Oh I definitely think so. It's almost ironic considering radios are more simple than we think. In WWII I believe soldiers contructed them using just a razorblade and pencil.


I heard about that.  Do you know if average people can make radios at home using just a pencil and a razor blade as the diode?  I wonder how simple it is.


I'd hope so! I think when reading what a radio is, we see that it needs an electrical conductor, and to modify the properties of electromagnetic energy. In reality I don't think it's too complicated.


I will research further about it.  I've got to run now.  It was really nice chatting with you.  Good night.


Hello there. Yes sometimes. Mainly if I'm in the car and can't reach my phone to play from it. Do you?


I do, every day when I go to work. I like the classics


Classical music or classic Rock? Have you ever tried to listen to Jupiter's storms that can be picked up by AM radio? Wouldn't that be crazy?


No I havent but that must be really interesting specially at night and with a telescope pointing at the planet


It's funny how different customs there are in countries about the radio. Canada requires 40% of music played, to be Canadian songs. That is some tight control!


I think that's a good law, that way you promote local talent and that's a great thing, Canada has great artists and maybe its due to that in part


That's an interesting perspective. Finland also has a quirky tradition of playing a weekly news program entirely in classical Latin. I wonder how many people there speak Latin?


Not many I guess, that is a hard language to learn and doesn't seem very useful, I wonder if that show is still on, its been a long time and I'm guessing Latin gets more and more forgotten as time goes by


Time does cause us to forget things. I have seen photos of families sitting around a radio listening to radio dramas in the days before TV. Apparently there's a website were you can listen to 1000's of episodes of them for free.


That many? and for free? that seems like a great site I have to Google that out


Do you ever listen to country music? It was once called Hillbilly music and has been around since the early in the last century.


I do, I like the musician George strait, he is one of the biggest legends of the genre


Success must run in the family because he is cousins to Jeff Bezos, who is the CEO of Amazon! That's an amazing connection.


I guess it does, it runs in their blood, both are successful in their fields, Bezos even more, he has create a true empire


Speaking of empire, Henry Ford didn't stop with making the first Model T cars in America. He helped make country music popular by funding it. But it was because he was afraid of jazz music taking over. Ha!


That is a really odd reason lol, I guess he hated jazz and wanted to stop it by all means necessary


He wasn't very open to new things. Not like U2 who wore wigs and costumes and pretended to be a different band so they could be their own opening act! That's cleaver!


That is clever, they were introduced as the Dalton brothers, I wonder if anyone noticed


Surely someone did! I think country music is popular because it started as a combination of popular songs, Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, English Ballads, cowboy songs and other songs from immigrants. It's really a melting pot.


Out country is full with musical culture I am grateful because of all the genres available, Jazz, Country, Pop, Rock they are all great.


Good morning. Are you still subscribing to cable television?


I cut the cord last year. I have Netflix


I have Netflix as well.  Did you know that when south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


I did not. I am a huge fan of South Park but not Family Guy.


I haven't watched either of them very much.  I watched a little South Park in the 90s.


I have Thomas the Tank on now for my young child. Great show for kids.


Yes, it is.  Daniel day-lewis is the only actor to win best actor at the oscars 3 times.


That guy is amazing. He should narrate a couple of kids cartoons


Haha, absolutely.  He's very talented to say the least. The oscars were nominated for 9 emmys in 2013.


That is a bit weird. I also don't understand how the "70s Show" flopped in UK.


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


I had a secret crush on her during the airing of the show. SHe is a great actor and must have had a great coach.


She is hilarious.  There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


Sounds good but I am not much of a classical drama person.


Same here. They have come a long way from the Greek Dramas of 335 BC


Absolutely.  Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house


Right now Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl, and also Lethal Weapon, what about you?


I missed some 'old' tv shows and have been watching The Office, Parks and Rec, and House recently. Also like the Simpsons


Those are  really cool, I love the Simpsons, crazy how there's one episode without Bart in it, his like the star of the show


And Homer has 188 jobs (I assume this also refers to flashbacks?)


I do recall him changing jobs a lot during the first seasons, that was really funny


I did, I watched the Oscars this year, do you agree with the winners?


Didn't watch. I do see that john williams has been nominated for more oscars than anyone but disney. Quite a career!


The actor of the movie Queen won an Oscar, I have to agree with that, he did a great job in the movie,


Yeah that's the one, can't believe it's almost 100 years since the creation of the Academy Awards


Yeah a lot of history, do you know who holds the record for more awards?


Yeah thats the one, 22 Oscars under his name, impressive


Yeah, 22 more than me too, Eminem also has an Oscar or two


Not sure, but he has more oscars than Lucas, Depp, Smith, Decaprio and Murray combined,


I've seen her on the news, and heard her speak a bit.  She seems to be a pseudo-communications lead for the current White House.  It's got to be a tough job.


Some people think that she has a hard time telling the truth.


Yes, I've heard she once said "alternative facts".  Most people seem to take that to violate the principle of non-contradiction, that "alternative facts" must be "falsehood".  But I've always thought it reflected the reality that there are facts supporting both sides of any debate.


I agree with you.  So, do you think Hannity is advising the president?


Hannity seems to agree with the president on a lot of things.  I would imagine they've spoken directly before, but I doubt he's anything like a pseudo-staffer at the White House, as CNN has suggested.


I think it is the other way around.  The president listens to Hannity.  The president likes celebrities.


Trump is a celebrity president, for sure.  I've never been to a rally of his, but I think it would be an interesting experience, with all the fanfare and entertainment value.  Do you think it's ok for a high-ranking government leader to watch and learn from a high-ratings cable news show?  in principle?


No.  He and Hannity appear to be good friends.  We listen to our friends too.


I'm not sure I understand your "no".  Are you saying Trump shouldn't listen to Hannity the TV-man, but it's ok if he listens to Hannity his friend?  I think you should be able to listen to and learn from whomever.  It matters not who they are.


No, I do not agree with the president doing that.  However, we do take advice from our good friends.


Oh, would you say it is ok for a president to read regularly from the same journalist, in say, a major newspaper?  It would seem to be the same thing to me.


But then he is not a regular person like us.  He should be more objective and listens to every one and then decides.


I don't see any reason to think he's not a regular person, nor that he can't think about things objectively.  It do think it's a shame when someone (president or otherwise) feels like they need to hold a party line (either party) and thus can't deal with hearing the other side.  We need a better way for all Americans to engage, truly engage with disparate points of view.  I think having admittedly-slanted or biased news commentators is a help in that effort.


Everybody is biased (e.g., CNN viewers and Fox viewers).


True.  Everyone has a disposition and at least some gut-level opinion of weighty topics.  I think that's a good thing.  But when a news source claims to be objective, it creates a problem.  I do also wish there was a widely-recognized objective news source, but it doesn't seem possible these days.  I'll take counterbalancing sources as a tradeoff, say Fox News and MSNBC.


Oh, yeah?  Who do you trust the most on each channel?  Is Hannity good, in your opinion, on Fox News?


I do not know whom to trust.  I do not care.  I consider news as entertainment.  It is too depressing and sometimes upsetting  to take them too seriously.


I'm sorry to hear that.  As for me, I am most familiar with Fox, and I think Bret Beier is the most trustable.  But I don't like getting news from any of them.  I have my own other sources.


I heard that Fox news is watched more than msnbc and cnn combined.


Well, I'd think that's because it's singled out as being the only "conservative" major cable news network, the only one "for republicans".


I have learned that a CNN person thinks that Kellyanne Conway is wrong when she says, "No evidence of collusion"  Big surprise that a CNN person would assert that!


Well, I was hoping not to enter into politics, but , I think Kellyane Conway is a politic figure.


Yes.  She is.  She is the President's spokesperson.  I suppose the researchers want to see how we handle the subject.  Four our of 10 Trump supporters gets news from FOX.  That is described as source loyalty, but it also means that 6 out of 10 do not.


Yes, I was surprised about the topics today, did you know that JFK, Washington and Jefferson were the 3 most wealthiest presidents? I wonder how JFK made his money, do you happen to know?


JFK inherited it.  His dad sold liquor during prohibition by importing it from Europe.  I would think that Trump would be in the top 3. I am glad it is not like 1805 where the VP was the person who came in second.


Hahaha, thank you, I am glad that you knew. Well, it seems that it paid off to be selling liquor then. Would be like selling drugs now?


I don't think it was looked down on quite as much, but it was illegal.  It is also amusing that a president of a country would be called president banana.


Yes, the President of Zimbabwe, I wonder why the choose the word banana. And I wonder too, why the President´s gues hourse is larger than the White House. To give more status?


I suspect it has to do with when it was built.  The White House is very old.  Can you imagine a cable channel that only broadcasts "The Simpsons?"


Hahaha my ex husband would had loved it, lol, do you like to make purchases in Amazon?


I am a Prime member and shop there several times per month.  Imagine being the first customer and getting a building named after you.


Yes, for 27 dlls, cool! I would had prefered to have packages delivered to my door for free per life, I didn´t know that Ali Baba is richer than Amazon.


The market in China is just so large and potentially larger as the nation's wealth grows.  I admire Bezos for growing Amazon from just books.


I admire him for the idea that had. And I would love to be an amazon warehouse worker, I need to lose weight and walking daily 7 or 15 miles each day would be wonderful, getting paid for be thinner.


I live in Phoenix, so I would hope that the warehouse was air conditioned.  They, like Netflix, now make their own shows for streaming.


That would be so cool, love Netflix too. I am amazed to see that USP is working just for amazon to deliver packages on Sundays, amazing, what a strong company!


Great fortune for the Post Office.  Regular mail volume goes down due to email and the Amazon package delivery volume increases a lot.


You are right, you are pretty intelligent. I happen to own a kindle fire, I just love it! you can read about somebody´s history, if they mention where they were, you can actually see the place, if they mention the music that they were listening, you can listen it, love it! marvellous gadget!


