Nope it always made more sense to call soccer football in my opinion haha. When I drive to work tomorrow I'm going to listen for the Jupiter radio storms on the radio. What about you?


DO you like to watch professional soccer?


I do not. I'm not a sports fan, but I do know that soccer brings in more revenue than all of the American sports, combined.


I like sports and I was not much into soccer, until recently. I watch the World cup. I find it very in


Have you watched the version that plays with three teams at the same time?


I have not, I don't know if they broadcast that in the US. It sounds interesting. I wonder how that works.Did you know that in the US we call it soccer because it is slang for  association football?


I read about the German player who donated his bonus to pay for surgeries for kids. That was a kind thing to do.


Yes I heard about that story, he helped 23 children in Brazil. What a heart warming story.


That truly is. He's a rock star for that. I was just reading about Jupiter's radio storms, they can be picked up by am radio.


That's cool. Did you know that you can make a radio using simple items like a razor and a pencil. Word war II soldiers used to make them can called them foxhole radios.


Actually, I did. My dad showed me.  I'm intersted in finding the website so I can listen to the old radio dramas.


In Finland they have had a radio show they have been broadcasting since 1989 completely in Latin?


That sounds interesting as well. So does the weird Canadian rule about at least 40% of music has to be Canadian.


They are a bilingual country it makes sense. All of their products in both English and french. But it is weird it is an actual Law.


It is very weird. I didn't think there were that many Canadian artists.


Did you know the city for the 2022 world cup in Qatar doesn't even exist. They are making a town for it, so crazy.


That is extreme. I would think the heat would be difficult to deal with.


I agree it is very hot, but they have the money to support the creation of an entire city for one event.


That's good, as there are no economic gains for hosting these events.


Yes despite all the tourists that the event brings, it is very costly. Th amount of arena's that are needed for an event of that size is crazy.


With all of these kids playing soccer, you would think Americans would do better than third.


It is not as ingrained to our country as it is in other countries, and american children have many options. But I would agree.


Thank you for chatting with me, it was a pleasure and fun.


Do you like to play the piano, I love the video recorded on the same piano as Paul McCartney, Bohemian Rhapsody.


We used to have a piano, but I could never wrap my head around using both hands.  I didn't play all that much, though.  That piano was probably in a famous studio.


I see, I didnt learn to play the piano either, my grandma used to told me BBC broadcasted piano music instead of news back in the 30s


Oh, playing classical music like NPR does today?  Like a dedicated channel?


Yeah seems like it, my grandma told me there were no news worth reporting so they had to play the piano instead


That's probably true today too, but it's not profitable enough to do.  Have you played any instruments regularly in life?


I used to know how to play the guitar, but im more of a car person, did you know you can equip cars with flame-throwers in South Africa and its totally legal.


Wow.  Do you do modifications on cars, even not so extreme?


Yeah, my car is all modified, I would like to be a professional car driver just like Jann Mardenborough.


I wish I knew more about how cars work.  I went to a "car school" of sorts, but it was never my thing.  I'm more fascinated by car manufacturing. It is far advanced from even Ford's assembly plants.


Its not hard, you just have to love it, I love the Cadillac brand, I would like to have one, to think it was name after a french explorer.


Yeah, I guess I just like my cars to work.  That's why I prefer Toyota ... they are very reliable.  do you drive often, for work and such or travel?


Yeah I drive often, I usually take my dog with me, do you have a pet?


I have a dog. He loves "rides" in the car.  He likes short trips, mostly, not cross-country.


Mine does too, if we get into an accident now I know there are 12 different types of dog blood, I will make my dog a donor.


I'm a blood donor myself.  I don't think there are that many for humans.  Do you give blood?


Yeah dont think there are that many for humans either, and no, Im not a donor myself Ive always been afraid of needles.


My dad introduced me to donating blood, so seeing him do it, not that it's all that brave, was a big help.  You should try it sometime, as a sacrifice for people who get into accidents.


Yeah  I might try it out, I know it can help people and so its important to me.


Yeah, we all have to do what we can.  I think it's a great thing we all have that ability.


Yeah it sure is! well im taking my dog to donate blood and then think I might do the same myself.


have you had someone put a lighter near your ear to heal an earache?


according to the article, the author's father would roll up newspaper in a cone and light it thinking it would heal the earache


Wow!  I am thankful my parents didn't follow traditions to cure earaches.  I wonder if he has an exhibition in Baltimore at the Parenting: An art without a Manual.  Sounds like that father should have his own display!


haha seriously! what do you think are some of the things on display there?


Remember the Simpson's?  Homer and Marge?  I can picture lots of displays with some of their antics through the years.  I am sure it's full of well intentioned unconditional loving parents who made innocent mistakes or had crazy fears.


yes i'm seeing now the the exhibit is both heartbreaking and hilarious, it must span all sorts of parenting debacles


Absolutely!  Typically, anyone can be a parent.  Even Charles Manson had a son.  I can't imagine growing up under his shadow.


whoa i didnt know he had a child! did the child even know him?


I don't know, but there is an exhibition that uses art to portray families like his and other dysfunctional families.  I have heard it is an emotional exhibition.


yes it sounds like it. especially that exhibit portraying his mother who committed suicide and abusive father


Very sad indeed!  I liked the piano analogy that expresses that children are like piano's that just because you have one doesn't mean you can play (or parent).  It reminds me of the hindenburg tragedy.  They brought aboard a 356lb grand piano on the flight.


The Hindenburg crashed and caught fire.  Some climbers found a piano on top of Britain's highest mountain in 2006.  I know the Hindenburg piano caught fire, but it makes you wonder how a piano made it to the top of a mountain.


it sure does, and do you think the piano caused the plane to crash or it was just an odd coincidence that it was aboard?


The piano didn't cause the crash or else it would be famous like the piano used to record 2 famous songs the Bohemian Rhapsody and Hey Jude.  Those songs are amazing.  I wonder what songs the BBC broadcasted in 1930 instead of news reporting.


i know do you think it was classical music? It must have been something to appeal to the masses


I am not sure, but the news must have been really dull to end up playing piano music.  Too bad we don't do that today.  We should also be allowed to equip our cars with flame throwers to prevent carjacking like in South-Africa.  Now that is newsworthy!


haha that would be newsworthy, and dangerous! yikes


Yes!  Good things our trunks aren't made out of wood anymore or that could be a serious fire situation.


Yes I do. I love dogs did you know here are 12 different blood types that a dog may have


That is a lot. What kind of dog do you have?


Oh wow, I always wanted one of those. I have a Boston, far from a wolf like dog


Oh okay did you know that Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing


Sure did. Did you take your dog for a walk?


Wow. He must be a very healthy dog. How old is your dog?


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


I still use their drive thru just about everyday in and out of uniform


oh The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


I have a Mercedes and a Ford, the first american car brand


thats cool The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


I am glad they modify that aspect of cars; horrible idea given the weather everyday


I tried to get a flamethrower installed in my car but I can't find anyone willing to install it or find someone who sells them.


I love listening to the radio on my morning commute. Mostly rock music


Rock is my favorite too I ve taken to a lot of podcasts recently.


Nice, my brother always talks about the Joe Rogan one. I have to check them out, I never really got into them. What do you recommend?


There is an entire series called Stuff you should know, stuff your mom never told you, and the one I have been listening to right now, The end of the world as you know it.  They are all pretty awesome.


that sounds really good, I will have to check it out. I listen to radio dramas here and there on long trips, I recommend those also


Those sound interesting.  Ive always enjoyed theater too, so that might be interesting.


They sure are. Did you know you can get radio storms from jupiter on AM radio


I heard that.  I havent had the chance to try to listen yet, but I think that is pretty fascinating!  Still might be better than that 40% of Canadian radio that is Canadian...


Yikes, that would be rough in Canada, it may be bieber hits all the time lol


I know, maybe that is where America needs a wall, to keep the Canadians fleeing Beiber out.  LOL


Lol! Very valid point, I like your thinking! Have you heard of foxhole radios?


Yeah!  Those were some smart soldiers!  Give me a whole bunch of things and I still couldnt do that.


Right, I wonder how they even came up with that. Probably some smart engineer on the battle front


Probably, but you would likely be surprised what you can do when pressured.  It is like MacGuyver!


For sure lol. They must have had some down time lol. Do you ever watch soccer?


I love soccer!  Its probably my favorite sport!


Nice, who were you rooting for in the World Cup since the US didn't make it yet again


Australia, the SoccerRoos!  However, the US Women always make it and place!


right, the US women's team puts the men to shame. I was rooting for Brazil this year, they were close! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your night!


Hello, are you familiar with NBA (a men's professional basketball league in North America)?


I am somewhat fimilar with it I did know that the league adopted the name National Basketball Association on August 3rd 1949... I only know that cause that is my birthday lol


I see.  They have offices in the US and international locations but their headquarters are located in New York.


Yeah its pretty crazy the players are the worlds best paid athletes by annual salary per year


Some of them are also endorsed by big corporations..extra money in their pocket.  Apparently, Allen Iverson is paid $800K per year by Reebok and he will get a final lump sum payment of $32 M when he reaches age 55.


Yeah that is interesting.. it pays well but basketball has been around for quite awhile... 39 out of 50 states highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach


That was interesting to know.  Apparently, air jordan shoes were banned upon introduction by the NBA.


Really that is nuts... Kareem abdul-jabbars domainat use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball over a decade ago


NBA did not like his dominant use of the dunk.


About the air jordan shoes, Jordan kept wearing them and Nike did not mind paying penalties since the shoes became very popular and profitable to the company.


yeah that is pretty nuts but its a great way for nike to advertise


That was their purpose, I think.  Apparently, Tim Duncan decided to finish college before joining the NBA.


yeah that was a smart i idea he was preparing for the future not just getting the money then


I would do it differently though because the offer might not come four years later.


that is true he could of tried to do both


NBA players refuse to do granny style shooting even though it can be beneficial to score points.


yeah they would look kind of funny doing that in the middle of a game... thats how i shoot lol I am more of nerd than an athlete lol


You are funny.  They said they did not want to look stupid.


yeah lol so do you think pluto is still a planet


I personally think so.  But the scientific community does not think so.  Anyway, I've go to run.  Nice chatting with you.


