There is no salary cap in baseball and they have all of the money. They should cap it like the NFL does.


That would be a good thing. I think it would increase the excitement of the game because you would have more evenly matched teams.


I agree. They've been among the leaders in attendance since 2011 and you know that's because they always win. I think that would level that out as well.


I sometimes follow baseball. usually around the world series. you?


Yeah, usually when my home team is doing good.


i find the game to be too slow most of the time. I would prefer to watch the highlights and get the gist.


Yeah, they are better to attend in person. Or I should say they used to be better until they jacked the price of a beer up to $12.


I do not buy anything at games. i get loaded up before and then partake after. during the game, no.


That's probably a good idea. Did you know somebody found $3 mill of baseball cards in their attic?


I would love to make such a find. i would sell some of the cards, and keep the rest as an investment.


Yeah, me too. They must have been very old cards.


I think they were from before 1900. classics. very rare. collectors were probably pretty excited.


WOW, I wonder if the Honus Wagner card is still the most valuable.


It probably is. i have no idea what its value is, but it has to be one of the most.


Yeah, it is the most valuable card ever.


That is what i heard. i know that cards came with packs of cigarettes. that has changed! LOL


Hilarious! I wonder what it is worth these days?


i have no idea. millions? you got me. some tech billionaire will want the thing and pay a ton.


Yeah, that is probably true. Did you know kickball in canada is called soccer baseball?


That is a cutesy name. i wonder why they chose that. kickball is better, i think.


Yeah, I'm not sure, but it seems hilarious. Well, nice chatting with you!


I do not know much about baseball but I have been to a bunch of games, including a few Yankee games. It does have the second highest attendance.


Baseball games are fun to go to but they take a long time. I usually end up walking around the concourse for a couple innings.


I never knew why baseball managers wore uniforms. I thought it was just to blend in with the team and support the team. Ends up they are able to play if the need arises.


Looking at some of the managers today I think it's more of a tradition now. I know in the past there were a few times where there were actual player/coaches. I believe Ted Williams was one.


I found it very surprising that a married couple had been scheduling all 2430 major league baseball games up until 2005. I figured it was just a computer.


Baseball is deep into it's tradition. They probably didn't worry about any form of software until it became too complicated.


You're right. That's probably why baseball cards are so popular too, tradition. A man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his grandfathers attic.


Also the market was not as saturated back then as it is today, now so many different companies make cards that there isn't a chance for them to be as rare.


I never knew that is why the old ones are so valuable. I thought it was simply the popularity of the player. In Japan baseball is so popular fans do not realize it is actually America's pastime. I wonder what their baseball cards go for.


It's interesting when a Japanese player wants to play in the MLB. The team gets money for that player leaving.


I did not know that. In Canada kickball is called soccer-baseball. Odd how a different country views baseball.


I wonder if they have any different rules than we do? It would be interesting to see if they put their own twist on the game.


When I think of baseball, I think of countries like Japan and America. I don't really think of Canada and I especially do not think of the Ottoman Empire which were still in existence the last time the Chicago Cubs won the world series.


It's also very popular in Latin America. A lot of professional players are from Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.


That is true. I suppose Canada does have influence because in the 1992 world series the US Marine Corps color guard brought in the Canadian flag upside down.


That must have been embarrassing. Hopefully everyone realized it was a mistake!


Well if Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 and lose the 1926 world series with his team down by one run and everyone still loves him then I am sure it is okay about the flag all those years later.


I'm sure it is since I've never heard it brought up until now.


Well thanks so much for chatting to me about baseball. I learned a lot today.


Thanks, it was fun chatting with you as well!


Hello! I like the New York yankee's! how about you?


I don't follow it but I like Baseball! The world series is always exciting! The New York Yankees have a lost player....never found! How odd.


That is odd... a man once found some 1900s baseball cards in his granfathers attic and they where worth 3 million bucks


Wow, lucky! Did you know kickball is considered a type of baseball in Canada? Interesting!


That is interesting! Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans are suprised to know it is considered Americas national pastime


That's funny, it has always been America's favorite pastime! I wonder if they take Baseball as serious as American's do lol, or if they watch the world series as well.


I have no clue... so you are a yankees fan


Yes, they are a very interesting team. Way back in 73 2 of the Yankees pitchers swapped families, permanently, pretty odd.


That is odd.. Bobby Richardson is the only person to win a world series mvp despite losing the series.. I know the Yankees are pretty well known bbut not to much else about baseball


Yeah, I don't know many Baseball teams. I do like the world series because it is pretty exciting to watch. Long ago, the women's world cup had higher tv ratings than the world series though.


That is pretty crazy.. my daughter plays softball so that is interesting to know... the chicago cubs where the first baseball team to win back to back world series and havent won since lol my step dad is a cubs fan


I love softball, I played on a league for a couple of years. So yep I can appreciate baseball because it is much tougher to play. The Cubs, I really don't follow them but I do love our home team too even if they are not so great lol..


yeah i dont really pay attention to baseball this is the first year I have somewhat paid attention to football I went to a Cheifs game and it was a pretty awesome experience


Cool! I haven't been to a Football game before, but have been to a baseball and a basketball and I think it was all pretty fun.


It really was. Do you know what the Ottoman Empire is? I guess it was still in existence when the cubs last won the World series....not sure what that is though.....


Im not sure what it is either but I guess that means it was long ago lol


Haha, very true! I didn't know Baseball managers wore uniforms...in case they need to  play! Cool


Exactly! Well, I will continue to follow a little baseball haha, and try and watch the World series as well. You have a great night! Great chat!


I do - it was my favorite sport as a kid.  I even knew the married couple who scheduled all 2000+ games every year


I didnt know about them, I guessed they had a talent for that, can you imagine the time that would take!


Yes it was a lot of work.  I just wish my grandfather had saved baseball cards - one lucky man found 3 million dollars worth of them in his grandfather's attic


3 million dolars no kidding! that is awesome, what a lucky break he had,


For sure.  Wonder if baseball cards exist in Japan?  The game is really popular there as well


I bet they due, they really love the sport our there, do you have a favorite baseball team?  I like the Yankees


I am an Atlanta Braves fan but I could not help but love the Cubs when they finally won the World Series a few years ago


Yeah I bet they were really exited, they could lift that curse finally


Yes they won back to back world series and then never won again for years


Babe Ruth was caught stealing a base and then his team lost back in the year 1926


Yeah talk about blowing the world series for your team - in game 7 even!


I know right, he still was considered a legend, things could have turn out differently if he didnt had the guts to steal that base


Yes.  baseball is not as popular as it once was though - the womens world cup had higher tv ratings than the world series


It did? Wow, that is suprising, womans sports usually dont get support at all


yes as little as foreign sports!  During the 92 series the us marines carried the canada flag into the stadium upside down!


I wonder why, do you know the reason for that?


An accident I think!  They were clueless.  I hate the Yankees because they win so much.  Do you like them?


I like them yeah lol, did you know theres a Lost Yankees player!!


How did they lose him?  I knew that two Yankee pitchers swapped families permanently.  Not sure what was up with that!


That is werid, I can undertand if it was a temporary thing but making it permanent, wow, I bet they hated their families


Hi! I recently learned that baseball managers are required to wear uniforms as well because they have to technically play should there be a need. So that must mean, they must stay in shape too right?


that is interesting, do you think they ever played in a game ?


I don't think so, I don't watch too much baseball and I don't collect cards either, but I might reconsider seeing how valuable they are when a man found three million dollars worth of cards in his grandfather's attic!


I had heard about that, imagine being set for life overnight like that!


How would you sell it? I imagine the buyers would be a small population.


I suppose so, do you think he took a loss in value trying to sell them for what he could get?


I think I would and I wonder if he knew the value when he sold them. If he didn't that would be very painful.


That really would be sad if someone exploited him


Do you have a favorite baseball team? Mine is the Yankees.


I am not too into baseball, but who is the "lost" yankees player?


Yeah that's a little frightening and do they mean "lost" as in lost his way because of the fame or "lost" as in missing?


I am not sure, I just know there is a lost one. I heard once they suspended mattingly because he would not get a haircut


The players to don a certain haircut? That's pretty strict! I wonder whether or not people still try to sneak into those games like what Bill O' Reilly did with the fake press pass. That's pretty smart since computers and photoshop didn't seem to be too popular back then.


That is true, you can get away with a lot back then, now we know too much!


Yeah, have you ever been to a live game?


i have not, I know it is America's pastime though!


I would argue that it was football! I didn't know there was a women's world cup has well and it even had higher television ratings than the world series!


I would as well, but apparently it is very popular in japan as well!


I wonder when they carried the flag upside down in the 1992 world series, whether or not that was the doing of Japan.


Maybe it is because it was the canadian flag?


Oh it was the Canadian flag! What was the Marine Corps doing carrying around the Canadian flag instead of the US flag?


I see, well it was great chatting with you! Have a good day!


hey there what do you know about baseball


I know that it is a sport, played with a ball called a baseball. There are bases, and players, and bats. And hot dogs and popcorn.


haha hot dogs sound good! and yes the objective is to hit the ball and run around the bases to get to home plate


It is one of the few sports in which the player scores points, not a ball or puck.I wonder how much each baseball costs to make.


thats a good question, but you could buy a lot fo baseballs if you found millions of dollars worth of cards in your attic like that one guy


He must have wondered why his grandfather didn't do anything with them. I would sell some and keep some.


ya kind of a bum move to sel all your grandpas cards, especially since theyve been there since 1940


He might have needed the cash. Did you know that the opposing team receives three bases if a player catches a baseball in their cap? I've never heard that rule.


wow didn't know that! also didn't know baseball is super popular in Japan


Very popular, but not as good as the US version. Different experience in the stadium as well.


I've heard that, funny the Japan are surprised that baseball is actually americas pasttime haha


They have something called the Japan series. It doesn't draw the attention of the World Series.


huh I'll look into it, can you believe until 2005 a husband and wife team scheduled all the MLB games?


