No it's a song that Ariana Grande sings, it was kind of popular a few years ago I think.


oohhh, sorry, I didn't realized :) 3 men You said ? I don't know why but I liked to thing that Ariana writes her own lyrics :) I guess she is too young for that... ?


I'm not sure, I know it seems pretty common for today's artists to have several writers for their songs


Yeah... old artists are the best.. they composed by themselves, wrote lyrics by themselves, played and sang by themselves...


I don't disagree. Especially when you think about how Bohemian Rhapsody was written by one person


Aahhh... great song... great band ;) did You see the movie ?


Not yet... I'm not the biggest fan of that dude... I mean I loved him in Mr. Robot, but I don't see him as Freddy... ;(


I'm curious to see him in the part though. Is there any artists you want to see a film like this made about?


hmmm... Syd Barret maybe...  or Nick Cave ! ;)


Nick Cave would be interesting, he's had quite the career. Do you think Ariana Grande will have a film made about her at some point in the future?


I doubt it... I think people forget her eventually


She does seem to have the same look and routine going on. And I'm not sure she's a big enough show-woman to keep it going like some of the other women in pop music.


Maybe she'll change her image... or maybe more ambitious music ?


Possibly, she is still young enough to do so. And she definitely has the vocals to make it work.


vocals and tech team to improve vocals digitally :)


Yes, music is quite different now that technology is involved so much.


You're so right.... hey it was really nice chatting with You !


With you as well. Enjoy the rest of your day/evening :)


Good.  How are you?  I didn't know that Senators have only been elected instead of appointed since 1913.


I think it's a good change, though I wonder whether those people even represent us these days. Now women can wear skirts. That's good.


Things are getting better, if slowly.  Can you imagine, having to stage a protest in order to wear pants?  Good for them


I wait for the day when women will be the majority in politics. Cain't be worst than it is nowaday. I think that the candy desk is a great idea, but shouldn't they be focused on the law?!


I totally agree!  I don't think I have that about a candy desk.  I do know that Nixon cracked the 165 year old gavel the senate used.


Me either! That's an unfortunate mishap.


Course I don't think he was a very good guy, so he probably got what he deserved.  I'd love to see the senators arrested and carried into the chamber to be forced to vote


As they should be! They are paid to do a job!


Did you see that there are more libraries than mcdonald


I wonder if that's true. We are more obese than well read. We should combine the two. Reading and eating.


I hope its true, its encouraging.  I suppose to be healthy we should be reading and walking at the same time


I would happily eat, read and walk at the same time. In Norway, they'll publish your book! I should move there and become an author!


Especially a childrens book I guess.  I'd be ok with that, easy and short to write  a kids book


I don't know if I could do that. I think children's books are tougher than they look. Think of Where the Wild Things Are.


I just love the story about the UK minister carting his 32,000 books.  I'm picturing a little 85 year old man with a wheelbarrow.


He knew the value of books and learning. It's a great example. Never quit, no matter how old you are!


I'm going to have to look up the first president of zimbabwe being called president banana.  Was that really his name or was that the title?


I think they wanted to make fun of him, but of course, the food of monkeys is an unflattering association.


And the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.  I could see Trump doing something like that


I could, too! He would hook up with Kanye, yo! And bust out some fiery beats!


Ha, people would buy it I'm sure.  Nice talking to you


Hi, do you like to read? do you like libraries?


I do like libraries actually. I haven't been to one in a while but I remember they came in handy when I was a kid. What are your thoughts? I'm glad that there are more libraries than McDonald's in the United States haha


I still love libraries! and I love mc donalds too. But I really think libraries do more good than mc donalds as well.


Yes I agree with you there. It gives me hope in the human race haha. I wish that I had a library like in Sacramento, where you can rent things like sewing machines and other useful short-term stuff


They call it a library of things, and it is a great idea, you can avoid buying things that you will not use all the time


Yep I would love to have that haha. You should publish a book in Norway actually, they will buy at least 1,000 copies of any book that is published to put into their libraries


That is a good incentive to write more. An you know what? a better deal if you write a children's book, they will buy 1500 copies!


LOL now you're thinking! Did you hear about the man that was falsely imprisoned for 10 years, use the library to get his law degree, freed himself, and now helps other people who have been falsely accused


In his case , I think it was a good thing he got imprisoned, he was able not only to help himself but others too.


Yep that's a good point. I think more people should be like William Gladstone. He was 85 and wheelbarrow hold his entire collection of books, 32000, to his local library to donate them


He helped create new friendships between books and readers. I think his daughter got a good legacy from him.


Yep that was very nice of him. What do you think about the United States Senate? I think it's cool how there are two senators per state and thus there are 100 senators


Something I like from the senate is the candy desk tradition, did you hear about that?


I did it made me hungry haha. it was started in 1968 and only has candy that comes from Pennsylvania. I wonder why that is


It has candy like milky way, jelly beans and mars bars, I love milky way, delicious!!


Milky Way is delicious! I'm really a Snickers guy myself though haha. Pretty funny that Richard Nixon broke a 165 year-old gavel. It would be something that he would do LOL


Oh my!! did you know that women were not allowed to use pants on the senate floor?


LOL I heard about that actually. They were only allowed to start wearing them in 1993. It's not like that was a long time ago either LOL


I agree with you. Talking about politics and music, did you know there is a president who released 3 albums while he was a president?


I heard about that. I think it was the president of Indonesia right? Maybe Trump should release some albums haha he could use it to pay for stuff


I do not see Trump, Putin or other presidents doing that, but I would like to. It was nice chatting with you.Have a good one!


Do you think that Brett Kavanaugh did what he was accused of?


Well there was a lot of back-and-forth, and apparently a lot of people did some slut-shaming to the women that came forward, so I just don't know


It seems that they are attacking women all the time.  I mean when people refer to themselves as Renate Alumni what do you think is going on.


Yeah that is crazy. What do you think about the United States Senate right now? Did you know that Richard Nixon actually broke a gavel that was 165 years old inside the Senate


Wow, I bet he felt bad about that, but its not the worst thing he did.  LOL  Women weren't allowed to wear pants for a while.. crazy


I know that seems really dumb, they only were able to start wearing them back in 1993 after some members staged a protest


Did you hear about the senator who tried to escape in 1988


Haha yes he was caught by three officers, that's hilarious, I wonder if he grab some candy from the candy desk in the Senate before he ran out LOL


Quite possibly.  I want a candy desk at work.  That would be great!


Yes I want that too! It was a tradition ever since 1968 and is full of chocolate candies from Pennsylvania which sound delicious


All those Milky Ways, an Mars Bars.  If there were Snickers, id look at changing jobs.  lol


Yep I want to be a professional candy eater for my job haha. Did you hear about what Michael Jordan said when he wouldn't endorse a Democrat candidate?


Yea, Republicans buy shoes too.  Smart of him to not get involved in the circus that is politics.


Yep I agree, I wish more celebrities would do that these days. How often do you go to the library by the way? I haven't been in a lot of years


I haven't been to one in years.  I do buy a lot of books though.  It is good to hear a lot of Americans have library cards.


Yes apparently over half of adults have library cards, I'm one of them, what do you think about UK Prime Minister William Gladstone? He actually delivered a bunch of books to his local library in a wheelbarrow


I think that was really neat that he wanted to connect readers with books and books with readers.


Yes absolutely, and also at age 85 to use a wheelbarrow full of books is very impressive to me to haha


Definitely especially 3/4  of a mile, think about all those trips.  He must have been really fit.


Yes absolutely! I wish that my local library were like the library of Sacramento, you can actually rent one time use items like sewing machines which would be very helpful for me


I am just thinking about the state of union from trump last night. Heads of states are generally referred to as presidents.


How did you like the state of the union? I did not watch it. I watched many of Clintons and Bush's but trailed of in obama's white house.


I caught bits and pieces. I would love to visit the white house. There are replicas in Ireland and France.


That's weird. I wonder why they feel it necessary? If something happens to ours, can we fly one in?


I would hope for a christmas tree! Teddy Roosevelt did not permit christmas trees for the holidays in the white house.


Makes sense. He created the national park service and national forest service. He was an environmentalist.


He would have approved of Bush 41 putting solar panels on the roof!


Yes he would have. I do not think the secret service was around so he would have to spot shoots at the white house himself.


I wonder if pandora streaming is allowed at the white house. It is powered by music genome project.


It is only available in the states so I am assuming they may use spotify for when he travels internationally.


Pandora has a negative worth. I would expect them to be positive with a revenue of 274 million.


Taylor Swift pulled her music from spotify because music shouldn't be free but has it on pandora? Hmmm...


Given that pandora captures the essence of music, I would think taylor would want her music played there.


I guess that makes sense. They stream stand up comedy too so that may change their fortune.


I like giving a thumbs up or down so that pandora can personalize my playlist. What kind of music do you give positive feedback on?


I like rock and anything that keeps me going throughout the day. I do like pandora's algorithm though. What do you listen to?


