It is weird. Almost as weird as humans being able to just weeks after birth swim as a survival response.


That is crazy. We have a strong will to survive I guess. Did you know that native americans introduced the front crawl swimming stroke to the west.


No, I did not. I wonder how they learned it?


I would say from swimming a lot and figuring out the fastest way to swim. Lol. They beat the british with that stroke though. The british only used the breast stroke.


Good for them. I think they were smart beyond their years. Swimming is a top recreational sport, so it seems its popularity has been around a long time.


Yep. Anywhere there is water people swim. With our competitive nature we are bound to turn it into sport.


I would have to agree with you on that one. Swimming lessons are even part of education lessons in some countries.


My school actually had a swimming pool in middle school. I think it is an important thing for people to learn.


I agree. I think it is better safe than sorry. That's for sure.


It sure is. Well I better get some stuff done around here. Have a nice day.


I do watch basketball on occasion. Which is your favorite team?


I like the bulls, not doing too hot these recent years lol. How about you?


I'm a fan of the Celtics and I'm not that impressed as we were blown out by Clippers yesterday.


yea Clippers scored a lot of points last night! Did you hear who the most losingest coach is in college history?


Yes. I read this somewhere very recently and it is James Naismith if I'm not mistaking.


right, he is the one that invented basketball! You think he would have rigged it in his favor!


Ha Ha!!! Do you happen to know at which college he was a coach at?


It was Kansas if I heard right, a really good program now


A very good program at that university indeed.


for sure! Speaking of college, have you heard of kareem abdul-jabbar?


I love Kareen Abdul-Jabbar what a fantastic basketball player!!! What did you hear about him, I'm very curious?


He got the dunk banned in college for like 10 years! He was amazing at it!


He was amazing at this. I agree but I didn't know that the dunk got banned for that long. Do the women also have a league here in America?


Oh! That's what it was called. I didn't remember the name of league. Yes I was talking about the WNBA.


Did you know the supreme court even as a court  in the building? Justice Ginsburg can slam dunk there since she isn't in the WNBA


Ha Ha!!! That is very funny. I also read somewhere that the New Zealand basketball team has a nickname. Do you happen to know what they are called?


I don't know, hopefully something good lol


Unfortunately, no. They are called the tall blacks. I just don't know why.


yikes, I don't think that name would go over so well in the USA lol. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


Good. Looking forward to the Superbowl. I enjoy the game, but I'm a bit envious over the idea that the players earn so much money to play a game. If fact, in most states, the highest paid state employee is a football or bbal coach


Who are you rooting for in the super bowl?


The cheerleaders. I would be a hockey fan if there were cheerleaders for that sport. But they would distract the players from the puck.


I hope they win. I think cheerleaders would slip too much on the ice...


That would be enjoyable to watch. I grew up near the border of canada, and hockey is big there. You know, in the 1st olympic winter games, the canadian hockey team scored 132 goals while only allowing 3? Amazing!


Hockey is the national sport of canada. Although so is lacrosse. How did they get two?


They're overachievers... I know why basketball games are so cold now, they keep the ice under the courts!


I wonder if the basketball court on top of the supreme court has ice under the floors. They call it the highest court in the land. If the ice melted, they would have a real problem


yeah, the notorious RBG would slip and break a hip!


She is single-handedly responsible for maintaining the Zamboni. I wonder if the New Zealand basketball team, the Tall Blacks, have ever played on the highest court.


She might try to take out a few conservative justices so they should watch out!


Yeah, but her moves on the court might get banned, like the dunk was banned from the college game because of Kareem Abdul Jabar.


If she got her own shoe, would they be banned like Jordan's were?


Sure! After all, if the inventor of basketball had a losing record as coach for kansas, then anything is possible!


Sure. I even like college swimming.I especially like the race where the hands and feet are bound as they flop around like a dolphin  in the water.


I do not remember that stroke. I will have to look at it...


Its called the Flipper crawl I think... LOL  The native Americans introduced the front crawl to the west. But their hands and feet were not bound.


Oh I see. Then I am guessing you might not be aware who James Naismith is?


I am aware of who James Naismith is. James Naismith was the inventor of basketball.


Oh cool. And do you know why the dunk shot was banned for a while?


I don't really know the detailed reason why the dunk shot was banned, I know that Kareem abdul-jabbar was the cause of it. Basketball is not really in my interest, I do like hockey more.


Oh cool, did you know hockey players can lose up to 8 pound in a single game?


I think that is very surprising, but yes I did in fact know that. Hockey is a big sport in Canada, which makes sense why they scored 132 goals in 1924.


That is huge, and it is also one of the national sports there


It is surprising how Canada only has two national sports, lacrosse and ice hockey. Other countries usually have more.


I guess they must like those two the best. Once a hockey player was traded for $1 and won 4 Stanleys later


That is sad for the team who traded. Hockey in most of the world is referred to as field hockey


Yeah it is sad for them but good for him for showing them how much he was worth it


I actually do , a lot. Have you heard of dolphin swimming?


I have, it is competitive swimming. It is very shocking to hear that Cornell makes student pass a basic swimming test in order to graduate.


Yeah that is quite something. Do you know who introduced crawl swimming?


Yes, the Native Americans did when they beat the British. Do you know what happened during the 2008 Olympics?


Oh about that swimming suit that is so good that it is banned


I wonder what it was made out of. Most of the gold medals were won by United States compared to the other countries, that is quite shocking too


Yeah but then again with guys like Phelphs that is no surprise. Nice chatting with you


I don't really listen to much Country music, but I read that Kacey dropped acid while listening to a Tame Impala record.


Yeah i have heard she's the greatest country-singer-for-people-who-don't-listen-to-country-music


That would be a good title to have, I suppose! It is just shocking that her music may have been inspired by hallucinogens!


Yeah For reality-obsessed country music fans, that's a serious piece of bubble gum to chew on.


I guess having her music inspired by hallucinogens has helped out. She is making the big money!


yes she is! But Musgraves knows that the real meaning of a song lies in how the voice illuminates the words.


Also in how the song makes you feel too!


Do you like prog rock? i have heard Thom yorke was credited with playing the "laptop" on some radiohead albums.


I guess I am not familiar with prog rock? What is that?


Progressive rock? like Pearl Jam? I read online that Aerosmith made more money from Guitar Hero than any album.


Oh, Yes! I have never heard it called that! That is interesting that Aerosmith makes more money from guitar hero! That is a nice easy way to bring in more money!


Yeah I don't buy much music anymore. But Walmart only sells clean versions of albums, so don't go there for music.


I usually download albums through amazon music! I love linkin park.


they are a good band. Country music was originally inspired and derived from celtic music most people are not aware of that


I did not know that! I did know that there are only 2 African Americans in the Country music hall of fame!


hmm that seems odd to me.  i do know The fender stratocaster was intended for country music but it sounds good in any band


I think it is odd, too! I would think there would be more! Maybe Darius Rucker will make it into the hall of fame! That is neat the stratocaster is so versatile.


one weird fact is In 1996 an album called "nfl country" was released where nfl players would sing along with current country music stars. as you can imagine it was bad


I bet that would be funny to hear though! Kind of like the bad lip readings!


yeah i thought it was interesting. but Connie b. gay is credited with coining the term "country music".


It used to be called hillbilly music! Thank goodness for change.


Yeah they like to sing about their horses in country music a lot. and horses funny enough are ticklish


Hi. Do you enjoy watching or playing sports? I'm not very athletic, but I love to watch.


Yes, basketball is one of the sports I really like.


Do you play? I understand that college coaches of basketball and football are the highest paid in the state.


I used to play college high school basketball, but I never played football.


Were you a good player? Is their an overtime period required if their is a tie at the end of the game?


I was pretty good, but not the best, yes if there is a tie team do go overtime.


Personally, I like swimming. I'm not very good, but I can keep myself above water. I love watching that portion of the Olympics. Do you think the U.S. has more gold medals in swimming that other countries?


Yes, I would say so, especially when Michael Phelps won 23 Olympic gold medal.


Oh, that's right, I forgot about him. I had to take swimming in college, did you? It wasn't mandatory in my school, but a student needed a certain number of credits in athletics generally.


No, I learn to swim in my family backward in a small lake. I learn the backstroke first time I try.


The backstroke is good. Did you ever hear of swimming like a dolphin? It seems difficult since legs and arms are bound. I would definitely feel like I were going to drown. I prefer the side stroke or the breaststroke. Both are allowed in competition.


Yes, I can do the dolphin type swim and the breaststroke.


Wow. That's impressive. What do you know about hockey?


I don't know anything about hockey, we just got a hockey team in our town recently. Are you a hockey fan?


Not really. I know you use a hockey stick. ;) We had to spend some time playing field hockey in school, and I scored a goal. I hear it's a great sport in which to lose weight. Pro's lose weight from the activity in even one game.


Yes, the average hockey player lose up to 8 pounds in one game.


Wow, really? I guess all athletes are physically sound. Do they really flood basketball courts in order to play ice hockey?


That what I heard, I think Canada has one of the best team. I wonder how they flood basketball courts?


Don't know, but I hear that is true. I think Canada played in the first winter Olympics. It is one of their national sports along with lacrosse, which I know nothing about,


I like watching hockey on TV, but I wonder about all the hitting they take, it's a rough sport.


Very rough. The teams erupt into fighting a lot, too.


I don't know which is most roughest, football or hockey.


True, but the hockey sticks can be used as weapons.


Yes, I agree, we got a new hockey team next door, one day I will go see them live, maybe I can get into hockey.


Wow, that is quite a goal. Well, if you want to get into it, I hope you can. It was great talking with you. Have a blessed day.


I watch the last one as some great movies were nominated and you?


Me too/. Di you know Day Lewis has won it three times?


Yes and for the same category, best actor, what a guy


I know right? Blazzing Saddles was also nominated for three awards


Yeah pretty cool. Does not beat Walt Disney though


Yeah he has 22 oscars under his name, tough to beat


Yeah I know. Did you know EMinem has more Oscars than Leo di Caprio?


