that is funny. I think Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on that show


what a great lady! she was very funny. i would happily get rid of paris and kim to have another carol.


I would like to get rid of many more too to get another carol lol. Or to bring Robin Williams back


Man, i really miss that guy. what a genius. so many wonderful voices have disappeared in the last few years. I feel old.


Right, he was the first celebrity to voice in animation and made it popular with Aladdin


He was so talented. i heard the animators had to redo a bunch of stuff after he started recording.


He started riffing and improvising, totally off script but genius comedy. the crew went with his jokes and redid animation.


lol I would have too, he was a comedy genius. Speaking of not being a comedy genius, are you a fan of our current president?


Ah, trump. yes, he is not much of a comedian. i am concerned about his lack of experience.


I am too, and his ego. He should release a pop album like the president of indonesia and I may like him a tad more lol


Yes, the pop album gambit. then he could get the cash to move up the list of richest presidents.


That is a great point, he would be up there with Washington, JFK, and Jefferson. It was so nice chatting with you!


I was great chatting! The system has been down for a while, but now we're back!


I agree, hopefully it continues to work! Have a great evening!


What are you thoughs on those Addidas officials and the NBA agent accused of dreauding colleges?


It doesn't seem right at all.  They were secretly paying the families of top basketball recruits right?


It does seem that way, they say that they are just doing their jobs but I bet there are a lot of hidden clauses in there


I bet.  Definately seems shady to me.  Are you a basketball fan then?


Nice.  Me too.  Did you know that Space Jam is the highest grossing basketball movie of all time?


It is wow! Im exited about the sequel, I loved that movie when I was a kid


Yes!  Me too.  Did you know that Shaq only scored a 3 pointer once during his career?


Only 1 wow! I guess thats why they mocked him in Scary Movie lol


LOL  Did you know that both volleyball and basketball were invented at the YMCA?


I just found that out.  The Washington Generals have played the Harlem Globetrotters an incredible 13,000 times but only won 6 games!


Thats amazing I guess the Globetrotters are just the best team,


They have been around a long time.  5 years after retirement 60 percent of NBA players are broke.  I don't know how they can burn through that money like that.


I know right, that seems impossible, they earn lots of money not only from their salaries but also from endorcements


Yes!  Even more surprising is the an incredible 78 percent of NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress only 2 years after retirement!  Crazy.


That is crazy, good thing Allen Iverson is set for life, he will get a big payday when he turns 52


He will get $800000 a year untill he reaches 55 and then he will get a pament of $32 million dollars, sweet deal dont you think?


Holy cow!  That makes me feel like a little tiny grain of sand.  I'll never come close to making that in a lifetime for what he gets for 1 year!  Then to get 32 million at once?  I can't even imagine.


I know right, even a million is a lot, hard to imagine bankrupcy after a payday like that one


I sure do, Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?


Yes the guy that used the dunk shot so much it got banned


Yeah. Do you know who invented the game?


Yes that was the coach at U of Kansas, James Naishmith


Yes and also the only losing coach there


Yeah true. The coaches are the highest paid anyways in most states


Yeah that is true. Have you heard of the highest court in the land?


Yes that is in the top floor of the US supreme court


Yeah and I wonder how many people really get to play there


good point. Do you know what the NZ team is nicknamed?


Yes they are called the tall blacks, so weird


I know. Do you know who Reggie Miller is?


Yes he is a NBA hall of famer but his sister was always better than him in the sport


Yes the woman broke 8 national records when she scored 105 points in a game


I know right? Did you hear of that deal Iverson signed with Rebook?


Yes and ow he gets $800 000 a year from them until he turns 55


Yea and then a lump sum of $32 million after that


Yeah the guy is pretty much set for life with that deal


Yea he played it smart. Nice chatting with you.


No, I also do not play hockey. There might be a relation there.  Andre Burakovsky broke a thumb playing hockey.


I love hockey, but I don't play it. The Slovakian women's hockey team beat Bulgaria 82-0 which is crazy.


It is interesting how an industry deals with player injury.  Nine games into a season, a broken thumb sidelines a player. Does that player still have value?  82-0 would be a boring game to watch.


I agree. USA's hockey women's hockey team lost to New England high school team once.


So, the game is about putting the puck into a goal with a stick. Olympic hockey team beaten by a high school team. Good for the kids.


For sure. Hockey rinks used to only have one shared penalty box, but the players would constantly fight so they made two instead.


It must be difficult for players to keep their confidence up.  Scoring slumps, fights, being traded, injuries.  Kind of a sad way to live.


I think it probably is. In a 1930 hockey game, the goalie caught fire when a puck hit a pack of matches in his pocket.


I think I would start my own team.  In 1993 a player was traded for $1.  that player went on to win four Stanely Cups.  I wonder if that guy had matches in his pocket.


That's awesome. In the summer olympics back in 1932, India beat the USA 24-1 at hockey.


Well thats interesting.  My TARDIS is down for repairs or I would travel to 1932 bet on the USA, and hand the Indian players books of matches.


No, I wrap my head with tinfoil and pretend.  So, in 1932, when the  USA lost, was there a basketball court under the ice.  The usa players could switch to basketball.


Haha. The "Weekend Update" debuted on the first episode of SNL and is also their longest running skit.


I enjoy weekend update.  Its a good bit.  The 70's show was good, but it did not work in the UK.


I'm surprised it didn't last in the UK. I think it's a great show.


Perhaps there was something lost in the english to english translation.  What for Governor, is this a bong before me or is it the sun.


Possibly. Did you know in the first 400 episodes of the Simpons, Homer had 188 jobs?


No, I remember Mr. Plow and Homer working at the A plant.  There is only one simpsons episode with no bart or bart mention.


I don't remember that one. Well, it was good talking to you!


Yes, I like Stephan Currey. What about you?


Me too! Not only is he a great player but he seems to be a fun guy to hang around with off the courts! Wonder if he has an endorsement contract like Iverson which is worth millions!


Speaking of the NBA, did you know that it is composed of 30 teams? Only one of the thirty teams is from Canada.


Really? so that must mean that not every state has their own team like I thought! Which team is from Canada?


The Toronto Raptors. They are my favorite team. Which one is yours?


Oh yeah! Sorry I had a duh moment just then! I like the Lakers, but can't believe granny style is the absolute best technique to consistenly score points according to physicists, I wonder why they don't employ that style of shooting?


Probably because it takes a long time to wind up. Did you know that Air Jordans were banned in the NBA?


They were? Are Air Jordans still banned in the NBA nowadays?


I am not sure. However, Michael Jordan still wore the Air Jordans to NBA games and he paid the fine every time.


The fines were probably well worth it for the amount of free marketing he got from using that tactic, have there been other brands who have tried that strategy?


I do not think so. I just found out that the US supreme court have a basketball court at the top floor known as the "highest court of the land". I found that pretty funny.


That's hilarious, what a funny pun! I wonder if any of the justices play ball up there, they seem to be pretty old to be using that court though. If anything, I think they should try the granny style of shooting!


Haha. Who is your favorite sport? Mine is Basketball.


That's mine too! New Zealand basketball team are nicknamed the "tall blacks", that seems a little racist to me.


That is slightly racist. I wonder why. In 39  out of the 50 states, a college football coach or a basketball coach are among the highest paid jobs. I should be one of them when I grow up.


Yeah, that wouldn't be a bad job but I'm sure it is highly stressful! Especially if you're like James Naismith who is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas' history!


The person who invented basketball is the only  losing coach in the University of Kansas's history. Talk about ironic.


Seriously! I like to watch the game on my iPhone, did you know Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone, where do you sign up for that?


Wow! Thats amazing. I am not sure where to sign up but I sure want to.


Yeah me too, that is a great thing, sad to think some people don't have access to clean water.


Hey! Are you a hockey fan, by any chance? I'm just learning about certain popular players


Howdy!  No, not really.  Yeah, this Burakovsky guy seems like a player


I didn't realize thumbs were so important to the game? He had to miss twenty games one season because he broke his thumb


Yeah, I guess they would be important.  It be hard to handle the stick with a broken thumb.  He had a couple of long goalless streaks, too.


You think he'll get traded? He's not the golden boy everyone thought he would be


Yeah, could be.  Looks like his team needs a defenseman.  Though I wonder if they could get anyone good for him.  Hard to imagine he'd have that much value.


Apparently he feeds off confidence so maybe if he can exude that, he can make people believe he's worth a lot. He's still young. He's like 23


Youth is on his side for sure, so he could still turn it around.  Back in 93 a team traded a guy for $1, so they could at least get some cash for him.


$1?! Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just fire the guy?!


No doubt!  He went on to win 4 stanley cups so they probably should have just kept him!


Sounds like the record companies that turned down the Beatles. Speaking of...I knew Ringo Starr narrated Thomas the Tank Engine at one time, but did you know that so did Alec Baldwin?


No, I didn't know that.  So did George Carlin.  I think I remember seeing him on there.


Wonder how much they each got paid to do at least 52 episodes. They're some pretty big names


Good question.  I'm sure it was a lot. They didn't make as many episodes as Pokemon though.  Over 750!


I loooove Pokemon. Used to watch it a lot as a kid, but I'm pretty sure I haven't seen all 750 episodes. Sometimes I think there's too much TV for me to watch


Yeah, I hear that.  I never saw Pokemon, though.  I used to watch that 70s Show.  Looks like they tried to do it in the UK but it was cancelled after only 10 episodes


I can't see that show being too up their alley. The Simpsons is really big there, though


Probably somewhat. But I don't think the creators of The Simpsons like FG too much. South Park did an episode ripping on FG and The Simpsons crew sent them flowers lol


lol sure sounds like they are not big fans.  I guess they think FG is too similar to what they do.


