Definitely super dramatic, a good crowd pleaser, lol. I'm going sign off after this, great chatting with you!!


Its been great chatting with you as well, I will go and watch some basketball videos in YouTube now.


I have a love/hate relationship with running, but I can appreciate people who can do it and do it well like Donald Ritchie


Same here, I have run one marathon and never plan to again, I couldnt imagine being an ultra runner


I'm surprised that someone who runs so much died at 73. I would have thought he would have lived longer from being healthy


I dont think they every released an official cause of death, but yes, somone who could run 3 marathons a day for 10 days straight certainly must have been in tip top shape.


Maybe all the running was hard on his heart. He's from Scotland and never ran a race in his kilt. I'm not sure if those are very aerodynamic


They do seem like theyd be very heavy, especially to keep up that 7 minute per mile pace - even when he was running 100 miles.  I cant even do that for one mile.


I guess that's how he got the name "ultrarunner." It's kinda gross, but one of his secrets was urinating while running rather than stopping at the portable toilets


That was one part of running I could never do, I didnt want the urine soaked shoes.  Plus it just sounds gross.


That's a convincing enough reason for me to never pursue running at that level. I wonder how many pairs of shoes he would go through compared to ballet dancers. At the professional level, they may have to use four pairs in only a week


That is hard to believe, I wonder why they havent made them hold up better for the dancers.  That would be pretty expensive.


Maybe the problem is that shoes in modern times aren't the same quality they used to be. I've heard that shoes from 5,000 years ago actually perform better than what you buy at the store now


That is surprising seeing as some shoes now that are considered to have complex construction and made with expensive material can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars.


Then again, some of those are high fashion shoes that sell for exorbitant amounts of money. I've never had too much problem with smelly shoes, but if I ever do, I'm putting tea bags in them to absorb the odor


I have had problems with some really smelly shoes, usually when they get wet.  I will need to try the tea bag thing next time it happens.


If it works, it's a cheap solution, though not as cheap as the shoes Stephon Marbury promoted, but wasn't paid to endorse. Maybe it's because they sold for only $15


Maybe those are the same shoes Steve Smith leaves on the field after each game to raise awareness to the homeless people without shoes.


I wonder if he buys his cleats in bulk. He probably doesn't choose his cleats based on fashion, but more about function


Most likely, thats how I treat my shoes.  They are for comfort and function and doesnt matter how they look, or if they are popular.


I wonder which shoes are the best for traveling around the world. King Kalakaua of Hawaii probably had a good pair on his trek to become the first king to travel around the world


They would have to be pretty durable, there are some places like Mackinac Island where motorized vehicles are banned.


That's a lot of walking and biking to places. I wonder how healthy they are in comparison to other places


Donald Ritchie just died - man he was amazing at running long distances


I cannot imagine running for 24 hours straight like he set records doing!


Me either! I'm really not fond of running. Speaking of sports, did you know ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes per week?


Yes that is a lot of money!  I wonder why 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes?


I'm guessing they were just made with better materials, though i'm not sure. I wonder what the first shoe was made out of.


I am not sure.  I do know I always stick dry tea bags in my sons shoes - they stink and it helps with the odor


Seems like a pretty good idea. My son also has really stinky shoes!


I need to buy him more of Stephen Marbury's shoes - they were only $15 and he was actually paid to not endorse them


Hm, that's interesting. Who is Stephen Marbury?


He is a well known NBA player.  I like Steve Smith as well - he is an NFL player who leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness of the homeless


That's a really cool thing for him to do. Do you travel much?


I love to travel though I am not sure of going 160 miles per hour on a bus in the Netherlands!


That seems pretty scary. I heard talk of them making a really fast mode of transportation like that in America too.


But no on Mackinac Island - only bicycles or horse drawn carriages


I'm sure its very peaceful there. I walk a lot and one thing I hate are cars whizzing past me!


No doubt.  In Iceland people without cars have to fly - there are no trains there


I'm sure that could get pretty annoying when visiting. In Japan the highway tolls can cost more than 300$ to travel across country!


Yes I have been to Japan!  Everything is expensive there!  I wonder if it was back when King Kalakaua traveled the world?


I've always wanted to visit Japan! I wonder what the king thought of places in Asia and Europe.


That is a good question.  I definitely liked the food better in Europe!


No, I was reading about Donald Ritchie though. He passed away at 73. I guess he was a gifted runner.


Yeah, it seemed like it.  I had never heard of ultrarunning before.  Hard to imagine running that far!


I can't imagine running for 5 minutes, let alone over 2 hours.


LOL.  Me too!  My knees are hurting even thinking about it


Amen! This guy ran for 100 miles around London's crystall place. He would be able to go anywhere just by running there!


That is so nuts.  He did it all with under 7 minute miles, too.  That is impressive!


I like how he said "you must be a little crazy" when explaining ultrarunning lol


I guess so. It must be addicting too. Urinating while running though, Gross!


Yeah, that's a dealbreaker for sure lol just imagine the smell!


Terrible! I guess quite a few people thought he ran in his kilt!


Right.  He did wear it hoping to get a lift from Scotland to Finland lol


Must have had excellent legs! At 18 he found out he had more stamina then most for running. Thats a long career!


LOL it definitely is!  And he only accepted a sponsor that provided him with shoes


Good guy! Both his parents died from cancer. That's pretty sad.


Yeah, that is sad.  Apparently he had heart problems.


After all that running? You would think he would have a perfect heart! Joe Jackson died too apparently.


It is surprising.  You'd think he would be in great shape.  I wonder if the running was too much and caused his heart to be unders stress to often.


Maybe so, he said he often ran dehydrated. That could really stress your heart.


What do you think about Morgan Freeman? I always thought he was a good guy but it seems like he's being accused of sexual harassment


Yeah, I was also disappointed when Cosby first got accused because I watched his show growing up. A lot of women have come forward and there were lots of witnesses too.


Yep I agree, a lot of times they don't have any proof so you don't know who to believe either. He was nominated for five Oscars, it would be a shame if this tarnished his legacy


Sad that it happened so late in life too. I just don't know. I would think he would be smarter than that, but who knows.


Yes I don't know. What do you do for entertainment? Do you watch a lot of movies or play video games perhaps


I used to play video games in the original Nintendo era. Now I just watch Netflix.


Yes I played the original Nintendo Entertainment System back in the 80s, it can only display 54 colors but that never bothered me


I know, i thought it was awesome. Suprising that it did not get discontinued till 2013.


Yep it was definitely very popular! Kind of like how chickens were very popular in Britain, that use them for entertainment back in the time of 50 BC


Yeah, I used to watch tv shows like Bill Nye when I was not playing Nintendo. Did you ever watch Bill Nye when you were younger? He got his break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike costume.


That's a really interesting way to get started with a career! So was Ronald Reagan, he was told he didn't look presidential but obviously we know how that turned out LOL


Hilarious! I wonder how Morgan Freeman got his start. I know that he played a singing vampire obsessed with vegetables on the electric company. Maybe that was one of his first gigs because that does not sound very cool haha.


That is interesting. I did like him in the movie Seven though, he was in that with Brad Pitt did you see that movie?


I don't think I did. Will have to check that out. Samuel I Jackson was mentored by Morgan Freeman.


Wow I didn't know that. I like both of them actually, did you know that Morgan Freeman plays golf one-handed? I know that Samuel Jackson plays a lot of golf, I wonder if they ever played together


Interesting, and I guess that was not by choice as he hurt his left hand in a car crash. Wonder if he is any good.


Yes I wonder about that too, did you ever see the movie Driving Miss Daisy by the way? That's one of my favorites and he was in it, he played the driver


I did not see that either. It is probably good, most of his stuff is. He has been nominated for and won more awards than the number of movies he has been in.


It is very impressive! I don't think he has as many wins as Daniel Day-Lewis does though, he won best actor three times


Speaking of oscars, the oscars were nominated for nine emmys in 2013.


That is interesting how they can feed off each other like that, have you ever seen the movie Blazing Saddles by the way? It was nominated for three Oscars


I have always been a fan of comedy. How about you?


Yes, I do like comedy but horror movies are my favorite.  What is your favorite movie?


One of my favorites of all time is the Life of Brian. Have you seen it?


Oh my goodness, I watched that years and years ago, I can't really remember much about the movie.  Who starred in it?


It was the cast of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Eric Idle is one that most people would know in America. Cause he did a lot of American Movies.


Yes, I remember it now. I can remember babysitting for my neighbors when I was a teen and the late night show was Monty Python, I would watch it but the comedy skits went right over my head, so to speak.  Now, as an adult, I can appreciate it more.


I watched it on PBS because it had nudity in the cartoons. I guess PBS could get away with that. You didn't see that on the regular networks.


That is so true!  PBS and Do you remember the National Geographic magazines showing the natives of other countries topless?


Oh lord. Yeah, you would go to the library to see those. At least we did, we couldn't afford a subscription. I found out that George Harrison paid for the production of their movie.


I didn't know that, about George Harrison. Did you know that the highest paid tv celebrity is Judge Judy? She gets 123,000 per episode! I should have been a judge....lol


I didn't even know she was still on TV. I like the MEMEs they make with her forehead slapping unbelievable face. I wonder if she has ever been on Sesame Street. I heard Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on it.


yes those are funny. I love Carol Burnett, she's such great comedian and a nice person.  Have you seen the youtube videos that make collaboration of judge judy episodes? They are great videos.


I haven't. I'll have to look it up. I need to see if the old Mython's are there too. It's said that Chapman died. I heard he got drunk on set a lot.


Yes i heard that too, I think Chapman is dead. There's not any real good tv like there used to be. Most of the time I watch old perry mason, andy griffith and a lot of 80's shows like Charlies Angels, Matlock, etc. Thank goodness for reruns....lol


I stopped watching regular TV.  I only stream things recorded on my iPhone. No cable, no networks, no Dish. Save's a lot of money. Don't have a lot like Lebron who is the second highest paid after Judy.


I can't wait until my 190.00 a month cable contract is up, I'm canceling it and doing like you do, stream only with internet. My elderly mom lives with me, I take care of her, that's why I have the cable to begin with.  She wouldn't understand how to stream anything, never been on a computer and doesn't want to learn it at all.