Yes and George Lucas and Johnny Depp and a bunch other, amazing


I know right? Even Oscars themselves were nominated for other awards


Yes they were nominated for 9 Emmys once


Haha amazing. Did you ever play with Nintendo?


Yes I sued to until it was discontinued in 2003 and you?


Yes 54 colors but that was a whole lot of fun to be honest


Yes that is the science guy. Do you know how he became famous?


Yes, he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest


So funny. Even Reagan once tried his hand at acting


Yeah that sis not go very well as he did not land the role of the president.


Yes good for him went to be a president in real life


I did in middle school. I wasn't very tall so I moved on to football in HS.  Did you go out for track and field?


Actually no. I always wished our school had a swim team though.


Some of these track kids are amazing. This kid Ethan Fogle did 500 meters in 1:05.31.


WOW! That is fast. Did you know a hockey player was traded for $1 in 1993?


Sound like what I would be worth.  Another track kid, Donovan Louis did 55 meters in 6.43 seconds and a long jump of 24-3.25. What an athlete.


Well apparently that player went on to win 4 Stanely Cups.


That showed 'em.  It's kinda sad that in 39 of 50 states, the highest paid state employee are college football or basketball coaches.  Education seems to be of secondary importance.


I can believe it. Likely at some of the state sponsored universities.


Yep.  I bet swimming coaches don't get paid much.  I can't believe at Cornell, students have to pass a basic swimming test.  Are they expecting a flood?


Yeah, I bet they don't. That is crazy that they have to pass a swimming test.


It's also crazy that an average pro hockey player can lose 8 lbs. in one game.  Crash diet!  Must be all the stuff they wear.


Yeah, but that is probably about right. They probably sweat a lot under their shirts.


I wonder how much swimmers lose at a match.  That is, if they aren't wearing the "banned" swimsuit from the 2008 olympics.


Hilarious. I'm not sure what that banned swimsuit is though.


It was banned because 94% of all swimming races were won using it.


Holy moly. Apparently the US has so many gold metals in swimming it comes close to all of the rest of the world combined.


That's cool.  Can you believe the U.S. Supreme Court has a basketball court on the roof.  I can just see Ruth Bader Ginsburg slam dunking a few.


Hee.  I wonder what Canada's high court has.  They have two national sports: lacrosse and ice hockey.


Interesting, I wonder which one everyone up there prefers?


Have you watched any of the Marvel shows on Netflix?  I really enjoy Daredevil.


I love them, I heard they got cancelled, too bad because the 3rd season of Daredevil was the best so far.


I love that they made the show gritty and realistic.  I wish it could of lasted longer.  Wilson Fisk is one scary man


He is one scary man I agree did you also liked Iron Fist, The Defenders?


I have not seen defenders yet, but I have heard some of the reviews.  I have seen Jessica Jones, which was a bit dark and disturbing


It was disturbing well theres also the Punisher that one is great but also a bit graphic and dark


Yes, Punisher was like Rambo on speed.  It was intense


It was intense I agree, do you like Charlie Cox as an actor? the star of Daredevil?


Honestly, it is the only thing I hae seen him in, but I have liked him in this role quite a bit


And what about Vincent D'Onofrio? I think he really nailed the role of Wilson Fisk


He is a great actor.  I cannot imagine anyone else as the Kingpin


Yeah I agree, he really sells the role of the crime boss and then Wilson Bethel also nailed his role


Yes, Bullseye is one of my favorite Marvel Comics villians.  Marvel sure makes a lot of great characters.


Yeah they sure do, do you have a favorite hero?


I grew up on the X-men.  But Stan Lee created so many others like Fantastic Four and Spider-man that I love as well


One of my favorites is Iron Man I also like Batman. Its sad that Stan Lee is no longer with us


Well, he had a good run.  And because of him a lot of people have enjoyed great stories for years


Yeah he sure left a legacy behind and I bet Sony regrets not buying the rights to all of the Marvel heroes when they had the chance


I would imagine so.  At least they still have spider-man


Yeah so not everything is lost I hear that Marvel shares a character with DC comics.


It is good to see them working together.  Good talking to you.


Hey there do you ever watch basketball? Apparently a normal goal is worth 2 points and then if you make a point from that 3 point line, that is worth three points


I don't watch it much now, but I used to go to a lot of high school basketball games because my brother played. Considering how tall he is, I think he was a center


Oh that makes sense. I used to play a little bit in middle school myself. I have watched a lot of games go into overtime myself. Those are really entertaining I think


Definitely! Even the Supreme Court likes to play a game every once in a while since the top floor of their building has a basketball court


I know isn't that wild! And it's called the "highest court in the land". That's such a funny and goofy name haha


Of course it would be punny like that. I wonder if there's a funny story behind why the New Zealand basketball team is also known as the "tall blacks"


Yes it's either a funny story or a sad story haha. Another sad story is that the creator of basketball was a losing coach for his university. Apparently the only one to haha how is that possible


It's possible that he was coaching a different sport and invented basketball as a way to redeem himself


Haha that's a good theory. Do you have a theory on why the dunk was banned from college basketball for over 10 years? From what I heard it was because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was too good at it haha


Probably. Sometimes things are banned for their overuse or for safety reasons, but then the rules change later


On a separate note, do you ever watch hockey? Or do you have a favorite team? I know that I like the Red Wings


I don't watch it, but I have a friend who really enjoys it. There was a player who won four Stanley Cups who was traded for $1 at one point. I guess he showed them


Wow that is pretty crazy haha. I bet the team that traded him is kicking themselves haha. Why do you think Canada's national sports are lacrosse and ice hockey?


I'm not sure about lacrosse, but it's cold enough up there most of the year for ice hockey to be popular.


Yes that must be what it is. It's just so cold those are the only games that they can play year-round haha. Did you know that most hockey rinks are actually basketball courts as well? They can just change the floor out


I have seem stadiums set up like that. Maybe I should try ice hockey since professional players can lost 8 pounds in one game


I should do that too! I need to lose some weight haha. Canada is so dominant at hockey though. In the first Winter Olympic Games they scored 132 goals


I hope they got the gold medal with that many goals!


I think they won haha! Apparently they only let in like three goals for the entire winter Olympics


That's impressive. I wonder if they ever venture into field hockey like other countries do


I wonder that too. Apparently only like five countries call that hockey, and the rest of them call it field hockey like you mentioned. just the name field hockey sounds weird to me haha


I like basketball. I haven't actively played since I was 12 years old. I love watching basketball and I am looking forward to the Golden State Warriors game tonight. Do you like basketball?


I don't really watch it but I should! I enjoy it when I go to live games. Golden State Warriors is my favorite too, well, since I am from the Bay Area. It's funny that the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in University of Kansas's history.


Do you have a certain team that you follow? Which live game did you go to? That sounds silly. He is the inventor!


I know right? Why not change the rules to suit you. Haha, just kidding. I went to a Suns game, in Phoenix. I don't really follow sports though.


If he keeps on losing, he needs to step it up and have a conference about the rules. The Suns against the Warriors? It is okay. I follow sports when my family and friends are watching them.


It was just a Suns game that I went to. Versus...the team from Oklahoma. What is that team called? I've only been to one so far. For most college basketball coaches the job is lucrative. In 39 out of 50 states they are the highest paid state employee.


I am guessing that the Oklahoma Thunders won that game though, sorry. I have been to three college games, but it was mostly from UC Berkeley. I bet it is in either basketball or football right?


I forget who won. It was a long time ago. Haha. I think dunking is cool when you see it in person. Apparently Kareem Abdul Jabbar got it banned from college basketball for over a decade.


The last game I went to the Oklahoma Thunders game was when they went to the Warriors stadium. The Warriors lost. What is the reason why he was banned?


I am not sure. I just read that it said his "dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned." I would love to go to the supreme court building and shoot a game of horse there! They have a basketball court on the top floor called "the highest court in the land."


I heard. Maybe on their spare time, the judges would like to have some leisure time to shoot some hoops.


I am fantasizing about judges in robes playing basketball. Yeah, right, but it's a funny picture!


You do not know, they probably have gyms in there as well. It would be like every other company building like Google.


Do you like Hockey? Canada actually has another national sport besides hockey. It is lacrosse.


The only hockey I can think of is the Sharks. Lacrosse is slowly spreading in the states.


Interesting. I wonder if it will ever be one of our national sports.


You will never know. Expect the unexpected.


Yeah, there are probably tons of things that will evolve in the sports arena. The British didn't even know how to front crawl before it was introduced by the Native Americans.


Hello - did you know Daniel Day Lewis is the only actor to win best actor at the Oscars 3 different times?


Hi there, no I didn't know that, I wonder what 3 films he won for?


It doesn't say, but that's really good. I saw that Blazing Saddles was also nominated for 3 Oscars.


That movie was awesome, and yeah that is very impressive, I think he is a good actor.


It was a very good movie. Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars won by a man with 22 won. Pretty amazing!


Holy cow, that is a crazy amount of oscars to win!  Did you know George Lucas' wife won an oscar, but George hasn't?


LOL - that's crazy! Talk about animosity.


Yeah and I think they are still together somehow lol.  Did you know the oscars themselves have been nominated for emmy awards?


Haha that's funny. I didn't even know that was possible.


I don't like that to be honest, an awards show, getting an award at another award show, lol


Very dumb. Another crazy stat is that Eminem has more Oscars than Dicaprio, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, George Lucas, and Bill Murray combined!


Yeah that is such an impressive list, I don't know how Dicaprio hasn't won and Murray as well.  I guess all of them really.


Did you know Nintendo can be displayed in only 54 colors?


No I didn't know that, did you have an original Nintendo years ago?


I did lol. I'm 32 so that was my first gaming system. Apparently, it was discontinued in Japan back in 2003.


I didn't know that and yeah my best friend had it so basically I did too growing up, I remember in the 1st grade asking what i loved most and i think i said Nintendo.


haha that's funny. Did you know Ronald Reagan was once rejected from a movie role because the executive didn't think he fit the presidential look...LOL?


That is too funny, I wonder if that person still had a job after he became president lol.


I always think of the line from Back to the Future when I hear the name Ronald Reagan and being an actor.


I do! Did you know the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land"? LOL.