Me too.  Did you know that five planets in our system can be seen with the naked eye?


That is crazy! Have you heard about Jupiter's moon ganymede?


It would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun!


You know scientists keep changing the definition of planet and make it biased in a way.  I mean, now it's based on where and what they orbit.  Seems unfair.


That is confusing. That is like how pluto's status changes.


Right, because where pluto orbits makes now makes it not a planet.  Apparently there are even more than just Pluto that have been downgraded.


I did not know that. Do you know the planet that does not have seasons?


It does not tilt so there are no seasons. It is also the only planet that rotates clock-wise.


It does not tilt so their are no seasons. It is also the only planet that rotates clock-wise.


That's actually interesting.  So much of a fuss is made over mars but Venus sounds like it has some interesting things going on.


I agree! Do you know anything about uranus?


Actually not really. I'm not sure where it even is in the order of planets. I know it's out there just not where.


I am not sure the order either. But I know that it rotates sideways and rolls.


That sounds almost like an asteroid.  I wonder what it's seasons are like.


Maybe it has seasons but not for the whole planet?  i don't know.  It's definitely something I am going to do some research on.  Thanks for the info! It's been great chatting with you!  Have a good day!


Good morning! Did you hear Marreese Speights is going to China?


Good morning! No I did not hear that.  Does China have good basketball teams?


He says it was the best move for him, so I bet they do. He's going to the Guangzhou Long-Lions.


China must be growing in basketball fans and teams then!  That's great!  Do you know if any other players are going there?


I don't know who has plans to go there, but other players have gone there before. Fredette and Hansbrough, for example.


Interesting!  You know, I've heard that some companies are in China too, like Outback Steakhouse for example.


Yes, I've heard that. And a number of the players on the Long Lions speak English.


You know, the news media paints China as hostile and closed but it sounds like they are more like us than we know.


Yes, and basketball is an international language. The Long Lions were recently in DC, playing against the Wizards.


That's cool! Maybe there will be more games between teams from the two countries.


I expect there will, considering the partnership between Monumental Sports and Entertainment and Alibaba Group, which is a Chinese conglomerate.


I do know a little about Alibaba. Is the chinese basketball the same as the NBA?


It's supposed to be, but Speights has been quoted as saying, "The referees just aren't the same," and they have restrictions on how much the imported players can play during each game.


I suppose that's fair.  Who knows, maybe they'll get more similar as time goes by.


That could happen. Did you know the CBA season only lasts five months?


I did not know that.  Do they have drafts like the NBA does?


I don't know. That's a good question. I do know that with the shorter season, American players could easily join an NBA team for the end of their season. I wonder if that will become a trend.


Could be.  The NBA probably doesn't have rules against it.


Apparently they don't. But Speights says he's waiting until the end of the CBA season to consider it. He doesn't want to be distracted from his current team.


Hello, how are you doing today? What do you think of the Earth?


I am well!  I tend to like Earth.  I wish people would quit destroying it.


I have tried my best to not do so. We have so little left in the way of forests. Where did they all go? Can we get them back?


It would be up to you and me, the earth is on its way to being helium free.


I think that we need to grow trees that produce helium. Then we would have both forests and HeHe.


LOL.  Did you know there is a UN ambassador to ET life?


I have heard. I applied for the job, but they said it was already filled. I needed to speak ET in order to get the job.


I would have a hard time telling my friends and family what I did.. lol


I think that you would have a cover job to keep your position secret. "I make photocopies and serve coffee. Nothing to do with aliens at all!"


I think that the job would not pay very well either. But you might get to meet some interesting people. Like Men in Black. Lots of weird ETs.


That would be a possibility. Id definitely want the flashy thing then.


The weapons would be cool. You would be sworn to secrecy until the UN decided you needed to be on TV. I think it is a job for life.


Do you know how long a day was on earth when it first formed?


The earth was just starting its job so it probably wasn't very good at it. Maybe 2 hours? 3?


LOL  5.5 hours.  I wonder that slowed it down so much, maybe all the stupid people on the planet...


I guess in the future it will get even slower. I figure the work day will soon be 20 hours. Then we'll all be screwed.


Definitely.  Maybe we need to get kidnapped by those aliens and taken to other intelligent life, there is not much left here.


I would like to get the aliens to make the day shorter.Anyway, great chat!


I am a new fan of baseball. I have a lot to learn. I did hear that a player was suspended for not cutting his hair once,lol


Interesting, did you just start playing or watching?


I just started watching it a tiny bit. I heard that Bill O'reilly invented a fake press box to get to watch games in college.


Interesting, that's pretty funny though.


yeah, I've played for years too. It's a fun game. Did you know they suspended Mattingly because he refused to get a haircut?


Oh nice. I didnt know that he was the player, wow. What a wild story. I dont know how that would go over now days.


Yeah, it didn't go over so well then either. To be honest I remember that and thought it was weird.


yeah, lol. I heard that the baseball managers wear the uniform because they are able to play the game at any point, right?


Yeah, that is true. Sometimes they go out on the field and yell at the Umpires too!


What a wild rule. That would not work for football. I read a story about a man who found millions of dollars in baseball card in his grandfather's attic. I want to start cleaning now.


No it wouldn't work. Yeah, they can be worth a lot nowadays. To be honest I used to collect cards myself.


Oh neat hobby! It could pay off big someday. I heard that Japan is big time ino baseball. I guess they are surprised that its our pastime.


Yeah, they love it over there. You would figure that they know it is a big thing here too.


HA, I would like to listen to the games on the radio. I often listen to old radio broadcasts now.  A website offers thousands of free ones.


That is pretty cool, do you know what radio station it is?


Not sure the name of it. I will need to look it up, its one of those things I just have set on the dial. I like the classical latin channel too.


I don't think I would be interested in listening to that channel to be perfectly honest. It does not sound super entertaining!


Yeah, it is one of the ways I add a little cultural to my day. I cant understand it. Since 1989 a Finnish radio station has been broadcasting it. It is entirely in Latin.


It sounds terrible, I don't think I could listen. Nice chatting with you.


What do you like to do for entertainment


I sometimes play Nintendo.  My original NES was cool but it only displayed 54 colors.


That is interesting, I wonder what the new consoles display for colors.


I don't know, probably more than 256.  I guess the original NES was retired in Japan in 2003.


That made such a long run, I loved playing nintendo, did you have a favorite game?


Not really... I liked sports games like basketball.  Did you know that in 39 of 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a football or basketball coach?


I believe that, our states are crazy about college sports. Did you know the creator of basketball was the most losing coach in Kansas history


Sadly yes.  Basketball is popular enough for the Supreme Court to have a court on their roof.  I can just see Ginsberg dunking one.


Ha and making the and 1! I think there is a name for that court if I remember right, highest court in the land i think


Ha.  They may be at their best on the court on the roof.  Funny, Ronald Reagan was once snubbed for a part playing a president.


I heard that before, I think they didnt think he had that presidential look lol, boy they were wrong!


Joke's on them... Did you know YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine on the net?


I never knew that. I am sure Google is the first. Did you get into the gangnam style trend?


Nope.  Nor did I get into Justin Bieber's song "Baby". I guess it must be bad, it's the most disliked song on YouTube.


Gangnam style almost broke youtube I heard. Baby was really bad, I think I disliked it on youtube ha


Ha. I've never heard it.  Netflix and YouTube combined make up half the peak internet traffic in N. America.  Hogs!


That is crazy, I am part of that mostly. Like right now lol.


Yeah.  Police have their own YouTube called BluTube.  I wouldn't want to show up on it.


Lol me too, that sounds fun to watch some training videos though. It was so nice chatting with you!


Did you know Bill Nye got his start by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest? I don't see the match there.


I don't either, maybe a very young bill nye. I will google it. Have a great weekend!


Are you a tennis fan by chance? Novak Djokovic sure is a great player.


Im not actually. I dont even know who he is.


He is a Serbian tennis player. It's tough to play tennis when the courts get wet but they want to use the helicopter to dry the grass after rain.


I heard they did that. Pretty genius if you ask me.


Yeah I agree. If you can believe it the longest match lasted 11 hours!


Yeah I believe it was played over the course of a few days.


That is amazing. A black man won the first U.S. Open title in 1968 and no black man has won it since.


Some people get kicked out for grunting too much. Some circles consider that cheating.


Yeah I think some people who think that is cheating are a bit ridiculous. Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis. I didn't know that.


Yeah I really like that game. But I wouldn't want to play Gail Monfils.


I sure wouldn't either. I used to think it was called ping pong. How silly of me.


I don't think it is silly I definitely caught that as well. It's a fun form of entertainment. But I also like playing Nintendo. The original Nintendo entertainment system can only display 54 colors.


I love nintendo. I think super nintendo was better though.


Yeah maybe it was. I love playing donkey Kong. Around 50 BC they bred chickens for entertainment lol.


Thats cool. I think we have better stuff to do these days. Dont you.


Yeah for sure. I don't want to be playing with no chickens. I like watching movies. I never knew Ronald Reagan was an actor. Can't believe he got rejected from a role because he didn't look presidential.


Yeah I think he was in a few things before he became president.


I would like to see those movies. They should have them on Netflix. The original Nintendo entertainment system was finally discontinued in September 2003 in Japan. It had a great run.


It did have a great run. i know I bought a few of them over the years. Have a good one.


Hi there. Hope you've had a good day. Do you like to play tennis? I tried it several times but I ended up running all around the court and not making much contact with the racket!


I was never good at it, but I liked playing Top Spin on Playstation.


