You know what's really crazy, up until 1806 the runner up in the Presidental race became the Vice President.  Can you imagine all the conflicts and bitterness that would inspire if we still did that today?


Did they get to live in the guest house. Because its huge.


With the way some of them probably got along, you would hope they'd keep plenty of space between each other.  LOL


Hi, how are you? Did you get the Loophole article?


Hi. I did. I was more interested in the flag at Football games


I love watching the Flag ceremonies before NFL games


I do too. If the anthem singer can nail the anthem, I get goose bumps. Nothing better...


The ceremonies for this weekends games were good. One had Jimmy Buffett and the other had Melissa Etheridge


I saw Buffett and as a big fan, I was a little sad. Just not in his wheelhouse.


I didn't think so either. I was scratching my head after his rendition


I remember watching the Whitney Houston anthem and thinking it could not get much better. Also like America the Beautiful by Ray Charles...


Most likely better than Snoop Dogg's fight song he wrote


WHAT!?!?! Snoop has a fight song? I gotta YouTube that. Did you see him call the LA kings game the other day? Hysterical!


I did. Too funny. He needs to do a college game in one of the bigger stadiums next year.


Seriously! He's a huge USC fan so he could do their games. I would love to see it on HBO so language could be more colorful.


He could afford to buy them a new $50,000 flag to help him get invited to emcee the game.


Yeah. Or pay to repaint Iowa's locker room.


Very true. The Senate needs to end this shutdown quickly!


Yeah. It's getting sad. Did you see that 10% of the TSA called in sick over the weekend?


Its getting ridiculous. Maybe Michael Jordan can send the Senators a pair of shoes to influence them to reopen government


That would make me work on it a little more...


We need someone like Truman back in office to expose corruption and waste again.


He's definitely an interesting president that's for sure. Another interesting president was Woodrow Wilson. He's the only one to have a Ph.D


The only one? really? he must be really smart did you hear about the president of Indonesia and his 3 pop albums


I did! I didn't hear if they were very successful though haha. Do you like the rules in Guatemala for presidents?


I think the rules are fair, you can rule out authoritarian regimes that way


Yep I agree. I think we should have that here. One weird Quirk of our election system is that you can lose the popular vote and still win. that happened five times in our history


Theres something wrong with our system lol, did you know that Trump has a guest house bigger than the white house?


That is weird! Also weird that FDR spoke of foreign language and was the last president to do so


I see well enough of politics, what are your thoughs on Google?


Well I do like Google. I personally use being though haha. I have a Google phone. I guess you can zoom in to Google moon, which is like Google Earth but the moon, and originally if you zoomed in far enough it would have a picture of cheese haha


Google has an interesting line of smartphones, a single Google search requires a lot of computing power, more than the power it took for the astronauts to get to the moon


Wow that is impressive. have you ever typed the word "askew" into google? it's supposed to make the page tilt but I just did it and it didn't do anything haha


I havent lol, I might try it later and maybe they corrected the bug, do you use the Google maps app as well?


I used all the time. It's the only thing I have on when I'm driving LOL what about you? Did you hear what Google call their new employees?


Nok, how do they call their new employees?


haha they call them nooglers and make wear propellear beanie caps lol


Thats messed up lol, you know that Google maps calculates traffic by tracking android devices and how fast they move


That's really cool! Also did you know that Gmail was started by the Garfield website? Google bought the domain name from them


I didnt know that I like Garfield, his a silly cat, Google is a big empire now, really powerful company


What do you think of Google's electricity use? They use about one-tenth of 1% of the worldwide electricity


That sounds like a lot of energy for a company,


Hello,  did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


interesting, lets talk about the president. there has been only one president that had a PHD and that was Woodrow Wilson


I was talking about the president lol Really?  hes the only one?  I know it was in political science.


yes, and the last president to be able to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR


I am not sure, the first president to be photographed during his inauguration was Lincoln.


yeah I read that somewhere,  whats creepy is john wilkes booth was in the background!  Photo bombed lol


There have been 5 presidents elected that have lost the popular vote.


Interesting.  did you know the president of indonesia released 3 pop albums!


I did not know that. In Guatemala they don't allow close relatives of former presidents to run for president themselves.


I don't know, lets talk about horror films next. The movie E.t was supposed to be a horror film originally.


I can see that,  It has a bit of a scary feel to it.


I agree. The voice of the dad on phineas and ferb was the writer for rocky horror picture show.


it is good. The people involved in filming the original exorcist did not think it would be considered a horror film.


lol wow how could they not,  its terrifying!


I agree. Another film that was supposed to be a horror film was inception, but eventually it turned into a heist film.


That could definitely be a scary movie, imagine being stuck in your dreams!  Fortunately,  it turned out to be a great movie.


yes, they were going to name the 1996 movie scream scary movie instead


Hello there, I am well thank you.  How are you today?


Yeah I'm a big movie lover, do you like horror movies?


I'm not a big fan of horror. Stephen King considered Bambi a horror movie.


I never knew that, thats hilarious.  I like horror movies, but they are really hard to do right, there are tons of bad ones out there.


Lots of bad ones, but some good ones. I liked The Shining, The Omen, and The Exorcist. What about you?


Good call, all three are really good and examples of movies done right.  I prefer the older titles as well myself.  Rosemary's Baby is always a fav of mine as well.


That was based on a book and directed by Polanski. Classic. It don't know whether I'd burn 180 calories, but I'd certainly enjoy the film.


Yeah I don't think that part is true but yea Polanski you are right for sure.  Any other good ones you can think of?  The original Texas chainsaw was pretty good.


I never saw that. I'm surprised that Danny from The Shining, didn't know he was in a horror film. I wonder what kind of movie he thought it was.


That is hilarious, yeah what part did you think you were getting into.  Tons of fake blood and what not, I'm sure a nice PG flick.


Do you use Google? It's funny that they used goats to keep their lawns neat.


Yeah I use Google quite a bit i'm sure, and that is funny but kinda cool, goats are awesome.


They are a dog company. They allow employees to bring dogs to work. When Google went down in 2013, 40% of web traffic disappeared.


That is cool as well.  And wow, that is an amazing amount of traffic.


One Google search requires more computing than it took to send the astronauts to the moon.


That makes you think how far technology has advanced over the years to where we are now.


Google can calculate traffic by tracking Android devices. Everywhere you go, you are being tracked.


Yeah that is a bit scary to think about.  You are being followed or watched digitally basically everywhere.


Google probably even tracks the goats doing the lawns. I'm surprised that Trump isn't one of three richest presidents.


Yeah they probably did, imagine all the goats that got fired for being lazy. Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Interesting that migrants stay with Catholic Charities on the border, and they let them watch things like Disney movies on TV


Do they let them stay there because they dont feel that they are dangerous?


Yes I think so, and they're trying to help them so that they don't have a health issue from The Crossing. By the way, what do you think about the government?


I really kind of feel like we are headed in the wrong direction.


Yes well a lot of things that the government does are very scary to me, like how it owns 86% of Nevada, although I guess a lot of that is just desert or something


Is that where "area 51" is or maybe it is like nuc testing grounds?  But, I agree that is scary.


Best that could be. It's also scary that someone impersonated a government official in France and sold the Eiffel Tower twice, hopefully no one does that and sells the Statue of Liberty here


I cant believe someone was successful in that twice.  I mean, the same guy too...


He was very talented! Kind of like the director of the movie Frozen, which made a billion dollars I think, she was the first female director of a Disney movie


I am kind of surprised there wasn't one before.  Is she back for the sequel too?


I'm not 100% sure, but probably she is, I'm shocked to learn to that Wreck-It Ralph was started in the late 1980s and it has been in development for about 30 years


The sequel sure came a lot quicker than the first one.  I wonder what was holding it up?


Yes I don't know, but I only saw the first one and not the sequel to that movie, do you know that toy manufacturers get involved with Disney before the film even begins getting made?


In that case wreck it ralph toys have been in production for quite some time.  lol


Haha you're right about that! Have You Ever Seen The Lion King? Apparently it was dubbed into Zulu before it's released because that is an African language


It was the first film from disney to ever to be dubbed in that language too.


Yep I wonder if they still do that. On a separate note, what do you think about the president of Indonesia releasing 3 pop albums? should Trump Do the same?


Haha good point! I'm just shocked that he's not in the top three most wealthy presidents though, Washington Jefferson and JFK are the 3 by the way


Something tells me that data is somewhat outdated, it would be hard to believe he wouldnt be there.  But at least his last name inst Banana, like Zimbabwe's first president


Yes you might be right. You also might be right that the guest house is smaller than the White House itself. I don't see how that should be possible


I didn't know that 86% of land in Navada is owned by the US government


Really, I did not know either. did you get the information in the articles?


yes, I thought maybe some of the land was owned by Native Americans


Oh, I just saw it on the factual section 1. If it was owned by Native Americans, do you think things would be different in Nevada?


I don't know. I heard there was a silver mine there owned by Natives


yes, my grandmother retired there. Do you now what wreck it Ralph is?


Yes, I watched it before, numerous times. I once worked at a Playcare and the children used to request it all the time.


oh I worked at a juvenile facility. They would watch anything out of boredom but I never heard of Wreck it Ralph


Do you remember the game called Pac Man?


yes, I was horrible at it but I love Tetris


yes, part of it. Someone brought it and thought the boys wouldn't like it but they were so bored they watched it


In Factual Section 1, I was surprised to see that someone sold the eiffel tower twice. I would like to interview the people who thought that they were buying it.


That is funny. My grampa used to joke about selling swamp land in Florida


I am sure someone would fall for that plot. People have become somewhat gullible.


