The media is comprised of for-profit companies and those headlines sell, its a terrible thing but they sell Im tired of school shootings, so sad, so many families left broken


No problem, its ok, did you hear about the Valentienes Day killings?


Yeah, another sad day.  i don't have the answer to how to stop such things.  I do know that the 1st president of Zimbabwe was called "banana"


I have no idea.  I did learn that the White House's guest house is larger than the WH.


It is? wow, they must have a lot of visitors then.


Did you know that 86% of Nevada is owned by the gov't?  I think most is BLM land that's rented to ranchers.


86% thats almost all of the land!! I wonder why the goverment has so much interest over those lands


Must be Las Vegas... Did you know Elmo is the only non-human to testify to the US congress?


How is that possible lol, the congress is a circus at times


Yep. I didn't know the Rep's and Dem's played a baseball game every year since 1909.


So they also have a rivalry in sports, do you know which side is currently the winner?


The GOP is ahead 3 games. I can't believe Norway donated $1B to save the Amazon rainforest.  Good for them!


Hello there, do you follow politics much?


Yeah I do a bit.  Do you know who the top 3 wealthiest US presidents have been?


I heard it was JFK, Jefferson, and Washington. I wonder if Trump will be on that list?


Yeah good call, I don't know, but I bet that he thinks that he should be!


I think so too. Did you know Wikileaks published the government's plan to destroy Wikileaks?


I read about that a few years ago, very bold move by them, but I think that the government needs to be more transparent.


Did you know the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


Holy crap!  That is a ton, I do know they used to do nuclear testing out there.


They do a bunch with secret bases too I heard.


That is very interesting, I just never realized just how much land they controlled out there.


I think so too. A man in France once impersonated a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower twice.


That is too funny, how in the world could you ever pull that off? And then again lol.


No idea lol. In 2006, the US government passed legislation that would protect government employees from violating the Geneva Conventions.


That is very interesting.  Did you hear that the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to help save the amazon rainforest?


Yeah it sure is, and I think they rank low as a country in regards to polluting.


Pretty good. Do you know much about Congress?


Yeah I know a little bit. I know Elmo is the only non-human to testify before them!


Very funny! I saw they have 3 subway lines that are for Congress members only.


That is funny too, it probably is super slow.  Nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day!


I am good, you? Lets talk about congress, there has been only 1 non human to testify in front of congress and that is Elmo


Wow, I wonder what Elmo had to testify to congress about?


I dont know, the first women was elected to congress in 1916


Yeah, I heard that happened even before she had the right to vote in a national election.


just like fantasy football, there is a fantasy congress also


That's interesting.  I hear players draft member of congress and get points for their successes with legislation.


There is also a baseball game that both sides play each year, so far the republicans are leading by 3 wins


Cool, I'm a Republican,go team!  Not to change the subject or anything, but did you hear about the man in France that sold the Eiffel tower not once but twice?


i have not, the government owns a lot of land in Nevada, 86% of it.


Makes you wonder what they are doing with so much land in Nevada?  It's basically all dry desert out there.


The Norwegian government cares about the amazon rain forest, donating 1bn in 2008


That was very nice of them to do that.  I wish there were more people like that in this world. I love the Amazon rainforest, it's beautiful.


there is a law that passed in 2006 that protects governments employees who violate the Geneva convention.


I haven't heard about that law, yet.  Did you know that Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy It?


no, lets talk about the president next. I wonder how much time the president spends in the guest house, its bigger then the white house


Probably not a lot, I think he's always traveling.  Do you know who the top 3 wealthiest US presidents were?


I know Washington was one of the top three in history so far.


JFK and Jefferson were the other two of the top 3.


that might need to be updated because Trump is the wealthiest we have ever had.


I agree with you about that! Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


Good morning!  Yes, I often listen to sports talk in the car.  Do you listen to the radio often?


I miss the radio. I don't get a chance to listen much these days. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free!


That would be very interesting.  I need to listen to the AM radio station that plays Jupiter radio storms!


Oh yeah? I'd love to hear Jupiter! On YT I've found videos on the "sounds of our planets" it's very interesting to me!


That does sound very interesting!  Radio used to be such a huge part of our lives prior to YouTube.  Soldiers used to make radios in WW2 with razorblades and pencils!


Oh yeah! I've heard of that. I believe they are called foxhole radios. That's interesting for sure! I doubt I could make one.


Yes, no chance I could make one!  Are you a football fan at all?  I am getting sick of the Patriots!  6 Super Bowls appearances with Belichick and Brady.  I am ready for new blood!


Yeah, I hear so much about Tom Brady! I'm into football, somewhat. I find the sport interesting for weird reasons such as TBI research.


That is an interesting problem they have going on.  I did not know until recently, a deaf QB is the reason the huddle was created!


I guess I know some useless facts about Brady, like he has never eaten a strawberry in his life. Haha. That's odd, I love strawberries! Do you?


That is so odd!  How do you not accidentally eat one!?  I think it is funny he only makes half the salary of his wife!


Oh yeah! Gisele! I wonder how she makes all that money!


She must have so many modeling contracts!  Maybe Tom is hurt by that and it's why Belichick lists him in the injury report ever week! Haha


Tom Brady had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season prior to 2007. that year he threw a record 50!


I know a lot of people started the steroid discussion after that season.  I wonder if there is any truth in that...


Yeah, it's really hard to say if we should get into an athletes business in that way. I'm not sure what type of steroids, but personally my doctor is always trying to give me steroids for this or that. Interesting topic!


Yes, I think in football it is an issue because it is strictly prohibited.  However, in the baseball steroid era it was technically not illegal so the reaction of everyone being mortified might be a little much.


Did you know that the circular huddle was created by Paul D Hubbard, a deaf QB, so the other team couldn't read his hand signals?


Yes, I did!  Nice of the NFL to do that.  I do not think there are any deaf QBs in the league right now.  Surprising though there is only 1 left handed QB in the league.


Oddly, Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL. It was really nice chatting with you! I hope that you have a wonderful day!


Thanks, enjoyed the chat!  Have a good one!


Yes I do watch football I love the Patriots what about you?


No, not really.  are the patriots in the superbowl? Did you know tom Bradys wife makes more money than him?


Yeah they are playing this year so Im really exited, and I didnt know that, thats crazy since I think his the top earner in the leage.


I know right,  why is he even playing,  he could just live his life and not get injured and travel and stuff lol


I know, I would be travelling in his position, he has already won what he needed to win.


I wonder why the coach puts him on the injured list every week when he is not injured.


Maybe the coach is saving him for an important game, its crazy how the Patriots with Brady have either won or lost by 3 or 4 points in all six games.


That is interesting.  Also,  he has never eaten a strawberry...ever lol


Thats crazy! is he like afraid of them? seems unreal fo someone who has been on almost every Superbowl since 2002


lol I think i read something like he just hates them ha.


But how can he hate them if he hasnt tried them lol, did you know Brady has an NFL rule named after him.


Not sure lol yeah seems weird.  what is the rule that is named after him?


Im not sure, I just know that he, Calvin Johnson, Carson Palmer and Jimmy Graham all have rules named after them.


Interesting.  do you listen to the radio much?


I do listen to radio on my way to work, what about you?


Sometimes,  I usually listen to pandora or audio books.  did you know that there is a website that you can listen to free classic dramas?


I didnt know  that, how can I access the site do you know?


I dont have the link,  although I bet Google knows!  lol


Google knows everything for sure lol, there is also a radio station where you can hear solar activity, must be really boring though.


I think as far as players go Tom Brady is way overrated.


His wife, Gisele Bundchen, makes more than double her husband's salary. Maybe the Pats should hire her, LOL. Do you think he has succeeded because of his coach, Bill B?


I think the coach a player has is crucial to their success. That is why the NFL goes through so many coaches.


Bill Belichick seems like a cunning guy. He lists Brady on the injury report every week, though he shows no signs of injury. I think Bill is trying to put the other guard off guard.


I could see that because if they think he is injured they might not practice as hard. Of course it could all be about the media and the money too.


That's true. Brady can be uneven. He had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season prior to 2007. he threw a then-record 50 that year. He must be getting toward the end of his career now.


You would think so. Unless he is trying to be another Brett Farve.


I think that bouncing around the league late in your career looks weak. Why not retire while on top? He has nothing to prove. How many SBs at this point?


Yep and personally I would want to get out before my reputation was destroyed. There seems to be so many people that just dislike him. I can't imagine endorsements for him because no one would buy the product.


Do you listen to the radio much? It seems like a dying medium.


I do enjoy the radio. I think it provides a medium that is like nothing else for getting info to people. You don't have to have anything fancy to listen to the radio.


Very true. It's a tried and true technology that does not require you to watch. Soldiers in World War II made radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode. I wonder about the quality of reception though.


Probably not as great as a Bose but still works when you are desperate. I think radio will always survive especially since now you can stream radio on your tv and other devices.


I wonder if the law can keep up with the changes. According to Canadian law, radios are required to have at least 40% of music be Canadian. How does that work on the Internet?


I think there must be different rules for the internet sites. I wonder if you can pick up the Jupiter storms on any of the webpages?


And how many people listen to that? Then again, storms on Jupiter might be better than the Top 40 these days.


I hear that. I can't get behind some of the music nowdays. I would rather listen to that finnish latin program. At least that would be educational.


I guess they have an audience there in Finland that listens to a dead language. There is a website with thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. I wonder who listens to those.


I would love to listen to those. Think of all the programs of the bygone eras that we alive nowdays missed like the westerns and the original playing of War of the Worlds?


I expect that people from an older generation would be intrigued to relisten to those shows, but the kids like their vides.


Yeah they do. Sometimes that almost seems like an addiction. I think that it would do everyone some good to use their imaginations a little.