They must have had a computer to help them. All those games? It couldn't be done on paper.


ya I agree, like 2500 games to schedule a year, that would get tedius!


I wonder how much they got paid. The Cubs haven't had much luck, have they. They were the first baseball team to win back-to-back world series; and haven't won since.


no you're right, what do you think about the Yankees?


They have too much money. In general, there is too much superstition  in baseball. Ben Affleck caused the production of Gone Girl to shut down for 4 days because he refused to wear a Yankees cap on screen.


its funny they started out as the Highlanders but changed their name in 1913


The Yankees is a very American name. Their logo comes from a medal designed for a police officer.


oh thats cool, wild that they have the 2nd highest attendance in the league!


The Yankees are an institution. They've won the most World Series.


ya, and I don'w know but apparently the Yankees "lost" a player somehow, do you know about that?


How's it going, do you follow baseball much? The Dodgers beat the Braves 6-0 in game 1 of the national league division series


I follow a little. That is exciting for Dodger fans.


Yea their starter Ryu had a great game pitching 7 innings without a run


I heard Maz Muncy had a three-run, second inning blast.


Yea it's amazing how many home runs were hit last season, with the Yankess setting a record 267 in a season


Yep, 7 of the playoffs teams in the division round were in the top 10 for Home Runs last season


That is amazing. I just learned that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises.


Yea I remember Pete Rose played a few games while as a manager


I have never heard that before. I always thought it was funny to see the managers dressed up.


I wonder if baseball managers in Japan ever play, apparently Japanese fans are surprised to find out baseball is considered America's pasttime


I wonder why they are surprised by that?


I guess Japan really loves baseball lol, I wonder if they have valuable cards like the one worth 3 million dollars found in a grandfather's attic


I wonder if its newly popular or if its been there for awhile.


I don't know, it's funny the ottoman empire was still in existence the last time the Cubs won the World Series


I believe it was 1908 before the Baltimore Orioles moved to NY and were renamed the Yankees


Wow! It is funny that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in canada!


Lol, it's pretty funny Bill O'Reilly invented a fake press organization to get free season tickets to the Yankees


I wonder where the lost yankee player is


Well I got to go, maybe I'll look for him


Hi, are you a baseball fan? My favorite team is the Yankees, they have been around since 1901


Yes, Phillies my team.  Yankees lost me a bet for a $1 with my grandma when I was very young so I gave up on them.  Did you know that Roberto Osuna hasn't pitched since May 6 serving a 75 game suspension


I knew he was suspended but not for that long,what team is he on now?


Oh, I knew he was on the blue jays, that's a pretty high risk trade considering Osuna violated the domestic violence policy


Yes.  Apparently the Yankees trade with the Reds for Chapman before the 2016 season when Chapman was set to serve a suspension for a domestic abuse incident is similar


Yea, I remember that, although Chapman is a great closer I wish the Yankees wouldn't of traded for him in 2016 due to his incidents


It seems risky.  But the Astros seemed to want a late-inning reliever badly enough to get Osuna


Yea, as former world series champions they started to get worried they only had a 4 game lead in their division


Did you know that a married couple scheduled all the major league games for 24 years up until 2005


Now but that must of took them a lot of time


A man found $3 million  in baseball cards in his grandfather's attic


I'm surprised they were still in good condition after being hidden since the 1940s


Yes, I wish I found them.  Interestingly speaking of baseball it says that in 1973 two yankee pitchers switched families permanently.  I wonder what that means?


I'm not sure either, maybe they both divorced their wives and then married them


In August 1991 Don Mattingly was actually suspended for not getting a haircut.  I wonder if they still enforce that rule?


It's possible, I know they made Johnny Damon cut his hair and shave his beard when he signed with the yankees


Wow.  Interestingly, the woman's world cup had higher TV ratings than the world series in the U.S. That is cool.


That's cool, I think that was the year the US women won the world cup


great!  The ottoman empire was still around when the Chicago Cubs last won the world series.


Lol, I think they need to update that fact unless the ottoman empire made a resurgence a couple years ago


They are perennially amoung the leaders in the MLB attendance and made the post season 2 years in a row


Do you believe that Osuna has served a 75 game suspension due to domestic violence


That's crazy, I don't know what the Astro's were thinking taking the trade from the Blue Jays


I guess it's his first offense and they are waiting to find out about his upcoming court hearing


oh.  the Astros think Osuna is remorseful and had enough counseling to not harm anyone in baseball I guess


I guess they are giving him a "fresh start" which means as long as he plays good we don't care


If they are serious of giving him a fresh start they should wait till next year, he hasn't pitched in the majors since May 6 anyway


The trade left the Astros in a sticky situation.  All that money invested and what return yet


I heard the Nationals might trade Bryce Harper, maybe Houston should have tried to get him instead


He's good but not as good as Aaron Judge though


Hopefully Aaron Judge will not be out for more than 3 weeks


Yea, he's the face of the franchise now since Jeter left


Did you know the Yankees had been the Highlanders?


Yea I read about that a long time ago, I didn't remember them starting off as the Baltimore Orioles though


Yes, that is strange and I wouldn't have known that.


I didn't know they shared Shea Stadium with the Mets in 1974 and 75 either


Wow, interesting fact.  I never heard that one either


What do you think about the Orioles and the signing of Alex Cobb?


well I think theyre doing what they need to do but I don't know much about baseball, do you?


I know a bit, I tend to follow some of the games and I think that it was a good call, baseball is an interesting sport indeed, many cool facts about the game


oh ya for sure, like how the MLB uses 160k balls in a given year for all their games


Thats a lot of balls, just like a single couple used to schedule all of the 2430 games of the league, seems like a lot of hard work


that does seem like a lot of work, did you hear that a 17 year old girl struck out Babe Ruth, I wonder what happened to her


Really? a 17 year old struck out one of the greatest players of the history of the game!!! thats crazy!!


yup, she should have gone pro, do you know what happens if youre in the outfield and catch a ball with your hat in baseball?


well you apparently get 3 bases, I never knew that


Really? I wonder why it doesnt happen often, I havent seen it, that would be interesting to see though.


nope I think they should do that more, do you like the Yankees?


I think they are a great team, the team has a lot of history for sure, do you like them?


I do actually, they win a lot and I like winning teams haha, I guess they were created in 1901


Its a winning team for sure lol, you know that in 1973 pitchers just swapped families permanently, that seems really odd


haha wow that is odd, pretty dumb how Ben Affleck refused to wear a Yankees hat because he was a red sox fan


It does seem dumb but I guess I can respect that, he must feel identified with his team, you know that a player got suspended because he refused to get a haircut!!


wow that seems dumb! kind of weird that their uniform doesn't put names on the backs, they say it takes away the attention from the team


Yeah so what do you think about the World Series? its been played for more than a hundred years a lot of history there


ya I don't watch it but I'm glad its there, I guess its ya been going on since about 1903


Yeah since the year 1903, its been a long time for sure, the Chicago Cubs were the first team to win it back to back,


yup and then they didn't win it for like 70 years or something, I guess the Dodgers have lost more world series than any other team which also stinks haha


I do like baseball. I can't wait for the season to start. Do you like baseball?  Did you know that it evolved from a game in England?


I do like the game, yeah, and no I didnt know that, I wonder why its not popular in England then


I don't know.  Baseball is a form of an old bat and ball game played there back in the mid-18th century.  It's weird that it's popular in the US and especially Japan and not there.


It is odd, maybe as odd as the managers wearing uniforms in the field,


I've always wondered why they do that.  I assume it's to show team membership but I don't really know.


Its because they can also play if they think its the best thing, if the need arises they can step into th field, did you hear about that man that found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his attic


So a manager can play?  I didn't know that.  If we are talking about the same man he found old baseball cards, right?


Yeah he found card that belonged to his grand father, they were just hidden in the attic, crazy luck right!


Definitely!  Those cards had been hidden away since the 1940s!  I guess the people living there either never went in the attic or never looked around.


So you said you liked baseball so maybe like the Yankees? what are your thought on the team


I like the Yankees.  There's some odd stuff with them though.  I mean, did you hear about the two pitchers that swapped families permanently back in 1973?


I didnt, why would they do that lol, that is really odd I have to Google that


It is really odd but I guess it was the 70s  so who knows.  I've even heard there is a"lost" yankees player.  That is especially odd to me.


What does that even mean, a ''lost'' Yankees player? can you elaborate more about it


I really can't, sorry. I just heard that one thing, a lost player.  No one ever expanded on it to me.


Oh I see, well nothing Google cant solve then,  you know  a player got suspended because he refused to take a haircut


His name was Don Mattingly, crazy right, that happened back in the year 1991


You know, I would have thought it would have been much longer ago than that.  I guess I just figured there were stricter rules on hair back in the day.


I guess so, still sounds a bit stupid to suspend a player just because of that, I think he was a key player for the team so yeah.


Not really.  I find the sport difficult to watch and slow.  What about you?


I like it.  I think because it just it's something that always makes me think of warm weather and summer time.  Did you know they call kickball soccer-baseball in Canada?


It is nice to sit outside and watch a baseball game in warm weather. I agree.  I didn't know they call kickball "soccer-baseball" in Canada.  That is funny.


I wonder why they call it that.  I'm always wondered why baseball managers wear uniforms...I guess they can play for their teams if needed.  Interesting.


Do you know who the baseball player Angel Hernandez is?


He is actually an umpire.  He has a bad reputation for blowing calls.


That's what I heard.  And he tried to accuse the Yankees and Joe Torre of discrimination against him.  I think being an umpire must be difficult


I wouldn't want to be one.  Especially the ref in the NFL who blew that call against the Saints and cost them a chance of going to the super bowl.  You'll have to google it if you don't know about it.


I heard about that in the news.  Same thing with being a ref in a tennis match or a soccer match.  It's a tough job.  At least there is video playback.  But human error plays a roll always.


It does.  Did you know that baseball is really popular in Japan too?


Yes I did.  It is popular in South Korea too.


There's been a few Koreans who have played in the MLB.  Shin Shoo Choo from the Rangers is from there.


