I did not know that, I wonder if the nails scratching on chalkboard sound falls within that fear frequency range. Do you know?


Oh my goodness, I really do not like that one. I wonder what that frequency is.


Yeah, that frequency range definitely instills some fears and goosebumps in me too.


Apparently we as humans have lost  body hair very recently, like 240 000 years ago.


That's a scary thing, I don't want to go bald, I don't think my head shape can pull off the bald look as well as Jason Statham but our fingers contain no muscles and are controlled by muscles in the arm!


hahaha so true. it was really nice chatting with you


I'm not really a fan but I know a decent amount about it.


Oh, well please do share!  I know baseball is a bat and ball game, and I know there are a bunch of players and rules, but it all seems so chaotic.


It's an old game. The batting team hits the ball and the runners run the bases after the ball has been hit in an attempt to hit home base and score. Then they switch to defense to try and prevent the other team for scoring and it goes back and forth until the game is over and highest score wins.


Batting, running, fielding, scoring... Sounds like such an action-filled game. Then why is that that every time I watch, there is an old guy wearing a costume like all the kids? Is he the manager or the coach?


It's the manager. He wears the uniform because technically he is eligible to play for the team should the need arise.


It reminds me of my child's kickball games, except with a smaller ball. I guess in Canada they call kickball soccer-baseball.


That's a mouthful. I like kickball better. Did you hear about that man that found baseball cards in his grandfather's attic?


No. Did he lose them? Don't they have a bunch of statistics on them? Baseball has so many statistics. And why do they use the same players on offense and defense?  They don't do that in football.


Yes they do, they just switch back and forth. The baseball cards had been hidden since the 1940's and were from the 1900's. They were worth three million dollars!


For cards?  THat's crazy?  Maybe if they were treasure maps, but cardboard pictures of people that play games?  I wonder if Pokemon cards are worth that much?


I know. I would love to have been that guy. Who knows maybe the Pokemon cards will be one day. Did you know that baseball is enormously popular in Japan?


Yeah. I think Pokemon is popular there too. You know, there have been over 750 episodes of Pokemon? That's more than any baseball team plays in a year!


Wow! I had no idea there were so many episodes. Do you know how long it's been on?


Like, 16 years!  That is longer than most professional baseball players play...


Wow! I had no idea it had been that long. Time flies. Are you a fan of The Simpsons?


No. Bart is such a troublemaker, I worry he will negatively influence children. It is probably because his father is not a good role model for him.


No I would not say that Homer is a good role model. That show has been on forever and there is only one episode where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned.


I prefer Thomas the Tank Engine. Nice, wholesome narrators like George Carlin, Ringo Starr, and Alec Baldwin. Good role models for toddlers...


I can't believe they have had such famous narrators. I wonder what draws them to that show?


Ringo was illiterate as a child back in Britian because he was sick so much. I guess he wanted to help the next generation of readers. I don't know about the others. Hey, have you seen the UK version of That 70s Show? I heard it was awful...


I did not but I'm sure it was. Remakes overseas in either direction rarely work. It was nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you? Yes, I enjoy baseball. I usually try to watch the World Series.


I am well thank you. Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are allowed to play for their team if they need to? That would be very interesting to see.


I think that's a holdover from the days when the teams picked one of the players to act as manager. I think the managers are often older now, so I don't know if they'd want to go up to bat.


Me either. Also, kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada. How confusing is that?


I think those Canadians are just trying to be different! Perhaps Americans should call hockey "ice field hockey"


Ha ha, that would be funny. Baseball is huge in Japan. They are surprised when they find out that it's America's national pastime.


A lot of popular things have been invented in Japan, but not baseball. I don't know whether they collect baseball cards in Japan the same way that people in the US do.


That's a good question. There was a man who found three million dollars worth of baseball cards in his attic. I would have liked to have been that person.


I wonder if he kept them or sold them off and partied it up.


I would have sold them. Are you a heavy internet user?


I am, I hate to admit. It sucks up too much of my time. But the Internet is integral to so much nowadays.


I agree. Did you know that the three horizontal menu lines on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?


I guess they had to give it a name. That one is about as good as any other. The vegans probably did not like that though.


Ha ha, maybe not. Did you know that there is a backup of the entire internet?!


that sounds funny. It would take an entire Internet to make a backup of the Internet.


Apparently the library of Alexandria has the copy. I don't understand how they house it.


That sounds like a rumor. The library at Alexandria did burn down centuries ago, and much knowledge was lost. The Internet is avilable at the top of Mt. Everest.


It would be worth looking into. Wow, I wonder how they get reception there? Do you ever read the terms of service when purchasing a product or service online?


There must be some poor IT guy having to trek to the top to reset the WIFI box. Or there's satellite service. One or the other.


You would think so. Only 7% of people read the terms of service and I will admit I am not one of them.


I do like baseball, but not as much as people in Japan do lol. How about you?


I am a fan but I think they take the sport a lot more serious over there lol


Just a little bit! I didn't know there was a reason behind managers wearing uniforms as well!


Apparently they can also play, great way to have your teams back


I guess so! I didn't realize that a married couple did all of the scheduling for games until 2005.


Wow, a lot of work for only one couple dont you think


That sounds like a full time job and then some! I don't want a full time job anymore, I wish I could find priceless baseball cards in an attic!


I know right I wish that too, some of them can cost millions like the ones that man find in his grandfathers attic


I guess I'll get rich somehow, maybe on television?


I dont know being a celebrity must be hard


But there are many advatanges like getting to narrate Thomas the Tank Engine shows!


Do you like that show? I know I did when I was a kid, great narrators


I don't recall ever watching it. I watched the Simpsons and Pokemon back then haha.


Its a small kids show lol, and I watched those two as well, The Simpsons were my favorite but I lost track of them already


It's been a couple years since I've watched. There was only one episode where Bart wasn't seen or mentioned so I would like to see that one.


I would like to see that one as well, what were the reasons for his exclussion?


I'm not sure! I will have to look on the internet for that one.


I think I will too, I bet there are a lot of cool facts about the Simpsons, anyways its been great chatting with you I think im going to do that now


hey I'm good, did you know that dolphins can communicate though phones and understand each otehr?


Through phones? They have phones underwater?


haha I guess they do, and I didn't know actress Hedy Lamarr did work to invent the current cellphone thats weird


Wow. I had no idea. This is good info...


well another interesting fact is that there is no correlation between the bars on your phone and the phone connectino quality, apparently thats all made up


Really? Are you pulling my leg? I always look at my bars...


nope not pulling your leg haha, how often do you think you use the internet


Every day. I will qualify it by saying that it is usually used for being productive and not on social media. I want to be productive.


Yes I agree with you, I use it all the time, what I didn't know is that humans are a minority on the internet it is mostly made up of bots


I can see that. I feel saddened about it because I trust no one on the internet. I always assume my data will be breached too.


yup you have to apparently, do you ever look yourself up online? I guess that is called egosurfing


I have. Mine isn't about ego but what people are saying about me as a public figure.


ah interesting, have you ever been to finland? I guess everyone there has a constitutional right to internet service


Talk about socialism! Who'd have thunk that 30 years ago, the internet would be a god given right...


right you never could have predicted that! do you know what a neopet is? I guess they were popular in 2001


I have no idea what they are. Do you? Should I google this?


haha I don't know, but in 2001 they were the 4th biggest website in the world and appeared higher in search engines than google itself


Now I have to google it to figure out what they are. I will use the three horizontal lines, known as a hamburger...


haha I like that term but it makes me hungry! Do you like Patrick Stewart?


Love him to death! Nice chatting with you!


Good!  How often do you use the internet?


I use it every day all day. I do not have a life outside of the Internet. You?


I feel the same way.  I need it for way too many things.


I need to cut the cord and find life away from the bloody computer. But I cannot. I am addicted.


There is such a thing as addiction to clicking links.  Be careful.  I might have it too.


I think that I have any and every addiction that is possible on the Internet. There is no cure perhaps. Well, maybe I can find one on the Internet. LOL


Good luck with that.  Just dont waste time reading TOS, only 7 of people do anyway.


I am surprised that it's even that many. I figured it would be 1% or something.


Same here.  I definitely dont read them.


I figure that they can't take my soul or my first child, whichever is worth more.


I might have promised  a few companies my soul.  I figure they can fight over it if it is that important to them.  LOL


I do not have one. I lost it to Internet addiction long ago.


Do you know what they call that 3 lined menu button?


I have no idea. The "three lined menu button?" LOL


They call it the Hamburger button.  I always just called the menu button, but I didnt know it has some sort of cutesy name.


The vegans must hate that name! And the button! What would PETA say?


Yes, that might do. I don't want to be scolded by PETA.


True that.  Feed two birds with one scone..  lol


Did you know that 80% of the earth's natural forests are destroyed already?


That is so sad considering we humans would only represent a minute and seventeen seconds if we viewed its history as a 24 hour period. And we've already destroyed so much it.


We are a very destructive race. Hopefully, governments will make policy to change that.


Hopefully so! They also say the earth will pretty much be helium free as well by the end of the century. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not.


I've read that before, will that change Mickey and Minnie's voices. HAHA


It certainly will! Ha! What's even crazier is a day was only 5.5 hours long when earth was initially formed. We would get nothing accomplished if that was the case today.


I wouldn't like that at all. I wonder how it was the same all over earth because it isn't now.


I know, right? Maybe extraterrestrials could tell us if they ever visited. Ha! Speaking of which, did you know the UN appointed an official ambassador in case the extraterrestrials ever made contact with our planet? That's pretty cool!


