Me too!  I was going to look it up after this!  Thats interesting and scary.  I wonder if people use that sound to purposely cause fear in humans.  for example,  do they use this sound in scary movies or theme parks etc.  Also,  thats kind of a bummer that we dont produce vitamin c on our own,  just another vitamin we have to take on a daily basis.


when the earth first formed a day was only 5.5 hours...how do they even know this lol although that would be kinda cool if humans only had to work like 2 hours a day.


About 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water, mostly by oceans. The remaining 29% is land consisting of continents and islands that together have many lakes, rivers and other sources of water that contribute to the hydrosphere.


Also amazing,  i love those shows about ocean life,  theres a whole way of life down there,  do you ever watch Blue Planet?  Whats your favorite water animal?  I love Orcas and Octopus


Awesome its been good talking to ya give us a good rating


Hello, are you interested in space and the universe?


Yes I am!  I always wondered if the universe may exist in a black hole.


I don't know enough about black holes to know if that would be a good thing or a bad thing.


lol  Me neither.  I always thought that they were a bad thing.  lol  They say that there is a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background that has been theorized to be a link to a parallet universe.  Pretty deep huh?  lol


That would be really interesting. It's amazing that there is so much out there that we can only theorize about.


I agree.  If you were to fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.  (the little cartoon bubble just went off over my head saying "now you know...."  lol)


I saw an episode of Mythbusters where they had to use a steamroller to fold a piece a paper after a couple of times. 103 would be impossible!


Oh man.  I love that show!  It never gets old.  Did you know that Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago?


Yes I know there are people who believe it is only 2000 years old but I believe what the researchers and scientists have discovered.


I'm with you.  71 percent of the Earths surface is covered with water.  Incredible that there are some parts of the world that are suffering from water shortages.


It's unfortunate that a lot of that water is not potable. Hopefully we can make some advancements in desalinization and help those areas.


Yes I agree.  I didn't know that Jupiter saves Earth from many asteroids heading towards it.  That makes sense.


Luckily it's so big it probably draws a lot of them into it's gravitational field.


Yes.  If Earth's entire history was viewed in a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.  We're just a blip on the history of the Earth.


It's amazing to think how little we've existed in relation to how old the universe is.


Yes.  The direction of the Earth's magnetic field reverses every 200 to 300 thousand years.  Would that make rivers flow in different directions then?


I wish I knew enough about science to answer that one. That would be something if they suddenly changed directions.


I'm not sure if that's magnetic or gravity.  I'm thinking magnetic because a friend of mine has been south of the equator to South America.  Have you ever noticed when you flush a toilet and the water will swirl one way?  He said in South America the water swirled opposite of here in the states.


I have never been south of the Equator, I would love to see that in person.


Me too.  I don't think I'll ever get there unfortunately.  Speaking of gravity...the Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth.  That's odd.


Yeah that is really odd. It's been fun chatting about science with you!


I found the article about humans to be super fascinating. I could not believe it was only 240,000 years ago where we lost all the body hair.


Well, the Earth was much colder then, it would have still been needed.


Did you find anything interesting about the article? What was your favorite?


I was surprised by the fact about some stars being so cold humans could touch them.


Yeah, I was also suprised by that fact, as well as interested about the theory that there is only one electron in the universe.


Yeah, I knew the stories about Kepler and Copernicus, but the facts below were pretty interesting.


It's sad that 80 percent of the earth's forests have been destroyed.


Sad and dangerous to everything living on the Earth. The Earth being helium free sounds alarming too.


Yeah, at the rate at which we are destroying the earth and the elements are getting scarce. It makes me very nervous for future generations. We should be doing more to prevent it.


True. Hmm, wish they had said a little more in the Earth facts.


Yes, I would love to learn more about our Earth.


Just saw the natural selection theory about universes. That's kind of unexpected.


I am much more interested in the Earth than the Universe. Interesting when the earth first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.


That makes sense, it was smaller, hotter and unfinished. The Earth's orbit would have been much different.


yes, but I would have thought maybe 12 hours, but I did not think things were that short.


I would have guessed a little longer too. But a planet goes through a huge amount of changes in 4.5 billion years.


I know crazy that humans have such a short existence in all that.


It took that long for Earth to be a place where we could survive.


Are you a believer in the big bang theory or are you spiritual and religious? Just out of curiosity?


I believe in science. And nothing in the bible actually says the age of the Earth or that Adam and Eve weren't early humans.


I think that people are really overreacting to a style shift in a comic, I'm sure after 80 years the character needed an update.


You mean Nancy?  Yeah, people hate change, it's not like you can't go back to the old bare bones version if it doesn't work out.


I think that in this day and age, you need to capture the younger viewer to make your medium longer lasting. They may not relate to the same jokes that have sustained the comic industry for so long.


There will always be people that complain about change.  In the age of the internet anyone can put their complaints online.  Cartoons always have new writer and they have to put their spin on it.


I think that having a cartoonist put their own spin on it can lead to amazing advancements. Frank Miller really did some great work on Batman and it led to critically acclaimed movies in the long run.


I'm not that familiar with comic books.  I've heard of Frank Miller though.  Was he involved in the Watchman series?


No, it's a similarly dark take on a story. Alan Moore was the author of the Watchmen novel.


Those comic books seem a lot more sophisticated than the days of Superman.  I'm sure the writers get more than the $130 DC paid for the rights to Superman.


I believe it's become more of an event now when certain writers become involved in a franchise. I know Kevin Smith and Brian Quinn have had featured runs in comics.


Is that the director Kevin Smith?  I really liked that Clerks movie.  He should have a go at a Marvel or DC Comics film, there would probably be more swearing.


Yes that's the same Kevin Smith, a lot of his movies touch on comic books and super heroes in some way.


It sounds like you know your Comic Book stuff, Nancy doesn't sound like your type of material.


I've always been a fan of comic books. I prefer Marvel over DC comics personally


Can't say I have an opinion, I really liked the Batman trilogy, but I think it was more to do with Christopher Nolan than the subject matter.


I think that Nolan really transcended the problems DC has with adapting some of their franchises into movies.


Nolan should make an adaptation of the Nancy comic.  That would really upset some traditionalists.  It certainly wouldn't be simple then.


That would definitely upset the traditionalists, a gritty noir Nancy movie would be quite the change of pace.


We should start a rumor on the internet.


With the way the internet works these days I think it would spread like wildfire.


Do you listen to music on the internet.  I know that is another thing some people get upset about.  They don't like Spotify, they think you should still use vinyl.


I definitely use Spotify, even though Vinyl may give you the best sound, Spotify has a library that would cost you millions to recreate.


I do use Spotify, especially when I want to hear a specific  track.  I mainly use the internet to listen to the radio.


The ease and algorithms available online or through these apps are amazing.


hi, do you know much about us, the humans?


I have had my DNA examined and have a Bit of neanderthal in me.  Erect posture is one of our traits.


yup we have come a long way. too bad we still cannot synthesize vitamin c?


I know!  But I take it daily.  I think our use of language is wonderful, even though I have read that dogs can understand up to 1000 words.


Nice. I guess for now we stick to buying lemons and making lemonade


Unfortunately, I always order tea and water without lemons since studies have shown that 40% of lemons in restaurants have fecal matter on the skin.  Yuk!!  Humans use of tools is also distinctive.


oh no, that is no good. the cool thing is we can grow our ribs in 2-3 months


True.  Also we are the best of all animals at persistent hunting.  No other animals run marathons!


Yeah I guess that remains from our days of being hunter gatheres


No doubt.  There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.  Years ago my wife took me to see "The Exorcist" without any warning about what it was about.  I think I heard that frightful frequency!


Oh my that must have been really scary then. did you know babies spontaneously dance to music?


No, but I can understand it.  Even stoic people in my church start moving to certain beats.  There are lots of categories of dance!


yeah, I am a fan of tango and cha-cha. how about you?


I like the Argentine Tango because of the lifts and the relationship implied by the dance.   I was shocked to learn that Tupac dance ballet and played the Mouse Kind in The Nutcracker.


yeah I know, and Bruce Lee won a cha-cha competition once


Surprise dancers seem to abound!  I love to watch capable people do that!


Yes me too. did you know ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week?


That is costly.  I wonder why they can't make more durable yet flexible shoes?


Not sure, it is a tough type of dance though. have you seen the movie the incredibles?


I saw Incredibles, but not Incredibles 2.  Those characters. by Pixar are quite entertaining.


Very much so , I loved it too. nice chat


Do you like learning about the universe?


I mean it includes earth on which we live


sure, did you know there are cold stars?


Ya I wonder how it would be like to see and touch one


Wow it has to be amazing. i really admire people like Copernicus, Isaac Newton and more who have studied the universe and we have been able to learn from them!


I wonder if we will every truly know all there is to know in the universe


I hope so, because there are many questions, like the size of the universe, the number of galaxies, stars and to know what is beyond the visible universe!


I also wonder if there is any other life out there


And the thing is that without leaving our planet, there is so many things to learn about our earth.. to learn about its inclination, why is important, about gravity  and the magnetic field among many other things


Well there is a theory that technically gravity doesn't exist


Well there are many theories out there... but actually the earth's gravity interacts with the moon and the sun.. we can see evidence of the gravity's interaction with the moon


Well I mean the force of gravity does exist, but as a consequence of indents in space due to dense mass, like the mattress example


Interesting!! well let me tell you I want to travel and get to know as many different, seas, mountains, lakes and rivers!! That is my favorite thing to do.. what about you?


Traveling is an amazing hobby that I too enjoy. Learning about this vast earth so full of life and wonder is always fun


Yes and no place is like any other!! I also want to visit every island there exists! and even the Antartic


I do as well but I am hesitant to go to places that are too dangerous.


that is right, there is always a need to be careful but try to control the fear!  by the way did you know there is a sound frequency that makes  a person feel fear?


I bet they use it for horror movies!! Well there is a lot to learn about us as humans.. I really love to talk about science!


Indeed. I really enjoyed our chat. Thanks for blowing my mind and for this chat.


