Really interesting. We use our fingers as tools!


Yeah so interesting how things evolve to suit environments.  Well it's been very nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


I'm not usually a fan, but I do like the watching The World Cup. I'm not liking the Video Assistant Referees though!


How do you feel VAR are wrecking the world cup?


It's just an awkward fit, it interrupts the flow of the game. Soccer refereeing isn't that error-ridden as it is.


Isn't the game ongoing while they make decisions based on the var?


You're probably right, I misread. An analysis of Premier League in England found that referees making a decision every 22 seconds were accurate 98% of the time. That's pretty good accurracy.


However, I agree that the it feels like an unnecessary layer of complexity


Yeah, I guess FIFA isn't content with it.


Well despite this are you excited for the 2022 world cup at qatar?


I am, they say that the city that is set to host it doesn't even exist yet, that's pretty crazy.


I think that was the case for several world cups now. It is almost crazy that despite no net economic gains for hosting, countries are willing to build entire cities. I guess the coverage, prestige, and tourism makes it worth it


I guess so. It's pretty wild. Did you know that the American team has never placed below third place in the world cup since the Women's World Cup started in 1991?


Ya the US has had an impressive track record over the years, even getting 3rd place in the first fifa world cup


They've been pretty dominant. The Hungarian national team only had one defeat between 1950 and 1956.


In any case, do you enjoy other forms of entertainment than watching soccer?


Yes, I'm pretty big into video games. I started out on the NES, which could only display 54 colors. It's crazy how far advanced they've come since then.


True. It is a shame how it was finally discontinued in 2003


It is a shame. I had many hours of blowing into the cartridge on that system! Haha.


I remember doing the same. In any case, thanks for the enjoyable chat


The joys of childhood! I enjoyed it too. Have a great day!


I do, I consider myself a dog person, do you like them?


Dogs are great! Loyal, plus they don't talk back. They just listen. And they read your moods.


Did you know that even dogs have different blood types!


I expected that there were differences because of all the breeds, but 12 types! I wonder if there are universal donors.


I bet there are, Im  going to take my dog to a blood drive and find out soon enough, there are blood drives for dogs as well!


I hope that the dogs get a reward for donating. Aren't they scared of needles? They must enjoy being with other dogs.


I bet they get a treat, plus the an save the lifes of other doggies, dogs are really smart.


They can learn better than chimps, I've heard. They have a keen sense of smell, and aren't colorblind, as many people think.


Yeah they can also understand poiting making dogs and elephants the only animals to do so


Elephants are quite clever, and love to play, but I think they would make difficult pets, unless we could get them the same size as dogs.


I agree probably not good pets and they would cost a fortune to feed, you know Google is a dog company, they state it clearly in their codes of conduct


Better than being an elephant company, that's for sure. I think people like dogs in an office. Cats might be harder to control. They don't get along with each other.


Cats are trouble makers that a sure thing, fish on the other hand are a boring pet to have


I suppose fish are pretty to look at, but they do not show affection like dogs and cats.  Plus fish have short lives.


Not all of them, there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal, boring life though


Not much to do except float around and sting people. I guess jellyfish get pretty bitter about life.


I guess so, we should really study them more, just like a zebrafish they have counterparts for almost every disease that we have in our genes.


Nature has secrets that we can unlock if we give ourselves time.


We will, science has advaced a lot over the years and soon we will have more answers and also more questions do you like to dance?


I do like to dance, bellet dancers go through a lot of shows in just a week.


How's it going, do you like fish? I never knew that the term "fish" wasn't a formal taxonomic grouping


Wow! I didn't either and yes I do love fish! Something else surprising about fish is a goldfish once lived to be 43 years old. Can you believe that?


That's pretty cool, I never knew freshwater fish drink through their skin via osmosis while saltwater fish drink through their mouths, I assumed it was the opposite but maybe I had bad teachers


Ha! Bad teachers truly could have been the case. In fact, I wish my teachers had told me about that one species of fish that actually lives on land its entire adult life! That is amazing as I thought all fish lived in the water!


That's pretty cool, I'd love to see the black swallower fish, it can eat prey 2x its length and 10x its weight


That is fascinating and makes me wonder how that's possible? Something else I find fascinating is jellyfish evaporate in the sun because they're 98% water. That is crazy!


