Her Dangerous Woman hit was wrote by men, lol.


Three I read, did you follow her and Pete Davidson engagement and split at all? I just saw it on Entertainment Tonight and young and famous, long odds it would have worked out, but I wonder if they regret those matching tattoos now?


I did not. I watched her on Nickelodeon, on her show Sam &  Cat. I was blown away by her acting.


I've never seen her act, but I'll take you word on that. She raised $13,000 for the Manchester Bombing victims, her heart seems in the right place.


Her heart was literally there, as she was onstage when the stadium was bombed. She watched people get hurt.


Wow, I can see how that would effect you, especially if your close to your fans. Are you a big tech user? I was surprised to find out you can get 3g Cell Service on top of Mt. Everest if you ever find yourself there.


Yet, I cannot get service in my barn. Do you read the full TOS when you buy things online?


That's funny and ironic. No, I read where 7% of users actually read the TOS and that figure strikes me as high. I'd be surprised if it was 1%.


I find it odd that the current library of Alexandria, has a saved copy of the internet.


Yes, I think of Muslim countries as more restrictive on Internet, not having a copy of the whole internet and all it's good and bad even if the town is famous for having the most famous library in the ancient world. Do you watch much TV,  I read where Judge Judy is the highest paid celebrity at $123,000 and episode, that surprises me too but I guess justice isn't cheap.


I guess only LeBron James makes more than she does.


Yes, both are a stretch for "actors" in my book. Are you old enough to recall Sesame Street, my kids used to and my grandson does now? I see where Carol Burnett was the first of the many celebrities to appear on the show.


I've never seen Carol Burnett. I do adore the tv chef of Ethiopia. I love his channel.


Really, I've never seen that show. You've seen it, is it good? Is that show recorded in Ethiopia and he claims to end hunger by diverse food. I thought the country had food shortages.


I do like it. You cand find it on youtube, it's Grandpa Kitchen. I hope Pixar will invite him to their secret room.


Yes, what's in that secret? If it really a secret room, why are we talking about it? That means it not very secret. It's called Grandpa Kitchen, I will look that up. I thought celebrities have been doing voice overs for years, did you know Robin Williams was the first in Aladdin?


Yes, I watched the tribute, and it was mentioned. It's cute that Pete Davidson named his baby pig Piggy Smallz


Yes, a sense of humor there; though I thought it was he and Adriana's before the big break up. Be careful on the internet and pass the word, repeated clicking and novelty can be addictive.


Thank you for chatting with me, have a nice night.


Hi how are you? Do you like watching the NBA? I like it because it is considered the premier basketball league in the world.


Yes I am a fan of the Spurs.  The NBA has the worlds best paid athletes.


Nice. Yeah although I wouldn't complain, they still make a pretty penny. Hard to believe it's been around since 1946!


Yes it merged with the National Basketball Association in 1949.


Oh interesting. Some players make a lot. Iverson is going to receive 32 million at age 55 from Reebok!


Wow!  The players definitely have sponsors.  Air jordans were banned by the NBA but Michael Jordan wore them anyway and Nike paid his fines.


Good publicity for them! Physicists showed that shooting granny style provided the best technique for free throws but it looks so stupid no one uses it!


Yes Looking cool is important.  Reggie Miller tried but kept failing - he was always overshadowed by his older sister in high school.


Wow that must have been a competitive upbringing! Tim Duncan was smart though and stayed in college to finish it out despite being offered more money in the NBA.


Yes and he went to my Alma Mater!  Wake Forest!  He was a Demon Deacon like me!


That's awesome! What do you think of the Warriors? I'm not a fan but Stephen Curry is amazing.


Yes he is big on charity which is awesome - for every 3 pointer he makes 3 mosquito nets get donated to families in Africa.


So cool. Can you believe they earned 12 million by losing game 4 of the finals. Makes me think about whether they actually tried to lose.


Wow!  I guess for more games for tv? It is interesting that number 1 picks in the draft do not win a lot of championships - only 3 in the last 20 years


True. Makes sense Lebron was one of the,. Irving also makes sense but Bogut is kind of a surprise.


Did you know that there were two pairs of brothers playing together in 2013?


Oh yeah the Curry's and the Thompson's! Amazing how genes make some siblings so talented.


Did you know that in 1975 they had to play their home game at the cow palace?  Their arena had been booked up for other events.


Nice name The Cow Palace lol. The Warriers were initially founded in Philly but moved to the bay area in 1962.


Man this great jazz song just came on the radio - made in New Orleans.  Are you a fan?


Oh heck yeah. I lived in New orleans and loved jazz. Developed from roots in blues and ragtime it is a very cool and unique sound.


I know.  There is a lady in Harlem who holds free jazz concerts in her apartment ever sunday.


Thats awesome. Clint Eastwood is a fan too. makes me like him even more. Have a great day :)


Have you ever had a pet fish? The last one my roommate had died after she'd had it for about a year


I've never had a pet. I wonder if fish are easy to care for.


Most of them are, especially if they're freshwater fish. Saltwater fish require more work because you have to keep the salt level right. Saltwater fish can drink water both from their mouths and via osmosis, but freshwater species only use osmosis


Ok, I'll have to be careful about that. There is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal. Would a pet jellyfish outlive you? What would it do all day? It seems like a dull existence, just floating about.


How do they know for sure that it's immortal? I mean, how long have they been keeping track of it, and is there a way they could have known how old it was when it was discovered? Seems fishy to me


Oh, the whole scientific endeavor is quite fishy, if you ask me. Do you use Netflix? Its origins are based on vengeance. After a $40 late fee on a  copy of Apollo 13, Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix


I'm not sure if it's vengeance as much as it is necessity. I wouldn't be happy about that large of a late fee either. Sometimes inconvenience sparks creativity


Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million. Netflix is now worth $2 billion. Netflix succeeded just to spite Blockbuster, and where is Blockbuster now? Netflix should do a documentary about Bb.


There probably is one. I always find it ironic when a company declines an offer like that and ends up out of business while the other company succeeds. Netflix was started in 1997, but I don't remember hearing much about it until years later


Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth. That's a holdover from those days. I guess some people don't have good Internet.


People who live in rural places probably still use the rental service. They started producing their own content back in 2012, and now people have Netflix sometimes just for the original content


From 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America. What else is there besides Netflix? I wish I could go back in time and buy the stock. I could retire and watch Netflix all day.


Most people are watching Netflix all day, but without all the money. If you add YouTube into the mix, the two make up half the peak internet traffic. I had a feeling people spend a lot of their time watching videos


Lots of movies to watch. Do you watch movies? Stephen King was terrified when as a child he saw the movie Bambi. He called it the first horror movie he saw. Scarred for life, he wrote horror stories, but none quite so scary as Bambi. That movie will *haunt* you.


I think what made it scary was how young he was. I still won't watch any of Stephen King's movies because the one I saw as a kid was too scary for my taste. I guess I'm missing out on the extra 180 calories I could be burning by watching films in that genre


Danny, the boy from The Shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until years later. They should have showed him Bambi. Then he would have understood. And maybe burned some calories.


Things must not be as scary while filming. Horror in literature has been a while for much longer. I'm more likely to read something by Edgar Allen Poe than I am to watch The Shining


You are strong in the reading. I am not so strong. I stick with the video stuff because I can follow the pictures.


I can do some thriller movies. Like Shutter Island. Maybe the few thrillers I like will be enough to help me appreciate abstract art like horror supposedly does


Well, I must say that I've had a horrific time chatting with you, and burned thousands of calories. More entertaining than watching Netflix, and much less bandwidth. Stay scared and scary!


Can't complain about burning calories while sitting!


Not really, I like the clean versions of the albums Walmart sells, what about you?


i was big into linkin parts hybrid theory back in 2001, I even saw them in concert


That is a great band I really like them too bat the leading singer committed suicide. Do you like Led Zeppelin?


Right that was sad. They did like 324 shows in 2001 alone. I love Led Zeppelin, do you?


I love them as well, cool fact about the band, they decided not to name their fourth album in order to confuse the press.


lol that is awesome. They were famous enough so it didn't matter. I like it! Are you a Pink Floyd fan?


I am a fan, he is one of the greatest icons of music do you like him?


I agree, his album has been one of the best selling albums like 40 years straight


40 years straight no kidding, that is a long time, do you like Bob Marley?


I love Bob Marley, I guess i like a lot of these people lol. How about you? Don't worry be happy!


I think his an inspiration to us all, well  his been on the album chart for 914 weeks and it currently sits at position 69


wow, sad he died so early. How about NWA, are you a fan of that rap group?


I am a fan of the group and yeah that was really sad, it was a tragic death.


For sure. NWA's album went platinum without major air time and tours.


It did? I guess that was a great album, do you know the band Aerosmith?


Aerosmith was great, I loved their guitar hero game!


That is a great game, love it, well the band made more money from that game than any of their albums.


wow that is insane. I wonder how much they made because I think all their albums were a complete success!


They were really successful, maybe they got bad deals out of them, they are a really successful band so something doesn't add up


I agree, something is fishy, but then again one game costed as much as probably 5-6 albums. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your night!


I am well, thanks! Do you listen to country music?


I do. Did you know it originated from celtic music.


No, I didn't know that. Do you know who Tegan Marie is?


I am reading that she is a 15 year old singer/songwritter. She is bringing a new philosophy to country music, a younger one.


Thats cool. A different perspective than when we thought an nfl country album was a good idea huh


Did you read about U2 opening for themselves dressed in disguises in 1987? They came on as a country band.


I heard about that. Im surprised nobody noticed to be honest with you.


I am sure no one really paid attention and was just waiting for U2 like "Who are these guys wasting our time?"


Probably so. Whenever I have went to counrty concerts I always enjoyed the acts that came on before the main singer.


Me too! I feel like they try harder so they can get their big break!


Did you know that taylor swift actually walks backwards to avoid being photographed.


Seems dangerous and vain... But I am not sure I could pick her out of a line up so that is just my naivet√©...


Yeah I dont see the problem with getting a picture taken. She makes enough money to put up with that annoyance.


yeah plus she has been photoed enough so nothing can be new


I understand wanting some privacy. Go back to your families 11 acre tree farm for a visit if you need to get away.