Hello. Do you like to dance? I do not dance but I enjoy watching dance performances.


Yes I like to watch dancing but I don't really dance, did you know that a ballet dancer can go through four pairs of shoes a week by the way


I heard about it.  It's really amazing.  It must cost them a lot of money.


Yes I think so. It's all so crazy that Tupac was a hardcore rapper but he also did ballet in high school haha


I cannot imagine him doing it.  Perhaps he wanted to meet pretty ladies!


Well I couldn't blame him! I also can't blame babies for dancing to music, apparently they will smile and move to the beat when they hear a song


That's cute.  I will want to watch my grand baby do it. Too bad she lives in another state.


Yeah that is too bad. What do you think about Bruce Lee though? Do you know he was actually a great dancer


No, I did not know that.  He was so talented in many ways.


Yes he actually won a Cha Cha Championship back in 1958, on a different subject have you ever seen the movie Incredibles 2?


No, I have not.  Please tell me about it.


Well I saw the movie but I didn't like it as much as the first one, came out last year and Samuel L Jackson actually does a voice in it, I think he's pretty cool


I like Samuel L Jackson.  Is he in both Incredibles?


Yes he is. If you watch the movies though it's crazy because they actually take place in the 60s, and they are not in present day


I see.  I'm curious to see them though since I can relate to the 60s. I'm old.


Well you might like the movie then haha, it's crazy that the first movie came out back in 2004, doesn't seem like it was that long ago


Do you know that Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit of be fired from Pixar?


No I didn't know that. I wonder if they worked harder because they were going to be fired then haha. What do you think about the fact that there was actually a sequel to the original Incredibles movie? But it was in video game for him, I never heard about that before


No, I have not heard about that.  Please tell me about it.


I don't know I never played the video game. But apparently it was the sequel before the sequel that came out last year haha. I'll have to check it out.


I do not play video games anymore.  Are you familiar with Sarah Vowell?


Betting sounds familiar. I think she does a voice in Incredibles 2 right? Maybe outside of that she is also a political commentator?


She is the voice of Violet Parr.  You are right, she is a political commentator.  Anyway, I've got to go now, my granddaughter is calling me.  It was nice chatting with you.  Good night.


Yes nice chatting with you too, and she is also apparently a bestselling author, I'll checkout her work take care!


Ya, you betcha. Give me a puck and a stick and you'll have a southerner trying to figure which end is up... You?


Hahahah Nice! I'm the same way.  An average pro hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds per game.


That explains why so many international hockey players are so fit! I saw in Sports Illustrated


Ha!  An ice hockey ring remains under a basketball court when switching stadium sports.  That has to be a pain in the butt changing the floor.


And I thought changing a diaper was tough... You know, hockey rinks used to only have one penalty box... But since fights would just continue in the box, teams lobbied for two boxes  to preserve teeth.


LOL ...to preserve teeth! Awesome! lol  A hockey player was traded for $1 in 1993 and he went on to win four Stanley Cups.  I have no idea what his name was.


Hockey players could use every cup they can get... In 1932, the USA Olympic hockey team lost to that hockey powerhouse, India


LOL In 1924 the first Ollympic games, Canada scored 132 goals and let in only 3 during the entire competition.  They weren't playing around.


Canadians are serious about their hockey!  Sometimes, the games get so hot, goalies spontaneously combust.  It happened once when puck hit a pack of matches in a goalie's pocket. Another reason I never smoked...


That would have been funny to see.  Canada is the only country in the world with 2 national sports hockey and lacrosse. lol


Nice. Not nice enough to make me want to be Canadian, but it is good that they have at least one thing to boast about!  Like the New England high school hockey team that beat the woman's USA Olympic team...


lol  Are you a basketball fan?  I am...my favorite shot is the granny shot.


In Texas, the Granny bow-hunting season starts in March. But Texans are proud of their Spurs, and that Tim Duncan!  He sacrificed money to stay in college for 4 years before dominating in the NBA!


Nice!  Physicists probed that shoot granny style is the absolute best technique to consistently score points from the free throw line.  That's why it's my shot.  I'm too short to get anywhere close to the hoop when the game is on.


Sounds like you still got game!  Sadly, most NBA players are broke just 5 years after they retire from the game.


Isn't that incredible they can blow through that money?  Allen Iverson will never have to worry about it after he signed that big endorsement deal with Reebok that pays him $800,000 a year until he reaches 55 and then at that time he will receive a final lump sum payment of $32 million bucks!


He's right there with Jordan...a dude so good, the Miami Heat, a team he only played against, retired Michael's Jersey number when Jordan retired. That's respect!


I never knew that.  Air Jordans were banned by the NBA.  Jordan wore them anyways because Nike was willing to pay the fine each game.  It's been fun chatting!


And now Jordan is principle owner of the Hornets!  Thanks. I have enjoyed chatting with you too!


Hello, are you a superhero fan? if you are then you might find interesting that there are over 300 hereos registered in the US.


not really but i am familiar.  i think it is funny that you cannot name your kid metallica, superman, or veranda in sweden.


I did not know that, well I would name my kid like that, it would be messed up lol.


So this is crazy and I had no idea.  Alan Iverson signed a lifetime deal with Reebok.  he gets $800k a year until the age of 55 and then gets $32M lump sum payment.  i am guessing Reebok regrets that.


Thats a lot of money, they sure regret it  although I think his had some decent seasons lately. There is a player that was known as Superman.


yes, Dwight Howard calls himself Superman.  sounds like he is looking to sign with the Washington Wizards.


I think he would be a good hire, I think Dwight Howard is a great player with a lot of experience.


He is not a good free throw shooter though, 56.6% is very poor for a pro basketball player.   And he picked up his 16th technical foul last season and was fined $60k and given a one game suspension.


Yeah, it seems like free throws are his kryptonite, I think that he is a bet that could turn better than expected, he has the motivation to comeback.


Speaking of Superman, DC Comics paid $130 in 1938 for the exclusive rights.  good investment.


I bet the party that sold the rights regret it to this day, considering Superman is one of the most popular heroes.


I would think so.  that $130 was probably wasted.  Superman once wielded Thors hammer as he was the only one deemed worthy.  lol


I thought Vision was also one of the worthy ones,did you know that there is a comic series about the collateral damaged caused by superheroes.


that would be a crappy job.  fixing everyone's crap...  there is a lso a superhero called NormalMan.  i am wondering what is super about being normal.


Thats odd, I heard his the only hero without powers in a planet full with heroes, he must have other skills.


maybe, but what would be normal about him then.  haha  Dwight Howard should shoot Granny style as physicists have proven this to be the best technique  Like Rick Barry


It is ironic lol, and yeah, maybe changing his technique will help him, I think he has a lot of talent and with inspiration he can be the player he once was.


i did not know that Air Jordans were banned from the NBA.  but Michael Jordan wore them anyway and Nike paid his fines.


Do you happen to know why they got banned_


no  apparerntly were banned when they forst came out.  probably because they were for a current player i would guess.


I imagine some players got injured from using them or maybe they werent fully tested.


Do you follow, or know much about hockey?


Hi, I live in Florida, so not too much of a hockey fan.  I've seen a couple of games and it seems very aggressive at times.


Florida does not seem like your typical hockey place, but then again, neither does Washington DC


Not really, actually from Europe where if you say hockey most people will think of field hockey.


Didn't realize that, when I hear hockey, I think ice hockey.  But, neither is really popular where I live. Lol


So I understand the Washington team is called the Capitals, and the stadium is sponsored by Capital One, coincidence?


I'm sure they pay very well, to get the honor of  calling them the Capitals.


How about basketball, is that more of your thing?


Again it is a bit of a blind spot for me, I seem to have lots of blind spots.  Maybe I should get my eyes tested.


That's ok,  have you ever heard of the great Michael Jordan?


Yes, I know the basics, not completely blind.   I even know of the Miami Heat, I live in the Cleveland area and recall the shirt burning when LeBron took his talents there.


See there, I knew you must know some about basketball!  Some people say Lebron James is the greatest player of all time, but I think Michael Jordan is the greatest!


I've lived a time in DC, I recall when Jordan came out of retirement for a couple of years there, not at his peak but still better than most.


I never knew he was so superstitious, though.  Apparently, he wore his North Carolina shorts under his uniform, believing they brought him luck.


Whatever gets you going.  It's funny when you hear players talk of their rituals, some eat the same thing, or do the same things.  No one can say it did not work for Jordan.


Exactly!  e was well respected, by all.  I hear the Miami Heat retired Number 23 in his honor, for the years he played against them.  What an honor.


That is an honor.  Would Miami be your team being from Florida?  They had some glory years not that long ago.


No, actually I'm a Golden State Warrior fan, I grew up in California.  Do you have a favorite team?


I really admire the Warriors as a successful team, I should support the Cavaliers as they are the nearest team, or the Wizards as I lived there.  The closest to a favorite would be the Spurs, I always liked Duncan.


It depends on the sport, I used to be a gymnast, and think it's cool that the ancient Greeks practiced it for war.


I feel that despite its image, it is a very difficult sport


Despite it's image? it's not know for being a lazy sport. Even the pommel horse was originally developed for soldiers.


I mean I understand it is an intense sport that requires endurance, strength, coordination, and flexibility to say the least, but it isn't one of the sports that come to mind as being dangerous or I guess tough like rugby or football


Tough? I guess it's how you look at it. Ballers have it easier than gymnasts There was even a gymnast with a wooden leg, he even won six medals in one day.


It is amazing how nadia comaneci scored the first 10 in history


She was only 14, and the scoreboard only went to 9.8.


I wonder why it only went up to 9.8. Seems odd


That was the highest score at the time. There was a N.Korean gymnast who may have been 10 at the Barcelona Olympics, even though they said she was 17


I don't know. I don't remember her. I was surprised to learn that a pro hockey player can lose 8 pounds in a game. That seems dangerous.


I am not from the east so I hadn't skated till relatively later in my life and wow I burn calories struggles to just stand on ice. Can't imaging how much you burn playing hockey


I wonder how much you burn playing lacrosse? I'm surprised we don't have a national league, like Canada does.