Haha. Very punny. Did you know that the New Zealand basketball team are called the "tall blacks"?


I agree, and slightly racist may I add. Do you swim?


I meant it was offensive because it was racist. I do like to swim, not competitively. I had a friend compete in the Olympics; needless to say, they're pretty good considering the US swim team has almost as many gold medals as the rest of world combined.


Wow! Good for him! I wish I could be that good at anything! There are banned swimsuits because they were too effective.


Haha, I wish I could get one of those swimsuits! Though even the best suit couldn't prepare me for that weird type of competition where you have your hands and legs bound and you have to swim like a dolphin.


That is very weird, must be very tiring. The swimsuits were so good that 94% of the winners of races were wearing those swimsuits.


That's crazy. I wonder how they are made.


I wonder too. Native Americans were the ones who introduced Europeans to Front crawl


Oh right, because the Brits only ever used the breaststroke.


Yep, and they must have been very shocked when they were beat by Native Americans. I sure hope they learned their lesson from that.


I imagine everyone learned the importance of swimming from that. It's so important at Cornell, every student must pass a basic swimming test in order to graduate.


I think that that is an excellent idea. Do you play hockey?


I don't, but I enjoy watching it. I assume we're talking about ice hockey, as there are many types in addition to ice hockey, such as field hockey and bandy.


Indeed. Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports: Hockey and lacrosse.


Yeah, Canada is awesome at hockey. In the first Olympics, they scored 132 goals. Only let in 3. That's impressive!


Agreed. Furthermore, in 1993, a hockey player was traded for $1 and that player went on to win 4 stanley cups!


Geez. Can you believe the average hockey player will lose over 5 pounds in a game?


I believe it was 8 pounds. Anyways, that is still insane. I can barely even lose 5 pounds on a diet!


Yes, I believe the lose up to 8 pounds, which is likely over 5 pounds. Definitely a lot of play time to warrant that weight loss.


The Ice Hockey ring remains under a basketball court when switching between sports. Amazing right>


I have actually seen them do it many times. It's pretty cool!


Ever heard of Kacey Musgrave?  She's been described as a "country music singer for people who don't listen to country music".


I have heard of her, but I am not really a country music fan. I'm of the group that considers it bad music.


Oh, don't tell some of my relatives that.  They'd skin ya alive!
 LOL.  Still, there's a rumor she took acid while making her album "Golden Hour" haven't heard the album so I don't know, but now I'm curious about it.


I should give it a listen. I assume the album is available on CD, vinyl, and tape.


Probably not tape... but who knows?  What type of music you listen to, then?  I like various kinds myself.  Grow up with 80s rock, but I also like 90s techno-industrial.


Same! The 80s are hard to beat. Lynkin Park's hybrid theory album was great. No surprise it is the best selling of the 21st century.


Oh yeah, that was a good album!  I'm told they did like 324 tours the year it was released!  Pity what happened with Chester Bennington though.... :(


So sad. Mental health issues are too often ignored these days.


Yeah, they are.  Speaking of big albums, did you know Dark Side of Moon was one of the best selling albums of 2014?


I love pink floyd. They have stood the test of time. As has NWA. Straight outta compton is a classic and the first to reach platinum status without a tour.


Not just a tour, but w/o any support of airplay.  Can't imagine going platinum even though you have so little support from the "traditional" system.  They really struck a chord with people I think.


Horses in their videos would gain traction. Horses are odd toed animals that have been domesticated since 4000 BC.


Yeah, that's true.  Speaking of horse, they say Dalmatians are used with firefighters because in the old days they would help calm and protect the horses.


I love dalmatians. They are pretty dogs. I wonder if they would calm the icelandic horses with their fifth speedwalking speed capabilities.


I don't know, maybe.  Ironically, Clint Eastwood has developed a mid-life allergy to horses.  Must have made it hard to do all those cowboy roles he's known for.


I wonder is he is allergic to the przewalski horse, the only remaining wild horse species.


What I find neat is Lipizzaner horses.  They are born black or brown but turn completely white in about six years.  Neat, huh?


I have never seen one of those. I will google it later. That horse would be quite a show for the students if the kids that rode horses to school on no vehicles day rode a white horse!


Yeah, the would be pretty amazing!  I've heard those student got suspended though... even though they technically didn't break the rule.. LOL.


What a wild day that must have been! Nice meeting you! Bye!


Swimming is a very interesting sport. It's awesome that Sean Conway Jr. got so many all-American times in 2018. What about you?


Swimming is a great sport. Not only do you get great exercise, but because you are in water, the stress on your body is lowered


It's so interesting that babies can swim within weeks of birth. Have you ever heard about that before?


I haven't but hopefully they are wearing some floats


It's supposed to be a survival response. They can even hold their breath underwater at that age.


Oh I see. Did you know it was native americans who introduced the crawling swimming stroke?


Yes, they even beat the British with it, because the British only ever used the breaststroke! That's so cool.


Do you think that the swimsuit used in the olympics should be standardized?


I don't think so, since only 94% of all the swimmers used it in 2008. Maybe some countries weren't able to afford it for their swimmers.


I mean it isn't that 94% of all swimmers used it. It was that of those who won, the vast majority used that swimsuit so it may be considered an unfair advantage


Yes, that's what I was thinking too. I wonder if it's only banned in the Olympics or in high school and college too.


Probably both if it is affordable. Is there any other sports you enjoy?


Yes, I really enjoy ice hockey. It's the national sport of Canada, along with lacrosse.


I am always amazed that people are able to play so well on ice. I can barely stand up


Same with me. It's amazing there are so many great hockey players. They can lose up to 8 pounds in one game!


I mean the calorie expenditure must be immense. Did you know a player traded for 1 dollar in 1993 went on to win 4 stanely cups?


That's crazy! The team that let him go must have regretted it.


Yeah. Did you know that in the first winter olympics Canada's ice hockey team scored 132 goals, and only let 3 goals in?


No wonder hockey is their national sport.


Yeah, they are really into hockey. I guess that's why they're one of the few countries who refer to ice hockey with the word "hockey".


Indeed. In any case, thank for taking the time to chat. Hope you have a nice day.


I am but i don't get to watch much anymore. How about you?


I watch here and there, I am really into basketball. Do you have a favorite team?


I do not unfortunately. Who are you rooting for?


I am a bulls fan, but I should say someone else because they haven't done good in years lol


I wouldn't even know, lol! I was a swimmer though. We have almost as many gold medals in swimming then the rest of the world has combined.


wow, I believe that, we kick butt in the olympics. I love swimming, but never competitively. There is a competitive one i would have been good at where you swim like a dolphin only lol


Really that would be similar to the breaststroke i'm guessing. Did you hear about the swim suit that got banned?


I have not heard of it, which one was it?


They wont say only that 94% of all swimming races in 2008 were won wearing it. That's deep i wonder now what it was made of.


wow, I do too and if it is banned everywhere! That is a good stat


Yeah that is very strange, i'm intrigued now. Do you ever watch Hockey?


I don't watch much, but I have been to a few games in my life, how about you?


I love watching the play-off games and i have not been but i want to go soon.


The fights are crazy in person lol, that was my favorite part! The average hockey player loses 8 pounds per game, that is a lot!


In the first winter olympic games, canada scored 132 goals during them, that would be crazy awesome to watch


Yeah that would have been awesome. Did you hear about the hockey player that was traded for a dollar?


That would be so discouraging to ever play the game again lol. I wonder if he quit after


No surprisingly enough he went on to win 4 Stanley cups, it happened in 1993. I would like to know who he was.


Wow, that was awesome, good for him! It was so great chatting with you, have a great weekend!


I have seen it on Netflix, but haven't watched it, have you?


No, I haven't. I'm not really into superhero series. Though I thought Jessica Jones was okay.


I'm not either, I watched a few of the movies only because my husband wanted to. I see that Marvel comics created a superhero for a little 4 year old boy, the superhero "Blue Ear", because of the boy being uncomfortable to wear hearing aids, that was nice.


That is nice. Daredevil is on its third season so a lot of people must like it.


Yep, also Netflix accounts for 33% of internet bandwidth between the hours of 9pm to midnight in North America.


I am guilty for contributing to that. That is how I wind down. Netflix and Youtube together are half ofpeak internet traffic in North America.


I'm am a watcher as well, every evening.  Wow, Blockbuster declined the purchase of Netflix for 50 million years ago, now Netflix is worth 2 billion, bet they regret that one!


I'll bet. Netflix still spends more money on postage than bandwidth though. I forgot that they still offer DVD rentals.


I used to participate in the DVD rentals but it's just easier to rent or buy from Vudu or Amazon prime or something.


Yeah, I usually run out of content to watch for a few days but it gives me a little break. Then new content is available for me to stream. So I don't usually have use for the DVDs.


I agree, I think I've watched all the Thrillers on Netflix and Prime, ha. There was actually a comic book series that came out about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheros, funny.


Have you heard of a superhero called normalman? He was the only person who didn't have powers on a planet full of superheroes.


No, I haven't.  I will have to look him up, never heard of him. Talk about being the odd one out, bet he feel really insecure on that planet!


Yeah, it's an interesting concept. Apparently Daredevil's season three is really good. I might have to check it out.


Oh my goodness, there's actually over 300 registered superheroes in the United States!


That's quite a bit. I wonder how many are Marvel and DC.


Good question, will have to look that one up also!  Garfield had a book series spinoff named Pet Force, it featured him and his gang as Superheroes, funny!


I'd like to check that out. Garfield is hilarious.


I still enjoy watching Garfield and Scooby Doo.  I remember, staying up late at night with a flashlight, reading Superman and Batman comic books, when they were like, ten or fifteen cents!


Wow, that's amazing. What great memories.


Hi. How are you ? Do you like comic books ? i very much do and my favorite ones are Marvel Comics


I am well, thanks! I have never really read comic books before but I learned recently that Marvel has been around since 1939 under the name Atlas Comics. I am more of a Netflix person myself haha.


Yes, Marvel has been around for a long time, i was surprised to find out that Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel in 2009. Oh, and i also enjoy Netflix very much


It's good to know that a third of the bandwidth in North America is during the 9 pm to 12 am time slot. I wonder if that impacts the user quality, I am not very knowledgeable in that area.