Hello lets talk about quarterbacks, there is only one left handed quarterback in the NFL and it is Kellan moore


In NFL, Quarterback are required to wear uniform number between 1 and 19. In modern American football, the quarterback are member of offensive team.


interesting, The modern huddle that we see today was created by a deaf quarterback so he could provide hand signals


They are uncomfortable with the formation of the defense is using, they may call an audible to change to their play.


Halo 3 is a popular game, and Baker mayfield claims he can beat anyone at the university of Oklahoma


The quarterback touches the ball on almost every offensive play, and is the offensive player that almost always throws forward passes. They are working very hard and use the tatcis like blocking back.


Lets talk about Tom Brady next, His wife Gisele make more then double what he makes


He is the one of the player in the NFL history to have won five super bowls.


I love strawberries, but Tome Brady has not eaten one in his entire life, I wonder why.


He is also a great baseball player in his school time, his skills and hardwork make him as a great player of this generation.


He also throws a lot of touchdown passes, in 2007 he threw 50 which he had never done before.


The New England patriots under the Tom brady and Bill belichick have perform very well under the very pressure circumstance. The player are playing very wonderfully. There are so much improvement in their period.


Even though Bill belichick puts Brady on the injury report every week , Tom shows no sign of injuries.


The Bill belichick is the perfect coach to more concentrate on the players health and diet. Bill Belichick is amazing person.


Lets talk about Radio next, there is a law in Canada that requires all radios to play at least 40% Canadian.


Radio is the technology of radio waves to carry information. Electromagnetic energy transmitted to space and when the waves strike the electric conductor the oscillating fields induce alternating current in the conductor. The waves are transmitted to the original form.


You can make a simple radio using razorblades and pencils like they did in WWII


It is very interesting. In olden days also radio is there.


A long time, there is even a website that people can go to and listen to classic episodes of radio dramas.


Sure. The electric magnetic waves are received through antenna than they are converted into the consumer uses.


There are storms so strong on Jupiter that they can be heard by an AM radio


I sure do. Do you know who Tim Duncan is?


Yes a great basketball player. DO you know Reggie Miller?


He was good but his sister was always better than him and once broke 8 national records


Wow that is impressive. DUncan decided to stay in school and then go to the NBA


Good for him. Did you hear about that deal Iverson signed with Rebook?


I did not know he did that, did he get a good deal?


He sure did, $800 000 a year till 55 and then $32 million


I sure do. Did you know he is going to be in the new SPace Jam movie?


Nice. He was offered a deal of $10 million from Reebok when he was 18?


Yeah because he said he is worth more and that Nike or Adidas will offer him more and Nike did a year later, $90 million


Wow, good for him. He also raised money once by televising the decision, a whopping $6 million.


Nice. He was really hated back in 2012 when he joined the Miami Heat, though.


Wow crazy. He is the highest paid celebrity as well


I sure do. Did you ever watch the Simpsons?


I do. Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.


that is crazy but also so very much Homer


I have a ton of respect for him as an athlete, especially the money part--he's the highest paid celebrity, the runner-up being Judge Judy


did not know that, I know judge judy makes like 123000 an episode


It's a lot, but definitely less than LeBron makes per game. He definitely knows how much he's worth; he turned down a $10 million endorsement deal from Reebok when he was 18 because he thought he might get more, and Nike signed him for $90 million less than a year later.


Now I think he has a billion dollar contract or something if I remember right


Not only that, but he has a movie deal with Warner Bros for another Space Jam movie.


For sure, I may watch that one. Tickets for Lebrons high school games were 100-120 dollars, crazy


At least his popularity benefited charity when he raised $6 million by televising his decision about playing after high school


They helped raise so much money for their school


It is, but nothing compared to the lifetime deal Allen Iverson got with Reebok back in 2001: $800,000 a year until age 55, when he gets a lump sum payment of $32 million. Seems like a lot of money for not playing anymore.


He is struggling now with his money, glad to hear he has some waiting for him at 55


He certainly had some awful spending habits, right? If you're spending other people's money, it doesn't really matter as much; Michael Jordan wore Air Jordans when they were banned by the NBA because Nike was willing to pay his fines.


It was easy advertisement because he was so popular. I love jordan shoes, do you?


I'm more into normcore old person-style sneakers haha. Did you know that shooting free throws granny style is the best technique but players don't do it because they think it looks silly?


that is awesome, i didnt know that. i wish i would have done that.


Image is everything, isn't it? Especially when millions of people are watching on TV.


For sure, but you could be that cool guy making free throws with the granny shot! more attention.


Haha, I guess all publicity is good publicity. Maybe that's why Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have each narrated at least 52 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine.


For sure, I wish I knew them as kids so I could be excited! Good chatting with you!


I suppose it is prime time for TV, maybe one of the 750+ episodes of Pokemon lol


I love pokemon! I just saw a live action trailer just now for it!


Good how bout yourself? Do you watch Basketball?


I am well, thanks. I do watch basketball. What about you?


a little bit. I like Lebron James. A lot of people don't though.


I do like him. He is such a great talent.


He gives back a lot to his community and other kids. I didn't know that the NBA had 30 teams though. That is quite a bit!


That is a lot. Do you gave a favorite team?


not really. If I had to give one it would be the Cleveland Cavaliers. What about you? I like how the players get contracts for shoes though!


I am from Chicago so I am a bulls fan. I would like that shoe contract money! LeBron has a lifetime deal with Nike worth over $1B.


Allen Iverson has Reebok! That is some easy money.


Yeah! $32M and he's not even playing anymore. I wish I had that deal. Maybe I could be a spokesman for dad shoes. That's more up my ally...


:0, :) did you know that shooting granny style is the best way to get baskets?


Rick Berry knows! That's how he used to shoot. He advocates for it all the time. His son shoots taht way in college now.


Very cool! Lebron James is going to be in Space jam 2!


Do you think it will be better than space jam, the original?


no, but it might make more money! You ever watch Judge Judy?


Not really, I am more into Maury. Can't wait to find out if he is the father!


Did I talk to you the other day? :) Judy makes 123,000 per episode.


Maybe. I have been doing a lot of these. Im sad that my jokes are becoming redundant! I gotta find new ones!


:) :) Maybe I'll catch you on another hit with a new joke! Did you ever watch South Park?


I will start testing out new material and when we meet again, you'll have no clue it's me, until I use the same joke a second time. Then you'll know... I do not watch it. Do you?


Sound good! No, too raunchy for me. but when it aired? The simpsons crew sent them flowers.


Hi! I do as a matter of fact! I was one of the 18 million that the finals averaged in viewership since 2010. Ha! What about you?


I'm pretty sure I was in that group too. One of the payers I admire very much is Le Bron James


Same here, actually. I also admire how he has a photographic memory which helps him remember exact in game scenarios throughout his career. That's like a super power. Ha!


It is a gift!! Did you know people paid between $100 to $120 to watch his high school matches!


That doesn't surprise me, honestly. But then when he left Cleveland, they sold his posters for $17.14 to reference Benedict Arnold's birth year, sadly.


Wow! did you now he helped raise 6 million dollars for charity when televising the decision


That is awesome. He is a true humanitarian. He was also smart when he rejected Reebok's  $10 million deal when he was 18. He knew Nike or Adidas would offer more and sure enough, Nike offered him a $90 million deal less than a year later!


That was so brilliant, good for Le Bron.  Someone who made a sweet deal was Allen Iverson. Did you know reebok offer to pay $800,000 every year and when he reached 55 he would get $32,000,000. Nice!


That is a sweet deal! Unlike Spencer Haywood not accepting an original offer in Nike holdings that would have been worth over $8 billion!


Ouch, that hurts.. Talking about being highly paid, do you remember judge Judy?


I do remember her? I'd she worth a lot? Hopefully she doesn't go bankrupt or endure financial stress like 78% of NFL players after retirement or broke like 60% of the players!


Do not think so. But did you know she gets paid $123,000 per episode?


Wow! That is a ton! She could join Shark Tank with that kind of money. Ha! Speaking of Shark Tank, did you know most deals made on the shoe are never actually enacted, sadly?


she is the highest paid celebrity except for Le Bron James, he earns more than her


That must be nice! One thing's for certain: they're doing better off than Homer Simpson did in the first 400 episodes where he held 188 jobs. Ha!


LOL, talking about the Simpsons, did you know there is an episode where Bart does not appear?


Is there really? I'd like to see that one. Did you also know Daniel Radcliffe voiced the Edward Cullen parody in the Simpson's episode Treehouse of Horror XXI?


I had no idea. I did learn that Ringo Starr, Alec Baldwin and George Carlin narrated Thomas the Tank for many episodes


Did they really? Makes me want to go back and watch the show to see if I recognize their voices. Ha! Do you also watch SNL? If so, Weekend Update actually debuted on the first episode and also happens to be their longest running skit!


Cool. I enjoyed chatting with you. Have a great day


Great chatting with you as well! I'm off to read Two Noble Kinsmen! Speaking of which, it's the only Shakespeare play that has yet to be adapted for tv or film, surprisingly enough! Have a great day!


Hi do you like basketball? Did you know they are making a Space Jam 2 with LeBron James?


I have heard. i guess that it was time for a sequel. lebron is the perfect guy for it.


When LeBron played basketball in high school his games would attract over 1750 attendees and they would charge tickets between 100-120 dollars.


I wonder if he got any of that money or if it just went to the school. he is rich now, but then, i wonder if he needed it.


He certainly is very rich. He turned down a $10 million dollar offer from Reebok when 18. When asked why he said he though Nike or Adidas would offer more. Sure enough less than a year later he signed a $90 million deal with Nike.


I bet he could have waited another year and gotten even more LOL it is ok because he would make even more money later.


I find it very interesting that the celebrity that makes the most money after LeBron James is Judge Judy.


she is a great celebrity. she has a sass and attitude and knows how to put people in their place. she is great.


