There is always some interest in the champions of the NFC and AFC playing each other.


i guess so. i usually root for the underdog. i like the upset. do you bet on the game?


I am not allowed to gamble because I work for a company that makes tracking chips in shoulder pads!


thats great! LOL. the tracking chips. can they track players off the field to make sure they dont go to the same restaurants as cheerleaders?


I would guess so, although players don't wear shoulder pads to restaurants.     Maybe ask Matt Patricia, who is both a coach and a rocket scientist.


the chips are only in the shoulder pads? Ok, so that won't work. Matt might have a way to keep track of those guys and their eating habits.


True.      A big change from the first nfl playoff game in 1932!


I think that the NFL has come a long way. The players make more, the teams are bigger, everything is bigger. A lot of injuries, though. Anyway, great chat!


Thanks!   I think I will go read up on the 32 teams in the NFL.


Enjoy! I'll talk to you later, I'm sure.


No problem.     RPI is a cool university!


I am good, thanks. I'm wondering if you are a football fan like me? I know a lot of people are sad the season is over, especially since fantasy football is such a hit.


I like football, but I don't get much chance to watch. usually I try to catch the SB.


What is the SB? I know if fantasy football it's all about the picks and people plan for weeks.


Super Bowl. Sorry, should have made that clear. I've never played fantasy sports. What's the goal? How do you win? What do you win?


Oh, duh, sorry. The goal is to draft the best team by picking members from all teams to make the best.  Did you know bowlers in the 1960's made more than NFL players?


I believe it. Bowlers had their golden age. Many leagues and lots of local interest. Then the modern gladiators showed up and stole the show.


Yes! I used to bowl myself on a league. I am  more of a football fan. I know former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never had a fumble in his career!


How did he do that? special gloves? Giant hands? Did he get a bonus? I hope so!


I think just raw talent. It's hard to say if he got a bonus since the NFL has a total of 32 teams. It's hard to keep up.


I can't keep up. That's why I follow during the playoffs. I think that it would be interesting to see if a woman could play.


Actually, the NFL has no rules against women playing as long as they meet the league's eligibility requirements!


I figure that a woman could be akicker or something. They should be referees and such.


I would say. I would not want to see a man v woman contact.


Yes, I think it would make the viewers squeamish. Maybe women on women though. That could be fun.


I am not sure I could watch! Although the average game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay.


That seems short, but I guess they stand around waiting a lot. Great work, if you can get it.


Yeah, no kidding. Although the average lifetime salary of engineers is higher than the average lifetime earning of an NFL player.


Plus fewer concussions too. I think it would be better for women to go into engineering.


Yeah, no kidding! I know the cheerleaders on the Saints have to leave a restaurant if a team player is there.


Sexism, plain and simple. Anyway, great chatting!


I am.  I used to watch NFL Sunday all the time.  I don't anymore though.  How about you?


I watch every Sunday.  it is my favorite time.  Did you know that quarterback's average passing was 93.6 now


That's really impressive.  I find it more interesting that an average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.  It's still fun to watch


I know.  I think because the league prefers offense over defense nowaday


I believe that. The fans want action all of the time.  Watching defensive play after defensive play can get annoying.  Also, you want point grabbers on your fantasy team too.  Defense doesn't always help you win.


Did you know that the university football locker room was painted in all pink


That's a great way to mess with the visiting team!  Do you play fantasy football?


hahaha.  Yeah, I play occasionally.  You?


I used to.  I actually used to love playing fantasy Hockey.  I was much better at that.   I never knew that ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line!  I didn't think you could win an emmy for that.


I did not that people fantasy draft the national spelling bee


I can see that.  I didn't know it actually existed though.  It's like in Vegas - you can bet on anything


Also, do you know that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving fantasy and reality


That is really interesting.  Almost as interesting as the fact that the Saints' cheerleaders cannot eat in the same restaurant as any NFL player


I think they do not want any distraction.  Hahah


Probably.  I guess it's written into their contract.


football players are having too much troubles already


That's true.  But it seems everyone else has to change their ways for them.


by the way, nice chatting with you.  Happy holiday


No, are you a 49'ers fan?  Garoppolo the quarterback has had his struggles and fantasy football players are making their choices.


I AM NOT A HUGE FAN OF FOOTBALL. JUST WATCH IT WHEN I CAN. The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0. THIS TRULY INSANE!


I don't play fantasy football, but I might try out fantasy drafting the national spelling bee.  Apparently, people do that.


How would you like to be part of Fantasy Congress?  Players can draft members of congress and bet on legislature success.


THAT IS NOT BAD AT ALL. I WOULD DEFINETLY WANT TO BE PART OF THAT


Did you hear that the lifetime average earnings of an engineer is higher than that of an average mlb or nfl player?  Sounds like a good occupation.


BUT ALSO REQUIRES A LOT OF EDUCATION. I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS NOT THAT EASY


No, I studied it for a few years and changed majors.  It is very difficult and you have to like that type of material to study it.


If you visit the University of Iowa, you can see a pink locker room!


YEP. I READ THAT TOO. VERY INTERESTING AND DIFFERENT AT THE SAME TIME


Did you hear that bowlers in the 60's were very well paid?  They made twice as much as top football stars at the time


YEP..A janitor from chicago wrote over six years a 15,145-page fantasy manuscript with over 300 watercolor illustrations called "in the realms of the unreal", which was only discovered after his death.. FASCINATING, ISN'T IT?


Wow.  Fantasy sure is prominent everywhere.


New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave. iSN'T THIS A LITTLE TOO MUCH?


That sounds sexist.  Do you think a woman will make it to the NFL.  There is no rule against it?


EVEN THOUGH THERE ISN'T A RULE AGAINST IT, i DON'T THINK SO


Nice talking to you.  Who you rooting for in the Superbowl?


I do, I even play a fantasy football game, what about you?


I love playing fantasy football.  Have played for bout 17 or 18 years now.  Did you know that they even have a fantasy league for congress?


I dont really know that but I do know a bit about players QB Macus Mariona is a bad choice, one of the worst QBs in the season


I agree.  I kind of thought he was a little overrated when he was drafted.


Yeah only 13 TD passes which is low for a QB, he did have a better season the previous year


Saquon Barkley should be a good pick for the fantasy draft next season.


Im not aware of that player in what position does he play?


He is a running back for the New York Giants.


Oh I see, he must be a great choice then so fantasy football, people seem to love fantasy leagues not only sports but just about anything


Yes they do.  They even have a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee.  I have no idea how that works though.


No idea either it does sound kind of boring theres even a fantasy congress league


I've heard about that league.  That's where players draft members of congress and points are based off legislative success.  Sounds like a snoozefest to me.


Sounds  also really boring, who knows it might be interesting, so do you also like fantasy novels?


Can't say that I do.  lol  Do you like them?


I do like them, interesting fact but a janitor wrote over 15,145 pages of fantasy but never published his work


That's a lot of writing.  I wonder why after putting all that work into it he never published it.  Maybe it was back in the days before the internet where you had to have a book deal to get published.


Maybe he didnt think his book had potential or was waiting to finish it, he died and then the piece of literature got discovered so its hard to tell now


I agree with you.  Did you know that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy?


Thats interesting I didnt know that, our brain is sure full with mysteries


I agree!  It's been fun chatting with you!


Yeah, its also been great chatting with you, thanks for the chat.


me too, I am a university of iowa football fan, they paint their visitors locker room pink!


That's cool.  Do you watch the NFL at all?


I love watching the NFL, out of the 32 teams, my favorite is the vikings, do you have a favorite?


nice I was a 49ers fan back in the day. I loved Jerry Rice and Steve Young. Games were more exciting back then. Now gametime is only like 11 minutes of actual playing


I know! Do you follow the odds for each team winning at all"


It is part of how the betting on each team is handled.  There is an over/under on each team winning.


Gotcha, I think your teams have low odds of winning it all currently, that may change with better picks. Did you know who benjarvus green ellis was?


I think he was a running back.  You are correct about my teams winning it all.  The Vikings do not appear to be doing to well either.


nope lol. Maybe Benjarvus needs to come back and teach our teams how to not fumble the ball!


LOL!  It seems when the Vikings play the Packers one should pick the Packers.  What do you think?


Well not now, packers are almost worst than both our teams lol! I think the vikings and 49ers could beat them 222-0 like georgia tech beat a team in 1916


I doubt it. I would say the Packers are favored over the Vikings.  I would not bet against Rogers.


That is true, he is pretty prime time. He is my quarterback for my fantasy football team, I can't bet against him


LOL!  Did you know that one of the most expensive high school football stadiums was built in Allen,TX?


I read that in an article, how much was it? that is a waste of money in my opinion!


It was $60 million.  I know that is a ton of money!  Did you also know that Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's football team?


Wow that is so much money! I did not know about Snoop, I want to hear it. I will go check it out now. Have an amazing day friend!


I am. I like watching football even though the games only have an average of 11 minutes of live game play.


I have heard that before, it's crazy to think of that.  I guess most of the time is spent moving the chains, and player, and coaches.


Yeah. I think the technology for marking the first down line is pretty amazing. ESPN won an emmy for creating the yellow line we see on TV.


Really? I didn't know that, very interesting.  I guess that does help a lot with the viewers.


Yeah. Technology is huge in football. The NFL now uses tracking chips in sholder pads to record player movement on the field. They also track ball movement.


Yeah I can see them doing that.  I know they are tracking a lot more when it comes to hitting too, the helmets I think have trackers.


I would have liked to be the engineer who designed the tracking chips. Did you know that the average engineer makes more in a lifetime than the average NFL player?


Wow, I would never have guessed that about them.


Yeah. In the 60's the top bowlers made twice as much asthe top football stars! Crazy!