So does that means most people are up later at night watching Netflix,? I think it is really cool how netflix was created because of a late vhs fee ...lol


Yeah, I think so. I would wonder if I watched at 2 am if movies would glitch less. I seem to have that issue sometimes but it could be my internet connection. That is cool and I can totally relate. I am not exactly good at remember to return things right away and always end up incurring the dreaded late fee haha.


Back to the topic of comics, it seems like Netflix has many shows about superheroes or stories based off of popular superheroes which makes it even more popular in my opinion. Considering there are over 300 registered superheros in the USA alone, that is alot to entertain us with.


I find myself watching documentaries a lot but am looking for new movies to watch! I will have to check out some of the Stan Lee superhero movies like Batman or Superman. Which would you recommend? Normalman sounds kind of funny too.


I like the disney descendants which is more of a teen or family movie but as an adult i still enjoyed it. It is about the kids of the villians.  What about the garfield spinoff named per force ? Maybe you might like that too. There is so much to choose from. I have not seen Normalman but it sounds very interesting


That sounds good, and family-friendly as well. I loved Garfield!! I wonder if Netflix has the old episodes, reminds me of my childhood lol. I also think female superheroes are awesome, so maybe I'll have check out some of those ones too.


To answer your earlier question, i like Superman more than Batman. They are both good movies but Superman reminds me of my childhood and i love Christopher Reeves as Superman. Yes female hero are often called super heroine...i like wonder woman. That movie is on netflix


Is there a newer Wonder Woman? Thanks for the info! I will check out Superman maybe later today since I am having a lazy day. I am surprised but not surprised at the same time that netflix and youtube make up HALF of North America's internet traffic. People love watching stuff I guess!


Yes i think people like the ability to stream movies and videos anytime anywhere even on a cell phone, the technology has become so advanced that netflix and youtube are the modern day way to watch tv. i was surprised by how big Netflix is in other countries though I mean Wow , Their company  has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea.


Wow! That's pretty impressive, I wonder if that statistic applies across the world. Prob not though haha I can see why Netflix started offering everything online since they spend 20x more on postage than bandwidth!


i know, its a huge company. With 137 million total subscribers worldwide. I know other companies are starting to pop up now too such as Hulu..sling etc. but netflix is the best i think so far. so much better than renting videos.


Yeah, I have an Amazon Prime account so I watch on there too. It's crazy to think how much the world has changed in just the past ten years. I think that's when i got my first smartphone. 2009!


Is amazon Prime similar to netflix ? i thought Amazon Prime was just for shopping?


Yes! Well, there are a lot of different benefits that you get with the Prime account


Well I will certainly check out Amazon Prime, thanks for the tip. It has been a really nice and informative chat with you today. :)


I didn't mean to send that message so quickly, got a little click happy. I also subscribe to amazon Music but that's an extra fee every month unfortunately. Same to you, it's been nice talking with you. Have a nice rest of the day!


Thank you. Have a good Day. Enjoy your superman movies


No, not particularly though I have attended professional games and recall when Kareem's dunk shot was banned from college basketball.  I'm more into swimming.


I believe it was because he was the only one, or one of a few, who was tall enough to do it!  LOL.  Kinda like the extra fast swim suit that is banned from competition.


is that even possible ? The swimsuit ? ;)


Yes.  I believe it was Michael Phelps who used it.  It's super slick and I think might have some webbing in the hands and feet.  It's a FULL BODY suit. 94% of the wearers won at the 2008 Olympics!


Now it isn't.  At the time there was no prohibition.  I forget who the manufacturer is, hmmm.


I think the endorsements for an Olympic gold medalist is a big incentive to win.  Do you know Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports?


one is Hockey right ? What's the other one ?


The other is  Lacrosse.  I believe Lacrosse comes from their French heritage.


I had no idea... Canadians are so good in Lacrosse ?


Must be!  National sport.  Did you know professional hockey players lose up to 8 pounds per game?  Wonder about basketball and swimming, how they measure up to that?


I thought swimming is the sport to loose weight the quickest ?


I don't know.  I do know there is one professional Canadian team that belongs to the NBA.


professional... basketball team ? sorry, didn't get that...


Yes, basketball.  I didn't know there was such a thing as 'bandy hockey'.


It seems like regular ice hockey to me as it is played on ice with sticks, the only difference is it uses a ball versus a puck.


I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT ;) sounds very interesting. Are the goals the same size ?


Hello, I recently found out that a seahorse is the only fish to have a neck. I never thought of that before, have you?


I guess the other types don't need one. I don't think jellyfish even have bones, and there's one species that's believed to be immortal


That is so weird, since jelly fish dry up in the sun.Even weirder, fresh water fish "drink" through their skin.


Saltwater fish do too, but they also have the option of drinking through their mouths


That's weirder yet. So is knowing that 84% of genes known to be associated with human diseases, have counterparts in zebrafish. Maybe they will save humanity one day.


Maybe, or they could be the death of us. I've heard they're poisonous


Zebrafish are? I never knew that. Are you a gamer? Evidently, Prince William is a Call of Duty fan


I only play a few of the Call of Duty, I guess there are over 33 games of it.


I'm not a huge gamer, but I'm familiar with some of them. Apparently Black Ops 2 is worth playing since it has the best ending of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records


Didn't that just come out in October? How long did it take to make it to the end?


Yes, it came out in October. I haven't finished it, as I am on Vault 76 & Red Dead 2. Weirdly, Iceland is rewriting their constitution, via Facebook. How odd is that?


Not as weird as Burger King bribing people who are willing to unfriend 10 people on Facebook


That is weird, but maybe not a bad thing. Is it true that the "like" button is banned in Germany?


Only in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. I wonder if anyone has moved from that state because they didn't like that rule


I don't know. I still cannot believe that Myspace didn't buy Facebook when it had the chance.


They didn't anticipate that Facebook would be worth $104 billion by 2012


I don't think anyone saw that coming. It's weird how the interface is blue, especially since Zuckerberg is colorblind


Well, his colorblindness is red-green, so maybe he can see blue. It's a more appealing color compared to others either way


Maybe. Were you able to get in on their IPO in 2012?


No, I wasn't, but I'm not surprised that the ads produce so much revenue. They can be annoying at times, but I have clicked on them from time to time


Thank you for chatting with me, have a wonderful night.


Hello,  no I don't play call of duty.  I demoed the first one though.  How about you?


Nice, I play it a lot. I like the zombies modes. There are 33 call of duty games.


That is crazy!  My friend works on Call of Duty so sometimes I watch them play it when it releases.  Yeah they come out with it every year.  around nov.


That is awesome! I wish I knew a friend like that. The Guiness Books says Black ops II has the best video game ending ever! I believe it


Just some intense battle scene where it was hard, but rewarding. It has been a while but i still get the chills


Yikes.  Maybe youtube has a video of it.


I bet they do, you should check it out. Prince william likes COD


Thats awesome!  I wonder if he goes to Gamestop and wait for the midnight release like everyone else lol


I am sure he gets the gold plated one. I just remembered I have that game for ps3 and maybe I will replay it to see all the hype


lol yeah the special edition ones that come in a huge box!


at least I know when i bought it, activision donated 8 million dollars into helping relocate veterans


Wow that is amazing!  I never knew that.  Thats really good!


Me too, I stay away from jellyfish though, there is a breed that is immortal!


lol right!  Also,  there is a type of lobster that is also immortal,  meaning if nothing kills them they could live forever....but unfortunately for them,  lobster is delicious!


I do but not as much as I used too. Do you?


Not really just sometimes. DO you know why it is blue?


Because Zuckerburg is colorblind! did not know that


Yeah that is pretty cool. did you ever use myspace?


I did. I cant believe tom could have bought facebook.


I kno wnad only for $75 million. bad business decision


Facebooks "like" button is illegal in parts of Germany? I wonder why.


I have no idea bur very strange. And In iceland theyt are using it to rewrte the constitution


Yeah I know. Did you hear about that burger king promotion?


If you unfriend 10 people you get a free whopper. That is too funny.


I know haha. do you take much interest in fish?


Do you mean the grill bearing craniate animals with lack limbs with digits?


yup those one. did you know there is a species that ha a neck?


No but I just heard there is an immortal breed of jellyfish.


No they just have a eck. There is fish that can eat prey twice their size


I prefer fish over call of duty which is a first person shooter video game franchise.


I have never played it but I guess there are 33 games?


I have played it and always lose, I like fish better.


As well at least you tried it. Nice chatting with you


Yes, I am on Facebook. I hardly go on it though.


Really, yes I go on a couple time a week for the news and family., How about that burger king promotion.


Do you use Facebook for families and friends who are in another state or country? I do not follow Burger King, but I heard that you get a free whopper if you unfriend 10 people. That is messed up though.


lol, yeah I agree. yes and those that live by also. Didn't know Zuckerburg has colorblindness.


That is nice to keep families and friends close together through social media. I did not know that he has colorblindness. Is there something behind the blue color?


Not sure must be easier for him to see. Zebra fish are interesting.


I know red and green are tricky. Anyways, have you seen a zebra fish?


I probably have, can't remember have seen a lot of fish. Human diseases have counterparts in the zebra fish. The black swallower fish be a strong fish. lol


Have you been to an aquarium? That is insane! 84% of genes associated with human diseases. That black swallower is an odd fish.


Agree. Didn't know Prince William was a call of duty fan. Interesting


Anybody can be a fan of Call of Duty. He plays on a night shift.


Yes I know.Have you played the newest one released in 2018?


The last time I played Call of Duty was three years ago. Now, I only watch friends play it. I get headaches. Do you play it?


lol, yes I know, I do too! It can be hard on the eyes. Did you know there were 33 of those games?


I feel that everything is moving in one screen. I get dizzy. How long has Call of Duty been active?


Didn't know it has the best video game ending of all time, did you? Guinness book of world records.


Yes, I know.  Guess Germans can't like on facebook.


That is weird! How does the law find out though?


Who knows the facebook police, lol. Seahorses having necks is interesting. didn't know that. but they do look that way.