I like everything except for country. I listen using the web browser. Do you use the web or the app?


I pay for a spotify subscription and usually use the app. I find it more responsive. You?


I use the web at my desk at work. I love it!


Hi do you know who the 3 wealthiest presidents in American history are?


JFK, Washington, and Jefferson, all great presidents too


Nice!  The first president of Zimababwe was called President Banana! lol


I wonder if he visited the US president's guest house which is larger than the white house


He might have!  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential elections automatically became the vice president.  Interesting.


It'd be funny if the runner up became vice president today, would make a hell of a reality show


No doubt!  The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.  He could come visit the reality show.  lol


Trump would just try and outdo the Indonesian president and release 4 pop albums


haha The white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France.  Interesting!


I wonder if the twin white houses still uses floppy disks like the US White House does


lol I hope not.  Teddy Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned Christmas trees from the white house.  That was a good idea on his part.


W Bush ended up reinstalling Solar Panels on the whites house, surprised Al Gore didn't make Clinton do it


Yes!  You have a good point there!  It took the secret service 4 days to realize that bullets had struck the white house on Nov. 11, 2011.  Kind of scary to know they didn't catch that right when it happend.


Yea hopefully those Secret Service agents were fired after the bullets were found


Good thing!  Do you listen to Pandora Radio?


Yea, I never knew Pandora was only in the US though


I didn't know that either.  Taylor Swift removed her music from Spotify, but kept it on Pandora.  Wonder why?


No clue, she can't be making much from royalties consider Aloe blacc only got 12k for 168 million streams


Holy smokes!  Pandora now streams stand up comedy in addition to music.  It's been fun chatting!


You too, I'm gonna try and avoid Taylor Swift songs on Pandora


Have you seen pictures of Ben Affleck's back tattoo?


Hello - I have seen pictures of his tattoo. It is very large and cool looking.


People on the internet has been mocking it ever since pictures leaked. He seems to be taking it lightly. Even his ex wife has made fun of it.


LOL. I like tattoos and have some myself. Do you know anything about the internet?


I have a few myself and want more. I know a little bit about the internet. I'm one of the 7% of people who read the full terms when buying products online.


Did you know the 3 horizontal line menu apps and websites is called a hamburger button?


I didn't know that. It makes sense, but it makes me hungry now.


LOL. The library in Alexandria saved a copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.


Oh wow, that's pretty cool Hopefully it will never burn down. I'm addicted to the constant novelty from clicking links on the internet.


Yes that would be bad. There is a 3g cell service and internet at the peak of Mt. Everest.


Wow, that's crazy. I wonder if you could call an Uber to get a ride down from there. lol. Do you like Dramas?


HAHA  - I'm not too much into dramas. What about you?


I like some dramas like House. Did you know that Hugh Laurie earns over $700,000 per episode of House?


Wow that's nuts! It says he's the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama.


I know that's pretty wild! I'm kind of glad that Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore. He says that his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.


He has a very odd belief system from what I've read about him before. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


That would be interesting to listen to. I'm going to have to find that website.


Jon Hamm taught drama class at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper.


That's pretty neat. Don Draper and Erin in drama class together. I bet nobody in that class ever thought they would see that happening.


Haha yea I bet they never thought they would see that happening at all.


Well I hope you have a good day, it was nice chatting with you!


Ben Affleck was mocked for his back tattoo in the movie "Gone Girl".  Surely it was not real!


I think it fake as well, who knows, he doesnt talk much about his personal life, I think the interview was kind of awkward, what are your thoughts?


I think he likes any attention he gets.  Even Jennifer Garner mocked it.


Could be after all even bad publicity is publicity, I think it was funny when he told Extra that the tattoo was fake after all, that shut some mouths


True.  But then he was photographed in Hawaii and it was still there.


Was it? seems like he lied about it afterall, that tattoo has surely brought a lot of controversy, even from his best friend Matt Damon


I know.  Damon tried to be kind, but he could not say much about it because it is awful!


He did but I get it, its kind of hard not to talk about it, Affleck also received harsh critics because of the Batman role


I enjoyed Batman as a DC comic, but the movie made the character so dark.  We have had drama for centuries since 335 BC with Aristotle.


I agree the character is dark but I do love the movies so I have to disagree there, and drama has been aroung for a long time now, it pays good to be a drama actor


No doubt about it.  On TV, Hugh Laurie received $700,000 per episode for House.  I think the Friends stars got more for comedy


thats a lot of money and they did? I wonder how much they made!


Reports were $1 million per episode.  They threatened to all walk if they did not get it.  Jim Carrey will not do drama anymore because he only wants to project positivity.


Wow, I guess comedy does pay better then and I can respect that, better to project positivity, drama can really affect you if you are the actor you must really get on top of the role and feel it


The word drama came from a Greek word meaning "action".  Nowadays movie channels list drama and action as separate categories or genres.


I see, I guess they are different, another high paid star is Judge Judy, she makes about 123000 per episode, not as much as Hugh Laurie but still a lot of money


True.   She makes an episode 5 days per week, so she and Laurie were pretty close in weekly income.  The word celebrity often means wealth and fame like Lebron James has.


I see, so she makes more episodes and that why she might earn more than Laurie, makes sense if shes the highest paid celebrity after Lebron


The stars now make more money by doing voices for animation.  Robin Williams started that trend.


I see, did you know there is a secret room at Pixar Studios? I bet Robin Williams visited that place a couple of times.


If it is secret how do we know about it?  That is a paradox.  Nice chatting with you!


Yes, I love it! It is practically my past time!


Although so many people use and rely on the internet, how much do you know about how it actually works?


I know a little bit of how it works, but I am not the type to be able to explain in detail.


I also didn't know very well how it worked, but I recently learned that the internet is a global system of interconnected networks that use TCP or IP to link devices internationally


Yes, it is all very interesting, I also see that it started in 1990s, and to think to look at were we are now versus then.


One problem though is that the constant novelty that the internet affords through clicking links has the potential to cause addiction


Yes, I agree, on the other hand we learn so much though, we've been able to access education much quicker than before. I didn't know a 3 horizontal line menu was called a hamburger button.


I agree. The internet allows ease of access to immense amounts of data as well as services.


Like learning who the biggest celebrities are and how much they make. I knew Judge Judy made a lot of money, because her show was so popular but 123,000$ per episode wow!


It is interesting how many people don't realize she is preceding over a litigation, not an actual court. In any case she is qualified and she does a good job with the ratings.


Yes, I know it's mostly fake, most at least they get money out of it, I know the litigants get paid for coming on the show. It's also amazing how many people are willing to embarrass themselves on national television.


I guess for most of them, they were willing to go to court for the money in question in the first place so the amount was important for them, even if they had to embarrass themselves. In any case, there are also celebrities such as the celebrity tv chef who tries to do good without caring about money by encouraging everyone to eat more diverse foods and combat his country's hunger problems


I know, I've seen one but don't remember the name.


Well there are also a lot of celebrities acting in dramas. Do you enjoy dramas?


Yes, I do. I didn't know Jon Hamm taught drama at his old High School.


I personally enjoy drama because it is a culmination of either comedy and tragedy, both that bring depth to their respective dramas. Furthermore, celebrities in drama are very interesting.


I actually really love foreign dramas for some reason. I don't know why.


Did you know that hugh laurie earns 700k per episode of house? That makes him the highest paid actor in tv drama history


No I didn't. That is amazing! and I also didn't know Jim Carey stopped making dramas. Too bad, he was so funny.


Indeed. It is too bad his belief that such dramas didn't project positivity and so he no longer makes dramas is a shame.


He had such a talent! Always made me laugh. I loved him in The Mask, although I wouldn't qualify that as a drama.


I agree. In any case, it was pleasant to talk about our mutual interest in Jim Carey. I hope you also had a nice chat and I hope you have a wonderful day.


Hey there how's it going. Do you believe in aliens? Apparently there's a possible UFO sighting during the flight on February 24.


I find it interesting, apparently a pilot saw a UFO over the Arizona desert


There seem to be a lot of UFO sightings over Arizona. But it's not all clear with the pilot saw.


It's kinda creepy the control center in Albuquerque didn't record anyone passing the plane


Yeah I agree. Who knows what he saw. There have also been a lot of sightings in Nevada. Almost 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government. Maybe they are experimenting.


Possibly, the US government investigates some of the UFO reports


Yeah I would think that they would. I wonder if they have found anything? Sometimes I have a hard time keeping information classified like their plans to destroy WikiLeaks.


I don't know, but the pilot gave a pretty good description of the UFO hovering above his plane


Yeah that is kind of interesting it sounded like he said that there was an aircraft in the front and he reported something passing over him but he didn't get much more specific than that. Saying it could've been a balloon maybe, maybe not.


The pilot did say the object has a big reflection and doubted it was a balloon


Oh interesting. And it was troubling several thousand feet above them going in the opposite direction. Very interesting.