I'm not sure. Maybe they think FG is a poor imitation or a bad example of the genre rather than too similar


I am not that familiar with it.  I had heard this story about secret payments to college prospects though.


I can believe it. I actually think college players should be paid.


I agree, it seems unfair that those doing the most work get the least out of it, whereas the coaches get millions.


Yeah, and if they get injured playing in college they don't get to go pro. It's a total scam.


I've heard they lose scholarships if they are hurt during their school time, they have to be playing to get them.  It's a system ripe for abuse.


Exactly, that's why I think they should be paid. The school's are making boatloads on them.


Can players skip college and go straight to the NBA?


They can, but it is rare. I think Lebron did, but I may not be remembering that correctly.


You have to admire someone like Tim Duncan for staying in college.  But you have to wonder if it risky, and if he is just helping the system.


Exactly, see he is a smart guy. There is nothing stopping him from doing college part time. I do grad school part time, and work.


That's impressive.  I can imagine you're a little short on spare time, do you get a chance to watch professional basketball?


Sometimes I watch, but my home team always disappoints me so it's not a big thing here.


So who would that be.  I currently live in North East Ohio, the glory times of the Cavaliers would appear to have sailed with Lebron moving west.


I follow the Wizards, they aren't that big around here. Here the big thing is Football and Hockey.


I used to live in DC, around the time Jordan was playing for them.  I also used to do some poetry slams at a Borders with some of the Wizards, I can't recall the names.  Only that they were big, in stature that is.


Yeah, DC is fun. I should have mentioned the Nationals too, they are a big deal. The Caps won the Stanley Cup recently and have been consistently good for about a decade now.


Never went to the Nationals new stadium, saw them play at RFK.  I was shocked to read that 60% of basketball players are broke after 5 years from retirement.


The new stadium is cool Tickets are $18, beers are $12. LOL


In terms of college basketball would you be Hoya?  I remember when George Mason did well in March madness.


No, I'm a terp, and they switched divisions because their booster is Kevin Plank who owns under armor. He wanted them to become a football team. In my opinion it is disappointing. We no longer have our Duke Rivalry.


Hi! Have you ever heard of the hockey player Andre Burakovsky?


Hello - I have not heard of him before, but I do love hockey.


He is considered speedy with a splendid shot but he broke his thumb and as a result had to miss 20 games! I wonder how he broke his thumb, hockey does seem a bit physical.


Oh wow I bet a broken thumb is pretty painful. Hockey is very physical so it doesn't surprise me.


Yeah, you are basically incapacitated to play with a broken thumb since you couldn't hold the hockey sticks. Did you know that hockey is also referred to as Bandy in different countries.


That's cool I did not know that. Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports, lacrosse and hockey.


What drastic and opposing climates for those two sports. The US doesn't have more than one national sport? Basketball and football seem to be super popular.


Yea I think that's our sports and probably baseball too.


Yeah! Though I think players are worth much more than $1 which is what a hockey player was traded for in 1993 but then he went off to win four stanley cups! Way to prove them wrong!


Ever watched Pokemon on TV? I haven't even though there's over 750 episodes!


I used to back in the day, but haven't for a very long time.


Now it's about the new era of Pokemon Go, I guess. There's even internet cables laying on the ocean floor, I wonder if there's any creatures to be caught on the ocean floors. I wouldn't be surprised if someone went that far to catch them.


LOL that would be funny. Did you know South Park aired it's Family Guy episode and received flowers from the Simpsons crew?


That's commendable and nice of them to do that. I also didn't know that South Park ended, did it end?


I have no idea if it ended or not to be honest. I never really watched much South Park.


Me neither so when it mentions that there is only one episode where Bart neither appears or mentioned, I'm guessing that Bart is a main character in the show perhaps


I'm thinking he is as well. Did you know New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


No I did not know that and to think we have come such a long way from rotary phones! I don't even memorize phone numbers anymore thanks to the speed dial and contacts features.


Haha me either. An iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent.


That's exactly why I'm so dependent on my iPhone but is it worth the $1K price tag, I'd have to think about that.


hi, do you have a kind of shoe that you prefer?


I love Ughs.  They provide warmth, comfort and durability.  Shoe designs have changed over time


did you know 5000 years old shoes are more durable


No.  But of course will we really know until today's shoes have had a shot at 5000 years into the future?  Sometimes shoes are safety equipment.


yeah for sure. ballet dancers go through them very quickly


I have heard that they can destroy 4 pairs of shoes per week.  Looks like a challenge for some materials specialist.


yeah that is a challenge. do you know who steve smith is?


Yes.  He was a pretty good wide receiver in the NFL.


yeah and he leaves his cleats in the field after every game


to raise awareness about homeless people


I see.  I started my career in the telephone company.  Did you know that New York has 212 as an area code because it is the quickest to dial on a rotary phone?


that is crazy. but then again rotary phones took forever


True.  Of course, NY was the most populated.   The AT&T ship that laid cables for calls across the ocean just lays the cables on the bottom of the ocean.


I wonder how nothing gets tangled in them


It is just one strand with 2.7 inches in diameter.  It has a tough sheath on it however.


unicef donated clean water when you do not use your phone


I would like to sign up for that.  I only use my smart phone about 5 times each month.  You know the telephone has to translate you voice frequency into electronic signals to move it from place to place.


thta is actually re,arkable where we are technology wise


It is.  They do a similar thing with TV signals.  Most TVs sold this century have been flat panel types.


yeah they are too convenient now. nice chat


What do you think of the educational system in place in this country?


I think that teachers are for the most part underpaid.


I agree. My ex had a degree in marketing but got attracted to being a teacher so went back to school. She put in 12 hour days and earned only half of what she made prior.


I think that most teachers take it as a calling. It is difficult to read about the 52 year old mother that can't provide for her sons


Yes. I guess some states take education more seriously than others do. Education is the pathway to a better life but they don't seem to get it.


on another note, I have a second job at a shoe store. It is funny that shoes  can be tied at least 17 different ways.


Wait! It took me until 5 to learn to tie them one way. I'm too old to start over!


I think it is funny that Bill Nye the science guy holds a patent for ballet shoes! Ha


Does he? I had no idea. I guess science is a career with many outlets.


the queen has someone wear her shoes to make sure they are comfortable. Shoes are not supposed to need breaking in. They are supposed to be comfortable.


I always go for comfort over style. When I used to wear suits all the time I still worn sneakers and let people laugh at me.


Omg! I am also a TV and movie fan. the weekend update is the longest running skit. I dan remember watching it as a kid!


SNL is a great show. The first time I heard Bill Murray call someone an 'ignorant slut' in their "Point Counter Point" segment I thought I would die.


I also figured that shark tank is by and large all talk.  Some of the ideas are just not viable!


Yes. I gave up on watching that after a couple episodes. It seemed to be a platform for the Sharks egos.


I  also did not know that only one of Shakespeare's play has not been adapted for film or tv.  Amazing!


That is surprising. I used to do Community Theatre and acted in several of his plays.


How fun is that! I also cannot believe that Homer Simpson has had 188 jobs.


Homer is the man! Everything from astronaut to plow king.


I just read that Heady Lamar helped to invent the cellphone. Oh come on!


She was obviously about 50 years before her time. What part did she play?


I think she was in the Hope and Crosby movies? I also did not know that there was not a correlation between bars of service and quality of connection.


Yeah. Your connectivity is a huge factor of where you live and what service you use. I live in a rural area and only Verizon works out here.


I also find it hard to believe that dolphins speak on the phone and recognize each other!


Well that is fascinating. One never thinks of animals being able to distinguish between voices.


hey there do you know the top 3 richest presidents? like who they are


Yeah,  Trump,  Washington and Jefferson,  why?


actually it was JFK and not trump weird huh?


No its not.  There is no way.  Trump has been noted the wealthiest president of the us.


ah maybe I have outdated info, but I wonder if the other guys were adjusted for inflation, it must be


I believe they were, I think in the article I read a while ago it said that washington was worth 500 million, which is kinda ridiculous for washington's time lol


ya that is nuts! How rich do you think President Banana of Zimbabwe is?


I dont know,  I know nothing about zimbabwe lol except that the first president was Canaan Banana.  I dont even know what currency they use lol


haha me neither, did you know the president of Indonesia made some pop albums


I read about it somewhere,  that may be kinda cool,  a president who allso has concerts lol


haha ya I wonder if trump will do a concert with Kanye, that would be crazy!


ugh,  that would be annoying, and probably not good,  kanye will just end up talking the whole time,  and I havent heard of trump having any musical ability lol


haah good point, did you know thet the guest house is actually bigger than the actual white house? weird huh


That is weird.  i also recently found out the last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR


wow that is kind of sad, did you hear that norway gave like 1 billion dollars to help save teh amazon rainforest?


Thats pretty awesome, i would love to vacation there,  I hear they have good snowboarding.


snowboarding in the rainforest? I'm assuming you mean Norway haha, idk I haven't been to either


No way I never plan on going to the rainforest,  people get lost in there or their tour guides get eaten,  and they still have undiscovered animal and insects that they have no information on.  Definitely Norway lol


haha ya thats what I figured, also weird is that the US Gov owns 86% of the land in nevada, def no snowboarding their either haha


Lake Tahoe is actually half Nevada half California,  there actually is snowboaring in Nevada despite it being a desert lol and theres a snow resort in reno, nv.  But i assume its owned mostly by the government because of the military bases and government building there.


lol oh ok maybe you're right, also in nevada is the option to choose none of the above when voting, thats a good thingI think


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


Wow, that's interesting! I wonder if the President of Indonesia has a presidential palace. He has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Yeah that is impressive,  I hope its good music.  Im sure he has a good place to live.