I am well, thanks. Do you know anything about Cardi B? I do not know much about her other than she is a muscian.


Cardi B? Don't know her. Is she a new celebrity?


Kind of... She is a rapper and has a famous husband from another rap group. He cheated on her and had a huge fight. I am not proud that I know any of that...


Yes, that is the sort of drama that I am not interested in. Still not as bad as Paris Hilton, in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records for "most overrated celebrity"


I bet she has been in pixar's secret room for celebrities.


She probably contaminated it for every else. I'm rather impressed by John Cena and his record for wishes granted with the make-a-wish foundation by any celebrity


That is really sweet. I know he may get a bad rap but that's really cool. Did you ever see aladdin?


The animated movie with Robin Williams? A long time ago.


Yeah. He really opened the doors for celebrities to voice over cartoons. I love trying to figure out who the voices of cartoons are.


Some people are naturals. A lot of the good-looking actors are not so good with the voice. The not-so-good looking ones (Harvey Fierstein, Jon Luvitz) have great voices.


Yeah! When I listen to an actor and cant place the name, it drives me crazy. I end up going to IMDB to look it up.


IMDB has been great for that. I wonder if it has Youtube celebrities on it. I've never checked.


Don't check. They do and they are the worst. My daughter is listening to some girl name jojo right now and she maybe the worst rapper in the history of the internet. THE WORST!


But she could get paid by McDonalds, which has paid rappers $5 for every time they referenced Big Macs in songs


Really? I feel like that is not worth it... I would hold out for a few #1s and a few shakes.


The world's fastest English language rapper, Noclue, can rap at a rate of 14.1 syllables per second. How many times can he say Big Mac in one song? Does he get paid for each instance?


That would be great! That would be worth it. That's crazy fast!


Signing in sign language should count as well. Anyway, nice chatting with you!


I find today's celebrities to be sort of out of touch with reality. Do you agree?


Oh yeah I can agree with that, with social media anyone can be a celebrity overnight basically as well.


Yeah, and with the combination of the "American Dream" and social media, anyone can become a celebrity without having any talents just by going viral.


Exactly, speaking of celebrities though, do you know who the first one to appear on Sesame Street was?


I think it was Carol Burnette! I'm glad she started an awesome trend, because that show was definitely a big part of my childhood.


Good call! Yeah it was her, and yeah it was for me too, that was such a quality show.


That's so true. I mean, even in animated films, actors used to scoff at voicing characters until Robin Williams took over the role as the Genie in Aladdin, and now every actor wants into the animated spotlight.


Yeah that is true, and I think you are right about him being the first.


Yeah, I think with voice acting roles, celebrities start to connect to the audience better - like they are just everyday people.


They do connect better then.  Do you know how much judge judy makes per episode on her show?


Probably a ton! She's one of the highest paid celebrities in the world!


I guess she gets paid $123,000 per episode!  That is crazy to me.


That's like a couple years salary for people! But still, aside from the money, a lot of celebrities are just normal people. For example, rapper Cardi B has underestimated how tough it was to be a mother.


Yeah I think that she thought she would recover mentally and physically from her pregnancy faster than she did.


Yeah, and even people like Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all-time, have struggled with that kind of stuff.


Yeah she sure is one of the greatest if not the greatest female player ever.


male or female, she is amazing! I think she's up to 24 grand slam titles now!


Yeah that is true! Did you know she speaks French and Italian as well?


I didn't. She's truly an awe-inspiring talent.


Yeah she sure is, I didn't know that she co-owns the Miami Dolphins football team as well.


Yeah, neither did I. I guess she's an all-around businesswoman too!


It sounds like she is!  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night!


Sure doesn't feel like spring here. It's dumping snow.


Will Spring isn't suppose to officially start until the Vernal Equinox on March 20th but where I live it still cold then


Yeah, it really depends on the day here. I was driving around yesterday with my Jeep top open. Did you know that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs?


I've heard it hasn't something to do with early land animals having both gills and lungs but I've also read that it's a reflex from being a baby too


Yeah, i"m not sure if I really believe that about the evolution aspect. My understanding is things just get out of sync internally.


Yea, I wonder what evidence they have that hiccups occur because of having both lungs and gills, seems impossible to test that


Agreed. Did you know that under the provisions of the 1912 socttish protection of animals act, the loch ness monster is a protected species?


No, I didn't even know Loch Ness sightings dated back to 1912 but it's nice to know it's protected if it turns out to be real


Hehe, would be pretty surprising if it turned out to be real.


Yea, and if he ever goes to Germany he will have constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights


True! Did you know a lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun?


I've heard that a lightening bolt is hotter than the sun's surface but also that the sun's surface isn't the hottest part of the sun


Yep, that makes sense. Would be hotter the closer to the center you went.


What's crazy that there's a star in our galaxy 1 billion times bigger than the sun, I wonder how hot that one is


Has to be really hot. Do you think it's true there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans?


I wouldn't be surprised, I mean there's probably a sound frequency that triggers a nerve for impending danger or something


Some holdover learned response from early man competing in a challenging environment.


Yea, maybe something scary caused humans to lose all their body hair 240,000 years ago


Ha, ha. So the hairier you are, the less evolved?


Maybe, maybe being hairless helps with hunting since humans are adapted for distance running


Or riding bikes or swimming really fast once you shave everywhere.


Yea, it does regrow back unfortunately, but so does a human rib


Amazing that ribs can grow back. I didn't know that! Too bad we can't synthesize vitamin c at the same time!


hey there, do you know much about the sun?


hey, well I do know that the sun is actually white! it is only from our atmosphere that it appears yellow to us, what do you know about it?


I know that it is hot but not as hot a  lightening bolt.


ya somehow a lightning bolt is five times hotter than the sun, that is crazy! Poor ben franklin and his key haha


the sun is so powerful, i mean we can get all the energy we need for half a million years in just ne second


ya I wish we could just capture that and use it, our sun is small though it's only 1 billionth the size of the largest star in our galaxy


true. Neptune only competed its first full orbit around the sun in 2011 since it was discovered in 1846.


do you know anything about the timeframe when humans lost their body hair?


it was not that long ago less than a quarter million years ago.


right that isn't that long ago, and humans apparently are adapted for long distance running, probably to catch prey


yeah, I wonder how fast a human can go in a duel with a cheetah?


haha good question, cheetahs can run fast but I don't think that their endurance is as good as a humans', do you get a lot of vitamin c?


yes I try to, mainly through lemons to prevent colds and stuff. Isn't it strange that we are the only ones that cannot synthesize it?


I think that is weird, apparently our gene for making it is defective, I wonder if that could be fixed with genetic engineering


Maybe, you never know these days with science. Did you know there is a sound frequency that instills fear in us


I heard about that, I also heard that people can regrow a rib that was removed, I had no idea that was possible


We are fully of amazing facts and mystery, really. DO you know how many species of animals are on earth?


I think there are over 20 quintillion animals, don't ask me how many zeros are in there though haha, do you know about white patches on animals foreheads?


does that happen when they are domesticated? I wonder what brings that about.


i agree, and I have a dog and she does not have a white patch, so it can't be 100% of the time obviously


that is what I was thinking too. It is nice that they are so protected in countries like Germany, all animals really


yes I think they have constitutional rights in germany, I wonder what that entails, do you ever get the hiccups?


Yeah, from time to time, they are not that much fun. It was nice chatting with you


I'm well and you?  I am not feeling though it's spring though.


Yes its odd seems as though spring has arrived


It's the shortest day of the year today.


Wow thats good I like when the days go much longer


Yes, it seems to improve productivity if not sleep.


I love when the plants emerge the best. Do u like plants?


I like plants, doesn't everyone?  I particularly like flowers.  Plants, animals, humans we all respond to the sun.


I love them. And the variables in the time everything springs up is amazing to watch


It is indeed.  The leave index for plants mirrors weather patterns.


Yes and the way they hasve changed and emerged since records have been kept is amazing also.


It is.  It is interesting that plants are now having earlier leaf-out dates.


Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Thats mind boggling. lol


It is.  I wonder how many are endangered right now out of that number?


Its hard to say but n 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights. Thats pretty cool.


Boulder, Co legislated that you are your pets' guardian not owner.


Interesting I think that is great.What do you think?


I think that how we treat lower species has a great deal to do with how we treat other human beings.


Absolutely and the way people treat ani8mals says so much about them .


It makes us more human if that makes any sense at all.


I like animals, did you know there's a lawyer in Switzerland who represents animals in court? how crazy is that


Thats really cool,  someone has to stand up for their right!  I wonder how he gets paid though lol


Yeah its not like animals carry much cash lol, that is an interesting question he might do it out of the love for them


Did you know there is 20 quintillion species of animals?


That much? I dint know, there are 7 million species in total so that's crazy!!


No problem, I got it out of context, interesting how animals also speak different languages in different geographical areas over the world


Yeah that kinda interesting,  I guess it makes sense though,  they dont know about animals on the other side of the world lol well maybe birds do because they fly everywhere


Birds are free, they can fly and fly for miles, interesting how animals also have a dominant paw.


yeah my dog is a righty.  She does a lot of tricks with her right paw first.


Sounds like you are a dog person, thats great I have a dog as well. The Netherlands protect animals, they build a special bridge for wildlife


Awesome what kind of dog do you have?  That is really cool,  In Scotland the loch ness monster is a protected species.


Thats cool we wouldn't want to scare Nessie away, anyways what are your thoughts on the sun? I think its amazing


I think its funny that the sun is actually white.  I feel like all the pictures in the world are wrong lol


I guess my kinder garden teacher tricked me all this time lol, the sunset on Mars is actually blue how cool is that


Yeah, really beautiful, such a great landscape the sun makes 99.86% of the mass in our solar system


I hear the sun can produce enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the planet for 500,000 years.


We should really use solar energy more, that the future, if we can really learn how to harness it our energetic problems would be over and the planet would appreciate it.


i agree!  Its been really fun talking with you,  excellent conversation,  thank you.


Some i do.  For example, I know that Judge Judy makes 123.000 per episode of her TV show.  Can you believe that?


