For sure. Playstation 3 was used to research black holes.


Yea it is. The last game made for Playstation 2 was Fifa 14.


Its amazing what they can do with video games. Terrific graphics


I was trying to figure out if I should watch some Family Guy or play the Playstation. Today is my day off work and I want to relax.


Well video games can be a good way to relax. DO you know what they were originally called?


Oh geez, thats a horrible name! What he heck.


Yeah I am glad they changed it to something that is shorter and makes much more sense


I know that the department of defense used 1760 playstations to build a supercomputer because it was the cheapest way to do it. Crazy fun fact!


Yeah that is something. Do you know who does the voice of Woody in the video games?


Oh my gosh I love that movie but I never knew that he brother did voices. That is funny! I can see how they would sound alike probably though. I learned that ts illegal for kids 16 years old and younger in South Korea to play video games past midnight. Thats a weird law.


It is a weird law and my question is, how to they enforce that to begin with


Right! I would not want to live somewhere that had such invasive laws. Stephen Fry did the narration for the Little Big PLanet, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. He also did the Harry Potter video games, another fun fact.


Well, talk about talent. Do you know how much we play video games as a planet in wekk?


No, how much do we play video games? I am not even able to guess.


Well a game designer calculated that is is 3 billion hours in a week


Oh geez, that is scary! Maybe South Korea is on to something,lol. I like those games that are interactive. I have tried the one called Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. It was a neat experience if you like to really be engaged.


Nice, I do not think I have played that ones before. Did you know PS3's are being used to study black holes?


What , really! That super high tech and crazy! I didnt know that NASA would use something we all have at home.


Go figure, right? Did you ever watch That 70s SHow?


Oh yeah, I dont really know a lot about that show but I wanted to be a fan! I love the 70's vibe and the bell bottoms!


I guess in some countries it just does not work, maybe because they made it verbatim


Oh, wow. The lingo was not meant to be translated and I can see how that could be really weird, not groovy man!


Yeah, different type of humor there. Nice chatting with you :)


Not that much but I do have to for work. Luckily I don't smoke as smoking near Apple computers voids their warranty.


lol  I use them a lot.  The space shuttle's general purpose computer ran on 1mb of RAM.


Interesting! And someone has built a working 16 bit computer only using basic minecraft building blocks.


That's cool!  In 1936 the Russians made a computer that could run on water.  That is a good concept and I didn't know computers were around then.


Huh, that is pretty neat. Would you ever upload your mind to a computer and memory stick? Transhumanists want to do that.


I think I would just so I could leave a legacy for my kids, future grandchildren, etc.  Be neat.


Do you have an iphone? One iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear ucbm deterrent.


Whoa!  I have an Android.  Speaking of phones...New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


I used to have a rotary phone! That's neat! Do you still get the phonebook?


Hahah I think we had a rotary phone until sometime during the early 80's.  We still get the phone books dropped off but haven't used one in years.  Why do you ask?


Apparently it is impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped. I don't really understand this.


Interesting.  I'm going to try it!  Do you have a favorite box office movie star?


I don't really. I like Disney films a lot. They were considering shutting down their animation studio because Sleeping Beauty was a flop.


wow.  They had a few stinkers then.  Treasure Planet was one of the most expensive box office flops of all time and it was also made by Disney.


Most Disney movies are really sweet. But speaking of sweet, on Valentine's day, The Silence of the Lambs came out. Wonder how many people brought their significant other to see it for Valentine's Day.


lol  Must have been a lot.  That movie was huge.  Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star.  Do you know how much his movies have made?


His movies have made over $8.5 billion in worldwide film earnings!  That's a lot of cash.


Right?  It's been nice chatting with you!


Ok, my daughter loves Hamilton, but never been and i love my daughter... but the price just seems ridiculous!


Lol don't worry I'm completely with you on this one.


My friends were just talking about this too with concert tickets... how the only way to really get them anymore is to buy them aftersale but they cost 4 times more and upwards?


This is why comedians talk about how they barely make money off of tickets any more because the box office fee's take away all the profit


is it the box office too?  What about places like stub hub and subscriptions?


Stub hub is reliable and comedians like joe rogan and joey diaz speak highly of the service.


i know it's reliable... but don't people buy the tickets on purpose and then resell them?


They definitely still do that especially if they have a sort of connection when they can get them cheaper, they they just post on social media waiting for people to purchase the tickets at outrageous prices


oh really?  I did not know that's how they do that?  sorry, gave up on many live events a long time ago.


You should try maybe going to a comedy show. Do you know much about the history of computers?


Yeah a little bit... have had apple computers as long as i can remember!


Which year did you get your first apple?


i was working on them in 86 Apple IIe that were running DOS.  Purchased my first one in 91?


Was that the one that had a single button on the mouse I remember having that one as a kid in my parents' office


That was the classic!  Remeber using the dial up modem with the telephone


Omg yes when you couldn't make a phone call because you were online


exactly!  LOL!!!  I even remember rotary phones :)


Do you remember the big Tv's that came with like wooden panels and the buttons right on the side


ummmmm yeahhhh!  We had one and my grandmother had one!


Did you have any of the first video game systems? Like the NES? or Atari?


Pong was the best the little knob that would drive you crazy


yeah... but it was awesome because we didn't know any better!!!


It was awesome talking to you my dude see you in the comments of joe rogan videos on youtube lol


Hello! Are you a fan of the hit blockbuster, "Hamilton?" Over 80,000 users online tried to get tickets for it on February 28, 2016.


No, I am not. How about you? I did not know it was so popular that people would not get tickets!


I'm not a fan yet either, but I am intrigued because it is so popular. The Kennedy Center (which hosted Hamilton for 14 weeks) had to change their entire system just to satisfy peoples' desires for tickets. Pretty crazy!


Many members of the Kennedy Center even came away without seats.


Yeah that's hard to believe. The highest priced tickets were $625 plus 14% fees for phone and online purchases. I can't imagine paying that for anything.


Yes, I heard that people were looking for lines so that they could purchase tickets.


Pretty insane. It seems like the process to get tickets was controversial since there were over 70,000 people interested in tickets, but they could only process 4 - 5,000 per hour. That would be an insanely stressful job.


You said you can't imagine spending that much money. Neither can I, but I cannot imagine wasting time to acquire the tickets either! And yes, processing for it seems stressful as well!


No kidding! I wouldn't wait outside in bad weather for tickets for sure. Especially since you can often find tickets on second hand marketplaces like Craigslist.


One person spent most of her 27th birthday outside of the building to get them. She even pulled an all nighter. That does not sound like my idea of a good birthday.


No thanks. I would much rather do other things on my birthday. I guess it would be okay if you got along with the people in line. One patron said it was the "most enjoyable waste of nine hours" she'd ever spent. There are so many better things I could do with nine hours of my time.


Yeah, when one person said that they were crazy for doing it, another person said it was worth it. They might be kidding themselves, if I do say so myself. But who knows, as I am not a Hamilton fan!


Are you a fan of going to the movies? I have never even heard of it, but a movie called Trojan Wars had a budget of $15 million dollars and only earned around $300 in the box office.


I am not really a fan of the movies. Are you? I kind of lose interest. I prefer series better. I really like Disney movies. Did you know that Sleeping Beauty was a flop and almost caused Disney to shut down their animation studio?


I had heard that before! I am a fan of the movies, but I don't go very often. Who is your favorite actor? I love Tom Hardy and Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks is actually the highest all-time box office star.


I don't really have a favorite actor. Tom Hanks is pretty funny. Have you watched Silence of the Lambs? They were a box office success.


Yes I have! I have actually read the book too. I find it crazy that a horror movie like that was released on Valentine's Day weekend.


Yeah, can't imagine thinking it was a good idea saying to a date "Let's go watch this horror movie for Valentine's Day."


Yep definitely doesn't sound like a romantic date. I guess people enjoy things we never would. We would pass on waiting hours for tickets and we'd pass on watching gore for a holiday lol


Though, it might be a memorable Valentines Day so I don't know!


I'm not sure where you live, but I've always wondered how area codes work. In NY, the area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


That is pretty cool. I remember having a rotary phone! I think it was past its time but my parents were too cheap to replace it. Ha.


Hi, Do you know who the highest paid actor is worldwide of all time?


Surprisingly it's Tom Hanks with over 8.5 billion world wide earnings.


He is a really good actor! I'm not surprised. Love box office hits. I know Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was a box office failure.


And then they brought it back again and again and again, well you get the point. Have you ever seen Silence of the Lambs?


Yes, I have. One of the only scary movies I could watch. It came out Valentine's Day 1991.


Yup and it grossed a whooping 270 million at the box office.


Wow! that's a lot of money. What a moneymaker compared to the movie Trojan Wars with a budget of 15 million and then it only made $309 in the box office. What a flop.


Right! what about Treasure Planet i think that was one of there big flops as well. What do you think of computers?


I have not heard of that one. I love computers! Did you know the space shuttles general purpose computer runs on 1 mb of RAM?


Wow i don't know if thats being efficient or foolish. Did you know that the Russians created a computer that ran on water.


That's really cool! Did they do that recently?


It was in the 30's. Computer are fascinating inventions. So apple does not want you smoking near theres or you forfeit your warranty.


Amazing they were so futuristic. Someone buik,t a working 16 bit computer using nothing but the basic Minecraft building blocks.


Yeah that is inventive. Well Trashumanist would like to upload their minds to a computer memory stick.


Oh, come on! Like that would even be possible!


Hey who knows what these people are up to. you know they only tell us so much, lol!


Well, yes. It is amazing that computers are used as control systems for a wide variety of industrial and consumer devices.


Yeah including simple special purposes devices like the microwave.


Yes. I know I sure could not live without mine. Good chatting with you today!


Did you ever watch Full House? I used to love the Olsen twins


I use to watch it all the time when I was teenager. I love the Olsen twins as well.


