I love the Patriots and watch them every chance I get. bellichick is the best coach


Brady is the best quarterback in my opinon


I agree!  The game against the Dolphins upset me but they bounced back quick


I would rather be on Bill Blichick's side than Tom Brady for the team's future


They clinched a playoff spot today and the Dolphins will be watching from home


As always.  Hahaha  Did you know that the first playoff game played in 1932


Wasn't that during the AFL days and the Packers?


Amazing that the league is almost 90 years old;


Time is flying by.  Did you know that Matt Patricia is the only rocket scientist coaching in the nfl


I was shocked too.  Also, they used chip to track players in the past?


I don't think he's that good of a head coach either; nowhere near the caliber of Bellichick


Every one is inferior when compared to the best coach in the history.  By the way, nice chatting with you


I do! Of the 32 teams, the dolphins are my favorite. We haven't been good in years.


did you know women can also play if they make the cut?


I do! I would like to see the chips from their shoulder pads that records their movement. I bet results would be different in women.


I am sure they are different even from player to player. do you know how long a game lasts in terms of playtime?


Not very long. About 11 minutes. Crazy to get paid as much as they do for such little play. However, engineers make more money.


I know right and we are glued to the tv for so long when you think about it.


The cheerleaders for the Saints can't eat in the same restaurants as the players. They keep them separated.


I wonder why that is and the even have to leave in the middle of their meal if the players walk in


As a dolphins fan, I don't care for the patriots. They play in the Gillette stadium in foxborough.


the author of the game of thrones called the patrionts the lannister of the nfl


That's funny! I wonder how Bill belichick would feel about it with his status of winningest coach of all time.


yeah go figure. he even won once when he was coaching the cleveland browns


The Bills have the same number of superbowl losses as the patriots. The patriots have no trouble getting to the superbowl, but they don't always win.


true. did you know the patriots let the giants score a touchdown during the superbowl 46?


Why did they do that? It seems like a bad idea.


apparently increased their odds of winning but the giants avoided scoring


You can't deny that Tom Brady is talented. He has been named MVP in four superbowls.


that is very true. he is so popular and yet his wife makes way more modelling


She gets involved in football too much. Maybe if they ate more strawberries they would be better off. He has never had one!


That is really strange. I wonder if he is allergic. it was nice chatting with you


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


I love the Cincinnati Bengals. Did you know the NFL has no written rule against females playing?


I did not. Wow. The avg game is only 11 minutes!


That's crazy. I guess most of the time is spent in the huddle?


Yeah. Do you know where the huddle originated from?


I saw it was from a deaf QB. Makes sense so the other team can't see your plays.


Yeah. Saint cheerleaders are not allowed to dine in the same restaurant as players.


Interesting...I think I've heard many other teams have similar rules like that between the players and the cheerleaders.


I feel like that is a little parochial. Why can't they hang out?


I agree. Did you know the NFL uses tracking chips embedded in player pads?


I did not know that. I do love chips though, especially Doritos!


haha. They use the chips to track ball speed, velocity, location, and rotation.


Oh, I use chips to get fatter... so basically the same thing. Do you like the patriots?


HAHAHA! No I don't like the Patriots. Do you?


I do not really. I am a bears fan. Do you have a favorite team?


I love the Bengals. Do you like Tom Brady?


He's ok. I want to hate his persona but everyone that has met him, likes him. So I am not sure. Yu?


Not a huge fan. His wife actually makes more money than he does. They are very rich.


I'd say so! It was nice chatting with you!


Yeah I love football. Im a steelers fan how bout you.


My favorite team the Patriots, you know there is no written rule about females playing, I wonder if we will ever see one in the NFL


He is lol, great QB though, he doesnt like to eat strawberries so thats weird


That is a little bit weird. I bet ne never tried them with sugar.


Or with chocolate, he has a 50 touchdown record so thats admirable


Did you know bill belichick is the winningest coach in the postseason.


I didnt, but it makes sense, he has changed The Patriots, him and Brady


Did you know giselle makes double what tom does.


I didnt know that, she must be loaded, well both of them, their kids, grand kids and future generations are set for life


Brady is on the injury report every week. Wonder why.


Maybe is a strategy Belichick uses to confuse the other teams, that is an interesting strategy though


They do, they have won or lost by 3 or 4 points in the last 6 tries taking out the one of this year, close scores


Did you know Brady threw 50 TDs in one season.


Yeah he has a 50 record it happened on 2007, impressive record


I know right, so the Pats are the team with more SuperBowl victories but also the team with most losses


Well they are tied for most wins with the Steelers.


Oh so they are tied, well they are tied with the Buffalo Bills in loses as well.


And we wonder why the patriots are so succesful?


Do you think their offense is the reason?


I think it's because the y get the most defensive penalties called.


Do you think the officials are biased or the Patriots really only deserved one 10 yard penalty?


I think the official are biased.  Let's look at howmany times they have been caught for breaking the rules.


Yes, it doesn't make sense that the Jaguars get called for 6 penalties and 98 yards and the Patriots only 1.


i agree!  They were awarded 50 penalties for first times.  I don't understand how this is going unnoticed and no league officials are approaching it!


These unnoticed moves may be allowing them get touchdowns like when the unnecessary roughness was called against  Bouye


I don't understand how one team gets barely any penalties and another gets a lot when there are only 11 minutes of live play in a game


The other thing I don't get is why Tom Brady is on the injured list every week while having no visible injuries.


That is the way new england play with bill bellichick at the helm.


They still keep on winning Super Bowls by 3 or 4 points all 6 times.


He has 21 post season wins... come on... somthing just isn't right.. no body is that good!


The officials that called Super Bowl LII seemed to show favor for the Patriots in the games prior to that game


Maybe the cleveland browns should bend the rules like the patriots does


Maybe if they had tracking chips for the refs like they do for the NFL players we would see more of their actions.


hahaaaa... yesss!!!!  see how it says an engineer makes more than an nfl player over a lifetime.


Yes, and if they are in a restaurant and you are a cheerleader for the Saints you have to get up and leave.  That really is unfair.


absolutely!  see how tom brady was sitting on the bench of his high school  tema nad they did not score one point all season?


I bet that coach has some regret!  I hope that some women break into the leagues.  There is no rule against it in the NFL.


did you know that tom brady's wife make twice as much as tom brady? thats crazy


No, that was very interesting to me. I knew she was a model, but I assumed their salaries were more equitable.


right, or that his would be higher, also crazy that tom brady has never eaten a strawberry, like why not? haha


Yes, I agree with your comment and had read Brady has a tight diet and exercise regime, but was surprised he had a problem with strawberries.


strawberries are so tasty, did you see that video of him kissing his son? like he kissed him twice on the lips, theres a lot that that guy does that is kind of weird


I didn't see that video nor had heard of it. I guess it would depend on what type of kiss, but yes here in America that is considered weird.


ya definitely look that video up on youtube, it's amazing how tom brady still is so good even as he gets older, I would put money that he wins the superbowl again this year


Well, I lived in KC for 10 years (and had Season Tickets at Arrowhead) and relocated to Boston 4 years ago so I'm a Chiefs fan. That being said, his longevity, career, performance and by any other measure he's an amazing athlete and you'd be hard pressed to bet against in any game, Superbowl or otherwise.


well I can appreciate you giving him compliments like that, I like him but again, he does weird stuff, you need to youtube that video of him kissing his son, also apparently he's never eaten a tomato or ketchup, definitely weird


Ironic because the Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes loves ketchup and douses everything he eats in it and does ketchup commercials. I hope his career works out as well long-term in spite of his love of ketchup.


Haha interesting, well we should rename the superbowl the battle of ketchup! if brady wins I mean, how can you argue with his results, maybe I'll try giving up ketchup for a year


Well, that was last week's AFC Championship Playoff battle, the ketchup free quarterback won that one in overtime. I was trying to contrast the ketchup tastes being totally opposite. Did you know or read that New Orleans won't allow their cheerleaders to eat in the same restaurant as the players and they have to leave even if they started eating if one comes in. Odd dietary practices in the NFL.


Ya what is with the NFL and their eating practices? Do you watch Game of thrones? Apparently the author called the patriots the lannisters of the nfl, the lannisters are the bad guys in the story haha


Yes, I have a passing interest in Game of Thrones, my wife is obsessed with it. She can't get enough and I'll share that with her later, oddly, being a Chiefs fan after the game last weekend I texted "the evil empire wins again". I guess we agree.


haha that is funny, I had never heard that, I guess I'll be rooting for the bad guys! But I actually do like some of the lannisters in the show, so maybe that makes me a bad guy in real life haha


I have watched probably a dozen episodes, but know if the Starks or the Lannisters are good or bad. you have to pay attention and follow closely so I'll take your word on that, though that analogy will make my wife smile later (especially both Chiefs fans living in Boston), though in the Superbowl you support the locals so I'll be on the dark side too.


did you know that the average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay? That is really shocking to me, it seems like so much more is going on


Yes, I'd like to see that versus the average number of minutes of commercial time in an NFL game. Give the contact and violence that might be a good thing for the player's bodies.


also shocking is that the average engineer makes more in their lifetime than the average nfl player, you'd think that wouldn't be true


That surprised me to a certain extent, I'm sure not as much as Tom Brady or the top tier stars, but given the wear and tear on the body and number of short careers due to injuries or just lack of interest in getting the heck beat out of you that average has a lot of 5 year and less careers so that wasn't a huge stretch to me.


Ya that is true, it makes the nfl not sound as glamourous as it's made out to be, as well the brain injuries they get that can cause long term damage, It makes you think twice about wanting to be a sports star


I love TV. It seems like the TV began with computer monitors back in the late 90s.


it does. I have always been a Simpsons fan.


Me too. Have you ever seen that one Simpsons episode where Bart neither appeared Nor is mentioned?


No, I havent seen that one, or at least I dont remember it.


Yeah same. How about that 70's show? I liked it but i have never seen the British version.


The British version didnt last long, only 10 episodes.  Guess it didnt translate too well.