I am not to familiar with lacrosse. Could you tell me more about it?


I don't understand it at all. It's not popular in my area. We do have an ice hockey rink with a basketball floor that covers it.


Is the basketball floor on top of the ice?


It's a cover for the ice rink. Like a sub floor. They are common with stadiums that don't have a lot of room, and both sports are played.


Really? I never knew that. That is fascinating. I wonder if the basketball court feels cold when playing


I doubt it. In 1993, a hockey player was traded for $1. He went on to win four Stanley Cups.


That was a steal for whichever team got him for a buck. In any case, thanks for chatting.


Interesting that a movie I love growing up was thought of as something that later became San Andreas. Twister was my all time favorite disaster movie.


Hah, I remember watching it as a kid in school for some odd reason.  I've never heard about the whole "comps" thing


Straight Outta Compton looked interesting but I never had a chance to see it. I guess I should go and see it now.


Not my thing.  I don't get the whole Mister Rogers thing.  I thought it was boring when I was a kid


I never watched those shows either, my brother tried to force me into watching them but it didn't stick.


I liked the original teenage mutant ninja turtles when I was a kid.   I haven't heard of "Three Identical Strangers" have you?


Loved Ninja Turtles, and no I have not. Not sure what that is about.


I might have to look it up.  That keeps happening with these hits, I get interested and have to look stuff up


Was Mr. Rogers a TV show? And Won't you be my neighbor based off it? I don't really remember. Surprised it made 22 million.


Yeah it was a PBS kids thing.  Won't you be my neighbor is a documentary about him/it


Ah! I was like what were you talking about, and then I saw the "Won't You Be My Neighbors" just wanted to be sure.


Pretty sure there is a move coming out with Tom Hanks playing him as well


Umm... Interesting. What is Hawke's first name? I've seen "The Purge" trailers, but never really watched it enough to know the names of the actors.


Ethan Hawke.  Did you see that part about Stephen King being terrified as a child by the movie Bambi?


Yes I did, I never thought much about it. Although, he was such an intelligent man so he probably understood life more than we did. And Bambi was a sweet movie.


But the mother dying is sad, but one or both parents were almost always killed in Disney movies


Yeah, it was poor Bambi even if he wasn't real.Shocking how very few people are getting mad at the deaths, yet they get mad at the other things involved with the movies.


Right, it seems like its always sex that upsets people, not violence


Sigh. What a strange world we live in. Speaking of which. Jack Black as the star of Green Lantern now that's a laugh.


Hopefully the would have had him get in shape before putting on the spandex.  And hey, watching a horror movie burns 180 calories!


Oh yeah, well it was going to be a comedy, I'd doubt it would of been as action packed as it was when it was created had they went with Jack Black.


I might have to look up what a waterphone is as well, never heard of it


I don't know what a waterphone is either, sounds interesting.


Do you like any of the movies that came out in the summer of 2018>


Yes.  I love them.  They are a good way to pass time in the winter months.


I did.  Great movie.  I love those movies.  They just added a great superhero spinoff "Ant-Man and the Wasp" on Netflix.


I might have to look that up! Black panther is the richest super hero to date though!


I remember seeing that somewhere.  The symbols and written script from that movie are based on an actual script called nsibdi.


Really? I had no idea! I was surprised that Black panther was worth more. I thought Tony stark might be.


Tony Stark is worth $100 billion.  Black Panther crushed him bringing in $500 billion.  Whoa!  That's a huge difference.


It is! and Bruce wayne only brought $80 billion!


Who would have thought?  That franchise is the oldest and has been around for decades. Do you like comedies?  I love them.  Bill Burray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comeday.


He's weird. When Black panther came out, I was really surprised they called it that because of the black panther political party.


LOL  Weren't they going to call the character Black Leopard?


I think it was! So many of us were like they are calling it Black panther? Kinda like when they came out with Soylent.


Yes.  Do you like Stephen King?  He calls Bambi the first horror movie he saw.  That's kind of weird.


Bambi really is a horror show. I kinda feel that way about Watership down myself. I loved the Mist though.


Yes.  It's on Netflix I think.  I love comedies.  I used to love watching 3rd Rock from the Sun back in the 90s.  It won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997.


I love thrid rock from the sun! So much fun!


Hello, How are you? Do you enjoy watching movies?


Yea, I enjoy the Marvel films, I still have to catch 2018's Black Panther though


Yes, I like Marvel too! I haven't seen Black Panther either. Seems like the summer time is a time for Documentaries too!


Recently there have been some non-fiction movies like Hidden Figures and Straight Outta Compton released during the summer


True, I'm sure there will be a list of new ones coming out this year! I really enjoy Comedy!  Did you know Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 of their shows?


No that's a lot! Did you know the trope of slipping on a banna peel was a reference to slipping on horse poop?


What? that's crazy!! lol Do you like Jack Black? He's pretty funny guy. He was suppose to play in the Green Lantern film.


I had no idea, kinda strange, so was The Empire Strikes Back being nominated as best comedy by the writers guild


Really, I didn't know that was a comedy movie? Interesting


I never though Empire was a comedy, maybe it was because of the ewoks


Yeah, or its a writer guild thing. Who knew? That was a really good movie though!! Loved it!


Yea, it's a shame a comedy film hasn't won best picture in 37 years


Is that right? Really, I am surprised as well! Are you into Horror films? I can watch some.


I really find the macabre and supernatural themes interesting and will watch horror movies focused on that. Not a big slasher/gore fan at all


Yes, I agree, If its slasher/gore I won't watch that. I saw Bambi as a child and got upset when the mother died. Stephen King thinks that was his first horror film!


That's nuts, E.T was originally scripted as a horror movie, that would of messed kids up too


lol, I agree!  I loved ET! I didn't upset with that, but I was much older. Have you ever heard of the waterphone that makes all the creepy sounds in horror films?


Yea, such an iconic instrument. Did you know the filmers of the Exorcist didn't consider it a horror movie?


Oh no, now that is crazy!!! When I watch the very first Exorcist, just the beginning music and scenes makes me want to run out of the room. I know what's coming!! My husband use to laugh at me but the music sounds so evil.


Yea, the Exorcist is so scary, maybe the filmmakers thought it transcended a horror movie


Could be. We go to the Halloween Horror Nights every year at Universal and I'm pretty sure they use that waterphone in those haunted houses!! Good chat!!


I am so saddened to hear about the van accident that caused 10 deaths in Toronto.


Yes, it was quite a tragedy, and caused a number of safety measures to be implemented.


I'm glad they observed a moment of silence. It's important to recognize that life is more than sports.


True, but sports help too, and it is good the Stanley Cup game continued as planned.


The fans needed the distraction and sports do bring people together. It's too bad that a tragedy has to happen for us to see a need to change security measures, but we can't always anticipate tragedy.


Too true.        What do they call that black disc they use in hockey?


That would be the puc. Not much of a hockey fan, eh?


I see. I live in a part of the world with a lot of snow, so I'm more used to ice hockey. Canada is a powerhouse in ice hockey. Especially at the Olympics.


I know Canada is still one of the best, although in the early days of the Winter Olympics they really dominated!


The 1924 Olympics was Canada's shining glory with 132 goals and their opponents only getting 3 during the entire competition.


Well, what would you expect when it is a national sport!     Canada has another sport at that level, don't they?


Yeah. Their other national sport is lacrosse.


Interesting.   I've always found multiple sports venues fascinating.


It is pretty nifty that they can have a basketball floor on top of a hockey rink.


Yes, quite an engineering feat!    Are you a fan of the nba?


The NBA is fun to watch, but I have to admit I like less professional basketball team play like college. I am always amazed though by great talents like Reggie Miller.


OK.    I would've loved to be a fly on the wall for his matches against his sister Cheryl.


No kidding. Breaking 8 national records is no small thing.


Still not Michael Jordan, who was so good that Nike would pay per game fines because his shoes were not approved for game use.


It's just a bit crazy when you have to have your shoes approved to play. I can't believe that physicists proved that Granny shots are the best technique for consistent free throws.


I've tried it, but never been able to master the underhand thing!    Perhaps I will go practice.   Thanks for the chat!


Good morning!  Did you know that the White House has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


I did not. I know there's a replica of the White House in Atlanta that was built as a private home though.


Wow!  I didn't know that.  For some reasonTeddy Roosevelt once banned christmas trees from the white house.


What a scrooge! Jimmy Carter seemed like someone who wanted to save money. During the winter of 1977 he turned down the white house thermostats to 65 degrees.


He also had solar panels on the white house...then Ronald Reagan had them removed.


That's interesting!  Sorry I hit the return button before.  The white house still uses floppy disks for storing files.  That seems kind of old technology now.


Yeah it is, I wonder if they have a surplus of them, because I can't remember the last time I've even seen a floppy disc.


Me too.  I haven't even seen any being sold at garage sales.  Did you know taht 86 percent of the land in Nevada is owned by the government?  That's incredible.


That is pretty wild, I guess that equates to all the military bases and test sites out there.


Makes sense.  In 2008 the Norwegian government donated 1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest.  That's a lot of cash.  Hopefully it helped.


It would be nice if our government did something like that. Our government just likes to shut down. It's happened 17 times over the past 37 years. It even happened 3 times in 1977!


I agree.  I wonder if anything would have been different if Hillary got elected?  I don't think the president has much control over the economy.


I wonder that myself. It's funny that she used to be a Republican. I wonder what made her change?


I wonder that myself.  She won a grammy for best spoken word album for here book "It takes a Village".


Oh wow, I find it funny that she rejected Bill's marriage proposals for two years before finally agreeing to marry him. I guess his persistence paid off.


lol  That's the funny!  She would adopt a southern drawl while she was campaigning the southern states.


I hate that! I'm from the south and hate fake southern accents more than I hate our regular accents.


lol  I'm a fan of southern accents  Northern accents are just plain and boring I think.


I agree, I live close to the Gulf so my town gets a lot of "snow birds" so I have a mixture of both.


