I have no idea, but it's an unusual for an actor to take a stance like that. It's been good talking to you. Have a good evening!


Hey there did you hear about the winter advisory that was going on in DC recently?


I didn't. The weather in DC must be nuts now.


Yes it is. A lot of freezing rain apparently


That must be terrible for tourism and air travel.


Yes I think so. good thing I'm not there right now. how often do you tavel by the way?


I travel when I have the time and money. How about you?


Yes I try I really want to go to Japan though, even though they have a lot of toll roads, all of their highways require tolls


I think that the roads in Japan are not crowded. That's the benefit. The trains are better though.


Yes I think so. It's so crazy that the toll roads would cost like $300 to travel around the country, I don't like that


Trains are just as expensive. The freeways are fast. Still, Japan is not a car country like the US.


I know you're right. Mackinac island is also not a Car Country. They only allow horses on the island


That's great! They should ban phones too. Unplug from everything!


that would be Really interesting. By the way do you use Amazon to order anything online?


I have used Amazon in the past. It's quite convenient.


Yes I agree. I wish I were the first person to order a product on Amazon, for only $28 I could have had a building named after me LOL


That's an interesting honor. I would rather have lifetime Amazon prime. LOL


I would love that too! You ever check the website IMDb? apparently Amazon bought them back in 1998


IMDB dates way back before the web. It was on the Internet in the 80s. Amazon will soon own everything.


I'm just glad that they deliver on sundays now though, they have a special contract with USPS


The USPS working on Sundays?! Insanity! I bet they get double overtime or somethng.


I think so. have you read the book Ender's Game? Apparently it is on the United States Marine Corps reading list


Amazon is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company which was founded in 1994.


Good morning, that is true, it's also coming to dominate much of what we do, shop, watch, and now even work.


Have a great day. They are the largest internet retailer in the world after Alibaba group in term of total sales.


I'm guessing that is because Alibaba 's market is China.   I find I use Amazon for much of what I do.


We can buy any product on Amazon from different parts of the world. All the products are  available under one single roof. They're delivering at the correct time.


That they started as a book store to become what they are is amazing.  I like to read and was aware of them early, before they got into everything else.


US postal service has a contract with amazon to deliver your packages on sunday. This shows how people are using online shopping.


I was surprised the first time I got a package on Sunday.  I'm glad I don't work in one of their warehouses, they have you walk over seven miles each day.


It is very difficult for the workers, but the company can take necessary steps to solve the problems.


I bet those worker don't get much chance for reading.  Do you travel much?


Yes. I also like Reading books, It is process of language to share the information and ideas.


I wish I could read more, I never get the chance any more, when I travel I tend to get more time with a book.


I do, it depends on my mood.  Sometimes novels and sometimes non-fiction.  I read very slowly, not like Anne Jones.


Reading is the good habit, slowly means your absorbing the content very nicely. Super habit.


I agree, I'm not sure how much information Ms Jones would be absorbing at 4700 a minute.


He had good grazing power. I think it possible by practice.


My daughter loves to read, she reads very quickly, I am always at the library getting her books, she like CS Lewis at the moment.


I love to read comics book from Marvel, Superhero subject is liked by every one. Your are a good parent also. All the best.


She loves comics too, like I say, she will read anything.  She likes Amazon gift cards as they allow her to buy any book she wants.


Delightful, we should encourage our kids reading habits that make them very alert in studies also.


We all need more time for reading and also, possibly, travel.


I like trains, it's easy to sit and read as the world passes by.  Have a good day, Goodbye.


Very nice to chatting with you. God bless.


Hello hows it going? Did you know Icelandic horses can tolt?


I just learned dalmations calm horses down.  That's so interesting!


Yes I agree and its funny that Clint eastwood, who has been on horseback in many of his movies, had a mid-life allergy to horses.


That must be touch!  I guess benadryl and claritin are apart of his daily routine!


he is in so many westerns with horses lol I wonder why he ket taking those jobs!


Maybe it was due to all them allergies. You know.


Lol yes and speaking of actors did you know Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house


That is interesting!  I have never watched that show but I heard it was good.  That is amazing how an actor can make so much money per episode!


I know. These days its so high per episode its crazy


Its funny how Michael Caine just joined drama class to meet pretty girls lol


Men of course he would. I love dramas.Do you?


Yes,  what are some of your favorite dramas?


I love lifetime movies. LOL How about you?


lol I like tv dramas,  so more shows.  Like Homeland,  Ozark,  Vikings.


Yes they are all good shows. Its been good talking to ya.


Nope, but have friends who are. The company's recent development of Originals has been a huge success.


Yes it really has, I think they are really happy with the investment they made in them.


A cost of billions in debt, I understand, but over 125 popular original series and films to show for it. They recently announced raising another $2B to fund new programming.


I read about that.  Their stock price has done well so investors are happy about their future prospects as well.


I guess. One Netflix series, Black Mirror was about online dating. Others like Hang the DJs and The Lobster have also focused on the same theme, darkly, or with a comedic twist. Is this topic that popular, do you think?


Yes, I think it is very popular.  Anything that has to do with people using social media or other online things and then the situations that arise from it, people relate now.


I guess. Some of these series depict online dating in which technology makes all the decisions, and the people just have to show up (endure, maybe) a series of, say, 12 hour relationships or unsuitable matches. Young people relate to that?


Yes, I think they do, and young I mean people in their 20's and 30's.  I think those in major cities relate much more as well.


I'm sure you're right. Call me a cynic, but I have to wonder if, like contestants on that boring reality show, The Bachelor, ever want to just drop it, you know, and cry, "I'm well adjusted, and I'm sick of this tripe!"


I bet they do but are part of the show and are told how to act all the time.


So they expect, and are even paid for, rejection. Hmm. Still sounds dysfunctional, doesn't it?


Yeah it sure does, but that is how a lot of reality tv is, or in my opinion how it is anyways.


Agreed. Bigger picture: I guess I'm still adjusting to the massive influence of the internet on private, public, academic, business and government life and work in the US.


It is affecting every facet of daily life.  Did you know there is even 3g coverage at the peak of Mt. Everest?


I've heard about that. Even explorers, at the top of Everest, or halfway across Antarctica, can "phone home" today. Netflix and YouTube, by the way, account for 50% of peak internet use in North America. No wonder they're worth $2 billion today.


Yes, those two are internet giants.  I think Google owns YouTube as well so in essence Google and Netflix take up so much internet traffic around the world.


Yes. One library, perhaps the world's oldest, is hedging its bets on the internet, however. The Alexandria library in Egypt, repeatedly burned in conquests, has saved a copy of the internet in case IT is burned down. Could that happen?


I heard about that a while back, so sad.  I'm not sure if it could but that would be very bad I know that much.


Yes, I can't even imagine the life/death services that would collapse. Seems like everything these days has adapted to website technology. So much so that a real addictive condition, measurable in the human brain, can occur when people spend too much time on the internet clicking novel links! Messes with natural links in the brain, apparently.


That is very scary and will become a bigger problem for the young generation that is growing up with tablets or phones constantly in their hands.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Hey there how often to use a computer? I'm using one right now


Haha also hilarious though is that a space shuttle only has about one megabyte of RAM and I have 16GB in my computer haha


That has to be waaaaayyy less than my iphone, right?


Oh yeah definitely is. I have a pixel XL 2 and that has like 4 gigabytes of RAM so still more than the space station haha. Do you know how the Russians made a computer that runs on water? I guess they did it back in 1936


Nice,I can believe it isn't most of our power water generated?


Yes I think so. I don't know exactly how it works though, kind of like how someone built the computer in the game Minecraft, I don't know how they did that


Yeah I could see that being possible. Do you have any Apple Computers by the way? Apparently if you smoke by them, Apple says that it creates a biohazard and they won't fix your computer


I'm not a smoker, but what about iphone?


I think it's the same with an iPhone. I think it's with any of their products, if you smoke by them, they will refuse warranty service because it is a Biohazard


Haha sorry to inform you about that. Maybe you can upload your mind to a computer or memory stick though. That's what transhumanists want to do, just make sure no one smokes around you


That is crazy, I would totally do it, would you upload your memory?


Oh I totally would. It's worth it especially because at some point you're going to die, so if you have a chance to live forever it makes sense. How often do you use your phone by the way? You have a house phone or just a cell


Yeah man! I would like totally upload my brain bro! I'm immortal! Yeaaahh!


Haha I agree with you! Also I only have a cell phone. I don't know what you have, I was just shocked at the reason that New York's area code is 212


I've used a rotarty, I can ensure you that 212 is not the fastest! 111 Is!


That's what I thought too. I don't know why they picked 212 then LOL. what do you think about the cable that connects America to Europe, the one that has internet and Telephone Connections. Apparently it's only 3 in thick, what if Jaws Munchs on it?


I think that cable is pretty small. Guess we aren't doing a lot of calls to britain! Hilarious!


That's a good point. Have you ever done the thing with two phone books? Take each page and overlap on top of each other. Once you do that you cannot separate them apparently


Good Afternoon - I heard most kids today cannot read the time on an analog clock and I think that's crazy!


I think so too.  My kids were taught about it at school but it was thirty years ago though.


My kids are in 5th grade and they can tell time on a standard clock.  And I switched all of our digital clocks to military time so they have to do math!


That was smart.  Kids should know both digital and analog clocks.


With everyone having smart phones these days, there is little need for them to know how to tell time on a clock - but I agree with you - they should!  It's very important


What do you think about computers being used in the classrooms?


I'm for computers in the class room to an extent and at an age appropriate level.  My kids are learning safe searching techniques and how to type and create reports on the computer now


Apparently, the Russians made a computer that ran on water in 1936.


I've heard about this and haven't had time to research the water powered component.  Initially I thought it was powered by hydroelectricity, but others have said it actually runs on water.  I am confused and fascinated!


I am fascinated too.  Did you know that smoking near apple computers would void the warranty?  That's weird.