I wonder if they do that for Isreal and Palastine too?


They have a land dispute for the gaza strip... Nice chatting with you!


Looks like Tegan Marie will be the next thing in country music... at age 15.


That for sure! Did you see her at the Macy's Thanksgiving parade?


No, I missed it.  She is going to bring Gen Z to country music.


That will be huge for country music. Gen Z is expected to have up to $143 billion in spending power. Talk about some serious dough!


That's right. She has been called "a little superstar" by her peers.


She showed so much promise that her parents were invited to LA to meet with music executives when she was 12.


That would be so cool. Tegan was part of Radio Disney. I bet she met a lot of really cool people.


She sang for producer Scott Hendricks, who got her working on her first album.


That's a really big name in country. Tegan has been compared to another big name in country music. She is often compared to Taylor Swift.


If she is half as good as Swift, she will have a tremendous career.


That's for sure! Swift was the youngest artist to ever be signed by Sony/ATV Music.


And Tegan Marie is the youngest singer to be signed to a major label since Tanya Tucker.  And Tanya Tucker has had a great career singing country.


I'm a big fan of country music, but was surprised when I found out the Fender Stratocaster was intended for country music. I think of other genres for this instrument first.


What a great guitar that is.  Country music evolved from so many forms... hillbilly, western, with a bit of blues added in.


It even crossed into sports! In 1996, NFL players were featured in an album called NFL Country singing along with current country music stars.


Even U2 did country music.  Then opened for themselves in 1987 disguised in costumes and wigs.


I don't think of U2 at all when I think of country music, even though it is often mixed with Irish and Celtic tunes and English ballads. I usually think of working class Americans when I think of country.


Working class music is right...  ballads and dance tunes, simple lyrics, steel guitars and fiddles.


Country music is the most popular genre played in rush hour. That's gotta be something for the working class!


HI, there. The grossest act was finally kicked of America's Got Talent!


It is bad when Simon Cowell recoils in horror when you  perform. He has the most pull of all the judges.


Exactly, well said! I don't want to see grown men spitting water on my 70 inch tv, yuck! That isn't even comedy to me. Its just poor taste and manners.


That is right comedy needs to emphasize humor like slapstick.


Yeah, exactly. I like the new genre called bromantic comedies.


I have not hear of that term does it have anything to do with Monty Python?


It is actually more like the movie Hangover, Harold & Kumar or Pineapple Express. The kind of movie based around guys friednships.


I know what you are talking about now. It sounds like what the movie The Green Lantern was going to be when Jack Black was supposed to be it's star.


Noway, I never heard that. Wwo, I think Jack Black is so funny! The other actor I like is Bill Murray.


Yes, Bill Murray has the perfect dead pan face. I like the classics even those black and white movies.


Yeah, I do too. They are fun to watch on a lazy Sunday type of day. I don't really care for horror films. I have watched s few Stephen King movies though. He is a great writer and so its hard to not watch his.


I agree with you about horror movies unless the writing is good like the Steven King movies. The Shinning was fabulous but I love Hitchcock the best. His movies are more suspense then horror except for the Birds and psycho.


Good point. Did you know that the boy Danny in the Shining didn't even know that he was in a horror movie until several years later.


I can understand that because thankfully the actor did not actually see the bloody ghosts. Did you know that ET was actually scripted to be a horror movie. I am glad that was changed.


I didn't know that about ET! WOW! I love that movie so much!


Yes, I love it just because it reminds me of my childhood. That is how we lived in that time. Lots of imagination and kids taking off in groups having adventures.


Yes, we used to watch it outside when we were camping. It was fun. We used to travel a lot as kids. All of Japan tolls costed over $300 to travel across the country.


That sounds like fun. Make sure you keep an eye on your garden gnomes. I hear people are having fun taking them on trips and then returning them with photos of their adventures.


HAHA! Yeah, I did notice those lil guys in different places than I left them.


Did you know that they moved the baggage claims further from your flight to make sure people don't complain while waiting for their baggage.  We are nothing but sheep.


Oh wow, that is hilarious!! I totally believe it!!! Good catch!.


Is it not a fun fact. Lovely chatting with you today.


I listen to it occasionally when in the mood.


Do you like the oldies like Conway Twitty or the more modern like George Strait?


The only country I really listen to is Johnny Cash.


Oh.  Did you know George Strait and Jeff Bezos of Amazon are cousins?


That's interesting. I had no idea. Talented family for sure.


That's the truth.  The fender stratocaster guitar was designed for country music.  I find that odd.


That is really odd. It's such an iconic fixture of rock now.


That's what I thought too!  Henry Ford promoted country music to defend against jazz which he found indecent!


There are probably racist undertones to this move. After all, only 2 blacks are in the country hall of fame.


I suspect you're right.  Though I'm not a Taylor Swift fan she successfully crossed from country to pop.  Wealthy young woman owning a private jet worth 40 million!


Yes, it's amazing how young she was when she became famous. Probably the most successful female "country" of all time.


OK now I have just seen something interesting and wonder if you know about it.  UNICEF will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone.  How do you get onboard with that?


This seems hard to believe, kind of like how an Iphone has more computing power than the entire US ICBM deterrent.


Good comparison.  I mean how do they know you're not using it.  Is it not using it when you need to or anytime your phone is idle?  Are you supposed to use email instead?  What is the benefit of not using your cell phone anyway?


Exactly. If Unicef cared about children, they would just give them clean water and not link it to lack of cell phone use.


I just don't see the benefit - Anyhow, do you think the hype of G5 is because it will replace those tiny transoceanic date cables?


I think 5G is just for cell phones so it can't cross the oceans. We still need fiber optics for those.


You bring up a good point. I didn't think about satellites.


How's it going, do you like comedy films? It is one of the oldest film genres


I love it. Did you know Graham Chapman was a doctor originally?


No, I had no clue. Demetri Martin went to Harvard law before he got involved in comedy


WOw cool. Yeah Graham decided to give up his practice and focus on comedy only


Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to do comedy, that is pretty risky


That sure is but I guess all these guys we are mentioning did pretty well in comedy


I guess so. Have you've ever seen Pineapple express, it is considered a bromantic comedy


I have , it is funny. Did you know the Green Lantern movie was supposed to be a comedy with Jack Black?


No, that sounds pretty unfunny to be honest. I heard Kung Fu Hustle is suppose to be funny, at least Bill Murray thinks so


Hmm interesting. Evan Almighty is the most expensive comedy made


I wonder why? Did you know 3rd Rock from the Sun beat out Seinfeld for best comedy series at the 1997 Golden Globes?


Yea, I like the Shinning, the boy who played Danny didn't even know he was in a horror film


Wow. Did you know E.T. was supposed to be a scary movie?


No, I had no idea. Then again Stephen King considered Bambi a horror movie


WOw how come? THe movie Scream was supposed to be titled Scary Movie back in 1996


I have no clue, maybe Bambi featured scenes with a waterphone playing


Hmm what is a waterphone? I do not think I have heard of that before?


It's an instrument that makes the creepy metallic noises in horror movies


Oh that is what it is called. Inception was also supposed to be a horror movie originally


Cool. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Hi. Do you like to go to concerts? Live performances in front of an audience.


Hi, I do. I've seen Queens of The Stone Age 53 times! Pearl Jam more then 20, and 100s of other bands.


Wow! You are a great concert goer. You must hold some type of record like the Ramones. They played a total of 2263 concerts.


Wow. Never got to see them as they were before my times. I've seen Pearl Jam cover I believe in miracles many times though.


That is very cool. The Ramones toured for over 20 years. I am bummed I missed those 20 years.


Me too. Even CBGB's no longer exists anymore. I did at least go there when it was still a bar but didn't see anyone play there.


A band that comes pretty close to that record is Linkin Park. They played 324 concerts in one year alone!


Sadly Linkin Park is another band I never got around to seeing. I always thought there would be more time.


I agree. One band I am glad I never saw is Creed. They played a concert so terrible in 2002 that 4 concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band.


LOL. Last I saw Scott Strapp or however you spell his name was really struggling. I saw Roger Waters recent tour and I was really impressed. Never got to see Pink Floyd though.


Well no one got to see them in 1972 when they recorded a live concert in an ancient roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience.


True. I have a dvd of that performance though, its fantastic.


That is so cool. I would love to see a band in a venue like that. In Croatia they still use a Roam amphitheater for concerts.


I would love to go to europe for some concerts. Those old venues are so much better then the cavernous hockey areas so many bands choose to play in north america.


I feel like they don't make music like they used to. Despite being released over 40 years ago, Dark Side of the Moon is still one of the best selling albums.


I still play it all the time. I have an original pressing copy. LP's are great.


And we talked about Linkin Park before. Their album Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.


Yeah it's a great album. Still sad about Chester.


It really is. Some artist leave us too young. Thank goodness we always have the music. Well thanks for chatting. I learned a lot of fun new information today.


Have a great day. I love talking music anytime.


Keep enjoying music and be sure to see your favorite band in a Roman amphitheater!


Hey there do you like comedy movies? I think those are some of my favorites personally


Sometimes I'm in the mood for them, other times I am not though.


Have you ever seen the movie Kung Fu Hustle? I think that it's a Chinese movie actually, and I know that Bill Murray really loves that movie


No, but I'm a Bill Murray fan, I saw him in groundhog day.


Haha yes I love Groundhog Day. It's a Perfect Blend between a comedy and a drama actually. I would recommend seeing Kung Fu Hustle, I actually did like it, I also like the movie Rushmore, Bill Murray's in that too


I thought it was good. I like that one too. Did you know Air Travel is 10% slower today?


Wow I didn't know that, do you know why? Maybe it's because it's better overall fuel economy? I want to ride the dutch bus that travels at 160 miles per hour by the way LOL


I think they did it to save on fuel costs. Pretty crazy about the bus!


I agree! I would definitely ride it haha. Have you ever traveled around the world? The first king to travel around the world was the king of Hawaii


I didn't know that. No, I haven't. Apparently years ago sailors would release rabbits on islands to provide future food.