Yea Jellyfish are crazy animals, there is a breed of one that is biologically immortal, I wonder if they named them the Highlander Jellyfish


Ha! Maybe they did? We need to study that jellyfish to find out how it's immortal! On a related note, there was a koi fish that lived for 226 years. Its name was Hanako. I guess it was close to being immortal as well.


Cool, there genes probably have some good insights, there is a zebrafish that shares 84% of it's genes associated to human diseases


Now that's a fish worth studying! I also wouldn't mind studying a Barreleye fish's head since its transparent! I bet it's cool to see a fish's head beyond the skin!


Seahorses would be interesting to study too, it is only fish with a neck, I wonder why?


Are they really? I guess that is believable as I can't think of another fish with a neck. Well, since we're on the subject of animals, are you a dog lover, by chance? I love dogs because they can actually reason better than chimps and also learn over a thousand words! That's amazing!


Yea dogs are cool and fascinating how they evolved from domesticated wolves


Agreed! I also think it's fascinating how some of the dogs over in Moscow have actually learned to use the subway! That is so awesome!


It's pretty cool how Istanbul has vending machines that feed stray dogs for recycled plastic bottles


That is cool. It's as cool as that tomb of the unknown dog memorial for canine research subjects Russia has! I'd love to see it someday!


That's pretty awesome. Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types?


I did not and that is truly incredible. Perhaps the blood type has something to do with the Eureka moments dogs have where they love solving problems for a reward!


Possibly but dogs are pretty smart regardless, they instinctively understand pointing


Indeed they are. I wonder if dogs can dance perfectly in time with music like parrots? Then again, parrots can speak so that could be connected to that ability.


I'm sure some do. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I am! Are you any good at physics? It's crazy that just the hair in "Brave" took 3 years of studying to get correct.


I didn't know that! That's fascinating! I should watch that film and learn the physics of hair.


While that's crazy, it's also kind of scary that Kim Jon-Un has a degree in physics...not the kind of guy I want with that knowledge!


I don't believe that his degree is real!


He is a very dramatic guy, but I don't think anyone is worth $700,000 per episode...Hugh Laurie isn't even that well known!


Hugh Laurie has had a long career in television. He started in comedy in the UK. Now he is finally making the money that a man of his genius deserves. He is so dramatic!


I wonder when Jim Carrey's beliefs changed to one where he could only portray positivity?


He probably had an epiphany when after his marriage. He knew that he could do nothing after that but comedy.


Do you think it would be a good career move for others if they did what Michael Caine did and chose acting because pretty girls are in it?


Don't know about careers, but there might be some immediate rewards, depending on how a person plays their cards. Caine raised Cain, I'm sure.


Speaking of playing your cards right...Apple played theirs correctly when putting in their terms of agreement that your warranty is void if you smoke near their computers.  Most people don't read the fine print...


I figure that most customers would switch to vaping. Vaping is probably fine.


Those are probably the same people who want to upload their minds to memory sticks and computers.


Who wants to be in a computer? Maybe someone who wants to chat on the Internet for money, that's who!


Haha! Maybe when water energy becomes more popular the 1936 Russian computer will be back in style!


Water powered computers! For hipsters that uploaded their minds, the computer would have to run on vape!


Those vapers  could turn out to be the next H. Wayne Huizenga and build business empires like Blockbuster!


Blockbuster! Boy, those guys really blew it, didn't they? They could party in cyberspace with others who uploaded their minds. Anyhows, enjoyed the chat! This is where it's at!


Thanks for chatting! Remember to remember all those notables who died last year, especially Wilfredo Lee because where would we be without his circuit layout?!


True, I'd forgotten. I won't forget for the next time.


Hi, how are you today?  Hard to believe modern human behavior started around 50,000 years ago!!


I am great! How are you? We are not that old. We've been around a blink of an eye in terms of the planet. Are you characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use? I sure am!


I am good thanks!  Yup, I am!  With all the things we can do, one thing we cannot is synthesize our own vitamin c like both plants and animals.


Yes, I am so jealous of those plants and animals! Maybe in the future we will get gene therapy to help us with that. Helpful if we go to Mars.


That would be helpful if we went to Mars.  It is really strange to think we had total body hair at one time.


I guess we just didn't need it or it wasn't an attractive characteristic. It sure would be tough to survive in cold weather.


I cannot even imagine.  Although we are adapt at persistence hunting which makes us one of the best on the planet at distance running among animals.


We really are weak and vulnerable but can move and move and move. We spread all over the planet, despite no hair and no vit C production.