I've not heard of that but I guess it's a tennis game? Now that you mention it, I wasn't too bad at tennis on the Wii! I guess we owe our love of polo shirts since they were invented for tennis by Lacoste.


Yeah its a tennis game. I never tried Wii Tennis though. I do like my polo shirts, I'm actually wearing one now. It's funny that a tennis player was who they were invented for and they were later on adopted by polo players.


We wear them too. I guess they would have needed to change those polos numerous times for the longest match ever! Can't imagine playing 11 hours over 3 days time!


That's a lot of tennis. Just watching for 30 mins makes me tired with all the running and grunting, but jeeze 11 hours. That's got to be exhausting!


Some interesting tennis trivia occurred in the late 1960's. An African American won the 1st US Open title and it hasn't been won by a black man since. I'm surprised by that.


I am too. I guess you don't see too many black men in tennis. I know the Williams sisters have represented the African-American women well though.


That's true. The guys need to step up!  A funny thing that happened in the late 1960's was that they used a helicopter to dry the grass before they could play the US open in 1969!


That's one way to do it, I guess. I heard that US Open quarter-finalist Gael Monfils beat the "Roger Federer of Paddle Tennis" after learning how to play just days earlier.


Wow, how could that happen? So do you still play video tennis games? Did you ever play on the original Nintendo? It's crazy that it only had 54 color display. Entertainment has come a long way!


I haven't played it in a long time. I used to love playing my Nintendo. It's crazy how far we've come in such a long time. I actually bought one of the last NES systems in 2003 when I was stationed in Japan. I wish I would have held on to it.


Oh wow! That would be something since they stopped selling them in Japan that year. Did you ever watch Bill Nye The Science Guy for entertainment? My kids loved that show.


I loved watching that show. I heard that he got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest. I'm going to have to look that up later.


That's funny because I don't really see the resemblance! Maybe earlier in their career? People do change, like Ronald Reagan who was turned down for a role because he didn't look presidential enough. I bet that casting person felt pretty foolish once he became President!


I looked it up and there was some resemblance when they were both younger, so I can kind of see it. I wonder if losing that role made Reagan want to become president even more?


Maybe but I'm sure there isn't any actual cross-over between the pretend and the real. Jim Carrey is an actor that also changed over time. He won't act in dramas now because he believes in only projecting positivity. Interesting choice.


I never really liked Jim Carrey in drams. His comedies were always good to me.


I definitely saw more of his comedies. I guess that's better motivation than Michael Caine who became an actor just to meet the prettiest girls in his high school drama club. Hopefully he's matured since then!


Maybe he has too. Speaking of high school Joe Hamm taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper. I wonder if kids in the class ever thought they would have Erin from the Office and Don Draper from Mad Men in their class?


No probably not! That's would not be something they could imagine. And what about the people that knew Hugh Laurie as a kid. Can you imagine knowing that he would eventually make $700,000!


Yes for sure! I guess that's entertainment in our modern world!


I agree it is. Well I have to get going. I hope you have a great rest of your day!


Hello - I follow college basketball but not the NBA. What about you?


I enjoy both; I really like watching basketball live and in person.


Did you know the supreme court building has a basketball court on the top floor?


I had hear that, I love the name they gave to the 'high court'.


LOL yes that's a good name. I saw the New Zealand basketball team name is called the Tall Blacks.


Don't they have a Rugby team named All Blacks?


Not sure on that one. I don't really know much about Rugby.


Many coaches are among the top paid employees in their respective states


That's pretty amazing. There's only one coach with a losing record in Kansas's history.


I'm not too sure on that one. Did you know that Nintendo can be displayed in 54 colors?


No I did not. I usually watch streaming gameplay of Nintendo players on YouTube.


I saw that Nintendo was discontinued in Japan in 2003.


Really, I guess that makes sense if the Playstation is made there and much more popular.


Yep definitely. I saw that Ceasar bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment.


What kind of entertainment can a chicken provide?


That is terrible. I could see it happening though back in those days.


Yep I could see that happening as well. Did you know YouTube is the second largest search engine on the internet?


Do you know who won the Djokovic and Nadal match at Wimbledon in 2018?


I recently read that it was a very close and exciting match, but I don't know who won.


I heard the Djokovic won.     The other match was the longest semifinal in Wimbledon history.


I also heard that Djokovic and Nadal both were accomplished players having 29 grand slams and five wimbledon championships between them.


Yes, both are quite accomplished.     I like tennis, but don't know much about it.   What is the name of that thing they hit the ball with?


Do you mean the racket? I agree that I am not too familiar with tennis, but I heard that the match between Djokovic and Nadal took place on a grass court, which is a whole new level of difficulty for most players.


Yes, that is it.   I heard that Grass courts accentuate big serves.


Furthermore, grass courts makes breaking serves that much more difficult.


Is a tennis ball solid?    I know the outside is felt.


If I remember correctly, the tennis ball is a hollow rubber ball covered with felt. Did you know that before 1978, a tennis player could use any object as a racket? For instance you could use a book, stick, or even a ladle if you had the skill.


That is crazy!     Then again, any sport which resorts to using a helicopter to dry the surface must be!


Well every sport have their fair share of bizarre facts. Did you also know that grunting before hitting the tennis ball is considered by some to be cheating and that the longest rally was 643 consecutive shots.


Nope, but I do know that the longest match ever topped eleven hours!


Eleven hours!? That is almost half a day. I'm amazed they had the stamina to play for so long. That is respectable in its own right.


Well, that time was spread over 3 days.     At Wimbledon in particular they have a curfew so have to split long matches up.


Oh okay. That is still impressive, but I was imagining all in one day.


That would be amazing.    So what other types of entertainment do you enjoy?


I enjoy entertainment like blizzard games or dramas.


Cool.    Drama goes back to the ancient greeks and Aristotle's Poetics.


Drama is interesting because you can divide them either into comedy and tragedy. Sometimes drama gets a negative reputation for being depressing, but it is the very same negativity that enable depth in a story.


I agree.   Well, nice chatting, and remember to be like Michael Caine:    Go for the prettiest girls who are all in drama!


Same. Have a wonderful day and know that entertainment that gives pleasure and delight is wonderful.


Neither do you like the Yankees? I used to watch them all the time


I do not like them. I am a cubs fan. Baseball starts this week. Do you like baseball?


I watch baseball sometimes. I like the Yankees because they win. But I do live in Detroit so I also watch the Tigers even though they're not good haha


I thought you all were going to with the world series a few years back. You had such a great team.


Yep it's always a struggle haha. Did yujiro back in 1973 to Yankee Swap their families? What was that about


I have no clue but that is weird! I wonder where the locst yankee player is!


I know. They need to make a movie about that! Do you know who Bill O'Reilly is? Apparently he made up a fake press pass to get in to see the Yankees back in the day


I do know who he is. I had no idea he was a baseball fan. Don Mattingly was suspended for long hair?


That's funny! Do you know Bobby Richardson? He's the only person to win a World Series even though he lost the Series somehow


Wow! That's crazy. A married couple made the MLB schedule for 24 years!


That is crazy! Also crazy the man found millions of dollars of baseball cards in his attic. What a lucky guy!


$3M!!! Kickball is called soccer-baseball in canada. That's cute.


Haha the name is cute but also dumb lol. Have you ever seen a baseball manager takes to the field and play? Apparently that's possible


Not in modern baseball. Can you imagine Sparky Anderson or Jim Leyland take a few hacks up there?


Dope I don't think they would do very well LOL. Did you know that baseball is huge in Japan? I hear the crowds get really wild


Yeah. It is a party. They also have a different baseball culture. Have you ever heard a game on the radio?


I have. The announcer gets really into it haha. What I have not heard is a Jupiter radio storm on the radio. I should check that out


I wonder if they have to play 40% jupiter music like Canada has to?


Haha that's a good question! I would rather listen to Jupiter radio than classical Latin though. They have a station that plays that in Finland


Is latin language popular in Finland? Can they understand that?


I have no idea! Of all the places in the world to have a Latin radio station I have no idea why it would be Finland LOL. And that started back in 1989 and is still going


I do watch it from time to time.Do you have a favorite team?


I do, the Chicago Cubs. Do you have a favorite team?


I like the Yankees. Did you know bobby richardson won a world series mvp despite losing the series?


I did not. That's crazy. what team did he play for?


the yankees. and their logo predates the team actually


How does that work? They had the logo and then the team was built?


yeah the logo was designed by tiffany as part of a medal of honor for john mcdowell


That's like swapping families. It just doesn't make sense...


I know pretty interesting. do you know ben affleck?


I do. Not a huge fan but he has some decent movies.


He actually is a boston red sox fans and put the movie gone gril at halt because refused to wear a yankees hat


That's so funny! Is he the lost yankees player and is just a really good actor?


maybe.do you know yankees do not have names in the back of the uniforms?


I did know that. Because the name on front is more important that the name on back, right?


yeah and they do not want the attention to be on the player but on the team


At least they have a code and stick to it. Suspending donny baseball because of a haircut.


Did you ever play the NES? It only had 54 colors! Video games have come so far!


I had Atari when I was really young. And yeah, games look like films now


The NES was around in 2003. I didn't know it had such a long lifespan.


I didn't either, but I do recall hearing about it into the 21st century


Do you watch TV? I was surprised that Hugh Laurie gets paid so much!


I'm not. Hit shows are shown around the world and make the producers and networks a huge amount of money. They better pay the talent.


Only if I was successful, and that's rare. What about you?


Maybe if it gave me the chance to meet people. That's why Michael Caine joined drama in high school.


Well, in high school I think a lot of guys do that.


I'm not sure that I understand Jim Carrey's thinking about not doing dramas. Dramas can have a positive message too.


True. But I think Carrey means that at some point the conflict is negative? It's a weird point.


Conflict is ubiquitous. Everyone experiences it. I think people want good stories, and conflict drives stories forward.