She makes $123,000 per episode. I think she deserves it. She is smart, honest and very entertaining.


she sure is. she cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of the matter. I dont get to watch her much, but she sure can run a court room.


Well even though LeBron James is very rich, he raised 6 million dollars for charity.


he is a generous guy off the court. he has donated money to help kids get a college education. i wish other athletes did the same thing.


That is really nice. I hope NBA player Allen Iverson donated some of his money. He signed a contract that would pay him $800,000 a year until he is 55 and then receives a final lump sum of 32 million.


that is amazing. he just needs to survive to the age of 55. then he can start his own shoe company LOL


Did you know the Air Jordan's were banned but Jordan wore them anyway as Nike was willing to pay the fine for each game.


Nike made a ton of money on the marketing and advertising when jordan stepped on the court. it was worth it


Did you know that physicists proved that shooting "granny style" is the best technique to score points?


i believe it. the underhanded style is gentler. it looks goofy though. rick barry used to shoot that way.


That is great. Especially if it works it is the smart thing to do. Speaking of smart Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college instead of going directly to the NBA.


i would not have done that. i would have gone straight into the nba and taken the cash. anyway, great chat!


Thanks for chatting. I learned a lot of new and fun information today. Goodbye.


I think it's interesting that in basketball, the teams will try to neutralize one best player, which is sometimes LeBron James, the Boston Celtics are actually researching it right now


I heard about "Defending LeBron James 101", do you know what it is?


I don't know what it is exactly, but I know they're trying to make sure that he is not a big part of a game when he plays, it makes sense though and I wish them luck but I think he's just too good


Well I like to watch NBA games on TV actually, I've never been to one in real life, what about you?


I watch them on tv with my adult son.  He likes them more than I do.  I understand that the league has 30 teams.


If they do, 29 in the United States and only one in Canada, the one in Canada is the Toronto Raptors I believe


That was interesting that there was one team in Canada.  I thought that all were within the US.


Yep just one team in Canada, what do you think about shooting granny style by the way? Apparently scientists say it's the best and most consistent way to shoot a basketball


Apparently NBA players avoid doing it because, according to them, it looks stupid.


But if I were paid $800,000 a year like Allen Iverson, I would shoot however is the best way LOL even if it looks stupid


I totally agree with you.  Tim Duncan decided to finish college instead of going directly to the NBA after high school.


Yeah that's interesting, he definitely lost money by doing that, interesting too that originally Air Jordans were banned by the NBA


About Tim,  I would be afraid that the offer would not be available after graduation.  Also, I heard about Air Jordans and the ban.


Yeah it's shocking that they were fining Michael Jordan, and so Michael Jordan asks Nike and Nike just paid the fine so he could keep wearing the shoes LOL


I'm sure Nike did not lose money by doing that - it might be the contrary.


I don't know they probably need money because of the Genius Bar LOL. What do you think about LeBron James? he's probably going to make a lot of money for being in the new Space Jam movie


Is that a sequel?  If it is, who was the main actor on the original one?


Yes it is a sequel. The original actor was Michael Jordan, I bet he will have a cameo in it though


I see.  Thank you for the infor.  Lebron James is a good person.  He raised 6 M dollars for charity.


Yeah he seems like a nice guy. He also rejected an offer from Reebok for 10 million dollars, only to one year later accept an offer from Nike for 90 million, he's apparently a business genius


I watched from time to time. The teams I like aren't very good though so it's depressing haha. What about you?


Yeah I guess that can be that way. I watch it too sometimes. Do you know Reggie Miller?


I have heard of him. Didn't he have a sister who would play basketball and was really good?


Yeah the woman was such a talent scored 105 points once and broke 8 national records


Yep that is a real talent! Must run in the family haha. What do you think about Allen Iverson? You know he makes 800,000 a year just from Reebok


Yeah he is a talented guy and a businessman. And then he gets $32 illion after 55


Yep he's definitely set for life. Would you ever shoot the ball granny style? If you paid me 32 million dollars I would definitely haha


Hahhaah me too so I do not get why the players refuse to do it, Who care is it looks funny


Yep I agree. What do you think about Tim Duncan staying in school before joining the NBA? He got his degree and then finally was drafted, I would have jumped into the NBA immediately


I respect that a lot. He pursued what he wanted in both , school and the NBA and made a great thing our of both


Yep that is something worthy to be respected. What do you think about LeBron James? I think he's should be respected. Especially for donating six million dollars to charity


I love that part about him. And he is even involved in the sequel of space jam


Yep that's exciting! I hope that Michael Jordan gets a cameo in there somewhere haha. I also didn't know that celebrities are paid and ranked by how much they make. Apparently LeBron James is the highest paid celebrity, followed by Judge Judy


Yeah the guy sure makes a lot of money. And even in High School he attracted a lot of people to see his games


Yeah they would pay up to $100 per ticket LOL that's insane especially for just high school basketball games, which are meaningless LOL. What kind of Television do you watch by the way? You ever watch South Park


Yeah from tiem to time. Heard they got flowers from the cres over at the Simpsons when they aired the finale of family guy


Yeah did you see that episode. It was pretty funny, also did you see the Simpsons episode where Bart does not appear?


Not I did not see that but I also heard he is not even mentioned at all in that episode


I know that seems really crazy. What if they just forgot about him LOL have you ever seen the show Pokemon by the way? I used to watch it a lot back in the day


Yeah I have seen a few episodes but definitely not all 750 of them. Nice chatting with you


Yes, cars have been around for a long time. a big change cam with Ford in 1908.


A classic car that changed the availability of vehicles to the masses. soon everyone could get a vehicle and use it for their farms and businesses


Yes, and american workers got better wages and better standard of living. i figure that Ford changed the country in a big way.


Huge!  It took longer in Western Europe though


Yes, i guess things were more expensive there and maybe the roads were not designed for cars yet.


Yeah, it took the 20th century before global use


Yes, the car has been a boon and a bane to civilization. we have too many cars now and too much pollution. time for a change.


Electric cars seem to be it.  In south africa you can have flamethrowers attached!


Well, with electric cars, you could have a giant taser! that would be good for SA!


Haha,  that would prevent car jacking for sure!


Yes, and would be a great icebreaker at parties! A great drinking game!


Did you know the video game gran turismo inspired a real race car driver?


How could a person qualify for the real thing by playing a video game? seems unlikely.


He beat 90,000 people!  It must be his hand eye coordination I guess.


how long would it take to play 90000 games? Years? i am amazed. Anyway, great chat!


I watch a bit here and there. I m excited for March Madness.


One of the greats LeBron James never even did March Madness.  He skipped college and went straight to NBA


Yeah, he's often considered the best player of all time. Do you know he signed a deal with Warner Bros. for a "Space Jam" sequel?


I heard that, Space Jam was the highest grossing basketball movie of all time.  I hope this next one is good too.


Me too. I liked the first one, as well. Do you know that some of his high school games drew attendance of 1750 people with tickets costing between $100-120?


Yes, it was.  I guess people knew greatness whenthey saw himplay.  I read somewhere that he turned down a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was just 18.


He thought that he might get more, and he was right!  Incredible deals with Nike.


$ 90 ,illion incredible.  Smart Boy, he recognized his worth!  I hear that Judge Judy makes $123, 000 oer episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after Lebron James.


I know, i missed out on the TV judge opportunities.  Wrong career for me.


There is a stable of them judges, for sure.  You know physicists have proven that the granny style shooting is the best technique to consistently score on the line, but players refuse because it looks stupid?


Maybe if Shaq did that he wouldnt have been so awful at them.


OMG, wasn't he terrible at  free throw shots.  I watch him on his commercials for The General car Insurance and that's all I can think about! But, he's done well for himself.  NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary, so I'm sure he really don't care much.


I think in his entire career he only made 1 - 3 pointer.  But he has done well.


Michael Jordan has done well too.  You know Air Jordans were banned upon introduction by the NBA, but he wore them anyway, because NIKE was willing to pay the fine each game?


That is really hard to believe, the seem to be so iconic.  Nike has made those fines back and then some.


They have that's for sure.  Do you watch any tv?


Not too much, I cut cable a few years back.  I do catch stuff on nextlix though


Cool beans, well it's been nice chatting with you, friend.  Enjoy the rest of your evening.


Are you interested in historical fiction?


I am.  I am particularly interested in historical fiction about Australia like Peter Carey's latest novel.


I agree! I thought the idea of a great "race" across Australia to be really interesting. I like the idea of side stories as well. Was there anything that sounded particularly interesting to you?


The teaching of the aboriginal children appealed to me.  It's interesting about the 'race' as cars were pretty unreliable then.


I think the race was more intended to actually test the reliability of the cars (and the ingenuity of their drivers) than to encourage people to "speed" across Australia.


Yes, you're probably correct.  The book reportedly moves at about the same pace as the 'race' slowly.


That does sound discouraging. I have to admit that I like books I read to go at a relatively fast pace. I tend to get bored if it takes a while to actually reach the premise of the book.


I don't mind a slow moving drama, it adds to the expectation however I don't like stories that just drag on and on.


My concern is that it seems like there are a multitude of side plots that aren't necessarily relevant to the main story. Is the plot supposed to be purely about the race? Or about the suppression of Aboriginal Australians? Or perhaps something else. I definitely enjoy a bit of a side story, but it seems like Peter Carey might spend too much time on spinoffs.


I think he even worked the formation of the earth into it as well.  It doesn't appear to be a particularly focused book.


I agree. I personally think he should have picked one main element and stuck with it. That could have been the historical connotations of automobiles, or the geography of Australia, or even the relationship between the three main characters.


It may be he lost focus because of the expansiveness of Australia but I agree with you.  He maybe could have done a series of books, perhaps a trilogy.


That definitely sounds like a better idea. I spent some time in Australia and it was definitely a vastly different country depending on what part you were in.


I've heard that it is.  It's a whole continent to itself isn't it?