I didn't know about that specific warranty but I like that they are doing their part to stop smoking!  I wonder about vaping and how that affects the warranty


I don't know.  Do you consider it as "a biohazard"?


I believe cigarette smoke is a bio-hazard - it kills people!  It's amazing that Apple has it built into it's warranty - good think I don't smoke, I had no idea!


I read an article that says the space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1MB of RAM.  Is it too large or smaller than expected?


I can't believe the space shuttle ran on only 1MB of Ram - I always thought the similarities between it and the shuttle from Space Balls (movie) was uncanny.  Our smart phones have 100x the speed and memory!


Apparently, an iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm detterent.


I wonder if there's an app for ICBM detection, since the phone is more powerful than the computers running the country.


I would want to google it on the internet.  I just found out that internet and phone cables just lay on the ocean floor.


I would have thought with wireless technology and satellite communication, we wouldn't need something as antiquated as cables and wires on the ocean floor!


I wonder if the info is related to under developed countries that do not have satellite connection.


Certainly could be but I would think most developed countries would have the technology in place.  Under developed countries wouldn't have the technology to utilize even a wired internet signal - I could be way off base here!


I'm still reading facts related to telephone and internet.  I want to discuss the topic further but I've got to run now to take my grand kids to a park.  Great chat!


I tried to watch black mirror on Netflix have you ever seen it?


I havent yet, is it scary.  It kind of sounds scary.


Not really its a cross between twilight zone and outer limits if you remember those shows.


I remember a bit of the Twilight Zone.  Supposedly there is this app called Crazy Blind Date?


Where you go on a blind date with someone who is crazy?


It has profile pictures that are scrambled images the app sets people up blindly based on when you say you would b somewhere.


Wow technology is both fascinating and dangerous! Netflix spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.


That is pretty crazy to thing about especially how much people watch Netflix.  It and Youtube account for loads of bandwith between 9p-12a,


Yeah about 33% right, in the entire north american area?


I believe that is correct.  Its crazy that Reed Hastings started it over a $40 late fee on Apollo 13


To funny! Thanks Reed! Did you know blockbuster had a chance to buy netflix?


Yeah, and they declined.  Looks like that was the straw that broke the camels back.  I saw one store still open last year in a remote part of alaska.


That is hilarious! 40 dollar lat fee to running a business worth 2 billion dollars.


Yup, I need to find my frustration in life so I can become a billionaire.


Well i got plenty of frustrations and i'm still broke, lol! Hey are you one of the 7% who actually read the terms and condition on your internet purchases?


Yup!  DO you know what those three horizontal lines are on the pages on the internet?


They call it the hamburger Button.  I always just called it the menu button, but  thats me.


I like menu button as well hamburger button sounds weird. So Netflix has 137 million subscribers.


I am one of them.  I cut cable, so I couldnt live with out it.


Me too. 58.46 million make up the States the rest are overseas.


Wow.    I am glad they have gone to the online streaming, and not just the DVDs.  Its been great chatting but I must go.


Did you know humans have lost their half their body hair 240,000 years ago?


Humans are adapted for hunting too, that I though was neat.


It is.  I wonder what the specific sound frequency is that causes fear in humans


I'm not sure. Is there one, and if so, I guess it is very high pitched?


It seems like a weird fact.  I wonder if we get more of a sense of unease than actually fear when we hear the frequency.


Yeah, there are lots of weird things. Almost all animals synthesize their own vitamin c.


I wonder if the enzyme was always defective or was there some point humans could produce their own vitamin C


I'm not sure. Did you know you can make a radio using a razor blade and a pencil?


No, i certainly did not.  I find that one a little to believe,  Any idea on how it works?


I'm not sure, but I know it is true because they do that in the movie Hart's War.


Wow! Sounds like something MacGyver would do.  Its incredible that we can pick the radio waves or signal from Jupiter's storms.


Yeah, I hear it is on the AM radio, I'm wondering what it sounds like?


I wish i knew.  Have you ever listened to classic radio dramas.  I downloaded a few Dragnet episodes.  It was interesting


Nice. Did you know Freddie Mercury used the same piano as Paul McCartney?


Yes, very interesting.  I wondered if he bought the piano or perhaps they were friends and Mccartney gave him the piano


I'm not sure. But it was the same one used to record Hey Jude.


Did you hear about the climbers who reached the top of Britian's highest mountain and found a piano???   I wonder if people brought it up in pieces and assembled up there as kind of a prank


I wish i knew.  I am going to search for more information about it on the internet after this chat


Nice. well it was nice chatting with you.


good how are you?do you have an interest in humans?


Yes. Did you know we lost our bodily hair only 240,000 years ago?


I think so. I guess we invented clothing and did not need it anymore


My closet is not filled with the trendiest of stuff so I could use a mulligan.


hahaha. And we can also grow a rib as big as the original one in 203 months. Very handy!


Another biological mulligan! There is a sound that can cause fear in humans. Weird.


I would really like to know what sound that is


Just play it in your car and scare everyone you drive by?


Why can't humans synthesize their own vitamin c? Why are we deficient?


I think we are missing the necessary enzyme to do that.


I do. Did you know canada has to play at least 40% canadian music?


talk about supporting local talent do you know how soldiers made radios during WWII?


hi how are you tonight? do you follow basketball?


Yea, I like the knicks but usually follow all 30 NBA teams a litte


are the warriors going to win everything this year? who else is good?


Not too many teams, it's gonna be hard to beat Golden State at the Oracle arena


i guess the home court advantage is strong with them. i heard that the bucks are good? do they have a chance?


Not unless Seth Curry or Klay thompson get injured


those two are the backcourt. are the other players that important to the warriors?


Kevin Durant is but the Warriors could still win without him I think, they already have before


ok. ive heard that the commissioner is against super teams or whatever theyre called. is it wrong? i thought it was a system of free trade and free agency and such.


I don't think the commissioner cares too much, if they wanted to stop super teams the NBA would of switched to a hard salary cap


i know that football has a cap. baseball does not. what is a soft cap? does it help make the teams even?


It allows teams to pay a luxury tax over the cap and resign players to more money than players going to a different team


ok, i guess if they can afford the tax then they sign players. probably big city teams pay a lot in tax then.


Yea, but some players don't even need a big contract and can make much more from shoe deals, like Allen Iverson who gets paid 800,000 a year until he reaches 85


Oops, I meant 55, then reebok pays Allen Iverson a lump sum of 32 million


Wow, that is a chunk of change. i wonder what he'll do with it all. i guess that he could start a shoe company.


Maybe, I'm surprised Nike didn't offer him more. They use to pay Jordan's fines when Air Jordans were banned from the game


nike was happy to pay, im sure. the publicity alone was worth a ton. controversy sells shoes.


Yea, Jordan was so popular those fines were probably chump change compared to the money Jordan brought in to Nike


the man is an industry. he could sell shoes forever, if he stays alive. nike really found a goldmine in him.


Sure does, well it was nice chatting with you


have you been to Hall in Springfield Mass?


Yeah I have been to Springfield, FASCINATING.


wow, what was an experience.  Btw, do you watch basketball


I am not such a big fan, but at least I know what NBA Stands for.


I am its fan.  Do you know Reggie Miller


No What Team Does he play for? Golden state?


For Indiana.  His sister is Cheryl and she is a basketball player


Ohh I see, its common for pro players to have family play like seth curry and mychel thompson brothers of steph curry played in the back court together


Exactly.  btw, did you know that Allen Iverson had a lifetime contract with Reebook, and he will get 32 million dollars by the time he turn 55 years old


omg they get paid too much, can he get paid in a lump sum?


wow that's definitely lucky, but hey, i couldn't shoot a ball the way they do in that 9.4 inches diameter court so I guess they deserve it because they got talent.


they are the best in the world.  So they deserve the money.  Also, do you know Kareem abdul-jabbar


Well its mastery and training, well you know whats strange, the guy who invented busketball By the name James, is the only losing coach in the university of Kansas's History, its crazy lol. Not Particular, who is Abdul?


I really do not know how such a coach had a losing record.  Abdul is a very famous basketball player who used to play for Lakers, and he is very tall


OMG all players are tall, I think its a requirement for them to be good at the game.


Yeah, that is the nature of the game.  Some of them are not that tall, but these are exceptions.  Also, do you know Tim Duncan


ohh Yeah that's Fascinating, Yeah I know Tim Duncan of San Antonio spurs


He is my favorite player because of his talent on the course and his personality off the course.


Yeah He seems to have discipline, I read it somewhere that he stayed in college for 4 years instead of going directly to NBA.


Exactly.  Btw, nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


Hi. Do you watch basketball?  What do you think about the players being the world's best paid athletes?


It's nice they get paid but I don't like how teams are stuck with a bad contract when they play badly, like Carmelo Anthony when he was on the Knicks and the Oklahoma City thunder


Well they can still make good money with endorsements.  Allen Iverson signed a lifetime contract with Reebok.  He got 800,000 dollars a year until he turned 55 and then a final payment of 32,000,000 dollars. That sounds pretty good!


I'm surprised Iverson couldn't get more than 800,000 a year with a reebok contract, he use to be one of the best and most popular players in his prime


Maybe they figured since he'd get paid until he turned 55 that it was fair. A lot of players just get paid while doing the commercials and then that's it.  What I like is when they hold off on making a lot of money to get their educations first.  Tim Duncan did that and look how well it turned out for him.


Yea but nowadays players can make like over 120 million in five years just by signing with a team, the Oklahoma City Thunder signed Westbrook to a five year extension recently and he's making a lot


I don't think it should be about quick money though. You always seem to hear about how these athletes go bankrupt and such later on. If they get their education like Duncan did then they have something to fall back on later in life.


Well a lot of former players get into coaching which is the highest paid state employee in 39 of 50 states


True but there is only so many of those jobs out there.  Did you know that the guy who invented basketball itself is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas's history?


Yea James Naismith, ironic he invented the sport and then lost most of the games at the University of Kansas


I know! It's so hard to believe! He of all people should know the game inside and out!  I mean, he designs a game with so much detail and then can't seem to win at it.