Completely. We used to get kids from Mexico, Central America, and South America at the juvie I worked at. I used to speak French so I could speak a little Spanish


That is so sad. I feel sorry for what other nations are going through. Americans are really blessed.


We are. I worked with a lot of US veterans and they said the US is one of the best  countries in the world


Trust me it is. I have traveled to different countries and have friends from many other countries and all I can say is the struggle is real. It was nice chatting with you, take care.


How's it going? Did you know Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone?


I did not know that! I wonder why it is that they have the resources to do so but aren't doing it already. Maybe to solicit more donations?


I have no idea, I wonder how Unicef even tracks how many minutes you use on a cell phone anyway


I would need Anne Jones and her reading speed of 4800 words per minute to read their terms and conditions, most likely. I am not one of the 7% of people who read terms and conditions on the internet. :)


No, I'm definitely part of the7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


Really? You read all of the fine print? Reading does require critical analysis. Possibly my attention span is just too short for such.


If the library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet, how often is that updated? And does it have things such as log ins and passwords? That's confusing to me.


I have no clue, maybe they use people who are addicted to the constant novelty from clicking links to help


*zing!* I'm not sitting in front of a computer for any longer than I have to and have to be being paid to do so. The idea of being addicted to the internet is above my head. Sounds like we're overdue for another "moral panic" in the 18th century upon the spread of novels.


Maybe, the iphone does have more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent


Yes, because the internet carries far more information resources and services, like those used to take selfies in bathrooms and to send snarky emails back to your boss three doors away. All the ICBM deterrent does is protect us from, say, Russians.


But what is protecting the cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans?


Surely something top secret based off Starship Troopers, which is on the reading lists of three of the five US Military branches.


Ender's game is also suggested reading in the US Marine corps


The US Marines are a seperate species altogether. Vote MadDog 2020


Yes, I think MadDog is the only person who can separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped together


His Knife Hands could easily direct people to Mt. Everest to prove if there is actually 3g cell service there.


I'll be upset if Mt. Everest has 3g service and I can't get service up a tall hill


I really wish the hamburger button on websites was like a Staples easy button, rather than a line menu. A cheeseburger sounds great right now.


Me too, I think I'm gonna go find something to eat now. Nice talking with you


Excellent. Almost quitting time here as well. Leaving my  vast range of information resources and services on the information superhighway at my desk where it belongs.


Hi! Have you ever seen a psychic? I used to splurge $5 here and there when I was younger


I have actually, thankfully I didn't fall into a scam and lose 15,000 like that man did I was reading about! That's awful!


Yeah, I'm so glad I stopped seeing psychics lol.I was kind of surprised this happened in D.C.


I have had good experiences with psychics I like them, but yes, in D.C. and he was disabled which is even worse that she scammed all of his money. This man has a mental capacity of an 8 year old....sad.


I can't believe it took his family like a full four weeks to notice that he somehow blew through over $14,000.


I know! And how did they allow him access to that money? They should have dealt with his finances.


Well, he was living (assumedly independently) in D.C. and they were in Arlington which is close by...he had to have some access to his own money, I guess


True, but 8 year old mind? That's sad. The woman who scammed him tried to make it sound like she cared about him....people are evil.


Yeah, people suck. But she was smart in coming up with specifics...like saying his former co-worker was in trouble and needed money.


Exactly, guess that is why they are considered con artists....they are good at getting to people through emotions.


I hope he can get most if not all of his money back but since it was all legitimately withdrawn I'm not sure if he can. What do you think?


I doubt he can get it back, he made the choice voluntarily so he is probably out of luck, the courts could make her pay but that's not going to happen.


It's so sad that he just "wanted to be loved." That's worse than the money part of the story, in my opinion


It most definitely is! And she made him believe the ex co worker liked him in a romantic way....ugh so horrible.


Glad she's out of operation now. Apparently, all her ads were taken down (wonder why!)


Right! I hope she gets what she deserves. At least they did catch her, probably wasn't smart that she was using her phone and texting the victim.


Speaking of phones, I heard of a weird fundraising concept. Apparently UNICEF will donate a day of clean water for a child who needs it for every minute you don't use your cell phone. Any idea how to sign up for that?


I don't know how but I need to look into that as well! That is awesome! I guess since our phones these days have the internet I will Google it, hopefully get lucky!


Make sure you read the terms, though. Only 7% of people read the full terms & conditions when buying stuff on the internet!


Right! I am a skimmer lol....that's a lot of reading! unless you are Anne Jones who can speed read 4,700 words a minute! haha


The long terms & conditions belong in the 18th century to quell the moral panic that happened because SOME people were upset that OTHER people were......reading (gasp)


Yikes! I guess they didn't want people to know too much, or more than those in a panic....they just need to calm down and get into some ....you laugh you lose competitions .....like CS lewis and Tolien did haha


Seriously. Some people were more comfortable if the creativity of the masses was stifled


I know! Pretty sad. Well, it has been great chatting!


Hi, how are you? No, I don't follow the college game much. You?


I do, I think there are some decent college football teams like Ohio State


Has Ohio State done anything like University of Iowa did to the visitor's locker room?


I dont think so lol, Ohio State pushed the creation of a new arena involving 5 colleges aimed to bolster gaming performance of the players.


I bet they're in better shape that bowlers. However, in the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars. Strange!


That is strange, maybe football wasnt a popular sport back then I don't see bowlers making much these days.


I do, I have an Xbox One but dont have much time lately what about you?


i used to play but I don't anymore. It's illegal for kids 16 and under in Korea to play video games past midnight. I wonder how they monitor that. Online perhaps?


Yeah I think thats a good way to monitor it, I would be afraid to break the law in South Korea though so that might be enough for kids to respect that rule.


Yeah, it could be tough if they're caught. Game designer Jane McGonigal calculated that we play three billion hours of video games a week. I suppose that kind of addiction could be a problem among kids in Korea.


Wow that much! that is a lot of time wasted, Jim Hanks the brother of Tom Hanks is the voice of Woody on video games and also on merchandise


I guess his voice is close enough, plus Jim is probably his inexpensive non-union equivalent. Other big-name actors have done voice over as well. Stephen Fry did the narration for Little Big Planet, Hitchhiker's guide , and Harry Potter video games.


Oh so that was Stephen Fry, he has a great voice I wonder why video games were called cathode ray tube amusement devices, at first.


The military likes its complicated sounding names to enhance whatever trivia thing they're doing.


I guess they do, it really sounds like a complicated name, Video Games is a much better one.


Celebrities have gotten more involved in video games. Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity after Lebron James. I wonder whether she would ever consider doing video games.


If they offer her a good amount of money she might, and thats a lot of money! it really adds up, Pixar Studio has a secret room I wonder if it appears on video games.


That's a great question! Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Yeah I wonder if Robin Williams ever visited that room I bet he did, and its been nice chatting with you as well.


hi how are you today? do you like reading?


I like non-fiction.  Usually self development, mindset, or business like books.  You


Surprisingly, the same. I am reading the first 90 days now. I am switching jobs and needed some help.


That sounds like a good one.  One of my favorites is the subtle art of not giving a f_ _ _.  If you dont mind profanity.


Mark Manson.  It is a great book about really living your best life regardless of what others think.


I'll have to check it out. Is it fiction or non-fiction?


Non fiction.  I am surprised its not on the military reading lists.  Far better than enders game.


There was a moral panic in the 18th century so be thankful we don't have that.


For sure.  Reading is so valuable no matter what genre.


I agree. The world record for speed reading is 4700 words per minute!


I dont know my rate, but for sure it isnt anywhere near that fast.  That might be 5-10 minutes I am guessing?


Mine too! I was told to start smart with working out so I don't push my brain too hard.


However I think the you laugh you lose, poetry reading could be a lot of fun!


Unless you are the one being laughed at. And it's not just some schmoes laughing. It Lewis and Tolkien!


Yeah. I always wanted to party with a few authors. Hemmingway for sure!


He would probably be fun, same with Dr Suess.


Did you know reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols such as letters to get a meaning?


i never really thought of it that way but it makes sense.


In regards to reading comprehension, this measures how much you can understand the symbols such as letters


personally i'm a slow reader because i want to comprehend as much as i can.  if you can't comprehend what you're reading you miss a lot.


I think slow readers absorb the most information from a sentence, like you said if your reading too fast you will most likely miss alot of information. I can speak for myself on that during exams.


absolutely.  i clearly remember my school days, so many years ago, when i'd be the last student to turn in a test.  i didn't want to miss anything.


Its funny that you say that, because my friends in class would always be the first ones to turn in their test. Later to find out that did worse than me, who stayed pretty much last in the classroom during the test.


and with me it still holds true.  even though i'm now in my 60s, occasionally i have to undergo some type of training courses and i am, almost always, the last person to turn in the evaluations, etc.  i take my time.


Most definitely, I like to reread over my answers and also the question to ensure it sounds valid. Also with essays that I write I will reread them over about three times to catch any errors I wrote.


very smart indeed.  no point in turning in your work before you have to.  do you do a lot of reading in your free time?


Yes, I do read alot in my free time but not books. I like to mainly read articles and such like informational posts on topics I am studying.


would you mind sharing with me what your interests are regarding the articles?


A lot of philosophy stuff and psychology readings. I also like to read investing posts.


very interesting! i took some psychology courses in college; extremely interesting.  also some philosophy courses which i struggled in.  i clearly remember taking  a course in psycholgy that dealt with kids.  real interesting


I have a bachelors degree in psychology and also criminal justice. I love reading how the mind works, but mainly pertaining to why people also commit crimes such as serial killers. Pretty odd stuff but I constantly intrigued by it.


oh very much so.  i wonder about serial killers once in a while; how a person could become that way.  psychology and criminal justice; very interesting.  there are few things as interesting as the mind.  such a complex marvelous type of machine.


well these days i think a lot about my wonderful fifteen month old granddaughter.  becoming a first time grandfather has been a marvelous experience.  i used to read a lot; not so much anymore i keep meaning to start but haven't got back to it yet.  i like some novels, some biographies and some history.