OOps, I meant Judy was second after Lebron. You can get shows off YouTube that she will like. You can download Youtube for just 9..99 a month. I like comedies with Robin Williams, I found out he was the first celebrity to do the voice for a animated film. It was Aladdin.


Oh ya, I remember youtube sending me a message, that they have streaming tv now for cheap. I loved Robin Williams, I didn't know he was the first.


Actually I also cancelled wifi. I found out you can download to your phone at the library and then watch it at home with no connection. I get Prime Video because I like Prime anyway for free shipping. They have a ton of great shows. Probably second only to Netflix.


Oh, that's a smart idea. I like that. Yes I have the Prime service also, such a great thing and I love the 2 day free shipping, you can't beat it. I buy everything that way now.


Also, they have Prime music. I just found out that Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in the Jaws soundtrack. I bet they have Jaws on Prime. In Richmond V.A. they 2 hour shipping for Prime Members.


I  bet they do have Jaws on Prime, wow Steven Spielberg plays Clarinet like me! The 2 hour shipping is a fantastic option also.


It's actually one of my favorite pastimes. I definitely would have been part of the "Moral Panic" had I lived in the 18th century, because I love novels


I like reading since it promotes deep exploration of texts and can help build worlds in your mind


I mean, even the military has reading lists. I heard three of the five branches have added Starship Troopers as their first sci-fi novel


I think ender's game is another recommendation for the military. I loved it in high school


I haven't read it, but I should add that to my list. I wish I could read anywhere close to the world record held by Anne Jones. 4,700 wpm would get me through a lot of books


I wonder how much of the 4700 she actually digests


A skill like that would only be helpful if you have a photographic memory. Though, I wouldn't want to remember all the terrible poetry if I entered a "You Laugh You Lose" contest like the ones C.S. Lewis and Tolkien would hold


This is kind of a digression but lebron james has photographic memory so he can replay every game he has ever played


That's impressive! I wonder if he has interest in reading. Everyone likes a good fiction book


Most of the time. It would be interesting to find the wiki that ranks fictional characters. Not all of them have powers and abilities


It depends on the author. I think mostly fiction. I should tru to find the writing Edgar Allen Poe did that has a cyborg


So did Poe create the concept of cyborgs?


He's the oldest known example, so I guess the credit goes to him


I mean it is a shame how credit isn't always fairly awarded. I remember there was a seclusive scientist who found a dozen or so elements decades before other scientists yet since he never was too public about his research, the credit went to those scientists


Wow. I wonder if that was the beginning of science fiction. There was a comic in the 50s that a judge tried to ban because one of the characters is black


That judge should have been banned from court instead


It's possible that he was. Do you ever read fan fiction?


Not really, but the fan fiction that Julius Caesar wrote about Hercules would likely be an interesting read


I do, my favorite genre is comedy, do you like movies?


Yeah that is my favorite genre too. Do you like bromantic comedies then?


Yeah The Hangover is one of my favorite movies, well all 3 of them,


I loved that movie too. How about tv shows that are comedies? Like 3rd rock from the sun?


I havent heard about that show before, is it any good?


I have seen a few episodes of it and it is good but I do not think it is better than Friends, however it beat it to win an award


I love Friends thats like my favorite show and yeah doesnt seem righ, do you know who Demetri Martin is


Yeah he is a super funny guy, guess it paid off to drop off of Harvard Law to pursue comedy


I guess it did, hard decision to make though


No, who is Ryan Stiles is he also a famous comedian?


Yeah he is and similarly he dropped out of high school to focus on comedy


I guess that paid off for him as well, still a harsh decision, if your dream is comedy you must at least finish high school and then persue it


I agree but good thing it worked for him. Speaking of famous people, do you know who is the highest paid celebrity?


Im guessing its Judge Judy she makes about $123000 per episode when you sum it up its a lot of money


Yeah she is the second one in the list I think with LeBron being the first guy


Oh thats right, Lebron does earn a lot of money, that makes sense, did you know there is a secret room at Pixar studios


Is that the one that only celebrities are allowed to access?


Yeah celebrities, directors and wealthy people, did you like Robin Williams in Aladdin?


I did and he was the first guy to stat the trend of celebrities doing voices.


I love Netflix! Tell me something about Netflix


It did something really awesome by signing Adam Sandler to a 4 movie deal in 2014, do you like Adam Sandler?


I like some of his films. He probably will get a good following on Netflix.


yeah I love him too, I read it somehwere that he is gonna be doing a movie in which he is going to sing, can you imagine him singing?


He did some silly songs on SNL I think. He is working with some topnotch actors. I think there should be some good films coming from him.


Yeah I think he will be clowning around aping artists like Bruce Springsteen, lol, I would love to see that. really.


I think it's great that Netflix is willing to bank some films like these. The Hollywood system is broken. How did Netflix get started anyway?


It starrted in 2012, but now its big and spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.


I believe it. Bandwidth is getting cheaper. I heard the founder got pissed off about late fees or something. Blockbuster blew it!


Yeah I know, that was insane, I wish Blockbuster had an eye in the future when it declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million because now Netflix is worth $2 billion.


Blockbuster was stuck in the past. They were thinking that people had time to drive around to stores. Computers, tablets, cell phones. I want convenience from companies!


That is so true, Comfort is key in today's entertainment.


Quality is part of their success too. I've heard that Netflix has a ton of high quality films available.


yeah thats so tru, it has specials and movies staring awesome stars like Terry Crews, Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejo and Nick Nolte.


I love those guys! I've heard Netflix has over 100 films that nabbed full marks on Rotten Tomatoes.


That is awesome to know, I know ratings mean a lot in the entertainment industry, but do you know more of how Rotten Tomatoes works?


I was started by some kids at UC Berkeley. The site aggregates reviews from professional reviewers.


Ohh That's cool, Professional Reviewers that's where it gets the reputation I read somewhere that Rotten Tomatoes is owned by Warner Bros.


I think Warner saw the chance  to promote its movies on the site.


Ohhh Now I get it, lol makes more sense when you put it like that. Do you play or like any video games?


Oh yeah I did.  I still do.  One of the best gaming systems ever!


Nice!  I can't believe they have been around over 100 years.  They were founded as a playing card company in 1889!


How far they have come.  I think they made a wise choice focusing on video games.  Mario and Zelda made them billions


Oh yeah!  Nintendo has a market value of over $85 billion dollars!


They made enough money to buy the Seattle Mariners.


Yes they did!  Because they own them there is a 3DS app that allows you to order food direct to your seat!


Wow, you can play Pokemon and order a hot dog at the same time!


Yes! lol ...and you can use the handheld console that Nintendo released in 2001 specifically for Pokemon. lol


I think one of my favorites has to be Super Smash Brothers.  It is such a fun game and it is great to play at parties


That game I think is the best game of all time.  Nintendo also produced a lego knock off when they were a toy company.  Interesting.


A lot of companies have made lego knockoffs.  Never as good as the real thing.


No.  lol  So do you like snakes?  I'm not a fan.


I am not afraid of them, but I would not have one as a pet.


There is a genus of flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey.  H*** no!  Yikes!


That is awesome.  Now that sounds like something you would see in a Mario Game


Yes!  lol  I think I like New Zealand a whole lot better because there are no snakes there!


Maybe because something bigger and scarier ate them all.  Think about that possibility.


Yikes!  lol  The fear of snakes is hard wired not only in human brains but also in monkey brains.  I knew I always shared a lot in common with monkeys.  lol  I had fun chatting!


Yeah me too.  Try not to worry too much about snakes


I won't I promise! lol Have a great night!


Netflix was founded in 1997, it's older than I thought.


I think it's amazing Blockbuster could have bought them


Especially considering that they're worth 2 billion dollars!


It's also hilarious that they take up 33% of the bandwidth in NA during the evening.


It's even funnier that it all started with a $40.00 late fee on Apollo 13.


So basically it's late fees on Apollo 13 that we have to blame for Adam Sandler's Netflix special.


Haha, I think I've liked 1 or 2 things over his very long career!


There a couple early movies I liked, but he deserves his recent string of Rotten Tomato losses, in my opinion!


Agreed. His childish songs always drove me nuts.


They usually are pretty terrible but I'd be curious about the Farley song; sometimes people surprise you when it's a sentimental issue for them.


I'm curious to see it as well, I'm sure I'll end up watching the special some late night.


I probably will too, if just out of morbid curiosity.  To be fair I tend to like Netflix specials, so maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.


It must be hard to be married to comedians and end up as subjects of their jokes and songs.


I don't know what would be worse, being the butt of their jokes and they're super successful and popular, or the butt of their jokes and they bomb.


Definitely if they're bombing. Or no wait, if they're successful more people hear it.  Hmm, that's tough.


Probably the bombing.  If they're popular, at least they'll be getting specials and money and all that.  Maybe you can buy nice stuff with the sweet, sweet Netflix cash.


Ha, Netflix is rolling in cash. It's how they produce so many of their own shows.  Granted, some are pretty good.


I've seen a ton of stuff from them that I've really, really enjoyed.  It's kind of cool to see what people can make when they are just handed a pile of money and let loose.


I so want that opportunity.  Someone needs to just throw money at me! :-)


Hahaha yeah!  I want to pitch them my comedic animated Korean drama monster cooking gourmet food after the apocalypse TV series!


That sounds amazing! Totally would watch it.


Hahaha right?  I should go and write it up and submit it now.


Nice chatting with you too!! Have a good one!


Hello! So do you get into politics at all?


i sometimes pay attention. it can be depressing. do you follow politics?


I follow sometimes. I think it is pretty important these days to keep up on what is going on, but I am not outspoken like celeb's, Taylor Swift and Kanye.


I distrust celebrities talking about politics. i dont think they know enough about the process and the issues. they are famous. thats it.


I tend to agree but they are citizens but often go overboard. I guess if I had a following on instagram like Taylor Swift who cared what I had to say about politics, voting etc I would talk freely. I do feel we shouldn't be divided into, Republicans or Democrats though...we are all in this together. So do you vote in the presidential elections?