I think the US has something set up to. Trump even wants a space force. HAHA


Thats hilarious! Well, I'm sure they'd love our planet. After all, 71% of it is covered in water, which is mostly beautiful oceans and most of our polar regions are covered in ice!


I don't know. If you were a desert creature a lot of water would suck. HAHA


Ha! That would make a good fantasy story. And speaking of fantasy, can you believe that only a single fold in our brains makes the difference between how we perceive reality and fantasy? That's wild, isn't it?


It really is. It explains why so many people go over the edge so easily.


Agreed. Something else I find wild is people actually draft the National Spelling Bee. I wonder how and why they do it?


Seriously, why? Is there money in spelling bees? Does Vegas have odds for beating who will win. HAHA.


That's a good question. I'd rather just stick to fantasy sport drafts and such - like football. I'd love to fantasy draft a player like Benjarvus Green-Ellis who's never fumbled the football in his entire pro career. That takes serious talent and skill!


True, can you imagine if he played against Brady. How do the Patriots keep getting such amazing players.


That's a very good question. I suppose it's the money! After all, football has come a long ways since the 1960s when the top bowlers made double what the top football players made. That is just sad considering how rough football is compared to how easy bowling is!


Unless someone throws a bowling ball at you, it is rather safe.


Exactly. But talking about how far football has come, I couldn't even watch a game now without the yellow first down line that ESPN created and won an Emmy for. That is so innovative!


It really is. I'm always amazed at the creativity of people.


Indeed! Hey, I'm even amazed by the University of Iowa's visiting football team's locker room that's painted pink. I bet that's a nightmare for opposing teams. Ha!


LOL. So true. It was nice chatting with you. Have a great day.


Yeah, but nothing tops beating a team 222-0, which was the highest score ever in a football game, like Georgia Tech did Cumberland back in 1916. Ha! Well it was nice chatting with you as well! Hope you have a great day also!


I know that we as humans are not doing a good job of taking care of it, we have already destroyed 80% of the natural forests.


Yeah that is so sad really. and we have not been around for that long


It is crazy to think that if you scaled the entire history of the earth down to a day long period humans represent less than 2 minutes of it.  We have done hat much damage in so little time.


exactly, that is the scary part. apparently earth will be helium free in the end of this century


I have hear that, I dont know exactly what ramifications of that are, but I know it can't be good when we deplete something that should occur naturally.


yeah that is for sure. do you watch much tv?


I cut cable a while ago, but I am a big fan of things on Netflix.


Nice. How about football, do you watch it?


I watch a lot more college ball than professional.  My team didnt do so hot this year.


Florida State.  They had their good run, but there were a lot of games this year that could have turned out like that GA Tech  - Cumberland game...


It is a skill to be that bad...  football has changed over the years.  in the 60's top bowlers made as much as top football stars.


Man, people must have not liked football that much back then


I think with the possibility of fantasy, internet streaming, and things like that that really helps popularity.


Oh that is for sure. did you know espn won an emmy once?


I heard it was for the yellow line.  Kind of crazy that won an Emmy, it is awesome, but I dont know if it is Emmy worthy.


I really do not know about it being award worthy too


I have never gotten into the fantasy side of the game, but my brother has.  Hes pretty serious about it


Me neither, I wonder if I would enjoy it. Nice chat :)


I do like watching TV, do you have any favorite shows?


I do I like south park, the simpsons, and I used to watch Pokemon as a kid


I just to love Pokemon as well, its amazing how tv technology has advanced I used to watch Pokemon in an old TV now I have a LED TV and the show looks much more better.


I know right it was awesome! Hard to believe there are almost 800 episodes now! I'd never be able to "catch em all" haha


Yeah I agree, too many Pokemons by now, do you know theres an episode in The Simpsons without Bart?


I did! It's the only episode like that apparently, you dont' see bart and he is not mentioned, weird!


I know right I wonder what are the resons behind that episode, did you also watch that 70s Show?


I have seen it, the dad is amazing in that show, what about you?


I agree its really funny I like Fes, he just cracks me up, you know there is a remake for the show


I think I heard, they tried to remake it in the UK but it got cancelled right?\


Yeah after 10 episodes, I guess it was a failure, remakes tend to be really bad


yup, also the name wasn't as good, days like these just sounds a lot dumber than That 70's show haha


Yeah, I agree, why not keep the name, do you also listen to the radio?


I do sometimes, I still think it's amazing that radio waves can carry that information, what about you?


I agree, its amazing how the radio works and intriguing how we discovered the waves and learn to use them to transmit info


yup, also crazy how we can pick up Jupiter storms on our radio, just tune into an AM channel!


That must be an interesting frequency to listen to, it must get boring after a while


not as boring as the all latin channel in Finland, now that would put me to sleep


I agree I wouldnt understand a word of it but it seems to have an audience its been on air since 1989


also boring would be canadian radio, it has to be 40% canandian in origin! sounds bad! haha


I am fantastic! And you? Also I find it interesting how many people are seeking asylum in the USA, pretty interesting....and sad.


Doing well, thank you for asking!! I agree and cannot fathom the conditions they must endure even if temporary. I do agree it is very sad.


I was reading about how the government is trying to process so many, I feel that it is nice to know Mexico is helping these migrants with a shower and food when they get to the border and even fresh clothes. They can stay in tents. I can't imagine.


I too have read something of similar depiction but read migrants had been taking baths, brushing their teeth and washing their clothes in a muddy courtyard in El Barretal.


Oh dear. I read about that, I suppose just attempting to bathe is a luxury for them. Some of those people are there for months sometimes. I wish I was wealthy I would make shelters for people in and out of America.


I agree totally for those well off to take a hand in helping those that are not. Just the basics of clothing, I mean even; dating back to the pilgrims were full of color and only wore black for very special occasions if simple shirts could be passed on clean and ready to wear if would help.


I agree, I think if people in general, American or not American could just care, we have no idea how good we have it here in the US. I suppose the Government will do what it needs to do. I agree about the clothing for sure.


Exactly !! We as people need to care more; I totally agree with you. Even if just a simple gesture from retail stores; for example , in Alabama there is a store that sells just clothes and such found in unclaimed baggage areas, why not donate a few days worth; surely it would help more than hurt.


I so agree! Those gestures could change peoples lives. And if the store wants to continue its business they could sell as they do but donate money or donate clothes.And think about it, like you said, Retail clothing stores could donate a few bucks a day and they would never miss it. Like when Apple had their clothing line in the 80s, they could have donated so much, they are such a huge company.


I again agree! The common thing here though is getting those bigger companies such as Apple and Rip Curl to help. More often than not it is those that themselves are having a hard time making it from payday to payday send what they have left while the rich get richer; sadly.


Exactly! These people bed down on soggy wet blankets in muddy areas for months and people who make billions a year could change so much. Hopefully the President and Government will do what they can, but won't hold my breath lol. I read about a man who impersonated a government official in France and sold the Eiffel tower...twice....How does that happen!


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.


Oh wow, I would love to see the Eiffel tower. I bet they have some great clothing in France as well, I bet you can get anything tailored there.


Yes, yes they do have wonderful clothing there. Lots of people have tailored clothing over there. The culture is very different from here to there. A much bigger appreciation of and for any works of art.


I bet it is amazing. It is on my bucket list lol. Is the Government there a lot like in the US?  I hope they have a great president.


Many things are similar but not quite the same, I would suggest you research many aspects before you go! For example, I read about ring ladies; they are one's that will roll a gold looking ring toward you and they try to "sell" what they found to you. I laughed until I seen it with my own eyes over there as well as seen many many signs to be aware of pick pockets.


Oh no, lol....I will definitely do my research! I am a sucker for buying stuff when people are selling anything from clothing to jewelry lol...I was in Mexico a few years back and bought so much from street vendors it was ridiculous, I had to stop....


It sounds amazing! I love food, so I cannot wait to actually be there. I wonder if politics is huge over there compared to the US. Hopefully it is calm.


We found it to be very calm with regards to politics! Unlike there, here did you know that the presidents guest house is actually larger that the white house itself?


Good! I am happy to hear that. Really?? I wonder why the guest house needs to be that big! Maybe it was built back when one of the 3 wealthiest presidents were in office! It has been great chatting! Have a great day!


I would say that is very possible indeed! The three richest presidents of all time were JFK, Washington as well as Jefferson. I will have to research more in it's exact date of being built.  And you have a great day as well!!


Theres a store in alabama that sells items left at airports


Wonder what the most valuable thing the found there is


Do you think it might be jewelry? I always thought pilgrims wore only black and white. But I guess they wore all kinds of color!


Black was only for special occasions! Maybe thats why thats all we saw


Oh! That makes sense! Did you know Apple made clothing in 1986?


Thats nutty. I wonder how overpriced a shirt was


I wonder if we found it at that store from the airport, would it be worth any money?


Maybe we can use the guy who was able to sell the eiffel tower twice!


There you go! I didn't know that Nevada is 86% government owned!


Maybe they are trying to save parts of the environment like Norway was trying to do


True! I mean Norway donated 1bn to help the rain forest.


Maybe thats why trump is against the environment. He cant afford to help donate


Maybe so. Did you know that back in the day, the runner up in a presidential election became the vice president.


I wonder if that worked back in the day. It would not in todays age


It would not! I cannot see Trump and Clinton working together!


Congress can barely keep it together as it is!


The first president of Zimbabwe is called President banana.


I looked it up and that is his actual name not a nickname!


What? Really! I had no idea!! How fun to know that!


It was nice talking to you. Have a great day!


Hello Friend.  Do you want to talk about clothing?  Did you know that Pilgrim clothing was full of color and that they only wore black for special occasions?  Doesn't that seem strange?