No way that's crazy.  I guess the dream job would be pro bowler in the 60's lol!


That would be crazy. Imagine if we had fantasy leagues for pro bowling. We do have fantasy drafts for the national spelling bee!


That would be too funny, and really, that is pretty unbelievable.  I guess there is a fantasy comic who has been knighted.


That would be awesome to be knighted. There was once a janitor from Chicago who wrote a 15,145 page fantasy manuscript over six years. That guy deserves to be knighted.


Wow yeah that is the guy that should have been.  Are you into the Lord of the Rings fantasy novels?


Not really. I have them on my list to read and watch. I did enjoy the Harry Potter fantasies.


I have not read those but have read half of the Tolkien fantasy novels.


That's cool. It's crazy to think that a single fold in the brain makes the difference in our perceptions of reality and fantasy. Tolken must have had a very tight fold!


That is a crazy idea, and yeah he must have!


If you could write a fantasy novel, would it be based on oral traditions or would it likely be based on more modern media?


I think traditions, modern media is pretty gross if you ask me.  I like old time stuff better myself.


I have a passing knowledge. How familiar are you with the sport?


I know some of the basics, but I also know that there is really only 11 minutes of active game play.  Crazy seeing how long the games are.


I agree. It is also interesting how they have no rule against female players? However, I wonder if the eligibility requirements inherently disqualify them?


They might, or just make it so they wont want to play.  I mean I think anyone who is good enough should be eligible to play.  But I can imagine many women who would want to go up against 300 pound linemen


It is a dangerous sport and I don't think football is as developed a sport for women comparatively to most other sports


I would agree.  They even have chips in shoulderpads to record moves of players and with that they can see how hard they get hit.


I heard they also put chips in the footballs themselves to gather data on velocity, rotation, speed, and location


Yeah, with that do you think it could also help determine reviews?  Like use that data to say where the ball was or wasnt at any given point.


That I am not sure since I am not sure how much of that data is effective real time


The yellow line sure helped things develop in terms of home viewership, so much so that ESPN won an Emmy for it


True. It probably made things much more digestible for the general audience and promoted its popularity


Did you know that the highest scoring and biggest spread was in a game in 1916?


I imagine it was at least hundreds apart?


222-0.  I dont even see how that is possible.  That one team must have been really bad.


Perhaps a combination of the winning team being just that good and the losing team being so bad


Ive seen some blow outs, but never by that much.


I never have, but my brother gets seriously into it.


Ah well I would recommend it. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I never knew the NFL was the highest professional level of football in the world.  Did you?


I did.  The 17 week regular season is my favorite sports season.


I do.  There are four division winners for each conference that advance to the playoffs.  the Ravens are my favorite team.


Interesting.  I understand that computer chips are used to track movements of players and the ball.  That is really high tech.


I know.  Not like it used to be.  I knew they were in the ball, but didn't know they were in the shoulder pads of the players.


Yes, but none have met the league's eligibility requirements as of yet.


I wonder what the requirements are.  I have watched a super bowl every now and then and those are good.


I do as well.  What else is there to do on the first Sunday in February?  They are, but I like the playoffs more.  More of an emphasis on the game and not so much on the show.


I never thought about it but that's true.  It does seem to play up the commercials and half time performances.


Very much so.  There is a game between the champions of the NFC and AFC, but alot of times the playoff games are the better ones.


This weekend.  My favorite team, the Raven's, plan on Sunday.


Who do they play?  I know there are two conferences. Which one are they in?


They play in the AFC and play the Chargers this weekend.  The cheerleaders have been around town hyping the game, but they usually cannot hand out with the players.


Yes.  The Saints cheerleaders cannot even eat in the same restaurant as the players.


I guess it is to keep the players from getting distracted or from bad press about teams.


I'm sure.  Even if the cheerleader is already there, if a player walks into the restaurant the cheerleader has to leave.


I remember JJ Watt called Andy Dalton the Little Red BB gun with his arm, he the worst quarterback in the AFC North


Don't know much about football, you say he was the worst quarterback. who was the best?


I would have to say it was the Baltimore Raven's rookie QB Lamar Jackson seeing as how he was the only one in the division to get his team to the playoffs. But I can admit, I'm biased


That's cool i remember seeing the Cleveland brows play once how's there QB?


Baker Mayfield? He's good.. I believe Cleveland would have actually made the playoffs if he had started the whole season but I believe they named him the starter after like 6 weeks


I heard that the Iowa Universities looker room is painted pink for the visiting team.


Really? That's pretty interesting but if I was the opposite team that would just make me more angry on the field lol the defense and pass rushers are probably on the field trying to knock their heads off


Right i feel the same way!! Did you know that in the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as nfl players?


Wow, when you think about how much the top earners in the NFL make today that's almost mind blowing.  That almost as crazy as people fantasy drafting the national spelling Bee.


Yeah know that is crazy. What about fantasy congress.


Where players draft members of congress and base the points off legislative success? that sounds so boring in comparison to fantasy sports and I really don't even know how you would gauge "legislative success"


Well if we believe that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy then who know, lol!


Haha crazy but true..Do you think we'll ever see a female player in the NFL? To my surprise, they are allowed to play as long as they meet the eligibility requirements.


Yeah i heard that and am surprised we haven't yet. Personally i think they should just have their own league like the WNBA.


That would actually be pretty cool and I may enjoy watching that better than the NFL lol They should be allowed to be more than just cheerleaders, especially for the New Orleans Saints. The Saints cheerleaders can't even eat in the same establishment as an NFL player and they even would have to get up and leave if one entered after them...Sounds like throwback jim crow laws


Don't start, lol! However that id very sexist. On a lighter note did you hear about a janitor that wrote everyday over six years. 15,145 pages?


Yeah that's very impressive, I wish he would have been alive to see his work discovered. I wonder what ever became of the works? Hopefully it was created and his family received the proceeds.


That would be the right thing to do. Did you know that ESPN won an Emmy award?


Yeah i figured that as the world wide leader in sports, but I had no idea it was for creating the  first down marker superimposed on our televisions in yellow. That yellow line definitely makes the came more enjoyable and easy to follow at times. so well deserved lol


I agree my friend. So the NFL merged with the AFL after being formed in 1920 as the American Football League.


yes one of the greatest and most profitable mergers of all time...I bet they never imagined the game would expand to have 32 teams


Yeah humble beginnings. You know there is a RB who has never fumbled the ball in his career?


Yes, I remember watching Green-Ellis play. he wasn't too shabby. Well I enjoyed talking to you, I learned a few things.


I sure do! With 32 teams in the NFL it is on all the time at my place!


For sure, do you have a favorite of the 32?


I really just like them all! Can you believe the NFL's rule about females?


what is their rule, I don't think they have rules towards females do they?


You are right! They have no rule against females playing as long as they can meet the league's eligibility requirements.


Nice, I wonder why we have never seen that before. I heard the saints have a rule regarding their female cheerleaders, kind of sexist, have you heard of it?


Yes, if you are talking about the rule where cheerleaders are forbidden to eat in the same restaurant as an NFL player.


yea that one, that is so weird. I don't understand it, what are your thoughts?


I wonder why it was made, so what if a cheerleader and a player are married? Then what?


Boom, mind blown! lol I wonder if it was an old rule back in the day, at least I hope so


I know! But who knows. So, can you believe that the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is  more than an NFL player?


That is crazy, but believable, nfl careers tend to be short. The engineers make chips to track data and deserve more money


Yes, you are right. They NFL even uses data chips!


wow, I wonder what they track, do you know?


They use tracking chips in the players shoulder pads and in the footballs.


Do they track like velocity, rotation, and their every move?


Yes, that is exactly it. That must really help make for some detailed game plans!


I agree. Have you ever heard of Benjarvus Green Ellis?


The name rings a bell. Was he a Patriot?


Yep and a Bengal I think. He never fumbled once in his career!


Wow! That's quite an accomplishment. What position did he play?


He was a running back. He had a lot of carries too so that was amazing, it was so nice chatting with you!


Yea, I follow it like everyday. It's interesting how Todd Gurley signed a $45 million extension with the Rams and then ended up injured


Especially since Gurley is a RB. That's the largest guarantee for that position


Yea, I wonder how much that influenced Le'von Bell not to sign with the Steelers


I guess the lifespan for running backs isn't very long, and some think Bell may only have one or two more seasons left. The deal he was offered is a five year deal


I heard Bell wanted $17 million a season, I wouldn't want to do that for five years


Most start to decline in skill once they reach 27. Quarterbacks have a longer lifespan in the NFL


Yea, Alex Smith said he had a lot of years left but that was before his injury


It's amazing how many injuries occur in a game that really only has about 11 minutes of gameplay


Yea, I bet the injuries is a major reason why engineers make more on average than nfl players in their lifetime


It might also be why we don't see women playing in the NFL despite there not being a rule preventing it


Yea but I can see a woman playing at place kicker one day


I've heard that might be happening. She probably wouldn't mind the pink visitor's lockers at the University of Iowa


Well there are female bowlers, I wonder if they made more than the top football stars in the 1960s


If they did, television probably ruined that for them, especially when the game became easier to understand with the yellow first down line created by ESPN. They deserved the Emmy for that one


Yea I'm surprised no one thought of the yellow first down line sooner than espn


True. I wonder who came up with the idea to embed chips in the footballs and shoulder pads for record data. It probably paved the way for fantasy football


yea but fantasy events have gotten out of hand, there is even a fantasy draft for the spelling bee


Not just the spelling bee, but for Congress as well. That seems like a lot


Yea I'm not a big fan of Fantasy congress


Me neither. I don't pay enough attention for that


Hi there, yes I do like it actually some of them as they can mean a different thing in various countries


Yeah that is true, do you like american football?


