Haha well there would be less time wasted if everything was decided split second. Plus they seem to be putting a lot of tech into these games to begin with!


I would be in favor of shorter games if it meant less talking head time...Most commentators not my taste. Nice chatting with you!


Yes. One of my favorite bands played 2263 concerts. The Ramones toured almost non stop for 20 years.


The Ramones are a great band, one of my favorites as well and 2263 concerts! wow that is insane!


I know! Well it seems like Linkin Park was on their way to catching up to that number. They played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


That is also insane, thats like 1 concert per day, I wonder how they did that


I know. I didn't realize they were that popular. Unlike the band Creed who played a concert so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit.


I heard that concert was terrible imagine getting sued lol,


That must have been really bad. Pink Floyd would not have had the same problem. First, they are a great band and secondly they played an Ancient Roman Amphitheater with no audience.


I wonder what where his reasons behind that, sounds like a great venue for a full concert, lots of money


I think they recorded it and then shared the recording with fans but no one was there to witness them live.


Still a great venue like that ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia, a place with a lot of history


That would be so cool to see a concert there. Much more exciting than a football game that only has 11 minutes of live game play.


11 minutes doesnt seem like a long time, I heard a team lost 222-0 once, 11 painful minutes


I agree. I always felt like sports players made too much money. I was happy to learn that the average earnings of an engineer are more than that of an NFL or MLB player.


I guess engineers study harder and work harder than players, both are reallly rewarding careers.


It is also nice to know that there is no rule against female players, they just need to meet the league's requirements.


I wonder why no woman has played in the league then, it must be really hard to meet those requirements and also have a coach that will start you on the team


I think so. Maybe as a kicker women could have more luck. Although it seems unlikely when you hear a New Orleans Saints cheerleader has to leave a restaurant if a player is there.


That could work and that is a terrible rule, the NFL should ban that rule, so unfair


I agree otherwise football player should go back t making less than bowlers like in the 1960s.


Yeah its crazy how bowlers used to make more money back in the day.


I follow the Cowboys but I heard the other day that they offered Ndamukong Suh a big offer to come to their team.


The Jets? They must be desperate for someone to be a huge disappointment. He's not that good.


Well looks like they figured that out and rescinded the offer. I heard it was a pretty big surprise.


Didn't he sign with the rams after they rescinded that? And isn't bowles fired?


I had not heard, I just know that they said it didn't seem to be in keeping with their longer-term plan. I can't believe how much football players make these days. Back in the 60's a top bowler made twice as much as a football player. How times have changed.


I know. And the careers are so short. Engineers often make more than the avg football player.


That sounds about right considering most players don't play that long. I heard that espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow first down line. I had no idea you could win an award for that!


I feel like that does not rise to the level of emmy worthy. They put that in the same category as really important art...


I agree. I just think it is crazy that they put tracking chips in the football and on the players gear to record everything. They are taking this to the next level for sure.


Yeah. If there is money to be made, they will find a way. I hope they use it to keep the players safe and not just to sell data.


I hope so too. I can't believe that most NFL games only have 11 minutes of live game play. Basically it is mostly them in the huddles!


Yeah. It's not against the rules for a woman to play in the NFL


Thank goodness. Just in case I would like to try a new career! It would stink to be a New Orleans Saint cheerleader. They can't even eat in the same restaurant if there is a NFL player. They have to leave if one comes in. Double standard.


I feel like the player should leave and not the cheerleader. What's the saying, possession isn't 9/10 of the law... They're in there, you leave!


Absolutely. It is ridiculous! I wonder if the university of iowa was thinking about the cheerleaders when they painted the locker room for the visiting team pink?!


The NFL was originally named the american professional football association. That does not roll off the tongue...


Not at all! How do you feel about who won the Super Bowl this year?


I was fine with it. I appreciate the excellence. You?


Same!  How can you deny Tom Brady. He is crazy good! It was nice chatting with you.


Hey, I love the Lions and the teammate Ndamukong Suh.


I am from Chicago so I must hate the Lions. Bear down! He eventually signed with the Rams.


Oh nice! I am a huge Packers fan from California! Ha. Ndamukong spent three years with the Dolphins.


How do you become a packers fan in California? It is in my blood to despise them.


I know, it's a weird thing! I should be a Rams fan.


No, I just married a Packer fan and we had Packer babies. Ha! We met at a Ramones concert a long long time ago. The Ramones traveled a lot and did concerts for 20 years non stop.


I love the ramones. Almost as much as I love Hybrid Theory!


Oh yeah, me too! The Ramones played 2,263 concerts over the years. I saw the Go-Go's open for them with the Flaming Lips.


The Flaming Lips? They're that old (not that the Ramones are old but comparatively)?


Yep, I saw them in the very beginning. They are from Oklahoma City and were just a local band that was unknown.


Wow. That's cool. I love the "I saw them in a bar with 20 people" stories. I have one about Dave Matthews but the venue had like 2,000 in 1993


Oh wow! That is cool. I have never seen Dave Matthews. I actually watched that show at Oklahoma University (OU), the home of Mayfield!


Nice. He almost quit football for gaming. Would've been a poor choice.


Oh man! That is a fun fact for sure! I had learned that the University of Iowa's locker room is painted pink, for the visiting teams. HAHA! Another poor choice!!


I wonder if that actually works. Scientifically, have they proved it works or is it just some pink paint?


I am pretty sure it is just used for getting under their skin. I bet it has zero proof behind the idea. Did you know that the yellow line superimposed on the tv was the creation of ESPN?


Didn't they win an emmy for that line? I had no idea the bar was so low for emmys…


The game only has 11 minutes too! Why give it to something with only 11 minutes of useful life?


Yeah, totally right! Football is called soccer in a lot of places too, lol


I do. My favorite team is the Chicago Bears. Do you have a favorite?


Both really good teams! Although they only play 11 minutes of game time, I still enjoy it.


That is crazy how short the live game actually is. Did you hear about the tracking chips in players shoulder pads?


I did read something about it. Do you know anything about them that you shed some light on for me?


They record a players every move on the field! That is so much data.


I know. I wonder what they actually do with the data. Do teams use it or just the NFL.


I am not sure. I bet every sport will eventually have trackers like that.


Yeah, maybe except baseball. That seems pretty easy to track.


True. They even have the tracking chips inside the footballs.


I wonder why they still need a chain gang to measure 10 yards then...


I am not sure. I am surprised by they do not have it all computerized.


I get irriated when I watch tennis and they can determine in/out in 7 seconds but the NFL runs out old guys with sticks to determine if it went 10 yards... Seems dated.


I agree. Do you know when the first nfl playoff game was played?


That's a long time ago! And 80 yards? Were the players out of shape and could only go 80 yards?


I am not sure how it worked. It was in Chicago.


It was probably at Wrigley and that's the longest they could make the field. Nice chatting with you!


I am ok, yes I like cars a lot, I even have a huge car collection of toys cars, I was saving for years.


i dont have a car at the moment. i do like cars though. what do you think of south africa?


Wow that something that it's legal to equip car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking.


i wonder how many people actually do that. it cant be cheap to do it and maybe other people could get hurt.


Yes you are right, I wonder Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in a video game?


is that true? that sounds impossible. how long would it take to play that many games?


Long time, I guess that just build him/her confident to the max, as it became almost like a real reality.


i guess, i would still want to practice behind the wheel of the real thing for a while before racing.


Have you owned a car in the past, I had a sport car back in the days, I like that car so much, because It reminds me of a race car and it had loud pipes and it was a shift.


i used to have a car. its an expense that i try to avoid if i can. it was a used car, it ran, thats about it. it was automatic.


Did you know that Mcdonald's added a drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers that weren't allow to get out of there cars while wearing fatigues.


it thought that the drive thru was way older than that because the us has such a car culture. great innovation in keeping us overfed and immobile. LOL


Yes you are right, do you watched a lot of TV when you aren't busy, Do you still have some of the old black and white TV in your closet?


no i dont. i did watch one when i was young. painful for playing video games. now the tvs are so huge they dominate the room.


You are right, I don't remember the black and white TV having any extra plugs, I think only for an antenna.


yes, you had to attach the video game via the antenna,then switch to channel 3. now it's all computers


Yes, it all built in, the black and white TV people couldn't tell what color was anything. Some people place color plastic over their screen.


that is going back a long way!Anyway, great chat!


There are over 750 episodes of pokemon, It was nice chatting with you also.


I don't either, mostly sports. I did watch a lot of south park back in the day, did you ever watch that?


yes, i liked south park. it has been a great show. it seems to stay relevant.


Yea, they made fun of family guy once, and the simpsons creators sent them flowers for it.


yeah, i bet the simpsons liked that. the simpsons has had trouble maintaining its quality over the last few years. i think that comedy is quite difficult.


Yea I stopped watching years ago. Apparently one episode in the whole series did not have bart in it or mention him. I want to watch that episode


i wonder what the episode was about. that is odd. the simpsons has great voice talent.


yea they do. I wonder why also. Did you ever watch pokemon?


no, i never did. its a kids show, right?


Yea, I used to love watching it. It was has 750 episodes, i don't think i watched them all though. It was so good.


really? ok. i know that it is tied to toys and video games, so i wondered if it was good for adults too


yep, and pokemon cards that are worth some money. How about that 70s show, ever seen that?


no, i didnt but i think it was a very popular show. probably a lot of actors launched big careers there.


You're right, mostly all of them became something big after that. I wish the same was for that 70s show uk remake, they only lasted 10 episodes.


shows dont always travel well to other cultures, and i guess a verbatim remake is flat. the casting wouldnt work either.


no they don't. One show did and that was the office. So amazing. ANother was thomas the train, ever see that one?


the office was very different in the uk i think. americans would want a different show. i never saw thomas, its for kids, yes?


They are both on netflix so I have seen both. Thomas the train was voiced over by many famous actors


ok. yes thomas probably would attract a lot of talent. it has a classy look, if i remember right.


For sure, they have to be good. It was so nice chatting with you, take care!


Good evening!  I hope you are well!  How do you think the US would be if the runner up in the presidential race became the Vice President like it was prior to 1805?


hello,  I dont think that would work for our current situation lol Those 2 do not get a long lol


It would be crazy that is for sure!  Maybe our next election can feature a sing-off.  If the President of Indonesia can release three pop music albums, it might just work!  lol


I think that would be quite entertaining!  Thats pretty good,  making albums and running a country,  multi tasking!