Wow!  I did not know that Kindle could do so much.  Our computing power is so great nowadays that we are only limited by our imagination.  It is surprising how much innovation comes from newer companies and the older ones try to keep selling buggy whips.


Well, I highly recommend it to you, I was reading about Juana the Crazy, Queen of Spain and they  mentioned the Alhambra and the song that she was listening, and it makes you feel more into it. Nice to meet you, giving you an excellent.


Well, I guess there is more in the news about President Trump, Kellyanne Conway, and Fox News itself, again. Have you heard?


Yeah.  Did you know fox news threatened to sue the simpsons in order to stop them from parodying the anit democratic agenda?


Fox news is definitely unique. I thought president Trump hates Fox news, but I guess 4 of 10 of his incumbents are watching it as their main source of news. Very conflicting.


Interesting.  The average viewer of fox news in 68


That is very interesting, but I think there are more older republicans than democrats.I would think middle aged people would watch Fox News the most.


Did you know the only us pred to have a phd is Wilson?


No, I didn't know that! I've always thought the Presidential position is more about social stuff than smarts, though.


Yeah its just a fun fact I learned recently.


I've always thought it was amazing how some Presidents have their faces carved into that mountain. Did you know the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has this clock he built into a mountain that's expected to run for then thousand years?


That is pretty interesting lol I wonder why on the top of a mountain though?  I would like to see this clock.


I wonder if you can? I hope no one vandalizes it. I really like Amazon. Did you know that they'll deliver on Sunday through a contract with the USPS?


Yes i do and appreciate it very much lol


I know, right. I also really like IMDB and that's actually owned by Amazon. I just recently read about it.


yeah I use that app all the time!  It is amazing!


The last thing I got from Amazon was for the kitchen, but isn't it amazing that you can get something as small as jewelry to something as large as furniture through them?


Yes amazing and convenient!  It has pretty much everything,  not to mention creating a crazy amount of job opportunities.


Very true! I heard they started selling books. The most interesting thing is downloading or streaming music...Amazon is literally selling a non material or physical item for money!


Yeah pretty much which is great because they dont need to store it anywhere lol


Yes! The same kind of with the first sale on Amazon which was for the buyer to have a building named after him.


Thats pretty awesome.  I wonder if that customer was someone they knew?


Most likely, or maybe even family! Now it's the largest internet retailer in the world.


Good Morning!  I do enjoy a good football game, but baseball is my favorite sport.


Me too.  Out of the 32 NFL teams though do you have a favorite one?  I like the Browns.


I've been forced to follow the AZ Cardinals, because of my geographical location for years, but they are not my favorite - I suppose I don't have one?  Browns are going to be better, future looks bright which is good because I know it's been a challenge


I actually like the AZ Cardinals too.  My uncle has lived in Scottsdale in the 80s and in the late 90s moved to Chandler where he has lived since then.  So I follow the Cards because of that.  I love the Diamondbacks too!  On another football note....did you know that there's no written rule against female players playing in the NFL?


Awesome AZ connection - Dbacks are my team!  I think there's a HS in Chandler that had a female place kicker - I see no reason why she couldn't play in the NFL if she was good enough and had the desire.


That's pretty neat.  I'll have to ask my cousins and see if they know.  Does Alice Cooper still have Cooperstown out there?  That was a neat place.  There is actually only 11 minutes of live gameplay per NFL game.  Kind of short and they stretch it out to 3 hours.  I would rather spend those 3 hours watching baseball.  lol


Cooperstown recently closed, which is a bummer because we would go there before/after games.  I would totally watch baseball - but I bet there is even less action when boiled down to the same metrics as the 11 min of football action!


Aw man.  That stinks.  I was hoping to go back there one day.  He had one for a very short time in Cleveland around 15 or so years ago.  Do you go to a lot of spring training games or just go to watch practices?  I bet that's awesome!  I do follow the spring training games on youtube when I can find them on there.  I also watch the Arizona Fall League on there.


Being the degenerate seamhead that I am - I watch as much baseball as possible, mostly on MLB.TV, but I am going to a Cubs-Rockies game on Thursday afternoon and then a Dback's game the following weekend.  It's awesome to be in the middle of Cactus League!


You're lucky.  I also have MILB.TV  I've became a huge minor league fan as well the last few years.  Love to follow the guys from the low levels and watch them on the way up.  Do you use youtube?  Together with Netflix they make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


It's amazing how popular YouTube is with kids - my kids watch so much content and most of it is benign DIY and crafty stuff.  But I need to monitor them on YT because there is a ton of weird and wacky stuff on it!


Yes. I watch a lot of sports on it as well as entrepreneur videos and business inspirational/motivational videos.  I wish I would have created it.  It was started on Feb. 2005


I know it languished and toiled for a while, trying to figure out how to generate revenue and monetize their viewers.  I think they're doing OK now, especially when I hear about YouTube personalities making Million$ a year off their "shows"


It was created by 3 PayPal employees and they sold it to Google in Nov. of 2006 for $1.65 billion dollars!  Not too shabby for a company that was just a little over a year and a half old.  That's why I said I wish I had created it. lol  Then I would be down in Arizona going from training camp to training camp.  LOL


Yes!  PayPal is an interesting partner in this story - wasn't Elon Musk also a PayPal player?  As you said before - it's amazing how much bandwidth they take up among all internet traffic and streamers


Yes. I believe that's where he made all his money as well.  I think he made some money from the 1.5 billion that ebay paid for paypal.  He also had some other businesses that he grew and sold as well.  But, that was where the bulk of his money came from.  Do like horses at all?


I don't dislike horses!  They're pretty cool actually - I had a summer job in HS cleaning out stables at a local ranch, so I've been around them and I do appreciate their power and beauty.


Nice.  I had horses growing up.  I was reading something about Clint Eastwood where it said he developed a mid-life allergy to horses.  Kind of interesting because of all those Westerns he did.  Speaking of Westerns have you ever been down to old Tucson?  Didn't it burn a number of years ago?  I remember going there in the early 80s and they were filming a Little house on the prairie spinoff called Father Murphy.


I've been to Tucson a lot, mainly to see concerts that don't play in Phoenix - but I don't recall the fire?  Westerns are kind of my guilty pleasure and I've also been down to Tombstone to see where it all happened!


Nice!  It's been fun chatting with you!  Have fun going to those games!  I'm jealous!  Have a good one!


Hello. Beautiful morning, The sun is shing bright. I recently found out the sun is actually white. Interesting


That is interesting.  Did you know the sun produces enough energy in a second to power the planet for years?


yes!!!! 500,000 years to be exact. Thats a lot of energy taking into consideration that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the largest star in the entire galaxy.


I know!  Still, the sun makes up most of the mass of our solar system. It really makes you rethink images of the solar system that you see on tv and such when you think about that!


Absolutely!! When you consider that television is a MASS media medium for advertising, its no wonder that so many are misled by what they see on television!!


That's a really good point!  So, then I do wonder what our solar system actually looks like and not what tv portrays it as.


Well, I do know that a lightening bolt is much hotter than the sun's surface. Its about 5 times hotter. Makes you wonder how someone can get struck by lightening and survive.


It does make you wonder. The sun is so large though. I mean, Neptune just made it's first full orbit around the sun in 2011 since it's discovery in 1846!


Yes!! The sun's diameter is over 100 times the earth's diameter.  and it accounts for almost 100% of the mass in the solar system.


When I think of what you said earlier about it being smaller than other stars I really wonder just how big those stars are!


They seem really small when you see them in the sky. But somewhere out there are stars bigger than the sun. That's pretty amazing.


Definitely!  I do wish television and books would portray it accurately.  Speaking of books, have you read Ender's Game?


No, I haven't. I believe its a good book. It's suggested reading for military organizations so it must be some good reading.


I haven't read it either but the movie was fantastic!  I heard about it being suggested reading and now I want to see the movie again to find out why.


Starship troopers was the first choice of reading materials for 3 of the 5 U.S. military branches. It must be pretty good reading too.


I haven't read that either.  I think it's a movie too.  You know though, reading is better than watching.  You can deeply explore texts when reading.


You could read as fast as Anne Jones. She holds the record at 4700 words per minute.  I do wonder though that even though she is fast is she understanding what she reads.


Absolutely. Dhe holds the world record for speed reading at 4,700 words per minute.


Yes I know.  I guess since there are no concrete laws in reading that perhaps she does.


Its been fun talking to you. You have a great day!!!


I am!  Ive always been a Simpsons fan.  you?


I used to love the simpsons. I am more of a south park and family guy fan, do you watch those shows?


Yes!  Family Guy is probably my all time favorite.  DId you hear about South Park parodying FG?


Yea i loved that episode, it was hilarious. They were really sticking it to family guy about copying the simpsons.


There are a good amount of similarities.  But I love them all.


For sure, they are always fun. Apparently the simpsons sent flowers to south park crew as a thank you for those episodes


They all really seem to support each other.  Even when joking around.


for sure, I like that kind of stuff! Did you ever watch that 70s show


I did, just thought it was ok.  Apparently the UK agreed, cause the verbatim remake failed.


the US version started so many careers, I wonder if the UK version ended so many. It only lasted 10 episodes


It might have, theyd be known as the person from the flop of a show.


right! it is such a different humor going from the USA to UK. Pokemon though, pokemon is always good. Did you watch that ever?


I didnt, it kind of missed me in the age realm.


dang you were missing out, I was all about that 20 years ago. There is like 750 episodes


There is a lot of episodes.  I wonder if they are still making them


I wonder too, I heard maybe in japan they still are. How about thomas the train, were you into that?


Cant say that I was.  I hear Ringo even narrated a few episodes.


And even Alec Baldwin if I remembered right. All this talk of TV makes me want to watch some. It was so good chatting with you!