I try to. I think it is important to vote, even if it might not seem to make a difference. I think the divisions are artificial and create polarization and conflict.


I vote, but I completely understand your point. Sometimes I think the system is rigged anyway but I vote just so I can feel like I did my duty. I never have a side, I am not Republican or Democrat, just want to vote whoever is the best for our country.


I figure that whoever gets in probably has been backed by moneyed interests. that is their first allegiance.


Exactly. I think voting should be changed somehow. But we all know it won't happen. Just like in 2012...in 9 states voters were blocked from the polls.


How could that happen in the US? i feel like the country is going backwards. in Alabama, many black men cant vote. Isnt this a human right? we dont have enough people voting as it is.


I agree 100%. We as a country seem to be going through some very crazy times right now and God only knows what will happen in our future. Not much makes sense. But for some Indians, their government set up a strange polling booth in a forest full of lions!


I think there is an obligation there for the govt to reach out to the people and make sure that they can vote. I wish the polls were handled better in the US


I wish the same. The Government is supposed to be for the people....all the people. You don't see our Government caring about anything but what they see fit to deal with. It is ridiculous


once the money gets in there, it distorts the process. there should be limits on contributions. that would limit the power of money.


I agree! There is so much going on behind the scenes that we really have no idea what they really do. Even if they said no more huge contributions etc we the people would never know for sure.


True, the money can move in many directions to buy favors. it is nefarious. most regular americans are not that greedy.


Agree again. It is all about the money and that is sad.


Well, perhaps you can change some things at the local level. civic govt and such. or through NGOs. elections are hard to win, but maybe you can make change a different way.


True. Officials in Ancient Athens were appointed by a lottery....that's pretty interesting!


I think that would help put new people in power, but maybe they would get bought. i would like to know that we get some help some of the time. Doesnt have to be all the time.


Yep, true. Money is always going to be a problem in this country. Greed is evil and ruins everything. I just hope for future elections and for voting something changes and we can get to be back on track. It has been great chatting!


I hope that people get the chance to make their voices heard. Great chat!


Do you play Nintendo games like Super Smash Bros?


I do! I have a Switch at home and was excited for the game to come out. Do you play them?


I used to with my kids.  Maybe I should pick it up again. I guess the new one had all the older characters?


I think so. They added a few new characters too


What is "air dodging"? Does that mean you can dodge stuff in midair?


Yeah, I was never very good at it. I'm still pretty old school and just button mash most of the time. I think they are making it to where you can only do it so many times in this new game.


It seems like Nintendo really does listen to its customers.  They have always been a company that makes quality stuff.


They really are a great company. You know they you are getting quality when you buy something from them. They have a  market value of over $85 billion. Which is crazy.


Wow.  I know their consoles survived my kids so that's something. Some people think the games made for them can sometimes be too technical.


I can see that. I'm not a big gamer by any means, and sometimes the games are a bit much for me. I think though that they have to have some sort of balance so that the games are entertaining for all types of people.


They have a history with that having been founded in 1889 as a playing card company.


Yeah, and they made lego knock-offs which is kind of neat.


You can tell you're doing OK when you own a MLB team. Nintendo owns the Mariners.


Really? That's cool. I didn't know they did.


Did you know there are no snakes in New Zealand?  I wouldn't miss them too much.


Really? I know there are no snakes in Ireland. A neat fact about snakes, the fear of them is hard-wired in human and monkey brains.


It's true for me I think.  I used to catch them as a kid but not now. Speaking of Nintendo, the original NES only displayed 54 colors.


It wasn't discontinued until 2003 in Japan! I like the original, I wish I still had one.


Actually, me too. Maybe eBay?  I think it's funny the Bill Nye got his break my looking like Steve Martin.  Don't see it...


There are a few places around where I live that sell them, they are just too expensive. Steve Martin? I really don't see it at all. But Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a role because he didn't look "presidential."


Funny for Reagan.  Thanks for the excellent chat!


Are you comfortable talking about the election and voting?


ya we can do that, did you hear that a chimp literally got like 400k votes back in 1988 for mayor?


well it was for Rio De Janeiro, but unfortuantely or fortunately he came in 3rd place haha


I guess that was their alternative to having a none of these candidates voting option


haha good point, did you know that canada would only ahve 50 electoral votes if we took it over and made it a state?


I did not. I wonder if it would be for better or worse if everyone had to vote like in the UK since 1918


ya that is a good question, did you like JFK? I guess in 1957 he voted against the civil rights act


That is a shame. I can't say I know enough to say I liked JFK, but I did think that he was vaguely among the more qualified people in the position of president so far. I wonder if there ever will be a 3rd party president


that is a good quesiton, did you know that Hillary was a Republican back when she was in college?


I wonder what made her change her affiliation?


thats a good question, did you know that Republicans and Dems do an annual baseball game? And republicans are up by 3 wins overall?


I didn't. I did recently found out that every us president with a beard is a republican? Who knows maybe it is the invasion of the beard aliens


haha that is wild! imagine hillary with a beard


She must have fended off the beard aliens and joined the other side after. By the way did you know that the red and blue colors for republicans and democrats are relatively recently, only starting in 2000


no that is wild, also wild is that a us senator was arrested for civil disobedience, he was a repub. who was protesting apartheid


That is a shame. He had a good head on his shoulder, but too bad he was too progressive for his time


yup I agree, also progressive was apparently Richard NIxon, he wanted to pass a guaranteed minium income bill


I personally find nixon to be mixed. There are some controversy that his war on drugs may have been a war on race. Even today for instance, 34% of the black male population in alabama permanently can't vote and the prisons are very heavily populated with minority populations


ya I could see that, thats a valid argument, kind of crazy too that Ayn Rand who is a symbol for the tea party, was on social security and also medicare


Many historic figures are on the right side of some issues and the wrong side of others since what people perceive to be right and wrong is subjective and reflective of a diverse amalgamation of bias. In any case, this chat with you was enjoyable. I hope you have a wonderful day.


I like their graphics. The look and feel of Mario Brothers is nostalgic.


I do love the look of that game. I really like the mario brothers franchise.


Yes, Pokemon and Zelda are good but nothing beats Mario Brothers.


Oooohhhh.... I do like the original legend of zelda. I wish they had that game for the ipad. I would play it so much! Well, I am now married with kids so maybe not...


Yes, I was a little old for the Nintendo games but my kids were into the Pokemon cards and the Nintendo DS.


I have a son that is into pokemon and his cards are everywhere. They have 750 episodes and I think I have seen them all!


I did not know the company started with the playing cards and even tried a knock off Lego before video game.


I think they found their niche! I could not imagine them doing legos or playing cards.


Right, I would also love to play a little Nintendo on an iPad, maybe the racing game.


Yeah, that would be great. Did you know they owned the mariners? I had no clue!


That is interesting. That must be why they have technology in the game stadium. Apparently you can order food to your seat from an app.


Yeah. Not sure I would trust seafood from a baseball stadium but if I did, it would be seatlle or baltimore.


Yes, Seattle is a great place to get fresh seafood like Salmon and Shrimp. I do not like all seafood especially those that are squirmy.


Me neither but my wife has turned me on to some of the less adventurous items like shrimp and some sushi. I like the baked stuff, which people will judge me for eating but, whatever...


Sushi is the best... except for the ones with octopus. I am against anything that reminds me of snakes.


Right! I hate snakes. Might move to new zealand to escape them!


New Zealand is looking like a great place to live. No Snakes and the Hobbits live there.


There is a genus of flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey. I can't... NOPE!


Launching Snakes is about the worst thing I have ever heard. I can't go to any place with launching snakes and crocodiles.


Hello! I just got done reading about Stephen Colbert's explanation of God and information about Star Trek, did you read the same articles as me?


Yeah, I have those articles. I think it's interesting that before 1963, students in the US read the Bible as part of the primary education.


Crazy how things used to be, what did you think about Stephen's views on God?


He seems to think that Jesus is God. He has a very Christian view.


I agree, it's interesting to see a celebrity talk about their egregious views. The fact that he had Rev. James Martin on his show is also interesting to me, most show hosts try to avoid those topics.


I would like to read Jefferson's version of the Bible and see what he wanted people to read.


True, it's weird to think there is a pop culture pastor out there in the world. Did you watch much of Star Trek growing up? I only watched some, I wonder if they ever mentioned the bible in that show.


There were a couple of shows that mentioned Christian concepts. Generally the show was about morality. I didn't know that the Tower of Babel was based on a real building.


I didn't know that either. The factual section of these articles was the most interesting thing to me, especially the part where it says that Martin Luther King talked to Nichols about her role.


Nichelle Nichols was not certain about continuing the show, and he told her it was important for her to stay.


I wonder how different things would be if she didn't stay, I'm glad he spoke to her about it and gave her advice.


Star Trek really changed how people viewed technology too. The flip phone was based on the communicator.


Yeah I read about that too, I love that in modern day technology we were able to make something like that. Now we have something even better, smart phones, but still. I love how long Star Trek has been around for.


So many people have appeared on the show. Tom Morello was on there twice.


Yep! I like how they gave the fact about the door sound is just a piece of paper being removed from an envelope, I wonder what other weird sounds they used in that show.


The sound FX folks had to be inventive. The teleportation device was created because of the tight budgets.


So cool. I wonder if Stephen Colbert ever watched Star Trek lol I'm sure he must have growing up.


He was also a big fan of Lord of the Rings.


I love those movies! I wish they put some facts about lord of the rings in these articles, or maybe even in the celebrity section.


Well, I've enjoyed chatting! Have a good day!


just a little bit of the article i just read.  How does he start out with an explanation to god with broccoli?


It's a little bit odd. He says that if he holds a piece of broccoli, he wants his brain to be open to whether it will go up or down when dropped. He says that seeing God is similar.


Well he's never read the bible i guess?  We should go back to 1963 and require children in school to read the bible


He has read the Bible. He said one time when he was feeling spiritually lost, someone handed him a Bible. The page he opened to was one about worry, and he was feeling worried. So he believes that scripture can speak to you.