It is indeed. Nowadays some people consider the 7th continent "Australia and the Oceanic Nations" but I think that the land mass of Australia itself qualifies it as a separate continent.


It's amazing, one continent an entire country.  It's the only one isn't it?


Unless you consider Antarctica. However, it doesn't actually have a government structure or enough of a population to be considered a country (as of now).


I wonder if Australia has any weird things like the Hudson Bay region of Canada having less gravity than the rest of the earth?


Well, I know Tasmania has a ton of geothermal activity. That could definitely impact the effect of the laws of physics.


One would think so.  It's so huge I wonder if many asteroids hit there?


I feel like that would be something well advertised that a lot of people knew about. They have such an extreme range of species and ecosystems that I think it could not have been extremely impacted by asteroids without serious ecological damage.


Interesting!  Hey, great chatting with you!


Hey there do you ever drive a car? I drive mine almost everyday


Well I like Volkswagens myself, I also like Mercedes-Benz cars did you know that Karl Benz invented the first car back in 1886?


Didnt know that I always though the Ford Motor company was the first one to produce cars, interesting fact


Yep Ford created the Model T in 1908, that is also a very impressive feat


It is, I guess both companies are leaders in the industry, both have great quality models


Yeah I like both of those companies, do you think they will ever put a flamethrower on one of their cars like you can do in South Africa?


I dont think so, its ilegal in america but that would be really cool, I would like that


Yes I could use it to Flame broil some burgers on a picnic haha. Have you ever played the video game Gran Turismo by the way? There's a guy who is so good that he became a professional race car driver


I have, I used to love the game and really? he became a pro driver only by playing the game! that is crazy


Yep I agree, he beat like 90,000 people in order to become a professional driver that's amazing I wish I could do that


That is amazing! such level of skill right, do you like drama movies, series?


Yes I do like dramas, Jim Carrey used to be my favorite dramatic actor but he stopped making dramas because he says that they are not positive enough


Thats too bad, he is a great actor with many talents, I see him more as comedy actor but still


Yep I do too, I just don't think he's made a good comedy in awhile LOL unlike his dramatic roles, what do you think about Michael Caine


I think he is a great actor, do you like him?


Yes I like him, it's funny that you started acting only to meet cute girls though LOL


He did? well I bet it paid off, not only then but after when he became a famous actor


Yes he's definitely famous! So is Jon Hamm, that's the guy from Mad Men, used to be a High School Drama teacher by the way


He was? do you know if he was a good teacher?


I think he was kind of one of his students actually went on to star in the TV show the office so he must have done something right


Hi there. I like to watch dance but not perform! How about you?


Same here. I like to watch people dance but I do like to dance too.  Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movements. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value.


I really like Michael Jackson's moonwalk. Apparently he did not invent it though. It was invented by a tap dancer in the 50s.


Yes, even babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.


Wow! Parrots can dance perfectly in time with music, as well


Yes, even Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the Mouse King in a prodcution of the Nutcracker.


Nice! Speaking of ballet dancers, there are ballet slippers that make drawings from the dancer's movements.


Yes, and professional batllet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


Oh, and I take back that I don't dance. I totally do the funky chicken with my kids. Emilia Clark did the funky chicken and robot dance at her audition for Daenerys Targaryen


Even Bruce Lee was a dancer. He won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in 1958.


Speaking of unexpected dancers, they taught Mr Rogers to breakdance in one episode.


That's precious.  Michael Jackson has a patent on a device he used to achieve that extreme lean in some of his dance moves.


I'd love to travel around the world and see how people dance around the world.


The first king to travel around the world was King Kalakaua of Hawaii.


Interesting! I guess he went by ship? In the discovery age, ships released rabbits onto islands to be a food source.


Could be. Did you know that the Dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160 mph?


Yikes. I think I'd rather take a plane. But now air travel is 10 percent slower than it was in the 60s in order to save on fuel costs.


If you lived in Iceland you probably would since they have no public rail service and most Icelander without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns.


I do find it annoying that when I'm tired from a flight I get off and have to walk a long way. I guess they do this so we will complain less about the baggage getting there slower.


Did you know the Dutch are creating a commuter bus that goes 160mph


I wonder when it is expected to available for use.


I would have to look that up. All Japan's highways are tolls.


Did you know that cost more than 300$ to travel across Japan?


Yes. That's expensive. Icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns


I've heard that before.  It's because Iceland has no public rail service.


Exactly. Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?


I did know that Bruce Lee was a dancer.  He won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


My daughter wants to do ballet. Did you know they can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week


That is alot of shoes. Did you know that Tupac danced ballet in high school?


I did know that. He played the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker


I love the nutcraker! Dancing comes naturally I think in fact babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.


That is so cool. Did you know that there are over 750 episodes of pokemon?


Yea it's about 50 a year for 16 years straight!


Cool . The Simpsons crew gave the prdocucer of South park flowers after the family Guy episode


That is really nice.  Did you know that there is only one episode in the Simpsons that bart neither appeared or mentioned.


Also the 70s show was remade verbatium in the UK.


Days like these was cancelled after 10 episodes


That's not very long at all for a TV show.


Yea for it not to last that long. Ringo star narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes.


Alec Baldwin and George Carlin did as well


That is really interesting.  I love television history. Such as the purpose of the television is to use as a mass medium for advertising.


I wonder what they did before television?


Yes it is.  It's purpose was to transmitt moving images.


Yes this is true. Do you know anything about Mackinac Island?


They Banned motorized vehicles for 100 years.


Did you hear about that boat that sank? a real tragedy


I did. Very sad. Saw that it killed 29 people.


Victoria Lake is the grave of 29 people, a real tragedy that involved an overcrowded boat and lots of booze


That's very sad. Do you follow government at all?


I do as well. Did you know the Chinese government has censored the word censorship?


I didnt know that, sounds like the censor a lot of things over there, really unfair, they have a dictator running the country


I would hate to live in China. JP Morgan bailed out the US government back in 1895.


Sounds like a country with many absurd rules, I'm glad we have a president and a democracy and really he did?


I agree. Did you know the only president with a PHD was Woodrow Wilson?


I didnt know that, he must have been a really smart guy, one of the best presidents in US history


I bet. In Guatemala, close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president.


They cant? I guess thats a good rule, that can prevent authoritarian regimes from taking over, do you know who are the wealthiest presidents in the history of the US?


Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration.


Who did he get photographed with? sounds like an interesting pic


Oh I see, well heres an interesting fact for you, the first president of Zimbawe was named after a fruit


Haha - I heard it was president Banana. Imagine having that name?


Poor President Banana, I bet he got teased big time because of that name lol, I would sue my parents


Yeah kind of like the president of Indonesia, the one with 3 pop albums I bet he also got teased around


That would be funny if Trump made pop music! Well, it was great talking to you. Have a good day!


What do you think of the government? You like Trump?


Hi! He's an interesting person and I guess I will leave it at that. We need government for sure to make sure our  national interest and policies are kept.


I agree, it is good that we have someone new in office


I am impressed by the Norwegian government for giving 1 billion to another country to save their rainforest. That is a team player!


That is so nice! I wish our government was nice, but they spend to demolish rainforests!


Really, when did the pay to have trees cut in the rainforest? Speaking of land, it's amazing that 86% of Nevada is owned by the US government instead of individuals. That's most of the state!


That is so much, probably everything other than Reno, Las Vegas, and Carson City! I wonder what they do with that land?


I think that is where they do all the Air Force testing of the experimental planes. Also where they hid the aliens, Ha Ha!


That is what I was thinking too! The government sure do keep secrets. Like Trumps actual weight and how much he is worth! LOL


I never thought about wanting to know his weight! Speaking of secrets, isn't it funny that a guy sold the Eiffel tower TWICE! I can't imagine someone thinking it was actually for sale. I wonder how much he made off that swindle!


Those 2 poor idiots, I never knew they did that lol. Ever thrown a shoe from the Eiffel Tower?


No, Ha Ha! Have you? I wonder how fast it would be going  by the time it got down? I wouldn't throw one made by a famous designer since they are made from expensive materials and some cost 1000's!


I would throw a payless shoe, I have never before. It would be quite the sit. Maybe I would throw a Stephon Marbury $15 dollar shoe


Yea, I wonder how many of those inexpensive shoes they sold after  his endorsement? It's funny that 5000 year old shoes are  more reliable than modern shoes. Of course, I shouldn't be surprised when I look at some of those crazy spike heels!


lol, so true! my friend had two pairs of those 15 dollar shoes. They ripped right away!


Oh no! Not good. It's like the professional ballet dancers that go through 4 or more pointe shoes in a week. Of course, they have good reason to break down, given the pressure on the ends of the shoe when they pointe.


That would cost so much extra money, Ballet is expensive!


Yep! I like that Steve Smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game to call attention to homeless folks and their lack of shoes. I hear that shoes and socks are things they really need, but don't get donated often.


I was just thinking about that! Such a nice guy, he really cares! I want to donate now, good chatting with you!


Yes, it does make you think! Good to talk to you too. I'll remember that picture of chucking a shoe off the Eiffel tower, the rest of today!


How's it going? Did you know that Astronauts vote from space. Pretty cool


Nice! The government of India also helps people who can't vote easily. They set up a polling booth for one person in a forest full of lions.


Voting is important but I think I would just stay at home one election day if their where lines outside my house lol


Not all men had the vote in the UK until 1918. That's surprising.


Yea that is kinda of strange considering the UK seemed to be more progressive on that stuff, I wonder why not all the men weren't allowed to vote


Voting had lead to some pretty weird things. Do you know Fred Durst? The citicens in Austin tx voted to rename their garbage dump after him.


Well I think we can agree that voting a dump Fred Durst is something democrats and republicans can agree on


Haha, funny. So I hear there are a record number of women running for office now.