Then years later they arrive to the Fashion Awards in NY and I have to say I still love them


That is great. Do you know if they have a clothing brand?


No I didnt know that, is it good? do you like their clothing brand?


Yes their clothing brand is a luxury brand called Row. What year did Full House end?


I have no idea, it was a long time ago although theres a sequel now on Netflix


The show I believe ended in 1995 after eight seasons. I did learn that the show is now on Netflix as well.


I bet the twins made a lot of money out of the show. It was a really successful show


Yes that is correct. They were making $80,000 per episode I believe.


Thats a lot of money, multiply that by two. It was a lot more money then.


You could say that again. The Olsen sisters made a fortune on that show. Do you know if they are still acting or have they moved on to other projects?


They a re still in the fashion business and then also had lucrative direct to video movie series. I think they are really busy so yeah more porjects


I have heard something about that the other day. I heard that their company DualStar Entertainment Group rose to $1 billion in annual sales because from their success in their clothing lines.


$1 bulliion dollars wow, that is a lot of money, they sure knew how to invest their money and also Fuller House, the reboot of the show, they must earn a lot of money there too


I'm not so sure about that because I heard that Michelle Tanner is nowhere to be found in the Fuller House and I think that might have hurt the ratings of the show.


I dont think its the same, its been a long time and the show can lose its magic overtime


I agree because now the Olsen sisters are in their 30s and they have their own personal lives and they both seem to have retired from acting many years ago.


They are not as cute as they used to be, that is a certain thing, I guess the twins also missed the show, it should have kept on going back then


I agree. The show was a lot of fun back then but with the reboot of Fuller House and them not being in it all, makes the show less interesting to watch.


Im not excited at all, anyways its been really fun to chat with you.


Likewise. It was fun chatting with you as well.


I think im going to check the show out, maybe its like the older season, have a nice day, bye


Sometimes I will login, but not nearly as much as I used to.


I do like YouTube a lot. It's my main source of music, except when I use Spotify to find stuff that's been taken down for copyright reasons.


Interesting. So you've never used the like button on facebook?


No. I mainly use Twitter for social media stuff. Do you use that?


I've used it in the past for financial news. It is quick with that.


Yeah, it's also a great source of links to news if you follow the relevant people in a field.


Yeah, I used to use it for stock market stuff.


Do you get much relevant news from Facebook?


Nope, I barely read it. I used to just use it for picture.


I get most of my news either from the online publications whose RSS feeds I subscribe to or from news people link to on Twitter.


Interesting. I don't trust a lot of the news I read to be honest. I don't have a lot of time for it either.


I have to keep up with at least relevant subject areas because I'm a freelance writer and focus mostly on political stuff.


Yeah, that does not sound fun to me at all. But I hope you enjoy it. I stay away from politics.


LOL I love it but to each their own. Do you enjoy your work involving the stock market?


No, I quit finance. It pays well, but it is horrible for the body. You have to work 100+ hours some weeks.


That sounds rough. I'd definitely rather be poor and set my own schedule.


Exactly, and while it does pay well annually, if you divide up the hours it is similar to working in a fast food place.


I definitely see why you got out of that. Hope you're doing something you prefer now.


I took a job in a similar field where I didn't have to live in NYC and work 100+ hours. Much chiller. Well, nice chatting with you!


Hello! Are you an active member of Facebook?


I am and I do enjoy it! Can you believe MySpace rejected an offer from Facebook for $75 million back in 2005? Oh what might have been!


I wonder if people still use MySpace! I wonder if the regret the rejected offer.


Agreed. Especially since the company was valued at $104 billion back in 2012 which was the largest valuation to date for a newly listed company!


Wow. I can't believe how much they are estimated! I wonder what Facebook is estimated worth.


That's a good question! But speaking of Facebook, did you know Zuckerberg has red-green color blindness which is why Facebook is mainly a blue color?


I did not know that. I like the blue look. It makes sense to avoid colors that he can not distringuish.


Agreed! I like it as well. But what I don't like is the Facebook like button is illegal in the German state Schleswig-Holstein. Can you imagine not having a "like" button?


I wonder if they have a different button? How do you let people know you like their post?!


Exactly. That's so puzzling! But what's funny is Burger King has a promotion going where you get a free Whopper if you unfriend 10 people on Facebook. I would totally do that. Ha!


I love that! I wonder why they are choosing to do that marketing campaign?


I wonder that as well! So do you also use YouTube? It just so happens to be the second largest search engine on the internet, if you can believe that!


That is crazy. I can't believe that Justin Bieber's song baby is the most disliked video on youtube/


That and even crazier is PSY's Gangnam Style's video was viewed by so many, YouTube had to upgrade their view count integer to 64 bits! That is wild!


That was viral world wide I guess. I forgot about that dance.


True. If you also subscribe to Netflix, together Netflix along with YouTube accounts for half the peak internet traffic in north America. That is shocking!


I love netflix. I do not know why anyone wouldn't get it. It makes sense the traffic.


Agreed. And on a similar note, the police have their own version of YouTube called "Blutube" that consists of law enforcement videos they share. I guess it's like watching the show Cops anytime you want. Ha!


I wonder if its open to the public or only they can access it.


That's an interesting question. I'll have to find out! But I mainly like to watch rap videos on YouTube. In fact, the Koreans invented a new style of freestyle rap called "compliment battle". It's very fun to watch. Are you a fan of rap?


More frequently than I should. How about you?


Same here. Did you know that the like button is banned in parts of Germany?


I wonder why? Iceland is also using FB to rewrite parts of their constitution so the public can easily make suggestions.


Wow that's either a really good idea or a really horrible one. Did you know that Myspace had an opportunity to purchase FB?


Yea, they didn't do it for $75 million. I wonder how they would have changed FB?


No telling. Do you know why FB has a blue theme?


Zuckerberg has some color blindness. Not much different from myself, though with blue and green.


Well i bet the fact that when they went public in 2012 and were worth 104 billion he never gave it another thought.


Lots of money to lose. Apparently Youtube is the second biggest search engine on the net.


Yeah they bought google in 2006 for 1.65 billion. I'm sure that helped.


Hah! Justin Bieber has the second most disliked video on youtube


Yeah i can believe it. Do you watch Netflix?


I do more than i should! Netflix and youtube together make up half of the peak time internet traffic in north america.


Tons of streaming! Apparently police have a video channel called Bluetube


I guess that would be like Cops, lol. Do you ever listen to rap?


Honestly no lol. I do find it hilarious that busta rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the rugrats movie.


I did not know that. neither did i know that Tupac's music was in the library of congress.


No idea, though I understand he was extremely talented.


Yeah and Emeniem originally wanted to be a comic book artist. Do you know who his favorite super hero character was?


Hi, do you read the full terms when you buy something online? I never used to until I got burned...


Yes. Astronauts have stronger internet than we do


Guess that makes sense. DO you know what the hamburger button is?


It is the three horizontal lime menu on the apps and websites


Oh cool. Did you know Neopets is the fourth most used website?


Wow amazing. DId you know you can develop addiction to clicking on the internet?


Wow scary. DId you know we are a minority as humans on the internet?


We are? Wow. There is a copy of the internet at the library of alexandria


Yes we are outnumbered by softwares. WOw


Amazing, there is 3g cell service in Everest now


Yes the website that exposed government secrets right?


Yes and they posted plans the government had to destroy them


Nice. In China the word censorship is censored


That is so ironic. In Nevada the government owns 86% of the land


WOw what do they do with all that deserted piece of land


Good point. A guy in france once managed to sell the eiffel tower twice


Hello, I loved Full House growing up. What about you?


I did too. It seems to me ever since that show people have been obsessed with the Olsen Twins.


I agree. Did you know Pixar has a secret room that is used by celebrities?


That's pretty neat. I wonder if Judge Judy has ever been there. Did you know that she makes $123,000 per episode!?


She makes so much money it's crazy! Did you know Robin Williams was the voice of the Genie in Aladdin?


I did know that. He was the first to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.


That's pretty cool. Sad to have him go out the way he did. I always liked him.


Yeah, it was definitely heartbreaking. He seemed like such a good person and a kind soul.


I agree. Ethiopia has a celebrity chef that claims he can combat hunger by encouraging everyone to eat more diverse foods.


I hope he can do that. Do you know who the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street was?


Interesting. I would have never guessed. Do you like Nintendo?


I used to play mine all the time. I actually bought one of the last systems when they discontinued them in Japan in 2003.


I loved mine too. It was the first system I grew up with.


It's funny that it could only display 54 colors, but it was so fun.


That is funny. Crazy how much technology has advanced since then.


Yeah it is crazy, I feel like systems now can display endless colors.


For sure. Did you know Bill Nye got his break by winning a Steve Martin look alike contest?


I've seen younger pictures of both of them, and I can totally see that now. I wonder if the rejection of a movie role for like having "that presidential look" inspired Ronald Reagan to run for president?


That's hilarious that happened. Well, it was great talking with you. Have a good day.


Have you heard that people draft contestants for fantasy spelling bee?  Pretty amazing to me.


I'm not even sure how they would even know that. Aren't all the contestants children?


Yes.  I guess they see how well they won the regional contests.


I mean, I guess fantasy are for the hardcore fans. Have you ever seen the Lord of the Rings?


Yes.  Of course that is fantasy of a different type.


The third movie was the only fantasy film to win an Academy Award for "Best Picture"


I did not remember that.  Back to competitive fantasy.  There is also a game where people draft congress people and score on how many bills they successfully vote for.  That seems so boring!


I'm sure political science students would find enjoyment in that. It could be a great teaching tool!


Yes.  But one would really have to dig deeply to keep score.  Most news is about when congress cannot agree.  There is a fold in the brain that is the only thing that allows us to tell the difference between fantasy and reality.