And now after all that survival of the fittest and darwinism, Hugh Laurie makes $700,000 for each episode of House!


He should. He is worth every penny. He carries the show more than any other actor in there. He also did great comedy.


He is great.  I loved Jim Carrey growing up, but he went into a very weird phase.  I was glad to hear is getting away from dramas because he only wants to project positivity.


He is great at comedy. And drama too, though I understand his reasons. I think that dramas can be positive, but he has his strenghts.


Yea, I agree.  Tons of really positive dramas out there.  I wish I took the Michael Caine approach and became an actor because all the pretty girls were in drama, haha.


The man knew to follow his instinct about getting lucky. Then he made a career of it! Good for him.


Do you like to play video games at all?  I used to, but not so much anymore.  Our planet plays about 3 billion hours of video games a week, which is crazy!!


I used to play, but I don't have time now. Too busy. I want to spend my time on other things too.


Same here.  At least I was able to play them when I was younger.  In South Korea it is illegal to play them past midnight if you are 16 and under.  Would have saved me some sleep back in the day!


SK has a lot of rules. And they want kids to study. Also I think that there are game cafes where kids play.


It is a really gorgeous place.  I think South Korea is not as well known of a tourist attraction because of their neighbors to the north, but it is beautiful.


I would love to visit some day. The food looks great. Probably a lot of great video game players as well.


Yup, I am sure!  It was great chatting with you today!


I think electricity is the civilizing force of our world.


I too find electricity interesting. I was sad to hear of the death of Frances L. Lloyd, she was a scientist who helped come up with the concept of the volt.


Yes, a remarkable woman.  Her work enabled so much progress.


She worked at several institutes where she was a key member that helped develop the reference volt.


In her time her work and recognition were unusual.


Women are not represented enough in the science field. Another famous woman scientist I admire is Mrs. Lloyd , she worked on circuits and chips.


Same lady, just a different branch of her work.  She was a physicist you know.


Some of her work helped transform modern society including computers, we wouldn't be where we are without chips.


Boy is't that the truth.  No computers.  Did you now if you smoke near an apple computer it is deemed a biohazard and voids the warranty?


I think that is funny, but it makes sense that smoke messes with computers.  We have computers, devices with computer in them, and cell phones everywhere.


I think in this case it is more that Apple won't have its employees handle polluted computers.


Computers do so much now, not just the original use as a calculating device.


The Russians built on in 1936 that ran on water.  I know the Dakota in NY has elevators that still run on water!


That's cool.  Somebody used minecraft building block to build one. I wonder how much it can actually do.


I don't know.   When they say built do they mean just the case because I don't know how they could do circuit boards.


I don't really know. Since computer have been around in one form or another for a century we (as non scientists) might not recognize something that old as a computer.


I suppose so!  Look at what Turning built.


We probably wont recognize computer of the future either. There are people who want to upload their minds to memory sticks.


Yes, I believe they are trying that now.  It's better than freezing your head like they did with Walt Disney.


That is weird. I wonder if they were trying to save his mind like the transhumanists are.


Yes, they were trying to.  Nice chatting with you.


I like video games and sports. How about you?


Did you know that they were originally called "cathode ray tube amusement devices?"


Yeah, the military called them that. That's probably why it's so long.


Did you know as a planet, we play 3 bil hours of games a week


Ya. In south korea, kids under 16 are forbidden from playing past midnight


I wonder how they enforce that. Do they knock on people's doors?


If I remember correctly, it is based on the ip address that automatically turns the game on since you need to input your age when registering


That makes sense. I would hate to be a teenage kid there.


I heard there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.  I wonder if they use that sound in horror movies?


That is pretty cool. There is much to learn about humans


Yeah, we've only been around for 315,000 years. That's not that long ago if you compare it to the age of the earth which is 4.5 billion years old.


True yet we have made a lot changes to the earth and not in a good way


Yeah, that's true. Our curiosity sometimes goes in the wrong direction.


Well I wonder how much human beings will change from now on. I mean we can already regrow a rib within 3months


Yeah, I'm sure we'll be unrecognizable 300,000 years from now.


Haha, sorry, football it is! Just didn't want to get confused between the types. Do you have a favorite team?


I really don't, I just get into it for the World Cup. Fair Weather fan I guess. Haha


Can't blame you. The World Cup is really exciting, and it's about the only time I watch too. Sometimes I root for a team just for the hype though.