Yea but it's a shame that things like 34% of black men in alabama losing the right to vote still occurs


That is sad. It's interesting that subscriptions to traditional newspapers have skyrocketed.


Probably has to do with opinion pieces like coverage of the NRA


Maybe more Americans are getting interested in politics. More are becoming political activists too.


Yea, politics can be interesting. Did you know the top 3 wealthiest president were JFK, Jefferson, and Washington?


Interesting. The president's guest house is larger than the white house. I'd love to stay there haha


I wonder if President of Zimbabwe President Banana has ever been in the US guest house


Or the president of Indonesia. What do you think of him releasing three pop albums while in office?


I think the President of Indonesia must of been a really good pop singer or a dictator if he was able to release 3 pop albums


Yeah I wonder how popular the albums were. In Indonesia I believe the runner up in a presidential election automatically becomes the vice president. We used to do that in the US till 1805. What do you think about if we did that today?


I think if the runner up became vice president today the white house would be a great reality tv show


Yeah I think you are right! The news depresses me. I'd rather watch a concert. I like LInkin Park a lot. They played 324 concerts in 2001 alone. I didn't get to see any though


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello, I havent last time I was in a concert it was in 2001 and it was  a Linking Park concert, what about you?


Linkin Park is a good choice. Most recently I went to a Foo Fighters concert, though I've seen Mumford and Songs and Snow Patrol live.


Foo Fighters are great, I envy you, that must have been a great concert.


They were pretty good. Dave Grohl also treats the people like me who buy really cheap seats well by playing a couple songs at the far end.


Thats a great thing to do, not everyone has the money to go up front, I went to a Creed concert once in 2002, it was a terrible performance, maybe Dave Grohl can give the band some tips.


Yea, from what I read, they were so bad people tried to sue.


Yeah I wanted to sue them as well, the concert was terrible and 4 concert goers actually sue the band.


The lead guitarist of Snow Patrol broke his guitar during our concert, and not intentionally.


I wonder how he broke his guitar, hopefully there was another one to spare.


There was, he tried really hard though to fix it on stage. Did you know Zimbabwe had a 'president banana"?


I did not know that. Presidents from other countries are just as unique as ours, you know the president of Indonisia released 3 pop albums while he was in office.


I wish I had that much time at work! Did you know the three wealthiest presidents were JFK, washingtno, and Jefferson? I assume this was written befoe Trump


Yeah it would seem that way as Trump is a billionare, I think he is actually on top of that list.


Makes the most sense. Also, the idea of the runner up for presidential elections becoming via president might be more interesting than our current system, only now there are usually only two options


It would create unity I wonder why this changed in 1805? maybe because opposing candidates hated each other and in the end opposed each other while in office


I think they feel differently about other politicians than they say on campaign.


Theres one thing im sure of, Trump and Clinton would have disagreed too much. Did you know Trumps guest house is bigger than the White House?


It would have been fun indeed! maybe Clinton would have won if the %34 of men baned from voting in Alabama were allowed to vote back when the elections took place.


I am, but I don't get to go often. I like unique venues. I would love to check out the ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia. Are you a fan of concerts yourself?


I am, it has been a while since I have been to one, but there is one I want to go to this year.  I think it is cool that the Ramones have played 2,263 concerts.  That is a crazy amount


They were on tour for almost 20 years straight!


It is crazy how many concerts a group van play in a year.  Like Linkin Park did 324 in 2001.  That is almost a concert per day.


That sounds exhausting! I bet they were excited their first album did so well that they were able to book all those concerts!


Albums can really launch popularity.  Like the President of Indonesia released three albums while in office.


In his spare time? Wow! I have been to some great concerts and some not so great, but never bad enough to sue the performer like some people did after a creed concert.


The concert would have had to been really bad to justify that.  I mean you know what you are getting into, or your should.


Exactly, but four people who went decided to sue! I wonder if they won?


The band might have just comped their tickets not wanting a big public display or anything.  But Im not sure of the true outcome


Yeah. It was back in 2002. Pink Floyd once recorded a live concert without an audience. Kind of strange.


But it was at a really cool venue, in Pompeii.  Probably booked it for recording purposes.


Yeah, I'm sure it was neat. I went to a cool concert in Washington D.C once, not far from the White House. Their guest house is actually bigger than the White House, itself.


I wonder where it is, I dont think I have ever seen photos of it or anything.


Me neither. I didn't realize that Dictators can also be called Presidents until recently.


Wow, I didn't know that.  They called the first  president of Zimbabwe President Banana.  I wonder if that was a good thing or not


That doesn't sound very formal to me! Although, the role of president is not as important everywhere as it is here.


True, I wonder what their voting procedures are, like if they are allowed to vote from space, like the astronauts are.


Thats pretty cool! Someone in India voted from a forest full of lions!


You can apparently vote for anything.  Citizens of Austin voted to name their garbage dump after Fred Durst!


Wow! Too funny! I learned a lot, thanks for chatting!


well I went to Lollapalooza last year, what about you?


Cool, I saw Blue Oyster Cult last summer. I can't believe that Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001, that's crazy!


that is a lot! or the Ramones who played like 2000 concerts over a period of about 20 years, wild!


I bet Presidents have heard a lot of good concerts. Who knew that the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums?


that is shocking! Do you think Trump should follow his lead and release some pop songs?


That would be interesting! I bet he's upset, that he's not one of the three wealthiest presidents (JFK, Washington, Jefferson)!


haha ya I was surprised to see that, also surprised that President Banana is in charge of Zimbabwe haha


Haha, maybe he was elected by astronauts voting in space! Who would have thought of that?


haha who knows! also who knows why the guest house is bigger than the actual white house, that makes no sense!


Yeah, very weird. Who knew that you could name a dumpster by voting--very weird.


ya I've never heard of that, and to name it fred Durst of all things, thats embarrasing haha


That's pretty shocking 34% of black men in Alabama can never vote again. Last year Florida voted to let felons vote.


ya that is shocking and sad, even in the UK it took until 1918 until all men could vote in that country


Yeah, can you believe that in India you have to vote in a forest full of lions? That's crazy!


that sounds scary, and they made a voting booth for a single voter, very shocking!


Yeah voting can create very weird situations like the runner up in the US election becoming vice president. Could you imagine that happening now?


that would be very crazy, especially with Trump and Hillary both in the White house, so much drama dont you think?


Yeah definitely, there'd definitely be lawsuits. Like the angry Creed concertgoers haha!


haha, thats true, can't believe Pink Floyed did a live concert to an empty crowd, I hope that was saved somehow


Definitely, I'd love to see a concert at the ancient roman aphitheatre in Croatia.


ya me too, I'd have liked to see them at that concert that would be amazing!


Yes, I do.  It's one of the few games where the defensive team controls the ball.


Yeah it is pretty cool game. Do you know why the managers wear uniforms?


They can play for the team if needed.  I think Pete Rose might have done that.


Nice , I would like to see that happen. WOnder if they do that more in Japan where they are super serious about the game


Many Japanese are surprised to hear that it's America's national pastime.


Yeah exactly. Do you know who used to do the scheduling for the major league games?


It used to be a couple.  It's a lot of work.


It sure is. 2430 games every year is a lot to deal with


Teams have to play a certain number of games with each other.  Stadiums might have other events prescheduled.  Some teams want to play at home a certain times of the summer.  It's a lot of work.


Exactly. How about travel, do you do much of that?


Yes, on occasion.  I take some trips by car, occasionally by air. I have been all over the country.


That is awesome. Have you ever made it to Japan by any chance?


Never.  I understand all their expressways are toll roads.


Yes it costs $300 just to travel across the country by car


That's a lot of money!  On the other hand, Mackinac Island has banned cars and trucks.  No tolls there!


Yup it seems it is super quiet there, except for the horses and carriages


Yeah that is pretty nice. Do you know who was the first king to travel the world?


Yes that was him. Nice chatting with you.


I used to listen to the radio, but I don't hear so good now, so I don't. Do you like the radio?


I more or less listen to streaming music and podcasts rather than radio.


I dont do so good with the computers and i dont have an ipod for podcasts.


Thats ok.  Soldiers in WW2 used razor blades and pencils as simple radios


I dont think thats possible. How could they? That sounds like a tall story.


I don't know...will have to google foxhole radios later.


Google instructions for foxhole radios. They sure could have used google back when they lived in them foxholes.


Did you know in Canada, 40% of songs had to Canadian.  No wonder Celine Dion is so popular haha


Celine Dion should be ashamed to use up all the airwaves in Canada. Now Canada has to import airwaves from foreign countries.


Maybe she should visit Jupiter too, its radio storms can be heard by am radio


She probably couldnt get on the air there. Jupiter has laws about radio content, too.


Did you know a finnish station had broadcasted in italian since 1989!


Italian? Why? I guess they are training citizens for invsasion from Italy? I thought the war was mostly over, just little bits left here and there.


Even cooler, a website allows for thousands of classic radio for free!


That is great if you are 100 years old or something. But what if I like pictures? Maybe radio should have been more visual.


Speaking of visual, Stephen King was terrified of the movie bambi!


Stephen King was a little kid at heart when he was a kid. I suspect he never really growed up when he growed up.


haha, yeah your are right.  He gets to scare people for a living wiring horrors


He was tramatized by the movie Bumbi. I dont recollect it too good but there was a lot of blood and violence, and some weapons.


Guess I will have to re watch it again haha.  Great talking to you.  Take care


I don't know how I feel about recent slang being added to the official Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. How do you feel about this?


I do too. What I didn't know was that a single google search requires more computing power than what was required to send Armstrong and 11 other astronauts to the moon


If I were Armstrong, I would not trust that computer! Although it was probably really state of the art when they went to the moon. At least it was not a dumpster fire.


Technology has been developing at an exponential rate and so too has google.  It is now a dominant multinational tech company specializing in internet related services, products, advertising, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.


Yes! It was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students are Stanford University in California.