I know the scriptures can speak to you! I'd rather talk about star trek and how martin luther king Jr convinced the acotr to continue to play uhuru


I used to love Star Trek. I find it interesting that teleportation was only used because their budget couldn't afford having spaceships land on planets.


Love the ingenuity!  Do you like rage against the machine?


No, I don't really. I don't know much about them.


i do! And tom morello from rage against the machine was a trekkie and was lucky enough to be the show twice


That's cool. Wait a second, I just realized that the star trek door sound is just a piece of paper being removed from an envelope. I have to listen more carefully next time.


see... again ingenuity.... LOVE IT!!!  How about the flipphone and now the apple watch... they were definitely ahead of their time!


It's amazing that the flip phone was inspired by Star Trek


yeah it is!  I loved the Next Generation.  You ever seen it?


Loved the movies too.. i actually have the box set


How cool. I think there are some movies I still need to catch up on. I hope they create a new series one day. Star Trek was actually cancelled in 1969 because of poor ratings but when the reruns became popular, Paramount decided to expand the franchise.


There are a bunch of spinoffs... i think there are like 5 different series after the original.  The recent movies are really good too!


I'm glad they decided to go on beyond those first three seasons after which it was cancelled.


yeah mee too... many celebrities have come from the shows... look how it launched patric stewarts career!


I wish I was a celebrity. Then I could visit Pixar's secret room!


Are you religious, do you read the bible?


I am but I do not read the bible. Are you? do you read the bible?


Im not religious but I have read some parts of it, for instance you know the tower of Babel?


Well apparently the tower of Babel is real, its based on a real building. The bible is full of surprises for sure


Prior to 1963, students in the us read the bible as part of their education. I do not think that would fly today.


I agree, there are a lot of things in the bible that dont make sense and that science has proven wrong,


Roosevelt and Adams did not use a bible when they were sworn in? What did they use?


No idea but I think they are the only two presidents to do things like that, Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the bible.


If you do not believe, make your own truth! Seems like a logical thing to do...


I agree, just razor cuts all the parts you dont agree with, he didnt believe in miracles and resurrection.


He might have been famous enough to gain access to Pixar's secret room. I wonder what they got in there...


I wonder that as well it must be a really cool room dough, I bet the cast of Star Trek has been in that room or at least the leading actors


I want to see what's in there. What are they hiding. Unfortunately, I am not famous, like at all! Im barely on FaceBook so not many people know me.


Yeah same here, I dont have many friends in Facebook either, I bet Robin Williams was invited to the room, he was the voice of Aladdin after all"


I thought he did a great job as the Genie. I think he also created a movement by having celebreties voice cartoons.


He did start a trend, celebrities then started performing voices of cartoon characters, I wonder if Judge Judy ever did the voice of one!


She has no financial incentive to. She makes $123,000 per episode!


That is a lot of money! I guess she doesnt, it would be interesting though, maybe some day she will.


I wonder if she gets syndication money too?


I dont think she does although that is a great question, do you know who Carol Burnett is?


I do, she's great. Nice chatting with you!


How's it going, do you like soundtracks, they are released with movies, books, and tv shows


I like some soundtracks but only whe they are catchy songs. Alicia Keys was on the Men in Black soundtrack and wrote her own song for it, at age 16


Nice, Alicia Keys is real talented. I never knew Spielberg actually played the clarinet on the jaws soundtrack


Have you played Sonic 3? Michael Jackson helped on that soundtrack.


Yea, I never knew MJ did that soundtrack. Have you ever listened to the O brother, Where art Thou? soundtrack? It went platinum 8 times


I have not. Seems like I shoudl check it out! People need to be careful not to put plot spoilers in soundtracks. There were big plot spoilers in Phanton Menace from the soundtrack weeks before the movie was released.


Lol that's unfortunate. The Batman Begins soundtrack doesn't have any, all the songs are named after bats


How about rebellious soundtracks? Race Against The Machine's contribution in the Godzilla soundtrack actually criticized the film itself


Lol I can't blame them, it was a bad film. I heard Daft Punk did a good job doing the Tron Legacy soundtrack


Has Taylor Swift been in any soundtracks, I wonder?


I'm sure, Swift has been a singer since she was 14


Yeah she was the youngest person to single handedly write and perform a number one on the Hot Country Songs chart. She has a lot of talent.


Yes, and her second Album Fearless was the best selling album in 2009


It's crazy that she moved to Nashvill at age 14 to pursue a career in country music.


She became so successful, she's able to top itunes just by accidentally releasing 8 seconds of white noise


That is hilarious. I remember her debut album. I think it was adorable. It spent most weekson the chart in the 2000s. I think it's interesting how she has evolved from being a country singer to mostly a pop singer.


Yea, It's unfortunate Swift removed all her music from Spotify though


Swift said she does not thing "music should not be free", kinda disrespectful to her fans


She doesn't like her photo being taken either so she walks backwards. Wonder if this is just to paparazzi or also fans.


That's kinda rude. Well I gotta go, nice chatting with you


Do you like Steven Spielberg?  Did you know he played the clarinet on the soundtrack for Jaws?


Phil Collins seems to be well versed in languages.  He did recordings of tarzan in english, italian, german, spanish, and french


Wow. That's cool! The soundtrack for O brother, where art thou went platinum 8 times!


I never even heard of that.  But interestingly, each track of batman is named after a different genus or family of bats.  Weird..


That is weird! Do you like Taylor Swift?


She is okay.  Apparently, she owns a dassault falcon private jet worth $40 million and an airport hangar in Nashville international airport.  I guess she does a lot of travel!


Wow! Pretty cool. I didn't realize she was from Pennsylvania.


Yes,indeed.  She doesn't have music on Spotify though because she doesn't feel music should be free


She probably doesn't have to, she makes tons selling it!


She doesn't like her photo taken either and walks backwards to avoid having it taken.


That's kind of bizarre. She was the youngest artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammy's


Do you like reading?  If you were in the 18th century and liked it, you may have been confronted with your parents scolding you due to "moral panic."


Haha. Too funny! There is a lady that can read 4700 words a minute!


I wonder how fast Tolkien and Lewis could read?  They used to read bad poetry together and have "you laugh you lose" competitions.


That must have been funny! Did you read Enders Game?


No I didn't.  That was suggested to military groups including the US Marine Corps.  Did you read it?


I heard that too. No, I haven't. Starship Troopers is on the military reading list, too.


Did you hear of Daft Punk?  They negotiated their Tron legacy soundtrack over a pancake breakfast wearing their trademark robot helmets.


I've heard of them but never listened. That's pretty funny!


Hi, I'm fine. What do you know about Parliamentary governments?


Hardly anything lol, how about you? I know a Prime Minister is the head of the cabinent.


Yes they are not head of state. I live in Canada so I am very familiar our system is remarkably similar to the British system as well as other commonwealth countries.


That is interesting! Do you know much about the US government?


Yes I do. Lots of bad stuff too, like how they passed legislation to protect government employees who violate the geneva convention. Not sure how that will work with international law..


I didn't even know they did that and I'm from the states! I feel like they make exemptions for just about everything. They even had plans on how to destroy wikileaks, which wikileaks leaked haha.


I remember that being in the news. Of course Wikileaks is till doing fine to this day.


I remember when they first came into the light everybody was up in arms, but yes you're right, they are still around going strong. Did you hear about the man that impersonated a government official?


Lots of people impersonate government officials, can you be more specific?


He managed to sell the eiffel tower not once, but twice!


Wow. No I haven't heard about that. I don't really know much about France other then they have a prime minster.


Same here. Do you remember in 1995 when a radio station prank called the queen by pretending they were Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien?


Yes not sure how they got away with that. It was actually considered offensive to imitate Jean Chretien's peach impediment. The radio guy got fired and probably lost his shirt after that.


Lost his shirt huh? I wonder if he wore polo shirts?


He went broke. Who would hire him after that? Polo shirts were actually invented by a tennis player, it was only later polo players started wearing them.


I agree! Weren't they created by Rene "the crocodile" Lacoste? Now the brand makes sense!


You're right. When I was a kid I always called those shirts alligator shirts. I had no idea it was actually a croc.


Same here. I need to move to Hawaii because I like their sense of business attire over the rest of the country's!


Aloha shirts? I've never wore one before. They're just so flashy.


Super comfortable though haha. Anyways, it was nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


hello,  do you like movie soundtracks?  I recently learned that steven spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtracks.  Thats pretty amazing.


Yes I enjoy soundtracks very much. One of the first I heard was the one from the movie Legend with Tom Cruise.


oh I dont think I ever watched it,  any good?


It's a great fantasy movie about evil and good with unicorns and the devil in it. I would be a good book but I'm not sure if it was made into a book for reading.


Have you ever seen the movie O Brother Where Art Thou?


Yes, and I heard the soundtrack for it has won many awards, although I can't remember more than one song from it off the top of my head.


Haha I dont really remember any song from it,  but I remember the movie,  it was good.


I think it had some "goofy" scenes and so probably the soundtrack was a little goofy but also professional sounding so I guess it was attractive from it's uniqueness?


yeah and the fact the movie symbolized that book The Odyessy by Homer.


I'm not sure if I remember that or not. Was that the story about the ugly outsider and the hero who killed monsters? I'd love to hear a soundtrack for that!


i read it in High school,  I just remember the actual book was about a man on a very long journey and the obstacles he had to overcome.


Sounds really interesting! I heard the soundtrack for Tron Legacy was negotiated over breakfast where robot helmets were worn. How did they eat, though? lol


The soundtrack for Batman Begins movie sounds really cool. I guess each song has the scientific name of a bat.


I found that extremely interesting,  how creative!  I definitely have to take a look at those tracks.


The movie "Jaws" soundtrack is another one that is interesting. Did you know Steven Spielberg himself plays the clarinet in it? He's got talents!


yeah that was the first thing I said haha.  Definitely amazing.


I wonder if he has played that or any other instrument in other soundtracks? I bet Taylor Swift's music as been in at least one movie soundtrack...


Im sure she has,  she is very popular and has a lot of hit songs.  Did you know Taylor swift walks backward to avoid having her photo taken?