I wonder if President Banana of Zimbabwe got a lot of respect. Not sure why he was called that.


its his last name.  I guess you dont really get to choose your last name lol Very unique though!


Oh, I did not know that! I just heard he was called that. Interesting!


Did you know 86% of land in nevada is owned by the government?


Wow, that is a lot! Hope it's being protected. The Norwegian government donated one billion dollars to help save the Amazon rainforest.


Thats great,  I heard that we havent even discovered all the types of animal that live in that forest yet!  crazy


Neat! You mentioned Nevada. I find that's interesting that it is the only state that has a none of these candidates option for voting during presidential elections.


that is interesting.  I wonder why that is.


Yeah, a lot of government rules don't make sense tome. For instance, in 2006 the US passed legislation that protects government employees from being prosecuted for violating the geneva conventions.


yeah.  did you hear about the man in france who sold the eiffel tower twice?


That is hilarious. Wonder how he got away with it not once but twice!


I have no clue,  he must be a real good con artist lol


Officials in ancient Athens didn't trust elections. They thought they would lead to oligarchies.


I guess I have to look up what oligarchies mean lol


Yeah, where power rests in the hands of a small group of people.


I don't know, they might have been right in a way, that elections aren't as valuable as we think. In 1900, the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75 percent of the time.


Oh i hope thats just coincidence.  its been great talking with you, thanks!


Good morning, did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe, was called President Banana?


I don't know. That's just what they called him. Maybe he wasn't wealthy enough to be remembered, unlike Washington.


Yeah Washington sure had a lot of money and also our 1st president. He is in the ranking of the richest presidents in US history.


So are JFK and Jefferson. Interestingly enough, trump isn't on the "wealthiest presidents" list.


It is surprising but then again he also hides a lot of his finances maybe his broke in reality, who knows only he and his closest circle maybe.


There is a documentary on Netflix (re: trump), that is very interesting to watch. Unfortunately, it doesn't cover the massive size difference between the White House and the president's guest house.


I have to watch that one do you happen to know the name? and thats interesting how can the guest house be bigger


It's called "Trump: The American Dream". There is also an episode reagarding him, on Dirty Money. I guess it was built later. It's interesting that the tallest candidate has won 75% of the time.


Oh, I have seen the preview of that one, sounds interesting I  have to watch it and that is a cool fact I guess Trump was taller than Clinton.


He towered over her during the debates. I think we should go back to the policy of having the Vice, be the "runner up" in the election. Could you imagine those two working together?


It would be terrible lol, but it would be fun to watch so yeah, we should allow that rule again its not like things could be worse in the house


Or, we could make them release albums while they are in office, to lighten the mood. The Indonesian president released three.


3 of them really? thats impressive he must be talented, well  he can always teach Trump and Hillary a thing or two about the genre.


At this point, I think anyone could teach them both, about anything. I wish my state had the "none of these candidates" option, like Nevada.


Yeah that sounds like a great option, sometimes the best option is none of them. Voter turnout has been really low over the years.


It sure has, I don't think it has been over 60% in the past 100 years.


heat that kind of sucks, that how leaders like Trump get elected in the end, voter turn up should be greater.


I agree. It's insane that Wikileaks published the plans for the government to destroy wikileaks. I thought they had chosen a side in our politics.


Its kind of ironic when you really think about it, seems like Wikileaks is one or two steps in front of out government.


On some things. I never did understand why international observers were blacked from the polls in 2012, in nine states. We monitor many elections ourselves.


Sounds like there's a lot  of shady things going on there, why block them from polls if you have nothing to hide. Its been interesting chatting with you


Very true. Thank you for chatting with me, I have to get to work. Enjoy your day.


Hey there what do you think about the government? It's a balancing act between individual freedom and tyranny


I'll admit I don't always like to vote because I don't feel it makes a difference. The turnout for us presidential elections hasn't reached 62.8 percent in the last 100 years.


That is sad. Also sad is that the taller candidate has won 75% of the time. So if the Democrats want to win in 2020 they should run a basketball player LOL


Hahaha. I think it's cool that Nevada has a none of the above option.


I do like that. They should do that in every state. What they shouldn't do is a lottery system like they used in ancient Athens for the elections


Ah, it is interesting they thought elections would lead to an oligarchy.


That is interesting. Maybe they were onto something. I like knowing that elections have been the standard since about the 17th century


Haha could have been. What do you think it would be like if we still had the runner up in a presidential election automatically become vice president?


That would be insane. You would have Hillary Clinton is the vice president and Trump is the president. That would make for a great TV show though LOL


Hah, I know, very entertaining but probably not a smart idea. Speaking of entertainment, what do you think about the president of indonesia releasing 3 pop albums while in office?


That is really crazy haha. I wonder how successfully albums were. Probably did not make him a top three wealthy president like JFK Washington and Jefferson are here though


I would never want to be too wealthy but I would love the experience of staying in the white house guest house. It's bigger than the white house!


That is shocking! Also interesting that the president of Zimbabwe is named President Banana.


Haha interesting. I guess in France some people don't have much respect for the government as one person impersonated a government official and sold the eiffel tower twice.


That is very gutsy! I know that I couldn't do that. Do you know who the top three wealthiest US presidents were?


JFK, Washington and Jefferson. I guess that accounts for inflation.


Yes it must. Did you hear about Wikileaks? Apparently the government wanted to shut them down and the plan to do so was leaked by them LOL


Well that is interesting. Sometimes it's good for people to stand up to the government. What do you think about the Norwegian government donating a billion dollars to save the amazon rainforest?


I don't know I guess it's their money. it went to a good cause but that seems like a lot of money to me. Have you ever been to Nevada?


I'm going to Las Vegas in March actually. Well I didn't know that the US government owns 90% of Nevada that's really wild


Hello! Are you interested in Presidents?


I love leaders of republics. How about you?


I find president history fascinating. Do you know the tip three wealthiest presidents?


JFK was one of them. I am less sure about the others.


But Washington had wooden teeth didn't he? YOu think he could afford ivory... Does the President of Zimbabwe, Pres Banana,  has his original teeth?


I am not sure. But i wonder why they call him Banana?


Maybe he has gone soft on crime?  Or, maybe it is his stage name, in preparation for release of his new cd? He has to catch up on released albums to the standard set by Pres of Indonesia


I think it is funny that he has released 3 pop albums.


That is funny. Another funny fact: The runner up in Pres elections used to automatically earn the spot of VP. Can you imagine the insaity it would create if that rule wa still in place?


That was probably crazy with opposing views.


The Gov is a crazy entity.   Did you know that 86% of Nevada is owned by the feds?


That is crazy! I wonder what they do with all of that property?


They need some of it to store the Eiffel Tower they just bought froom some impersonator of the French Gov...


Incredible!  At least the Norwegian Gov didn;t bite. They had their money tied up in a $1 Bil pledge to help save the Amazon rain forest.


I wish more people could pledge that much money


I wonder what the French dude accepted as payment for the tower?  Well, all this show of confidence is why states like Nevada are putting a slot for "None of these candidates" on the ballot for Pres...


I am not sure. I would need to do more research.


While you are researching, find out who the tallest presidential candidate is this go round... Since 1900, the taller candidate has wone over 70% of the time...


Hey there what do you think of the president? And who do you think the top three richest presidents were?


I stay away from politics, haha. I'm not sure, who were the top three richest?


Yes the three richest we're JFK, Jefferson, and Washington, Im with you on the politics though. I don't really like talking about it myself. What do you think about President banana of Zimbabwe though haha?


I haven't heard of President Banana! And that is interesting to know they were the richest. And the only president to have a PhD is Woodrow Wilson.


That is interesting. And yes I don't know why Trump isn't in that list, but I guess he was not one of the top three haha. Have you ever visited the White House by the way?


Yeah, perhaps the list was made before Trump. I haven't visited the White House. How about you


I visited it back in the day. Back when we did it in middle school I think. I haven't been there in a long time though, apparently the guest house is bigger than the White House itself, I'll have to check that out


Nice! I'd sure feel rich if I were staying there haha. In Guatemala, close relatives of ex presidents cannot legally run for president. What do you think about that?


I actually like that idea. I think we should adopt that here. I think it would keep a lot of corruption out of the White House. Did you hear about the rule that we used to have four vice-presidents back in 1805?


Yes the rule is, that the runner-up in a presidential election used to become the vice president, do you think we should still use that rule today?


Though that would be entertaining, it probably would not be a good idea. Anyway, five presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote, greatest margin being 10 percent. What do you think of the electoral college?


I'm not sure. I can get both sides of why it's good and bad. My question is, if you only used a purely popular vote system, how would you ever do a recount? Would you have to recount the entire amount of votes in the entire country? I just don't know


I wonder if it all even matters sometimes. The faster blinker in the presidential election has lost every election since 1980.


Haha interesting. Maybe the Democrats should run someone that doesn't blink at all LOL. Did you hear about the president of Indonesia? How he made three pop albums?


Ha, your blinking comment made me LOL. I did not hear about the Indonesian President making pop albums. Well, at least the Indonesian government has not yet banned the word "censorship" like China has!


I agree that's really scary! And yes he made the albums while he was in office haha, what do you think about Wikileaks by the way? Apparently the government wanted to destroy them, and so Wikileaks leaked their plan to do so LOL


Ha, well that is pretty smart! What do you think of the shut down? The government has shut down 17 times over the past 37 years.


Wow that seems like a lot actually. Another weird thing, is that the government owns 86% of all of the land in Nevada, I know it's mostly desert, but still that is a lot!