Yea, it's interesting they air control asked it was a Google Ballon. I didn't know google did that type of stuff, I just thought they stuck to online advertising and search engines


Yeah it seems like Google does a lot more than just work on their search engines. They also calculate traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road.


That doesn't sound like Google gets accurate traffic results considering a lot of people don't use android phones


That's a good point. A lot of people rely on Google. In to 2013 google went down for about five minutes and took 40% of web traffic with it.


That's a shame. It's crazy that google tailors it's maps to the claims of each country when there is a disputed border


Yeah that is quite interesting that they do that. They also hire a lot of goats to trim their lawn instead of hiring people to mow it. That's kind of funny.


It's pretty funny a company whose search engine requires more computing power than sending a man to the moon would do that


Yeah that's a very good point I'd like to learn more about that. I wonder what Neil Armstrong and the other 11 astronauts think about that.


Idk, it's pretty crazy though, like the man who was able to sell the Eiffel tower twice


Yeah that must've been a huge accomplishment for him. I can't even imagine selling it once LOL. Are use Google so much though I am just happy it was founded back in 1998. Was nice chatting with you see you later.


I do quite a bit. Do you know the band Hanson?


Yes I know some of their songs, do you like them?


I do and one of their songs once became famous because the name of the band was not revealed


wow cool. You can hear Jupiter's storms in an AM radio channel


Nice. Do you know the most popular act on a radio was a ventriloquist?


Wow. Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?


I do not actually. Do you know who did the voice of the Human Torch on radio in 1970s


I have no idea, who was it. In Canada radios are required to play 40% canadian music


Wow that is a lot actually. It was Bill Murray


Nice. Do you know how soldiers made foxhole radios during WWII?


Hm good questions. I have no idea. WHat did they use?


They used razorblades and pencils, pretty creative


WOw nice. Do you know much about word governments?


I have but do not know too much about them


Well they published once documents that showed the plan the government had to destroy them


Wow that is impressive. China has censored the word censorship


Wow that is really ironic. Dd you know the Government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


Wow what do they do with all that deserted land?


I have no idea,good point. It was nice chatting with you.


I do too, have you heard about the recent FAA recording of the moment two pilots reported an unknown object flying overhead?


Yes and Phoenix Air did not respond for comments.


Yeah it's pretty crazy. I wonder if any of the 86% of the land in Nevada that's owned by the government used to research these UFOs?


The theory is they have an alien vehicle there


That's pretty interesting. There's probably stuff on Wikileaks about it. Wikileaks even published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks.


Area 51 what it it called.  The pentagon has a secret UFO office


I've heard of Area 51. I haven't heard about the secret office, that's pretty wild.


Yep, The workers there have to park their cars. Gown into special clothing then take a shuttle a mile to work.  The Government does not tell anyone that!


That's pretty interesting. Did you know that in 2006, the US passed legislation that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva Conventions?


Good governments have a balance between tyranny and freedom so that is good.


Yeah I guess it is. Have you heard about the man in France who impersonated a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower twice?


I like the norweigian government who donated a billion to save the rainforest


Yes you can Google it.  Do you use Google?


I do, it's my biggest crutch. I remember when it went down in 2013. It took 40% of web traffic with it.


I live really close to the Googleplex HQ in Mountainview Ca.


That's cool! Did you hear about them using hundreds of goats to mow down their grass instead of hiring people?


I live around hills, I see mostly cows but sometimes goats too.    A single search requires more computing power than a trip to the moon!


That's crazy how far technology has come along.


yep, take care and keep your eyes on the skies!


i think we would be ignorant if we think we are alone in the universe.


A possible UFO sighting is discussed in audio recorded during a flight on February 24


that's kinda crazy.  there is a Pentagon Operation known as Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program to investigate UFO sightings.  i guess that is more info than we would normally get from the govt.


Way more!! haha. Head of Pentagon's secret 'UFO' office sought to make evidence public] Although there has been no confirmation - or even serious suggestions - that the recent incident was related to an unidentified flying object, at least, not the kind portrayed in Hollywood, the U.S. government has investigated sightings over the years.


the object seemed consistent between 2 pilots too.  An American Airlines pilot and a private Learjet pilot both saw the same thing at over 40,000 feet


Yeah the conversation sounds pretty legit.  Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.


crazy.  i think it is funny they ask if a UFO could be a Google baloon that beams inernet to the ground.  Hard to believe Google has only been around since 1998.


Yeah they'll try to feed us anything. I found this interesting According to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian..


radio waves are cool.  it is amazing how today's engineers can manipulate the phase, frequency, and amplitude to create digital signals and compress more data into them.  Phase shift keying and quadratics are ever evoling.


Technology shows no signs of ever slowing down.


nope.  kinda brings us back to aliens and UFO's.  maybe they showed us some of this technology or we discovered it somewhere along the way?  i guess we'll never know.  i mean who decided to use silicon?


Right!! Even the the pyramids show signs of more advanced intellectand we still don't no whats going on with electromagnetism.


funny how the govt owns 86% of Nevada.  wonder what is going on there?  lol


I know not to far from area 51. So many conspiracies.


when there is a disputed border, google Maps uses the border to tailor results to the contry inwhich the search is being conducted.


Things we could have only invested if we knew. Instead of hiring people to mow the lawns around their headquarters, google once used hundreds of live goats.


i wish i had a thousand extra bucks to throw into google in 1998.  could probably retire by now.  or Apple, or Amazon.  crazy...


Heck i would of settled for getting in good with Metro or Netflix


yeah Netflix is another one.  I like these digital streaming companies now like Roku.  still only at $40 and streaming is still young.


Yeah everything is going to be digital before long. remains me of a movie i saw with Bruce Willis called surrogates. nice talking with you.


Did you know, Homer held 188 jobs in the 400 episodes?


that is insane. and Bart appeared in all but one episode


I do, apparently most deals made on shark tank are never enacted.


wow, interesting. did you ever watch that 70s show?


apparently they did it verbatim in the UK and nobody watched it


Same, did you know Air travel is up to 10% slower than in the 1960s?


wow you would think it gets better each year but i guess not


Agreed that you would think that! Apparently it is to save on fuel costs.


I have but did not travel the whole country by car, so saved $300 there


Very smart. That is what I would probably do.


yeah, they have tolls everywhere. nice chat


I like to travel when I can. I would love to go to Mackinac Island in Michigan. They banned cars and you must get around by horse drawn carriages or bikes.


Nice. That is a far cry from the Dutch commuter buses that go 160 mph!


Wow. That sure is fast. I would much rather travel on that bus than on Japans highways. Tolls are so expensive it costs more $300 just to travel across the country.


King Kalakaua of Hawaii is rolling over in his grave at the notion of paying that much just to traverse one tiny Island. After all, he was the first King to travel around the world, and he probably spent less $!


I am so surprised. I would have thought it was the King of England with their elite navy. Well if any King decides to visit Iceland they should have a car. Iceland has no public rail service so it is either drive or fly to other major towns.


I doubt King Kalakaua passed through Iceland.  I bet hockey is popular in Iceland!


I bet Iceland does love hockey. I know Canada sure does. They are the only country in the world with two national sports, lacrosse and hockey.


Good move Canada!  I wonder if that player that was traded for $1, the one who went on to win 4 Stanley Cups, I wonder if he was Canadian?


That must have been so satisfying. It was Canada that scored 132 goals and only let in 3 at the first Olympic Winter Games in 1924.


I watch all my hockey on the TV. Have you been to any live games?


I have been to quite a few games. I know that there is a basketball court over the hockey rink.


Better than making it into a pool table or something...  Yeah, my hockey is confined to a recliner. Much like when South Park aired it's Family Guy finale. I considered sending flowers to the producers, but .the Simpsons crew beat me to it!


I really enjoy watching the Simpsons. Although, I have never seen the episode where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned.


Neither have I. I have watched all three narrators of Thomas the Tank Engine though!


I have too. I like the Americans and the British enjoy the show equally with having Ringo Starr and Alec Baldwin narrate episodes.


George Carlin was my favorite narrator. It was just enjoyable seeing the Hippy Dippy Weather guy in a conductor's outfit... They could have used a 160 mph commuter train on that show!


It is interesting that Americans and Brits both love Thomas the Tank Engine. They did not feel the same way with That 70s Show.


Canned after 10 episodes? That is brutal...


I suppose it was too American. Pokemon, however, that seems to be for everyone. They have over 750 episodes.


I am on episode 3... See you in 16 years!


Well thanks for chatting. I learned a lot of fun information today!


some stuff. do you know who the wealthiest three in the US are?


Yes that would be Jefferson, JFK and Washington


Yupp. Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


Did you know the guest house is larger than the white house?


I guess they get a lot of people there and need the room


Yeah. Do you know how the VP used to be elected


Yes that was the runner up that moved in that position.


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


Yes and he has released three albums already


Yeah. Did you vote in the last election?


Yes I did. Did you know astronauts vote from space?


That is cool. And did you hear where they set up a poll in India for someone to vote?