Wow that sounds like really hard work, though! Poor girl! I think I'd try holding up a newspaper to pretend like I was reading. She recently took her music off of Spotify. She's becoming a rare commodity!


Maybe she just doesnt have a good contract with spotify lol


Yes, or perhaps some parts of the contract weren't read correctly. She's bound to be ok making money from concerts and soundtracks if she wants, I am sure.


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy?


I breed chickens. Just kidding. I enjoy movies, radio, and music. A good movie soundtrack really hits the spot!  What about you?


Thanks. Maybe I could get a job with Steven Spielberg... He can play the clarinet like he did for the soundtrack of Jaws, and I can pretend to be talented.  What do you think?


I always like it when the director or producer directly plays a part like stan lee


Yeah, or M. Night Shamalan (spelling?). I alsolike it when celebrities mock themselves, like Kanye West did on SNL. Although Taylor Swift may not have enjoyed that...


You gotta have a sense of humor about these things!  Like when Taylor Swift acceidnetally release 8 seconds of white noise, which ended up topping the charts in Canada! Tat is a great commentary on what Canadians enjoy about Swift music...


Maybe. Do you think her proclivity to walk backwards to avoid having her photo taken is brand-building?


No. I genuinely think paparazzi are jerks


Agreed.  Still, it would be nice to have her $40 mil jet and personal airport hanger in Nashville. Right?


Let change the subject to something more profound and significant... Haave you ever read "Starship Troopers"...after all, it is on the reading list of 3 of the 5 military branches, so it's gotta be good, right??


I have read it as well as Ender's game. Both great books


Did you experience a "Moral Panic" from those novels like so many did in the 18th century upon reading novels?


I would love to attend one of those "You laugh, you lose" contests made famous by CS Lewis and Tolkien. I could end up being the biggest loser!


Indeed. It would be really fun to watch. Kind of like harmon's quest


Oh, and it would be really lovely if they speed-read their horrible poetry out loud! I don't know if they could achieve the record 4700 words per minute laike Anne Jones, but it would be fun watching them try!


Did you know that Facebook and Twitter work together on some issues?  They are actually competitors.


No, I didn't know that. What kind of issues do they work together on?


The baby sitter-rating system broke the social networks' rules.


I think I heard about that now that you mention it.  Was the about Predictim?


Predictim is a company who does the analysis regarding babysitters' online histories on Facebook and Twitter.


Yep, it was the one using advanced artificial intelligence.


Facebook is also investigating Predictim because this company performs "scraping" of personal data.


Yep, they could provide false information that could affect people's lives.


Yes they did.  So I guess by violating both facebook and twitter rules that's why they worked together?


Yes, you are right.  Twitter will stop their access to certain site tools.


That's good.  What that company was doing seems really wrong.  Getting private information and selling it?


I also think Facebook and Twitter should have tools to prevent situations like that.


I agree totally.  There might be some countries where they do.  Not everything on those sites are the same everywhere. For example, in a state in germany the like button on facebook is illegal.


Twitter and Facebook should have anticipated things like that to happen.  They can afford the technology.  About Germany:  what is the like button illegal?


I don't know exactly.  It's just that one state, I think it's Schlewsig-Holstein, that has made it illegal so it's not there for them.


Can you guess the reason why they did that (making the like button illegal)?


Actually no. I could see making the angry button illegal but not the like.  As I think about it, maybe they think it encourages people to flirt too much?


Probably but your explanation is funny.  Did you hear about Burger King's promotion related to Facebook?


If you unfriend 10 people on Facebook, you can get a free whopper.  Anyway, I've got to run.  Nice chatting with you!


Here too.  Maybe we should both eat a few big macs!!


Big Macs are ok.  The quarter pounder with bacon and cheese is good.  Filet-O-Fish is one of he best things on the planet.


So..the Trumpster seems to like his fast foods!!  That explains that belly.  lol


Yes.  Michelle Obama tried to motivate kids to exercise, eat right.  Trump is more of a french fries are my friends kind of guy.  Salad bad.


Well I guess as long as Trump is here, those gaseous cows will still be making burgers?


Gassy cows?  I see that Kanye West has been talking about his MAGA hat again.  A special hat that gives powers.


Do you know I haven't seen on yet outside of TV?  Gonna have to get me one and see if I feel like superwoman since he feels like superman!!


I do not know anyone who would wear one.  It might be nice to have, stick in the back of a closet, bring out for the kids.  Once, there was a orange man int he white house.  He brought us many many changes.  He was a hero to reporters and rappers alike.


Korean rappers call rap compliment battle.  Gonna have to check that out.


So, the hat makes Kanye feel like superman.  A comic book hero.  I wonder if he would get the irony.  I wonder if the irony was in a rap song would it hit more.


If you could understand the words.  I have trouble with that.  IN sweden it is illegal to name children metallica, superman, veranda, ikea and elvis..  Wonder why?


If your name was superwoman, and you were young child, it might make you.... a lot more likely to jump off a building.  The problem with my middle name of Ikea is mostly meatballs.


Maybe.  Didn't think of that.  Only $130.  paid for exclusives to superman in 1938.


1938.  that seems like a dated concept.  What does a modern super hero look like.  Are there any new comic book heroes?


I often wonder what kind of lessons can we learn from some one that predates computers and the internet.  Brainiac was the made up name of a villain,  not a smart person.


There's probably many lessons out there.  He is a good guy in supergirl!!


Does supergirl TV show still run? Superman once wielded Thors hammer.  Not because he was super, but because he is fictional.


Not sure.  Would black panther be considered a newer superhero?


No.  Black Panther hero pre dates the black power group. So long.


Yea but I don't like how facebook is being used for surveillance like with the company that would look at babysitters' facebook profiles


yikes, that is kind of scary. I know they do a lot of stuff with our data, not good. I wonder how myspace would have ran it


I don't know I'd imagine it would be similar to how companies intrude on the babysitter's data despite facebook banning it


wow, I am sure there are rules around that unfortunately. It is kind of like a german state banning the like button


Possibly, I wouldn't be surprised if Facebook ends up going to court over it since some lawyers argue it is legal to snoop on people's profiles


Or in front of Congress again. They need to figure that out and stick by their word


Yea, I don't like how advertisers use facebook, like with the Burger King promotion that offered a free whopper to unfriend 10 people


I kind of liked that lol, free whopper for deleting friends I don't need. lol


I don't know, sounds like a very mean spirited promotion that Burger King was pulling


true, I wonder what their reasoning was. Kind of hurting facebook's business. Maybe they were mad at the data breach


I don't know but it is concerning that Iceland is using facebook to rewrite parts of its constitution with all the data issues and trolls


That is pretty cool. Power to the people! I am sure they hear some crazy things. What do you think of it?


I have no clue, I could only imagine the trainwreck it would be if the US tried using facebook to rewrite the constitution


yea, it would be a huge trainwreck. Seems like trump is using twitter to rewrite it, lol. Kidding


did you there are no snakes in New Zealand?


lol, I need to move there for both of those reasons lol! Snakes are crazy, do you like them?


Yea I find snakes pretty cool and fascinating, I guess I'm not one of the humans with the fear of snakes hardwired into my brain


I am one of those, but they are so interesting to say the least. There are flying snakes too!


That's pretty cool, I know there are legless lizards that are often confused for snakes


I wonder what the difference is. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


I do like horses. Did you know that horses are ticklish?


No, I didn't know that. Like super ticklish?


Yes, along with sharks and  orangutans. How's that for a weird animal fact?


It is pretty weird. Did you know CLint Eastwood is allergic to horses?


No kidding! And he did movies that I can remember him being on horses. I wonder how he did it?


Haha. Maybe! Did you know that an individual horse has a peak horsepower of 14.9 horsepower.


I can see that. And did you know that Icelandic horses have a fifth speed?


They do? I wonder what that's all about?


I have in the past. I know the co-founder of reddit has a cat named Karma. I think that's cute.


Interesting. Did you know the first comments was a complaint?


Are you serious? Why am I not surprised by that? I know now there are posts organized by subject into user created subreddits.


Yeah, that is pretty funny. Only 0.53% of the people actually participate that visit.


Yeah, I could see that happening. I know it is ranked as the #3 most visited website in the US.


WOW! Really? I didn't know that. That is great. Nice chatting with you.


Yes, and its #6 ranked worldwide. I'll have to get back on. Have a good night! Nice chatting!


Yes I do. DO you know what wikileaks is?


Yes the website that published secrets how the government is trying to destroy them


SO cool. Do you know how much of the land in Nevada the government owns?


Yes they own about 86% of it but most of it is desert anyways


True. Do you know of that guy that sold the Eiffel tower twice?


Yes he was good at impersonating city officials it seems


Yeah. Did you know how the Norwegians are saving the Amazon?


Yes they donated $1 billion, that is a whole lot of money


Yeah I know. The US now has a law that protects its employees from the geneva convention violations


THat does not sounds right. On another topic, do you like horses?


I love them in Iceland the horses have a fifth speed


Yes it is called a tolt and is equal to speed walking for them


Yeah. Do you know why dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


Yes they can calm down and protect horses


Yeah. CLint Eastwood is slightly allergic to horses too


that is so ironic considering he does a lot of movies with horses in them


I use it sometimes. less that 1% of people in there vote on the content though


Yeah. They have a page with the best 25 deeds done


I know that the word censorship is censored in CHina


Wow that is ironic. DO you know what wikileaks is?


Is that the website that reveals secrets?


Yes and they once revealed documents that showed how they were trying to destroy them


I use it sometimes. Do you ever vote in the content there?


Not really, do you? DO you know who made the first post there?


I do not know that but I know that less than 1 % of people vote


WOw that is low. THe first post was by the co founder Ohanian


Nice. They have a page with the kindest 25 deeds done


I have not heard of that, what is it in reference to?


things appear as c#code when they are associated with that


I see that sound pretty cool. DO you know the first comment on Reddit?


I have no idea. Do you know what Reddit stands for?


Hmm good questions and I have no idea , what is it?


It is read/edit and read it, makes for reddit


I see that makes sense. THere is a free magazine called the Redditor


Hi! You don't by any chance still use Myspace, do you?