It's crazy how large the game has grown since he invented it, now teams like the Oklahoma city Thunder have payrolls greater than 200 million a year


That is crazy.  The supreme court even has a basketball court on the top floor of it's building.  Seems like everybody likes to play basketball.


Lol, i guess it really is the highest court in the land


I guess so lol!  Say, I was thinking about what you said earlier about the Thunder's payroll.  It reminded me of something.  That team is the most expensive team in NBA history.


Yea, Paul George, Carmello anthony, and Westbrook are pricey


Apparently so, but are they as good as the golden state warriors?  Over the past 20 years only three number one draft picks have won championships and they all play for the warriors or the cavaliers.


That's crazy that number 1 picks aren't winning more championships on teams besides the Warriors or cavs


It is very surprising but true.  There's just something about those two teams I guess.  I know Steph Curry plays for the Warriors. He's not a number one draft pick but he is very good.


So does Kevin Durant who won a couple with the Warriors, I'm surprised he wasn't drafted number one


I am too.  Basketball is still lucrative though.  Teams get paid for losing.  The warriors got paid 12 million dollars after losing game 4 of the finals last year.


Good morning!  Have you read any William Shakespeare?


I read a few of his plays when I was in school. How about you?


Same.  Did you know that he invented names?  He invented miranda, jessica, and olivia.


I know he's also credited with inventing a lot of phrases and words we use today as well.


I know. It's so odd when you think that he was doing all of this back in the 1500s.


Do you have any favorite plays from the one's you read?


I guess I've always liked Romeo and Juliet.  What is your favorite or favorites?


I was a fan of Macbeth and of Taming of the Shrew. A lot of these plays have inspired modern movies.


I forgot about Taming of the Shrew.  That one is good. I think it inspired a musical movie years ago.


The movie 10 Things I Hate About You is a modern retelling of it. I also really enjoyed the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet.


I just remembered the name of the one I was thinking of. It is Kiss Me Kate.  Did you know that Shakespeare's works take on different meanings when performed with an era appropriate accent instead of a modern one?


I did not know thought all though it makes sense since he probably used some era specific puns and wordplay.


He probably did.  There are some other author's that are good too.  Have you read any CS Lewis or Tolkien?


I have read some CS Lewis but I have never read any Tolkien. I have not seen any of the movies adapted from his works either.


Well apparently they were friends.  They used to hold "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.


That sounds fun, I wonder if any of those poems still exist.


I don't know but I'd read them too.  I'd also like to read Ender's Game.  It's suggested reading for many military organizations.


I know the military also recommends Starship Troopers as well. Interestingly both of those books were made into movies.


I've seen Ender's Game. It is a fantastic movie and has a fantastic cast as well.


I did catch a little bit of that movie but did not watch all of it. Starship Troopers was a fun movie.


I've never seen that one.  From what I understand though they are about aliens but very different takes on the subject.


Hey did you ever watch the NBA I guess there are about 30 teams


Hello,  I dont really follow basketball.  I will watch it is the warriors are playing though.


Yeah I only watch the Pistons because I'm from Detroit haha. Interesting that the National Basketball Association only took on that name in 1949


Have you ever worn a pair of Air Jordans? I know they're expensive but they seem like they might be worth it


Yes I have one pair from like the 90's that I dont wear anymmore lol Did you ever wear any?


I've never worn it actually haha. How comfortable were they? I know that the NBA had banned them for a while


They are pretty comfy,  but I never played basketball in them,  more of just a fashion thing I got over real quick cuz jordans are expensive lol


Oh I see haha. Apparently the NBA banned them but Nike just kept paying the fee so that Jordan could keep wearing them. It definitely paid off


Thats really cool, i wonder how much those fines were lol probably cheaper than buying billboards and advertising fees lol


Oh I totally agree. Did you hear that Tim Duncan did not go directly to the NBA. He stayed in school to get his degree. I definitely would have gone to the NBA immediately haha


lol maybe he just wanted a back up plan,  like in case he got injured or something.  It looks like it worked out great for him hes been playing forever,  I think he retired recently.


So interesting I didn't know that. Would you ever shoot a basketball granny style? That is by scientists been determined to be the most consistent way to shoot the ball


Hell yeah,  I use to do it when I was a kid a lot,  and I made it in more too lol Maybe thats why my nephews always beat me .


Haha maybe they should bring back that style then. I just can't picture professional players using it but if it's the best way to shoot I think that they should haha


Maybe for free throws they should,  the whole point of the game is to get points and if that is more effective,  but if the ball is in play seems like a loss of rhythm running down the court and having to stop to shoot granny style lol


Oh I totally agree with you. You'd think with all that money they wouldn't care how they appear. They would just want to win


Right!  But no,  they have to look cool playing ball lol


What do you think about when the NBA banned the dunk. Like how can you ban such an iconic shot


I think its a little unfair because thats the players talent,  and the other team should just find  a way to not give them the position to do it.  Then i think its just evening the playing field lol


That's true. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was just so dominant with it apparently. But it is so iconic I can't believe that you even considered an actually implemented the ban


Is there any chance that you know much about basketball and the NBA?


I do like basketball. Did you know Kareem's dominant dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade?


What was wrong with it?  I would have thought that as long as you were following the rules of the game you could do it any way you wanted?


Not sure what was wrong with it. The US Supreme Court has a basketball court on the top floor.


Interesting, I'd like to see those judges in their long robes playing basketball!


I hear that player, Markieff Morris, is draining his threes, curious term.  Do you know what that means?


I think it means he has been making tons of 3 point shots.


Do you have a favorite team?  I used to live in DC so I kind of like the Wizards.  Live closer to Cleveland now, plus my in-laws are from there, should I switch allegiances?


I like the Cleveland Cavaliers. I live in Cincinnati.


It's amazing how much they relied on LeBron.  They've gone from being championship contenders to bottom of the pile.


I agree. Did you know Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA but Jordan still wore them and just paid a fine?


I must be nice to have that kind of money.  I respect that Tim Duncan who sacrificed money to play college.  Not many do that.


That's pretty nice. Do you like the Golden State Warriors?


I wouldn't say I was a fan, but I admire any team that is a successful as them.


I saw that Steph Curry plays a part in a foundation that donates nets to protect families in Africa from mosquitos.


Very commendable.  I'm sure they can afford it, they earned 12 million for losing a game once.


They make so much from sponsorship, like Jordan and his Air Jordan's, or Iverson  getting $800,000 a year until he's 55 even though he's retired.


That's crazy he's getting that much money and he's retired.


I wish someone would sponsor me with what I'm doing!  Nice talking to you, have a good day.


Hello, good how about you?  Did you watch any NBA today?


I'm good, thanks for asking.  No, I haven't watched any basketball, today.  Have you?


Yes, I am near Oakland and watched the Warriors lose real bad!


Oh, sorry to hear that!  I love the warriors.


Really, I feel guilty often because we have Curry, Thompson, Durant, Green and now Cousins!


Hey, everybody has an off night, it just happened for them, all on the same night.


Oh I am not worried about them losing last night, I mean I feel guilty to keep hogging NBA titles haha.


Lol, well they got $ 12 million just by losing game 4 of the finals last season, so they're good win or lose!


I wonder why they are called Golden State?


Because Cali is known as the "Golden State"?


Yes but Sacramento Kings are here and also LA Clippers all from Cali.  I was born in Oakland so I always wonder why not Oakland Warriors?


True, but Golden State has a better ring to it than Oakland, sorry.


Doesnt matter to me anymore, they are moving back to SF next year anyway!  Again, like they did in 1962


It'll be ok! I didn't know that Stephen Curry was involved with a foundation that supplies mosquito nets to families in Africa.  How nice of him to do.


Yeah, he does a lot with kids and hospitals out here too.  He makes a lot of 3s so he must donate a lot of nets.


Have you ever seen him shoot "granny style"?


No but I have haha.  I guess NBA players think it looks dumb but it is effective


I read physicists have proved it's the absolute best way to score points, looks like they would use it!


Nah they like to dunk.  Kareem was banned in college because he kept dunking.


I'm old enough to remember that! Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  You seem like you like basketball, alot.  Hope your Warriors do well, wherever they end up playing! Enjoy the rest of your day.


Hey there. Do you like basketball? I love how the NBA is the premier basketball league in the world.


I do like the NBA, but there is only one team to root for in my country... I wish they were more.


Oh interesting. You must live in Canada!


Indeed, if they were more team they could be rivalries. I live far from Toronto, I don't really relate to them. What is your favorite team ?


My team is the New Orleans pelicans. However one of my favorite players was Allen Iverson. He made a lot of money with Reebok. He gets a lump sum of 32 million at age 55.


the NBA generates al lot of revenues for the companies like Nike and Reebok, enough to pay a fine each game if a player wears banned shoes.


Yeah that's true. You must be referring to the air Jordans that the NBA banned. Kind of funny.


I wonder if they had any effects at all, because they were unbanned after.


Yeah I bet they got a lot of media for doing that. It's all about money. Although Tim Duncan sacrifice money to stay in college for four years.


But even in college, basketball is about money, college basketball coaches are among the best paid state employees.


Yeah that's true. 39 out of 50 states pay coaches the highest of any state employee. But the players don't get paid. Should they?


If it generates more money than they are paid for, the State is winning. So I think it is okay, it is not a waste of money.


Yes that's true. Well the US Supreme court even has a basketball court on the top floor! It is popular everywhere.


Do you think they had to build one there ? They could have gone  to a gym, I am sure the is one near the Supreme Court.


True I bet there is. But they must have wanted to call it the highest court in the land!


I wonder if they ruled on the legality of the dunk, it was banned for 10 years in college.


Haha that would be so fitting. Yeah Kareem's dunk must have been very influential to get banned.


He must have done it a lot to have it banned, I don't think they introduce that rule after his first dunk.