I actually do . U of Iowa painted their visitor locker room pink


Hmm I wonder if that is supposed to have any effect on the opposing team or what


Yeah I wonder about that too. DId you know football players made more money than football ones in the 60s?


Wow that is interesting. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


I think it is 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland


Yeah what a game that must have been.. I bet Georgia Tech still brags about it


I bet so too. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


Yeah they won it for the superimposed yellow line


Yeah and I am grateful for that because it makes game watching much easier at home


Agreed there, for sure. DO you know who Benjarvus Green-Ellis is?


Yeah that is the rb who never fumbled the ball in his career


Yeah that is him. Did you know women can play in the NFL?


Yeah since there is no rule against them,, as long as they qualify


Yes that is true. An average game lasts only 11 minutes too.


Yeah that is pretty short and yet we are glued to the tv for hours


Tell me about it. Engineers make more over their lifetime than football players.


I guess that makes sense since they have longer careers over the lifetime


THat is actually a really good point. Nice chat.


Hi! Yes, I really enjoy watching all forms of sports though I'm not too familiar with fantasy football, are you?


I am, but I just started playing recently, I think fantasy baseball is the most fun surprisingly.


Why is it surprisingly fun? Do the same number of players play on the field as does the real game?


I am not as much into baseball as I am the other sports, but it makes the game a lot more fun to follow.  You have the same number of offensive players I think, and then like 6 spots for pitching.


Oh sorry, I think I meant fantasy football but thanks for clarifying, I'm not familiar with baseball at all as I am with football. If rb Benjarvus Green-Ellis had broken his non-fumble record during the superbowl, I think the game would've been more entertaining to watch.


Yeah the super bowl this year was pretty much a dud from the fans' perspective.  Last years was much better.


I couldn't agree more, though I think people who participated in sports betting would've enjoyed this year's game a lot more than last year.


That you are probably right about.  Speaking of football, do you know what the highest scoring game pro or college ever was?


I don't know what the highest score was, but if I had to take a guess, would it be in the seventies?


I guess it was 222-0!  In a college game Georgia Tech beat Cumberland.


That must've been a long time ago because I don't remember seeing anything on the news or social media discussing that. I'd imagine feeds would be flooded with jokes at the team! I would also be surprised if female players played in the NFL because there's no rules against it.


Yeah i'm sure it was a long time ago.  I think that would be very cool if a female player would make a team.


Yeah, I would love to see that though I'd imagine they would have to be extremely buff to survive a tackle from those professional linebackers!


Yeah and be very fast, but it could happen, I know there are girls out there trying to make it.


Yeah, that'll be a big step above how the Saints treat their cheerleaders because they are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as the players.


I read that, I think that rule is pretty outdated and rather silly to be honest.


Yeah I agree, do you have any clue or theories as to why they initiated that rule in the first place?


Who knows, they probably don't want them dating the cheerleader from the team, but that's just a random thought.


Yeah, that's a good theory. I can't think of any but I wonder what color the University of Iowa's cheerleader's locker room is painted since they painted the visitor's locker rooms completely pink.


Yeah isn't that pretty funny? I wonder who was in charge that gave the final ok for them to paint it that way.


Has to be the head coach whenever the opposing team's coach made him angry so to get back at them, that's what they did to get in their heads.


I am, I like college and NFL. What about you?


I am. Did you know the highest score was 222-0?


Yeah, didn't Georgia Tech beat Cumberland that bad?


Yeah it is. I wonder if Cumberland even put up a fight?


I wonder if they painted their visitor locker room pink like University of Iowa? That'd make me want to beat somebody that bad. haha


It's not cheating if it works against you.


That's true! Did you know bowlers in the 60s made more than NFL stars.


That's crazy to think. I'm sure it's the other way around big time now. But they do say that engineers lifetime earnings is higher than the lifetime earnings of an NFL player.


I can believe that. I think some players don't play that long or make that much.


They say the average career is 3.3 years for an NFL player. That's kind of interesting seeing as so many players have long careers.


Well, gameplay is only 11 minutes as well.


It's crazy that it takes almost 3 hours for 11 minutes of gameplay.


Exactly, usually more than 3 hours to be honest. LOL


That is true. Maybe they should get some female players out there. They could speed things up. There's no rule against them player anyways.


Yeah, there were female players in high school. Anyways, nice chatting with you!


Yeah, there were a few in my high school league. Have a good evening.


Hi, how are you? Do you follow football?


I sometimes follow it. Around playoffs. Did you hear that the University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is  painted pink?


I did, I wonder if they think that will throw off their opponent?


I guess that's the idea. I can't imagine it really working or everyone would do it.


Yeah I think it must be more of a tradition now, I doubt a color would really affect another team's performance.


The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when Georgia tech defeated Cumberland 222-0. Would pink locker rooms have helped Cumberland, do you think?


I don't think anything would have helped Cumberland that day. Probably only a freak hurricane.


In the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars. I wonder how much they actually made though.


I know that some of the players for my favorite team in the 60's had offseason jobs.


I've heard that too. Now they need to learn to manage money. An average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay. That seems short to me.


They have to fit in all those ads! Sometimes I like to watch hockey or basketball live more because of that.


That's true. The ads take up a lot of time in NFL TV games.


Especially during the Super Bowl. They charge millions of dollars for those ads!


Quite true. The fans in the stands have to wait for the game to start up again.


Sometimes there are videos, songs, or presentations in the stadium during those stoppages. If not, it would be super boring.


I imagine it would be. It might be interesting to see women in the game.  The NFL has no written rule against female players


I would be worried that they would get seriously hurt, there are over 300 pound men playing some of those positions. Those hits have to do some major damage.


I'm all for women breaking barriers and the belief that they can accomplish anything a man can, but not when there is a chance for major injury just based on a size advantage.


True. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Hello. I really do. It is some of my favorite genre of books. Do you like it?


I do as well. I also like fantasy sports. Do you play any fantasy sports?


No I never really got into fantasy sports. To be honest I'm not really sure how they work. Do people pick someone off stats or based on the teams?


Yep pretty much. I love playing fantasy football. Did you know there is a fantasy national spelling bee?


Now that is a fantasy team I could see myself making. Or the one where they do the fantasy congress. I don't think I'm knowledgable enough to do the sports ones. I just watch for fun sometimes.


Haha that would be a fun one to play with Congress. Did you know a single fold in the brain is what makes the difference between reality and fantasy?


The human body really is a remarkable thing. Just think that one fold allowed a humble janitor to write an amazing fantasy masterpiece. I would love to read that.


I would love reading that too. It was 15,145 pages long. That would take me a long time to read lol.


True. I think a few hundred pages are illustrations though so that helps. They should publish it in several books and see what the public things. It sounds fascinating.


That does sound really cool to check out. Do you like football?


I don't mind it. I live in football country so it is hard to avoid. I don't have a particular team to root for but it is fun to watch sometimes. Do you watch a lot?


I love football. Iowa painted their opposing team locker room pink.


That sounds like a very Iowa thing. There is a huge rivalry between the college teams in Iowa. I could see them doing it to try and intimidate the other team in some way.


The average NFL game is only 11 minutes of actual live gameplay.


It really seems like it should be longer than that but I suppose there is the huddles and waiting for the snap. Did you know that ESPN actually got an award for the creation of the yellow line on the field image?


I did see that about ESPN. I love that yellow line. I don't know what I would do without it.


Yeah it really makes it easier for the viewers to follow along at home. That was a well deserved award.


Definitely. The NFL has no written rule against women playing in the league.


It might not be a written rule but the requirements are so out there that no woman is ever going to be anything more than a cheerleader on a pro team. And usually not a well treated one at that especially in New Orleans.


For sure. I could see them being a kicker one day. Well, it was good chatting. Take care.


Are you a football fan? Do you follow NFL or do fantasy football?


No not really. How bout yourself? Are you a redskins fan?


Don't really follow football until the playoffs. Not really a redskins fan. Surprised they still have changed their name.


I think they are talking about it, but haven't made a decision yet. Apparently the Cleveland Browns are pretty bad too.


The Browns are known for a terrible defense. I wonder if they paint their locker room walls brown for inspiration. If so, it ain't working.


:)  Trent Williams is leading the offensive line for the Redskins this season.


How has he done? Should I have put money on the 'Skins?


Not really well apparently, his running average is terrible! Could you imagine a women's football team? WOuld you watch that?


I think they've had league with women, but they are running around in skimpy uniforms. I would rather have women in the NFL.


Me too. That was like the lingerie league or something, right? I wonder if women could take the impact of a tackle like men can?


I suppose it depends on the woman, but I expect that women would be kickers, punters, etc. Not much contact.


I'm sure they would use the tracking chips on the women like they do the men to find out. But I imagine the women would need to play like the men too.


That would be interesting to compare men and women and their movement on the field. It would be funny to see male cheerleaders too.


It would! Then maybe they would have to leave the restaurant when the women came in!


I still don't know what that accomplishes for the NO Saints. Is it supposed to prevent romance?


That and probably problems between the two. If they got rowdy together, it might be a problem. Have you ever watched the national spelling bee?


I guess if there's a way to gamble, people will find it. I wonder how much you can win.


I have no idea. There is a fantasy congress too! What?!


Hey you do any fantasy football? What do you think about Berkley


I do not normally play but he is making a comeback in the FF circles


Well Barclay was the second pick in the 2018 draft, so I know he's really good, do you think he's going to put up a lot of yards this year?


He did well at Penn State as a junior so hopefully he will be able to keep that up in the NFL


Yeah I hope so he seems very promising, also his workload should be minimal which I think will give him a lot of possibilities


I like the NFL a lot - it is curious that in the 60's bowlers made more money than NFL players!


