Interesting, I didn't realize that. Have you heard of the fantasy called "In the Realms of the Unreal?"


It's apparently a fantasy, but I'm not sure what it is about.


Oh, okay. I know fantasy has evolved into various media including film, TV, graphic novels and more!


Wow! That is really cool. What about Thor, have you seen it?


I have heard of Thor. I know it is a 2011 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics character of the same name.


Yeah, it is pretty good. I saw the first one and kind of liked it.


Did you happen to see Bad Times at the El Royale?


I did, and I thought it was much better than what I expected, what about you?


I went to the theater. I know it did not do well in the theater and that's too bad. It was good and I'm a big fan of Drew Goddard and Jeff Bridges.


I liked Cynthias performance I thought she was pretty good, I liked that each had a different skeleton and hidden problems


Yes she was amazing. I liked the intrigue and mystery as well. Drew Goddard also did Cabin in the Woods. Are you a fan of horror movies?


I am a fan of horro movies, what about you? do you like them?


I love them. Did you know that watching horror movies burns over 180 calories?


I didnt, I guess Im going to watch a few this weekend lol, do you know who Stephen King is?


I love Stephen King. My book shelf that just hold his works is literally bowing from the weight.


Well aparently he was afraid of Bambi and that was the first horror movie he ever watched.


I can see that being very upsetting. Old Disney movies are brutal. Speaking of King, the boy who played Danny in The Shining was not aware they were filming a horror movie.


I wonder how that worked lol, it was a really scary movie, probably best if they tricked him.


I totally agree. It's intense. Have you ever heard of an instrument called a waterphone?


I havent heard of that instrument, I wonder how its used or its applications!


It's actually used to make the creepy metallic noises you hear in horror movies. I always wondered what made that sound.


Oh I see, I wonder how it sounds like thoug, do you like fantasy?


I like some fantasy. I like Terry Pratchett who was knighted for his works and he certainly deserved that honor.


He was knighted because of his apportations to literature right? Im more of a Superhero fan, I guess that counts as fantasy as well.


That is correct. I can see that counting. I think fantasy drafting has become out of control. People have fantasy drafts for the national spelling bee now!


Thats crazy lol I heard about congress fantasy but spelling bee fantasy?!! thats just weird


Isn't it amazing that British politicians were forced by law to wear a top hat.


I wonder what the story is on that. I'm going to look up bowler hat


The bowler hats were extremely popular in the old west.


I looked at a picture of bowler hat. I think I like cowboy hat better. Or those Mexican hats. Those are cool


They do look very similar to the cowboy hats, no wonder they were so popular.


They are cute but maybe that's why I don't like them. I don't see kippa mentioned


I like to wear hate. I tip my hat to greet people when I'm wearing one.


I don't like to wear a hat unless it's to keep the sun out of my face


No, I think they are kind of cool. We have a snake man around here who visits jails and hospitals with his snakes. The kids love it


That's surprising. Like most people and other primates, I'm so afraid of snakes.


oh ya I saw this cat video where people had a cucumber and the cat thinks it's a snake and freaks out


I guess chats are scared of snakes too then. There are places in the world where there are no snakes at all.


I meant to write Reptile man, not snake man. He has a webpage


I think snakes are reptile. Snakes are different from lizards though.


I've seen those before, they look like snakes, but they're not snakes.


wow, interesting! My daughter works for a veterinarian that sees pretty much any kind of animal


There are so many types of snakes, I'm sure she has seen all of them including flying snakes!


I should ask her. People have all kinds of pets like turtles and spiders


Hey hows it going, do you like fantasy or horror films the most?


horror is the best. I love Edgar Allan Poe


The Raven is such a great book. I like both, I get scared easily at horror movies though but do with fantasy, they are both great though.


I did not know that scream was going to be titled "scary movie".


Yah, what are those called, dark comedies right?


yes. The actors in the exorcist never knew that they were making a horror film. lol


It's crazy, I think a lot of people are like that in real life too, I wish more people would realize that it could be us like that. Isn't it nuts that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy?


Thats deep. People could learn more about this at an actual university


They could, too bad not everyone has access to a university though, would help everyone out a lot if it was more profitable, the inequality gap in the US is getting ridiculous!


Did you ever see Thor that came out in 2011 ?


I did, I remember watching it in the movie theater, it's the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Loki seems like a bad guy you can root for, or am I mistaken?


I have never seen it. I do like Chris Hemsworth


Yah he is a good actor, I like Natallie Portman and Tom HIddleston too, both great actors and actresses!


I agree but Idris Elba and Anthony Hopkins are the best


Idris Elba is a great actor, did you see The Wire at all?


one of the best shows ever. So Jim henson created 'the dark crystal' ? I did not know that


I did not know that, Jim Henson created Seasame Street right?


yes i grew up on that. I would love to see that 15,145-page fantasy manuscript


Or what about a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee? That's nuts people do that too. I wonder what Seasame Street would be like as a horror or fantasy show?


lol good question. the lord of the rings won an academy award for "best picture" Good movie !


I'm sure it was a good movie, I really can't get into that type of fantasy movies, same with Game of Thrones, I know they are great pieces of art and so good, I just don't really like watching them, there is a lot of good take aways from the movies though about how the world should be. Terry Pratchett was knighted for his services to literature, and he's a comedic fantasy author.


Very good point. I love all Fantasy movies in both literature and drama. enjoy your fantasy movies !


Hey! Did you know that until 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat when making a point of order in the house of commons?


I did not know that, but it could be because hats are worn for various reasons which include ceremonial ones, like the house of commons!


Exactly. The most popular hat in the Old West was actually the bowler, not the Cowboy hat.


So you are saying that all of the westerns have got it wrong? Haha, all of the cowboys should have been wearing bowler hats, doesn't make them seem quite as tough.


I guess so! I was surprised when I learned that. Imagine the Marlboro cowboy in a bowler! That wouldn't work though, because a cowboy really does need a cowboy hat to protect against the sun and rain.


I agree, it is just not the same. You know how cowboys would tip their hats in greeting? That originated from knights raising their face visors to show they were friendly.


That's very interesting and makes sense. How do you feel about snakes? I'm not a big fan. I'd go to New Zealand, where there are none.


I would be joining you in New Zealand. Snakes make my skin crawl, always have. It is a long held fear of mine. New Zealand is lucky!


Yeah that's how I feel too! There is a genus of flying snakes that can launch themselves. If I saw that in person I would die.


I would as well, it is bad enough to see them slither around, but flying...no! I was reading that the fear of snakes is hard-wired not just in human brains, but in monkey brains as well.


Well humans and monkeys are distantly related lol. There are legless lizards also. I don't mind legged lizards, but I don't think I would look at a legless lizard as anything less than a snake.


If it doesn't have legs, I am checking out. A legless lizard is a snake! You know, I was reading that crocodiles are closer related to birds then snakes and lizards. I would have never guessed that.


Haha checking out. Agreed. I wouldn't have guessed that about crocodiles either. I always call alligators/crocodiles dinosaurs, and I heard that chickens are likely descendants of dinosaurs.. so maybe I am onto something?


If you have seen Jurassic park and believe it (I kinda do) then you would agree. Hey, do you like dancing? Did you know that it can be categorized and described by its choreography. I am horrible, but its fun.


I love Jurassic Park and I do love dancing. I'm not the best dancer either but I have a good time. Apparently Bruce Lee was a great dancer and won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


I bet that is why he was so good at martial arts. Dancing probably helped keep him limber and light on his feet. I feel like those would be important skills to have.


Good point! Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music and smile more when they hit the beat! I can attest to that, I have one at home and he loves music.


That is adorable, baby dancing is the best, it is so pure for the joy of it! You know who else was a dancer? Tupac, he danced ballet. That is unexpected.


Whoa I didn't know that and I'm a Tupac fan. Very unexpected! Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week. I know he wasn't wearing those though.


No, can you imagine him performing California Love wearing point shoes and doing ballet? It would be funny, but probably ruin the effect of the song.


Hahahaha very true. Well I thoroughly enjoyed this chat! Have a wonderful day/night!


Yeah I do. Do you know what the real name of Minnie is?


Yes her name is Minerva but I like Minnie better


Yeah me too. Have you heard about the culture of hidden mickey mouse?


Yeah they hide stuff on everything disney for people to find


Yeah pretty cool. Do you know who Bill Nye is?


Yeah the is the science guy and he worked with disney for the Flubber movies


Yeah he is in a lot of things now. Do you like the Pixar studio movies?


I love them especially wall-e, have you seen it?


I have and loved it. Do you know who it is a tip of the hat to?


Yes to Walter Elias Disney, which is very fitting as he started the whole thing


Yeah it is fitting indeed. DO you use google a lot?


Yes I do, is the got to search engine for me. Do you know when it was founded?


Yes in 1998 so it has been around for a while now and I am glad for it


Me too. DO you know how they calculate traffic?


Yes they actually take the average of how fast android devices are moving


Yes. They once hired goats to mow their lawn instead of people


Yeah that is pretty neat, everyone benefited there


Exactly. A single google search uses more computing power than it took to sen 12 astronauts to the moon


That is insane indeed. It once went down for 5 minutes and took 40% of traffic with it


No wonder they are this big, so many people are using them


Hello there hope you're doing well. Do you like the fantasy genre? I like it because it's roots are in oral traditions.


Yeah fantasy drafts are fun- and even fantasy drafts are done for the national spelling bee!


I haven't ever done that. There is also a draft for congress.


Type of people participate in these things? I think it would be boring. A single fold in the brain makes a difference between perceiving reality and fantasy.


Yeah I think so I can't believe he was knighted for services to literature. He must have made some great contributions.


Yeah he must've been so proud. There was once a janitor from Chicago who wrote over six years of fantasy manuscript. He must've really been into it.


Yeah that is a long time to write something. He must have been really devoted.


Agreed. I bet he would've love to work for Disney. Bill Nye actually work for Disney as a consultant for Disney's flubber.


really. Thats cool. I always liked bill nye


Yeah he seems like a good guy. The Disney character Minnie mouse's name is short for Minerva mouse.