I bet the snow birds are a pain in the butt.  lol  Although probably good for the local economy like restaurants, etc.


Yeah they definitely help keep restaurants in business during the winter. I won't go to most of the beach restaurants during the summer because they're so crowded, but it's nice during the off season.


I bet it does get crowded.  Well it was nice chatting with you.  Have a good morning!  :)


Good Morning-what do you think of Ivanka using the government e-mail


Ivanka should be careful about using gov't email. I think that Clinton ran into some problems because of email.


I think they should find out what Clinton did and prosecute her if need be. They have been talking about it since the election and nothing has been done! Ivanka should be careful not to get into that mess.


She is immune to criticism, just like Trump. I don't know what her political aspirations are, but as long as her father is there, she will benefit from his presence.


But she doesn't want to be seen to doing something totally wrong, like Hillary did.


She probably won't run for president. If she does, this whole incident will be ancient history by then. New scandals will be floating around.


Can't these people behave themselves? I don't like the Clintons and their scandals and it just gets worse. It seems like they think they can get away with anything!


I hear you. The media love scandals because lurid stories draw viewers. Recently Jeff Bezos was in a scandal. I wonder if he'll ever run for the White House.


God help us I hope not! I don't think he would be elected. I think that Joe Biden has the best shot because he has been there the longest. But of course, I am a Trump fan, so I hope they all move to another country.


Biden is probably too old at this point. The Democratic field is a jumble, and I don't know who is going to finally emerge as the candidate. Trump is already campaigning.


No, they don't actually have a good candidate. Too much scandal behind most of them. People don't seem to care, though.


It's going to be an interesting race. People shift allegiances to suit the situation. For example, Clinton used to be a republican and Ric used to be a democrat.


Yes, they are like chameleons. Change colors to suit their purpose. I like Reagan-but that was a long time ago. The world was more peaceful then.


I'm wondering about a possible gov't shutdown. The government has shut down 17 times over the past 37 years. it happened three times in 1977.


I think Trump will shut it down if he doesn't get the funding for the Wall. I think he should at least get rid of Pelosi while he is in office. She, and some of the other old politicians, need to retire. I wonder if Justice Ginsburg is even still alive? No one has seen her at all. So, I don't blame Trump if he shuts it down out of frustration with these people.


He doesn't have the power to get rid of Pelosi. She has her position because of the Congressional majority. If the GOP gets a majority again, they can put in their own person. I wonder if Rupert Murdoch will support a Democrat this time. He has apparently supported both hillary clinton and barack obama in campaign elections.


Politicians should have term limits. Trump should at least help pass a law to that effect. Rupert Murdoch, the Clintons, the Koch brothers and Soros (to name a few) I do not agree with their views


I'm not sure what grounds you can jail them. Rich people usually have the money to get lawyers to avoid jail. The system needs to be overhauled, that's for sure, but it's not as bad as China. The Chinese government has censored the word 'censorship' That's extreme.


In some other countries around the world, they wold have lost their heads by now. I know that it is not possible here but it is what should actually happen in a better world where treasonous agents are punished for the troubles they foment.


Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


I do a little bit!  I know that wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks.


That's pretty funny. I saw that the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France.


I never knew that!  I know George W. Bush had solar panels put back on the white house.


Yes.  Wish I could put solar panels on my house and get away from having to pay the electric company.  Teddy Roosevelt was such a staunch conservationist that he banned Christmas trees from the white house!


I agree. That's pretty funny about Roosevelt. Did you know the white house uses floppy disks for storing some files?


I didn't.  Think they would have upgraded by now.  lol  On Nov. 11, 2011 someone shot bullets at the white house and it took the secret service 4 days to realize it. Wow!


I would think so too lol. Hard to believe it took them 4 days to figure that out!


I know right?  Kind of scary it took them that long.


I agree. Did you know 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the government


Wow.  I didn't know that.  The other 14 percent must be casinos? lol


Haha probably. The Norwegian government donated 1 billion to help save the Amazon rain forests.


That's a lot of cash!  A man in France impersonated a gov't official and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower not once, but twice!  lol


That's hilarious! Wonder if he was arrested and charged for that?


I bet he was!  How could he not?  lol  Are you a fan of Hillary Clinton?


I do not like her at all. What about you?


I'm not a fan.   Hillary was the president of young republicans in college.  Funny how she switched sides.


That's pretty ironic she flipped parties lol.


I know right?  She has a grammy award for best spoken word album for the audio recording of her book "It takes a village".


I am good. I am excited to dive deeper into the ocean, pun intended!


I agree lol. Did you know the alternative name for the planet is tellus and telluris?


I did not know that. I think I will be using thsoe terms more!


I saw that in 1975 the Soviet Union sent a space craft to the planet Venus. Pretty amazing.


I wonder how it is holding up. The Societ Union's technology at that time couldn't have been good...


I agree. Apparently, they captured the very first images of Venus.


Really? That's a little shocking... considering we beat them into space but since got the moon, they probably didn't want to go there again and chose Venus.


I also read that you could fit every other planet between Earth and the moon which is pretty amazing.


Yeah, conisdering the size of Jupiter! Have you ever been diving? The author states "Just 650 feet down..." That's so far down!!!!


I have never been diving, but I'd really like to try it. I do know that 650 feet is very far down!


Yeah. On my first dive I went like 75 and freaked out! I ran out of oxygen so quickly... I'm a little better now...


Oh wow that's crazy! Did you know that since jellyfish are 98% water they would evaporate in the sun?


That makes sense but it's still a little surprising.I read there is a jelly fish that is immortal. I gotta know more about that...


lol I've read that too. There's a specific species of jellyfish that never dies. It basically keeps regrowing new cells it's entire life.


I could use that for the bags under my eyes! And my face in general!!!!


hahaha! I also saw that there is a fish called the barreleye that has a completely transparent head which is creepy.


HAHAHA. Can you imagine a human with a transparent head? Walking down a busy street in NYC and there's a dude with a transparent head? So weird!


LOL that would be hilarious! Being able to see their brain and stuff.


Good morning, yes, I have when I was a kid I visited D.C. on a school trip.  Have you?


No I have not but would like to some day, were you able to notice that the guest house is actually bigger than the White House?


No, I don't think we visited the  "guest house"  but, I was pretty shocked to see the White House isn't all that big.  I've seen private homes around my town that are much larger than it.


Oh wow, it does look quite "grand" on TV but if they're still using floppy disks to store files, I'm sure much of the other things are pretty outdated as well.


That's funny, I can't believe they are still using the floppies.  I would think that would be a security risk.


A huge security risk or maybe not considering how backwards it is and no one has access to those things except the government, I suppose.


That's true, it may be pretty smart on their part. Did you know it took the secret service 4 days to determine the White House had been struck by bullets on November 11, 2011?


That's crazy! I wonder why it took them that long to do that, but then again, a man in France impersonated to be a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower twice! Who were the buyers?!


I know, wonder how they missed the bullets whizzing around? Amazing, they could get away with selling the tower, not once but twice!


Exactly! That's like selling the Statue of Liberty! Someone might have done it or gotten close like that man and it might even be in Wikileaks which the government plans to destroy.


I had heard that Wikileaks had published the government's plans to destroy it! You never know what the government is up to.  Did you realize they own 86% of the land in Nevada.  What's going on out there?


Exactly, perhaps we will find out in Wikileaks, but I wonder if the government owning that much land impacts real estate rates significantly, any ideas?


Probably, drives the prices down, I would think.  Have you heard about the Norwegian government donating a billion dollars to help save the Amazon rainforest?


That's very commendable, I wonder if the US has contributed to efforts like that but I don't think that is likely with the current president. What do you think?


No, I'm sure Trump hasn't allowed any of that!  Things would surely have been different if Hillary had won the election.


I think so too, but I didn't realize she had a Grammy to her name, it's for best spoken word album for a book, I didn't even know that was a category!


For the audio recording of her book, " It Takes A Village".  I didn't know there was such a category, either.


Yeah, I wonder if that category still exists. I wonder if Hilary Clinton will be running as the Deomcratic Party nominee for the next election?


I think her time has passed, but the Democrats have really no clear front runner out of their pack out there now.


I think Trump might take credit for setting that precedent sadly.


The ocean floor is really amazing, theres a lot we dont know about it


I completely agree! I can't believe the Titanic is 12,000 feet underwater and that people have logged over 3,000 hours underwater and we still don't know much about it.


I think the ocean is a source of inspiration to many, me included, all the wonders that are there, all the wonders to discover


I would love to see a picture of the bristlemouth fish with an alien mouth and bioluminescent parts of its body.


That would be great,  they are the most numerous vertebra in the planet and still they are so rare for us,


Did you know that part of the ocean is called the twilight zone and has the largest animal migration on Earth?


I didnt know about that zone, but it must have a wide range of animals, some common other really rare, it seems like a dangerous place full with predators though


Definitely, unfortunately I think we're the biggest predators. We use to think the ocean's resources were limitless, but that thinking with the Northwest Atlantic Cod Fishery almost killed a whole ecosystem.


They kill a lot of species, so I guess they are the worse and that should stop- we should protect sea life. the ocean has also absorbed a lot of carbon dioxide


There are so many things about the planet we don't understand! Even more we don't know about other planets, but I do no that Venus doesn't tilt so it has no seasons!


I agree theres a lot we dont know about astronomical bodies over the universe, and not only planets but also moons of planets, Venus must be a beautiful planet


Yes the moons...did you know that if Jupiter's moon orbited the sun that it would be a planet?


Yeah the moon is called Ganymede and it must be massive, Jupiter is also beautiful have you seen at the pictures of the storms,


I haven't! Did you know that when Earth was formed a day was only 5.5 hours long? That's crazy!


That is crazy, I would be really old by now lol, there is a planet where  shards of glass precipitate sideways at a really high speed


That sounds scary! Did you know that we have an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they ever come?  I wonder what that person does every day?!


We do? that is crazy, I wonder if that will ever happen though, maybe martians will visit us some day


Maybe. I didn't realize helium was as prevalent on Earth as it is, but Earth will be almost helium-free by the end of the 21st century.