Shocking! I never would have thought that, what do you think about the highest scoring football game of all time?


222-0!  I would have left after the first quarter!


Me too! Especially if I were rooting for Cumberland that is quite a loss LOL


Yes and back in 1916 there was not even our magical yellow line


Nope that might have actually helped them out haha. Maybe they would not have lost so badly, it was definitely worth giving ESPN an Emmy for creating that


I love how my school Iowa paints the visiting team's locker room pink just to screw with the other team


Haha that is funny. Did you go to that school? I love the Patriots, and I personally love that one of their players has never fumbled the ball, that's so good


Yes he is amazingly good.  The NFL only has 11 minutes of live gameplay so that is not that much time per game


Not a lot of time at all! What is shocking to me though is that females can actually play for the NFL, there is no rule against it


Yes as a kid I always wanted to play in the NFL or the MLB but being a tiny girl never quite made the team!   Luckily my career as an engineer will pay me more over the long run


Well that's good because you'll make more over your lifetime! What do you think about how the Saints treat cheerleaders though? My friend was a cheerleader in college and he would not have appreciated having to leave a restaurant if a player entered


Oh for sure.  That is very rude!  They would never allow a female player.  I do like what the NFL is doing with tracking chips however.


Yes it is interesting. They can track the speed rotation and location of the balls and also of the players, very technologically advanced


Yes did you watch the Super Bowl on the first sunday in February?  It was rather boring this year


Yes I agree it was really boring. They should have added some fantasy into it, do you ever do fantasy football by the way? Or fantasy Spelling Bee for that matter haha


Yeah, pretty much! One thing I don't understand is why they have to trade team members. It just kind of ruins it for me, or at least makes it hard to stay loyal to any one team. You?


For sure, you can't get into a groove if you don't have the chemistry. You bring up a good point. Which one of the 32 teams is your favorite?


Yeah, I root for the seattle seahawks, because it's my home team. The new colors are kind of horrible though. Which team is your favorite?


Nice go seahawks! They could be worst, my team is the vikings, purple and gold!


Heh,, wooo extravagant colors! The former Patriots running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis has NEVER fumbled the football in his entire career!


That is an amazing feat! He needs to coach the new RBs how to play, they always fumble!


I wonder what the difference is now. I heard that in the 60's top bowlers made twice as much money as the top football stars! Crazy!


That is so different these days, I wonder what the difference in pay is now. Probably so much. Do you like college football?


I've never really been into college football. I guess if I had to choose a team it would be "the UNLV Rebels". What about you?


I never knew they had a team. I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan, they paint their visiting locker rooms pink


Haha! Well that's not very nice of them! Kind of funny though!


for sure, I think it deals with psychology and psyching the other team out into a calming mood, pretty crazy stuff right there


yeah that's really interesting! I should paint my house pink to attempt to calm myself. Haha. Did you know that people fantasy draft the national spelling bee?


Lol I need to also. I did not know that about the spelling bee, I wonder how that works. Do you play fantasy anything?


No, I never have! Have you? Fantasy congress is a thing! where players draft members of congress and points are based off of legislative success! I can't imagine all of the fantasy drafts people will think up!


ha that is kind of a cool concept, but I think they need to focus on other things lol. I can understand them doing fantasy football, but come on!


I know what's next? Fantasy science and space exploration! Interesting fact, a single fold in the brain makes a difference between perceiving reality and fantasy! Scary to think about TBI in that sense. One hit to the head and a person could be stuck in a fantasy world!


That would be intense to be in TBI from a hit to the head, I would want to get out. I enjoyed chatting with you!


Yes it was great chatting with you as well! Have a nice night!


Nor do I, I don't have much time to crunch all the data needed. Do you enjoy watching the NFL ?


I am actually not a huge fan of football, but I have learned in section 1 of the article to never take a kicker before the final round.


That is in fantasy football where you draft players and compete with you friends on who choose the best players. There is even a fantasy league for spelling bee.


I see that now, thank you.  I did not know there was a fantasy league for spelling bee either.


You have to really know the children, or just choose the one from your favorite state. I guess, it is the latter, I am not picturing people taking this seriously.


I think that sounds like a fun way to gamble!  I learned in section 3 the Deshaun Watson, he is a QB and streaked like a comet!


People sometimes use articles to choose their players, what makes him special ?


He racked up 1,472 passing yards and 18 TDs in 5 games.  Than he ended up tearing a ligament in his knee.


I thinks an injury would be bad for your fantasy team, your friend might laugh at your injured player. Do you read fantasy novels ?


No, I personally do not.  I did read in this article that a janitor from Chicago wrote  15,145 pages over a six year period for his fantasy novel.


That is a great achievement, in school I had trouble writing 2-pages stories.


As did I, I was never really that creative like the janitor was.  If I am reading this right, Lord of the Rings was the first and only fantasy film to win and academy award for best picture.  I brought this up since it is a fantasy novel also.


Did you saw it  ? I saw it when it first came out, it was good at the time, but I would not watch it again.


No I haven't and probably will not bother watching it.  I am not too fond of fantasy novels, but there is a university that would let you study science fiction and fantasy literature.


Why you don't like fantasy ? It is a very large field, from magic to science-fiction, books to video games, there is surely a sub-genre that you tolerate.


I should take that back, I do like some.  I like Harry Potter movies.  I do not like fantasy enough to go to college for it though.


There you go, I knew that you could not hate every fantasy-related produce. I did read Harry Potter books but did not saw the films. Were they good ?


Yes they are very good!  I recommend watching them when you have a chance.


Thanks I think I will do that, have a nice day.


you can't dispute that NFL is a leader when it comes to sports in  North America


I like the fact that the NFL allows women to join their league


They are totally ahead of their time on that front. But how about those cheerleaders having to leave the restaurants?


I believe that's just particular to New orleans saints cheerleaders and it's 2018 I'm sure it will be addressed


it should be. Although it amazes me why anyone would put their bodies through playing NFL. that's legitimately painful.


Things happen, well, im very shocked to know that total life savings of an engineer can be more than that of an NFL career player . Sad!


That's exactly what I was getting at doesn't seem worth it at all. I guess it's the glamour. I mean baseball, basketball and soccer are all great alternatives. what do you think?


I agree with you but I think it's high time something is done about it


I don't think that is even possible, a lot of schools have all the alternative programs but American Football gets all the glory.


I know quite sad. Well at least there is something other sports like soccer  can learn from NFL  tracking chips  are embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field


That's kind of being done did you know the world cup ball (soccer) has a chip embedded in it, it measures everything, power etc.


Sweet. technology is doing a good job for sports


did you know the highest score in soccer is 222-0?


wow, my head can't even imagine 4-0 is quite a blow already but 222-0?


haha yeah. I'm curious as to how that happened. maybe i'll google it later. do you partake in fantasy leagues and such?


I never have either, do you / did you play any of the sports we talked about?


really? I played soccer as a kid. guess what position?


I played 7 and I was also a keeper at a point, good old memories


I always played keeper could control the ball worth a lick with my feet. but put me as a goalie and i'll make sure that ball doesn't pass me.


Like wise, it was fun. take care good bye


The nfl has no written rule against female players; women would in fact be allowed if they met the league's eligibility requirements. I had no idea! I would have thought they did but I guess not.


That is interesting but I wonder what the league's eligibility requirements are.  What if they had to have played football in college?


I am not sure. Based on the article, they could play.  I think that they are not sexist, just biased against age.


It is interesting that I watch an NFL game that takes usually over three hours and there is only 11 minutes of actual action on average.


That is strange. The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an nfl player and an average mlb player.


Well the average player does not last long in the league.  I look forward to the next wild card game today.


Me too. What game are you interested in? Who are you rooting for?


Hopefully the Bears win because I do not like the Eagles.  They are both NFC teams.


Im from chicago and a huge bears fan so I have a rooting interest. Did you know New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave.


To me that makes sense.  Some other companies are like that as well.  Who would you like to see in the Super Bowl?


The bears vs the pats and hope for a repeat of 1985!


Haha I am a Cowboys fan, so the Cowboys against anybody.


Good game yesterday. I thought you would have lost but pulled it out. It was a good game. Very entertaining. Allen Hurns though...


Yeah that was awful.  Things have certainly changed from the 1960s when professional bowlers made more than stars in football!


Agreed. Nfl uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field. they are also located inside footballs to track: velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.


They should to also check how their equipment is working.  As athletes get bigger and faster they will need to adjust the equipment.


yeah, especially the helmet and concussions.


I wonder how many teams have ripped off Iowa painting their visiting locker room pink.  Seems like excellent psychological warfare.


Agreed. The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0. You gotta switch your QB, right?


Haha, they probably did not throw, or they could have used Benjarvus Green-Ellis who never fumbled once his entire NFL career, lol.


Such a good fantasy player. People fantasy draft the national spelling bee


Good grief, people will bet on anything there is even a fantasy congress league.  Crazy.


I am not really a fan. Although I have an opinion on the amount of money they get paid and I think 45 million is way too much.


I agree, 45 million is a lot of money, there is a coach that is a rocket scientist.


He probably makes more money as a coach. It's hard to believe that each game is actually only eleven minutes of live play.


I know right, only 11 minutes, last Superbowl was more than 3 hours long, maybe 4 all of that for only 11 minutes


All those advertisements make a lot of money for the NFL and the tickets are outrageous. I wonder if a woman will ever try to be eligible to play?


Theres no written rule against woman playing so yeah I think they could, its a physical sport though,


I don't think women have the stamina, but you never know. For that kind of money someone should try.