Thats so sweet! She is lucky to have you as a grandfather! I love history as well, mainly the roman and greek period.


that's very nice of you to say.  history is fascinating.  when you think about the roman and greek periods, what comes to mind?


The colossal wonders of the world they have built and also the technology that was innovated which surpassed their time of living by hundreds of years.


tell me a bit about the technology that was innovated.  we hear so much about technology these days.


technology like the aqueducts from the romans and the sewer systems in their cities showed the true innovation from that period.


fascinating.  they looked at a lifestyle and wondered how to update it and they succeeded just like in our modern times with the internet. constant progress.


I agree, kudos to them for thriving in such a period that was harsh.


it's something that is fascinating when i think that people had the same emotions such as fear and joy; yet they lived under such different circumstances regarding their physical surroundings.


I've always enjoyed reading. How about yourself?


Hi! I have to some extent but I can see why people find it boring, at least books can be interpreted differently by each person which makes them interesting,


They are very interesting. Did you know that the book Starship Troopers is on the reading lists for 3 out of the 5 military branches? I wonder why that is.


I wonder too! Maybe they like books related at all to troops in some form.


Apparently because Ender's Game is also suggested for military organizations.


Ahh that's interesting too. I wonder if the troops would've read even back when there was a moral panic around the spread of reading.


I heard there was a moral panic about that in the 8th century. There always has to be something. Just in my lifetime there has been panics about movies, rock music, tv, and video games.


Oh absolutely, cultural shifts like that are always happening. I wonder if there was ever a panic about innovations like the telephone!


Oh I'm sure. I think I heard that there was. Something about a fear of women being on the phone too long. I don't remember the reasoning behind it. Did you know that the cables carrying the phone and internet data across water are only 2.7 inches around?


That's crazy to think, so much information in so small of a cable. A lot of olden things stayed about telephones. New York's area code of 212 is so because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


That makes sense. Did you know that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone? I wonder how those two things go together?


And I wonder how they measure that! It's hard to not use your cell phone though, they're so compelling. An iphone has more power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent.


It is difficult now. iPhones are powerful but that's surprising. Do you use the internet frequently? I know that I do.


I do! It's scary how powerful the internet is too. And people are very lax with it, only 7% of people read the terms and service when buying on the internet.


I must admit that I am one of those. Those terms are crazy long. Do you know what the three horizontal lines on apps and websites is called?


Yes! I've heard it's called a hamburger button, makes sense when you picture it. I try not to use the internet too much, it can actually cause measurable addition to clicking links!


Yes it is called a hamburger button. That makes sense. I've had that happen a lot on YouTube. One video keeps leading to another. Did you know that you can get service on Mount Everest?


Ahah that's certainly impressive, maybe they should advertise that more. A lot of institutions are focused around the internet. The library of Alexandria actually has a saved copy of the internet somehow!


I can't imagine the amount of space it would take to do that. I did hear that there was a backup somewhere in case the internet burns down but I don't know how that would happen.


Maybe it would be for the best one day, free a lot of people from the temptation of using the internet


I don't know how we would go back at this point with shopping, paying bills, fast communication, and research.


Great. I'm just surfing the internet.  I think I'm addicted because of the constant novelty from clicking links.


That really is an addiction! Can you believe there is 3g cell service on top of Mt Everest?


Wow. So I can't get away from my addiction even there.


Not even there lol. Are you one of the 7 percent of people that read the full terms when buying a product or service?


No. I'm in the 93. I get distracted by the hamburger button.


That is easy to get distracted with. Makes me hungry too. Do you like to read?


Well I read on the internet. I like bad poetry.


Didn't CS Lewis and Tolkien hold "you laugh you lose" competitions for that?


I would definitely lose. Do you think its moral to read novels?


I do! I can't believe that not too long ago they caused a moral panic! I wonder why?


probably for reasons similar to the internet. I bet some people would like to see the whole thing burn down. At least that's what a library in Alexandria thinks.


How can one burn the internet down lol? Maybe because iPhones have more computer power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


Interesting. The military loves Starship Troopers, so I'm sure they raise their computing power


They also recommend Ender's Game. Have you read or seen the movies to both?


i read them in 10 minutes after taking a course from Anne Jones


You can read 4700 words per minute? I think that is impressive haha.


Yeah. But I still don't understand the full terms when buying a product on the internet


Haha you should be the seven percent for sure! Anyways, it was nice chatting have a great day!


Nice chatting with you. Hopefully UNICEF will donate some money because we werent on our cells.


Yes i do enjoy reading. I read quite a bit. You?


Yeah, i like non fiction. much more interesting to learn about reality and the world around us.


It really is, I dont understand why there was a moral panic about reading in the 18th Century


IN those days people thought poetry was the highest form of literature. they saw novels as a corrupting force. storylines involving disgraceful behavior.


Wow.  I didnt know that.  I understand that now.  Thanks for sharing, thats pretty cool.


Yeah, nowadays it is video games. Gosh, i played them as a child. i did not grow up a mass murderer. i guess i got something wrong. LOL


For real, however I always feel a strong urge to jump on turtle shelled ducks, and throw their shells at walking mushrooms.


Yes, LOL! i think that maybe violence on TV desensitizes us to violence. i think that FOX news turned out parents into the people that they thought video games would turn us into.


I agree with that.  We are so used to seeing it that we dont think anything of it anymore.


it is dangerous to think the media doesnt have an effect, but usually people imagine the wrong effect.


Reality has a much more powerful effect than any of the made up things.  It is reality that hurts us more.


Yes, the news probably does more to impact our perception. turn off the news and improve your mood.


Always. I think the internet can be very damning too.  There is so much at our disposal and not all of it is good.


Yes, people get overwhelmed by the amount of stimulation. they have trouble sifting through data for the truth.


And the worst part is when they cant tell the difference, and start passing off false information as truth.  People just dont know how to fact check anymore.


Yes, people want to believe the worst, and they want data that reinforces they beliefs. it is hard to accept being wrong.


I have seen so much of that recently, and people falling for it.


Yes, the facebook sources are irritating because they are misleading people and enraging them. people take guns and shoot up pizza parlors.


I have seen debates over things that have FACTUAL proof and people still not believing them because they believe that it is part of the "liberal agenda".


Yes, once something is associated with part of the political spectrum, people judge its validity according to that. Anyway, great chat!


I have on occasion watched and listened to politics but am not really a fan of constant battles of wills by those claiming to be in politics for the right reasons. You?


It often makes me furious but I am very interested. Do you have any guess as to who the 3 wealthiest presidents were?


I do watch some on the history channel as they have shows about past presidents and the three were Washington, Jefferson and JFK.


That is correct. How about the first president of Zimbabwe. Do you know that he was called?


I do as I found it funny they would call him the Banana president.  Do you know a man in France was able to sell the Eiffel Tower not once but twice by imposing a government official.


It is very funny. I actually did see that tower story on TV. I think it was Drunk History that I caught it on. What a crazy story.


I can imagine how the buyers felt when learning they did not actually own the tower. Do you know that in Nevada 86% of the land is owned by the government?


I did not. I am assuming that it's protected lands then. So much of Nevada is uninhabitable anyway.


I have only driven through Nevada so I found it interesting that much id owned by the government and not the people living there. I have also seen where the Norwegian government has donated so much to help save the Amazon Rainforest.


That's very nice. I'm always happy to see people or the government help worthy causes that aren't monetarily beneficial to them.


I agree totally!! I frequently try to pay it forward every chance I get because I feel one never knows how a small act of kindness could help or make a difference in another's day, week, month or life.


Everyone should try their best to live their lives in that fashion. Things would be so much better. On the flip side, did you know that in 2006 legislation was passed that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva conventions?


I did know that and find it interesting that the same government will allow such events to happen and then protect those involved. Interestingly enough did you know Babe Ruth the baseball player was a famous golfer?


Yes I find it to be pretty disgusting. They should not be above the law in any way. I had no idea that Babe Ruth played golf.


I live in the south and Golf courses are everywhere here; they take up more space than Rhode Island and Delaware combined in America


That seems like far too much. I have also heard that the average American golf course consumes 312,000 gallons of water per day. That's so wasteful when so many people are without drinkable water.


I agree very much with you on that; very wasteful. I have heard of a golf course in Dubai that requires more than 4,000,000 gallons of water per day. I mean really do they have to water the grass that much?


I agree. I also believe Dubai is in the United Arab Emirates which is full of desert and could use that water for much better purposes.


I feel the same way, I think resources are being taken advantage of badly. I feel that those that play golf are not really caring of what it takes from other things to have nice green grass to put on. they just see the sport of it.


I don't think that they really think about it. I would place blame on them but much more blame on the golf course owners for being so wasteful.


did you know that trump wouldn't make the lisst of the top 3 richest us presidents?


Wow, that is pretty crazy considering how wealthy I thought he was!  Who are the top three?


Top three are jfk, washington, and jefferson, but I wonder if they're including inflation in this? Because if you adjust for inflation then I could definitely see washington and jefferson being the most wealthy


They might be rich, but did any of them drop a pop album like the President of Indonesia?


haha I want to hear washington and jefferson make a pop album, even trump I would love to hear what that would sound like


LOL.  That would be something.  Just imagine if that is how we elected a president.  The debates are actually sing-offs!


haha ya, or who sells the most albums, or like american idol where people have to call in to vote for the best song, or even if the runner up became the vice president like apparently used to happen before 1805, seems like that would breed chaos!


There would be shutdowns every day!  If only we could have a President Banana like the first President of Zimbabwe, then it might not matter?


Haha yes, free bananas for everyone! Kind of crazy that 86% of Nevada land is owned by the us government, maybe president banana would try to create banana fields on this barren land haha


Might be a good idea!  Then again, we might end up having someone try to sell all the land by impersonating an official like a guy did in France who actually sold the Eiffel Tower twice!


haha that is really crazy, like that must take a lot of balls to not only try to sell the Eiffel Tower once, but then try to do it again!


haha I am not, people try to get me to play but I'm really bad, what about you?


Same, though with as cold as it is here, I wouldn't mind being somewhere nice where they can play.  I guess Samuel L. Jackson has it in his movie deals that lets him play golf twice a week during filming.


that is pretty awesome, I know presidents are always out playing golf, bush, obama and now trump, and apparently golf courses in the USA take up more space than delaware and rhode island put together


Wow!  It also isn't just a US thing.  I hear Dubai has a golf course that uses almost half a billion gallons of water a day!


Ya thats insane, also wild that when you think babe ruth you think of a baseball player, but he was, at one time, America's most famous golfer!


That's pretty cool.  I wonder if he picked it up later.  I'm always surprised by how many athletes take up golf with Michael Jordan being another avid player.


That is true, I remember he also picked up baseball, I didn't follow it but as I understand he wasn't very good at that, I wonder how good he was at golf


I am sure he was ok, but based on how much money he was rumored to have lost betting on the games, I'm guessing he wasn't great.


No I don't think so. I also heard that an undocumented worker worked at Mar-A-Lago, but it was nice talking to you


I hope whatever comes out of it is the truth.  Have a good one!


Hello. What was the most interesting fact about golf for you? I had no idea Babe Ruth was once the most famous golfer in America.


what was interesting for me is how much water per day the average american golf course consumes : 312000 gallons


I agree. That is a very large amount of water, especially the one in Dubai that is over 4,000,000.


yah! that is crazy. some people cannot find water to drink


Especially in desert regions like Dubai. Speaking of, Dubai is in the UAE which has a president. Although I think it's more like a royal family.


Yes presidents nowadays think they can rule countries more than they ever did before.


Agreed. It is interesting that governments are moving toward more authoritarian policies and governments in the last couple decades.


it is interesting president trump is not listed as one of the wealthiest


I was thinking that as well, maybe it is using outdated references or facts. I was surprised the president's guest house is larger than the white house as well.


well the president of indonesia had a lot of time on his hands to release 3 pop albums while in office


We are seeing presidental candidates becoming popular due to reasons outside of politics, I wonder if that is the case in Indonesia. Maybe he was elected due to being a pop star?


you bring a good point there! our president has been in a movie or two and in wrestling. you totally have a point


Do you believe that a man in France really tried to sell the Eiffel tower twice? That's crazy!


that is beyond crazy. the man impersonated a government official and managed to sell it actiually


Oh you're right! I thought he only attempted. That's very interesting considering most people know how much the French Government loves the Eiffel Tower.


whoever bought it though? did they bring a tow truck ? lol


It makes you wonder, it certainly wouldn't be easy to move haha


unless they wanted to  make the tourism money from where it is


Possibly, but then they would have to rent the land. Or maybe it came with the deal, haha. I wonder if it was another government that bought it.


hahaha I could name one or two governments who would fall for that scam


At least the Norwegian government is doing something useful and attempting to save the rainforest!


There are a lot of fake animal myths out there!


Really? I'm sure there are with so many animals. There are over 1.5 million living animal species.


Wow that is a lot! Yes people think sloths are lazy because they move slow but there slow digestive system allows them to eat poisonous things.


That's pretty neat. Over 1 million of the species are insects! Yuck!


I do not like bugs! Yes the sloths slow digestive system also means they do not need many calories to survive


Also interesting! There are around 20 Quintillion individual animals on Earth!


It is! In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.


I believe something similar should be put into place in the United States.


Not a bad idea. In Scotland, the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species!


That is interesting, has there ever been proof of that species?


Not that I know of! he chimpanzee grin actually is a nervous response. It's not a sign of happiness - it's actually a sign of anxiety.


Chimps do shake hands with each other and that is a sign of approval to them!


That's pretty cool. I didn't know that ostriches were assumed to be able to digest nails and keys! It's not true


I did not know that but I know that they swallow stones sometimes witch helps digestion.


Hmm. Hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.


Wow hard to remember we have evolved from such different creatures!


Did you hear about that homeless veteran of war?


Yeah!!! I still can't believe that the whole thing was a lie.


Yeah apparently they were able to raise a lot of money with that lie, 400k


That is terrible. Do you happen to know how this whole thing started in the first place?


It started out with Johnny Bobbit a homeless man, they publish his story on GoFundMe back in 2017, it was all a ruse


So the couple and the homeless man were all in on the scam?


I don't think so, Bobbitt wasn't on the scam, he even sued the couple, he accused them of fraud and also of conspiracy


Interesting. How much time is the couple looking at in jail if they do in fact get convicted?


They could face a sentence of 10 years if convicted, that is serious time and I bet they have to give all that money back so sucks for them.


Yes. They did a terrible thing. They should be ashamed of themselves for scamming a veteran homeless man.


They should be ashamed I totally agree with you, using a person like that, mocking the military and mocking people that just want to help


I agree!!! Do you happen to know the branch of the military that Bobbitt served in?


Yeah he was part of the Marine Corps I think, sad how many veterans end with trauma like his.


Yeah!! So sad. Do you like Facebook at all?


I do, I like it although sometimes its invasive. I guess if you want privacy dont have a Facebook account


Yeah that's for sure. Do you know when its website got launched by any chance?


I do, it was launched on the year 2004 I think it was around February, its been more than a decade since its creation


Wow!! I didn't know that. How old do you have to be in order to be a registered user of Facebook?


I think you have to be at least 13 years old to register but you can always lie about it.


That is interesting. Do you know which year did Facebook started to sell stock to the public?


I have no idea about that maybe around 2012, no idea I would have to Google that, it was great chatting with you tonight.


You're correct!!! It was nice chatting with you as well. Have a nice night!!!


Hey how's it going. I really love learning about animals. There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.


Hi there! I do too! Thats a lot of animals!


Definitely. And over 1.5 million living animal species have been described!


Did you know in Germany, animals have legal rights?


Yeah I think that is pretty cool. The Loch Ness monster is a protected species in Scotland.


Oh that's fun! Hiccups are a holdover from evolution! Think about that when you hiccup!


Haha maybe it will make me less annoyed! Apparently it's from when land animals had both gills and lungs!


Yeah occasionally I do! I just don't like how many ads and commercials there are.


I know it! Streaming services have made them obsolete. I do like to watch the simpsons though, how bout you?


Agreed. Yes the Simpsons was a great show. Did you know there is one episode that Bart didn't appear in?


I just heard that here recently, but I don't know if I saw that episode! Did you?


Nope I definitely have not because I would have remembered. Can't believe they remade a UK version of "That 70's Show" though.


Did you hear it bombed? It did not go over well there!


Yeah. Only lasted 10 episodes lol. Not too good!


Not at all. And there are 750 episodes of pokemon. my goodness!


Wow. Enough to watch 50 episodes per year for 16 years straight? Not my cup of tea!


not mine either! Although I do  love this internet!


Oh yeah internet is incredible. Private, public, academic, business, personal. It has it all!


There is so much information to be found just by a click of the hamburger button!


Haha yes you are right. It can even cause addiction measurable in the brain!


Isn't that weird? The library in ALexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case it burns down!!


Wow that is good to know. If you are ever on Mt. Everest there is even internet capabilities!


Hello, do you like to use drive-thru's of fast food restaurants? McDonald's was the first to add a drive thru in 1975 to accomodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their uniforms.


That is crazy and makes me hungry for McDonals! I also didn't know flame throwers are illegal in South Africa on cars. That tells you someone must have used one at some point haha


Oh yeah! I could really use some McDonald's right now! Even with all the controversy surrounding the quality of McDonald's food, it hits the sweet spot for me every time. That is crazy but I think it is considered legal not illegal since carjacking is so prevalent.


Oh you're right it does say legal haha. Someone should use it and put it on facebook. It says mark zuckerberg is colorblind and that is why it is blue. Don't know how they didn't incorporate that into the Social Network movie


Oh wow! I didn't know that! But it's a nice color, I really did enjoy that movie, but I wonder how far from the truth the movie stretched in order to make it more entertaining. I bet MySpace investors are regretting their decision to buy Facebook for a mere $75 million.


Oh ya, that reminds me of time Blockbuster could have bought Netflix but just passed on it. Horrible decisions in retrospect but very interesting to think about.


Yes and now those companies turned out to be their largest threat. Iceland is so democratic and hip with letting the public make suggestions and alterations to rewriting their constitution, all the more reason I want to go visit Iceland some day.


ya my friend went there she said it was awesome and people were friendly, it's just pretty expensive, and wow I didn't know starship troopers is required reading in the military, never read the book but I like the movie a lot


That's awesome! Yes, very expensive! Me neither, I think I prefer film adaptations more than reading books, either I don't have the time or attention span, or its just an excuse for not reading.


haha no I feel the same, I do listen to some audiobooks but I haven't read an actual book in a long time, just don't have time for it


I love audiobooks and especially podcasts. The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute. I wonder how much of what she reads is actually retained.


Ya I have that question too. I can speed read but I don't enjoy the book and barely retain anything so I think speed reading is mostly bs personally haha. It is interesting that there was a moral panic about the spread of reading in the 18th centure, definitely no moral panic now


That is a great trait to have, the ability to speed read. Haha, no such thing as "moral panic" for reading novels. I think there may be a "moral panic" for maybe Fortnite or something elese


haha ya I wonder if in the future they will bring up video games as a moral panic of our time and it will just be accepted in the future


It could be or whether or not in the future, Facebook's "like" button will become illegal such as that in the German state of SChleswig-holstein.


I read that and ya I was wondering what replaced it? Or are there just not buttons at all? I personally don't use much FB so maybe I should move to Germany


Maybe the heart button or something else. I wonder why it is illegal though, what the premise of that is. Haha, yes, or just make sure you get to claim your free Burger King whopper since you can apparently unfriend 10 people for free food.


Ya I don't know how I would feel if I found I was unfriended for a whopper. But I can think of lots of people I would do that too. I don't really like BK but I would eat a whopper if it were here right now haha


Haha, I agree. I wonder how Burger King fulfilled that promotion and how many people claimed it.


I like it but they should vet the person asking for money.


I agree. There are too many scams going on that platform. Have you heard about the homeless person that scammed 400k out of people?


Yeah. IIRC everyone involved turned out to be a scamster.


The real sad thing about it is I believe the guy was actually homeless.


And a Marine. The couple doesn't seem to have any redeeming quality though


Yeah, I think they saw an opportunity and took it. The homeless guy could get 10 years if he is convicted. I don't know about the other two.


I think they used FAcebook to post another story and got caught


Yeah, I'm not surprised. Over 14,000 people donated to the guy's scam. That is incredible.


There are so many people on these social media sites that it's like you have a whole stadium to scam. 30% of American adults use facebook


Yeah. The homeless guy did file a lawsuit against the couple though. I'm not sure how well that went. I'm not the biggest fan of Face Book either.


Probably better to just grab a book and read. That exercises the brain.


Well, Face Book did have some compelling appeal. Burger King gave you free whoppers if you unfriended 10 people.


Well, if you live in south Africa you could put flamer throwers on your car to prevent theft since it's legal to do so.


That's coo (or hot). In contrast, its illegal to warm up your car in Ohio.


What!? But what if it snows, you can't just start your car and go. You'll damage the car that way.


I'm not sure about modern cars. Certainly thats true of classic ones.


Ohio sucks for making it illegal to warm up your car. That is one of the silliest things to make illegal. It's like that German state making face book's like button illegal.


Yeah, sooner or later people are going to get as aggressive as Google's self-driving aggressive mode


I wonder what the aggressive mode on Google's car actually does. I can't imagine it doing much going all of 3 miles an hour. Maybe it aggressively honks at people.


It probably just goes faster. Or it doesn't wait to warm up.


I wonder how it would handle a drive through. Just think. McDonald's originally made a drive through because of the military. Soldiers weren't allowed to leave their cars wearing their fatigues.


Interesting. Now I'm fatigued and must get something to eat. Nice chatting with you.


I love animals! There's a lawyer in switzerland who represents animals in court


Yes, it's very interesting. Animal, any of a group of multicellular eukaryotic organisms thought to have evolved independently from the unicellular eukaryotes.


Oh thats good to know! There are animals which can theoretically live forever because they are 'biologically immortal' including a type of jellyfish and lobster.  I've seen these on that show Blue Planet!


Okay, Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia


Thats cool. Animals, like humans, have a dominant "paw" or side


Do you think animals will understand humans?


Depends on how you communicate I guess. Animals from geographically distant areas often speak different "languages" or "dialects."


That's nice. Do you like to see television?


i do watch tv.  The netherlands is constructing special bridges for wildlife in order to connect habitats and keep animals from being hit by cars.


You know the things of the world. Television also makes us benefit.


I am not sure what you mean.  Did you know Daniel radcliffe voiced the cartoon parody of twilight's edward cullen on the simpsons episode treehouse of horror xxi.


Television makes us aware of things in the world where we are


Sorry, I do not know the details of Daniel radcliffe voiced the cartoon parody.


Its ok,  just a fun fact I recently read. Only one of shakespeare's plays has not been adapted for film or television, the two noble kinsmen.


Okay, I think internet is very useful for every people.


Absolutely! In the first 400 episodes, homer simpson has held 188 jobs.


Yes,  i am using it right now lol Astronauts on the international space station have faster internet than most americas do at home.


I think its important NBA values Christmas, after all its a day to share with family and friends.


Because they turned Christmas Day into the most important one of the season although it's for commercial reasons but fans surely appreciate it.


It makes sense to show some generosity. NBA player's are the best paid in the world, but average salary.


They are paid extremely well, do you consider yourself a basketball fan?


Not really a fan. I enjoy watching the playoffs. Do you have a favorite team?


I do, Im a fan of the Spurs, I like Tim Duncan think he is a great player.


Do the Spurs have a strong team this year? I think it's interesting that Duncan stayed in college. Not the decision I would have made.


Yeah, he lost a lot of money by making that decision. I would have taken the green for sure, and I dont know, I haven't really followed them this season.


It's astonishing how much is made from endorsements. Take Allen Iverson for example. A lifetime endorsement deal? How many people get that?


That sure is a great deal, and the final payment sure is going to be sweet, 32,000,000 can you imagine having that much money!


So much money, and a lot of those guys don't know how to manage it. He could create a shoe company with that cash.


For sure, you will have to be the worst investor to waste that amount of money, I wonder how much players like Jordon got.


From salary, endorsements, and movies, I imagine his kids will never have to worry about paying for college.


Yeah I think a couple generations are going to enjoy a wealthy life, do you like jazz music?


I like jazz, more than the Jazz NBA team.


There is a Jazz NBA team? and I also like jazz, Clint Eastwood likes it as well and is a pianist,


He also sang at the end of the movie Gran Torino. I think he should stick to acting.


I cant recall him playing but yeah, probably not as good as he is an actor.


I didn't think that jazz would be popular in Pakistan. But I guess it is a universal genre of music.


Yeah apparently there is an orchestra in Pakistan, and also a programming language that has jazz harmonies


I really enjoyed the games the NBA televised, they had to cater to their big markets for ratings.


I find the NBA interesting. Are you familiar with Tim Duncan?


Yes, I watched him play a long time for the Spurs. He's one of the most underappreciated players because he was such a laid back personality.


He is. He valued his education. He turned down joining the NBA immediately to finish college.


He definitely joined the league at a time when education had a higher value than getting drafted as soon as possible.


Good for him. There was an NBA coach (Stan Van Gundry) who was fined for saying that the NBA should not have games on Christmas day. What a ridiculous reason for a fine.


I think there a lot of fines handed out by the NBA that people would categorize as ridiculous. Anthony Davis was recently fined for saying he wants to be traded.


That's also ridiculous. Do you happen to enjoy jazz music?


I have not listened to jazz music that much to know if I'm a fan or not. That being said, I would not be opposed to listening to it, in fact I am traveling to New Orleans soon.


I've always wanted to go there. Have a great time! Did you know that Tupac Shakur went to the Baltimore School of Arts to study ballet, acting, poetry, and jazz?! I was shocked to learn that.


It's almost as fun to learn as Clint Eastwood being an accomplished musician.


That's strange to me also. The Beatles were knocked off the top of the Billboard charts after three months by Louis Armstrong.


Sometimes it's easy to forget that they were making music around the same time. Their different styles make them feel a lot farther apart.


I agree. I would not have guessed they were that active at the same time. Did you know that Dizzy Gillespie ran in the 1964 presidential race?!


That's another fun fact I did not know, I would be curious to see how many votes he received!


Me too! He filled his cabinet with all of the biggest names in jazz. What a strange thing that had to be to witness.


If anything that might have been one of the most talented cabinets ever assembled.


I agree. Off subject but do you watch a lot of television? I know I watch way too much.


I think that I probably watch too much as well, I should really cut back.


Were you aware that Weekend Update debuted on the first episode of SNL and is their longest running skit?


Yes, I have been a big fan of that show for quite some time and my father showed me older episodes and skits.


A lot of the old skits are amazing. They hold up well.


I do not. I actually preferred Myspace, and was thankful when they turned down the offer to buy it.


I like MySpace too. Especially now knowing Facebook leaked 87 million Facebook users information


I just think it is one huge data breach. To think that Iceland is rewriting their constitution via facebook is insane.


I have heard that! I would never use Facebook for anything private! I am sure the President of Facebook is out of his head over this. I mean even people who are celebritys have accounts, like Jay Z for instance. I have nothing private on my account.


lol. President Banana is what they called the first president of Zimbabwe. I can imagine what he had on his account.


Hahahaa! Banana....crazy! I heard Burger King had a promotion to give out free whoppers if you unfriended 10 friends on Facebook Hahaha


Interesting. The guest house of the President, is bigger than the white house.


What?? That is crazy....Maybe that is where they are working on albums like the president of Indonesia!


That would be interesting to hear. Our current president isn't even among the top three richest presidents.


Hhahaaa, right! So have you ever listened to Jay Z before? I don't listen to Rap but he is pretty good.


I don't care for him, or any of his classmates. His ego is something else. He pulled his album from iTunes, because he didn't want the songs sold individually.


Really? Wow...didn't know that.  He is getting ready for a worldwide tour, I read on Facebook he has a huge fan base.


I don't listen to his wife either. I don't care for either of them. Notorious B.I.G. is a former classmate of Jay Z.


Yeah, I heard that. A lot of rappers their age went to school together. I heard Jay Z and Busta Rhymes had a rap battle in the lunchroom once .


It's interesting that he was a ghostwriter for a song on Space Jam soundtrack. I wonder if LeBron is going to bring him in on the sequel? It opens on July 16, 2022


I didn't know that, now I love LeBron he is an amazing person! I read on Facebook Jay Z's album Kingdom Come...was named after D.C comics


LeBron and Jay-Z are friends. I heard that before. It's interesting that he is tied with Kanye for the most grammys.


I don't care for Kanye at all lol...well I guess if they are tied let the best man win!  They like each other so I am sure it will all be good lol Facebook has had pics of them together.


The only one I like is Snoop Dogg. He's duet with Katy Perry was hard to listen to.


I love Snoop lol, I don't care for Katy either lol....It has been great chatting!!! Have a great day!


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy?


I'm good! How are you? :) Interesting read so far!


Yep! It's interesting, I've been on Facebook since 2008 and had no idea that it was made in 2004. What about you?


I don't really use Facebook. I understand the appeal though. It's funny that Myspace didn't see its promise.


I actually miss MySpace, it seemed so much more personal to me. I bet they regret not buying Facebook, $75 is a ton of money lol


I guess it looked like a lot at the time. Nobody really knew the value of some of these companies. Amazon? Sold cheap in 2003.


See I didn't even know that, I use Amazon for everything. Are you a fan of Jay-Z at all?


He seems like a great guy, though I don't know his music. Didn't he marry a beautiful woman?


I don't know much about his music either, but I do know more about him because of the article we just read. I had no idea his name was Shawn. And yes! I love Beyonce.


He went to high schools with some folks that ended up stars as well. I bet the kids loved the rap battle in the lunchroom.


Not only that, he was a ghostwriter for a song on the Space Jam soundtrack, that makes me like him even more lol


Space Jam. I heard that they are doing a sequel to that. I wonder if Jay-Z will be involved.


Really? That's crazy, it's been such a long time since that movie came out. I heard that Frozen 2 is coming out sometime this year, I bet since Jay-z is so famous he knows some of the people working on that movie.


He probably does. Maybe he should run for office.


Oh wow, I'm sure he would win if he were to do that. That would be interesting to see. Then again he has so much money he probably thinks that would be a waste of his time.


He could end up one of the wealthier presidents, but not the wealthiest. I wonder what nickname they would give him.


I love how the first president of Zimbabwe was named Banana.


I wonder if he laughed. He probably didn't release any albums. Jay-Z could though.


True true. The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums, I wonder if that's the current president? It seems like more and more people who are in the entertainment industry are going into politics.


Being on camera a lot makes you a natural. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you about Jay-Z!


did you know that the united states got thrid place in the world cup back in 1930


I can't say that I am I don't watch sports, but I am watching the superbowl right now, what about you?


Same! Soccer is definitely interesting though, it actually makes more money than all the other major sports combined.


ya that is crazy, I want to see a soccer game with 3 teams, that sounds crazy and it actually exists!


Wow, how does that even work? Soccer is fascinating. Jon Stewart was actually once good enough of a player to represent the U.S!


that is crazy, ya I think he played for the USA back in 1983, I bet he was really good!


I wonder the benefits of soccer sometimes though, in FIFA the countries that host don't even make money!


I have heard that before, the world cup in 2022 will be in qatar, and apparently that city doesnt even exist yet!


Haha, maybe they could get money from Mesut Ozil! I hear he donated his world cup bonus to children in need.


well that's a nice thing to do, I wonder why in america we call it soccer but the rest of the world calls it football, honestly it would make more sense to call it football haha


I guess it's just slang, no idea why though. Doesn't seem to have hindered us, the American women's team has never gotten worse than 3rd plce in the world cup.


wow that is impressive, also impressive is the hungary football team, they only had one defeat between the years 1950 and 1956


Maybe dominance is easier for the best soccer teams, and I believe they only lost in the final game too right?


ya I think so, did you hear of the highest scoring football game ever? it was 222-0


That's insane! Hard to think that'll ever be beaten. Another football accomplishment is that running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis has somehow never had a fumble!


ya I would make sure to give the ball to that guy all the time, it's crazy that espn got an emmy for developing the yellow line in football, i'm staring at that line right now haha


Ahah, it must have been considered especially innovative. Speaking of colors, University of Iowa is known for the visitors' locker room being painted completely pink.


ya I wonder if that makes teams more or less likely to win, I would be mad personally and be more likely to play better haha


Oh I'm sure people do, no way it's effective. Maybe if Cumberland visited a pink locker room they wouldn't have lost by 222!


haha that could have been the game changer! I wonder if georgia tech threw a party after that win?


I think it's great that woman are getting a chance to show they can be sports announcers.


I agree.  It interesting how we are so used to males and females playing certain roles.


It's a step towards seeing people as equal instead of just preaching it, action instead of just words.


Yes and like Lisa Byington said "it's about how well you do your job".


Absolutely, and I'm excited to see it happening in soccer, since I used to play and I'm a fan of the sport.


I'm not very familiar with it.  It's interesting that it is a more popular sport than all the other sports.


It's probably because it's a worldwide sport thanks to FIFA, whereas other sports are more local to one country/region, like American football in the US, or baseball.


That's a very good point.  That is neat that it is universal.  I hadn't thought of that.


There aren't many sports that have a World Cup to the same level that soccer does, which is one great part about making announcing open to everyone instead of just men; it opens the door to equality worldwide.


Another interesting fact about soccer is it's also called football.  Apparently the term football is used in many countries for different sports.


It's a very generic name if you think about it - "foot" and "ball" - so it makes sense that name would be applied to a lot of sports.


You're right, that does make sense.  The next world cup does not have a location yet.


It's going to be set in Qatar, but they haven't chosen a city yet. I wonder if they're waiting to build a stadium.


That may be the case.  It would probably be Amazing to attend that.


I agree. I think my favorite thing about the games besides the amazing displays of skill is the energy of the fans from all the hundreds of countries participating.


That energy is very powerful and uniting.  It's people coming together despite different ethnicities and working together towards one goal.


It also has good effects, like when the German player Mesut Ozil donated his whole victory bonus to children who needed surgery.


That is wonderful!  That was heartwarming to hear.  It's been very nice talking to you!  Thank You!


I enjoyed talking to you too, and I'm looking forward to the next World Cup!


Maybe I will watch it as well.  I'm very inspired about the sport after our conversation.


I am doing very well. What is your opinion on the world cup?


I am not a soccer fan, I live in the US.  I think it's great than the american team has not placed below 3rd place since 1991.  I think we should be more soccer fans rather than US Football fans!


Is that really true? I thought we were terrible in soccer


That is true, I think we just don't talk that much about soccer?  Did you know a soccer field is called a pitch?


I did know that, but that is about the end of my soccer knowledge!


LOL, I've been learning quite a bit about soccer today.  I read that Jon Stewart was a soccer player in college and represented the US in the games in Brazil in 1983!


I am shoced to hear it is the worlds most popular sport, i thought it might be cricked


I don't know anything about cricket!  I grew up in Okinawa and once met a Brazilian soccer team there.  And I dated a guy who grew up in Italy and was very fond of soccer.  I guess I knew it was the worlds most popular sport.  However, I did not know that it grossed more money than any other sport combined.  Did you know that?!?


I did not, that is surprising because more affluent countries love other sports, but europe loves soccer, so I guess that makes sense


What do you consider a more affluent country to be?


Just a more wealthy and educated country I suppose. Soccer is popular because it is cheap to play and is not restricted like something like Hockey


I see, Hockey is starting to get more popular.  But I think what makes soccer so popular is because it's cheap to play.  Every single country plays soccer.  And all children are able to play it since it does not require a lot!


Exactly what I meant! And that is a good thing!


Yes, it is.  I guess that's why baseball was so popular in the US, it was so cheap and easy for the children to play!  Although now a bat costs so much money!!


that is true, soccer needs a ball and open space, that is pretty much it, although that is true for football too


Yes, but football requires a lot of protection - helmets, badding, etc.  Soccer is probably the most accessible sport there is.  Tennis might be right behind it - a racket and a ball :)


That is true, probably why 250 million people play soccer!


LOL, probably!  That is a large number!!


Not too much,  I watch a few games a year.  How about yourself?


Me too, I go to a few university of iowa games per year, they paint the visiting locker room pink


Must be a strategic thing.  Thats cool,  have you seen this pink locker room?


I have it has a calming effect, I really believe it works. Do you prefer american football or soccer?


I dont know lol I am more familar with american football but soccer seems really fun too.  How about you?


I prefer american football, but soccer has been interesting lately. I do like benjarvus green ellis of the patriots, he never fumbled a ball once!


That is amazing,  I wonder why he is not more well known.  That has to be a record.


I agree with that. At least he made more money than bowlers do. back in the 60s they made more than football players


Thats pretty amazing!  and less injuries!


Nope lol I dont watch much tv to be honest,  I like streaming nowadays.


Me too, appranently they won an emmy for creating that digital yellow line marking first downs, crazy


That is cool.  I think that is very useful for the tv watchers!


For sure, as a kid I thought it was real lol and thought they had a big laser beam they moved all the time


Haha,  when did you realize it wasnt?  I love all the digital stuff they can show on the tv now,  makes understanding what is going on easier.  lol


Maybe a few years ago lol. Kidding when i was like 12


For sure! It was so good chatting with you!


Have a good night, remember the yellow line isn't real! lol


Hi! I am , i love football. Are you referring to soccer or american football? I like both. Football can mean so many different things... association football (known as soccer in some countries); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby football (either rugby league or rugby union); and Gaelic football.


I mostly meant American football! Although it's interesting how many sports share the name. Did you find the facts on football interesting?


Very much so. I think it's so great that the university of iowa's locker room for visiting teams is pink. Pink happens to be my favorite color but i assume they mean it to be offensive?