That is kind of interesting. Have you ever been to Iceland by the way? They don't have a real service, so they actually just take planes between some of the major towns, that's very wild haha


No, I have no reason to visit there. That's pretty crazy, so like they fly everywhere?


Yes between the major cities. Apparently the roads are really bad so they can't always drive either. Have you ever been to Mackinac Island by the way?


No, I've never even heard of that. What continent is it on?


Yes it's in the state of Michigan actually. I live in Michigan and I've been there LOL. I don't think it's that cool, the only thing is they don't allow cars on the island, all they use are horses and horse buggies


Interesting. Sort of like on the East Coast, they have an island like that just south of Ocean City, MD.


Interesting, I haven't heard of that one. Do you watch horror movies by the way? Apparently watching a horror movie can burn almost 200 calories


Interesting, I haven't seen any horror movies in a long time, but apparently E.T. was originally a horror movie.


Yeah that would have made a completely different movie in my opinion haha. Do you know the water phone is by the way?


Apparently it's an instrument. They use it in horror and Sci-Fi movies. It makes like a creepy metallic noise? I think I know what they're talking about but I would have to do more research to know for sure


all the time. do you now who invented the cell phone?


Yes it was an undertaker who was afraid they were rerouting his clients to others


WOw cool. Dod you know why the NY area code is 212?


I am not sure of that but dolphins can communicate via phone


That is so cool. The area code is because it was easy to dial on a rotary phone


Cool. Yeah and dolphins can tell who is on the other side of the line


WOw amazing. DId you know that it is hard to separate two phonebooks?


WOw cool. DO you know that Hedy Lamarr helped with the invention of the cell phone?


Wow cool UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use our phones


I wonder how they do that so we can help more . Do you like DIsney?


Yes I do. DO you know the real name of Minnie Mouse?


I actually do not know her real name, is it too different?


It is actually MInerva Mouse but I like Minnie better


Yes me too. Did you know that they do not accept outside ads?


Oh I see, I guess they really want to focus on their products


Yeah I guess. They make over $1000 per second that is insane


Yeah that is a lot. They worked with Bill Nye in the Flubbber movie


THat is fitting. THey worked with Salvador Dali on the movie Destion in 1945


QUite a bit actually. Do you know who invented the dial phone?


I am not sure, who? DO you know why NY area code is 212?


It was an undertaker. No I do not know that, why?


Because it was easy to dial on a rotary phone. An undertaker really?


Oh wow nice. Yeah he thought phone companies rerouted his calls to other businesses


WOw interesting. Have you ever used a rotary phone?


I cannot say that I have really. Have you?


I have not either. How about phone books? Not sure if those are still in use though?


I have not seen those in a long time actually. Did you know dolphins can communicate by phone?


Well if you ever see them attached to each other it is impossible to separate them. Dolphins, really?


Yeah they can tell who is on the other side of the line


I guess they are as smart as they are made to be on tv and shows


Yeah exactly. do you know who helped in the invention of the cell phone?


It was actress Hely Lamarr, and also gps and wifi, what a genius


Yeah I know. Did you know there is no correlation between phone service and the bars on top?


SO we look up there for nothing? wow. Did you know UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use the phone?


I like that idea. What do you think of Disney in general/?


I think they are pretty amazing and have great projects


hi how are you? what do you think of government?


It's ok, probably a bit too big in Nevada.


Yeah, that is a funny fact, isnt it? 86% What is the govt doing there anyhow?


I think that is in New Mexico. that is where the aliens are supposed to be. but maybe that is a trick, misdirection or something. could be nevada.


Yeah, you might be right about that. Perhaps it is national parks then.


I dont know how many parks there are in Nevada. I know that the military controls a lot of airspace there.


yeah, I'm not sure either. I've been to Vegas though. That is fun.


Vegas is fun. if the govt controlled it, it would not be fun. LOL


That is true. I always stay at the cosmo, I'm not much of a gambler.


I am not a gambler either. tried it, didnt like it. I think it is good to legalize though. some people want to do it.


I think it works out well. I just go there to party. LOL


I enjoy the food and the shows. I have never seen any celebrities there. You?


Yeah, they are pretty cool. Hmmm, I've seen a lot of celebrities but that is because I lived in LA at one point.


Yes, celebrity spotting in LA! did you see anyone cool?


I've met a bunch of people, Ludicrous, Vin Diesel, the Rock, Connery, Hathaway, the list is pretty long. But that is because I used to play in bands and hang out at the clubs every day.


Ok, that is a good way to meet people. i think a lot of celebrities just want to be treated in a friendly, straightforward way. no screaming


Yeah, honestly you don't recognize who they are initially. They look completely different in real life.


Yes, and you can hardly believe your eyes. I had that happen to me. Is my mind playing tricks? What?? Anyway, great chat!


Yeah, it is pretty cool. Nice chatting with you.


Yes, i enjoyed chatting! Have a good day!


hey there, do you follow any celebrities?


Yes.  I just watched Justin Bieber's wife on the late night TV show.  The host asked her how she felt that a man named Justin Bieber was banned from using that name on Facebook.


Wow going to extremes. Do you know which celebrity started the trend of voicing animated characters.


Robin Williams, the man has been involved in everything I think.


He was probably also in the movie Madagascar.  Did you know that the movie had a running joke of hiding celebrity names in the dialogue?


I did not know that, that is so cool. Did you know that Pixar has a secret room that celebrities can visit?


No I didn't know that.  Where is the room located in Pixar?


I have no idea, still a secret I guess. Do you know Judge Judy?


Yes!  I love her show.  She is the highest paid day time personality on TV.  She could probably buy Marvel Comics if she wanted to.  Unlike Michael Jackson who tried to buy the brand in the 1990's.


Yeah, the only person that gets paid higher than her is Lebron James.


I have no idea but that is a lot of money if he is making more than her.


True.  Do you watch YouTube videos?  Another celebrity that makes a lot of money is Jenna Marble.  She makes $346,827 annually from her channel.


Yeah some of them have become really popular and rich.


I watch a lot of videos on Youtube about foreign governments.  Did you know that the Chinese government has censored the word 'censorship'?


Wow. The US government made plans to destroy wikileaks and wikileaks leaked those documents themselves.


Really?  Had no clue.  Another video I watched was how Monaco eliminated income tax in 1869 because of the revenue of the casino was sufficient to sustain the government.


That is mind blowing, they are such a rich country still. The Norwegian gov't donated one billion dollars to protect the rainforests in amazon


I wish that more countries donated as much as the Norwegians.  Our government on the other hand, is shutting down.  It has shut down 17 times in the past 37 years.


Yeah that is so sad. It was nice chatting with you.


Hello, How are you today? Do you enjoy Drama?


Hello! I am good! How are you?  Yes I do like drama.


Great!! That's good! Did you know there is a website where you can listen to classic radio drama?


No I didn't know that!  That would be cool to check out. Some radio dramas from the old days were really good.


I agree, I want to try it. Its free too!


That makes it even better!  Have you ever watched the show, House?


Yes, pretty good! Hugh Laurie got $700.00 per epidsode! Wow!!


That makes him the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.  Impressive!


Yeah, surprising the amount, my goodness! Did you watch 3rd rock from the sun?


Yes I did.  I loved that show! John Lithgow was so great in it!


Oh, I like him!! He was good in Harry and the Hendersons! My kids would watch that movie over and over! Yeah, 3rd Rock won a Golden Globe i 1997.


i think I remember that. Didn't it beat out Seinfeld and Frasier?


Yeah, it did Friends and Frasier too! I liked all those shows.


Me too. I also liked that movie you mentioned, Harry and the Hendersons. It was great!  Some movies and tv shows are just so good that they stay with you.  I guess for Bill Murray that would be kung fu hustle.


lol, yes! oh gosh, he's so funny! So was the kung fu hustle!


He has said that it's the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy.


At the time it was! and still is very funny!!Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue comedy!


No,It was another funny comedian. Did you know a moon of Saturn, Titan has evidence of methane based life! Very interesting!!


That is interesting! I wonder what is there.  I like Mar's moon, Phobos. I think the fact that it's 1/3 hollow really brings questions to mind.


Really, I didn't know it was hollow? Very true. Just looking at Steven Martin use to make me laugh back in the day! I think he does alot of writing now! Good chat!!


Yeah, there are some that believe it could have been made by aliens.  It's been good chatting with you too. Have a great day!


Hey have you ever seen the TV show Barry on HBO?


Apparently it's a Twist between a drama and a comedy, and it's kind of a dark comedy, I haven't seen it but I heard it's good


Well it starts Bill Hader, I don't think he's that famous but he is apparently a celebrity haha. Do you ever watch any other dramas on TV?


I watched Game of Thrones. Do you like that show?


Yes I do like Game of Thrones. I can't wait for the new season to start in April! it's crazy that the lyrical style of the drama was actually created back in 335 BC


The final season of GoT. Everyone is going to watch. The Greeks really started a trend.


Absolutely! I wonder how much the Game of Thrones actors get paid, hopefully a good amount although they make as much as Hugh Laurie did in the TV show House


They probably get a range of payments, based on residuals and public appearances.


Yeah I would imagine they're doing fine. I also Imagine That Jim Carrey is fine making only comedies from now on and not dramas, apparently dramas are not as positive and so he wanted to stop making them


I disagree with Jim. i think dramas can be positive and there is value to them.


Yes I agree with you. And I also agree with Michael Caine, when he started acting he was just doing it to me cute girls apparently LOL I can't blame him for that


I would have done the same thing, if i had been smart enough LOL


Haha I agree with you. Have you ever seen the show Mad Men by the way? The main star of that show who is Jon Hamm used to be a High School Drama teacher


I did watch Mad Men. Hamm was the perfect guy for that role. he looked like an ad man.


Yeah he was great in that show. Also one of his former students was Erin from the office which is interesting


Oh, yeah! Erin. I like her. she has a girl-next-door quality. i guess Jon did a good job teaching her.


Yeah I think so. I do like comedies though like the office, do you like Bill Murray? Have you ever seen the movie he recommends, Kung Fu Hustle?


No, i havent seen it. i bet it is good, but i think that bill was being a bit facetious. anyway, great chat!