That is a lot!! It looks like only LeBron james earns more than her!


I think he is great! Remember Robin williams?


Sure do, I watched Mork and Mindy as a kid.  I also loved his movie, Mrs. Doubtfire.


I loved ms Doubfire too!! He also was the first famous actor to do voices in animated films!


That's interesting.  Speaking of celebrity firsts, did you know Carol Burnett was the first celeb on Sesame Street?


It looks like, she was the first one. And Robin williams did a voice in aladdin, remember that?


I do.  I also liked Good Will Hunting and Good Morning, Vietnam


Cool, talking about animated, did you know Pixar has a room for celebrities?


No, i did not.  I wonder what happens in this room.


I saw it once in the bonus features of Toy story, is pretty cool!


Yes, and I love tennis, I did not know she was of the owners of Miami Dolphins


Yes, i did hear that.  I think the Dolphins have a few celebrity minority owners.


she is also good with languages! she speaks french and Italian fluently!


That is impressive, almost as impressive as winning the Australian Open while two months pregnant!


That is amazing!!! she has been number 1 on 2002 and 2017!


It is so incredible that she has been so good for so long.


It is true!! It has been nice talking to you!


Not really, I used to listen to Eminem though, did you know he wanted to be a comic book artist?


Interesting! And his favorite superhero was Spiderman! I prefer Tupac actually, though.


That's cool. I heard his music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


Cool. Would you listen to a compliment battle?


I was actually just thinking that would be cool to try out. Didn't Korean rappers invent that?


Yes, you are correct! I guess rap has become really mainstream. A Michigan Judge once delivered her ruling in rap form. That was a suit filed against rapper eminem.


I heard about that, that would have been amusing to see. Do you like any other celebrities? I like watching Judge Judy from time to time.


She is quite the character! She makes over 100 K per episode.


Yea, she is the second highest paid celebrity. Lebron James is number 1.


That is surprising. And to answer your question, no I do not have any favorite celebrities, though I would love to be one just so I could visit Pixar studio's secret room.


I know, me too. That is cool. I also like Robin Williams, he was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.


We really like our celebrities, so much that they need to show up on Sesame Street. Carol Burnett was the first one.


I heard about that. What do you think about Serena Williams? Her and her sister both speak fluent italian and french.


I think she's an awesome athlete. I just found out that she is co-owner of the Miami Dolphins.


Yea, I just found out about that too. I also just found out that she won her 23rd grand slam tournament while two months pregnant.


Wow, awesome! She is so tough! She didn't even drop a single set.


I know. Her and her sister thought they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse, but lost to karsten braasch who was ranked 203 though.


That's sad. If anyone could do it I would have bet on them.


I know, right? That was back in 1998 though.


Have you heard about the hs teacher in FL who had students help him drown raccoons in class?


Yes.  That must have been traumatic for the kids and against the law too.


Traumatic, I'm sure, for the student who shot a video broadcast on an Orlando TV station. The teacher was a long-time, 34 year veteran teacher in Ocala, FL.


I can understand that the raccoons were a problem.  They were killing chickens.  But he obviously had trapped them.  He should have taken them to the woods many miles away.


Exactly. That's what we'd do in my rural area of the northeast. Most people understand that raccoons can be pests.


Apparently the law would have allowed humane euthanasia, but I don't know that methods are considered humane.


It's certainly humane to relocate animals if possible. Can't you just imagine the range of comments this event brought out on Facebook?


I am sure it went viral.  You know the color scheme on Facebook is largely blue because its founder is red-green colorblind.


Shame Zuckerberg can't see green because he has a LOT of "green" most of us will never see.


True.  But we won't have to testify before Congress either. Facebook sure had humble beginnings with its start in a few colleges.


Absolutely. Launched in 2004. Over 1 million registered users by, I believe, 2006 or 2007. Public offering in 2012. That's fast growth.


I love it that Americans continue to create such value like that and Google and Amazon.  Last year Facebook had 2.2 billion users who are active.


I didn't know that. I'm beginning to become wary of these new "giants" of the information age. Facebook has surged eons ahead of the book of faces in collegiate directories, hasn't it?


Yes.  Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million.  Blockbuster also turned down an offer to buy Netflix for $50 million.  Both of the potential buyers are now gone or nearly gone.


I'll be somebody out there is rueful today about their decision in 2005 (MySpace) not to purchase Facebook.


Undoubtedly.  I wish I could relive 2008 over and get my money out of the stock market before it crashed.  I read that the "like" button is illegal in one German state.


Sorry about your financial loss. Impossible to "like" in any way. Maybe the German restrictions make some sense.


I just said it to demonstrate that there are many people with financial regrets. Did you know that a seahorse is the only fish with a neck?


Funky. The only fish I know well are trout, bass and catfish, all considered olfactores, I believe. (No limbs with digits).


Those are all fresh water fish, which means that they "drink" water through their skins rather than their mouths.


Yes. I've never done ocean fishing, but I'd love to catch a small shark and prepare a meal with it right on deck. Saltwater fish like sharks drink, too, through gills and their mouths. Wanna put a tasty shark in my mouth. I've been told they're delicious.


My problem with deep sea fishing is I like to be in control.  When I want to go to shore, I want to go now.  There is a breed of jellyfish that is supposed to be immortal.  I guess whoever said that does not know the second law of thermodynamics which states that entropy is increasing.  That means that all particles in the universe will someday be moving in a random way.  No jellyfish then.


As far as I can see, a lot of things in my universe are moving randomly already. In the election of 2020, I hope that course can be corrected! Good to speak with you. Thanks.


Hi. Do you like trivia about the ocean? Did you know there is breed of jellyfish that is immortal?


Actually I do, I read about that jellyfish, when it sense danger it regresses in age and becomes a child, grows until more danger, regresses, really crazy. How about hanako the koi who lived for 226 years. He outlived 4-5 generations of that family.


Wow. That is so interesting. The only fish to have a neck is the seahorse.


Yes, they are odd looking on many levels. Speaking of water, did you read about that teacher in Ocala, Florida drowned two raccoons and a opossum in front of his students. No wonder he's on leave, sounds like he's in the wrong business.


That is awful. I don't understand how that would help children learn. Too bad he wasn't the right size to be eaten by a black swallower fish. They can eat prey twice its length and 10 times its weight.


haha..yes. They were eating the classes chickens, seems like he should have trapped them and released miles away. How about that goldfish who lived to 43, you don't hear of many middle aged goldfish.


I thought it was impressive that my goldfish live to 5. I just learned because it was a fresh water fish, it "drank" water through its skin via osmosis.


Wow, you know a lot more about fish than I do, have you seen through the barreleye fish's transparent head? Does it not have a brain at all?


Some fish are basically just nervous systems. It is so interesting. It is odd that 84 percent of genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts in zebrafish.


Wow, I wonder if they're used in medical research. That an astounding number compared to different species. Are you a Facebook user at all, I think I'm the only human not on Facebook, my wife loves it. Did you know one third of divorce filings mention 'Facebook', that isn't good.


Oh that is terrible. I have an account but rarely use it. I do remember when it first came out and was just used for higher education institutions and Ivy league schools.


Yes, they made a move about that didn't they? Started at Harvard, expanded to schools...the world. I can't believe 30% of Americans use it as their primary news source. I thought it was just for keeping up with friends and family.


I wonder what the total number of users are. Myspace could have bough facebook for $75 million in 2005.


Yes, shocking. I missed a few investment opportunities in my life, but nothing that big. Just wow. you see where they have 56 customer gender categories plus male and female. That boggles the mind.


That is a lot of options. I prefer to keep things simple. Kind of like the color choices for the facebook layout. They chose blue because Mark Zuckerberg has red-green colorblindness.


I didn't know that, did you know there are more people on Facebook than there were humans on earth 200 years ago. Thank goodness I'm not on, it might be human's  on earth 100 years ago.


Wow. What an amazing fact! And here I was excited that Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people you get a free whopper.


Funny, I eat at Burger King today. Have you ever played Call of Duty? I haven't it too violent, but people have put in 25 billions hours (2.85 million years) of game playtime, longer than the course of human existence.


Wow. There are 33 Call of Duty games and I have played zero.


We're at the same zero level then, though Price William played on night shirt with the RAF, I guess that more relevant if you a soldier.


Well thanks so much for chatting. I learned a lot of new and fun information today.


So did I, thank you it was an enjoyable chat.


Keep learning and enjoying great stories like 43 year old goldfish. Goodbye


Hi There ! Looking forward to chat with You !


Same here. I was not aware that Myspace passed on the opportunity to buy facebook. That was not a smart decision.


From time perspective - absolutely not ;) Facebook really grew ! Did You ever had MySpace account ?


I did, but not for a very long time, and then it was out of sight pretty soon after Facebook.


Yeah after Facebook got so popular all other social media got forgotten...


Pretty much. Just reading through the article here though, the Burger King promotion, wow, I wonder how much rift that may have caused between people


I don't think many people actually did it ;) I mean can You "friend" back people from Your "Unfriended" list ?


I would think so, I do not think there is a ban on that. Just wondering why they would launch that king of promotion, it is not very positive


I guess... I've never actually tried that ;)


Yeah me either. Either way, I guess companies need to be creative on how they use social media to get attention from users


Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein - I wonder why


Yeah that is a curiosity indeed. I cannot think of a reason though.


Hmm.... maybe it's worth investigating ;)


Maybe. I find Iceland's use of Facebook even more interesting. Talk about transparent government.


They are putting the constitution out there for everyone to have input, not just those who hold certain positions


Yes, all citizens of Iceland can make suggestions and alterations to it


Seems unbelievable !  Hopefully somebody is actually reading those suggestions ! ;)


Considering how things are in Iceland and how happy people are there with their government, they probably are. On another topic, more connected to nature, I have always found it intriguing the jellyfish that never dies and keeps regenerating


What ? Immortal Jellyfish ? How come we haven't steal that property form them yet ?


Trust me, there is so much research going on that but scientists have not been able to pinpoint yet how they do it


I don't believe that :) I think there is couple of scientists who figured it out, but they kept it to themselves and they are immortal ! :)


I don't know, that would unleash a whole new potential for humanity.