Oh okay, cool.  Do you like watching World Cup soccer?


I heard that more people in the US watched Women's World Cup soccer than the World Series, which I find hard to believe.  The final games of the Women's World Cup are always very exciting though.


I believe it!  Soccer is super popular compared to baseball.  Speaking of the world series...did you know that Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 of the 1926 series.  I wonder if he was playing for the Yankees then.


Wow!  Well soccer is an easier game to watch than baseball.


It is.  More action.  I wonder if they have hair length rules in soccer?  Don Mattingly of the Yankees once got suspended because he refused to get a haircut.  lol


I don't think so in soccer.  Many of the men have long hair.  Remember Alexi Lalas with the long hair?  Speaking of baseball, did you know a female pitched was once booted from MLB for striking out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig?


You're right!  A lot of them tie their hair back.  I didn't know that.  How interesting!  It's been fun chatting with you!


Same here! I didn't know there was a female pitcher to Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.  Have a good evening!


I'm going to have to look that up.  You have a good evening too!


I love it. Do you know why the managers wear uniforms during games?


Yes they can play if their teams need them so they need to be ready


Yes. Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


Yes I guess it makes sense that it has elements of both games


Yeah. Do you know who used to do the MLB schedule?


Yes it was a couple that did it for a whole 24 years


Yes and they scheduled 2430 games each year


Yeah amazing. In Japan the sport seems to be really popular


Yes so popular that they cannot believe it is a pastime here


Yes, they must really be into it and appreciate the sport


Yes it was back in 1903 so it is already over 100 years old


Yeah. Did you know the ottoman empire was still around when it started?


Yes that us pretyy cool. Did you know CUbs won the championship back to back two years?


Yes and then they went dry for quite a while after that


Yes The women's world cup has more viewers than the World Series though


I love baseball.  Opening day is only 2 weeks away


Only 2 weeks away wow I am really exited, I mostly watch the World Series though.


Well there have been some pretty memorable world series over the years.  It was first held in 1903


Wow so more than a hundred years since the first game. Did you like Babe Ruth?


I mean, I never saw him play live, but I do think he is one of the best ever.He helped make the Yankees a powerhouse


Yeah event the bests make mistakes he cost his team the title back in 1926


Yes, Babe tried to steal second base and it did not work out well


No it didn't work well at all. The Cubs were the first team to win the WS back to back, I guess that didnt work for them either


And that was the last time they won until 2016.  Quite the long layoff


Yeah, it seems like the team had a real curse on top of them, the Woman's World Cup had a higher rating that the World Series.


Well the World Cup does just come around every four years, so I can see how it would be popular on TV


I guess that makes sense still World Series is really popular in the states and woman's soccer team arent as popular.


Well baseball is not as popular as it was back in the day.  Too many things are competing for viewers time


I guess its not, there are a lot of sports out there, I do like the Yankees and the history the team has


They have the most wins in history by a large margin


Did you hear about Bill O'Reilly and how he invented a fake press organisation to get season tickets


He is a well known yankee fan.  I would not put it past him


Maybe he found another way to get tickets by now and what about Don Mattingly interesting how he got suspended


They have a strict dress and apperance code on the Yankees.  He should of gotten a haircut.


Yeah I wouldnt fight against the team and just get one already, anyway its been great chatting with you today.


Good morning! How are you today? I am sure glad baseball season is back! Are you familiar with the game?


I wish I played, but only neighborhood games. Do you follow any baseball now? I find it amusing that MLB team managers wear uniforms because they can play if needed.


I follow the Chicago Cubs. Have you heard about the guy that found the hidden baseball cards?


Yeah, apparently they were worth millions of dollars.


Yes! Hidden away in his grandfathers attic since the 1940's. I wonder if the grandfather forgot them, or hid them so someone would get a big surprise?


I'm not sure. It has me thinking about the time my mom threw away my card collection.


Oh, hopefully no good ones. Isn't it funny that soccer-baseball is the name for kickball in Canada.


Yeah, that is pretty funny. Is it a big sport up there?


I am no sure. I know in Japan baseball is super popular.


I've known that for awhile. I'm surprised they don't know it is popular over here though.


Yes, I am. As a Cubs fan it has been difficult. Prior to the 2016 win the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time they won.


Interesting. Did you know the cubs were the first team to win back to back world series.


Yes! Did you know Babe Ruth lost game 7 of the WS in 1926.


Yes, and they were already down by one run. I guess someone had to be that guy.


Yeah, that sucks. He was a great player too. Well, nice chatting with you!


Did you know the space shuttle's computer only runs on 1mb of ram? That's crazy!


That is crazy! my computer has a lot more juice than that, unbelievable how tech advances.


I know! I can't imagine not having computers now since we have learned to depend on them so much.


We sure do, I have an apple computer, I didnt know smoking near it would make my warranty void.


Really? I didn't know that. back in 1936 some russians actually made a computer that ran on water....how strange is that.


Really strange, I wonder what happened to that model? maybe water wasnt the best choice.


Right! I don't even know how that would work. Very interesting though, also I read someone built a 16 bit computer using nothing but Minecraft building blocks, so crazy how these people get these idea's.


I accidentally hit the enter tab, I was going to say I know, the world is full with creativity, and I do like the piano I like the sound of it.


Me too, I did play years ago but not anymore. I love the soothing sound of it. years ago the bbc didn't have any news worth reporting so the just played piano music lol that's awesome.


That odd considering the news giant BBC is today! did you know that Freddy Mercury played the same piano as Paul McCartney


My thoughts exactly! Oh wow that's an interesting fact! They built a piano for the Hindenburg and it only weighed over 300 pounds, who would think of putting a piano on that airship!


That takes some useful weight out of the plane, and maybe someone that is a real piano fan, would be nice to listen to it in the sky though.


Very true. Piano music is great no matter where you are. It is like poetry to your ears, which I love too. I write some poetry and it's a great stress reliever :)


I do like poetry, do you like the series of Lord of the Rings? most of the hobbits names are actually names of poetry.


Oh wow I didn't realize that. I think it's crazy that Edgar Allan Poe only got paid 9 bucks for his famous poem The Raven. Not enough people realize how amazing poetry is.


That is crazy as its one of the most remembered poems of history, it must be worth millions now a days.


I know! A very different time back then. So many types of poetry too, I love it and song lyrics most of the time are like a poem. Love it.


Yeah, did you know about the poem Demetri Martin wrote?


Is that the palindrome poem? Wasn't it like over 220 words? Amazing!


yeah, it was over 220 words, pretty impressive and actually good.


Not too bad either! Do you play any instruments at all?


I do play the guitar. I heard that the piano is an acoustic instrument.


Oh really? I never knew that! I guess the strings are struck by hammers huh?


I guess so. Do you know who invented the piano?


Wasn't in by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 in Italy?


That is correct. The piano is being playing using a keyboard that has a row of keys that the pianist presses down to cause the hammers to strike the strings.


That is one interesting fact! You know what is more interesting though, how computers have come about!


I agree. Computers are more complex than pianos in my opinion because they are devices that carry sequences by computer programming.


Well said! I wish I could have used a computer that used water to run it like the Russians did!


Really!! I didn't know that the Russians did this. Do you know who wrote the first computer algorithm?


Oh cool! I wonder if she wanted to upload her mind to a computer like other transhumanists want to!


Wouldn't that be cool Ha!!! Do you know by any chance what was the number one installed piece of software on computers in 1995?


No. It was the video game Doom which I came across this fact very recently.


Thanks for that fact! I remember that game, it was so cool haha. It was nice chatting with you though and just remember, smoking near an apple computer voids the warranty haha.


I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing. It was very nice chatting with you. I hope you have a nice evening. Thanks and bye!!!


Do you know anything about the dance program at Duke University?


No, I don't really but they recently celebrated the opening of the new Rubenstein arts center.


Who was Duke's first vice Provost for the arts?


Scott Lindroth I believe. I love how they have these applied arts programs to bring them balance and something different and meaningful to them.


I heard that since his time, Duke has grown to have 98 student arts groups.


That is really amazing, love this idea. they have so many more classes directed at the arts now more than ever which is awesome.


I wonder how many programs are devoted to the acoustic piano?


I love the piano, but not sure how many programs are devoted to it. by aligning art making with research it makes for a much deeper learning experience though.


I am a fan too.    Odd that the modern piano has been around since roughly 1700!


Right! L played years ago, and I also love poetry. Everyone should have a creative side they let out. It is amazing that they found a piano at the top of britains highest mountain....crazy to think how it got up there lol


It is funny that they test pianos with Circus Galop, a piece no human could play!


Hahaha, that is odd! I love researching fun facts on the computer and you can find so much! I use my computer for everything, I write some poetry and save it to my computer.....you could probably find a program to teach you piano on the computer lol.


Perhaps so.    It is funny that poetry goes back to prehistorical times, but we still can not teach a computer to compose it well!


Exactly, there will always be a need for human emotion which nothing tech wise could ever do. The Edgar Allan Poe poem, the Raven was fantastic and he was only paid 9 bucks for it. Wow....


Conversely, something as simple as the Japanese Alphabet, when recited in order is also a poem!


I think I read about that while on my computer, and that is amazing actually. I will have to look it up I want to see what it is all about!


Did you know that in 1936, Russians made a computer that ran on water!


Really? That is awesome! something else to research on my computer, I love reading cool facts. Almost all of the Hobbit's character names were taken out of an old poem, how funny!


Indeed!     I wonder if something similar inspired Demetri Martin's 224 word palmindrome poem.


Exactly! I need to read that poem, must be very good. I am wanting to find that poem that is read normally is found to be depressing but reading it backwards is inspiring! Love that!


I am looking for some of the poetry from the pyramid texts!


Oh wow! Now that would be very interesting! I may do that myself as well haha!  It has been great chatting with you!


You too.     I enjoyed sharing prosaic writing with you too!


Good! Did you know Kristen Stewart from the Twilight movies helped author a paper about AI? Not just a pretty face!