Yes thank you you too! And I actually do like Kung Fu Hustle but it's definitely not the "Supreme achievement of the Modern Age" haha


Well, I just learned that New Yorks area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


I would have thought that the fast number to dial would be for emergency services.


That's a good point. 9 is the longest number to dial. I bet people didn't use their phones like we do today. UNICEF will donate a day of clean water for every minute we do not use our phones.


That is fantastic, Ill have to look into that, It would be a great way to help.


I also learned today that Minnie Mouse's real name is Minerva Mouse. I think that was a good change.


I was shocked with that one.  All my life I just thought she was Minnie.  I now wonder if Mickey is short for something too.


It would be nice to find out. It might be a hidden fact, just like there is a whole subculture dedicated to finding hidden Mickey's in all things Disney


I have friends who are super into it and have shown me a few.  Have you seen any?


I have not. But I do like all things Disney. I like that the movie Wall-E was a tip of the hat to Walter Elias Disney.


Bill Nye was a consultant on flubber to make sure they were getting the science right.


That's great that they wanted to be so accurate. Disney is always doing the best to be accurate. When they made the movie Big Hero 6 they used a 55000 core supercomputer!


Wow, that sounds like a really powerful computer.


Disney does have an eye for detail. They modeled Aladdin's pants after MC Hammer. And they really look the same.


Wow.  I never thought of that before.  They really do. I wonder why Roy didnt take more credit in the company.


I am not sure. It is impressive that they started it in October 1923 and how big is has grown almost a hundred years later.


It really has, the mousehead is iconic.  There are theme parks everywhere, and they even own Star Wars.


Well thanks for chatting with me. I have learned so many new and interesting things!


Good morning! How are you? Are you a Disney fan?


Im doing well. Im a HUGE Disney fan. I love everything about it. How about you?


I like Disney too! Someday I hope to visit Walt Disney Studios in Burbank CA.


that would be awesome to go see some day. Did you know Minnie Mouse is short for Minerva Mouse? Im glad they went with Minnie, it sounds so much better


No, but I'm with you, I like the shortened version. Have you ever been to Disney and looked for the Hidden Mickeys?


I have! its a great time. Theyre really hidden in some of the most crazy places. Have you ever been?


I have been many times, but only after I heard about that! As a kid I loved the movie Flubber and liked the remake as well. It's fun that Bill Nye was a consultant on it.


Flubber is great. Did you hear about how Wall-E got his name?


No, I just figured it was the name on the contraption he was made of, right?


I always thought that too! But Pixar actually named him after Walter Elias Disney


Oh, how sweet!  Now I'm going to have to call my son and tell him. We loved that movie. Sometimes I feel like I'm on the phone all day.


me too, where would we be without that invention! Did you know an iPhone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear ICBM deterrent system?


That is insane! Have you ever used a rotary phone?


I used to play around with an old one in my Granny's basement when I was younger, it was so cool. have you?


Yes, so you know how slow they were! The fastest area code to dial was 212 so it was given to New York.


i guess that makes sense! Everyone was probably calling New York back then, especially businesses


Yes, I am sure ! And since a rotary was slow they had to find a way to make a call quick.


Yes it was. So I guess if I stay off my phone a donation is made by UNICEF to donate clean water to kids in need. One minute=one day of clean water.


that seems doable! Especially since its for such a good cause. I think I could do that


I think I could too! It was fun chatting today! Have a good day!


Sorry about the slipup in messaging.  For some reason you initial message did not pop up.  Kobe is a good one.  I glad you did not mention a Kardashian - they are celebrities for what?


Haha no reason at all. Yet they have a cult following somehow. Do you have a favorite celeb?


Not really.  I do like that you mentioned Kobe.  He has earned his status with his skills.  How about Lebron?  He is the highest earning celeb with Judge Judy being 2nd at $123,000 per episode.


I heard about that. I'm a huge fan of Lebron too since I like the Lakers.


What are you thoughts of the intersection of celebrities and government?  We do have a "celeb" President in Trump.  But doo celebrity voices carry more weight than the common citizen when it comes to goverment affairs?


That's an interesting point you bring up. I definitely think the younger generation follow celebs more than government officials but I hope that changes - need more activism about the youth


I agree fully.  I remember Alyssa Milana travelling to Washington as part of "Me Too" even though she claimed to be broke.  I guess being a broke celebrity is different than being a broke commoner.  Celebs many times appear to be from a different universe than the common man.  And, social media has given them an instant voice and following.  Did you know WikiLeaks published gov't plans to destroy WikiLeaks?  Do you think the Assange saga will ever end?


Wow I had no idea about that with Wikileaks and I don't think so. Social media has definitely changed the political and media landscape - it's so easy to communicate and spread messages these days


And fake news!!!!  Did you know the U.S. gov't owns 86% of Nevada.  I wonder why that is?


The only Fake News I hear is the President's tweets. I wonder if it's related to Area 51 at all. That is something I have always been so interested in.


I forgot that that Area 51 is in NV.  So perhaps that is it.  I wonder if any imposter has ever tried to sell Area 51?  Apparently a man in France impersonated a government official and was able to sell the Eiffel Tower twice!


Wow that is crazy. Did you ever read any comic books growing up?


I did read a few growing up.  Superman and Batman come to mind.  I guess they are called "graphic novels" today.  Did you know that marvel published a "generic comic book" to trademark the terms superhero and supervillain?


Wow I didn't know that at all. I love all the marvel comics. Have you seen any of those movies?


They have done an excellent job with the movies.  Marvel's creator Stan Lee use to end each phone call with "Excelsior".  Do you think Marvel can keep the magic going with Stan Lee's passing?


I really hope so. He created such an amazing culture. I can't wait for the new Avengers movie


Same here.  The last one ended in a dark suspenseful moment.  I really want to see how they turn it around.   Did you know that Michigan State University has the largest comic book collection in the world?  I wonder if they let the public walk in and read?  After all, the comic books I remember as a kid were not printed on the best of paper!


Wow that's super interesting. I never knew that. I have some personal bias against MSU since I went to Michigan but that's a cool thing about the school. It was great talking to you man! Super engaging conversation.


No, I do not read comics, but I do enjoy the characters and stories that make it to the movie screen. And it is more than just seeing celebrities in costume. The plots and stories are engaging. How about you?


I love comic books, super heroes and all, DC comics and Marvel comics are the most popular franchises out there.


Yeah. And didn't Stan Lee write for both of them?


I'm not sure, I  heard he contributed in some of DC comics but he was the creator of their biggest rival, Marvel comics


I heard he ends every phone call with the word, "excelsior."  I want to end every text message with the word, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"


He ended them that way, he died last year, but interesting way of ending a call.


Sorry to hear that. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.


He was a legend, so what are your thoughts on celebrities, they sure earn a lot of money


Yeah. Judge Judy alone earns $123k per episode, second only to Lebron James for paid celebrities. I prefer the good old days when celebrities were just working class actors, like Jimmy Stewart.


Productions had a better quality back then, celebrities did it for the passion,, like Carol Burnett


She is a gem. She was the first celeb to do a cameo on Sesame Street. Nowadays, celebs have different priorities.


I agree, they are more focused on social media, another great actor was Robin Williams, sad he decided to end his life


We can be thankful of the work he left behind for us, like his voice performance in Aladdin! He was one of the first celebs to do a voice for disney animations, and today you can hardly find a Disney animation without a celeb voce.


He sure changed things in the industry, I wonder if he ever visited Pixar Studios secret room


Yeah, I want to do that. Then I would know that I have truly arrived!  The closest I will probably get is watching the Ethiopian TV Chef and hear about his combat against hunger...


He sounds like a celebrity that cares about the world and wants to change it, I respect that.


He should run for government office!  The closest I will get to government office is to be sold the Eiffel Tower by someone impersonating a government official...


Who would fall for that lol, that is so funny, I guess some people are just born as suckers


When the government is involved, we are all suckers. Did you know that the federal gov owns 86% of Nevada? Really?  The worlds biggest sandbox, and we get a piece of that?  Good move fed...


86% of the land, Wow, that seems really unfair.


That's a good one. Did you know Bruce Lee was also a great dancer?


You know, I feel like I had heard that. Didn't he win a cha-cha championship?


Yep, he did. Professional ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of ballet shoes per week.


Dance must be something intrinsic to us, because even babies spontaneously dance, you know?


That's  interesting. I saw that Michael Jackson has a patent on one of his dance moves which uses a special device to lean very far.


Wow. I bet that brings his estate a lot of money.  It's amazing how important dance is.  Like the little Emojis in Fornite.


I bet. Tupac danced ballet in high school.


I wonder if we could find that on YouTube?  YouTube has so many videos uploaded by individuals, maybe someone posted it.


I bet we could. I watch YouTube daily. What about you?


Absolutely!  With posts by CBS, BBC, Vevo, and even Hulu, there's always something to watch, even if you don't like personal clips.


I agree. YouTube is the second largest search engine on the internet.


Yes. Second only to Google.  It's a Google subsidiary now.  When combined with Netflix, it makes up half the peak internet traffic in North America. It's amazing how important the internet has become.


That's a lot of bandwidth between the two of them! Justin Bieber's Baby song is the most disliked video on YouTube.


I can believe it. LOL He's probably crying all the way to the bank.  I wonder if any of Biber's dance moves are re-purposed in the virtual realm?


I bet lol. Police have their own YouTube called BlueTube.


Really?  I didn't know that.  What do they do? Share law enforcement videos?


They share law enforcement videos for training.


With YouTube having so many uploads to view, rate, and share, I wonder how many dance training videos there are?  Can we learn to dance like Tupac?


I do watch YouToob. It's a good program. Very entertaining.


Me too, when I am bored I go to the site. It is the second largest search engine


It has many things to watch for free. I figure that I can save more money the more I watch. So I watch as much as possible.


I am not surprised it beat out bing.com. I am glad I don't listen to baby by bieber anymore, it is the worst liked video


I figure he's earned that honor. He has enraged a planet with his music. He will be the cause of the End Times, I know it.


lol for sure. Do you dance at all? Not a good song to dance to


I don't dance. I listen to Youtube but resist the urge to dance and cavort.


lol me too. I should gangnam style still. Heard that is still in style maybe


I don't really like gangs. I think they are dangerous, but they do have their style and fashion.


lol it was the dance. The song gangnam style made youtube have to upgrade their view count integers


That is a huge hit. I guess everybody loves that song to death.