I mean the company is very innovative and interesting. They once used hundred of goats to mow the lawns around their HQ instead of hiring people to mow them.


Page and Brin own about 14% of its shares and 56% of the voting power! That's a lot!


Isn't the current CEO of google Sundar Pichai?


Yes, that is correct. Google reorganized its various interests as a conglomerate called Alphabet. I wonder why.


Perhaps for better organization and clarity. One aspect that worries me is that google maps calculating traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road. If they track that, I wonder just how much information Google amasses


I think they have all the data on us. Between their collection and what they buy from Facebook, we're all doomed. It's too late too. They know everything now.


I just hope it doesn't turn into a dumpster fire someday.


It will.... Kind of like typing askew into Google, it will make everything just a little off.


Did you know that dumpsterfire is now an entry in Merriam Webster's Collegiated Dictionary?


Huh... That's weird. I remember when they first started including slang. Homer Simpson is in there with D'oh!


I guess when some words become viral to the point it become over used, it becomes qualified to be recognized with its own entry


That would be my fantasy, to create a word in the dictionary.


Any word in mind in particular you want to make viral?


Something that is a verb, something hip. It won't happen becuase I am old and definitely not hip. Hell, I still use the word "hip"....


Are you sure hip doesn't already have an entry?


I watch TV pretty often. Although I cannot say that I have seen every episode of Pokemon. There are over 750 episodes.


its been more than 16 years now, a lot of Pokemons not only Pikachu by now


I am so surprised it has been on the air for 16 years straight airing about 50 episodes a year. I wonder if it is one of the most popular shows?


I think it is, my little brother loves it so yeah, I guess Pikachu is a popular guy no matter the generation


Another popular show that has been on forever is the Simpsons. There is one episode where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned.


I love the Simpsons and it seems the writters did that to confuse fans


The Simpsons crew seems great. When South Park aired its Family Guy episode the Simpsons crew sent them flowers.


Sounds like they have a good friendship thats a good thing because I love the 3 shows a lot


I really liked That 70's Show. I just found out it was remade in the UK word for word and yet it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


That show was great do you like a charater in particular? and remakes are usually pretty bad so that makes sense


I like Eric a lot. I suppose there was too much American culture that could not translate. There have been both British and American narrators for Thomas the Tank Engine. I suppose that show breaks borders.


I have to say my favorite is Fes, so funny, and Thomas the Tank Engine was my favorite as a kid, great narrators


Really famous people have narrated episodes. Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alex Baldwin have all narrated at least 52 episodes.


All of them big names, so do you use your cellphone a lot?


I do but I think I use it less than most. I would be great for UNICEF who will donate a day of clean water to a child for every minute I am not using my cell phone.


That is a great and noble campaing, they must help a lot of children in need I am going to shutdown my smartphone for a while and do my part


It is amazing how powerful our phones are. An iPhone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear ICBM deterrent.


More than the entire US nuclear deterrent!! no kidding? I am kind of worried that fact is true


We have more computing power in our phones than NASA did in sending people to the moon. It's just fascinating. Kind of like how the data we receive comes from cables 2.7 inches in diameter and lay on the ocean floor.


Amazing how tech advances that cable must be really strong, anyway its been really cool chatting with you hope we can do it again


Hi, I love video games and tv. I really could play all day if I had the time. lol Do you like tv?


Cool. I remember when it was black and white and it was fuzzy at night or if the antenna moved a millimeter.


Those were some good days. I remember watching some old cartoons and trying to get my signal to work well enough.


Its so different now, lol. I am a fan of South Park and the SImpsons, too. When South Park aired its final Family Guy the producers of the Simpsons sent them flowers. They were buds,lol.


I watched those here and there but im more a fan of pokemon. At least as a kid i would watch it all the time.


Oh yeah, Pokemon made a ton of episodes, I think.


yeah they have over 750 as far as i know and they keep making more.


Oh man, that is a lot of episodes. I think its about 50 a year for 16 years, gesh! I liked Thomas the Train for my kid. We watch it a lot together.


It is a lot of episodes its amazing that they keep making more. Thomas is a really nice show. I think some popular people voice acted for it.


Yes, that is true. I know that Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr are two of the main characters. It gives the adults some entertainment fun also. I like the variety.


It was very well written too and child friendly at the same time which is pleasant.


Yes, exactly. Even though George Carlin is a voice actor, he knows how to keep it clean for the kids show.


Its really interesting that he decided to be part of Thomas. Its also really surprising that Ringo was a part of it.


Yeah, epic group of voice actors coming together. I think its funny that Tom Hanks brother is voice for Woody in the Toy Story video game, that is how similar that they sound. Kids don't realize.


As a kid you just dont realize how popular the people are that voice game characters. Stepehn Fry narrated for a variety of popular games  and many wouldnt even realize it.


Wow, yeah me either. I know that a game designer researched that we play 3 billion hours of games a week. Do you know who that was that researched that?


I believe the one that calculated that number was game designer jane mcgonigal. Thats a lot of hours.


although korean kids contribute to that number less since they cant play games past midnight.


Its actually illegal for kids under 16 to play games past midnight. its wild


Things are so different around the world


Yea, everyday almost, I really enjoyed the episodes where they spoofed Family Guy


Yes the Family Guy episodes got a lot of positive reviews from critics and the simpsons' crew sent them flowers for it


I use to watch the simpons a lot too, there is only one episode that doesn't feature bart in any way


i used to too!  Do you know what episode that is?


No I have no clue, there are so many simpson episodes, I think the only show with more is Pokemon which has over 750 epiisodes


at 50 episodes a year... that is crazy!  Those poor animators and storywriters!


Yea but I guess it's better to do over 750 than be cancelled after 10 episodes like 'Days Like These' was in the UK


THis is true!  You ever played any of the simpsons video games?


Just the old simpsons game released on the sega genesis


Cool!  Did you see that Jim hanks does the voice of woody on the toy story video games?


Yea I heard of that before, I wonder if Jim Hanks did the voice for Woody in the first toy story game


I would think so!  Love how korea has a luw for children under the age of 16 cannot play them past midnight!


Lol good thing I didn't grow up in Korea because I use to play video games past midnight all the time before I was 16


Hahaaaaa... yeah me too!  I wonder if we were part of the three billion hous a week of video playing?


I wonder how Jane McGonigal calculated 3 billion hours of video games? When I was a teenager it was probably only 1 billion lol


Or less honestly?  What console was your first video game experience on?


The first nes, it's crazy how far games have come since then, now they make 74 billion a year


It was great chatting with you!  have a good day!


Do you know much about presidential history?


A little bit.  Do you want me to share some facts with you?


ok. lol  The top 3 wealthiest presidents in the history of America were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


Wow! Do you think Trump will be on that list too?


I would imagine he would have to be on there now.  Do you know what the name of the first president of Zimbabwe was?


No idea! I didn't even know they had a president in Zimbabwe!


I didn't either.  His name was president banana!


President Banana! Was that his real name or what they called him?


I'm not sure.  I'm going to have to look that up. lol  The US presidents guest house is bigger than the White House.  That's interesting.


Really? I guess they have to put people somewhere nice! I once heard that FDR could speak 3 languages.


That's impressive!  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential elections automatically became vice president.  Wonder how that would work today?


I could see clinton and trump working together.


lol  They would either be forced to compromise or they would fight big time.  I kind of think that the forced point of views working together might be a positive thing because people would be upset if they fought.


It would certainly give a different point of view! Did you know Fred Rogers helped Fund PBS?


I did not know that!  There is a movie coming out about him this fall I believe where Tom Hanks plays Mr. Rogers.


That should be a good film! Senator Thurman fillbustered on for over 24 hours!


Holy moly!  Isn't that where they have to stand before the senate?


Yes! He holds the record for it! Do you travel much?


I travel regionally around my area.  I've been to Mackinac Island in Michigan where they have banned motorized vehicles for over 100 years.


I used to go there alot as a kid! I loved it. We lived about 30 minutes from Mackinac. Nice talking with you!


Hi.  Not really.  Maybe once a year or so.  How about you?


A couple times at least, mostly in the midwest. where do you go?


Last time I travelled I went to Europe, but that was a rare kind of trip.  I didn't go to Amsterdam, though.  I would love to see a bus that goes 160mph!


Sounds like a cool trip! Then theres Iceland which has no public rail sevice and people mostly fly


Imagine that! At least they don't have all those toll roads like Japan!


Yea, I cant imagine spending $300 to get across a country - just for fees!


That doesn't even include gas.  Expensive trip!  You can't travel by car on Mackinac Island, though


yea, looks like they just use horses. Would be a fun trip though!


I agree, that would be fun.  Ever been to Hawaii?


I wish! I live in the upper midwest and could use a trip there! Have you?


No, I haven't either.  It'd be really cool to go.  One of their kings was quite the world traveler apparently.


He was the first king? That's interesting considering how many kings the world has had, though makes sense with air travel available.


True, plus I'm sure the Hawaiians had pretty good boats since they were an island nation.


Wow. Apparently women weren't allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor till 1993.


Yeah, I read that!  Hard to believe it was that recent.  They had to stage a protest to wear a pantsuit!


Kind of wondering if that was a law that no one thought of before


I'd imagine it was.  I wonder if they still invoke the rule where the sergeant-at-arms can arrest absent senators


Is it possible to arrest them all for doing nothing?


lol probably not, they'd just have to be voted out of office.


Hello, did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


No, I didnt know that, Trump is not on the list?


I bet the list is outdated because I'm sure he would be on it.


I know right, he is like the richest president of presidents, they guy has hotels and lots and lots of land


Yes, he is loaded. Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was nicknamed president banana?


It was his name not a nickname lol, I though it was a nickname when I first heard of him as well Caanan Banana


Oh wow lol. I thought it was his nickname lol.


Real name, I had to Google that when I first found out, just like how the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office


That's hilarious. Could you imagine Trump being a pop star?