Yeah I think it's interesting I never knew it. There's a whole subculture dedicated to finding hidden Mickey mouse images in all things Disney. I didn't know they hid things.


You would think they would have better stuff to do.


Yeah some people have too much time on their hands. Disney's big hero six was rendered using a 55,000 core super computer. Wow.


Nope I have never seen that movie, is it good? It looks like Pixar honored Walter Elias Disney in the name.


I love having Google because I can look up anything I don't know. A single search requires a ton of computing power.


It is a fantasy where the main hero is a little girl. Apparently publishers were not a fan when it was first being sent out for publication.


Interesting. There is a university where you can study science fiction and fantasy literature with a concentration in Tolkien studies.


That would be an amazing class! I think there is so much to be learned from those great books.


I think so too. Jim Henson created The Dark Crystal with the idea that it was unhealthy for children never to be afraid.


Hmm I could see that being true. If children have no fear then they are liable to get into anything. Healthy fear isn't a bad thing.


I like some of their stuff. A few things are a bit underhandedly political for my taste but most is good. You?


Yep, I like Walt Disney. The Disney channel doesn't accept outside ads. Did you know that?


I didn't know that. Makes sense though because then they can direct traffic toward their products and shows.


Yep I agree. Walt Disney and Salvador Dali once collaborated on a short film.


That is awesome. i think my favorie disney film would have to be either big hero 6 or the incredibles.


Yea those are both good ones. Disney makes $1,110 per second.


Wow that is just a insane amount of money. Hopefully they are doing some good work with all that cash.


I bet they are. Walt Disney was fired from his job at a local newspaper for not being creative enough.


That seems very strange but I guess the times where different on what people considered entertainment.


I do use it quite a bit. Gmail is great. Do you like it?


I love Google. I pretty much use it daily.


I think they are probably the most used site ever. Look at what happened back in 2013 when it went down for 5 minutes. Internet use dropped 40%!


A Wrinkle in Time was a great film with an interesting cast, what are your thoughts?


Well, good morning.  I actually have never seen that movie, have you?


I have, its actually pretty good, you should watch it, Oprah  Winfrey is a part of the cast


Well, anything with Ms. O in it is probably pretty good.  I'll give it a look when I get a chance.


You should, I think it was also a book, well best movies come out of great books


Yes, they do. Do you watch Disney Channel?


I do like the Disney Channel yeah, why do you ask?


Do you know they don't accept outside ads.  The only commercials it airs are for its own shows and Disney products?


It seems like they are loosing a lot of money there, did you watch the movie Big Hero 6?


I don't think so.  Yes, I loved Big Hero 6, so did my kids.  Speaking of Disney, did you know Walt Disney was fired from his job at a local newspaper for not being creative enough?


Well the movie Big Hero 6 was made with a 55000 core super computer, amazing right? and he was fired wow, that is funny and ironic


Amazing, what a computer that was.  Did you know that Walt Disney and Salvadore Dali collaborated on a short film?


I didnt, no, I might have to Google that later, do you know Bill Nye the science guy?


And what about the movie Flubber, do you remember that movie?


Yes, I do. Old version and the newer one.


I didnt know there was a new version, anyway, he is the science consultant in the old version of the movie


That's cool! Here's a fun fact for you, type the word, askew into Google and watch the page tilt.


I just did it and nothing happened maybe they fixed that issue already.


Maybe so! Do you know new Google employees are called "nooglers"?


That seems kind of messed up, I think the beanies are funny, the ones the make the nooglers wear.


Hello,  did you know that more than 80% of the earths forests have been destroyed?


That is sad. I hope we can reverse that  statistic.


Yeah that is really sad.  I recently read that earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century.


I also think it is interesting that when earth was formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long. I wonder why that changed?


I don't know,  maybe it slowed its rotation eventually?  That's pretty weird.


Do you believe in aliens? The UN appointed ambassadors to extraterrestrials.


Yes,  definitely.  Thats cool lol at least they are prepared!  Do you believe in aliens?


I am not sure. I feel like there is more life out there. I wonder if they will make contact with earth?


Im assuming so,  otherwise what would the ambassador have to study?  lol how else can he be prepared if theres no evidence?


I have a cat. Did you know that there are cat cafes in japan and taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks!


lol yeah,  theres all sorts of cafes like that,  Ive been to a meerkat cafe,  a bird cafe and a raccoon cafe before.


That is really interesting. I would like that. I wish i slept as much as cats. When a cat reaches 15 years old it has usually spent 10 years of its life sleeping.


Thats a lot of sleeping!  Theres is a cat named stubbs in alaska that is a mayor lol


I love that. It has been the mayor since 1997.


lol I wonder how they decided that or what his duties are lol


I wonder if he is a stray. The cat in the godfather 1 opening scene was a stray that was found on set.


Wow,  I hope that cat got paid,  thats a very popular movie!


As libraries close, I wonder if it is still true there are more libraries than mcdonalds.What do you think?


I think its possible, They are very useful for everyone. The sacramento library even has a library of things


A prisoner used the library resources to become a lawyer.


I know! it was a really good use of resources. He proved his innocence and now helps others do the same


That's amazing. There are all kinds of old stats and info to discover, too.


Yeah you can get unrestricted access to information in many different formats


Appling was busted on an old baseball story because researchers contradicted his claim.


I heard he was really good at fouling pitches. Including 14 straight.


It would be great to see a new interview with him but he passed away in 1991.


Yeah I would like to hear his opinion on Belt's 21 pitch at bat


I wonder if he would change when presented with the Yankees stats.


He had a good time playing against Red Ruffing. He liked messing with him


It sounds like Appling used that strategy a lot.


Unfortunately we dont have enough stat going back far enough since at bats and pitch by pitch only started getting record in 1988


Do you think Brandon Belt could do the same


He used the same strategy to run out 12 minutes 45 seconds of gametime.


It is the longest at-bat since they kept stats on that.


Did you know baseball managers wear uniforms because they can technically play for their team?


So they're ready to go on the field and sub in?


I believe so! That would be something to see!


hi, do you know much about planet earth?


I know that 80 percent of our forests have already been destroyed


yeah and that is so sad. did you know the day used to be 5.5 hours only ?


It is really sad considering that humans have only been here a minute if earth's history was viewed as a 24 hour period. I did not know that about the day being so short


Yeah when you think about it it makes it ever sadder to what we are doing to this planet


Well, the UN has appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials so hopefully we make some alien friends soon so we can move planets.


haha, that would be kind of cool. apparently earth will be helium free by the end of this century


I know, but maybe it is for the better. do you like animals


I don't really like them as pets but in nature yes. It's sad that the dodo bird is extinct. I hope we stop destroying the earth and habitats for animals. The dodo bird was actually a sub family of pigeon.


Yeah and I think it was a nice looking bird. I hope so too. their bones are lighter than their feathers


Yeah, this is due to their bones being hollow.


yeah, I guess that makes sense for them since they need to fly


Right. I think wild birds in Australia are neat but would probably drive me insane. They can mimic camera, car alarms, and chainsaw sounds.


hahaha I can imagine that, going out everytime to check if the car is alright


Another neat thing to observe would be a hummingbird stealing a spiderweb's nest!


Sorry, I meant stealing webs to repair their nests. Yeah, bird brains are tiny but they seem so intelligent!


That is true. How do you feel about cats?


I do not really like them but there is a stray cat that is super sweet and cuddles with me even though I tell her no. It is pretty cute. How about you?


I like cats too. there are cafes of them in japan


Nice! I would love to be a cat. They spend a lot of time sleeping.


im doing well! sipping on my morning coffee. how about you?


Same here! Enjoy that! Also enjoy helium because it's running out lol.


it is??? no way! what are we going to fill out balloons with?


I'm more worried about making funny voices lol. We are running out of so many things on this earth. Did you know 80 percent of forests have been destroyed?


thats a sad thing to hear. but we still have a bunch, so imagine how many we used to have!


I couldn't imagine! I wonder if that's why some birds fly from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping?


they have to get to the warm, and fast! they must get tired making the long journey tho


I'm sure they sleep for days haha. Birds are pretty smart. There are wilds birds in Australia that can mimic the sound of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws.


That's so funny. I wonder what their accents are like. Because birds have accents!


I'm picturing british and american birds talking to each other lol. I would like to see that, but also hang out with cats in Taiwan.


id love to hear a bird with a cockneyed British accent. do you like cats?


No I actually don't really like cats lol, but you can hang out with them at a cafe in Taiwan. I think that would be interesting.


that would be interesting, but i would avoid it, im allergic!


Wise person you are! Have you seen the godfather? I guess the cat in the opening scene was a stray they found on set!


i actually havent but id love to. i wonder if they paid that cat SAG day rates


haha or in cat treats? I envy the life of a cat, it spends most of its life sleeping lol.


that would be fun, so much better than working all day long


I agree! Would you ever want a cat as your town mayor?


haha it would about as useful as my current mayor....what town elected a cat???


It was Talkeetna, Alaska! I'm going to look more into that now! Have a great day. Awesome chat!


Hello there, do you follow baseball or MLB much?


I do, although I haven't followed it much the past couple of years.


I am the opposite, I have been following more closely these last few, especially this last season as my team almost made the world series.


Oh, which team is that? Is it the Cubs? They were the first team to win back to back World Series.


No, I am a fan of the Brewers, I have never seen them play in a series, one game away.


What was the longest at bat you've ever seen? There is some question as to what the longest at bat ever was.


I don't know probably only 20 pitches or so, but I figure the longest is pretty darn long.  Did you know managers can technically play if needed?


I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Also, apparently the longest at bat ever was 21 pitches.


That is all, that doesn't seem like very many considering a full count is minimal 5 pitches.


Well, apparently there is some dispute. The 'story' doesn't match any game on record, but the story has been told for over 70 years.


Yeah and I guess the records began being kept in 1988, so who knows what it was before that.


Yeah, I guess 1998 is considered the modern era. Before that teams didn't watch stats too closely.