Yeah must have been pretty bad! Interesting how that works. Like The American Offic was way better than the UK version but the UK version came first!


Yeah, I dont think the American version tried to repeat the British version verbatim though.


Yeah very true. The South Park producers and Family Guy producers seem to get along.


Yeah. I also like watching docs like planet earth and cosmos. Our planet is so unique.


It really is.  It is the only planet that can easily sustain life.


Yes. And it wasn't until the 17th century that we learned/confirmed the planets orbit the sun.


There is one planet that doesnt tilt on its axis, do you know which one?


Are you talking about Venus? I think because of that is has no seasons!


That is right!  I think that is pretty neat that all the planets can do different things too, like Uranus that rolls sideways.


Yeah that is crazy to think about. While all other planets spin. I wonder how that came to be?


I dont know, I mean we keep kicking poor Pluto off the list.


Haha yes. I wonder what planet precipitates shards of glass sideways. Sounds lethal!


I wouldn't say I was into fitness, but I do like to stay active, I run a lot.


Me too. I go to the gym but my gym has not banned cable news.


It's cold here so I currently use the YMCA while the kids are swimming, the Y always has cable news on, Fox and also CNN.


It's cold here too. Been a LONG winter. I wonder why the gym banned it. Was it on communal tvs?


I assume so.  My guess it was provoking heated arguments between people of differing opinion.   or people were complaining about the fact that one particular channel was on.


I feel like LIfetime is a good gym that wouldn't have that type of tension but today's politics has people HEATED!


I see one Harvard study said that three minutes of negative news in the morning made people 27 percent more likely to say they had a bad day.


I am surprised it is that low. I get really upset watching the news, and not just politics. The murders too. I am from Chicago and the deaths need to stop.


Personally I stay away from cable news.  With 24 hour news they have to fill the time so it makes everything seem worse, people get needlessly scarred.   But I'm not denying what is happening in Chicago.


Yeah. Cable news can get really bi-polar. It seems to go further and further out. Republican leaning shows are starting to go further right and democratic shows are going further left.


They have to get more and more sensational to keep their viewers.  It's funny, at the YMCA I kind of pick which treadmill to use based on witch TV it is front, I do have my favorites.


Make sense. I am lucky that the gym I use has tvs on them. That's been a good thing. Plus, I usually bring my ipad to read books on.


I actually switch off the TV in the machine, I find I keep looking down at it, and then I see how far I have to go.  I try not to know because sometimes I get disheartened if it's further than I thought.


HA! I have been known to put a towel over that. I get too depressed and usualy just stop shortly therafter.


I sometime listen to the radio on the treadmill, if I can find something really engrossing it can make the time pass quicker, I just need the right entertainment.


Me too. I listen to a lot of podcasts on the treadmill. I also read and listen to classical. I am weird.


Hey whatever works.  In past years I've been training for marathons on the treadmill in winter, I'd have to do up to sixteen miles once or twice, any entertainment to make the time pass is appreciated.


16 miles! Nope... I can't do 2. I can cycle all day but I cannot run for the life of me.


I know, I live in a cold place and can't get on the streets until at least late March.    I'm just glad I don't do sixteen miles in front of Fox News.  That would really ruin my day.


Yea but I usually avoid going in January, it's always crowded with so many people signing up for the new year


A lot of people like to watch cable TV when they are working out. But Life Time Fitness has banned Cable TV from its fitness centers


My gym is always playing the news, I wish they would play USA, A&E, and ESPN like Life-time fitness


Yes, Lifetime fitness just removed channels like CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and CNBC becaucse they are too politically charged.


yea, they could always watch it using WiFi if they really want to watch it


That is true. It just does not have to be on the big screens.


Seems like a lot of people don't like having the news playing on the gym tvs neither, glad it's not just me


Studies have shown that consuming emotional TV news can affect mental health and mood. What do you think?


I think watching negative things a lot will make you angry at the very least, I know fox news was created by republican Richard Ailes and they make a lot of viewers mad at democrats


You're right. Some studies show that this mood change also exacerbates the viewers personal worries that aren't even relevant to the news. This is why I don't watch a lot of news.


Yea, too bad Fox news corp didn't just air the simpsons, it would of boost a lot of people's moods instead


It's cool that Hybrid Theory is so popular. I loved Linkin Park -- they were one of the early 00s groups that were like holdovers from the grunge era.


I was a huge fan of Linkin Park too.  They have the highest selling album of the 21st century still I think.  Very sad what happened to their lead singer.


Yeah. I always hate when someone's creative potential is cut short. It makes me happy though that Dark Side of the Moon is still popular. Did you ever try that trick of syncing it up with The Wizard of Oz?


I have not tried it, but I have heard it is a very cool experience.  Bob Marley is also still popular.  He's been on the carts for over 914 weeks!


Yeah, I love Bob Marley and reggae in general. Are you a fan?


I enjoy listening to it from time to time.  Bob Marley's album is currently at 69.


Nice! (Sorry). Which Marley album is it that's on the charts?


Haha!  That is a good question!  I have played a few Marley songs on Guitar Hero before.  Aerosmith has actually made more money from Guitar Hero than any of their albums, crazy!!


I've idly thought of learning the guitar for a long time, but never actually made a start at it.


Honestly, try doing guitar hero first.  I have never played the guitar, but I feel like I could now after playing that game!


I'm not a gamer, so I don't know how easy it would be for me. Does it require much outlay in hardware?


No, it comes with a guitar like piece.  You can get it pretty cheap at Walmart I bet.  That reminds me, Walmart only sells clean versions of albums which is pretty annoying.


It definitely is. I ordered Willie Nelson's "Countryman" reggae CD online because the Walmart cover changed the pot leaf to a palm tree. Morality wise, I have a bigger problem with Walmart encouraging sweatshops and generally mistreating their workers.


Haha, I could not agree more!!  Do you like dogs at all?  I am a dog person it is amazing what they can learn.  Dogs in Moscow have learned how to ride the subway!!


I'm mostly a cat person, but I like dogs! I thought of getting a terrier or dachsund or some other earth dog for a while, because of the groundhogs bothering my garden.


That is a good idea!  I like cats too, but it really impresses me that dogs can learn more than 1000 words!


Cats know the words too, they just don't seem like it because they're ignoring you LOL.


Haha, totally!  I wonder if cats can experience "eureka moments" and solve problems like dogs?  I bet they can.


I've got one named Buddy who seems to be an engineering genius at figuring out how to get into things I don't want him to. If he had hands he'd be like one of those squirrels you can't keep out of bird feeders.


Haha, that is awesome.  My daughter really wants us to get a cat.  I think we will make the plunge soon!


I bet you'll be glad you did. Hope she enjoys it! Nice chatting with you.


hi how are you? do you like to listen to the radio?


really? thats great! i used to listen to the radio when i was young. i usually use youtube now


I use youtube and iheartradio but I also use regular radio on my car when I drive myself to work.


that is a good way to listen. the commute is a good time to catch up on the news. and not look at your phone, like so many people do.


I agree. Have you heard any news with regards to Life Time Fitness?


No, i have not. is this some juicy news?


Well I heard that they decided to eliminate all national cable news stations from their TV screens at their 128 fitness centers in the US and Canada.


wow! that is extreme. its just news. why did they do that?


From what I read is because they are trying to eliminate the negativity and political stuff out of their gyms so that people who come in and do their workouts there to be more of a positive environment.


yeah, i believe it. the news can be pretty heavy. especially when people are dealing with the stresses of the day. i see. that makes sense.


Me too. I think this was the right move by the Life Time Fitness. Do you know who owns Fox News by any chance?


Rupert Murdoch is the person in charge of News Corp, which owns fox.


Does he also own Fox Entertainment Group?


I think that he is in charge of all those companies. but i dont think that the fox news people really understand the whole system.


I don't think so either. So do you think that News Corporation owns Fox news?


Yeah,im pretty sure. its funny that fox news tried to sue the simpsons. they are both fox. LOL


That is weird. I read somewhere that the reason they did this was political.


the simpsons makes fun of a lot of things, but they made fun of the right-wing coverage by fox news. i dont know why fox news would sue. anyway, great chat!


Are you into music? Do you go to concerts?


Hey there, yes I am.  I went to one out here in Costa Mesa, CA not too long ago. How about yourself?


I haven't been to a concert in a while. Haven't had time.


Yeah concerts give you a whole different atmosphere to enjoy the music to. You can feed off the energy of the crowd and so does the musician or artist.


It's true. It's quite different from listening to a recording of the concert. I'm surprised that Pink Floyd recorded a concert in an empty amphitheater. Why Pompeii?


Did they really? Probably for the acoustics?


I guess. Seems an expensive way to do it. There are other amphitheaters. The amphitheater in Croatia must have pretty good acoustics to still be in use.


The Pacific Amphitheatre out here where I saw the concert was amazing, and so is the Hollywood Bowl


The weather there is great for concerts. I wonder how many times the Ramones played at those venues.


I know the Ramones are still going strong right?  I know the Stones will play forever until they physically can't


The Stones will have holograms of themselves. They can't possibly pull a Linkin Park.


Yeah unfortunately if Linkin Park wants to do any more concerts, they would have to hologram their lead singer


I heard about the tragedy. I wonder if they'll find anyone that can do the same thing. I hope the fans wouldn't sue the band, like what happened to Creed.


Mike Shinoda still pays tribute to Linkin Park when he does shows.  No I doubt anyone would sue them. I'm pretty sure Creed sounded pretty terrible for people to sue them.


How many bands have been sued like that? Maybe they should have just retired from music to avoid lawsuits.


I have no idea, I think that would be pretty rare for someone to actually hire a lawyer to sue their previously favorite band. Most would just ask for their money back I guess ahah


Mostly sports and documentaries when I can find a good one. How about you?


I don't watch TV much. Maybe when I sit on an exercise bike. I prefer watching movies.


Yeah I like the series on streaming services like Amazon Prime and Netflix when I can actually sit down and follow them.  Which movies have you seen recently?