I cant, sounds like he would be a terrible por start lol, he and Kanye are friends so maybe he can help him


LOL good call with Kanye. The presidents guest house is larger than the actual white house.


The presidents gust house a a guest house owned by Trump? that would make sense,


That would make sense lol. Up until 1805, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Trump president and Clinton vice? that sounds like a recipe for disaster, good thin the system changed back in 1805


That would be a nightmare. Nothing would get done.


They would fight all the time and we would have an even bigger crisis


For sure. Did you know the US Senate used the same gavel for 165 years until Richard Nixon cracked in?


No I didnt know that, womane were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor but that changed in the year 1993


Wow I didn't know that either. That was rather recently if you think about it.


Yeah not that long ago, Im glad things changed, there used to be a lot of sexism and there still is but we are on a right path


I love to Travel, i am going to brazil in a month!, how about you?


I do too!  Brazil sounds awesome!  I hope to go to Iceland one day.  I know they have no public rail service but I don't mind.


Me too, Iceland is my next stop i think! I don't mind driving there instead of public rails


I don't either.  The people living there like to use planes to go from city to city though.


Dang, I don't know if I could handle that many plane rides lol. One and done for me


I could do small planes.  I think it might be better than paying to drive on every road like in Japan.


For sure, it costs like 300 dollars to cross japan. I get made crossing chicago for like 12 dollars!


It does sound way too expensive!  Have you heard about Mackinac Island in Michigan?


I have been there one time in my life. I couldn't bring my car which gave me anxiety a little, but I got in good shape after! How about you?


Never been there but would love to go. The idea of going around in  a horse drawn carriage is very appealing!


That will bring back the good times lol. Did you hear of the first king to ever travel the world?


No, I assume it was one of the kings of england?


Actually it was King Kalakaua, the former king of Hawaii of all people. England would have been my guess too


Yeah, I mean, I just don't see Hawaii having ships that can travel like that but I guess he obviously did it somehow.


For sure, maybe he took the dutch commuter bus that goes 160 mph, that would be insane!


There's a bus that goes 160 mph?  No way am I getting on that unless it is on some kind of rail system.


Me too lol or having seatbelts and airbags everywhere, that sounds so dangerous also but I need to see it lol


See it and make sure a lot , a whole lot, of people have been on it and survived!


That is a good point, it must be safe somehow! Good chatting with you, go to Iceland!


Hi!  I didn't know that there was a type of soccer where three teams play at once.  Wonder how that works?


Fascinating.  I imagine the better two of the teams would just try to put it past the weakest defense.  Or maybe the scoring is different?


Yeah, I was thinking maybe the scoring would be different.  Who knows?  Could be three goals on the field


I had figured that ... like a triangle or hexagon.  I know there is 3-person chess too ... lots of variations.  For real, though group play for soccer and goal differential often decide winners among three or more teams.  I'd think they would do something similar, but just all within the same match.


That must cool to watch.  I wonder if it's played in any leagues in the world?


Not likely.  But we should get a local league to try it out!  It champions league.  People get so serious with the top level of play.


Yeah, that'd be cool.  I know those soccer fans can get crazy!


Can you believe that fans would send death threats over poor performance?


It actually doesn't surprise me.  Some sports fans can take things way too far.


Well, it happened for the recent Champions league losers, Liverpool, and specifically their goalie who made some big mistakes.  People take such things way too far.


Can you imagine what that would be like?  Not only messing up in front of millions of people but then having to deal with death threats over it


At least it was presumably the end of the season, and he got paid ... likely a bonus just for the game.  I'd go home and lay low for a while.  As long as the coach had my back, I'd be ok.  What about you?


Yeah, I'd probably get as far away form the spotlight as possible and avoid social media for as long as I could


Do you think such things happen in less popular sports too?  The threats and all?


Maybe.  I'm sure its possible. Probably not as likely since there are less people paying attention.  What do you think?


I think the crowd mentality takes over, even on social media.  If thousands and thousands of people are saying the same thing, you can "get away with" adding just your own small voice.  A good chunk of the world was likely watching that game.  With a smaller game, there's less of that risk.


At least all the threats were being investigated by the police.


What can they do?  Track people down through twitter?  And there is no way to pin anything on a "leader" when its just a mob.  What do you think of the policing coming down hard on just a handful as an example to everyone else?


Well they can track down certain individuals I guess.  How to prosecute a Mob mentality is a big question facing society in general right now.  That crap is all over the internet.  I don't have answer for that one


My tactic is to downplay the mob ... treat it like it doesn't really matter.  Online, it's all pixels.  And over the whole planet, there is no way that whole mob can "come get me." It's just too big to pose a real threat.


It effects how people think and eliminates empathy from human interaction.  That seems dangerous to me, but I don't really know anything lol


Don't be hard on yourself.  I don't think many experts have workable solutions.  And you have concrete experience, just in seeing it happen and perhaps in feeling it yourself.  We have to talk about these things so they don't weigh us down ... just don't dwell on it, like Liverpool players aren't.


I couldn't agree more!  Have a great day!


Good! Did you hear about Loris Karius having so many mistakes during the game he formally apologized?


I did hear something about that, apparently involving social media threats even. I wonder what they are considering a threat here. I know people take their sports very seriously, but "come on!'


I know! He apologized over and over, it's ridiculous how crazy people are!  His team mates are standing by him thankfully.


Yes, thankfully! And also some of his fans have been really supportive. These days though, it's hard not to let a few bad apples spoil the whole bunch. I guess people were threatening him with "death wishes" on social media. That's terrible, poor guy!


I feel bad for him too. He is only human. I was unaware that Soccer makes more money than Golf, Tennis, Hockey,baseball,football and basketball combined, that is insane.


Crazy! Who knew? I don't hear much about soccer here. I just learned the funnest fun fact! You could fit every other planet in our solar system between the earth and the moon! Cool!


Wow! Do you realize how much space that is? I like the planet Venus, it is the only planet that does not tilt and rotates clockwise, very interesting!


Yeah I wish flat-earthers would look into that! Like how do we really know it's rotating backwards. Haha. I absolutely don't think the earth is flat , by the way. Hehe. I found this interesting, alternative names for earth are gaia, tellus and telluris. I'd never heard the last two names before. Yikes, I need to study-up more!


I really find it interesting that people truly believe the earth is flat, common sense tells you it's not....Wow, I didn't even know Earth had any other names! I am the one that needs to study more lol, Like I didn't know that Astronomers have found signs of life in a different planetary system 455 light years away!


WOW! That's news to me! I'm going to read all about it later! Venus is cool to me, I haven't been able to see it clearly through a telescope, it's so fuzzy but the cloud cover makes it look so alive! in my opinion at least. Venus is one of the 5 naked eye planets, I believe the others are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. I know actually because I've seen them with my eyes! Hehe


I love the planets and stars, always have had an interest about the entire universe. That must be very cool to see the planets through a telescope! Lucky! Just like the planet they say shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4,500 mph, and the temp is 2000 degree's! Hahaha, that is scary.


Yeah that is scary! I heard it rained red diamonds. Or maybe it was rubies on some moon, either one of Jupiter's or Saturn's. Wow, My mind was just blown! Imagine having 4 suns! There is a planet that apparently orbits 4 stars! That would be a site to see!!


Wow, amazing. I would have loved to have went into astronomy in college. Crazy as it sounds, I believe there has to be some type of life out there somewhere.... not little green men, but we can't possibly be the only planet with life. I would love to know!


Oh I would go as far as to say there is 100% life out there. I love astronomy too! The telescope I had was just about $100 and this was like 18 years ago. They probably have way better ones for much cheaper these days. I figured how to use it myself, easily. And it was so rewarding! Even just looking at the moon, it was so bright, it was blinding! Truly awesome!


I have been known to be called a moon worshipper in a joking manner by my friends, I am always in awe of the moon, and the lunar eclipse's and take a lot of pictures, lol...I am always looking at the moon!!! My friends think I am nutty. I really need to get a telescope soon, that would be awesome!


Yeah, a new telescope is on my list! My original one, I kind of got sabotaged, when someone stole my lenses! And banged it around, which messed it up, since they are sensitive, it was HUGE, and I guess I'd go for a higher powered, sturdier and smaller one, this time. I too, love the moon, and just plain astronomy period! You haven't lived until you've peeked at jupiter and saturn every night for a few nights. You can see jupiters moons moving each night, as well as saturn's rings. I was reading an article the other day about how someday, Saturn won't have rings anymore! And even though I will be long gone, it made me really sad to think of Saturn without its magnificent rings!


Are you serious? You can actually see the rings? Oh, I really need a telescope! I would be outside every night! That is so amazing you have experienced all you have. I want that too! Everything changes no matter what it is and it is sad that out there in the universe it is changing as well. Nice to chat with someone who shares my passion for the planets!


Yes absolutely! I must say this was the nicest chat I've had in a while! Thank you so much! I hope you do get a telescope. It was such an amazing experience! I know you'll love it!


Thank you! I have really enjoyed this conversation so much :) The time just flew by,lol! I do plan on a shopping trip to look for a telescope. Thanks again and have an amazing evening! I need to go out and look for the moon...hahaa, have a great evening!


Yea I watch it occasionally, I never knew it was invented in the 19th century


Me either. Polo shirts were actually invented for tennis players.


Yea, Rene Lacoste was the first person to wear a polo shirt


That's interesting. A black man won the first US open in 1968 and no black man has won it since then.


That's surprising, a year after he won a helicopter was used to dry off the US Open's tennis court


That's funny and also a good idea. The longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.


That's pretty intense. Gael Monfils was able to beat the "roger federer of paddle tennis" right after he learned how to play table tennis


Haha that's awesome. Do you know much about the presidents?


I've heard the top 3 wealthiest were JFK, Jefferson, and Washington


Yep, I bet Trump will be on that list as well. He's probably the wealthiest.