I wonder how helium affects the planet, it seems like we can do ok without it


I only knew about it in balloons lol! Another thing I recently found out is that the only fish with a neck is a seahorse.  Strange to think about!


It is strange, fish are also full with wonders, there is even an immortal breed of jellyfish


Did you know that freshwater fish drink water through their skin through osmosis and saltwater fish drink water through their mouths?


I did not know that! I think we imagine that the ocean's resources are infinite, but of course, we are running out of fish year by year.


Sad, but true. Also, over 80% of our Earth's natural forest have already been destroyed, it's a shame.


We have finite resources but infinite greed and desire. The Northwest Atlantic cod fishery is an object lesson in how we must preserve natural resources for future generations.


Unfortunately greed will never go away. The fishery is a great lesson of preserving resources. Did you know that our seasons are produced by the Earth tilting during it's rotation?


I didn't know that! I thought seasons were about distance from the sun, but I learned something today! The earth has alternative names, such as Gaia, Tellus and Telluris. Maybe I should give my kids some of these names.


I learned something new today too!  Tellus and Telluris would be great names for boys.....don't know if the boys would like them though!


The Earth is the only planet in our solar system to support life. I think that maybe we will make it to Mars, but not much farther. We should probably do what we can to preserve this fragile planet of ours, at least until the aliens show up to help us.


A Twilight Zone episode called "To Serve Man" comes to mind, Men thought the Aliens were here to help because their manual was called "To Serve Man", well when it was decoded, the men realized it was a cookbook!


Well, the aliens had no choice. We had eaten all the fish. We were the only species left worth eating. Have you heard of the barreleye fish? It has a transparent head. Probably a good conversation starter at parties.


Ha ha, never heard of it.  What a party starter that would be!  Did you know that Scientists once considered Pluto a planet but no longer do, I'm not sure why but I would love to find out why.


Scientists need to have something to debate over lunch or else they would have to go back to their offices and write papers.


Koi fish are long lived. One of them named Hanako lived until age 226. I wonder what it would say if it could talk. Probably complain about its health.


I didn't know that!  You should write a book, you have a way with words......a good way! Have you ever taken Creative Writing or do you write?


No, I just get creative to keep the conversation going. My mind is like the jellyfish: it is 98% water, and evaporates in the sun. At night time, I can use my brain for writing.


You've got me laughing, I really appreciate a great sense of humor, it's refreshing!


Did you know that the earth's magnetic field reverses itself every 200 to 300 millennia? I think we're about due. It'll probably screw up cell phone communication. Then what will the Millennials do?


The Millennials would definitely be lost without their cell phones! I actually didn't know that either, i'm feeling like I should have paid more attention in school at this point!


The earth is about 4 times denser than the sun. Sometimes I think people are getting denser, too.


Thank you for the enlightening conversation!


Great, Planets are very interesting! I didn't know Venus is the only planet that rotates clock-wise.


I like that Uranus rotates sideways and rolls.


I do too! Wow,  life 455 light years away


Wonder if we will make contact. The UN appointed an official ambassador for extraterrestrials in 2010.


Yes, love that, very sad our forests have 80%been destroyed.


And sadly it has mostly been by us. If earth's whole history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would represent 1 minute and 17 seconds


Interesting, that's no time at all. That black swallower fish must be strong!


Yeah, I will steer clear from it as it can eat prey ten times its weight.


lol, I love to watch seahorses, now I will be focusing on their necks.


Yeah, they are pretty cool. But I would love to observe the immortal jellyfish too.


Unique to look at. My sister was stung by a jellyfish, very painful!


I think it's cool that saltwater fish can drink through their mouths and also through osmosis.


Yes, I agree. If our days were still 5.5 hours long, I don't think I could everything done!


Right, 24 hours is barely enough for me!


I like to snorkel in the ocean at coral reef and small fish. Its so beautiful!


Yes, it is like another world here on Earth!


Ah, so the area at the edge of the sunlight's reach, 650 feet down?


Yes,  home of the largest animal migration.


It would be cool if I could take a trip there. There may be more animals than there are stars in our galaxy.


every us president with a beard has been a republican, that's odd.


That is odd. So what do you think of trump.


Me too. I think he needs to calm down a little bit sometimes but he is a smart dude.


yeah I never liked trump before he was president. I think he's doing a great job with all that he's been dealt.


Trump is a republican. Did you know there hasnt been a president who wasnt a republican or democrat since 1853


You think it's true that the last time a republican was elected president without a nixon or bush on the ticket was 1928? How can that be?


funny about harry truman not wanting to be photo'd on the dumbo ride because he didn't want to be associated with repubs.


They was taking shots at each other even back then huh.


yeah looks like it. Some things never change.


consistent use of red and blue for the parties only started in 2000.


yeah looking at the red blue map, looks like most blue is on the coasts and the red is in the middle.


seems like the bigger cities are more blue.


I guess that makes a little bit of sense.


i believe it. Nevada is mostly desert, so who else would want it.


true! who would want it? guess it's good for nuclear testing. ;)


Well if thats what they are doing out there Im guessing wikileaks will let us know.


yeah, maybe wikileaks can let us know about space aliens in area 51 too.


Well they published the governments plans to destroy wikileaks so Im sure they would have no problem leaking it. Lol.


heard assange was offered an australian passport, I always thought he was european


Yeah I did too. Well its been a good chat. I gotta get off here.


Do you have a favorite album of all time?


Good evening.  Yes, Michael Jackson's Thriller is one of my all time favorites.  How about you?


Nice I loved Linkin Park's hybrid theory, I think it was the highest grossing album of the 21st century. MJ was probably highest in the 20th century?


Probably.  Do you have any old vinyl record albums?


I do not, I wish I did. I have a gold jimmy hendrix record but that is it. How about you?


I have a big stack I inherited from my late father.  He was a true audiophile and had a good mix of classic rock, jazz, folk, you name it.  I love sitting and listening to them with all the clicks, pops, and white noise.  Looking at the album covers is pretty cool too, so of them are wild from the 60s!


That is an awesome collection, I hope there is not Taylor Swift in there, that would ruin the collection! What are your best ones?


The Beatles white album, sgt. peppers's lonely hearts Club, and Dark side of the moon.  No, Taylor Swifts in the bunch! lol


dang I am so jealous! NWA in there at all?


No, that's more my generation, though.  Straight outa Compton.


I loved that album! They went platinum without much air time or major tours on that album


Me too, classic in my mind!  You know, I was shocked to find out that Aerosmith made more money off of Guitar Hero than any of their albums.  Isn't that funny?


That is so funny, I definitely was a part of that. I love guitar hero! I should create my own album making songs from that game lol


I liked it too!  How does Walmart make any money selling only clean versions of albums?


Right, I would never spend money on albums that were clean, I would just download the album from youtube.


Speaking of youtube, did you know it started out as a dating site?


I did not know that, I think it would have been hard to find someone to date on that. Did you ever use it?


Heck no!  I read somewhere that the first youtube video that was uploaded was of a man talking about an elephant.  I wonder how many views that got?


I don't know, I hope it is still up there, I will check it out. Good chatting with you!


Great chatting with you as well.  Enjoy the rest of your evening.


I do, I feel that knowing what politicians stand for is very important to participating  in voting and things of that nature.


I agree, a must. Did you know that every president with a beard has been a republican?


I did not, did you know that there was a large ideological shift in the Republican party in the 1930s?


Did not know that. Funny thing about some presidents. Harry truman refused to be photographed in Disneyland on the dumbo.


That  is pretty interesting, I would much prefer something like that making headlines about a politician rather than some of the things we are facing now, such as the women's rights that representatives like Dave Brat were trying to make.


Yeah, that is so true. Speaking of governments, did you know that wikileaks published the plans of the government to destroy it?


Wikileaks published it's own plans to destroy the government, or the government's plan to destroy itself? If it's the latter hopefully it's not because more women are taking seats in government.


Wikileaks published plans that the government had made to destroy wikileaks.


Wow, that is quite a large scandal. Speaking of scandals, have you heard that Delegate Marshall argued for a law in which he called some cases of incest "voluntary"?


What? No way. That is nonsense. Politics, really.


Yes, he seemed to make a career out of restricting the rights of women, even criticizing the  long term use of contraception.


Things people believe, really. On a more fun side, are you a fan of music?


I am, I like all different types of music and artists, from Taylor Swift to Korn, to some rap groups like RTJ.


Taylor Swift has really made a name for herself and a lot of money. she owns an airport hangar in nashville.


She really has, she was even the youngest person to be signed by Sony/ATV. I think it's amazing she has an entire airport hangar!


Yeah and on top of it, a $40 million private jet. I guees the needs the hangar to keep it there.


You can't really fault her for that. Plus she just seems like a really funny person, especially when she does things like walk backwards to not have her photo taken.


Hahhaa true. Her album Fearless was the best selling on in 2009


Yea, I think it won four Grammy Awards. She really puts out great stuff.


very true. It was nice chatting with you.


It is definitely a go to for myself. There is a good reason why it is the 2nd largest search engine


Did you know the first youtube video was of a guy talking about an elephant?!


I didn't! Well youtube has come a long way, together with netflix accounting for 1/2 peak internet traffic here


Did you know justin bieber's baby is the most disliked video on youtube?


Thats hilarious! YouTube actually started as a dating site!


On the opposite side of the spectrum, police have their own blutube like youtube that share law enforcement videos


Thats hilarious. Are you a Taylor Swift fan?


Not particularly, but I think she has made significant achievements in the field of music


She moved to Tennessee at 14 to pursue her country music career.


Yes and she was the youngest album of the year winner.


I didn't like how taylor swift made the infamous incident at the award shows though


Agreed and how she walks backwards to avoid people taking photos of her.


I think that is her right. Sometimes paparazzi are too extreme and in my opinion some deserve to get the same treatment.


Also agreed but thats the price for being super famous.


I guess. I was surprised how the white noise accidentally released by her reached the canadian itunes charts. I guess under her brand anything is good


Yea, did you know aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than any album?