It would be the icing on the cake if we could have a President Banana like Zimbabwe did!


Just because it would be funny and add levity to what is always so serious.  Trump may seem silly, but  some equate him to a boxer that means business.


I see.  Did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?  lol


So it pays a little more to be the guest than the actual resident!  LOL


lol right!  Maybe the president of zimbabwe can do a concert there!


Indonesia, but the Zimbabwe president may be just as talented LOL!   I wouldn't mind having some presidential money, but it's surprising to know that the wealthiest were JFK, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson.


Oh sorry indonesia lol That info may possibly be wrong,  last time I checked Trump was the wealthiest by a lot!


I was wondering unless it was adjusted for age, etc.  At any rate, I'm not making anything like that! I'm the kind that needs to have access to free websites and radio stations, though that can come in handy.  Did you know you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas online without spending anything?


Nice!  Do you like classic radio dramas?  I dont think I would use that service,  I really like audio books.  I gues soliders used to make radios out of pencil and razor!  wow!


That's amazing.  I wonder how they figured that out.  I wonder if they were Canadian if they had to somehow listen to 40% Canadian content like the current law states.  :)


probably not,  they were soliders in wwi


I was just joking because I think the law is sort of absurd.  Listen/play what you want.  If that means you try to only pickup radio storms from Jupiter, then so be it.


Oh lol I guess I missed the joke and read it wrong lol Yeah that canadian law is kinda weird,  but they have a lot of good music,  drake,  celine dion, bryan adams lol ...justin bieber


That is a fair point.  Do you watch much television?


Sort of.  I watch a lot of tv shows and movies,  but I usually stream them,  I dont watch real time tv


There are so many options.  Take Pokemon; if you are into that, you can binge like 750 episodes worth!  That is crazy..


Oh my,  that is a lot of episodes!  Great for kids!  I have never watched any pokemon.  Its been great chatting with you!


Yeah I do quite a bit I just have not managed to find that Jupiter station


Ha, kind of freaky that you can hear Jupiter's storms on the AM radio!


I know that is quite something. DO you ever listen to Canadian radios?


I don't really. I heard that 40 percent of Canadian radio music needs to be Canadian in origin.


Yeah I guess they like to support their talent. Do you know how soldiers used to make foxhole radios?


They used a razorblade and a pencil. I still don't understand how though!


Yeah that is quite something. DO you speak any latin?


I do not! I wonder how many people do. Maybe enough so that a Finnish radio station broadcasts a weekly program!


Yeah I was wandering about that as well. How about radio dramas, do you like those?


I don't like dramas in general so probably not.


I see, because if you did there is a free radio to listen to them to


Interesting. I prefer to watch tv. How about you?


Yes me too, I watch shows mainly like the Simpsons


Do you like Bart? There is only one episode where he doesn't appear and is not mentioned. Wonder where he went!


I love Bart and that is really strange. How about Pokemon, do you ever watch it?


I used to when I was younger. I can't believe there are 750 episodes.


Yeah but they have been around for 16 years


Yeah but it's interesting that there is so much interest that they could make 750 episodes. I found the episodes quite similar to one another. I guess I wasn't a die hard enough fan.


Yeah I guess. How about that 70s show, did you ever watch it?


Yes, I did. It's so funny that they tried to remake it verbatim in the UK.


Good evening.  So Hillary is at it again?


Promoting her book it looks like.  It's called What Happened.


Its just a good thing its not like it used to be where the runner up in the election became vice president. Then she would be our vice president.


I couldn't see her and the Donald working together.


It would be that.  Trump is quite interesting himself with all his tweets and raging about something or another.  And his kids get in there too.  So much drama in the White House.


Yeah I could see adding hilary to the mix. That would be must see tv.


OMG, it says the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.  They must have as much drama going on over there as we do.


Well the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


That's funny.  I don't think our president is able to do anything outside work because he's had to turn over Trump enterprises to his kids while in office.  So I guess we won't be hearing any music from him.


I could see Trump releasing an album. It would be a whole album dissing Hilary and the dems.


If I was attacked for everything I do. Every person I tried to put on higpositions got attacked. I think I would be the same way. He knows how to fix the problems we have but the dems try to shut him down at every path. I would be frustrated to.h


Yeah, I do get that.  But he goes back and forth.  The lawyer, for example, was his best friend.  he talked about him so highly and then the lawyer got in trouble and now he is dissing him.  I just don't get it.  But enough Trump talk.  Did you see that in one episode of the Simpsons Bart does not appear, nor is mentioned?


I always watched for homer to be honest. Lol. Dope.


Duh.  LOL.  But Bart is always into some mischief.  He could def be one of my boys.


Yeah I liked bart to, but homer was funny.


Yeah, I liked the babysitter episode.  Homer definely wanted that candy.


Intresting that they paired TV, and Radio with President.


I agree. I find it really funny how South Park made the Family Guy episode, they actually got flowers from the people who made the Simpsons


Well, artists often do things saying they respect each others work.


Very true. Speaking of the Simpsons, did you know there's only 1 episode ever where Bart isn't in it?


I saw that. I wonder what that episode was about?


I couldn't tell you the exact one. I could tell you that there are over 750 episodes of one of my favorite shows "Pokemon"


I've never seen it. I kind of think of Pokemon as a game.


It's a show and a game. It's been running for over 16 years now!


That's a good question. I'm not sure. I think it plays on various channels.


I know the movies are! Do you like listening to the radio?


No, I've done streaming like Spotify for years.


I find some trivia on radio interesting though. Jupiter has strong radio storms that can be picked up from AM radio!


That was cool. I'm surprised that a simple AM radio can do that.


I was too! But hey, it's even weirder that Canadian laws require 40% of the music to be Canadian. I find that hilarious


I saw that. I imagine that makes for some weird playlists for djs


Oh yeah for sure. There's a Finnish radio station that has a news programme entirely in Latin.


That's strange too, but at least it's only one radio show.


I think it's pretty cool! Then again, I go to a website that has a lot of classic radio drama for free


Like thos old radio serials from before tv was popular?


I do.  I love watching SNL - especially the weekend update.


I love SNL. Did you know when South Park aired the Family Guy episode, they received flowers from the Simpsons crew?


Yeah, I heard that.  It was because of the parody, right.


I think so lol. There is only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart is not in.


I know, that is kind of crazy.  I guess i never noticed that.  He is just always around.


Yep me either. I saw the 70's show was made in the UK and was cancelled after only 10 shows.


Wow, I guess they didnt love it like people did here.  Did you realize that in the first 400 episodes of the SImpsons Homer had 188 jobs.  I thought he always worked at the plant.


Oh wow that's a lot of jobs. I had no idea.


Me neither, that kind of shocked me.  Do you remember the Treehouse of Horror xxi from the Simpsons?


I do not remember that. Was it a good episode?


It had Daniel Radcliffe voicing Edward Cullen.


Oh wow that's awesome. Do you like the radio?


I do, listen more to podcasts.  But I love jamming out to the radio


Me too. Did you know you can hear Jupiter radio storms on Earth?


That is cool, Ill have to check that out.  You can also listen to the sun's music, too.


That's pretty cool too. Soldiers in WWII made simple radios by using razorblades and pencils.


I couldnt even figure that one out now.  That was pretty genius of them.


Very cool and probably helped out with morale too


I bet, entertainment was likely very important.  Plus a great way to keep up with info.


Do you think  what Nick Saban did to the ESPN reporter was ok?


I was wondering the same thing. I think personally that it was definitely wrong to snap even if you have a legitimate reason to be so tense.


Exactly. you can have some sympathy, without telling them what they are asking you, but reposters can be intense.


Yes definitely but it's just general wisdom to try to maintain patience and meet frustrating situations with a level head of course. But then again, he did apologize so it's not like he's some bad guy at all.


Do you think Saban will call the reporter and apologize?


Actually I heard that he already did, or at least someone tweeted as much.


Didn't know. To be honest I am surprised he did.


Oh really, why is that? I'm sure he realized that people would probably be able to empathize with his frustration with the reporters, so why not apologize.


He is definitely not the kind of people who apologize and if he did, I am pretty sure he was being pressure by the media.


Oh, hmm maybe that tweet by James Miller was incorrect I guess. What makes you think he's not the type to apologize?


I am pretty good at telling how people are by the way their behave. And this is not the first time he responds like that.


Oh I didn't know that, when did he do it before?


Almost most of the time he is being interview. That´s why the reporter said: We got it weeks ago, with the exasperated sighs and snarky responses that come whenever you face reporters' questions¨


Oh yes, that's true but at least that's not as explosive as he behaved with Maria Taylor recently.


Really?! What did he did to her? Haven't heard about it.


He snapped at her, and gave an abrasive response to a fair question.


Wow!! That´s way too much. Don´t you think he should be suspended?


I'm not sure, he did apologize at least but I am not so familiar with the context of how they usually punish off the field behavior like that. I guess some sort of penalty would be fair, but maybe not a whole suspension?


You are kind of right, but definitely something underneath is going on with him.


I guess, maybe I don't think it's the big of deal to be upset as long as you acknowledge that it was wrong. A bit of anger can be healthy.


And I have to admit that the reporter was pushing him a little bit.


Hi, how are you today? Do you like rock music?


Hi! I do like rock music, I like a little bit of everything.


The state rock song of Oklahoma is "Do You Realize?" by the Flaming Lips. I didn't know that states had rock songs.


Especially a lot of midwestern states seem to have songs attached to them. I was reading that Whitesnake has had over 50 members in its history. They must not be fun to work with.


I guess not. Maybe it's band to put on your resume, then move on. I don't know how much they tour. It could be a tough gig.


Probably some overdosed. I read that a hanson song became the most requested track on a chicago station not because people liked it, but the station created an air of mystery about it by not telling people who sang the song.


That was very smart of them. Get new listeners, more advertising. Probably a boy band is not what most listeners were looking for.


I heard the sonic the hedgehog character was supposed to be a member of a rock band, and had a girlfriend named madonna, but I didn't hear the whole story. Do you know?


Sonic in a rock band? I guess he has the haircut for it. He could probably have joined Whitesnake.