Ha, I had to dance to it at a wedding :/


Oh, thats horrible. Like a punishment. My condolences.


thanks, I still have not gotten over it. I do like dancing like Michael jackson after a few drinks


MJ certainly could funk the groove all over the place.


For sure, he even has his own patent for a dance move


I think he was an innovator in every way. He put on a great show. No one is quite like him. He will always be the King of Pop.


For sure, I want to be like Mike....in some ways, lol. Good chatting with you!


Have you heard of the All Things Go Fall Classic festival in DC? It's one of DC's most interesting music festivals.


I think I have.  it has morphed over the years from being rap heavy to an eclectic playlist.


That seems fun. It's good for foodies too!


I will have to look that up.  I'm a big music fan.  Led Zeppelin decided not to title their fourth album to confuse the rock press. lol


Interesting! Did you ever listen to Hanson? They became the most requested track on a chicago alternative rock station because DJs didn't say who was singing.


I remember MMmmmbop. lol  That's a funny story.  AC/DC has 21 songs with the word "rock" in the title!


Ohio is the only state to have an official rock song - "Hang on Sloopy"


Do you like Whitesnake? They had over 50 members in their history so that the list has its own Wikipedia page.


That's a lot of members!  The grammy awards were invented to counter the exploding popularity of rock n roll in the 1950's.


Funny. Did you ever play Sonic? He was supposed to be the member of a rock band originally and was going to have a blond haired human girlfriend named Madonna.


lol I never played it.  It came after my video game days. lol  That's interesting!  Termites eat through wood two times faster when listening to rock music.


Well that is weird. Wonder why that is! I'll have to Google that. I feel like I might have a clicking link addiction, that's a real addiction by the way.


Yikes!  I might have that too.  Astronauts on the international space station have faster internet than most Americans do at home!


Wow! And if we climb Mt. Everest we don't have to worry about losing service. There is 3g cell service and internet up there.


Nice!  I'll have to take a selfie when I get to the top!  lol


Haha, right? With all the time we spend on the interet though only 7 percent of people read the full terms when they buy a product or service.


I believe that!  Everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection.


What does that mean? Are they providing it for free?


I'm not sure.  lol  In 2001, neopets was the fourth most trafficked website on the internet!  It's been fun chatting with you!


doing alright. DO you like rock music? It's influnced by electric blues, folk, and jazz


Yes, I like rock music. It has many influences. Did you know that the state rock song of Oklahoma is "Do you realize?" by the Flaming Lips?


Lol no, I didn't even know there was a thing as state rock song


Neither did I. I wonder when it's played. At the state capitol after the prayer?


Well I guess "Do you realize" would be appropriate after a prayer


True! A Hanson song became a most requested track on a Chicago  radio station because DJs did not reveal the band. Keeping the listeners in the dark got them interested!


Yea, I wonder how many listeners were horrified after the DJs revealed they were playing Hanson


Who knows? What's up with Whitesnake? They band has had over 50 members throughout its history. Why so much turnover?


I have no clue, but over 50 member must mean they replaced more than 2 members a year


I guess there were personality conflicts. Do you use the Internet much? The constant novelty from clicking links can cause  addiction measurable in the brain


Yea, I wonder if the 3 horizontal line hamburger button has anything to do with internet addiction


That button plagues me! LOL. The vegans must hate that name!


Lol maybe. I wonder if vegans are part of the 7% of people who read the full terms online


That number seems high to me. I thought it would be 1% or lower. I assume all is good and just click through.


Yea who has time to read the full terms and service when buying something over the internet


There is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest. I guess that must be through satellite. If I were up there, I wouldn't bother reading through the terms of service for an app.


I can barely get service up a hill yets Mt. Everest has better coverage


People pay a lot to get to the top. Then they got to send selfies to the cloud. Do you believe the story about the library of Alexandria?


I don't know how it's possible for the library of Alexandria to save a copy of the interenet


Exactly. The Internet changes frequently. It would require an Internet to save the entirety of the Internet.


Lol, I wonder if they saved Korean compliment battle raps


That's so very Korean! Respect for others! Well, it's been fun chatting!


Yeah but it ain't pretty... It's sort of the male version of Seinfeld's "Elaine" dance. Do you like video games like Fortnite?


I am not a huge fan of games but as per dance, I know some really famous people were good at it


Maybe they would like Fortnite; you can choose different parts of choreography from the game's item shop.


Oh that is nice, and I guess more interactive. Did you know babies spontaneously dance to music?


Yes, from experience.  It's a natural thing. I guess some pro athletes and fans like to play Fortnite; particularly, some soccer fans.


Nice, that is great. Do you use the computer much?


All the time.  Did you know that the Russians mage a computer that runs on water in 1936?


Wow that is incredible. And the space shuttle computer runs on only 1 mb of ram, that is so little


Yeah, they have 3 independent computers to get a better result through "voting." Someone built a computer out of nothing but Minecraft blocks.  Wow.


Yeah that is quite something. Do you have a PC or an Apple computer?


Right now just PCs.  I have had many Macs and I like them. Apple says smoking by their computers voids the warranty.  Didn;t know that.


Yeah that is pretty strange but I guess it is a biohazard.  Did you know trans humans are trying to upload their minds to the computer?


For many, it won't take much space.  Poor ballet dancers and their feet.  They can go through up to 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


Yeah that is a lot of shoes. Did you know Tupac was also a ballet dancer?


No.  I can't see that.  Did you know YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine on the net?


I can see why though, they are huge now. And they had to even increased their view count after Gangnam Style came out


Yeah, Netflix and Youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


That is crazy. Do you know which video is the most disliked?


Yes I do some of it, like Tupac's music and Eminem


Nice. Do you know who is the fastest english rapper?


Hmm no idea. I know Tupac's music is in the library of congress


Nice. The fastest rapper is Noclue who can rap at syllables per second


Wow impressive. Did you know Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist originally?


Oh cool, does he even have a favorite character or was going to create one?


He loved Spiderman. DO you have many albums?


I have some actually. Do you know what movie Thom Yorke was credited in ?


No I do not, which one. Linkin Park have the best selling album of the century


He is credited for playng the laptop in radiohead albums


Haha that is awesome. Do you know who Reel Big Fish is?


Nope have not heard of them, are they famous?


Yes they are but they lost the rights to their music so they had to rerecord everything


Wow that is a lot of work. Led Zeppelin did not title their fourth album at all


Wow good for them. Do you watch soccer at all?


Sometimes. In 2010 NZ was the only undefeated country


WOw nice. DO you know where the 2022 will take place?


No I do not remember actually who won the bid this time around. Who is it?


It is Qatar but they have yet to build the city


WOw they do not have that much time actually


I like listening to music. How about you?


I sure do. I really like Tupac. His music is in the library of congress of"cultural significance."


I enjoy rapping as a whole since incorporate rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular, focusing on content, flow, and delivery.


Do you like Eminem? Before he became a rapper he really wanted to be a comic book artist.


I think he would have been great either way considering his favorite superhero is spiderman


I always think of raps as having some kinds of insults. Apparently Korean rappers invented a "compliment battle." Would you listen to that?


If it was humorous and enjoyable I probably would


One of my favorite uses of rap is when a Michigan Judge delivered her ruling in rap. It was a suit filed against Eminem.


Do you think rap and hip hop are the same?


I'm not sure. They probably aren't but I haven't thought about it. What do you think?


Honestly, I also don't really understand the difference between the two.


Me either though I associate hip hop more with dancing.


By the way, do you enjoy other types of entertainment?


Sure. I like watching YouTube. I wonder if there are music videos on there of the two 100 year old identical twins from Japan.


Personally, I used youtube to watch the fifa world cup


Nice. I would love to see the world cup. But it's set to be in Qatar in 2022 and the city that it is supposed to be hosted in does not yet exist.


You know for a country that doesn't care about soccer as much as other sports, the US does surprisingly well with the men's team never placing below third place in the world cup since 1991


That is true! They got 3rd place in the first world cup in 1930


Although there are no net economic gains for hosts of the world cup, how do you think they benefit? prestige? tourism?


Yeah, probably all those things you listed.


I do like listening to rap. It like a way of communicating.


It really is. I love exploring rap; the content, the flow, the delivery. It really is a unique way of communicating. Did you know it originated in the West African griot tradition?


Yeah, it's been around for such a long time and has such a rich culture.


It does. You know, Tupac Shakur's music is in the Library of Congress of "cultural significance". He deserves to be there, if you ask me.


Absolutely. He was incredibly influential to the history.


No doubt. I wonder if any of Anthony "DJ Hollywood" Holloways tracks are in there? Have you heard of him?


He was credited with originating the idea of rhymes over a beat, essentially. Another influential character in the history.


Yes! He's from Harlem. Lots of good rap from New York. Busta Rhymes is from New York, too. Are you familiar with any of his work?


Haha, he was popular when I was younger. Remember when he did the Rugrats movie theme song?


Yes! He voiced the Reptar Wagon! Everyone is into rap, even babies!


Haha, I think he was just really big in the 90s. Did you like Eminem when he was popular?


Yeah! You know, before he became a rapper, his real dream was to be a comic book artist?


Apparently, his favorite hero was spider-man. I wonder if he was any good at drawing? He certainly has the writing part down.


Did you hear about the Michigan judge who delivered her ruling as a rap when she was trying a suit filed against Eminem? Do you think she owned any of his albums?


She must've been a fan, or just had a really good sense of humor.


I guess so! I can picture her at home, kicked back, listening to one of his albums on vinyl. Do you like listening to vinyl?


I do, I still have several. I have Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and it's amazing. How about you?


Dark Side of the Moon! I have that one, too! Did you know that it was one of the best selling albums of 2014?


I did. NWA has had a great album. Anyway, it's been a fun chat!


Oh yeah! Straight Outta Compton was the first album to reach platinum status without airplay or a tour. I'm gonna go throw it on the record player now. Have a good night!