You can't have dram or actually comedy without it. Jim Carrey has a new comedy show, but it's not like there's no conflict in it.


Not really, but I'm familiar with many of the athletes. This fact was surprising though The longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.


I wonder who was playing. They must have lost about 15 pounds.


I wonder if they wore polo shirts for the match.


Ha. Only if it was a long time ago, I would guess.


I thought it was a bit extreme to use a helicopter to dry the grass at the US Open in 1969.


Yeah, but they didn't tell us how wet it was. I live near where they hold the US Open and it can be swampy around there.


I thought they would have portable dryers or something. I guess helicopters are fastest.


It sounds like it was just too wet for the normal drying methods.


That's likely. Well, I had fun chatting.


Hello, The internet sure has changed things and how many people behave.I remember when I was a teen we were out doing things and socializing in person. Now so many teens rather stay in and use social media.


And it's doubled in the past few years. 45% is a lot of the population constantly online through their phones


Wow, that is a lot. While I feel the internet and cell phones are great tools, I do feel that they are completely overused by so many people both young and old. Children and teens killing themselves over something that happened on social media is a problem that needs to be addressed.


95% of teenagers have access to a smartphone, so it's definitely a problem. I was in college before I had one. It's horrible that it's causing an increase in violence among teens. It's harming their relationships


It is a sad turn of events. When I graduated high school we did not have cell phones, a few years later those really big ones were out. "The Brick" LOL It is  affecting all people across all economic values.


At least some of them recognize that social media is a fake imagine of someone's life. A 15 year old girl even acknowledged that


That is great. It does surprise me how many teens and children become so  "addicted" to the internet. There is so much out there for them to be doing and learning about. Life is too short. . Wow I was just reading that a library has saved a copy of the internet. That is really hard to believe.


That must have a lot of data, especially since there are more automated software programs on the internet than there are humans


I agree with you there. Did you ever hear that in 1936 some russians made a computer that ran on water? I am not sure I understand how that would have worked.


That's incredible! I also think it's incredible that a woman named Ada Lovelace was the first to write a computer algorithm


That is amazing as well. Did you know that smoking near apple computers voids the warranty because it is considered a biohazard?


That makes sense though. In 1968, Bell distributed a cardboard computer to high school students to teach them how it works, but computers have changed drastically since then


Oh yes so much has changed since then. Once the technology was there things just exploded. Now what is new today will be outdated in not too long.


I hope they didn't dismantle what the lego brick enclosure that housed the first Google computer though


Hopefully not. Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook in 2005 for $75 million.


That's definitely their loss, though I wonder how much MySpace would have influenced divorce like Facebook has. In 2011, a third of divorce filings contained the word Facebook


That is truly amazing. I never knew that. Facebook sure became very big after first being offered at a university.


It took it a few years after being open to 13 year olds in 2006, but by 2012, it was worth $104 billion


That is a success for Mark Zuckerberg. I read that the like button on facebook is illegal in Germany!


Maybe they're trying to deter their adults from using it as a news source like 30% of Americans do


Maybe so.  It has been nice chatting with you.


I am good, yourself? I hope they find the missing Chinese tourist. She is too young to have been on her own and I am sorry that she got kidnapped


I'm good, thanks for asking.  I hope they find her too.  So much bad stuff in the news all the time, it seems like.


I guess good news doesn't sell. Someone should be watching over young girls at all times. It is very unsafe for them.


I agree, little boys too.  They are some sickos out there, always on the prowl.  On a different note, do you own a car?


I do not have a car. I use public transportation and do not have to shovel snow anymore.


Lol, I hear you on that.  Cars have come a long way since Karl Benz invented it in 1886, though.


I would probably buy another one if it was not so expensive now. When I was younger cars, insurance and gas were cheaper.


That is true.  You probably know why trunks are called trunks, then?


I think I have seen that type of trunk at a car show. I like a trunk that you can open from inside the car. And heated seats.


Heated seats are nice.  Trunks got their name because old cars used to have wooden trunks on their backs.


Better than no trunk at all, I guess. Did you know that the Dodo was actually a pigeon relative? I have seen pictures of Dodos. They are strange looking.


No, I didn't know that.  I just knew they were extinct.


have seen real pictures of the last Dodos. Too bad they went extinct. Many species are going extinct because of human activity.


That's so true.  I was shocked to learn that most birds have bones that are so hollow the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.


That is so they can fly using less energy. Hummingbirds steal spider webs to use n their nests. I hope they leave the spider behind!


Hopefully, they do.  I read somewhere that there are wild birds in Australia that can mimic various sounds, like car alarms and chainsaws.


You know, I saw that on a nature show. I think they are a member of the Raven family. They sounded exactly like what they were imitating. One was making a sound like a camera clicking. Unbelievable.


That is unbelievable!  I saw on a nature show that some birds fly from Alaska to Northern mexico without sleeping when they migrate.


That must be exhausting! I know hummingbirds go from New England to Mexico. Poor little things.


That must be exhausting!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I hope you have a very good day, friend.


Don't you think Amber Alerts perform a very valuable service in the country?


I think they do, but they can vastly be improved. Having said that I believe it has saved a few lives. I think it recently saved a 12 year old girl visiting from China if I am not mistaken.


I heard about that case. It's amazing that they were able to find and rescue the girl.


Yeah, its amazing how tourists are prime targets no matter where in the world you go. She was part of a tour group and got snatched by a woman.


It's probably because they figure tourists, especially ones here on limited visas, will have a harder time staying in the country or navigating the legal processes. It's horrible that they target innocent people like that.


Yeah, there is always some evil person out there. That reminds me of that Maryland shooting at a liquor store. The victim was only 25 years old.


That story was an awful one. I heard the victim and the shooter knew each other, but I can't say any personal dispute would justify the shooting.


Oh so that was the story behind it. That is odd. I guess the police must of killed the gunman while he ran if they didn't figure out a motive.


They have detectives looking into the motive, so they'll probably find out something from friends or family. What a sad thing to be questioned about.


Yeah, its crazy here in the states. Shootings seem to be every where. Even concerts.


It's not just shootings, though. There are other problems like hit-and-runs. A 21 year old recently died in one of those.


Yeah, hit and runs freak me out. You could be having car trouble and be hit by someone just not paying attention. One guy hit a parked car on the side of the road and kept going, but he was caught later.


I'm glad they caught him. People like that who don't take responsibility and leave others to die for something they did are dangerous.


Yeah, they shouldn't allow him to drive after that either. I think he was driving a Nissan pathfinder.


I wonder if that was how they were able to identify and catch him. Cars are frequently notable in cases like that. The Amber Alert case we talked about before noted a white Infiniti was one of their leads.


More than likely. I'm sure most cars have something in it or on it to identify it from similar models. I mean if they have little arrows next to your fuel symbol to tell you where yours gas cap is then anything is possible.


Including mounting flame-throwers on your car, if you're in South Africa.


That is crazy! I'd be afraid the car would blow up or set everything on fire. That makes me wonder what Google's self driving car's "aggressive mode" does.


Hopefully nothing with flamethrowers! I imagine it makes the car more willing to change lanes and go around other cars to get to a destination faster, rather than just taking the safest route and staying behind slower drivers.


That actually makes sense. I don't think hey should call it aggressive mode however.


I agree. It puts me in mind of a road-raging AI car. Or maybe an angry, evil Transformer!


I order from Amazon frequently probably 3 to 4 times a week. Did you know the guy that found it  was Jeff Bezos?


I am aware of him. He's quickly becoming one of the richest people on the planet. Were you aware that the company was founded in 1994. Hard to believe it's so new when it's as huge as it is.


Yeah, I heard that they started it with just selling books! I can't believe that that's how Amazon started!


I remember when I first started shopping with them online they touted themselves as a bookstore. So weird now. Bezos is so rich that he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years.


That's interesting I did not know that. I did hear though that the first Amazon customer got a building named after him. Did you know that the US Postal Service has a contract with Amazon that lets them deliver packages on Sunday?


I did not. I wonder why I always have to wait until Monday then. Maybe it's just in big cities.


I've been getting packages on Sunday once in awhile it just depends. Do you have an echo?


I do not. They make me a little nervous. I do appreciate that Amazon has it's own line of products including the echo and kindle.


I have an echo. It's interesting because I can always ask it different questions like What's the world record for speed reading?


I don't know but I know it's held by a woman named Anne Jones. Do you know?


Yeah, it's 4700 words per minute can you imagine? I'll bet she could read the crap out of Facebook.


Wow! That's insane. I would get so many books read. Do you have a Facebook account?


Believe it or not I don't. I had one for a couple years but, I hated all the advertising.


I have one but the toxic environment has begun to get to me and I am on it less and less. Did you know that MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in 2005? That was a huge mistake.


No, I bet they regret that. Do you know why it's mostly blue?


It's because Mark Zuckerberg suffers from red green color blindness. Maybe you should try out that Burger King promotion where are you unfriend 10 people and you get a free whopper!


What a strange promotion. I don't understand what Burger King had to gain from that. People do weird things with Facebook. Iceland used it for public suggestions to rewrite their constitution. That seems like a bad idea.


It could you imagine all the fake accounts, robo, and, trolls. If we did that here in the US. I bet we would be like Germany and have to make the like button illegal.


That's odd also. If it was a dislike button maybe I could understand it but why outlaw a like button?


I sure do, my favorite store is Amazon, and you?


me too. Do you shop their AmazonBasics line?


I agree.Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain?


Yeah and I guess it is supposed to run for 10 000 years. wow


Yeah. Did you know they deliver on Sundays as well now?


Yeah all thanks to that contract they signed with USPS


Yeah so convenient. Their workers seem to walk lots, up to 15 miles a day


Yeah it explains why they are one of the top companies now, lots of work there


Yeah they seem to have expanded to include lots of stuff nowadays


I sued to, they made a bad decision not buying Facebook for just $75 million


Exactly. Do you know the like button is illegal in parts of Germany?


I wonder why though. DO you know why it is blue?


Yes because Mark is colorblind but can see blue


Yeah. Did you hear Iceland is using Facebook to rewrite the constitution?


Wow I wonder how that is working for them, seems too transparent


Yeah I know. Did you hear about that Burger KIng promotion of unfriending people on Facebook?


hey there, do you every do any shopping on amazon?


Hello, I use Amazon all the time. Its a lot cheaper to shop on there. That is if you dont mind waiting a few days for your item.


That is true. But if it need be they will deliver on sundays as well.


Yeah thats helpful. I do most of my Christmas shopping on Amazon. Everything is so much cheaper. I got my kids these 7 foot bean bags with memory foam in them for less than 200 bucks. Great deal.


Oh yeah. Its funny how they started out as an online book store and became the worlds largest internet retailer, based on revenue and market capitalization.


Yeah and they are so busy now all the time that their warehouse workers walk 7 to 15 km a day


Thats not really surprising, I worked at a car parts factory delivering parts to the line and I pulled pallets at least 15 miles every day. I heard that Amazons first customer only spent around 30 bucks and they named a building after him. That would be cool.


yeah not too bad. the ceo of amazon built a clock in a mountain that runs for 10000 years.


Yeah that would be a facebook post if I ever saw one. Lol. Talk about making money. Facebook is right up there with Amazon in that regard.


I had one in the early days, can hardly even remember it though, to be honest. did hear that Myspace could have bought facebook in the early days for 75 million dollars and turned it down. Bad business decision.


That is indeed bad business. Others like iceland are using facebook to reach to people to rewrite the constitution


I think thats just crazy. I mean its a good idea but it may be giving one company too much power of persuasion over people. I know they are making the posts, but you cant tell me if facebook wanted to they couldnt put the right ads in there to persuade people the way they want them to go with it. Not that Facebook would do something like that. Just a thought.


that is true, not sure how they are going about it. do you like to read?


I dont have anything against reading. I just dont read much. Unless you count bedtime for my son. I try to read a book with him every night before bed.


that is really nice. there is a woman who holds the record for speed reading.


Thats cool. I think her record is like 4700 words per minute. I wonder how they test it to be sure she actually read all she said she did for the record.


Maybe they ask her after, what she has read? Nonetheless that is really fast.


I would say she takes a comprehension test on what she read to make sure she read that much. Yeah that is fast though.


For sure. It was nice chatting with you.


Hi, do you have a means of transportation like a car?


I am more of an SUV type myself.  Though they say part of the definition of a car is one that can sit 1 to 8 people. So that seems like it can hold enough for me to have a car.


Yes, that sounds right. Isn't it interesting that Mcdonalds added the drive thru because soldiers were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


I didn't know that!  Another fun little fact is it is actually legal in South-Africa to have a flame thrower right on their car to prevent carjacking.  That's pretty scary.


Yes that is pretty scary!  On a lighter note though, birds are also known as Aves.  Never heard of that term though.


No, I haven't either. I love to watch birds! There so colorful and make different sounds. I like the humming birds, how smart are  to use spiderwebs to repair their nests.


That makes me feel better about spiderwebs than!  Hummingbirds are one of the smallest ones out there!  The bee hummingbird is only 2 inches long!


I know, they are so cute with their fast fluttering wings. I didn't realize birds bones are so hollow that they weigh less than the feathers. But it makes sense.


That must help them to fly even easier!  I thought I noticed a hummingbird while I was driving to a concert this past weekend.


Aww,, really. We have a feeder, interesting to watch! Its a long trip for birds to fly from Alaska to northern Mexico without sleep when migrating!


I can't imagine not getting any sleep.  I wouldn't be able to do that without a nap at least.


Its just so far for a bird. Nature is a wonder! Like the extinct dodo bird. Now when I think of it, I can see the why its a sub-family of the pigeon.


I can see that resemblance also.  When I got to outdoor concerts, which can be like an amphitheater, you can see plenty of birds.


The outside ones, if you buy popcorn they will try and get it.  I love to go to outdoor concerts. Some of the ones I have been to have fireworks also. Lots of fun!!


Yes they are fun!  In Croatia, they still use an ancient roman amphitheater for concert venues!


That would be impressive to go to. I would love that! Some of the performers have to play a lot of gigs each year, it can be non-stop for them.


Yes that has to be fun, but tiring!  The Ramones played 2,263 concerts non stop for over 20 years!


Tha's is a lot. Some performers have toured for over 30 years and still doing it. Recording in the roman amphitheater in Pompeii would be interesting! Good chat!!


Smartphones and teens, this sure is a problem.


It is a problem, but I'd have to argue, not only restricted to problems for teens, adults as well! However, I think social media usage is a problem


I  agree, did you know that 89% of a group of teens surveyed sayd they were online constantly, I think social media really plays a trick on us.


The results are even more interesting when you dive deeper into the survey results, because social media usage has relatively no positive or negative effect on someone.


I dont know about that, a teen said that people are killing each other because of social media and the attention, I must say I agree.


Wow, killing, that is pretty extreme! I can see how social media usage can have a negative impact on people. People might be jealous of the curated postings and trigger people to become vicious or envious.


Or just looking for the attention like the school shooters, well at least thats my opinion, and it looks like girls are connected more than guys.


What do you mean by "girls are connected more than guys?"


ok so in a 2014-2015 survey, about 50% of girls said they were online constantly while a 39% of the boys were online constantly as well


oh I see. thanks for clarifying. This constant online usage really affects people's perception of "fitting in" and loneliness I think. However, in another light, teens used these platforms to communicate with another during the Parkland shootings


I get that, I think that it can help teens feel less lonely, and gives them a way to express their opinions as well.


Yes, but I think it also makes teens feel more lonely when they see events from peers of hanging out at certain places or doing certain things. It's amazing to see the large decline in social media platform usage, from Facebook dominance to Instagram now


Its amazing how the internet has evolved, that is for sure, there is a 3g service on top of Mt Everest.


Wow! I wonder if cellphones can even operate normally in those climates, whether there'll be battery issues.


I think my ears would freeze before I could have a conversation up there. Did you know there is a copy of the internet stored?


Haha, thats true! Oh really? I did not know that, do you know whether the copy has ever been needed for whatever reason? Or the purpose of why it is being stored as a copy?


I think it hasnt, its there as a safety meassure, can you imagine the caos if the internet went down?


That would be very problematic! I'm surprised that there are 7% of people who read the full terms and conditions when presented with signing up for service, I thought it'd be less than that.


I didnt read mine lol, contracts tend to be too long and then we get screwed by that fine print.


I'm guilty of the same thing. I think that was the case for the Facebook data scandal last year.


I didnt gear about that scandal, I did know there is town in Germany were the like button is illegal


I enjoy a wide range of hobbies such as listening to concerts, but I am curious to learn more about bird watching. Could you tell me more?


yeah, it is really cool, we try to find them in the area whether by spotting them or listening to their sound and then classify the sound


I mean you must be very passionate about birds to do so. Are you intrigued by their color, form, ability of flight, or other aspects?


for sure. their bones weigh less than their feathers


Do you often travel to see the birds or do you go to the same places?


around the same places really. would love to see those birds that travel from canada to mexico without stopping


Do you ever collect anything from birds?


Yes they are adorable. I helped nurse one back after it hit a window during highschool


oh that is nice of you. they are also little stealers of spiders webs


the spiderwebs and then they go and fix their nests


Oh that is interesting. Very resourceful, yet kinda mean too. Then again nature is pretty messed up yet wonderful. I mean birds fly, which had been a dream for most of human history


yeah. and they are so smart  in australia. some species can mimic camera and car sound alarms


I am not sure but good for them to have learned how to do that


So when bird watchers hear sounds of cars beeping and doors being unlocked, it is basically birds?


hahah yes. do you like going to concerts?


Sometimes if the concert is nearby and I really like the artist. How about you?


Hello there, I do, I use it quite a bit.  How about you?


i love amazon!  Use their shopping site all the time and most of their other services as well.


Did you know that they have a contract with the USPS to deliver on Sundays?


I guess they also hold a patent on 1-click buying, thats interesting.


Thats interesting you can patent that,  I need a button to patent lol


Yeah right lol, did you know that Best Buy and Target both price match Amazon?


Thats smart on their part.  I still order from amazon though,  going shopping nowadays is a hassle.


Yeah it is nice to be able to sit in your home and compare prices and get the products in no more than two days for most things.


I know right!  And find exactly what you are looking for!  No need to ask about aisles and locations.


No hassle, on a different subject do you use Facebook?


Yeah I do, it is very useful for running my soccer teams, posting game times, scores, etc.


Nice.  its way more than it started out to be,  it used to be so college kids can communicate with each other,  now it is so much more.


Yeah I started mine back in college when it first came out and its so much bigger now.


I think I have read about that, so funny a government would do that.  Did you hear about the BK promotion?


Yeah I probably would, theres a few I don't talk to anyways lol.


Same here lol.  Its been good chatting, gotta run.


I use Amazon all of the time. It's hard to believe that it started off as an online book company at this point.


I know they have really grown a lot. the first customer even got a building named after him


That person is lucky. Did you know that as of 2005 they have surpassed Wal-Mart as the most valuable retailer?


I am not surprised. their workers walk 7 to 15 miles a day thats is how busy they are


That's very busy. I wish they would pay them accordingly. Jeff Besos is so rich that he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years.


I winder why he did that though. He is also cousing with a very famous country singer.


No idea. I did not know that. Who is that?


I cannot remember the name but he is very famous.did you know amazon also owns IMDB?


I was just made aware of that recently. I use IMDB constantly and didn't know. It's not reflected on the website anywhere.


yeah apparently they have owned it since 1998


Wow! I would never have guessed that. Do you happen to have a Facebook account?


I do but I ma on less and less because it has become so toxic. They had 2.2 billion users as of January 2018!


yeah, what a loss for myspace too though. they passed the opportunity to buy it for very cheap back in the day


Yes I heard that could have bought it for &75 million in 2005. That was a terrible business decision.


very much so since myspace has really sunk now and facebook is makingbillions


Agreed. Do you know why the color scheme of Facebook is primarily blue?


That is correct. I do like the color scheme. Had you heard that Iceland took public suggestions on Facebook when rewriting their constitution? That seems like a bad idea.


I do not know maybe that is th ebest way for the people to gt in touch with them? not sure


I'm sure but I tend not to trust the opinions of a lot of people on Facebook.


Do you think weather forecast are usually accurate? because if you do, the DC area is in need of umbrellas.


Yes it is more and more accurate. In my opinion. Indeed, it looks like it will rain for the next days in Washington.


It looks like it theres a lot of clouds and then the forecast says theres going to be a lot of rain on Sunday, will just have to wait and see if its accurate.


It seems that you can have the weather on an Alexa device, did you ever tried it ?


I have, I actually have a Fire Tablet and Alexa is an upstanding gal, she delivers and is usually correct


I was asking more about how it was easy to use an Alexa device to get the weather, I don't think your tablet has enough computing power to do a weather prediction.


Oh I see,well maybe it got the forecasts from other sources, Amazon sure is a big company now a days, what are your thoughts on Jeff Bezos?


I think he deserve the success that Amazon has. For a big company it still has a relatively good reputation.


I agree, I think he is really smart the company has grown a lot and in a great part its because of him, it started as a bookstore but now it will sell just about anything


Yeah, I don't think I will ever use all Amazon's services even IMDB belongs to amazon.


I see, I didnt know IMDB also belonged to Amazon, the first costumer on Amazon spent $27  and got a building named after him, what a bargain!


It must have been a book. At that time, books were expensive. What kind of things do you buy form Amazon ?


I buy groceries, tech stuff, I dont really like buying clothes there but I buy a lot of things in Amazon, it has great prices and a wide selection of brands


I don't buy groceries, Amazon has not implemented this service where I live, nor the Sunday delivery of packages.


I see, well what do you buy in Amazon? you do use the service right?


Mainly to buy things like tools for the maintenance of my bike, board games and books (and e-books). Do you read books ?


I do like reading, do you have any recommendations?


I read classics since they are often free in e-book forms. David Copperfield is a great classic that has influenced a lot of authors. And you,what do you read ?


I just read Starship Troopers is an old book but I thought it was interesting, I like to read science fiction books.


Did you read Ender's Game ? It seems in the same vein as Starship Troopers.


I havent, but now that I finished with Starship Troopers I might watch it, I thought the movie was alright hopefully the book is better.


Science-fiction books are also popular in the military, Starship troopers and Ender's Game are on the suggested list of the marines.


Yeah I heard they were on the list of recommendations, CS Lewis is also one of my favorite authors.


I did not read Alice in Wonderland , is it still good. Lewis and Tolkien met often, it is strange to think that that knew each other.


Yeah they actually had competitions on who would read laugh first reading terrible poems.


Did you know MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75M? Bet they regret that one.


No doubt since Facebook was valued at $104 billion in Feb. 2012.


THat's so crazy to imagine. So much money. Zuckerburg used blue as the main color on the site because he suffers from colorblindness.


I never knew that!  I can't believe it's been around 15 years already since he founded the company in 2004.


Wow. I still remember opening my account. Seems like yesterday. Iceland is rewriting their constitution through Facebook so the public can make changes and suggestions.


That's pretty neat.  Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.  I wonder why?


Hmmmm, no idea. That seems really weird. Burger King once had a promotion where you could get a free Whopper by unfriending 10 people.


Nice.  I would have racked up quite a few free whoppers.  ...with cheese please!  lol


Haha. So do you like Whoppers more than Big Macs? McDonalds added the drive thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


I do like whoppers better.  lol  I had no idea it was that late.  I'm surprised I don't remember them not having them.  The trunk of  cars became to be known that because in the old days people used to carry wooden trunks on the back of their cars.


Interesting. In South Africa you can equip your car with a flamethrower to prevent carjackers. Wonder if oil slicks are ok?


LOL  Did you hear how Jann Mardenborough became a pro race car driver?


They beat 90,000 people in the Gran Turismo video game!


That's awesome. I've always thought video games could get me somewhere! Did you know Cadillacs are names after the French explorer who founded Detroit? Pretty cool.


I didn't know that.  How cool!  Do you play monopoly?


I was just playing with my daughter last week. I heard Nick Cage convinced Johnny Depp to pursue acting while playing Monopoly.


Nice!  The longest game of monopoly lasted 70 days!  Whoa!


I think I've played a few games that were close to that. Haha.


lol  Me too!  Every sweepstakes must legally have a free method of entry and that's why you can get free McDonalds monopoly pieces by mail!


Monopoly is actually outlawed in North Korea and Cuba for being so clearly capitalist.


I can believe it. It's been fun chatting with you!


I did, Facebook seems to be following the footsteps of MySpace, they had a huge $150 billion loss the other day


I believe it, I am not using Facebook as much. Facebook could have been bought by myspace in 2005 but turned it down


Yeah they could  buy the site for $75 million so yeah, sounds like the missed a great opportunity


for sure, but who knows, that could go under too. i unadded some friends a year ago to get a free whopper from burger king


I heard that was a great promotion, many of my friends took advantage of it and unfriended me, that made me really sad


I guess a free whopper can make people go crazy lol, do you know why the page has so many blue?


for sure, i wish i could delete 100 of them for 10 free whoppers!


Yeah, that seems like a fair deal, so do you also like cars?


I love cars as well, Cadillacs are named after a French explorer right?


Yep I think his name was antoine de la mothe cadillac, he founded detroit


Yeah the same one, do you also like the Ford Company? they were the first ones to mass produce cars


I like ford trucks to much. Did they invent the trunk also?


I dont think so, the wordtrunk was used because of wooden trunks back in the day so I think its more of a cultural thing


didn't know that! Ever been through mcdonalds drive thru?


I have yeah, I think thats one of the greatest inventions, why do you ask?


Apparently they were created because soldiers couldn't get out of their cars when dressed in uniform


Oh so thats the reason behind the invention of the drive thrus, interesting.


Ah, Facebook and Twitter are losing cash and users? I find social media to be less and less social and more of a giant echo chamber with a mob mentality as of late. What do you think?


I think social media is a great invention,  but of course people take advantage of it and use it for other intentions.  I think its funny that Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook in 2005


That is amusing. Kinda like Blockbuster ignoring Netflix. I also remember when I first got Facebook and users had to have a .edu email address :D :D :D  Ah, such simpler times.... I'm more of a Redditor myself. When was the last time you played Monopoly?


Wow,  I cant even remember,   its got to be like 10 years since I played Monopoly! Great game though!


That's about as long as I'm thinking' I played last. I've never played any of the spin off versions but I did buy an anniversary set in 1997, I think it was? It's floating around in the garage or a closet somewhere. I should dig it out to torture the teenagers and give them an old school lesson on the injustices of capitalism!


I would play the Mc Donalds monopoly game they have lol Did you know  longest game of monopoly lasted 70 days!!!!! That is an investment.


Seventy days? Had to be pre-Facebook and Twitter to accomplish that! The McDonald's version frustrated me. I always needed Boardwalk, along with most of other players. McDonald's is and always will be my guilty pleasure.


I like the safeway version too!  At least that one you can win kitchen stuff lol did you know the game was banned in russia and china and is still outlawed in north korea and cuba


I wonder, what IS legal in North Korea and Cuba that we don't know about?! Anything? I had a friend who vacationed in Cuba last year with her family and she said it was really nice. Meanwhile, I've visited South Africa and I feel kinda cheated I never saw a car equipped with a flame thrower. They do that to prevent car jackings there.


lol I have no idea,  but North Korea is weird.  lol is this something that was on your bucket list?  to see a car flame thrower?  I bet that would be really popular in like canada where it snows! lol


HA! I despise snow. Back when my husband was in The Marines, we actually spent a year in ZA, which was nothing like I thought it would be because my knowledge was limited to late night infomercials about starving children.... Anyway, yeah, now I want to see some YouTube videos of this because I never saw any of the sort there! Fun fact - Marines still aren't allowed anywhere off base in their cammies.


That's something I would have to ask the hubs. I just know they could not do anything "out in town" in their cammies that was personal. McD's adding a drive thru for soldiers in 1975 is believable... But The Army wears their uniforms all over the place.


Yes, my husband is in the Army,  and a lot of my family is in the military,  I was just wondering because I never heard of that rule.


So, Hubs is in the garage - I called and asked him :) He says Marines consider cammies to be "work clothes" and it is unprofessional to be in such when not "working on official business." They loosened it up to allow a quick stop at the bank but it's still frowned upon and not a common thing.


I see that is interesting.  Is that only for the Marines?


Yeah. I'm not a Marine - He is a retired Marine. Marines are a unique breed ya know. Those days of starching cammies and shining boots seem like ancient history now. I literally called him rather than walking to the garage and didn't wanna Google and cheat ya out of legit info or - Heaven forbid - Misspeak. Marines are just....Different! Oh well. Speaking of drive thru's and cars, I never knew Detroit and a French explorer had anything in common. I always associated French explorers with Louisiana!


That is interesting.  lol Thanks for checking on the info!


lol you're welcome! I'm now wondering when I got so lazy that I'd call a family member under the same roof lol SMH. Hey - If Iceland can rewrite their constitution using public input via Facebook - What in the world would The United State's constitution look like if we did something like that?


What is friendship worth to you?  Would you unfriend 10 people on Facebook to get a free whopper?  lol


Yes, I would...Starting with my crazy relatives! I swear sometimes I think they view Facebook posts as a legitimate obligation. :D


hahaha,  that is true i could do without a lot of complaining from people on facebook.  Its been great chatting with you,  have a great day!


hey theer did you ever play the game monopoly?


Yes, I love that game though it'll take a long time before anyone ever becomes bankrupt. Do you?


ya I played it as a kid, don't think we were ever able to finish a game though, you?


Yeah, it takes too long, the longest game of monopoly lasted 70 days! Did those people not have other commitments or they were trying to break a world record or something?


lol thats way too much time, I liked playing the mcdonalds monopoly too did you?


I don't think I've every played that probably because it seemed impossible to win anything to me, did you ever win anything as a result?


I think I got free fries one time lol, apparently you can get free pieces by mail though


Oh wow, do you know when the next McDonald's monopoly offer is? I'd give it a try. Do you agree that the game Monopoly can be used as a teaching tool about the injustices of capitalism?


I guess it could be, it's funny that it was banned in russia, china and north korea because of capitalism lol


Yeah, how are kids going to learn! Speaking of China, Facebook is banned there and in another region, the "like" button is actually illegal


well that is silly, I think that is in the german state schleswig-holstein right?


Yeah, I have no idea how to pronounce that. What do you think they use in place of that "like" button or any theories why it's illegal, it seems to promote positivity though


no I have no idea, I do know why facebook is blue though


I think it was because Mark Zuckerburg is color blind?


yup exactly, did you do the facebook burger king thing back in the day?


No, I did not know about it back then and probably wouldn't have participated, it seems a bit harsh, did you?


haha I would hav edone it with people I don't like on fb lol, id get that free whopper


Haha, I love whoppers and if it's free, I especially love! McDonald's was the one to start the drive-thru trend because they wanted to accommodate soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their uniforms. I use it a lot to this day! Great invention!


haha yes I want to use it right now! weird it was invented in 1975 you'd think itd have happened earlier


I'm not sure but imagine if they patented it or trademarked it, that would be a great income!


yes! Speaking of which I'm goign to go to a drive through now, see ya :)


I do, I love listening to the radio, what about you?


I personally find the technology behind radios to allow for the transference of sound to be intriguing. However, I myself have never really used the radio


You have never used a radio? how can that be!! and it is intriguing I wonder who discovered those waves and decided to use them.


I am interested in the uses of radios in both history and in space as soldier made radios with just a razorblade and pencil. However, I found no need to use the radio since I had computers and phones


Yeah  I guess radios are becoming obsolete, there was a ventriloquist show on the radio back in 1930, sounds kind of silly to me though


Well I don't completely think radios are obsolete. There is even a free website to listen to thousands of classic radio drama. With the surge in audiobook and listening to literary works, maybe previous radio dramas may surge as well


There is a radio station that picks up solar activity I wonder what station is that, it would be cool but eventually become boring.


I think it would be as boring as a Finnish radio broadcasting entirely in classical latin


Yeah I wouldnt understand a word of it, you know that the sun is so massive it makes up 99% of the mass of our entire solar system


Then I wonder how much mass the biggest star discovered in our galaxy would be. After all it is 1 billion times bigger than our sun


Wow, that big! it must cover a big percentage as well, I would love to see the sunset on Mars though


Does Mars have an atmosphere? Without one, the sunset should look white


The sunset is supposed to be blue, it must be a really nice landscape to watch.


Wow! A blue sunset? It seems beautiful just imagining it.


It does seem beautiful, you know the equator actually rotates at a faster rate than the poles, I thought it was the other way around.


is it because of the centripetal force, the distance for rotation at the poles is less than at the equator, leading to a faster rotation rate at the equator?


Wow that sure is an interesting explanation thanks, our sun sure is interesting.


I agree and what makes it even more important is how it alone basically supports life with a nearly infinite amount of energy


I think about the perfection of the sun, its almost a perfect sphere that provides us with the energy every living things needs to survive


I couldn't agree more. In any case, thank you for this enjoyable chat about the sun.


how's it going? Do you watch much tv, it's fascinating how they are able to transmit moving images


Hi! It is fascinating but I dont think people pay much attention as to how it works. Do you like sitcoms?


Yea, I'm a huge south park fan. When they did the family guy episode the simpsons sent the creators flowers


How funny! I like watching old reruns of Seinfeld. Apparently Julie Louis Dreyfus won the Mark Twain Prize for Humor.


Yea I love Seinfeld and she is very funny and well deserving of the Mark Twain Prize


I didnt realize she was 57 years old. Do you like Mark Twain?


Not familiar with much of his work besides what is common knowledge


Most people know him as a writer but he did a lot of stuff. He was one of the first people to patent suspenders.


I didn't know that, he must of made a lot of money from that. I did know he invented the word gullible


I didn't! I suppose we needed a word for it though lol! He was a cat lover as well.


Well we can thank him for the word "swag", or curse him


LMAO! He made that word up too? I had no idea! Apparently he once said that the cherimoya was the most delicious fruit known to man. I have never heard of it but maybe he made up that word too!


I'm interested in trying some cherimoya now, hope it isn't too expensive


I wonder what it tasted like. Have you ever watched the show Shark Tank?


Yes I've seen a few episodes and some clips online


Apparently most of the deals they make are never even enacted. Seems like a waste to me.


Did you know that the only Shakespeare play not made into a tv movie is the two noble kinsmen? I never even heard of it!


No I had no idea. Do you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon


They average 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight, I didn't even know it has been on that long


Hello there good friend. I love when the sun is shining outside. The sun is actually white but is perceived as yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


Hey there, good to meet you. That's interesting. I'm pretty interested in the Cosmos and the sun in itself is amazing. Without it we wouldn't have life on Earth.


Yeah exactly, I think it is all very fascinating. I would hate to get struck by lightning bolt because it is five times hotter than the surface of the sun.


It's kind of crazy to think that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy. And just the amount of other stars in the universe.


Yeah it really puts things into perspective. The sun accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the solar system.


Yeah, but I think they are still trying to figure out what dark matter and dark energy are, so that could change. So much we don't know.


That's a really good point. If we could ever harness the energy of the sun we would be set.


I don't understand why solar energy isn't a bigger thing. It's what powered life on Earth for thousands of years prior to electricity.


I completely agree with you. It is very sustainable and I think it is the future. In 2011 Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since 1846.


If they setup a colony on Mars, would you go? The Sun doesn't keep it quite as warm as Earth.


I would go to visit but I definitely wouldn't want to live there. It sounds cold. If we had a colony on Mars what they have their own elections?


I think we would most definitely make them report back to us for a while, but's inevitable that they will become Martians and want control of themselves.


Ha ha that would be very interesting. I wonder how elections would work on Mars? Psephology is the study of results and other statistics related to elections.


I wonder what the big issues what be on Mars. I bet they would have better turnout than the US.


Yeah I bet they would too. Hard to believe the voter turnout for US presidential elections is so low.


I know right? The people who don't vote but still complain drive me crazy. ( I mean no offense if you fall into that category lol)


No problem they annoyed me too. Interestingly though since 1900, the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75% of the time.


Hmm. Trump definitely taller than Hillary. Was Obama taller than Romney and McCain?


That's a good question I'm not sure I will have to look that up. There's only one state to have a none of these candidates voting option for presidential elections and that state is Nevada.


I wonder how many people select that option. I bet a lot did in 2016


Yeah there's a good chance a lot of people selected that. In ancient Athens, officials were appointed by lottery because they believe elections will lead to an oligarchy. That would not fare so well in our current climate.


Well it looks like we are unfortunately headed towards an oligarchy so maybe it would have been for the best here. Nice chatting with you. Have a great rest of the day.


Hi, how are you? Do you listen to the radio?


Mostly you tube on my phone. I used to listen to the radio a lot more.


I listened when I was a kid. Not now. I use a computer.


There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. I wonder who visits that site. Probably an older generation.


I think it might be kind of cool to listen to a couple of them.


There are probably some good stories in there. Would you listen to the news in Latin though?


Nope. I couldnt understand it. Maybe I would if I was trying to learn latin.


Since 1989 a Finnish radio station has broadcast 'Nuntii latini' - a weekly news program conducted entirely in classical Latin


Did you know they made radios while fighting in WW2


I would expect the troops used radios in WW II. They needed to communicate.


They made their own radios using a razorblade and a pencil as the diobe


That is quite clever. Necessity is the mother of invention. I couldn't do it myself. I wonder what they could pick up.


Probably am radio or a bunch of german stuff


I wonder if they could hear the storms on Jupiter.


not sure. did you know that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun


The surface of the sun is probably much cooler than the interior. I wonder if we could harness that lightning energy.


Yeah that or harness the suns rays effeciently.


The sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500 000 years. I wonder how much of that we could capture, and where would store it.


Solar has a lot of promise. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


It makes a lot of sense that Julia Louis-Dreyfus would win the Mark Twain award, don't you think?


Yeah, I really loved her on Seinfeld, but I actually haven't got into Veep.


I didn't see her often on SNL, but I could see her being pretty great on there as well.


Her role as Elaine will forever be remembered by TV fans everywhere.


I was surprised that she had so many Emmy awards actually, and six of them for Veep alone.


Yeah I believe it is a few more than she got on Seinfeld.


The others on the show, except I guess Seinfeld himself, didn't do a lot of big stuff afterwards.


Even more proof that Julia deserved the award for her continued work in comedy.


Makes me wonder how she kept that drive going for so long.


I think maybe her continued success and the demand for her as a likeable character


I guess seeing how much people love you through these awards helps.


I believe Julia has more awards than any female comedian in history.


Would be interesting to see how she compares to comedians in general. I imagine she's up there towards the top.


She is tops in my book, I absolutely love her.


I don't think I've seen her do stand-up comedy before, do you know if she does?


No I have not, only watched her on Seinfeld.


Yeah, same here. I'll have to look into her a bit more, maybe watch Veep too.


I don't watch awards shows for the most part, so I missed it.