I'm not surprised. Guitar hero was a very VERY popular game


That game is very fun, but I never was good at it.


In any case, what matters was that you had fun, not your skill. I enjoyed our chat and I hope you have a wonderful day


Hi. I guess the state of Virginia has gone governmentally feminine.


It looks like it.  If the men would just behave themselves like Scott Taylor didn't.


It's interesting that the Va state symbol seems to have a prophetic sign, since it was created in1776, when women would never even try to be in gov.


Yeah, I think everyone understands that "Hell hath no fury..."  Elaine Luria doesn't seem like a woman to mess with as she was once a naval commander.


Well, it will be interesting to see what these women can accomplish. Go, girls!


Yeah, they can't do worse than Rep. David Albo who seems to think he needs a boombox to make a point.


He lost, too and is seeking a new career. Ha. I believe the gov of Va, Elaine Luria is a republican. Maybe she will get in line to run for president in 2024.


I would welcome that.  Did you know VA has a transvestite in Del. Danica Roem?  Amazing times!


Really? PA has one in gov, too. I'm not sure but maybe attorney general.


It's funny, Hillary Clinton was the president of Young Republicans in college.


I think she is connected to PA, also. How one changes to advance oneself. ;)  Now with Trump in the driver's seat, there are more conservative justices.


Yeah, my bet is Hillary cleaned out their finds and then went democrat. Also funny is that the GOP's Nixon is the only president  to propose a guaranteed minimum income.  Pretty socialist for a republican.


Good point. Did you know that, not counting Trump, the last Republican elected president, without a Nixon or Bush involved was 1928. Trump broke the pattern.


Rampant nepotism... Monaco ditched income taxes because the casinos were sufficient.  We need more casinos!


Wow. That would be great to eliminate income tax, but our gov. is too greedy. They would benefit from both.


That's for sure.  Too bad we all didn't grow up wealthy like Taylor Swift.  She grew up on an 11-acre tree farm.


Yes, and only 14 years old when she moved to Tennessee and signed a music contract soon after.


I can't believe she walks backwards to avoid photos. I hope she does not trip and fall to avoid photos.


Ha. She also kept her music off spotify, so people couldn't listen without paying for it.


Seems greedy but she did donate the proceeds from Wildest Dream to African Wildlife conservation so I don't know what to think of her.


Well, she flies around in a private jet and houses it at Nashville International. I'd like to see her use her contributions for human rights in the US.


Yeah, must be nice.  Well you've been a great chat partner.  Thank you.


Listen to some of her stuff.  Think her most recent single is Delicate?


I'll have to check it out. She won female artist of the year at iHeart radio music awards.


Heard about that.  There was some to-do about her not being there to accept the award.  She's apparently been out of public view for a while and people are making speculations about why.  Guess it's hard to be a superstar.


I can't even imagine. Do you use youtube at all?


Funny you should mention YouTube.  That Delicate music video utilizes it a lot.  Guess her fan base the "swifties" are on social media a lot.  Got any favorite youtube videos?


Really honestly i don't use it for that. I usally use it when i need to learn something...about my car or fix my computer or phone. Do you?


Mostly music.  My little one, for some odd reason, really likes that Gangnam Style video.


Oh ok You know youtube is the second largest search engine on the internet?


I can imagine.  Heard this crazy stat that there's more than 400 hours of content uploaded to YouTube each minute.  That's a lot of things to look up!  But I think it's kinda cool that I can look up full albums of songs I used to listed to on vinyl.


I was not aware that google purchased them for 1.65 billion dollars.


Wow didn't realize Google owned it.  Do you just watch the free stuff?  Heard there's a YouTube Premium service.


Yeah i got Hulu and Netflix i don't need to pay for anything else but i heard that as well.


Considering getting the premium service since it's ad-free.  Think Hulu has some of their stuff on YouTube as well.  Not sure about Netflix.


Well i might try the free 30 day trial they are the 2nd largest search engine on the web. Did you hear about Blutube?


Think so.  Some to do with the police right?


Yeah apparently they share cop enforcement videos.


That must get a lot of likes.  Oh, I bet you don't know what video was the most disliked video on YouTube.


Oh ok that makes sense then. Did you know that NWA's Straight Outta Compton album went platinum without the support of airplay or a major tour. That's deep and they were they first to do that. Nice chatting with you my friend.


That was a pretty good album.  I'm more of a Dark Side of the Moon kind of listener.  Take care.


Hello there and good day. Have you heard about the Virginia women who are staging a political takeover?


I read something about it.  Its seems that Democratic women candidates are making inroads.


Yet seems that way. A lot of powerful women to like Elaine Luria who is a retired naval commander.


What is unexpected in that a Democrat unseated a Republican in Hampton Roads.  Virginia use to be a divided state politically with the Democrats ruling urban Northern Virginia and Republicans dominating the southern more rural areas of the state.  That seems to be changing as well.


Oh wow that is very interesting yes like you say it is definitely changing. I bet you the Republican Party is scared or as some people call it... the Grand Old Party.


I am not sure what to make of it.  Politics has gotten so polarizing with the Democrats being pulled very hard left.  But considering Hillary Clinton was president of the Young Republicans in college, anything is possible.


Yeah that's a good point it is becoming so divided right now. The last time there was a president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat was back in 1853.


I am personally registered as an independent although you might say I lean Republican.  The party system has gotten out of hand.  Too get things passed, you have to support your party first and your constituents second.   I think government should be a function of the people (voters) and not the parties.


Wow that is very well put. Yeah I think there has to definitely be a balance between the principle of individual freedom and the idea of absolute state authority.


I am all for individual freedoms and the right to "pursue happiness".  The government should not be in the business of choosing winners and losers, like it did in 2008 when it bailed out big banks like J.P. Morgan.  Ironically, it was J.P. Morgan that bailed out the U.S. government in 1895.


Yeah I definitely agree with you. The US government does have a lot of power in Nevada they own 86% of the land there.


I bet it has something to do with Area 51!  What are your thoughts of celebrities and government?  In the midterms, Taylor Swift decided to finally get involved in politics and put herself out as being against Republican candidate Marsha Blackburn.  It backfired on her!!!!


Yeah I think celebrities have a voice but they should only use it to do good things. Taylor Swift has done a lot of controversial things like removing her music from Spotify.


I think too many celebrities (like the Kardashians) do not have any ideal what life is like in real America.  And others do their best to distance themselves into the elite.  Social media (right or wrong) gives them an instant and oversized voice.  And they often speak of things they are unknowledgeable about.  They would be better off sticking to what they are good at.  Taylor is an amazing artist, but she is not an average American living paycheck to paycheck!


Yeah I think they are living in their own little world. Kanye West is another example and he actually did a Saturday night live skit mocking himself for interrupting an award ceremony!


I like the way T.S. donated the proceeds of Wildest Dreams song to wildlife conservation and I hope she does more of that.  But wading into politics sullies her image.  What are your thoughts on the income tax?  I like the way Monaco has eliminated the income tax in 1869 because of sufficient revenue from other sources such as gaming.


Yeah Monaco seems like a really cool town for doing that. Did you know that Taylor Swift owns her own jet. It cost around $40 million.


I did not know that, but I am not surprised.  After all, she was the youngest artist to sign on with Sony/ATV Music.  It must be nice to grow up in a wealthy family who moved from Pennsylvania to Nashville TN when Taylor was 14 so she could pursue her music career.


Yeah she had a lot of resources to help her out. And it all paid off. She was the youngest album of the year Grammy winner ever.


She has had a lot of success and I do not begrudge her for that. At one point in time, she seemed "somewhat normal".  Now, she is a all-out celebrity; she even walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken!


Wow that seems very extreme. She has definitely done well for herself. But it was nice talking with you goodbye.


Good, do you like Taylor Swift? what do you think about the prize she won recently.


I am indifferent to her. My daughter likes her though. Do you like her?


I think she is a good artist, not  my favorite but she has good skills.


That makes sense. What is your favorite artist or band?


I like Led Zeppelin a lot, its one of my favorite bands, what about yours?


I like Jimmy Buffett a lot but I think that has more to do with the party involved than the music. I also like Pink Floyd and some new stuff. MOstly alt rock.


I see, what about Aerosmith? theres a cool fact about the band want to know what it is?


Ok so Aerosmith made more money from the game Guitar Hero than any of their albums.


Really???? That seems like... they got jipped on their album sales!


Could be, I bet they got really bad deals.


Yeah. I heard that Napoleon Dynamite only made like $5000 on that movie. He got screwed!


He sure did! only $5000!! I bet he could sue someone for that!


Did you know Kanye predicted his taylor swift interruption?


He did? I bet there was something else going there, you know Taylor Swift comes from a wealthy family.


I actually did not... How did they get their money?


I dont know how but apparently they lived on a 11 acre tree farm.


Wow. Now I feel like I have to look into it...


Another interesting fact is that Swift walks backward to avoid photos.


Have you seen the "Handmaid's Tale: The Musical"?  It has the actress that played Rory on the Gilmore Girls.


No, but I've heard of it. I like comedy.


I guess it has many interactions that follow the news cycle.  That's one way to remain contemporary.


Oh. ok. I like comedy. I know Comedy Central has cancelled over 200 shows since 1989. That's a lot of laughs lost.


They must be a bit picky.  I would like the see the Handmaiden's Tale at the Kennedy Center.  BTW: I like comedies too...


I would say. I'll have to check out that movie.


I love/loved Monty Python.  Funny that the name was borrowed for a computer language.


Did you know Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st century?


No, but I love albums. I know the Dark Side of the Moon was still a best seller in 2014 despite being over 40 years old at the time.


It's a classic... It's funny that two 100-year-old twins from Japan released a rap album.  It's never too late!


No way! Amazing how free music is. Too bad most  of the 21st century's focus has been on cd's and MP3 formats.


I guess technically, "album" just means a collection, like a "photo album."  Are you into the Spider-man movies?


I am not sure if I have seen any but I like Spidey. I know in the 90's Joe Perry from Aeorsmith performed the opening.