What have I seen? Hm. I watched the Matrix. I hadn't seen it in years. I usually prefer comedies, especially South Park.


Did you see the Family Guy episode they did a long time ago? Where Manatees where deciding how the plots of the shows went ? haha


Yeah, that was good. I hadn't seen Family Guy. I guess I get most of my knowledge of current events from South Park.


Yeah they are really up on current events. One  of the animators presented in a class I had years back. They literally work  half the year straight, making an episode basically every week for a few months so they are very current


Did the animator get paid well? Or is it just a job to build a resume?


I think they got paid pretty well, she enjoyed her job and working for Trey Parker


I know the Scientology folks investigated Trey and Matt but couldn't dig up any dirt. There was none. Those two are just too boring, I guess.


Yeah and somehow Isaac Hayes ended up dead one day next to a treadmill, people think Scientology had something to do with it after he left south park. very bizarre


He quit the show because of the episode mocking Scientology. That "church" is disturbing.


yeah. And I watched a documentary on them that included him, he had a massive heart attack or stroke, and then was back doing live shows with Scientology "security" monitoring him


I saw another doc about escaping the church. "Breaking free" or something.


I think I saw the same one, "Going Clear" it might've been ?  Also the Leah Remini docu-series is interesting


That sounds right. Well, it's been great chatting! Have a good day.


Hello there, do you know much about the white house?


Not much, I toured it once in 2005,   Being older, I remember Carter putting up solar panels, Reagon taking them down, and the 1st Bush putting them back up.


Yeah the old battle over the solar panels.  I went there but years back when I was young.


Obama added more solar panels.  I find interesting that the 1st telephone number of the White House was "1".  I would have thought it would have been unlisted?


I agree with you on that.  Did you know that there are twin white houses in ireland and france?


I did read about that.  And, their is a scaled down replica in Atlanta that it a private residence.  Have you been following the latest with Trump and Kim Jong-un?


I didn't know that, and yeah as much as I can take I guess.  How about you?


it seems like Trump and Kim Jong-un have another summit scheduled in Hanoi.  Do you think it will result in anything substantial toward nuclear disarmament of the Korean peninsula?


I hope it will result in some sort of good progress at least towards that yes, we can only hope though.


On the surface, it appears Trump is making more progress than his predecessors.  But, can Kim be trusted?  N. Korea has always been diplomatically unpredictable.  And, Kim has shown no reluctance to kill those he chooses, even on foreign soil.  Remember he is believed to have killed his 1/2 brother Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia.


Yeah he is totally unpredictable is right, but yes, it does appear that Trump is making more progress than others so we will have to wait and see.


I agree, we can only hope for progress.  The stalemate on the Korean Peninsula has been a big drain on the U.S. militarily and financially.  Kim Jong-un met with the South Korean President, in South Korean and even allowed NK to participate in the Seoul Olympics.  Maybe NK is slowly trying to come out of isolation?


I think they are, the participation in the Olympics means they want to be seen by the world and maybe start to be a part of it openly.


Well, Trump, being the 1st sitting President to meet with a NK leader should get some of the credit.  Why do you think Trump is having problems getting its foreign policy initiatives recognized?


I think because there is too much focus on other things.


I agree that he should drop Twitter - its not helping his image.  But I also wonder if it because he is an outsider who was not supposed to win (according to the mainstream media)?  It seems like he can't get a break from the press.


Yeah he can't, but with so much more media coverage these days, I don't think any president from now on will get much of a break.


True.  And since anyone can be a reporter on social media, the fake news will never cease.  I think that a core issue is he want to do it all himself and not direct and delegate.  His ever shifting rhetoric indicating that his administration cannot agree among itself when it comes to foreign policy!


Yeah that is the ongoing thing.  And exactly! Now, anyone can be a reporter so it is so hard to get actual facts.


With respect to trade among nations, I think Trump is right in that we have opened our markets to other countries while theirs remain closed and that others steal our technology without paying for it.  But it does not appear that they have game plan as to how to carry it out.  Any thoughts?


I just think it is too spread out and not direct enough.  Like instead of sending one or two officials, they send six all with different ideas.  Anyways, it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a nice day.


I don't play any fantasy sports, but i do read a ton of fantasy books.


I just finished the last expanse book called Persepolis Rising, its the book series the tv show is based on, and before that i read through the song of ice and fire books.


Oh.. never heard of them!  Not much of a reader :(  You ever read Terry Pratchett?


Yep I have read the Colour of magic and Thief of time.


WOW... you read a lot!  Did you like it?


Yeah I liked both of those books and keep meaning to read more of his stuff, just have not gotten around to it. Yeah I have been reading at a pretty constant rate since i was in middle school and found harry potter and the first Eragon books.


I admire you for that!  You ever heard of the "in the realms of the unreal?


I have actually watch that documentary. Its a pretty interesting watch if you have 2 hours to spare ha.


oh yeah?  I will definitely try and check that out!  Is it on Netflix or Amazon?


I think you can only watch it on youtube. It is interesting but also quite weird because the guy who made the book was very strange.


Well... i like strange and weird!  That means it's not cookie cutter like so much stuff out there today!


Yeah now if only Hollywood would stop making movies based on books without any regard to the actual source material, that would be really nice.


Hahaaaa... so true!  But i really do not see that happening.  It's an easy way to get content and get it to the theatre!


I think tv handles fantasy and book to screen works much better than movies do. Like game of thrones based on a song of ice and fire is fantastic. The Expanse is also fantastic and its going to be on amazon soon. Besides the original lord of the rings movies, not including the hobbit, and harry potter, I don't like when Hollywood does fantasy based on books.


Yeah... i can imagine!  Is that because they leave a lot of content out?


Well i don't think its about the amount of content but more so the person who decides to bring it to the screen. the reason Harry Potter stayed so true to the books is because Rowling had a very large hand in helping make the movies, and with Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson was a huge fan of the books long before he made the movies.


Yeah... i see your point!  Do you watch much television?


I watch some netflix and some hulu every now and then. I just finished the second season for The Handmaids tale.


Cool... well it was great chatting with you!  Enjoy your day!


I love dogs, not a big fan of cats. Google prefers dogs also!


Yeah it seems that it is in their code of conduct even


that is funny to think about. Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing


Yeah that is pretty cool. And they have 12 blood types, nice


And they have dog blood drives, so cute!


I know dogs helping dogs. Did you hear about that vending machine for dogs in Istanbul?


I think I heard that, does it release food and drink for stray dogs?


Yes and all you have to do is recycle your plastic bottle in it


that is something America should do! People think dogs are color blind, but only see so many different colors that humans can.


Yeah I wonder why we are always taught that they are colorblind, strange


I sure do. One of my favorite bands are Linkin Park , and you?


I love Linkin Park, they had one of the best, if not the best, selling album in the 21st century


Yeah they did it was Hybrid Theory, such an amazing album


I loved that album! I am sad about their lead singer, sad times


Yes that was really unfortunate for them . Have you heard of the band Reel Big Fish?


Yeah they are but once they lost the rights to their songs and then decided to rerecord all the hits


Dang, that poor band! Good chatting with you!


Hello. How do you feel about the foreign policies of our current administration?


There really is. I was hoping that when North Korea came to the table to dicuss things that maybe we could take a step forward but it just seems like more and more fighting.


The administration itself cannot agree about anything let alone foreign affairs


They can't even agree amongst themselves. It is so frustrating how far we have fallen from presidents like JFK and Washington.


Maybe they should be required to speak a foreign language. FDR was the last guy to do so fluently


I think it would really go a long way to promoting a sense of being part of the world. Of course it could be worse. Trump could release a pop album like the indonesian president.


It might actually help him. He was known as a reality tv host prior. Might even boost his popularity


I'm not sure about that. It would give the comics something to rib him for besides his cheeto nickname though.


Woodrow wilson is the only president with a PHD maybe a requirement for more education to become president should be a thing


More education can't be a bad thing. Look at Teddy Roosevelt and George W Bush and their conservation efforts because of their knowledge about alternative energy and forest conservation.


Jimmy Carter was good too. He had the solar panels installed. Reagan had them removed. Glad W brought them back


Me too. I think if we are going to advance as a country we need to really make some strides in renewable energy and working together across party lines.


Very true. Some people are just too stubborn. Jimmy Carter also turned down the thermostats in the winter time!


Very energy minded. I wonder what he would have thought about the idea of having his opponent become his VP. I think that is something we should totally bring back.


Im not sure that would have worked with this last election. It might have cause civil war 2


It might have. I think it would force them to work together and maybe we could dig our way out of the mess of foreign relations that we have currently.


Kim jong un cuts his own hair. That explains a lot


I imagine given the paranoia and propeganda surrounding his regime he needs to maintain a certain image at all times. He even edits the pictures to show his people a different history.


North Korea is renovation theme parks under his order. Thats pretty cool


He is quite the contridiction that is for sure. He is a terrible person but seems to have moments of rationality. Well it has been nice chatting with you. Have a great day!


Hello there, are you a fan of the current US president?


hI! I am not actually but that is just my opinion. I do like the fact the president had a good meeting with KimJong Un.


Yeah I am the same, I want to have as good of relations as we can with him.


Yes, we are ll in this together! But the president does have a lot of problems with foreign affairs, hopefully all will work out.


Yeah I hope it does for sure.  Do you know much about other presidents around the world?


I don't really, I have never really followed politics and presidents until now and I just have to check to see what is going on, and a fun fact did you know FDR is the only president who spoke a foreign language?


I didn't and that really surprises me.  I would think that as a president you should be able to speak more than one.


I thought that too! I also didn't think someone like Kim Jong Un would be afraid of barbers....so he cuts his own hair!


That is pretty bad to be afraid lol.  Did you know that the president's guest house is actually bigger than the white house?


Wow, I think that is a bit odd! The White House is huge, I wonder why or which president decided to build a guest house that large!


Yeah isn't that strange, but who knows.  I wonder what all the guests that stay there think.