I don't think our planet is ready for that :)


Not at all, we are overpopulated as it is, it would be chaos.


yes it would :) looking forward to it ! :) people would start sword fighting like in "Highlander" ;) lol


hahah true story. And then how about the seahorse being the only fish with a neck. Way to stand out in the crowd


lol ;) hey thanks for chatting ! It was a pleasure ! :)


I do have a FB account. I try to avoid it when I can. Maybe we should ban it. Facebook's like button is illegal in one German state.


lol yeah I heard I wonder whats up with that?  Is it the thumbs up they dont like?  I hear Myspace had an offer to buy facebook in 2005!


I bet they are regretting that. They could have bought it for $75 million and it's now worth 2.2 billion.


I know right,  missed opportunity!  I hear Burger king had a promotion to give a free whopper to people who unfriend 10 people lol would you do it?


Haha I totally should so I will spend less time on FB!


Do you find fish interesting?  I love sea life.  did you know the black swallow can eat its prey dd2 times its length and 10 times its weight?  That is insanely cool!


Yeah I think fish are cool! I'd love to learn more about the immortal jellyfish.


Ive seen it on the discovery channel lol theres also an immortal lobster!  Immortal meaning that if nothing kills it,  it has the ability to live forever.  Since, lobster is so delicious its probably not going to live forever lol


Haha, really? That's interesting. And funny. I wonder why the zebrafish has 84 percent of genes associated with human diseases?


Yes, I will stay away from that fish, k thx. I think seahorses are another cool fish, so pretty. They are the only fish with a neck.


Nice!  I also think its interesting that the male seahorse carries the baby!  weird right!


Interesting! So do you like other animals? What about raccoons?


I also read that seahorses have no teeth or stomachs,  their food passes through them almost instantly and have to constantly eat!  They also are not strong swimmers and can die from exhaustion!  Raccoons are cute,  but I dont like them much.


I heard this horrible story about a teacher from florida killing raccoons in class.


Yeah, apparently the teacher made his students do that because the raccoons were killing chickens that they were raising for the class.


Yup,  read that.  People are so weird,  i wonder what is going through their minds sometimes.  Why is killing the raccoon the first thought,  why not " how can I better protect my chickens?"  and why does he have some student help him?


Can't imagine why he got the students involved.


seriously!  Why have this even in the classroom with the students involved. So depressing.


Yeah, apparently he thought the raccoon might be rabid but still does not explain getting students involved.


Hi, I do. One of my favorite things to do. what about you?


I love traveling myself. Did you know the Dutch are creating a bus system that travels at 160mph?


That is pretty fast. I would love to ride it!. Have you been to Japan?


i have not, but when one goes have to save money for the tolls!


Yea that's crazy. Looks like it cost $300 to cross the country.


I bet those are beautiful highways! did yo know there is a website where yo ca find people who will let you sleep in their couch?


I did not know that. I definitely would not take advantage of that website lol.


I agree I wouldn't either! There are people who do strange things, when traveling, like stealing gnomes!


LOL that's pretty funny! Iceland has no public rail system so most people just travel by air in the country.


that is cool!Did you know that back in the age of discovery, people is ships released rabbits in the islands? Do you know why?


I did not know that. Why did they do that?


It was thinking of future travelers , as a food source for them... that was sort of nice!


That is very nice of them. Do you get into politics?


Not much! but there are funny facts about politics!


I agree. Politicians in Kentucky must swear an oath that they have never participated in a duel before.


Really? I found very funny hurricanes in Australia were named after politicians, weather men did not like!


That's pretty funny. I didn't know that about Australia either.


did you know in the 60's there was a movement to replace politicians with scientist and engineers?


I did not know that. It was great talking to you.


Yea I love to travel when I can. I'd like to visit Japan but wouldn't want to spend $300 in tolls travelling the country


That is a lot of yen lol.  I might be worth it if you can go 160mph like the dutch.


I love to go on a 160 mph dutch bus, I wonder how safe it will be


I never hear about any accidents so I guess it is safe!


Maybe Iceland can adopt it since they have no public rail service


Machinac Island has banned motorized vehicles completely including any type of bus for 100 years


Thats odd but I guess it would be nice to ride horse drawn carriages on a vacation on Mackinac Island, definitely couldn't do it for like more than a week


That sounds pretty fun. Did you know the first king to travel the world was King Kalakuana of Hawaii?


Speaking of politics, did you know Poiticians in Kentucky must swear an oath they've never been in a duel? Why is that a law there lol


Somebody must have pulled out a sword during a debate haha.  Some politician gain office by removing others from office.


Not surprising. Venice selected their politicians by lottery during the Middle ages, they couldn't of been worse off as the US is now


Haha,  Thats a good one.  Venice was successful though.


Maybe some states will try it one day. Did you know President Buchanan had a boyfriend? Pretty progressive


Would James Buchanan's boyfriend qualify as the first gentleman?


Did you know Chicago is known as the windy city due to talkative politicians not the weather?


I didn't but Chicago does have a reputation for their politicians so it's not far fetched


I love to travel! Going to Brazil in 2 months. How about you?


I love travel, but i usually dont have the time or money to travel. brazil! that is great.


I can't wait, never been there. I want to go to Iceland next, I heard you have to fly everywhere though


yeah, it must be hard to build a rail system on that terrain.


that is a good point, I never thought of that. i will still go and get over my fear of short flights in small planes lol. Have you been to mackinac island?


i have not. that is the place with no cars? a great place to unwind, i imagine.


I bet. I think you can only walk or get around on horse back


That would be great. people would slow down. maybe even give up their phones for a while. unplug.


That is a good point, maybe I need to take my family there. It would be soothing and I don't think it is too hard from me. I could take the dutch commuter bus that goes 160 mph and get there really quick


Yeah, that bus sounds like a great way to get to work. get there fast, less stress. awesome!


For sure, I wonder how safe it is to travel that fast on a bus, what do you think


I figure that they have seatbeats. plus maybe a separate lane for the bus. then they dont worry about collisions so much.


I hope so too. Do you have any favorite clothing to wear when you travel?


I usually dress casually. i prefer to relax while traveling. i prefer flying for long distance, but trains for shorter ones.


I like casual attire too. Did you know apple had a clothing line in 1986


I cant imagine. who would wear those clothes back then? programmers? geeks? LOL


Right lol, I wonder how bad it was if it was just one year. I am sure you can get some on ebay lol


I bet you could. show off to your fellow geeks and programmers! classic style! anyway, great chat!


For sure! It was so great chatting with you, enjoy your night!


Hey there what do you think about the United States Senate


The Senate is the highest legislative body in the land. It provides employment to some of the richest people in the country.


Yep you're right. There are 100 US senators. Interesting that Senators used to be appointed by the states, but now they are elected by the people


Elections might not have solved the problem. In 1988, a chimpanzee received 400.000 votes in a mayoral election in Rio de Janeiro, coming in third place. Is that chimp still around? Can we get him?


Haha he doesn't sound that bad. He sounds actually very popular haha. Very crazy that Richard Nixon broke a 160 five-year-old gavel


Nixon was never very good with his hands.


Haha that's a good point. Apparently there is a candy desk in the US Senate. It's been there since 1968. I want to attack that desk eat all the candy haha


I wonder why that got started. Candy? Should be eating healthy food. Attitudes need to change. Even in 2000 40 percent of Alabamans voted to keep the state's unenforceable ban on interracial marriage. It's good to see progress south of the Mason-Dixon line.


Yeah that's sad. A lot of those Senators need to get healthier. Also sad is that women were not allowed to wear pants in the Senate until 1993


I bet if chimpanzees got elected to senate, they would face a similar battle over clothing.


If chimpanzees got elected to the Senate that would probably be the least of our worries haha, can you believe the Indian government set up a polling booth for just one person


I guess there is a legal obligation. If chimps could vote in the jungle, that chimp would have gotten elected mayor in Brazil


Yeah I guess I could see that. What is insane is that men in the UK had to wait until 1918 before all of them could vote. Like how is that a thing


People without money were seen as a threat to gov't by the rich. Now many people are not allowed to vote in the US.


Nope I've heard that. Speaking of that 34% of the Alabama male population has permanently lost the right to vote


That's fishy. That should be changed. JFK voted against the 1957 civil rights act. I wonder what he was thinking then. It sounds like Alabama hasn't changed much.


That is shocking about JFK. I get a laugh that the citizens of Austin Texas rename their garbage dump Fred Durst after a vote LOL


A way to enter the annals of history, that's for sure. It would be great to have someone like Harry Truman again. He really put the kibosh on corruption and waste.


Yeah he was a great president. Do you go to concerts at all? I know that Linkin Park does like 320 tours a year


Linkin Park is gone, as far as I know. They lost a member and that ended the band.


Oh I didn't know that. What about the Ramones do you like them? I guess they did like 2000 concerts in 20 years


Can you imagine spending millions of dollars on suits?


I can not imagine. I like nice clothes but dont think it should costme more than i make.


Apparently some people spend a million bucks to buy one blue and one grey suit that aren't all that flattering.


I would probably rather shop at the store in alabama that sells clothes cameras and what ever else is found in unclaimed luggage.


But what about the ostrich jacket? Or maybe you could find one at that store in Alabama.


ostrich jacket is funny. I wonder if he had the shoes to match.


They also have a python jacket. I'm confused, is that a real Python? And how many Pythons would you need to make a Python jacket?


I don't know, if you use different pythons does the pattern change?


Yeah, maybe it would end up somewhat striped. I wonder if the jacket would need to get tailored further or if the high price tag includes the tailoring. Fashion and style aficionados look for collar gaps on clothing to see if you get your clothes tailored or not.


For that price it better look right. I wonder if Apple clothing from 1986 is worth anything today?


Probably. Speaking of clothing brands, would you buy Rip Curl? Some of its clothes are made in Nort Korea but the label says made in China.


I have some rip curl now i'm curious as to where it was made.


So back in the Pilgrim's time I guess everyone got clothes tailored so it was not anything fancy. Their clothes were actually colorful. I always thought they were black.


They did wear black but it was only for special events.