You can not go wrong With Mexico or Brazil. Did you know That the US placed in the first World Cup in 1930


I didn't know that! I have heard that the US women's World Cup team is pretty stellar, though.


Football (soccer)is the most popular sport in the world played in more than 200 countries. I was in Thailand and they have no idea what american football is, haha


It's amazing how far-reaching the sport is. I don't think there's a single other sport that has an international audience in the same way.


with 250 million players that is definitely hard to beat


I wonder if they count junior players in that 250 million. If they did, then I was one of the count as a kid!


I never played, I have a nephew that plays he loves it, Have you ever heard of the 3 team matches?


Three team matches? I can't imagine how that would work. It sounds complicated, and it doesn't sound like it would work on the standard rectangular pitch.


I am not sure exactly, But it would be fun to watch!


I'd love to see some top FIFA teams try playing that way. They practice so much for the normal game, it would be interesting to see them adapt to a new field.


I had gone to a game last year in The stadium that the Patriots play in. It was a great time.


Is there an association football team called the Patriots too? I'd only ever heard of the American football team, and I didn't think the stadiums could be used for both.


Yeah the New England Patriots football team, Their Stadium is also the home of the New England Revolution of Major Soccer League.


I had no idea! It's cool that they share a name like that. What team did you get to see them play against?


No worries. Sometimes sports is so exciting and full of energy that the details slip my mind too!


I'm a casual fan. I tend to only follow football during the World Cup, how about you?


Sorry, I meant soccer, haha, got a little distracted. Well, I guess I would not be wrong in other parts of the world! We call it soccer because that's slang for association football.


I knew what you meant! Most of the world knows soccer as football. Do you follow any soccer?


I don't really. Though I really should folow women's soccer more since the AMerican team has never placed below third since 1991.


It's amazing how great the women's team, while the men's team didn't even qualify for the World Cup in 2018.


Right, but they did get 3rd place....in 1930!


Haha, long time ago! I think it's because the best athletes in the U.S. tend to play other sports than soccer. It's not where the money is here.


Even though worldwide it makes more money than football, baskeball, basekball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.


Yep, not here though! I've always heard the argument that like what if Lebron James played soccer all his life. Would he be awesome?


Ha, interesting. Jon Stewart was a skilled soccer player in college and represented in the US in the Pan American Maccabi games in Brazil in 83.


The Daily Show Jon Stewart? Interesting, he kind of always pictured him as nerdy growing up. I have a hard time seeing him an athlete


Yeah, I think that's the one. Speaking of looks, do you know that Bill Nye got his break because he looked like Steve Martin?


Then he got his show on PBS I believe. Did you know he has a show on Netflix on now?


I will have to check that out! And Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role because he did not have the "presidential look". I guess looks can be deceiving!


Haha I think it's still up for debate whether he looks presidential. I don't think he was a good actor, but that's before my time


So do you like to do anything besides Netflix? Do you like to play video games?


I used to play nintendo back in the day, how about you?


Me too. I used to think that it was amazing. It could only display 54 colors!


It was finally discontinued it in Japan in 2003. I think they just actually brought it back here.


Yeah I saw that but the mini version right? Surprising it lasted till 2003!


Hello.  Apparently New York's area code (212) was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


Hi, I have heard that, but it's been so long since I've seen a rotary phone I'm not really sure it's true. It's like how they say you can't separate 2 phonebooks if you overlap them together.


True.  I'm old and so I remember using the rotary phone.


When I read about the phone books I had to think about it for a bit. Today you almost never see phonebooks and when you do they are way thinner then the past.


I have not seen phone books for years now. This is more relevant to young people:  the cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans just lay on the ocean floor.  Fish with sharp teeth might break them.


It's crazy that those cables are so thin. 2.7 inches! also crazy there is no wireless replacement. Recently the lines were cut in Fiji and they had no internet or cell service.


Unicef will donate clean water to a child that needs it for every minute that you do not use your cell phone.  I do not see the relationship - perhaps you know.  Is it to do with environment?


Unicef usually does work with children. Not sure how they keep track of that though, it would be tough. Tough like keeping track of migrating birds. Are you interesting in birds / birder?


I do.  Apparently hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to build or repair their own nests.


I get a lot of hummingbirds around my house in the summer. Never seen a nest though. They are tiny though. I've seen some bee hummingbirds that were about 2" full grown.


I have never seen hummingbird in my area.  I live around Dallas.  Apparently, some birds fly from Alaska to Northern Mexico without sleeping when they migrate.  Non stop flight?