Yes they set it up in a forest with lots of tigers


Yeah. In the UK not all men could vote until 1918


I wonder if that had anything to do with status


I wonder too. IN ALamaba a lot of black  male population cannot vote


I wonder if that has something to do with the felony laws


Maybe that is it. IN Austin Texas they are busy voting to rename the garbage dump


I think that the requirements to carry guns should be stricter!! Too often, guns end up in the wrong hands!! I support stronger background checks...and if a person checks out, they can receive a permit.


I know, it seems like anyone can get a gun now a days, I think its great that people protest together like the one on Broward County, I think that can really inspire change.


Absolutely!! Civil disobedience is sometimes necessary to having a voice heard and paving the way for change!!


Yeah I agree with you, it starts with young people, they are the most affected ones here as they go attend class in fear of getting shot.


Yes!!! They must be prepared however for reprimanding if they participate!! A lot of schools see participating in protests as violations of school policies.


That why strengh is in the numbers, after all, you can suspend the whole school for protesting.


Right!!! LOL!! When a protest took place at Yale, students were disciplined and given citations... the school also tried them for violating school regulations... I guess it all boils down to whether the benefits outweigh the risks.


Yeah, I heard a story about students that were afraid but ended up winning, the risk of losing students that had offers from harvard made Yale step down.


Understandedly!! Walking out is a great way for students to have their voices heard... after all, like you mentioned earlier, school shootings are becoming more prominent and the students are the ones mostly affected by our loose gun laws.


Yeah, no one know the suffering of the families that have lost someone because of the shootings, I wonder when things will change in our country.


Well, gun laws has become a major topic in the U.S. Donald Trump has a lot on his plate as President of the United States!! Its surprising that JFK, Washington and Jefferson were all wealthier than Trump.


Thats crazy, I thought Trump was the richest one yet, I guess he doesnt have as much as I think. I think that its a sensible topic as well, not easily adressed.


Indeed!! Donald Trump's guest house is BIGGER than the White House, though!! That's quite impressive!!


It is! how big is house then lol, it must be doble the size of the White House then.


I learned something interesting... not all men had the right to vote in the UK until 1918!! That's pretty interesting!!


I didnt know that, Im guessing only the rich and powerful could vote back then.


Maybe!!! Here in the U.S., 34% of the black males in Alabama have PERMANENTLY lost their right to vote!!! That's awful!! Major system fail!!!


Yeah it is, they have the right to be heard and that law should be abolished.


Astronauts vote from space!!! How's that for absentee ballots?? LOL!!


Lol Im guessing they have more important things to worry about than voting, it was nice chatting to you.


Not as much as my wife!  I am always fascinated by the new designs though.  It is amazing to think about the fact that 5000 year old shoes preform better than modern shoes.


I wonder in what aspects they outperform today's shoes.


I bet is done on purpose by the companies so you purchase more shoes!


Yeah 500 years ago shoes were made of rock.


I bet they did not ever smell bad.  A good trick to prevent smelly shoes, is to put dry tea bags in them!


Never tries that, but I do like tea, I would not waste it on smelly shoes.


Haha, good point!  Could always do what Steve Smith of the Panthers used to do and just leave your smelly shoes out.  He actually would leave his shoes on the field to promote awareness for the homeless.


Stephon Malbury promoted shoes that retailed for less than 15$. Not all athletes are snobs.


Yea, that is pretty cool of him. Speaking of wealth, I am surprised Trump isn't in the top 3 of wealthiest presidents.


I am more surprised that most of them are "old" presidents. Maybe that's why they were so good, they were so rich that they were incorruptible.


Yup, not like Indonesia where the president there has released 3 pop albums while in office!


The first one was so good that he continued and released 2 mores.


Hilarious.  I do not know if it as wild as Zimbabwe's first president being named President Banana!


Do you think it was his real name ? Or he choose this name voluntarily ?


Haha, good question.  He had to have chosen it.  I would vote for Banana!  Speaking of which, astronauts cast their votes from space!


Yeah, that is the principle of democracy, everyone gets to vote, even if you are in the middle of the jungle.


Well, sort of.  34% of the black male population in Alabama can no longer vote.  I wonder why, incarceration?


Yeah, if you are convicted, you lose your right to vote, it should not be like that.


In the 2018 midterms, Florida voted to allow former felons to vote.


That is a step in the right direction, like not all men had the right to vote in the UK in 1918.


That is hard to believe.  Almost as hard to believe as Austin, TX passing a vote to name a garbage dump after Fred Durst!


Maybe they should have given their opinion on something more serious like gun control.


I am actually a republican who is against guns.  All you need to do is look at what happened in Broward County last Valentine's Day to realize how terrible guns are.


Yeah, gun are serious responsibilities and should not be available to anyone without any serious reasons  (bears are a serious reason). Thanks for the conversation.


Hi. I really enjoy trivia facts. How about you?


Hi and yes I do too.  Like, did you know that 5000 year old shoes are better than today's shoes?


I wouldn't doubt it. Some of my shoes barely last a year. Kind of like a ballerina.


Lol, I hear you there! They go through like 4 pairs a week and sometimes I feel like I do too.


At least mine last longer than that. I thought it is nice hat an NFL player leaves his shoes to raise awareness for homelessness.


Steve Smith. He is a wide receiver, but I am not sure for which team.


That's really cool of him to do that.  Did you know that shoes can be used for decoration?


I did not. I also learned today that you can put tea bags in shoes to absorb unpleasant odors. Fascinating,


That is interesting. I knew tea bags could be used in gardens but I had no idea they could be used in shoes!


I do know that high heels were originally invented for men. Interesting, how times change.


I didn't know that! Do you know why they were invented for men?


I am not sure. Perhaps to give an appearance of being taller. Look at images of French kings from the 17th century. They will wear high heels


I will do that soon. Experts say that shoe appearance was originally tied to function so you could be right about the looking taller thing.


I bet they cost a lot back then, just like today they can cost hundreds or even thousands for a pair!


I know that's right!  High fashion shoes are said to be made of expensive materials but that is no excuse for the price of some of them.


I agree. Do you know who Stephon Marbury is? He promoted shoes that only cost $15, but I am not sure who he is.


No I don't know who he is. I don't think I've ever heard of him but I like that he promoted $15 shoes.


Thanks to you as well.  And be sure and vote when you can.  In the UK even some men couldn't vote up to 1918.


No excuses, astronauts even vote from space.


Yes they do and an Indian votes in a forest of lions.


Yes.  2018 was a great year for music.  Outstanding releases in almost all genres.


I wonder if Linkin Parks album is still the best selling?


Sad to think that might be true.  Especially with great performers like Kacey Musgraves around.


There are certainly a lot of new artists, some I havent heard much about Serpentwithfeet but he is supposedly getting into the spotlight.


I haven't heard much of it.  R&B has been around for decades.  Great voices never get old in that style, and Josiah Wise has one.


I will definitely have to check out some of his music then.


I'm an old rocker, and only recently started listening to country.  You should give Kacey Musgraves a listen.


I have always been a fan of rock, really in to the progressive rock/metal stuff like Dream Theater.   So things like the Korean Rappers freestyle "compliment battles" are a bit new to me.


There are many different styles of rap these days.  There is even a deaf rapper who rhymes in sign language.


That is really interesting, I wonder how that works.  I don't know too much about sign language, but I bet that is a really cool thing to see.


Rap is supposed to be authentic, but some of it is overrun with commercialism.  McDonalds once paid rappers every time they mentioned Big Mac.  If I had known that, I would have made some good money.


I could totally rap about a big mac for the right price.  Busta Rhymes voiced the Reptar Wagon in the Rugrats Movie.


Rap has a stylistic history that dates back to West African griot.  Now it expresses just about any thoughts.


It really does, Tupac's music is in the library of congress of cultural significance.


I think a lot of it will be eventually, given its extended history.


It is something kinda innovative and ever changing.  Artists keep coming up with new ideas.


I know.  Rico Nasty even has a psychedelic edge to her raps.


Don't know about that.  She has wild hairstyles, too.


So many seem to, I guess it is with the whole culture.  Its been nice chatting but I must get going.


Hi, do you watch a lot of TV?  Pokemon has you covered if you do, there are over 750 episodes!


Yes I do watch television. I didn't know this about Pokemon. Wow!!!


I guess a UK version of the 70's show was attempted but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.  Cultural difference?


Oh Wow!!! It was a huge success here in the United States but I'm not sure what went wrong in the UK.


I wonder if they like the Simpsons there"  There is only one episode without Bart.  It's OK with me, my favorite is Homer.


Did you happen to watch that particular episode of the Simpsons without Bart in it?


Not that I recall.  Can you believe that 80% of the Earth's natural forests have been destroyed.  That sounds like a phony environmentalist claim to me.


Yeah!! I do question that myself. I'm not sure if this accurate. Did you know that when the Earth was first formed a day was just 5.5 hours long!!!


Wow, that would greatly effect people's pay checks!  Reportedly, we are going to run out of helium by the end of this century.  No balloons!