I use Facebook also. It's really lasted, unlike Myspace. That's why it's so crazy that Myspace chose to NOT buy Facebook in '05 for $75 million.


What I was looking is that FAcebook is based in Menlo Park Ca. same place where Thomas Edison used to live. Curious, eh?


There's a huge tech boom in California, so that makes sense. What's even more curious is that a German state banned the like button. How do they enforce that?!


haaha I don´t know, I was thinking in that, and it sounds kinda stupid, isn´t it?  I didn´t know that you have to be at least 13 years old to be able to be a registered user.


Oh, yeah, on most sites they want you to be at least 13 years old - but again, do they really do anything to weed out under-aged users? You just have to CLAIM to be 13 years old!


yes, that is right and dangerous. I was  astonished that Iceland is rewriting their constitution via facebook, that is cool, because everybody can contribute to change the law and update it.


Yes but then even 13 year olds can make contributions! But I guess as long as the changes/suggestions make sense, who cares how old the person is who made the suggestion?


Yes, you are completely right, hahaha, I haven´t noticed that I could had gotten a free whopper, I had unfriended at least 10 people on Facebook, lol


Oh yeah, Burger King had that promotion. Pretty soon, a lot of BK's workers are going to be come "redundant" with the advance of AI technology.


Yes, that is something that really makes me worried for the human being. I get it, is something that is going to happen, and we are contributing to that, but, I hope our grandkids still can get a good job.


Like, even Stanford is using google plus hangouts to augment their teaching. How soon before professors become unnecessary?


Yes, you are right. I wonder, what careers would be able to continue working? , well, I didn´t know that FAcebook is developing an AI designed to understand user emotions, predict user actions, I wonder if this is going to help to stop the mass shootings?


Hmm, interesting question. Hopefully it can track users who exhibit suspicious activity. Maybe Kristen Stewart knows? Apparently she wrote a paper on AI, but I don't know when, why, or with whom.


I don´t know either. Do you like snakes? any type of snake?


I've never really had any interactions with snakes so I guess not.


Hahaaha, me neither. Well, I am surprised that crocodiles are closer related to birds than snakes and lizards, I don´t think they resemble a bird, cool


Birds are also the closest living relatives to dinosaurs, which is pretty cool, too. You would think it would be reptiles, but no


Yes, love dynosaurs, I am giving you an excellent, thanks for the conversation!


Have a nice day...oh, and if you don't like snakes, consider a move to New Zealand. Them kiwis don't have any snakes there!


hahahahahaa, ok, going there, to New Zealand!


Unless AI develops too quickly and robots kill us all before that can happen :(


Did you hear about Kanye and Trump having a meeting?


yeah, think that was while back when trump had kanye to the white house


Yeah, it was in October.  I wonder what prompted something like that?


Seems like kanye was there praising Trump for prison reform or something, I don't recall


Kanye even wore a MAGA hat.  I would have thought he was on the other side politically.


yeah, Kanye took a lot of flack for being a trump supporter


That happens now.  People judge you based on political affiliation.


yeah seems like the divide gets wider every day.


I think it does because people cant stop to see the other side.  I can disagree with you without being hateful.


yeah, I feel the same. no need to be hateful because someone sees things differently. Sadly, today, it seems like if you dont think a certain way, you're not only criticized but can be threatened with violence. Crazy times for sure


It really is.  On another topic, do you follow the super heroes much?


A little, didnt know there was a coin with super man on one side in canada


Really?  Thats kinda cool.  In Sweden you cant name your kid superman.  Im not sure why you would want to but its against the law.


meet my kid, superman. Ha! poor kid. How about the soviet union version of superman. Do you think he drinks alcohol?


Who doesnt drink vodka... lol.  Probably did.


yeah, orange juice is boring without a little vodka. soviet superman coulda been a big hit as a series.


I wonder if he would get to wield Thor's hammer?


he could invite Thor over for a drink wield his hammer and whatever else of Thor's he wanted to.


did you know that jimmy carter installed solar panels on the white house and reagan removed them?


Yeah, then George W Bush had them put back on.  I wonder why they were removed?


Yeah.  Id love some solar panels, cut that bill.  Its been great chatting.  Have a nice day!


Have you heard the Eminem/MGK diss tracks?


No, but I have heard of NoClue, the fastest English rapper.


I haven't heard of him, when was he around? The 80's or 90's?


I can't recall, but he raps at a rate of 14.1 Syllables per second!


Thats crazy! There is this rapper from Chicago, Twista, who can rap really fast too!


Oooh!! Tell me more! Did you know McDonald's was paying rappers $5 for ever mention of Big Macs in their songs?


He was on some song a few years ago with Kanye West. So if i mentioned Big Macs in my song i get $5? That would be great if it was for every time the song played.


Yeah, that Kanye is something! He hugged the president on his visit. I didn't know you could hug the president! I wonder too if the $5 was everytime the song played or just when the song came out.


Kanye West is a character. I wonder if he is really like that without the cameras around him.


Did you catch that bit about Kanye referring to himself as "Ye" now?


Yes i did! It seems to be something different with him everyday. I guess it does shorten his autograph a bit.


It is speculated that Ye and Trump have hit it off so well because they both like to be in the spotlight. I'm in the mood to chat about Superman.


Sure! Seems like a good deal to purchase the right to SM for $130!


Oh! Do tell...I don't know about this. Did you know there was a Superman version for the Soviet Union?


DC comics bought the right back in 1938. Still seems like a bad deal. No, was he still called superman?


Very interesting facts you have there! Yes, he was still called Superman but he was raised in the Soviet Union. There's also a coin in Canada that has Superman on the "heads" side.


Thats crazy! Do you know why Canada has him on the coin?


No, I sure don't, but the coin is silver and is legal tender. Neil Degrasse once appeared in one of the comics


Thats great! I love Neil! Was it just a cameo?


He helped Superman find his home planet.


But wait! There is more. Superman didn't originally fly. He was made to fly by Fleisher Studios, because they found his jump scenes too difficult to animate.


Hello.  Have you ever read any Dr. Seuss books?  One of my favorites is How the Grinch Stole Christmas.


That is a good one.  Did you know that Dr. Seuss worked for the Army in World War 2?


I did not. He was voted least likely to succeed. They do not have an eye for talent...


Evidently.  He worked in the animation and film department for the army writing, producing, and animating productions for them.  He even won an academy award for one in 1947.


I did not know that. I didn't know he was afraid of children either!


Was he really?  Why was he afraid of children?


Because of their unpredictability. I wonder if he ultimately had any kids...


I don't know.  It's interesting that children scared him and yet he wrote such wonderful books for them.


He was one of the first persons to use the word nerd.It was first used in the book If I Ran the Zoo.


I didn't know that. I guess due to his books I always assumed he was this squeaky clean parental sort but he actually was drinking during prohibition and got caught.


I blame him for getting caught, not the drinking part. I mean what else would you have done back then?


Well he was a determined young man because he took up the pen name Seuss so he could keep on writing after that.


Good for him! I would have given up. I wrote for a few years and it was a lonely experience...


I wonder if it was for him. He wrote over 60 books.


That's a lot of books. I hope it was lucaritive for him.


I imagine it was. His books had 11 television specials made from them and even a broadway musical, not to mention the movies and tv series.


I can't believe Dartmouth gives out honorary phds. Seems like something non-ivy league schools would do.


Well the man did graduate from Oxford after all.


He lived for a really long time too. 1904-1991! I had no idea he was around that long.


I had no idea he had done so much other than write children's books.


Just read an article about the Lorax. Have you hear of that show?


No! I've never heard of it. But it's based on the book by Dr. Seuss, I'm assuming.


it is. A group of professors are trying to see if is based on a real story.


What? That's insane. Dr. Seuss was an interesting person though. He was afraid of children, yet some of the most popular children's books of all time.


Wow, I did not know that. My favorite  is The Cat in the Hat.


Crazy, right? He's not even a doctor technically, it's just a pen name he had to use when he was caught out drinking during the prohibition era. I think my favorite is Green Eggs and Ham.


He served as one of nine army playwrights during ww2


He's definitely lived an interesting life, I couldn't imagine living one just as exciting. Publishing one book would be crazy, but imagine publishing over 60? What a career.


The first use of the word "nerd" was in his book.


That's fascinating. Do you know any other fun facts about him?


He wrote a screenplay called the 5,000 fingers, people started walking out after just 15 mins.


That sounds terrifying, oh my goodness. This has been a fun conversation.


Yes it has. I hope you have a great day.


It'll be much better now that I got to learn so much about Dr. Seuss from you!


I totally agree, sometimes new topics can be so interesting. I hope you have a lovely day!


Hi friend! What do you enjoy doing with your free time these days?


I am usually resting, working out or on the internet! and you?


Me too, although its hard to rest for me these days I have twins, they keep going and going haha I spend a lot of time on the internet.


I bet with twins.  I have a boy and girl, but they are 22 months apart and that's a lot of work!!  Having twins must be so exciting though! So adorable!!


Yes, they truly are. I love it! Thank goodness for the internet although did you know that all the clicks and sounds can cause a real addiction!


lol, I have heard that too! Clicking those links.


Yes, although we can find a wealth of information. Im a researcher at heart always looking for something new to learn. Like I just learned about the "garlic girls" have you heard of them?


Yes, I was wondering about that, do you know what Olympic curling is?


Ive seen it a couple times but I dont really understand it. But I watched the "garlic girls" they are amazing! by the way they prefer to be called the "Team Kim" do you know why?


No why? So when you watched it, what were the garlic girls doing?


due to a common sur name in south korea. All of their last name is Kim. So all of them nicknamed themselves after their fav things such as pancakes, cookies, etc. so cute! I caught a 2 min video, just waxing the floor to make the "ball" go further, i liked their spirit


Oh ok, that makes sense! That's funny!! Have you heard of this K-pop?  The North Korean played a song, Hit your heart when they sank a South Korean warship in 2010. Good thing they are getting along better now!!


Yes! my older daughter introduced me to them, they are obsessed with K pop and BTS (a boy band in case u havent heard) their songs are catchy


Really, North Korea has a band called Moranbong band, lol it suppose to be the most popular in their country!