It was truly an original! Enjoy your night!


Hey there, you like soccer at all?  I like watching the Fifa World Cup, what about you?


It's too bad France won the last one in 2018, the world will never hear the end of it, though it was cool it was held in Russia.


Yeah, those French fans are a little annoying to me, as well.  Did you know the 2022 Fifa World cup final will be held in a city that has not even built yet?


That is interesting, it seems Qatar has a lot of work to do then.  That is only 3 years from now.


That's a lot of work to build a whole city in that amount of time.  I couldn't even imagine trying to do that!


So what is your favorite album, or do you have one?  One of mine is Dark Side of the Moon which is over 40 years old and still selling.


That's cool.  My favorite is Michael Jackson's Thriller album, I'm sure it'll still be selling just as well when it hits 40 years old.


I still have some old 33s vinyls of some albums, they got phased out by CD and MP3 of course.


Yeah, them old vinyls were the best.  Love all the clicks, and pops, and white noise.  Sound is too sterile, nowadays.


I agree there is something better in the analog format, even a rap album by two identical twins from Japan who turned 100 years old will sound better to my ears.


Hey, I heard about those twin rappers.  I wonder if they were any good or if it was just a bunch of mumbling?


Who knows, somehow it got famous without airplay or them touring much like NWA's "Straight Outta Compton"  so they must have done something right.


They must have been really something, then?    Maybe as famous as Tupac Shakur.  Do you know his music is in the library of Congress?


Sure, it was pretty groundbreaking.  I do like what some Koreans have invented, instead of a rap battle its a compliment battle, trying to make the other person feel good, I like that.


That's a cool idea.  Need more love in this world.


I wonder what would have happened to rap if Eminem actually because a comic book artist.  I bet he would have been good at it too.


Yeah, he seems so multi talented.  I'm sure he would have been a very good comic book artist. Do you like Eminem's music?


Yes I do, it is amazing how far it has come since DJ Hollywood in Harlem.


Cool, I always liked Eight mile, Slim shady was the man!


Do you enjoy reading? It is such a complex cognitive process that some people often take it for granted.


Hello, yes, I love reading. Do you enjoy it?


Yes I do. I love exploring texts and interpreting the writing.


Me too. Did you know Starship Troopers is on the reading list for 3 different branches of the military?


I didn't know it was a book to be honest, I have just seen the movie. Enders game looks to be also suggested by the military.


I didn't know it was a book either. The world record for speed reading was 4700 words per minute.


That is so fast. I would like to talk to Anne Jones and learn more about how she does this.


That is very fast. There was a moral panic in the 18th century because of the spread of reading novels.


Reading is very powerful. CS Lewis and Tolkien held a  you laugh you lose competition when reading terrible poetry!


Yes I do! Clint Eastwood has a lot of horses in his movies but he is actually allergic to them.


That's pretty funny. I wonder if he developed an allergy from being on them so much in his movies?


Good question. I always wondered why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters, and it's because they would calm and protect the horses.


That's really cool. I always wondered that too.


Yes it really is a cool fact. Horses in Iceland seem to be special because they have a fifth speed.


That's funny. Looks like it was called Tolt and is a form of speedwalking for horses.


Interesting. Could imagine riding horses to school? A few high school students did that and they got suspended.


Haha that would be awesome. Do you like association football AKA soccer?


Yes I do. It is so popular played by 250 million players and over 200 countries.


I like it too. I heard they make more money than most sports combined worldwide.


Yes they make more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combine. Amazing! I really enjoyed chatting with you this morning.


Are you a parent? having a 5 year old is difficult


hi how are you? I am not a parent. but 5 year olds can be difficult!


It is, I am a dad and having a 5 year old can be really challenging and then there's all the fear associated with it.


I think parenting is tough and nothing prepares people for it. I think that dads have it especially tough.


Yeah specially if you have twins or more kids at home, it can turn into a real nightmare lol


Double trouble! Yes, the energy it takes to parent is incredible. i think that working and parenting at the same time is tough.


Its hard work but its worth it, my kids drive me nuts at times but then the love I feel for them grows with time and wouldnt imagine my life without them.


Yeah, kids need parenting and i think that it is important to be there because you dont know when they will need you.


Yeah they do, we are a compass until they sail off on their own, I like to read and try to make my kids read as well.


If you read, then they will read eventually because of your example.


Yeah I try to set a good example for them do you like reading?


I love to read. i spend my days reading a lot. good for the mind.


It is good for the mind I agree, do you have any favorite authors?


I like to read non fiction, but in the realm of fiction, i like SF and fantasy.


You must like George R.R. Martin then, I like him and also like Tolkien and CS Lewis.


I like game of thrones the tv show, but i have not read the books yet. i should.


The books are much better, I really like them, a great book is Starship Troopers, ever watched the movie?


I read the book when i was a kid. it was great. then i saw the movie. different story, but still fun.


Yeah, I liked the movie also but not as much as the book another good book is Enders Game, it seems like both are books recommended by the military.


Yeah, i liked enders game. i never saw the movie. GoT is finishing this year. the author fell behind, so it is probably good. Anyway, great chat!


I feel sad about that, ending so soon and it was a great chat I hope you have a nice night Im signing off for the night.


do you have kids ? I don't , it  seems quite daunting.


I actually have two boys, 14 and 9.  I also have twin nephews that just turned 5 in August.  One is great but one is kinda defiant.


Do they read ? Reading is a good mental exercise.


They are starting to.  What they really enjoy is telling stories.  They are constantly running around too.


I think that is the role of the parent to teach how to love reading, sometime the school accomplishes the opposite by forcing them to read.


True.  The trick with my two is to find something that they enjoy reading so it doesn't feel like a punishment.  They don't even realize when they are reading something that they like that they are learning language processing.


Same things with maths, I was playing a dice game with kids, and they did not mind all the mathematical aspects of the game.


So many things to learn in order to be educated.  Did you know the world record for speed reading is 4700 words a minute?


It is quite large, does the person remember what he had read ?


I would think so, at least most of it.  Her name is Anne Jones.


A sentence has around 10 words, that would mean around 8 sentences per second that is quite a lot of information.


It sure is.  She might substitute words for images to help her remember as well.


I that you have it, a picture is worth a thousand words, so she would only had to remember 5 pictures every minute.


Yup.  Reading does require critical analysis, and I'm sure there are many techniques that can boost retention.


I read mostly for pleasure, I don't feel the need to read faster. It is strange to think there was a time when people were worried that some were reading too much novels.


Me too.  I read mostly for pleasure as well.  And you're right.  In the 18th century there as a panic about the spread of novels.


Much like there is a panic today about video games, and about comic books in the 50s. Anything new is suspicious.


Very true.  Some people are still trying to figure out children's minds.  One of the recommended reads is "The Whole Brain Child"


I did not read that book, sometime it is tough to teach them how to grow up, books can help.


For sure.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you today.


Much of modern life is spent worrying about the future and not enjoying the present.


I think it at started with the invention of cars and the ability then had to travel.


But i believe cars allow us to travel and enjoy our time i think the technology that doesnt allow us to enjoy the present is out phones that are constantly distracting us from our surroundings


I agree, the constant mobile access to the Internet has not been for society as a whole.


Have you ever seen the show Game of thrones before?


Yes, I have watched all the seasons I think it is a great show.


Who's your favorite character on the show?


Mine would be the "mountain" How about you?


Yup I drive a 2011 lexus suv what about you


I have a 2015 Hyundai sonata, bought it new for under 20,000, great value.


It is definitely an awesome car newer hyundais and kias have awesome warranty and quality control they are basically on par with honda when it comes to reliability on all there newer vehicles after 2013


Yes, 10 years ago they were a lower tier car now they are comparable to all the Asian brands.


We can definitely agree that Hyundais and Kia's are more reliable then american cars lol


Yes, Do you think we are close to self driving cars?


Yes the technology is very new but i think with elon musk's blue print in 20 years it will be near perfect


I agree, The percentage of Tesla's getting into crashes is very low.


Did you ever see the video on youtube of elon musk with joe rogan? he talks a lot about the cars and the new electric trucks also


Yes, great episode. Very smart man, great talking to you we can hit done now.


You're awesome my friend have a great day


hi hows it going?  do you like comedy?  I just read somewhere that jack black was suppose to play The Green Lantern.


hey how are you? wow didn't know that I bet that's better than the Ryan Reynolds green lantern, this says Pixar has a secret room visited by celebrities, I bet jack black has been there


I bet he has.  I wonder whats inside it!  That would be kinda cool to visit.


ya it would, this says robin williams started the celebrity performing voices in animated film trend


he was amazing as the genie in Aladdin!  Have you seen they are remaking Aladdin?


haha I did see that, I don't know it doesn't look too promising to me, what do you think?


It looked kinda cool in the preview but now that I have seen some stills of it,  I don't think I will be too impressed with it.  Also,  I absolutely loved Robin Williams as the Genie, and I know Will Smith is funny too but he will never be the genie to me lol


haha no, no one will beat robin williams at that role, I wonder how much will smith will get paid, probably more than judge judy who makes 123000 per episode, even though that is already a lot


he will get paid a ton of money I am sure.  Wow Judge Judy has been getting paid,  thats a nice pay check!


ha it is! I want to see this ethiopian chef who believes he can combat his country's hunger problems with more diverse food, I don't know how many different ways you can eat NOTHING


haha right!!  Maybe different ways like training your body to get use to eating nothing. lol like eat nothing while looking at sand,  now eat nothing while looking at the sky.


did you see police officers have their own youtube called blutube , I want to see what kind of stuff is on there


its probably just training videos or something.  I see a lot of business have their own channel now.  But yeah if its not training videos maybe information videos!


ya true, but I wonder if they have analogs of similar videos, like do they have a version of Justin biebers baby on there? Is it also the most disliked video on there like it is on YouTube


I've seen that video,  it's not that bad lol


haha ya its nowhere near bad enough to deserve being the most disliked video.


yeah theres got to be worse videos than that.  Also,  think of the money that went into making that video only to have the title the worse thing on Youtube lol


haha I agree, its crazy that the video to make YouTube upgrade their view count integer to 64 bits was gangnam style, and not anything else, like that was the video that did it of all the videos possible haha


did you know comedy central cancelled over 100 shows since 1989? I don't have cable so I don't watch it anymore but I remember they always cancelled shows I liked


Wow,  i think I read that somewhere.  Yeah they have a lot of turn over.  It was great chatting.  have a good one.


I do, I can't wait for it to start in april, what about you?


Same!  I still cant believe this is the last season,  but I am glad this story will come to an end.  I wonder what spin off they will do,  I would like to see a series on the Tagaryen line.


ya I can't wait either! what is crazy is that harry lloyd, the guy who played a targaryen is actually related to charles dickens, thats wild!


That is crazy!  I really hated his character though lol Viserys Targaryen.


oh ya I didn't like that guy either haha, also there is a character on game of thrones related to charlie chaplin, lots of talented-related people on that show for sure!


yeah I read that too,  I dont know that character though.  Who is your favorite GOT characters?


ya I don't know that character either, well for the uncommon characters I really like Tywin Lannister, he is so awesome and ruthless, but dead unfortunately haha, what about you


My favorites are Tyrion Lannister and Arya Stark.  Uncommon character I like Oberyn Martell.  But he died too.


ya all the best characters are dying! did you hear the rumor that little finger is still alive? he used a shapeshifter and that was who was killed, that is the rumor


Yes I did hear that theory,  that would be crazy.  I know right, grrm really likes to kill off our favorite characters!  I am kinda scared my faves are gonna get killed off in this season.


haha I know, if they kill too many people then I won't have anyone to root for, did you know Arya is the fastest rising baby name in the usa?


I believe it.  It is really popular,  but I seen mostly Aria,  different spelling.


ah I haven't met one yet, did you know they film GOT mostly in ireland? that's why it looks so foreign to me I guess


Yeah My aunt and cousin went there in the summer and took pics at the sites and brought me back a bunch of souvenirs lol Definitely on my bucket list now!


well thats lucky! have you heard of the show game of lions? it follows a pack of lions as they live in the wild haha, probably lots of killing haha


yes I have I have only watched 2 episodes though.  I love those animal shows.  It was ok,  I like ocean stuff better.  Its funny that they chose a lion show though lol


haha ya of all animals, do you eat fast food? i guess the drive through was invented in 1975, would have thought it happened earlier personally


Not really anymore,  except french fries!  The drive thru is an amazing invention.


I want some right now! they should make a show like game of thrones but call it game of fast food, where fast food companies battle! but if you've seen Demolition Man then you already know that Taco Bell wins the franchise wars!


Haha I have seen that movie. "All restaurants are Taco Bell"  lol Its been great chatting,  have a good one.


I sure do. Do you know which movie Bill Murray thinks is the funniest?


Yes it is Kung Fu Hustle but I really do not think it is the funniest


Me either. Did you know the Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy?


Yeah and the star was supposed to be Jack Black. Glad they changed that


Me too. Did you ever watch 3rd rock from the sun?


I did and it even won a golden globe beating several other shows


Yes I am surprised it beat Frasier , friends and Seinfeld


Yeah it sure did. Do you use youtube a lot?


Yes a lot. it is the second largest search engine after all


Yes it sure is big. Do you know why they had to up their view count?


Yes it was because of the Gangnam Style song


I know so crazy. Do you know which is the most disliked video in there?


Yes it is Baby by Justin Bieber, go figure


Yes that is the police youtube where they have various stunts


Yeah pretty cool. DO you like Pixar movies?


Yes I do. Did you know they have a room accessed only by celebrities?


Interesting. Did you know Robbin WIlliams was the voice of Aladdin?


Yeah and he started that trend of celebrities lending their voices


Yeah kind of nice but also bad that others cannot get a job


Technology has many benefits but also a lot of cons when you really think about


agreed.  but I do like how it has been able to take pwer from the big orgnication and give it to the individual


I agree we know a lot of things thanks to the internet and thanks to technology now, I think we now more about things than before


love the internet. we get all the info from there. Love the customization of your produkts from there.


Its been a digital revolution, internet has made access to show a lot easier as well, I watched Game of Thrones online and also Grey's Anatomy


love game of thrones.  The April date of the final seasn will be here in no time!


Yeah too bad its going to be over after that season, I guess I will watch Game of Lions after that lol


lol...well yes that too sounds interesting. although there will be a prequel being fillmed after the show. Sure it will get even more awards Game of thrones has already gotten


That would be great, a prequel show sounds like a great idea,GOT has interesting actors, the grand daughter of Claplin playes Talisa Maegyr in the show


yeah found out out awhile ago. so interesting. I lke how that show boost the economies of places they film in. Happened in Ireland with all the tourist visiting


The show is full with pleasant suprises, George R.R. Martin is a great author, he is really creative


agreed. he reminds me of the great shakespeare. works that take on many different meanings


Shakespear is a rich addition to our culture, his novels are just great, did you know he even invented several names!


yea I heard it was jessica and Olivia...and fun random fact,my name was invented by him to....its Portia :)


Thats a really cool name, uncommon, you know he was alive at the same time of Pocahontas


ohhhhh i did not know that. so fitting.  I do wonder about his personal life. I know there was many specultion about it. But that could have jsut been all rumors


Theres a lot we dont know about him, he was alive a long time ago by the year 1564


so long!  I find it funny and cool that we still say words and phrases he made up from years ago like good riddance..i say that often


He left a legacy behind, 39 plays, 154 sonnets all of them popular to this day


so cool how many of those were and still are beings translated in different languages across the world


That is cool, we should share Shakespeare with everyone,


Did you know there is a problem with domestic violence in LGBTQ families?


I had no idea, but then again, I expect the DV occurs in any family, regardless of orientation.


Yeah.  As with other families, there's the DV problem exacerbated by a silence that keeps it from being addressed.


I think people are worried that the world will condemn them, maybe blame the DV on the "gay" aspects of the couple. But that is irrelevant. They are just people.


Agree. No matter what the lifestyle, it takes work to maintain happy relationships.


True. Relationships are hard. They do not happen. You build them.


Yes.  On a happier note, did you know dogs aren't actually color blind?  They just see fewer colors than humans.


They have a keen sense of smell, maybe 1000 times better than ours. Plus they have a dozen blood types.


They, like elephants, also instinctively understand pointing.


Never had a pet elephant though. Too expensive. Plus hard to clean up after on the street.


LOL. They could help with the heavy lifting.  Dogs are probably the better choice since years of human cohabitation has made them attuned to human behavior.


Dogs are better at playing fetch too. Can't teach an elephant to roll over.


Maybe you should opt for a pet shark? They can be trained to bark like dogs.


Yeah, sure. "shark barking" I would prefer a dog. Easier to pet, easier to take to the vet. Dogs are pretty smart.


Sharks evolved earlier than dinosaurs and even trees.  I'm not sure that equates to being smarter than dogs...


They are not smart. They are as smart as trees. Dogs are smarter than chimps. But chimps could bring me a beer.


Yeah, that opposing thumb comes in handy.  If you are a sailor, like a dolphin, sharks could rescue you.


Would they rescue me, or would they make a tasty meal out of me? Can sharks learn to use the subway like dogs? Those Russian dogs are smart.


The subway could be an issue.  Too many people have seen Jaws.  Think about it, many people show off their dog on Facebook but how many can show off their pet shark?


Maybe I should start using Facebook to show off my shark. Nobody believes me when I tell them I have one. Hm.


Yeah, land sharks haven't been seen since the old SNL skits.  You have a great sense of humor.  Great chatting with you!


I've had dogs half my life and never knew they have 12 different bloodtypes.


That is amazing. I did not know that either. Dogs can even donate blood at dog blood drives.


Yeah, but makes sense given that there are so many, and they often have operations.


Very true. Did you know instabul has vending machines that release food and water for the cities stray dogs.


yes! I've seen it on Facebook. That's so nice what they do to care for the strays.


speaking of facebook, Did you know Myspace turned down an offer to by Facbook for $75 million?


Yes, I did. Huge mistake since no one uses My Space anymore.


Exactly. I did not know that Facebook likes are illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.


Me either. I think the odder fact is the one about Burger King encouraging you to unfriend 10 people.


Yes. I would not even know how that would work. Mark Zuckerburg suffers from re-green colorblindness.


Well, I assume they are tracking the poll results. You can do that when you admin a page. I do.


Did you know sharks do not have rib cages?


Yes. I think it's one reason they have to keep moving, and they can't live long if they get beached.


Interesting, that they evolved earlier than dinosaurs and trees but still have that weakness about the rib cage.


I wonder how they know that sharks can be trained to bark like dogs. I am not getting that close to find out.


It's probably someting observed by researchers, and they don't say what kind of sharks do this. They aren't all dangerous.


That is very true. Great whites meat up in the middle of the pacific ocean and the area is called white shark cafe.


And even they don't attack as often as people think.


Nope they have actually rescued sailors.


That I am curious to know what sharks have done this.


Me too. Did you know that elephants can point like dogs?


Well, both species are very intelligent. Dogs are also not color blind like people think.


That's is new to me. Always grew up thinking they were.


They don't see as many colors as we do, but their vision isn't black and white


Not really. It's opoid use that's been exploding.


This is very true. Doctors are cutting back in prescribing them.


As they should, they have been overprescribing.


absolutely. It is destroying some families.


That article is sad. So many people hide these sorts of problems, and never resolve them.


It is very sad. It was great chatting with you.


yeah i like them a lot. they have 12 types of blood


Wow! 12 different types!! that sure is a lot, I never had my dog tested but now that you mention it I think it would be a good idea


yeah they can help other dogs by donating blood


I think thats a great did, you know that with elephants, both are the only animals that understand pointing, dogs can be really smart at times


That is so cool. in turkey they have bottle drives thayt dispense food and water for the dogs


Thats a good idea to keep the streets clean and all,


yeah for sure. did you know googe prefers dogs?


Yeah, Google is a dog company, Amazon is a dog company as well.


There not? I always though they were, do you like sharks?


I really like sharks, they are so important


Yeah I gyess they are, you know they can also be trained to bark just like dogs,


yeah, they have no rib cages on land their weight can really act against them.


You know what else is interesting about sharks, in particular the great white shark, they congregate in the pacific ocen in an area called the white shark cafe


well good for them to have their own get together place


I agree, I hope their habitat is respected though, there are many shark hunters out there.


It's amazing how well dogs have become a part of the human experience isn't it?


Yes I think that dogs and other animals are not human but should be granted rights and respect


I agree. I treat my dog like a family member, she even sleeps with me, and when she wants something, she can make her wishes known with no problem.


Yea I think that dogs basically talk with us but they just don't speak our language


Yes. Mine points with her nose at the treat box when she wants a dog bone. She's on a diet now because I tend to give her whatever she wants. My human traits I guess.


hahah, I think there are also companies that will give you diet instructions for your doggy!


Well both of us should lose weight. I guess animals can exhibit the same bad habits as we do. Any animals that strike fear into your heart? After Jaws came out in the 70s I was even afraid to wade in a rain puddle.


Yes, I am afraid of the sharks and also wild lions!


Ha! I thought it was "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh MY".


Yes, I am afraid of all of those animals and also was thinking of that song :)


I once saw a shark in the wild, it was only a nurse shark but I got the heck away as fast as I could.


OMG, were you swimming? Is that a big shark?


I was scuba diving in Australia. They are not as big as Great Whites I think they average around five to six feet and are very docile.


Oh cool, I want to go for scuba! Cool, so they are nice and won't eat a human?


I think that there has been only one case of them biting and the diver was careless when feeding them.


So like what if you jump in a pool of blood first and then try and get eaten?


I suppose that they would oblige you, but while I've done crazy things before, I'm not suicidal. If I thought there was a White around I wouldn't even go in the water.


Yea they probably would eat. Do you go for scuba a lot?


I used to but not so much anymore. I was reading a Facebook post yesterday a from a diver in Malaysia who says that he routinely dives with sharks.


Oh so yea, I'm sure the sharks would be like any other living thing. Like a dog too. They might try and eat if hungry and also if you swim with them then they will become friends.


I don't know about friends but certainly more confortable with humans around, also divers do not usually send out the signals that sharks are attracted to.


I bet it would be possible to learn what symbols a shark pays attention to and then to learn to communicate with the shark.


Possible I guess. I know there has been a lot of research into what shapes, forms and patterns that sharks are attracted to.


Maybe we could make a suit that shows the symbols so that would also be a deterrant for eating since the shark wouldn't want to eat something that is showing symbols that interest it.


There has been a lot of innovations in diving suits over the years. Cristeau developed a metal mesh suit that protects against bites. I seem to remember that sharks are also attracted by stripes and whether there are vertically or horizontally oriented.


Interesting! The bite suit innovation is pretty smart stuff!


Did you hear about the last rhino of a certain type/species died and now the species is extinct?


I did hear about that. White Rhino wasn't it? We have a lot of species that are teetering on the edge.


Yea, that sucks! Have you heard of the megaladon shark?


Yes from the movie Jaws. How frightful would it be to see something that big swimming toward you?


I know, lol! So I was gonna ask you if the mega was still around and scientist made a suit that had stripes or something and the mega doesn't ever eat it, would you go for a swim with it?


NO!!! Just one tooth is bigger than my hand. I'd probably be too small for even a snack.


lol, whoa its that big! Would you do it for any amount of money?


What use is money if you're not around to spend it?


Guess we've covered the subject of sharks and dogs as well as my limited knowledge will allow. Been nice chatting with you.


Sure, I had one growing up! Can you believe snakes surprisingly have more joints then their lizard ancestors?


That is very interesting! Apparently there are no snakes in New zealand! I had no idea!


That's so weird. Snakes are so cool! Did you know their organs are one in front of the other? I mean, looking at their bodies that's pretty apparent!


Yeah, they have to be pretty creative to squeeze everything in there! Monkeys are also afraid of snakes, like some humans!


I wonder if it began when one of them saw a flying snake! That's enough to hardwire fear.


Yeah, I definitely prefer snakes on the ground! Speaking of creepy animals, the blackwater fish can eat prey twice it's length and ten times its weight. I hope that fish is small...


That's terrifying. What about the jellyfish that are immortal? We'll all be dead, and jellyfish will just be scooting around.


Lol, someday they might rule the world! Hopefully it's not the zebra fish that kill us off, they have counterparts of 84 percent genes known to be associated with human diseases!


That's weird. Did you know that freshwater fish only "drink" through osmosis?


I've always wondered how fish drink, but ive never taken the time to google it. Saltwater fish drink through their mouths!


Saltwater fish actually do both! They drink through their skin and their mouths.


I wonder which one they prefer...Sea horses are the only fish to have a neck!


That's funny. Did you know there are lizards without limbs, but they are still not technically a snake? What a funny visual.


I wonder what criteria goes in to deciding if something is a snake or a lizard, especially when they don't have any legs!


They still have eyelids and external ears which snakes do not!


Apparently that's not a universal rule though, there are still lizards that look like snakes. And apparently, crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to snakes or lizards!


Sorry about that, accidentally hit send! That's cool, considering they look nothing like birds! I wonder if there are legless lizards in New zealand...


I don't know, chickens and alligators kind of have that same scaly eye. Haha, probably not. Did you know there are snakes with pelvic claws? Weird. Anyway, this has been a good chat.


Interesting! Seems like chickens got the short end of the stick! It was a good chat!


Hi. I was curious if you like drama movies?


Hi!  I do like dramas.  I always loved watching House starring Hugh Laurie.  He earned $700,000 per episode making him the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


Wow I didn't know this. Hugh Laurie was very good at House. He played that role to perfection.


I agree!  Did you ever watch Mad Men starring Jon Hamm?


I loved Mad Men and I'm a big fan of Jon Hamm. I read somewhere that he taught drama at his high school. Is this true?


That is true and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, who played Erin from the Office.


Wow!! That is very interesting. Are you a fan of Michael Caine?


Did you know why he became an actor in the first place?


I don't think I ever heard that story.  Do you know by any chance?


Yes in fact I do. The reason he became an actor was because all the prettiest girls at the high school that he attended were in drama class.


What a funny story!  Do you like fish?  I've been reading about them lately.


That was funny wasn't it. I love fish what did you read about them?


I found out that a black swallower fish can eat prey twice its own length and ten times it's weight.  Crazy!


That is insane!!! Oh my God!!! I heard that a seahorse is the only fish to have a neck. Is this correct?


I would have to believe that one.  Freshwater fish drink through their skin via osmosis, while saltwater fish drink through their mouths.  Interesting fact.


That is very interesting indeed. I also heard that there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.


I wonder what it is as well. Anyways, it was very nice chatting with you!!! I hope you have a great evening!! Thanks


I just saw that there are no snakes in New Zealand!  Interesting and yes!  It was fun!


Yes I didn't even know about this with New Zealand. I guess I probably visit there since there are no snakes.


Do you like snakes? I see a fair number of them where I live.


Interesting. I had a ball python when I was younger.


Sorry I didn't see your question about fish, btw. I've tried to keep goldfish as pets several times over the years. I had a pet corn snake once too. How big was your python?


It wasn't that big. I kept bringing it to school so my parents made me get rid of it. It was an albino ball python. I could put it in my pocket. LOL


My corn snake was a little under a foot long. It died because it wasn't warm enough in my house during the winter, but not cold enough for it to fully hibernate. I see a lot of snakes here, mostly after my cats kill them.


That sucks. So the ball pythons when they are with their owner will roll up into a ball the size of your palm. So I could just put him in my pocket.


I assume there was a negative reaction to bringing him to school, LOL?


No, everyone thought it was awesome, but they kept calling my parents. So I had to give him back to the aquarium I got him from, but when I was inside I secretly bought an iguana. LOL


They were probably sorry they didn't just let you keep the python.


Yeah, I had all types of animals. One time I bought a ferret, that didn't go over so well because they smell.


I got a kick out of the ferrets at the pet store. They were all sleeping lying across one another like kittens, only they were so long and thin they looked like strands of spaghetti.


Yeah, they are expensive. My parents hated that and took it right back.


Sounds like you've had bad luck with pets. I inherited a feral cat colony when my mom died, and got them all spayed and neutered and moved them onto my place. They're really a lot of fun.


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


It's definitely got an unusual shape for a fish. Interesting how all land vertebrates have four limbs because we're descended from lung-fish with four weight-bearing fins.


Interesting. I didn't know there was a jellyfish that was immortal. Did you?


No. I remember reading there were sharks that were practically immortal though.


Interesting, I wonder what type they were. Well, nice chatting with you!


It is 10 and out, well anyways. Nice chatting with you.


I thought it was hot where I live in the summer, but in Algeria it got up to 124 degrees!


wow thats crazy! but that sounds good to me right now we have freezing rain over here!


It is said to be the hottest weather ever there!


ya well I would love it personally, speaking of hot sun, did you know that there is a planet that orbits around four stars? thats more than star wars with the 2 suns!


Cool! Jupiter's moon ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


that is cool, I miss Pluto haha, also crazy you could fit every planet in the solar system between the earth and our moon


I know! Wasn't it sad when they sad pluto wasn't a planet? That is interesting about all the planets! Also, I know you mentioned it being ice cold where you are and wanting it to be hot. But how about too hot? Did you know there is a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree fahrenheit weather?


haha ok yes I think that might be way too hot for me there haha, I prefer to stay on Earth I think, you know how people call earth gaia sometimes? well I guess other names like that for Earth are tellus and telluris for some reason


Neat! How many planets have you spotted? We can see five with the naked eye from earth!


oh wow didn't know it was that many, haha did you know that google created a version called google moon? where you could look at the planets surface? apparently early versinos of it used pictures of cheese for the ultra close ups haha


Hahaha that is so funny! No, I had not heard of Google moon. By the way, a single google search needs more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong and the rest of the crew to the moon.


that is crazy! more power in your cell phone then for sure! speaking of phones I have an android that is owned by google, did you know that google bought gmail.com from garfield? it was originally an email service provided by garfields website