Ha Ha!!! I guess no balloons if this is the case. Its scary to think about it.


We need fusion.  It makes helium like the Sun.  I'm wondering about facts in an article I recently read.  I've always heard the rotation of the Earth is 365.24 days and that about 75% of the Earth is covered in water not 71%.


That is very interesting. I recently read that the majority of Earth's polar regions are covered in ice.


Yeah, for some reason, i pictured snow.  Funny, the planet Venus has not tilt therefore, no seasons.  It's an endless hellishly hot spring.


So it must be the only planet that rotates clock-wise, right?


Yes and Uranus is the only planet that "rolls" on its side as it orbits the Sun.


Wow!!! I didn't know this and I'm very surprised that this planet doesn't spin like the other planets and it is within our solar system.


At least we Earthlings don't have 4,500 mph wind with shards of glass in 2000 degree weather.  What planet is that?  I'm guessing Neptune...


I honestly don't know. Neptune is a very good guess.


Wow, astronomers detected the building blocks of life a mere 455 light-years away.  It's on some planetary system.  There has to be life out there...


I do agree. I do believe that there is life out there but it will take time to find it.


Yes but the sheer magnitude of the numbers are on life's side.  Thanks for a great chat!


I agree completely with you on this. Thank you for a great chat as well. I hope you have a nice night!!!


Hello there, do you know much or are you a fan of jazz music?


I do like Jazz, I think it has a nice melody, what about you? what kind of music do you like?


I like jazz as well, it's not my favorite but I do like it quite a bit.  Do you know where jazz originated?


No not really, if I had to guess I would say that in the United States, do you know where?


Yeah you are right, it started in New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


I see, I wonder why they grew those awefull goatees, they look really out of style


Yeah those do, but I guess they did it for comfort over style, or at least that's what they claim.


I see that makes more sense, did you know that even Pakistan has a jazz orchestra and apparently is really good


No but that sounds really cool, I wonder if they have videos to watch on YouTube?


I bet they had a few video there, so what do you think about scientists?


I think they are really cool and don't get as much attention and credit as they deserve.  How about you?


I share your opinion, the emperor of Japan is a scientist, he has published several papers over the years


That is so cool they have someone so smart in charge of their country.


I agree after all the president is the head of state and is in charge of really important decisions, Harvard scientists are also amazing, did you hear about the GIF experiment?


No, I did not hear about that, what was it all about?


Ok so apparently they were able to store a gif animation inside the dna of a bacteria!


That is wild stuff, it makes me wonder what I will all see in my lifetime.  Wow, so crazy.


I know right, and there more things to come, more discoveries as long as scienties exist.


I agree, and as long as young people continue to get involved, that is the key.


Yeah did you know Harrison Schmitt is the only scientis to set floor and walk in the moon


No, I didn't but that is very interesting.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


I believe the climate is changing but not sure it's man-made.  Although Michael Mann from Penn State said Summer 2018 had extreme weather.  Not sure from what, though.  Do yoU?


what causes you to think that?  there are so many different key diagnostic tools, even an earth 'x-ray' that shows climate change but not WHY it's changing.


The sea level is increasing and the ice keeps melting in the 2 poles of the earth


well ice melted during the ice age and there were no cars or smog or even the industrial age


I see.  But we did not exactly see what caused the melting, could be other earth's disasters that we did not know about


that's very true. scientists are really trying to develop more tools - sort of like MRI waves but for the earth.  I think that will help with this debate as to what's causing it


I think so.  Do you know that more than 80 % of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed


I didn't know that. How sad is that.  Is it from climate change? or those wildfires and such?


wow I had no idea. I know they blame heat, drought, wildfires, flooding and stores (hurricanes) all on climate change.


Also, do you know that when the earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long


I've never heard that before?  Why is it 24 hours now?  Can't be because of sun / night, right?   I know the earth is almost 4x as dense as the sun


I am not so sure, may be due to change in the earth's rotation in relative to the Sun and the Moon


that's interesting.  Did you know you could fit all the planets in between the earth and the moon and still have room left over?!


Never heard of that.  It is such a vast space


and the majority of Earth's polar regions are still covered in ice - wonder how climate change will affect the Antarctic and Arctic in the near future?


The areas of these regions will disappear drastically


that's sad.  do you really think so? I wish we could ensure that won't happen.


Yeah, people have been doing that.  Also, do you know that the earth will be free of helium by the end of the 21st century


no - is that also because of climate change? how will everything adapt to that?!


I have no idea.  I am wondering where will helium go?


this has been so interesting.  I hope we can still try to enjoy our Christmas, even with all this doom and gloom!  Thanks for talking with me!


Have a Merry Christmas - you've given me great conversation starters!


Hi Turker, do you believe in climate change?


Yes, I do believe in climate change. What about you?


Yes I do, something causes so many things such as floods, droughts, heat waves and fire breakouts.


Its scary to think about combining heat and drought to cause wildfires.


Yes you are right, I wonder what causes the wildfires in California every year?


The mixture of reasons causes the fires, similar in Syria.


Did you know that in the year of 2003 more than 30,000 people perished due to heat wave?


Yes I for to mention where, do you think that we as a whole can control these disasters?


I am not sure. I know the time to act is NOW.


Do you watch TV a lot or are you a video, Internet type of person?


I like to watch TV, especially south park and the simpsons.


I like those shows also but can't seems to have time to watch them, because I am always busy doing something else.


True, have you heard about all the episodes Bart is in?


yes, I think all except one show he didn't appeared in.


Yes, that is crazy! I wonder what that episode was about.


I am not sure, I used to seeing him in all the show that I saw.


Yes South Park is ok, but one thing I don't get why do Kenny died in all the shows, I don't get that part, do you?


I am not sure. I think it is nice that the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew.


yes he must be doing a good job, did you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon?


That is 50 a year for 16 years! I am going to go watch one. Have a nice day.


I remember when an album was made of plastic. Now everything is digital, like Linkin Park's, Hybrid Theory, the best selling album of all time.


I don't really know much about Linkin Park. Are they popular with the kids these days?


You'd have to ask a kid...I'm old enough to be a Grandpa. But some things get finer with time. Like The Dark Side of the Moon, released 40 years ago and still one of the best selling album of 2014.


There's something called The Dark Side of Oz. At a certain point in the movie Wizard of Oz, you can start the soundtrack for Dark Side and it synchs up with the film. I've never tried it.


Interesting. An old, old movie that still is interesting.  It's like those two identical twins in Japan who released a rap album at the age of 100. You caan't make this stuff up!


I wonder what they rapped about. Arthritis, spoiling your grandkids, ungrateful children, stupid politicians.


All timeless truths of life. Speaking of rapping and politics, did you know that Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of congress under "cultural significance?"


Tupac. Some say that the man is still alive and in hiding, maybe together with Elvis. It's great that rappers like NWA can go platinum without airplay. It's possible for artists to get recognition without depending on the system.


True. And rappers are so inventive too. Like the Korean rappers who inventeda new type of rap called, Compliment Battle.


That Korean rap (K-rap?) must be a product of their culture. Respect is important, so I guess they use compliments instead of insults.


Nice. And even non rappers, like judges, get inventive when rap is involved. Did you hear about the judge who delivered her ruling in rap when she presided over a case involving the rapper, Eminem.


I bet she was bustin' mad rhymes and spittin' fire yo. That def justice and dope jurisprudence.


Word. Serves Emminem anyway, since before he became a rapper he wanted to be a comic book artist. I bet he wished he had chosen that as a profession as he listened to the judge get all busy with it.


I guess Eminem must be pretty good at drawing. Creative people find some outlet of expression.


True. His favorite superhero was Spiderman. I would have liked to see Emminem in a Spidy costume.


He would be a pretty edgy, urban Spidey. Not the nerdy type at  all. I think he could write a good rap for the soundtrack for one of the movie though.


Sure thing. I wonder if he ever performed in South Africa, the land where it is legal to equip your car with flame throwers as a deterrent to carjacking. Gives a new meaning to the term, Hot Wheels.


That would be a good street battle too: cars with 'throwers fighting until one explodes. Good times!


Then you can take your car through a McDonalds drive through--the place where drive through windows were invented--and offer to heat up the fries.


Going through the drive-thru with a flame thrower. McDonald's fries its burger. Burger King broils. Maybe McD's needs the flame.


I used to. It was A Night at the Opera by Queen, matched only by A Day at the Races...also by Queen :) You?


Those are both some solid albums, good choices! I liked hybrid theory by linkin park, I went to a few of their concerts in 2001, they were awesome!


Oh wow, that one takes me back. I still listen to it, actually.


Nice, sad to hear about their singer. I like listening to it in my car


Yeah, I was sad when he killed himself. Never got to see them perform live :/ Do you happen to drive a Caddy or another type of car?


I own a Jeep, but love Cadillac, I think it was named after someone famous


Yeah, a French explorer named Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. It's funny, I never really think about where cars get their names from, except like Ford.


that makes sense. If I remember right he founded Detroit?