It is probably pretty fantastic! I would lol. I still think it is strange that 5 presidents so far have been elected while losing the popular vote, I will never understand our governments voting system


Yeah doesn't that seem stupid.  I don't understand that and our government in general as well.


Me either, probably never will. Just like the replica of the white house in Atlanta someone built for their home...lol


Yeah I will not understand that as well. Do you know who the top three wealthiest presidents in history were?


No, I can't say I do know who they are, but I have heard there were 3 presidents who were the wealthiest out of all the presidents. I do know the only president to have a PHD was Woodrow Wilson.


That is also surprising there has been only one president with a PHD.


Right? I wonder if any foreign presidents have Phd's...Sounds like Kim Jong Un has held some pretty important positions but not sure if he has any degrees.


I am pretty sure the Kim Jong Un has two degrees.  I know one of them is in physics.


Yes, that is correct! 1 in physics and one as an Army officer, he is a pretty powerful man.


Yeah isn't that wild.  Well it was nice talking to you, I hope you enjoy the rest of your night.


I have been to a few concerts over the years. My favorite is probably Heart.


I've never seen them live, but they are really good! I saw Linkin Park a long time ago- apparently they played 325 concerts in one year (2001)- that sounds exhausting!


That does sound exhausting. Probably not as exhausting as The Ramones who toured for 20 years though.


Yeah nonstop for that long...I guess you really have to be passionate about what you do! 2,263 concerts is insane!


I definitely couldn't do that. Obviously Creed couldn't either since their concerts have been so bad they got sued for it.


I read that too! I'm not a Creed fan...but I never thought they were that terrible haha I guess Pink Floyd recorded a live concert without an audience, no lawsuits there I guess!


Actually, Queen did that as well to shoot some of their music videos. They'd put on a full concert with no audience to get the correct shots.


That's really interesting! I never knew. What kinds of TV shows do you watch?


Mostly Sci-Fi and some drama. I don't watch a ton of TV.


I used to watch a lot of 70's show, which I thought was great, but I just read that its apparently not very popular in England- it was cancelled after only 10 episodes


I guess Pokemon didn't have that issue of being cancelled. I read that it has over 750 episodes. That's a lot!


Thats crazy! I can't imagine how that show kept going for so long. I never really understood it haha I read that Thomas the Tank Engine had a pretty interesting cast, so maybe that explains why that one has lasted. Ringo star, Alec Baldwin and George Carlin have all narrated it!


I think I'd prefer George Carlin narrating Thomas the Tank than John Legend's performance in Jesus Christ Superstar.


I never saw it, but I heard it wasn't great. I guess it was a little chaotic! I wasn't really a fan of the original either. Do you know who else was in it?


I think Sara Barielles was in it and she's pretty talented.


I like her a lot! She's got a great voice. On a random note- did you know there is an ancient amphitheater in Croatia thats still used for concerts? I can't imagine it would hold a show like Jesus Christ Superstar well though haha


I wonder what kind of concerts are held there? I bet it's a beautiful place.


I'm sure its a really unique experience! I wonder how big it is...I would imagine it can't hold a very large crowd


It's definitely  not the same size as Ganymede, Jupiter's moon that is planet sized. That could hold tons of people.


Yeah! The planet-sized moon...crazy. It was good talking to you!


I love it. Did you know that women can play in the NFL too?


Yes there is no rule that would prevent them from playing


Yeah as long as they qualify, they are good to play and try for it


Yeah.Did you know the gameplay is usually around 11 minutes?


Yes and yet we are glued to the tv for hours to an end


True. Engineers make more over the lifetime than football players


Yes I guess they also have longer careers so I am sure that helps there


Maybe that does. Did you hear of that rule for Saints cheerleaders?


Yes they are not allowed to eat in the same place as the playerws


yes and they also have to leave mid meal if they walk in


Yes it is so sexist and it really need to go if you ask me


I love them. DO you know what they used to be called?


Yes they were called cathode ray tube amusement devices, too long


Yeah I agree. Do you know who did the Happy Potter video game narration?


Yes that was Stephen fry and he did that for the Little Big Planet as well


Yeah. DId you know the TOm Hank's brother, Jim, is a voice actor as well?


yes he does the voice of Woody in video games


yes. Did you know we play about 3 billion hours in video games as a planet in a week?


I know that is crazy. Nice chatting with you


I find the idea that universes evolve through natural selection fascinating. I guess this refers to the idea of a multiverse that's constantly percolating new universes out?


Yes I think so. The universe sure is interesting.


Yeah, I've seen dumbed-down explanations of physicists' theories in pop science journals' saying that each one of those new universes that pops out as a big bang or while hole has its own laws, and the ones with laws that function well give birth to new universes on a similar pattern


Yeah sorry my last response was cut off early haha. But yes the universe is super interesting, and I even saw there is a theory that we exist inside a black hole. I wonder how that would even work


Same. Unfortunately my hard science education was lacking. One of these days I intend to read all the major popularized works on modern physics (Dancing Wu Li Masters, Tao of Physics, etc.) so I can at least get the Sunday supplement version.


Haha that's a good idea. Did you hear that there may be a parallel universe? There's a cold spot in the microwave background that scientists detected in space, and they think there's a parallel universe in there. I wonder if I will ever meet my parallel self haha


Wild. I never saw that. I love alternate history science fiction though. Do you?


I do like alternate history stuff, I think it's very fascinating. How many times have you ever folded a piece of paper in half? Apparently 103 is the maximum amount of times that anyone could do it


I've never tried. I wonder if it wouldn't depend on the size of the paper you started with, though?


I don't think so. I think it's just an overall rule. Have you ever played a video game before?


Long, long ago -- like in the Pac Man and Space Invaders era. I never saw the appeal to be honest. How about you?


I used to play a lot of video games. But I don't really anymore. I played a lot when I was a kid. For instance I played the N64 game GoldenEye. Apparently a lot of the developers of that game that never even worked on a game before


I think it came out in like 1997. I don't know if you ever play the N64 but it was a great system. Have you ever heard of the Mortal Kombat games


I've heard of them and vaguely recall there being a movie based on them.


Yep there's a movie and a whole bunch of games. The first movie is good but the second one is horrible. I never really played the games, but they were very violent and they are the reason for the rating system that we currently have in video games


Wow -- I should google that. Reminds me of how the comics code came about in the 50s.


Yep it's the same kind of idea actually. And I know that Australia bans a lot of games. Which I think is funny, because they ban more games than even China


The EU also bans stuff, or they at least sensor games but not as badly as Australia. Have you ever been to a Chuck-E-Cheese before?


Never ate there -- I remember when they were called Showbiz and they had the hillbilly bears


I see, well if you ever decide to play theres a cheat sheet with tips for every week


I also recently read about the fantasy football NFL cheat sheet.


It seems like it has pretty good tips like which players are injured and who is recovering.


Indeed. Furthermore, it tells to give a general overview and update to news pertaining to the field of football, which is informative regardless of whether or not you play fantasy football, citing reliable sources like Coach Marvin.


Yeah and theres stats about every team so its definetely helpful, one of my picks will be a player from the Cardinals, Kirk.


Personally I heard that Dalton has been having a good season with a good chance of getting his No.1 wideout back.


I didnt hear about him, what team is he on? I might add him to my list as well.


Oh I see, do you have any other suggestions, what about Marcus Mariota? I think his also a decent QB.


I think Doug Williams and Russell Wilson are good choices, having won the super bowl respectively. Furthermore, it is interesting to note Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in nfl.


Really his the only left handed QB? I thought there were a t least a couple more, did you know there is a congress fantasy.


At least in the NFL. Personally, I am most interested in quarterback since they lead the offensive for the team.


Yeah and they also touch the ball on every play so I think QB is the most important position, do you know Alex Smith?


So he is a quarterback that received his bachelors degree in two years and before he was drafted as first pick in 2005 he was working on his masters degree.


Is he still planning to finish his masters? Is he as good as brad johnson who managed to throw a touchdown pass to himself?


I dont know, but I think he did as its been a couple of years now, and really? thats amazing I wonder how that went.


I am sure you can look it up on the internet considering the vast amount of information, resources, and services it provides.


I know! the internet is full of information I dont know what we would do without it.


Hi, how are you? Sometimes I watch NFL.What about you?


Didn't get a chance to. Busy with stuff. The NFL has certaintly come a long way. The league has humble beginnings. The first playoff game, played in 1932, was on an 80-yard long dirt field inside Chicago Stadium.


Yeah so many years since it started. you know, women can play too if they qualify


I've heard that! I bet a woman could be a kicker or a punter.


of course. I wonder why none of them play though


Probably no feeder system from college, etc. Maybe a soccer player could play kicker, but there are probably plenty of men available.


true. did you know new orleans cheerleaders cannot eat with the layers?


I think that problems stems from romantic relationships gone wrong. Probably want to avoid conflict.


Probably, but if they are eating and player walks in they have to leave


There is no justice in this universe. Speaking of which, the universe is a fascinating phenomenon. A piece of paper folded in half 103 times would be as thick as the observable universe. I’ll go for 102 and stop there, just to be safe.


There are so many theories about the universe nowadays


The universe might exist inside a black hole. I guess we can’t escape then because nothing escapes a black hole. I still think that the universe could just be a giant video game.


That sounds like Elon Musk. A cold spot in the cosmic microwave background has been theorized to link to a parallel universe. I wonder what my other self is doing in the parallel universe. Having a better life? Do women play in the NFL there?


Well, that is a very good question. Or some think that there is only one electron in the universe


Quite possible, but not really my pet theory. I like the superhologram one. I enjoyed chatting with you! Maybe we’ll chat in the parallel universe, if we can manage to get out of this black hole that we’re in.


Take care! Have a good night! Stay safe in the superhologram!


Well, yes in a way. I played a lot of golf, probably 2 or 3 times a week college through the birth of my son, after that I kind of got away from the game as both a player and fan so only follow golf from a distance.


I never played. it always seemed too expensive. all the equipment and greens fees and stuf.