Yeah I think you're right. Also surprising that the inventor of basketball wasn't a good coach at Kansas. In fact he was the worst! Well it was fun talking with you today!


It must have been hard for him, you invent a sport then everyone is better than you. I wonder if he regretted inventing it. Thanks for the conversation, have a good day.


Hey there are you a fan of plays? I think Shakespeare was a genius!


I do love plays and also musicals. I have not seen a doll's house. Have you?


Nope I never have! It's interesting that Shakespeare popularized many of the phrases we use today like good riddance!


I had no idea that " break the ice came from Shakespeare also!


Very cool to learn! Surprisingly Pocahontas and Shakespeare were alive at the same time and died only a year apart!


That is interesting. They seem like worlds apart time wise. Shakespeare wrote 39 plays but think how many movies are based on his plays such as West Side Story and 10 Things I Hat About You.


He is truly a visionary. Romeo and Juliet was definitely a classic!


That and Hamlet is a theme that has run through so many movies and books!


Yes you are very right. Shakespeare's private life is quite unknown because there are a few records of it.


I have also heard rumors that he may actually be several people all writing under the same name but that has never been accepted.


Oh wow I never knew that. Apparently Shakespeare invented the name is Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia.


I was not aware of that fact either! I have been to England but not to Statford. I would love to see where his theater company was. I do enjoy once in awhile seeing productions of a Midsummer's Night Dream as comedies are easy to follow.


Yes I agree. Do you like dramas? The term comes from a Greek word meaning action.


I do enjoy dramas. I am surprised that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor in a drama series at 700,000 an episode!


Yeah he is so good in House MD though. Jim Carrey quit drama movies because they weren't positive enough!


They definitely can get a bit depressing. Lately, they don't have happy endings. I do find it amusing that Michael Caine went into acting because the pretty girls were in those classes.


Smart Man! I wonder why John Hamm went into acting? He taught drama at his old high school.


I am sure it is because he made quite a bit more in Mad Men than teaching!


I would imagine so. But it seems like he did a lot of good because one of his students became an actress in the office! I had fun talking with you today.


Thank you so much. Have a great weekend!


I do a bit. I know Carmelo Anthony was traded and it was initially considered a mistake but turned out to send a message.


I heard he had a terrible time  in Oklahoma City, still think his a great player, so yeah I also think it was the right call


Yes. His presence was damaging but the team is better off for having had him.


Did you follow the player Allen Iverson? I heard he received a nice deal from Reebook


I do not, but I like that. I know some players like Westbrook signed a monumental 5 year deal.


Really I didnt hear about those deals either, well he earns $800,00 a year and then a $32 million payday the day he becomes 55


Crazy! So the NBA is composed of 30 teams.


Yeah 29 teams from the US and only 1 Canadian team, I think its callled Toronto


Sounds right. Did you know Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA but Jordan wore them and the team paid the fine.


I didnt know that, that is crazy I wonder why the NBA banned them in the first place, maybe it gaved players a competitive advantage


Maybe. Did you know of the San Antonio Spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly into the NBA.


I think thats admirable not many players would do that and you can always get injured and carreer over I think he made the right call


I agree. Did you know Steph Curry from the Warriors plays part in a foundation that donates mosquito nets. For each 3 pointer he makes three nets get donated.


I didnt know that, I guess thats as good as cause of any, I wonder why players dont use the granny style technique more often, its the most effective way to shoot


I agree. Haha -yes the granny style is one the players do not like because it looks stupid.


It does look stupid but I would care with a deal like Iverson or LeBron or many other players,


Haha-no kidding! The Warriors earned about 12 million losing game 4 of the NBA finals.


Thats a lot of money, I guess loosing is not always a bad thing lol, the Warriors playyed their home games in the Cow Palace back in the year 1975


Yeah, no kidding! I have not heard that. Good chatting!


Yeah their usual venue was booked by other events already so they had no choice.


Basketball season is upon us, And even the Supreme Court is playing the game. Did you know that the top floor of the Supreme court building has a B-Ball court dubbed "the highest court in the land?"


I didnt know that! thats really interesting, other interesting fact is that the coach is the highest paid employee in a Basketball team.


Especially in college b-ball. Speaking of b-ball, did you know that the inventor of the game, James Naismith, is the losing coach in the Univ of Kansas's history?


Really thats interesting, sounds crazy because he invented the game, there is also a New Zealand team called tall blacks, kind of racist


For sure! Even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who got the slam dunk banned from college ball, would agree.


Speaking of bans the air jordans were also banned from the NBA but Nike paid for the fine and didnt care.


Nice.  Iverson signed a lifetime deal with Reebok in 2001 that paid him $800k per year until age 55, when ye gets a lump sum of $32mil, while  we are doing internet games for pennies...


I get you, life is unfair like that lol , do you follow the Golden State Warriors team?


No. I am not much of an NBA fan. I do shoot free throws Granny style though, since it is the method preferred by physicists.


Oh yeah, I wonder why pros dont take Granny Style shots ore often, that can be a game saver


I did follow the career of San Antonio's Tim Duncan though. I really respected his decision to stay in college four years even though he could have jumped to the pros early. It certainly didn't hurt his career.


It didnt but he sure lost a lot of money because of that, not sure it was the right choice but it is admirable for sure.


I respect character more than money. Like Steph Curry of the Warriors, who donates mosquito nets to protect Africans every time he hits a 3-point shot. He may lose a little money, but he does a good thing. Gotta respect that.


That is admirable, did you know the Warriors earned about 12 million by losing a game


I guess that is the "gold" in Golden State. Stranger things have happened in Oakland, California.


Yeah, Oakland is sure a place of surprises and The Golden State warriors are also full of them.


Sure thing. Like when they played their 1975 playoff game in "Cow Palace" because their home venue was booked for something else. Strange.


I wonder how that went lol, and also in the las 20 years only 3 number one picks have won a championship.


And strangely enough, Golden State Warriors were among those number one picks. The force must be with them.


Basketball is sure a nice game, a field goal is worth 2 points and then 3 pointers are even more exiting.


Makes for an entertaining game to watch. Hey, thanks for chatting with me!


Do you enjoy reading? I am enjoying a nice relaxing night reading at home.


I do like reading. What do you like to read?


Oh, I mostly enjoy novels. Did you know in the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of people reading novels? What do you like to read?


I like lots of things. William Shakespeare, science fiction, to name a few.


Good ol' Shakespeare! He lived so long ago, yet popularized many phrases we still use today, like "Good riddance"!


I use that on the regular! He's also behind "breaking the ice" and things coming "full circle".


Pretty good ones! He also invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia. I didn't realize any of those names were so old!


Did you know Shakespeare and Pocahontas were actually alive at the same time?


I recently heard that! And I heard they died only a year apart! I never mentally put the two in the same time period at all.


I never think about it that way, either. Did you know he got married when he was only 18 years old?


I did not realize it was so young. Didn't he have a child named Hamnet?


Yes, and he was a twin. His sister was named Judith. He also owned a play company.


Yes. His plays have been translated into every major living language! Pretty impressive!


That is impressive. Have you heard of Tchaikowsky?


The Polish composer?  Isn't he the one that donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company?!


Yes, he had hoped it would be used as a prop for the Skull of Yorick.


I believe it was used as recently as 2008 in a series of performances of Hamlet. Wouldn't that be a sight?!


That's crazy they used the real skull of a Polish composer as a prop. But to each their own!


I mean, his plays are performed more often than those of any other playwright, so I guess they want to keep things more interesting than the competition!


I guess so. Well, it's been nice chatting with you!


It sure has! Think I'll go read some Shakespeare sonnets for awhile now!  Good bye!


Did you hear about the Deal Allen Iverson did with Reebok?


I didn't hear about that.  What kind of deal did he make with Reebok?


800K per year and then 32M when he turns 55. That was smart to me.


Nice!  That's a lot of cash.  Physicists proved that shooting my favorite shot...the granny shot...is the absolute best technique to consistently score points from the free throw line.


Too funny! Can you imagine if that was the rule and the only shot that could be taken, lol.


I wonder if anyone in the NBA has ever done it?  I don't think I've ever seen it in a game.  It would be funny!


Yeah I think the only team to successfully pull it off was the Harlem Globetrotters.


Nice!  I remember them from when I was a kid.  I think they were more popular in the 70s and 80s.  Do you remember Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from back then?


Yes he was the jam master, he's a legend of the sport.


yes!  I remember him for his hook shots.  Did you know that in 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach?


Wow but i guess that makes since the sports produces a lot of money. didn't the dunk get banned because of Kareem?


Yes.  He used it so much in college that they banned it for over a decade.


Wow, talk about changing the game. Do you know who invented basketball?


Wasn't that a guy who was the only losing coach in the history of Kansas?  James Naismith?


Right, lol. At least he gave us basketball. The New Zealand Basketball team are nicknamed the tall blacks, wow!


Wow is right.  They would catch so much slack for that here in the states.  I like how Tim Duncan decided to pass up going directly to the NBA and stayed in college for 4 years.  He lost a lot of money by doing that.  But, from what I know it was a promise that he made to his grandmother that he would go to college before trying to go pro.


Wow hey do you know where the highest court in the land is.


Ironically enough it on top of the highest court in the land, the Supreme court building.


Awesome!  I would love to have that at the top of where I work.  did you know that the golden state warriors earned about $12 million by losing game 4 of the NBA finals?


Is that because of the extra games that were played or something? Are you a Reggie Miller fan?


Just wondering apparently he's in the hall of fame. Nice chatting with you.


Yeah I love basketball. I haven't got to watch much this year though.


Same here.  I always try to watch around tournament times though.  March Madness is coming up.


Yeah my team never does too well in the tourney. I'm a mountaineer fan. You know press virginia. Lol. They aren't bad just can't get anywhere in the tournament.


The school I went to never even makes it near the tourney.  I heard they are making a second space jam.  It was the highest grossing basketball movie of all time


Yeah I heard that. they got lebron in the lead role.