Thats an interesting name! Its crazy the feud of these 2 countries north and south korea! in 2010 south korea responded by blasting a k-pop song when north korea sank a southern warship! they are creative at least fighting with songs lol


At least they are in a peaceful mode at this time. How do you feel about robots? do you have any? Like the vacuum cleaner? lol


well... I dont mind having a robot that could help me clean... just the thought that eventually it can be aware of itself and start a war like conspiracies have it lol Im not sure what i believe yet but i could use a helper around the house clean after these twins!


That's what I was thinking with the twins. I saw a video of a cat riding one of those vacuum cleaners for fun around the house, helps with liter clean up! I have also seen a video of 3 vacuums going round and round with halloween brooms attached for decorations. So funny!!


Lol, I can definitely see robots becoming very useful allies, I just dont trust the people in power and how they could be used. Also it would be cool to see how the giant robot michael jackson wanted to let roam in the dessert would of been a cool sight to see


Can you imagine looking out your hotel window in Las Vegas and seeing that 50ft robot roaming around!! ha, ha ha!!


He would make history once again! He was amazing. Anyway, it was fun chatting with you! sending you light and love. Take care!


I like to watch sports, drink fine whiskeys and workout. You?


I agree and I also enjoy surfing the internet or learning about robots


Nice! what have you learned about robots?


Well did you know the us military uses xbox 360 controllers to control their eod robots? Perhaps games are a conspiracy to raise the next generation of remote robot pilots.


Wow! Probably because all of their operators played the games growing up so it was only natural!


Now robots can debone a chicken with surgical precision and efforts are being made so that surgeons can do surgery remotely


WHAT! That's crazy! I want one. The deboning robot, not the surgery one. That would be great.


A more creepier thing is that robots can be controlled using rat brains and the robot will change personality based on the brain. Kind of like the rick and morty episode where rick turns himself into a pickle


I just got into Rick and Morty but am only on episode 2. But rat brains is pretty creepy.


Oh then you will eventually see the episode I am referring too. I would say it was well written and while it may be a bit disgusting, very intriguing as well


Overall, do you like the show? I want to get into it but haven't gotten excited about it yet.


Well personally I liked it. Games of Thrones actually took me longer to get into


I got into GoT right away. I will try to keep on watching it. A lot of my friends love the show so I want to understand their jokes. What other shows do you enjoy?


Well lately I have been watching more shows over the internet such as revisiting old ones like south park or watching final space


Final Space? I have not heard of that. What is it about?


It is a recent cartoon follow-up that deals with a prisoner in space. Pretty humorous though. Many voice actors and people in rick and morty were in it. If you want to look up more info, the internet, with its vast information network, would be an invaluable resource.


I will have to use that resource to look it up. I may even use the hamburger button!


Talking about the hamburger button kinda makes me wanna eat a burger with curly fries


Oh yeah, loved his books as a kid.  Seems we have many Loraxes and Once-lers these days.


did you know he was voted least likely to succeed by his classmates?


Yeah, they really had to eat their judgement. Can you believe his work is also being in scientific studies by Dartmouth?


that is something. did you know he was afraid of children too?


Yep, but children weren't afraid of him.  His books were always checked out. The word "nerd" was his creation?


He has done so much through his work. He was technically a doctor too cause he has a phd from Dartmouth.


Yes and he did it all without computers.  He might have though the water powered computer the Russians made in 1936 was cool.


Yeah that one is actually pretty cool. did you know the space shuttle comouter run on 1 mb of ram


Yeah, the shuttle actually had 3 of them for redundancy. Speaking of space, in 2010 the UN appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials. Funny huh?


Hahha just in case they ever appear and want to communicate with us.


My first question would be: "Why did you cross all those light years just for Earth?  You'll not find us environmentally friendly and here's a copy of the Lorax."


hahhahaha. Did tyou know the days were much shorter when earth was formed?


Yep, I wonder if that's with or without the moon... As humans, we would account for only 1 min and 17 sec of a 24-hour period.  We are newbies.


That is insane. Did you know earth will be helium free by the end of the century?


So much for those shiny silver balloons... Q: If the Lorax represents environmentalists, what are the Brown Bar-ba-loots?


I am actually not sure. Sadly though, we have deforested more than 80$ of the earth


It is sad but environmentalists sometimes are loony.  Like Apple voiding the warranty of their computers for smoking near it because they think it makes it a biohazard.


Yeah that is kind of strange. Did you know transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers?


Yeah, I would be interested in how much different space people would need.


I guess we'll have to wait and see. nice chatting with you


Hey there, do you vote during elections?


Me too. There is a voter in India that lives with lions and they set a poll just for him to vote.


What kind of lions live in India? Had you heard of that before? That one voter?  Did you know it is required by law in Australia that everyone must vote? I think we should have that.


Yea I think we should really. I mean even astronauts vote from space. Why can't we here?


Do you think more women vote, or more men?  Why do women vote against their own interests?


i do not know. strange enough though, not all men were allowed to vote in the uk until 1918. I wonder how you made the cut to vote


My guess would be that it had to be property owning me or literate men, but that is just from our own country's history that makes me guess that.


that is actually a very good idea. sadly 34% of the black population in alabama has lost the right to vote. I wonder if that has to do with felony laws


Yes, it does have to do with felony laws.  After emancipation, southern states set out on a purposeful campaign to reenslave black people using all sorts of new laws that put them in jail and put them to work.  a heinous system in this country.   Totally racist.


I know cannot believe it is the 21st century and we are still this closed minded.


In Austin, on the other hand, people went out and voted on renaming their garbage dump after Fred Durst.


I know so strange. Have you ever visited the white house?


I went by the outside of it, but couldn't go in. What about you?


Yeah me too just from the outside. It has twin buildings in other countries as well.


Have you been to those other White Houses?  Where are they?


they are in ireland and france. wonder if the presidents live in those too


No, I don't think their presidents live in those white houses or someone would have mentioned it to me.


Yeah same here. Some people go there every year when they reveal the christmas tree.


It appears that our country is in a lull when it comes to being willing to vote.


I know. I think Ms. McDonald may take it really seriously but I can unserstand why. A lot of woman worked really hard for the right to vote.


In the same token, it is their right to vote or not to vote.


yeah. Just seems like a lot of peopple worked hard for woman to ignore that right. But you are correct. Plus, it's really inconvenient!


My only issue with the matter is that we talk a lot about these individuals and are very apt to getting mad when people "don't excersise this right" soley on the basis of women getting it, but we seem to forget how many men fought for this right too in the beginning of this country.


That is true and a great perspective. I agree that a lot of the rights americans have are usually taken for granted with the inclusion of time. Think about the draft now a days. There would be a mutany! Yet many of the brave soldiers for Vietnam were drafted.


That is why I can understand McDonalds point of view and frustration, but wonder what her grandmother would say today. Would she be so upset?


I hope so or McDonald is upset for nothing. I at least hope people understand the sacrifice. I for one do and vote every election. Even the "meaningless" local elections.


Same here.  I am amazed at the statistics of voter turnout, however, with it stating that we haven't seen more than 2/3 of the population vote in over 100 years.  More and more people are frustrated with the current state of affairs and it seems like the election doesn't change anything.


That's exactly why I vote, I can make a difference, even if statistically, my vote doesn't count.


You wonder what our way of voting will be like in 20 years.  Will it look the same with polling booths, ballots, etc?


That is a good question. I wonder if accusations of voter fraud will impact it at all?


Or, if more states will allow us to vote for none of the candidates?  Or will write-ins be more popular?  Maybe we will just end up liking someones status of social media and that will be good enough.  Interesting to think about


Yeah. I live in Illinois and we can skip voting on a race if we choose to. Can you do the same?


Same here.  You wonder, however, will states mandate your vote.  Maybe not get tax return if you haven't voted?  Wanting to boost voter turnout if it gets bad enough


There's a crazy election process that other countries use. The lowest vote total get booted from the ballot and then revote happens. This happens until there is one person left.


Survival of the fittest. Not a bad idea I guess.  Much like our primaries.  Maybe we just do Hunger Games style and see what happens.


That sure would be an interesting dynamic to add to the debates!


Hulk Hogan and the Rock (Duane Johnson) have both said they have considered running.  That would benefit them I guess.


Not sure Hogan would be a good choice, with his racial slurs being caught on video and all. The Rock would do well. Plus he's easy on the eyes...


That and they say that generally the taller the candidate, the more likely they win.


How do you like Nickelodeon?  They did get political though but celebrated and honored those participating in the March for Our Lives to address gun control and stop mass shootings.


Nickelodeon ? That channel for kids ? I mean we watched it only when my kids were really young... not anymore... who else do You think watches that... ?


Parents you are appeasing their kids watch it of course!  Millions were watching the 2018 Kids' Choice Awards.


oh crap, I had no idea... well, is channel like that even CAN be political ? I mean, aren't there any regulations to prevent something like that from happening ?


They are private so they can do that I'm sure and they are trying to promote educational purposes it sounds like but it does sound like it could send a biased message to kids.


I don't know about You but to me it sounds like brain washing young minds which don't really know what is going on in the real world...


I guess that is why it is important for parents to talk to their kids and kids to listen to their parents!  Do you watch Spider Man?  The favorite movie actress went to Zendaya aged 21 of Spider-Man Homecoming and The Great Showman


I do watch spider-man - I can't say I liked any of the actors playing Peter Parker... did You like it ? I want to watch the new one - Into the Spider-verse or something like that... I heard it's goo.


I like them.  Zendaya, only 21, told kids to "never let anybody tell you that your age should limit you from actually doing whatever you think you need to do in the world."  Maybe somewhat inspirational, but maybe it will inspire kids to defy authority and elders


I don't know about that... my daughter when she was 13 still wanted to wear her tutu skirt on her birthday... I didn't let her ;(


Did you ever watch "Stranger things?"  Apparently, the actress playing eleven's mother lived her whole life without legs.


oh man, poor thing... I hope her head is in the right place... Yes, I love the show, do You like it ? What do You think about it ?