That would be interesting to watch, I agree, the first playoff game was played in 1932 seems like a long time since then


I wasn't even born. I bet the tickets were cheap, though. There is a locker room painted pink at U of Iowa. I wonder why? Maybe they thought they were getting a female player.


Me neither and yeah not like today, stadiums are really expensive to build, and I guess they painted them pink to intimidate the other team


That sounds like a good reason. I bet the other team were really mad. I wonder whose fantasy that was-a pink locker room.


Maybe the idea of the coach, wonder if it works, do you follow college football?


No, I get confused with all of the different teams. lol I did go to see a few Boston University games a long time ago and they were fun.


It can be confusing, interesting fact but 14 of 25 of the largests stadiums are actully college football stadiums


That's a lot of stadiums. I don't think baseball has that many large stadiums. I actually like baseball better. It's not so brutal. But they take a long time to play a game too. I don't think they get paid as much, though.


That is a lot I agree, and mostly football, I think its a more popular game, there is also a high school stadium that cost $60 millions to be made


That's a little ridiculous. It must be in a big city. I think people should understand that it is only entertainment. I see some grown men talking about a player on a team and they are acting like teenagers at a concert.


It must be a big city I agree, seems like a lot of money for a high school stadium, the flags are also really heavy and expensive


Flags are always expensive. Most of them are made out of silk. I suppose the uniforms cost a fortune too. My son's high school uniform was outrageous. I don't know how they expect parents to pay for them.


I know right, they are expensive, well flags are about $50,000 each!


Hello there, how are you doing today? Are you a big fantasy football fan?


I have played fantasy football.    Do you have some tips?


I play too, but unfortunately no, I just started a year ago but I did a lot better this season than last year.


Me too.    I went with Julio Jones, who failed to produce points in line with his draft position in 2017


Yeah he didn't do as well as projected.  I had some success with some of the Kansas City players since they had such a good season.


Marcus Mariota, the QB of the Titans slumped to just 13 TD passes in 2017, but did better for me in 2018.


Yeah I had him as a backup quarterback this season on my team.  Speaking of fantasy, did you know there is a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee?


That is pretty nuts.    There is also a fantasy congress draft!


What!? That is just as crazy if not crazier.  Back to football, did you know the average game only has 11 minutes of actual gameplay?


I had heard that.      Do you think the National Football League needs to expand beyond 32 teams?


No I didn't know that either.  I hope there is a female player sometime soon, I guess that could technically happen.


Yes, The nfl has no written rule against female players


Yeah, but you never know, there could be something else a girl might be able to do. That is interesting to think about though.


Perhaps, but maybe women know better, since an engineer earns more lifetime than a professional athelete!


Wow! But I guess when you think about it, they put in more years while an NFL career isn't very long.


True, and engineers and New Orleans Saints cheerleaders can eat in the same restaurant, something players cannot do.


That is a strange but true NFL facts.  I guess bowlers in the 60's made more money than the top NFL players as well.


Things sure have changed.      The chips embedded in shoulder pads these days are probably worth more than those player salaries!


Yeah I bet those are worth a pretty penny.  Crazy how the times have changed not only for football but all sports and money.


Broadcasting too.     Espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line.


Yeah I heard that, it does help a ton for the fans watching at home.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you a have a good day.


Hi!  Have you ever played fantasy football?


My brother got seriously into it, I myself havent played much.


It is fun.  It makes watching football take on a whole different level.


There is fantasy for just about everything, including congress and the spelling bee


Wow.  I didn't know that.  I wonder how the spelling bee works?  lol  How does the fantasy congress work?


With fantasy congress they get points based on bills passed.


I would think people would have to be super bored to play fantasy congress and the spelling bee. lol  Do you like football then?


Probably, it is probably the members of congress who dont do their jobs being bored in it.


lol  You nailed that on the head!  Did you know that the University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room completely pink?  Must have did that to play mental games with the visitors. lol


Sounds like it.  Nothing like a shocking color on the walls to throw off your game.


lol Right?  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as the top football stars of the day.  Times have sure changed since then.


They sure have, It would likely take half of the top bowlers to equal one football star.


lol yes.  Do you know what the highest scoring football game of all time is?


Holy smokes!  Someone racked up a lot of fantasy points that day. lol


Unless you had a player on Cumberland's team, then that blew your whole season.  lol


hahahaaha   Out of the 32 NFL teams do you have a favorite?  Mine is the Steelers.


Unfortunately, the Dolphins...  Im never going to see them in a super bowl...


Nice!  Have you been a Dolphins fan for a long time?  Do you remember OJ McDuffie?


I havent followed them closely.  But Ive watched here and there since Marino played.


Nice!  Loved Marino.  It was nice chatting sports with you. Have a good one!


I watch it from time to time. I also watched the Super Bowl. I love the Patriots what about you?


Nice, good thing they won yet again. I watch it but not a fan


Do you like high school football? Apparently Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his sons High School football team


wow, good for him they must have been so excited. the university of iowa locker room for visitors is painted pink


That is crazy I would probably be mad if I were on the opposite team. Did you know that a high school football stadium in Texas cost about 60 million dollars to create


I find that to be too much. DId you know espn won an emmy?


Yes they did. I think it was for the yellow line that appears on TV when you watch football games. Is that true?


yeah it is and I really wonder if that is award worthy


Yeah I don't know. It definitely helps the game but winning an Emmy for that. I just don't know about that haha. Can you guess how much those huge American flags at the football stadiums weigh?


hmmm never though about it so no, I do not think I know how heavy they are


Haha well they are about 1,000 pounds in $50,000


wow, that is crazy. do you know what the highest score in football history is?


I don't know what was it? I bet it was a massive difference though


That's a crazy score. Did you know that the NFL is 32 different teams. I always wondered the difference between NFC and the AFC


Yeah I am not too great with acronyms either. do youknow benjarvus green-ellis?


I have heard of him yes. Doesn't he play for the Patriots?


Yes and he is the only player to have never fumbled the ball in his career


Oh wow that's cool. Did you know that Matt Patricia is a rocket scientist. He's a coach in the NFL


what a career jump. bet he uses some physics rules to make the game better


Oh yeah he's probably a genius. By the way do you like fantasy novels at all? Do you like the Lord of the Rings


I don't own a car, but I lease a Ford Focus. I recently got the lease. What about you?


Nice I am leasing a Cadillac, do you know what they are named after?


Yeah, isn't the brand named for the French Explorer who founded Detroit or something?


Yep, it was Antoine de la mothe Cadillac, I am glad they stuck with Cadillac lol


Much easier to say. I feel like easy-to-pronounce brands do much better typically because people can easily recognize and recommend them. Do you follow the news at all?


I follow the president here and there, are you a fan of him?


I'm personally not a fan of him, though I'm always open to hear people's reasons for supporting him. What about you?


Me too, I like hearing both sides. I am an independent and like both stories to make my opinion. I think he is up there as the top 3 for presidents now for wealth


Yeah, I think he is. I think it's terrible though that he's launched such a venomous crusade against the media, I think it's starting to get people killed! Did you hear about the Capital Gazette newsroom having a mass shooting?


I think it was late June 2018. It's terrible, some gunman just barged in and killed five people firing multiple rounds and reloading. All these journalists were saying that someone of them got stressed about danger abroad when covering foreign stories, but none of them ever expected to be shot on home territory!


Wow, that is quite sad.  I think Trump needs to do something to better that image.


Yeah I agree. It's so devastating. I personally am a proponent for greater gun control, I saw this article suggesting that the reason we have so many mass murders might be because of the insane number of guns people have in the US. Either way, I think any sane person can agree that we shouldn't be killing journalists!


Yea it is a sad world we live in, we need that mental health part too, but sadly it will still happen with this talk. Do you listen to much radio?


I don't really ever listen to the radio, unless you count Spotify (which I doubt is radio haha). But there's some cool stuff on radios now. There's a website that has thousands of old radio dramas that you can listen to for free!


I would love to hear that in my car. Sometimes a good drama on the way to work may motivate me to work better for the day. Did you hear about being able to hear jupiters storms on am radio?


I did! And there's some way to hear solar activity in the form of sounds, too! I think radio is so cool. It's actually possible to make simple radios from pencils and razorblades--they're called foxhole radios!


Foxhole radios are amazing, I wonder how they ever thought of doing that. I am going to check that out. It was so nice chatting with you!


Yeah I kind of want to try it out, but I did not take any sort of electrical engineering course in college. There's also a program in Finland where it's conducted in classical Latin--crazy!


wow, I will have to check them out too! Have a great weekend, take care!


I do, I actually like to listen to radio dramas, theres a very good site with thousands of free episodes


I'm not familiar with what that site is, the only radio dramas I know that are free are podcasts, are those what you call radio dramas?


Yeah, that would be it, drama podcasts but in a radio show format, there is also a radio station that broadcasts news in latin!! interesting or boring?


Oh I see, that would definitely be boring to me since I do not understand latin, but I heard on the radio news that cars in South Africa can equip their cars with flame throwers to prevent from stealing their cars, does that mean they come with a "Launch" button?


Thats lunatic!! can you imagine cars in America with flame throwers? we would be in deep trouble for sure, I wonder why they allow that over there


They allow it to people from stealing each other's cars, that definitely would not fly in the US if cars would equipped with that but what does work are drive-thru's that was made popular by McDonald's to accommodate soldiers in uniforms, do you use the drive-thru's?


I do use them I think they are a great invention and I guess we owe soldiers a lot, I couldnt imagine my life without a drive-thru service, they are just life saves


They do more than just save lives, I get speedy service especially at the Chick Fil A, I wonder where that name came from since the Car brand Cadillac was named after a French Explorer with the same last name that also happened to found Detroit


I see, so thats were the Cadilac name comes from, you know the first car was a Benz


The first car was Benz? You mean the first car that was ever made, manufactured, equipped with flame-throwers, care to elaborate?