Wow, I had no idea! That's pretty cool. Isn't that one lady from Bri bang also like a pHd?


I'm not sure but wouldn't doubt it. Facebook is developing AI designed to better understand emotions, identify objects, and predict user actions. Yikes.


Clifford seems to be a great way to augment teaching. I would like to see a pre and post test with a control group to see how well the AI works.


Interesting. At Stanford they use Google Hangouts to teach AI more effectively.


That's interesting. I teach college courses and would love to see how that works. I wonder if the non-for-profit has more info on it.


Good question. How about this one -- there's a NASA scientist who believes our world is just a computer generated VR. Maybe he's been watching too much of The Matrix.


That's nuts. I sometimes wonder if the ultra-intelligent need things to maintain their sanity...


Haha. Definitely. Overthinking can be a torture, I'm sure. The first Virtual Reality game was created in 1968. How far we've come!


I would love to go on Lockheed Martin's virtual reality tour of mars. seems like it would be a lot of fun.


It does sound fun. Up to 40% of VR users get motion sickness -- me included. So make sure to take your barf bag if you go, just in case.


I never thought of that impact on people. Have you ever gone on 4D rides at like disney? They move and shake but then they also spray water on you for when you go through water tunnels or something like that. Pretty fun.


Yeah, I took my daughter on the Stitch ride and she FREAKED OUT! She thought it was real. I felt so bad. But that's proof that 4D can ramp up the experience.


HA! How old is she? My 7 year old went on a roller coaster for the first time and freak out until the end and then I could not get him off the rides.


She was 11. But she has a really active imaginations and she loves Stitch -- so I think a part of her wanted it to be real. Wonder how she would do on that Lockheed Martin VR space bus you mentioned earlier?


I am sure she would do great! Are you on Facebook?


Yes, I'm on FB. Used to be on MySpace too, which offered to buy FB for $75 M in 2005. That would have been the buy of the century.


I know! Wht dopes! Like Iceland rewritting its constituion using ti.


There's a German state where it's illegal to use the "like" button on Facebook. Wonder what's that all about?


Hello - did you know MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for 75 million in 2005?


Hi, Are you a registered user of Facebook?


Yes. I am thinking of joining the QuitFacebook movement though


I'm not a huge fan of Facebook. I rarely use it.


Did you invest in the company at the IPO in 2012?


No, but it would be worth a lot of money today if you had.


It would be a big investment. Did you know the Facebook like button is illegal in one of the German states?


No I did not. WHy is there not a "dislike" button


They make most of their money off of ads


Yea they make a lot off of ads. I saw that Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerburg is red-green blind.


Yeah, that is weird. I know how you can get a free whopper from BK


I am thinking about going back to MySPace and deleting Facebook


I didn't even know MySpace was still around. I would like to do that as well.


I want to read the Icelandic Constituion on there first


When I previously thought of virtual reality I thought of gaming, but have you heard about its uses in the educational revolution?


Hello there, same here, no I haven't seen too much about the educational side though.


Through virtual reality, children will be able to attend virtual schools and learn how they want. Through their tablets or visually.


That is really cool, I guess they can get access to things and places that they never would have been able to before.


Yes, for example if they want to learn visually they can use the headsets to travel to ancient Egypt and watch the pyramids get built!


Wow, that is even cool for me and i'm an adult!


It is.  It is becoming a lot more affordable too.  It used to be over $1000, but in two or three years should be less than $100.


I think you are right, I think more schools will have these in the coming years as well.


Yes, and can even use them at home to educate.  The program will allow the parents to keep tabs on their children to see how they are doing.


And I think all of those safety features for parents are a must with all technology these days!


Yes, safety and affordability.  With a lot of companies like Google, Lenovo, Magic Leap, and Facebook involved you know there will be an affordable and great product.


Yeah and I think there will be profitable business there as well so its win win for those companies as well.


Yes, agreed.  You even have a company like Lockheed Martin that can take kids on a virtual reality tour of Mars!


Wow, now wouldn't that be something.  I wonder if they will be able to do that with planets further out in the future?


With all of those companies and a company like Facebook worth over $100 billion I am sure they sky the is the limit.


I do.  I cannot believe in 2005 that Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million!


Right! That would have been one of those deals of a lifetime, but mistakes happen.


It is impressive how huge it has become.  In fact, Iceland is literally rewriting their constitution using Facebook.  They allow the public to chime in with suggestions! Wild!


Yeah I saw that, very interesting.  But, it makes sense though, let the people help control how the government operates, not the other way around.


Yes, basically the opposite of the German state Schleswig-Holstein where the "like" button is illegal.


That is hilarious, I wonder if you went back in time and told people 30 years ago about that, what they would say? Anyways, it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Yes, I do use it, but mostly for the games app's social part. I'd rather play a game. I've heard the Virtual Reality video games are pretty cool. Would you try?


I think I would try it to see what it was like.


I've seen lots of examples on Facebook of people playing a VR game and getting terrified or surprised. It looks like a lot of fun!


I wonder how much the headsets cost for it?  The fist virtual reality game was made in 1968.  I had no idea they were around then.


I thought I've heard that VR has been used for training soldiers, so I wonder if it could have been around for even longer than 1968, but kept secret!


Quite possible.  I read where 40 percent of users experience motion sickness in virtual reality.


Well, that part doesn't sound very fun. Did you know there is a NASA scientist who genuinely believes we're living in a reality generated by a computer? Or maybe multiple computers...


I didn't know that.  I know that Lockheed Martin has a virtual reality "Mars bus" that can take kids on a tour of Mars.  That would be neat.


Wow, I was excited when I heard a company was starting art buses to park in lots of shopping centers to look after kids while parents shop. I can't even imagine how great a VR Mars tour bus would be!!!


Hahaha  Do you know anyone that has the Oculus Rift VR headset that Facebook released?


I don't, but I'd love to try it. I am really interested in those augmented reality systems that area a type of VR. I had an idea for those Google glasses before they came out, even!


Nice!  Stanford's free artificial intelligence class uses Google plus hangouts to help them teach more effectively.  What do you think of AI?  It kind of scares me. lol


Meant to say augmented reality. I think it's strange how Tesler's Theorem for AI is whatever hasn't been done yet. Does that mean he wouldn't call the VR games AI?


I have no idea.  Good question.  AI has crushed all human records in the puzzle game "2048".  I haven't heard of that game.


I haven't heard of that game, either. There's a game I play where you get better by doing daily tasks. I should make an AI device to do it for me!


lol Nice!  Did you hear about the promotion that Burger King ran where if you were to unfriend 10 people on Facebook they would give you a free whopper?  I would have taken them up on that.


I think there were probably people catching on and adding 10 random people just to unfriend, though! Can you believe that in a part of Germany the Facebook like button is illegal?


I wonder why?  I'm going to have to look that up.  I wonder what Myspace thinks of passing up on the chance to buy Facebook for $75 million in 2005?  Is Myspace even still around?


I think MySpace is around but everyone uses Facebook instead. I think Facebook is worth hundreds of billions today.


In 2012 when they had their IPO they were valued at $104 billion then.  So you are right. I'm sure it's more than that now.  It's been fun chatting with you!


How's it going? Do you know much about VR? Looks like it is not meeting it's potential as an educational tool


Hello there, I know just a little bit, I heard that is true though, that they don't really have the ability to customize the material to the individual or coach.


That seems odd and something that would be easy to fix if the effort was put in. Learning history and geography seems like a perfect fit for VR


Yeah I think you are right, especially for those children that are strong visual learners.


VR does sound like a great tool for those who struggle with time limits


Yeah I think it has the potential to be.  Do you know much about AI?


Not much except for what's in pop culture, I definitely couldn't explain Tesler's Theorem that well


I think I'm about the same, I know IBM's Watson is very helpful in the medical field.


Yea I've heard of Watson and a little about Stanford's ai class which I might have to take a look at when I got the time


Did you know the actress Kristen Stewart co-authored a paper on AI?


No, I had no clue. I don't know if I'm more surprised of that or the first vr game being made in 1968


Holy cow, I never would have guessed that about VR.  Did you know doctors are using it to treat phobias?


Yea, I've heard of that, very cool. Lockheed Martin uses VR to tour Mars which is pretty cool also


Wow, that would be pretty cool to try, I wonder what you have to do to be a part of that?


I don't know, maybe be in a smart class or just be in a school that is nearby a Lockheed Martin facility


Yeah you are probably right.  On a different note, are you a user of Facebook?


Yea, I think I started using it in 2006, two years after it was first founded by Zuckerberg and his Harvard classmates


Yeah I think I am the same, I'm pretty sure my roommate in college set one up for me in 2005.


I use to like myspace a lot better in high school, Tom must be kicking himself for not buying facebook in 2005


Yeah think about how much money was lost not buying it way back then.  I think I set up a Myspace account but never used it.


Well FB is valued at 104 billion right now but it would probably be worth a lot less if myspace did buy it


Yeah that is true, but I'm willing to bet it would be worth more than Myspace currently is. Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Hello how are you doing? Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005


i bet whoever was in charge regrets the hell out of it


Right!  Missed opportunity! Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein.


i wonder exactly what is so bad about it. The King of Pop started his solo career in 1971.


Yeah i know right.  Why are they so against the thumbs up.  Freddie mercury cancelled a duet with michael jackson in the 1980s


Freddy's vocals would've destroyed jacksons. also - a llama, really dude?


hahaha well MJ is really weird.  Maybe it gives him inspiration!  Michael jackson wanted to build a 50 foot robot of himself to roam the nevada desert.


only thing i have in common with the dude is being a massive simpsons fan. if i ran into that robot i would think i was tripping


Did he have a music video of him being this large silver man or something? lol Thats awesome that Michael was a simpsons fan!  I need to start watching it again.


you know, im not sure.....yeah! same here. havent really watched it much lately. taylor switf removed her music from spotify but kept it on pandora. think it was the money?