That is crazy, that doesn't see that long ago.  I'm sure there are all kinds of crazy records before then.


Cy Young apparently won 435 games, now 200 is considered incredible.


Holy cow that is a crazy amount of baseball games to win, not just start, but win.


I can see why they named the yearly pitching trophy after him.


Yeah I agree with you on that. Did you know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball up in Canada?


I didn't know that. Did you by chance read about that in the library which is a collection of information sources?


Yeah isn't that pretty funny?  I read that in some random facts I saw online.


Ha, I like random facts. Did you know North Korea holds the record for the largest mass gymnastic performance?


No, I didn't know that, what a weird record to go after.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


I do, its one of my favorite shows, Dacid Benioff is a genious, so much imagination, do you like the show?


I do. He did a good job adapting Martin's fantasy novels into a tv series.


George R. R. Martin is one of my favorite writters as well, I didnt know the show was filmed in Ireland, the country has beutiful landscapes


They did a good job worldbuilding and making a somewhat medieval setting


Yeah and also picking up the cast, like Harry Lloyd, he is a decendant of Dickens


Ya an talisa maegyr is played by charlie chaplin's granddaughter


A lot of talent in the show, there is a natgeo show called Game of Lions, seems like a fun show to watch lol


Well another good decision aside from the scene the director made is to film it in ireland. They actually get financed by ireland since the film would encourage tourism


I wonder if that strategy works for the country, I guess it does since many people around the world watch the show


I'm sure it does. Which arcs did you enjoy the most of got


I liked the second story arc, that one was amazing what about you?


I like the 3rd arc since it makes everything else pale and insignificant in comparison. Oh but I liked it when jeffry died


Yeah Jeffry had it coming, it was a fair death, he was a cruel boy and the actor was pretty good


I am, too bad its going to be the final one but I guess the show will leave on a high note


Honestly, I have no clue how they are going to fit all the action and story into 1 season when it took 7 to get here. I just hope it doesn't feel rushed or left a a cliff hanger. In any case, since the 3rd arc focuses on the legendary dangers of the north threatening the known realm, there will be a battle to remember


Thats a sure thing, it will be a battle to remember and it feels rushed, theres a lot more the show can give us, I like how Arya acts as well, she has become a badass


I guess it is due to her success that the name Arya is rapidly becoming the popular girl baby name


Its funny how a show can have an influence even on things like that one


Indeed. In any case, thank you for the enjoyable chat about got and I hope you enjoy the 8th season


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Do you watch Game of Thrones?


I've never actually seen GOT. The only thing I know about it, is that it's a drama show.


I've watched it a few times, it's a pretty good show.I've never seen the National Geographic show called Game of lions, though.  Have you?


No, I can't say that I have. I haven't even heard of that either. What did you like about Game of Thrones?


I like fantasy type shows and this one has a large cast with several plot lines going on at the same time.  It holds your interest and is never boring. Scenery is beautiful, it gets filmed in Ireland, Canada Iceland, Malta Scotland, Spain, and the U.S.


I think the only guy I really know from the show is Peter Dinklage because he won an Emmy for being on the show.


Well. Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter plays Talis on the show, also.


That is interesting! The show comes on HBO right? I'll have to check it out sometime.


Yes, it does.  Just binge watch it, all seven seasons.  The eighth season doesn't premiere until April, so you have some time to get up to speed, it's worth watching!


Eight seasons? That means it came out in 2011. That is a long time for a show to be on and still being successful.


Yeah, that long.  It has a big following, so much so that Arya the name of one of the characters is the fastest rising baby name for girls in the U.S.


That is a little disturbing. Not sure I would name my kid from a TV show. I think the actor that played Arya was actually her first role in anything.


I know right.  I wouldn't either, but some people are very big fans. Lol


I'm not that big of a fan of anything. Lots of celebrities are overrated. In 2007 Paris Hilton was voted the most overrated celebrity.


Me either and I remember when Paris Hilton was everywhere.  I wish the Kardashians would go the same way.  They are way overrated, as well.


Yeah, the Kardashians are the very definition of celebrity. They garner so much public attention by mass media and I have no clue what they are actually known for.


I don't think nobody does. Lol Do you know that Robin Williams started the trens of celebrities doing the voices in animated movies?  He was the best doing the Genie's voice in Aladdin.


I didn't know he was responsible foe that at all. That is very interesting, but I did know he was the voice of Genie. The guy was a national treasure.


Yes, he was, gone much too soon. Well, it's been nice talking with you this morning.  I hope you have a good day.


Hi, I have never seen it. What about you?


Are you kidding? its like the best show ever you should really watch it it has about 8 seasons


Haha I've been wanting to watch it. I saw Harry Lloyd is the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens.


You should watch it, and yeah the show has a great casting, its based on the novels by George R.R Martin, his a great writer.


Very cool. I saw Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter plays Talisa.


Yeah she is one of the main characters of the show, I feel sad because the eight season is the final one so in April the beggining of the end will happen.


Oh wow that is sad. I saw there is a Nat Geo show called Game of Lions that follows a pack of lions around.


That show must be really good, I wonder if they named the show after Game of Thrones.


I think so. Do you know much about the universe?


I love reading about the universe its one of my passions, what about yourself?


I feel the same way. There are scientists who think the universes evolve through natural selection like species here on Earth.


That is an interesting theory, they might be on to something, there is also a theory that states that the universe is one giant super hologram.


Interesting...a giant hologram! I saw there are stars cold enough to be touched by human hands.


That is also a cool fact, then there's also the theory that there's only one electron in the universe.


That is a very interesting theory. Do you follow celebrities?


I do follow them, many of them make lots of money I kind of envy that


Me too. Pixar has a secret room often visited by celebrities.


It does? I wonder who has been there before, maybe Robin Williams before he past away.


Possibly. He was the voice of the Genie in the Aladdin movie.


Yeah he was the voice of Aladdin in animated films and left a big legacy behind as he started this trend of celebrity voices of animated films, anyway its been great chatting.


Such a shame he passed away. Good chatting with you too. Take care!


did you know that Tom Cruise spent ten million dollars to make a bunker that protects him from aliens lol


I did not, I wonder if it was from the star that flickers some people think it is aliens!


that would be scary! according to the xfiles, aliens would colonize earth in 2012, at least that never came to pass!


ah interesting, I guess the alien figures from the Aliens movies were based on sea creatures from deep in Earth's ocean


that is weird, did you know that it might be aliens, Astronomers have discovered a system that is 455 light years away with the building blocks of life?


I believe it the universe is huge, earth is also 4.5 billion years old.


that is crazy, I didn't know that uranus rolls around sideways in its orbit instead of just spinning like Earth does


Interesting, What is kind of sad is that 80 percent of earths forests have been destroyed.


yes that is sad, also crazy that when the earth was made a day was only about 6 hours long, thats a super fast day!


Wow, also interesting is the core is molten lava but the caps are ice!


ya that is interesting, it's scary to me that we wilsl run out of helium by the end of this century, I know that it's very important for manufacturing electronics


That cant be good, hopefully they invent a way to create it.


yes I agree, crazy that we will run out of helium but humans have only been on this planet for about a minute if you count the planet's history as a 24 hour day


That is not very long at all! There is a planet where it rains glass!


ha that would be wild to see! I wondder if that planet has aliens? I guess firefighters are trained on how to treat aliens in case they ever visit, which seems like a waste of time haha


I guess better safe than sorry, Jupiter's moon would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


that is crazy, also with venus, I don't know if you know, but it has no seasons and is the only planet to spin clock wise, the rest spin counter clockwise


I did not know that, The name of Jupiter's moon is Ganymede, kind of odd huh?


that is very odd, I don't know who dreamed that up but I would have come up with a better name myself!


Earth is the third planet from the sun and it is the only planet to have water in liquid form.


Yeah and Earth's surface is covered by about 71% water, mostly oceans.


Only 3% water is fresh water which is used for drinking. Earth has one natural satellite is Moon. The earth receives its light and heat from the sun.


Yeah and scientists say that earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st century1 Crazy!


The earth spins on its own axis it causes for the day and night changes. If day in one part of the earth may be other part of earth have night.


Earth's axis is tilted with respect to it's orbital plane, producing seasons. Thank goodness for seasons. My favorite is Spring!


The layer of the lithosphere is the upper most layer. Almost 71% of earth surface is covered with water remaining 29% is of water. The polar region are covered with snow or ice.


Hm. The planet Uranus actually rotates sideways and "rolls" around the sun rather than "spinning" like other planets!


Very interesting. Already 80% of forest area in the world has been destroyed which results in global warming and climate changes and affects the green houses of the environment. Lot of pollution also.


Yeah, sadly mostly human activities are to blame for that, including massive deforestation for many reasons.


Planet is a term that has been used since ancient times in the context of history, astrology, science, mythology and religion. There are five planets visible to naked eyes in the solar system.


Yep, I've seen all of the naked eye planets. Have you?


Yes, Venus rises before the sun, so early that it is called the morning star.


Ah yes! Have you ever seen Jupiter or Saturn with just your eyes?


It is small planet we can see them with the help of telescope.


Jupiter's moon Ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun. It's so big!


Jupiter is the only planet which largest amount of artfical satellite.


I think Earth is the planet with the largest amount of artificial satellites. Jupiter likely has the largest natural satellites, which we call moons.


Earth has only one natural satellite is moon.


Yes that's true. Sometimes the moon is called Luna. The moon is responsible for making the earth's tides, via the tidal bulge of the planet.


Yes I do.  I don't think we are all alone in this universe.  What do you think?


To be honest it has to be possible think about all the species of animals especially the ones we don't even know about in the ocean. Dolphins are already smarter then us so how could aliens not exist


I so believe we'll eventually find some.  But, I feel kind of like Stephen Hawking, it's dangerous to be communicating with them.


But what if people like stephan hawking understood things we dont' he is on another level of intelligence kind of like elon musk they are the human versions of aliens with their brains


I agree with you about that.  If we found some aliens, I'd say let's watch them for a good long time before any attempts at communication and they probably feel the same way about communicating with us.


Exactly if aliens wanted to harm us they could have easily already have done it, they don't want to interfere with us we shouldn't interfere with them


I agree, there's something to it, though when the UN has a contigency plan in place should aliens ever attempt to contact the Earth.  So, somebody knows something, they just can't alert the masses and create panic around the world.


So true and don't you find it wierd how drones were first military technology and then a couple of years later it becomes available to the public. Where did the military steal their ideas from drone technology from?


The same place they stole a whole bunch of their other "ideas".  It's just a matter of time, but hopefully Trump will have his Space force up and running by then. Lol


We're getting into alex jones and joe rogan territory here lol you should watch that on youtube so you can have a good laugh


I'll have to check it out, for sure.  On a side note, I hear that the Hudson Bay region of Canada has less gravity than the rest of Earth. Wonder why?


Might have something to do with magnetic fields we need to get neil degrasse tyson on the case he'll figure it out


Lol, I'm just wondering, will I be lighter on my feet there?  And will the weight of the world not feel like its on my shoulders?  Asking for a friend.


LOL these are the real questions the people want to know


Exactly!  I read that Jupiter saves the Earth from getting hit by so many asteroids.  That's very nice of it.


Poor jupiter its basically a giant shield for our great ball of water


True and poor old Pluto lost its designation as a planet!  Wow!


Pluto will always be a planet in my heart lol they can't just suddenly change something like that


That's how I feel too, about little ole Pluto.  I feel like the bullies are picking on him and I need to stand up and defend the little guy.


Listen Pluto will always be a planet there's probably support groups for this kind of thing lol


I hear ya!  Well, it's been fun chatting with you, friend.  I bid you good night.


Have an awesome night go watch alex jones and joe rogan real quick on youtube and have a laugh


The one's from space? Not likely to have happened, though there is life on other planets. What about you?


Not really. I am not even remotely interested in space so I usually ignore that stuff. X-files on the other hand...


The aliens missed their colonization date. Why so close to Christmas? I guess the winter solstice is a good date.


What a bunch of downers. At least we have will smith to protect us!


Did you know that over 80 percent of the Earth's forests have already been destroyed? Maybe the aliens will be appalled at the destruction and leave.


Or our level of stupidity and move on so we don't ruin their planet.


In September 2010, the UN appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they make contact with us. I wonder how you quality for THAT job. Seems like there would be little to do.


Yeah. I am not sure that's a full-time job. "Any aliens today?" "No." "See you tomorrow!"


There seems to be more pressing problems. Earth will be helium-free by the end of the 21st century. Where will we get helium for our balloons? Maybe the aliens will bring some for us.


Can helium be created in a lab? On a personal note, I have two helium balloons stuck in my vaulted ceiling. That helium lasts for at least 3 weeks. It is getting tiresome.]


In 2007 Tom Cruise spent millions on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens. Maybe he knows some of the firefighters trained in treating aliens, in the event of a UFO crash. Or maybe he has a secret helium source.


As long as he is not jumping on the couches in his bunker, I am fine with it. He seems a little weird...


Speaking of weird, the world's longest name is a story about a shepherd protecting his sheep and humanity from aliens. Who has this name, and why? Are the parents X-files fans?


Aliens were based of creatures found in the ocean? I feel like there is a lot in the ocean we do not know about.


We haven't been around very long. If Earth's history were viewed as a 24 hour period, we would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


When Earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long. By the time the aliens show up, the day will be 40 hours long and the work day will be 20 hours. The alien overlords won't pay us overtime either.  Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Well...howdy! What about baseball and the World Series?


Well, I'm not an Astros fan, I'm a Cleveland Indians fan. How about you? What baseball city you like?


I'm a Nationals fan. It seems like the Astros made a splashy move by not having to commit tens of millions of dollars in annual salary well into the next decade.


I hear ya....do you think Gerrit Cole is worth all the effort to get him?


I'm not sure, probably not, but let's see. Did you know that the managers wear uniforms because they technically are allowed to play?


I never new the managers could also play. Can't remember that happening in ages. I always sort of liked Justin Verlander when he was with the Tigers. The Indians always kicked his butt.


Yeah. The Nationals have Bryce Harper, he had a bad year last year, but he is still very highly paid.


Very true. I was rooting for the Nationals last year, but man they hit the wall late in the baseball season. What happened?


It happens all the time. Crazy, they just can't close the deal.


That sounds an awful like the Indians. I'm 61 years old and have never seen them in a World Series. I'm beginning to think I never will.


Crazy. Well, they were in the movie Major League.


LOL....yep...and with Charlie Sheen playing for them in that. Sheesh. Hey maybe the Nationals and the Tribe will play in the world series this year....ya never know?


That would be cool. Did you know that up until 2005 a married couple scheduled all of the games for the year?


I've never heard that before! I wondered what happened after 2005? Did that married couple get divorced for arguing baseball games...lol


I'm not sure, they probably moved to some sort of automated system.


Well, that would explain why the Indians play so many silly early baseball games in wintery Cleveland in the early season. Computers must not know weather.


Very true. Did you know somebody found $3 million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic?


I read that! Wonder what they did with the money? Oh....and I do watch Game Of Thrones sometimes, I'm up to Season 5.


I used to, I stopped at Series 4. I hear they get a subsidy from Ireland.


That's news to me...I'm not a huge fan of Game of Thrones, can't understand them when they talk.


Yeah, it is ok. Well nice chatting with you.


I am a fan of baseball - I used to know the married couple who scheduled all 2430 baseball games every year


Wow, I guess those are the people that you can call mega fans. I am not the biggest baseball fan although I do go to a few games each year


Yes baseball is so popular in Japan many people are surprised to find that it is our national game


I would be surprised too. Kickball is known as soccer-baseball in Canada. That is odd.


Yes.  I have had a few baseball cards in my day, but one lucky man found his grandfather had saved 3 million dollars worth of cards!


3 million is probably more money that I will ever have. The only things that my grandparents collect are rocks from their childhood. I do no think that those rocks will ever be worth 3 million!


laugh for sure!  Maybe you should try to be a team manager - they wear uniforms because theoretically they could put themselves in the game and play!


Really ? Although I do not think any of them have ever stepped in. I think that the actual players are much better than the coaches.


No doubt but it would be fun to see one to step in for an inning - perhaps in the world series championship game


Speaking of the world series, the Ottoman Empire still existed since the last time that the Chicago cubs won the world series!


That was until a few years ago!  That was a great year.  The curse of the goat!


What is the curse of the goat? Is it some kind of superstition?


The Cubs did not let a man bring his goat into a baseball game around 1918 and he put a curse on them.  It lasted almost a hundred years!


Ah, thank you. Speaking of the cubs, they were the very first team to win the world series back to back and they have not won since!


Yes - even famous players can blow it sometimes too - Babe Ruth was caught stealing in game 7 and it caused his team to lose the 1926 world series


Really? I though Babe Ruth was a renowned baseball player. I wonder why he would steal.


Yes he was a big hitter but sometimes you need to steal a base!  He was a big guy though so probably not that fast


I have never seen it but I have heard a lot about it.  It has received 47 emmy awards so it must be pretty good


47? That is a lot. Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter played Talisa in Game of Thrones!


I had never heard that - I knew Peter Dinklage won several Emmys for the show.


hey what search engine do you use? Is it google?


Hello, how are you? Yes I use Google predominantly, unless I am looking for videos or music. What about you?


Well Actually I use Bing because they pay you for every search, but it's crazy that Google Maps can tell how congested traffic is by how fast android phones are movie


I know right. Or the fact that one of Google's search requires more power than it did to send Neil Armstrong and 11 other astronauts to the moon.


ya that is crazy! I do like that they're a green company and one time used goats to mow their lawn haha


Yes, goats are very effective.  Talking about google. Google uses andriod devices moments to calculate traffic


ya they do, they also are a huge part of internet traffic, when they were down for about 5 mins they took out 40 percent of total web traffic1


interesting..google tailors its maps around disputed borders based on where the browser is located


haha that makes sense, do you use Spotify? I only use youtube myself


I use them all, Pandora, You Tube and Spotify. The all have there different  purposes. Spotify has so many songs that 20% of them have never been played.


ya that is crazy, that's about 4 million songs, I guess a musician woul dneed their song played 130,000 times in order to earn minimum wage


Yes per day, that is crazy. A band earned $20,000 from spotify for a silent album.


haha that is genius, I guess the guy behind spotify is also the guy who created utorrent which is something I use


I use spotify when I just want something playing in the background or to listen to a whole CD. But when I want to watch the videos I switch to YouTube. Did you know YouTube is the second largest search engine.


I didn't but that makes sense, have you checkout out the police version of youtube, blutube?


I have heard of it but now seen it. I just can't believe the amount of content, in 2017 there were 400 hours of content uploaded every minute, so crazy.


that is crazy, also I remember when Gangnam Style came out and Youtube had to upgrade itself to handle the traffic


I remember that too. Do you know what the most disliked video on YouTube?


I think it's Baby by Justin bieber, I personally don't think its that bad what about you? LIke it is catchy haha


It is annoyingly catchy, people are just being haters. There are plenty of other awful things I am sure, just not as popular. Have tried their paid music streaming, have you?


no I have never paid for streaming music, I just use youtube, but I am on a google music trial right now, what about you?


I have not paid for anything either, just Netflix.


yeah netflix and youtube make up half of internet traffic os it is very likely lots of people use it!


Game of Thrones seems like one of the most popular TV shows...and it has been for a few years, too, right?


Yeah about 5 or 6 years now.  You dont watch it?


No, but I really want to. I haven't even bought cable TV. I have watched Game of Thrones at friends' houses, though.


Oh thats good,  you should catch up the last season is coming out in april and thats it the show will be done.


I really need to catch up on it. I also have no idea what's going on this year with the World Series Baseball.


The actress that plays Arya actually has never been in anything before.  what a break!  First time acting and gets Game of Thrones!


Is Arya the one that has all the gorgeous fierce dragons on Game of Thrones?


No.  Arya is the little girl,  she looks like a boy,  on purpose.


I heard that Ireland finances the Game of Throne series because it's filmed there and they get a good boost of tourism through that. Sounds good to me!


Yes, My aunt and cousin went to visit it last summer,  the pics were amazing!


Did you know that Charlie Chaplin's Granddaughter plays Talisa Maegyr in the Game of Thrones? I wonder if she has many lines?


I did know that but I dont recognize the name at all so I guess she is not a main character.


Do they have other cool creatures in the Game of Thrones show besides dragons? I'd love to see unicorns and other things too!


Giant wolves that are called Direwolvles,  White walkers (like dead zombies but frozen one),  Giants.


WOW! Sounds so cool! They have Dire Wolves in this card game called Magic the Gathering. Definitely have giants in that game too.


Oh ok,  I have heard of that game.  Its a card game?


Yes. I mostly like the artwork on the cards. It's definitely better than watching the World Series baseball. I think my Grandpa used to call it the Fall Classic or something.


Thats cool.. i hardly watch the world series unless the sf giants are in it.


I think that's a baseball team doing a little better than the Cubs...I heard they haven't won the world series since the Ottoman Empire was in existence. Amazing!


I think the cubs are only in existence to make everyone else feel better about their own team


LOL I bet there is a group of people like that in The Game of Thrones!


Hello. Would you pay 10$ a month for you tube music ?


Probably not,  I dont really need it lol I just listen to pandora mostly.


did you know youtube is the second largest search engine in the world?


Yes I use it every day since 2005 when it was first launched


I probably use it a lot too,  I look up how-to videos,  reviews,  movie trailers,  tips,  and snowboarding videos lol


I would like to check out blutube to see the law enforcement videos


I would have to check in to that. Do you like Spotify ?


I honestly have never used it,  I hear it has 4 million songs that have never been played though thats kinda sad.


yes it is sad. but I just download all my songs from you tube for free


do you use spotify at all? Did you know a band earned 20k from spotify for a silent album lol


yes but you need like 13745 plays just to make 7.25 a hour


I guess it depends on how many songs they had on there then,  to make 20 k lol


i started when the IPO took place back in 2004


did you know google maps calculates the traffic by how fast android phones are moving?


Instead of hiring people to mow their lawn they once used hundred of goats


and I need to look up "baby" by JB just to see why people dont like it


Its a good music video,  i dont know why people dont like it.


it has been nice chatting with you. Enjoy you tube while is free


I do like baseball. I think it's crazy that the baseball managers can actually play the game. That's why they wear the uniforms


Yeah that is,  considering theres like 20 players on the team,  I think its safe to say the manager can just not suit up lol


Haha that's a good point. Do you know what they call kickball in Canada


Haha well they call it soccer-baseball, a very dumb name in my opinion LOL


maybe they should shorten it to like socball lol  sounds better to me.


Lol that does sound a lot better actually. Can you imagine if you found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in your attic. I would probably have a heart attack


i would go on vacations!  Like a really nice one,  then save or invest the rest.  I wish my family collected something cool like that.


Yep I agree. Did you know that baseball is super popular in Japan?


I know right. I guess a lot of Japanese are confused in knowing that it is America's national pastime. but we created the game so that's why it's so weird haha


Yeah really.  Do you watch game of thrones?


I do like Game of Thrones. What about you? I can't wait for the new season to start in April


seriously!!! Im re watching all of the season to prepare for it hahaha


Yep I need to do that too! I love that Peter Dinklage has won three Emmy Awards. He does a great job in that show


he does a great of making us hate him lol I really love Tyrion.


Tyrion is awesome haha. It's great that the show has gotten a total of 47 Emmys as well. I even got three Hugo Awards. I just need to know how the show ends haha.


yes I definitely want to see how this crazy show ends,  and I want to see what spin off they will make,  i would really like a tv show about the targaryens!


Yep I think they are making spin-offs to so that will be cool. Have you ever seen the show Game of lions


I have not,  its on my to do list lol I love animal shows too.


Animals are awesome! It's also crazy how many stars in Game of Thrones are related to famous stars. Let's hope that this season is good!


Yes, I grew up in St. Louis in the 70's so I used to love the Cardinals, KC in the 90-00's so a big Royals fan and I've been in Boston for 4 years so I have enjoyed local baseball in all three towns. Are you a fan?  I knew that managers wear uniforms in the dugout because they can technically play and there were player-managers in the old days, but when the last time a manager actually played in a game?


Hi, yes I like baseball , and sports in general....and is true I have never seen a manager playing!! but is good they are ready in case they are needed!


It's funny baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans don't know it was America's pastime. I guess they forgot WW II, it was brought there by occupying US Troops after Japan surrendered.


Wow that is impressive, they kind of ignored how americans feel about baseball.. i think the Chicago cubs have not won in a long time!


Yes, first team to win back-to-back World Series and not another one for 108 years (Ottoman Empire was still in existence when they last won a World Series?), that ironic. As a St. Louis fan growing up I did go to quite a few games at Wrigley Field along the way before they  had lights which made a good afternoon. As I have a lot of Cub fan friends that World Series win was quite something, though many of them felt relief instead of happiness after the win.


That is really cool history right there. Would be nice to see a win from the cubs again. Do you know what a very lucky man found in his grandfather's attic?


You mean the $3 Million dollar baseball card collection? Yes, I collected and bought some rare cards at a shop and know have no idea where they album are, a luck garbage collector might have found them when my mom cleaned out the attic long after I moved out. Being in Red Sox land, there's always the ghost of Babe Ruth, when you look at the big guy he doesn't look fleet of foot, bunny he lost the '26 World series getting caught trying to steal home down by one run. Funny thought, though I doubt Yankee fans thought that , that year.


wow, you collected those too!  I am amazed those cards lasted hidden since the 1940's!!


Yes, I think every kid 1940-19808 probably did. You see where in the '92 World Series the US Marine Corp color guard carried the flag upside down, I wonder if that was planned to psyche them out or distract them from the game plan or totally an accident?


I would be funny if it was an accident.. You lknow? I really like hoe the world series are played.. It is not just one game..you get a seven game playoff and the excitement lasts more than other sports!


Yes, that makes it fairer to the best team. You can win on a fluke shot  or play in one game (i.e. Super Bowl, NCAA Champion), but to win 4 or 7 is more skill. I am a Royals fan and they Won the World Series 4-5 years ago and then lost all their best players to free agency or like Justin Verlander leaving the Tigers and going to the Astro's. With small market teams the skill isn't always evenly distributed around the league.


Yes that is kind of sad.. and Verlander helped so much the Astros to win.. it was the right move.. for the Astros


Yes, there's two sides to every story. Though small market teams don't have the draw of the Yankee's or Dodgers, you see where the Women's World Cup had higher TV  rating than the World Series in the US last year?


I am a soccer fan and the womens world cup grew a lot in popularity since the last one! But I was shocked to learn that is was watched more than the world series!!


So was I, speaking of fans. My wife loves Game of Thrones, we're binge watching it getting ready for the final season, do you watch it? It has some great blood lines, did you see where Charles Dickens great-great-great grandson and Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter are both actors on the HBO Series?


I do not watch but I know is really really popular!! Even made the name Arya very popular in new baby girls.


Yes, that crazy to me. I like the show okay, buy my wife is so enthused she'd probably name a kid after one of the shows characters (both our kids are out college, there's no risk in that). It is beautifully filmed, financed by Ireland  with some many scenes set there and Croatia, Canada,  Malta and all the other places they filmed it makes for some beautiful scenery for all the sets.


LOL wow it is film in really beautiful places !!!  I probably will create a game of thrones tour and visit all those places including the sites in Spain, Scottland, Morocco!!


I assure you they already have it in Ireland and soon, if not already there will be cruise lines offering Game of Thrones Themed world cruises. You don't follow the show, but the Lannister's are an evil clan ruling the throne (illegitimately some would say) for many years and Martin, the author of the book said (funny living in Boston area) the Patriots are the Lannister's of the NFL which I think isn't a totally false and funny analogy.


LOL!! I will probably watch Game of Lions!! You know I have enjoyed this chat very much!! Cool facts about baseball history!


Yes, I enjoyed the wide ranging discussion too. Have a great remainder of your week.


Yeah, I'm a Royals fan. I thought it funny that managers wear unis because they can play.


Yeah, I never thought that was possible, I think the whole team has to get injured first though


Can you imagine someone like Tommy Lasorda playing.  It would be like Babe Ruth getting caught stealing in the 1926 World Series.


Yeah I can imagine the scenario, Babe Ruth sure was  a great player, too bad his team lost that game back in 1926


Yep.  Funny, kickball is called soccer-baseball in Canada.


I see, so do you like to watch series? have you watched Game of Thrones before?


Yes and yes... I love GoT, it's a guilty pleasure of mine.  I was surprised to learn that Harry Lloyd was a relative of Charles Dickens.  Love Charles Dickens...


That is a suprising fact are they really related? guess theres no doubt where his talent comes from, you know the series are financed in part by Ireland


I heard that.  There are more famous connections too.  Talisa is the granddaughter of Talisa.  Wow.


I wonder if they knew these facts when they casted the actors of the show, it seems like there's a lot of interesting facts behind the series


I'm sure they let it slip out during the casting.  GoT now has spin offs, a Nat'l Geo show called Game of Lions where lions are like GoT characters.


Havent seen that one but sounds like an interesting show for sure, Game of Lions, I wonder how its similar to the series


I can't imagine costuming lions like that.  Can you believe the women's World Cup had better ratings than the World Series in the U.S.?


It did? maybe because the womens team is pretty good, they always land in a good spot, still, its surprising as baseball is one of the most popular games in America


Yeah, I guess baseball is so popular in Japan that they were surprised to find out it's America's national pastime.


Yes Japan has a lot of fans indeed, do you know who the Chicago Cubs are?


Yeah, until they won in 2016, the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time they won the World Series.


I heard they had a big drought before that, its strange how the team was the first to win the series back to back


It was long for sure.  I was glad to see them beat the Indians in 2016.  It was like that had a curse or something like in GoT.


Yeah it sure seemed that way, its a good thing the curse got lift.


Hi, I'm trying to learn what the word "accoutrements" means, do you have any idea?


Well, it's a new tactic that video game companies are tyring to employ to entice gamers.


Oh, you mean you need to buy extra and accessories in order to enjoy the game fully? Pretty sneaky.


I suppose, do you play video games on consoles like the PlayStation?


I used to play video games a lot as a kid. Don't play now. No time. Little interest. Do you like to play?


No, but the US department of defense used over a thousand of those consoles to build a supercomputer because it was cheaper than the alternative! That sounds like massive processing power!


That's a smart way to go. Scale up simple units to get the power. I don't really know the PS. Aren't they up to PS4 or something?


Not sure since I don't play as well either, all I know is that it is created and owned by Sony who launched it in Japan. They were so popular and successful that they've sold at least over 100 million units! Wonder what X-box's numbers are.


Sony has made a great platform. Are the games good? Usually that drives the sales of the machine. Are the games on all the platforms now?


Not sure since those consoles can be used for research purposes, like researchers are using them to research black holes, maybe they are not only used for games.


I did hear that the military used the controllers for training troops on equipment. Very intuitive. They learned fast. I don't know why black holes for research though. Why not regular computers?


Probably since it was cheaper like the supercomputer they built out of the consoles. I wonder if I went on YouTube whether or not I could learn how to build a supercomputer as well. Do you use YouTube?


That's true. Cheaper. I sometimes use Youtube, usually for music.


I do the same for those purposes as well and for DIY videos which I think is a large reason why its the second largest search engine on the net!


DIY videos? Sounds interesting. Why is Justin Bieber's "baby" is the most disliked video on youtube? Why the hate? I don't like the guy, but what's the point?


Yeah exactly, like Facebook, they should probably take away that dislike button and spread a little bit more positivity! Unless it's because his die-hard fans are sad that he isn't a "Baby" anymore. fans do get crazy sometimes.


I'm not really up to speed on the new music. I guess I'm getting old. I use Youtube to find my favorites from the old days.


Not only do they have songs, they even have music videos, backstage access, audio recordings, etc. so you can find them all on there, even the oldies but goodies!


That's great! Police actually have their own youtube called blutube, where they share law enforcement videos. I wonder if there are any secrets there that would be good to know. "How to get out of a ticket."


I wonder if there were videos whether or not they'd actually work. Great chat, have a nice day!


No, I don't own a pet. I do like dogs, though. Do you own a pet?


I have a dog, its interesting how there about 12 different blood types, my dog is a donor and I never knew this fact.


I've heard that there are dog blood drives. I guess the dogs are ok with having a needle in their leg.


I guess so, some of them might be afraid, you know Google prefers dogs over cats, they are a dog company.


It's probably easier to manage dogs in an office space. Cats won't stay put.


I agree but cats spend like 66% of their lives sleeping, when they reach the age of 15 they have spent 10 of those years sleeping.


When they're asleep, they're easy to manage. Once they're awake, they wander and explore. Cats would be great if they would sit at a computer and surf the Internet. Istanbul has vending machines that reward dogs for collecting recycled bottles.


I wonder if thats an effective system, I think it might work and its a way to reduce costs for sure.


I've never been to a cat cafe. There are many of them in Japan and Taiwan. I guess the cats get along with each other and don't have a problem with people trying to pet them.


Yeah I guess cats are popular in those countries, there is an author that published his cat as the coauthor of his book.


I think he wanted to use the word "we" in the paper, so he included his cat as an author. I wonder how a cat got to be the mayor of a town.


I bet the other politicians were really bad lol, still think mayor Stubbs will do a better work than most politicians.


A cat couldn't really do much harm. Sleeps most of the time. Rest of the time they hunt. Cats have eliminated the bird species of specific areas, even caused extinction.


They have? wow that is suprising, you know the cat in godfather 1 was actually a strayed one.


It was a pretty well-behaved cat. I don't think cats will ever be called  "man's best friend" but they sure come close.


I dont think that either, you know dogs are actually not color blind, they can also see colors but not in the way we do.


I'm not surprised. I suspect that many animals can see color, just not like human beings For example, I expect that cats can see color as well.


I see, I didnt know cats could also see colors that is surprising to me!


Cats probably also have many different blood types. I wonder whether they have blood drives the same as for dogs.


I bet there are, I mean there are a lot of people who love cats so its really probable.


I do, I have a dog at home and a cat. How about you?


I love dogs. I have one as well, and it's so smart it can understand pointing. I guess dogs and elephants can do that.


Yeah they are smart. Did you know that they are not color blind, but they can't see as many different colors as humans?


I didn't know that, but that's cool. Did you know google prefers dogs to cats?


I've heard that their code of conduct specifically states that. That's pretty cool!


Speaking of cats, when a cat reaches 15, they've spent 10 of it sleeping. Must be nice!


That's funny. Did you know there's a town in Alaska has had a cat as its mayor since 1997.


They have my vote! Cats are famous sometimes, even one from the Godfather part 1 that was a stray on set!


Did you know there's cat cafe's in Japan and Taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks. I wonder if that would go over well here.


I think it would with dogs, since they perform many roles for humans!


I didn't know that they have 12 different blood types.


Me neither! They also have dog blood drives for them to donate to!


I need to take my dog to one. I give blood all the time so he should too.


I'm sure he would save many dog's lives! I wish I lived in Hawaii as far as business attire goes!


I'd like wearing an Aloha shirt instead of my uniform. I dress pretty much like Billy Mays' pallbearers. Blue shirt and khaki pants.


That is one nice style you have there! I wear polo shirts but didn't know they were invented for tennis players!


I never knew that either. They were invented by Rene "The Crocodile" Lacoste.


What a nickname! I can see why it was later adopted by polo players, hence the name!


Yeah I can see that too. In China during the cultural revolution, gang fashion involved layering as many shirts as you could and popping their color. That's a fashion that I'm glad died.


I am too. I always laughed at those people. Well it was nice chatting with you, have a great day!


Hi do you like cats? They are definitely good at hunting vermin!


Agreed. I do love cats as well as most pets! Did you know the cat used in the opening scene of The Godfather was actually a stray they found on set? I thought that was pretty cool!


Oh that is super cool. From rags to riches. A cats life must be nice. They spend over half their life sleeping!


That us true. Ha! I would like to visit one of those cat cafes over in Japan that lets you pay by the hour to drink and play with cats! I bet that's so interesting!


That would be fun! Also there is a town in Alaska that has a cat mayor!


Is that so? That's a little odd! Ha! Did you ever hear about the physicist that published his cat as coauthor so he could avoid criticism by writing in first person plural?


Haha I never knew about that. However I also like dogs too. They were the first species to be domesticated!


I love dogs as well! It's crazy only dogs and elephants are the only animals that can understand pointing, isn't it?


Yeah I agree I would think more animals would understand that. Google also prefers dogs to cats which is kind of funny that they declare such a thing.


I know, right? I wonder if they have vending machines around their buildings that releases water and food in exchange for bottles like Istanbul does. It'd be nice if our country could do that!


Yeah probably not a ton of strays in Palo Alto! But yeah I think that is a cool idea to promote recycling.


Agreed and help stray dogs as well. I also think its crazy that dogs can't see as many different colors as we humans can.


Yeah that is interesting. I think it's funny when owners put shirts on their dogs. They probably put Hawaiian shirts on their dogs in Hawaii!


Ha! Probably so. You know, I've always loved the term man's best friend. They do so much for humans like companionship, hunting, protecting, pulling and even therapeutic roles, man's best friend is the perfect term, in my opinion!


Yeah totally agree with you. Did you know that the official business attire in Hawaii is the aloha shirt instead of a traditional suit and tie?


Is it really? That's kind of funny! Ha! I do know the pallbearers at Billy Mays' funeral wore khakis and blue shirts. That was very nice of them.


Interesting. In china the gang layered as many shirts as possible and popped their collars!


Now that's interesting. Ha! I also think it's interesting that button down is when collar tips fasten to the body of the shirt and button up does not. I never really realized that!


Yeah I didn't know that either. I always thought polo shirts were designed by polo players but they were originally invented by tennis players!


Were they really? I figured polo players invented them as well. But you know, in American English, the term shirt is such a catch all term that represents a wide variety of upper body garments and even undergarments.


Yeah I agree it does. In Britain they have more specific definition of the word.


Yeah it's more specifically a garner with a collar and sleeves with cuffs along with a full vertical opening with buttons. We would actually refer to it as a dress shirt. Ha! Well it was great chatting with you! Have a nice day!


Many people enjoy chatting on the Internet. Do you? Do you like computers?


I do actually, I use the computer a lot. I just do not have that kind that the russians made that runs on water


The water computer sounds alien, like something that Elon Musk would create. I wonder how fast that darn thing ran. As fast as Windows 8 maybe.


I am not sure since it was also a very long time ago, in 1936.


1936. That was a great year for water computers. Since then, not so good. I expected the Russians to make one that ran on vodka, but then again, vodka is too precious for computers. WOuld you upload your mind to a computer? If it ran on vodka, I would.


No I do not think so but it seems transhumanists are trying to do that. Curious to see if they succeed


If they succeed, they will have long boring lives. They will spend their time chatting on the Internet for cash to buy upgrades.


That sounds very probable. DO you have a PC or an Apple computer?


I have a PC. I have used Apple stuff though. You? Playstation?


Yeah I have an Apple so I guess good thing that I am not a smoker so as not to void the warranty


What about vaping though? Is that a problem? Then Apple would lose like 90% of their hipster customers!


Yeah, right? Do you watch youtube on your computer?


I sometimes watch YouTube to catch up on news and documentaries. You?


Yeah me too. It is the second largest search engine now on the internet


People are addicted to them vids! The kids can't enough of 'em! Even I go there to listen to my old favorites from back in the day!


Cool. Do you know which is the most disliked video in there?


Dislliked? I don't know. Some teen idol? Donald Trump?


Actually is it Justin Bieber, his song Baby


The Bieb! That figures. The guy bothers a lot of people. He's rich, he doesn't care. Things are going his way.


I guess so . Have you heard of Bluetube?


Bluetube? Sounds racy. What is it, and how much does it cost?


It is actually a police YouTube. Nice chat


A little tired because I didn't get enough sleep. Have you ever had a pet cat? By the time they're 15, cats have spent about 10 years of their lives sleeping


Sorry, to hear that.  I have had a cat, she passed away last year and she was 18 years old.  I believe she probably slept 16 out of those 18 years sleeping. lol


I didn't realize that they sleep so much or that there are over 70 breeds!


My cat was probably the easiest low maintenance pet I ever had,  A lot less needy than my dogs, for sure. Do own any pets?


The only pet I've ever had are fish, though I don't mind cats. I had a friend in college who wants to open her own cat cafe like they have in Japan and Taiwan


Yeah, I heard about those cafes.  People pay to have a drink and play with cats.  Sounds like an easy way to make money!


I'm not sure how easy that would be with all the food safety laws we have here in the US. Maybe that's why it hasn't become popular here.


That's true.  Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types and can donate at blood drives?


I wonder if their blood types work similarly to ours? I know some dogs would be able to give more blood than others based on their size


I'm not sure, but they probably work the same, I'd think.  I'm sure there's a big need especially for dogs with cancers.


I think it's interesting how dogs and cats can be different, but both are useful for hunting


That is interesting. It's also interesting that Istanbul has vending machines that dispense water and food in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


That's a genius way to take care of the strays while also encouraging recycling. I bet Google would donate to that type of initiative considering the company loves dog enough to have it in their code of conduct


Yeah, they are truly a dog company!  We need these machines in America!


The stray cats could probably benefit from something like that as well. When filming the Godfather, the cat in the opening scene was actually a stray that wandered onto the set


That's cool, cat was a movie star and didn't even know it. lol I wonder if the cat named Stubbs in Talkeetna, Alaska knows that its the mayor?


Since 1997, nonetheless. That's a long time for an animal to be in a political position. There must not be a large population in that part of Alaska


Probably held that position longer than some politicians.  Don't have to worry about too many scandals when you're a cat!


It's about as funny as the physicist whose cat is a coauthor just so his grammar would be correct. It was easier to add the cat than to use first person singular rather than plural


That is funny too,  You don't have to worry about your grammar either, when you're a cat. It's been nice chatting with you this afternoon.


Hello yourself> What have you been getting up to tonight?


Just relaxing, hanging with my dog.  Listening to music. Yourself?


Similar regarding the dog. I was talking to my roommate about MLS Soccer.


I like Orlando City, personally. I have a good friend who used to play for Manchester United.


Really? I bet that was wild.  I didn't think I'd ever need to know much about it myself. We were actually talking about Wayne Rooney a little bit ago.


Do you have any thoughts about where Wayne Rooney will end up next year?


No thoughts but I've heard talk. Atlanta has gone nuts for MLS the last couple of years. We won the Cup this year and now when you walk into a bar you hear guys speculating about Rooney to DC United next year.


Orlando has embraced MLS too, I am quite surprised how popular it has become.


I'm with you 110% on that. I haven't heard anyone talk about how embarrassing the Falcons are in weeks.  It makes sense. We haven't ever really had a winner before. I'm wondering if Rooney can still play or if this is like Beckham playing in LA when the MLS began.


To switch gears for a moment, I'm listening to Dizzy Gillespie at the moment.  He always was a favorite of mine, a trumpet virtuoso. Did you now that jazz trumpeters often grow goatees because it provides comfort when they play their instrument?


I didn't but I can see why that would be appealing.The facial hair I mean. I've tried to like it but Jazz just doesn't do much for me.  New Orleans jazz is sort of the exception. I like the big brass sections. I do like zydeco and that has a lot of jazz influence.


I definitely would say I prefer music that's influenced by jazz, rather than jazz itself. Tom Waits is my favorite artist ever, and the influence of jazz is present on a lot of his work.


I agree with you about the influence it's had on other music. It's kind of funny that you brought up jazz actually.  It's such a mish mash of musical influences from around the world but it's probably still the most original art form that the United States has ever produced.  That's sort of what we've got going on with the Atlanta FC here.


Did you now that the term soccer came from "association football"? I find that interesting. I always wondered why it wasn't called something else.


I didn't know that. I've wondered though.  We've got all of these sports fans here from different places with competing team loyalties.  Except for soccer. Most of them never had a pro team that they grew up rooting for.  They all grew up knowing something about that.  I mean we're talking 250 million players worldwide. Now these guys have a team to root for with no competing loyalties. It's a more communal experience and it has taken off around here.


Do you ever go to live games?  It's an experience I have only very recently had an opportunity to possibly enjoy, and yet I haven't.  I wonder if I would enjoy it for the entire duration of the game.


I haven't gone yet but I'm going to this coming season.  My interest in other sports has waned so the timing is perfect. Get in on the ground floor of something special you know. It's hard to pick up though. You wouldn't think it would you. A big stretch of grass with a goal on either side's more complex than I thought. Theres way more people to talk about it with too. More than all the major American sports leagues combines in terms of fanbase.


Yep, it gives you something to talk about with so many people from different countries. I think that's really cool. They really mean the "world" when they said the world cup, unlike the world series, which is just a national matchup.  That's interesting you say it's tough to pick up. I bet the best way to really learn about it would be to play FIFA video games.


Thats a good point about playing FIFA. That was my only exposure to the sport growing up. There's a much lower barrier to entry to play the game in the real world. Probably part of it's popularity. It's kind of funny. The color scheme and the uniforms here kind of remind me of Harry Potter.  I guess ridiculous hats are a thing in football circles. I don't know how else to explain the goofy ones I've seen around here after FC games.


Sports fans are definitely responsible for some ridiculous hats, like the oversided cowboy hat, that's like measured in gallons rather than regular hat size. I'm not a hat guy myself, my head's too big.  Speaking of cowboy hats, in the old west, the cowboy hat was not the most common hat worn.  It was actually the bowler, which truthfully is a lot classier looking in my opinion.


Billy the Kid was a bowler hat kind of guy. I like hats because I'm bald. They keep the sweat out of my eyes and keep my head warm.  Sports fans have changed headwear from a social status thing to more of a social group identity thing. Ironically the only times I'm not likely to wear a hat is when it would be the most useful. I've worked in construction most of my life but I could never get used to wearing a hard hat. Lucky I didn't get my brains scrambled.


Goodness. Yeah, the only time I ever wore hats was when a job required me to, for me to display whatever fast food logo I worked for.  And with that thought, I will depart.


Yes, I love jazz. I am listening to some right now.


Ah nice! Yeah Jazz is interesting to me simply because it originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans. It's definitely rare and unique, in my opinion.


It certainly is. I think that it should be more popular, but it is too artistic. Not enough show business, too much art.


Can you believe that Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts? Wow jazz has made it's way from New Orleans around the entire world!


Yes, even in Pakistan. I figure that there is value in all genres of music. Perhaps the rest of the world sees the value in jazz.


There certainly is value in all music, I agree! Which reminds me that I just recently heard that Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast, pianist, and he's scored several films, including Million Dollar Baby!


He seems like a tough guy, but he is an actor and artist so I'm not surprised. He is not a very good singer though.


Haha, then maybe I should be happy I've not heard him sing! So I was reading about how jazz trumpeters grew goatees to make playing a bit more comfortable. I wonder if that is possibly the origin of goatees. Maybe, maybe not!


He sang at the end of Gran Turino. I think people tried all kinds of facial hair, but for brass, maybe it's an obvious choice.


Hm. I did watch that movie but I just can't remember him singing! I'll check it out again, since now I'm pretty curious! :)


Right at the end. Then another singer takes over. Clint writes good melodies though.


Interesting to be able to write melodies but not be able to sing so well! I pretty much have the opposite problem. Haha. Clint seems like such a new-age cowboy to me. Speaking of cowboys! The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler hat and not even the cowboy hat!


I guess the bowler was style and class and the cowboy hat was a working hat.


Personally I prefer cowboy hats, especially since it's associated with hard work, instead of just sophistication and such. :)


Yes, they have their own kind of cool. the bowler looks stuffy.


I agree! I prefer hates for functionality such as protecting against weather conditions, sun, and even beanie's for cold weather! Beanies are technically hats, right?


Yes, sure. But dont wear one to a wedding though! anyway, great chat!


Have a great day! If it's cold outside, make sure to wear a beanie! :)


It's pretty sunny here, so I'll maybe wear a baseball cap :) Later!


Have you heard of visual novels such as "Stay" that run on game consoles like Xbox?


No, I have not. That sounds fascinating. How is that different from a movie?


You interact with it.  In fact if you ignore it, it taunts you.  Intruders invade and all kinds of things happen.


That sounds like a great way to have fun. I bet the story line is pretty good too. You don't kill things or earn points. Is it popular?


I would guess so, it's on many different consoles. In certain parts of the story there are minefields.


I guess I should look into this. Do you use Playstation?


No.  The most significant thing is that it can have different endings.


I don't really play video games much anymore. Do you? Do you use computers much? I do.


I use computers a lot.  Did you know Windows 95 was the 2nd most installed SW in 1995?


W95 was huge for its time. It got delayed several times, but it was a big jump for Microsoft. I used it a lot myself.


Me too.  The first computer algorithm was written by a woman named Ada.  I wonder if that's where the name ADA came from in computing.


Yes, I believe so. There was a programming language called ADA. I never used it. She was very bright.


That's what I was saying.  It came from Pascal.  Bell distributed a manual cardboard computer to HS students in 1968 to teach them how that works.  I'd be interested in seeing that.


I see. Pascal and ADA are related languages. Is it in use now? I wouldn't expect so.


If I remember right, the gov't was pushing ADA.  There's probably a lot of legacy systems with it.  Did you know the first YouTube video was some dude talking about an elephant...


An elephant? Not ADA? LOL. I guess that makes sense. The first upload was probably pretty basic.


Now there are 79 full episodes of "The Joy of Painting" with Bob Ross.


Yes, that man is a legend! Encouraged so many people to try painting. There should be a paint program called Ross.


Yeah.  Did you know the PS3's only have 256MB of RAM?  That's not much...


That's not much at all. I'm surprised. Anyway, great chat!


I do. So does Clint Eastwood apparently.


Yeah, he plays piano. he also composes too, ive heard.


I didn't know that. That is pretty cool.


He is allergic to horses, i think, so maybe he spends more time at the piano now.


Interesting, I wonder how he shot all of those films then?


I think he wasnt allergic at first, but then developed an allergy. maybe he is getting treatment now? i dont know


I wonder if clint knows that Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.


I'm not sure, but that is a good question. Do you like hats?


hats are good. stylish, functional. i dont wear them often. You?


good thing i dont wear them then. LOL. Im surprised that the most popular hat in the old west was the bowler, not the cowboy hat


Interesting. I would have thought the cowboy hat myself.


Yeah, maybe that is a working hat and people wanted to be stylish? i dont know.


I'm not sure to be honest. There was a law in 1908 that limited the length of hairpins.


boy, those women and their hairpins! LETHAL! LOL i guess women did not carry guns then? that would have been funny


Yeah, sounds pretty comical. Well, nice chatting with you!


Yes, it has been great chatting! I'm glad that the server is back up! Yay


Hello did you know the only fish to have a neck is the seahorse?


I never thought about it but that is interesting! I am kind of frightened that there is a breed of jelly fish that are immortal. Yikes!


And lobster!  They are immortal in a sense that their organs dont age,  so as long as nothing kills them they can technically live forever.


Yuck. I don't like that at all. One of the most interesting fish is the balck swallower fish that can eat prey twice its own length and ten times its weight. Sounds like one of those creepy snakes that eat huge animals.


Yuck?  Ah you dont like seadfood?  I love eating lobster lol I think that fish black swallow is amazing,  to have the ability to have their body stretch like that,  who knows when their next meal will come along.


I am allergic to shellfish...maybe that is it. But can you believe this...  I named my son Fisher. So there is a little love there!


oh thats too bad, sorry to hear.  Haha Fisher,  thats a great name.  Freshwater fish drink water through their skin!


Interesting! I just learned that there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth. Crazy!


Yeah and they are not even all discovered yet!  theres a bunch undiscovered animals and insects in the amazon rainforest still.


The rainforest frightens me. Too many creatures! I can only imagine how many insects are in there!  Did you know that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated?


I didnt.  I guess I would never notice because my dog is white lol


That is funny. My dog has a white patch ...but not on it's forehead!  They say that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had gills and lungs.


I kinda wish we still had gills lol That would be sweet to swim longer under water.


I agree! Look...I love my sleep but there are some birds who fly from alaska to northern mexico without sleeping when migrating. Exhausting!


I know right, thats incredible.  I also love sleeping.


Naps are the best! I like that hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests. Where do you think they hide it?


The hummingbirds?  I have no clue lol Where do they hide?


No!  I was asking where they hide the spiderweb when they are stealing it.  I was trying to be funny.  Didn't work!  LOL!  One fact is that birds bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers!


Oh lol  Thats horrible, i wouldnt want hollow bones lol I guess it makes sense for them,  they have to be light enough to fly


True! Good point! In Australia there are wild birds that can mimic the sound of cameras, car alarms and chainsaws! Creepy!


wow that is really creepy!  I wonder what bird does that lol Its been fun chatting.


To be honest I don't like soccer. But I may watch the World Cup if the USA makes it to that point. What about you?


Yeah I like it because it is so international. did  you know the city where it will be hosted in 2022 does not exist yet


That is crazy. Are you going to watch it? I don't know how they can just create a city out of nowhere and have it ready for 2022, but we'll see what happens


Yeah I am looking forward to it and yes, I do not know how that is going to work


I do like the United States and soccer though. They got third place back in 1930 which was the first FIFA World Cup


Nice, maybe they manage to climb back. you never know. The countries that host it do not have any net economic gains


Nope I heard about that. That's why I wonder why they're making an entire city for the World Cup. I guess the women's soccer team is better than the men's soccer team in the United States. Is that correct?


Yup, they seem to do much better. soccer players make more money than other sports combined, well the major ones


That is really crazy. I know that football the United States makes a ton of money too. I always wondered why Americans call it soccer. I guess that is slang for association football


Yeah I think football means differnt things in many different countries


Yeah I think you're right. I want to see the soccer variation with three teams. I bet that's really insane


yeah that would be interesting to know. a german soccer player donated his winning from the world cup to kids in brazil


Wow that's really nice of him. I think it was something like three hundred thousand Euros? And it was paying for surgeries for those kids. That is so nice


that is super heartwarming. do you know jon stewart?


I do know him. I think he was on The Daily Show correct?


Yeah he is and he was also a very skilled soccer player


I didn't know that. what are your thoughts on Tom Hanks?


I love the guy he is so talented. he is the highest box office star


Yep I agree. He has a lot of awesome movies. I guess he's made almost 9 billion dollars worldwide with his film earnings. That is so much!


Hey!  How are you today?  Are you an animal person?  I live in Florida so we have a ton of wildlife.  One I don't like is jellyfish!  There is a breed that is immortal!


I have never seen a jellyfish in person. I love animals though.


I have almost stepped on a few when they wash up on the beach.  Scary stuff.  Fish in general can be scary like the black swallower than can eat prey ten times its weight.


Yeah and twice its own length. Wonder where it puts it all.


No kidding!  Only one fish has a neck, the seahorse.  That seems crazy to me!


Did you know freshwater fish only drink water through their skin via osmosis.


I did not know that!  I think as animal lovers we would be happy in Germany.  In 2002, they universally gave animals constitutional rights.


I dont know about taking it that far. Seems like they ma be trying to make up for something over there in germany.


Haha, very true.  That is a lot of animals to give right to!  I do now know how many are in Germany, but there are 20 quintillion individual animals on the planet!


I can't even comprehend that number!  It is sad so many go extinct like the dodo bird.


That is sad. Have you heard where hiccups ome from.


Yes, I have actually.  They are a holdover from long ago when the first land animals had both gills and lungs.


Exactly what I was gonna say. Do you like birds.


I do, we have a ton of those in Florida too!  They can trace birds back to 170 million years ago! Wild!


Some birds fly from alaska to mexico without sleeping when migrating.


That is a crazy fact!  Probably helps that their bones are very hollow and their skeleton weighs less than their feathers.


I'm not really into sports, but soccer isn't bad. My friend is obsessed with it and was telling me about this guy Freddy Adu who became pro at 14, I think


Apparently he peaked early though and never really became as great as he could be


That is a shame. Do you watch the world cup?


No, but my boyfriend has been trying to get me to. He said I should start with women's soccer because the female US team hasn't placed lower than third since they started in 1991.


Despite the US not being as supportive of soccer as other sports, the us teams have done amazingly well in the world cups as you mentioned


Yeah, but i think Americans are getting tired of some of the US only sports. Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball and golf combined.


That is because soccer is the most popular internationally


I asked my boyfriend why it's called soccer here and he said it was slang for association football in the states.


Honestly, football and american football confused the heck out of me when I was younger. Calling it soccer made it easier


Maybe they should just call American football :stupid ball" and get it over with. I heard the city set to host the fifa in 2022 doesn't even exist yet.


True many countries want to host despite no immediate economic benefits


That's really surprising, I heard there are no disceernable economic benefits to host the Olympics either. I guess the whole process is so taxing to the economy and people.


Perhaps but it also provides prestige, advertisement, tourism, and jobs so I guess it is worth it


I like that some of the players are altruistic at least, even if sports is mostly about money. I heard a German player donated his 300,000 FIFA win money to help kids in Brazil get surgery.


I heard Jon Stewart was a footballer as well.


I hope soccer continues to maintain such a healthy spirit despite allegations of corruption surrounding the league


I am sure it will only gain in popularity as Americans start looking outside the country for what's new and different


I am not a big wine drinker, I have it occasionally but sometimes it gives me very bad headaches.


I guess Oregon wine is making a big push to be great! I had no idea!


I know California is a major wine region, I guess the entire West Coast is a good place to have vineyards.


Yeah. I really want to do a vineyard tour in Napa. Have you ever been?


No I have not. I will be traveling to Portland this year so I may have to see these Oregon vineyards firsthand now.


Nice. My sister loves a vineyard in Oregon. I cannot remember the name though. She got pretty drunk on it and spent like $500 on a few cases.


I'll have to watch how much wine I have, I don't know if I have enough space in my luggage to bring a few cases home.


No, she had them mailed to her house! We have different priorities... I do not mind wine in a box. She has "standards". Ha!


I believe a lot more wineries are using the box delivery method. I think it saves them money and helps keep the wine fresher.


Yes I've watched all the movies. I'm probably not as big a fan as a lot of people. How about you?


I do like them but am not a huge fan. I thought I knew a lot but then got humbled by a true fan. They take that stuff really seriously!


Yes they do, I have heard a lot of them reference stories from outside the movies. I did not know there was so much lore in that universe.


I had no idea the original lightsaber is in the international space station. Wow...


That's really cool, I wonder if any of the astronauts have taken it out to pretend to be Luke Skywalker.


I would! I would also keep it secret like they did in empire strikes back, telling the crew lies!


That must have been great to watch the crew's reaction when the real line was filmed!


I think they have done that with other shows in the past to not give away the ending of finales...


Yes I have heard that they'll make fake scripts, only allow certain people on set, and put the names of actors on script pages in case it leakes.


I'm so ready for daylight savings time and longer days. Did you know that when the Earth was formed a day was only 5.5 hours long?


interesting, lets talk about the planets more. Most planets spin around the run but uranus rolls around it.