Hello there, I am a fan, I mostly follow my favorite team though.  How about you?


Me too, my team is the Redskins, what is yours?


Nice, I am a Packer fan.  Did you know there is no rule regarding female players in the NFL?


It wouldn't surprise me that there isn't. Did you know there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay in an NFL game?


That is pretty crazy, I don't think most people know about that fact to be honest.


There is a lot of standing around during the games, that I will admit.


Yeah there sure is, I know you notice it when you attend live games but not so much when watching on tv.


Oh for sure. At live games it is like 100 times worse.


Yeah so much worse, you get to see what really happens during all the commercial breaks.


Yeah, I forgot. I haven't been to a live game in a long time.


Did you know that the average earnings for an NFL player is less than that of an engineer?


I can believe that. And for the MLB player as well.


Yeah I think it is mainly do to the short careers that pro ball players have.


That's probably true. That and the players that aren't very good likely don't make a lot.


Hey that is very true as well, still the same short careers as well.


What about youtube, do you ever watch it?


Oh yeah I use YouTube all the time, I use if for music a lot.  How about you?


I listen to it a lot as well. I find it is a good service.


Yeah it really is, I find it interesting how its the 2nd largest search engine on the internet.


WOW! That I didn't know, but I can believe it. Nice chatting with you.


I do! Which of the 32 teams is your favorite to root for?


I don't have a favorite actually. I like some teams from both the nfc and afc.  Do you have a favorite?


I root for the Dolphins because I am from Florida. I would love to see some women play, given that they can play if they meet eligibility requirements.


It would be different.  I've heard there aren't any rules against them playing so you never know, it could happen some day soon.


I would like to see the shoulder pad chip reports from men versus women to see how differently they play.


I wonder who all gets to see those reports. They have chips in shoulder pads of players and the footballs.  Does each team get reports of their and everyone else's performance?


I would assume that it's equal opportunity. There can't be too much to watch, given there is only 11 minutes of gameplay.


It seems like so much longer.  Even though it's just 11 minutes it is still fun to watch. I wish the season was longer than just 17 weeks for regular season.


I know! I wait all year for the NFC and AFC to play the first sunday of February for the superbowl! Did you watch this year?


I did watch it.  Do you think that the Saints would have been in it if that call had gone differently in the nfc championship game?


I think the right teams were there. But I didn't like Maroon 5's performance.  I think they should have gotten a celebrity that would  garner more fame and attention from the crowd.


I agree with that. I didn't even watch the halftime show.  Speaking of the saints, did you know that their cheerleaders have to leave a restaurant if a player comes in?


I think that is a good strategy for keeping everyone focused on the game. They can play video games in their spare time instead! The 3d images of today are impressive and quite an art form!


Yes they are.  I've been thinking about South Korea's law lately.  It's illegal there for kids under 16 to play video games past midnight.  That seems like a good idea.


That should keep planetary average down to the 3 billion hours we are at now!


On a weekly basis! Pretty wild to spend that much time interacting with an interface on a computer screen.


True.  Video games were initially used by the military.  Somewhere and somehow they got into the general public.


My favorite game is toy story. Woody is voiced by the brother of tom hanks.


I didn't know that. I thought Tom  did it.


Good morning! How are you today? I'm just hanging out for the day. Do you like sports?


Hi, I'm fine. I'm a girl so I like sports up to a point but don't play them personally.  I have heard a lot about football and the NFL lately.  I did know that the NFL has no written rule against female players.


Yes, I've heard that! As long as a female can meet league requirements she is free to play!


That's for sure.  Did you know that the NFL uses tracking chip embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field?


Yes, I've heard they even use the tracking chips inside of footballs to track velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.


Yes, I heard that too.  Here's an interesting fact, the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player and an average MLB player.


That's cool, but I imagine the career of an NFL player is a lot shorter.


Yes and so are the games.  An average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Wow. And the games seem to go on forever sometimes! I know since e are 32 teams, football is always on during the season at my house.


Do you play video games?  Did you know that video games were initially called "cathode ray tube amusement devices" which were used by the military?  That's pretty wild.


I played when I was younger. Can you believe that it is illegal for kids 16 and under in South Korea to play video games pat midnight.


Yes, they must be pretty strict over there in South Korea.  Did you know that Jim Hanks, Tom Hanks' brother, does Woody's voice in video games and merchandise?  That is cool.


No, I did not even know he had a brother. I'll have to see if I can find merch and listen to his voice and see if he sounds like Tom.


I don't think he does but I could be wrong.  Also, Stephen Fry did the narration for Little Big Planet, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Harry Potter video games.


Oh that's cool. I know game designers Jane Mcgonigal calculated that as a planet we play three billion hours of video games a week.


Yeah, no doubt about that, at least.  Speaking of animated voice overs, did you know that Robin Williams in Aladdin was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films?


I did not. Although I think its a shame that celebrities get a lot of roles, and I know there are people that used to make a living doing so.


Even Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street years ago.


I loves Sesame Street. I don't remember her being on though.


That was probably a long, long time ago.  Did you know that Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


That is way too much money! Well, it was nice chatting today!


Yes, nice chatting with you as well. Have a good one.


You an NFL fan? I am mad the season is over. It was a fun exciting season, I watched 16 games this season!


Not a fan at all, really. And I'm still waiting for the Redskins to change their controversial, outdated, and offensive name :/


Yeah I wonder if that will ever happen. I also wonder if a woman will ever play?


Well, there's no rule against it. She just needs to met the other requirements.


Yeah true. On average a game only has 11 minutes of gameplay. Lots of commercials though.


It's probably also the huddles and playbacks and such. Can you imagine being a top-ranked NFL player making millions a year for 11 minutes a game?!


Yeah that would be really nice. Although the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player.


Wow, then with the risk of the long-term head injuries and the lower pay, I'd go with being an engineer. Or a pro e-gamer :)


Yeah for sure. I love video games too. They were initially called cathode ray tube amusement device!


Good thing they changed the name :) I remember playing 007 on n64 as a kid. Apparently, it was the first video game most of its creators had EVER worked on


That was a great game. Some people categorize video games as an art form!


It definitely is. Graphics are art. And the game Mortal Kombat is the reason that they get categorized by a rating system now


Yeah thats with good reason. In South Korea kids under 16 can't play after midnight.


Wow...how do they enforce that? China's starting to look less and less like it has the most human rights violations by comparison. Even Australia has banned more games than China


Good question. Australia is odd for that. Tom Hanks brother does Woody's voice in video games!


oh, yeah, I've seen all 3 of the movies. Did he also voice Woody for the video game?


His brother did yes. Some people suggest as a planet we play 3 billion hours of video games per week!


Woops, I meant to ask if his brother did any ADR (additional dialogue recording) for the movies. But now it makes sense that the voice was slightly off in the games...


Yes it makes sense now. The movies were great. Pixar did the movies right? They have a secret movie for celebrities.


Oh sorry they have a secret room for celebrities! But I wonder what they have inside the room...Maybe one day we will find out! It was great talking with you :)


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy


Hi! I enjoy all sorts of entertainment but specifically I like tv a lot. Though I've never ever saw one episode of Pokemon before and it's been on for over 750 episodes!


Have you even seen south park or the 70's show?


Yes, I've seen both, do you like any of them?


I enjoyed them both. It is a shame that while a uk version of the 70's show aired, it was canceled in only 10 episodes


Wonder if there was a big difference in the shows, maybe people liked the actors, I think most of the actors are all pretty famous now, like Ashton Kutcher.


True. In addition to tv shows, sometimes I enjoy watching and listening to concerts on the tv


Do you have a favorite artist you like listening to or show you like watching besides the ones you've mentioned?


I have never attended one of Linkin Park's concerts even though they managed to play 324 concerts in one year, have you?


Through the tv, but never in person. I would like to attend a concert one day in a ancient roman amphitheater


Yeah same here, I think it'd be awkward if I was the only concert goer though, like when Pink Floyd recorded a live concert with no audience there. A little awkward and frightening.


At least it isn't a creed concert. I'm not sure if it was the service of the band that was so bad that several concerts got lawsuits got filed against it


Yeah, how does one go about proving that a concert was supposedly "bad", wonder if it was just an extortion attempt and what came out of it.


Ah do you mean like the fyre festival scandal?


What was that scandal? I don't think I'm familiar with that scandal.


Oh well there was supposed to be a high end music festival a few years back that was supposed to be THE HIGHLIGHT of the year, yet when the guest arrived after spending tens of thousands of dollars, they found out that no bands came, their cabins were shoddy tents, and it was basically a scam


Oh my goodness, thousands of dollars?! I think I'm familiar with that one, that is horrible, I hope the event creators went to jail or something for their crimes. I think I prefer indoor concerts more than outdoor ones like at arenas or amphitheaters, I think there's better audio systems.


i mean people payed for the tickets, plane tickets, accommodation among other expenses which piled up. I think it was worst for the employee who helped prepare for the event since they were never even paid for months


Yeah, even the employees didn't know that it was a scam?! That is a very intricate scam but then again, that's what it takes to con people.


In any case, I hope you don't fall for such scams and continue to enjoy concerts. I have a wonderful chat.


Usually during the playoffs and World Series. I do like going to games though in person. I heard Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was invited to join his teammates at a reunion event at Fenway.


That's really neat. Was it in honor of a specific event?


I meant to say Wasn't invited! Haha. Yea it was to celebrate the 2004 run by the Red Sox, famous for Schilling's bloody sock, which made schilling a folk hero among fans.


Wow I wonder why they didn't invite him. I think I'd rather watch college or high school games than pro. There seems to be more action and game play rather than a whole lot of home runs.


There are several theories as to why he wasn't invited -- one being that his personal views do not match those of the Sox, since Schilling is now a far-right provocateur. Also, there are rumors that he lied to Sox management about injuries.