I wonder how he will do compared to MJ.   He better be banking all that money, 5 years after retirement 60% of stars go bankrupt.


I dont think lebron will ever go broke. He will probably make enough off of shoe deals after he retires to live pretty comfortably.


True, he even denied Reebok to hold out for Nike


I heard that. I also heard Allen Iverson did pretty good on his shoe deal.


I want shoes named after me, that'd be cool.  Did you know Shaq only ever recorded  1  3 pointer in his entire career?


I can believe it. The dude couldnt even hit a free throw. Let alone a three


Maybe if he shot granny style he would have fared better.


Yeah I heard it is the most effective way to shoot them. It just dont look very cool.


But supposedly it is cool to get a Vasectomy, more men get them during March than any other month so that they can stay home and watch the tournament,.


Well thats going a little far just to watch some more basketball games LOL


I agree.  It would likely be cheaper to take vacation and travel to the tournament.  Lol


Probably. Did you know that cheryl miller scored 105 points in a game. Thats crazy.


I know, thats more than some teams even score in one game.  Reggie was always in her shadow in HS.


I guess even hall of famers are still in the shadow of their older siblings. Lol. Good chat.


I hear that there is a basketball court in the top floor Supreme court building and it's called the Highest Court in the Land.  Do you like basketball?


I don't follow basketball much, but I heard Kareem abdul-jabbar's dunking got dunking banned from college basketball. Do you follow basketball? Do you think dunking is fair?


I follow it a little, more college than NBA.  I think dunking is fair even though only certain players can do it.


What do you think they can do to fix the competitive balance? Teams like the Golden State Warriors seems to stockpile stars and compete every year, and are rewarded for it. I saw the Warriors made $12 mil from losing Game 4 of the finals alone.


I think that's one of the greatest questions in sports.  Good players go to the good teams through a crazy series of trades.  I liked the good old days when a player stayed with one team for a long time.  Random question - do you know what the Granny style of throwing is?


Is that when you make a shot underhanded?


Maybe, I guess that would look like an old lady when a 7' athlete does it.  I just recently heard that term.  Allen Iverson is being paid $800,000 a year by Reebok until he is 55, then he gets a lump sum of 32 million.  There is too much money being spent on this.


I got into the wrong line of work I guess, that seems like a lot of money to make for someone who hasn't played in like 10 years. DO you watch any other sports other than basketball?


Agreed about the wrong line of work!  Right now I'm caught up in the NFL.  My home team is trying to make the playoffs.  You?


I used to watch it a lot but I'm a Jets fan, and they've been terrible for the last 20 years pretty much, so it's hard to get into the games. What's your home team?


Eagles.  There was so much hope for them after winning the superbowl last year, this season has been a struggle and a little bit of an embarrassment!


That was a great Super Bowl though--I'm always happy when the Patriots lose, which made it that much sweeter. The thing I like about football is it seems like every team really could win any game if things break their way.


Agreed on both counts!  As much fun as it is watching the games I still think that there is entirely too much money wrapped up in pro sports.  The fact that a team like the Warriors can lose 12 million in one game is just crazy.


Very true. At least some of them are using the money for good. I saw Steph Curry is donating mosquito nets to families in Africa for each 3-pointer he makes. I think teams and players should be mandated to donate a portion of their salaries to help people who are struggling.


Agreed.  I wish the athletes or teams would share more examples of this kind of philanthropy.  In 39 of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


Why do you think those sports are so popular in the States and baseball has a hard time finding an audience?


Good question, it's a slow moving game without a lot of physical contact.  It could be that it's not exciting enough for most people.  People seem to rally around fights and physical contact.


I also feel like baseball doesn't have a big figure like Lebron James or Michael Jordan. I just saw that Jordan wore his Air Jordan's even though they were banned, and Nike paid the fine. Who do you think is the closest person to Lebron James in the NFL, in terms of being a spokesperson for the sport? Tom Brady?


Yes, we haven't had a Mickey Mantle type for a long time now because the players keep switching teams.  Brady might be that guy for the NFL, I can't think of anyone else.


It's crazy that Brady is so old though. I think the NFL needs a young up-and-coming star to carry the torch forward for the future of the league. Do you think the NFL is too violent, and that they'll do anything about it, or will it still be full contact in 20 years?


I do think it's too violent despite the fact that equipment is constantly being upgraded for better protection.  I think this has gone the  wrong way and given way to more violent contact.


Not a fan-fan, I watch it if someone else is.


I'm not myself though I have been to some professional basketball games.  I've never been to a game the Golden State Warriors played in though!


I've never been to a game, too expensive.


Yeah, I know they always have been I had a boyfriend who scored free tickets!  So Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors seems like a good buy providing mosquito nets to people in Africa.


Really? That's awesome he does that. I liked his letter to the little girl.


Oh, I haven't heard about that, what did he say?


She wanted to know why his shoes didn't come in girls, and he said he would fix that.


That was sweet.  I hope he did it!  Did you know although the 'granny style' of shooting from the line is the best to score NBL players refuse to do it because 'it looks stupid'!  LOL


I did not, I also didn't know that Nike paid Michael Jordan's fines for wearing his own shoes.


I heard that and I heard since Nike paid the fines he kept wearing them!  I didn't know until recently that there is one Canadian basketball team in the NBA!


Yes, Toronto. The Cav's played them last week.


The other Canadian teams, what league do they belong to?


I don't follow basketball very closely, only LeBron and the Cav's


I admire Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs getting his college degree before he started playing professionally.


That's awesome. I was surprised to learn the Supreme Court has a basketball court on their top floor.


Yes, it was portrayed in a movie once too.  I forget the title.  Basketball has universal appeal.  It's easy to form a team when you only need 5 people.


It's funny, as the court on the SCOTUS building is truly the highest court in the land.


Haha!  That's right it is!  I wonder if they have a weight room, etc.?   Who's the Ref?  The Supreme Court Supreme Justice?


I know they do have a gym, and RGB works out in it with a trainer.


Really. Well, they need it I'm certain, reduces stress and all and keeps them in shape for basketball!  Great chatting with you!


The Wizard's coach was not happy with the team's effort and loss against the Hawks.


Yes. Scott Brooks. He said, "Nobody wanted to share the basketball tonight."


Exactly So true! Otto Porter had very few answers for the low percentage points.


Yeah, and now the Wizards are at the bottom - the lowest of all play-off-bound teams in both conferences.


Yep, its a bummer. Coach Brooks told the press that his team is selfish with the ball and simply not passing enough.


And there are only two regular season games remaining. It's not looking good for them, but who knows.


So true, I look forward to every remaining game. Over the past 19 games, Washington average 26.8 assists per game, that is the second most in the league this year.


That's good. What do you think of Brooks calling the team selfish? He's being very critical of them in interviews. That can't be good for morale. Do you think they deserve it or do you think he's being unreasonable and not taking enough responsibility himself?


Good point. Coaches have a rep for not taking enough blame sometimes. Porter said recently that we all need to look at ourselves in the mirror so that can be the start of accountability.


Right. He's insulting the players' character instead of looking at all the factors involved.


I totally agree. The coach said he wants to go back to the drawing board and I couldn't agree with him more.


I think he should reevaluate everything, look at how he's coaching and what he can do to help the team. Or they should consider getting a new coach.


Yes, although they have decent defense and take pride in their defense the team as a whole is failing.


He says they're not passing enough. He should coach them on that, or figure out why they're playing that way and address those issues.


Right! The coach seems to be in tune with the problems but its too little too late. Watching the film after a game is the best way to improve sometimes.


Exactly. If he knows what's up, he needs to do something about it. And don't just criticize the team. Talk about the big picture, what your own involvement was, and what you plan to do to help them play better.


Yep, and did you know that the Hawks are one of the worst shooting teams a  percent! Wow.


Wow. I didn't know that. I know they've also been doing worse lately.


Yeah, the Hawks are at 44.6 percent and they outperformed Washington by 4 percentage points.


They've also placed seven players on the inactive list.


That makes sense now. Too many on inactive and at this time of year.


Right. Well, it's been good talking to you! Have a great day!


Hi there!  Are you a fan of Shakespeare?


I love Shakespeare, I wish I was more into his work and knew more than a few plays, how about you?


I know a little... He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language!


I bet, he is probably the most famous writer that everyone knows! He even evented names like Maranda, Jessica, and Olivia


I didn't know that!  He coined many phrases we still use today like "good riddance" and "wild goose chase".


lol, those are great ones! Did you know he was alive the same time as Pocahontas?


I see that.  They both only died a year apart too.


that is so crazy to think that. I figured it was hundreds of years apart. Are you into dramas?


Hugh Laurie made 700,000 an episode for that show!


Wow!  Big bucks!  Did you ever watch Mad Men with Joh Hamm?  He taught drama at his old high school.


I used to love that show, he definitely could teach some skills to people. I was a Michael Caine fan also


I love his story of how he got into drama...because all the pretty girls in his school were in drama.  lol


That is a great way to start lol, it paid off for him. I am sure he got all pretty girls after he became an actor lol


lol So true!  Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.  I kind of like that system.


That is a great system he has. Positive is the best!


I agree!  Did you know that there is a website where you can listen to 1000's of classic radio drama episodes for free?  That's kind of neat.


I need to check that station out. I am curious how that is. It was so nice chatting with you!


I had a great time!  Hope you have a good night!


Are you a fan of the Golden State Warriors? They are from Oakland, California. Steven Curry is a pretty famous player for them.


I've heard of them, but I don't keep up on basketball. I didn't realize Oakland is so close to San Fran, but it makes sense that the team would be named that


Yes, although I've never been to an NBA game. Have you?


No, I haven't. I do hear about Steph Curry a lot though. He's part of a foundation that donates three mosquito nets for every 3 pointer he makes. Those nets go to help families in Afirca


That's really nice of that millionaire to donate some nets for the poor. I didn't know Kevin Durant and John wall were so close, but I hear they were hugging after an NBA game.