It seems so, definitely an outdaded concept. I thought the highest score ever being 222-0 was crazy, it doesn't even seem possible to score that much!


Yeah, so crazy!! I don't really follow soccer but i think that i should start considering it has 250 million players in so many countries and is the world;s most popular sport! may be time to get into it!


Absolutely! I wasalso surprised that Jon Stewart was such a skilled soccer player!


i know! I also love watching them give back. Seeing a soccer player give his world cup bonus for surgery for 23 kids is amazing. Most athletes keep it to buy luxurious things.


It's truly amazing! Although it certainly helps that soccer makes more money than a lot of other major sports combined!


That's true. The only soccer that i have watched is the world cup. I wish the US would get good, isn't the last time they placed in 3rd in 1930? sooo long ago!


Apparently! That's certainly a shame. Although it's interesting the Women's team is so dominant on the other hand!


I know and it makes me very happy as a woman :-). PLacing in top 3 since 1991 is crazy impressive.


It should, it's an incredible sustained feat! It's surprising that the hosts of the olympics and world cup still do not benefit economically though


I know. I wonder which city will host the 2022 qatar fifa world cup final? ISn't it late not to have picked??


It does seem late! Soccer isn't my area of interest so I'm not 100% sure! Considering they had the last one in Russia, perhaps they will go for the other side of the world!


Yeah, interesting!! My boss is from France so it's pretty exciting that France won last year for me since he's the best!


Oh that must have felt amazing for him! The U.S. frequently dominates in many sports, I wonder if they felt the same level of emotion to receive third place in 1990!


I would think so, can you imagine the pride of the he hungary national football team , they only have lost one time in six yers in the fifties


That is crazy, and even then they made the final game! I doubt American football has ever seen teams with that type of dominance.


I agree, which is sad because i just want to support our own national team. I guess we have college american football which has some cool stats of their own and ESPN who even won an emmy for football content!


Absolutely, ESPN certainly helps sports maintain their hype here. It was lovely talking to you!


You too! hvae a great night and hopefully we'll both get to watch the 2022 world cup where it is!!


It's crazy to think how connected our world is. Over the past decade, Facebook has exploded into one of the most popular sites on the internet


Yes, crazy for sure.  Facebook HQ is only a few miles from me in Menlo Park, ca


That's pretty awesome, and it's now so much more than just connecting with friends. It has influence over almost everything we see - good or bad.


Smart how they used schools to spread it like Stanford and Harvard.


Yeah, it's even leaking into the government - positively I may add. Iceland is using it to give their citizens a new say in rewriting their constitution.


And in finland everyone has the right to an internet connection


Yeah, we've come a long way in the last 100 or so years. I mean, an iPhone has more computing power than the US government's nuclear deterrent.


Yes so fast.  Just in 2001, Neopets was 8 spots in front of google for the most traffic!


Oh I used to love neopets haha. It was the first time in my life I couldn't take care of something hahaha.


Did you know the like button was going to be called the awesome button


That seems like a "Zuckerberg" thing to do. And on top of that, the like button is illegal in a German state. Now that's pretty 'awesome'.


It is crazy we do not hear about the other founders like


Yeah, and social media has gotten so crazy as of the last few years that people have a serious addiction to it now.


30 percent of adult americans get their news primarily from Facebook


That's crazy considering Facebook's algorithm is pretty much to pander to them for ad money


a lot of ad money....there are more people on facebook than people in the world 200 years ago


Really? That's crazy. That both says a lot about Facebook's reputation and about how fast our population is growing.


There are even 58 gender options on Facebook!


That's awesome and really progressive, although 58 does seem like a lot. Personally, I've been trying to cut back on Facebook, it's taken up way too much of my time in the past.


Me too, Im just going to Egosurf and look up myself instead lol.


Haha yeah. It's best to just stay off social media altogether and breathe in the real world


How's it going, are you into soccer at all? The fifa world cup was started back in 1930


I do like soccer. I just found out that the city for the 2022 World Cup still needs to be built


That's pretty odd, I guess that's a major reason why the World cup host doesn't get any economic gains from the world cup


But did you know soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey, combined?


I'm not surprised soccer makes more than football and the other sports combined, it is the most popular sport in the world for a reason


Did you watch the World Cup last year? I could've believe that England and Croatia made it to the semis.


Yea it was a crazy world cup, kinda sucks that France ended up winning it though


It made sense since France had players from each of Europe's top five leagues. They just had the best players.


Maybe one day the US men will win the world cup, seems like they haven't done much better since placing 3rd in the 1930 World Cup


Americans don't seem to care too much about soccer. Nobody else even calls it soccer.


I just found out that the University of Iowa painted the visitor's locker room pink. That's pretty funny


yea, i guess Iowa is trying to get into the opponents head but if I was in a pink locker room i'd just feel calm and relaxed


Have you ever watched a version of soccer where 3 teams face off against  each other? I heard it's pretty fun


No but I'd love to play it, playing against 2 other teams sounds fun and unpredictable


How do you feel about draws? Are you okay with them or would you rather win or lose?


Depends on how many games they're are in a regular season, if it's short like a 16 week NFL season then I don't, but for something like an 82 game hockey season i don't mind


Have you heard about the football game that ended up 222-0? I'd want to fight somebody.


Yea Georgia tech murdered Cumberland, it's a shame they didn't have tv back in 1916


It makes sense why I've never heard of Cumberland again. I'd quit if I were them too.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I do! I was just reading on the internet about the story about Alex Jones Facebook page being taken down....


Well he is a conspiracy theorist and he had a lot of hate speech etc going on in his videos but he reopened another page called NewWars. So I guess he didn't go anywhere lol. He makes his living on the internet.


I would agree that he has his fair share of fair points, but his some of his conspiracy theories and methods are questionable at best


I can't watch him, he talks about Muslims and all other races as if they are animals. He is being sued by some families over his theory that Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax. He has a huge fan base though. I just can't stand racist stuff. He is on Face book, do you use Facebook at all?


I do. I also don't agree with his hate speech and he deserves to pay if his theories are causing distress to relevant parties. It is too bad many people only see the world and facts that only support their views instead of the whole picture


I agree. I actually have a friend who's family memebers child died in Sandy Hook and he is not doing a good thing promoting these kids and parents are actors. He definitely needs to pay for some of his claims. I am all for free speech and if I don't want to listen to someone I just scroll by or leave etc, but don't hurt others.


I think part of the problem is that the news sites aren't entirely unbiased so it makes difficult for most people to verify the validity of their information or at least not get a bias understanding of the whole situation. Those people who intentionally abuse this is the real problem, but then again they have also changed to what the general people expect of them as well


Yes, I know you have to fact check almost everything in the media now. I believe nothing on Facebook unless I have seen it on a video on the news when someone is actually saying something. Today's media and technology makes it tough to know what is real.


I personally don't check information on facebook ever. I don't know why people do? I mean even fox news is politically bias so unless it is a tragedy that almost all news stations are talking about, it is better to get information from more reliable sources when it matters


True to that. I don't use Facebook very much because of the political junk all over the internet, I use it to check up on my family out of state mostly. It is even hard to watch the News at all anymore on TV because it's all tragedy. But we have to get info somewhere. So are you a huge fan of the newest cell phone technology?


Do you have the newest phones as soon as they come out with a new one? Like my daughter pays a thousand bucks to get the newest cellphone. I still have a landline telephone and an older Lg cell lol


I do have a current phone, but I usually keep it for about 2 years.


Yes, me too. I just bought a new phone but it's just basic. I like my cellphone for the camera mostly.


I like using a smartphone because it is like a small computer. I can use the internet, manage budges, take pictures, and etc. It is amazing how phones in general allow conversations regardless of distance


Exactly, they are like mini computers. The internet can come in handy when you are away from home to find anything. They even have cell and internet service at the top of Mt. Everest, so crazy.


I would think that the top of Mt. Everest is definitely a place you want reception. It is both a dangerous place and an incredible achievement.


Very true! It would definitely be a great place to have service but I never would have thought it would be possible. Just like the cables that carry data from phones and the internet are at the bottom of the ocean. Pretty amazing.


Yes it is. The internet has revolutionized how we interact and perceive the world. In any case thank you for the interesting chat


Thank you too, it has been fun. Have a great evening!


I love soccer, its one of my passions, did you watch the FIFA World Cup last year?


I watched very little. Once the US didn't qualify, I lost interest.


Too bad the US didnt make it, its the first in many years, soccer is a sport that makes a lot of money, more than the most popular combined.


Yeah. It just shows the international appeal of soccer.


It is, Im excited about the 2022 World Cup too bad its going to be in Qatar, too expensive to go there


Yeah. It's going to be hot there too! I saw last summer some days were at 120! Why choose there?


Im guessing its because of all the money, hopefully the us can repeat the role of 1930 and place third or above


I just want them to qualify! I found it interesting that there are no economic advantages to host the cup games.


I can see the logic behind that, Brazil did suffer a lot during the construction of their stadiums during the 2014 World Cup.


Didn't they have a bunch of construction workers die during construction of the stadiums? Seems like a waste...


Im not aware of that but it wouldnt surprise me, the US womans soccer team are a pretty good team they always place 3rd or above in the World Cup


I would take that for the men! Do you think it has anything to do with the international oppression of women's rights?


Yeah and the lack of support of other countries, usually they just focus on the mens team, so do you also like football?


I like it as well, did you know bowlers used to earn more than football players back in the 60s


really???? Who is your favorite team? Mine is the bears...


Mine are the Patriots, Im really excited about the Superbowl this year.


And you should be! You got plans for the game?