Yes, that why world wide soccer makes more money than football, basketball and the rest of professional American sports combined. In a poor country they can afford goals and a ball, where football equipment for each player or golf equipment is prohibitively expensive.


yeah, soccer is the democratic game. poor kids with a ball can play on the beach. i loved to play as a kid. i dint need nothing but a ball.


Well, i grew up in the Midwest so it was Football/Basketball/Baseball as soccer was looked on as something foreign in 1978. By the time my son was in high school and living on the east coast it was an accepted varsity sport. Speaking of golf, did you read where Kim Jong-Il according to North Korea press has only golfed one time in his life and had 11 holes-in-on on the 18 holes. I"m sure that is totally true and a record that will never be broken.


yes, i bet he set every record that was possible in golf. he probably was the best player ever. I grew up on the west coast and soccer was common. i like it because you didnt need to be tall or muscular.


Well, the coasts were always ahead of the Midwest, I was in the last class in college to program with punch cards, but that will date me. I read where Antarctica has a disc golf course, one wonders if it's open year around and if penguin get in the way like ducks and geese do on standard courses since they always have lots of lakes and food along the fairways.


the antarctica course is one of the trickiest. many golfers have died on the course, and that is the challenge: can you survive, or will you end up penguin food?


That puts an added dimension to a non-contact sport like golf, I'm surprised it not televised on Fox. Are you a football fan, my old landlord loved the Steeler's and he'd be delighted to know Ben Roethlisberger has the most wins at Cleveland Stadium even over Cleveland quarterbacks. The world would stop on Sunday for him to watch the Steelers from our condo in New Jersey. Are you a football fan have a team out there?


I do not watch football much these days. i try to catch the playoffs and the super bowl. You?


Well, I lived in Kansas City for a decade and had season tickets at Arrowhead and now live near Boston so there's the whole Patriot thing so for Chiefs i'm a fan and Patriots when the locals do well I get cheap/free drinks so I'm a fan once removed. Arrowhead is a great time, but that first NFL Playoff game in 1932 was an 80 yard dirt field inside Chicago Stadium shows just how recent football is in the US, now they don't get a 80 yard dirt track in a hockey stadium but a multi-billion dollar stadium funded usually by the local city not the owner.


yeah, the NFL has its humble beginnings. it has come a long way. now the players are stars and they make serious bank.


I get a lot of heck here in Boston as the Patriots won the last Superbowl, the Chiefs last Superbowl was when Nixon was President but I still where Red. Interesting up until 1978 tennis players could use any object as a racket, have you ever seen a list of objects used? I have to think there were a few creative attempts at getting an advantage in the early days of Professional Tennis.


i guess. i dont know much about tennis. i suppose that players could try to get an advantage but in the end it is about playing ability and coaching i would say.


Yes, I would agree with you. We talk about the budget deficit we passing on to our kids, but did you see the US Military operates 234 gold courses world-wide at a cost of $140,000,000. I'd think if we got serious about balancing the budge there's some some room there to pare back the expenses.


perhaps but the military runs on golf. major decisions are made on the course. nothing can get done without officers drinking and golfing.


Haha, yes, we might be crippled if we didn't have them. Speaking of low cost sports, I must be a luddite. Did you know the official name of the game I call ping pong is actually Table Tennis and ping pong is actually sells table tennis equipment. I've been calling it by the wrong name all these years.


i did not know that. that is a name that makes sense. table tennis. ok. Anyway, great chat!


Yes thank you for the chat, and if you take up golf, avoid that Australasian course with bull sharks in the water hazards. One errant shot and you might lose a leg.


i will take heed of the ozzie courses. that is a good tip. thanks! have a good evening.


Hey how are you doing? You going to tune in on April 28th for the Stanley Cup Playoffs?


Yeah, I will watch the Sharks since they are around the corner!


Very cool, are they having a good year this year?


I think so!  I dont watch until playoffs though I have been to live games.


Very cool, the games are fun to watch even though I don't really like hockey that much. You watch golf at all?


I have tried putting.  The courses are closing around me due to water.  Avg course uses 312000 gallons a day


Yet some people don't have access to any water in this world, Dubai's course uses almost 4 million a day!


Geez.  Did you know Babe Ruth was Americas most famous golfer!


I never would have guessed that, Samuel L Jackson plays a lot of golf too, he's got a clause in his contracts to be able to go golf!


In the middle of production.  He should do  golf movie then!


That would be cool to see. Do you watch the NFL at all?


Do you think there should be a rule that is different in the NFC versus the AFC? Like in baseball with the DH?


No, it is easier in Baseball to do that. They cant even get calls right with chips tracking the ball!


Yah, that is unfortunate. They keep chips in players shoulder pads for data too, that's pretty cool.


They should get a female.  There is no rule against.


Yah, that is a choice they could make. I always thought the NFL stood for the National Football League, did you know it actually stood for the No Fun League? I'm joking though.


Or Not For Long haha.  Average nfl player lifetime earnings is less than an engineer.


I could see that, min contract of like 2 million then done for life? I wish they would be able to get better financial counselling than a check in the box class for when they're 21.


Or then can become engineers still when retired at 25 haha.  By the way, lets hope for a better SuperBowl next year.  Bet the 1970 bowl was better than this one.


For sure, no student loans when they graduate hopefully. It was great chatting with you, I'm going to take off, have a great day!


Its a good thing our government officials are picked by an election.


yeah, in general that is good. i figure that the money in politics is a problem though


Yeah money can really influence voters and alter campaigns, still Im glad we have an election process and not a dictator ruling the country.


Yes, dictatorships are terrible. everyone suffers except a handful of people.


Yeah, like Venezuela, they are suffering a lot because of Maduro, authoritarian regimes are also really bad


Yes, i dont know what we can do there. i dont think that they will have any real elections in the near future.


Yeah I don't think so either and the dictator Maduro blames the US for all the problems Venezuela has


It is easy to blame others. What do you think we should do? Intervene?


I think we should let Maduro be, people are turning against him already, with all the economic sanctions its just a matter of time.


Yes, but how many people will suffer until then? i dont know how long it will take. the neighboring countries cant absorb many refugees. I would like to see another election.


Another election wont work if Madure is the one arraging it and yeah, its sad did you hear about the power outage? the one that lasted like 6 days


I wish that we could get humanitarian aid to them, or to their neighbors. our president could help.


Yes, elections are great when the system works. when the system breaks, we need stronger measures. can colombia help?


I think they can, if things escalate countries can join and expel Maduro from Venezuela, that would create a war though.


I dont think they want to be in a war. they might be able to give humanitarian aid if the US or the UN provides it.


I hope that gets settled soon, poor people of Venezuela they have suffered enough already.


Yes, they have. the country has oil, now it needs democracy and a real president.


Yeah the can rise from the ashes other countries have strange rulers, like the president of Indonesia, the guy released 3 pop albums while in office.


The president of Indonesia must make bank from those albums. i wonder if he is any good. Anyway, great chat!


He must be a really popular president and it was cool chatting, thanks for your time, have a nice day.


The earth is an amazig place, I am thankfull its our home


I love it too!  I'm sad that over 80% of the natural forests have already been destroyed.


It is sad, soon there will be nothing left, we should take action now and try to stop it


I hear you!  I was shocked to learn that when the Earth was first formed a day only lasted 5 1/2 hours.


And also 4.5 billion years ago, the earth has a lot of history


Yes, it does, but if you view it as a 24 hour period, us humans only represent like a little over a minute of time!


In in that minute we have altered earth in a devastable and destructive way,


I agree with you.  So sad.I just heard today that the Earth will be almost free of Helium by the end of the 21st century.  I guess no more balloons for future generations!


That will be a sad day, I agree, so do you like to travel?


I also like to travel and apparently the King of Kalakaua loved to travel as well


Yeah, I heard he was the first king to travel around the world.


I wonder if he ever went to Iceland, I hear its hard to travel inside there since there is no rail service.


Yeah, it's kind of a weird place to try and travel. Most of the people don't have cars and there is no public rail service, so they mostly travel domestic flights to travel between the cities.  It's crazy.


They must spend a fortune travelling kind of like in Japan, tolls can be really expensive there


More than $300 to travel across Japan.  All the roads are toll roads.  Now, I've been there a few times, so I know how much it costs!


You have been ther before? it must be amazing I envy yoy, I hope one day I can visit the country


Yeah, I've been a few times on business with my company.  It's beautiful and the people are super friendly and love all things American, especially Elvis! The place I'd like to visit next is Mackinac Island, MI.


Thats actually in the US, I hear thats a beautifull place, sounds a lot more affordable


I'm sure it is!  Motorized vehicles have been banned there for the last 100 years and I hear it's very quaint and charming.  Lot slower pace.


The air must be pure, pollution free, a wonderfull place to live at, its been great chatting with you, thanks for all the cool facts


It's been nice chatting with you, as well.  Enjoy the rest of your evening.


hi, did you know the us senate had a gavel for 165 years?


I heard something like that. Are they still using it?


Leave it to Nixon! Apparently the sergent of arms can arrest members of the senate who are absent when it's time to vote.


yeah that is strange and they did it one, dragged the guy feet first into the senate


I guess that what you get for not doing your civic duty. I did not know that woman were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor for a time.


that is so strange and it was actually until very recently 1993


Since the 1900 75% of candidates that were taller have won the presidential elections.


I wonder if there is any correlation there between the candidates and how we perceive them


Since we really ever see them on tv i don't know. You know Trump with all his money doesn't even rank in the top three richest presidents.


yeah that is strange but I guess we need to account for inflation. so who are the top three?


Washington, Jefferson & JFK of course the playboy! haha.


I know right! The president of Indonesia has 3 pop albums out.


talk about a star president. did you vote in the last election?


Sadly i did not, im guilty. could decide either way. You?


Well, maybe it would have been more handy if you were in Nevada where you can choose not to vote for either candidate


Same difference but thats a good option. Could you imagine Hilary and trump in the white house together? back 1805 it wold have been possible.