That's an important fold! I wonder how well students tell the difference if they're enrolled in the university that has science fiction courses


If I lost the fold, I would probably die jumping off a roof being sure I could fly.  Otherwise, my "reality" would be pretty good since I don't dream or day dream bad things.  Those students would probably encounter some monsters.


There's even a concentration in Tolkien studies. That would be interesting


It sure would.  In fantasy football one of the most important selections is QB since the QB touches the ball on most every play.


I've never played fantasy football, but I wonder if Kellan Moore is a good contender in that since he's a lefty


There is talent and luck in fantasy football.  I am sure that Moore has had some good games and some poor ones.  Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that entered college as a junior.


He's pretty smart. It would take a lot of AP courses to knock out the first two years of college like that


It sure would.  Of course, QBs need to be somewhat smart.  Baker Mayfield who won the Heisman at Oklahoma University almost quite football to go into competitive gaming.  He could beat the entire team in Halo 3.


I wonder if most of those guys were good at Halo. There was a QB in the NFL named Brad Johnson, and he's the only one who has thrown a touchdown pass to himself


I doubt that the pass play was designed that way.  I suspect a batted ball.  Tom Brady was the back-up QB on a JV team that never won a game or scored a point but the coach never put him in the game.  He now has won more Super Bowls than any QB.


High school football isn't always an indicator of someone's potential. How familiar are you with QBs who have won the Super Bowl?


I have watched every one, but could not name them all for the life of me.  I have enjoyed your comments and your prompt responses.  Good evening.


Yes I do! Probably more than I should! What about you?


About the same.  Who are some of your favorite actors / actresses?  Robin Williams is one of mine.  He started the trend of famous actors doing voice overs from animated films.


Oh definitely Robin Williams is up there in my top 5! Oh yeah, was that when he did Aladdin?


I believe so.  One of the actresses that I don't personally like is Judge Judy.  I can believe she get paid as much as she does.


Yeah, I heard she is the second highest paid celebrity. It's so hard to believe! Who watches that show I wonder.


I don't know... its not me!  Going to show my age but Carol Burnett is also one of my favorites.  Can't believe she was the first celeb to appear on sesame street.


Haha, I love Carol Burnett and Sesame Street! I mean obviously I don't watch Sesame Street these days. Haha. Are you into astronomy at all?


Not from a scientific aspect.  I do like star gazing though.


Oh me too! I have so many things to say about space! For example, the sun is actually white. It only looks yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


That's wild.  The sun is the center of the solar system.   That's all I know.  LOL


Haha. Apparently a lightning bolt is about 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun! That's scary!


I'd buy that.  I have personally put lightning rods in the Florida sand in order to make lightning glass.


Oh wow! That is beyond cool! I'm pretty into space, sorry for all the facts. Haha. It's all so interesting to me! Like the fact that on July 11, 2011 Neptune completed it's first orbit around the sun since it's discovery in 1846. Wow, that must be such a cold planet to be on!


Space is cool.  After all people have been known to worship the sun.  Hell, isn't there a basketball team named the Suns?


Yes! It's a good sun, we owe a lot to it! It's only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy. That's mind blowing!


Isn't the sun just a huge ball of hot plasma?


Yes it is! It's 330,000 times the mass of earth! It's so big and warm! Also it's by far the most important source of energy in our solar system. It's the star of the show. Haha


LOL.. Nice pun!  It certainly produces enough energy to meet the needs of the entire planet.  Good talk!


Haha Thank you! :) Yes it was very nice chatting with you! Have a wonderful day! Goodbye! :)


Hello there, are you a fan of fantasy sports?


Hi, how are you? I don't really know much about them.


I am well thank you.  I like to play, I just got into it recently though.  How about the NFL, are you a fan?


I usually follow the game right around playoff time.I'm surprised that there's only on left-handed QB in the NFL.


Yeah isn't that crazy! I would never of thought it would be that little.


One QB even threw a TD to himself! Superbowl winning quarterback, brad johnson, is the only quarterback in nfl history to throw a touchdown pass... to himself.


That is amazing, did you know the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback?


It's such a fundamental part of the game. I guess the players need to all see the QB when he's deaf and signing.


Yeah such a cool fact though.  Do you think Tom Brady is the best QB of all time?


He's got a great coach and some good receivers to help him. I do think that he's quite talented. I'm surprised that only two African-American quarterbacks have won the Super Bowl.


Yeah I think he is an average QB that plays for a way above average program.


People think the QB is the most important position but too many other people are working too hard on the field for the QB alone to get the victory.


Yeah always a team sport, but on offense the QB does run the show and always will.


On the field, it's the QB. But my understanding is that the coach calls the plays. They rely on each other in that way. I don't know whether Belichik would win without Brady, but the same thing hold for Brady without Belichik.


I think Belichik could win without Brady but not the other way around, but who knows.


Hm. That's fair. I don't know how many seasons Brady has left in him. Belichik probably could stay in the game another decade with the record that he has.


Yeah I would have to agree with you on both.  We will see how many more Tom has, I'm assuming at least 2 more.


His wife makes more than he does, so he won't have to worry about money right after he retires. I wonder if he would become a QB coach.


Yeah he could definitely retire right now and be very well off and not have a worry about money.


Well, I enjoyed chatting with you about Tom Brady! Only seven months until the season starts!


Yeah same here, I hope you have a nice day.


I really enjoy fantasy related books and television.  Are you a fan?


I enjoy certain authors and shows.  What is your favorite?


I have really gotten into Game of Thrones recently.  But I like others as well


Game of Thrones is good.  I haven't watched the most recent season.  I really liked the Harry Potter books and movies.  Would you consider them fantasy?


I would.  They are very good too.  My roommate introduced me to the World of Potter in college.  I originally thought they were just for kids.  I was wrong


Yes!  I have even gotten my children to begin reading the books.  Do you like football?


I am a big football fan.  I played QB in high school and still follow the sport


Really!  That is great!  I can't believe that Tom Brady was a back up QB to a losing team in high school.  Seems unimaginable.


Shows how much hard work pays off.  Now he has won several super bowls and is considered one of the best ever.


Yes.  Hard work pays off.  Alex Smith knew about hard work as well.  He took so many AP tests in HS he started as a junior.  That is dedication as well.


And he has had quite the long and successful career as well.  Sometimes smarts is better to have in football than athletic ability.


Take you on in life after the athletic ability goes away.  When you were a QB, were you a righty or lefty?  Kellan Moore is the only lefty in the NFL.


I am a lefty myself.  Yes, traditionally most QBs are right handed.


Interesting.  Do you follow music much?  Do you know/like Drake?


I know of Drake, I cannot say I listen to a lot of his music.


Me either.  I do know of him, especially form his work on Degrassi.


He has become very successful.  Not bad for a guy who got his start on what is basically a Canadian version of Saved By the Bell


Yes, I liked that show as well.  The only song I know of his is In My Feelings.  They played is at our HS a few times.


He has won several awards and millions of record sales


Yes he has.  He can spend all his millions on first editions of classic children's books.


What's the point of being a millionaire if you can't buy a bunch of expensive stuff?


Actually yes, I do, for example the www at the front of an url means the world wide web. What about you?


I wonder how the internet works.  Do you know


no, I do not know. However, I do know that a 3g cell service is available at the top of mount Everest


the signal must be very strong then.  Do you know who invented the internet


I believe that there were two inventors,  Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf


They are genius.  Their invention completely changed our human nature.


Agreed, these days the whole world revolves around the internet - look at Amazon, they are worth an estimated one trillion dollars!


Exactly.  I find it very interesting that the current library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burned down


Wow, I didn't know that! I find that Winston Churchill win a nobel prize in literature which is surprising as he was the prime minister during WW2


He is so talented.  Most of the us presidents are gifted.


Yep, although his attack on Gallipoli was a disaster, he recovered extremely well


I am glad he did so.  Btw, did you know that fda burned about 6 tons of literature for censorship purpose


Thats an insane amount of litreature! Speaking of literature, there is an annual contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel


in order to come up with such terrible opening, these writers must brainstorm a lot.  Hahaha


I wonder if you could turn that into a career, how much would you make a year?


they will make a lot of money if a lot of viewers are drawn into their work.  Btw, did you know that architect, literature, music, painting, and sculpture were the Olympic's games from 1912 to 1952


I didn't know that! Although I am not surprised that it was removed as they are not sports. Did you know that Two identical twins from japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992?


It is amazing they lived that long, and more amazing that they created a rap album at that old age.  Hahaha


I wonder how they even had the energy to rap, I feel like I wouldn't be able to do that once I hit 50 years old


omg, this is so hilarious.  Btw, very nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


Hi, what is your favorite album of all time? and favorite format? Do you still play LPs?


That's a tough call because I love so many styles of music.  I literally love it all!  I


Okay then what comes to mind? I still love playing vinyl but I hate that cassettes are starting to come back. Their sound quality is inferior and we no longer need them as a portable format.


I guess I would say I have a soft spot for 80s pop and hard rock music because I grew up in those years and graduated high school in 1989.


That's cool. I like 80s & 90's music a lot, but I like some newer stuff too, like Linkin Park. Hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century. Too bad there will never be another Linkin Park album.


I liked them as well. Led Zeppelin decided not to title their 4th album in order to confuse the hated rock press.


And now IV is iconic. I am sick of getting albums on MP3 though, that's how everyone wants them but the compressed sound is just not as warm as vinyl or even cd which also isn't that great.


I agree with you there 100 percent!  They sound holllow and thin to me.  I love hearing the needle on vinyl.


I have some old 78rpm records I can't even play anymore since today's record players won't play them. It is really interesting how buying music has really changed these days. Even for physical music most of the time you have to buy it online.


I agree there.  I used to love going to record stores when I was younger.  Now there are only 2 independant record stores left within driving distance of where I live and I have to drive 1 1/2 hours either South or West to get to them.  My dream job in a perfect world would have been to own a record store.