Wow it seems like a really bad idea to lie to your boss like that. What is the reasoning behind lying? Trying to get out of playing?


Actually, sort of the opposite. He may have lied so he COULD play. Did you know the Women's World Cup had higher ratings than the World Series int he US? Crazy.


I could see that. Soccer is a fast paced exciting game to watch. They are constantly doing cool plays.


I love soccer. Only sport I really watch anymore. During the 1992 World Series, the Marine Corps color guard carries the Canadian flag into the stadium upside down. Ouch.


Oh no! I bet they got severely reprimended for that! It seems like certain teams are known for never winning like the cubs.


Yeah, the Cubs were the first team to sin back-to-back world series, but haven't won it since.


I heard somewhere that the ottoman empire was still in power the last time they won. That is a really long time ago.


Hahaha. That is insane. The 1926 World Series ended in Game 7 when Babe Ruth got caught trying to steal.


Babe Ruth is such an iconic player. I don't know if there will ever be someone in baseball that is as well known as him.


Yeah, I agree. Also iconic -- Thomas Jefferson, JFK and George Washington, who were the three wealthiest presidents in US history.


Really? I would have thought some modern presidents would have made that list. I wonder if they adjusted income accounting for inflation. Of course back then their labor costs came at the expense of people so they could hold onto their wealth.


That's a really good point. Also interesting -- the president's guest house is actually bigger than the White House. Who knew?


It would be interesting to know if they are including the whole white house or just the living space available to the president.


I was thinking the same thing. It used to be that the runner up in a presidential election became Vie President. Can you imagine Hillary Clinton as Trump's VP? Haha.


No not really. I think though if it went back to that it would cause some serious work to be done across party lines and maybe something could actually get accomplished.


I've seen a couple episodes, I remember people were making a big deal about the character Jack Pearson's death


Yeah we all new he's was going to die but since the show jumps from past to present he is always around which is cool because he's a great character in the show.


Yea, I remember watching This is Us after the Super Bowl and his character died from smoke inhalation


Right so suddenly, i haven't picked it back up yet but i plan to. It's a tear jerk er.


lol, I too love a good deal and found many while over there but the best was experiencing the food!! Oh my goodness; the danishes pastries and cheese's were so good, nothing like we have here.


Yeah she pretty cool in it. It was messed up how he died. /would you have gone back for a pet?


Probably not, especially after barely getting my family out


Right, some people view there pets as their children, thats odd to me or maybe i just haven't had that kind of relationship with a pet before.


Maybe not, but dogs are pretty cool animals, it's fascinating how they came from domesticated wolves


I know that is cool, i think it was the Extant gray wolf that their sister to.


Yea, it's amazing dogs can be trained for hunting, herding, and companionship


Yeah and there service dogs, military and police dogs.


I never knew that dogs had 12 different blood types, i thought they had 4 like humans


Yeah that's a lot and apparently they give blood. Google prefers dogs to cats. I have to say i do too, lol! How about you?


I gotta take google's side on this although cats are pretty cool too


Yeah did you know that if a cat reaches 15 years old he would have slept for 10 of them?


That's insane, I wonder if Cats have 12 blood types like dogs do


I think they have way more. All my life i thought dogs were color blind apparently they are not. Wow!


Yea, plus dogs understand the significance of pointing


Them and elephants i think. I never new that the Sobriquet mans best friend came from the national human society.


I do not know much about football. I think I know more about baseball. Like the Chicago Cubs were the first team to win back to back world series and did not win again.


I think you're right. Did you know they used to be the Chicago orphans and not the cubs?


I think I read that recently,  that is a weird mascot lol


I agree. I wonder if they were still called the Orphans when Ronald Regan was a radio broadcaster for the team in the 1930s.


A really fun fact is that the Chicago Cubs have employed pitches with 4, 5 and 6 fingers on their pitching hand!


Wow,  thats crazy!  I dont think I have ever heard of that.


Neither have I. I did know that at Wrigley Field where the Cubs play that if the visiting team hits a home run, Cubs' fans will throw the ball back on to the field.


I see.  Is that a big deal?  What is suppose to happen?


It is just a jest to the visiting team. Because catching a home run ball is big deal but not big enough if it is not the home team's home run.


The largest gathering of people was when the cubs won the world series in 2016 , 5 million people celebrated.


Wow that is a lot of people. Well the city of Chicago has twice the chances to win the World Series because they have two teams, the Cubs and the White Sox.


Did you know that in a typical seasons approximately 160,000 baseballs are used in the league.


That is insane!  I hope they get a discount on baseballs lol


A fact I just learned but really enjoy is there was a pitcher that struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession. They were banned from professional baseball and it was a 17 year old female!


Wow that is really impressive,  I wonder if she is a professional now,  that had to turn some heads!


She probably could have been one of the greatest players. Well thanks for chatting, I learned a lot today.


Same here,  a lot of fun facts!  Good conversation!


Hello and I think it might be unamerican not to  lol


Yes, i getcha. But many americans do not like the sport. it is a slow game.


But it does seem to be a stepping stone for many pro players like Curt Schilling.


Yes, i think there are stories in the game that are fascinating. He was the guy that pitched the sox to a series, right?


Schilling now does radio hosting but now the Red Sox don't really care for him


Why? wasn't he a great help to them? is it his politics or something? I guess that could be a problem now.


Yes the politics of it... now Babe Ruth, is another story.. still beloved I think


I guess they want their celebs to be political pure. it just doesnt happen. people of many beliefs play sports.


I agree and with today's more transparent information reporting even President can't get too political


yeah, it is a difficult time in politics. communication is  like an echo chamber where commentary on comments becomes deafening.


I wonder how today's world would change if we reverted back to the 1805 law were the runner up in a presidential race was then Vice-president...


I think the spectacle would be entertaining and perhaps just as valuable as the govt in its current incarnation.


I know right... me too.... I just learned about this law today.... and I am amusing myself thinking about it.... This may become my "national pastime"..


I would rather have the president release a series of pop albums, or rap albums. That would be a better use of time.


lol i know just like the Indonesia president.... imagine that Trump could get Clinton to play sax in the back up band


Yes, that would be great. they could team up for duet, or have a rap battle to determine policy direction. im game.


Who knew we could solve  the world problems ... more surprising that the Japanese learning that baseball was American's National pastime


the game is different in Japan but still a lot of fun. fans are passionate but well behaved. and the high school is a religion. anyway, great chat!


I can't say I do but I know a bit about baseball, like if you catch a ball in your hat you get 3 bases apparently


Oh I see, thats an interesting rule havent seen that happen at any game though, baseball is not only popular in the US but apparently its also pretty big at Japan.


ya I've heard that, weird that in a year about 200k baseballs are used in america


Thats a lot of baseballs for sure, you know a man once found $3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his attic! he sure is a lucky man, theres only dust in mine


wow thats a lucky guy, did you hear about that one 17 year old girl? she struck out both babe ruth and lou gehrig


I didnt I bet Ruth and Gehrig werent happy about that, she must have had a lot of talent.


haha ya I wonder what happened to her, do you like the chicago cubs? they were the first team to win the world series back to back


I do like the team, it was amazing how people celebrated the title back in 2016, 5 million people!


that is crazy, also crazy is how the Cubs have had pitchers with as little ass 4 fingers on their pitching hands


They did? thats an interesting stat maybe the lack of one finger made them pitch better, The Chicago Cubs is the oldest team in the MLB right?


I think so yes, theyve been around since 1876 and belone in the Central Division


I see, thats a long time, do you believe in the curse that fell upon the team back in the year 1945


well I know that the Cubs have won since then, but ya that curse was definitely real for a long time


It must have been really frustrating, Bily Sianis really played a good one to the team.


ya I think so, its funny that the curse was the longest in MLB history, they didnt win for 108 years!


I think its less than 108 years, the team got cursed in 1945 and then won in 2016 right?


ah ok I was thinking of the world series championship draught, but yes it was only a 71 year National League Pennant draught


Still a really long time, I bet thats why fans celebrated with such energy and passion


ya for sure, I bet they had crazy parties, and whats weird is their original name was the Chicago Orphans, kind of a downer haha


I know sounds like a depressing name lol,


Hello there, do you follow baseball at all?


Hello. Not really. My kids do, their favorite team is the Cubs. I didn't know they were called the Orphans.


Nice! Yeah my team has had their fair share of games with the Cubs, and I never knew that about them.


I guess Reagan was a broadcaster for them in the 30's.


Very interesting, never knew that one either.


Do you know if women are allowed in the MLB?


That I don't know, I do know that the NFL doesn't have a rule against female players.


They also use tracking chips in their shoulder pads, I'm not sure how I would feel about that.


Yeah I think I have read about that.  I don't have problem if some of that is used for improving player safety.


It just seems so invasive. I think they should keep them in the footballs, though.


That I will agree with.  Interesting how much more high tech the game has become.


I wonder if the rocket scientist who coaches would have to do with it?


That is one heck of a career change, I'll say that.


He went to a high school whose fight song included six digits of pi. How cool is that?


That is cool to me.  I wonder what other people from that high school got into football.


I don't know, but they should send them to the Browns, as the quarterback with the most wins in their stadium, is Ben Roethlisberger.


Yeah big Ben has dominated the Browns his whole career for sure.


That he has. I see a 17 year old girl was banned from baseball, after she struck out Babe Ruth. That seems extreme.


I think I read that too, that seems way extreme.  I wonder what ever happened to her?


I would like to know that as well. Especially since she also struck out Lou Gehrig.


Right!  Well it has been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Hi! Did you feel Boston was right in not inviting Schilling to join the 2004 team at Fenway? I'm a little torn but I agree he what he said about the pipe bomb terrorist was disturbing so I don't blame Boston there!


No, I don't either. With all these terrorist. I didn't know baseball managers can play for their teams!


I didn't know that either until recently. Always wondered why they wore uniforms! I wonder if that applies to baseball managers in Japan where its so popular that they couldn't believe baseball is America's national past time!


I don't know about Japan? maybe it does too. Wow, pretty lucky finding baseball cards in your grandfathers attic worth 3 million.


I know, right? I need to check the attics of some elderly relatives! Ha! I wonder if they make baseball cards for kickball players in Canada or as they call it "soccer-baseball"?


I saw that, So if you're in Canada, if they call it kickball could mean soccer or baseball. confusing. Surprised the women's world cup got higher ratings than the world series.


I am too to be honest! I also can't believe the Cubs haven't won a world series since becoming the first baseball team to win back to back World Series titles. That's crazy!


Very surprised! Would think they would do something about that by now!


Exactly! And hey, even the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Cubs won a world series! Can you believe that?


What, really? No one caught that up side down Canada flag in the 1992 world series.


Ha! That would lead to chaos if it happened today! Just as if someone was caught stealing to end game 7 of the world series like Babe Ruth did back in 1926 down by one. Mobs would form today. Ha!


lol, I know. I'm surprised there are only 3 of the wealthiest presidents listed.


I can't believe the three wealthiest were Jefferson, JFK and Washington! They must measure for inflation, right?


Yeah, that what I was thinking. I know all three owned alot of land.


At least none of them made money by releasing pop albums while serving as president like the president of Indonesia has. Ha!


Why would anyone use the word banana for a name?


I know, right? It sounds insulting. Imagine being a guest of President Banana! Ha! Speaking of guests, did you know the president's guest house is actually bigger than the white house itself? Unbelievable!


Yes, must be huge! Glad they changed the rules for vice president in 1805.


No kidding! There would be sheer chaos if the presidential runner ups automatically became vice president today. That was a serious mistake.


Especially today!! Thinking it was a little bit different n 1805, so long ago. Great chat!!


So true! And being that a president is head of state in republics, it should have always been his choice to pick his own vice president. Well it was great chatting with you as well! Have a great day!


Yes her name is Dodo and she likes to run, hop, and play. You?


I have two: Gunner and Ruger! I think domesticated dogs are the best pet to have!


Google would agree with you as their code of conduct states that they are specifically a dog company


I think the US should do as Istanbul does and have a vending machine of food and water for all the strays. What an amazing idea!


Yeah I just saw a video on that. Pretty cool. I thought the dogs were being primed to bring the bottles to the machine but seems like they need humans to do it.


haha well that would be pretty amazing if they were! Out of all the animals, it's crazy to think  only dogs and elephants understand pointing!


I wonder why that is. The direct ancestor of the dog is extinct so maybe during the dinosaur days these first 'dogs' befriended cavemen who pointed at all the tigers trying to eat them


That's very interesting! I don't know how I didn't know that dogs can't see that many colors.


Yeah I wonder if dogs will one day be able to talk to each other on the telephone and have their sounds be converted into electronic signals


haha hmm well maybe so! Who knows what will happen in the future. Id like to say crazier things have happened.


are you referring to our last presidential race?


I'd say telephones are pretty crazy in how they function, I mean just imagine in the future if we could transmit atoms and molecules through a device and teleport


I agree. How interesting that an iphone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear icbm deterrent. Cell phones really are an amazing thing.


Totally, did you know that new york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone


I did not know that! I love that Unicef donates a day of clean water for every minute you don't use your phone!


I think they only did that for a specific month back in 2014. Crazy that a $5 donation can provide 200 days of clean water to someone


200 days?! wow! It's hard to believe there are cables laying on the bottom of the ocean floor that carry phone and internet data.


Yeah I wonder if WW3 ever emerges that enemy countries would have deep sea divers cut those cables or somehow intercept the data


I like the way you think...makes you really wonder!


Back in WW2 alan turing created a device to decipher Nazi messages, and it can be argued that it helped to win the war. good speaking to ya


How many teams are in the National Football League?


32 teams. They are divided into the NFC and the AFC. Did you know that they have a 17 week season. I wish it was 20.


That would require more players.   Maybe adding some women.  Do you know if the rules allow that?


Yes, women can play if they meet the league's eligibility requirements. But if you are a New Orleans Saint's cheerleader you can't even eat in the same restaurant with any NFL player.


That must be difficult.  What do they call their "big game"?  I know it was played a few weeks back.


The Super Bowl. Patriots won this year. It is played every year between the champions of the NFC and AFC. Did you know that the average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay?


I heard that. The NFL has embraced technology and uses chips for lots of things!


Those chips are crazy. They track everything, velocity, rotation, ball speed and location. And those are the ones they place inside the balls. Players also wear them.


Baseball, on the other hand is much more old-fashioned.


Yes, my kids play. It is even popular in Japan. Did you know that managers wear uniforms because they technically are able to play if the need arises.


That is crazy.    I wonder if Japanese baseball cards could ever be worth $3 million.


I heard about a man who found 3 million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic. What a score!!!


True.  Good thing he wasn't Canadian and a fan of kickball - called soccer-baseball up there.


Do you like the cubs? They play at Wrigley...have you ever been . I have only once. Pretty cool place.


Chicago, along with the White Sox. One is a member of the National League the other a member of the American League. I think that they recently won the World Series but not sure what year.


I think it was in 2016.    Some believed the 71-year hiatus was due to Billy Sianis and his goat.


I heard about that. Cursed!  They are one of the two oldest teams in the MLB. The other one is the Atlanta Braves.


There was some battle the year when both teams were formed, right?


Yep, battle of little bighorn. When they won the World Series in 2016 they said that 5 million people came out to the streets to celebrate. What fun!


Funny stuff!   Thanks for the chat.   I'm going to go count my fingers, since I heard the cubs have had pitchers with 4, 6 and the usual 5 during their history!


BTW, Wrigley is just as ridiculous a name as Guaranteed Rate Field.    We are just used to one!    Later!


That is so sweet. Did you know there are 12 different blood types for dogs/


I thought there were more!  They can donate between each other.


I have never heard of a dog blood drive before.


Dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing


I am surprised. I would have thought cats understand pointing.


Did you know Google prefers dogs to cats?


I heard their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company.


I wonder if they allow dogs at work then


I would assume so. I wish my company allowed dogs. They bring a fun environment to work.


Did you know dogs can only see certain colors?


I did know that. I would like to see how they do for a few minutes.


I am not sure. I always thought they were color blind.


Well I think they have other sensory capabilities to make up for it.


True. I think more cities should take after Istanbul's example for vending machines.


I also like that it encourages you to recycle.


haha well I do, I call them pants though, what about you?


Yeah, I like pants, they are the best when I want to mount my horse and go to war. No robe or skirts for me is my country is calling.


haha, well I wear them all the time, I didn't know the "fly" is the cloth flap covering the zipper and not the zipper itself


What is the temperature where you transition from pants to short ?


well for me it is probably like 75 degrees, what about you? I guessthey also call shorts "short trousers"


My it is around 78 degrees, but if I run or do exercices, I can go as low as 40. Romans thought of pants as a barbaric garment, I guess the barbarians won on all fronts, I don't see many togas in Rome nowadays.


no you're right, what is crazy is that women weren't allowed to wear pants in the USA senate until the early 90s


I did not knew that, do you think an adult could wear short trousers with a blazer, like a school uniform,  and not look ridiculous ?


no I don't think so haha, that would look weird, also weird is that the incredible hulk's trousers are unbreakable


I think if you are unbreakable like Hulk, you should find unbreakable pants, otherwise he would have to change his name a the Naked Hulk, because that would be the first thing that people will notice, then they will notice his strength.


haha good point, MLB umpires should develop unbreakable pants, they need to wear black underwear just incase their plants split haha


Maybe they should have pants like Aladdin, those would never broke because of stretching. They were inspired by MC Hammer, so if you like the movie Aladdin, you have to thank MC Hammer.


haha that is good to know, do you follow presidents at all? the last president to speak another language was FDR


I think that is sad, it speaks a lot on how smart we expect our president to be. I think they should go back to 1805 where the runner up in the election  was the vice-president, what do you think about that ?


haha well I don't think we should do that, I can't imagine Trump and Hillary as VP, there would be so much drama!


Indeed, maybe it would force everyone to work together. Or it would be just drama. Do you think they should built a new White house ? At the moment, the guest house of the WH is bigger than the White house, it seems wrong.


ya that is weird, I do like in Guatemala that relatives of presidents can't run for the presidency, thats a good rule


Yeah, that would be good. But rules can change, the first president of ZImbabwe was called president banana, probably the second decided to change the rule.


haha, do you think he had a VP named plantain? I wonder why he was called that


The banana is an important part of the daily life for the people in tropical countries. As important as an iPhone for us. Presidency is about appearing important.


ya that is true, I'm just glad our president isn't like China, where they literally censored the word censorship


Did you know that the government owns like 85% of Nevada??


wow that is crazy, the government is weird I guess a rich billionaire bailed them out back in 1895


the government was out of money and so JP Morgan gave the USA a loan


Hopefully he got his money back then LOL


haha I would hope! did you know the only president with a PHD was Woodrow Wilson?


I had no idea. But did you know that Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer?


wow didn't know that, how often do you wear trousers btw? I wear them everyday haha


LMAO I wear them everyday. I guess we are extreme barbarians according to the Romans.


haha ya exactly, also I want the Hulks pants, apaprently they are indestructible


Is this a thing in the movie? I have never seen The Hulk...or whatever it is called.


ya its a comic character, hes also in movies now, I don't like the movies though haha


There is more than one movie with the Hulk in it?


ya there are like 5 at this point I think, too many to keep track of haha


did you know that women couldn't wear pants in the Senate building until like 1993


Wow. I did not know that. I wonder what happened that they decided to finally make that change. 1993....just wow.


ya that is sad but at least its been fixed, also I guess women couldn't legally wear pants in paris until 2013 lol


True. Better that it has finally changed than to not have changed at all. I guess same for the women in Paris because holy cow.


I know right, do women always have fly's on their pants? I'm not a woman so I don't know haha


haha oh ok, well I gues the fly is technically the cloth flap and not the zipper itself, good to know


I will stick to calling the fly the zipper instead of the cloth flap LOL


lol good plan, well watch out for the fly and flies and keep a lookout for illegal pants haha


I am good but I struggle with the state of our democracy and unwillingness to talk to each other.


I agree there is work to be done. What do you have in mind?


Tribalism is bad - many people surround themselves with people just like them - both on social media as well as in real life, and only read certain news.  It increases polarization.


I agree. I think there needs to be an opening of minds so that there is not so much hate.


Yes.  The gerrymandering that was done in North Carolina was so extreme that it was ruled to no longer even be a democracy.


I had no idea about that. Our democracy is in crisis and it will be with the benefit of hindsight that we understand the crisis.


yes gerrymandering should be stopped - luckily the courts are starting to see that as a federal pannel just overturned a new gerrmandering law in NC


That would seriously hurt the repoublic. Why do you think people are loosing sight of this?


The Republicans have just done a power grab and it is hard for the people to get their rights back.  Hopefully the Supreme Court in some upcoming cases will help


I just want a government that cares about each other and doesn't call each other names. Just be civil!


Absolutely!  It used to be that members of Congress would socialize with each other but that rarely happens now.  Even regular people don't do it as much as they should.


I find that sad. If nothing else, just be nice. I mean some of my best friends are of the other party and some of my most despised enemies are of my party...


Yes the parties have become far more ideologically focused and it leaves far less room for compromise.


This is making me sad and I just cracked my first beer so let's lighten this up... Did you know that a single google search requires more power that it took to send neil armstrong to the the moon?


That is absolutely beyond crazy!   But google has always been a unique company - they used goats instead of people for mowing lawns!


I know a goverment agency that uses goats all the time. It is for a nature center so it makes sense. Glad google is being responsible though.


Yes but it uses a crazy amount of power - when google went down for 5 minutes in 2013, it took 40% of web traffic with it


That's a larger amount than I would have thought. When there is a border dispute, Google plays mediator and tailors the map of each.


And calculates traffic by tracking people's android phones - I am glad I have an apple


Hello did you know that every president with a bread has been a republican?


Oh, yeah, so there's never been a bearded democrat ? I am surprised about that beards were very popular in 1800s.


I thought that the bue/red thing in politics was old, but it only got popular in the 2000s.


Yeah  I didnt realize its so recent either,  that is pretty cool


In Canada. It is old, priests would tell people that if you voted red you would go in hell.


Sometimes politics are terrifying, sometimes they are funny, like the first president of Zimbabwe was named Banana.


That is a really unique last name lol I wonder if it is common in Zimbabwe?


Yeah, when I think about it, some last names even here are funny. I think it must be common. Unlike a president who does pop music.


Oh yeah,  what was his last name?  was it not a funny one?


I think it was the president of Indonesia. And the worst part is that he released 3 albums, he did not stopped at the first one.


Yeah that is really cool.  Did you kow the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


Was the guest built at the same time ? Maybe it was built later, when the country had more money.


Oh I have no clue lol Just a fun fact I read recently.


You can use Google to find all kind of facts, its search engine in very powerful.


Thats true a single google search requires more computing power than it took to send people to the moon lol


Computers were slow at the time, and they were so much bigger. They could not have been able to handle Google maps.


Yeah I hear google maps track traffic by how fast androids on the road are moving


It is so useful, I use it daily. I save so much time with it. Do you ?


Yes absolutely! Its been fun chatting,  thanks for the convo.


Hi! Yes, I do, but concern about privacy. It's quite hot topic about Facebook. Are you FB user?


No, not really. I understand the appeal, but it's not something that I want to do.


No, I really don't feel the need to communicate to the world every detail of my life. I didn't know that MySpace had a chance to buy Facebook for only $75 million.


I sometimes feel I'm quite addicted to social networks, not in terms the amount of time I spend, but in terms how much I rely: checking news, chat with friends, etc.


I try to get news from other sources, and use email to chat with friends. What about Burger King's promotion to unfriend people? Do you think that was effective? I doubt it.


I don't know about Burger King's promotion to unfriend people. What was it about?


If you unfriended 10 people on FB, you got a free whopper. I think people could abuse the offer though.


Oh, yes! I forgot. I honestly didn't pay attention to it. It's crazy. The fact that makes me scary is that 1/3 of all divorce filling in 2011 in the US contained the word "facebook". It's super scary


There's that addiction! Spend time with your spouse, not the computer!


Well, I'm single, but even for me it would be too much when people have dinner and hold smartphones and don't really pay attention to each other.


I don't see the point of eating together if people just ignore each other.


I've read that 30% of Americans use facebook as their primaty source of news. I'm wondering how this number could changed for the last a year


With all of the scandals about Russia and the use of personal information? Yeah, I wonder, too.


Yes, all this is very interesting story. Do you think all this scandals about elections would lead to something? I feel it's not the end


I will just get worse as social media dominates our lives more. It's interesting that Iceland is using Facebook for suggestions on writing the Constitution. A positive use of Facebook.


I'm sure there are some positive examples, but I'll agree with you about getting worse.


One state in Germany has outlawed the Like button on Facebook. I guess there was a problem there.


Really? I've never heard. Anyway I'm not optimistic about facebook future.


I wonder what competitors will show up, and what they will offer. Privacy? That seems to be a big concern.


It could be privacy or something else. Right now it would be difficult to guess.


Well, take care! Great chat, and be careful about your FB time!


hey there, do you know much about politics?


Do you know who the wealthies presidents were?


yes he was one of them along with washington and jefferson


Were they wealthier than TrumP (after considering inflation, etc.)?


I think so. The president of Indonesia on the other had is also a pop artist


That was interesting regarding the Indonesian president.  I wonder if he is any good.


not sure, he has released 3 pop albums though so maybe he is


I read that there has never been a us president that was neither a democrat or a republican.


Yeah since 1853 maybe that is why we always only hear fo those two parties


Hillary could be Trump's vice president before 1805


yeah based on the fact that the vice president was always the runer up


It would be interesting.  If Hillary was Trump's vice president, they might fight a lot.


hahaha that would not be far from happening really. did you know every president with a beard has been a republican


DO you know anythign about Harry truman?


He did not want his picture to be taken on the dumbo ride.


That is a funny reason, I guess he did not want to be associated with republicans in any way


Hi yes I watch some TV. Do you use Netflix?


I watch some tv.  I use to have Netflix when it was mail based lol.


Did you know that they pay people to watch Netflix and tag the content?


I am not suprised.  There are stores on Amazon that to the same thing for reviews.  I understand they have 137 million subscribers now


That's a lot of subscribers. I don't watch enough TV to need to subscribe. If I want to watch something I get the DVD.


Speaking of DVDs, Blockbuster turned down the purchase of Netflix!


I didn't know that. I guess they feel like their doing well the way things are.


Netflix was started due to late fees from rentals!


I probably helped with that. I'm terrible remembering to return DVDs and books. Did you know netflix has an hour long video  of a fireplace.


I actually have that haha.  Netflix entered content production in 2012


I'll bet that's cool. I used to run a screensaver of a fish aquarium on my computer, sometimes things like that beat other movie content.


You can get the aquarium and fireplace on Youtube now.  Between them and Netflix, they account for 33% of traffic in north america.


Thanks for the info. I'll have to get those. Utube is my favorite video place to go to. I especially like the documentaries.


I meant to say 33% from 9-12 pm and half of peak internet traffic in north america, crazy!


Oh. Well either way it's a lot. Do you like Justin Bieber?


Good pun. Me either. Some guy who had the same name was banned from facebook. Poor guy is a double loser.


Actually having his name makes him a celebrity and I am sure he gets views.  Anybody who get views gets paid!


I think that's probably why he got banned. But it doesn't seem fair. But Facebook isn't always fair.


Oh right!  I guess he can try instagram and twitter lol.  Nice talking to you. Take care


hey there, do you follow celebrities much?


I don't actively follow celebrities, but I do find some of them interesting when they pop up in the news in general. I find the notion of celebrity chefs to be kind of ridiculous, though.


yeah go figure. there is one of them in ethiopia who says that if we eat more diverse foods we can combat hunger


That's one of the few ways I think a celebrity chef can actually do good, since it is true that if people were more open to alternative, more sustainable sources of food, like insects and algae, there'd be more for everyone to eat. That's a step above beyond just wanting to be famous.


Yes it is, was more appreciated by everyone. Speaking of celebrities do you know Judge Judy?


Oh, I love Judge Judy! Not only does she make a ton of money, but she actually works very little because it's such an easy show to produce. Definitely easier to make than something like Sesame street.


Exactly. Did you know Carol NBurnett was the first celebrity to apper in the show


I think it's great when celebrity comics known for more adult humor can find a younger audience, like Robin Williams did in Aladdin.


Yeah, that is true. Do you know the Pixar studio?


Yes, I'm not super into their films, but they do make quite a lot of money, especially with the celebrities they an get on board for voice work.


Yeah and apparently Pixar has a secret studio that only celebrities can visit. I do not like that approach


Do you think that they can unduly influence the product be having early access? I mean, they could just go get their owns shows on Netflix--those guys will produce anything with a big name behind it!


True. Do you watch much netflix? I love it really


I watch a decent amount, although I am kind of surprised by how much of its movie selection is bad these days. I think they might not see it as worth the effort to make some DVD-only films available on the streaming service.


They have become so big now, 33% of all bandwidth in america


That's pretty crazy! Apparently there are 137 million subscribers worldwide, and that's excluding China, where they have their own internet.


That is mind blowing. And yet they still spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


Yes, I wonder if they will finally do away with DVD and Blu-ray rentals the way they got rid of sales--it seems obsolete for everyone except people in areas without high-speed internet.


I remember those days. It makes me a bit sad that today's youth won't know the experience of going to the video rental store and picking something out and having a deadline for finishing it. They don't even know what late fees are!


Exactly, how times have changed. Nice chatting with you.


I use Netflix a lot. Do you use Netflix?


I do, too. They have 137 million subscribers!


That's a lot. Hard to believe that they just started streaming original content in 2012.


Yeah. I think Lillehammer was the first original series. I haven't seen it though.


Me either but it seems like they have new original content every week now. They didn't even start streaming content at all until  2007.


That's interesting, since they were founded in 1997. I guess it was just DvD rentals for several years.


I had it when it was just DVD. I loved it then too. Did you know that it accounts for 33% of all North American bandwidth between 9PM and 12AM?


That's amazing! They tried to sell to Blockbuster a few times.


Blockbuster made a terrible business decision by not buying them.


Definitely! They could have bought for $50 million!


Oh wow! They really missed out. Did you know that Netflix still spends more money on postage than bandwidth? 20 times more actually.


That's incredible! They used to sell DVDs in the beginning, which I didn't know.


I didn't either. Did you know why the founder decided to start the company?


I think he was upset about a late fee on a dvd rental, right?


Correct. He had a $40 late fee for Apollo 13.


Actually, I think it was a VHS copy, that was a long time ago!


It was VHS. Do you watch a lot of TV as well?


Not too much. I like comedies though. What about you?


I love comedies. Do you like South Park then?


In that case, did you know there is only one episode where Bart is not mentioned and does not appear?


I heard that! I don't remember that episode offhand, though. Nice chatting with you! Have a nice night.


ESPN has been around for a while. Why are you surprised? Do you think their content is bad?


not bad just didnt think it was up for awards other than the announcers


not since the late 90s, thought it was cool to see a guy never fumbled once though. you?


i believe so. what are your thoughts on a 222-0 defeat.


There should have been a lawsuit! :) I never thought tech schools had good football teams.


i bet it was a protest happening, i know basketball had a few high and low scoring games due to protesting


I think I would prefer to be a bowler. They don't get the injuries or protests. Just beer.


beer would be nice but the broken wrist from a mis-thrown ball doesn't sound pleasing, but i like the shirts


Hawaiian shirts are cool, that's what I'd wear.


lol, at least then you would be in official business attire in hawaii right.


In the 1960s, bowlers made twice as much as football stars. What happened along the way? They should still get paid buckets!


im sure its due to the tv ratings going up in other sports over time.


True. Bowling could use a bit more blood and violence to get the ratings.


What color is Iowa's locker room? This is going to pave the way for women in the NFL.


pink of course, im from IL so we know all about the pink room of doom


no it seems to get them more angry. makes for a great head game though


Gotta love the NCAA! Should the players get paid, do you think?


no they shouldnt be going to school to play games and get paid,


But the schools make so much cash! Something seems unfair.


a little but they are there to learn first not work.


The schools should guarantee a degree even if the players get hurt.


if they cant pass the tests then they dont deserve a degree,


not the schools place to reach out for the student to get help, if i needed help i had to ask for it myself not the school hand it to me


The schools get a benefit from the athletes. Shouldn't the schools owe something to them for their services? Doesn't have to be money.


an education with out paying for it, i paid over 125k for my degree, thats payment enough to play a game.


How much value does the athletes provide for the school? Is it more than 125k?


the monetary value maybe, but after the education is paid, the staff, training, and everything for the athletes, i bet its not that much. sport programs arent free to have


No, they're not free, but without the athletes, would the schools get the revenue? The players are key to the whole business.


sure they would, through other avenues like they did before the sports boom. well man im out of here. thanks for the talk though


Hello. I always like learning more about how things came to be. For example pilgrims clothing was colorful and they wore black for special occasions.


That's interesting, I heard Greeks made asbestos clothing.


That sounds dangerous, I wonder if they got mesothelioma? Apple even had a clothing line in 1986.


I wouldn't be surprised if they did.  I think I remember their clothes.


Oh nice. Rip Curl makes clothes in North Korea, didn't even know that was allowed!


Yeah that's strange, but it makes sense. They probably can get really cheap labor there.


Yeah good point. The label actually says made in China so it must be a contentious subject.


I heard the plain grey shirt Mark Zuckerburg wears all the time costs between $300 to $400.


Wow that is so ridiculous. I want to live in Hawaii because the official business attire is the aloha shirt.


That's cool. I wish they had that at my company. I wonder what they were on casual Fridays?


Good question, maybe they don't even have casual Fridays. Shirts can also have symbolic value like in China the gangs used to layer as many shirts as they could.


I heard the t-shirt was invented in 1904.


Very cool I am definitely glad they invented it. In British English a shirt is more of a collared button-down shirt.


I also heard that people would do their laundry by putting their clothes in the Old Faithful geyser and watch it erupt with clean clothes.


That would be very satisfying. I would actually want to do the laundry then. Polo shirts were actually invented by a tennis player, so why are they called tennis shirt?


That's funny. They should it worked well for tennis shoes.


Yes exactly. Well it wasn't until later that the shirt was adopted by polo players and thus got its name.


That makes sense, I heard a guy tried to avoid the bagging charge at in airport by wearing 70 item of clothing. That's a little too much.


Wow that seems very excessive he must've been huge. Apparently the button down is where the collar tips fastened to the body of the shirt where as the button up does not.


Yes very cool. There's even a store in Alabama that sells stuff from unclaimed baggage at airports. It was nice chatting with you.


I find it neat that football is regional.  Some people think soccer, some people thing rugby.  But the game is still a ball and a opposing team.


Not really.  I will watch a game that I think is good.  The 1916 222 to 0 when Georgia tech beat cumberland would not count as good.


That probably was not a good game to watch at all, very painful even to hear about.


Do you think ESPN should have won an emmy for the superimposed yellow first down line?


I don't see why not, people have won awards for much less impressive deeds.  It's become so associated with the sport while watching on tv, I would say it was deserved.


It would seem that there are more winners and losers than just the team on the field.  ESPN and the NFL it self are money generating companies.  The talent like Benjarvus green-Ellis wins or looses.


Yeah, I agree with you.  Do you know he never fumbled a ball his entire career?  That's what needs an award.


Right, he takes the risk and does an amazing thing.  It is funny to think that soccer has more fans and makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.


Yeah, it is hard to believe but it is so popular in the rest of the world, I can see it being a big money maker.In the 1960s the top bowlers in the US made twice as much as the top football stars.  Times change.


Bowling, the sport where drinking and nachos are encouraged.  Did you know John Stewart, the late night TV host played soccer in college?


I think I had read somewhere that he had represented the US at the Pan American Maccabi games in Brazil in 1983.  Multitalented guy, he is.


It would seem he is.  Soccer and foot ball are different games, but the end result is the same.  I would be tired running the field to put a ball into a goal at the end.  It is much easier without an opposing team.


That's so true, I was shocked to learn that there is a variation of soccer where three teams face each other at the same time.


It defies common sense in a way. I would like to see that game.  Is the field still a rectangle?


I'm unsure of field shape, it might be triangle shaped?


Well, 250 million people play the game.  You would think between us we would know someone that plays.  I do not.  You?


I've heard of German Soccer player, Mesut Ozil only because he donated hos 300,000 Euro World Cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil.


He sounds like a nice guy.  He must be good with the spherical ball and get along with his eleven teammates.


He must be.lol Do you know it is caleed soccer by Americans because it was slang for association football?


So, association football is another name for soccer?  Right. Hockey is another sport where the meaning changes based on location.  Most of the world thinks field hockey.  More running back and forth on a pitch.


True again, lots of running.  Gets the heart pumping.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this afternoon.  I need to go walk my dog, I'll talk to you later, friend.


hey, im having a really good day what about you?


Good, thanks. Just a bit tired. Do you think our government is old?


I guess its 250ish years old, so kind of old but not really, what do you think?


Well, not very old considering ancient history. But I guess our government is one of the best. At least we have representation in our government.


yup I agree, this says republicans and democrats have had annual baseball games since 1909, and republicans are leading by 3, which I think is interesting


I guess it's good for comradery. I wasn't that aware of it until the shooting last year. I'm surprised that it began so long ago and continued.


ya that is crazy, kind of like the first woman voting in 1916, seems so long ago but not really


It was actually 1920 before women voted, but the shocking news is that in 1916 a woman was elected to congress. Now that is backwards.


ah I must have misread, ya that is really messed up it worked out that way, also how until 1804 the runner up would become the vice president, imagine the struggling because the VP does almost nothing


Oh, I know. What a mess it would be to have President and VP on opposite sides of the issues. That would be like having Trump as President and Hillary as VP. They would kill each other.


haha ya they would, almost seems interesting though, like I would love to see a tv show based on those two sharing power somehow haha


Wow. what a nightmare. Have you seen any good concerts lately?


not lately, although I usually go to lollapalooza every year, I didn't go this year, what about you?


I like to go to Christian concerts, but haven't been for a while. What kind of setting is lollapalooza?


ah it takes place in chicago, it has like 4 huge stages and different artists are playing at all times, lots of young people but I like it its a fun environment


Oh, got it. I've been to something like that a few times. Have you even been to an outdoor amphitheater? I've seen some in photos, and a sports stadium in Greece.


no I haven't but I've heard good things, how was that?


Fun. Did you notice that some of our presidents were very wealthy? I wonder about all the wealthy congress people and maybe they just can't relate to the average citizen.


I did know about that, i think i read the top 3 most wealthy were washington, jeffereson, and jfk, which shocked me that trump wasnt on there, but I think they're adjusting for inflation


Oh, yes. Maybe Trump just isn't in the equation yet. Bet he's right up there. Hey thanks for visiting with me. Have a blessed day.