I guess people dont like the normal. the abnormal makes for interesting narrative. the pilgrims were just folks like you and me.


True.  Did you hear that there's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, and other stuff found in unclaimed baggage at airports?


I wonder how much good stuff they have there? is it just bad clothing and broken cameras?


Your guess is as good as mine.  Did you know that Apple has had a clothing line since 1986?


That is hysterical. why would they do clothing? who would wear apple clothing then? nerds? geeks?


People that love Apple items, Macbooks, iPods, iPhones, like that.


I guess now it might make sense, but back then, it was the Apple II and maybe the Mac. it was not yet the company of the iPhone.


Yes, but they were trying to brand their products with the apple with the bite taken out it.


Yeah, i just can't imagine choosing the clothing back then. would you wear IBM clothing? Compaq? Dell? it just doesn't seem fashionable. Did you know that Rip Curl makes clothes in North korea? i thought that was illegal.


They put a label on it saying it was made in China, they doesn't sound good either. I used to work for IBM, they had logo everything!


You did? was there a line of clothing for IBM? i would be surprised. Usually people want designer clothes and stuff.


The tech's usually wear the logo clothes, have logo coffee cups, you know how it is.  People love logos. Do you know anything about the government?  Did you know that Wikileaks published that that government plans to destroy Wikileaks?


Yeah, that is ironic. Wikileaks busted the govts attempt to bust wikileaks.


Funny thing about the government, did you know that they own 86% of Nevada? Strange fact.


What do they do with all that land? Secret experiments? Spooky.


That's what I thought too.  Guess we will find out one of these days.  Did you know that in 2008, the Norwegian government donated $1Bn to help save the Amazon Rainforest? That's huge.


I wish that we would do things like that. the amazon is one of the last forests on the planet.


I totally agree. Did you know that a man in France impersonated a government official and sold the Eiffel Tower not just once but twice?


Maybe we can get that guy to sell the govts land in Nevada and use the proceeds as a donation to save the rainforest. LOL Anyway, great chat!


Good morning; I am doing great today thank you for asking!


Do you know the Apple brand had a clothing line 1986?


No, I didn't, interesting. I thought pilgrims wore black and white. I am surprised their clothing was full of color!


I agree! it is known that pilgrims wore color many days and used black clothing for special occasions. In turn, leads me to believe that many people wore different colors of clothing but portrayed differently due to only black and with photography.


That could be. yes. I will be looking for collar gaps from now on with my tailored clothes! lol


That is funny but afraid I am not one that gets clothes tailored or would even know what exactly to look for. I have heard of a store in Alabama that sells things from unclaimed baggage for which I feel would be cool to go see what people leave behind.


Yes, I no, It would be interesting to see what is left! I am not surprised they have such a store filled with unclaimed baggage. I would think there would be more of them.


I think so as well. With so many airports across the US I was surprised to learn of only one store being available. I would think there would be more anyways. I am sure the store would have many brands of clothing from all over the world there.


Yes, I would think there would be more than one. If not, that place would be huge. If the brand Rip Curl has clothes made in North Korea, why would they label it made in China?


That is a good question! Perhaps some of the components of the articles are from China? I find it very interesting that many of today's fashion has come from generations ago. For example; bell bottoms are making a come back and labeled as wide leg.


That is true. They are always changing with different names and styles. I hope the style does change and go back a few generations to a more classic style.


I find many different styles are good as long as they are comfortable. Being from the south I also find having the option of layers good as the mornings and evening s can be cool outside but once the sun comes up it warms pretty quickly. Insulating from heat or cold with layers that are comfortable and easily removed is a good thing.


That is true, I too am from the south and do not have to bundle up much. Our winter is very short. Layering is the way to go. I think its great that the Norwegian government has donated 1 billion to save the amazon rainforest!


I agree as well that is a wonderful thing for the Rain Forest!  I hope other people as well as corporation see the need to save things that really matter to sustain future generations yet to come.


Yes, I agree that would be wonderful! You know, I didn't realize the US government owned 86% of Nevada's land.


I was unaware of that as well. An interesting factoid I have learned and wonder how it could happen not once but twice is the fact that a single man impersonated the government and was able to sell the Eiffel Tower two time on separate occasions.


Yes, sounds like a con artist in France. Good chat!!


I again agree,  and thank  you for such a nice chat today.


Episcopal is a private boarding school in Alexandria with a lot of diversity.


Yes I have heard that it is a very beautiful school. Are you familiar with David Zeng by chance?


No,  not personally.  More than 14 countries are represented at the school.  I wonder why so many are drawn to the school?


Im not sure but I have heard it only has a population of 445 at the school.


They have students from China, France, and Canada where football isn't as popular.


Yes but it brings them all together and bonds them. Mike Yang said ‚ "One thing I really love about football is the sense of responsibility that players have."


The coach seems to have a positive attitude saying his priority is to make everyone feel welcomed and give it a try.


Yes but i have heard that international players have had hiccups learning the sport.


A lot of them haven't started the game when they were 7 or 8 like the Americans have.


Yeah but that is the beauty of it, anyone can learn. And it also helps them assimilate with American culture.


They can learn great lessons like pushing further when you want to quit too.


Well I think the coach should be recognized for his program. He has went beyond the call of action to make all the students feel like a huge part of the team.


He sounds like he's doing a great job.  Some of his athletes will play at Notre Dame and Stanford next year


Hopefully some will get to go to the university of Iowa and see their pink locker room


haha.  If they make it to an ESPN game they will see a superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games


Yes we tend to make things easy for viewers in the states. It would be nice to see some of these men end up on a national team like the Pats.


I wonder if they get scholarships to the private school or you have to be really wealthy?


I think it would depend on the child and the family. but the good news is in 39 out of the 50 pro athletes make the most money.


You mean in 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is a college or basketball coach?  Guess that means our tax dollars are going to these too because it says state employee.


That might be true as well but athletes still sign eight and nine figure contracts. im sure if they go one even as a starter they would be set for life.


If they are responsible with the money they probably could be set for life.  Did you know that Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade?


Hi there I sure do. Did you know snoop dogg wrote a song for his son's school team?


That is pretty cool. The U of Iowan visitor locker room is pink


Hmm wonder what that is about. Football coaches are the highest paid .


That is a lot of money there. Bowlers used to make more in the 60s


It was a more popular sport back then so I can see how that worked


Yeah exactly. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


Yeah it was 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland


Yeah that is it. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy?


Yeah they won it for the superimposed yellow line and I am glad they invented that


Yeah me too, it makes watching the game from home much better and easier


That is true. Have you ever been to that huge stadium in Texas?


It is huge. It can sit more than 18000 people and it cost $60 million


That is a lot of money and a lot of seats. Do you watch basketball too?


I do actually sometimes. Did you know it was invented in the YMCA along with volleyball


Oh did not know that, pretty cool .Do you know who invented it?


I do not know the name of the guy do you know who it was?


Yeah it was James Naismith, he was a coach at U of Kansas and the only losing coach in their history.


Wow that is very intriguing. Back to football, US has more than half of the largest stadiums in the world


Wow I guess it makes sense since it is such a big sport here.


Hello and good morning. You a basketball fan? I used to play a lot. I like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar he was very dominant. His dunk was crazy.


Yes I am a basketball fan. I follow the NBA more than I follow college basketball. Who is your favorite team?


Oh nice. I like the Pelicans! you? Anthony Davis was great in college. In 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employee is a college football or basketball coach.


I am a Sixers fan. It's a shame that Anthony Davis wants to leave the Pelicans. Jrue Holliday used to play for us before we traded him to New Orleans, I enjoy watching him play.


Yeah true. He is gonna shake things up. Do you ever watch basketball in the olympics? USA dominates but the New Zelaland team calls themselves the tall blacks lol.


I do like to watch Olympic Basketball, it's fun to watch the different styles played around the world. They took that nickname because their rugby team is nicknamed the All Blacks.


Oh got it. Interesting. Rugby is confusing to me I prefer American/gridiron football!


I have a few friends who played collegiate rugby so they explained some of the rules to me. My favorite variation to watch is called Rugby 7's. There are only 7 players on the field so it's a bit more open and they score a lot more.


Oh nice yeah I would definitely consider watching that. I think I like watching football on TV more so than live. The yellow first downline is very helpful.


I had season tickets for the first time this year, I didn't go to every game but it was a lot of fun to watch. Without the yellow line it was pretty hard to figure out if it was a first down.


Oh that's awesome. Still fun to watch live. ESPN actually won an Emmy for creating that first down marker.


I hope whoever came up with that idea got a big raise. It really helps viewership and is easy to explain to someone who doesn't know the game well.


Yeah I totally agree. College football is fun to watch too. The University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is completely painted pink LOL.


I wonder if they thought that would play with their opponents minds before the game? I don't think it has worked out for them though.


Yeah I'm not sure? But they didn't really have a good team. High score ever in a football game was 222 to 0. I can't even imagine.


That was either a super fun game to watch or it eventually got very boring.


Yes I bet it was boring at the end. Tim Tebow is kind of an interesting story. He was once offered an arena football contract.


He was on my favorite team, the Eagles, for a little bit. He never got into a major game for us and then went to play baseball.


Yeah kind of a sad story with him. Suprprised he turned down that contract to play as it was KISS who offered it to him.


I'm not too surprised, the Arena style game doesn't translate well into the pros. Plus the arena league has had a lot of financial hardships since it's inception.


Yeah that's true. It's deafly not the same as gridiron. Or Australian rules for that matter. Well it was really nice talking with you about football. I hope you have a great day.