Maybe.  This is a ton of money Aloe blacc only received $12k in royalties from pandora for 168 million streams


seems like someone got robbed. pandora makes 274 million in revenue


This is amazing,  I love listening to stand up Pandora now streams stand up comedy in addition to music.


woah -  i had no idea. pandora is powered by the music genome project. ever heard of it? i havent


an effort to capture the essesne of music at the most fundamental level. i wonder what else they do.


yeah me too. On September 24, 2018, Sirius XM Holdings announced its intent to acquire Pandora for $3.5 billion.


Burger king had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on facebook you get a free whopper. LOL i couldve had whoppers for daaaaayyyys


haha what is the price of friendship???  whoppers!


ahaha, we can be real life friends eating whoppers.


right!!  nice talking to you.  have a good one.


yes , I found it interesting that mark zukerburg suffers from colorblindness


I was not aware of that. Facebook debuted in 2004. I was not aware it had been so long. It makes me wonder how long I was on MySpace before that.


I agree, I wonder why burger king wanted people to unfriend others


I was not aware that they did. That's very strange. You'd think they'd rather advertise on the site since so many people are on there. Facebook makes most of it's revenue from advertisements.


I understand that to be true also. I cant believe Iceland is using Facebook to rewrite their Constitution


That seems like a bad idea. People don't think before they type on Facebook and they're willing to be more ridiculous because they are behind a keyboard.


Agreed. I have alsways really liked Micheal Jackson, and I knew he did work on the Simpsons


I have mixed feelings about him. As a pop star he was amazing, his personal life not so much. My understanding is that Freddie Mercury cancelled a duet with him because he insisted on bringing his llama to the studio.


Yes I understand the feelings, would have loved to see the 50 foot robot though


He had some very out there ideas. I did know that Eddie Van Halen Played the guitar solo in Beat It free of charge.


I did not know that either. and that Micheal helped write the soundtrack to sonic 3


That seems very odd to me. Thinking back to the Sonic games they do not have music that I would have thought a high profile musician made.


I would agree with that, but still good music. I knoew taylor swift removed her music from spotify but not pandora


I wonder why? I use Pandora a lot. I often have it on when I exercise. They have a net income of $-16 million despite having $274 million in revenue. I really think they need to look into their overhead cost.


I would agree. I know she didnt like how they pay artist. I did not know they were streaming comedy also


I didn't either. I have never tried to use it for that. I use Podcast apps for that purpose. I'll have to look into that.


They have plenty of streams at 168 million steams for Aloe Blacc


That's a huge amount of streams. I did not realize until recently that Pandora was only available in the United States. I find that surprising.


me too I found the music genome project interesting to learn about also


Algorithms are always interesting to me.


I guess a disabled student who won a case against a TX school died recently.  Her name is Amber Tatro.


Yeah,  thats sad.  Do you used facebook?


Yes, but I'm not addicted... It was a tough SC case.  I'm not sure I agree that schools should have to perform medical procedure.  They are school not a hospital.


Yes I agree,  unless they have medical training.


It was all kinds of things with her... Infections, injections, etc... The school would need a team.  She got a standing ovation when she graduated.


Facebook... It seems to have many uses.  Iceland is using to rewrite their constitution.  What do you use it for?


I use it for keeping in touch with people,  seeing what people are up to and news.  How about yourself?


That's the same with me.  I comment very little.  I didn't realize Facebook is blue because Zuckerburg is red-green colorblind...


Me either.  I just recently saw the movie the social network,  its about facebooks start.


Yeah, kids from Harvard -- wasn't it a student post board?  Myspace could have bought it for penny's...


Yeah something like that.  I know right,  that was a huge mis opportunity on their part.


Yeah.  Why would Burger King have a promotion to encourage others to unfriend others?  They offered a free Whopper to unfriend 10 people.


I dont know the reasoning behind it,  but I wouldnt mind a free whopper lol


Yeah, that made me a little hungry.  Did you like Michael Jackson?


yeah, he was a talent for sure.  I can't believe he wanted to develop a 50 foot robot to roam the desert around Vegas.


Hes always been a little different lol Did you hear freddie mercury cancelled a det with mj because he wanted a llama in the studio? lol


No.  I miss Freddie too...  strange reason to cancel... Do you listen to Pandora Radio?  The have comedian now.


Yes,  love pandora,  I do listen to their comedy on road trips and long drives.


Yeah, ZM radio is cool too.  Thanks for the chat, you were great!


I do, I travel a lot for work, but even more for leisure. I wish I could use the commuter bus the Dutch are creating. It's designed to travel at 160mph!


I would rather do that than be in Iceland where there is no rail service!


I agree with that. I wonder how many people there have never left their towns?


I'm sure many are content where they are. I would hate to live in Japan though, it costs 300 dollars in tolls to drive across country.


That would be an expensive road trip. I wonder how the first king to travel around the world got around?


I think it was King Kalakaua of Hawaii to do that and that was long before airplanes!


I wonder if he went to Mackinac Island? They've banned motorized vehicles there for over a hundred years. I bet it's peaceful there!


I bet it is, instead of hearing the snow plows like I am right now! Did you know the dodo bird was part of the pigeon family?


I did not know that, that's pretty interesting. I've heard that some birds fly from Alaska to Norther Mexico without sleeping! That is wild!


I would be sleeping right away during that trip haha. Birds are smart, especially the ones that can mimic camera sounds in Australia!


Yeah they are, and how hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests.


I wouldn't know how they get the spider webs not to stick to them, I can never get them off me haha.


I'm not sure either, haha they always stick to me too!


Have you heard of Machine Learning? it's the study of algorithms and mathematical models that computer systems use to improve performance.


Yes, I actually studied it in college. I wish I could have wrote the algorithm that mines rap lyrics and writes its own!


That would make writing songs much more easier! I like how they can make double entendres like "that's what she said".


That is pretty cool! Ubisoft actually partnered with the British Museum to apply machine learning to speed the deciphering of ancient hieroglyphics.


Technology is just beyond cool! They can even monitor food poisoning with it!


It is amazing, possibilities are endless with it! Did you know the "are you human " test on many sites serves a second purpose?


I did not know that! All I know is that they are annoying when you have to wait for them to load lol.


Hi there. I do like animals though I do not have pets. I think they should have rights so they are not hurt. There's a lawyer in Switzerland who represents them in court.


i do not have any pets either. i would like a dog. that lawyer must have an interesting set of clients. LOL


H&M was selling goat hair coats and there was video footage the improper treatment of the goats.


yeah, the source of clothing is often quite disgusting. people working under terrible conditions. child labor. its sad.


H&M is trying to trace the source of all its products now.


that is good. it is easy to lose control of the supply chain. where do the materials come from? well, it is a big planet.


At least it seems more and more businesses are recognizing that transparency is important. I think because more consumers expect it.


yeah, we dont want to participate in a kind of oppression. we want clothes at a fair price.


Speaking of saving money, there was a man who wore 70 items of clothing so he didn't have to pay for baggage. I don't think that would fly in the US haha


he must have been enormous. did he make it through the x ray machine? did he fit in the seat?


Right, haha. Bulletproof clothing often seems bulky as well. Bulletproof clothing mogul Miguel Cabarello shoots his employees to test the quality of his clothes.


what?? that is crazy. his employees should shoot him a few times first. LOL


Yeah, I know. I don't think he could pay me enough.


yeah, really, there needs to be a danger pay, or a per bullet bonus or something


Yeah because we cannot live forever like the biologically immortal jellyfish and lobster.


would you really want to live forever? i wonder if it would get boring or frustrating. it might be good to be frozen for a century then wake up for a bit. that would be fun.


Not forever, maybe just longer, haha. In the Netherlands they try to help wildlife live longer by constructing bridges for them.


that is thoughtful. the dutch seem to think a lot about nature. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah, makes me want to take a nature hike right now. Nice talking!


Hello ! Did you know the brand ZARA banned the use of animal after an investigation?


They were found to throw goats, I understand why people were shocked


That's crazy. Did you know pilgrim clothing was full of color?


Thats so interesting also, I heard they only wore black on special occasions, only humans wear clothing also


Yes I saw that as well. There's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc. that are found in unclaimed baggage.


Normally bigger corporations have enough power to make decisions like that. But that's not ethical is it


Yea I don't think that's ethical either.


I think it has a clear link with the use of animals by many companies.... Using fur without consent kinda resembles using unclaimed baggage


Germany was the first country to give rights to animals do you agree with that?


Wow I didn't know that. I agree with that though.


I do too, but I mean it includes animals like the lochness monster... haha


haha. Did you know rip curl makes clothes in North Korea yet the label says China?


Really ?? thats crazy ! isn't that so unethical also.... the people that make the clothes probably don't even get paid enough.... Apple did have a clothing line also but I mean it did not last


Oh wow that's funny Apple had a clothing line.


I bet it had apples all over it.... Did you know that many many companies are feeling the pressure to ban animal use such as faux fur?


I did not know that. I don't own anything with fur, but it doesn't bother me if people do wear it.


Why does it not? do you agree with the companies?


Animals were put on this Earth for humans to use by God so as long as you're eating the meat, it doesn't bother me to use the fur along with it.


Interesting point of view ! I still think they are right to ban it though


I do just like the pilgrims, do you know when they wear black?


Yeah. Do you know how they can tell if you need your clothes tailored?


Yeah. Did you hear of that store in Alabama with stuff from airports?


Yes they sell stuff that are left unclaimed at airports from people


Yeah I bet you they have all kinds of stuff there


Yes about 20 quintillion individuals ones


I do not even know how many zeroes are in that


I have a cat. Domesticated animals have a white patch on the forehead it seems


I do not think my pets have that though to be honest


Mine either. Do you know who we have hiccups?


Yes they are left behind from when animals had gills and lungs


Yeah. Did you know the loch ness monster is a protected species?


Hi there ! Looking forward to chat with You ! :)


Hello, what is your opinion on animal cruelty?


I hate when animals are being cruel... ;)


Would you purchase a pair of shoes made of animal skin if they were on sale?


hmmm... are Martens made out of leather ?