Good morning! Do you enjoy concerts? I love performances and love seeing things live!


Hello, I love concerts. Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in just 2001?


They must have been exhausted that year. They are on track to play as much as the Ramone's.


I bet. That's a lot of concerts in over 20 years. Do you like the Ramones?


Yes the Ramone's are cool. But I have never seen them in their twenty 20 years of touring.


My favorite band is Linkin Park. Do you like them?


Linkin Park was good yes, very popular. Tragic about the singer. Their album sure was a hit though.


I was sad when Chester killed himself. There is an ancient Roman amphitheater still being used today as a concert venue in Croatia.


Yes that was a big blow to the band. I would love to see a concert there. In 2002 Creed had a concert so bad they got sued by their fans!


That's hilarious. I was never a huge fan of Creed. What about you?


Nope me neither although I don't think they deserved to be sued by four concert goers!


I don't think so either. Do you follow politics?


Yes I follow politics. Did you know there are three subway lines exclusively for congressmen?


I did not know that, but it makes sense. The top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson, and Washington.


I bet Trump will top that list. The first president of Zimbabwe was called President banana!


Not sure you meant to send that! The president of Indonesia has even dropped 3 pop albums while in office!


Sorry about that. I accidentally hit enter. Can you imagine if Trump was a pop star lol?


No problem. I cannot imagine Trump as a popstar LOL. I wonder if he has ever met the Indonesian president?


Haha maybe. The president guest house is actually bigger than the white house.


I wonder why that is? Did you know Elmo is the only non human to testify before the US Congress?


I did not know that. Well, it was great chatting with you.


Did you know that Wikileaks published the Government's plans to destroy Wikileaks? I'm guessing that plan didn't pan out so well.


I was thinking the same thing! It definitely did not work out. I think it is cool that the Norwegian govt. donated $1billion to help save the amazon rainforest.


That was an awful nice gesture from Norway. I wish our government could do something like that. Our government would probably try to buy the Eiffel tower twice from a man in France, who was impersonating a government official.


Probably. Our government is supposed to be balanced but I find when it is balanced all we have is gridlock. It is frustrating.


Yes it is. It's disturbing that in 2006 they passed legislation that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva Conventions.


Definitely. I believe that this immigration is tough but it has become an all out war between republicans and democrats.


Yes it has. I wonder how the government would be if it was still run like it was before 1805? Back then the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the Vice President. I think it would cause them to have to work together.


That would be a novel concept! Can you even imagine Trump and Obama working together.


I can't, or even him and Hillary. Even though the families used to be close.


It would be a disaster!  The role of the president is so important. Especially ours. It is not as much ceremonial like it is in parliamentary republics.


Did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana? I wonder if that was welcomed or insulting?


That sounds insulting but hard to say. So the three wealthiest presidents in history were jfk, washington and jefferson. But I am thinking this was before Trump was considered.


I think it was before Trump. I looked it up recently and he is now at the top.


I figured that was an old statistic that I read. What about I heard that the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office. You think he would be too busy to sing.


You would think, but I guess not. Could you imagine if one of our presidents released an album?


No...especially trump. I could see clinton doing one with his sax.


Didn't Clinton play on one of the late shows? I vaguely remember that.


I believe he did. Did you know that steven spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack?


I did not know that. Speaking of soundtracks, I did know that the soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou"? is certified 8 times platinum.


They were both great. Well I hope you have a great day. It was nice chatting with you!


It looks like the wealthiest presidents in American history JFK, Washington and Jefferson!


That's surprising! But not as surprising as facts about Indonesia's president - did you know that they have released 3 pop albums, while in office?


No I didn't, that's really interesting!  It almost seems like a conflict of interest, like he shouldn't be devoting so much time to making music.


I agree. I wonder if they're any good, and if he was a musician prior to taking office or if he started after being elected?


Good question!  Did you realize that there are actually subway lines that are only for congressmen?  Three of them.


I heard that! That's wild. I wonder how much they cost? Side note - apparently Republicans are better at baseball than Democrats! I feel like that's a surprising fact too haha.


That's funny!  The first woman was elected to congress before she even had rights to vote.


That's such a funny fact! It wasn't all that long ago too I guess. Are you a fan of going to concerts? Apparently in Croatia, there's an ancient roman amphitheater that's still in use. I'd love to see a show there!


That would be amazing!  Another fun fact is The Ramones toured for over 20 years.  I had no idea.  Ironically, I think they became more popular when they stopped being a band.


Yeah agreed! I can't imagine being on tour for that long. Did you see that Linkin Park played 324 concerts in one year? I feel like that much touring is hard work! Much harder than a desk job haha.


Very true!  It's a hard lifestyle.  So in 1972 Pink Floyd had no audience when he recorded a live concert in the roman amphitheater in Pompei.


Hmm, interesting! I wonder why they did that? Still not the worst concert ever - apparently Creed was sued for a terrible concert! I wonder what made it so bad?


I don't know, but I see they were actually sued for it.


Yeah, by four different people too! Do you think any other band has been sued for a bad gig?


I don't know, it's interesting though.  I'm trying to figure out what the article says about Elmo testifying in congress.


Oh yeah! I wonder what he was testifying about? And how? That's super weird. And seems like a waste of taxpayer dollars haha. Would you ever play fantasy congress?


No, I get confused about how congress and legislature works.  Looks like it's been around since the 1700's.


That's fair. It's interesting that the word congress was first used in the US government. It seems like an older term for some reason.


Yes it does.  The term has been adopted by many nations apparently.


Do you know how many nations have adopted it? It's weird that it's Latin in origin.


No, I don't know.  We sure have learned some interesting facts from these articles.  It was a pleasure chatting with you!  Have a Great night!


Hello,How are you? Do you like to go to concerts?


Yes, I've gone to lots and lots of concerts but none lately. How about you, any current concerts that you went to?


I too, have been to alot of concerts. They've seem to tour my area. The last one I went to before christmas was Rod Stewart.


Wow, I saw Rod many years ago but not lately.  I love concerts especially outside concerts at the amphitheaters. I remember seeing Van Halen at the Philadelphia Spectrum that was an amphitheater.  It was just huge and the sound was great.


I do too! I have seen the Stones a few times in amphitheaters, with fireworks at the end The whole thing is fun!


I know, right? I've even heard that the Ramones toured nonstop for almost twenty years.  They played a total of 2,263 concerts.  They must have been having some big fun!


I saw that, That 's one I haven't seen. They keep them busy! How about that ancient roman amphitheater in Pompei with Pink Floyd?


Yes, that was way back in the day in 1972. That must have been where they recorded "The Wall", that's my guess.


Could be!  with no audience, the sound there must be outstanding!


Well, I thought at an ancient roman amphitheater they saw all them bricks and thought, all-in-all we're  just another brick on the wall!  Even Linkin Park must have loved playing concerts because they did 324 of them in 2001.


Yes, I know about Linkin Park doing that many!  Makes sense....Well, guess Elmo is the only non-human before congress to testify! Who knew?


Now that is funny too! I love Elmo.  I heard they play Fantasy Congress where the players draft members of congress based off of their legislative successes. How lame is that?


I was thinking the same thing. So typical! Didn't know they had a yearly baseball game for both sides since 1908.


I thought that was since 1909 that the US Congress played a baseball game with the Republicans vs. the Democrats. I also heard that the Republicans were leading by three wins. Gee, how enlightening!


lol, yes it is nine, typo.  By three wins, interesting. The 13 British colonies chose the word Congressus in the 1770's


Yes, that word "Congress" means self-governing entities. Then in 1789 the term was also applied to the legislature of the US federal government. And now, that same term has been adopted by many nations to refer to their national legislatures. It's interesting to know the source and history behind it.


Yes, I read that! I would have thought there would be more Presidents added to that list than 3 for the wealthiest!


I agree. And exactly "how" did they get all their money? I know JFK inherited his from his dad's bootlegging business. I don't know where Washington or Jefferson got theirs


I think Washington and Jefferson owned alot of land! Good chat!!


Yes, I think they had land ownership in their pockets. Yes, good chat!


do you know that steven spielberg played the clainet for the soundtrack in Jaws haha?


No, I didn't know that. I didn't even think he was musical.


No I didn't either, I knew he was friends with John WIlliams who did the score for Jaws, maybe it was just done as an inside joke haha


Oh, really. I don't remember much of the Jaws soundtrack. Only the bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum score right before the attacks.


haha that is true, that is like the famous sound of it for sure, have you seen the movie Batman Begins? The one directed by Christopher Nolan


Ok its a great movie I'd actually recommend it, and apparently on the soundtrack each track is named after the genus of a bat, so they have weird latin names


Oh, yes. I did hear something about that. Quite clever, actually.


do you like phil collins at all? I like some of his music but I didn't really like his work in Tarzan, I liked him when he was part of Genesis


The name sounds familiar, but I can't honestly say I know his work. I'm waiting for the movie about the current President and all the distraction that is replacing real government work. I wonder what the soundtrack will be.


ya that would make an interesting movie, I guess the president of Indonesia created some pop albums while he was serving in office, Trump making a pop release would be nuts


Well, he certainly doesn't need the money for making a pop release. I wonder how much he is really worth, compared to the wealthiest presidents in the U.S. history.


Yeah thats what I was wondering, Like if JFK, Jefferson and Washington were more rich than him, it must be because it is adjusted for inflation, I wonder how much they are worth when that is adjusted, Washington and Jefferson had huge estates and slaves so they were probably worth a ton I would imagine


Probably true. I wonder how many people who owned slaves would have been called racist.


Ya I don't know but it would be interesting to go back in time just to see how different things would be, apparently a man in france impersonated a French official and sold the eiffel tower twice, that takes some confidence!