Yes, Australian Rules is way different but pretty fun to watch. It was fun talking sports with you as well.


A little the Republican party is also called the GOP.


It is.  DId you know the red and blue colors for parties only happens in 2000?


Really seems like it's been around forever. The GOP subscribes to classical liberalism with ideology stands that were anti-slavery and pro-economic reform.


How has it gotten so twisted then?  I t just seems that the parties are as divided as ever.


I know tell me about it, it's like we don't really have parties anymore cause they are all over the place. Interesting fact; every president that has been a republican has had a beard except trump i guess.


I think that is the other way around, each president that had a beard was republican.


Oh my bad, lol! You know Truman wouldn't be photographed with Dumbo?


Yeah, I heard that he didnt want to be associated with the republicans.  LOL  I wonder if Trump would take a pic with Eeyore.


To Funny, that was a good one! Each government has a kind of constitution (statement) do you know what it stands for?


It is about how they will govern with principles and philosophy


That's right my friend so tell me what happened, lol! A man in France successfully sold the Eiffel tower not once but twice.


That is one heck of a con man.  The government should of hired him to wok for them.


Right, that is how it's done these days. However the Wikileaks founder would have nothing to do with them.


Nope, I love how they leaked the governments plans to shut them down.


Right and then got the heck out of dodge. There have been a total of 19 republican presidents.


I wonder how many were neither republican or democrat


I'm told that hasn't happened since 1853, that's a long time.


That is a long time, and it shows how long the two party system has been in power.


Right perfect way of looking at it! Yeah and by the 2000's the republican party was aligned with Christian conservatism.


Hello, do you know Paul Manafort, former Trump campain chairman


I am aware that he is under investigation and from what I read in these articles, but much from that, not really


Just like you I do not have a lot of information on him either.  Btw, I think that he did not evade tax because his important job position to Trump did not allow him to do such things


Maybe so, but Trump and the people around him have done things in the past that were skirting on illegal, like the Trump charity fund that he had pulled money out of to fund his campain, or paying off different porn stars to silence them


Politics is just like a game.  Whoever has the best trick will win the game eventually.  That is way I am not much interested in politics


2018 has been a rough year politic-wise, and I think based off of the House of Representatives flipping to Democrat, a lot of people feel the same. Which is the exact reason you should be interested, because even if you cant control what is happening on the executive level, you can help the checks and balances by voting in local state elections


I concur.  There are still holes in our political system, which are needed to be fixed soon. Btw, I am surprised to know that Hillary Clinton used to be a Republican in college


That's the biggest issue. We try to pawn our Constitution off as if it is a perfect document that all countries can learn from, but in the end it was a document created by rich white slave owners in the 18th century. The 21st century is radically different from anything they could have ever dreamed of, so it is time to change out constitution as well. And I'm not surprised about Hilary Clinton, it was time and people are allowed to change their minds over time


I wonder what caused her to change her party.


I'm not sure, she probably changed parties after feelings about the H.W. Bush Administration


Maybe.  Btw, did you know that the chinese government has censored the word "censorship", and I really do not understand the purpose of this policy


Oh wow I did not know that. I know they put the Google CEO on trial for working with the Chinese government on creating a censored search engine.


They also hacking the US computer system not once but on many occasions.  I think we should have some severe punishments for their action


Yes we should, but would we as the US have the resources to go against them? If we did, would we go against Russia for what they did as well? Also, after the Trump Administration and everything he has done so far, would any other countries be there to help us out? It's terrible that they did that, but what would it solve if we did punish them


We also have our allies, and I believe that we have more than enough resources to solve this problem.  It is not how but when.  What do you think?


I think the US needs to a) beef up their security system and b) stop meddling with other countries affairs. We obvious hate it when people (Russia, China) do it to us, but we've done it to: Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and thats just in the last 50 years


As I previously stated, politics is just like a game, and we never know the whole truth behind the curtain.


And thats the biggest issue with the constitution. It assumes that the people dont want to deal with politics and that people who do have the best intentions for the country. But thats just not the case anymore. People care now and they want to know what is going on with where their money is going and what the country is doing.


Btw, how do you feel when the US government decided to publish the full  names of people who choose to renounce their citizenship


It's stupid, I had a friend who had to relinquish his Swedish citizenship and Sweden isn't going to call him out for it.


I completely agree with you on this point.  I think the decision is brainless and creating unfavorable attitude toward our country's reputation as a whole


Also who does that benefit? It's not gonna stop people from leaving. And it also shows one of the many holes in our constitution, which is privacy. Like who has the right to your name and your privacy.


Very nice chatting with you.  Enjoy your holiday.  Bye


Not really. I don't like all the negativity although I am guilty of getting news form social media like facebook.


Haha, yeah, I get it. It's pretty unavoidable. I don't like the negativity either so I don't voluntarily see it out. There is a lot of misinformation out there as well.


Yeah especially with that whole fake news thing. Hard to know what is fact or fiction lol. I mean some people trust the national new York news and local newspapers plus the national ones too yet you hear people saying that the fake news comment about so many things on television.


You're right. But according to a poll Americans still believe that media holds leaders accountable and that it is critical or important to democracy. What do you think?


I think it is important for everyone to hear all the sides and decide for themselves. Leaders have it rough because even if they are telling the truth, all it takes is certain medias to put a negative light on it and then that attacks the democracy because it becomes all one sides.


Right. And certain types of news are more trustworthy than others.


It's hard to know especially with people trying to censor everything these days. I mean with facebook and technology now there is such an overload of news that it is hard to tell what is important or what is true especially according to statistics.


Yeah, according to one poll, 66 percent of people say that news media doesn't do a good job in separating facts from opinions. In 1984, only 42 percent of people thought this.


The numbers are definitely rising higher. Seems like every day there is six big stories instead of just one big story.


Some people blame Donald Trump, saying that he is indicating people should only trust him. Speaking of presidents, the top three wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


That has to account for inflation, though.


Yes that is true. I know Trump being on twitter doesn't help his case either. Back during JFK and Washington and Jefferson, things seemed much cheaper.


I wonder what it would look like if we still used the system where the runner up in a presidential election automatically became vice president.


We would have Hilary as president and there would be twitter wars even more so probably lol


Yes, YUGE Twitter Wars! Speaking of social media, do you use Facebook?


Yeah I do use facebook. Lately that place is flooded with so much political agendas


Yeah, I rarely go on Facebook anymore. Maybe I should see if Burger King still has the promotion where if you unfriend ten people you get a free whopper.


I thought their promotion was if you order from them on your phone at a mcdonalds you get one? I guess that must be another new one.


Ha, well the promotion you mentioned seems  much more effective.


do you like the band Kiss? I like them a lot, I guess they bought into an arena football team


I do enjoy their music.  I think its cool that they offered a contract to Tim Tebow to play.


ya that is awesome, who is your favorite Kiss member


Ive always liked Gene Simmons the best, how about you?


oh ya me too, he's very business savy, and I like the books that he wrote too


I did't know he wrote books, I bet those would be an interesting ready.  I often like to read books by successful people to see their process and prospective.


ya he wrote books and I like the audiobook versions that he does because I like his voice, do you follow basketball at all?


I do like listening to audio books when the author narrates.  I don't follow too much basketball, but I do know that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's use of the dunk got the shot banned from the sport in college for over a decade.


that is crazy because that's such an iconic move! I think it's funny that the inventor of basketball was the most losing coach at his university haha


I know, how can you be bad at coaching the game you literally made the rules up to?    I guess he wasn't one of the 39 out of 50  states where the highest paid state employee is a college basketball or football coach.


ya that is shocking to me that they make that much, I do like how the supreme court has a basketball court on their top floor, I wonder if they ever settle cases over a game haha


That might explain some things about our government.  haha  Are you planning to watch the superbowl tonight?


I am actually, I'm going to a party later what about you? I can't believe ESPN won an emmy for making the yellow line that shows first downs, I'll def be seeing that tonight haha


I'm just staying home.  I don't have cable, so I ll probably try to catch the game online, or use someones log in to watch it.  My favorite part is always the commercials.  Thats crazy about the yellow line,  you never know whats going to win awards these days.


haha ya we don't have cable thats why I'm going to a friends haha, ya I hope its not a blowout like the game in 1916 that was 222-0 haha


That is a crazy score, I can't believe its possible time wise to even score that many points, that has to be a lot of turn overs from the losing team.  Unlike a former Patriots running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis who never fumbled in his NFL career


ya I would give the ball to that guy every time! One day I will go to an actual game in a stadium and I guess 14 of the 25 largest stadiums in the world belong to american football teams which is crazy


College football teams at that.  I don't remember ever being to a live NFL game, but ive been to several college games.


I wish Kiss would play at the halftime for the football team that they bought, because then I would absolutely go see that haha


I think most people would, it would be like going to a concert with a football game before and after it.


have you been to a kiss concert? I haven't yet but it is my goal before they stop touring


Have you heard that Trump is apparently worried over the Manafort trial? It's been in the news lately.


Yeah, Paul Manafort is quite the character, as is Trump. Trump was evidently quoted saying he didn't understand why the government didn't tell him Manafort was under investigation.


I wonder what ever happened with President Banana of Zimbabwe? Last I heard he was in jail for all the crimes he committed.


Oh really? Do you know what crimes he committed?


His name is very ironic. I heard he was accused taking advantage of his male employees and violating his marriage vows with his wife. I don't think he's the first president to do so, though.


Haha, I would say almost certainly not the first President to do that. Can you believe Woodrow Wilson was the only US president with a PhD?