Oh yeah, that would have been good. Are you interested in history? I was reading about Lincoln. He had a high pitched voice, I guess.


That's funny because he was very tall. He kept his important documents inside his hat. I guess that hat was pretty big.


You know, I always mean to do some research to see if he maybe had some kind of genetic disorder. He was so tall, and had such strange bone structure. Especially hearing about his weird voice now, I'm even more curious.


He had a pretty big beard, so I would have expected a deep voice. He was an unusual guy that met a tragic end.


I would expect deep voice too. Did you know he created the secret service the very morning he was assassinated? Ironic.


I guess he recognized that he was at tremendous risk because of the war and his treatment of slaves. I don't know if the secret service could have saved him.


No, I'm sure they couldn't have. John Wilkes Booth father was named after the man that assassinated julius caesar. What a strange story all around.


Yeah, lots of weird connections. Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy. JFK had a secretary named Lincoln. It's kismet.


I've never heard that. Those types of coincidences are always interesting to me.


We can always find connections if we look hard enough. For example, Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton are the only two actors to face off against a terminator, an alien and a predator. Connections abound.


Oh sure, I guess Bender from futurama and the terminator both have the same cpu.


that's great! Bender is savage. He really could be a terminator. Never quite get the salary for Arnold though.


I can't believe he gets paid so much. He only said like 100 words in Terminator.


His physique is the key. Plus that Austrian accent.


Hi! So do you like music? I love rock music and well many other genre's.


Yes, I'm the same! I love music....I didn 't know the band Whitesnake has had over 50 members over time?Thinking the lead singer stayed the same, not sure?


That is something I read too, I do believe the lead singer is the same. There was so much great rock music back in the day!


Oh, I know, Decades. There was so much and people today have no idea how great alot of it was!!


Very true! I really love the electric guitars in Rock, it's all good. I got to see the best bands in concert that's for sure lol


You sound like me! I have been to so many concerts and have bought so much music over the years. I have  alot to refer back to. Do you have favorite bands?


That's awesome! My favorites to name a couple would be Pink Floyd and Aerosmith...so many more! How about you?


Yes, I have seen Pink Floyd a few times and Aerosmith every time they came to our state. I heard they were going to do Las Vegas for awhile. I go back to Elvis, Beatles, all the 70 and 80  90 bands. I have tickets to the Who this year and Bryan Adams so far! lol


Haha! That's awesome, you sound like me, I kept memento's along the as well, In the 90s I went to see Candlebox and the drummer came up to me and handed me his drum stick, and I have met many, I wish I could have seen Ozzy but never did which is a bummer.


I know, I would have like that too! Very cool. Its hard to get the up front seats! lol, While in Texas I saw Rod Stewart and manage to get two balls that night. I went this last year and had second level seat on the side and one of his guys came up to me and a friend and gave us front row center! we were shocked!! Very happy that night!! lol


Wow, that is amazing! You have been to as many concerts or more than I have lol, I just love seeing them so I will pay for up front if I can, I got real close to the Cult and Queensryche, and at a Van Halen concert I saw some famous people next to me.


Really, that's so interesting! One of favorites is Led Zepp Lucky to see them in 77, and then again When Robert Plant and Jimmy Page did a tour together and had close seats. Very Cool. Would have been nice to see them in 2007 in the UK. I think those tickets sold out in minutes at a very high price!


You got to see Led Zeppelin?? Wow, that is awesome. I love those guys! Yes, not always easy to get tickets they sell fast! Especially these days. But just like music we got to see all the great movies too, did you ever see the terminator?


Yes, I enjoyed it. I can't believe he only made $75,000 in the first one!!


I know! But he did make 15 million in the 2nd one so that's great! He only had to speak 18 lines in the Terminator and less than 100 words lol...I would take 75 grand for that!


lol, I know....Have you been to the Terminator ride at Universal?


No I haven't but I did go to Universal studios back in the late 90s and went to the Terminator 3D show, wow I was blown away!! How was the ride?


Yes, that's the one I mean! Where an actor comes out and rides all around on a motorcycle with the gun!! Alot of fun!! The 3D movie was great!!


Yes! That is it, but it seemed like you were on a crazy ride lol. That franchise is worth 3 billion dollars that's pretty amazing for older movies.


Yes, I agree. A fun thing to know about Abraham Lincoln, he kept important papers in his hat and his had a high pitched voice! Who knew?


Really? That's odd about his voice, he looks so rough lol. He was a great president though. And how does it happen that he gets assasinated just after creating the secret service, wow.


I didn't know that either, surprised me. The same morning!  In the films about him he always has a deep voice!! Great chat!!


I know, very bad for the poor guy. Thanks for the chat! I need to go listen to some good Rock music and watch the Terminator now lol! Bye!!


Hello.  Do you like Rock Music?  Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the US in the early 1950s and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later in the UK as well as the US.


Yes I do like rock music! I especially like that a lot of rock artists seem to be down to earth, like even after becoming the biggest rock star in Russian history, Viktor Tsoi kept his job in the boiler room.


That's too funny.  Did you know that the state rock song of Oklahoma is "do you realize?" by the Flaming Lips?


I didn't know states could have state rock songs! I wonder if Illinois' is that song that became the most requested track on that Chicago alt-rock radio station.


That could be.  You mean that Hanson song? Yes, the DJ didn't reveal who sang the song or what band did and so everyone wanted to hear who did it, probably.


Yes that's the one! I think it's interesting that no one knew the band/its members. On the other hand you have bands like Whitesnake, which has had over 50 members throughout it's history.


Whitesnake was one of my favorite bands.  I didn't know that they had so many members that they had their own Wikipedia page about it though. Funny.


I also saw recently on Wikipedia that Sonic the hedgehog was actually supposed to be a member of a rockband, with a blond human girlfriend named Madonna!


Right, very funny. I heard that one, too.  Rock music is actually very interesting, it typically has a 4/4 time signiture using a verse-chorus form but it has become extremely diverse.  Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or even political.


Yeah rock music is definitely fascinating. I like that it draws from a lot of other genres I enjoy, like jazz, classical, blues and folk music.


Yes, I like that too.  Did you see the Terminator?  Did you know that Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks only 18 lines in "The Terminator" and less than 100 words in total?  I didn't realize that before.


I never knew that! I wonder if he had a bigger role in Terminator 2, because I know his pay got significantly bumped from $75k for the first movie to $15 million with the second.


It could be.  I remember that The Terminator movies encompassed a series of films, comics, novels and additional media concerning battles between Skynet's synthetic intelligent machine network and John Connor's Resistance forces and the rest of the human race.


Yeah I'm sure a lot of people appreciated the unique concept of the films. That's probably why as of 2010, the franchise has made over $8 billion in revenue!


Yes, I agree.  Also, scientists developed a real-life T1000 polymer, the world's first self-fixing plastic call the terminator.


That's crazy! It's certainly a unique material. Although I think the Terminator itself isn't the most unique robot; Bender from Futurama shares the same processor, the 6502 cpu.


Yes, and that's same CPU used in Atari 2600, NES, and C64 computer models.  That is amazing.


On a separate note, are you interested in Abraham Lincoln at all? I find it fascinating the father of his assassinator was named after the killer of Julius Caesar.


Yes, the whole Abraham Lincoln saga is strange, in my opinion.  In fact, ironically, Abe created the Secret Service the morning he was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth.


That's surprising! I wonder if things would have been different if he had created it sooner. I also wonder if his killer found any important documents in Lincoln's hat, where he kept them.


Yes, the answers to which we will probably never find out.  Nice chatting with you, have a good one.


Indeed i think he's a great actor. How about you?


I think he is pretty good. He hasn't won many awards though. Did you know that?


I did not, seems like he would have. Did you like M.I. Fallout?


I haven't seen it. Is that the latest one?


Yeah i give it a 7 but i will still go and see the next one, lol!


Yeah, I'll eventually see it. He's pretty entertaining to be honest. I liked him in Risky Business. Hilarious.


Oh my God you taking me back now. You k now he made 75Million from one movie?


No, I didn't know that. He also built an underground bunker.


Underground bunker! Does he know something we don't, lol. Do you know he vandalized the worlds tallest building?


He's probably losing it a bit to be honest. It wouldn't surprise me.


Yeah apparently back in 2010 he sketched Katie Holmes name into a spire.


Hmmm, is that true? It wouldn't surprise me one bit.


Apparently he does his own stunts, he hung of a airplane at 5,000 feet.


Yeah, that will do the trick. What about inception, have you seen it?


That is one of my all time favorite movies. You?


I saw it. I got confused throughout it. I didn't realize they tried to cast Will Smith. Did you?


I did not glad they didn't I like leo. It took Nolan 10 years to write inception.


Wow, that is a long time to take to write a script. Well, nice chatting with you!


I know but it grossed 828 Million world wide, the 4th highest in 2010.


Yes.  Are you a fan of the Mission Impossible film series? Tom Cruise made $75m from Mission Impossible III alone!


I'm not that much of a fan of TC movies as i used to be - maybe because they're all pretty much the same as with MI series.  I do like his early work


Yes I'm not either.  Must be nice to make that kind of money.


You said it - so much money to make essentially the same movie over and over and over... Cocktail is probably my favorite movie of his, and that was decades ago!


They are repetitive. I didn't care for "the Last Samurai" but I did like "Top Gun."


Didn't see the Last Samurai.  I heard they were making a TG sequel - wonder how that will be received?


Probably not as well as it was during the Reagan admin. I didn't realize Elon Musk was in Inception.


I thought I heard about Elon Musk in Inception, but I cannot recall what character he played?  I've seen that movie several times to try to understand it!


No kidding! It was sooooo hard to follow.  It took 10 years for Nolan to write something that confusing.


Talk about a passion project!  Probably needed multiple flow charts to keep track of everything....


Yeah!  I was wrong... It was Musk's wife that was in Inception.  I have no idea what she looks like.  Nolan got his son in the movie too.


Aha!  I was just racking my brain about EM in that movie!  And now I need to figure out who his wife is!!!


Sorry :)  I will say Cruise is dedicated.  He spent two years learning Japanese for the Last Samurai.