I used to listen to Aerosmith.  I can't believe the military is trying to get soldiers to have Spider-man capabilities.


No kidding? I know the late Stan Lee was supposed to get 10% of net profits made on his characters, but producers of the first Spiderman movie claimed it made nothing despite making 800m and paid him nothing.


That's not cool.  He made several appearances on The Big Bang Theory.  I didn't know he died.  Sad.


Yes, recently. Very sad. A talent lost. Did you know Marvel hosted a public wedding in 1987 when Spiderman married Mary Jane?


No.  Great wedding I'm sure... DId you know that the Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy with Jack Black.  Couldn't have hurt...


Thanks for your help.  You were excellent!


Well well. And you? How do you feel about soccer in the field?


I don't' know much about soccer personally, what about you? I do see that drew carey served in the marine corp which I didn't know


Oh, well, I do see it. But you can talk to me a little more about what you drew, I'm curious


well I was talking about drew carey who is a tv star, have you seen him on tv?


Or if, if I have seen, go that if it is talented, besides everything is singer and comedian


well have you seen evan almighty? that movie is the most expensive comedy ever made, you might like that it is a comedy after all


I can not imagine, this evan is a great actor, but I also love the pratagoniza the other powerful, this is much better personally


Do you listen to led zeppelin at all? I guess it says they decided not to title their fourth album to confuse the press which I think is funny


thats good, and it says walmart only sells clean versions of albums, that explains why I never buy music at walmart, only food and random clothes for me


I understand, that's something interesting


have you seen any of the spiderman movies?  do you know his origin?


I've seen them all, absolutely everyone and I do not know their origin


ah, well he gets bitten by a radioactive spider, this says a real person used mercury to try to convert his bones to metal after seeing xmen and had multiple spider bites from watching spiderman, just silly!


Well, I think that everything is science fiction, although I do not remove the doubt from my head and that is that there may be someone wanting to achieve this.


well that would be true, I hope that these people don't do anything stupid though, this guy could have gotten seriously hurt


Or something much worse, I think it would be better to leave everything as this


do you like james cameron? I guess he was going to make a spiderman movie with arnold but it was cancelled, that would have been awesome


I can imagine, it would have been something wonderful


I'm good. Do you follow any sports at all?


I sometimes follow sports. I enjoyed watching basketball and soccer. What about you?


I watch an occasional NFL game, but I don't pay attention consistently. How do you feel about how influential athletes are?


Well, they get a lot of coverage, so the advertisers pay for time during the game and to associate their product with them. If there were no commercial interest they would get no money.


True, but it makes me miss the days when Michael Jordan was at the top of his game


I don't mind LeBron, but I do miss MJ. He really revitalized the game.


Without him, Air Jordans wouldn't have been created or succeed. The NBA banned the shoes at first, but Nike was willing to pay the fine since MJ would wear them. Now they're everywhere


The fine just brought more attention to Jordan and the shoes. Cheap marketing for Nike.


It was definitely worth the risk for them in the end. They've made back that money easily


The whole sport is about shoes. Anything to get people to buy shoes. Is tennis the same way?


I think tennis is more about the shirts. I'm not sure who decided to call them polo shirts since they were created for tennis players first


I guess. I don't know the sport. Shirts, rackets, headbands, helicopters? They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 us open


Maybe not enough people watch it for it to be over-commercialized. I wonder if television was around for the longest tennis match. Eleven hours over three days is a lot of watching


I don't think they could televise the whole thing. There were other shows, the news, other advertisers. Wouldn't work. But they could tape it.


Good point. A black man has only won the US Open title once. Black women, however, is a different story with the Williams sisters


How many times have they won? And how much money do they have? Tennis really pays well if you're at the top.


They must have sponsorships. I see them in commercials. The sport is closely related to croquet


Hm. That's funny. I never made the connection. Anyway, nice chatting with you!


And don't fall for all the over-commercialized products. Unless they're good products


I've always been a fan of the NBA and basketball, but I never knew that shooting "granny style" is the best technique to score free throws. NBA players refuse to do it because it looks stupid haha.


I suppose NBA players, maybe all athletes in general, care a lot about how they're perceived by the general public.


Of course. And I'm sure a man doesn't want to shoot "granny style." There's a lot I would do for $32 million. That's what Iverson's getting when he's 55.


There are a lot of NFL players that have recently been very public about their views on certain political standpoints. President trump, racism, etc. have all been hot topics. This seems to create a lot of buzz around their names and throws them right into the spotlight. I bet they enjoy it!


Yeah I agree. And everyone has an opinion they're just dying to express.  I feel like this happens more in football than in other sports, like baseball and tennis.


Yeah they seem to be thinking more about the game itself rather than the politics surrounding it.


That's they way it should be. I love tennis. The longest match in tennis history was 11 hours over 3 days. I wonder if that was televised.


That's incredible! I wonder how they sustained that much energy for such a long stretch of time. For a long time, until 1978 to be exact, tennis players were allowed to use any item as their racket. Can you imagine?! I wonder what some of the strangest items used as "rackets" were.... Boards? Dead salmon? Haha!


What! I never knew that. What exactly does "any item" entail? How about a baseball bat? They also used a helicopter to dry the grass courts in the '69 US Open.


Literally any item that could hit a ball over the net, I suppose. A bat would've been hilarious to see! Imagine a tennis ball flying over the net at 50mph. The helicopter trick sounds brilliant! That's a lot of fuel to burn through, though.


The would have been wild. They should reinstate that rule. I'd like do see someone come in with a loaf of hero bread. That would be entertaining to watch. Everyone has gotten so serious and is always offended these days. We always looked to sports as a form of entertainment but now it's so political.


I agree. It's nice to have your voice heard, but why should they be heard louder than the average person? Oh well... On a brighter note, did you know that George Clooney had a pet potbellied pig?! His name was Max. Apparently George treated him like a dog. He let him sleep in the bed with him and everything. I wonder if the pig was smelly...


If I had a pig, I'd probably treat it like a dog too. They are very smart and very clean animals, despite popular though. George Clooney is actually a distant relative of Lincoln too.


Wow, I always thought they were gross! You must be right though, there are a lot of people getting pigs as pets these days. I had no idea he was a relative of Lincoln! How would you even find out if you were related to someone historical like that? I want to find out!


Probably follow family your history. I've always wanted to do that myself, but even if I found out I was distantly related to someone like Einstein, what does it really matter? It really wouldn't change my life or make me feel better or worse about myself.


It would just be something awesome to throw into a conversation I guess. Other than that, pretty useless information- especially considering how fast lineage spreads.


That is true. I have always liked George Clooney. He also helped fund a satellite that documents war atrocities in Africa.


Wow! He sure has a lot of money, but he seems to spend it well. He even gave 14 of his close friends each $1 million as a gift. That's pretty admirable!


Extremely admirable! I need a friend like that! He's the only person ever to be nominated for the Academy Awards in 6 categories. Pretty impressive.


I do too! Haha! He's a very accomplished guy. He even had a small part in South Park. He was cast as the "voice" for Stan's dog. He was only asked to make dog sounds!


Get out! That's interesting! Well I have to run! Have a great day!


I loved Reggie Miller growing up. I still remember his famous game against the Knicks, how about you?


Yeah he is great but as good as he is, his sister was always better than him


SO good that she once broke 8 national records by scoring 105 points in a game


wow that is crazy! I knew he was good, but she was amazing! That is better than Wilt Chamberlain! Do you have a favorite team?


I do not actually, just enjoy the games. Did you hear of that deal Iverson signed with Rebook in 2001?


I didn't hear about the deal, but I know I used to love those shoes. I had so many pairs!


Nice. He is making $800 000 a year till he is 55 and then gets $32 million


wow, I heard he was caught begging for cheeseburgers from fans a year ago. He must be hoping 55 comes fast because that is a lot of money


Yeah I bet he is. Do you know what is the granny style shot?


I love the granny shot, but never would bust it out when it mattered lol. Are you a granny shotter?


I like it and it is the best one to score but players think it looks stupid and do no use it


I think the players who struggle with free throws should use it. They can't shoot any worse than they already do


I guess so. Did you ever buy Air Jordans?


I love Air Jordans, but I buy them at discount because they are too expensive lol. How about you?


I agree. When Jordan wore them in court when they came out he was fined for it


I heard that! Didn't nike pay the fines for him, free advertisement basically, well not too free lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


Yes they did. Same here have a great one.


Hey not sure how much you read so far, but it's crazy the FDA in the US has burnt six tons of books in an act to censor!


Thats interesting.  I do a lot of audible nowadays.  Theres a woman who reads 4700 words per minute!


Yeah it's so nice being able to have someone read out 1000s of books instead of just having one on hand. Holy cow! I really should read more, not really something we consider a complex intensive task since we do it so much. Need that cognitive boost though forsure as I'm aging.


I hear edgar allen poe wrote the oldest known cyborg!


Oldest raven too! It's funny that there was a moral dilemma in the 18th century due to people reading novels. Harry Potter would be so taboo


Haha those books are great!  Love Harry Potter,  have you seen or red any othe the new wizarding world stuff? Like Fantastic Beasts?


Absolutely!  It takes place all before Harry Potter,  its so cool to see all the history that was always mentioned in Harry Potter.  They have only release 2 movies so far,  they are predicted to be 5 movies.


Wow I actually had no idea about the premise that's awesome! Any allusions to HP narrative so far? I wonder where Harry ranks on that wiki for fictional character power/abilities ranking list hahaha.


I dont think he will be in any of the movies,  it was way before his time.  Thats awesome,  I wonder how long the list is lol


Shows some crack in the wall in the shape of his scar lolol :) but thanks for the recommendation I don't know why I was ignorant to the idea of watching them. Weird that literature was an Olympic event!


That does seem weird,  I thought the olympics was a physical event.  Thats cool though!