That is very surprising, as I'd think most presidents would have to be highly educated at prestigious places. Did you know Republicans started out with views more similar to Democrats?


I did know that. Everything used to be all sorts of flipped flopped! Speaking of education requirements for presidents, FDR was the last US president who could speak a foreign language. I would also think more presidents would make learning another language a priority.


That would make a lot of sense, but it's good that someone has a job as a translator, though. I wish the president would have many more jobs made, don't you?


He could have several foreign language tutors! Did you know somewhat surprisingly, Nixon was the president who advocated for a minimum wage?


That's a great idea! That's ironic that he did something good like that. Sort of like how the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks got published by Wikileaks itself.


That's true. Haha, pretty ironic. Sort of how the Chinese government has literally censored the word "censorship".


I wonder what's the worst the Norwegian government has done? One of the best things they've done was donating a billion towards the amazon rain forest. Have you been to the Rain Forest Cafe?


I did a very long time ago when I was still a mall rat little kid. Did you know Monaco eliminated the income tax in 1869 because the casino had enough revenue to sustain its government?


Wow, that's amazing!  Do you think their money comes more from tourists or locals? It's amazing to me the President's comments about the Manafort trial. It's like he's got an answer to anything to cover himself no matter what.


Yeah, but how do you explain everyone you've ever associated with going to prison, ya know? Hard to excuse that behavior.


I'm sure Kellyane Conway can think of some alternative facts that can be presented on the President behalf to make him look good as usual. Too bad real facts speak louder than words, I guess.


Oh yes, Rand's not cool. Did you know Dictators can also be considered presidents? lol Well, enough gov and politics, I'm going to Netflix and chill now!


Haha, I bet he'd like any title as long as he's the bigliest guy in the room! Enjoy your day!


Same to you! I'm actually a little tempted to watch a documentary on President Banana. No, better to go with comedy! cya!


Did you know that the visiting locker room for the University of Iowa is pink?


Man that must be a punch to the masculinity haha! Also in the 60s pro bowlers made twice as much as the top football stars!


That's crazy!  Maybe that's because football players didn't earn their money in the past because in 1916 Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222-0!


man Cumberland must have been a terrible team! ESPN won an Emmy for creating the yellow line that represent the first down.


I love the yellow line, but don't think it's Emmy worthy.  Benjarvus Green-Ellis should've won an award for never fumbling in his career!


Well I think this past Super bowl should win an award for most boring! How do you feel about the musician Drake?


He's ok, but not my favorite! I'm glad to see he graduated high school, even if he was 25!


Yeah and he must love to read since he spent so much money on the first editions of Charlottes web and Winnie the pooh.


That's awesome! I love reading, but can't read as fast as Anne Jones. She can read 4,700 words per minute!


Yeah reading is probably one of my favorite past times, I just finished rereading the lord of the rings trilogy.


I never got into that trilogy, but would love to read some of the terrible poetry CS Lewis and Tolkien used for their "you laugh you lose" competition.


If you have ever seen the show the Expanse you should check out the books because they are very good, Enders game is a decent book also, but i did not like the movie.


I've never heard of that show. I heard the Marines are suppose to read Ender's Game.


It is pretty crazy how scared people were of reading in the 18th century.


Yes, that's why they burned books I guess.  I didn't know the military had reading lists...Starship troopers is the 1st sci-fi novel on it.


They should be required to read Sun Tzu book The Art of War.


Good suggestion!  It was nice talking with you...off to read lol!


I tend to enjoy basketball and football. How about you?


I use to play volleyball. But, anymore, I just enjoy watching an occasional baseball game on tv or going to the stadium to see my favorite team play.


Personally, I read up on basketball and football players rather than teams. Like how Kareem's dunk shot was banned from college basketball for nearly a decade


Today was the first time I have ever heard of that. So crazy. I really find it hard to believe that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land" Do you think that's true?


Well it probably is both literally and figuratively


Yeah I figured as much I just didn't think they would actually have a basketball court in a building like that. I did get a giggle at how the university of Iowa's visiting football teams is painted pink.


On the reverse side of things, did you know the eagles football team had a temporary court in their football stadium due to their fan's bad behavior?


I had no idea! Who knew fans could get so crazy


Well people are passionate about sports. In 1965, a high school football team kept playing despite a building behind them burning down.


Yeah, talk about passion and not giving a crap about what's going on around you. That would take some major concentration. On a different note, did you know that KISS offered a contract to TIm Tebow when they bought into an arena football team?!


I wonder if Tim Tebow accepted? On the contrary, most of the world's largest stadiums belong to american college football teams rather than private individuals


I would assume not. I would think that would make national headlines. And, I think it makes more sense for college teams to own larger stadiums than an individual. Unless you have as much money as Oprah. I feel like the nickname "tall blacks" for New Zealand can definitely be considered racial. I wonder if that is an older nickname.


I feel that it could swing either way. As you say context really matters.


Yeah, for sure. I was really surprised to learn that Georgia Tech once beat a team by 222 points!! That seems like an insane amount of points to score during a football game.


I wonder if anyone has ever come close to such a score?


I would be curious to know as well! It also blows my mind that in the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as top football players! I'd say that has dramatically changed!


Indeed! I mean its has become such a sport that espn won an emmy for the superimposed yellow line representing first down which really helped a lot of viewers better digest what was going on in football


Yeah, I thought that was pretty crazy too! It's also pretty ironic that the only losing coach in the university of kansas' history is the one that invented basketball, James Naismith. That would be pretty disappointing.


Indeed. I hope James Naismith was recognized well for creating what is arguably the among the most popular sport today.


Yes I do, why are Americans so hard on president Trump?


Well I have my own feelings on that but I'd rather not get into it. Do you know who the three wealthiest US presidents ever were?


Yes I think so, Jfk, Washington and Jefferson, I think this is correct.


That is correct. Another interesting fact about presidents, do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


Yes, I pretty sure the answer is banana, I wonder where the name came from, sounds a little funny?


That is correct. I do not know but it is very funny. Did you also know that the guest house is larger than the white house? I wonder why they did that.


My opinion to have an excuse not to have too many guests in the white house, more room in the guest house so that's where they would stay, just my opinion.


Possibly. Did you also know that until 1805 the runner up in a presidential race became the VP. Can you imagine that happening now?


No, I didn't know that, I just google and find that the three richest presidents for 2019 is Trump, Washington and Jefferson.


It could have changed I suppose. Did you also know that the president of Indonesia released three pop albums while in office?


Wow I didn't know that, I wonder what kind of albums and how he find time?


It was pop albums. That's a good question. I can see before or after office but during seems odd.


Yes you are right, Did you know that every US president with a beard was republican?


I did not. How odd. I wonder if they are aware of that?


I don't think so, did you know there hasn't been a us president who wasn't republican or democrat since 1853?


That makes sense. We are definitely a two party system. I don't know for sure but I would wager that there were two other parties before that.


Yes, unless like some people they vote undecided, I forgot the proper name for voters that vote undecided?


As far as I know they just leave it blank or vote third party. Were you aware that 86% of the land in Nevada is government owned?


No, but I lived in Nevada for seven years, and parts of it nothing but desert land with nothing on it.


Yeah I assumed that it was wasteland that was just protected lands.


"The mistrust of the media is so extreme among Republicans that 40 percent consider otherwise accurate news stories to be "fake news" if the stories cast a politician or political group in a negative light. " I find that number to be really more than I thought...


I am not sure if the news is fake or not but to have people claim that 40% of the news reported being fake is shocking to me. I would love to see the fact checked data...


Well, 66 percent of people survey said that the news doesn't separate fact from opinion and I agree with them because the news is too biased.


Do you think it is biased based on the station or in general towards a particular party?


Based on the station because some are liberal and some are conservative. Do you agree?


I do. I also try to watch non-biased news but many times even that news have been called fake. I also try to watch Fox News and MSNBC. I get mad at both stations equally so I hope I have an open mind...


Ok, makes sense. Do you think Trump is to blame for the distrust people have for the news?


I think he has been the most vocal in the unveiling of it. I also think it is an easy escape hatch when he doesn;t like how he is covered.


Ok, speaking of the presidency, here is a fun fact; Did you know the only president to have a PHD?


Wow! Do you know who the top three presidents were?


I have no idea. Who were they and why were they the top three?


The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Cool! So where do you get your news from?


I get it from NPR and CNN. I tend to think they have decent news but their anchors lean democratic.


I like NPR but CNN is too biased for me. I also use social media for news like Facebook and Twitter.


I have tried to stay off those for the past few months as it was becoming too much with the data sale and I just stopped trusting them.


FB sold a lot of data to netflix and companites like that. That came out last week or the week before. Nice chatting with you.


I know some stuff. DO you know who are the three wealthiest us presidents?


Yes that is Jefferson, JFK and Washington


Yeah. Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?


Yes I guess they have a lot of guests there and need the room


Yeah true. Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


Yes and he has already released 3 albums


Yeah he is good at juggling both of those positions


yeah. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


yes that was the runner up who moved into that position


Yeah and I agree, they put a lot of work when running as well


True. THe first president of Zimbabwe was called Banana


Cool. Did you know the president has either been a republican or a democrat since 1853?


Nice I guess we really never hear of other parties


Yeah true. Did you know that every republican president seems to have a beard?


Interesting. Do you know when both parties started using the red and blue colors?


Yes that was pretty recent actually, around 2000s


Yeah. Did you know that truman refused to be photographed in the dumbo ride?


Yes he did not want to have anything to do with republicans


Yeah that is pretty extreme. DO you know what wikileaks is?