I love the radio! What do you like to listen to on it? I used to listen to country, then rock, but now I like most all types.


i used to listen to the radio a lot. now i dont. i use the internet. i like rock and pop mostly.


I like to watch music videos, too. As a kid I was fascinated with ballroom dancing on TV. Do you like Dancing with the Stars?


dont really like to dance. dont really understand it. DWTS looks interesting but i dont understand it.


I heard DWTS is having a country singer, a comedian, and a blind skiier named Danelle Umstead. That is something I don't understand!


i bet the screening is pretty careful. i dont know how well a blind person can dance but its probably pretty good


A blind person dancing? Perhaps.  A blind person skiiing? How? lol Did you hear some of the comedy roasts about DWTS show? Someone called the host Dustin Offman instead of Hoffman. I also don't get that joke. Do you?


because he is off the beat a lot? i dunno. didnt see him dance. i guess that dustin is not a great dancer?


OK that makes sense then! lol Off beat! Well, the person that's the host is named Tom Bergeron. I think they're both short white guys is how they got grouped together. Nikki Glaser is who said it. I've never seen her comedy before.


ok, i dont know those people. comedy is often difficult to follow without knowing the whole story.


Yes, you're right. My Grandma loves DWTS. I think she likes country radio more, though. From 8 to 8 she's got it on at all times.


at that age, you gotta do the things you love. i dont listen to country but i can see the appeal. friendly warm music. positive stuff.


She grew up on a farm, so I can see it! I heard Mary Lou Retton is also going to be on DWTS. Do you remember her? Famous gymnast and first woman athlete on a box of cereal. I think she's also done comedy skits in SNL.


she was a great gymnast. yes, she would be a good person for that show. im surprised that the fender stratocaster was intended for country music. its used in rock. the telecaster is used in country.


Speaking of country music, did you know that singer George Strait and Jeff Bezos of Amazon are cousins? That family is so rich!!!


i am surprised by the connection. i didnt know that Henry ford helped  the popularization of country music


That's a cool fact! On DWTS do they only have classic and pop music? I wonder if the country singers that go on the show ever dance to their own songs or even the country genre?


true. i guess DWTS has its own kind of music for ball room stuff. maybe CDWTS then? country dancing? line dancing? a different show maybe. anyway, great chat!


I was about to say I wish they had dancing with the horses, but I guess equestrian sports are close! I did see dancing with dogs on a talent show. I go honor my Granny and listen to a country song now for old times sake!


Thanks, you too! After that I'll have to change the mood with a comedy show, though!


I do! I used to love watching 3rd Rock from the Sun. I couldn't believe it won a Golden Globe in 1997 and beat Frasier, Seinfeld, AND Friends.


Cool. I found out recently that the origins of the term comedy has its roots in Ancient Greece. In the Athenian democracy the public opinion of voters was influenced by the political satire that was performed by the comic poets at the theaters.


Sounds like the original Saturday Night Live! It's a fun way to talk about current events and be able to critique ideas without condemning them.


Exactly. Back in Greek comedy they used a dramatic performance that pits two groups against each other in an amusing conflict. That describes most SNL skits to a T.


Yeah, especially when they would use satire to portray people or institutions as absurd or corrupt. Something we can still relate with!


Absolutely. Also, most of those opposing sides were the "Society of Youth" verses the "Society of the Old". That characterizes the comedy struggle between powerless young people against social conventions we now call "The Man".


Totally. I like that you can still listen to comedy on the radio.


I agree. Also, comedy is even incorporated in our technology. The creator of the python programming langue named partly named it to honor the British comedy group "Monty Python".


I do like Monty Python, but not as much as Bill Murray loved his Kung Fu Hustle.


Yeah, I heard that Bill Murray thought that it was the supreme achievement of modern comedy. We still use political satire to portray certain candidates don't we?


Yeah, Saturday Night Live is a good example or The Onion.


It's fun to critique parody's without necessarily condemning those involved. On a side note, are you a Country Music fan?


Not really, but I love guitars. Did you know the Fender Stratocaster was meant to play country music?


Wow, yes imagine that, all of those rock guitar legends out their playing with their Stratocasters would probably disagree but yes, I've head that too. Here's a fun fact, did you know that U2 one of the biggest rock bands ever played country music and were introduced at the Dalton Brothers from Galveston, Texas.  That must have been a hoot to see them disguised in wigs and costumes.


How funny! Aren't they Irish? Or was it Scottish? Can you believe there are only two African American people in the country music hall of fame?


Yes, I believe that. Not many African American people like country music.  Another strange fact I found out is that country music legend George Strait is a cousin to the wealthiest man in world, Jeff Bezos!


I mean, I think that's quite a generalization to say not many African American people like country music. There are a lot of African Americans in the south, and there are a lot of types of country music. Country gets its roots from folk and the blues, after all...


Yes, I apologize for that whopping generalization. You're right, there are many kinds of country music like ballads, folk music, cowboy songs, as well as fiddle tunes.


Yeah, it's simply the folk music of working class Americans.


Yes, I agree. Have a good one, it's been nice chatting with you.


Did you know U2 was once introduced as a Country Music band?


I didn't know that. It's surprising that they actually played country music and opened for themselves.


This  happened in 1987 and they had Wigs and costumes


Did you know that country musc legend George Strait and Jeff Bezos, who is arguably the wealthiest man in the world, are cousins?


No I did not know that. Interesting. I just learned that the fender stratocaster guitar was designed for country music.


That's cool. I didn't know that country music was derived from Irish, Celtic, English, and cowboy music. That makes sense though.


It is beautiful to see how music transforms. It also has roots in folk music and blues.


Yes, I like dance too. Like Dancing with the stars


I never really got into Dancing with the Stars though I know it's really popular. I was excited to know that Paralympic skier Danielle Umstead is the first blind performer.


what a beautiful and inspiring story also an Instagram model who is competing because her mom, who died of breast cancer


That's sad. We really need to dedicate our lives to our loved ones while they are still here to see us, though.


That is right, that gives us more motivation to watch the show. The 27th season was announced by ABC recently


Yeah, watching the show with loved ones would be a good idea


One of the cast members of this season is called Bobby bones who is a country radio personality and stand up comedian, he also has a band


He was a mentor on American Idol last season, too.


Yes and hosts the most popular morning country show


Juan Pablo Di Pace will also be on dancing with the stars. He plays Kimmy's estranged husband on Fuller House. I find him kind of annoying on Fuller House.


Maybe he will not annoy you as much when dancing... talking about comedy shows did you ever watch 3rd rock from the sun


I did watch it, thought it was never one of my favorites.


I loved it and It did beat Frasier, Seinfield and even friends... I did like all those shows


Speaking of comedies, the Green Lantern Film was originally supposed to be a comedy.


Hi, how are you? What do you think of the president?


Personally not that big a fan, sometimes I wonder if President Banana from Zimbabwe would be better.


That's a funny name. I know people have nicknames for Trump


He isnt even one of the wealthiest presidents, surprisingly enough.


Likely so.  Do you think he is mad the guest house is bigger than the White House?


Perhaps the guest house presents an opportunity to him. He could put up a TRUMP sign and rent it out. Sure path to riches.


Id even probably pay to stay there.  That would be pretty cool.


I wonder how much he would charge for the privilege. He could probably put a co-writer in the guest house and they could work on pop albums together.


It is pretty crazy what the leaders of countries do while in office.  I wonder how many countries support things like that.


I don't know whether many countries have a choice. I bet the "president" of Indonesia doesn't have to worry much about elections. Pops albums are probably the least of the people's worries.


Very true.  I mean if pop albums qualifies you, lets just vote Lady Gaga in.


What fruity nickname would we give her? Lady Grape? Lady Grapefruit?


Well since her name came from a predictive text Glitch that changed Radio to Lady, we could reply on auto correct to give us a new name.


True. The autocorrect has its own wisdom. Perhaps Elton John or Iron Maiden have some suggestions.


Sir Elton has infinite wisdom, he could be elected VP.


True. We could have a system whereby the pres chooses a VP based on godparent relationships.


That would work better than the old way they used to do it by the loser of the election.


That must have been a match made in hell. What did they ever get done? And if you lost, why would you want to be in the WH?


I know, you think it would have led to more people trying to take out the president so that their candidate would not be the president.


Yes, all kinds of skullduggery could ensue. Well, that's for the chat!


Do you know much about world presidents?


Hi, just a little! For example i have learned about a president that is musician


Yes that is the president of Indonesia right?


Yes he has released 3 albums while in office,  think I am going to do a search for his music


Yeah. Do you know how the VP used to be elected before 1805?


I think It was very different from today, tell me about it!!


Yes it was different, the VP was actually the runner up


I wonder how that worked!! Do you know who have been the wealthiest presidents?


Yes that was JFK, Washington and Jefferson so far


Yes,.. talking about famous people, do you know who Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is?


Yes that is Lady Gaga but that is her full name. Do you know how she got Lady Gaga?


I think is so funny!! those annoying predictive text glitches gave her that name!!


Yeah. Did you hear of that time she worked with the LAPD to keep the community informed?


that was a smart idea because she could tweet her 11.4 million followers!


Yeah that was smart indeed. Do you know which is her favorite band?


She loves Iron Maden!! Nice I really like her song bad romance, what about you?


Yes most of her songs are awesome. She is also the godmother to Elton John's son


And she was on an MTV show called boiling points before she was famous!


Yeah. She did study art though  but dropped out to pursue music


I think is interesting she became really famous after releasing the album : The Fame !!


Haha kind of ironic but it worked for her. It was nice chatting with you


Hey there do you drive a car by the way? Do you know the history of them also?


I do drive quite a bit but I'm a little fuzzy on the history of them. Do you know any cool facts?


I do! Apparently was created by Karl Benz, it was done back in 1886, that is a long time before the Model T that was created by Henry Ford was made, which was back in 1908


Oh wow that is pretty neat. I wonder if Karl Benz was part of the family that started mercedes benz