Possibly, I wonder how much money the president of Indonesia had after he released 3 pop albums in office


Yea, they must of been pretty good if the president of Indonesia released 3 instead of 1


I agree. Wikileaks published the governments plan to shutdown Wikileaks.


That's pretty funny that the US government couldn't even hide their plans of getting rid of Wikileaks from them


I know right lol. 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the government.


That's a lot but I think that land the US government owns is mostly desert


It's pretty cool that a man in France was able to sell the Eiffel tower twice


Not a huge tennis fan but I do like Polo shirts, I never knew it was invented for Rene Lacoste


I didnt know that either, I wonder why they are called Polo shirts and not Lacoste shirts, the bran polo certainly took advantage of this name


I don't know since Polo players adopted after Lacoste maybe Polo shirt sounds better than tennis shirt


It does sound better in my opinion, you know that back in 1969 a chopper was used to dry the court for a US Open tournament


That's crazy, I'm surprised that a black person hasn't won the US open since it started in 1968


Me too! I wonder why that is, maybe because its a expensive game and the economic status of african americas is usually lower. Tennis sure is an interesting game it can be quite long as well.


Maybe, or maybe other sports have paid a lot higher since 1968 so more black people choose that instead of tennis


Yeah that could  be another reason, a skilled player is Gael Monfils, he actually beat legend Roger Federer and he started to learn how to play tennis just a few days before the match


Cool, I wondered who were the two players who played for 11 hours over 3 days


Im not sure, but I bet it was a boring game, they could have gotten injured in a really bad way.


I wonder if any presidents played tennis, JFK, Washington, and Jefferson were the wealthiest so maybe the built their own court


I imagined they did as they had a lot of money and tennis is a popular sport among politicians, also golf.


Possibly I wonder if they have a tennis court at the white house, they have a guest house larger than the white house


I think there is one, the White House is really big I wonder how big that guest house is!


hmm i don't know, i wonder if The president from Zimbabwe Mr. Banana ever stayed at the guest house


Maybe he was a guest of honor lol, but the guest house is not owned by the government its actually owned by Trump


I didn't know that but I do know that 85% of nevada land is owned by the government


Really that much? that is a lot of land, they should put that land to good use, you know  man sold the Eiffel towe not once but twice.


Lol, nice, that man who sold the Eiffel Tower should try selling 85% of the land in Nevada owned by the US government


I agree lol, he would make a killing out of that 86%


My favorite team is the Washington Nationals. Do you follow tennis?


I sometimes follow tennis. I watch Serena Williams due to her posture in tennis. I need to learn posture as I play tennis.


She's a pretty good player. Did you know Polo Shirts were originally invented by the famous player rene "the crocodile" lacoste?


She had a foul remark last year. However, I can't give my opinion anyways because she is way more skilled than me. Is that why they have that small crocodile pic on the polo?


Is she still alive? I didn't know that. Crazy. Did you know the eiffel tower has been sold twice.


She is still alive. Look her up or she will haunt your dreams, laughing out loud. Well, how was it sold twice? It's stapled to the ground.


Apparently a fraudster did it. I wonder who purchased it. LOL


I'm not sure, you really have to wonder if it was someone at a corporation.


He or she must have been pretty gullible to do that


I agree. Did you know that Norway donated $1 billion to help save the Amazon rain forest?


Well, now we know that Norway is environmentally green.


Yeah, I was wondering if they were consuming a bunch of oil from south america or something.


Could be. Did you know that 86% of Nevada is owned by the government?


That is interesting. Is that why some purchases remove taxes?


I'm not sure to be honest. I think it is for monuments.


Interesting, it was nice chatting with you.


That is a valid choice, but I like dogs out of any animals.Google prefers them also!


Well they are man's best friends for a reason


For sure, they are so great! did you know they have 12 different blood types!


They are probably among the few animals people care enough to keep alive instead of putting down


I bet, they even have blood drives for them, so awesome!


In Istanbul there is a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's strays in exchange for recycling


that is amazing, I think they should have that in the USA for all the animals like you said. People would recycle more and animals be saved, what do you think


It is a nice idea, but I don't know how many strays the us has


that is true, I am sure its a huge problem in that area and why they created them. Did you know dogs are not color blind like we thought


It might be because I live in urban cities, but I rarely see strays


that is interesting to know, I live in a rural area and never see them either. Dogs don't see as many colors as humans


True, but humans don't see as many colors as mantis shrimp


ha that is awesome, i wonder what colors they can see that we can't. I like Disney also, do you?


Who doesn't? They do a good job making dark stories suitable for a younger audience


That is so true! like the beginning of bambi, what a scary start to a disney movie!


Ya it was quite easy to gloss over since it was disney, but if you think about it quite dark


Yea, I am thinking of so many movies that are like that. I liked big hero 6, the used a 55000 core supercomputer. It was so nice chatting with you!


dogs are great! i dont have one though. You?


I have two right now.  I love that they are not color blind.  They can recognize what treats they like and what shows they like to watch.


yeah, true. they can see some color. i think that they have trouble with green and red.what shows do they like to watch?


Mine like to watch baseball games and science fiction shows.  They are really smart too.  Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals to recognize pointing?


I would love to have a pet elephant. i wonder what shows elephants like to watch. LOL


I bet they like tv just like dogs do!  It's weird how they are both so smart but come from different genes.  Dogs come from wolves. i really have no idea what elephants come from but i imagine it's not wolves.


I wonder too. there are big hairy elephants that are extinct. dogs have tons of blood types. maybe elephants are similar then.


Hmm, that could be.  Don't dogs have like 12 different types?


that sounds right. i wonder which one is most common. i have heard that they have blood drives for dogs too


Yeah?  I'd like to go to one, take my dogs to donate blood. That would be cool.


The dogs should get tons of treats for being such good dogs. google should have blood drives for them.


That would be a great idea!  Isn't Google a dog company?


google is a dog company, and rightly so. i approve. everybody likes a dog, and dogs help reduce stress.


Very true.  They've been with us for over a millennia now. After being with us for so long they've gotten attuned to human behavior.


Yeah, we have co evolved in many ways. they have come with us around the world. they need us and we need them.


Yes we do.  They do a lot of for us like hunting, protection, and like you said, reducing stress.


I figure that the office can be a stressful place. a dog can be fun and help people relax.


I'd like to take my dog to work with me.  They are man's best friend after all.


i would love to own a dog, but right now i cant accommodate one. Anyway, great chat!


You should get one as soon as you can.  They are very wonderful to have in your life.  Great chatting with you too!  Have a good day!


Good morning! Are you a football fan? I head that Patriots running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis never had a turnover in his whole career. Pretty impressive.


I enjoy watching it but I don't know too much about it. It is a pretty big part of american culture though. That is pretty amazing he never fumbled at all!


You know the yellow line that shows the first down mark on the field on TV? ESPN won an Emmy for that. Certainly was  game changer.


It really was. I think it made the game more watchable. I am glad they won an award for it. Innovation should be rewarded.


Totally agree. Remember when they tried to make the puck yellow in hockey? That one didn't go over quite as well, though still pretty innovative.


I think that would be incredibly hard to follow since the puck moves so fast. Have you ever seen those cute superbowl commercials where the kittens and puppies play football? I love those.


Yeah, they used to have the puppy bowl too or something like that. Speaking of dogs, dogs have 12 different blood types and can donate blood at blood drives, just like humans.


Oh that is neat! I love dogs. I wish we treated our strays in the US as nice as Istanbul does. They have a recycling program where plastic bottles can be exchanged for food and water for strays.


That's really cool. Dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing.


I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact in different cultures both have been domesticated over the years. Dogs have been an amazing addition to society with all the functions they perform.


Yeah, can't imagine life without them. Dogs are actually not color blind as many people think, they just can't see as many colors as we can.


That actually makes a lot of sense. When they are hunting if they only saw in black and white it would be harder for them to point or fetch a duck. Seeing limited colors changes that.


A lot of people's favorite dog is Goofy from Disney. Did you know that Minnie Mouse's full name is Minerva? I'd never heard that before.


I can't imagine that that name tested well for the focus groups. Probably hence the nickname. I'm not a huge disney person but I like their collaberations with Pixar.


Yeah, Pixar is great. The name Wall-E was a tip of the hat to Walter Elias Disney.


Aw that is a sweet tribute for a great movie. i have to say I really liked what disney did with big hero 6. The graphics on that were simply amazing.


Yeah, that one was a lot of fun. It was rendered with a 55,000-core super computer. I guess that's why it looks so good!


They really do take time and care in their films. Like with flubber when they actually brought in a consultant to make sure the science was right for the movie.


That's cool. I think that consultant was Bill Nye the Science Guy!


I've never really understood the whole hidden mouse phenomenon. I guess it is a thing where people are super into finding them in all the disney stuff but I just don't get it.


I don't get it either. Some people are just WAAAY into Disney. It's been great talking with you!


Hey there what do you think about the president? And who do you think the top three most wealthy presidents were?


I think the President is probably in the top 3 richest presidents along with Kennedy and maybe Bush. Am I right?


Well it's actually JFK, Washington, and also Jefferson. I wouldn't have predicted that, but I guess it makes sense if your accounting for inflation, have you heard about the president of Zimbabwe yet?


I do not know about the President of Zimbabwe. I do know in Guatemala close relative of former Presidents cannot run for President


Well the president of Zimbabwe, his name is actually president banana haha. I wonder if he has a vice president named plantain LOL, and also the president of Indonesia released three pop albums, I kind of want to listen to those haha


Wow! Presidents around the world are very interesting! Did you know that only one of our Presidents had a PhD, Woodrow Wilson.


No I didn't know that! We should have more presidents with phds, did you know that before 1905, the runner-up would become the vice president, so you would have had President Trump and Vice President Clinton today?