Honestly no, I cannot imagine, yeah back in the day it was automatic but not sure how it would work now


Couldn't be more of a reality show then it is already, haha. Well maybe!


Dogs I favorite animal by far! They are descended from wolves.


I know! I think that is so cool!  It's probably what makes them intelligent.  Wolves are pretty smart after all.


Yes they very much are. The dog has been the first domesticated animal ever!


Our ancestors knew what they were doing there.  Dogs do a lot of different things for humans.


Yes they do. From hunting, hurting, pulling loads, protection, companionship, and much more.


True. I like how they are able to help disabled people and even give emotional support.


Yes they're so helpful. Dogs can learn over thousand words and can reason better than the average chimp!


They find ways to communicate with us too which really tells you how smart they are.  They are the only animal other than an elephant that can understand pointing.


Very smart indeed. Oh that is interesting. Did you know that dogs drink with the underside of the tongue?


I think that's just the most efficient way to perform it. They have slomo videos on youtube you can watch. Some dogs are so smart that in Russia they can use the subway.


I am not surprised by that at all.  They are not color blind either though some people think they are.


Oh wow that is cool. Unfortunately people used to research on canines. There is a tomb in Russia that honors the dogs who were experimented on.


I'm glad to know they are being honored now somewhere even if it is Russia.  Google honors them by listing in their code of conduct that they are a dog company.


That is so cool. I'm not sure what Netflix thinks of dogs. But I do know that Netflix has almost 150 movies available with a 100 rating on tomatoes.


Did you know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth still?


That is quite surprising. With 137 million subscribers worldwide, they make a lot of money.


Yes they do.  Just think it all started because of a 40 dollar late fee.


The one good late fee. I'm glad Netflix decided to expand with streaming in 2010 it is my favorite aspect of the company now. It was great chatting with you thanks!


i'm glad they do streaming too.  It's been great chatting with you too! Have a great day!


I am. Did you know the tower of babel is probably based on a real building?


I heard that story growing up, that is so cool, that fact is new to me, where is that building located?


Modern day Iraq, surprised a building would last that long, to be honest


It must be well built, do you follow the bible? soldiers in WWII used to carry metallic bibles in their chest pockets.


Makes sense, could also protect them and keep them out of the raina nd snow!


Yeah that is also a possibility, did you know Teddy Rosevelt and Quincy are the only US presidents that did not use a bible at their swear ins?


I did not know that. I kinda wonder why?


Maybe they didnt have a bible at hand or their religious beliefs were different from the ones on the bible.


Or they wanted seperation of church and state


That is more logical so on another subject the president of a country has a complicated job


Quite complicated indeed, since he has to deal with government.


Yeah and also deal with all the critics, I think Woodrow Wilson is one of the best presidents in US history.


Really smart man, he is the only US president to have a PHD.


Wow. He also tried to stay out of the wars.


Yeah he believed in peace so that is a good thing, 5 presidents got elected while losing the popular vote I wonder if he was one of them.


Might have. Did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


I didnt know about that, I guess the president receives a lot of visits that cant stay at the White House maybe for safety reasons.


Yeah me too. Up until 1963 was somewhat part of the education system too


Yeah  in some places it was even required to be read


Yeah Jefferson created his own version of the bible


Yeah he used a razor to cut off the supernatural stuff


Yeah the miracles and the resurrection were not too good for him


Yeah. .Do you know that the Tower of Babel is believed to still exist?


Yes it is believed to be the etemenanki in modern day Iraq


Yes that one. Did you know not all presidents have used a bible to swear in?


Yeah Roosevelt and Quincy passed on that


Yes them and I wonder if Jefferson swore on his version of it


Yeah. Do you know who the three wealthiest presidents in the us are?


That would be Jefferson, Washington and JFK


Yeah. Did you know the president of Zimbabwe was called Banana?


I wonder if that means something else also in their language


I wonder too. Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?


Yeah pretty cool. DO you know how the VP used to be elected?


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


Yes he has already relseaed three albums


No, I own a Zepplin. Better mileage, but going through the McDonalds drive thru is a challenge...


ya its funny the drive through has only been around since 1975, I wish I had a zeppelin haha


My biggest complaint: no trunk. Cars originally had awooden trunk on the back of the vehicle, and modern cars are equipped with a rear space called the trunk. Can't fit a trunk on the back of my Zeppelin.


haha that and fear of a fire consuming it haha, watch out for visiting south africa, there its legal to put a flame thrower on your car!


Thanks for the heads up!  I hear Cadillac is going to come out with a Zeppelin, named after its founder, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. It will be called the Fat Moth..


haha that sounds awesome! have you eveer played the videogame called Gran Tourismo?


No. But I have been to Mckinac Island. You know, the one where motorized vehicles are banned. I use the hand crank on my Zeppelin when there.


lol your zeppelin can do anything! where else do you travel and would you use your zeppelin even if you had a bus that could go 160mph?


Nice. My Zeppelin only goes0.160 mph, so I don't go anywhere quickly. But King Kalakaua, the first king to travel the globe...used a Zeppelin.


haha we need some pics of King Kalakaua riding a sweet zeppelin!


You know, in 2010, the UN appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials. He has a Zeppelin too.


ya thats cool, what will you use to keep your zeppelin bouyant when the earth runs out of helium in 2100?


Cow farts. I have been experimenting with this concept, and I have some promising early results. My bigger concern is that 80% of the earths forests have been destroyed. Cows like forests.


haha nice, maybe we cna have a race, you in your zeppelin and me in Iceland taking planes to travel between the major cities because they don't have rail services


Ok. But if I leave for Iceland today, I should be there in 2067. Good thing our days are longer than they used to be when the world was new. If I was operating on 5.5-hour days, I don't think I would agree to go to iceland.


haha yes well humans have only been on this earth for about 1 minute if you count all of planet's history as a 24 hour period haha


Is that calculated in  5.5-hr days, or 24-hr days?


ah haha that would be on a 24 hour day, Id have to do the math to recalculate for the 5.5 hour day haha


Well, according to radiometric dating, the earth is 4.5 billion years old. I don't know how they use radios to calculate the age of the earth, but my Zeppelin has a radio... So, I'm set..


haha you got it all, well make sure to recommend that mcdonalds builds a drive through for your zepellin!


Hey there how often do you read the Bible?


Hey there, I am not very religious so not that many times. But i heard it was part of elementary education back in the day


Yes I think it was. It's interesting how the Bible is made up of different parts though. One part is Judaism. One part is also Christianity. Did you hear about Thomas Jefferson creating his own Bible?


Yeah I guess he did not like this version so he cut out the supernatural parts out of it


Yeah that's kind of weird. Did you hear about the Tower of Babel? You know the history of it, apparently it is based on a real building


Seems like it is, it is somewhere in modern day Iraq. THat is pretty cool


That is cool that the idea of the Tower of Babel was based on a real thing. What are your thoughts on Teddy Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams? Apparently they're the only two presidents that did not swear in with a Bible


Well, if they are not religious then they are free to do that. Do you know why the fruit apple got that name?


I think it's because when the Bible was translated, they use the word that could translate into both apple and evil. And that is how it became the fruit in the Garden of Eden, am I right?


Yup that is exactly it. Switching topics, do you know who the three wealthiest us presidents are?


I think it's Washington and Jefferson probably due to inflation, but you would think Trump would be on there, who is the third person?


Yeah I am surprised Trump is not in there. The other guy is JFK.


That's interesting. I wonder how he got so much money. Do you know about President banana of Zimbabwe? I wonder how much money he has LOL


Besides his name I do not know much. How about the president of  Indonesia, the pop star


I don't know that guy's name. But yes I know that you made like three albums while he was in office LOL maybe Trump should do the same with Kanye since their friends haha


Hhahah good point, they seem to be besties. Speaking of Trump, did you know the white house is actually smaller than the guest house?


No I didn't know that. I'm shocked that he would approve LOL. What do you think about the old rule, about vice presidents, before1805


Oh about the runner up becoming the VP? I am not so sure how well it would have worked nowadays


No I think it would just create too much drama. Especially if you had Vice President Clinton and president Trump, just think about the dysfunction and the news stories lol


Yeah exactly, it is too much. Did you know the red and blue colors that democrats and republicans use only came into effect around 2000?


No I didn't know that. That's pretty crazy, you'd think that that had lasted your whole life, what do you think? I think that for me, it's always been that way


hey there what are your thoughts on the us senate?


I think it is a fascinating part of the us government


ya I agree, did you hear that richard nixon actually cracked a gavel that was almost 200 yeras old


No! I also did not know that the only us president to have a phd was Woodrow Wilson.


that is kind of scary, did you know the guest house is actually bigger than the white house itself


That is amazing. I would love to be that guest.


ya, I know that Trump has Kanye over, maybe he could stay in the guest house and they could make a pop album? Like the pres. of indonesia did


Agreed. I think Kanye should definitely run for president next election.


ya I wonder what would happen, did you know the runner up used to become the VP, maybe it will be president Kanye and VP Trump!


Did you know the last president to speak a foreign language was FDR?


no that is crazy, also crazy is how ancient athens would decide their leaders: using the lottery ahha


A cat named hank placed third in the virginia senate election. Hank should have won.


haha I would have voted for him, sad that american voter participation has topped out at 63% though


And 5 presidents were elected while still losing the popular vote.


yup screwy, do you think the dems should run a basketball player in 2020? I guess the taller candidate would win 75% of the time


I'm curious why international election oberservers were blocked from polling places in 2012, they werent allowed in 9 states, that is scary to me


Agreed. And all elections in Oregon are by mail. That is interesting.


ya that would help raise voter turnout, I also like how nevada has a none of the above option when voting


What is the point! I would probably pick that just to say I voted.


haha yup exactly, I like how long elections have been held, I guess that is the way most countries have been run since the 17th century, its a great time we live in


I do like to watch tv, I think that Aaron Tveit is a great actor, did you watch Catch Me if You Can?


I did, so good. Do you watch dramas that are animated like the simpsons?