Did they win or lose that game? Because by losing game 4 of the NBA finals last season, the Golden State Warriors earned nearly $12 million. For LOSING


Wow that is a lucrative team! I used to play basketball in high school. I was the second tallest girl in school, and the tallest has same name.


Wow, that must have been confusing! I guess it might also get confusing though with how many brothers there are who play basketball. The brothers of Steph Curry and Klayb Thompson played together at the same time they did


Was this in the NBA? I heard Reggi Miller had an older sister that played basketball in high school. He's a hall of famer!


It was on a team called the Santa Cruz Warriors, so I don't think so. Part of it might also be coming from tall families


Santa Cruz in California? It's beautiful there. Did you know John wall was number one pick of the 2010 NBA Draft? I thought it was someone else...


John Wall went though a lot as a kid. His dad died of liver cancer when he was only eight. He's overcome a lot to get to where he is today


What a good success story! I did hear he lived up to his nickname of "Crazy J" but I don't know what type of crazy things he did.


Whatever it was, he got to where he is because of his stepdad. He was the first in his family to go to college, and then his younger sister follow his lead.


Does the National Basketball Association have any college requirements? Or even high school? I never thought about that.


I'm not sure. I would think most of the players were in college, even if they didn't finish. Tim Duncan chose to stay and finish college before joining the NBA though


I heard physicists tested things out and discovered by shooting "granny style" you can score optimally. NBA players don't use it because it's not cool, though.


It's much more cool to dunk. The shoes are much cooler now than they used to be too. Nike used to pay a fine each game for Michael Jordan to wear Air Jordans because they were originally banned


I wonder if Nike and the NBA are somehow in business together making money. Seems like it's what most of the players wear.


I think it's more that the NBA finally gave up on banning them and all the players wanted them. They might actually be better for playing basketball anyway. I wonder if Reebok's deal with Allen Iverson was worth it. $800,000 a year until he's 55 and then a final payment of $32,000,000 is a lot of money


Oh I remember now. Reebok was so popular at that time from it all! Well, now I feel like playing basketball like a regular NBA player!


I didn't know it was a thing because I didn't realize that there are any books that are banned. What do you know about it?


I think that it is a reminder of books that have been banned in the past for their controversial content, I remember it during my childhood


Aren't most of those books now bestsellers? I see the point of the event, but maybe it should be renamed to better reflect their current status


yes I think you're right, how often do you go to the library btw?


Not very often since most of what I borrow through my library are ebooks and audiobooks. I love that I can access things right on my phone, though I do miss the feel of paper books


Well I do wish that my library were more like the Sacramento Public Library, you can read things like sewing machines from there which seems very useful to me


True! It would be nice just to be able to borrow something like that that I wouldn't need to own. Hopefully that idea becomes more popular in the coming years


I hope so. What do you think about William Gladstone? He took a wheelbarrow full of books at the age of 85 and random all the way to donate to his local library LOL


Considering he donated 32,000 books, I'm going off the assumption that the venture took him several trips


I think so. What do you think about the Norway government though? If you publish a book you are guaranteed to get at least 1000 sales because they will buy your books and put them in libraries all over the country


I think it encourages writers in their country, that's for sure! I would love to have that incentive to write and publish a book


Well you should do a children's book then, because they will buy 1,500 of them instead of just the 1,000 LOL


Children's books require less writing and more illustrations. It would be worth it for the extra 500 copies though


Haha I agree with you. Do you ever buy stuff from Amazon? Do you know why Jeff Bezos put a clock into a mountain LOL


I buy things from Amazon all the time. Isn't that the clock that's supposed to run for 10,000 years


yes it is, I wish I had bought the first item sold on amazon, then I could have a building named after me for only $28!


Maybe the name plaque was the only thing he bought


well all I know is that I'm happy that usps has a special contract with Amazon to deliver on Sundays, that has saved me several times


I didn't realize that Amazon also owns IMDb. That's an interesting combination


Yes I agree. Did you hear the story about how the drive-thru was invented? Thank God for McDonald's in 1975 LOL


Hey there how often do you go to the library? I know that I have to renew my card this week actually LOL


Go to the library? Never, I always go to the library online.  I learned how to do that way back in my college days in the 90s. Since a library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing, online is the way to go!


Yes online is definitely more convenient! I think it's interesting you can sell a book in Norway and you're guaranteed to have the government by at least 1,000 copies, maybe do that for some fast money lol


Hey, that's an excellent rule! Did you know that there are more McDonalds in the US than libraries? And only over half of adults have library cards?]


No I didn't know that! I also wish that my library had a"library of things"like in Sacramento, they can actually borrow things like sewing machines and other short-term use items


Yes, that would be so awesome! I could use a sewing machine now and then just not all the time. Very good for that Sacramento Public Library.


Yes I agree. Also good for William Gladstone. He wheelbarrowed an entire wheelbarrow full of old books when he was 85 all the way to his Public Library to donate them


Wow, yes he collected 32,000 books and wheeled them 3/4 mile between his home and the library. What a guy, his daughter said he did that to 'bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books'. What a family!


Guess what a great guy! Do you ever buy books from Amazon? I know that their CEO actually built a clock into a mountain, I wonder if you put some books in there too


Yes, I always buy used books from Amazon. I have for the last ten years. Did you hear that the very first Amazon.com customer got a building named after him?


Yes I did, he spent about $28 and that is a bargain for getting your name put on a building LOL. I ordered from Amazon a lot and I'm so happy that they deliver on Sundays now


Me too. I heard that the US Postal Service has a contract with Amazon to deliver packages on Sunday too. That is awesome.  Also, did you know that Amazon.com owned the IMDB since 1998 as well?


No I didn't know that. Even though I use that website everyday. I should get a job with Amazon though, a typical worker will walk between 7 and 15 miles a day! That's a lot of calories burned


Yes,not to mention the health benefits of all that walking. Me too, I agree but no Amazon warehouse is near my home. I'll have to settle for ordering online from them.  After all, I can order Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV sticks, and Echo devices to give voice commands.


Yes maybe they will invent an Amazon car that the employees can drive around so they don't have to walk so much LOL do you drive a car at all


Yes, I have an old Dodge Neon that still looks like a new car. I'm so glad we don't have to still drive animal drawn carriages and carts in our country.


Yes I agree with you there. I'm also glad that you can't put flamethrowers on your car in the United States, unlike South Africa LOL


Yes, imagine that. Speaking of cars, did you know that McDonalds added drive-thrus in 1975?


I heard about that. They were trying to accommodate soldiers who couldn't leave their cars because they were in uniform, I think they changed the rules for soldiers now though


Just think about how much that increased their bottom line throughout all these years! That was a stroke of genius.  Did you know the reason why we call the back of our cars, trunks?


Yes I think because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back? Again it's just good that the United States doesn't allow flamethrowers on cars because that would be a fire hazard LOL


Have you ever heard of banned books week?


I havent heard about it but seems like its an annual thing, what about yourself?


I'm a little familiar with it.  I don't think it's right to call it that though.  Books aren't banned in this country anymore.


It seems like an exaggerated problem to me, I mean with the internet there are few things we cant access today.


I agree with that.  Some say that the young or people in rural areas can't have access to books but I disagree. The internet is practically everywhere, especially with phones now.


Exactly, information is available in your pocket, but I do wonder what those banned books are all about.


I think they are trying to fight those that challenge some books. But even those sell hundreds of thousands of copies a year.


Yeah, like books aren't really banned any more and most tittles are just because parents are concerned about age appropriateness, I agree they must be age sensitive but not banned.


It does seem too that this week thing just sells more copies to those books that are already selling well.  One of the authors is Bill Cosby.  He is challenged by some due to his criminal activity but even still, his books sell.


Yeah I did hear about his problems with the law, the content is good but because of the allegations it shouldnt be banned


I agree.  Did you know that there are more libraries than McDonalds in the United States?


I didnt know that, there is a McDonalds in every corner so thats hard to imagine.


You are right about that.  Libraries can rage in size though from a few shelves to large buildings.


Did you hear about the guy that was falsy improsened, he studied law at the library for about 10 years and then proved his own innocence, that should be made a movie


It definitely should!  Just think libraries only came into existence in 1895. Imagine people before then without access to books.


Thats why people believed everything they were told back then, I glad we have acess to books now, its as easy as clicking the checkout button on Amazon.


Oh Amazon!  The largest online retailer in the world!


It is! I love shopping at amazon, to think the first purchase ever made was of $27.95


I wonder if that was for a book.  Amazon started as an online book seller.


It might have been, it would be interesting to google it out, I think its great how workers must walk 7 to 15 miles a day, that definetely helps with their health.


I agree with that.  They can get exercise and get paid!  Did you know that Amazon has a publishing company?


I'm great! How are you doing? Do you like cars?


Sure, I don't have one at the moment, but they are quite useful. I'm surprised by the history of the drive thru.


You don't have a car? I too was surprised about the drive thru. McDonalds and I thought they were older than that.


Yes, right now, I am borrowing a friend's car, so technically not mine. I figured with the US car culture drive thrus would have been around before.


The trunk is called that because they actually had a trunk on the back of cars.


I wonder how many cars were like that. In the UK, it's called the boot. I wonder where they got that name.


In south africa, they have flame throwers to cut down on car jacking. How bad is your car jacking problem that flame throwers are the solution.


I wonder whether that's true. I know that SA has a problem with car jacking. I think that flame throwers could hurt someone else though.


That would be an effective way to stop car jacking. I guess that SA must be pretty dangerous in general. I don't know if I would want to visit.


Me either. Not exactly the marking their visitors bureau wants... Do you like comedy?


I do like comedy. Probably more than drama. Comedy is quite hard to do well.


Me too! Maybe that's why comedy central has canceled over 100 shows since 1989.


CC should be called Comedy Graveyard. They have not cancelled South Park yet though. LOL


No, I think that is their bread and butter!


CC keeps looking for the new South Park. Then they can cancel South Park. LOL. What do you think of BIll Murray?


He thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". Can't say that I agree with him.


Hello - did you know a man was falsely imprisoned for 10 years studied law at a library to prove his innocence?


Yep, pretty awesome he did that. I read that if you publish a book in Norway the government will buy 1000 copies to donate to libraries throughout the country


I agree, that is awesome.  There are more libraries than McDonalds.  Never would have guessed that


You can check out a sewing machine in the Sacramento Library


That's pretty cool. That would come in handy to be able to check out a sewing machine. I need one every once in awhile.


I agree, it'd be a cool thing to have available for things you only need on occasion


The UK prime minister founded a library at 85 and wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books to the library.


That's really cool. The first amazon customer got a building named after him.  He only spent 27 bucks


agreed.  amazon makes life easier for sure


I read that Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that can run for 10,000 years.


I read that, too.  I wonder how big the clock is


I'm not too sure on how big it is. I love how the USPS has a contract with Amazon to deliver packages on Sunday.


Amazon workers walk between 7 to 15 miles a day.  Sounds like good exercise!


McDonald's added the drive thru to accommodate soldiers.  Interesting


1886, that is so long ago for cars to be invented.  And then it only took about 20 years for them to be in mass production


A lot of progresses were made at that time. Do you like cars or you see them strictly as utilitarian  ?


I've seen some really cool ones, but for myself I just like reliability that gets me around.


Me too, but when they were introduced I think they were seen as a luxury, with wooden trunks in the back.


Sure, only the rich could have them back then.  Did you see that in south-africa its legal to have flame throwers on your car to prevent carjacking.  I can't imagine


It must be a very dangerous place if the only solution of a security problem is a flamethrower. It is almost a joke, do you like comedy ?


Sure, I've never seen kung fu hustle, maybe I should though since Bill Murray likes it so much


It is a south asian comedy, they are really fast,dynamic and a little bit slapstick. Stephen Chow has made a few good ones.


How about 3rd rock from the sun, do you like that?  I never really watched it, but I loved frasier


3rd Rock was fun at the time, and went into syndication, but it had less cute-appeal than Friends and less smart than Seinfeld. So it did not pass the test of time.


I did like that Mcdonalds created the drive through for soldiers who couldn't get out of the car.  Thats kind of decent of them


Yeah and it was a good business decision. Like naming a car after Cadillac, you honor the founder of Detroit and give a classy name to car.  Do you like the brand Cadillac ?


I've never had a cadillac.  I don't know if they're a good brand anymore or not.  Do you like reading?


I read a lot, it is like exercise for the brain. Do you have any favorite author ?


I used to love a british auther, Dick Francis.  I read all of his books.   Its sad that the fda burned 6 tons of literature.  I'm sure it was some time ago


It is strange, I thought that the FDA was about regulating drugs, do you have an opinion on why they would burn books ?


Some sort of censorship, probably some sort of morals thing back in the day would be my guess


But why the FDA would be involved with this ? If it was the morality squad of the police I would have understand. Do you have an e-book ? I love mine it saves some much space.


I have a fire, I love it.  Digital is great.  My question is how do you make literature an olympic event?  Talk about subjective judging.


I could be to write a poem with a given set of words or write a story with a given subject. It would be like figure skating, they are forced to do some figures.


I do! I have a sedan with rear cameras and a navigation system. How about you?


I just bought one. Do you have a flame thrower on it as well?


That sounds pretty cool! But, no, I don't. I heard they are legal in South Africa for carjacking.


Yeah, they are legal there. I wonder if they have a big problem with it?


I assume they do. Sounds scary. Hopefully they have McDonald's there to console them afterwards. McDoanld's put in drive thru windows in 1975.


That is pretty interesting. Why do they call a trunk a trunk?


I have never looked into that. Do you know?


Old cars used to have a wooden trunk on the back of them. LOL


Back then there weren't nearly as many cars as we have today. Cars are increasing exponentially. We are at 1.25 billion, up from 500 million in 1986.


Nice, I wonder if that is because they last longer?


They sure do! My car is 10 years old. It is costly to own a car with the financing, repairs, gas, and insurance.


It's honestly like a humorous, dramatic greek comedy with how expensive cars are.


Yeah, the wear and tear can be tough. I don't drive a lot so, I don't see the expenses as much.


Do you watch TV much? I love so many of the 100 cancelled comedy central shows and miss them.


Now that is hilarious. I don't watch a lot of tv, I don't have the free time to be honest. What about you?


I'm embarrassed to admit I watch a lot of TV. Friends and Seinfeld are some of my favorites. I was angry when 3rd rock from the sun beat them for the golden globe in 1997.


I liked Seinfeld. Not sure how 3rd Rock won, that show sucked. Well, nice chatting.


Do you ever read poetry? I guess it was started by the ancient Greeks


I like poetry. I think it's the rhythmic qualities of language typically in poems that interests me. It does have a very long history, dating all the way back to prehistoric time.


Yep that makes sense, it's interesting that the term poetry was taken from the Greek word for poesis though, that means making


Is that right? Interesting. Africa has a rich poetry history, as well. There was hunting poetry, and then panegyric and elegiac court poetry throughout empires of the Nile, Niger and Volta river valleys.


Why what seems like poetry goes back a long time. Do you know about the Javanese alphabet? When you speak it in order it actually forms a poem


Is that so? I never knew that. There's a poem that when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring. There's so much depth in poetry.


Yes I need to check out that poem. Did you watch the Academy Awards this year by the way?


I didn't watch the Academy Awards this year. I did watch for their 90th Anniversary show, which was held on March 4, 2018. Do you like the Academy Awards?


I think they're ok, I think they're so political now though, it's amazing that they give out a set of 24 Awards though that does take a long time


Yes. A total of 3,072 Oscars were given out through the 90th. That's a lot! Did you know it's the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony?


No I didn't know that. I think they started back in 1929 right? That's a long time


Indeed. They started in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks. Back then they were at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, but more recently they have been at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Do you enjoy other awards shows?


No I don't really watch award shows, for instance I don't watch the Grammys or Golden Globes or anything like that, but I do like movies a lot, I really love Daniel Day-Lewis I'm glad that he has three academy awards for best actor


He does. That is impressive. Did you know the Oscars have been nominated for Emmys before? In 2013, the Oscars were nominated for 9 Emmys. I like the Emmys because I like watching television.


That is interesting how the Oscars were nominated for an emmy LOL. Have you ever seen the movie Blazing Saddles by the way


I haven't seen Blazing Saddles. I more often watch television. Especially the Simpsons! I love Bart Simpson, and there is only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart does not appear, and is not mentioned!


Yeah Blazing Saddles is great. They would never make another movie like that again because it would be too expensive, but it did get nominated for 3 Oscars


Wow. Three oscars is pretty good, but nowhere near Walt Disney's 22 Oscars. He still holds the records for most Oscars won by a man!


That is super impressive! I don't think it will ever be topped, what is crazy though is that Eminem has more Awards than Bill Murray Leonardo Dicaprio and Johnny Depp LOL how is that possible


I never would have picked Eminem to have the most out of that group! I should probably get going though. I have to catch up on my favorite show: Pokemon! There are over 750 episodes of it!


I love Pokemon! I also love South Park, I'm so happy they were making fun of Family Guy that's amazing


Doing alright, are you into Poetry? It derives from the greek term poiesis which means "making"


I love poetry! There are many different types. Demetri martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem which is insane!


Yes, I never knew poetry existed in prehistoric times, I wonder how they know it was poetry


They probably didn't at the time but as they researched the writings I bet they ended up putting a label on it.


I guess they are referencing pyramid texts from the 25th century bc


true! some poems originated from folk songs.


Interesting, There is a poem when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring. I wonder which poem is that.


I have not heard of that but I think I will have to look it up! The alphabet in javanese when said in order forms a poem! How cool is that!


That's pretty awesome, I'll have to look more into the javanese alphabet


Right? Sounds amazing. So are you a fan of The Academy Awards at all?


I keep up with them, I never knew it was 24 awards they gave out though, seems like more with how long the show is


I like the show but don't always watch, it is interesting that it was 1st broadcast on the radio in 1930!


Lol that's kinda ironic that they had to broadcast the oscars on radio and they didn't have tv back then.


HAHA! Very true but they probably went to the cinema. It wasn't on tv until 1953 and currently it is seen live in over 200 countries, very broad range of viewers!


Yep. Apparently Eminem has more oscars than Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, George Lucas, and Bill Murray combined. I would have never guessed


Oh wow that's wild! Walt Disney still holds the record for most Oscars won...22 Oscars wow!


Nice. The oscars were nominated for 9 emmys, that's kinda meta.


cool! I did not know that, I love fun facts! I like to watch Television sometimes and watch reruns of that 70s show. Do you watch tv?


Yea, I like that 70s show but have never seen the uk version days like these


I haven't seen that either....it was cancelled after 10 episodes though so it must not have been too good.


No, especially if remade verbatim. Well I gtg, nice talking with you


i am not really a fan of poetry. well, maybe some limericks. You?


Yeah, me either. I think it sort of sucks to be honest. LOL


poetry is one of those things you have to study in school for your own good. then you recover from the education and never read poetry again.


Yeah, I studied some ee cummings in school. Wasn't a fan.


Yes, the man with the typewriter with the broken shift key.


Hilarious, so you've seen it before as well. Awful.


yeah, i think that it is literature and that it can be appreciated, but it is not my idiom so i dont want to waste my life studying it.


Yeah, I hear you. What about the academy awards, do you watch it?


i dont usually watch the show. its a bit slow. i just want to know who won.


Yeah, I don't watch it either. What about Pokemon?


i never watched it. it seems like a noisy show meant for kids. i dont have the patience.


Well apparently they have 750 episodes. LOL


Yes, i guess the demand was there. I wonder who has watched all of them. have they kept their sanity?


I'm not sure, more importantly who wrote them all? LOL


i guess they had an active imagination. i cant imagine having to write all those episodes. i would dread the job.