Interesting! Does the government do a lot of secret tests out there? Hopefully they are not testing missiles or something out there? Speaking of which, Israel launched a missile attack on Damascus International Airport.


Oh wow I didn't know that. Did that just happen? I wonder if anyone will be giving them any foreign aid? Apparently even Norway gave a billion dollars to the rainforest as foreign aid


Hello great, what about you? its amazing how the internet allows us to chat right now.


I know. It is such a great invention when used for good. I remember AIM being so popular among younger people...


I dont remember AIM, but yeah, when used for good its great, internet can also cause an addiction, for instance constant novelty clicks on links can become addictive for sure.


At least the library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case it all burns down...


Thats a great thing, I heard that after 48 hours of the internet gone riots will start and many problems will arise, after all we use the internet for everything.


Wow! That's crazy... Only 7% of people read the full terms when buying stuff on the internet. I am one of the 93% though...


Me too, I sure didnt read my data plan, although its a good idea to start doing it, you never know how that fine print can bite you.


Yeah! You can read it at the top of mt everest. It has 3G there!


Wow, signal gets there? thats amazing, did you know Trumps guest house is bigger than the White House?


I did not. I bet that makes trump angry. He does not like to lose that type of thing.


Yeah that might make him angry, and Its called Blair House, its also in Washington DC, its strange that he is not among the wealthiest presidents of US history.


He's not top 3 is he? I think we should call him Presiden tBanana though...


That would be a funny nickname, in honor to Zimbawes first president.


Can you imagine he and hilary in the same white house?


The would fight all the time, well nothing is being done at the moment so how much worse could it be.


Before 1805 the runner up would become the vice president, it would be fun to wonder.


Yeah I bet there would be more unity, although it must suck to work with someone that beat you every day for 5 years.


Me too ! a g20 summit sounds interesting.


Is that a ticket you can buy on Ticket Master? lol


lol. nope. Maybe it will get me closer to being the president. I would love a guest house that is larger than the white house


That would be great! Its interesting that 3g peaks at Mt Everest


That is something. I wonder if we could get internet up there


I doubt a good signal can be maintained. It would be a good experiment though.


I wonder how large is the  saved copy of the internet ?


It must be huge but considering how well information can be compressed it must all fit in one normal sized room I presume.  Do you know where the Library of alexandria is?


Not really. It sounds like it could be in Europe.


A Canadian motorcade was impersonated at the ape world leader's summit. I wonder what compelled them to do such a thing


Good question. Putin dont like the canadian prime minister very much


Thats True neither do the Venezuelan Dictator. Talking about presidents I hope what is best for the people resolves itself soon.


I agree. I would like to hear the president of indonesias pop songs


Really? I did not know that he made pop songs? That is funny. They should have a presidents singing competition


Well it may not get him as rich as jfk, washington, and jefferson


I dont know. I do want to check out the Eve-online game.


What is that? Do you like online gaming?


I love gaming. It is a game that received a world summit award


That is interesting. I recently started gaming.  What a funny name, President Banana


I love that name. He was the first president of zimbabwe. Have a good night


Great.  Who would think Trump's tariffs on China would help people who trade in knockoff designer bags?


HA! That's funny... Knockoff handbags... I think the whole idea is just weird. What a weird thing to stump on...


I know, not a designer kind of guy myself... There's another $200 billion around the corner.  It hurts businesses that have legit designer handbags.


Im not either. It hurts a lot of the american businesses too.


Yep.  Beijing has promised to crack down on the counterfeiters but I'm not holding my breath.


No... it does not benefit them to do so. like reading those pesky terms of service when buying something online.


Yeah, I never read that.  Only 7% of people do.


I always just click accept and hope for the best. I am part of the 93%. If you are on mt everest, you can read it with your 3G!


Good to know.  I'm a 93%-er too. I love the internet but use it mostly for keeping up with people, shopping and entertainment.


Are you on Facebook? I tried giving it up for this year, only when I need it, and dont really miss it.


I am but I'm mostly an observer/commenter...


When I was on there I almost only looked at people's profiles. I have nothing to add and I hated to brag about stuff I do with photos.


Did you know most countries don't have what we call a President?


OK. Yeah if you were a "President" you could go to all those summit meeting with big wigs from other countries.  That actually sounds boring.


No... I would actually wear big wigs and have so much fun. I would do the whole thing with a glass of wine.


Cool. You sound like the Indonesian President that released 3 pop albums while in office.


Ha! Are Indonesians that hungry for music?


Must be.  I don't know what genre that is... They could have a big dance party instead of a boring summit meeting.  They could network it on 3g.


Hi. Holy heck, the crime report for Prince William is lit today.


Do you believe in it? A 24-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with robbery, grand larceny, felony eluding, felony hit and run, driving under the influence, assault and battery, and driving on a revoked license. .. awful


It is awful. LOL someone broke into someone's house just to steal a case of beer and drink it in the homeowner's basement. What kind of a world are we living in?


yes absolutely, or this one : Jan. 13. Three males entered a residence. There was no sign of forced entry. disgusting


I see numerous reports of "malicious wounding" I've never heard of that charge before. Is it just like battery? Or more serious?


I think more serious. One more awful crime, A 19-year-old Triangle man was arrested and charged with discharging a firearm within a dwelling, providing a false identity to avoid arrest, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, have you heard about that?


Thats cray. I'm sure they'll blame it on the marijuana. Some poor kid was walking his dog and some guy grabbed him by the neck and tried to rob him. The kid had to bite him and run away.


The man pushed the boy to the ground, demanded property and grabbed the boy by the neck. The boy bit the man and fled. what do you think?


I think I would have probably bit him too. Thats why I have big dogs, I would prefer they do the biting if necessary.


My sonis watching Bill Nye right now. He got his break in entertainment by winning a steve martin lookalike contest, lol.


wow so nice, Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each, do you watch it?


I had no idea! My son loves that show. He's known the names of every single train since he was one.


wow so sweet, did your son ever watched pokemon?


No, he hasn't seen that one. I know there's like 750 episodes. The pokemon craze is so huge.


He does, he likes all animals. I used to work at an animal shelter and wolf rescue, so he's been around a lot of dogs.


how cool, did you know that The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct?


I didn't know that! The history of dogs is really interesting. id you know there are 12 possible blood types a dog can have? And dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.


I didn't know that information. Also stanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles...


I wish we had that here. Google states in their code of conduct that they are a "dog company" rather than a cat company.


yes. And are you aware that Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight?


I wasn't aware of that. That's interesting.


Hello do you like to talk about television?


I'll talk abut anything, television, dogs, Prince William County, just not football, I've had enough football.


lol  ok ... we'll start with the telly.  Do you know who the 3 narrators were for Thomas the Tank?


I grew up in the UK, there it was Ringo Starr doing the narration, here I think it is different.


Here in the states it was Ringo, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin.  They all did it for at least 52 episodes each.


I think they are still making Thomas episodes, there must be a lot of them now, been going many years.


No way!  I'm going to have to look that up.  My kids used to watch it when they were little.  They were also into Pokemon.


I think there is a huge difference in quality between Thomas and Pokemon.  Thomas was made to entertain, While I feel Pokemon was made to sell stuff.


I agree there.  There are over 750 episodes of Pokemon. lol


That seems to me to be about 730 too many.  What other forms of entertainment do you and your family like.


lol  We used to like the original Nintendo entertainment system that could display only 54 colors.  From there we went on to Super Nintendo...then the kids kept playing and I lost interest. lol


My son loves his Xbox and Fortnite.  I'm guessing it has way more than 54 colors, I wonder how many.  I, for one, can only name about ten colors, but I suppose it is all in the shading.


I'm guessing.  The Nintendo system was discontinued in Sept. of 2003 in Japan.  I didn't even think it lasted that long.  That must have been when the Game cube I think it was called came along.


Based on the crime report of Prince William county people need some entertaining, either to distract them or get them doing something else, do you think they might like watching chickens?


If they are like the Britain's when Caesar paid a visit to them around 50 BC.  Then yes! Lol


I used to drive to Prince William county years back, it had the closest IKEA to DC, we'd go fairly often, for my wife a trip to IKEA is her form of entertainment.  I think I'd prefer the chickens.


I am, after all, originally from England.  We are, by common knowledge, very reserved.  Had I known how dangerous Prince William county was we may have skipped IKEA, and also saved a few dollars.


lol I meant to say earlier that Bill Nye "The science guy" got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.  I've never been to an IKEA!  Lol


It's funny how your life can change based on what seems an insignificant event.  I should ask people who I look like.


lol right?  Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because the executive didn't think he looked like a president. lol It's been fun chatting!


Yes, same here.  When I become famous for looking like someone I recall this chat, have a good day.  Bye.


Hi, I am but don't get to watch much anymore. Not a big baseball fan, don't have the patience.


Yeah, aside from the World Series I generally don't watch. It's been on since 1903. Hard to believe.


Did you know that the opposing team receives three bases if a player catches the ball in his hat.


Hadn't heard that before. That would be cool to do though. I used to collect baseball cards. I heard about a guy that found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfather's attic. I wish!


I know right! Wow Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig got struck out by a 17 year old girl, she was then banned from professional baseball.


Im sure. Apparently about 160,000 baseballs are used in a season.


Do they just keep those in a big silo somewhere?  How about football, you a fan?


Yeah i like football but again i don't get to watch much. Wow the Chicago Cubs were the first team to win back 2 back world series and they haven't one another since.


Bummer for them. Every follow Japanese baseball. The sport is huge there apparently.


I don't but i hear that they think it should be there nations pastime.


Yeah, you know in Canada kickball is called soccer-baseball. Makes sense really.


The women's world cup had more ratings than the world series.


Yeah Women's Soccer. Remember the Soccer teams are countries so that makes sense. The world series even though it's called that is just in the united states.