I wanna say no.... but if they look pretty cool... and the animal is dead already... I mean... I won't change the world by myself by skipping a beautiful pair of Martens...


Animal are being killed for food, but I think there are other material can be used for clothes.


I guess so... but I feel like that's going to end soon because I've read an article about artificial meat genetically made... so maybe animals will be safe soon....


Yes, you are right. Did you know that some of the largest clothing chains discontinue selling mohair due to animal cruelty?


I mean that's great, but I think they are just doing that for the media coverage... I don't know, don't know much about fashion...


Maybe you are right. Mohair is made from the hair of a Angora goat for sweaters and coats.


oh, so the animal is fine ? After cutting the hair ? Or does it suffer ?


Oh, so the Angora sis much like a sheep?


I'm not sure, I hope Angora is not suffering because somebody cuts it's hair...


I hope not either. Materials that made from the hair of these animals are expensive.


I'm sure they are... hey - Apple had a clothing line in 1986. I didn't know that....


No, I didn't know that, all I know about apple is making and selling electronic products.


Yeah, that's what I thought ! Maybe it's worth googling it after this HIT ;)


Yes, did you know what type of clothing were made by Apple?


That's the thing - I don't , but I would think it's something artificial - maybe worth looking into ;


What do you think about a man wore 70 items of clothing at a Chinese airport to avoid bagging charge?


You are so right, I am surprised he pass the checkpoint.


He was probably sweating like crazy ! lol :)


Back to animals, I am a animal lover and I hope things will change in their favorite.


I really think it will soon. Hey, Thank You so much for chatting with me ! ;)


I love to travel. Haven't gotten much chance lately, though. How about you?


I love to travel as well, so relaxing I want to visit Mackina island, sounds like a really peaceful place


Where is that? I don't think I've ever heard of it.


That is actually located in the US, I cant recall where but motorized vehicles have been banned there for more than a century


Wow! Are they trying to keep a historical feel to the area?


Seems that way, the air must be clean and free of many of the pollutants we have in the city, Japan also seems like a great destination, kind of expensive though


Japan would be an amazing cultural experience, but travel inside the country is pricey, maybe even more than travel to the country!


Yeah highway tolls cost more than $300 dollars thats too much money


I guess if you traveled there, it would be best to focus on one city so you don't have to spend on traveling around. It's probably expensive to travel in Iceland too. Most people there without cars take flights to get from city to city!


That makes sense, seems like it would be just as expensive and the flight time is less, the firs king of Hawai sure traveled a lot


I wonder if he was surprised at the size of the world after ruling a small chain of islands for part of his life. I know I would be.


Sounds like something to be excited about I bet he saw many kinds of birds in his travels


He probably saw some kinds that he had seen at home, since birds migrate so far. Some go from Alaska to northern Mexico!


He probably saw a dodo bird, those are extinct now but maybe he had the chance to see one.


It's a shame they went extinct. The moa and the elephant bird have gone extinct too, but both of those were wingless birds.


There was an elephant bird? I bet it was massive, spiders must hate hummingbirds lol


I'd hate hummingbirds too if they kept stealing my house to make a nest! Thankfully they're a bit too small and lightweight for that.


I bet hummingbirds wouldnt mess with bigger spiders, sounds like they are bullies but I hate spiders so I guess its ok lol


I'm with you - not a fan of spiders at all. Hummingbirds are beautiful to watch though, and penguins are my favorite animal. I'm on Team Bird over Team Spider.


Im on Team Bird as well so that makes two of us lol, I bet a lot of people would agree with us.


Yes, I do. I dont often have the time or money to travel but i really do enjoy it.


Me too. Did you know in Japan every highway is a toll?


the high speed highways impose a toll. the roads are not crowded though. you get what you pay for. did you want to go to Japan?


I want to visit. Did you know that Iceland had no public rail service?


Yes, i did know that. Japan on the other hand has a tremendous rail service. if you plan to visit, the rail system is better than the highway. however the air travel in Iceland is probably cheaper.


Did you know that bird's bones are hollow?


Yes, I did. they are stronger because they are hollow. lighter too. Did you know that birds have regional accents according to scientists?


No, I didn't know that. I also didn't know the feathers weight more than their bones.


I guess that is also true of crows, which are among the most intelligent of birds, and are even capable of imitating human speech.


Interesting. What do you know about machine learning?


It is learning done by machines. Beyond that, not much. You?


They have an algo that can mine rap lyrics and write their own.


That is very cool. Soon we will not need rap artists. We can have the machines do it for us.


Hilarious. Yeah, it will be like that Beastie Boys song Intergalatic.


Yes, that would be great. What else do you know that is interesting about machine learning?


Apparently there are "are you human " tests that aid in the design of machine learning.


Yeah, turing tests. this whole things we're doing right now is part of that study. Anyway, thanks for the phat chat!


Right, that is what they are called. Nice chatting with you too.


do you have a smart speaker? I have an alexa... but they kind of creep me out sometimes.


I don't. They look handy, but come off as kind of invasive.


yeah i think they can be... but it is useful. I like amazon products for the most part. it was way more affordable and versatile than the apple home speaker that was 350


$350 really is too expensive. I get that Apple tries to go for the high-end market, but good grief.


siri was intended for android and blackberry initially and it's funny now because the amazon ceo talks about how limited it's abilities are now.


Siri isn't even compatible with Spotify on the Homepod. When your assistant can't talk to your music to play on your speakers, there's a problem!


i have a huge problem getting alexa to connect too sometimes tho. it always tries to open "spotty control"... my husband and I always joke that we are an "amazon family" i didn't realize how true that was until I learned that amazon has owned IMDB since 98!


Since '98? No kidding! I guess it makes sense for a company that started as a bookstore to branch out into movies next.


yeah, i remember when they only sold books. a distant memory i think. now the workers walk 7-15 miles each shift.


That makes me wonder how many miles the goats Google used to trim their grass traveled. Maybe 15 miles?


hahaha google has some wild things. I used to live in the bay and their workspace is very unique.


You've seen the Googleplex? Neat! What's it like?


they have a lot of different campuses all over palo alto and san francisco. it is very well kempt. and there are google bikes EVERYWHERE.


That sounds about what you'd expect from the provider of so much web traffic.


yeah when they went down for a bit a few years ago web traffic dropped 40%. yahoo must have been happy for five minutes.


Poor Yahoo. Apple has Siri, Microsoft has Cortana... I'm sad that Ask.com isn't still around. I want to have Jeeves as my personal assistant!


that is a throwback. Cortana isn't very useful, but I like bing as a search engine...and i like that they pay you points that can be changed in for giftcards.


Cortana was helpful in Halo at least. Can't really picture Siri hanging out with Master Chief.


my friend met the siri lady in an airport once. that was interesting.


Hah! I wonder how the male voice actors feel. Mr. Briggs didn't even know he WAS the voice until he heard himself in a commercial.


yeah talk about being the weakest link. I wonder how that happens though...like don't they have to pay for his voice?


Maybe it was some kind of contract work, and the client wasn't disclosed.


maybe that is a good point. thanks for chatting, I had a great time talking. :)


Me too! Best of luck to you and your "Amazon Family!" Take care.


I sure do. Do you know what she sings if you ask her to?


Yes she sings the same song as hal 9000 of space oddysey


Yes. Do you know where siri sends the questions that we ask?


Yes to a database in North Carolina, pretty scary


Yes that is why IBM are afraid of what siri might say


And they are right to be afraid. DO you know who is the voice of Siri in the UK?


It is a male, the same guy that did the voice in the Weakest Link


Yes his name is Jon Briggs and he did not know he was the voice of siri


Yeah until he heard an iPhone commercial. Do you use Google?


All the time. Do you know how much computing power a search requires?


Yes more than it took them to sent Armstrong and 11 others to the moon


Yeah . Do you know how they calculate traffic?


Yes they take the average of android devices in traffic


Yes. Google once hired goats to mow the lawn instead of people


That is so cool and different and also more environmentally friendly.


True. Did you know they went down for 5 minutes in 2013?


Yes and it took down 40% of web traffic down with it


That just speaks volumes  on how heavy its use it


Hi! I use Siri sometimes by accident or sometimes when I am driving and can't take my eyes off the road. However, I do use Alexa around the house. Do you?


I've never used it, it is hilarious, because I have an iphone. I don't have alexa, I'm scared it will spy on me.


Oh, yeah, usually Siri is turned off for me like on my other Apple devices, but I have found that it sometimes comes in handy for phones when driving although most of the times it's quite frustrating because they don't understand me and do something else. Considering Siri's best skill is being a musicologist, I will have to try out that feature some time.


It scares me, I was unaware that Apple had something called the Homepod.


Apple has restricted the scope of the HomePod's intelligence, considering that Siri gets things wrong about 10% of the time. It's nice that they built the technology so that everyone is treated the same, which raises privacy concerns because anyone can ask to read owner's messages.


Yeah, do you use Cortana? The microsoft thing?


No, but I find it to be very annoying. They took away the search functionality for that.


Oh, I'm not too familiar with that. What do you mainly use it for?


I'm not sure to be hoenst. But did you know that siri was supposed to be for android originally?


That's surprising but I did know that Siri uses Bing search engine over google as its default search engine.


I would love to work at Google some day even if it means being called a 'noogler' and have to wear a propeller beanie cap because that's what new google employees are all succumbed to.


Well apparently the guy from the weakest link does the voice.


Oh ok, the American voice of Siri is a voice actor named Susan Bennett, she's also the terminal voice for Delta Airlines, I wonder whether she negotiated a licensing or royalty fee for her work.


I didn't know that. What type of roles has she been in?


From what I read, Delta Airlines, subway terminals, voice of Siri, etc. I'm guessing any commercial voice you hear in public places might be hers.


OMG, that is awesome. I bet Amazon workers are tired after walking 7-15 miles each day.


They are definitely tired, but on the bright side, they probably don't need gym memberships because they might be in great shape!


That's true. The first customer spent $27.95


Did you hear about the 300 crocodiles killed in Indonesia?