Yes the website that exposes secrets , it is pretty cool. Nice chat today


Do you get a lot of news from the media?


I try to stick with larger media outlets.  I follow news aggregators, like Drudge and then for issues I am interested, I get info from different sources to weed out biases.  Media is still important but needs to report more and opine less.  I think that's the gist of the Gallup poll.  Your thoughts?


I just don't watch Fox news, they are too biased. Some news I get from Facebook, but that is fake news mostly. i can't trust anyone anymore!


I watch / read Fox News.  I know it is biased somewhat to the right.  But I feel like all its main competitors (CNN, MSNBC, ABC) are biased left and some are very hard left anti-Trump.  I don't do Facebook..  On social media, anyone can be a "reporter" and generate news out of nothing and then it takes off like wildfire!


for sure, that is a great way to put it! fox news is watched more than cnn and msnbc combined, they must have good info


I am not sure that its that they have great info.  They all have the same info, its just how they spin it.  I cannot afford to hire my own White House reporter who will report back to me directly, so I have to rely on the media somewhat.  Like the OpEd on the media survey says "the American Public needs the News Media to keep democracy going"!


I would not say I am a Trump supporter.  I am of the opinion that in the election, he was the "lesser of two poor choices".  I think he has done some good and at the same time, started needless firestorms with his incessant Twittering!  While he is flawed, I like that we have a President who is not a career politician.


That is a great way to put it. I don't think Hillary was qualified, but neither is Trump, lol. But you're right, good to see someone outside of politics as president.


I recently read a bit of Presidential trivia.  It said that the 3 richest presidents were Kennedy, Washington, and Jefferson.  After reading this, I thought that it could be out-of-date.  After all, Trump is a multi-billionaire!  Do you think the list of the 3 richest Presidents needs to be updated for Trump?


I don't think so, only once Trump releases his taxes we will know how much he is worth then we can update if need be!


If he releases his tax returns!  Other presidents did it voluntarily.  Now we are setting up a battle between the House of Representatives and the White House to determine if legal authority exists to direct the IRS to release Trump's tax returns.  Trump's use of social media will definitely complicate the reporting on this issue!


for sure lol! Oh well, maybe fox news will give in and give us a copy, or someone on facebook, maybe Russia


I am, but only to see the junk on it, never status or commenting. I did do a Burger King promotion once where if I dropped 10 friends, I got a free whopper. How about you?


I do not use it.  I frequently undergo background checks to enter secure public and private facilities - Facebook just gives them one more source to check out.  But I do like the way Iceland has involved their public in rewriting their constitution by allowing them to submit requests via Facebook.  But, I also expect they are getting a lot of absurd suggestions as well.


For sure, they sell a lot of my data. I bet everyone knows too much about me, which isn't much lol. Facebook could have been sold to Myspace and I wouldn't ever touch it again


It, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.  make a lot of money by aggregating and selling user data.  Any very few users actually think about it.  Facebook may be free to users but it is not free!  With its massive user dataset that it sells, it was considered worthy enough by investors to have a 104 billion IPO!


That is insane! just don't "like" that one facebook in schleswig-holstein, likes are outlawed in that German country


So, do you think that President Trump, Congress, or the White House will try to rein in Facebook?  It seems to have gotten so powerful, that it can influence government.  For example, Facebook is supposedly trying to filter out "fake news".  What if they define conservative view points as "fake news"?


Trump of course, unless he gets ahold of Twitter first! Good chatting with you!


Hey!  I am doing well, enjoying my Sunday.  How are you?  Getting ready to watch some college basketball this afternoon.  The brainchild of James Naismith! Are you a fan?


I will watch when its March Madness time.


Can't wait for that!  Such a huge money maker nowadays.  The highest paid state employee in 39 of 50 states is either a college basketball or college football coach.  Crazy!


I guess thats even more incentive for ex players to coach.


Yes, totally.  I think it is great everyone can play basketball.  Even the Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor.


I remember Kareems college playng days from when I was a kid. He as unstoppable


He sure was.  He was so dominant, he got the dunk banned for over a decade!


I remember that. It was strange watching the game without the dunk


I can't even imagine that.  Would be like watching football without running plays or something.  Are you a football fan?


Oh no!  I am a huge Bears fan! Haha... At least neither of us are Eagles fans.  They had to have a temporary court in their stadium because of unruly fan behavior!


Yes. Eagles fans even through snow balls at  a guy on the field dressed as Santa during a game that I had watched a few years ago.


Yup and they booed Michael Irvin when he got hurt.  They are not nice at all.  Terrible fans!


I prefer the more subtle approach like the University of Iowa.  The visiting locker room there is painted pink.


I actually recently learned ESPN created the yellow first down line.  They even won an Emmy for it!


Yes I read that a while ago. That is a good tool for tv watching


It is really helpful.  With huge money comes great innovation!  Crazy to think about the fact that in the 1960s top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars!


Those Pro football players must be amazed at whats happening now with the pay scale


Yes, and they still do not want to pay college players despite the fact that 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums in the world belong to college teams!


I don't watch so much now. I use the computer mostly. You?


I still watch it alot.  I can't believe how popular Pokemon has become.  There are over 75 episodes.


i think there are more than 75. the kids love that bloody thing. there must be a thousand.


I mistyped...woops...I meant to put 750.  Good catch!


Oh, that would make sense. i never saw the show. it looked like a commercial for toys and video games. LOL


LOL they created a megaempire.  It started with the cards and just blew up from there.  Did you ever watch "That 70s Show"?


i never did. many of the actors went on to big careers i think.


They did.  Ashton Kutcher is probably the most famous.  They remade that show in the UK and called it "Days like These" but it failed after only 10 episodes.


i bet it did. trying to reproduce a show without the casting of the original is probably a mistake.


It seems like they try to do it a lot though and it almost fails every time.  Did you know that there was only 1 episode of the Simpsons where Bart doesn't appear or is even mentioned?


i am not surprised. he was an important part of most stories, with his swagger and sass.


Yes he was.  lol Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all narrated Thomas the Tank engine for at least 52 episodes each?


That is great! I am glad that those guys were willing to lend their talents to that show. kids love it.


I agree.  My one son was that age when they were coming out with new episodes and he loved the show.  Are you a fan of dramas at all?


i do like dramas too. what is your favorite?


I used to love watching House and Mad Men.  Did you follow either show?


I watched Mad Men. that was good. i havent seen House. is it good?


It was pretty good.  It made Hugh Laurie the highest paid actor of all time.  He earned $700,000 per episode.  Mad Men was such a good show.  I wish they could have stretched it out for a few more seasons.


I think they were running out of ideas for Mad Men. Many shows just peter out. I should check out House. Anyway, great chat!


I loved Joh Hamm's character on that show.  He also taught drama at his old high school.  I didn't know that.  Yes...I had a great time chatting with you too!  Have a good night!


I can't believe ABC brought back Last Man Standing.


I have never seen it.  I don't really watch much TV


TV sitcoms always seem to be based on woman based progressive politics.  Last Man Standing defies that.


Personally, I don't really care about the politics of a show.  A sitcom should just be funny IMO


Very true.  But most importantly it has a large audience, which helps to sell advertising.


Right.  That's all the broadcast companies care about anyway.  If people find it funny they are gonna watch and everybody is gonna cash in


Last Man Standing has been compared to a Disney formulaic comedy, which isn't meant as a compliment.  But that formula sells.


Yeah, you don't get smarter watching it...well, if you wanted to get smarter, you should probably turn off the TV lol


Agree.  But television is a mass medium and an escape, and a vehicle for advertising.  it is what it is.


Totally agree with you.  I just find it ironic when people criticize it for being anti-intellectual...as if it could be anything else lol


There must be an audience for some of this stuff.  For example, there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon.  Who would have guessed?


Jeez that's a ton!  Only 400 for the Simpsons.


And Thomas the Tank Engine has been around so long that Ringo Starr, Alec Baldwin and George Carlin have narrated over 50 shows each.


Most of the deals made on 'shark tank' are never enacted.  That's not surprising, really


I have only seen Shark Tank a few times, and they almost always dismiss the new products.


I have never seen ikea heights, but its funny that the show is made in an ikea and the store doesn't even know


Never heard of Ikea Heights.  Is it supposed to be a comedy or drama?


A drama, I think.  I had never heard of it either...kind of sounds made up lol


My son shows my YouTube shows recorded on cell phones, maybe that's what it is.  Some of these shows might make it to network television in the future.


They may, but I think that would be a step down for them.  TV is a dying medium.  You can reach more people and make more money on YouTube


Television is still essential for broadcasting news and sports.


Hi, I am doing great.  Do you want to chat about drama, television, or comedy?  It's your choice.


I love choices! Let's talk about comedy!


Awesome. Originally, the theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance which pits two groups or societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. That should start us off.


I think it's cool how it came to be. It all started off as political satire in a sense.


Yes, exactly.  Romantic comedy is a popular genre that depicts burgeoning romance in humourous terms and focuses on the foilables of those who are falling in love.  I love that romantic comedy the best!


I'm more of the bromantic type lol. Are you a fan of Jack Black?


Yes, he's really funny.  I heard that the Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring Jack Black.


I bet that would have been about 10000000000 times better than the actual green lantern haha. My favorite comedic actor is Bill Murray though.


Yes, I like him too.  Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".  Maybe it was back then, but there's been a lot of funny stuff made.


I agree with you on that one! What is your all time favorite comedy?


It changes through the years, right now it's The Big Bang Theory.  I love all the relationships going on.  Many people like Monty Python.


Both great things to watch! I'm glad The Big Bang Theory wasn't on comedy central, they've cancelled over 100 shows since 1989.