So only humans wear clothes. I wonder why. But actually it is cute when humans place little sweaters on tiny little dogs.


I find it odd when people dress up animals. its like when someone manages to impersonate a goverment offical before being caught. Like a man in france who even got to sell the eiffel tower twice.


Well he must be pretty smart if he got that far. What do you think about the witty thing Oscar Wilde would say upon arrival to U.S. Customs? "I have nothig to declare except my genius."


I like wildes famous last "my wallpaper and i are fighting a duel to the death. one or other of us has got to go"


Wow, I can't imagine being that witty when I'm about to die. Haha.


Can you believe kissing wildes lipstick covered tomb could get you a fine of $12000


I would probably take selfie of myself pretending to kiss the tomb. Sounds pretty gross to kiss a tomb, let alone one that's been kissed by thousands of other people. Well, going to go research that more. Have a good night!


hi, do you know much about the us senate?


well I do know that Nixon cracked a 165 year old senate gavel haha, what about yoU?


hahhaa that is funny. i know they have a drawer with candy


haha I wonder what kind of candy personally, I guess that was started in 1968, now im hungry haha


yeah lucky them. only candy made in pensylvania it seems


oh interesting, well I do love Milky Ways and Mars bars, Hershey's is made in Pennsylvannia too


yeah and on top of that, jellybeans as well


pretty dumb that women couldnt wear pants until 1993 in the senate what do you think?


yeah that is trange, good think those two staged a protest


yup it was Barbara Mikulski and Carol Moseley, good for them!


yeah, revolutionaries. did you know Jordan was asked why he did not endorse a fellow black candidate, democrat?


I heard about that, he said "because republicans buy shoes too" and i like that, celebs should stay out of politics


yup and he is a business man, so he knows how that is done


yup he wasn't fooled, did you vote in the last election?


I did too, I guess astronauts vote from space? I definitely didn't know that


yeah they vote from there, and we do not bother to vote from here, at least not all of us


nope, not everyone can vote either I guess 34% of black men in Alabama have lost the right to vote


ya thats what I'm assuming, scary though that not all men could vote in britain until the year 1918


yeah, wonder what prevented them from voting


ya I wondered the same, did you hear that the indian gov built a polling location in the woods for a single man?


wow, that must have been scary. nice chat


I enjoy a solid epic space opera franchise.


I enjoyed it to, preferable those from George Lucas, before the Disney acquisition.  Is it not interesting that in some way, they seem to foretell events of today?


Marcia Lucas, George's former wife helped, so perhaps she had future visions.


The underlining theme of Episode 1, trade tariffs is an ongoing issue in the world today.  While fictional, it was probably more complex on a galactic scale.  Still, Trump is doing his part, on a smaller planetary scale.


I don't know much about the original trilogy.     I do enjoy the original two sequels though.


I enjoyed them all, but prefer the original trilogy.  Did you know that 20th Century Fox thought it was going to flop and negotiated an exit deal with George Lucas in which he retained the licensing and merchandising rights.  They lost (and Lucas gained) billions.


I heard that.     I was more surprised that the films had a combined box office revenue over $8.5 billion.


Truly amazing.  I wonder how long they can keep it going and keep it fresh?  They seemed to have stumbled with Solo: A Star Wars Story.  I hope they can regain their footing.  All in all, the Star Wars franchise value was estimated at $ 65 billion.


That is difficult to believe!  I wish I knew more about Darth Sidious from Episode I and Solo.


Some equate Dark Sidious with Vladimir Putin.  I can see some parallel.  In some sense, Putin is trying to exert influence, if not take over the world through military might.  Dark Sidious is following a parallel track on a galactic scale.


Jupiter's moon, Ganymede is larger than many planets in the Star Wars Universe.


Then Ganymeade might have been a planet had it orbited a Sun instead of Jupiter.  The term "planet"  is an interesting and arbitrary term.  For example Pluto was a planet for more than 75 years, then it was decided that it was no longer a planet.


Yes, even in our system they are quite different!    Venus does not tilt and has no seasons!


Its also interesting that it rotates clockwise, opposite the other planets.  But it is not the only oddity.  Uranus rotates sideways and rolls around the sun rather than rotate around an axis like earth.


Such facts make one think about the vastness of space!   We believe there may be the building blocks of life on a planet nearly 500 light years from earth.


So true.  But sometimes, the mysteries can be closer to home.  For example, Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in an ancient roman amphitheater in Pompeii without a live audience.  How can it be live if their is no one live that is listening?


I would guess some of the Ramones 2263 concerts were in bars with almost no listeners!


Probably true.  They sure have been around a long time.  Some acts are almost always touring while some spend more time in the recording studios.  I tend to be more into classical music myself.  Did you know Star Wars' music was performed by classical musicians as part of a series of concerts called Star Wars: A Musical Journey and later Star Wars: In Concert?


No I didn't.     I just heard about the Creed concert that resulted in a lawsuit against the band.    Sounds like something terrible!


They were never really my style.  I wonder what aliens think of our music?  In the 1970s. NASA sent out a satellite which included a "gold record" in the style of vinyl LPs with a selection of classical music.   I guess we are still waiting for feedback.  Its been good chatting with you.


Who knows!    Thanks for the chat.    I want to go see some pictures from the Kepler Space Telescope.


Pretty good.  Can you believe that the Trump tariffs are adding some credibility to Star Wars?


What? That's funny. Which Star Wars movie?


Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace.  The episode starts with the words that trade route taxation is in dispute.


Oh, I see. Yeah, I could see the connection with Trump. But there has always been trade friction. COuld be any president frankly.


Most US Presidents have not done much about tariffs.  However, tariffs have never escalated to a shooting war.  Economists are not that violent.


True. I hope that it doesn't come to that. The planet probably can't take too much war.


I believe that even China will pay their $250 million in tariffs rather than have nuclear bombs on their country.  They won't have to either.  They will just have to treat us more fairly.  Anyhow, it is neat to see a movie become relevant like this.


And certainly not the movie that I would have expected. Star Wars just seemed to be about the Force and stuff. Hm. Interesting connection.


Exactly.  Somebody was doing more thinking that we thought when they mentioned tariffs.


Are you a fan of Star Wars in general? I liked the first three films myself.


I enjoyed them in their early years, but my interest kind of faded.  They call it a space opera, a play on the term "soap opera".  It is the highest grossing film series of all time.


That makes sense. Yeah, the term space opera is better. It's not sci-fi, not like 2001:Space Odyssey. I enjoyed the rousing adventure of the early films. I'm impressed by Marcia Lucas' contribution.


Yes.  I think it is an art form unto itself.  Also, it set a Guinness World Record for merchandising, with theme parks, toy, books, TV shows, video games and more.


The world loves Star Wars. I have little interest in all the extra films that Disney is grinding out. Too much too fast. Too much supply, not enough demand.


Well, I don't know what other generations want, but if they don't make money, Disney will stop.  Apparently Marcia Lucas mad several editing contributions to the original film that made quite a difference.


She had great story ideas. I think George has a lot of imagination, but he needs guidance, as we all do in creative endeavors. Nothing is done solo these days.


That is true.  God used over 40 authors for the 66 books of the Bible.  James Earl Jones only made $7.5 thousand for voicing Darth Vader.


He must have gotten residuals. If not, he made money on the next films.


His voice is a gold mine.  Someone dubbed Star Wars in Navajo in 2013.  That was the first film dubbed into a Native American language.


Likewise.. I meant now, not " not"  Likewise!


I love the Star Wars series - I remember seeing the first 3 as a child


Yes I love those movies too. Do you really think that Star Wars Episode 1 was about President Trump though? That seems far-fetched


That does seem very far fetched.   I did not realize there were 9 total episodes!  No wonder it was the Guinness record holder for most successful film merchandising


Yep you're right about that! What did you think about episode 1 though? I actually like it more than the newer movies like The Last Jedi which I think is horrible


I did like episode 1 but only saw it once so I am a bit fuzzy about it.  I liked James Earl Jones in the original - rather funny he only got $7500 for recording his lines


That is really crazy! You think you would have been paid a lot more, but that is a lot per hour, he only worked for about 2 and 1/2 hours


For sure.   I had no idea that the film had gotten redubbed into Navajo - that is an unusual choice!


absolutely! what do you think about Marcia Lucas she doesn't get any credit in terms of star wars lore, but she made a lot of good editing decisions


Yes thank goodness George made a good choice in who to marry!   She even won the academy award for editing


That's really awesome for exclamation mark did you hear how George Lucas became a billionaire by the way


Yes the studio thought the movie would be a flop so they gave him merchandising rights!  He was smart!


He was really smart! Speaking of Star Wars and outer space, what do you think about the planet Earth?


I am worried about it with global warming.  We could move to Venus but I think I would miss the change of seasons there


Yes I would miss the change of seasons, I would also not want to live on Uranus because it rotate sideways and rolls around LOL


That might make you dizzy!  Scientists have detected building blocks of life 455 light years away - I have no idea how they could detect that though!


No I wondered about that too! Don't know if I would visit that, or if I would visit the planet that is raining glass they both sound dangerous LOL


Jupiter's moon would be big enough to be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


That is interesting. Do you think they will ever have concerts in space? I know I went to a lot of concerts this year


Bet you did not go to as many as linkin park played - they did 324 concerts in 2001


wow nope I didn't see them all, I have seen the ramones though, they did about 2200 concerts in 20 years which is insane


That is crazy.  At least they played good concerts - creed played one that was so bad that 4 people with tickets filed a lawsuit


lol I would be so embarrased, I just wish I could have seen that pink floyd concert back in 1972, they did a concert with no audience for some reason!


did you know that linkin park did over 300 concerts in 2001?


I did not. That's a shockingly high amount of concerts. Are you a fan of Lou Reed speaking of music?


I can't say I know him, are you a fan of him? What band is he in?


Velvet Underground. In 2010 he and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs. That's interesting.


ah that is interesting, I wonder how the dogs liked it? Maybe they hated it how would you know!


That's a very good question. I wonder what the owners say about how they reacted. Are you aware of ABBA?


yes I do know about ABBA, I like them, what do you think about them?