The first car ever to be made, the year was 1986 many people think it was a Ford but no,


Oh ok I see, I also thought the first car was a Ford but maybe its just the manufacturing process that they perfected. Crazy to see what a long way we've come to now even having professional video game sports car competitions like when Jann Mardenborogh beat 90K people in the game Gran Turismo, I don't play, do you?


I used to play it as a kid, if i knew I could have become a pro driver just from playing it I would have practiced a lot more lol


That would be a great accomplishment just like the president of Indonesia who released 3 pop albums while in office!


3 pop albums while in office!!  I guess he had a lot of free time, I would be worried as a citizen of Indonesia


Why would you be worried? I'd be worried because that seems a bit unprofessional and also wonder whether my tax dollars are being siphoned for personal use.


I would be worried because an album takes a lot of time so instead of doing his job his recording songs probably with the tax dollars of citizens, they are expensive as well.


Yeah exactly, I wonder if received a nickname for those pop endeavors like the president of Zimbabwe is called President Banana.


Thats funny, how can you be called Banana!!! you know that before 1905 the runner up of an election in the US would become the vice president


I wonder when they changed the rules, that would be interesting to see happen since the runner up is from the opposite party.


Cars have definitely changed our way of life.


I know right!  super convenient,  The drive thru was invented by McDonalds and that is amazing,  I mean yeah it has made america lazy but its amazing!


Yes it is. I can't imagine not having them. The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


lol Yeah,  but those are so heavy,  I can;t believe they had to lug that thing to the back of their car everytime they were spending the night somewhere.  ugh


Me either. I'm sure it was super inconvenient. I also find it interesting that Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo. I don't know how the video game translates to actual race car driving.


Yeah I know right.  That just seems like you are a professional gamer lol That game doesn't even have pedals. Oh well,  thats good for him if he actually was a good driver!


Yes I don't understand that at all. Here's a terrifying car fact, in South Africa it is legal to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.


Yeah,  I agree with that law lol Wow,  car theft must be really serious there!  Thats extreme!  Although,  maybe they should have flame throwers in places that snow!  Clearing out the driveway could be so much easier! and warmer!


That's what I thought. It must really be s named after an issue. I could use it right now to clear out our area ha ha. Another fact that I just learned is that Cadillac was a French explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


That is interesting.  Detroit doesn't sound French at all lol


Absolutely!  I heard they have a free radio station that plays radio dramas!  Sound like these dramas were probably before audible lol


I know those were extremely popular at one time but I don't know if they would hold up now or not. I believe there is a website for that as well.


Nice!  That's good though,  options!  I mean what if you forgot to download your book to your device and you have a long road trip with no signal, now you know there are classic dramas on the radio for free!  Road trip saved!


Yes they would certainly help to pass the time. Did you know that according to Canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian?


Omg,  like 40% of the songs on the radio are Justin Bieber?  That's not cool.  Those poor Canadians.


Ha ha. I sure hope not. That would be very unfortunate for them.


i read somewhere that Justin Biebers " baby" song is voted the worse video on Youtube lol


I have heard that also. I can see why. Another radio fact for you. Soldiers in wwii made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios. I didn't even know that was possible.


Me either,  I honestly do not know how radio and tv works.  Like I dont know how pictures show up on the tv through wire or code lol it is beyond me.  But I wonder if the soldiers radios picked up Jupiter storms,  since they are so strong.


How do you feel about the shooting in Annapolis?


I think its a shame I hate to see things like this.


I agree I don't understand why people always kill other people when they are unhappy.


Its seems to be a trend in America he was armed with shotgun and smoke grenades seems premeditated.


The smoke grenades is a the key that it was. I just don't understand why.


Me either maybe Capital Gazette published a story about him.


As a mother to a teen in high school, gun violence is always on my mind.


Yes its getting worse I think we should all be cautious there is no way to tell where it will happen next.


That is very true. I wish that our government would implement some type of gun control or background checks.


I believe firearms are big business in America the governments do not want to stop the money train.


I feel the exact same way. It is terrible that money is more important than American lives.


Yes mental health needs to be addessed also


That too. I always tell my partner that mental health is such a big issue here and it is mainly ignored. If more money were put into mental health I think we would have less gun violence and homelessness.


No not here where money is the answer to eveything.


I think if we dont help one another this country is going to see some bad times.


I agree. I just wish that our politicians would see it that way.


yes the government has never been on the citizens side of things.


Unfortunately, you are right. I wish that things could change. It has to change.


Maybe one day if we all get on the same page and stop fighting eachother


What you think the President should do about this?


I think he should try to regulate how much Washington is paid by gun lobbyists and he should try to implement mental health screenings for gun purchases.


That would be great and help keep a lot of us safe


I am sure there is more, but I think that would be a good start.


I'm good thanks. Did you know that Radio is the technology of using radio waves to carry information, such as sound, by systematically modulating properties of electromagnetic energy waves transmitted through space


I did not know that at all.  I know radio waves must be strong though because Jupiter's radio storms can be picked up on earth using an am radio.


Yes absolutely and  According to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian.


Well that is a law that actually makes sense!  You know with the strength of radio waves it is surprising to me to know that a radio can be made using a razorblade and a pencil.


Wow yes that is amazing. Did you also know There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


No I didn't but I would like to do that! Some old radio dramas were quite good!


Yes I agree. I really like history and listening to things from that time.


So do I.  Speaking of history, did you know that the top three richest presidents were washington, jefferson, and kennedy?


No I did not. I think its crazy that The u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house


I do too.  Do you think maybe they started to build the guest house as the president's house and for some reason didn't like it and then built the actual one?


You never know.  I mean things were different back then. The vice president was the runner up in the election for example.


Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


That's right.  Did you know that presidents have different functions depending on the type of government?


Yes I remember learning that I think. Its been good talking to you.


You too.  At least have a better day than the first president of Zimbabwe who was called president banana!


I drive a lot. Commute is my life. Do you drive a lot?


I used to before I moved. It is amazing how much of our economy and development is centered around cars


Where did you usually commute from and to? Technology and innovations fly by year after year.


I simply drove to the big city for about an hour and a half. Did you ever use the car radio?


That sounds like my commute. I commute about that long one way for school and back home. Doesn't every car have a radio?


Yes but the real question is do you use it? I never have, but I have recently been reading up on radios which is why I ask


I do use it because it is in every car. Do you use it?


I actually use my phone for music since that its more consistent. I am interested in how radios world and how it is being used in deep space exploration rather than daily use


Now, I can give you an answer. I use my phone most of the time. I have bluetooth. Isn't there radios in Jupiter?


Well Jupiter have radio storms so strong we can detect them here on earth with radios


That I am not sure, but I am sure the radios are more sophisticated than the foxhole radios of wwii.


Maybe, they are now called walkie talkies.


Can walkie talkies intercept noise? I thought it usually was connected to pairs


Well, walkie talkies should. How are you going to contact each other? Maybe the soldiers were grouped in pairs. It is all conspiracy.


Lol I don't know about radios. All I know are that the foxhole radios in wwii were made of a razorblade and pencil. I have no clue how it works


I do not know about radios either. That is an interesting way to make radios.


Ya something we know how to use them yet sometimes we have no clue how they work. In any case, I enjoyed our chat


Do you like sports? I watch football every now and then but I don't really care for basketball.


yeah, I dont watch basketball at all. I used to watch football before all of the kneeling and protesting. Now my Sundays are mine again.


So do you agree or disagree with the kneeling? The anthem and pledge are not a requirement by law, plus it had nothing to do with the united states itself and was more in protest to police violence.


I don't agree with the protesting. Players should protest or be active on their own time.


I can agree with that. i think he just wanted the most publicity he could, and I hate how it is so over blown.


The NFL has given in to the PC culture and thought police in the US.


I feel like everything is going that way these days, everyone is so offended by every little thing now. Also I think we should all protest the NFL after that last Superbowl, it was so awful, lowest scoring Superbowl in history.


I was a huge fan. I didnt even watch the superbowl this year. Another patriots win....yawn....I mean yay


Yeah that is probably for the best, there was only one score, it was extremely boring, So what is your favorite tv show to watch right now.


I don't watch a lot of tv either, we can run through some of this Tv trivia though. There are over 750 episodes of pokemon. That's about 50 a year for 16 years.


Yeah my nephews watch Pokemon on Netflix, I found it too silly though. I did not know the UK did their own version of thats 70s show that was canceled after 10 episodes though.


yeah, that show was ok, kinda funny from what I remember. Hard to believe only 1 episode of the simpsons without bart, mentioned or appearing.


Yeah I still watch it on Netflix every now and then if I am bored, I have been re watching game of thrones as of late though.


ahh yeah, I did binge through the game of thrones series. Do you know when the series will be released?


Yep, I love it, the next season starts April 14th.I really wish it wasn't the last season but GRRM just takes too long to finish the books.


perfect! Looking forward to it returning.


Yeah it will be interesting to see how john and Daenerys deal with who gets the throne, since john is the actual heir.


yeah, should be good. will be interesting to see.


Yep, will it was nice talking to you, have a good day.


Good conversation always makes these hits better.


No I am not a sports fan but there are some interesting things I learned about recently. Like, did you know that the average NFL live gameplay is only 11 minutes per game?


I'm not surprised. There are an extreme amount of commercials, reviews, and penalties. I did not know that there are no written rules against female players in the NFL. But they have to meet the eligibility requirements and as large as those men are I doubt that happens.