Yeah I think that is sad. Us humans are invading these animals' space and we think we own the place.


I agree.  We dont even respect other humans, so animals definitely dont get any resepct.  We really need to treat every living thing with respect.


It's especially bad because it was a licensed sanctuary that Sugito wandered into to collect food. This was undoubtedly done without permission.


It is like when the kid fell into Harambe's cage.


Right, I was mad about that one too. Police tried to stop the killings but there were 600 people so it was impossible.


That is horrible.  There are 20 quintillion (yeah that is a number) animals on earth and humans are one.  Id say we are slightly outnumbered.


Killing a protected species is a crime in Indonesia so it was just those people who were out of control. What's gross is the villagers took selfies with the crocodiles afterward.


I would get killing the one, but trying to exterminate a species because of one bad one is stupid.


Yeah, and I still don't think it's bad because the villager wandered into its habitat. But some people did question the logic of having crocodile ponds so close to a village.


Or rather building a village close to where the animals already live.


What about the Disney World alligator? Did you hear about that one?


I vaguely remember something about that, what was the deal with it again?


There was a sign that said stay away from the water but the parents let him get too close to the pond. He was scooping up water into a pail when he was snatched. Poor kid.


I remember that now.  I feel bad, it is just awareness. Some people have none


Yeah, I heard that he was also playing in the water. And in this case they euthanized the alligator and humanely removed others.


Removal I can deal with, only if we were not intruding on their initial home.


Yeah well I guess Disney World built where there were already alligators naturally. Seems pretty ineivitable in many areas of Florida that we would intrude. Sigh. I feel bad for the boy but the crocodile was probably just acting in its nature because it's a carnivore.


Thinking like this little snack wandered into my home, how nice.


Right.:/ And as humans we make handbags of alligators all the time. That being said,I'd be very protective of my children if an animal came to attack them.


True.  Its been great chatting!  Have a nice day!


Hi, how are you? Yes, I do like Disney films. Loved them as a kid. I haven't seen one in a while though. What was the last Disney film that you saw?


I saw Moana last, but also Frozen shortly before that, it was the first film directed by a woman by Disney, you?


I think I saw an animated film, probably Fantasia? A long time ago. I have heard good things about Frozen.


That was a while ago, an instant disney classic. Did you know toy companies get involved before they even make movies


The marketing and the licensing are all together on this. The film seems to be a giant commercial for toys! LOL


For sure, that is a good way to put it! Do you have a favorite animal?


I guess dogs are my favorite. There are so many out there! Elephants are cool too.


me too I love dogs so much. Elephants and dogs are the only animals that respond to pointing


That makes sense. Elephants have a tremendous intellect. I think they are much smarter than we suspect.


Did you know there are like 20 quintillion individual animals on this planet


I figure we're killing them at a rate that is going to hurt our chances of survival. That is something we should worry about.


For sure, it is sad to think that is happening. Hiccups formed i think because of animals


We probably do not need hiccups now, but there are there from a long time ago. Maybe when we breathed differently.


That is very true. in 2002 animals were given actual rights in Germany, should happen everywhere


Animals should have someone to advocate for them. Too often animals are left to fend for themselves. I wonder who the lawyers are.


For sure, humans could do this if they weren't so busy doing other things.


I wish that we had a longer term vision of our place on the planet. We don't. Humans are separate from animals, but not independent. We will follow their fate if we destroy the planet.


For sure, I will be long gone by then but sad to think it will probably happen. good chatting with you!


People in Indoenesia do not like crocodiles.  They killed 300 after 1 killed a villager.


I can see how the crocodiles can be dangerous though. For them, it's about human safety


I understand, but the guy that was killed was in a protected croc sanctuary. It was kind of his fault.


And I guess the species is endangered, which is part of why it's a big deal


Yes.  40 cops tried to stop the crowd, but it turned into a mob of 600 villagers.


Most of the time they try to remove the animals humanely, but those cases are also in the United States. Those villagers likely acted out of fear


Yes, in some instances animals that attack are required to be put down and tested for disease like rabies


On the other end of the spectrum, animals have guaranteed legal rights in Germany


That is good.  There is a line between public safety and animal cruelty


As long as the public is safe. In Scotland, the Loch Ness monster is a protected species


If Bigfoot is in the US, that one may not happen. Although if he has a white patch on his forehead, it's a sign that he's domesticated


Apparently humans looked like bigfoot many years ago.  Then about 240 thousand years ago we lost body hair


One thing we didn't lose are hiccups. It's a leftover result of when land animals had both lungs and gills


That is insane to think how species evolved.  Now that are 20 quintillion different animals on earth


And yet among all those, we are the best distance runners due to persistence during hunting


Yes, but we have to buy our vitamin C.  Most other animals and plants produce it naturally


True, but I wonder how many other animals can regrow a rib in 2-3 months after it's surgically shortened


That is true.  And we can use tools.  Let's see a crocodile do that


I wonder if there's a sound frequency that can cause fear in them like there's one that does in humans


Maybe that is why we build fires and make weapons.  To guard against the fear


Hi. I love animals. I have a couple of pets. How about you?


I also love animals,  I have a dog,  but Ive been asking my husband for a dragon for years


I don't think he'll be able to find that. Out of the 20 quintillion animal types on the planet, I don't think dragon's exist.


well not the ones I want.  But they do exist,  the kimodo dragon.


Oh that's right. I forgot those little guys are still around. Did you know Germany is the first country in the world to give animals legal rights?


Yeah I think the kimodo dragon actually has its own island too lol I didnt know that,  what rights are those?


Yes, I think the do have an island. As for the legal rights, I'm not entirely sure but pretty much what humans have.


I see.  Did you know dogs have 12 blood types?


No, I had no idea. That is interesting. Did you know animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated?


Is that every animal?  I never seen it on any of my dogs or fish.  That is interesting.


Yes, my animals have those patches. I think it's all the head pats.


I have two cats. They are rescues, really good cats but they seems to hate the movie Frozen. Did you know that was the first Disney film directed by a woman?


Nice,  my dog is a rescue.  I wonder why they hate frozen,  it has such good songs.  No I didnt know that.


I don't know but they literally growl at the TV when its on. I guess they aren't Disney fans. I wonder if they would like the lion king.


Yeah show them something they might relate to,  cats.  did you know that wreck it ralph developement started in the 1980s,  took so long to get that movie finish,  turned out great though.


I had no idea, that is a long time of development. I was also surprised to find out the lion king was the first Disney film to be dubbed in Zulu for its African release.


Thats good,  they should make it dubbed in more languages.


Yeah, they are trying to sell to a big audience. I mean toy industries are involved with Disney animations before they begin making the films.


That seems like a given,  these toys come out way before the movie to promote it and get kids excited about the movie.


Well its no surprise. Disney is one of Hollywood's biggest film studios. If they make something, then you should get in while you can.


Yeah, pretty much. I'm locked into a disturbing amount of their utilities. How about you?


I love Google, i can't stand other search engines like bing or yahoo


I refuse to use Bing because I despise Microsoft even more than Google.


lol, Google is incredible though, it requires more computing power for one search than it took to send neil armstrong to the moon!


Yeah, pretty much any kind of personal electronic device these days would put the supercomputers of that period to shame.


that is very true, a lot has come since back then. How about siri, are you a fan?


I don't even have a smart phone, so I've never used it. Have you?


wow, you are daring, i like it! I have an iphone but never use siri, I would rather just google something instead to be honest.


I'm not really daring, LOL. I just live in a 3G dead zone and I'm self-employed, so I just need a basic tracfone in case I have an emergency on my occasional trips to town. But my laptop is all the Internet connection I need.


I have a friend like that also, no shame in that. That is perfect though with your laptop because you can still communicate with others if needed. Do you do a lot of amazon shopping?


A fair amount, although they're another corporation I hate :) I get better deals on supplements and used books. How about you?


For sure, it was started as a book company in 1994


They're a good source of out-of-print stuff, for sure. Library Genesis is also good for obtaining "unauthorized" pdfs of a whole lot of books. I always check there before Amazon.


I will have to check that out, is that legal to use? I am taking my masters and books cost too much


The uploads are probably copyright violations, but I've never heard of anybody having trouble over downloading from it. And any academic book you want there's a better than 90% chance you'll find it there. Just Google "Library Genesis" to find mirror sites.


wow, I will do that, thank you! Back to amazon though, jeff bezos has a clock in a mountain that will run for 10,000, i wonder why


It sounds a lot like something called the Long Now Project that did something similar, IIRC.


I will have to look into that, that sounds interesting. I just googled library genesis. It was so nice chatting with you!


Likewise. But I don't think we're quite done yet.


It looks like Apple is have some problems with its new HomePod product. Do you have one?


No I don't have one. But my parents do have an Amazon Alexa and my brother has a Google home which are similar devices. do you have one by the way?


Apple always overprices their stuff allowing others to offer products that are just as good at a lower price.  Kids and young adults buy them because they are "cute" and popular in their little clicks.


Yep I think so. It's crazy that there have been over four hundred million smart home devices shipped back in 2017 and it is projected to reach almost 1 billion devices by the year 2022 though, so they are definitely going to get more popular over time


I still feel stupid talking to an inanimate object. Siri wasn't even and Apple development.  It was originally intended for Android but Apple bought it.


Haha that's really weird. I also think it's weird that Apple went for the high-end Market with their homepod, when you can get a Google home for about $100 a homepod goes for almost four hundred, that's definitely a rip off


Yeah, that's Apple.  They have become more competitive but, face it, like everyone else their stuff is made somewhere in Asia. SO do you use something like Siri or Cortana?


No I just stick to Google myself, I don't know what Google's voice assistant is called but it's not Siri or Cortana, what about you? What do you use


On my phone it's Google like you.  On my laptop it's Cortana by I don't use it much.   I didn't know there was a male Siri -- a British guy?


No I didn't know that either. I only heard the female Siri haha. What do you think about the fact that a Google search uses more computing power than the power it took to send an astronaut to the Moon


People back then were good with a slide rule!  I think smart people will always be needed and computers will not take over the world.