No not really I do like the Simpsons but I see it more as a comedy cartoon, its funny how Homer had almost 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes


Haha they can be so funny. Bart, the son, did not appear in only one episode.


I wonder whats the name of that episode, must be interesting to watch an episode of The Simpsons without Bart in it


I know, he is one of my favorite characters. And pokemon, there are like 750 episodes of it already.


There are a lot of Pokemons now! to think 16 years ago only 150 of them existed, man I loved that show


Yeah a lot of people did. Do you attend concerts at all?


I have, some concerts, one of my favorites The Foo Fighteres concert I attended once, what about you?


Yes me too, from time to time. Linkin park played something like over 320 concerts in 2011 alone.


Wow, Linking Park is a great band that is for sure, 320 concerts in a year is a whole lot,


For sure. I think the Ramones top the charts though. They played for over 20 years straight.


20 years! wow they must have given a lot of concerts, you know a woman was on her way to a Dave Matthews concert and she stoped to help a standed cyclist, interesting fact the cyclist turned out to be Dave Matthews!


So cool. Yeah it was something like 2263 concerts. There are all kinds of concerts though, some good some bad.


Yeah I can imagine a few bad concerts out of those 2263 the band performed, the group Abba turned down 1 billion dollars they didnt want to do a 100 conert reunion tour, I guess they must be loaded to reject an offer like that one


I bet, they were so popular. Pink Floyd once held a concert without an aidience in an ancient roman amphitheatre


Wow, I wonder what was his angle, maybe he wanted a quiet scenario for recording, there is a band with the loudest concert ever, do you want to know the name of that band?


The band is called Deep Purple, they broke the record back in 1972 although it was innetentinally


Wow, crazy. Are you a fan of the oceans at all?


Not really, Im a fan of sea life, there are many interesting species like the Koi Fish.


Hi, how are you doing this fine evening?


Pretty good, how about you? Do you watch South Park?


Sure! I really enjoy SP. How many seasons are they up to now? It's a juggernaut!


I like the show too. I'm not sure, but I don't think as many as the Simpsons.


The Simpsons just got renewed for Seasons 31 and 32, I think (?)


Awesome, 32 seasons! Did you watch that 70s show?


That 70s show? No, I didn't catch that one. Is that the one with Ashton whatshisname?


Yeah it was. Well, they tried to remake in the UK and it failed. Hilarious.


The casting is the problem. There is a chemistry among the members, and you can't recreate that easily.


Yeah, I think that is true. I mean there are 750 episodes of Pokemon btw.


I wonder who writes those, or if they just written by computer. Mix and match characters for battles and the episodes write themselves.


I'm not sure to be honest. Did you know that there is a breed of Jellyfish that is immortal.


I hope that it has something to think about. Just floating around like that, waiting for something new to happen? The monotony would be lethal.


Yeah. Well a seahorse is the only fish that has a neck.


It's an unusual feature. Do you get to concerts much?


Sometimes, I went to see linkin park once.


Did you catch one of the 324 concerts that they played in 2001?


I think it may be been 2002, it was great, not like Creed's infamous concert.


Creed should have practiced a few concerts to an empty amphitheater.


Yeah, apparently they are so awful they've been sued multiple times.


LOL. Why do they even bother? Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Not bad.    Have you heard about the school lottery in Washington DC?


I have not heard of DC's but I am from Chicago and we have one filled with political favors...


I can imagine.    Well, on another topic, do you know much about Netflix?


I've read a litle bit.      It is hard to believe they have made 126 original series!


That maybe why they have 137 million subsribers.


True, but they are still billions in debt and increasing the total!


They are popular though. from 9 pm - midnight, it accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


Netflix and Youtube alone make up half of peak internet traffic in the USA.


Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth? How is that possible?


bandwidth is cheap, and dvds are heavy in bulk!   Funny that the company started due to late fees.


Yes.    Drama is a big DVD category for Neflix.


I like Dramas.    Hugh Laurie is one of my favorite actors from House.


Yes.     Money is almost as good a reason to act as pretty girls according to Michael Caine.


I agree with Caine! There is a website you can listen to for old radio!


I like listening, but also reading such stories.


Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas because of his belief system. I wonder why?


I heard it was something about him only wanting to project positivity.


Hello.  Are you aware of the situation with the public schools in the Washington DC area?


Hi, not really I know there is a school lottery but I'm not up to date on the situation.


It seems that the area engages in an open enrollment type of setup.  This allows families to choose which school the kids go to, but it also ends up causing huge disparities in school quality.


It's interesting there is such a disparity in the quality of schools, in the nations capital no less. The lottery should be fun, not like this.


The problem with a lottery, though, is that the top schools get chosen by most people, and only the lottery losers get stuck with the lesser schools.  Since the most engaged parents are the ones who fight for the better performing schools, it ends up being a self fulfilling prophecy and the lesser schools just get statistically worse.


Not sure why they don't just send you to a school based on your zip code. That way kids are not bused all over the place too and can spend less time traveling.


But, the zip codes are part of the problem as well.  If you limit a child to the school in their zip code, they may be in a school that underperforms.    Since many parents believe that the school itself is entirely responsible for how well their kid does, they start feeling like they are zip code losers and are either stuck in a bad school or need to pay thousands for private schools.


That is true, but at least where I live where you go to school is based on your geographical location. This seems like such a complex issue in DC though. Something netflix should make a documentary on.


If one was done, I could see Netflix producing it.  They seem to be spending more effort on producing their own shows recently.


The content has come a long way since they started. Remember when they used to mail DVD's out? That seems like it was so long ago.


It really does.  I know they still do DVDs on a more limited basis, but their streaming services have huge amounts of use.


Oh I thought it was discontinued. Yeah the streaming is the bulk of their business. It's funny blockbuster didn't want to work with them and look at them now.


What's really interesting to think about is that the streaming has become so big that it alone accounts for a third of the total bandwidth usage in North America.


With higher and higher quality videos that number is probably only going to increase, and of course with more stuff to watch. Last time I looked netflix had almost 150 movies with 100% score on rotten tomatoes.


That's quite a few, and with good quality streaming, I could see the bandwidth go up as well.  DVDs are smaller than HD versions, and more are being produced as HD now.  Between Netflix and Youtube, we almost need new telecom infrastructure to handle the load.


I agree 100% I think 5g is the future since everyone is mobile these days. The speeds will be in the 1000s of megabits! While it's not as cool as being a movie critic, I applied for a job at netflix as a tagger. If I get it I'll get paid to watch movies and tag the content!


That would be a fun job.  5G tech isn't all that different than the existing 4G.  The biggest difference is that 5G requires a fiber optic line to every cell tower where 4G was more of a compression algorithm for data transmission.  It won't hurt to have a 5G network, but I'm not sure how much it would help.


I could do it from almost anywhere too, well except China and a few other places. I went to China last year and was surprised to see Netflix doesn't exist there. They block all kinds of stuff but I figured there would still be a Chinese netflix since it's in most countries.


I've heard that part of the video flagging also has to do with the region it's being watched in.  So, some videos are available in Europe, some not available here, and none in China.


Yes. The regional differences are interesting at times. When I go to Canada they have all kinds of different shows and movies on there that we don't have, but they are missing lots of stuff too. You might find it silly but I noticed they don't have the hour long fireplace video.


That's an odd one to not have.  What do they have running on the tv over the holidays with family over!!  :))


Hi, how are you? What do you think of the president?


I have a lot of strong opinions about our president. I wish that the rules of the 2016 election were similar to 1805. The runner up in 1805 would be appointed the vice president!


I think it would be entertaining as heck and make the government a great reality TV show. Not much gets done in the WHite House anyway


Honestly, that would just make me sad. Although, I'm sure the president of Indonesia would call for a great reality show as well. He has three pop albums out!


The man must have a great voice Maybe Trump could consult him on how to handle his own pop career. Trump might need to get reelceted to get out three albums though


Oh god, I hope not! I do not like the idea of a republican president.


He has a chance to get reelected. I think that he is not truly a Repub, rather an outsider with a big mouth.


Well, that certainly is one way to put it. Sometimes I think that I don't want a republican OR democrat to be president, but that hasn't happened since 1853.


It costs too much money to run a campaign. Only billionnaires can afford to run as independents. I think that maybe the rules need to change so that money is not so powerful


That's a good idea. Maybe YOU should run for president.


Maybe I should, but I do not have the billion handy right at the moment. It's tied up in a bunch of investments.


Understood. Speaking of money, do you know who the most wealthy presidents were? I'll give you a hint- it isn't Trump.


I would expect the early guys to own enough land to make them rich. Then they could run for president.


You're pretty good! It's JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I guess that JFK got his money from his father, who ran liquor during Prohibition and make a ton. I guess drug dealers have enough $$$ to run for office,


That's incredibly interesting, and slightly disturbing. Money is always a problem! Some change is definitely needed in politics, especially with the President.


I think the electoral college could be changed. The presidency has term limits. Maybe other jobs should too.


Yes, term limits are great. Many countries do not have those.


I think it destroys democracy when politicians have a job for life. Anyway, great chat!


Great chatting with you as well. Keep an eye out for a possible future summit with Trump and some Asian countries. Should be interesting.


Hey what's up. How do you feel about Trump? Despite everything he has done he has done no wrong in terms of the GOP support.


I think the real statistics on job growth, the GDP, more jobs for minorities and other things show he is doing a good job unlike what 95% of the democrat led press is saying.


Yes I agree with you. Facts are facts. The Democrats often get very emotional. Some would say that the party of Trump has existed for years and has just been waiting for trump to arrive.


That's true I think.  The press is suddenly concerned about the separation of families at the border although that was the standard practice during all of Obama's 8 years.


Yes true. There is a lot of fake news and propaganda going around that's for sure. Republicans and Democrats have always been divided. There hasn't been a president apart from the above 2 parties since 1853!


I'm not a GOP person.  I'm (I) but I can't believe how wacky the dem's have become.  Abortion for full term babies?  Sick.  Now is the first time in my political awareness that the GOP hasn't just bent over and is fighting back.