I did not know that there were no rules against women, but like you said it would be unlikely that any woman could meet the requirements. The players have tracking chips in their shoulder pads and the ball as well. I guess that has helped with various informations.


I have to wonder why they would need to track them so closely. There are cameras everywhere and they use the cameras and the refs to make calls so why the need to track them so precisely?


I would have no idea. I wonder why air jordans were banned when they were first introduced.


I do not know. My guess is that they considered it product placement and didn't want to allow him the advertisement during games. Jordan wore them anyway though and Nike paid his fines.


Your are probably correct. Wow, I guess the fine was nothing for them to cover. Do you know who Allen Iverson is or that he had a contract with Reebock that would pay him $800,000 a year until he was 55?


I don't but that's a huge contract. He's set for life. I did know that Reggie Miller has a sister who was better than him at basketball in high school. She scored more points them him and broke eight national records.


Their ability must be at least partially genetic. I did not know the NBA includes 1 team that is from Canada, that is interesting.


I didn't either. I also did not know that basketball players are the highest paid athletes based on average annual salary per player. I would have thought that football players made more.


I would have thought the same as you. I wonder what the Granny Style technique is. Physicists say it is the best technique for scoring points but that no one does it because it looks stupid.


That's when you squat and throw the ball from between your legs underhanded with both hands. I would think it would be harder to aim that way not easier.


Oh, thank you. I can not imagine how that would be a good way to score points. I did not know that Paul Allen owned teams. I wonder what became of them after he died?


No problem. That question I do not know the answer to. A player named Tim Duncan delayed his entrance in the NBA to complete college. I'm glad he saw that education was important but that was risky because they may not want you four years later when you finish.


Yes it was risky but it is nice to learn that some of the players actually do prioritize their education. I guess it is rare. Did you know tha the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders can not eat in the same restaurant as the players and even if they are there first they have to leave if a player somes in?


That's horrible. I don't think they treat their cheerleaders well and I don't like that aspect. I recently discovered that most make around minimum wage.


That is terrible and we know that they can all easily afford to pay them a lot more. So the regular season ends in late Dec. So I guess the big game is coming up soon. Will you watch?


I'm sure I will but I'm not excited about it. I'm so sick of seeing the Patriots. It's boring to see them at this point. I'd rather see other teams. Six teams from each conference make the playoffs and we end up with the Patriots again/


Oh yes I heard that. I also heard about some call in a game that a ref made. Some people were quite upset about it. I agree a different team makes it more fun.


There were terrible calls in both games but I would imagine you are talking about them not calling pass interference during the Saints game. It was a very bad call or lack of I suppose.


I knew of Paul Allen and his relationship with Bill Gates in the founding of Microsoft.  But I did not know he was an owner with the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazer franchises.  Did you?


I actually did not know that! I was very sad to learn of his passing. I actually did not know he was battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It was also sad knowing Paul didn't have a wife or kids either.


He did not and the nearest heir is his sister.  From what I have been reading, she is not into sports like Paul was.  So she might want to sell rather than try to run the franchises.


That's probably her best shot anyway. Better to sell it to someone who loves sports. So are you a fan of the NBA? I am and hope to one day visit the the head offices in New York! I bet it is a fascinating to see!


I followed the Bulls when I lived in Chicago for about 10 years and Michael Jordon was king.  Since moving back to Louisiana, I have not really followed it that much.  Speaking of MJ, did you know that the NBA banned him from wearing Nike Air Jordan shoes.  .  He did anyway and Nike covered the fines.  That was a good PR move for Nike.


Agreed. A very wise decision in my opinion! They make so much money off sponsorships, its insane! Like Allen Iverson, he signed a lifetime deal with Reebok that pays him $800k per year until he hits 55. Then they'll pay him a lump sum of $32 million. That is just downright unbelievable!


Endorsements and sponsorship deals are extremely lucrative.  It seems the stars make more money that way than playing the game.  Switching to the NFL, do you know of any Tom Brady endorsements?  He has to have some major ones in the works with another Superbowl win.


No kidding! I can only imagine! Ha!  But can you believe that NFL and MLB players make less in a lifetime than engineers do?


We always hear about the star's salaries, but not the rest of the 1st and 2nd string.  So I could see that an engineer with a 40 year career could easily out earn an average NFL player with a 10 year career.   A guess that given the few slots available to move up from collegiate to pro, you enter the draft when the time is right regardless if you are nearing finishing your degree.


That is true. But you know what gets me? There are no rules that against females playing as long as they meet the requirements. So I can't believe one has never been signed as at least a kicker, especially in this day and age!


The glass ceiling for refs came crashing down during the playoffs with the 1st NFL ref officiating a playoff game.  So, it is probably just a matter of time.  What I find interesting is how tech has changed the game.  Now we have tracking chips in shoulder pads and balls to know precise location and other parameters.


Agreed. It's amazing how technologically advanced the game has become, despite the actual live gameplay itself only lasting an average of 11 minutes!


I am still trying to figure that one out.  We have four f15 minute quarters, or 60 minutes.  So where does the time go?  I wonder with the advent of TV, game play time is affected by the need for commercial breaks?


I would imagine so. It just doesn't seem real though, does it? Speaking of unreal NFL facts, can you believe Saints cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat in the same restaurant as the Saints players? In fact, if a player enters a restaurant they're dining in, the cheerleaders have to leave. I'm surprised no discrimination lawsuits have been filed over that!


Some traditions / superstitions revolving around sports is unreal!  For example, its a proven fact that "granny style" is the most consistent shooting style for free throws.  NBA players refuse to do it because "it looks stupid".


Ha! I don't blame them there, even though I wouldn't be surprised to see a player eventually try that approach. But when you're the best paid athletes by average annual salary in the world, looking silly is the last thing one would want!


I guess...  Do you watch much sports on TV or mainly other shows?


I do and I actually love the Simpson's. There's one episode in particular where Bart never makes an appearance nor is even mentioned that I still want to see. What about you?


I do not watch much sports on TV.  Its  just not the same as being there.  So, I have season tickets to my alma mater, the LSU Tigers.  The Simpson's have been going strong since 1989 - thats unbelievable.  Did you know that when Family Guy ended, the crew received flowers from the Simpsons production team?  I wonder if it was congratulations, condolences, or a bit of both?


Ha! I think it was more of a thank you. I can only guess neither of them like Family Guy. Were you a fan of the 70s Show? I was looking forward to seeing the UK remake but it was sadly cancelled after 10 episodes.


The 70s Show was not really my style.  I am more into drama.  And, the kids when younger were into Thomas the Tank Engine and similar shows.  Did you know Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all did more than 52 episodes of Thomas?  I found that astonishing considering Carlin and Baldwin are both know for very salty language!


Oh, no! I wasn't aware of that. Hard to believe all three of them served as narrators! I was into Pokemon more when I was younger although I don't think I watched even half of the 750 episodes of Pokemon. Ha! That is far too manu. Well it was a pleasure chatting with you! I hope you have a great evening, my friend!


Well Hello My friend! Happy Thursday. You know, I woke up melancholy today and couldnt help but think how far we've come since World war II, Television has improved since black and white TV. This morning, I turned on my TV with my voice. It's beautiful, the growth yet crazy thinking about the Future.


Yes i have an echo dot that works my tv also


I Love mine, since early 2000's the world began to transition to digital television and went worldwide in the 2010's it amazes me how much was done in such little time. Do you have any favorite shows?


You can never go wrong with classic comedy sitcoms! Did you ever watch "The 70's show"? I did, still do, I love it. But did you know they tried remaking it in the UK but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


i didnt know that. I did watch the show a couple of times. My favorite show is Cheers as I was a bar owner for quite awhile.


Oh nice! I would Love to have my own bar! Speaking of bar, it reminds me of Bart Simpson, haha did you know in the entire show of "the simpsons", there is only ONE episode where is doesnt come out or is mentioned! Did you ever watch that show? I'm just full of fun facts today :)


Yes i have seen that show a number of times


Me too! I couldn't decide which one I liked better. Between "the simpsons" South Park, &Family guy. which, btw, they are all connected, Did you know they they were so sweet to each other. When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew, now thats is wild to think of.


I didn't know. Hm, how about Pokemon? Did you ever watch hthat as a kid? I did, but I never knew that there are over 750 episodes! that's over 50 a year for 16 years straight! now they were busy!


I never did see that show. Thats a lot of episodes


Indeed, definately beats Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec baldwin which by the way, they have narrated over 52 episodes of Thomas the tank engine


That something that i would never had guessed.


Me either, but enough about me,  Do you  know any fun facts? Do you enjoy sports?


i love baseball, football and basketball


Oh really? me too! I'm a huge Chicago Bears fan.


Oh no, this conversation is over! haha totally kidding. I was a New Orleans fan too until I found out that their cheerleaders cannot eat in the same restaurant as the players, if one walks in they must leave! thats crazy in my opinion.


well, nice chatting with ya. Peace out :) oh and have an awesome day!


Did you see Alex Smith's injury? He broke his tibia and fibula.


That was a nasty injury; they only showed it once on replay though


That is good, It is a gruesome injury to look at. I watched live as a Cowboy's ankle broke last weekend, terrible.


Oh yeah, that was a nasty one too. There have been way too many injuries this year


I agree with that! Football can get dangerous sometimes. Some things you don't want to watch with a weak stomach.


Right now I like Das Prescott, Who is yours? They have a big responsibility in calling the play while in huddle.


I have really taken a liking to Mahomes but have been a fan of Brady and Brees for many years


Awesome, not a huge huge fan of football, but rooting for the Cowboys this year, though it


They will have a tough game against the Rams this weekend; The Rams have a good QB too.