Yes! i have no idea how a person founds a city, though


Right, how do they just claim the land lol. Do you ever go to Mcdonalds in your car


Actually, I don't drive. I live in New York City. Going to take my driver's test any day now at the age on 29 lol


that is awesome! Mcdonalds invented the drive thru for solders back in the day.


For soldiers? Did they drive through in their tanks? Also, what's "back in the day" in this case?


lol, it was 1975 and they did it because soldiers couldn't leave their car in uniform


Why couldn't they leave their cars in uniform? How did they do anything while on duty?


Maybe it was just in public. I think things have changed a lot since then lol. It was nice chatting with you!


Wonder if as soldiers they had flame throwers on/in their cars? That's illegal in South Africa among civilians, so it's apparently a thing there


Lol, i can't imagine that being the safest thing lol! I am going to go equip my car with one!


As long as you don't live in South Africa, I'm sure it'll be perfectly fine with law enforcement ^_^


lol I may be moving there now, no one will mess with me lol. Have a good night!


Do you really think she died of lung cancer?


do you want "Isn't it a pity that the UK is a 'no-fly' zone for publishing the truth about this group? These Kremlin-connected oligarchs feel free to buy Belgravia,


Yeah, She estimated that Putin's personal wealth at $40 billion


It's sad that only super rich receive the greatest protection from the state.


Did you know that scientist Harrison schmitt was the only scientist to walk on the moon.


yeah Schmitt resigned from NASA in August 1975 in order to run for election to the United States Senate as a member from New Mexico


ok sirand madam ,do you wand The short Russian flirtation with democratic norms in the 1990s, she said, had long since disappeared


It is surprising that the US president's guest house is larger than the white house.


It was nice talking to you, have a happy holiday.


Yes i like it is like the America's Classical music


yes , though it has originated in West African culture it has spread throughout the world


I heard Pakistan has a great jazz orchestra


who would have thought that. I heard that Jazz trumpeters grew goatees as it provides comfort when playing


Ive always wondered about those goatees, what do you think about that woman in Harlem, the one with the free concerts on sundays


i would love to attend one . Do you know that President of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office


He did? I bet he had a lot of free time, can you imagine Trump doing the same thing!!!


May be he would that do to replace JFK and Washington as the most wealthiest president in History


That could help him reach the rank, maybe he is #4 currently


on the other hand Emperor of Japan Akihito is a scientists and still publishes paper .. Doing something useful for sure


He must be a really smart emperor, did you hear about the achivement that group of Harvard students made?


yeah heard that they turned bacteria into pendrive and saved data


Yeah they saved the data in a GIF of a galloping horse, impressive


yes for sure. Only one scientist has stepped on Moon so far .  I thought that always they send scientist to space to conduct experiments


I  thought all of the members of the apolo mission were scientists, but appartenly only one, thanks for the fact


yes some things are weird just like how our presidents guest house is larger than white house


Wow, is ir really bigger, I guess the president has a lot of visitors on the house from time to time.


I do. It has been around since the late 19th century in America.


Even Clint Eastwood liked  jazz, and even played the piano.


Really? Cool! Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie ran for President in 1964.


He did?  I didnt know that!  That is so awesome.


Yes ,and his cabinet were all other jazz players, too!


Too bad they didnt get elected.  That would be awesome!  I could totally support them.


Me too! Also In 1964, Louis Armstrong knocked the Beatles off the top of the Billboard Hot 100.


Wow.  These are the facts I wish I had learned in my Jazz History class!


True! Ella Fitzgerald can sing two notes at once!


That is no joke!  I heard Jazz Trumpeters grew goatees because it provided comfort, I dont know if I agree with that comfort part.


I guess it kept around their mouths from getting sore from their instrument?


With the trumpet the mouthpiece doesnt usually go hat far, and hair could cause airl eaks and prevent a good seal


I don't know enough about trumpets or facial hair to comment. Haha.


I know a lot more about trumpet than facial hair.  LOL


Have you heard of Walter White? He has a new jazz album. I haven't heard of him.


I havent heard of him, but Id be interested to check him out.


I hear Pakistan also has a Jazz orchestra that is topping the charts.


Really? That's fascinating! Thanks for chatting, I learned a lot about jazz!


I'm doing good too - thanks for asking. Did you know Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century?


I like Linkin Park and I did not know that about them. Did you know that after 40 years, the dark side of the moon was still one of the best selling albums in 2014?


Linkin Park is my favorite band. That's pretty amazing it's still one of the best selling albums after 40 years. I love Pink Floyd.


Me too. the classics are the best.  NWA's Straight out of Compton was one of my faves and it was the first album to reach Platinum status without a major tour or any support of airplay.


Wow that's an awesome accomplishment. Two identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old.


How cool, rapping grannies. Do you like Rap music?


I listen to a little bit of rap, but mostly rock and country. What about you?


I kinda like all genres of music.  I do know that rapper Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of Congress of "cultural significance."


I didn't know that either. I love Tupac music. I still listen to some of his stuff today.


He was one of the best, that's for sure.  On a side note, Eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist.


That's interesting I had no idea he wanted to become a comic book artist. He's a very talented rapper.


He has multi talents.  Busta Rhymes does too.  He voiced the reptar wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie.


Oh wow I didn't know that either about Busta Rhymes. In 2001, a Michigan judge delivered her ruling in rap form when trying a suit filed against Eminem.


That would have been cool to hear that judge rapping.  Do you know the Koreans have invented a new type of freestyle, it's called compliment battle?


Haha never heard of that style of rap before. I wonder how it sounds?


No telling what that sounds like, I can only imagine. Do you own a car?


I do.  I hear it's legal in South Africa to mount flamethrowers on your car to prevent carjacking's.


Love music! Especially Zeppelin what about you?


Nice, I am a fan of Linkin Park and I like their album Hybrid Theory. DO you have a favorite album?


I like all of Led Zeppelin's albums. I also like Metallica. Their album and justice for all is my favorite. do you ever listen to Radiohead?


I do to some of the songs. Do you know who has the best selling album of 21st century


No I don't. Who is it? I do know that even Bob Marley still sells a lot of albums apparently


I see. Do they sell that at Walmart? Apparently Walmart only has clean versions of albums


I am not sure, I guess they could. Do you know which one was the best selling album in 2014?


I don't actually. Who was it? I'm old so I listen to a lot of audio cassettes and also vinyl from the 70s. What about you?


It was The Dark Side of the Moon even though it was released 40 years ago


Wow that's cool. I love Pink Floyd! What about you? My favorite album of theirs is animals


Oh nice, I am not too familiar with their music but listen to some of the songs only. In Japan there were twins that released an album at the age of 100


That sounds cool actually. Did you hear about the deaf rapper? I guess he apparently will rhyme in sign language


I would love to see that actually. DO you like Tupac?


I've heard about him a little bit. Are there any cool facts that you can tell me? Apparently McDonald's will pay a rapper $5 when they reference the Big Mac LOL


Wow that is crazy. Yeah Tupac's music was so great that it is in the library of congress now


That's impressive! Did you know that the world's fastest rapper can rap at a rate of 14 syllables per second? I wonder if Tupac would be able to do that if he were still alive


I do not think Tupac was able to do that and that is impressive. Have you heard of compliment battle


I have. As opposed to a dissing battle. I think a compliment battle is a lot more positive! Do you ever listen to rap music in your car?


From time to time if the channel I like plays it. Nice chatting with you


hey there, do you have much interest in music?


I do like music, but there's so much out there that I feel like I can't keep up. I recently heard something about an artist known as Serpentwithfeet


Yeah, that is true, people come up with all kinds of names. What kind of music do they make?


R&B, I think. Many are impressed with his vocals and ability to sing with vibrato


I'm not a big fan because it's often hard to understand, but it does take skill to do it well. There's a rapper who raps in sign language because he's deaf. That's something I would like to see


Me too that sounds really interesting. THe music that Tupac made is actually in the library of congress because of cultural significance


I can see that. I wonder if he's referenced McDonald's in any of his songs. He would have been paid $5 for every reference to a Big Mac


No, but I do wonder where the name came from. Childish Gambino's name came from an online name generator by the Wu-Tang clan


Interesting one. Have you heard of compliment battle?


No, but if it's a rap battle where people compliment each other, that would be legit


I think that is what it is. Must be fun, like the judge in Michigan who read the ruling rap style


I mean, the Pokemon theme song has a rap in it. The rapper is the same one in Michael Jackson's "Black and White"


Sometimes. I would like to learn how to drive a stick shift sometime. Classic cars are cool too. I guess there was a barn full of classic cars in New York that a man discovered


Those must cost a lot nowadays. A man became a professional race car driver by beating 90 000 peopme in gran turismo


That's pretty crazy. I've heard there's an "aggressive" mode in Google's self-driving cars


Wow, interesting. Apparently the drive thru came about because soldiers were not allowed to get our of their cars when wearing their uniforms in the 70s


Wow. That's an interesting rule, but I can understand the safety issue. In Ohio, it's illegal to warm up your car


Wow good one. It was nice chatting with you


Hello.  Do you have music albums?  I'm old - I have tons of them.