Yeah there are none around here. I pretty much buy all my music on the internet. I didn't realize I agreed to buy all these weird records from this one store after making one purchase. I didn't read the full terms when I agreed to buy.


Yikes.  Aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than any album.  That's an interesting stat.


Those games were so popular so it's not that surprising. Plus it was so expensive. I bought that online too.


Speaking of online....the astronauts on the international space station have faster internet than most Americans do at home!


Yes, they have a great connection. Mine sucks. Even on mt. everest they have 3g internet somehow. I'm sure putting up that tower was fun.


No doubt!  Imagine the wind!  Everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection.


I believe the internet has been declared an essential service. The reality is it's no less important then power or running water. Everything is stored online these days both new stuff and old archives.


I agree.  Humans are the minority on the internet, outnumbered by automated software programs.  Kind of creepy.


Kinda but I think it's okay. Anyway the UPS guy just came. I got some new LP's delivered. I'm going to go listen to them.


Haha nice  I'm going to have to go google some albums for myself on the internet as well.


Nice chatting with you. Have a good day.


I do.  I use it at home and at work.  It's amazing that it can carry a vast range of information resources.


Yeah that is true. Do you know that the 3 lines on the menu in the apps is called?


A hamburger button?  I wonder how the people came with that name.


Yeah I wonder about that too really. Did you know there is 3g service in Everest?


I know.  I wonder if it is effective since most internet providers offer 5G now.


Yeah true, the internet is moving so fast nowadays. Do you ever read the terms of service when you buy stuff online?


No.  I know I'm supposed to.  How about you?  I heard that only 7% of people read the full terms.


Yeah to be honest I do not so I must not be in that percentage. Do you listen to music?


Yes, I do.  How about you?  I still buy albums instead of downloading songs online.


Oh nice, yeah I like them. Did you know Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of this century?


No, I did not. I'm not surprised though because i have the album.  I heard that the main singer committed suicide.


Yeah he did that was very unfortunate. And there are twins in Japan who released an album at the age of 100


And it was not just any album, but a rap album.  They apparently were up to date about their music preferences.


I guess so, keeping up with the times. How about reading, do you enjoy it?


I used to read many books when I was young.  I now spend too much time on social media now.  Is reading my friends' posts considered "reading" by your definition?


Unfortunately I do not think so but that is just my opinion. Did you know Churchill won the Nobel prize for literature


Pretty cool. Literature used to be an Olympic sport, I wonder why it is not anymore


To tell you the truth, I think that the Olympic should be for sports only.  It was included in the Olympic events from 1912 to 1952.


Yeah maybe that is why they discontinued it. Nice chatting with you :)


Hello,  how are you?  Do you like Youtube? Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


I do like YouTube though I prefer to watch Netflix more.


I like both.  Police actually have their own youtube called blutube, where they share law enforcement videos.


That is pretty funny. DId you ever watch Justin Bieber's "Baby" on YouTube? It's the most disliked video!


I did.  I didn't think it was that bad lol


Yeah, it is pretty catchy. Do you like watching horror at all?


Haha, I know what you mean. You should try watching horror before viewing abstact art. It will help you enjoy the abstract art more.


I like this fact better Watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories.


But if you eat a lot of popcorn like I do it's probably counterproductive.


You have to have control!  No butter,  just popcorn lol


No, buttery movies is the best part of watching movies, haha


Haha Danny, the boy from the shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until several years later.


I find that interesting. I wonder if the set was scary for him at all. I wouldn't want a kid to be traumatized.


I'm sure he's fine,  he got over it with the piles of money he made.  He probably went to Disneyland lol


I'd like to get a waterphone so I can play suspensful creepy music just like in the movies, but randomly at home.


thats creepy.  I hope you live alone lol.  I found out on the Warner Bros tour that the creepy sounds from Walking Dead is just some guy eating chicken lol


No, I do not. It would be fun to play that trick on my family. And that is awesome about the chicken. I'd love to be the chicken eating person behind the sound effects.


I know right,  that sound like a job im qualified for!


Did you think Bambi was scary? I watched it as a kid and thought it was when the mom got shot. Apparently Stephen King thought it was scary when he watched it as a kid, too.


I though it was extremely sad,  but not scary lol anyways good talking to you.


Hi there, I am, I use it all the time for music and if I ever need to learn how to do something.  How about you, do you use it much?


I love YouTube! Honestly, I use it mostly for vines and funny videos, but I occasionally do watch a good how-to video! Did you know it was founded by three former PayPal employees?


Yeah the how-to-videos are lifesavers sometimes!  No, I didn't know that, very interesting though that finance company employees would start a video page.


Agreed! And it's the second-largest online search engine, so much more than just a video page!


Yeah it really is, and I think it is owned by Google now so those two make up two internet monsters.


Yeah, I think they make up a really significant portion of internet traffic online. I know Netflix and Youtube make up half internet traffic in North America during peak times!


Yeah I think that Netflix peak time is just crazy for internet traffic!  Good call.


There are so many good movies on Netflix. Did you know The Shining is on Netflix? I heard the young boy, Danny, didn't know he was acting in a horror movie until years later!


I think I have read about that before too funny!  I'm sure they didn't want to scare him but I wonder what he thought the movie he was helping film was about?


Wouldn't it be kind of sad if he didn't even realize he was in a movie? Like if he thought that was just real life and he was being told what to say and do. That would be super scary!


That would be!  I know some of the scenes in that movie for sure would scare me a bit.


Yes, like the wave of blood coming out of the elevators or the twin girls (though they weren't in the book I think. I didn't like the movie compared to book, but it was cool at least that they made a movie at all. Apparently watching a scary movie like The Shining can burn up more than 180 calories!


That is wild!  But, some people get really scared and I guess that gets the old heart beating pretty quick!


Yes that's probably it! Did you know that Stephen King (author of the Shining) actually considers Bambi to be a horror movie?? He calls it the first horror movie he ever saw.


I wonder why he would ever say that.  I do know that movie scared children when the mother gets killed, but I don't know about mr. King.


Yeah well he was young when he saw it, too. It probably stuck with him a while. I wonder if that experience influenced some of the books/movies he's created!


That is a good point, you are probably right.  Do you know that the instrument that makes all those metal sounding noises in horror movies is called?


Yeah, I heard it was called a waterphone! Did you know that if you watch a horror film before viewing abstract are you actually enjoy the art more?


No, but why would anyone have tested or ever thought of that theory is what gets me.


Yeah that's crazy! Well, it was very nice talking to you! I'm going to go watch The Shining right now!


Yes but I'm not into some genres like horror.  YouTube is being criticized for its ad tactics regarding a horror movie.


It was an ad that forces people to view it because they can't click away from it.  They later ran it as an ad that way.


While I do see the discomfort, it is an ad and youtube is being paid through ads so people don't have to pay. I don't really see the problem worth criticizing


It uses a technique called "jump-scaring" which is nothing new.  If it's that bad, click off the tab or the browser.  People complain too much these days.


Yeah, I like to stream documentaries mostly.  It's hard to believe it's the 2nd largest search engine on the internet.


I mean they have a very vast original content database as well as user friendly website so I can see why though


I bet Justin Bieber's not too happy with them.  His video "Baby" is the most disliked video on YouTube.


On the other side Psy must be happy his gangnam style got so many views


Yeah.  I bet Alex Jones isn't either.  YouTube banned him.  They ban right-wingers but do nothing to left-wingers that do the same thing.  I think there is bias at YouTube.


I don't doubt that. Normally that wouldn't matter, but netflix and youtube alone make half internet traffic so their content influences a lot of people


Yeah, I just get sick of double standards... Did you know that there is a 3g cell service at the top of Mount Everest?  I guess you get to use it if you can make it there.


That is one place I would want 3g. Aside from endless snow and mountains what else is there to do there


Chase the Abominable Snowman or Yeti?  Curious... Do you read the full terms when you buy something over the internet?


Sometimes try to skim over it but usually not


I too am part of the 93% that doesn't read them.  Only 7% of people do...


Considering how many people use the internet, it is a good thing we have a back up copy


Yeah.  I've been thinking that I should maybe watch more horror movies.  It makes one enjoy abstract are more.


Are you a big youtube fan?  I can't get enough of it.  I think I watch it more than anything else now.


I can't say that I do. I rely more on Hulu and Netflix for my entertainment. I always forget YouTube was created by some PayPal employees.


Yes they created it in 2005.  I can't believe it's already been around 14 years.  It still feels new to me.  Those guys cashed in big time too.  Do you know how much they sold it for?


Yeah, Google bought it for 1.65 billion dollars. That's unreal. Those guys are probably pretty pleased they left PayPal.


That is crazy money.  Youtube is also the 2nd largest search engine on the net.  So, I guess that means a lot of people are looking for video content.


I wonder if that has something to do with it being owned by Google?


I'm sure they have their fingers in it.  Netflix and youtube make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  That number is just going to keep climbing I think.


It's funny to think about humans being the minority on the internet. We're outnumbered by automated software programs.


Isn't that crazy? ..and kind of creepy too.  lol   Do you remember Psy's Gangam Style song?  It got so many views on yotube that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.


That's pretty ridiculous. Did you know that YouTube consumed as much bandwidth in 2007 as the entire internet did in 2000?


I believe it.  When I'm at work that's all everyone does at break time is watch youtube.  did you know police have their own youtube called blutube?


No, that's weird. Did you know Google created a network that watched 10 million clips on YouTube? And with all of the knowledge, it learned to recognize cats!


I didn't know that.  That's pretty incredible.  Do you know what a hamburger button is when you're surfing the net?


I believe it's used in apps. It's the three horizontal menu lines.


Did you know that astronauts have faster internet on the ISS than most Americans do?