It will be a tough one to try and win for the Cowboys, since it has been so long that they have gone to the Superbowl. I find it cool that Alex Smith received his Bachelor's degree in two years!


He will need it especially if he can't come back to football after his injury


That is definitely true with that injury he sustained.Did you know they created the huddle because of a deaf QB named Paul Hubbard?


I did but I don't understand why the NFL and QBs still do it


Not sure, I guess it makes their plays less likely to be heard or seen.


I once beat Baker Mayfield in Halo 3 in an online tournament; he's not really that good


Awesome! I guess he better stick to football only then? I thought more people were left handed, but Kellan Moore is the only left handled QB in the NFL!


Mahomes has been throwing some passes left handed lately


That's cool, is he normally left handed? Or do you think he has an injury to his right hand?


No, he got stuck in a pickle and adjusted for the play


Hi there, hope all is well. Can't wait to chat with You ;)


The Alex Smith injury, his broken leg in the game against the Texans was a bad one.


Really  ? Is he ok ? How was the game ?:)


Alex broke his tibia and fibula when he was sacked in the game.


Ok. I have to ask :) what sport are we talking about ;)


ahhh , love football. Ronaldo and Messi are keep competing who scores more goals :)


American football, Alex Smith was playing for the Washington Redskins against Houston.


ahhh, sorry ;) I thought we're talking about a game where players use their feet to kick the ball :)


Both games are similar in that players use their feet to kick a ball. After the sack the Redskins punted the ball away.


No, but I am an American football fan and I do enjoy watching high level soccer occasionally as well as some of the World Cup games.


Great ! I mean good for You man, most of the Americans I talk to is laughing at Soccer... sad really, it's a sport I love from early childhood :)


I am a fan of the US National team.....the fact that we didn't qualify for the last World Cup is bothersome but I definitely prefer American football.


I hear You. I tried to watch American Football and I get the rules, but for some reason it just wasn't entertaining for me... not much was really happening and the game was interrupted every couple of seconds... sorry, no offense...


That's similar to how I see soccer, and I don't get offended, in fact that word is not in my vernacular. Basically, it's what you grew up playing and what you know.....that's your passion.


Amen to that brother.  Every time I play - heart beats a little faster :)


College football is my big thing and I played football in high school. I played soccer as a youngster but never had a drive for it.


I was born in Europe ( Poland ) - we are born with soccer balls glued to our feet :)


I am well aware of the passion for soccer that most of the World has. And my God Bless Poland, one of the few sane countries left in Europe. Go Poland


Now that's interesting :) why do You say that ;) I mean Thank You - but why ?


Poland currently has a strong economy and strong leadership and has a true identity as a country. Most of the other countries in Europe, especially W. Europe have lost that.


I guess so :) their immigration policy was their doom :/ sad really, but that's how we learn...


me too, nothing better than listening to the radio to work. Did you know if you have it on AM you may be able to pick up radio storms from jupiter?


I never knew that but I'm going to have to look it up to find out how to get it.


Me too, I want to do that next commute! Have you heard of foxhole radios


I haven't heard of those.  What are they?


They were radios made by ww2 soldiers using razorblades and pencils. They were simple radios, so interesting


That is interesting!  There is a website where you can listen to 1000's of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.  Sadly I cannot recall the name of the website.


That would be interesting to know. It may make for a long car trip to be fun. I like radio dramas! Do you follow the NFL at all?


Nice me too, do you have a favorite quarterback?


I do like Baker Mayfield because I'm a Browns fan.


I am sorry for your years of disaster, Baker is a promising quarterback who will do great things! I heard he video games great also!


They have been pitiful to say the least. lol  ...and yes..he almost quit football to pursue a full time competitive gaming career.  Crazy if you ask me. lol


For sure, I think Halo 3 was his game. I would beat him one on one for sure lol! Did you know how the huddle was formed?


lol  I'm not sure I've ever heard how it was formed.  Do you know?


It was formed because of a deaf quarterback Paul Hubbard. I think he may have been a browns quarterback at one point? He did it so the other team couldn't see his hand signals


Interesting.  I don't recall him playing for the Browns.  I could be wrong though.  I lose track of the QBs before the 80's because it was before my time.  lol  I see that there's only 1 left handed QB in the NFL...Kellan Moore.  I'm not familiar with him.  I'm guessing they mean current players?


Right, he is the backup for the cowboys I think, played at Boise State. Vick was my favorite lefty before the jail time. It was so nice chatting with you!


Yes...Vick is managing one of the teams in the new AAF league.  It's been fun!


No way, I didn't know that. Enjoy your night!


I am not sure, is he the person that launched the podcast after leaving team 980?


Yeah apparently his contract expired and he was not able to renew it.


Not a whole lot everything's digital now a days. How about you?


I only listen to the radio while I am on the car.


Apparently the storms on Jupiter are so strong they can be picked on AM radio.


Wow!  There is also a website where you can listen to thousands upon thousands of classical radio dramas. All for free!


Free always good! Soldiers use to make radios out of razor blades and pencils in WW2 they dubbed the the foxhole radios.


Canadian radios also have to play 40% canadian music.


I think that's a good ideal. I think it helps to preserve their culture. What do you think about that?


I guess, although I do not think that they need that rule. A lot of artists that I listen to are already Canadian and I think that they make excellent music.


That's true too. did you know that the nfl has no written rule preventing women from playing in the nfl?


Really? Wow. The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live action. I wonder why so many people still enjoy it.


I know it's crazy there is so much money in sports. there are 32 teams and 17 weeks of regular season with one bye week.


I agree. Thank you for your time! It was nice chatting with you.


Know they are going to have tracking chips in their padding as well as the football. You i enjoyed it!


The tracking chip in the football are responsible for keeping track of its rotations and velocity.


Yeah that makes sense. You know if a cheerleader is eating at a restaurant and a player comes in to eat they have to leave?


That is a very unfair rule, I wonder why it even exists. Do they have something against cheerleaders?


I assume it's got something to do with player fraternization. It's only like that in New Orleans.


Yeah. Anyways, thank you for your time! It was nice chatting with you!


You too my friend have a good night! In parting the iPhone has more computing power than a nuclear icbm deterrent.


I'm doing well! Do you like to watch football?


Yes I do.  I watched college and NFL football games.


49ers since I used to live in the Bay area.  I lived there for 30 years.


Oh nice! Can you believe there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay during the game?


I heard about it and was very surprised.  What do they mostly do?


I figured it's all commercials and huddles with the clock going. Do you think we will ever see a lady tryout for a team?


I don't know.  NFL allows female players if they are eligible.


Well that is an interesting fact! If wonder if the NFL donates things to other countries like UNICEF does for every minute you don't use your cellphone?


I don't know.  Talking about cellphones, Actress Hedy Lamar helped to invent the cellphone, GPS and wi-fi.


Oh really? That is awesome! I wonder if that is the reason why Iphones have more computer power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent?


I'm not sure.  Apparently, there is almost no correlation between cell phone connection quality and bars of service.


Oh really? I wonder if that helps pick up radio frequencies though from Jupiter's radio storms?


I do not think so.  I think they are two different technologies.


I guess you're right! Have you ever listened to a radio drama?


No, I would like to the next time I drive long distance. I just found out that one of the most popular radio acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist.  It baffles me.


How would you ever know who was talking lol.


I know, right?  Apparently, there is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound and you can listen live to the sun's music.


I wonder how that sounds? I'm going to look into it haha. It was great chatting, have a great night!


Yes I do. You? It's amazing how radio waves can produce such crisp sound!


Yes! lol  According to Canadian law, all radios there must play at least 40 percent Canadian artists.


Whoa that is a strict rule. Do you know Bing Crosby? He sounds very popular in the late 1940's!


I do know him.  Jupiter has radio storms that are so strong that they can be picked up on AM radio.  That would be neat to hear I think.


Yes I would like to hear that one time. One of the most popular radio acts of the 1930s thirties was a ventriloquist.


I didn't know that.  How interesting!  Soldiers in WW2 made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios!


Very innovative indeed. Bill Murray voiced the human torch in the 1970s fantastic four radio show.


Yes isn't it? Remember that song MMmmbop by Hanson? They were once the most requested track on an alt rock Chicago station because the dj didn't say the title of the artist!


Hahah That's awesome!  I'm going to have mmmbop in my head now the rest of the night.


Haha sorry about that but it is a catchy song! Sometimes I forget to turn the radio down when I am on the phone. Dolphins can even communicate over telephone!


There is a website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free!  I wish I know the name of it.


Yes I would consider checking that out. Do you think it works on the iphone? I love my iphone and it's hard to think back on the old dial phones. It was invented by an undertaker!


I didn't know that!  I remember the old rotary phones from when I was a kid.  I can't believe how far phones have come since then.


Yes it truly is amazing. Apparently a 1930's actress Hedy Lamarr helped to invent the cellphone, wi-fi, and GPS!


I had no idea!  An iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent!


Whoa that is a lot of power in our pocket! Did you know there is no correlation between cell phone connectivity quality and "bars" of service.


I had no idea!  New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone!  I had a good time chatting with you!


Interesting. Must not matter much anymore. There is even a luxury phone maker that hires the london symphony to record exclusive ringtones. Great chatting with you too, goodnight!


I do like Football.  Do you?  I've heard that it's been a category on Jeopardy before!


I do, but I don't follow it very much, and I heard about that Jeopardy show and the NFL based knowledge, I would never pass that one haha!


It could be hard.  I'm not sure I could get ones where they ask about specific plays.


Right? I wouldn't either. I guess during that episode Alex Trebek was considered the entertainment on that show hahaa, There were some pretty funny answers.


He is pretty good. I mean, Aaron Rodgers considers him the greatest of all time of game show hosts.