Yeah just imagine being some ripped dude ready to do that disc toss event right next to some guy dressed like Shakespeare ready to make some out of control poems!


hahahah or maybe its a literature throwing contest!  Thats physical lol


hahaha there we go! I wonder who pulled the plug on the arts being removed out of the olympics. It'd be cool to see rap battles there nowadays though hahah


yeah that would be cool.  I hear the koreans have a new kind of rap battle, compliment battle lol


hahaha that actually sounds like it'd be much more difficult I dig it!


Yeah a more positive outlook instead of putting people down and making fun of them lol


Yeah seriously and very few momentswhere we think critically in a complimentary manner compared to how much we road rage or think negatively of strangers hahaha. This was nice though going to check out


I need to check it out too,  I have never seen it, only heard about it


Sorry about that hahaha lost the chat window there for some reason, but going to check out Fantastic Beasts now hope you have a good night, bye!


I like all sports. When I get bored, I usually watch sports. It's what I do. What about you? Do you like sports?


I love watching the NBA. There are some very good athletes that play


I agree. I really like LeBron James. Do you like him?


I do. He is probably the best player right now. Not quite as good as Michael Jordan, but still can put on a show


Yeah. I feel bad for the bad rap he has gotten. He seems to be doing the right things and he is still getting bagged for it.


Oh yeah. He has handled the pressure very well though. Being tooted as the chosen one since high school cant be easy.


I agree! And he has not gotten into any trouble off the court. It's a shame he receive this hatred.


It is just like Allen Iverson. He brought a very new style to the NBA at the time. Did you know hes still getting paid by Reebok?


He signed a lifetime deal worth $32M. Almost as much as Jordan makes on shoes!


Its crazy some of the contracts now though. Lebron has a lifetime contract with Nike. Suppose to be like a billion dollars


Yeah! I think he will be the first athlete to make over a billion with income. That was a goal when he was still in HS.


Its crazy how it all started with Mj's shoes. He was the first player to have his own shoe. And they were banned at first


That's the fruit from the forbidden tree! I know sneaker heads that spend thousands annually on shoes, Jordans in particular


REALLY! That's nuts! What's your best pair? Do you still have them?


There was a year of the rabbit jordans that came out in 2011. But there were so many. I have given up most of my collection


I find sneakerheads interesting. My one friend has over 10K in jordans...


Its an addictive hobby. Too bad most of us dont have the lifetime contracts as well


If you did, you could get those Js. I think $32M would buy a lot of shoes!


Yes it would. Tim duncan gave up money to stay in college 4 years


That was a bold move by him but he's a different cat. Nice chatting with you.


No I don't but I have a friend's password to netflix


I have Amazon Prime. You can see most shows by streaming now instead of having cable.


Yes I have amazon prime and hulu myself.  Both are pretty cheap and my hulu comes with my phone plan on sprint.


I did have a free trial of hulu but didn't use it enough.


Yes I know I should not share passwords but I rarely watch netflix so I do not see the big harm


I don't share my passwords because no one wants what I have.


laugh!  Definitely lots of people use netflix though - in the evening it accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in this country


Yes, I hear people talk about it all the time and I don't think I have even watched Netflix.


Yes but did you know they still mail out dvds?  They spent more on postage than bandwidth!


I didn't know that. I do remember getting a dvd years ago.


Yes.  Netflix was even started because the founder had to pay a late fee on a rental


I remember how Netflix was putting Blockbusters out of business.


Yes Blockbuster should have bought netflix when it was offered to them for 50 million


Yes, It is funny to drive by places that use to be Blockbusters and to think that is how many of us spent Friday and Saturday night.


Yes and now with netflix and youtube they make up half of all internet traffic


Of course amazon is a huge company - I love prime video but I love the free shipping as well.


Yes, Amazon Prime is my favorite of all of them. It gives you so much for the subscription fee.


Yes and it is making Bezos rich  - he built a clock into the side of a mountain that should run for 10,000 years!


Yeah - I just wish I was the first customer - I could have had a building named after me!


Yeah I love Netflix. You? I am so glad they expanded the business to streaming media in 2007 because that is all I use now.


For sure, I just left cable and depending on that. I love watching it at night after 9pm, Netflix accoutns for 33 percent of bandwidth during that time


Congrats on leaving cable LOL. Yes and along with YouTube they make up half of pick Internet traffic in North America.


dang, that is crazy lol! Did you ever hear how netflix started?


No I'm not sure how? I do know that they released 126 original series and films in 2016 more than any other network or cable channel.


They guy was sick of paying blockbuster fees and started this instead. Then blockbuster had the chance to buy netflix and they didn't, and we know what happend there!


Oh man I bet he is haunted by that every day LOL. Well one of my favorite Netflix series is the stranger things I love how it is set in the 1980s. Have you seen it?


lol for sure! I loved stranger things, that was so thrilling I watched both seasons in like one week. Are you a fan?


Awesome. Yes me too can't wait for the next season. Counting down the days LOL. I wish the second season lasted more than nine episodes.


yea that kind of stunk, but it was good and so suspenseful! The stranger things font is the same on used on the dungeons and dragons player handbook from the late 80s


Oh that's really cool. The actress who portrays 11's mother on Stranger Things has lived her whole life without legs. Very cool that she was able to be on the show.


Wow, that is very inspiring to hear that. I liked David Harbour as hopper, he was really good


Yeah he was my favorite character. Apparently he tore his Achilles while playing the character a Achilles in a Shakespeare production. How ironic.


wow lol, that is very ironic. Did you ever watch Lilyhammer on Netflix?


It is an old mafia guy who moves to lilyhammer to start a new life. I watched 2 seasons, it was netflix's first original they made.


Oh awesome. In their effort to create and produce new content, secure the rights for additional content, and diversify through many countries, they have racked up billions in debt.


Yea, hopefully it works out in the end. They are worth like 2 billion right now! It was so nice chatting with you!


That is incredible and I believe it. But they have 21.9 billion dollars in debt lol. Hard to believe! But it was great chatting with you too! Have a good day partner.


wow that is so much debt, they should erase it soon hopefully! Have a good day also!


I like some of it mostly the older stuff, and you?


Me too actually, do you know Tupac and his music?


Yes of course, his music is even in the library of congress now


Yes for cultural significance, I can totally see why though


I like him too. Did you know he wanted to become a comic book artist?


Yes he really liked the spiderman charater, maybe that is why


Yeah. Do you know what compliment battle is?


Yes that is a kind of rap they practice in south korea


Yes. A judge once gave the ruling in the form of rap, do you know why?


Yes because the suit was against Eminem Crazy. DO you like horses?


I love horses.In Iceland they have a fifth speed


Yeah it is called the tolt and is like speedwalking for horses


So cool. DO you know why dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


THat is because they can calm down horses and protect them if it need be


Yeah. Clint Eastwood has played so many movies with horses and he is somewhat allergic to them.


Nice. Once two high school kids rode their horses to school and got suspended because it was no vehicles to school day


Wow crazy. Have you heard of lipizanner horseS?


I have, they are born a dark color and change to white as they grow. Do you like colorful clothing?


Hi, how are you? Are you interested in horses?


I used to learn how to ride them. Interesting experience to say the least


I've never ridden a horse, well, except like a pony at a fair. No galloping.


Honestly, I am still surprised that horses are strong enough to carry the weight of humans and traverse for days. Can you imagine another human being able to do the same?


No, not at all. It's funny that two high school students rode their horses to school on 'no vehicles to school day', and got suspended. Well, that's not a vehicle, is it? Is there a school rule against horses? I wonder what state that was.


I think those are all fair points. The school should have no grounds to suspend them, unless someone got injured.


They could have just sent the kids home. I was surprised that Clint Eastwood, who has been on horseback in many of his movies, had a mid-life allergy to horses. I wonder how he developed that.


Well allergies are quite bizarre. My friend's father a huge lover of fish and I can't stress this enough. However, in his late 50s he developed a severe allergy to fish and had to stop eating them


I guess the immune system changes for some reason. That's odd. The body has been fine with it for so long. I guess change and development are normal. Lipizzaner horses, known for their classical dressage performances, are born black or brown and take about 6 years to turn completely white


It is a shame too since horses share quite a rare history with people as well are very unique animals. I wonder why once icelandic horses leave iceland, they can never return


I'd never heard that. Maybe once they get out, they can't stand being there. Too small, too cold.


Surprisingly almost all modern thoroughbred racehorse are descendants of a horse named darley arabian


Really? I didn't know that. Dalmatians are associated with firefighters because they would calm and protect the horses. I thought any dog could do that, but I guess Dalmatians are suited for it.


Wow that is impressive. I wonder if the dalmatians working for firefighters wore their own versions of fireproof clothing


I don't know. They must be smart enough to steer clear of the danger. Maybe they stayed with the horses at the fire.


I wonder when people started putting clothing on animals though. Clothing serves many purposes from protection to appeal


I guess they want to make their pet look like a little person. Cute and stuff. I understand that animals can get cold, so clothing could help. Still, people can go overboard.


Well clothing has a very interesting history. Did you know people used to do laundry in old faithful the geyser?


I wouldn't want to get to close to that thing. It's on top of a super volcano, I believe. Plus the water is awfully hot.


Well when it erupted, it erupted clean cloths lol


The clothes would be beautiful for people no longer there. Can you believe that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?


I hope they didn't try to get the high margins they have for their phones on their clothing.


They certainly wouldn't have. Clothing is really a tight market. Little margin there.


But if you have a brand and limited quantity, you could increase margins. In any case, thanks for chatting.


No, although I do appreciate them. I wouldn't say they are one of my favorite animals. How about you?


I grew up with them.  So I'm a little impartial.  When I had them growing up I didn't care for them.  Now that I'm older though I didn't realize how blessed I was to have them.


I do like the horses from the Budweiser commercials lol. I'm not a fan of horse racing or anything like that. Isn't it kind of cruel to race them?


lol Yes. They really take a beating.  Those poor horses live a terrible life.  I live near an Amish community and a lot of the retired race horses that didn't make big money end up being resold to the Amish market to pull their buggies around.  It's sad.  Icelandic horses have a fifth speed called tolt, which is basically speedwalking for a horse.  I just found that out.