Yeah I have plans, Im going to watch it with family what about you? what team will you cheer for


I think the pats and I watch it alone. I just don't want the questions from non-NFL fans.... Nice chatting with you!


HOw's it going, do you follow football? The university of Iowa has a pink lockerroom for visiting teams


Yes, I follow football somewhat.  I guess that's to psych out the opposing team.  lol. Did you know that back in the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football players?  My, how times have changed.


Bowling must of been pretty popular in the 1960s then, or football was really bad


True.  Good point.  Did you know that the highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222 to 0?


It's too bad tv wasn't around back then to record Georgia Tech destroying Cumberland


That would have something to see.  Did you know that Americans call it "soccer" because it was slang for association football?


I had no clue, I did know soccer makes more than football, baseball, basketball, and Hockey combined


Yes, I heard that too.  I hear good things about soccer players.  Did you know that German soccer player Mesut Ozil donated his Eur300,000 World Cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil?  Wow, what a great person he is!


That's really nice, speaking of Brazil Jon Stewart played in the Maccabi games there in 1983


Yes, Jon Stewart was a skilled soccer player in college and represented the US there.


I wonder if Stewart ever played the version of soccer where 3 teams face off at the same time, sounds fun


I'm not sure, but I know that sounds very confusing to say the least.


Yea, so does Qatar hosting the 2022 world cup in a city that doesn't exist yet


That's kind of unexpected.  Did you know that the United States got 3rd place in the first FIFA World Cup in  1930?


No, that's pretty cool the US actually did good in the first World Cup


Also, the American team has never placed below 3rd place in the World Cup since women's World Cup started in 1991. What a record we have.


Not as good as Hungary losing only once since 1950-1956


True.  Funny but true is that there's no net economic gains for the countries that have played host to the Olympics or the World Cup.


Seems odd but makes sense for Qatar since they are building a city for their world cup


It's high on the priority list since the World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


personally I don't haha, I don' watch sports but I guess the world cup will be in 2022 in Qatar, what about you?


The city in Qatar where it's scheduled to take place doesn't yet exist. I guess they plan on building it before 2022


right, are you going to watch that game? I would only watch if the USA were playing


I'm not sure, but the American team seems to do well. They've always gotten as least third place since 1991, which is when the women's world cup started


ya that is cool! poor qatar though, I guess there are no economic gains for hosting the olympics or world cup apparently


It probably cost more to update infrastructure than you make in profit from all the people in the city. That's not surprising. I wonder where the first World Cup was held in 1930. The US got third in that one as well


ya I agree with you there, hungry sounds like an awesome team though, only with one defeat in a 6 year period back in the 50's


And that one defeat was in the Word Cup finals. That's impressive!


that is impressive! also, can you believe that soccer makes more than any other sport in the world, even when theyre all combined?!


I think that's because it's such a worldwide sport. It is the world's most popular sport, after all


that is true, don't know why its not so big in America, did you ever watch the Daily Show?


Just the fact that we call it "soccer" is a slang word for association football. No, I didn't


ah well Jon Stewart was the host, and ya he used to play for the US soccer team apparently


Oh yeah! Didn't he play at the Pan American Maccabi games in 1983? That would be interesting to see. I also want to see the variation where three teams play simultaneously


ya I want to see that too, Mesut Ozil sounds like a nice guy, he gave his world cup bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 Brazilian kids


That's incredible. I think it's interesting that Americans embrace both American football and association football


ya, not as much with soccer though I don't think its that popular here, I always wondered why, do you have any ideas?


It probably goes back a while. Even rugby is considered a type of football


ya I think football is based on rugby, as well as Australian rules football and Gaelic football, rugby I think is actually pretty cool


They probably don't make as much as bowlers did back in the 60s though. Even American football wasn't enough popular back then


it can be fun to watch and is the most popular sport


I recently learned that soccer makes more money than football baseball golf tennis and hockey combined!  crazy right?


that is crazy, how about iowa's visiting room locker painted pink?


yes, and in 1916 georgia tech beat cumberland 222-0 hows that for a game?


how about fans always thinking their team will win?


That is common I guess, you want your team to win.  I learned Americans call it soccer because it was slang for association football


yeah, and a variation where 3 teams face each other, that would be fun to watch


Benjarvus Green Ellis never fumbled a football in his career!  Why isnt this guy more popular that is amazing.


in the 60s bowlers made more than football players,  weird huh


Yeah,  as much as football players get injured they should be getting paid more than bowlers lol


true, and what about the british saying sports destroys happiness?


their are fans on both sides so their are always half unhappy


that is why the british say sports destroys happiness?


It depends, are you talking about American football or what the rest of the world rightfully calls football?


I'm glad you went that way with the discussion. I mainly like American football. The other type like what they play in the FIFA World Cup is what we call soccer!


exactly! Soccer may make way more money than all other sports combined, but it just isnt as popular here in the US


I guess all American's would share your attitude, as do I. I wouldn't say it's not as popular though. Association Football (as it's sometimes called) is way different than the sport us Americans know as football


completely different. Did you know it was called Soccer here because its apparently slang?


"Association Football" i guess? that's what I read but I dont see that


That doesn't make much sense then. LOL. I never understood the Association or FIFA rules. And low scoring doesn't appeal much to us Americans.


yea the score is always low. Unlike Football where there was actually a final score of 222-0 once!


Wow! Must've been against my Cleveland Browns. I just never got the soccer rules. Heck, the USA even had that guy Oguchi Onyewu play for them; I cannot even pronounce his name!


me neither haha. The US is always trying to poach FIFA players for the MLS to bring in crowds, but has it worked? I dont think so


I'd have to agree with you, I mean until today I've never even heard of Oguchi Onyewu, and he's one of their popular players!


i bet youve heard of Jon Stewart though, who was actually very good at soccer back in his day


Nope, actually I haven't heard of him. Was he in one of the FIFA World Cups?


no he played in some games in Brazil in 1983. He's better known as the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central. well, the former host


Ah....I've never watched that show. Does he often mention soccer or FIFA on that show?


no he mostly talked about Politics and made a lot of jokes. I liked it


Nice! Will you be watching the American Football playoffs this weekend? I'm rooting for the New Orleans Saints!


I will be! Pulling for the Pats myself. The Saints are looking real good this year too though


Very nice! Maybe they'll meet in the Super Bowl! Been nice chatting with you about football. Have a Great day!


Do you like to use the internet?  It seems like I'm constantly using it.


Yes it feels like I am always online as well. Do you use Facebook?


I do use that.  Can't believe it's been 15 years since it was launched on Feb. 4, 2004.


It launched when I was in college. I remember you needed to have a college email to open an account and you had to wait until the launched at your school!


Nice.  I can't remember when I first heard of it to tell you the truth.  I was on Myspace and at some point made the jump over to Facebook.


I happened to start college in 2003 so it was pretty close to the site's launch. That's why I remember it so vividly.


Nice.  Myspace actually turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005.


That was a pretty big mistake but I know the founder of MySpace did end up selling the site for a lot of money, so he can't be too upset!


I wonder how much they got?  I should see if my profile is still on there.  lol  In Feb. 2012 when Facebook had their IPO the company was valued at $104 billion dollars!


I don't think MySpace ever shut down. If I remember correctly they tried to relaunch with a focus on music, sort of like Soundcloud.


I'm going to go look when we're done here.  The like button on Facebook is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.  Interesting.  Wonder why?


I know that certain hand gestures can mean different things in different cultures, I wonder if the thumbs up can be seen as offensive?


I'm thinking that could be a possibility.  That's the first thing that popped into my head.


I might have to look into that because I would be curious to know what it means. I am traveling to Europe soon and don't want to accidentally offend anyone because I was ignorant of their culture.


Oh my!  That would be terrible.  Do you remember that show Arrested Development?


Yes, I watched that show on Netflix. I did not catch it when it was airing on television. I hope they keep making episodes.


There is an episode where they go to Mexico looking for the dad.  The one brother does something where he thinks he is doing something good but the Mexican peopler are offended by it.  Just like you described ...accidentally offended...lol


Have you ever seen the movie Inglorious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino? Yes, the movie does have a typo in the title haha.


I have seen that movie!  It's been awhile. I liked it though.


The scene where the spies are uncovered because they use the wrong hand gesture for signalling the number three is something I always think about in this kind of situation.


Ahhh yes! lol you're right!  I remember that now you mentioned it.  So here's an internet tidbit I didn't know....the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.  Never knew that.


I learned that when I was doing some website design. Someone referenced it as that and I was a bit confused. I always thought it would have just been called a menu button. It was fun chatting with you, have a great day!


Good Afternoon!  The internet is a weird place with weird "stars"  and "celebrities" - makes my head spin...


hi, how are you? is it afternoon where you are? it is night here on the dark side of the moon. is the internet getting weird again?


I think the perpetual weirdness continues since the first users logged on - but Facebook & YouTube has given these oddballs a huge platform.  Yes, the sun is still shining in Phoenix, AZ!


the first user would have been back in 1969. that is a long time ago. the shine never sets in AZ. YouTube is a way to reach the world with madness on video!


Amazing how far the internet has come since '69, some would say for the detriment of decent society.  Facebook has lost it's shine for me, not because of the nut jobs, but because it no longer interests me...


I'm not a big fan of Facebook. I think the current obsession with social media is a kind of mass insanity.


I think if you combine the internet with the current political climate in America, you have this mass insanity you speak of.  Then target the irrational with fake news to get them ginned up - here we go!


that sounds like a perfect plan. the masses ache to be frothed up into a frenzy. they get their wish. the internet seas roil with phony controversy. how can i profit?


So true - it's all about the dollar and not about the end game.  If a user pays nothing for a product, they become the product - willingly signing their privacy away and FB makes billions!