Do you know who the Baseball team that's lost the most world series championships is?


Close the Brooklyn Dodgers. I guess that means they've probably gone more times then any other team.


Yeah I would guess. I know the national league has won more though.


I have but not very much. It seems like a fascinating sport. Do you know much about it?


Just a little, Not really any specific teams, more like trivia. Did you know that Baseball managers wear uniforms so they can play if they have too?


I didn't know that. I would have thought they would be ineligible for some reason. Most of them don't seem like they spend much time on the field playing.


No, I didn't think so too. I guess they need to practice with the team to stay in shape though.


Hmm you wouldn't think that look at some of them. It is crazy to me how expensive old baseball cards can be just for some stats on a piece of cardboard.


That used to be included in bubblegum! Did you hear that one married couple used to schedule all the baseball games for the season. Thats crazy.


I wonder if they were team owners or just some random couple that the league hired years ago.


That is a good question! I just don't know. I may have to look that up. I do know the world series has been played since 1903.


Wow that is really neat. I like to see that we have such a long standing tradition here. It brings people together to enjoy a common pastime.


It really does. It might be neat to see a game in person too. The last time the Chicago cubs won a world series the Ottoman empire was still around!


Poor Cubs. They seem like a team that is just the perpetual underdogs.


Makes rooting for them fun though! They did win back to back world series once.


Have they won any since they managed that feat?


That's too bad. It seems like sadly baseball is a dying sport in america. I think more people are getting interested in soccer or football.


That is what I have heard too. The Womens world cup has higher television ratings than the world series.


I think it is more exciting to watch which captures people's attention. Plus soccer has a wider appeal than baseball. Baseball seems to be popular only in a few countries.


That seems to be true. Soccer is so popular now. I did hear a man found $1 worth of baseball cards in his attic though!


I think I would probably have a heart attack if I found that much money in baseball cards just sitting in an attic.


Me too. It would be seriously fun though! Baseball is seriously popular in Japan too!


Why is it always about Trump, I am getting real tired of talking about the man.


Yes I agree. It's exhausting to think about. it is interesting how he called the Russian wikileak controversy "so funny"


To be very honest nothing he says or does surprises me anymore, I mean this coming from a man that denies climate change and global warming. Surprised he doesn't believe the earth is flat.


Well he did threaten to sue the author of the Russian dossier in court. There's always something new coming out about him so it gets exhausting for sure


Did you happen to watch the Micheal Cohen hearing today? That hearing was almost 10 hours long, insane.


No I didn't watch it. I try to avoid the news because it's depressing. I do think it's dumb that the last US president to have a Ph.D was Woodrow Wilson, we should have more presidents who have one


Yeah I would love to see more intelligent people running for president, it is kind of funny that the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana.


Yes that is funny. You know if that's his real name? I think President should speak other languages fluently as well, the last one to do so was FDR, why are all of these presidents who did these things so long ago


His real name was Canaan Banana, and I think it is just because the standards for president haven not been changed in a very long time, and I think it may be time for an update.


Well how often do go traveling by the way? I just got back from a work trip to Florida myself


I love going to Florida, I try to go at least a couple times a year, also like to go to texas.


Yes I've always wanted to go to Texas but I haven't been there yet. Have you ever tried crashing on a couch? There's a site like Airbnb but for couch crashing apparently


My uncle is buried in Austin and we only live about 6 hours away so we go as often as we can. Never have couch surfed but I have used Airbnb. Wouldn't mind trying one of those Dutch buses made to go at 160mph though


I would definitely ride that haha. I think it's crazy that air travel is 10% slower today, it's because it is more efficient to travel at that speed so it saves money for the airlines


Yeah that is the same reason the airline refuse to add more leg room to their seats, it would lose them to much money. How do you feel about fox news?


I don't watch any news but I do know that most news is biased and I think Fox News is definitely biased, what do you think?


Fox news is definitely one of the more biased ones, but that is the problem with news these days, there is almost none that are not biased toward something.


Yep I agree with you. It's interesting that their median viewer age is 68 years old too. I wonder what the median ages for other news networks are


It is also crazy that Fox is watched more than cnn and msnbc combined, I thought CNN was a really popular one.


Yes that is crazy. Interesting though that 50 percent of Fox News is dedicated to opinion news, and MSNBC has 85% dedicated to the same, you think it would be the reverse


Yep, well it was good chatting with you, have a good night.


I do when I can. Would you consider taking a bus that can travel at 160 mph?


I think I would, planes travel a lot more faster so yeah, is there even a bus that can travel at that speed?


The dutch are creating one, a commuter bus.


that sounds like a great invention, have you ever been to Iceland?


It looks like a nice place,  it doesnt have a rail service.


Oh, so most people travel by air. In Japan I would avoid driving too as all highways are tolls. If you want to cross the country it costs $300


That sounds expensive, did you hear about the king of Hawaii and his travels?


He was the first king to travel around the world. That is so interesting!


I know right, its really interesting, so many stories he must have, another interesting place is Mackinac Island


Oh, I would probably be in shape if I lived there since you cannot drive a car.


Sounds like a place free from pollution I would like to live there at least for a season


I had talked to someone before and said the whole place smells like horse poo!


That changed my mind, scratch that lol, so do you like the Fox News channel? do you follow it?


Haha, sorry, don't let me deter you from going there. I don't really like to watch news at all but I hear that Fox news is more watched than CNN and MSNBC combined.


Its also seen in 86 countries so that makes sense,


Interesting! They were also going to create a cable channel dedicated to the simpsons.


The Simpsons is a great tv show I really like it, I think thats a great idea, I heard they wanted to sue The Simpsons once


Haha so I guess they have a love hate relationship with the Simpsons


Not really, i check my phone every now and then.


I tend to so the same, Im not really a fan of fox news.  Too slanted.


Me either. Whats trump up to now? The president of Indonesia has 3 pop albums can you believe that?


I dont know probably tweeting and playing golf.


You know he's not one of the three wealthiest presidents?


That is surprising.  Maybe they accounted for inflation?  Or the fact he never released his tax information so we really dont know what he is worth, monetarily.


Well I'm told that the three wealthiest in history were JFK, Washington and Jefferson.


Wow.  Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana


I'm sorry know one could call me that. Can you imagine if the rule that the runner up automatically became the VP was still in effect, WOW!


I looked it up, it was actually his last name.  Not like hen people call Trump Cheeto.


Well still i'm conflicted, lol! Did youn know that the presidents Guest house is bigger than the white house?


That is crazy.  Im sure Trump is upset that he doesnt have the biggest house, the best house, no one has a house greater than him... lol


Right! Trump and Hillary in the white house together what a reality show. I do however think they should have kept the rule.


That would be amazing!  I definitely tune in for that.


Right! Hey i did not know that fox owned the gaming website IGN.


I didn't. I do know that they tried to sue the simpsons for constantly parodying them.


Right and then discussed the possibility of creating a cable channel that only played the Simpson's.


Yeah i'm sure your right but would make for funny late nights. I can't believe that fox is watch more than cnn and msnbc combined, i just don't get it.


Neither do I.  Great chat!  Have a great day.


Hello, do you know much about presidents?


I have never met a real president. I know a little from school. How about you?


Yeah here and there some things. The president of Indonesia is a pop star


A pop star? Well, I guess it's a good side job. Maybe Trump could venture into pop stardom.


Maybe. Do you know who the three wealthiest us presidents are?


Not Trump, though I bet he wants his name on the list three time.


Yeah I bet that too. And the white house is smaller than the great house. Bet he does not like that either


That guest house must be cool. I wonder who gets to stay there. Trump could put up a TRUMP sign and rent it. Then become richer.


Yeah true. The president of Zimbabwe seems to be named Banana


That's a great moniker. I bet he deserved it. What name should we give Trump?


Hmm I am not sure about that. Do you like to travel much?


I do like to travel when I get the chance, which is not often. Time and money are short. What about you?


Yeah me too. Did you ever make it to Japan?


I did. It's an interesting place. What about you?


Yeah me too and I am glad I did not travel by car because it would have cost me $300


The highways are great there. Very fast, not much traffic. People usually take trains though. It's easier and faster.


Yeah that is true, the bullet train is a time saver for sure. Have you veer visited Iceland?


No, but I'd like to. I hear good things about it. It is much prettier than the name suggests.


Yeah but the only way to get around is to either get a car or fly by plane from town to town. They do not have a railway


I guess the terrain is not easy for building railways. Planes are easier. Distances are short.


Yeah that is true, more convenient I guess Nice chat


hi, how are you? do you know much about politics?


I have taken a few courses in politics and happen to work in local politics. On a national level I do follow a lot of things but there are some things that I don't know much about. How about you?


Yeah I try to keep up . Did you know the president of indonesia is a pop star?


I did not, I don't know a lot about most of the foreign leaders except for those that regularly are shown in the news here in America.


Oh I see. DO you know who the wealthies US presidnet are?


JFK, Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. I would be curious to know if this list was compiled before Donald Trump became president or whether when adjusting it to today's value they were technically wealthier.


I think they were wealthier because we have to consider inflation, that is the main reason


I find it very interesting that the President's guest house is larger than the White House. It's probably due to the fact that there are a lot more employees who need space in the White House.


Maybe, or it could be that they get a lot of guests all the time and need to accommodate them. Who knows.


Do you watch a lot of political talk shows or news programs on television?


Not as much but I know there are some channels that are very focused on that, like Fox


I don't watch them that much either, I find that they seem to be so doom and gloom. I'd rather focus on the positives in life.


Yes, agreed on that. Have you heard of the gaming website IGN?