Yes, me too. Oh well, they are still cancelled anyway. This is the last season of BBT.  Did you know that the creator of the Python programming language named it partly to honor British comedy group Monty Python?  Isn't that something?  Cool.


That is actually very cool! Are you into dramas at all?


Yes, I like drama too especially with that little twist of comedy but straight drama is cool as well.  Did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for TV drama?


I didn't know that! I know it was probably for the show House. Did you ever watch that? That's a lot of money.


Yes, $700,000 for one episode of House, wow. That's unbelievable.  That show must have raked in the bucks!


And it was even on Fox lol. That's usually a death sentence for shows haha. Did you know how Michael Caine got into acting?


Yes, I heard that all the prettiest girls in his high school were enrolled in drama class, so he joined the drama club to be close to them.  At least he did it the smart way.


He was a smart man, look at him today! I wish I would have taken Jon Hamm's drama class in high school!


I hear that.  Yes, one of his students, Elle Kemper is Erin from The Office.  Nice chatting with you, have a great night.


I subscribe, I'm one of the 137 million subscribers worldwide, so many subscribers


Wow that is a lot!  I wouldnt mind being one of netflix's "taggers"  they are paid to watch content and tag them.


Sounds like good as job as any, interesting how Netflix spends so much money in postage


I know right, more than on bandwidth.  I guess they have to support their original concept though.  They have almost 150 movies with 100% rating


I have to watch those, 100% they must be really great,


Yeah I would think so!  I dont think Ive watched any that has 100% lol


I havent either, its crazy how Blockbuster had the chance to buy Netflix for only $50 million


I know right,  I remember them starting a similar thing to Netflix,  I assumed it failed because there is no more blockbuster lol


Yup Blockbuster sure made a mistake there and also by charging those excessive late fees. I guess they had what was coming to them


They sure can, just ask Reed Hastings he got inspired to create Netflix because of those late fees


Good for him,  turned out to change the whole viewing of shows and movies!


Netflix is a game changer that is a sure thing, so are you a fan of cars?


I do like cars,  another convienence of our time lol I found out its illegal to warm up your car in Ohio,  I wonder why


Its illegal to warm up your car in Ohio and then its legal to equip your cars with flame throwers in South Africa, we live in a crazy world


Yeah that is crazy!  I dont know what I would do with a flame thrower though lol


You could eliminate the snow on your path, you could also re heat dinner.


Oh good idea! Did you know googles self driving car has an "aggressive" mode?  thats interesting,


Really? that is interesting and also really scary at the same time, its been fun chatting with you friend.


Hi! I love Netflix! I wonder if they have that new tv show called Grownish on it?


Oh actually I do not know but it is such a convenience nowadays. Do you know how it came about?


I believe they were a rental service? And then expanded to streaming content.


Yeah, the founder was mad that he had to pay a late fee at blockbuster


oh, YES! I remember that story, I heard it on my telephone radio one day while driving in my car.


Nice. Did you know Blockbuster could have bought it back then and did not


I did hear about that, declining several offers! Silly choice! Now Netflix is worth 2 billion!


Yeah that is true. Yet though they still spend more on postage than on bandwidth


That's just crazy! But what isn;t crazy these days. Like it is impossible to separate 2 old phone books, a bit of trivia!


Yeah that is actually quite funny. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


I actually used a rotary phone growing up, I am so happy they have new technology!


Yeah for sure. They are the reason why NY's area code is 212


Cool! Didn't know that one. I still find it fascinating that we can talk to each other through electronic signals transmitted through wire....so weird when you really think about it.


It is indeed. And there miles upon miles of those cables in the bottom of the ocean


I heard that, the telephone is so awesome. I remember when we would laugh about it when people said, one day we will be able to see each other while talking on the phone....never thought it would happen.


Yeah we have come a long way for sure. Unicef donated clean water when we don't use the phones


That is amazing! I need to check and see if Netflix has the spin off shows they have been coming out with lately, I want to see A Different World, and so many others.


Yeah there is a lot there to see really. Do you have an adnroid or an iphone?


I only use an Android. I tried the iPhone...not for me lol plus too expensive. I would rather have a better car than put too much money into phones and save the money lol


Hey I like to watch Netflix, what about you? How often do you watch it


Hey there, I love Netflix . I watch most of the shows there.


Yes I agree with you. Have you ever watch the show stranger things? It's one of my favorites haha. Do you ever get the DVDs or just do the streaming


I just do the streaming but I know they still spend more on postage than on bandwidth


Yep you're right. I can't believe that Blockbuster decided not to buy Netflix when it had the chance haha, only for 50 million, I bet they're kicking themselves


I am sure they are , they could have in their hands a company that is worth $2 billion now


I know right, that's wild! Do you know how Netflix was started by the way? I think it's pretty interesting


Yeah the owner got a late fine of $40 and got tired of it. Good choice


How often do you drive your car by the way? I know that I drive mine a lot, I just was out doing errands earlier


Yea me too, to work everyday and then all the other stuff. Do you ever stop by drive thrus to grab stuff?


Yes I did that today actually haha. I even went to McDonalds. It's such a genius invention, I'm surprised it took until 1975 to get one made


Yeah , I guess we have the soldiers to thank for not being able to get out of their cars in uniforms


Yeah I guess the rule changed because I have seen soldiers outside of cars in their uniforms. So I guess that's good. I'm shocked that the name of the trunk has stuck around for so long, originally referred to the wooden trunks that they would put in the back of old cars


Yeah I know and I do not see it changing actually. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes, the city of Detroit was discovered by a guy whose last name was Cadillac. And then I assume that they just used that for the car company, does that sound right?


Yup that is it and that makes sense for them to get that name too.


Yes I agree with you. Have you ever played the game Gran Turismo for the Sony PlayStation? Apparently someone was so good they became a professional race car driver after beating 90,000 people


Yeah that was Jann Mardenborough, good for him, what a way to become a professional driver. In South Africa you can even put flame throwers in your car to prevent it from being stolen


That sounds pretty awesome actually LOL, I would take it out on picnics to cook my food and then also use it to ward off car thieves LOL


Hahhaha dual purpose. DO you use your phone much?


Yeah use my phone basically every day. What about you? I don't have a house phone though, only a cell phone


Yeah me too only a cell phone and use it a whole lot.


Hi!  Im a human, yet there are so many facts about being human I didnt even know!  how about you?


That is true.     Humans are the only current members of Hominina.


There were actually three different species once and we are the only version that survived!


It is a little strange to realize modern Homo sapiens are only 315000 years old!


Very true, and we just lost our body hair around 240,000 years ago.


Amazing that all of that has been accomplished without being able to synthesize vitamin C!


Crazy, and even without that we are the best distance runners.


running is a great form of exercise.      So is dancing.


Yeah!  Even some famous people were great dancers, like Bruce Lee!  I do martial arts so he is one of my favorites!


Can you believe he won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958!


No!  I didnt even know he could dance!  That is pretty cool.  Also like Tupac dancing ballet!


Yes, there is a big chasm from Tupac to Michael Jackson!


There really is especially when it comes to shoes!


Michael even has a patent on a device he developed to allow for his extreme lean.


When I first found that out it was like finding out Santa Claus isnt real!


Back to ballet, I wonder how many shoes Tupac went through?    Professionals can use 4 pairs in any given week!


Well he has in high school, so maybe one per week?  Ive never danced that much, so I wouldnt know.  I live in sneakers or barefoot.


So you do not play much football, where shoes are essential!


Not unless it is the table top game you play with folded paper.  I could win a game of that 222-0.  I am pretty good.


Perhaps, but Paper football champions win less than top bowlers!


Darn!  I was hoping to make my millions there.  Guess Ill have to settle for my bar tab...


Well, you might get lucky and invent something like the yellow line for first downs.


That is such a game changer!  I could even win an Emmy.  Ill get right on that!


True!   Thanks for the chat, and don't paint your room pink.    It looks terrible in Iowa's Locker Room!


Pink...eww... never.  Im totally putting Mirrors everywhere, but those funhouse mirrors.  far more interesting.  They'll be running into the walls!


I do.  It is hard not to follow it nowadays.  The president is always in the news


I agree. Did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


I would imagine that is adjusted for inflation since President Trump is currently a billionare.


I bet he will end up on that list eventually. The first president of Zimbabwe was named President Banana.


I wonder if it was because he liked bananas.  Or maybe he resembled a banana?


Not too sure on why he was named that. The president guest house is actually bigger than the white house.


Which I find to be surprising.  The white house is massive.


I'm surprised myself. Have you ever seen the white house in person?


I have once as a kid.  I went on a tour.  The place has been around since 1800!


Very cool. I've been wanting to visit DC. I have never been there.


The white house has changed alot over the last several years.  Bush Sr had solar panels installed


That's cool he added those to it. I also saw it has twin buildings in France and Ireland.


Yes, I wonder if they stick out among the other buildings


Not too sure on that. Roosevelt once banned Christmas trees at the white house because he was a huge conservationist.


Not a very merry Christmas at the white house for the Roosevelt family then


Nope. The white house still uses floppy disks for storage.


I guess they consider it more secure than uploading classified information onto the Cloud


Yep I agree it is a very secure technology. I work in the IT field.


I can not blame them for being cautious, especially with things like wikileaks out there


Me either. Good talking with you today. Take care!


I didn't know that The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Neither did I, I wouldn't have guessed it was them. I've also never heard that until 1805 the runner up in the presidential election became V.P. Do you think they should bring this back?


No, I don't think that would work nowadays. The white house still uses floppy disks to store files!