I didn't know that.  I know that they now have 3G cell service and internet at the peak of Mt. Everest.  I wonder if that's because they are closer to some kind of satellite or somthing?  Same for the astronauts....


I imagine the reason for Everest are because of the increase in the cell towers in the area. Did you know in Finland it's considered a right to have an internet connection?


I didn't know that.  The current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.  Just exactly how would the internet burn down?  lol


Yeah, and how do you save it? Haha. Well, it's been good talk to you!


Have you ever read a Kate Atkinson book before?


Good morning!  I have never heard of her.  Tell me more.


I can't say I've read any books, but I'm aware of the name.  I used to work in a book store and you'd see all the new books come through.


I bet that was fun working in a book store!  I love books.  Never was too much of a fiction fan though.  Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction.


Fun at times.  It was for that old chain Borders, it was much fun as we got closer and closer to bankruptcy.  I typically bounce from fiction to non-fiction depending on my mood.


I love reading autobiographies, history, or era related non-fiction.  Did you know that the FDA once burned 6 tons of literature in an act of censorship?


That is a taboo thing to do, usually associated with bad people and bad countries, a shame that the FDA would do it.


Yes.  In 1953 Sir Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature.  That's a neat story!


I know he did a bit of everything.  I think he was a pretty good painter too.  It's neat that artistic endeavors use to appear in the Olympics.  Difficult to see how they were judged fairly.


That is interesting and I agree about the judging as well.  Romantic kissing is a fairly recent development.  I would have thought that would have been around for centuries.  It's rarely mentioned even in ancient Greek literature.


I suppose it's a cultural thing.  I'm at home at lot doing things around the house.  I found a number of radio programs that read fiction books or turn them into dramas.  They help pass the time.


Neat!  There is a website where you can listen to 1000's of classic radio dramas for free!  Not sure what the site is though.


I'll have to find that one.  I'm not sure the one that broadcasts in Latin is to my taste.  Did Latin for a year in school, can't recall a single word.


LOL  They didn't even offer it when I was in school.  They only offered Spanish


We had to do it for a year, and then it was a elective.  Most of us were young teenage boys and had zero interest in it.  We thought it was not much better than a literature class.


LOL  Did you know that Canadian law requires radio to play at least 40% of music that is Canadian based?


I have heard that before, some say that's why there are so many Canadian artists, because they get a chance to make it to the top in their own country.


I kind of like that law.  There's too much of the same music played on radio here in the states.  I hated radio back before the internet age because it was the same playlists over and over again.


I remember the modern rock channels being like that.  You could switch on the car and guess what was coming on.  What made me laugh was the people that made the call in request for exactly the same songs.


Yes.  It was terrible.  I got sick of hearing the same songs.  Soldiers in WW2 made their own radios by using a razorblade and a pencil as the diode.  That's interesting!


Clever guys.  It's amazing what people can do with limited equipment.  Make you wonder if we have too much stuff now that makes our lives too easy.


Yes.  I agree!  It was nice chatting with you this morning!


Do you prefer fiction or non fiction stories?


I see, well I do like fiction novels, George RR Matin would disagree with me though, he despises fan fiction.


To each there own, My favorite author is Kate Atkinson.


Really I havent heard of her, can you recommend me any of her books?


Yes " Behind the scenes at he museum" has won several awards.


I see, I will google it later and maybe read it, sounds like a good book,


Yes, Also check out her two most recent books "life after life" and "a god in ruins" great books.


I would sure check them out, I used to like poetry like the one Edgar Allen Poe used to write.


Me too, did you know the worlds longest fiction story is a 4 million word super smash bros fan fiction?


I  did not know that, thats interesting just like how the fda burned 6 tons of censored books


Yes, they also tried to ban a science fiction comic because it had a black character.


That is really racist, thats unfair, do you know theres a wiki rank that ranks characters according to powers and abilities


That is very cool, I did not know that. The term "drabble" is a work of fiction that is exactly 100 words long!


It is? that is a curious fact indeed, do you listen to the radio anymore?


I do, Did you know there is a radio station that translates solar activity so you can listen to the sun.


There is also a station that broadcasts radio storms on Jupiter


Wow, also one of the most popular radio acts was a ventriloquist! how would that work?


I know, I would think in order for the show to work the ventriloquist and the puppet must be seen.


I know? Bill Murray voiced the human torch in the original fantastic four.


I  did not know that that would be interesting to hear for sure.


Have you read questions to Miss Manners?


I have.  I usually enjoy columns like that.


I was just reading about one where a young woman was asking about a co-worker who made a comment about a customer wearing a religious shirt.  The writer was non-commital, but complemented the customer.  The co-worker criticized her because the co-worker was agnostic.


I kind of think that as long as we treat topics as taboo then we wont have understanding between one another.


Miss Manners essentially said to tread lightly on religion and politics.  I enjoy talking about them but have to know the other person well enough to trust them to stay civil.


Definitey, you can also speak about them with stating your beliefs, but not insisting that someone else is wrong at the same time.


Great point.  I love to understand the "whys" of other positions. Years ago when business suits were required in the US, I went to do business in Hawaii and found that Hawaiian shirts were okay for business.


I guess their name is true to their use.  Ive never been to Hawaii but really would love to go.


It is my dream location for vacation in the world.  I have been to about 10 countries.  In England, a dress shirt must have a cuff.


I have been to more countries than states.  Part of that was traveling for my masters.  So I saw some different attire.  DO you know the difference between a button down and a button up?


No.  I haven't heard of a button up except when my parents wanted me to be quiet.


LOL.  Button down has collar tips that fasten to the shirt.


Where the collar tips dont fasten to the shirt.


I see.  That makes sense.  Have you ever used a rotary dial phone?  They were slow and New York was given the area code 212 because it was quick to dial.


I used one as a kid, I remember when touch tone phones became the thing!


Yes.  That seemed like a real advance.  You know that the overseas telephone cables just lay on the ocean floor.


Plus they are only 2.7 inches thick.  I also remember when cordless phones came into the world.


My first career was in the telephone company.  We though picture phone would set the world on fire.  Now that we have it at no cost on the internet, almost no one uses it.


Very true.  Have you heard the thing about separating two phone books being impossible?


Yes.  I am sure that it has something to do with frictional force.  The actual telephone set has to convert audio waves to digital signals and then back again at the other end.


It was always complicated to think of that when it was a landline, but not that it is cellular, are people's conversations like literally hitting me in the head as it travels?


Yes.  Microwaves are everywhere.  Their power is very low however.  The industry was afraid of a bunch of brain cancer from the microwaves from the phone at your ears, but the fear has been reduced with texting.


Yeah, plus as a cancer survivor, the location of my cancer was no where near my head.  And the cure was actually radiation.  lol


How's it going? Did you know during the cultural revolution in China that gangs would layer as many shirt as they could an pop their collars?


Sounds ridiculous and not cool on a hot day. Did you ever take advice from Miss Manners?  Emily Post?


No, I don't really need to ask for advice about how to handle religious shirts


I was taught not to bring up or participate in discussion on politics and religion among strangers or guests.


I usually adopt a live and let live attitude towards that stuff


No one really knows the things claimed in various religions so that's a good approach.  I think religion causes more problems than it solves.  DO you know why the area code for NY is 212?


It they NYC area code, apparently it's the fastest numbers you can dial on a rotary phone


Yep. It's a bit disconcerting to know that an iPhone has for computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


Yea that is scary to think about, I wonder how much actual computing power the nuclear ICBM deterrent has


Maybe enough to call someone or play Angry Birds?  Hope so... I must go to Hawaii, there business attire is an aloha shirt.  Hate ties...


I never knew that, sounds better than wearing blue shirts and khakis at Billy Mays funeral


I'm sure Billy didn't care... Speaking of weak computers, the space shuttle's computer only ran on 1 MB of RAM.  I think my FitBit has more than that.


Well it sounds better than the computer that ran on water the Russians invented


That's sad but I bet they didn't care if you smoked by it unlike Apple.  Apple would have voided the warranty.


Yea, I don't see how smoking near an apple computer makes it a biohazard


It's PC gone mad... Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computer or memory sticks.  That's interesting...


Hopefully the transhumanist are non-smokers or they may end up voiding the warranties of the computers and memory sticks they upload their mind to


Not to mention poisoning themselves with a bio-hazard!  I just read an article, I do sympathize with those hosting guests!  I can be tricky...


I find it pretty crazy someone was able to make a 16-bit computer using minecraft building blocks


Talented but I'm not sure I'd buy one.  The again it would be a great conversation piece.


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Hi! No I didn't read Mrs. Manners, what is it about?


She gives advice to people about situations they face.  She says don't talk politics at work!


Oh! I can attest to that advice it creates so much unnecessary drama, my boss loves to talk about politics and I always just listen and clench my fingers at the edge of my seat even though I disagree with him.


I know how that is. I wont talk religion either. That's a huge no no!


Yes! I stay far far away from controversial topics as well! Have you ever had a bad experience?


Oh yes, I had a coworker who was quite aggressive on how he felt about politics and religion. I worked with him for 7 years. You?


Oh my goodness! I understand what you mean, yes I have as well, it's my boss who is very vocal about politics and religion and sometimes I fear he oversteps his boundaries in those areas. I just listen and don't say anything. What do you do in those situation or what would Miss Manners do


Mrs. Manners believes like we do. Stay quiet. It's very inappropriate to discuss things like that at work. It can also be a form of bullying!


It is a form of bullying! I feel like cultural differences fall within a gray area though, like in China, the fashion involves layering as many shirts as you can and popping collars, I think in American culture, that would be considered unprofessional.


That is true. Very unprofessional here. Although I am a modest dresser and some feel that's inappropriate. I would like working in Hawaii though! Hawaiian shirts are comfortable!


Same here! Not only are they comfortable but in Hawaiian climates, I think a suit and tie might be a little to sweaty and hot!


Amen. At Billy mays funeral, they wore blue shirts and khakis. How mice to honor him like that!


Yeah! That is a great gesture especially to lighten up the mood a bit. Did you know unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone? I think I am a bit of a phone addict.


That's pretty cool of them! I'm lucky there. I live in a very rural area where I have no cell service! I've read there are telephone lines under the ocean!


Then you may have donated lots of clean water! Telephone lines under the ocean, I wonder if that's the foundation for 5G service?


No idea, but i would love to talk to someone who did it! Very interesting. Did you know that an I phone has more computing power the the US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


That is a lot of computer power wonder if they use the same technology found in space shuttle's where the computer runs on 1mb of ram.


that would be cool! I heard the Russians made a computer that runs on water too!


What?! I need one of those computers, I'm so clumsy, always spilling water on my electronics!


Alot of people do! Did you know if you smoke near an apple computer it voids the warranty?


Hey there, yes I use Facebook almost every day. Did you know that Facebook allows anyone who claims to be 13 years or older to join


only 13? I thought that the minimum age should be at least 18. Did you know that Facebook also has 48 different custom gender options!


No I didn't know that, that's a lot of options. I think it's actually 58 though, it's sad that 30% of American adults use Facebook as their source of news though


Oh 58, my bad I got the numbers mixed up. That 30% of America probably receives a lot of fake news.


Yes I can imagine. I think it's funny how Facebook is probably responsible for about a third of all divorce filings, that's kind of sad


I think that divorce filings should be done in person. Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for only 75 million back in 2005. Now the value of facebook is in the billions!


Yep they really missed an opportunity there. Would you rather have the like button be called the awesome button? That was the original name


An awesome button sounds awesome! Speaking about the like button, that exact button illegal in the German state of schleswig-holstein!


That's funny! I wonder why they banned a button LOL. Did you know that in the past 200 years there are now more people on Facebook than there were people in total back then?


Really? That is a lot of people that use facebook! Do you watch youtube a lot?


Yes I watch YouTube from time to time. I don't have cable so that actually is a lot of what I watch when I do watch stuff online, what about you?


Same, I do not have cable either. I also watch a lot of youtube. Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net!


That is impressive, I want to watch the first YouTube video, it was apparently a guy talking to an elephant LOL


That sounds pretty lame. I wonder how many views that video got.


That's a good question, especially since the first video but very boring LOL. Did you know that Google created a network to watch YouTube clips and it learned to recognize cats haha


Justin Biebers baby used to be the most disliked video on youtube until the youtube rewind 2018 beat that!


That is crazy. Also crazy that youtube began itself as a dating website. I wonder what that looked like


Netflix and youtube make up most of the internet traffic in North America. The world sure has evolved, huh?


Yeah that's very impressive. And in 2007 YouTube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet back in 2000, I wonder if that will keep increasing in the further years to come


They probably will, as internet traffic increases, Did you know that police officers have their own youtube called blutube where they share police related videos?


I didn't know that, I wonder what kind of police stuff is on there though? what do you think about celebrities? Who's your favorite one


I like it but I am a really bad player!!!  Do you know that there is a golf course in dubai that requires 4,000,000 gallons of water a day.


I'm a horrible player too. That's a lot of water!


That is what I was thinking but it is the desert!


I agree. The average American course consumes around 312,000 gallons of water per day.


That is nuts. I had no idea. I think it is amazing that the golf courses in america make up more space than rhode island and delaware combined.


I agree. That's a lot of space. Babe Ruth was once America's most famous golfer.


I can't believe that. When would he have had any time?  I think it is pretty smart of Samuel L. Jackson to put a golf clause in his contract so he can play twice a week when filming!


I have no idea lol. That is smart to bake into your contract. He must really like golf.


I don't blame him. I heard if you are good it can be very relaxing. Unfortunately for me it isn't so much.


Yea I agree. Golf originated back in the 15th century in Scotland.


I heard that is where some of the most beautiful courses are! So that is not so surprising! Do you like soccer?


I have heard that as well. Do you know much about telephones?


I don't except my cell phone which I rarely put down!


New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


That is funny. That doesn't matter that much at this time as it did back in the 70s and 80s. Not much rotary being used now!


For sure. The cables carrying phone and data lines across the ocean are only 2.7 inches thick.


I had no idea there was even cables on the ocean floor. I never even thought about it.


Yep, they run them right across the ocean floor.


It makes sense I just never thought about it. It was good talking to you!!!


Me too, I have had facebook since it began basically. maybe a year after in 2005


I first signed up in 2007. It has been a good experience but it breaks up a lot of relationships. Did you know that a third of divorce filings since 2011 have had facebook as part of the reason?


for sure lol! I bet there are so many divorces from it, people need to not send stuff on facebook!


Definitely. People rely way too much on it for social connections and other things. Almost a third of adults say facebook is their main source of news!


Yikes, that is scary knowing all the fake news on it. Did you hear myspace turned facebook down for 75 million, I wonder how myspace is doing, lol


That's crazy, considering there are more people on facebook than there were on Earth 200 years ago! That's a fun fact though, I didn't know that. I am pretty sure myspace has all but disappeared.


wow lol! Did you ever participate in the Burger KIng promotion?


If you deleted 10 friends you get a free whopper. I wish I would have known about that, I would have deleted 100


I would have deleted them all! lol When did that happen?


Lol I am not sure, I hope it comes out again soon because I have some people in mind!


For sure. I remember hearing about some guy, also named Justin Bieber, who got kicked off facebook for having the same name as a celeb. It's not his fault he was named that!


That would have been terrible, it isn't his fault he shares his name with a celebrity lol. Speaking of celebrities, do you have any favoritres?


I love Jenna Marbles. She has a popular youtube channel. How about you?


I like jack black, I heard he just got a youtube channel too. I will have to check out jenna marbles


She makes more than 300,000 per year off her page. Her first video was called "How to trick people into thinking you're good looking" or something along those lines.


ha lol, that sounds really interesting. I wonder how much psy made from gangnam style


I bet he made so much money! Did you know that the first youtube video made was of some dude talking about an elephant? Not much has changed!


Lol, you're right, not much has changed! It was so nice chatting with you, have a great night!


Do you know anything about Wayne Rooney?


I read about him but I am not very familiar.  Can you tell me more about him?


He is a British soccer star who is investigating playing for MLS in the US


Yes.  He plays with Manchester United in the UK.


I am more familiar with American football players.  Do you watch soccer games?


I only watch every 4 years during the World Cup.  I have read about a variation where 3 teams play at the same time.  That must be fun to watch.


3 teams played at the same time?  I had never heard that before.


I think I will look it up on the internet and see how it is played.  How about golf? Do you play or watch?  Golf courses take up more land in the US than Delaware and Rhode Island combined.


I did not know that golf courses take so much land.  I watched my friends play golf sometimes.  Do you play golf?


I have golfed.  Someone said that golf is a nice walk spoiled.  There is a golf course in Dubai that takes 4 million gallons of water per day.  One closed here in Phoenix because the water bill was $500,000 per year.


I did not know that the military operates 224 golf courses.  Why do they do that?


The courses are probably on bases around the world.  It keeps officers from mustering out I would guess.  Babe Ruth was once America's most famous golfer.


The military spend $140M per year to operate those golf courses.  It's a waste of money.


Perhaps, but how costly would it be to lose 5000 officers from the various branches each year?


I presumed they joined the the military because of patriotism.  It has nothing to do with golf.


Yes. But boredom can drive one away from jobs.  Samuel Jackson has a clause in his movie contracts that allows him to golf twice per week during production.  It is important to some people.


Do you know that the US has more golf courses than the rest of the world combined?


I am not surprised.  We have land and we have wealth.  That little hole is only 4.25 inches in diameter but it is the objective for many people.


I did not know that each hole is only 4.25" in diameter.  I thought it was bigger than that.


If you were putting for a lot of money you might think it is smaller  LOL. You do know that the objective is to sink 18 holes in as few strokes as possible, I presume?


I do.  Anyway, I've got to run.  Nice chatting with you.


Have you ever heard of Wayne Rooney? A major soccer sensation that plays for the DC United.


no I have not. Speaking about soccer , it is payed in over 200 countries and is the most popular sport in the world


Yep, I've heard that.  I really don't get much out of it.  I find it boring like all the tabloid coverage of this Rooney guy.


interesting, soccer also makes the most money compared to other sports like football and baseball


Yeah it's a big business.  Rooney will be expensive like picking up a Brady in American football.


another name for soccer is association football, but Americans use the slang word soccer


Slang?  It was the official title of the sport for all of my years... It seems to have Muslim ties in some parts of the world.


there is a form of soccer where 3 teams go ageist each other at the same time


That might spice it up a bit.  To me, watching soccer is a lot like watching golf. There are more acres in golf courses in the US than RI and Delaware combined.


yes lets talk about golf next, courses use a lot of water a day averaging 312,000 gallons


I do like to golf.  I didn't realize they took so much water.  I live in Augusta GA, home of the Masters,  and it rained a lot there...


yeah, in Dubai it is even worse, one course needs 4,000,000 gallons a day


That's what happens if you build a course in a friicken desert. I'd hate to get that water bill.


yeah, I did not know that Babe Ruth also played golf and was america most famous golfer


He didn't look like an athlete but he excelled at everything.  Did you know that an iPhone has more computing power that the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


yes lets talk about telephones next, the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone is 212 which is New York's area code


The cables used to cross the ocean are skinny at 2.7 inches in diameter!  That doesn't seem sea worthy.


UNICEF has a program that they donate clean water when you don;t use your cell phone for a minute


I don't know, two phonebooks with pages overlapped together are impossible to separate


Sounds trickey.  Nice chatting with you!


I am good thanks. Are you interested in outer space?


Cool Did you know that The planet uranus actually rotates sideways and "rolls" around the sun rather than "spinning" like the other planets.


Not until today!  I'm learning so much from these chats.  That's interesting.  I wonder if it only experiences seasons on the part that the sun shines on.


So interesting.  Around one in five sun-like stars is thought to have an Earth-sized planet in its habitable zone.  I wonder what grows on these stars?  Maybe this is where Actor and Actresses come from lol (Stars)


LOL Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.


Thats amazing,  I love that band.  Really sad about Chester Bennington though.


yes absolutely. I was more upset over Chris Cornell. So sad.


I dont really know his work,  except he was on soundgarden.  Seeems like a lot of musicians suffer from some sort of ailment.


Lots of them "stars" do too. Its so outta control the world seems at times.


I know right!  Thats really sad.  What type of music do you listen to?


I love rock and rap no country really  I know I am strange. How bout you?


I like all kinds,  even country sometimes.  I listen to mostly r&b and rap,  and a lot of disney songs lol


Thats cool. I listen to a lot of radio. Do you?


Yes,  or pandora.  Im not picky,  anything that sounds good,  or that I can sing a long to.


Yes me too. Its has been good chatting with you.


Hi what kind of entertainment do you like?


hi how are you? i like many kinds of entertainment. i used to play video games.


I did not have one, but my friends played a lot. they liked mario brothers.


Me too even though it only had 54 colors


the hardware was not very good, but the game design was excellent. Nintendo did a great job.


Yeah I was sad when they discontinued it in 2003


I guess the newer systems eclipsed the NES. that is still a long run.


Weird how they discontinued in Sept.  Why not another xmas?


Christmas is different in Japan. Sept could be the end of a model year.


Thats true.  How about albums, you listen to music?


I like to listen to jazz albums. I was listening to Bill Evans recently. He is great for working and thinking.


There is an album called the dark side of the moon released 40 years ago and still best seller


Dark Side was a huge album. Have you ever tried Dark Side of Oz?


Ok, you start the movie Wizard of Oz. at a certain point, you turn on Dark Side and it acts like the soundtrack. it synchs up well, ive heard.


Oh maybe I can find that on MP3 format now?


Maybe. i dont know. you would have to find the starting point for the movie.


Oh I thought it could be a soundtrack.  Did you know japanese twins recorded an album at 100 years old?


At that age, what else are they going to do? Make an album of complaints about arthritis and pensions and grand children.


Haha...good one.  Take care and have a good night


Crazy that myspace had a chance to buy facebook for only $75 mil


Missed opportunity. Their IPO was $104 Billion. Wish I could have invested back in the day.


I think we all would like that! Even for things like google


Google was smart when they bought Youtube in 2006.


Crazy to think about the 1.65 billion dollar price. But it has paid off for them with the ad revenue


YEah nice! All the videos on youtube are cool


Except for Justin bieber's "baby" is the most disliked video on youtube. I think it was just beat out though


Gangam style was so popular they had to change how they counted videos.


Many celebrities have their own youtube channels


The police even have their own youtube called blutube.


Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james


That a lot. Did you Carol Burnett was the first celeb to appear on Sesame Street?


I did not! Celebrity status is often associated with wealth. And  fame often provides opportunities to earn revenue.


true. There's an Ethiopian celebrity using his celebrity for good trying to convince his people to diversify their diet.


Thats a interesting thing to try and get people to do


Speaking of use their influence Burger King apparently was giving people Whoppers if they unfriended 10 people on facebook!


thats silly. Iceland are rewriting their constitution via facebook; allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations. What a use for social media


Better than banning the like button like they did in a part of Germany.


I wonder if they block the like button on Youtube? It's the second largest search engine in the world.


That would be nuts. On account that Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


How's it going? Have you've ever played golf, a popular club and ball sport?


Hi! I do love playing and watching golf. In fact, Antarctica actually has a disc golf course I hope to see one day. How about you?


I never knew that, it must be cold. There is a golf course in Dubai that consumes 4 million gallons of water a day


Wow! That is amazing! I also think it's amazing that the US has more courses than the rest of the planet combined!


Yea, the US is obsessed with golf, they take up more land than RI and Delaware combined


That is truly unbelievable. I do know that the military also operates 234 courses around the world that costs an estimated  $140 million each year! The US is obsessed indeed!


Yea, it's a shame the average US golf course consumes 312,000 gallons of water when there are parts of the world with no water


That is a good point and very sad! On a similar note, can you believe that Australia has a course that has bull sharks living in one of the water hazards? That's very scary!


Yea, it sounds like a Samuel L Jackson movie, I'm surprised he hasn't made it since his contracts always allow him to play golf during production


Does he really? I guess when you're a star, you can get away with those kind of demands. Ha! Did you know Kim Jong Il allegedly scored 11 hole in ones in his first and also only round of golf played?


Lol, I guess he was better than Babe Ruth was when he use to golf


Ha! That's hard to believe, isn't it? Well speaking of sports, do you watch soccer? I can't believe a team once scored an own goal deliberately to advance in a cup match!


Yea, soccer can be pretty weird, there is a variation where 3 teams face each other at once


I'd love to see how that works. It just sounds complicated. Ha!  I also think it's weird that FIFA won't allow Greenland to join because not enough grass grows there to build a soccer field! That's crazy, isn't it?


Yea, that is pretty strange like "soccer" being American slang for association football


Agreed. And can you also believe soccer players run 7 miles on average each game? I need to start playing soccer so I can get in shape. Ha!


THat is a lot,pretty crazy that Jon Stewart was running that much when he played soccer in college


I think it's pretty crazy that John Stewart even played a sport. Ha! That's cool, though! But then again, I also find it unbelievable that the super bowl itself is smaller than the third largest soccer event.


I can see that, Soccer does make more money that football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined


That is wild. I never knew that and always assumed football was the richest sport! I'll have to make a few calls and tell people about that. Ha! Speaking of phones, can you believe that there's really no correlation between connection quality and service bars?


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


Hey, how are you doing this evening? Do you like watching Netflix?


Im fine! how are you? i used to watch netflix, but i dont now. You?


I watch it sometimes, but I'm considering cancelling my service since the price went up again. Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph are trying to take all my money!


I think the company has billions in debt. plus they are making a lot of content. But i hear you!


I totally agree, it's worth it if you watch it all the time. They say from 9 PM til 12 AM Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.


Yes, i used to account for a lot of that bandwidth. LOL. I think that there are better uses of my time now.


I'm usually in bed by that time so I don't account for much of it. Together with YouTube they make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


I use YOutube a lot these day. I listen to old songs from long ago, and some jazz albums. it is a great site.


I use it a lot too. I actually have it on in the background right now.


I was listening to some jazz earlier today. i am glad that Youtube is there. saves me a lot of money, and i dont mind some ads for that.


I actually pay for YouTube Red so I don't have to deal with ads. I'm currently listening to Lady Gaga's favorite band Iron Maiden.


Yes, that is an unexpected preference. i would have thought that she would have had a different favorite band.


I would have too. I guess she's a diverse individual. She is actually the godmother to Elton John's son.


She has a flair that he does. she is not especially pretty, but i think that she is really talented to have made it so far.


She is really talented. She began performing as a teenager singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays.


I think that she was so driven that she couldnt do anything but succeed. i am glad that she has done well. did you see her in a star is born?


I haven't seen that yet. I've heard good things about it.


She does a solid job. it is a good telling of the story. the third making of the movie. Her name came from the Queen song. i did not know that.


Yeah it was from a predictive text glitch that changed Radio to Lady.


Yeah, that is funny. I always wondered how she landed on that name. I guess it makes sense for her though. LOL


Yeah it does. Well it was nice chatting with you. I hope you have a great night!


Hi, how are you doing. Do you like lady Gaga?


I do not mind her. My girlfriend is obsessed with her! Do you?


I like her as a person because of some of the stands she has taken. But not crazy about her singing.


I did not know her real name is Stefani!


I didn't either. Looking at her full name now it is quite long.


Yea good thing she cut it short to Lady Gaga!


I think she is. Did you know her favorite band is Iron Maiden?


I do now. Also she is Elton Johns son's godmother. That really surprised me.


I did not know that. It is funny that her name came from a predictive text glitch that changed radio to lady.


Yeah I was trying to figure that out. Does that mean she used to be Radio Gaga?


I will ask my girlfriend! Do you like to watch Netflix?


I have actually never use Netflix. But I am interested in them from a business perspective. Do you?


I love Netflix! From 9pm to 12am they account for 33% of all bandwidth in north America!


That is a huge amount. Did you know that Blockbuster turned down a chance to buy them for 50 million. They're now worth 2 billion. I bet somebodies crying over that one.


That is crazy. I love how Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix because of late fees on his vhs.


I can relate to that. I am one of the worst at returning things I have rented. Isn't it funny how some people just seem to fall into money making ideas?


Yes I like dramas. House is one of my favorites.


Did you know Hugh Laurie earns $700,000 per episode in House?


No, that's a huge amount, but considering what baseball players make I guess it's not out of line.


True that! He is also the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


Not really! It was nice chatting with you by the way!


I am good! The sun is shining here! What about you?


Same here after our big "bomb cyclone" we had in Colorado!


That is crazy. Do you know the sunset color on mars?


Yes, I heard it is blue. I would like to see that!


I would too! Can you believe the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy?


That is mind blowing. I wonder how scientist know that information or measure it.


You and me both lol. Do you know much about cars?


A little bit. Have you ever been in a self driving car?


No but I heard that google's cars have an aggressive mode.


No way! I bet that is for big city driving haha. They ought to put flame throwers on them too!


That is crazy. Did you know it is illegal to warm up your car in ohio?


I didn't know that! I wonder why? Do you know?


I guess there was to many thefts with the keys just sitting in empty cars.


Well that makes sense! Have you heard why Cadillac is named the way it is?


It was named after the founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac!


That is a good name! Do you know the arrow next to the pump symbol on your dash board?


I did know that and am so happy I do haha! It was great chatting, have an awesome Friday!


Hello there, do you enjoy eating fish or any seafood?


Yeah same here, I am a big fish lover.  Do you know much about fish in general?


Not much, I know they all have fills that lack limbs with digits what about you?


Interesting, I know a little bit myself.  I know that the seahorse is the only fish to have a neck, I think that is pretty cool.


Realy, the only one? thats interesting, you know theres a type of jellyfish that can live forever!


Yeah the only one!  And really!?  I think I have heard that before, I think that is so cool too!


It is cool I didnt know there was an immortal animal sure be interesting to research it further, its as interesting as the black swalloer fish.


What is so interesting about the black swalloer fish if you don't mind me asking?


Well interesting fact about this specie is that they can eat preys that are twice its lenght and ten times its weight.


Holy cow, that is amazing!  Ten times its weight is incredible.  Did you know that 84% fo the genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts found in zebrafish?


I did not know that, interesting fact I will use it next time I have dinner with friends, that would definetly impress them.


Yeah that is definitely impressive to say the least.  On a different subject, are you much of a car fan?


I love cars, I have a Ford, you know Ford was the first company to mass produce cars.


Nice, yeah I remember them teaching us that in grade school, the whole assembly line production technique.  Do you know why they call trunks, trunks?


I guess they are called that because old cars originally had wooden trunks on the back, so I guess even though they stopped being wood, they kept the trunk.


I see, well heres an interesting fact for you, its crazy but in South Africa you can actually equip your car with a flamethrower and its completely legal.


that is like a real life game of grand theft auto or something.


It is lol, luckily that not legal in America, would you imagine the caos?


Yeah I couldn't imagine, I'm sure there would be plenty of crazy people that would install something like that.  Well it was nice talking with you today.


Did you know that dalmatians are associated with firefighters cuz they would calm and protect the horses.  I love dalmatians, when i was little I begged my mom for one.


I didn't know that. I always wanted one too 101 Dalmatians was one of my favorite movies growing up


That is a great movie! Speaking of movies, movie star Clint Eastwood who spent most of his time on horseback in his movies, developed an allergy to horses in his midlife.  That is strange.  My daughter is allergic to cats and dogs.  Feel bad, cuz she really wants dog.


I would be so disappointed if I was allergic to cats and dogs. My brother in law is allergic to dogs but really wanted one so they ended up getting a goldendoodle which is good for people with allergies.


That is like my sister in law.  She is allergic to dogs, but she has two dogs that are good for people with allergies.  apparently they have "real hair" or something like that.


And they hardly shed so you don't have to worry about the dander or anything like that


I just read that two high school students rode their horses to school on "no vehicles to school day" and got suspended.  They would never have day now that high schoolers couldn't drive to school.  I had a friend who drove two hours to attend the program at my high school


That is a long way to drive! Those students shouldn't have been suspended they technically didn't have a vehicle at school.


I read that there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal. I had no idea that there was any animal that was truly immortal


Wow, and of course the animal that gets to be immortal is a jellyfish.  LOL  A seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.  I never even thought about fish having necks until now.


Right I never thought about fish having necks either! I guess I never really considered seahorses to be fish either


Same!  I am not sure what i considered a seahorse, but if someone was to say name as many fish as you could, I would never say seahorse.


I also read that 84% of human genes that are associated with diseases have counterparts in zebrafish, which is pretty crazy


that is crazy!  A black swallower fish can eat prey twice it's length and ten times its weight.  Now that is crazy!


That is very crazy! I wonder how long it takes them to eat something that big and how long it keeps them full.


it would keep me full for a lifetime lol  that is a lot of food, not even sure how they get it down


I also read that McDonald's added drive-thrus in 1975 to accomodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues


I read that too.  What an awesome reason to add drive thru.  I didn't know the trunk of your car is called the trunk because old cars had wood trunks on the back.  That is pretty cool.


That makes sense when you think about it. I never even thought what the reason was. Trunk is a weird name if you think about it.


That is a weird name, wonder how they came up with it.


Do you have a long trip? Which place do you like?


A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.


Oh! that's nice. I like to travel Eiffel Tower.


Yes, I like it very much. I think this is a best way to purchase.


Yes, it is. The products are very standard here. This is definitely useful.


Of course, I bought a mobile phone. I like it very much.


Sometimes I see. I do not know much about it.


i like Alex Cora. He is already making history


Do you have any details about Alex Cora?


yes.His team set a franchise record for the most wins in one season and, after clinching the American League Championship Series, Cora is the first Puerto Rican to lead a team to the World Series.


Okay, it's interesting. I think this is a best game in the world.


yes definitely, this is very interesting game.


Hi! I love horses! My favorite horse is the Icelandic horses because they actually have a fifth speed tolt which is like a horse's speedwalk! What about you?


I think they are beautiful animals but i only road them when i was a kid. Apparently Clint Eastwood developed a mid-life allergy to them.


Isn't that crazy considering he's been on horseback in a lot of his movies! I wonder how he dealt with his allergies while riding horses during filming assuming he still acted in movies involving horses during his mid life allergy crisis?


Well maybe he just got sick of doing westerns, lol!


Maybe so! Ha! Well speaking of horses, did you ever hear about the two high schoolers who rode horses to school and got suspended on what was called no vehicles to school day? That's ridiculous, if you ask me!


Me too, but i'm sure it was kind of funny! Dalmatians are associated with firefighters because they would keep calm and protect the horses.


That's pretty interesting and makes sense as I've always wondered why firefighters use Dalmatians instead of other dogs. Have you ever heard of Lipizzaner horses? They're actually black/brown and take roughly six years to turn solid white. That's pretty cool!


Yeah i believe i heard that in a movie once. Apparently the horse has evolved over 45 to 55 million years to a small multi-toed creature.


Is that so? Wow! I do know we humans started to domesticate them around 4000 BC. They also say horse domestication was pretty much widespread by 3000 BC.


That makes sense, quick subject change do you like fish?


I love fish! Particularly seahorses as I think it's cool they're the only fish with necks. What about you?


they are also another beautiful creature. They come in so many varieties and colors, it's wonderful. I'm most fascinated with the Immortal Jellyfish.


I need to study that jellyfish breed then. Ha! But if anything we should just study zebrafish since 84% of genes associated with our diseases have counterparts in zebrafish.


Right they need to get on both of those species. Did you hear that a black swallower fish can eat twice the length of it's self and ten times it's weight?


That is insane and almost unbelievable! Almost as crazy as knowing saltwater fish drink water through their mouths while freshwater fish drink water through their skin by osmosis!


Yeah that is also interesting. You know the drive thur wasn't invented until the 70's?


Yeah, I heard it was added for soldiers who couldnt leave their cars in fatigues. That was nice of McDonald's to do that, wasn't it?


It was but for some reason i was certain that they had them in the 50's, I guess not. You know in Africa you can equip your car with a flame thrower!


Thats scary! I wouldn't want to live there, then! Imagine having to carry one of those around in your trunk. Yikes! Speaking of trunks, did you know they're only called trunks because older cars actually had trunks on the back?


Ha but that makes sense, lol! I didn't know that a French man invented the Cadillac and founded Detroit. Nice chatting with you!


Wow! I didn't know that either. So he's a legend in two categories then! Ha! Another legend is Jann Mardenborough who beat 90k people in the game Gran Turismo and became a pro race car driver! Unbelievable! Well it was nice chatting with you as well! Hope you have a great day, friend!


Yeah that is unbelievable, have a great day!


I'm afraid not, my wife does though, she's actually at a barn right now!


Oh wow! Were you aware that Clint Eastwood developed a horse allergy? So surprising with all of his westerns.


I'd like it if my wife got an allergy, it would save us some money.  She told me about those Icelandic horse with the fifth speed once and showed me a video, it looks a little strange.


I'm sure it's a big expense. I honestly did not know that other horses had four speeds. Very interesting.


I guess I didn't know either.  Maybe it's because it's cold in Iceland?  Not as cold as Oymyakon, -88F, that's cold!


That's insanely cold! Do you know why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


I suppose they protect the horses?  To be honest I'm happier in a car, that's the only horse power I'm interested in.


Yes, they calm and protect the horses. I do not know why that particular breed does. Speaking of cars, there was a no vehicles to school day at a high school so two students rode horses and were suspended. Why would they have a day like that in the first place?


There's always this day or that day at schools.  My kids got to take stuffed animals to school today.


Yes I remember lots of weird days, but how were they all supposed to get there if no one was allowed to bring a vehicle?


I want one of those South African cars with flames throwers on the front!


What?! Why would they do that? That sounds insane.


I guess it can be a dangerous place.  I know it's not to melt the snow, I doubt they get any, aside from the mountains.


How strange. Speaking of cars, did you know that Cadillacs are named after the founder of Detroit Antoine De La Mthe Cadillac?


I did not, doesn't sound like a regular Detroit name.  I heard the name trunk comes from when the old cars had wooden trunks held on the back.


It was a French explorer. I did not know that. It sounds like a big pain to have actual wooden trunks.


So, it it cold where you are?  Not like Siberian cold, just regular cold.  I have snow at the moment.


Depends on the season. I have snow at the moment as well. This is off topic but how do you feel about fish?


Not a fishing person myself, but they can be interesting.  I like seahorses, are they fish?


They are fish and actually they are the only fish with a neck.


The dutch are creating commuter bus that go 160mph. Imagine traveling that fast on the roads. I wonder how they handle that. It sure would speed up travel times.


It must be great to get to work fast. Less stress, less wasted time. I wish the US had better public transit.


Me too. I think a bus that fast would encourage people to take mass transit more. Of course it is harder in the U.S. since we have so much land mass, but we could have more in the cities.


In Japan, they make it expensive to use highways. The highways are not crowded but it costs $$$ to travel.