I'm old too, and yes, I have vinyls, i have cassettes, I have 8-track tapes, and I have CD.  They are all scratched.


I'm going to keep them forever.  Apparently, Linkin Park's "hybrid theory" is the best selling album in twenty first century.


Yeah, but that rapm album made by the 100-yr-old Japanese twins is close on it's heels!


I was surprised to read about them.  I do not speak Japanese so I might not understand their rap album.


I understand it about as well as any rap album. Word.  I prefer the Dark Side of the Moon...still going strong 40 years after it's release!


It was still one the best selling album of 2014.


Yup. And nobody is promoting it anymore!  Like NWA's Straight Outta Compton, an album that achieve platinum status without support of airplay or major tour...


That was amazing.  I wonder how they promoted the song (straight outta compton) without the support of airplay or a major tour.


Pretty legit, although maybe not as legit as Tupac's music, listed in the librabry of congress under the category, "cultural significance"


I do not like rap music.  I also read about Tupac.  I was surprised when I read that his music is in the library of congress.


Maybe you would like the Korean freestyle rap called, Complement Battle? Sounds positive.


Rap in the US has bad language and is full of insults.  I will probably like Korean rap music - someone needs to translate it to me though.


You hear about the Michigan Judge that delivered her ruling in rap during a court case filed against the rapper Eminem? I wonder if she delivered any F-bombs?


I do not think she used bad language.  I would love to hear it.  Do you know if I can find info or video online?


Probably. Tons of Eminem stuff online. Did yo know before he became a rapper, his dream was to be a comic book writer?


I would like to hear the judge's rap. Eminem wanted to become a comic book writer?  I did not know, until you told me.


Yeah. Did you see that music video filmed down in SOuth Africa where they used those cars equipped with flame throwers?  It's legal down there...


It's illegal here, for sure.  Since you talked about cars, do you know why the trunk of your car is called that?


Because old cars used to have wooden trunks on top of them. And if you rode on top of the trunk you were called a Trunk-Driver...  Don't trink and drive! Word out.


No, I am too old to trink and drive! Anyway, I've got to run now.  It was nice chatting with you.


Hello, How are you today? Do you like cars?


Hello. Yes, I have always liked cars. I have a mustang convertible


Oh very nice! I bet you enjoy driving it!! Did you know the first car for the masses in the US was the Ford Model-T?


It is a very fun car to drive. Yes it was the first car made on an assembly line.


I am a BMW girl I'm on my 3rd lol 1886 is the birth year of the car when Karl Benz patented his Benz!!


Nice I like the M3 and the 7 series. Did you know that it is illegal to warm up your car in Ohio?


My husband likes the 7 series, a little too big for me. I am a fan of the M3 , perfect size and fun to drive also!


Agreed, one of my friends had an M3, we had a lot of fun in that car. Did you know that when Audi started making cars for India they had create a new horn to withstand heavy use.


lol, I have heard that, sounds like crazy drivers if you're using your horn that much!


Their driving is just a free for all, I don't know how their system works. Have you heard the story of the guy in NY who bought a house and in a barn it was full of classic cars? That must of been amazing.


Wow, really, how exciting!! A good way to put it a free for all!


A handy thing to know, the little arrow next to the pump symbol  on the dash tells you what side of the car the gas cap is on.


I just found that out not too long ago! Never really looked. Maybe I did, but didn't notice. Now I do, thinking a lot of people may not notice too!


I don't know were I picked that one up, but it's surprising how many people do not know that. What do you think of self driving cars?


I'm not sure about that! I enjoy driving a car so that would take it away!!  Also I heard it had an acceleration button or something! OMG!! what a ride! scary!!lol


I think it is cool, but I agree I love driving and am afraid that people will lose the skill. Google's car has an aggressive mode supposedly.


Yes, its an aggressive mode! I will always want to be able to drive myself.


I agree, its a freedom I don't want taken away.


Yes, that's what I think!! Have you heard of the 100 year old twins from Japan releasing a rap album?


Wow, good for them. That must be interesting. Did you know that McDonald's has paid rappers for everytime they mention big macs in their songs?


No, really?? I have never heard of that! But, I'm not surprised!! Have you heard of a song with McDonald's in it?


I think I have heard it possibly but not that I remember what song I heard it in.


Yeah, I will now take notice!! Good one! Good Chat!!


Did you know the emperor of Japan is also a scientist and still publishes papers?


I did not. It is awesome that although he has such a high position, he also writes and publishes them. Scientists are fascinating. I also didn't know the world wide web was invented by a scientist either.


Scientists are fascinating. Harvard scientists have even managed to store a gif animation of a horse galloping IN  the DNA of bacteria


That was something I found really interesting as well. I read that Jazz music has roots in West African culture, and European military band music. Do you like Jazz music? It is nice to listen to. I played in Jazz band in High School


I do love jazz. I took jazz dance lessons for almost 20 years! Even Pakistan has a jazz orchestra.


I read that. Music is something most everyone can enjoy. Even Clint Eastwood. It is funny that trumpet players grew goatees for comfort when playing. I play clarinet, so I don't know how that would correlate. It is amazing how Jazz changed from the years in how it was performed and combined with other types of music


I played clarinet as well! I know what you mean there. It's truly a great genre of music and I see why it's considered one of Americas original art forms.


What about this authur Karen Dawisha. She has a lot of guts to write about Russia and Putin. She seems like a very strong women, and very confident and intelligant


She definitely had a backbone and we need people like her. I can't believe Cambridge University Press refused to publish it.


I cannot believe he has 40 Billion dollars in watches


For some reason I have no problem believing that. The 50 billion gone from the olympic funds is nuts too.


Yeah, I don't understand how money can just disappear like that. The fact that 35 percent of the financial assets of modern Russia were controlled by 110 oligarchs tied to Putin just is like wow. This is not a good situation.


It's not at all. The fact that he has the nerve to claim russia is democracy is laughable.


Speaking of democracies... so a president is considered the head of the government in republics. It is interesting he is not called a president. Probably because he isn't one


Very, very true. Can we also just talk about how the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?


Yeah, that is hillarious. But then it is Zimbabwe. What about the first president of Indonesia realeasing 3 pop albums while in office. Pretty neat!


That one is very cool.  I don't know how he found  the time. Did you know the president's guest house is larger than the white house?


I did not before now. This seems odd, but I guess its true. I have never seen the White House before so I wouldn't know. Its interesting that in 1805 the runner up of the election became vice president. I don't know how that would work nowadays.


I don't think it would go over very well anymore. I also didn't know jfk was one of the wealthiest presidents in history.


Washington and Jefferson as well. They don't stick out as wealthy to me.


Good afternoon!  Are you a fan of classical music?


I am a fan, I like The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, its full with talent.


I know that the US has several bigger orchestras and I bet Chicago is one of the better ones.  I like that they are willing to play modern works as well.


I like the song called "Many Words of Love" by the artist Samuel Adams, I thought it was modern and still great.


I haven't heard that one.  I am familiar with his father John's works though.  If his son is anything like his dad then I'm sure I will like it too!


Yeah he has a lot of talent, he surely had a great mentor, the great american composer John Adams


Are you familiar with another modern composer named Jennifer Higdon?


Im not sure, I think I heard of her but not completely familiar, why?


I know that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been playing a new low brass concerto she composed.  Do you have a chance to make it to many concerts?


I actually love concerst as well, I like live music and also like recitals, what about you?


I haven't been able to in awhile though I wish I lived in Croatia and could attend a concert at an ancient Roman amphitheater.


That would be so cool, I would sure like that as well, do you like the Ramones?


I like a few of their songs.  I know they have played a ton of concerts.  Have you ever been to one of their 2260 plus concerts?


No, havent been to onw of those, I sure regret that because I am a big fan and I heard they played non stop for about 20 years


That's amazing!  I wonder if they ever had years like Linkin Park did in 2001 and played 324 concerts in that year alone?


I wonder that as well, maybe Linking Park did more concerts in that year due to the success of their album, that was a great album indeed.


Great point!  Do you do much watching plays or TV if you aren't listening to music?


I like watching TV I love the show House, have you seen it before?


I watched a couple episodes.  What is the name of the lead actor in that?


His name is Hugh Laurie and he actially is the highest paid actor, at least for the drama genre.


Is that the one that was making $700K per episode?  Must be nice, but I'm sure he is worth it.


Yeah he makes about 700000 per episode, thats a lo of money! I bet Jim Carrey would start doing dramas if someone paid him that much money.


Do you enjoy entertainment such as dramas or concerts?


I do, I enjoy both, have you ever listened to the Chicago Symphony?


I have not, but I have recently read that they are returning to the Kennedy Center for the first time in 13 years


I think the orchestra is full of talent and its worth listening to, its beautiful and has great critics.