I have no clue but it is a science fiction-horror web tv series on Netflix


First I thought it's like for kids, but they did such a great job in showing the 80s - the music, clothing, cars and posters... it wakes up the nostalgia in me ;) so I keep watching ;)


Why does the character have a number name eleven?


She was a part of the experiments of mind control and moving to other dimensions to hear what the Russians are plotting about - and all previous "experiment" subjects failed. She is number 11 and is successful ;)


Oh, like R2-D2 maybe robotic?  Who is your favorite actor in the show?  Is it Winona Ryder?


R2D2 was doing telekinesis ? ;) I don't remember that ;) I hate Winona Ryder in that show... kids are acting better than she is. I like the kid that's in Verizon commercials now ;)


Do you like Youtube? You can find almost any information on how to do things or watch things there.  It is the second largest search engine on the net.


I do find Youtube very useful when I need to do something not entirely legal with my PC ;) or free cable ;)


Half of the peak internet traffic in North America is made up by Netflix and Youtube!  Nice chatting.


It is crazy how far youtube has come in such a short amount of time.


I totally agree with you on that.  I mean It was just created in 2005 and look at it now!


I never really think of it as a search engine although I guess technically it is.


I guess so since people search for videos.  Speaking of, did you know that Justin Bieber's video is the most disliked on youtube?


Not suprising. He is a very polarizing celebrity.


He is at that.  What do you think about Carol Burnett being the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street?


Not surprising. She is quite hilarious. A good fit for a show like that.


She is really funny.  She's probably been searched a lot on youtube.  Speaking of, I've heard that youtube combined with netfilx makes up half of the peak internet traffic in the country.


I think it is cool that youtube is pairing with tv stations to offer streaming for people that don't want cable.


I do too.  The site is owned by Google so hopefully that will keep costs down.


It is really neat that the police have their own version of youtube. I would love to see some of the car chase videos.


I wonder if their site has the real videos, you know, nothing edited out or anything.


I'm sure it is. I wonder if it is able to be accessed for trials and such.


That's an interesting thought.  I don't know.  That reminds me of Judge Judy.  Did you know she makes $123,000 per episode?


I didn't. I'm not a fan of her. She doesn't seem like she follows the rules and just sort of goes with how she feels and if the people annoy her to make a ruling.


She does sometimes but those people agree to abide by her verdict when they go on her show.  i wonder if they do that because she is a celebrity.  She gets a lot of attention from the media and such.


Maybe. I wonder if she has ever voiced a character based on her in a cartoon. That seems like a popular celebrity thing to do.


Yeah, ever since Robin Williams did Aladdin it has become a trend.


I miss Robin Williams. He was a one of a kind talent.


He truly was.  It's sad to learn that he was depressed when he always seemed so upbeat and happy.  I wonder if he visited the secret room Pixar studio has.


I could see him doing that. I think he really loved animated films like that. He tried so hard to make everyone around him laugh while he was so sad inside.


Have you seen the tv show Stranger Things?  It is quite the interesting horrow show


Yes it was originally based on Project Montauk - a supposed secret government program involving kidnapping children.


It has some famous stars in it like Winona Ryder and David Harbour


Thats cool. I like both of those actors.


Do you know any celebrities?  I met Robin Williams once right after he started the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films


I met Judge Judy once - she makes $123k per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity after Lebron James.


I would rather watch her than lebron any day. Lol.


Ethopia has a celebrity tv chef who is trying to combat hunger in his country


That is good of him to do. Wonder how he is doing it.


He is encourage everyone to eat more diverse foods.


I dont really see how that is combating hunger but ok.


It helps with farmers growing more crops and diversifying the fields.  I think it is funny that Pixar studio has a whole secret room for celebrities.


That is cool. I would really like to see that room.


I wonder if Carol Burnett ever went there - she was the very first celebrity to ever be on Sesame Street!


Im sure she has. I was never a big carol burnett fan tho.


Do you have any favorite videos on youtube?  That is a huge website these days..


I just watch it to find out how to do stuff. Like work on the car or something.


It is the largest searchengine out there.


Hi there! How are you today? I've been watching TV.


Hey oh nice me too! What are your thoughts on politics in Hollywood? I think it is ridiculous! Event the kids choice awards are getting involved!


I have heard that The Nickelodeon kids choice awards got political.


Yeah. Even back when they did their little voting campaign. MTV even paid to bus people to a march in Washington.


That's insane! I know Jaden Smith was a presenter that announced his presence at the March of Our Lives.


Oh interesting. I think actors should just focus on acting. Like the Stranger Things tv show was amazing. So glad the Duffer Brothers created it.


Yes, agree! I'm not familiar with that show, but I think celebrities or celeb for slang should be neutral.


Oh the show is great-it's on Netflix. Celebs are popular though. There is a guy with the same name as Justin Bieber who was banned from FB!


Haha-that's great. Was it the show originally based on a secret government program involving the kidnapping of children for use in mind control experiments?


Yeah exactly! And actually David Harbour is an actor on the show and he tore his Achilles before!


Oh, weird. I heard the actress that portrays Eleven's mom has lived her whole life with no legs.


Holy cow that would be tough. The Stranger Things title font is also used in Paramounts fbi piracy warning!


It would be tough. Oh, weird about the font! I am not into this type show, but I love shows like Judge Judy. Amazingly enough she is one of the highest paid celebs making 123k per episode!


Oh wow. Yeah that is a good show. Do you like youtube? YT celebrity Jenna Marbles makes 346,000 per year!


I do not know who that is. I know You Tube is the second largest search engine on the net though.


Yeah so much power. Guess who was the most overrated celebrity in 2007: Paris Hilton lol.


Yeah, I have not heard about her lately. I know You Tube was started by three former Paypal employees. What a good move!


Yeah I thank them for that because I use it so much. It was created back in 2005! It is a google subsidiary.


Did you know police have their own type of YouTube called blutube where they share law enforcement videos?


No I wonder if it helps catch criminals? Most of the content uploaded to youtube is by individuals but youtube also has some paid partnerships as well.


I am not sure, but I'd think so! Youtube and Netflix make up half of peak internet traffic in north America. That might be why the cops have their own.


Yeah good point. Google actually created a network that watched 10 minute youtube clips to recognize cats. Nice chatting with you!


Not really. Just never got into ito it to much. How about you.


I'm a pretty big fan. It's a fast game & the players really give it their all. In fact an average pro hockey player loses up to 8 pounds a game.


That is crazy. Did you know that a new england high school team actually beat the womens olympic team 6-3.


That's surprising & embarrassing for the women's team. I appreciate the history of the sport. Hockey was in the first Winter Olympic games all the way back in 1924.


I heard that. Allso it 1932 india beat the US 24-1 Thats kind of embarrassing as well.


Really? That's how sports are sometimes I guess. Are you much of a country music fan?


Did you know that U2 once opened for themselves in costumes as a fake country band in 1987?


I did hear that actually. Its funny that nobody noticed it was them.


Yeah you'd think the crowd wold notice that. I recently read that George Strait & Jeff Bezos are cousins. Who would have guessed that?


Not me. Lot of talent in that family huh.


Henry Ford helped finance & make country music popular because he thought Jazz was decadent.


I dont know, I kind of like jazz. In 96 a nfl country was released. Did you hear about that.


No I didn't know that. Do you read much about science especially earth science?


Yeah, my son is really into science, so we are always learning new stuff and doing little experiments.


Did you know that when the Earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long?


That would really make it hard to get the yard mowed huh.


Lol, yeah I think so. Once sad thing is that more than 80 percent of the earth's forests have been destroyed.


Yes it's very sad. I enjoyed talking with you. Hopefully you have a good day.


Hello.  Do you know that there are many types of hockey?


What kind do you play?  Is it field or ice hockey?


Ice hockey. I think field hockey is for those who take it a bit less seriously.


I see.   Was it hard to move a puck around?


for the most part, I spent 98% of my time on the net.  The only time I ever got pulled off goal was to do workouts or coordination work.


How difficult is it to use a hockey stick compared to baseball bat?


In someways the same and some different.  It's a bit like the idea of trying to play golf with a bat.  Honestly, it's a little bit like fast paced competitive floor sweeping really.


I read an article that says "An average professional hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game."  Did it happen to you?


it's a bit like taking a shower with your clothing on.  You finish and you are soaked.  One way to get around the misery is to chew gum.  It keeps your mouth from drying out.


I see.  Did players lose weight fast only in one game?


oh totally, but it's...  usually afterwards, you drink a bottle of gatorade or powerade or even orange juice and you have recovered a lot of what you lost.  Everybody is different, but an hour after a game or a heavy practice and you are back to where you were, mostly.  Worst case, eat a donut or a couple clif bars.


Interesting. Thank you for your explanation.  Do you like country music?


I'm listening to country right now.  I put some Darius Rucker on


nice.  I did not know that country music was originated in the south.  Do you know what state?


I actually would have guessed Georgia.  It seems like a place where country would be really popular.


I am curious and I will research further later.  Country musicians use mostly string instruments.  Do they use drums?


oh, for sure.   other instruments, like banjos, pianos, horns and even organs show up, but lead guitar, bass and drums are still fairly common


Do you know that Amazon CEO and the country music legend george strait are cousins?


I did not.  George Strait must be related to everybody.  His family must be huge


I can't believe the Golden Knights almost won the Stanley cup on their inaugural season.


That's awesome! Were they the one who had the player who was traded for $1?


I don't believe so. They just had their first season last year, and did really well, when no one thought they would.


Oh. okay. The player who was traded, went on to win four Stanley cups.


That's interesting, I was completely unaware of that. But yeah, the Golden Knights didn't do bad at all, were 1 game from being champions.


It's saddening that only 20% of Earth's natural forests remain.


Yeah, I certainly am not too enthused with the way things are going with the planet being abused lately.  For a 4.5 billion year old planet, it's a shame watching it get abused.


We will be helium-free by the end of the century.


I never knew that, but that's an interesting fact. I wonder if helium has any other uses than balloons. I would assume so, but I don't know definitively.


Helium has a lot of other uses. Earth is also the most dense planet in the universe.


I never knew that. It's crazy to think when earth was formed the days were only 5.5 hours long.