Yes I have, I have not visited it in a while. I find that I have less free time for video games these days.


apparently the company that owns fox news owns that as well


That's not surprising, these larger media companies seem to own various outlets that cover a lot of topics.


Very true. DO you know much about Wikileaks?


I only know what was widely reported in the news. I never visited the site or any documents they released. How about you?


I know they became very popular for disclosing government secreat and then even published documents that showed how the government was trying to destroy them


Their founder also fled the country to avoid prosecution but I believe he was eventually extradited.


Yeah he was. Do you know the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


WIth the military presence and weapon testing, I'm sure a lot of land is unusable for other purposes.


Yeah it could easily be that. Nice chatting with you


Do you watch a lot of news programs? I find that they focus too much on the negative sometimes, it can make you depressed.


I don't really watch them but I agree with you. They seem to focus on drama and making people tense and afraid.  I've watched some Fox News knowing it has a republican bias but I have found that it is sometimes more balanced and unbiased in it's approach.


I haven't watched enough of either Fox News or CNN to weigh whether one is more impartial than the other.  I wish there was an option that told it without any bias and worked in some positive stories.


I do too. I would like just straight information, no emotional content at all.  I want information that is important and relevant.  The news makes you think there are no good people or anything good happening in the world then when you come across good in real life you are totally surprised by it.  Another thing that surprises me is that fox news is watched more than cnn.


It also was surprising that they own IGN, a gaming website. I guess media companies do want to be involved in all sorts of ventures.


I suppose they do at that.  Fox News is, or at least tries to be, a serious news organization and yet they've been reported to wanting to start a channel that shows only the tv show the simpsons.


I know that the FXX network, which is owned by Fox, airs a lot of Simpsons reruns. I believe that they have done days where only the Simpsons airs. I wonder if those were test runs for that network?


It might be.  They might be looking to see if there is enough of an audience for an entire channel of it.  It seems strange to me that they'd do that.


I think they would definitely want to air a channel that solely shows something they already own, don't have to create new content, and can add in more advertising revenue.


They can save and make a lot of money that way.  However, they did threaten to sue the simpsons at one time and now they want to make a channel for them.


I never knew they threatened to sue the Simpsons before. I guess they angered them enough to push them that far.


They really did.  They wanted them to stop parodying its famoulsy anti-democratic party agenda.  It's weird to considering both the news and the simpsons are owned by the same company.


It's pretty interesting that they had no issue with all of the other parodies the Simpsons have done but they couldn't take it when it was their turn.


Maybe they thought the simpsons should show some loyalty and they didn't.  Speaking of being disloyal, did you know that a guy in france was able to sell the eiffel tower twice by pretending to be a government official?


It's amazing what some people would fall for. Not only did he pull it off once, he got someone else to believe it a second time. This has to have happened before the internet and globalization of the news.


I don't know.  You would think it does. I mean, a person can just google information nowadays.  Thanks to wikileaks people can find out all kinds of things even though our government had a plan to destroy the site.


I know some of the Wikipedia story but not all of it, certainly not that there was a plan to destroy it. I know their founder went into hiding for a while.


i heard about that too. It surprised me to learn that the government wanted to destroy the site. It seems very undemocratic of them.


I would agree that is seems undemocratic. It shows that every government has a dark side.


i guess no matter what type of government it is that balance between individual freedom and tyranny gets blurred at some point.  I wonder if it is blurred in Nevada. The government owns 86% of the land there.


I think that is more of a result of a lot of that area being used for military bases, former weapon testing sites, and state protected land. A lot of it is vast desert.


Hey there how often do you use the site reddit.com? I know that I use it almost everyday, what about you


Haha what subreddit did you go to? I like seeing the popular stuff, and also I like the fasting section


I usually go to a few different ones. There are so many.


Do you ever vote for Reddit content? Apparently only about half a percentage of the entire site actually vote in those polls


No, I'm not logged in. I just read it for information. What about you?


No I don't think I've actually ever voted in one of the polls haha. I also didn't know that there is an online magazine called"the redditor", I don't know why you wouldn't just check Reddit itself


That's hilarious. The first comment on reddit was apparently a complaint!


Haha that doesn't surprise me. That site is full of people that complain. I do like it though because you can get a lot of information from it. Do you know the Downing Street memo is? Apparently that was the first post on Reddit,  it was regarding that


No, what is that? I've never even heard of that.


No I haven't heard of it either. Do you ever watch football by the way? I know that I watched the Superbowl this year which I normally don't do


I watch football every sunday. The superbowl this year was super boring too.


Yep I agree with you. What did you think about the fact that the average football game only has about 10 or 11 minutes of gameplay? that definitely helped explain why the Super Bowl is boring haha


I'm not surprised, there are a lot of commercials and play calling.


Yeah that's true. Do you know anyone who is an engineer? I never knew that the average engineer makes more, in their lifetime, than the average NFL player, or the average MLB player for that matter


Actually, I'm an engineer, I can believe it.


Yeah it makes sense. Because players don't play their entire lives. Also they can get injured and stuff like that. If you're an engineer, what do you think about the tracking chips that the NFL uses on the field


Yeah, I'm not that surprised by it. Did you know that they use tracking chips embedded in players shoulders?


No I didn't know that. How does that work exactly? Is that even legal? Hopefully they take him off after the players leave the field haha.


I'm not sure, I think they do it to make sure players are ok though.


Yeah I guess they put tracking chips on the ball too. They can track the rotation and velocity. I think that can be useful, especially for stats and stuff like that


You bet I am! I probably shouldn't be, but I use Facebook and Reddit and Twitter and Snapchat. I'm pretty sure nothing I do goes undocumented at the moment. What about you?


I enjoy reddit. It is really easy getting aggregated news there


I spend more time there than I should. I've never submitted anything; I'm too afraid of the downvotes.


YOu shouldnt be too worried. Only .53% of the people who visit actually vote on content


That makes sense. Lots of time I just browse. The moderators have done a really good job keeping people from being harassed. Sometimes, though, subreddits leak into other subreddits just to be jerks.


Plus there 27 billion upvotes to think about!


Lol! Exactly right! It's curious to think about Reddit being owned by Conde Nast. I mean, it kind of makes sense since someone made an online magazine about Reddit, but still, it's a bit odd.


Its worth 1.8 billion dollars so I can see the value there


That is amazing. I wonder how they figured that? Is it by monthly visitors? If so, that's 542 million, and I'm just going to get out my calculator to figure that out.


I am unsure.  But it probably has something to do with it. It is the 6th most visited site in the world


I wonder if that makes Facebook the most visited site in the world? I've read that Iceland is using it to rewrite their constitution,  by taking suggestions from the public.


We will have to look that up. But Facebook is a lot more valuable than reddit


It's simply mind boggling how popular it is. I remember when my kid was almost 13, he was super excited to finally get his facebook account. Of course, he doesn't use it now at all.


IT has become a lot of what TV is now. Just advertisements. Because thats where the money is


Absolutely. Even with an ad blocker, they sneak through. I get loads of ads about my favorite NFL team, the Saints, on facebook, I'd guess because I like so many related pages.


Did you know Saints players and cheerleaders cannot eat at the same place?


That surprises me, but it does seem like a way to make sure there's not any harassment. It would be super annoying to have to leave where you're having dinner just because an NFL player shows up.


But considering there is no rule against female players. The cheerleader thing doesnt make any sense to me


I wonder if there were female players, would there be male cheerleaders? It's not a  lucrative career, engineers make more money and sustain fewer hits to the head (hopefully).


Hello. Dogs are amazing creatures and man's best friend. Don't you agree?


I do. Sully made me cry at Bush's funeral


Yes I couldn't even look at pictures of that to be honest. I kept seeing it pop up and would scroll quickly. It was too heartbreaking. They are very loyal animals.


It was heartbreaking to watch him lay at the foot of the casket.


Yes it definitely was. Apparently he had not had him very long. They obviously formed a quick bond. It's touching.


They even brought him in to visit the casket in the Rotunda of the capital and he was so well mannered and behaved. He captured Americas heart then.


He sure did. Apparently before that he had already gathered 98,000 followers on social media. He will continue to serve by helping wounded soldiers and active military personnel during recovery.


I was going to mention that as well. I remember the Bush's previous dog Millie.


I do too. Honestly, the current white house is the only one I can think of that does not have a pet. Did you know that dogs can learn over a thousand words and can reason better than chimps? That's amazing.


Wow. They also have 12 different blood types among the breeds


That's complex. I would assume they have to match them as well if they need blood which would make it more complicated.


Dogs not only understand different languages but pointing as well.


I've had a couple of dogs that I swore understood pointing. It's nice to have confirmation. Apparently dogs drink with the underside of their tongue. I always assumed they scooped it and drank with the top of it.


Yeah, thats kinda weird how it works but they do just fine drinking in their own way. They are also not color blind like many people think.


I always thought they had to be a myth. I've had identical toys of different colors and they knew the difference and some seemed drawn to some colors more than others in general.


Most presidents have had a dog in the White House


Speaking of, did you know that only five presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote?\


I did not. I do know that JFK was one of the wealthiest.


That makes sense. Strange that if only 5 have been elected while losing the popular vote that 2 of them have happened in my lifetime.


I wish, sort of, that we could have had the runner up in the last election serve as the Vice.


How's it going, did you know GOP stands for Grand Ole Party?


I did know that, do you follow politics?


Yea, it's interesting that the Republican party was founded in 1854


It's also interesting that President Truman would not be photographed with Dumbo because he's an elephant.


It's pretty funny the politicians were so petty even in 1957


I think it is safe to say that they were petty well before 1957 as well. \


Yea but it's pretty odd that red and blue have only been used for rebulicans and democracts since 200


Yeah I thought that they were always associated with those parties.


It's strange that there hasn't been a non democrat or republican president since 1853


Yes I wish there was more than just the two parties to choose from it would help our system to not have lifelong politicians.


It would also be nice if there were no more Nixons and Bushs running on the Republican ticket


I think we're safe from those two families for a while, I haven't heard of any other family members who have a shot at the White House. Jeb Bush tried but he did not get the nomination.


Speaking of Presidents, did you know JFK, Washington, and Jefferson were the 3 wealthiest?


I wonder if that takes inflation into consideration, I also wonder where our current president ranks.


Who knows. It's interesting that the President's guest house is actually larger than the white house


It is, I wonder if it is because dignitaries have to travel with so much support staff whereas the President's all probably lives close by the area.


Probably. I wonder if President Banana from Zimbabwe has ever visited the guess house


President Banana is a fun name, I wish we would have a President with a name like that.


Or a President who could  release 3 pop albums like the president of Indonesia


Trump should drop a couple pop albums, maybe it would help his rating!


Maybe, well it was nice chatting with you


Were you aware that in dogs there are 12 different blood types and that dogs can donate blood at blood drives?


No, I had no idea.  I have never seen a dog blood drive advertised.  Have you?


I have not. I wish there were more. Did you also know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing?


I knew about dogs, but not elephants.  Interesting!  Did you know that dogs are not totally color blind?


I always thought that was a myth because I've had dogs that liked types of certain colors.


I've never noticed my dogs preferring any colors.  Ever had a cat?  I, like Google, prefer dogs


I have cats now. I love them too. I didn't know that Google had a preferred pet? I wonder why that was even necessary?


Yeah, it doesn't seem necessary at all.  Its actually kinda weird.


I agree. Did you know that Istanbul has vending machines where in exchange for recycled plastic bottles it releases food and water for stray dogs? What an amazing program.


That is super cool.  I wish we had that kind of thing in this country. I see strays all the time but I can't do much to help them.


I agree. We should absolutely implement a program like that. There is no downside.


None at all!  I always dogs were domesticated wolves, but I didn't know that their direct ancestor is extinct.


I did not know that either. I wonder what that looked like. Totally off topic but how do you feel about presidential trivia?


I find it interesting.  Especially when you find out that the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


Wow! What a hilarious name. Do you know who the top three wealthiest US presidents have been?


Yep.  JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.  I assume that's adjusted for inflation?


You are correct. Yes I would assume so. I wonder why the guest house is bigger than the white house?


That's a good question. It does not make sense.  The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.  How about that?


That's very odd. I can see before or after but during seems crazy!


I am a huge fan of dogs, I have one myself, what about you?


that is a shame, they are unique animals, one of only two that can understand pointing


It is an elephant, I wonder how they made that discovery haha


It seems like more animals would respond to pointing. Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types?


I did not, is that more or less than people? Can dogs donate blood, is that of any use?


It's more than people. Maybe they can donate blood to each other. I don't know if it makes it harder or easier to find a dog donor


I am not sure! I adore dogs though, they are so innocent. i recently learned they are not even colorblind, they just see less colors than people do


Did you hear about Istanbul's vending machine that gives their stray dogs food and water?


no i did not, but that is amazing, I am sure that means the world to those poor animals though


Yeah, people just have to send in recyclable bottles to keep it going. More countries should provide services like that


for sure, that is better than we do for some of our homeless people here in my country. but i get it, dogs are so super lovable


Maybe a better president could change that. Did you know the US president's guest house is bigger than the White House?


i did not, that is interesting, maybe it is by a small margin or something, i cannot see it being several times larger. who knows though, maybe it is 10 times bigger


The three richest presidents in the US were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


i guess that has to be adjusted for inflation then right? cause trump is pretty rich, or so i thought


I don't think Trump is that rich. He seems to exaggerate his successes. Or maybe my facts aren't up to date.


I figure he is at least rich enough to be a public figure and all that kind of stuff. but Maybe those presidents had a lot of corruption going on or successful endeavors since presidents do not get paid too much. But, nice chatting with you, have a great night!


Hi there.  How about George Bush's dogie Sully at his funeral.  He was raised through the prison program


Hi! Sully was amazing!  He was so loyal right through the end.


I wasn't aware he was a service dog. He had followers too!  Probably facebook


I like that they found Sully another position, someone to help although in a way I think I may have kept him as part of the family.


I would have been tempted to keep him too.  I always thought of the Bush's with that Springer Spaniel


Oh yeah! I remember it.  Wasn't it named Millie?


Yes  I do remember Bush saying his dog knew more about foreign affairs then Clinton and Gore


That's funny!  I love dogs.  Did you know they can learn over a thousand words?


Maybe that's why mine looks at me like I'm nuts half the time.  They understand pointing as elephants do too!


I heard that they have "eureka moments" I guess like we do.  They like the experience of solving a problem to get a reward.


And here I thought they just wanted that cookie!  Was reading about the political parties.  Interesting history.  They seem to have switched their ideals.


I remember learning about that too.  What do you think about Teddy Roosevelt forming his own party?


The progressives.  Isn't that what the liberal democrats today are calling themselves? The progressive left.  I just don't see any progress   lol


I don't either.  I think it's a little funny too how not only did they switch ideals but the parties also seems to switch sides of the country.


I guess I didn't pay much attention to that in school because I didn't recall it.  All I really remember is the domino theory.  Nam generation


I don't remember much either.  I did learn recently though that the only president to propose a guaranteed minimum income was a republican.


That's new to me also. I didn't realize that the red and blue colors were fairly recent.


I didn't know that either.  How recent are they?


2000.  I just took for granted that I didn't pay attention to elections and the media was making it easier by coloring the stated  lol


i know what you mean.  By seeing the colors I just thought they went with the parties and always had.


Kinda like the weatherman making dressed characters with umbrellas and so forth.  ANyway  was fun chatting with you.


Fun chatting with you too! Have a great day!


How's it going, do you like dogs? Did you know modern wolves are not as closely related to the first wolves that were domesticated?


I do, I have a dog so yeah, what about you? do you like them?


Yea, I love dogs, they are so cool how they vary in shape, size, and colors


They do, amazing how many species there are, they also have 12 different types of blood so yeah, amazing animals


I had no clue dogs had 12 blood types, I just assume they had the same amount as humans


Yeah that was a suprising fact for me as well, did you hear about that vending machine in Istanbul?


Yea, it's awesome Istanbul uses the vending machine to give food and water to stray dogs


I think thats a great way to keep the city clean and also keep doggies fed


Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only known animals to instinctively understand human pointing?


I didnt know that, but I guess dogs are really smart animals so it doesnt suprise me either,


Yea, elephants too. I didn't know dogs can actually see as much colors as humans


Aparently they can yeah, Google is a dog company and Im a fan of the company


It's pretty funny they put they prefer dogs over cats in Googles official code of conduct


Yeah so do you follow politics, what do you think about our president?


I wish the GOP nominated another person. It's a shame there hasn't been a non republican/democrat president since 1853


It is right, there should be more options not just the red or blue politician


Yea, I know Washington didn't have a party. Him, JFK, and Jefferson were the 3 wealthiest US presidents


Nope, guess not. Too bad Trump doesn't have a beard as every US president who had a beard were Republican


His the first one then, did you hear about that anecdote with Dumbo and Truman? really funny story


Lol people take politics too seriously. Well it was nice chatting with you


I love watching television, how about you?


I do. Did you know there are 750 episodes of Pokemon?


I did not know that many! I must have watched that many as a kid, I loved that show!


Interesting, what about South Park, were you a fan of that show?


Love that show, I heard the simpsons crew sent them flowers for their family guy episodes, it was a bold move! Do you watch?


I used to watch it. Did you know they remade That 70s show in the UK?


I did not know that, I wonder how successful it was


Wow, so not good at all! That is kind of like that 80s show


Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


That is so much money! I heard she makes like 50 million per year! I wonder if anyone makes more money


That is awesome, I can believe it. A lot of retired people watch that all day long.


That is true ha, my father just retired, I will mention that to him ha. I think Lebron may make more


That wouldn't surprise me. Did you know that there is a saved copy of the internet?


Wow, that is good that everything is backed up, hopefully not my facebook posts lol!


I no longer use facebook, I think the Wayback machine also stores things as well.


Not a lot. There are a few shows that I watch and keep up on though, but I stream them online after they air. What about you?


Yeah same here there are some that I watch regularly, like the simpsons


Have you seen the only episode where Bart is neither mentioned nor appears?


I am not sure which episode that is. Their crew sent flowers to the crew of family guy after their last episode


I heard something like that. Have you ever seen the show Brooklyn Nine-Nine? People were upset when Fox dropped it


I love that show. So happy it was picked up by another tv channel. Do you ever watch Judge Judy?


I don't watch Judge Judy. Brooklyn Nine-Nine is one of the few shows I keep up on. In fact, I watched the most recent episode this afternoon. I've heard that compared to other shows, it has the most diverse cast


I would agree with that. On the other hand, Judge Judy makes way more than them and I do not see the point.


Apparently that after Lebron James, she's the highest paid celebrity. She is pretty legit though


Speaking  of celebrities, Pixar has a secret room that can be visited by them.


That's pretty cool. Robin Williams was one of my favorites to watch. His voicing the Genie in Aladdin was what started the trend of animations being voiced by celebrities


So cool. Ethiopia has a chef that believes if people eat more diverse foods they can combat hunger together


I can see the logic behind that. I wonder if he's as wealthy as other celebrities in other parts of the world. That's one of the assumptions that comes with that term


I use it all the time. What I didn't know is that the hamburger button is the official name for the three horizontal line menu on apps and websites


It makes sense when you think about it I guess. There is a copy of internet in the library of alexandria.


I guess it's nice to have a backup in case it burns down, though I'm not sure how that would even happen


I am not sure either. Apparently nowadays even if  you mount Everest you still have internet up there.


Not just any internet, but 3G nonetheless. There are places near where I live that I lose service. That's pretty impressive


I think its a great show, really funny, its a shame it got cancelled


I agree. There was so much sadness to the sudden cancellation


Yeah the show has a lot of fans, their voices were heard via social media in less than an hour after the news were announced


I feel that the sometimes people just cancel the best shows


I wonder why it got cancelled, maybe the show will be launched again in the future, fans demand it


Maybe its a marketing stunt, its a hilarious show and has a lot of impact on many people so it doesn't make sense to cancel it


If it is, they are really good at their job since I would be really happy it isn't cancelled


I agree, so what other shows do you like, do you like The Simpsons?


Shows like the simpsons or south park are classics


They are, I like them both and also Family guy, seems like the cast and crew of those shows have a good relationship with each other


I really enjoy when their have crossovers too


Yeah I love those, did you watch Pokemon ?


I did. I think they have passed 1000 episodes a long time ago


Its been more than 16 years, how many Pokemons by now? a lot more than the original 150 ones I bet


I think they are on their 7th generation with around 100 new ones each generation


So thats like 800 Pokemons, did you watch that 70s show?


I do!  My favorite was House!  I was sad when it ended.


It ended already? I'm still watching older seasons, do you like the leading actor?


Hugh Laurie is amazing.  He is really British!


I head he earns about $700,000 per episode, a lot of money indeed.


It is, I think there were like 8 seasons to that too.


So he has earned a lot of money over the years, do you know who Michael Caine is?


Do you know why he started acting? its actually a really funny story.


Wasn't it because of all the girls in the drama class?


Yeah because of the girls in drama class, seems like that decision really paid of later on.


It really did.  Do you know why Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore?


I do, he doesn't make dramas anymore because it goes against his belief system, he likes to remain positive.


That is as good a reason as any.  I loved his comedies.


I loved his comedies as well I guess his not much of dramatic actor,


Alrighty then....  do you listen to classical radio dramas at all?


I do like them yeah, I'm a big fan of the genre why do you ask?


There is a website where you can listen for free.


There is? I wonder how its called, must be a great site, I have to search for it once we finish chatting.


I am not exactly sure, I just know of its existence.  I think I would also enjoy reading some of those dramas.


I would like that as well, and also watch Jon Hamm teach drama classes.


He must be a good teacher, Ellie Kemper made it big and she was a student of his.


I heard Erin from the office is also one of Kemper's students.


Oh I see, I knew her as Erin, she is really talented thanks for the aclaration.


Sure thing.  It has been great chatting, but sleep is calling my name.  Have a great night!


Not really. I tend to watch dramas or read more. How about you?


I used to listen to the radio when I was younger. Now I just use the Internet. I think that radio is a dying medium.


Well although radio waves are still being used to a large extent in space exploration and technology, radio as a form of entertainment and communication is a dying medium as you mentioned. People prefer to communicate by telephone and watch entertainment with pictures on tv. However the content of radio or tv are similar in certain regards such as dramas.


The narratives are probably structured similarly across media. It would be interesting to compare the classic radio dramas preserved on the website with the TV dramas of today.


I believe the way classic drama would be communicated would be similar to reading as it would be filled with rich vocabulary to be more descriptive to paint a picture, unlike tv shows that literally have picture.


I guess people respond better to pictures than words, especially when the people are good-looking. Voice just doesn't have the same charm.


I think part of it has to do with watching tv, most people can just relax and shut down their mental processes, but reading is a complex cognitive process to derive meaning from symbols, requiring comprehension of abstract concepts and understanding.


Reading has fallen out of favor. Oftentimes to understand the issues discussed on TV news shows, viewers would have to read background information. As a result, most people know only what is discussed, which is usually shallow.


I agree. Personally I listen to audio books instead of reading. However, if the shows were willing to discuss the background first or provide a link to listen to the finer details, it would help people get a better understanding as well.


I think this is where the Web comes in. Relevant information can be a click away. Still, people need to read intelligently and be cautious about accepting information just because it's written on a Web site.


Indeed. Fake or sponsored news are growingly identical to real news so it is getting harder for consumers to distinguish. Also, not all news sources are unbiased. Because reading requires creativity and critical analysis, consumers must practice deep exploration of text during interpretation to get to the truth of the matter.


Unfortunately, I don't think people have much incentive to keep digging for more opinions and facts. They would rather find information that supports their beliefs and biases and then stop there. It takes a lot of effort to mull over new information and change your thinking.


True, but just because it is easier doesn't make it right.


Human beings too often follow the path of least resistance, whether right or wrong. I wonder how long it took Anne Jones to get up to reading 4,700 words per minute. I wonder how often she changes her thinking about issues.


It probably was no easy feat since most readers, even avid ones, would have trouble reading and digesting 4700 words per minute. Speaking of reading, did you know silent reading is a recent phenomenon?


I was surprised by that. I wonder how people would read in the presence of others. Maybe if there were few books available, one person would read aloud from the one book and others would listen.


Silent reading was a skill only the most most skilled readers of the middle ages could do. Not many people were educated in the past. Even in the case of President Andrew Johnson whose wife taught him how to read and do math.


Schooling has really changed the access to information that people have, just not their ability to make sense of it. I wish there were a way that schools could encourage constructive discussion.


I believe that the difficulty with that is education is subjective and the whole process is essentially an experiment. If we wanted any real change, we would require or incentivize the government or the standardization board to overhaul the entire system.


I see people starting new schools instead of trying to fix the existing ones. I think it's hard to make a huge system serve the students first. Usually it's the people running the system whose needs get met.


I agree. People continue starting new schools, but lately many have been shutting down because of lack of students. We should be putting more focus on quality than quantity. Thank you for this discussion.


Yes I like tv dramas but not radio dramas. It's a shame because I would love to use that site with thousands of free radio dramas!


I like dramas too. That site would be cool to find. I'll have to look it up.


Yes it would be very useful if you like that sort of thing. Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because they don't project positivity.


I had heard that too. It's because of his belief system so I respect that.


Yes as do I. Michael Caine, who I really like, became an actor because all the pretty girls were in drama!


That's a good reason to get into acting then I think lol.


Agreed. Do you like to read? It is a great way to think introspectively and really get creative.


I love reading. I think it's funny the military has Starship Troopers on their reading list.


Also Ender's game! I need to read both of those books!


Very cool I haven't read that either. The world record for speed reading is 4700 words per minute.


Anne Jones is a machine. Wow I can't even imagine.


Me either. That's very fast. There was a moral panic in the 18th century due to the spread of reading novels.


Oh wow I wonder how that came about? CS Lewis and Tolkien seemed to be good friends as they played "you laugh you lose" together! You know that game?


That's pretty cool. I have not heard of that game. Is it fun to play?


It sounds fun. You read terrible poetry and I think if you laugh then you lose!


That does sound pretty fun. Have you read Starship Troopers?


No but I have seen the movie. I am not a huge fan of sci-fi but I wouldn't mind giving it a read. You?


I'm not a huge fan of sci-fi either. It never really satisfied me. I haven't read it either.


Well regardless of what you read it definitely takes continuous practice, development and refinement. Great talking with you today, have a good one.


Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing. Did you know ?


I did not. But I love to read. I just read the Antonin Scalia has a Virginia Law school named after him!


The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with the reading speed 4,700 words per minute.


Do you think she actually knows what she is reading? Does she read speeches do you think?


She is reading a speech. Reading makes your mind strong and ability to think of it.


Thats crazy! Kavanaugh studied under Scalia. Did you see that mess?


It is a complex interaction between text and reader, shaped by prior knowledge.


What is? Reading or the Kavanaugh stuff?


Have you been following politics lately? Did you know the 3 top wealthiest presidents are JFK, washington and Jefferson?


Yes, I read it. The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana.


Banana's must be very important there. I couldn't imagine the runner up in an election becoming the vice president now. What a mess.


It is not in the US. The president picks his own VP. The president in Indonisia makes pop albums!


The US president guest house is larger than the white house.


They don't show that on Tv! Have you ever read CS Lewis?


NO, The president is a common title for the head of state in most republics.


It is. You should read CS lewis. He and Tolkein were friends.


In authoritarian regimes, a dicator or leader of a one party state may also be called a president.


Yes, He wants to know the current political situation and people sufferings.


Yes, A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources.


I love going to the library to read. A man who was in prison became a lawyer and proved he was innocent!


In norway, the government will buy books and distribute them to libraries.


Thats a great idea! I think something like 1000 copies right?


It help more people educated make them thinking positively.


Thats right! 1/2 of all adults have a library card!


Yes it does! A library in Sacremento has a library of things.


1895 william gladstone started a library with his own books.


Hi there. Do you enjoy reading? It can be used for so much like language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas.


I do, I feel like it makes me smarter and you can learn a lot of cool things by just reading


Yeah no doubt about that. It also requires continuous practice, development, and refinement.


It is a complex cognitive process, sounds easy once you know how to read but only species with high intellect can read books.


Yes exactly. And I like that they're no concrete laws in reading but it provides an escape for readers to produce their own products introspectively.


I agree, it does provide with an escape do you have any favorite novels?


Not really I like everything. I want to read starship troopers because it is recommended by the military. However I did see the movie.


I heard that book was pretty good and also Ender's Game, thats another military recommendation


Yes Enders game was suggested by the Marine Corps. In the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels.


I guess books can be dangerous in the wrong hands, do you go to libraries much?