I don't think I've seen a floppy disk in ten years! You'd think there would be better ways to store files now. Can you believe that the U.S. passed legislation to protect its employees from being prosecuted for violating the geneva conventions?


That's interesting. Every President has lived in the White House since 1800.


I wonder how many presidents that's been? I also wonder how many have added things on, like George W. Bush adding solar panels when he was in office.


For as secure as it's supposed to be, it took the secret service 4 days to realize bullets struck the white house in 2011.


Yup! It's interesting that the President both lives and works there.


It is, I wonder if he ever goes to work in his pajamas! They must get pretty comfortable there, since Johnson felt it was okay to go swimming nude in the pool.


Haha, wow! "The White House" is also a term used to describe the President and his advisors in addition to describing the actual building.


When Teddy Roosevelt was in power you could have called it the 'Green House' because he was such a big conservationist and therefore very eco-concious or 'green'.


It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington, DC. I have been to DC but have never seen it.


Wow, I've never been there but I have been to France where there is a twin white house!


I read there is a twin one in Ireland too.


Did you know that the very first president of Zimbabwe was named Banana?


That's funny! The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Wow they must have a lot of time on their hands! Richard Goodwin certainly didn't, as he was very busy writing speeches for LBJ, such as the one he wrote in 1965 demanding a Voting Rights Act.


I wonder what the White House Christmas tree looks like. Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees when he was in office.


I bet it's quite big! Since it was built in the neoclassical style, it has lots of high ceilings. It probably stands out nicely against all the white.


I'm sure it's lovely. Nice chatting with you!


Hi! I am doing great and just finished catching up on the news, how about you?


I'm pretty good, thanks. Let's talk about the government. Did you know that in 2008 the government of Norway donated $1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest? I wish the US would do something along the same lines.


That's very commendable of Norway to do that, it's sad to think how some people don't believe in the changing climates or at least want to preserve natural resources especially when you have noble countries like Norway already setting the precedent.


A man in France, impersonating a government official, managed to sell the Eiffel Tower. I wonder if I could sell the American public a border wall.


You probably could and like the man, you could get away with it at least twice! But it's things like that which goes to show how many loopholes there are that need to be patched up, just like how it took the secret service four days to realize that bullets had struck the white house in 2011.


Yeah, they're a little slow on the uptake there. Here is some irony: Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks. I think that Wikileaks is going to thumb its nose at governments for many years to come.


Yeah, that is pretty ironic. Still pretty great that we don't live in an absolute state of authority like some countries do.


Trump is not one of the top three richest presidents, but maybe he can be one of the top pop stars in office. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office. Maybe Trump can get four albums out, if he gets re-elected, that is.


Haha, he definitely be on the top of that list! Do you know who the top three richest presidents are? If Trump doesn't get four albums out, do you think he would shut down the government or mandate all the schools to play it instead of the national anthem?


The president's guest house is larger than the White House. I'm amazed that Trump can stand the indignity of the situation. He might have to add a few stories to the White House while he lives there. Or maybe rent out the guest house to pay for the shutdown.


Lol, he may have to. I wonder if the president has a funny nickname like how the president of Zimbabwe does, he's actually called President Banana, do you think the vice president is referred to as Plantain?


What is Trump's nickname? Until 1805, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became VP. I think this system should make a comeback. The entertainment value would be outstanding for the public. Not much is getting done in government anyway.


Those are good guesses, I have yet to see reporters refer him as that. I think he might even respond to those reporters too. Are you familiar with the Geneva Conventions? I wonder why government employees are protected from being prosecuted for violating that. Seems risky granting anyone that kind of immunity.


They don't want the problems to come back to them. Employees that are immune might not blow the whistle on a bad operation because they don't have to worry about covering their butts.


So maybe it's a good thing then that they're protected from violating the Geneva Conventions. At least we're getting with the times, but especially George W. Bush who had solar panels installed on the white house.


The whole place seems behind the curve technologically.  Reagan had them taken off. I wonder why Clinton didn't put them on. And using floppy disks? I wonder if they have laser printers yet.


Haha, yeah, do they even sell floppy disks anymore? If it's for security purposes, then I guess citizens should be really worried about data and security breaches!


The next war will center around technology and cryptowar. Stay secure! I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a great day!


I follow the President of the USA.  What do you think of him?


I think he has said some offensive things but when it comes to money he can balance the book pretty fast.


I agree, that is a good point. They are saving money though by having solar panels on the back of the white house


Did you know the white house has  buildings.


I did not. I saw the white house once and didn't see the other parts of it. I guess the guest house is bigger than the white house!


I heard that.  The twin houses are in ireland and france


I did not know that, I would be interested in seeing those. Have you ever seen them?


No. I have never been out of the US. I read about them though.


Same here, I need to get out soon. I have been to Nevada a few times, I didn't know the government owned 86 percent of the land there


Im pretty sure most of nevada is desert anyways.


For sure. I am sure they do experiments there. I wonder if Trump has anything to do with it. lol


I dont know. Maybe. I thought they did most of their experiments in New Mexico.


That is true, but who knows, there is so much of it. Do  you know someone sold the Eiffel Tower not once, but two times, posed as a government official?


Thats funny if you think about it. How could that even happen.


Right, you think they would have realized and put something into place after the first time lol


true. Did you know the white house still uses floppy disks


Maybe they don't know how to get them off floppy disks without destroying information. Good chatting with you!


Did you know that the White House has two twin buildings in Ireland and France?


No, I hadn't heard that but I did know that the guest house is bigger than the white house.


Yeah seems like it, but even with his guest house being larger than the White House, Trump is still not in the top 3 wealthiest presidents in American history.


True. Speaking of France did you know that a man in France was able to sell the Eiffel Tower twice by impersonating a government official?


I did not know that! that must be a hard thing to accompish, I mean who would fall for that!


It does seem pretty incredible!  It's just as incredible as hearing that the White House still uses floppy disks!


Yeah with all tech available, but maybe they still used them for safety reasons, they might be harder to hack as they require a manual access. Did you know Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the White House?


I didn't know that! I wonder why he did that!


It seems like he was a staunch conservationist.


Wow!  Well conservatives are not all bad. I mean, George W. Bush put solars panels on the White House!


Thats interesting, I had no idea he did that, its a good thing to be remembered as a president that started with clean energy for the White House.


I totally agree with that.  It's much better than being remembered as being called President Banana as the first president of Zimbabwe was.


Yeah I wouldnt like to be remembered by a nickname like that one, did you know that until 1805 the runner up of a presidential election became the vice president?


No I didn't know that but it is a really good idea!


I can see it working, I wonder why it got changed.


I don't know.  Our government is odd and secretive. I mean, did you know that they own 86% of the land in Nevada?


Thats a lot of land I didnt know that but I agree, all thoose secrets, I wonder what else they are hiding as they had plans to destroy Wikileaks.


It does make you wonder.  I mean, they passed a law protecting them from violating the geneva convention back in 2006.


Thats crazy, it seems like we are just puppets in their game and since Trump I think things are getting worse.


At least one government on the planet is good.  Norway donated one billion dollars to help save the Amazon Rainforest.


Yeah not everything is lost, hopefully that goverment doesnt have dark secrets as well.


Not too bad, what's your view on the trade negotiations?


I think that the US needs to be tough on China. China has gained a lot through trade with the US.


So do you support the imposition of a 25% tariff on this Chinese imports?


i dont know how much it helps. the chinese will slap tariffs on our stuff. doesnt work.


Part of the problem is that we want cheap stuff, if we make it hard to trade with China, companies will just move manufacturing to India or Vietnam, and then there will be an imbalance with them.


yeah, no simple solution. we need the goods for the consumer. the workers in the US are too expensive, but who can pay for things if they dont have a job? no easy solution.


My brother-in-law just lost his manufacturing job because of the trade dispute, his company sold medical devices to China, but the Chinese are now buying from Europe.


yes the system is very complicated and there are alternative sources all over the world. the UK is learning that right NOW. the jobs are disappearing. people need jobs.


I think the threat of a 25% tariff is just a threat to get China to be more cooperative, hopefully both parties will meet in the middle.


it is important to play tough, but there will be pain. and the problem is that people like your b-i-l will suffer. that bothers me.


It's tough being President, so many hard choices to make, and different groups to please.  I suppose thats the nature of the job.


yes, true. but i think that a bliionaire is out of touch with the concerns of the common person. will there be help for people? will there be jobs?


Maybe some pain for today will mean more for people tomorrow.  Presidents don't always know what will happen in the long run because of their policies, unintended consequences.


the problem is that they are not in the office long enough to feel the consequences. I dont know what will happen in 2020 but i hope that people are better off economically.


The candidates are already positioning themselves for a run at the White House.  The Presidential race is going to be very tense.


yeah, i dont know who the dems will put forward. and trump is the incumbent. I want what is best for the country.


No matter the result of the next Presidential election half the country will be upset at it.  My hope is that they stop shutting down Government, my wife is a federal employee, it gets worrying.


Yeah, that really bugs me. dont use employees as pawns in a game. they are people. they deserve better. Anyway, great chat!


Hopefully the escalating trade will eventually sort itself out into a benefit for all of us.


Hi. Have you ever visited Washington, D.C.?


No i haven't yet but I'd like to. Have you?  I'd like to see the White house.  It was built back in 1800.


I haven't either. It would be neat to see. Every President has lived there since John Adams.


I wonder where they lived before that.  I'd also like to know who built and why the twins of the white house in Ireland and France.


I guess in their own homes? Yes, that's interesting. The guest house is bigger than the White House itself. That would be interesting to see, too.