Yes I think so. What it is crazy how far technology has come. For instance Google can use Android devices on the roads to map traffic data


Yeah.  I don't remember Google going down for 5 minutes in 2013.  It took 40% of web traffic with it.  I probably thought it was a problem on my end.


Wow that's a crazy amount of traffic! And no I don't remember that either, what do you think about the fact that Google Maps changes its Maps based on where you are searching from? That way if there is a dispute on a countries border it will create the border based on the user's location data?


That is interesting... They sure go to a lot of trouble.  Like when they used goats as lawn mowers.  They clearly didn't know how ornery goats are.


Haha that sounds like that would have taken a long time, what do you think about the fact that the CEO of Amazon actually built a clock into a mountain? I don't know why he would do that do you


Yeah, Bezos will do that in lieu of compensating his employees.  He's another one of the lefty liberals that would disappear if you removed the hypocrisy from them.


LOL I like the way you think. it is crazy though that Amazon owns imdb.com, I use that almost everyday for my movie collection


I love IMDB and was surprised to learn that.  I also learned that the 1st Amazon customer got a building named after him.


Yeah that is shocking. And since I don't have an iPhone I wouldn't know this, but apparently if you ask Siri to sing a song then she will sing the song that HAL 9000 sings in 2001 A Space Odyssey which is definitely creepy haha


That would be a little creepy.  Kubrick did the Hal 9000 thing where it was kind of chilling...  Thanks for the excellent chat!


Hello I am doing great! I do, a little more than I want to though, how about you?


I sometimes use it, when i dont have time to shop. i like to check things out in the store, if possible.


It's sad but I have turned into the complete opposite! I only go to the store if it's not on amazon haha. I wish I was the first customer to buy something though!


I would rather have amazon prime for life than a building named after me.


Haha I would like that as well haha. Can you believe how many miles a day an Amazon worker walks a day?


I think that they must lose a lot of weight, or get really bad knees LOL


I bet! I didn't even know IMDB was owned by Amazon too. They have the hand in every cookie jar haha.


Yeah, soon amazon will own everything and we will all work at amazon. 15 miles a day. can i do that at my age? LOL


I'm only 30 and am dreading that just thinking about it lol. Maybe Google will try and stop them?


Google and amazon will merge. all searches will produce amazon results. you will use your wages from google or amazon to buy goods online from amazon.


It's like the movie terminator! SKYNET IS OUT TO GET US!!!! haha it really is crazy how much stake Google has in the internet.


google dominates, but there is always some upstart that unseats the dominant firm. i wonder who that will be.


Well Google falls under Alphabet now, so I feel like they are getting prepared for that!


Yes, from A to Z, they will control everything. oh, well. i for one hail our new corporate overlords.


Apple even has a big piece of everything. Do you have an iPhone and use Siri?


I dont have an iphone. too expensive. i really dont want an electronic pacifier in my pocket LOL


haha I have the iPhone SE which came out like 5 years ago haha. I hardly ever use Siri but people love her!


Siri is probably convenient but isnt it always listening to you? i dont want that kind of eavesdropping.


I'm sure it is. Apple must have a lot of boring data on me haha.


Yeah, me too, and i dont even use Apple. LOL anyway, great chat!


I like to watch it. I know Bruce Lee was a great dancer and he won the Hong Kong Cha Cha Championship in 1958.


i cant say that im surprised. he must have had a great sense of rhythm. i bet he was a real ladies' man.


Yeah, I bet. Did you know ballet dancers can go through four pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


if i were a dancer, i would go through a dozen. LOL. i cannot dance. really.


Me too! Did you know Michael Jackson has a patent?


is that the patent on the shoes for that special lean? he really was a genius.


It was a device used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves.


yeah, thats it! i was never any good at dancing. i wonder if you have to start when youre young.


Well, I know babies spontaneously dance when they hear music. Maybe the better dancers heard a lot of music when they were younger.


i wonder if i heard enough music. maybe that was it. maybe i missed by window. oh well.


Yeah, maybe. I know they smile more when they hit the bet.


I use smile when i hit a bet too. LOL i heard that tupac was a dancer back in high school.


Yeah, I think he danced in the Nutcracker in HS.


I bet he was really good too. he was a backup dancer for digital underground later on. by the way, are you a fan of snakes?


No. I'm not crazy about snakes. There's no snakes in New Zealand.


so ive heard. i guess i would move there if i had a phobia of snakes. i have never seen a flying snake. that would be frightening.


No, basically they;re legless lizards without limbs.


oh, ok. The fear of snakes is hard-wired  in human brains. i guess that makes sense. we needed it for evolution.


Yeah, can you believe that crocodiles are more closely related to birds than to snakes.


i guess scales and feathers are analogous? i never know they were related. Anyway, great chat!


Hi! Are you familiar with Bad Times at the El Royale? I feel it basically defies expectations even though not all of its surprises are pleasant but there is satisfaction, however!


hi how are you? I have heard of it. it is a movie that came out recently, right?


Not too long ago and it's basically set in 1969 and is also kind of a B movie, black comedy and mystery! Drew Goddard directed it as well!


A B movie? Great! that sounds fun. low budget? doesnt take itself too seriously?


Exactly. So are you a horror fan in general? I watch horror films as a workout because you can burn over 180 calories just by watching them, surprisingly enough!


I thnk the first time it would burn that many, but the second time maybe not. not so scary.


That is a good point. But you know what else is crazy, they say if you view abstract art after watching a horror film, you'll enjoy it a lot more! I need to try that!


How does that even work? is your brain more active? more emotionally sensitive?


I would imagine so. It's so weird, isn't it? I tell you what else is weird, Stephen King once said Bambi was the first horror movie he watched. Can you believe that? He definitely has a twisted mind, doesn't he?


He probably was traumatized by that disney flick and ended up fascinated with the macabre.


Agreed! You know what else gets me? Danny from The Shining didn't actually know he was acting in a horror movie until years later. It's like how did he not know?


I guess he was ....slow? i dont know. what kind of movie did he imagine it to be?


That's what I'm wondering. Ha! But enough of this horror talk, or else I'm going to get scared. Ha! Are you a fantasy fan at all? I'd like to join the national spelling bee fantasy draft one of these days!


I have never down fantasy sports. I guess the appeal is that you compete and can make some money?


I guess so! But I also think it's cool that a single fold in our brains basically separate how we perceive reality and fantasy. That's truly amazing!


I wonder if my fold has come unfolded in recent years. i feel that my time on the internet has blurred the line.


Ha! I know what you mean. It is hard to distinguish at times, isn't it? Maybe we should start writing fantasy. Then hopefully we can be knighted for our services to literature like author Terry Pratchett was!


Terry is a great writer. He deserves the recognition. do we have to call him sir terry though?


I suppose he's earned that title. Ha! On a similar fantasy note  (if you would consider this movie fantasy like I kind of do), do you like Thor? I think it's crazy Ant Man of all characters made his Marvel debut before Thor and even Hulk, Iron Man and Spider Man! Isn't that unbelievable?


I havent seen thor. I guess it could be good. i like the norse myths. Anyway, great chat!


It's a great movie! Marvel Studios produced it and Paramount distributed it. Plus it was directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by both Zack Stentz and Ashley Edward Miller! Well, it was great chatting with you as well! Hope you have a good night, friend!


Yes, i enjoyed chatting too! Have a good weekend!


And same to you! Be sure to check out Thor this weekend. If you like Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Natalie Portman or Chris Hemsworth, then this is the movie for you! Ha! Take care, friend!


Good morning! As someone who suffers from ophiophobia. I am pleased to learn there are no snakes in New Zealand.


Did you know that there is even a flying snake?


No I did not.  But crocodiles, which I also hate, are related more to birds than snakes.


I like the crocs, and I guess monkey's share our fear of snakes.


They must be smart, lol.  What about the legless lizards.  They look like snakes


I don't like those either, nor eels. I do think it's fascinating that they have their paired organs one in front of another, opposed to side-by-side.


That is fascinating.  I also think that the fact that In Britain, politicians had tomwear a top hat if making a point of order in the house of commons until 1998.


That's insane. Kinda like people thinking that in the old west, the bowler was most popular, not the cowboy hat.


Oh really, neat.  When someone tips their hat to you, it originated from knights lifting their face visors to show friendliness.


I did know that! It was explained to us at Medieval Times. Yet, the length of ladies hatpins were regulated, so they could not be used as a weapon.


That sounds reasonable.  Some hats even have religious fuct


Do you know what the function of the turban worn by Sikhs is?


No but I know it's a religious thing, just like mitres worn by Bishops.


The chef's Toque is just silly, it gets in the way and looks like a coffee filter.


lol, yes it does.  Do you like to Dance?  Did you know that Bruce Lee was actually a great dancer.  He won the Hong Kong cha cha championship in 1958.


I don't dance. I am not cordinated at all. I like watching people dance. I think its cute how babies break out in dance when they hear music.


That is adorable.  My wife has a degree in dance.  She told me that professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pair of pointe shoes in a week.


I think it's fascinating that Michael Jackson's shoes were responsible for that extreme lean in his dance moves, I always thought he wore disguised pointe shoes.


I also saw he has a patent on the device used for that lean.


That is insane. Almost as crazy as Tupac being a ballet dancer in high school.


I'm not either to be honest. What about Fantasy films, do you watch them?


I'll take back a bit. I like Edgar Allen Poe. I know watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories!


Interesting. So instead of going to the gym, you just sit there and watch the movies?


Right! Did you know Bambi terrified Stephen King.


I'm not surprised, Bambi does die in the end.


I'm glad. I know if you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art you will enjoy the art more.


Interesting, any type of specific artists, or just abstract art?


Ok, I wonder why that is. Any ideas as to why this occurs?


None at all. It's hard to believe Danny the boy from the shining did not know he was acting in horror film.


Interesting. I didn't know that. Did you know that they have fantasy draft spelling bees?


No, I did not. A single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy.