He did some and does not anymore because they do not project positivity. Nice chat


Politics in this country are getting a little out of hand.


They really are! The House and Senate needs to get their stuff together too!


Totally! It has become nothing more than a popularity contest and the country suffers as a result.


Well said, I think the country would be more united if the president released 3 pop albums like the Indonesian president did lol.


I think united in shock and a little embarrassment would be accurate. Can you imagine the reporting on that story?


Fox News would have a fun time doing that lol. I didn't know they were watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


Oh my Fox News would have a field day with that. I would have expected CNN to top that by itself. I wonder what caused the switch to Fox.


I wonder it was because of good shows on Fox meant people would switch to that? They tried to sue the Simpsons for parodying them, which would keep me away because I love the Simpsons haha.


Seems a little childish to threaten to sue them. The simpsons literally makes fun of everyone.


Exactly, I'm sure Fox News is all about going against freedom of speech but that is just me. I didn't know President Nixon helped start Fox News.


Reading that sounds like the start to a bad president joke. I'm guessing that is why they don't really advertise that fact much.


More than likely. I thought we were the only people to have Fox News, but it is broadcasted in 86 countries total!


I can't imagine people in other countries take it seriously although it would explain the anti american attitude that some countries have if that is what they see of us.


they probably watch it for a comedy show lol. Did you know the US Senate uised the same gavel for 165 years until Richard Nixon broke it? Probably why he started the network haha.


lol who knows. I wonder who started the candy drawer tradition. Seems like a good one to have to get through the drivel some people put forward in bills.


That is probably the best seat in the house! Especially during those long discussion and filibusters they like to do!


At least it is stocked with the good stuff from pennsylvania instead of some weird state specific candy.


or butterscoth candy lol. I would like to stay at the guest house at the white house as well, which is bigger than the white house itself!


That makes sense in a way because there are always so many guests and they probably each have their own security teams plus the regular staff.


I bet it turns into a hotel essentially when that happens!


For sure! Well it has been nice chatting with you. Have a good day.


Are you familiar with the show Goosebumps 2 for kids?


I am not but I did see the original Goosebumps. Sounds like it will be a great movie!


The original movie and series is currently on Netflix and I'm an adult with no kids and I really like watching the series. Do you like Mysteries/Thrillers?


I love Mysteries and thrillers, the entertainment industry has so much to choose from it's unbelievable.


Wow, that's true. There is a huge selection of movies, series and originals from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and more.  I pretty stream all of my watching, I pay 200 for cable that doesn't hardly get used!  Do you have streaming services?


I have Netflix and Hulu streaming on my TV and on my computer I watch NBC and ABC for weekly tv shows....I won't pay the cable cost anymore just internet service.


I'm waiting for my contract to end and I'm keeping the internet but canceling the cable!  Did you know that Entertainment like storytelling and dance were once for Royal Courts and over time became available to all citizens?


Thats what I did, cable is too much. No I didn't know that! Very interesting. Did you know there is a show called IKEA Heights.....that was shot inside an IKEA store without the store knowing?? lol


Oh my goodness, that's funny! I never have heard of IKEA Heights, I will have to check that out! Did you know Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role playing a president because the entertainment executive said Mr. Reagan didn't have "That presidential" look!


HAHAHHAAA!  That is awesome!  Did you know Drama is considered a form of poetry?


I didn't know that about Drama, interesting.  I see that Netflix and youtube combined make up half of the peak time of internet traffic in North America, i'm not surprised by that one!


Not surprised at all! Netflix has 150 movies available all with 100% rating on rotten tomatoes...such a great selection!


Netflix originals are fantastic i think, I love their original mystery series like "The House on Haunted Hill", have you seen it?


Yes!!! That was so good! I was on the edge of my seat for days lol....so many great originals. Did you see Birdbox yet?


I haven't seen Birdbox yet but it's on my short list of things to watch, It looks really good.  Have you watched it yet?


Yes I have I think either you love it or you think it's a waste of time....but I won't give it away lol you watch and decide!! Sandra Bullock is great in it. Another Netflix Original.    Right now I am watching a series on true crime and it is so good.


Oh I love true crime shows, Sandra Bullock is the reason I wanted to watch Birdbox, it looks like it's kind of different but i'm going to watch it.  Sometimes I like "different"! Sandra Bullock used to be my neighbor!


Sandra Bullock was your neighbor!!!??? She is my favorite actress, did you meet her?


She has a ranch that is next to our farm in Texas, she has it for sale.  I've never met her but i've seen her at the grocery store!  Funny huh!  She's a great person and a super actress.


Wow, that's awesome! My biggest celebrity meet was with Keanu Reeves lol I thought I was going to have a panic attack lol....he has been in a lot of Drama movies and some with Sandra Bullock too.


hi how are you? what do you think of the presidency?


Hey I'm good thanks. I think it is a very stressful job! Being the head of the government is no easy task.


It is not easy. everyone second guesses you and everyone complains. I would not want the job.


Yes me as well. Too much stress. I wonder how banana did, the first president in Zimbabwe!


That must have been a terrible job, unless the guy was totally corrupt, in which case it was a great job


Agreed. Did you know that the guest house for the president is bigger than the white house itself?


I bet Trump is very pleased at those arrangements. He could probably rent out the guest house. Put a TRUMP sign on it. LOL


Haha I could see that happening. Fox news would likely cover that story! Fox News once thought about creating a channel airing only The Simpsons!


That would be overkill. no need for a whole channel. they could just set up a website.


Exactly. You should work for Fox News lol. The Fox News Network was created by Richard Ailes, a republican media strategist.


Yeah, he and Nixon decided they needed conservative ideas on the air. I guess it is a propaganda machine.


Unfortunately yes it is. It is broadcasted in 86 countries surprisingly.


I guess they change it around for local content but people want to hear about the US. I dont know how many people believe what they hear, but they watch.


Yes they do. They even threatened to sue the Simpsons (even though they wanted to make a Simpsons channel).


I think the right hand didnt know what the far, far right hand was doing there. LOL


Haha yeah definitely. That channel covers the US Senate quite a bit. I think it is interesting each state has 2 senators regardless of population.


Yes, they have a lot of power too. much more than representatives. 6 years, plus lots of support.


Yes well said. Richard Nixon cracked a gavel that was used by the Senate for 165 years! He must have been strong...or the gavel weak!


He was a determined man, and wanted to bust that gavel! Many had tried and failed, but he succeeded! Anyway, great chat!


Crazy that woman couldn't wear pants on the senate floor until 1993. But yes great chatting with you too. Have a great night my friend.


Hey there do you ever watch shows on Netflix?


Yes, all the time. I love Netflix that was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California.


It's funny that Netflix was created because of a $40 late fee, at least the movie he was renting was really good lol it was Apollo 13


That's is a great reason, I think because not Netflix has over 137 million subscribers worldwide, including 58.46 million in the US alone.


Yes that's an impressive number. Kind of like how Netflix uses 33% of all internet bandwidth, that's also impressive


Yes, from 9pm to 12am in North America. On top of that, did you know that Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2012?


Yes I did know that. Their first original content was the series Lilyhammer. Have you seen that?


No, not yet but I plan to watch it. Now I watch a lot of You Tube. Did you know that Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in North America?


That is very impressive. Also impressive that Hugh Laurie makes $700,000 per episode of House, have you seen that show?


Yes, I used to watch that drama years ago. Did you know that Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper who plays Erin from the Office?


That is really cool! Also interesting that Michael Caine only became an actor to meet pretty girls LOL talk about a weird reason to start acting


Maybe not too weird. After all, Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because he doesn't believe in acting in a negative situation.


You're right about that. What else you do for entertainment besides watch movies? Have you ever played video games like the NES before?


Yes, but I'm not very good at it. I liked the old school Nintendo Entertainment System that could only display 54 colors.


Yes I like that too. It's crazy that it lasted until 2003, that is such a long time I think it came out in 1985


Yes, but even entertainment system evolve and can be adapted to suit any scale.  It's also including storytelling- music, dance, and different kinds of performances in all different kinds of cultures now.


Yes I agree. I mean in 50 BC people were using chickens as entertainment LOL so I'm just glad that we have video games now


Yes, we've come a long way, baby. Apparently the British love to watch chickens instead of eating them.


Yep times are weird and they change rapidly. Like how someone thought that Ronald Reagan did not have a "presidential" Look to Him, and yet years later he became the president LOL


I guess he showed that entertainment executive a thing or two?  Did you know that Bill Nye, the science guy got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest?


No I didn't know that. I can see the resemblance though. maybe I should start doing look-alike contests to get into Hollywood LOL


Netflix initial started in DVD rental business due to advance technology they are moving to online movie streaming.


They have become a huge company!  They had 137 million worldwide subscribers as of Oct. 2018.


Netflix is banned in some countries like China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea. The are telecast Serials and Movies.


I wonder why they are banned?  From 9PM to 12AM Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America.  That's a lot of people watching tv.


Netflix is also make internet traffic in North america. Mostly people avoid going to theatre and simply watching movie in TV itself.


Do you know how much Netflix still spends on postage?


I don't know it but Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2012. They are production TV serial also.


Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth.  Crazy.


Netflix approached 50 million global subscribers with 32.3% of video streaming market in United States.


Did you know that Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million?


Drama is the specific mode of performance to represented in a play, ballet etc... they are especially performed in theatre or an radio.


Did you ever watch House starring Hugh Laurie?  He earned $700,000 per episode making him the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


Yes. I watched only some episode. I have no time to watch it. The drama comes from the Greek word "action'. The drama represent the traditional division between comedy and tragedy.


Did you know that Michael Caine became an actor?


Jon hamm taught drama at his old high school. One of his students was ellie kemper. Do you know ?


I did know that.  Ellie was in the Office and Jon Hamm was from Mad Men.  Michael Caine became an actor because all of the prettiest girls in his school were in drama!


Did you ever play an original Nintendo system that displayed 54 colors!  I remember when we got one in the late 80s'.


Nintendo is the Japan based multinational company, They are focused on the video games also.


They stopped selling the Nintendo in Japan in 2003.  I have to get going.  It's been nice chatting with you.


Hey there. I noticed that traveling has been more difficult these days. Do you travel too?


I do like to travel, I hate it when my luggage gets lost, just ruins my day


Oh, for sure mine too! I want to visit the Mackinac island because they have banded motorized vehicles, neat huh.


That seems like a really nice and relaxing place, away from pollution and just a simple place


Yes, good point. They use horse drawn carriages and bikes. No pollution there at all. They Have done it for hundreds of years too.


Sure sounds like a beautiful place, what about Iceland? have you ever traveled there?


Never been there but I know they have no public rail service. That is kind of intimidating to me.


It is, flights are expensive I guess, so its an expensive destination kind of like Japan and all the tolls they have


Yeah its like over $300 for the tolls in Japan. Its very expensive to travel around. I was thinking about you comment on losing luggage and i recall that the airline typically wait several weeks to make sure its really lost,ugh.


That does seem expensive, I want to be like the first king of Hawaii and travel around the world


He was the first king to travel around the world, not sure whats his name but an adventorous guy


Oh that's cool. I would like to know the guy who impersonated a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel tower. He didn't do it once but twice. What a crazy interesting type of guy.


Thats funny, who would fall for that lol, I guess the phrase a sucker is born every minute has never been more correct


Yep, too funny. I learned that the Norwegian government gave and donated 1 billion dollars to help save the rainforest. That is just one more place I would love to travel. Hopefully, not losing my luggage along the way.


Yeah one can only hope, I hear some airlines will cut you checks if thats the case like Collins, he got a check of $230


Oh, that is good news. Those are good stories for such a bad situation.


Yeah they are good news I agree, at leat they recovered some cash although $230 doesnt seem like enough


That is good point. I didn't really think of it that way. The liability limit is about $1600 for domestic and over seas. So your right that is a small amount.


I think its a good thing airlines are upgrading their systems to prevent this from happening anymore.


There is an advocacy group ran by Elliot  he is a co-founder of the Travelers United. He wants people to email him.


If my luggage gets lost I will email him for sure, sounds like he really cares about others.


It is pretty sad that in these modern times there are still incidents of ethnic cleansing


people are not as civilized as we would like to think we are


There is ethnic cleansing going on in China, among other places. Humans can be so closeminded and intolerant.


genocide has been part of human history forever. it is hard to stop but we try. i hope that we can stop the cleansing in china.


I am not sure what all the US would be able to do in China.  However, it is sure that something has to change


yes, the chinese govt must come to understand that all people have a right to live. the US should do something. i dont know what though.


One would think that the UN would step in a try to curb their behavior.


the un doesnt have the power to do much. china is too big and has too big a military. i would like to see tariffs and stuff.


Yes, financial penalties would probably be the most effective strategy.  Military involvement would be unwise


too messy. financial penalties are slower but not bloody. plus other countries would be willing to help out there.


Yes, and if we get into military conflict with China, there is no guarantee we would win, they are pretty powerful as well


true. it would increase the death tool more than the ethnic cleansing. might have to rethink the balance of world power soon.


All I know is I do not plan on visiting China for vacation very soon.


i would visit taiwan. no ethnic cleansing. plus better water and air.


Actually if I visited Asia, I think I would prefer Japan.  I have always been interested in their culture


japan is an interesting place. the food is great. the air is good. water, safe. plus trains everywhere. no ethnic cleansing in recent years.


I do really enjoy Japanese food.  And their arts and culture is very fascinating.


you should go. choose the season wisely. august is really hot. Do you listen to the radio at all?


Not as much now.  Mostly Spotify if that counts


i usually go to Youtube. the radio is really struggling to stay relevant. i guess people listen during their commutes.


I know that a lot of people still listen to radio online.


Yes I do, but I didn't know the U.S. plans to release an American citizen that was accuse of supporting ISIS.


Wow, I didn't know that either. I saw that Wikileaks published the governments plan to destroy Wikileaks.


I didn't know that!  Since we are talking about the government, fun little fact is that 86 percent of the land in Nevada is owned by the U.S. Government.


Oh wow that's pretty cool. They probably have secret bases all over the place in Nevada.


I bet they do!  In 2006 the U.S. passed legislation that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating the geneva convention.


I believe it is also.  A funny thing in France was that a man was able to sell the Eiffel Tower by impersonating a government offical.


That's hilarious! I saw in 2008, the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest.


That's awesome they did that!  I would love to travel to the Amazon someday.


That would be really cool to see. Do you know much about telephones?


I know the I phone has more computing power than the entire U.S. nuclear ICBM deterrent.


That's kind of scary to know. New York's area code is 212 because that is the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


Only used that rotary phone a few times!  What intrigues me is that the cables carrying the phone and internet data across the ocean floor are only 2.7 inches in diameter.  That seems small as to how far it has to travel.


I've never used one before. They were a little before my time. That is amazing they are that thin and only lay on the ocean floor.


My grandmother had a rotary.  I did hear though that Unicef would donate a day of clean water to a child in need, for every minute you do not use your cell phone.  Now that is pretty cool!


That's very good of Unicef. Nice to see companies making a difference in the world.


Yes that is great!  Funny little magic trick I learned that is related to the phone, is that by having two phone books overlapping their pages it is impossible to separate!  Fun little trick.


That is a fun little trick. I had no idea that would work.


I love to travel. It was good talking to you.


What do you think about the release of that ISIS member?


Wow.  That's a tough call.  Sounds like he is in a pickle.  I don't know what to make of it.


New cellphone, $4210 dollars and his clothes, sounds like ISIS and the US made a deal}


It does.  Kind of scary to think about.  It's hard to sort it out.  He was captured at a checkpoint in Syria and declared his American citizenship even though he grew up in Saudi Arabia and had Saudi citizenship.


Its a strange case, it seems like the man onjected this release, maybe he liked america? or was afraid of the consequences of his release


I'm going to guess he was afraid of what will happen when they release him.  I don't want to travel to Syria.  Do you like to travel?  I love it...just not to certain areas.


I do love to travel and I agree I don't want to visit Syria.


The first king to travel all around the world was King Kalakaua of Hawaii.  I wonder if he went there?  lol


Thats an interesting thought, I guess he did, maybe it wasnt as dangerous back then


It probably wasn't.   Have you ever been to Mackinac Island in Michigan?


No I havent been there but it must be a beautiful place, no motorized vehicles, nature all around, really relaxing place to be


I heard that and was wondering what it would be like.  I agree probably would be very relaxing.


I would like to go to Japan some day as well, I hear the tolls are really expensive to pay, so I have to save money for them


I would love to visit there as well!  I have friends there I went to college with that I still stay in touch with.  It would be nice to see them again.  The dutch are creating a commuter bus desinged to travel at 160mph.  I wonder how they could control that?


Thats really fast, 160 mph you would get to the destination in no time and enjoy the landscape on your way there


Yes it would.  Speaking of landscape....Did you know that 86 percent of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government?


No didnt know that, that seems unfair, owning all that land,


I know.  I was surprised.  In 2008 the Norwegian Government donated 1 billion dollars to help save the Amazon rainforest.  That's a lot of cash.  They must have some interest there to donate that much.


They must care about the enviroment I think thats a great thing to do, donate money to a cause like that one


I agree.  On a little different note...did you know that New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


No I didnt know that, interesting fact, convenient actually.


I do, I'm a pretty big fan. I prefer macabre themes and thriller genres.


I do too! And supernatural! Did you know horror movies can burn more than 180 calories?


I didn't know that. Maybe I should spend the afternoon watching a marathon of horror movies to burn off the pizza I've ate today.


That sounds like a pretty good idea! Then after you can enjoy some abstract art, as it is more enjoyable after watching a horror movie!


That's pretty interesting. Do you like any of the "Scream" movies?


I have seen a few some years ago and I generally thought they were ok. What about you?


I liked the first two. Did you know the original in 1996 was supposed to be titled "Scary Movie."


That's pretty interesting considering Scary movie was somewhat of a parody of it. Majority of creepy metallic noises in movies are from an instrument called a waterphone.


Yeah it is kind of ironic. I want to learn how to play a waterphone. Haha. Did you know that E.T. was originally scripted to be a horror movie?


Seems like a pretty unique instrument to learn how to play. I didn't know that! I wonder what they would have done to make it scarier. Stephen king considers Bambi the first horror movie he ever saw.


I can see that scaring a kid. It was kind of horrifying.


It really was. Obviously what happened in the movie was traumatizing enough, but I think the music really added to how scary it was. I remember a few Disney movies being scary as a kid, like the sword and the stone.


Lion King was scary to me as a kid. I heard that during the filming of "The Exorcist" no person involved thought it would be considered a horror film.


The exorcist was pretty scary. I heard some very religious people wouldn't even watch it for fear of being possessed.


I've heard that too. Have you ever saw "Inception?"


I believe I have, I think it was pretty good!


Christopher Nolan meant for it to be a horror film.


Interesting! The boy from the shining didn't know he was in a horror film until some years later!


I've always wondered how that works with kids in scary movies.


Yeah, i've seen kids in some pretty scary movies and always wonder how they shield them from the crazy parts.


Well I have to get going. I hope you have a great day. It was nice chatting with you!


Good afternoon - I didn't think much about wikileaks until the Presidential election and now that it's tied to the Mueller Investigation.  That said, I'm not sure what I think/feel about wikileaks!


they revealed the names of taliban informants...who were then killed by the taliban of course. terrorist supporters. that's why the government had plans to destroy them


Are they tied to Assange or Snowden - I tend to get the two confused.  And I can understand why the "Government" (not Trump) wants them shutdown


assange runs them. yeah trump said he loves them...treason in plain site. the guys a nightmare. his biographic film should be a horror flcik


Very true and a prime example of reality being stranger/scarier than fiction!


at least we can lose some weight while watching. i hear that horror movies can burn more than 180 calories


I bet that is true, however, I am not a fan of Horror movies.  Probably my least favorite genre - do you enjoy them?


i did as a kid. now i don't have as much time to do anything buy listen to some tunes on the radio


I listen to sports and political talk radio during my work day (headphones) to stay informed and keep my multi-tasking quest alive


i should try that. the shining and some classic rock at the same time


That's a helluva mash up!  I would try some Tombstone and Daft Punk...


edgar allan poe might go well with metallica. have you ever heard the waterphone?


I can't say that I've heard of the Waterphone - what is it?


it makes the creepy meatllic noises in horror flicks.


Interesting - and strange name for that product.  It made me picture something completely different!


I know many artists that are popular in the US are Canadian, but I don't think I listen to strictly Canadian Music per se - or even would know if I was?


yeah. me either. i asked because Canada requires radio stations to play 40% Canadian music. That's a lot of Rush


on that note im afraid i must bid u farewell


Yes, I think so. Is it a site that leaks supposedly confidential information about the Government? I'm not sure if it's only for the US or not?


I think for many countries. Did you know the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


I had no idea the government owns so much of Nevada! I've traveled by car there a few times.


Yeah not sure what they do with all that land but they do own it


I recently learned that in Iceland there is no public rail. I've always wanted to travel there. Guess I'd rent a car.


Yeah or you can just fly from town to town since they are so close


I hate flying, though. Maybe over water isn't as scary. Did you know that Unicef will take every minute you don't use a cellphone and donate that many days of water to a kid?


I think that is amazing that they do that but I do not understand how that works to be honest


I really want to find out, too, because I'd definitely use that program! I'd rather do something else like travel by bike than use a phone.


Yeah that is so cool. Do you have an iPhone or Android?


Andriod. You? We've came a long way from the horse drawn carriage travel days. I think that might be fun, though.


I have an iPhone and apparently it has more computing power than the entire nuclear icbm deterrent


Wow sounds cool! I wonder if it's like our brains where we haven't figured out how to fully use them yet. Have you heard about the US citizen being released back to a Syrian town?


Yeah that made quite a headline, and he was even given a new cell phone and some money


Yes, that is what I found extraordinary. They money he got was apparently what he already had but the cellular phone was new. Wonder if he did not have an old one?


I am not sure, maybe not. Did you know the Dutch are creating a bus that travel 160 mph


Wow that is a really fast way to travel! I wonder how much it will cost the government?


Who knows. Do you know who is the first kind to travel the world?


No, but I'd love to travel around the world. Was it Columbus?


It was actually the King of Hawaii. Nice chatting with you :)


Hey, I'm good. How are you? Are you interested in politics?


I am, kind of. I pay a lot of attention to them, get really sad at the place politics has taken the nation, ignore them for a month, and then start the cycle all over again. What about you?


Yes, me too. I agree with you. Do you know anything about Uighurs in China and what's going on right now?


This is minority group in China. They are Muslim. Government take DNA collection, everyone has ID card and need to show it dozens of times per day to officials. Thousands in prison (they call it camp). They have limited right to do traditional things related to religious. It's sort of genocide


That's horrible. Why? Just because they are muslim?


I think yes. They have totally different lifestyle for centuries. It means they aren't really communists. So Chinese government says there is a lot terrorism. It may be true, because I know some of them were in Syria, but this is terrible way to manage a problem. I've never heard about something like this for the last 30 years. In 20th century there are some examples.


I had no idea that this still goes on. You hear about human rights violations in Syria and other contries and wonder how it still happens. How sad and disgusting!


True. It's quite sad. Have you read something interesting recently?


I read that Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks. Seems a bit scary...


Interesting. What's your opinion about Wikileaks?


I think they have a roll in society, as fact checkers, but man, I do not think they should do it like they do.


I honestly more skeptical about government. They did many things illegally, but how can you fight for justice with government?


It definitely has some ethical concerns. I am generally trusting of the government but skeptical and will fact check at times to make sure I am being told the truth. I am from Chicago so I am always skeptical of elected officials.


I like Chicago, but I've been there only twice in my life. I also read that 80% of land in Nevada is owned by the US government. I'm quite surprised about it. Is it because there are a lot of military facilities in this area? Any idea?


Some of it is national parks but others is for military and other top secret stuff. Norway sent $1B to help save the rain forest.


That's right. National park. I didn't think about it. Norway has wonderful nature. It's one of the best places I've been. They so much concerned about own country.


I always wanted to visit norway. Is it worth it?


It's beautiful. In fact, it was very expensive. I guess even more expensive than New York, but summer is just the best time to visit. I like it. Btw, do you listen radio?


Only once, but I got it back quickly! That was fortunate. How about you?


Mine's gone missing a few times and I have had mixed results. Once it arrive immediately after I called and once I spent days without it.


Frustrating. I bet some airlines are better about it than others. Avoid United!


Mine has been lost by different airlines.  United actually gave fair service.  Delta the best and I won't mention the outlier.


Ok, that's fair. I read that a man in France impersonated a government official and sold the Eiffel Tower twice! Did you hear about that?


No, I missed that one!  Did you ever see the movie about the imposter who posed as an airline pilot, among other things?


No! I wonder if anyone has tried that in real life.


Wow! Did you know that it costs $300 in tolls to drive across Japan? They have tolls on all their highways.


I heard that somewhere.  I would make use of public transportation!


Me too! And in the Netherlands, they're designing a commuter bus to travel at 160 mph. I wonder what that would be like.


I wouldn't ride that bus.  I'd ride a train going that fast but nothing on rubber tires!  Maybe even I would like horse-drawn cart like in Mackinac Island!


It might not have rubber tires. Who knows what technology they're using, and if it will use the same roads as regular cars.


It's got rubber tires.  Roads aren't meant to handle anything else.  In Iceland they have to fly to travel between major towns if they don't have a car.  There is NO public transportation.  Weird.  I like Iceland because of it's tradition of books and reading at Christmas.


Some parts of the U.S. also don't have train or bus service. But did you know that there are no motorized vehicles on Makinac Island and people use horse-drawn carriages or bikes?


I know I have lived in some of those places.  It is horrible!  Yes I knew about Mackinac.  I wouldn't want to be a street cleaner there!  LOL


I can imagine! I wonder what people there think of it. It probably gets old, and they probably get the same comments from tourists all the time.


Maybe.  I wonder why they don't have motorized transport?


I don't know! I want to look into it further and find out why.


Hi, I try to follow a little but it is hard. What about you?


Same I think its hard but also important to follow the government and what they are up to, I think they tend to hide many things from us.


I agree. Have you heard about wikileaks?


I have heard about the site, they make the life of the government impossible I  think thats funny lol


True. They published the government's plan to destroy wikileaks haha


They did? That is so funny, and also ironic!


Yes, do you know the percentage of land that the government owns in the nevada?


I think the government owns about 86% of the land over there, sees unfair to people.


Yeah, take out privately owned homes and then you have the other 86% owned by the government, did you hear about the guy that sold the Eiffel tower twice?


I think the man impersonated a government official!


He did, and two different persons fell for his act, I guess he was a skilled con man.


That is impressive on his part! Did you heard how generous the Norwegian government was in 2008?


No, seems like you know a lot about governments, what did  the Norwegian government do back in 08


They donated $1 billion to help save the amazon rainforest.


Woah that is amazing our government should do the same and help the rainforest. We must do what we can to protect our home.


I agree. Imagine if every country donated to a great cause like that.


We would have a healthier planet that is a sure thing, do you like to travel?


I love to travel as well, I want to go to Japan one day, have you been there before?


I have not. I am going to go look into booking a trip now! It was nice talking to you.


Hello, did you know that in Nevada, 86% of the land is owned by the government.


Interesting, I did not know that. I wonder if they have ever had someone impersonate a government official, and try to sell their Eiffel Tower like what happened in Paris.


Not that I know.  But the Norwegian government donated 1 Billion to help save the Amazon Rainrorest in 2008.


That's awesome. Supposedly, there is a Unicef program that donates a day of clean water, for every minute you do not use your cell phone.


Really, that is cool.  Switching topics,I saw that 212 is New York's area code becuase it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone.


New Yorkers, always in a hurry. I wonder how they did when they had two phonebook pages that were overlapped together, as they are impossible to seperate.


I donpt know that, but your iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent.


Meanwhile, Iceland has no public rail service and most peole travel on planes between major towns.


Cool fact.  Another cool fact isthat the cables carrying phone and internet data over oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter.


Yet, Mackinac Island still has a motor vehicle ban and most use horse drawn carriages or bikes to get around. How weird & wonderful this world is.


Very weird indeed.  Switching topics, did you see that the Dutch have  a bus designed to go 160mph


I did. Japan could use that, as all of their highways are toll roads.


I saw that also. It will cost you over $300 to travel across the country.


I was surprised to learn that the first King to travel around the world, was King Kalakaua from Hawaii.


I didn't know that.  I did know that most people in Iceland without cars use domestic flights to travel between major cities.


Yes they do. Its surprising that the US passed legislation that protects government employees from being prosecuted for Geneva Conventions violations. How odd.


The reason they travel like that in Iceland is because Iceland has no public rail service.


Yes, this was discussed earlier, lol. Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks, talk about paranoid!


I am on the fence with that whole wikileaks thing. I'll leave you with one more fact.  Most people travel by bike or horse drawn carriages in Mackinac Island, MI.  Motor vehicles yhve been banned for over 100 years.


Yes, they have. Otherwise, the ice would start cracking from all of the heat.


I am great! How about you? So are you into cars at all do you like the old classics or new cars?


A bit of both, I guess. I like the style and design of some of the older ones (Corvette, Camaro) and the tech of the newer ones (Tesla)


Very true, I like the classics because they are really built to last but I have always owned newer models.


The guy that found classic cars in the barn on his new property must have been pleased! I wonder what he did with them.


I didn't hear about that but that would be awesome!


I think maybe driving will soon go out of style. Google's self-driving car might make it easier for people to get around.


True, we have some self driving cars running around the city here and there have been a few accidents plus people try to destroy them....so it may be a bit more time but yep eventually it will happen!


I expect people to resist technology, especially when human beings are not there as a safety measure. I can't understand how it's illegal to warm up your car in Ohio. Isn't it cold there?


Is it illegal? I never knew that...it is extremely cold in Ohio! Weird! I read an article that in South Africa they can have flame throwers attached to their cars!


There's a lot of crime in SA. I think it would be cool to fire flamethrowers and scare off criminals. I think India has a different problem: Audi has to make a sturdier horn for Indians because they blow it all the time.


So interesting! I can only imagine how high crime is there like many other countries, just awful! I have seen some documentaries on the internet about crime in the world and it is scary.


Perhaps a flamethrower could be used to warm up your car in Ohio.


Hahahaa, true! Scary though lol....I have a fun fact I found while browsing the internet and did you know a lightening bolt is 5 times hotter than the sun! How amazing!


Do not mess with a lightning bolt! An internet connection is a right in Finland. I would be great to have that in the US>


Oh wow, that is good for them! Did you know that on the peak of Mt Everest you can get cell service and internet? How crazy is that!


I bet they have to use a satellite for that. Otherwise, the IT guy would have to climb Everest to restart the WIFI.


The sun is massive. It makes up almost all the mass in the solar system. When people start living on Mars, they'll get treated to blue sunsets.


How amazing would that be! Very interesting! In 2011....neptune completed its 1st orbit around the sun ...since 1846!


I wouldn't want to have birthdays on Neptune.


Hahaha! right!!! Did you know the sun produces enough energy in 1 second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,00 years! Mind blown! it has been great chatting!!! Have a great night!!


Actually, I just bought a Cadillac, i was surprised to find out it was named after a french guy.


Do you have a trunk on your cadilac? Do you know why it's called a trunk?


LOL, no. Tell me, why is it called a trunk?


Because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back. Learn something new every day.


Hilarious, is that a joke, or is it real?


It's real! I would never lie to a stranger on the internet. What kind of scoundral do you think I am


Hilarious. Well, did you know the sun is actually white? Sort of surprising to me.


I think it is from Atomospheric scattering, but I'm not 100% sure. I sure do love the sun though.


It is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star. That's pretty small comparitively!


I believe that. The universe is HUGE!!!!


It's so big that Neptune just finished its first trip around the sun in 2011. It was discovered in 1846!


Yeah, that is crazy. Did you know the sun produces enough energy in 1 second to power the earth for 500,000 years!!!!


That's a lot of skin cancer! Or solar power. I like to think of my glass half full.


Yeah, it is. Better get out the SPF 500,000. LOL


Unless you get hit by a lightning bolt, then you may need a higher SPF. Lightning bolt are hotter than the sun.


Interesting, but are lightning bolts hotter than solar flares?


I don't know. To be honest, I have no idea what a solar flare is.


It is when the sun blows off some steam. Well, take it easy.


Watch movies on the internet mostly, you?


I do too. The internet has become such a large part of our daily lives from entertainment to work


Yes it has! Hey do read the terms and agreement on the internet when buying products?


I try to, but usually either skim it or I don't. There is simply too much information and jargon


Right, well your apart of the 93% like myself who don't.


I am just hoping I am not signing my organs away


To funny! You know they have 3G on top of Everest.


I am sure that is one place I would like 3G. I mean after the initial beauty what else is there to do up there? Or call for help?


Right! Apparently the entire Internet can be copied and stored. That sounds fishy to me.


I mean I think the government would put a lot of effort to do so considering how reliant we are on it now


Yeah it's just over my head. Did you know that the sun is referred  to as a Star in the center of our solar system?


Yes. Contrary to every child drawing, the sun is actually white


I did not know that. The copy of the internet is being stored at the Alexandrian library.


It is hard to phantom how people survive lighting strikes which can be 5x hotter than the sun's surface


Wow now that's hot! Did you know that the three horizontal lines on menu apps and websites is called the hamburger button?


Indeed. Apparently constant clicking on links can cause a real measurable addiction in the brain.


I can understand why it is a serious concern.


Wow speaking about the sun, it can produce enough energy in 1 second that could meet the planets needs for 500,000 years.


If only we could harness it efficiently right? In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hello there, do you know much about the sun?


Hi, I would like to know more! but I learned that the sun is pretty small compared to other stars , it's even i billionth of the biggest star that has been discovered in the milky way!!


Yeah I read that, really makes you feel even smaller when you consider that!


that is so right!!  To us the sun is so big. Imagine it has a diameter that is 109 times the diameter of the earth!


That is just too crazy, did you know the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet all the energy needs of the whole world for 500,000 years?


those are all big numbers! I was amazed also to learn that a lightening bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the sun


That is truly amazing, and what really is, is that people get hit with those things and still survive somehow!


We can, but we can't stare at the sun! Thank god we have the athmosphere to protect us. And this also gives a color effect, makes the sun look yellow!


That is also true, I think most people would say that it's yellow when asked, but yep it really is white!


Did you know how long took for Neptune to complete the most recent orbit around the sun?


I think I read that it recently did its first full orbit in 2011, and that was since it's discovery back in 1846.


So it took 65 years, what it takes a year to the earth!!


That is pretty wild when you think about.  Did you know the sun itself accounts for 99% of the total mass of our solar system?


that is amazing, you would think it would be less


Right, and again when you think of it like that, you really start to feel small in all the vastness.


Another big number that will makes us feel small is the sun's mass! 330,000 times the mass of the earth


That is crazy!  And to think that, and then think that our sun is no where near as large as some others too.


That is amazing!!  and to think that it has no solid body but a body made of plasma surprises me !


Yeah that is really crazy!  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day!


Good morning. Did you see the final episode of Nashville?


Yes, the final scene of Nashville was pretty sappy. But it was also absolutely perfect.


Yeah it was hard not to cry at the final scene of Decon standing in the auditorium


Absolutely.  I read where eddie van halen recorded the guitar solo for "beat it" he literally set the studio speakers on fire.


That's awesome. Brian may of queen built his guitar out of parts from an old fireplace and his mother's knitting needle


Wow.  Queen's guitarist, brian may, has a phd in astrophysics.


that is pretty respectful. did you know the dialtone of a phone is in the key of F.


No, I didn't  I like that.  Pink floyd guitarist turned a 'grand houseboat' on the river thames into a floating recording studio called the astoria.


Cornell university researchers built the world's smallest guitar,played by a laser, about the size of a red blood cell.


Wow, that's cool.  I didn't realize that Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house


wow that is incredible. Jon hamm taught drama at his old high school. one of his students was ellie kemper, erin from the office.


That's neat.  Michael caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


This is funny. The term soap opera originated from such dramas being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past.


Haha, that's cool fact.  Jim carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.


Talking about odd. Did you know it's illegal to warm your car up in ohio?


Really?  No, I did not.  Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


That's great. Google's self-driving cars have an "aggressive" mode


Wow.  The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


The little arrow next to the pump symbol in your car represents which side your gas cap is on.


I didn't know that. The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


Ha! I find it interesting to see how millenials are blamed for a lot. If I saw the greatest depression since the great one, I might be a little jaded too.


Although some seem seem shallow, that could be the problem as a whole.  There have been interviews conducted over voting where excuses ranged from, "hates maling stuff" to "doesn't want to spend four hours of vacation doing something I don't quite want to do."


Yes, voting seems to be a speedbump but I also know others who take it serious to be counterculture. I think a lot of millenials see it as a way to be heard.


I thought they did until I saw the statistics and heard those quotes. Now I am not so sure.


do you think the current president will make more millenials hit the voting booth in 2020?


Hmm, I don't know.  The economy is growing, jobs are becoming abundant, and they say that millennials might endorse 1990's apathy along with fashion from that era.  What do you think?


I think everyone will be at the polls in 2020. Democrats are sick of trump while republicans need to stick by him as he is the only one with real power.


That's an interesting way to look at it.  Did you know that even though democracy came from Ancient Athens, they didn't like elections?  They say it as an oligarchic institution.


I had no idea. Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" as an option.


I like that. More states should adopt that.  Then again, up until 1805, the runner up in the presidential election automatically became vice president.  Maybe we should go back to that.


HA! No... Can you imagine try to get work done in Washington with Hilary and Trump in office? The highest level of voter turn out in the last 100 years has only been 62.8%


So that can't be blamed on millennials.  It's been going on for 100 years.


Good point! That's a nice comeback. International observers were blocked form polls in 2012.


I wonder why.  That was before Trump and his drama.  Did you know that votes usually pick the taller candidate?


As a 6'6" male, I can tell you it does not apply for the ladies... They never chose me. I did fool my wife though.


Well, according to those that study elections, since 1900 the taller candidate has won the us presidential election 75% of the time.


Wow. Astronauts vote from space! Seems tough but they do it. How would you like to be a poll worker there.


I would love it!  I think it's great that they get to vote from I am assuming, the space station.


hey did you know you can put a flame thrower on your car in south africa?


No.  I had no idea.  That is interesting.  Is that to prevent carjacking?  I don't think that would have worked with the original wooden trunks cars used to have.


haha ya I think it is, I would like it because I could use it to melt the snow on my driveway right now haha


I wonder if the flame-throwers melted the snow, if it would alleviate some of the costs to tax payers in maintaining road since the snow and ice cause damage?


haha not a bad idea, might even save some taxpayer money, I can't believe the drive through was invented in 1975 that doesn't seem so long ago honestly


It doesn't seem that long ago.  I can't remember a time without them.  I wonder if stars use them like regular people, such as Hugh Laurie who was the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


ya that's crazy he made 700k per episode! I would do that for as long as I could! I never watched that show, did you?


I only watched a couple episodes, and I am definitely surprised he was the highest paid.  I would definitely do as long as I could too.  I think it funny that Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls in his school were in drama class.


haha ya I cna't blame him with that, can't believe Jon Hamm taught drama and mentored a girl that later was on the show The Office, did you watch that show


I have seen some episodes, but I haven't watched the whole series.  What about you?  Did you ever watch Nashville?  Apparently the entire series finale was on Thursday night.


ah no I haven't what's that show about? I did want to check out that site that has classic radio dramas, its on the internet and apparently it's free


I think it is about fictional Nashville stars and their families.  There are multiple characters that sing, and it was full of original tunes that are supposed to be good.  I think that would be an interesting site to visit - I bet there is some good stuff.


ya I think so, do you like Queen? I guess their guitarist has a phd in astrophysics apparently


I do like Queen.  That is crazy to me.  Did you know he also uses coins as guitar picks?


ah I didn't know that, do you listen to Pink Floyd at all?


I haven't listened to much of their music.  Do you like them?  Did you know their guitarist turned a houseboat into a recording studio?


yes that is true, and ya I like them a lot, I also like Van Halen, and that is so awesome how he literally set studio speakers on fire from his playing haha


I cannot imagine how he managed that.  He isn't the only musician that has destroyed equipment though. Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the record for the most smashed guitars.


haha ya that seems like such a waste, do you Like Jim Carrey? I think it's weird he won't do dramatic movies anymore


I think he is a really funny actor, and he definitely wouldn't have acted in Nashville since he doesn't do dramas anymore.  In addition to the fact that I am not sure he can sing.


haha yes I've never seen him in a singing role, I'll have to look out for that because he says he will do a movie that projects positivity!


Are you comfortable about talking about voting and the election for president?


Sure, why not.  Things like the first president of Zimbabwe was President Banana.  He was the top guy.


I think voting helps people within a republic to express their perspectives and interests. It is too bad that 34% of blacks in alabama have permanently lost the right to vote.


Voting is the method for a group to make a collective decision.  Some one made a rule that it was possible to get thrown out of the group.  There is a reason.


I recently read the racism has changed from being open to being reinforced more through laws such as the war on crime according to some documentaries. While I understand it is bias, I can understand where they are coming from. I wonder if that contributed to being thrown out


Perhaps people want voting to be serious and useful.  We joke that congress votes them selves a pay raise, or that Austin TX changed the name of a dump to Fred Durst.  But what if the 34% voted themselves $50,000?


True. While I do think voting should we equal, do you think it fair that the vote of someone who did the research is the same as another who randomly picked? Do you think there is a solution?


The tallest candidate has won the presidency 75% of the time since 1900.  In a sense, it is nothing but a popularity contest.  The solution is not good though.


Do you think electoral reforms are doing a good job at introducing fair electoral system when not in place or improving the effectiveness of existing systems in regards to elections?


Electoral reforms are a nice idea.  The ancient Athenians had the right idea.  Political offices were filled by allotment.  Meaning a random draw.  King of like jury duty.


It is too bad no other states than nevada has none of these candidates option when voting for presidential elections. Sure could have used that the last election


Agreed.  It is kind of a nice option to have.  But, why so serious?  The current system provides so much entertainment.  Maybe thats its true purpose.  The top banana was voted in as president.


True it is sometimes entertaining to watch, but I still am worried that sometimes people are to choose from two, not so great candidates, despite having so many people and probably more qualified people


In a two party system, it means that half the population is disappointed in any election. the whole random draw allotment would stop that. If you were in space, would you care to vote?


I never thought of it that way, though I don't expect it to be half and half. I like the idea of voting that we currently have, but would like voters to make more informed choices and have better candidates. After all, the US has among the lowest voter turnout


Yes, low turnout is a problem.  62.8% is the highest in the last 100 years for presidential elections.


Even when people turn up, I wonder why the taller candidates seems to fare better at the elections since 1900


Popularity contest?  It is more important to have a commanding presence than a worth while idea. I wonder what happened to electoral observers in 2012.


I wonder it was legal to block international electoral observes from the polls in 9 states?


Sounds like it happened, legal or not.  Did you know the president of Indonesia release 3 pop albums while in office.  Popularity, popularity.


That is pretty cool of him. In any case, I enjoyed discussing about voting and elections. Thank you for your time


Sometimes, do you? I just read how millennial supposedly ruined cereal, I guess that's a little political, but not like the elections or anything.


Well it could be. It wouldn't be the first time something's been ruined by political stuff.


Very true.  People dont participate in voting, voter turnout hasn't breached 63 percent in over 100 years.


Politics and elections can be so dramatic, too. Sometimes it's lighthearted though, as I heard a dog has been they mayor somewhere for over a decade.


I heard that too, somewhere in Arkansas possibly.  I do enjoy some political satire though.


Also, presidents are less educated than I thought. I recently heard that only Woodrow Wilson has had a PhD.


I also think the last one to speak a language fluently was FDR.  Crazy, I would have though they were more educated.


Our voting system really needs to change. Five or more presidents lost the popular vote and were still elected. That's terrible!


It is, all states should take a page out of Nevada's book and put the None of These Candidates option on the ballot.


I heard that US citizens can be so bad at voting in elections that one recently stated the reason for not voting was not wanting to spend hours doing something unlikable on vacation.


That is sad, astronauts can even vote from space, so some people have no excuses. lol.


Apparently younger folks generally overestimate the likeliness they will vote by 8.5 percent. They probably don't want to look bad admitting to not be voting, though!


I could see that, I wish more people truly understood how lucky we are to vote and not have a lottery appointment like in ancient athens.


I think there are lots of other places where there are Presidents without fair elections, right? We really are lucky to be able to vote in elections.


There are likely lots of places where there isnt a real election,  people take it for granted that they can vote.  I get out there every time because it is so important.


Well, I guess some people think millennials have ruined cereal, diamonds, napkins, marriage and divorce. Yet the same people have optimism that this generation will win politically. Who knows who could be president next...


You truly never know, although the taller candidate does win 75% of the time.  Hopefully a good visionary.


I think height can subconsciously command attention. That doesn't explain the cat in Virginia who placed 3rd in a Virginia Election.


Perhaps people voted not thinking the cat would actually win, that is a crazy one.  Great Chat!  Have a good day!


I believe that voting is so important and we should all participate. How about you?


Hey! Yes, definitely agree. If we don't vote for what president we want we can't complain later on!


I agree. Did you know that astronauts vote from space?


I think I read that too, so crazy but everyone should have the right to vote. I was reading that 34 per cent of black males in Alabama lost their right to vote! That's not right.


It's not. I'm assuming that they have the laws that Florida just overturned about criminal records in voting. I wish they would overturn it as well if so. Equally upsetting is that not all men had the right to vote in the UK until 1918.


Exactly! I agree. Voting in the elections has some very odd rules sometimes. Did  you know in Nevada they have a choice to check none of these candidates on their polls...crazy!


That's very strange. Why don't they just leave it blank like everywhere else I wonder? I do think it's funny that In Austin the people voted to rename their garbage dump Fred Durst.


It is very strange for sure. Really, haha why in the world would they vote for that.....


I have no idea. Presidential elections are obviously important. Did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?


Definitely important, especially in the times we are living in now. Wow, that's kinda funny I wonder why Banana? I read that since 1900 the taller candidate has won the presidential election about 75% of the time lol think that's funny.


WOW! I wonder why that is? More people should turn out. The voter turnout for presidential elections has not reached over 63% in the last 100 years sadly.


Seriously! I would never have thought that many people don't vote, pretty sad. Voting for our president is too important!


I agree. Everyone has an opinion but they can't go vote apparently. Did you know that the study of results and statistics related to elections is called Psephology?


No, I have not heard that, very interesting though. Funny how some past presidents were very wealthy compared to others, I wonder why that is?


I'm sure there are many reasons. I know that JFK, Washington, and Jefferson are the three richest we've had.


Wow, and that was so long ago! I wonder if each president gets a different amount of money.....you would think our current presidents would have more money. It is interesting how the presidents guest house is larger than the White house, crazy!


Yes it is. I wonder why that happened in the first place. Maybe it was built much later. I also find it interesting that at one point the runner up in an election became the vice president. That's a crazy system!


You are so right! It's hard to understand how everything is decided concerning the presidential elections and everything they do lol, confusing!


It does seem overly complicated. A true democracy would just be each vote is counted and the most votes determines the winner. At least it's better than ancient Athens where they just had a lottery.


Right! I agree on that. And Indian governments would set up a polling booth inside a forest filled with lions for just 1 voter....how crazy is that!


Awesome!  Are you familiar with Eddie Van Halen?


he is a guitarist. he played in a band. it was called van halen. he has a brother named van halen. and a son named van halen.


Nice!  When he recorded the solo for "Beat It" he literally set the studio speakers on fire!


he is a pyromaniac. now he must carry a fire extinguisher wherever he goes because of the judge.


lol  Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on tour.  He must have had a good endorsement deal!  lol


why would someone destroy a beautiful instruments created by a luthier? i cannot say that i approve. Would EVH approve?


Probably not!  He's a luthier himself and has made his own guitars.


EVH makes his own guitars? I did not know that. i thought he just played them. that is news to me.


Yes.  He is pretty talented.  That's how he created his own sound.  He actually revolutionized the hard rock guitar in the early 80's by altering his guitars to get a different kind of tone.


He created something called the frankenstrat. he worked with a guy named jose to modify his amps.


Nice!  Queen's Brian May gets a different sound by using coins as guitar picks!


Yes, if you watch footage of him, you can see him banging on strings with a coin! He was a genius.


Yes he is!  Did you know that Brian May also holds a PHD in astrophysics.  Crazy.


Brian "the brain" May is a genius. he should be in the rock hall of intelligence or something.


lol That's great!  A guitarist for Pink Floyd turned a houseboat on the River Thames into a floating recording studio called the Astoria.  I bet that was neat recording on that.


I wonder how much recording they got done. i bet the parties there were great though. LOL


No doubt!  lol  do you much history about cars?


I know little to nothing about the history of cars. You?


Not much.  I just read that the first patent for one was given out in 1886 to Karl Benz.  I had no idea they were around that early.


The man was a genius. Every carmaker should pay him a royalty. Anyway, great chat!


I agree!  I had fun chatting!  Have a good night!


Yes I do, its important to voice my opinion.


I agreem I think its important as well and aparently astronauts do too as they vote from space


Weird that some men in the UK could not until 1918


It is weird, I wonder why, it was usually an issue with woman because of sexism back in the day


In india, there is a booth amongst lions for a single voter


The also appriciate the value of a vote, although a vote will never define an election


If he or she is willing to go through lions to vote, that vote should win!  haha.


I agree lol, or at least count as 100 votes, its a lion!


1000 votes, more than one lion!  Elections have been ongoing since 17th century


I think democracy is the best system, I hate dictators or authotitarian regimes,


Yes, agreed.  Did you know since 1900s the taller candidate has won 75 percent of the time


No I didnt know that, did you know 34% of the  black male population of Alabama, has lost the right to vote


Whoa!  I didnt know that...I will have to google why that is so.


Yeah I have no idea why, it does seem unfair, restricting peoples opinions like that


voter turnout has not gone over 62.8 percent for 100 years!


the lack of voters can really affect an election specially a close one like the last one


yes.  in 2012 us electoral observers were blocked in 9 states!


That makes me so angry, kind of like the vote Texas Austin had to rename a dump after Fred Durst, seems like they dont take voting seriously


I have no idea how, it beats me, seems like a waste of resources! anyway thats to use to figure another day, have a nice night


You too....good informatiion on elections!


Good information indeed, this facts are going to be really usefull, thanks a lot.


Hi! Do you watch Nashville? I was hoping they would play 'A life that's good' in the finale.


Actually never seen the show.  What is it?


It's a drama based in Nashville about country music singers. Dramas are my favorite for their mix of comedy and tragedy.


Thats cool!  i bet a lot of those musicians use a les paul guitar that has been around since 1949.


Guitars are such powerful instruments. Van halen played for MJ's beat it and the speakers caught fire!


That's awesome!  I wonder if any of the actors in Nashville were trained by Patrick Stewart in the UK?


I don't know of Patrick Stewart. Is he an actor?


Yes he is!  He was Professor X in the X-Men and Captain Jean Luk Piccard in Star Trek Next Generation.


Wow. I wonder if he has ever acted with Hugh Laurie. Hugh makes a lot of money - $700,000 per House episode!


Not sure and that sure is a lot of money!  WOW!  You like Soap Operas?  Apparently the name was originated from them being sponsored by soap manufacturers.


I love Days of our lives. I always drive thru McDonald's before watching. Good thing they developed drive thru in the 70's for soldiers that had to stay in the car when wearing fatigues.


Yeah... but not in Ohio, because it is illegal to warm up your car. LOL


Does it get cold in the trunk? Trunks used to actually be wooden trunks. I can't imagine seeing that today!


I wonder why Google's self driven cars have an aggressive mode?  Kind of scary actually if you think of it?


That is scary! And even scarier is that South African cars have flame throwers so that people can't steal your car!


OMG... now that i am ok with!  Do you know what the little arrow next to the pump symbol is for?


It is to tell you what side of the car the gas tank is on right? I wonder what side of the car the model T tank was on. It was the first car that was accessible to most people.


You are correct :)  And it was affordable to most families... not many companies follow that business model anymore!


Very true. Good thing we have cars and don't have to rely on animal drawn carts like the old days.


yeah for sure!  They should make a drama about a car!  LOL


Jann mardenborough would be good for that with his interesting history as a pro driver after winning a video game.


Yeah!  Great chatting with you... have a great day!


Hi. Are you interested in politics? Did you know that astronauts vote from space?


Hi, I am somewhat interested in politics, I wonder how they do it


I am guessing it has something to do with computers. Sounds tricky though. Almost as tricky as the Indian government setting up a polling booth in forest full of lions for a single voter.


that is very extreme and kind of dangerous for both the person setting the pole and the people living there. At least he had the opportunity and validity to vote in the UK 1918 not all men where allowed to vote


That isn't that long ago. And currently 34% of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote. How awful.


that is terrible, it also on 2012 happen that international electoral voter were blocked from the polls in nine states!


We need a lot of improvement in our election process. The voter turnout for Presidential elections hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years!


That is sad that means that now a days we still have people that does not vote and  do you know that 75% of the time the taller candidate for president wins


How interesting. Perhaps we need a voting option like Nevada that has a "none of these candidates" choice. That way we base our votes on merit not height.


That is true the appearance have nothing to do with their merits. But once they get elected they can't control how they are going to be called like the first president of Zimbabwe that was called President Banana.


I am glad we have had some improvement in our election process. In the beginning it used to be the runner up for President would automatically become Vice President until 1805. It made policy creation impossible.


I think we have come a long way since Ancient Athens where voting was done by lottery because they feared elections would lead to an oligarchy. While our voting process is not perfect, I still think it is much better than a lottery.


I really prefer now a days system but do you imagine that our president release 3 pop albums while in office like the Indonesia president that is a joke


Our presidents could benefit from being so multifaceted. And our voters should be excited to vote no matter what it takes. The citizens of Austin voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst.


but I think that there they have more important things to do than releasing music, do you know why he name it after Fred Durst? I think that it kind of insulting don't you think?


I do. It is silly but if it gets people energized to vote than so be it. To be in the public eye you must be humble and to be President you must be humble that the guest house is larger than the White House.


Wow interesting but 3 of the wealthiest presidents of the american history where j.k, washington and jefferson maybe know they can add trump


I know. I think they need to update it. Thanks for chatting I learned a lot.


It was a great conversation!! have a great day


Keep learning a lot and remember to vote, even if it in space or a forest filled with lions.


Hey there!  Yes I wear hats quite a bit when I play golf!  I wear them mainly as protection against the weather or sun.


I'm a baseball hat fan myself.  lol  Until 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order in the House of Commons.  Interesting fact.


That is funny!  One thing I find interesting is that everyone always thinks cowboy hats were the most popular hats in the old west, but they were not!


What was the most popular hat in the West?


That's interesting!  In 1908 a law was passed limiting the length of hatpins because people thought that they would be used as weapons.


I remember hearing about that.  They were concerned about the suffragettes using them.  Seems odd to me, I think for the most part the suffragettes were nonviolent.


Interesting.  Tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness.  Never knew that.


That is a big thing with golfers!  Speaking of which it is funny how much presidents play golf!  I guess that comes with a lot of wealth.


I bet.  I bet JFK played...Washington and Jefferson probably would have if it was around since all 3 are the wealthiest presidents in American history.


It's weird you do not hear much about vice presidents playing golf.  It is so strange to imagine that before 1805 the vice president was the runner up in the presidential election.


I wonder how that would work now?  Would Trump and Hillary be fighting or would they be forced to get things done through teamwork?


lol  Did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana?


That is hilarious.  Almost as wild as the president of Indonesia releasing three pop albums while in office!!


I wonder if they were any good.  Must have been good sellers otherwise he never would have released 3.


Haha, yup.  I need to check them out!  I wonder if he is liberal or conservative?  I would have to guess liberal I think.  Speaking of which, it is interesting that every president with a beard has been a republican.


Now that's an interesting fact.  I never put two and two together.  Did you know that the US presidents guest house is larger than the white house?


No, I am surprised Trump does not want to stay in the guest house if that is the case.  I wonder if we will ever see a 3rd party candidate win.  Has not happened since 1853!


lol  I think we might see one in the future.  People I think are getting sick of the Republicans and Democrats.  I've had a good time chatting with you!


You might be right!  Thanks, I have a good time chatting with you too!


I have to say the soundtrack of Batman Begins, what about yours?


Nice! I read the track titles and they seem strange. What do they mean?


I think that the titles are the name of a genus or family of bat, never really noticed them in detail


Makes sense. My favorite is probably Out of Africa. The recorded sound synchronized with the stunning visuals from that movie really capture a mood that is pleasurable to me. No words, just music.


I haven't heard that one or at least I can recall listening to it, do you like the band Daft Punk?


Out of Africa was a Meryl Streep movie, which was favorably reviewed. I am unfamiliar with Deft Punk. What are they like?


They played the soundtrack of Tron Legacy, they always wear robot helmets, not sure if you remember the song Get Lucky with Pharrell Williams


No, but I do remember Tron Legacy. Unique sound as I recall. I like a lot of the Disney soundtracks too, like the Tarzan one with Phil COllins.


Those are great soundtracks as well, what about the movie Jaws? that was a creepy soundtrack


Yeah, I heard Spielberg played the clarinet for that one. It haunts me even as I type! One thing about music-only soundtracks, like Jaws and Out of Africa...they do not need to record them in multiple languages!


He did, he is a great director and apparently a good musician as well and yeah at least Jaws is universal,


Phil Collins recorded the Tarzan soundtrack in five different languages!  I can see that working well on something like Tarzan, but not on other ones, like O' Brother, Where Art Thou?


That's impressive in 5 different languages, he must be a really smart man and I heard O'Brother, Where Art Thou is certified 8 times platinum


"I am a man of constant sorrows..."  Love that track!  Did you know that the President of Indonesia release three pop albums while in office? I doubt those will go platinum!


He did? didn't he have a country to run lol,


Apparently he felt their country was suffering from a shortage of pop music.  I wonder if his VP was on the album too?  Did you know that before 1805, in the US, the VP was always just the runner up n the election? If that was true today, VP Clinton could do a duet on Trump's album!


That would be awesome I bet that album would become a best seller, Trump ft Clinton ft Indonesia


Trump could use the money. He is not even one of the top three wealthiest Presidents!  Poor guy...


I bet  he does, there's something shady going on with his finances, so maybe a pop album can put him back on track


Most definitely rap would be the musical styling necessary to capture the essence of his Presidency. Maybe Kanye could do a track on it! LOL  Nice chatting!


Good day. Can you believe only 1 president has has a PHD? I am shocked.


I actually can.  I would think a Juris Doctorate, or whatever a law degree is called in latin would be way more common.


wow! I thought that position required a lot of education, I guess not.


Well, it does, just that a law degree is so much more useful for the position.  They are the chief law maker.


you gave me a good laugh with that last sentence!


Ha!  What really blows me away is that until now, I didn't know the wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson and General Washington.  I would have assumed it was JFK and both of the Roosevelts


I thought the current president would be the richest.


I hear ya.  I am also wondering about the first president of Zimbabwe being named "President Banana" something about that just seems wrong.  Like, it's kinda low hanging fruit.


Well... I actually don't even know how to respond to that, but I totally need to google this afterwards.  My thing is, okay, the White House is really big, right?  Well if the guest house is larger, then it must be yuge!


Wow...I had no idea the guest house was larger. I would like to tour that house.


You and me both.  I do wanna say, this whole notion of exodus from religion really hits close to home.  Within a quarter mile of my house, there are two empty churches.  One is condemned... like there is an order on the door to tear it down.  One is just empty and there is a third across town getting turned into apartments


I think part of the reason some churches have failed is because Pastors have let the congregations down.


I totally agree.  I also think a lot more people are just finding their own compass direction.  It really is just a big change though.  My grandparents went every week.  I haven't been to a service in years.


I usually do the online services or watch on TV but I miss going to a good service. But I maintain a very healthy relationship with God.


And that's fine, all I'm saying is, look, Daft Punk negotiated the Tron Legacy contract over a pancake breakfast.  I want to make every deal over a pancake breakfast.  I want to negotiate my next raise over a pancake breakfast.


If there hasn't been a President that wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853.... What happened to the Whig's?  I want the Whig party to make a comeback.


The Whig party can only be now found in movies.


As much as anybody, I guess. I heard McDonalds added a drivethru in 1975 for soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars in fatigues.


The modern car, developed by Karl Benz, has revolutionized and shaped our society today.


It's crazy to think how much it has become a integral part of our lives. In South Africa, you're allowed to equip your car with a flamethrower to deter carjackers. Now that's revolutionizing society for sure.


Well our economy and infrastructure is in large part developed for the use of cars. I wonder if the flamethrowers are meant to be a boobytrap or a defensive measure for the user


Either way, sounds like some Mad Max stuff to me. The name Cadillac came from the French explorer who discovered Detroit. Cool tidbit.


Especially the mass production of the model t made cars much for affordable and widespread. I wonder if Ford or Benz's contributions to car are more highly regarded


That's a good question. I feel like here in the States we certainly hear more about Ford. In 2014 it was estimated that 1.25 Billion vehicles were on the roads around the world.


True. I hope you don't talk on the phone while driving


Only through the bluetooth. And only when needed. I hate talking on the phone. The iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear deterrent. Might be time to do some updating.


Well we sure do get a lot of benefits from calls to internet from a cable not even 3 inches across


So true. Did you know Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every day you don't use your cell phone? Wonder how that works.


I have no clue. How would they even track everyone?


No idea. When rotary phones were in use, New York's area code was the fastest number to dial.


In any case, it is amazing how much smaller the world became after telephones were developed


Agreed. Phone books got bigger though -- you can't separate two phone books with their pages overlapped together. I'm going to have to try that one.


Now that phones are like little computers I'm sure you can have a digital phonbook in them


Yeah, I was just thinking it might be hard to even find two phonebooks.


But I think I saw a person ripping phonebooks with their bare hands! That's impressive I say


Definitely! Another random fact -- Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer. Who knew? Haha.


LOL, that is hilarious. I always though Aladdin was made before MC Hammer?


Hammer first came out around 1987. I think Aladdin was a few years later.


Me? Oh, I'm pretty good. Do you wear trousers? Many people do, these days.


Yeah, they are comfortable and convenient. There is a town that prohibits saggy pants


Saggy pants?! Not really a good style. I figure that a law could be in order there. Would you sue a dry cleaners for $67 million though?


no that does not justify it in any way. some ancient countries like romans saw pants as a sign of barbarism


Pants are barbaric! I would wear a skirt every day if I could! But I ride a horse to work and for my job, so I'm stuck! O tempora! O mores!


haha there you go. did you know how they designed Aladdin's pants?


They looked at saggy pants, then designed Aladdin's pants. Aladdin was the original sagger!


It seems like they were modeled after mc hammer. Do you know mc hammer?


The Hammer?! Yeah, he cool yo. I figure he could dance better than Robin Williams.


He was famous for that so yeah I guess. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


Yes, I had the chance to do so at a museum of technology. The phone required that the user push a dial around. That is amazing. I did not think that such technology was possible.


I know, we had one when I was little and it was fun to use it. It took forever to make a call though


Yes, the dialing and the conversation were about the same length. You needed to plan for dialing the call. Forget about international calls. Too long!


And too expensive too. Dialing 212 was the fastest one and that is why it was new york's area code


I think that other area codes got screwed on that deal! Why should NY get the shortest!


I guess it had the most people even then. Did you ever use a phone book?


Yes, I have. I am not ashamed to admit it. Yo dawg, it been real yo. Thanx for the chat yo. Take care!


Dogs themselves are the result of selective breeding of wolves, so... Anyway I can understand why people were afraid because PETA has been quite willing to harm animals in the past to make a point


they sure have, they have been doing themselves very few favors as of late


I remember reading that they euthanized pets after some of their raids.


I am not sure if there was a valid reason for it though, Vets do the same thing. PETA is right about animal pageants though, I concede that


Yeah, I'm sympathetic to the animal rights movement in general. PETA just seems to subordinate actual living animals to its "pro-animal" agenda.


That is true, I especially love dogs, I recently learned they drink with the underside of their tongue


The physics of how they manage to get water up into their mouths is so weird. I guess it works the same way with cats.


I suppose so, Dogs are so smart though, some even know how to use subways


I imagine once they learn a route they can follow all kinds of routines their owners don't know about. I saw a documentary about people who put a fiber optic headcam on their cat and found out he had a second family who fed him, and he just went back and forth between the homes getting twice as much food.


that is hilarious, he is the king of finesse!


Heh. I know someone who was having a barbecue, and the neighbor's cat carried off one of his ribeyes.


haha that is great, animals crack me up sometimes. they even have a dominant hand a lot of the time


I wonder what the white patches on domesticated animals' heads thing is about?


I am not sure, there are a lot of mysteries surrounding pets i suppose


I need to google that, because it sounds really weird.


It is odd, like animals from different areas speaking different languages or dialects, pretty cool!


Yeah, I know that's true of whales and dolphins -- but then they're smart enough it may be real language like we have


that is true, they have a very complex system, it really is mind boggling


I wonder what guaranteed rights animals have in Germany.


I am not sure, I do believe that they deserve a set of rights though, as they are often kept as pets


I agree. At the very least there should be a minimum guarantee against inflicting unnecessary suffering against them and requiring human conditions for livestock instead of factory farming. Nice chatting with you!


A lot. Did you know the dutch are creating a bus that can go 160 mph


I have not but I heard it might get expensive to travel around by car


Yes the highways are tolled so it can cost up to $300


Yeah. In Mackinac island there are not cars and similar vehicles allowed


Yes they have that rule for over 100 years now in place


Yeah but they have horses and carriages there and bike I assume


Yes must be peaceful there. In Iceland there is no public rail


Yes so they have to travel either by car or by plane


Yes. DO you know who the first king to travel the world is?


I sure do. Do you know when the drive thru was invented?


Yes that was way back in 1975 and it was invented by McDonald's


Yesh and do you know why they came up with that?


Yes that was because soldiers were not allowed out of their cars in their fatigues


Yeah. Do you know how cadillac got its name?


Yes after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


yeah. do you know why the trunk of the car is called as such?


Yes because old trucks used to have wooden trunks. Nice chatting with you today.


I think about it sometimes.    I know that many Americans are not these days.


Yeah. Especially among adults under 30. About 40% have no claim to religion!


Well, given the current status of both religion and politics, is it surprising?


I don't think so. Trump indirectly paying a porn star to be quiet isn't exactly something a "god" would approve of!


Speaking of presidents, did you know that the last US leader to speak a foreign language was FDR!


Oh wow. I think more presidents should it would be a helpful skill. Trump must be the wealthiest president. The top 3 richest are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Presidents are generally savvy, but not necessarily intelligent.     The only US president with a PhD is Woodrow Wilson.


Wow. I agree with what you said. It varies by country though like the Indonesian president who released 3 pop albums in office!


That certainly isn't something Abraham Lincoln would've done!    He was the first US president photographed at his inauguration.


Oh wow. Cameras must have been revolutionary. Was he a republican? He must have been because there hasn't been a Republican president without a beard!


Yes.    I've always found the Grand Old Party (GOP) moniker kind of old fashioned.


Yeah a very conservative old school name. The red and blue colors to represent the parties didn't start until 2000!


It is amazing how things change.    Hillary Clinton was president of the young Republicans in college.


Interesting. In 1957 Truman wouldn't take a ride on Dumbo because he associated them with Republicans.


Perhaps he should have played with the US congress in their Republicans vs. Democrats baseball game.


That would have been fun to watch. It is interesting to view the history of the parties. Originally the GOP party subscribed to classic liberalism ideals.


True.    Even Ayn Rand was on Social Security and Medicare.


Interesting. The GOP has lost popular vote in 6 out of the last 7 elections!


Of course, losing the popular vote means little, as 5 presidents were elected while losing amongst the people.


Yes. Well it is an interesting system for sure. Have a good one.


What do you think of Melania Trump's I don't Care jacket?


Yeah I don't understand it at all. It was a really weird thing to wear I think. I don't know if it was directed to her husband or the Press, what about you?


Haha, I am not really sure. Her spokeswoman said it was just a jacket.


Well what do you think about the president? And who do you think are the top richest Presidents by the way?


And also it looks like the first lady did care about the fate of the children she was visiting. The questions she asked indicated concerned. I am not sure who the top richest are. Who are they?


Yes the top three are Jefferson, Washington, JFK, apparently Trump is not in that list? I just don't know, I thought he would be


Yeah, I thought that Trump would be on there but maybe the list is outdated.


Yeah that's possible. What isn't possible, or at least it seems to me, is that the White House Guest House is bigger than the White House itself, why would they build something like that?


Right, the white house seems pretty huge to me itself. What do you think about the runner up in an election becoming the VP?


No I don't like that idea. I know that they did it that way in the USA before 1805, but I just see that creating drama. imagine today with President Trump and Vice President Clinton, just a nightmare


Haha, well it would be interesting for me to watch but I don't think it would be a good idea.


Yes I agree with you there. I also don't think presidents should make pop albums, but I guess the one in indonesi did, he made three!


Wow, that is interesting! Do you think politicians should wear hats in certain situations?


Haha I guess they can if they want. I'm bald so I wear a hat almost all the time, it's weird that back in the wild west the bowler hat would have been the most popular hat, and not the cowboy hat


Until 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat in the house of commons when making a point of order.


Haha that's funny. Also funny is that they passed a law to limit the length of hat pins, they thought that women who are voting could use them as weapons, but this was back in 1908


I totally want a hair pin for self defense, haha! Have you ever seen a dunce hat in real life?


I think so. I think I've seen in movies anyway haha. Have you? I guess it was based on a conical hat that was worn at parties to induce foolish behavoir?


Yeah I think I have only seen it in movies as well. And tipping of the hat comes from knights raising face visors to show that they were friendly


Well that's cool! I want to wear a knight's mask with a face  visor haha. I do think it's interesting that some hats have religious functions too. Hats can do almost anything!


Yeah, from graduation, to religion to professions, they have a lot of uses.


Hello, do you know much about presidents?


Hi there , I know some stuff. DO you now who the three wealthiest one in US are?


Yes it is JFK , Washington and Jefferson, right?


Right. And the white house is smaller than the guest house


That is neat. Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was named?


Yes it was President Banana, quite the uncommon name actually


Yeah it sure is. The president of Indonesia is a pop star


Yeah I heard he released three albums already, I wounder if he is any good


I wonder too. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes it was just the runner up that moved into that position, kind of fair if you ask me


Yes I agree there with you. Do you know who the three wealthiest us presidents are?


I believe it was Jefferson, JFK and Washington


Yes. THe president of Indonesia is a pop star


Yeah heard he already has released 3 albums while serving in the office


Yeah what a talent I guess. Do you like wearing hats?


Somewhat. DO you know what the most popular hat in the old west was?


I think it was the Bowler hat and not the Cowboy has as most of us believe


Yes that is it. Do you know how the tipping of the hat originated?


Yes it started all with the knights lifting their visors to show their friendliness


Some of it . The president since 1853 has either been a Democrat or a Republican


Yeah it has been a long run for both parties.


Hello - I have never heard of Ask Amy. What is it?


It is a column for people to ask relationship advice.


That's pretty cool. I'm married so it is of no use to me. Did you know New York's area code is 212 because this was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


No, I didn't know that, but growing up I used to have to use a rotary phone!


That's funny! I've never used one before. The cables carrying phone and internet data across the ocean are only 2.7 inches in diameter and lay on the ocean floor.


I know, I think that is why the call the US to Pound exchange rate the Cable!


LOL. It is impossible to separate two phone books that have their pages overlapped together.


Hilarious! Did you know an iphone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear deterrent?


That's pretty crazy! That's not a lot of computing power for the deterrent system then!


That is scary. Unicef donates a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.


I wear pants, but I wore trousers when I was in the United States Marine Corps.


Interesting, I usually wear jeans, but to work I wear "trousers."


That's interesting. I saw that a D.C. judge once sued a dry cleaning business for the loss of a pair of pants.


Interesting. Those must have been some nice freaking pants!


haha I bet! It said he sued them for over $67 million.


Yeah, not pants are worth that. There is a law against saggy pants though in Collinsville!


That's a good law. I think that's a brilliant idea!


Hilarious, did you know that Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer?


That make sense because they look similar. It was good talking to you!


hi I'm good, did you know that Bruce Lee was an accomplished dancer? He won a cha cha championship haha


HA! Maybe that is where he got his awesome karate footwork.


haha it could be, I dated a ballerina and she had great footwork but messed up toes, professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


That's gotta be expensive! How much are ballerina shoes? Especially if they are good but not great. The great ones probably have shoe deals...


ya they aren't cheap I can tell you that, do you like Michael Jackson?


I respect his talent but am not a huge fan of his. I will jam to him int he car though.


ah ya well he was a great dancer, and ya he has a patent on that leaning device he used for his signature move


I had no idea that was a machine. He didn't invent the moonwalk and now I am questioning his talent.


yup that is true, apparently babies will start do dance when they hear music, I wonder if they would like michael jackson or modern music more


I hope they hit the beat because baby smiles are the best!


they are! I need to test this theory with my friends newborn! do you know how drivethroughs were invented?


I doo not know why but I think McDonalds did it.


yeah they did, back in 1975, they did it because soldiers couldn't get out of their cars while wearing their uniforms


I wonder why they didn't want soldiers to come into the restaurant?


well i think it was a military rule where the soldiers couldn't get out of the cars, they must have changed the rules since then


So it was more about accomodating. That's nice.


ya I agree, did you know it's legal to put a flame thrower on your car in south africa?


I would be so afraid to drive in South Africa? What if your car exploded?


haha good question, I would use the flame thrower to melt all this snow where I live though haha


HA! Brillliant. I would too! Nice chatting with you!


Good morning. Do you watch the Oscars? I'm still surprised that Walt Disney has the record for most won by a man.


interesting, the movie Blazing saddles has been nominated for 3 Oscars


I've never seen it, have you? I think it's hilarious that Ronald Reagan once was turned down for a role, because he didn't look presidential enough. I bet a casting agent was embarrassed his entire time in office.


i would agree, the Oscars themselves were nominated in 2013 for 9 emmys


That sounds like a weird thing to do. Did they win any? It's surprising that Eminem has more than Johnny Depp.


and he has more then Decaprio, Will Smith and Bill Murray to name a few.


That's unreal. I have only watched one, that was last year when Jimmy Kimmel was the host.


Winning best actor is an accomplishment, but winning 3 times like Daniel day-lewis is amazing.


I don't even know who he is, what was he in?


I dont know either, lets talk about entertainment next, Caesar noted in Britain that people bred chickens for entertainment not food


Oh, the way you spoke of Daniel Day Lewis, I was under the impression that you were a fan of his. As an art student, I find it impressive that George Stanley was the sculpter.


54 colors was all that Nintendo could display when it came out


In japan it was I dont remember when it was discontinued in the US


I don't know anything about it, as I'm not a fan of the platform. I am a Simpson's fan, and was surprised to learn that there is one episode where there are no signs of Bart.


i am a fan of the Simpsons also, talking about television, Ringo starr narrated Thomas the tank engine at least 52 times


I thought it was funny that the Simpson's crew sent the producers of South Park flowers for the Family Guy episode.


interesting, there have been a lot of pokemon episodes made, over 750 total


I know zero about Pokemon, and don't get the fascination with it. My favorite narrator of Thomas the Tank is Alec Baldwin.


That 70's show was cancelled in the UK after only 10 episodes


I can understand why. I don't think that would work outside of American markets.


I can understand that, it was called 'days like these' , maybe that was a factor also


Hi, did you know that the car was invented by Karl Benz?


No, I did not know that. Is that the same person behind Mercedes Benz?