I think the concept of the Last Samurai is fascinating, because of what it implies - their only purpose in life is to protect their Master and if they fail to do that they must kill themselves.  In the rare occasion they are without a Master due to other circumstances, they go Ronin (another great movie) and basically become a mercenary.


It's kind of true for Cruise in that he spent $10M for a bunker to protect himself from aliens.  I wonder if that's true.  I know he's a little wacky but that seems a bit too much.


That probably has more do with him being a Scientologist than anything - and the most popular member of that religion to boot!


Yeah I heard of that.  He did etch Katie Holmes name on the top of the Burj Khalifa building.  That's wacky so...


All this TC trivia is a little creepy, feeling like I need a shower!  I almost forgot about the Katie Holmes marriage and kid....  He sure has led a full life


Yes, but I too am having to rethink him.  I really did like him in Risky Business back in the day.  He actually does his stunts like hanging from a plane at 5,000 feet in the newest MI.


Risky Business was great, I was a huge Rebbeca De Mornay fan when I was younger...


Yeah, she is/was hot. Thanks for the chat.  You were excellent!


Hello, did uou watch Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom? what are your thoughs on this movie


I did, I  liked it but there are some absurb scenes that didnt make sense at all


Was that the second one with Chris Pratt? I saw the first one, not the second one.


Yeah exactly thats the one with Pratt, he is a velociraptor trainer in the movie


I think I only saw that becuase my wife has a crush on him. I think he may have been shirtless on the trailer so my wife was all in on the movie. Did you like it?


I liked it, I thought it was a nice movie although many parts were unreal like when the volcano explodes and he suddenly can move again.


Ill check it out when it comes to Netflix... I found it odd that the dinosaurs were only on the screen for 15 minutes. Must have had a small CGI budget.


Yeah, Im guessing its a expensive production overall, theres a cool fact and theyy used elephant roars for the t-rex


Really? I recently heard that dinosaurs had really small and meek roars. Not at all like what is projected at movies or on TV.


Maybe they projected it this way so that they would sound scarier, also velociraptors were smaller than projected in movies.


Did you see that the park ride cost more than the movie to make?


No I actually didnt see that, os are you a dinarour fan? I used to love them when I was a little kid


I really did not get into them. That and space were never really that intriguing to me. What about you?


I like them, I  think there are many interesting facts about them I heard scientists recovered a sample of tissue and blood vessels from a T-Rex


Really! Wow, I wonder if they are going to try and clone it. Seems like something we would do and then immediately regret...


Yeah, Jurassic Park should work as a warning lol, that would definetely chage things.


I can see them screwing it up and having some sad creature that only semi-resembles a dinosaur. It would be an ethical dilema for sure.


For sure, it would generate a lot of dispute so anyway do you like how Chris Pratt acts?


I do know some like he worked at Bubba Gump. Nice chatting with you!


Did you watch Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom?


No, but I have heard some about it.  At least the woman is not running in high heels in this movie!


there are 7 scense that dont make sense at all


I remember talk about one.. Chris Pratt is paralyzed by a tranquilizer dart but then crawls away from molten lava using his paralyzed limbs.  Ha!


Yeah and also the computer parts of the old park still function that is also an absurd thing


Someone was amused by Chris Pratt doing a somersault through the open mouth of a T-Rex.


Is that the scene in which Chris Pratt defies physics? because thats also another ridiculous scene


Apparently he became an athlete after being a house builder.  That seemed strange.


It does seem strange and also how in the middle of the film Pratt developed Nave SEAL skills in a magical way


One reviewer also said that the movie managed to make dinosaurs boring which is hard to do.


I didnt really like the movie, the old Jurassic Park movies were so much better many inconsistensies I do like the leading actor


Apparently the dinosaurs only appear for 15 minutes in the film.  Universal built a ride that cost them more than the film did.


The ride cost $110 million while the film was $63 million.


Oh seems like they should spend more in the movie and add more dinasour time in it. Did you hear about the joke Chris Pratt made about the franchise


I think people do get bored looking at too much dinosaur time.  The people are more interesting.  What was Pratt's joke?


He joked about getting the part in 2010 for Jurassic Park 4


Wow!  That is like a premonition.  I guess I will make a joke about winning Power Ball.  I guess you know that the raptors are not computer generated, but are people in dinosaur suits?


Really? they fooled me, I thought that was the computer, it sure takes a long time to render one frame of the T-Rex dinasaur


I suppose that is because of the raindrops and water dripping from T-Rex.


The detail is impressive I guess thats why it takes so long to render them


I think so too.  Well, my wife is asking me to go get some whipping cream for some chicken soup so I am going to wrap it up.  Nice chatting with you.


You wouldnt want to upset the wife! hope you have a nice meal, thanks for the chat and the cool facts.


Hello. So I've been reading about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Chris Pratt. I haven't seen Fallen Kingdom yet though.


Me too. Is there anything that stood out for you?


About the movie, a little, but I became really interested in the last paragraph when it talked about how scientists expressed the genes of chickens and they grew teeth.


I was a little surprised the dinosaurs were only on film for 15 minutes. Seems like that is not a lot...


They did a good job of really building suspense so when they WERE on screen, it was a big deal!


That's true. Really good point. I loved the Michael Crichton book so I never saw the original Jurassic Park in fear that it would ruin the book. Still haven't seen it...


I think aside from my husband's obsession, the movies feel a bit dated, the older ones do, so it might be harder to see.


I did see the first one with Chris Pratt but that is all I have seen. I think I saw it because my wife may or may not have a thing for Chris Pratt, post-parks and rec when he got ripped.


That's true, he became really hot lol. He was pretty good in Parks and Rec, but as Star Lord he just rocks it. He does really good in silly movies.


Agreed. Can you imagine him waiting on you at Bubba Gump, and then seeing him on tv a few weeks later?


That would be hilarious. Like hey honey, wasn't that our waiter? Oh heck, he's made it to tv! haha.


He wouldn't be the most incredible actor who made the jump. He is talented at those roles though...


Yeah. I haven't seen him in any of the other movies listed like "her" or "delivery man" but the few I have seen, he's pretty funny and sells the role.


The generic role... "delivery man" that's funny. I really liked parks and rec. Did you?


Yeah, though I never finished it because I got tired of how aggressive Leslie Knope was after a while. And it felt weird that her dream became the focus, and Ben's just got crushed. Kinda opposite of Feminism.


HA! Yeah, as someone who works in parks and rec, it got really corny, really fast but I was so impressed with the writing. It was so good.


The writing was great, yes. Chris Pratt and April made the show for me. Happy dog and angry cat!


HA! I always liked the "Damnit Jerry!" when Jerry would not do anything wrong. That poor guy.


I saw him in another Tv show recently, for a one time part, uhh Brooklyn 99, he was funny for a one time bit. Poor guy indeed.


I must have missed that one. I love 99. That's another well written show. Almost got cancelled so I am glad NBC picked it up.


Yes I've been watching it on Hulu episode by episode as it continues!


How's it going, did you know Michael Chiklis went bald because of a mishap with theater makeup?


Yea, Chiklis was only 20 at the time too, I wonder what makeup caused it


Well, the Ancient greeks used white lead.  That couldnt have been good for them.


Sounds like a bad idea. Did you know Clowns copyright their makeup designs on eggshells?


No.  How does one even do that?  I am not into makeup myself.  Just never cared to wear any.  I think it is cook Keanu Reeves gave $80 million of his salary from teh matrix to the special effects and make up crew


Keanu is a great guy. Apparently in Team America the Kim Jong-il statue was just a person in makeup


Probably, make up can really transform you into almost anyone


Yea, it's a shame that American cosmetic companies has gone back to animal testing though


I thought they outlawed that a long time ago.  Poor animals.


Apparently it's done so makeup can be sold in China


Still doesnt make it right.  I guess since some of it is made from coconut oil it isnt as bad.


Yea, places like Target should refuse to sell, I mean they already refuse to sell Tobacco in their stores


And they have banned the salvation army bell ringers.


I wonder why? I never knew Vermont doesn't have any Targets in the state


They dont?  They are sure missing out.  Target is great, they have even trademarked the fake french "target" because it became so popular.


That's pretty funny, I guess price matching Amazon helps Target be so popular


It really would.  If I can grab it and not wait, I am good to go.


Yea the amazon price match is a nice perk but it can be a hassle to deal with the Target employees


Did you know it was founded the same year as Walmart?


No, I had no clue. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


I'm great thank you. Did you know Kim Jong-Il's statue in Team America was just a person dressed up in makeup?


Me either. Chiklis went bald at 20 due to a bad makeup disaster.


I also saw clowns copyright their makeup designs on eggshells.


That is  interesting. Keanu reeves gave 80 million of his matrix salary to special effects and makeup staff.


Wow that's a lot of money! Good for him for doing that.


Yes. very nice of him to treat those people  that way.


Same here. Did you know socks are among the most needed item in a homeless shelter?


I do as well. Best Buy and Target will price match Amazon which is really cool.


Yes. That is one reason I like shopping there.


Vermont is the only state without a Target store.


That is surprising. I thought  that they were everywhere.


I thought so too. Well, it was good talking to you. Have a good day!


Did you know Spider Man first appeared in comics back in 1962?


I did not know that! Spiderman is one of my favorite heroes


Mine too.  I like that he had to deal with real life struggles and even financial issues.


Yeah I think his one of the poorest super heroes in the Marvel universe but one of the smartests ones as well.


He did always seem to be short of money didn't he?  His enemies were mostly rich though I think.  I think the Green Goblin had money.


Yeah thats a curious fact, most of his enemies had tons of cash I guess thats what makes Spiderman special


Stan Lee created him to be special, right down to his name.  The only reason there is a hyphen in it is so he wouldn't be confused with superman.


Thats funny lol,  his first appearance was on the comic book Amazing Fantasy, that comic book must be worth thousands now! at least the original version


i imagine you are very right about that!  I wonder if that comic had Cap'n Crunch's arch rivals in it.  I've heard they have battled Spiderman at some point.


I bet Spiderman whipped the floor with him lol, Sony bough the rights of Spiderman for $10 million I bet they regret not buying the rest.


They thought the world would only care about Spiderman.  Don't get me wrong, Spiderman is great, but i do like the others too.


Me too, I think the Marvel universe has great heroes and well movies has shown that to many.


Not to mention the video games.  Spiderman has great video games, especially for Playstation.


Yeah I have a Play Station 4 and just purchase the latest game, its really good I liked it a lot. Do you play video games?


I play some.  Did you know that playstation 3's are being used to study black holes?


Really? I wonder how many of them are being used, I did hear it was cheaper to gather play station 3s than to arm a supercomputer and the results were the same


Apparently they are very powerful computers.  Xbox's are too.  The army uses the controllers to fly uav spy planes.


I bought an xbox when it first came out, it made a creepy sound when it was on standby for too long.


Did it really?  That's weird!  I honestly don't know which is better. Playstations came out in 1994 and Xbox came out in 2001 but they are both powerful, great game consoles.


I think they are about the same, the only thing that changes are the games some are exclusive to one brand ot the other.


And the fans of each.  For xbox a guy spent 2600 dollars on a carnival game to win one.


hi how are you? do you play video games?


I'm doing well how are you? Yes I like playing video games, especially on Xbox!


I have not played Xbox or PS. whhich do you prefer? why?


I like xbox more because honestly it's the only system I've had. I remember getting one way back in 2001.


Microsoft gets many things wrong, but ive heard good things about xbox games. i played games as a kid, but now, im not interested. what games do you like?


I like the call of duty games and madden football games! I think it's cool they have controllers for quadriplegics for xbox 360!


Madden is fun. i played madden many many years ago. controllers for quadriplegics? how do theydo that?


I'm not sure, probably using their mind or something! The US army even uses xbox 360 controllers to fly uav spy planes! Crazy!


those controllers are probably so well designed that anyone can learn them in five minutes. thats great! now i want a UAV spy plane of my own.


It would be easy indeed! Are you into superhero characters like Spider-man?


I like spider-man. most of the heroes are not so interesting to me. do you like spidey?


I do! I think it's funny why spider-man has a hyphen in his name!


Stan lee didn't want anybody to confuse him with superman? I guess that's smart?


Oh, ok. yeah, i could see that the spellings would look similar. plus superman is DC and spidey is marvel.


Can you believe what Sony paid for the rights to Spider-man in 1998?


they should have paid a lot for that character. he is quite valuable.


I wonder how much money he has brought in for them? I know playstation has many games about him since they are Sony.


Yeah, that would make sense. Sony wants to use its IP for its own platforms as much as possible. Anyway, great chat!


The Department of Defense even uses playstations. They know what is up. Great chat with you as well. Have a good one!


Hi there, have you ever seen Jurassic Park movies?


Yeah I have seen some of them. The dinosaurs appear only for 15 minutes in the movies


Interesting. Those movies keep you glued to your seat. Interesting the velociraptors were only waist high to an adult.


Yeah, and yet we think they were so big, all of them. Do you know how they got the Raptors in the movie?


What do you mean get them in?  Interesting, originally Jurassic world was going to be about human like raptor hybrids!


Oh I just meant they were not animated but they had people inside suits


Oh really, that makes sense. I think I saw something about that. very cool!


Yeah. Have you ever ridden in the jurassic park ride?


Yes, many times! I love how it spins you around and around Jerks about. my gosh its a ride. lol


Nice. Apparently it cost $110 million to build it, that is a lot of money


Hold on, I was reading about Jumanji and thinking about the mummy ride at Universal. the Jurassic Park ride line was 90 minutes. Haven't got to that one yet. I have seen it all very cool at night! Wait and go early and get a fast pass. lol Have you?


I have not yet. But I was surprised to learn that it cost to build twice more than the movie itself


Yes, I was surprised to know Jonathan Hyde is from Australia. Have you seen Jumanji?


I have seen it and I like it. The movie made so much money $1 billion workdwide


Wow, that's alot! The Rock got a good chunk of that $91 million.


That is amazing. Did you know the voice of Jumanji is also the voice of chip from Beauty and the Beast?


Chip? Oh, I loved that movie and its voice. lol


Yeah me too. On another topics, do you have much interest in science?


Yes, very interesting! I believe that hubble telescope found a galaxy so vast, it shouldn't exist!


That is so cool. Did you know Kim Jong-Un has a degree in physics?


Really, would have never thought of that! Good chat!!


Have you seen Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom?


I saw it and it was pretty good.  Its the fifth installment of the Jurassic Park film series.  Have you seen all of them?


Yes. I thought the first was the best  out of the 4 that I saw


That's a classic for sure.  Do you know the primary sound used to create the T-rex roar was an elephants roar?  That's incredible, isn't it?


Yes. I had heard that.  Good job on that


You know, despite its title, almost all the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park actually lived during the Cretaceous period.


I guess Jurassic Park sounded jazzier than crusty Cretaceous Park? lol


I suppose creative license to make it sound better to the ear.  Do you realize that the velociraptors were only waist high to an adult human?


Did you ever have one of those Dino sized meals from Mcdonald's?


No. I have not been to Mcdonald's in a few years. I used to grab a big mac once in awhile


Me either, I try to avoid the fast food route.


I prefer real meat if i am going to eat meat


Lol, well it's been nice chatting with you this lovely, fine Florida afternoon.  I got to go wash my cat, if you know what I mean, I'll talk to you later, friend.


Hi there. Have you heard of the Razzie Awards? Seems to award the worst movies of the year!


Yes I am very aware of the Razzies. I've been shocked about some of the people that have won.


Yes I really like Mark Wahlberg so was surprised to hear he got a double nomination.


He has had good and bad performances. Great in the Departed and horrible in The Happening.


Yes very much agree. Also not so good in Daddy's home 2 and Transformers, although I liked those movies.


I am not surprised that the Madea movies have been nominated.


No surprise there! Also The Snowman, which looked like a cheesy horror film!


It did look awful. Since you mentioned Transformers, did you know that in the 2007 film there are 1.53 explosions per minute?!


Wow that is a lot of explosions. I guess people really like explosions because the movies ended up grossing over a billion!


That's surprising when Age of Extinction did so well with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 15%.


Yes that is a terrible scoring indeed. Optimus prime has died more than 25 times in the last 30 years. He's got more lives than a cat.


Yes it does. Michael Bay was seen in the first film .He was the human flicked away by Megatron.


I did not notice that. Apparently the CGI in the movie was very complicated. One frame of movement took 38 hours to render!


That is so much work. Do you like other action movies like Jurassic world? I loved Jurassic Park so was hesitant when they announced Jurassic World.


I liked Jurassic World but not it's sequel Fallen Kingdom.


Yeah I liked them both but not Fallen Kingdom as much. Chris Pratt is one of my favorite actors and he actually once joked about being in Jurassic Park in 2010. Glad it worked out for him.


That is funny. Did you know that the movie cost $63 million to make but the ride cost $110 million?


Wow that is hard to believe although I have been on that ride and it is so much fun. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park only appear in the film for 15 minutes surprisingly. It was nice talking with you today.


I had no idea they were in it so little. They had a big impact. It was nice talking to you as well.


Have a good one and watch out for those dinosaurs :)


Ive always like costumes, I love halloween because of that, what about you?


Halloween is ok. I never got into it. Do you go all out for it?


I do, every year a new costume, you know Panda researchers wear a panda costume for work.


I did not know that. Makes sense but I would not wear it during mating season.... That might be scary!


It would be scary indeed lol, do you know who Johnny Depp is?


I do He spends a ton of money on wine every month, like $30K.


Thats a lot of money for sure! well he dresses up in Jack Sparrows costumes and visits sick kids at hospitals, I think thats admirable.


So cute. Although that character might be a little scary for some kids... I'm sure he does great with it though...


I get your point, might be really scary for some kids, you know Sean Bean from Lord of the Rinds is actually scared of heights.


I did read that he hiked instead of flying. Seems like a waste of time. Just sedate him and take off.


I know right lol, that would be a fun approach anyway do you like the Gucci brand?


Not really as I am not into status or prestige items. Do you know anything about them that might change my mind?


Not really, I do know some interesting facts about the brand do you want to know one?


Ok so Rick Harrison actually dropped out of school to sell fake Gucci bags, he earned about 2000 a week from that.


Wow, that's a lot of money for fake bags. Who's Rick Harrison?


His a businessman, and really tv personality have you watched Pawn Stars?


I have... That's Rick Harrison???? Didn't Chumly get busted for drugs?


He did? there was always something off with Chumly lol the founder of Gucci was called Guccio Gucci.


That's a unique name... Chumly was weird. I only saw like 4 episodes...


It is, it has an italian pronunciation and Gucci was founded in 1921. I used to like the Pawn shop because of all the history and facts you discovered in the show.


Do you wear a costume for halloween ever?


my mom and dad used to dress me up in costumes for halloween sometimes. How about you?


lol me too, I remember seeing pictures of some ridiculous costumes. I want to be a panda researcher though


why a panda researcher? what are the attractions and benefits of such a career?


you get to wear panda costumes while working with them!


ok, i guess that is pretty cool. that panda costume must get a bit hot  though, right? i worry that it make me look uncool too.


that is true lol, I think it would look so cool, but maybe not the more i think about it lol. Tell you one thing though, Johnny Depp dresses as jack sparrow and goes to hospitals to cheer sick kids up


He is a great guy for doing that for the kids. Other stars sometimes do that, but he is probably popular with the youngsters.


for sure, who doesn't like Pirates of the Caribbean! do you ever dress in Gucci clothing?


i do not. i cannot afford the gucci. but it sure looks cool. do you have the gucci?


I cannot either, I have some fake gucci belts, i just tell people they are real, they don't know any difference!


i wouldnt know the difference either. i do not know fashion. i should learn and become more fashionable.


Me too, lol. Did you know the creator of gucci was named guccio gucci?


that is a silly sounding name? gucci o'gucci? it sounds irish!


Ha it sounds something, but I bet it is Italian or something like that lol. You can make good money selling fake gucci, some guy started a 2000 dollar a week business doing it


that sounds much better than, say, doing online chatting for cash. i could get into the fake gucci. give myself the name gucci o'gucci.


lol, that is a good start to a successful business. Have Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars get you started lol!


yes, a pawn broker probably knows the value of things pretty well. he will know how to price fake goods. that is a good tip. thanks.


that is a good point, it was so nice chatting on you, I think we have a nice business plan!


Nice chatting with you! It is a perfect plan. we cannot fail.


I have seen it yes, but I like the cartoons from the 80's the best, what about you?


Nice, I have seen the first one, the original and I heard the rest were not great


ya thats what I heard as well, I know they came out with a new movie Bumblebee that should be good but I didn't see that either


yeah me either. it is a series of movies that made billions but their rating is so low


yup that is crazy, also crazy is in the 2007 movie there are about 1.5 explosions per minute, thats insane


that sure is. optimus prime dies more than 25 times over 30 years


ya thats a lot haha, that includes all the comics, cartoons, and movies, etc, its amazing they keep bringing him back


that sure is a lot, that guys is indestructible indeed


oh ya definitely, in the first transformers movie do you remember the part where Megatron flicks a person away?


yup thats true, and also it took 36 hours just for a comp. to render one frame in that movie too


yeah that is insane. how about jurassic world, do you like it?


well I didn't like it sad to say, I like the first one best, even though the dinos only show up for about 15 mins total


do you know how much it cost to create jurassic park?


how much? I do know that there was a jurassic park ride that cost like 110 million


yeah that one, that is crazy and the movie only cost $63 million


ya thats a bargain, funny the raptors were so scary in that movie and they were just actors in suits


yeah. did you know chris pratt joked about having the lead and then got it years later


haha that is funny, also funny how it took like 6 hours to render one frame of a trex for that movie, probably would be a lot faster now


Rihanna was stunning at the Met Gala, she definetely catched a lot of glances.


Yes she was, all the outfits gets more glory than the awards


I know! I did love her outfit, I am a Rihanna fan and this made me love her even more.


I am a fan of hers too. KIm K, I wasn't feeling too much though, you?


Yeah me neither, what did you think about Katy Perry and her wings?


I thought it was super creative, I saw some behind the scenes pics of her getting dressed, it was a lot of work


I thought the wings were a nice touch, they gaved the gala something to be remembered by.


Yes, the red carpet IS the show, I don't think I have ever actually seen the awards, lol


You should definetely see the upcoming ones, I am going to watch them with friends.


That sounds like fun, I may do the same thing, make a night of it.


Yeah, you should give it a try, I wonder what surprises will bring this years awards!


Let's see what Nikki Minaj comes up with this time, lol.


She will definetely come up with something weird lol, its crazy how they spend that much money on their clothes for the Gala.


Yeah, its crazy how much a Gucci article is worth.


Catholicism and fashion, I wonder how they come up with the themes.


No idea, but its crazy how Rick Harrison dropped out of high school and became a millionare out of Gucci


Right $2,000 a week from fake gucci bags, lol.  Where do I sign up? lol


I know! $2000 a week would be nice to have


I wonder if they look at it like it's Halloween (the Met)? lol...


Some of them definetely do! its crazy how its become a competition.


Yes, and what a competition it is, a fashion contest.


I did play with Legos, my favorite, what  about you?


Me too! I think its really cool that if all the lego bricks produced were shared out equally every single person on earth would own 86 lego bricks.


86 bricks per person, wow that is a lot of plastic, too much for our environment to handle


I am wondering if they have had a lot of back lash for the plastic usage?


They must cause a lot of contamination that is a sure thing, I heard Lego is investing millions to make sure their new pieces are safe for the environment


I think thats a great idea to ditch their oil-based plastics in search of environmentally friendly alternatives.


I think its a great idea as well, making their product safer for the environment, did you hear about that German graffiti artist, the one that painted a bridge and made it look like it was made out of legos


I want to see a picture of that! I am sure it attracts a lot of tourists.


It must right, hopefully the city didnt erase his work of art,


I had no idea that they replaced Ferrari as Brand Finance's world's most powerful brand.


Wow, thats a huge step up, there is a 14 karat gold lego given to employees back in the 80s


They are values at nearly $15,000. That is an expensive lego.


That is really expensive I agree, did you watch the Lego Batman movie?


I watched it, Batman is my favorite hero, the Dark Knight, such a great hero


Did you know that there was a batman villain named condiment king?


I didnt know that, what are his powers lol,


Not sure but he was defeated by slipping on his own ketchup.


Sounds like his powers were his own kryptonite after all, do you know who Adam West is?


Yes, it is funny that the logo is on his molar.


Yeah the same one, he must be a big fan lol


That is a commitment. Too bad not many people will even see it.


I love reading rotten tomatoes. Especially since they tell it like it is for Michael bay's movies.


I know! I tust Rotten Tomatoes as well, usually they give accurate reviews specially with Netflix movies.


Did you know it was owned by Warner Bros? That is surprising since they no doubt have some movies with poor reviews on it.


I didnt know that! and I guess its unbiased, that tells you a lot about the service.


I guess they can't control what people have to say. No video game based movie has ever gotten about 44% Mortal Kombat was pretty good I'd give it a much higher rating.


I guess some people dont like the franchise, I love to play Mortal Kombat games but I am more of a Batman fan.


I like batman too. Did you know Weird Al did some voice work in batman vs robin?


I didnt know that, I think the most amazing aspect of Batman is that he doesnt have superpowers.


Yes, he's just smarter then all the bad guys. It also doesn't hurt that he is rich and has the money to develop all kinds of technology.


Yeah, I agree, not everything is powers and Alfred is a badass as well.


Robin is underrated too. I wish there were more Robin Lego sets.


I know, I wish that too so you are a Lego fan?


Yes! I love lego even though my last set came with a defective piece. The odds are so slim since only 18 out of every million are defective.


That are some crazy odds, did you file a complaint? I think its great how lego is ditching their oil based plastics and seeking environemental friendly options.


No I didn't complain. It's the first time it's happened. I have some of my parents old lego and the pieces from 1958 still fit with todays! I am glad they are switching the plastic finally.


Did you hear about the german graffitti artist that made a bridge look like it was made out of legos?


I saw pictures of it. It would have been neat to see. 250 Square meters! That's massive.


Yeah I know, I wonder if they painted over this artwork, I think it would be great just to leave it there.


What a shame. When we are done talking I think I'll go play a star wars lego game.


I havent played that game, I might buy it I liked the Lego Batman game.


You should go get it now. I'm off to play. Bye!


Do you think Rotten Tomatoes is a good site for reviews


I don't know.  I tend to shy away from reviews.  Although Netflix has almost 150 reviews on there with a 100 percent rating.


Can a movie get a 100% rating I can only think of one or two, the company is owned by Warner Bros


If it was myself doing the ratings, I would be hard to give any movie a 100 percent review.  Nothing in the world is 100 perfect except maybe our kids.  lol  Spykids received a 93 percent on there.


I thought Spykids was a great movie, but 93% seems really excesive lol


Yes!  No video game on there has ever achieved higher than a 44% rating.


Do you like Legos? did you ever play with them as a child or even later?


I did!  I think that's like a rite of passage for all children to play with Legos.  There are so many Legos that if they were divided out to every person on earth, each person would own 86 lego bricks!


86 bricks per person no kidding! its a good thing the company is replacing their oil-based plastics and searching for a friendlier alternative to the environment


Yes!  I agree.  As of July 2015 600 billion Lego parts had been produced.  That's a lot of plastic!


A lot of plastic and a big impact to the environment, did you hear about that graffiti artist, the one that painted a Lego bridge?


I didn't until you just told me!  Lego replaced Ferrari as the worlds most powerful brand in 2015.


I guess every kid likes to play with Legos, do you like Batman? he is my favorite hero


I do!  Hard to believe he originally appeared in a comic book in 1939!


Yeah it was DC comics #27 comic book, the Dark Knight what a great name and story, a hero without powers


Yes!  Batman's Gotham City is located in New Jersey according to DC Canon.


That manor must be worth a lot of money then lol, there was a villain named Condiment King, funny how he was defeated


lol Did he slip on his own ketchup by any chance?


Yeah he did lol, thats how he was defeated,


Funny stuff!  Did you know that Adam West has a batman logo on one of his molars?


I bet the Joker laughed at the Condiment King, and no I didnt know that about Adam West


Hey! Did you see Wonder Woman when it came out (or since then)?


I have not seen the new WW movie. Have you?


I did see it. I'm not a big fan of superhero movies in general but I wanted to support movies with female superhero leads


Yeah, that is a good idea. i figure that women heroes need to be more visible. i usually dont watch those movies because the explosions and battle scenes get dull.


That's exactly how I felt when I watched it. And of course the compulsory heteroromantic subplot felt so unoriginal


well, it is showbusiness. the producers want to make money and they go with the safe bets. younger audiences are probably more open to new plot lines.


Yeah. I hear the new Captain Marvel has no love story, which makes me more likely to see it, honestly.


Yeah, i prefer something other than simple love stories, especially in super hero films.


I'd also like to see older superheroes; I don't mean like Robert Downey Jr., but more like Denzel Washington who at least has grey in his hair.


Yeah, the genre has the potential to appeal to wide audiences if the stories and stars have enough variety.


Although I'll never get tired of Leo DiCaprio in anything. Hopefully he'll be in the Twilight Zone movie he's producing


Is he? i did not know that. he is a gifted actor. i enjoy his work immensely.


I feel the same way. I'm glad he finally won an Oscar. Before that, his only major award was a Golden Globe from 2004


He has been overlooked for too long, but many other big names get the cold shoulder from hollywood. too political.


Yeah, that's probably true. Also, he apparently was hanging onto Marlon Brando's Oscar award and Picasso painting that he had to surrender to the US govt. Maybe he was blacklisted from receiving awards over that? lol


That is odd. i think that some people end up on a black list, like richard gere.


What happened with him? Was it the hamster thing, the Buddhist thing, or something else?


Yeah, he made a comment about Tibet and the Dalai Lama or something. that is a big no no. he will never be back.


Was that after 9/11 when he said everyone should forgive and forget or was this something more recent? I vaguely recall something recently happening


I dont remember. hollywood has a political line and stars have to stick to it. anyway, great chat!


yeah, I guess there's pressure to be liberal/progressive. Nice chat as well :)


Did you know that the Library of Congress has a National Book Festival? Do you think they have comic books there like Wonder Woman?


No I didn't know that. Brad Meltzer is a great author though, he has some work at the Congress National Book Festival such as history decoded


One book I really liked reading was Body of Lies by David Ignatius. I saw the movie made about it, too. Did you?


I saw the movie. It has Leonardo DiCaprio I think it was directed by Ridley Scott. I actually liked that movie a lot. did you see the movie Wonder Woman by the way


Yes! Wonder Woman was a great movie. I liked the graphics in it and the actress herself was great. She must have used stunt doubles, though?


No I don't think so. She was actually in the Israeli Army so it wouldn't surprise me if she did all of her own stunts


She's even cooler than I thought! I heard that when she auditioned she thought it was for Cat Woman instead of Wonder Woman!


That's crazy because those are entirely different rolls! Amazing that Wonder Woman is the highest grossing superhero movie and also the highest grossing World War 1 movie!


Did you know that Wonder Woman started out in the group of the Justice Society as a lowly secretary?


I think that came out back in 1941 right? Oh wow how the times have changed that would not fly today


I wonder if she was their first secretary? Also, if Wonder Woman is an Amazon, how can her fingers fit on a normal typewriter?


That is a great question! What was interesting to me to was that in 2017 there were a lot of female lead movies, they were the top three highest grossing movies for that year


That is very interesting! I like how Wonder Woman has a bunch of powers that let her fight almost like a Mortal Kombat character.


That is really crazy! speaking of actors and actresses, what do you think about Leonardo DiCaprio? hes in some of my favorite movies like The Departed


Yeah, Leo is great. I hear he was in that sitcom called Growing Pains but I didn't catch it. What's Eating Gilbert Grape was a good one he was in, too.


Yes I like both those movies. I also like the movie Blood Diamond. Did you know that you was in an 80s sitcom back in the day?


Do you think Leo or Denzel Washington have won more awards? He was good in the movie Training Day. Did you catch that one?


I did see that one. I bet that Denzel  actually won more Awards, I guess he used to play the character grapes in Fruit of the Loom commercials which is funny to think about now


I guess it was a good move for Denzel. You gotta start out small, but it is surprising to know he started out like any kid in a school play as a little cute fruit!


LOL you're right!, it's impressive that Denzels son actually plays for the st. Louis Rams, talk about a talented family


Very talented! Enough to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Too bad Denzel doesn't pay for his, though. Snoop Dogg also has a football playing son.


Good morning!  Have you heard of Stan Lee?  Did you know that he did cameos in all of the Marvel movies?


I have! He was such a good writer! I love looking for him in his films!


I do too and I agree, he was a good writer.  Sometimes he even speaks, like in Captain America, the Winter Soldier.


I didn't know that! What else was he in?


My favorites are the Iron Man appearances.  It seems like he had fun with those because in one Tony Stark thinks he's Hugh Hefner and in another he thinks he's Larry King!


That is so cool! I'll have to look those up! I think I remember something about spiderman getting married. Do you?


No I don't. Did he get married in one of the movies?


I think so. The original spiderman got married to mary jane. 1987 i think? They did a whole public thing for it if I remember right.


Well that's good. I use to be a fan of Spider Man back in the day and him marrying her is good!  Oh! That makes me think of Stan Lee's cameo in one of the movies.  He's standing on a street with Peter Parker and tells him that one man can make a difference!  How cool is that?


That is very cool! I liked Stan Lee. I think the first spiderman made Stan Lee something like 800 million in revenue, but he didn't get any of it!


That's so unfair!  He created something important. I mean, the military is even trying to achieve spider man like abilities.


Wouldn't that be something to see! Have you seen Thor? I tried to watch it but had a hard time following it.


I have see Thor and I really liked it.  I was impressed with the cast, especially that Anthony Hopkins was in it.


What? I guess I didn't watch it long enough for that! Tom hiddleston tried out for Thor, instead he got Loki.


I've heard that before. I heard he had to put on 50 pounds of muscle too.


I can't even imagine working that hard for a role and not getting it! I did watch Ironman all the way thru. How bout you?


I not only watched all the way through but watched all Iron Man movies.  I thought Robert Downy Jr. did an outstanding job!


I thought so too! I did think he was a little too skinny for the role though! He is so small! Genyth Paltrow was amazing too. What was her name in it? Apple or something?


I didn't notice.  I don't remember her name but she did do good.  The whole Iron Man story is so cool.  A super rich guy that is intelligent and builds things and becomes a hero?!


And he does it for everyone else too! I can't believe the first iron man came out almost 11 years ago!


I know! It seems like it was just a few months ago!  I did sort of hate to see Jeff Bridges as the bad guy.


I was sad to see Stan Lee passed away. The Marvel movies just won't feel right without his cameos.


I know the feeling, it wont be same without him, one of my favorites is the one in The Winter Soldier, so funny!!


I think my all-time favorite was his Amazing Spider-Man appearance, where he was wearing the headphones as everything explodes behind him


That was a good one as well, or the one when he drink a cup of a drink and has Hulks blood in it.


That one is such a visceral memory for me, because he makes such a memorable sound when he tastes the kick to his bottle. He really knew how to set up the brand!


He sure did, my favorite hero is Iron Man I loved it ever since 2008 I think Robert Downey Jr is a great actor.


Oh yes, the Iron Man movies really launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe into what it is today. My personal favorite in the films is Thor I think.


Thor is a great character as well, did you know 80% of the dialogue in Thor Ragnarok was improvised?


That's incredible, because I completely love how it turned out. I just learned that Tom Hiddleston who plays Loki was originally screen testing to play Thor, but I think Chris Hemsworth really nailed the character.


He did and Tom Hiddleston really nailed the Loki character as well, I think Loki stole the movie and the protagonism.


He really did, which is so true to the comics. The first Thor by Kenneth Branagh just didn't use the support characters enough. Thor was never meant to be only about Thor, but his whole team of characters.


I haven't seen those, but yeah, it's too bad Spider-Man movies haven't had a continuity but they keep on pulling new actors for the roll.


Marvel has always had a lot wrapped up in the Spider-Man character as their flagship for their younger audience. I'm not surprised their movies are all over the place too.


Did you know the military is trying to emulate Spidermans abilities for their soldiers?


No that's crazy. That sounds like another Marvel gimmick honestly. They created a whole stunt wedding with actors when they married off the character in the 80s.


Could be, sounds really difficult to alter humans to have similar abilities as Spiderman, it can be really dangerous, and I didnt hear about the 80s stunt, can you tell me a bit more?


Just that they pretended to marry Peter Parker off to Mary Jane in the real world and let Stan Lee officiate. There he is again, knowing just how to create a wild brand stunt.


Oh I see, interesting, and yeah, I see your point that definitely sells movies or at least creates interest in them.


The fact that he was so well-known and considered a comic legend just shows how effective he was at those spots. Before Iron Man was released in 2008, many people didn't even realize comics were still being published.


I can imagine after all the whole Marvel franchise is live because of him and will keep on living long after his death.


He really gave them the right boost to start!


Yes I watch super hero movies all the time


Nice. Have you seen Spider-Man, any of them


Yes I've seen the first Spider-man movie in 2002 where Stan Lee made a cameo where he saved a little girl when a building exploded.


Nice. Did you know the US military is trying to replicate the abilities of Spiderman?


I never knew that.  Are they going to have soldiers bitten by radioactive spiders to give them super abilities?


I guess we will have to wait and see how that whole plan that they seem to have develops


Have you watched any of the Thor movies?


I have actually, the 2011 one. Did you know antman made the debut in Thor?


Wow I never knew that antman was in the Thor movie. I do remember that Ildris Elba played one of the gods in it and a bunch of white supremacists were upset a black man played the part.


Yeah apparently Antman was in other superhero movies like Spider-man, Hulk and Iron-man.


Did antman play in the first Ironman movie? The same movie that Jeff Bridges was in?


I am not sure even which one he played in, I must not have been paying attention. Did you know Tom Hidleston originally auditioned for the role of Thor and not Loki


That's amazing.  I never knew that. I don't think he was good for that part. I recall that the Odin's ravens from the Thor movie was in the Avengers movie when Thor and Loki were arguing on the mountain top.


Yeah and he even went on to gain 50 pounds of muscle to make sure that he is set for the role of Thor


Stan Lee made a cameo in Thor: The Dark World.  He was trying to get into a party if I recall.


The man was a legend for sure. He got 10% of all profits on his characters


Yeah he did lots of tours around the country going to comic conventions. He died recently at the age of 95.


Yeah, he had a great career. Do you know who performed the opening of spider-man back in 1990?


Spider-man in 1990? That is a bit before my time. Was it made by the same studio that makes them now? I do know that in the mid 90s James Cameron was supposed to make a Spider-man film with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Leonardo Dicaprio. It got cancelled though.


Maybe I am not sure but the singer was Joe Perry, lead guitarist of Aerosmith. It was nice chatting with you :)


I am aware of HP. I know JK Rowling is the author.


Nice.  Stephen Fry read all 7 Harry Potter audio books for the UK editions. I don't know who he is.


I have not listened to the books, so I don't either. Hard to believe Rowling was turned down by 122 publishers.


That's incredible!  Harry Potter was born on July 31st, 1980 and the entire series takes place throughout the 90s.  I didn't know that.


I am surprised to hear this too. It was the most banned book so far in the 21st Century.


Wow!  Harry Potter books were translated from British to American English.


No wonder it has become so popular in the US. The books have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide.


That's incredible!  Robin Williams wanted to play Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, but was turned down because J.K. Rowling and director Chris Columbus only wanted British and Irish actors.


Oh, I've never heard that. That is pretty surprising. Almost as surprising as Rowling being the first billionaire to fall off the Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving.


Wow.  I would say kudos to her for doing that.  J.K. Rowling was asked to use her initials instead of her full name because her publishers were worried that boys wouldn't want to read a book written by a woman.  That sounds so absurd to me.


I feel the same way. That is absurd that she was asked to do that. I've been to Universal and seen a bit of the HP attraction. Rowling can go there and tell them to change anything incorrect.


That's interesting!  Do you like snakes at all?  I'm afraid I don't like them. lol


No way! They are creepy! I guess I'd have to move to New Zealand to get away from them as there's no snakes there.


I'll be joining you!  Crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to snakes and lizards.  Odd fact.


Interesting.  There is a genus of flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey.  Yikes!


Well I hope they don't live around me! It's funny that there are lizards without but they're not snakes.


I will pass on those as well.  lol  it's been fun chatting!


Thank you! It's been nice chatting with you too.


Hello, I am doing good. How are you?  What do you think of countries having prime ministers?


I'm doing good thanks for asking. I think it's different. What about you?


It is different, I agree.  I am not sure how much power they have.  It seems like they can do a little more than a president can but I am not certain.


I saw the president of the UK has a cat with a government title of chief mouser.


Lol! Well, I can they can do a bit more if they can give title's to their pets!


I agree lol. The PM position of Australia isn't in the constitution and is only a custom.


That could be scary for the prime minister.  At any time the public could decide they no longer like the custom.  In Canada however, the prime minister serves as long as the queen wants.


That would be scary. When you turn 100 in Japan, the PM sends you a silver cup to celebrate.


Apparently they do. They will need to start making cheaper silver cups lol.


Hahaha!  Hey, check this out.  In Bulgaria their monarch died at age 49 during ww2 so his 6 year old son became leader.  For obvious reasons the people voted to end the monarchy soon after this and start a democracy.  Flash forward 58 years and the now 64 year old previous ruler ran for prime minister and them people voted him in!


LOL! Did you know politicians in Kentucky must swear an oath that they've never participated in a duel before taking office?


No I didn't! Even in this day and age they still have to do that?


I guess so lol. Do you like Johnny Depp?


I do like him.  I think he sometimes comes across as strange but on the flip side he is actually nice.  He takes his jack sparrow costume with him wherever he goes so he can visit kids in children's hospitals dressed in character.


He's definitely strange, but a very good actor. He directed The Brave in 1997.


I don't remember that movie.  Was it good?


I've never seen it either. Johnny Depp only said 196 words in Edward Scissorhands.


I did see that one and I liked it.  Did you know that he's related to Queen Elizabeth?


Hello there, did you know that Barnaby Joyce was the deputy prime minister of Australia?


No, but I do like Australia, from what I've heard about it. Is Barnaby Joyce in the news lately?


In fact yes, he has been featured in many news articles regarding scandals that he has had.


I guess he's not the lowest key Prime Minister you could get. I guess many politicians get in the news for unflattering circumstances now and then.


I agree, although some other politicians have had it worse. Bob Hawke had many affairs, for example


They're almost as flamboyant as Johnny Depp in those pirate movies.


Yep. Ben Clifly would fall under the same category


That's the first news I've heard of the prime minister of Australia. I've heard that in the UK there is a cat that lives in the Prime Minister's residence with chief mouser as his title, though!


Really! I wish I could attain a title that easily


Japan also has a Prime Minister. When you turn one hundred years old he sends you a silver cup.


I do not think that he has sent that many silver cups then. In my opinion, Prime ministers are superior to presidents.


Yes, politicians can be strange. They've outlawed Walmarts in New York City.


They also split up simple oil after it became too big of a company. Do you think Trump is doing a good job governing America?


I heard he's made more jobs and housing, but other than that, no. He's on social media too much.


In my opinion, the Government shutdown was his fault. Speaking of politicians, did you know that Venice was successful due to its governing system?


No, how did that work? I heard in Kentucky the politicians must swear by oath that they've never been in a duel, though.


Really? I have also heard that President James Buchanan had a boyfriend. His boyfriend was referred as ' his better half'


That's amazing! I heard Queen Elizabeth II was once successfully prank called by a radio station pretending to be Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien.


That is a pretty good prank. I just wanted to point out that Johnny Depp directed the 1997 film ' the brave' I really enjoyed that film


Yes, I've seen that! Johnny Depp is in a lot of movies I like! I wonder if he will ever be like Arnie and become an actor turned politician?


I wonder. Johnny Depp only said 196 words in edward scissorhands. I find that quite fascinating.


That is pretty cool! I don't remember him saying much. I can't wait for the upcoming Dr. Seuss movie he's going to be making!


Yes, A Prime minister is the head of the state and executive branch of the government. He is the head of all states.


Do you live in a country that has a prime minister?


He gives advice to the council of ministers whenever they need it. He plan the schemes for the welfare of the nation and people.


That's very interesting. Is there a prime minister of your country?


Do you live in a country has prime minister ?


No, my country has a president. What about yours?


My country has one too. I read about politics and the president in my country a lot. Do you read about the politics of your country?


Yes, the president has executive power in day to day life. He creates welfare schemes for the nation and people.


That's great! It sounds like your President has a good plan for the country. Does he have people in the government to help him?


Surely. Before taking any decision he surely has meetings with experts and the opposition party leader to ask their opinions.


You are right. In politics, it is best when both parties talk to each other and agree. Does your country's government agree a lot, or argue a lot?


It is the President's duty to explain the current situation to the opposition party members. Only then will he take the necessary steps.


Your President sounds like a strong leader. There is a lot of arguing in politics with my country's President.


The President thinks only of the welfare of the nation and the people. People are confident in his ability to govern.


The President sounds like a very good man who thinks of his people, not just himself. He is an inspiring politician.


In democratic countries, politicians seek the positions in the government through elections.


Democratic elections give the people a chance to choose who they want leading them. Do you live in a democratic country?


Yes, the government is for the people. People enjoy real power by casting their vote. Politicians can canvas the people to seek their vote.


I am glad to hear you live in a country with a good President and a good government. Voting for politicians is a good way to say what you think. It was good talking to you.


Did you know Seinfeld is worth more than Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks combined?


I can believe that.  I first remember Cruise when I saw his movie Risky Business back in 1983.


Hahaha, I love that movie. I think it is one of his best.


I loved it.  Then of course there came Top Gun and then Coctail in 1988.  That soundtrack was huge that summer, which was the summer before my senior high school year.


Cocktail was great too. It made me want to bartend.


lol Yes me too!  Aladdin's face was based on Tom Cruise.  I never knew that. haha


I didn't know that. Well, apparently he has an underground bunker too.


Oh wow.  Wonder what that's all about?  The municipal government of Paris passed a resolution to prohibit Tom Cruise from becoming an honorary citizen of the city.


Well apparently it is to hide from aliens.


Oh boy lol  Tom hung off the side of an airplane that was soaring at 5,000 feet for the new Mission Impossible movie.


That is pretty cool. I heard about that. He likes to do his own stunts.


Yes I've heard that too.  The Last Samurai is plural and refers to the last clan of Samurai and not just Tom Cruise's character in the movie.


Interesting. Did you see that movie? I saw it.


I actually haven't seen it.  Is it good?


It is only ok. I would recommend other movies over that any day.


Ok lol  Did you know Mission Impossible was first a tv show?


Yeah, I did. The movie isn't bad either. Well, nice chatting with you!


Leonard Nimoy played a role in that tv show.  Nice chatting with you too!


I do as well. Did you know Minnie Mouse's name is short for Minerva Mouse?


I never knew that!  The Disney channel only runs commericals that are for it's own shows and Disney products!


That's very cool. There is a subculture dedicated to finding hidden Mickey Mouse images throughout Disney things.


Interesting!  Disney makes about $1,110 per second!  Wish I could do that!


Wow that's a lot of money! Disney's big hero 6 was rendered using a 55,000 core supercomputer.


Sounds impressive!  Walt Disney and Salvador Dali collarborated on a short film called Destino in 1945.


That's very cool. Did you know Bill Nye was a science consultant for Disney's Flubber movie?


I had no idea!  Interesting!  Walt Disney got fired from his job at a local newspaper for not being creative enough. lol


Interesting. I saw Pixar named Wall-E as a tip of the hat to Walt Disney.


I had no idea!  Did you like Beauty and the Beast?


I did!  It grossed over $1.2 billion dollars worldwide!


Wow! Jackie Chan provided the speaking and singing voice of the beast in the Chinese version of Beauty and the Beast.


Wow.  I never knoew that.  It had a budget of around $255 million, which made it one of the most expensive movies ever made.  Glad they recouped their money.


I agree. The boy from Jumanji was the voice of Chip.


Interesting.  Beauty and the Beast was the first animated movie to be nominated in the best picture category at the Oscars.


That's pretty cool. I think Celine Dion sings the theme song for the movie.


Yes!  I believe you are correct.  The triplets in the movie are named the Bimbette sisters.  That's your useless fact of the day.  lol


Beauty and the Beast is one of my all time favorites. It's hard to imagine that it came out in 1991. I've seen the show at WDW a few times. It's fun.


For sure! My wife is in love with that movie. I liked it too. I can't believe it came out that long ago!


Same here. The same man composed the music to the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast Aladdin and more!


Yes, he even wrote music for Pocahontas, Hunchback of Norte Dame and Hercules.


This guy is just writing his own paychecks lol. Did you know Jackie Chan did some voice work on china's version of beauty and beast, the live action one


No, I did not even know such a version even existed.


me neither that would be interesting to see lol. Celine Dion launched her career by agreeing to sing the theme song to beauty and the beast


Oh I did not know that. I don't care for her at all. Did you know Beauty and the Beast was the first animated movie to be nominated in the best picture category at the Oscars?


wow, that is an amazing feat! I think that set the tone for more to come. Are you a morgan freeman fan, I think he has been in a disney movie or two


Yes, he is quite an actor. I really can not believe he was born in 1937!


He seems so much younger than that wow, I can't believe it either! I loved the movie se7en, I just watched it last month, crazy ending!


I have not heard of that one. One of my favorites was Driving Miss Daisy.


I recommend it, thriller for sure! I have actually never seen that one, but have only heard great things about it


Did you know that Morgan Freeman is also a beekeeper?


no way, I wouldn't put it past him. I heard he got his start playing a singing vampire obsessed with vegetables on the electric company in the 70s


Oh, that's crazy. I've never heard that before. Well, it was nice chatting today. Have a good day!


I have always enjoyed watching Walt Disney movies - that studio makes great movies.


I love me some disney movies! Which is your favorite?


For sure! Did you know jackie chan was a voice in the chinese version?


I did not.  It grossed over 1.2 billion worldwide so it had to have been popular all over the globe


I bet. Did you know the boy from jumani is the voice of chip? He does it all i guess!


That is cool.  I knew that Celine Dion sang the theme which helped launch her into stardom.


That is awesome, I wish Morgan Freeman had a role in one of these movies, he is awesome!


Yes he was great in Driving Miss Daisy - that was a great movie.


How about the movie se7en, now that was a great movie!