Yeah, what about the simpsons, do you watch it?


i watched the first eight seasons. those were the best, in my opinion.


Yeah, I think that is when Conan was writing for them, right?


Yeah, Conan was a producer. he had a great touch. i think that it is hard to be consistently funny.


Yeah, he was hilarious. Well, it was nice chatting with you.


It was a great chatting! Have a good evening!


As I was reading this article, all I could think about was the competition there is in the world.


Do you listen to music or buy it from walmart


I normally listen to music through streaming services, but if it is an artist I really like, I will buy their CD. What kind of music do you listen to?


Typically R&B but I did have Aerosmiths album from Guitar Hero back in the day


I love Aerosmith. I wonder if there is ever any competition among bands like Aerosmith and KISS (my favorite) like there might be among girl groups.


How many CDs do you still have left over from the "old" days of music...lol


So many! I never got rid of any albums that I owned from back in the day.


LPs are actually making a comeback of sorts; you can be retro players for LPs and actually buy them too


Funny you mention that, I do collect some LPS and have a player for them. They are cool to have. I really love how guitar sounds on them.


There is something about that unique distortion that is nostalgic of sorts


Agreed. There are so many great albums that are being re-released on LPs these days.


Who is your favorite Artist?  I still remember listening to Bob Marley for a long time.


When I was younger, I loved girl groups. They were like my role models. My favorite band is KISS.


Do you play the Guitar or any other instruments?


I actually play the drums. I wish I could play the guitar. How about you?


No but I always wanted to learn to play on a Les Paul guitar


That's really cool. There's always time to learn!


True but I don't know if I could handle the pressure on my hands and fingers that it takes to play the guitar


Understood. It does take a lot from both hands, with plucking the strings and fretting.


I would much rather try my luck at acting in a Drama


Dramas are my favorite genre. I always wanted to act in a play or on TV.


Gonna go watch my favorite Jon Hamm drama now...bye.


Yes.  I think the movie green lantern was hilarious.


i never saw the green lantern. who was in it?


Jack Black originally was supposed to be in it.  Did you know that Evan almighty had a budget of 200 million dollars?


that is crazy. why so much? for the actors? special effects? too much money for a comedy. usually action films do well in the international markets.


Comedy is something everybody can value.  Who doesn't want to laugh?


yes, but it does not translate to other languages and cultures well. the japanese like some comedies but not others. they like mr bean but not the cohen brothers. i dont know about bruce almighty.


It's not surprising that most deals on shark tank are not enacted..  Negotiations of business deals are complex and are not always final


yes, a quick deal on camera for a ton of money after a brief presentation? not likely.


Comedy central had to cancel so many of its own shows.  I wonder why exactly.


I think they want only the best shows and probably test shows and get rid of them if there is no fan support.


Yeah.  I think some things that were funny before later become offensive to most people and are politically charged in some way.


yes, there is a concern about political correctness. i think that south park is a great show because it doesnt care about that stuff.


The show "weekend update" is the longest running skit on SNL.


i havent watched SNL in a long time. SNL = still not laughable. i guess sometimes they are good. i figure that they need new writers.


The show "weekend update" I think naturally is able to last so long because there is so much room for innovation in it.  Also, news is a part of daily life.


yes, that is true. making comment on current events can keep the humor current. i dont know who does it now. it used to be dan akroyd long ago.


I never realized that Homer SImpson had so many jobs on the Simpsons.  Numerical information can be interesting if you can devise it.


putting him in a new job sets up a good gag. Numerical information? yes, i guess so.


The Simpsons, in my opinion, is a very successful comedy cartoon.


yes, i have not watched it recently. i usually stick to south park. i liked the first 8 seasons of the simpsons. conan obrien was there then. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, thank you for the chat.  Have a good day!


Hi how are you? Did you read about the man in Wisconsin that died?


I did. I read it was an accident that happened while he was trying to make bombs.


Yes thats scary It could be any neighbor . Geez


They said that evidence has emerged suggesting Morrow was a white supremacist whose apartment doubled as a "homemade explosives laboratory,". Very scary!


Yes and it only seems to be gettin worse everyday.


I try to focus on happier things like my dogs. Do you have any pets?


Yes I have a small dog. Its amazing the roles they play in our lives.


he dog was the first species to be domesticated. Their nfluence on human society has given them the sobriquet "man's best friend".


I think its interesting that There are 12 different blood types that a dog may have, and dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives


That's very cool! Dogs can learn over a thousand words and can reason better than chimps.


Lol I love it  I wonder why it seems google prefers dogs?


I guess just like there are dog people and cat people, there are dog companies and cat friendly companies. I did't know that Dogs drink with the underside of their tongue.


Hmm no I did not either. I think its neat they can understand to point so well too. So cool.


That is very cool! Some dogs in moscow have learned to use the subway!


Wow can you imagine sending your pooch out for some bread LMAO


Haha. That would be awesome! ogs perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently, aiding disabled people and therapeutic roles.


Yes thats also I see why they call them mans best friend . So sweet.


Dogs are so loved. Russia has a tomb of the unknown dog as a memorial for canine research subjects.


Yes and  Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles. I enjoyed talking to you.


Wow, that's so neat! Thanks for the chat!


I do like comedies. probably more than dramas. You?


Sometimes I do. Are you a Bill Murray fan? I liked him in Groundhog Day.


I loved him in that film. perfect casting. he really could deliver in that role.


That he could. I also liked him in Stripes.


He really has a long and illustrious career. Ghostbusters. Is he going to be in the new space jam?


I'm not sure. I think LeBron is going to be in it.


that is what I heard. I figure that he can do a better job acting than MJ.


Eh, I'm not so sure of that. I'm not a LeBron fan. He sold his team out.


Yeah, he probably wanted to get the ring. he wanted to be in the record books. without a ring, nobody takes you seriously.


Yeah, although I think he would be different. Also, there is no saying he wouldn't get one staying put.


true. i think other players have stayed with teams and been frustrated. did karl malone get a ring? and patrick ewing?


I'm not actually sure, LeBron is better than those two, but everyone knows who they are.


Yeah, true.  I dont think he will ever return to cleveland at this point. he is already 34.


That doesn't seem that old, but in sports years that may be fairly old.


Yeah, he will slow down and become more injury prone. He probalby should do things like Space Jam. Do you watch television much these days?


Not that much, but I did hear that there are 750 episodes of Pokemon. LOL


Who could possibly watch all those episodes? i would probably lose my mind.


Yeah, I know I would. That show is horrible. Well, nice chatting with you!


Not sure the only thing i know about him is that he's a comedian i think.


Yes, he is an odd, obsessive person with a unique perspective on things. Smart guy too. He left his class at Harvard Law school out of boredom to pursue comedy.


Bold move. Does it appear to be working well for him?


He has achieved a certain level of notoriety and fame. His story reminds me of Ryan Stiles, a comedian who also dropped out of school to pursue comedy. Do you know Ryan Stiles?


Yeah but he dropped out of high school. Kinda the same but when you leave Harvard you are throwing everything on the line. Which guy do you think is funnier?


Demitri is more intellectually funny, while I really admire Ryan Stiles for his wit an improvisational skills. Bill Murray is another comedian I admire. He thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy"  Do you agree?


I wouldn't say Supreme, but i thought it was pretty funny. I mean Third rock from the sun won the golden globe in 1997 over fraiser, seinfeld and friends


Yeah, that has gotta account for something. Critics loved that show. Can't say the same thing about most of those "bromantic" comedies..


That is to funny! I saw all of them to. The hangover and pineapple express. not Harold and kumar though.


Sometimes a good costume can make all the difference in a film.  Like, hard to imagine Captain Jack Sparrow without his costume!  You know, Johnny Depp travels with that costume just so he can make surprise visits to children hospital rooms? Costume makes all the difference!


That's pretty decent of him. Yeah i guess if you don't want to get beat by a panda bear while your researching you should have on a Panda costume.


What do lobster researchers wear?  You know, the Hoggle costume from Labyrinth was lost in shipping and now resides in the unclaimed baggage museum in Alabama?  Who goes to this museum anyway?


Wow! Do you like or have ever watch the Simpsons?


I have. Hard to believe they have been on the air for so many yeas and yet only one episode did not include Bart in appearance or reference! Reliable character!


I wonder why they did that. Apparently Thomas the Tank has been narrated by a few noteworthy people.


I love George Carlin in that role! I was not as impressed with Ringo Starr, and I never saw Alec Baldwin, but they all reliably narrated over 50 episodes.


Apparently they tried to redo that 70's show in the UK and it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


Contrast that with Pokemon, that over 15 years put out over 750 episodes!  What does Pokemon have that 70s Show lacks?


They just don't have the numbers that the kids do. lol! Sean Bean is afraid to fly so much that he hiked into the location in full costume filming Lord of the Rings.


Well, I'm  off to hike to my  den and watch some telly. Cheerio!


I watch it occasionally, though I do use my computer more often these days


For sure, I like how Netflix can be watched on TV or computer, ever watch south park>


I love them equally, depends on my mood, how about you?


I tend to watch movies lately. Do you have any favorite genre?


I love the comedy genre the most. How about you?


Right, Billy Murray thinks kung fu hustle is comedy gold, ever seen it?


It is a classic. A lot of cliches got started with it


I am sure lol. I haven't seen it, but I may watch it. Is Bill Murray in it?


He is a comedian. Apparently a really smart one because he got accepted into Harvard


For sure, and it was harvard law. He draws in his acts and it is good and funny sometimes. He is strange though


Doing stand up comedy, I think he had a show on comedy central. Good chatting with you!


I am well. I was just playing with my dog out in the snow. Do you have a dog?


I don't have a dog. There are 12 different blood types that dogs can have


Really? That many? I wonder what my dog has... She's a St Bernard.....


Yup. That's what Factual Section 2 says, anyway. If your dog were a stray in Istanbul it could "earn" food and water at a vending machine designed to accept plastic bottles as payment