Yeah it is a crazy time right now for sure. I always wondered why the colors red and blue were chosen to represent the parties. Apparently it only started in 2000.


The bias in the article I just read keeps mentioning Trump's bad behavior. I don't remember him faking a racist attack, going on lavish vacations on the backs of taxpayers during the shut down, advocating violence , etc. That is common among De's.


Yeah that doesn't sound very accurate to me. They should be ashamed of Hilary Clinton. The Republican party would never accept Clinton's antics. in 1957 Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be pictured on the Dumbo ride because he didn't want to be associated with Republicans. Seems a bit extreme.


That's pretty weird of him.  I didn't realize that there's only been one president with a PhD.  It was Wilson.


Interesting. Another kind of odd fact is that every US president with a beard has been a Republican. Better be clean shaven if you wanna be a Dem!


That is funny as is the fact that only 5 presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote.


Yeah that is surprising. Definitely not a perfect system but it works. I am also looking forward to more summits with trump and Kim Jong Un. Summits have been going on a while, even back in the FDR and Churchill days!


I'm surprised with N. Korea.  I'm also surprised that Nixon proposed a minimum income.


Yeah I am too. Now a lot of liberal places are making minimum wage even higher like $15 in Seattle. Putin is kind of been at conflict with Trump too. Apparently when Putin shook hands with the PM of Canada he told him to get out of Ukraine. He is very to the point.


Yes. So much for Russian collusion... I can't believe $330B was pledged at a summit in Russia in 2010 to save tigers.


Wow that is a lot of money. Good for the tigers! Russia also gave delegates and heads of state thumb drives containing a trojan virus capable of picking up information. Very tricky Putin!


Happy for the tigers, disgusted with the Russians... Did you know Lincoln was the 1st president to be photographed for his inauguration?  If he could see us now with our cell phones!


Yeah can't imagine how surprised he would be seeing how things are now, probably not what he imagined. Well it will be interesting to see what the rest of trump presidency will bring. The president of indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office. Luckily Trump hasn't done anything like that!


Yeah, can't see him singing well.  Anything can happen like Ayn Rand being on SS and medicare.


Yes very true. Well it was nice talking with you, have a great day!


What do you think about Trump's performance at Helsinki against Putin ?


Hey! I honestly don't remember it very well. I didn't find something specific in the summit. They didn't reach any agreements, right?


I think some reproach him to be too soft on Russian issues, which goes against Republican ideology.


Right! I forgot about it. Some people noticed he didn't mentione Ukraine, etc. Well, it's true. But I've never believed that Trump is pro-Russian. How about you?


I think he is a businessman at his core, he must have seen the cold war as a waste of money, he does not see Russia as a foe.


True. I guess it's just sort of respect of politician, who is stronger than him. Trump doesn't see such people in the United States. I also surprised that Trump isn't in a list of top 3 wealthiest presidents. It's quite surprising.


Yeah and two of them are really old.  I wonder where their money comes from.


Btw, I've read that US President's guest house is larger than the White House. Do you know where is the guest house is located? I even didn't know there is the guest house


I have never been in Washington. And who would want to be in the guest house ? Hotels have a better service, but less security.


True. I have no idea who is staying in this guest house. It seems logical to say President from all around the world. But I'm sure they prefer president suite in expensive hotels hahaha


Maybe during a g20 summit in Washington, there would be a shortage of presidential suites and a president would want the guest house of the white house.


Makes sense. I'm wondering about the President of Indonesia. He released 3 pop albums while in the office. Looks like funny guy haha


Yeah, you don't often see a president with artistic talent, and he did released 3 album, the first one must have been good to warrant the others.


We don't know actually. Maybe the first album was slof out because of state people, all rich people, etc. He decided this is success!!! haha


Well presidents decide a lot of things, the first president of Zimbabwe decided that he shall be called president Banana. lol


Sorry about mistakes. Just typing to fast... Yes, I guess he is really funny guy! I didn't know all Presidents with beard were Republicans...


So Trump is not a true Republican ? It seems that McCain would have agreed with that.


Well, he is strange Republican haha I'm independent, so I don't really care, but in my opinion he is something different. Friend of mine, who is Republican, doesn't accept him as Republican


The party has changed a lot since its conception, it was a anti-slavery and pro-economic reform. Now it is an anti free trade party.


It's just difficult to believe it was actuallu liberal party. So significant transformation after 1932.


Yeah, that the game of politics interests change just to be elected.  It also became more conservative after 1964.


It was nice to talk with you. Have a great day!


Hey there do you watch television? I don't really watch TV myself


I like watching shows, but TV feels outdated. It's not on my schedule but on the TV's schedule. Very inconvenient.


Yep I agree with you. I would hate having to plan my evenings around certain shows airing at certain times haha. You ever watch the show South Park?


Yes, I really enjoy South Park. It's the best way to learn about pop culture. I don't know about singers and pop stars and the Kardashians, but South Park does.


Yep Southpark keeps me up-to-date with everything haha. Did you see the episode where they made fun of the Family Guy?


I remember that one. SOmething about manatees and balls and story lines with random elements.


Haha you're right. What's funny is that The Simpsons producers send the South Park crew flowers after they did that episode. I think it was a 2-part episode as well


Yes, it was the one with Mohammad in it. I think the controversy put Comedy Central in a difficult situation.


Yep I remember that. Did you ever watch the show Pokemon? Apparently there a 750 episodes out now. I would never be able to catch up with it


I never watched it. It's for kids, right? Probably not really my cup of tea.


It is for kids. I watched it as a kid. I don't know how good it is anymore but it would be fun for me to see what I had seen as a kid now as an adult haha. Do you ever watch The Simpsons though


I watched the Simpsons a lot for the first eight seasons. Then the quality dropped. TV has been too kind to the Simpsons. It needs to disappear.


Yelp The Simpsons has been going for too long. I think it's gotten stale myself. did you ever watch  the show Thomas the Tank Engine?


No, I haven't. Is it claymation? It's a British show, right?


Kind of like claymation. I think it's more just like stop animation because I think you don't really see the movement. Or at least it's with models. I guess I have to watch it again. I used to watch it as a kid haha


It sounds like fun. Do you spend a lot of time on the Internet?


I do actually LOL I definitely use it everyday. What about you?


I probably use the bloody thing too much. The potential for addiction is high, in my case.


Oh for sure. But at least if you travel to the top of Mount Everest you can have 3-g cell service. You can definitely do your Snapchat from up there haha


Yes, that's EXACTLY the reason to go to the top of Everest! LOL. Get that selfie. Kimmy K. would do that, trailblazer of the "selfie movement" that she is.


Haha definitely! Have you ever read the terms of service online? Like when you're on a website? Apparently only 7% of people do and I am definitely not one of them haha


I am well, I do watch tv, probably too much. You?


i dont watch much now. i did when i was younger. now i use the internet.


Do you watch on the internet? Netflix or Hulu?


i go to youtube from time to time. i did try netflix at one time. it is very good.


Agreed. Have you ever seen the simpsons or south park?


yeah, i have seen both. i like the old simpsons from the 80s late 90s.


Me too. There's only one simpsons with out bart: Four great ladies and a manicure.


yeah, that doesnt sound like something that would involve bart. I guess he had a role in everything else though.


Yeah. I have seen almost everyone and do not remember that one. I know fox news once tried to sue them for their parodies of the channel.


fox news probably doesnt know much about anything going on in the world except politics. in fact suing the simpsons would have the opposite effect.


And they are both owned by the same corp so bad idea. Did you know kim k was in a musi video?


yeah, she has that look. im not surprised. she doesnt really have talent though, does she?


i think she and kanye are perfect for each other. i ignore them both freely.


Me too! Plus I have no interest in pop culture. None of it makes sense to me. Maybe I am getting too old but man does that stuff suck.


yeah, it starts to seem generic and repetitive. the new stuff is like the old stuff but just a little different. no surprises.


That is a good perspective. I guess I have never been into it. I am even more out of it now. I cannot watch music awards becuase i do not know who any one is.


awards shows always leave me unsatisfied anyway. it seems too political. Anyway, great chat!


pretty good. did you know that the word for a cars trunk originally is because older cars use to have an actual trunk attached to its back side.


I heard about it.  I found it interesting.


Cars names are basically the name of those that invented them Cadillac, ford ex..


I always thought that Cadillac, as a brand, was invented by an American.  I was wrong.


I believe it was a French explorer named Antonio de la mothe cadillac.


Yes, you are right.  Benz patented his benz motorwagen in 1886.


Yeah how about mc donalds drive thur was invented for soldiers who couldn't get out of the car with their fatigues on.


That was interesting.  They were the first company to have drive through.


If you were the first Amazon customer you could have had a building named after you.


The guy only spent $27.95 to have a building named after him.


I know right, i wonder what building it was. They started as an online book store and later added videos.


Jeff Bezos built a clock that will run for 10,000 years, im told.


I think so didn't really understand it. that guy is trying to take over the world eCommerce though.


He is very ambitious.  Alibaba was ahead of Amazon though in terms of total sales.


Some how he got the postal service to deliver on sundays.


It was amazing that the postal service  was willing to sign a contract.


I know but they just say no ones home. they've gotten in a lot of trouble for that.


Do you know that average warehouse workers working at amazon walk between 7-15 miles per day?


That will certainly help with weight loss. I didn't know that IMBD was own by Amazon.


I did not know either.  They bought Imdb in 1998.


Yup! 4,700 words per minute is apparently the world record for speed reading.


That is amazing!  Anyway, I've got to run now.  Nice chatting with you.


I do not know much about cars but I do know that one of the first cars available to the masses was the Model T Ford in 1908.


Yes, the Model T is awesome. The first car invented was back in Germany in 1886.


I always thought it was Henry Ford but it was actually Karl Benz who patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen.


I always thought that too. Did you know Cadillac was named after a French explorer?


I just learned his named with Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and he founded Detroit. What a fitting name for the brand.


Very cool. Hard to imagine he also founded Detroit.