Isn't the orchestra conducted by the famous Riccardo Muti? Furthermore, what have the critics to say?


Yes its conducted by the Italian conductor, he's about 76 years old and definitely knows his music, hes had more than 350 performances.


I heard he is planning to extend his contract till the 2021-22 season. That is dedication despite his age


He sure is a dedicated musician, he still has some good years to go, so have you gone to any concerts lately?


I enjoy concerts since the performance is far more impressive than merely listening to music. Did you know due to their success, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone?


I didnt know that although its a great band so its not surprising, do you like the band Creed?


I personally don't know them well, but I recently read the concerts were so bad that a lawsuit was filed against the band. I wonder what was so wrong? the music, venue, singers, or etc?


I dont know, I think that the band had internal issues, the lead vocalist had mental problems and it all started to dismantle, I liked it, I like some of their songs a lot, too bad!


From what you say, it does sound unfortunate.


Yeah, another band that I really like are the Ramones, they played over 2000 concerts and still havent been to one


That sounds amazing. Personally I want to try attending a concert being held in an ancient roman amphitheatre. I heard croatia still has such a place as a venue


That would be really interesting, so what else do you like besides music, maybe reading?


I really enjoy reading because it promotes the deep exploration of texts during interpretation and helps you literally create worlds within your mind. However, I also admit to growingly listening to audiobooks as well.


I agree audiobooks are great, a good book is Enders game, that book is almost like  requirement for military organizations.


Having read Ender's game and its sequel Ender's Shadow, I can see why. They are well written books of strategy, perseverance, and knowledge.


Yeah and also Starship Troopers although I didnt like that one that much.


In any case, this conversation of concerts and reading was a pleasant one. I hope you have a nice day.


I hope you have a nice day and just one last fact for you, the record of reading is 4700 word per minute!


I go as much as I can. Did you know linkin park played 324 of them in one year?


Yeah that is pretty amazing, their album was successful so they had to kind of


Yeah true. And the Ramones toured for 20 years nonstop


Yeah and they played in that time 2263 concerts


yeah a lot. In Croatia there is an ancient theater where bands can play too.


Yeah same in Italy where PInk Floyd once held a concert


Yeah without an audience. I wonder why they did that


Me too. A creed concerts was so bad that people sued them


That must have sucked for them. DO you like drama?


I love drama, have you ever seen House MD?


I have I love Hugh Laurie I heard he made a lot of money on the show


Yes he made something like $700 000 per episode. that is insane


I love him and his comedies. Do you know why he does not do dramas anymore?


Yeah because they do not project positivity I guess


Yeah. Do you know how Michael Caine became an actor?


Yeah the guy just followed the pretty girls who all went to drama class


WHat a guy. Jon Hamm also taught drama in his former high school.


And one of his students was ELlie Kemper, she is so funny


SHe is one of the funniest actors I know of


Hello. Are you aware of the book Crazy Rich Asians?


Indeed. And, I believe it is a movie as well?


It is although I have not seen it. Apparently the book centers around The Youngs who are among the 10 wealthiest families in Asia.


Being wealthy must change your life. Rich people can easily bail out family members who get into financial jams without worrying they will run out of money in their own old age: do you agree?


I certainly do. I did read a study recently that money does provide happiness but only up to $70,000 a year. Above that does not contribute to happiness.


I agree. I once read an article that looked at lottery winners after one year. It was a catalog of misery!


Yes that does seem to happen a lot. Apparently the book Crazy Rich Asians is critical of the ultra wealthy. The extended family is suspicious of anyone not as rich as them. Their wealth does not erase their many flaws.


No, it amplifies them! At the root, they think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we, per Fitzgerld. I think this is true. Do you?


It certainly seems to be. In this book, they even battle over money when there is obviously more than enough to go around. Affluence seems to breed greed.


Greed is part of human nature. In the book, there is much intra-family squabbling. I would even say that non-rich people do a bit less of this.


Possibly, or maybe about different subjects. While I have not read this book, I do enjoy fiction literature. Did you know that Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction?


No! But it's interesting that the idea of a cyborg predates by centuries the first real AI.


I thought so as well. On the more negative side, a judge in the 1950's tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character. I'm glad he was not successful.


Me too. It's hard to believe that such insanity existed--and exists in some cases.


I agree. We've come a long way but still have a long way to go. On a completely different subject, were you aware that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a tv Drama? He made $700,000 per episode for House.


I have watched that show, and it does seem to revolve around Laurie...but it's very hard to believe that he earned in a week what many people may not earn over several decades!


Yes it is a very high pay for a TV actor. I think Jon Hamm was an amazing dramatic actor in Mad Men.Were you aware that he was a high school drama teacher?


No way! I also think he aabsolutely stole the show...I have watched it rhough twice now.


It is a great show. I am glad that he got to break out.


Likewise. On another note, it has been great talkiig with you. Thanks!


Hello.  Do you follow politics?  Did you know that the three richest presidents in our history are washington, jefferson, and jfk?


I did not. I am surprised that Trump is not in there.


I am as well.  Maybe historians have not fully calculated his wealth as yet.  Speaking of trump though I imagine he's happy he was not president before 1805.  Back then the runner up to president automatically became vice president.


Can you imagine the chaos in the white house if it were him and hilary? WOW that would be interesting!


It really would. The press would be having a field day every day!  It would definitely not be as relaxing as it is in Indonesia. Their president released 3 pop albums while he was in office.


Seems like they should pay more attention to governance and less to pop! At least he was not name president banana!


That is so true!  What president was named that?


Did you know there was a subway exclusively for congress to move between their offices and the capitol?


No I didn't. That seems a bit extravagant for us tax payers to have to fund.  I think they should use cars or walk just like the rest of us.


Yeah. If they have enough energy to play a baseball game since 1909, they have enough energy to walk a little.


i agree with that.  With all of the talk about women in congress recently I found out that the first woman elected to congress was back in 1916.  That woman was elected before she had the right to vote.


And they were not allowed to wear pants until 1993 when Carol Mosley Braun wore them for the first time. Sexism!


This woman though had to be impressive. i mean, women couldn't even vote so they had no respect and yet she was elected to congress.


I don't know. I am going to do some research on her and find out.  That election back in 1916 was long before elections now  where some people are elected to make certain groups happy.  So, she must have been good and well liked by all of the people.


Did you know that Elmo was the first non-human to tesify before congress? I wonder what else makes up that list?


I didn't know that.  What would be interesting to find out is would Elmo be held to the legal bounds or the puppeteer.


You just took it a bit deeper. That's a really good question...


I didn't mean to go deep. i was just wondering about it when i pictured the testimony in my mind.


So it seems the US has caused some problems internationally with their new facility in Taiwan. China isn't happy about the huge facility.


Yeah, I heard that too. Ya know, Taiwan is recognized as a sovereign nation by 21 countries. But recently three have reversed that position.


I wonder why those countries reversed that position? Do you know if it is pressure from China on those countries?


Yes, it was actually reversed in order to establish favor and diplomatic relations with mainland China.


I think its crazy the power China has in the world right now. They can essentially just annex another country and make it theirs. All the other countries are nervous to say anything.


Yes, it is a weird time indeed. The most recent country to break off relations was Burkina Faso. Many nations are aligning themselves with China recently.


I think China is asserting its power somewhat unfairly. They even shut down the website for Marriot as a control tactic. Worries me what else they are capable of.


I totally agree with you. I get worried when I do not feel like I get all the news from the tv every evening. The United States has invested so much money in Taiwan and says we will be there for the long haul.


Yeah with 2 super powers battling for Taiwan you never know what the outcome will be. Its clear they both want Taiwan for themselves. It sounds like China is willing to risk a lot to take control.


Yes, well said! I know that the United States does not back down and CHina has recently stated that they will not either. Leaders of China have taken over the airplanes that fly into Taiwan. The U.S. has not succumb to the order though.


Its interesting that the US is treating Taiwan like their own country and having meeting with their diplomats. And China is treating Taiwan like they are apart of China and controlling all the decisions made on its behalf.


Yes, it does not resemble the United States and is curious to observe. I was recently in Washington DC and was able to see the White house which is surprisingly smaller than the guest house.


Oh really? I have never been to DC. I would love to visit someday and see all the historical sites. I would love to see the Washington monument. Washington was my favorite president, also one of the most wealthy ever.


Yes, isn't that crazy. You would love it if you can ever visit because of all the memorials. Amazing!


I would love to watch a baseball game while I was there. Maybe the Nationals, they have a cool stadium. If not maybe I could watch the US Congress game. They play every year but I doubt they are as good as the National.


That would be fun and entertaining. A fun fact is that Elmo testified before congress!


Oh really? I wonder if he was tickled to be there? I would never want to testify in front of congress, probably means you are in some trouble


HA, that is a cute thought! Elmo is so short since 1900, the taller candidate has won the U.S. Presidential election 75 of the time.


There is some shortism happening in the US! Or maybe its because there is only a 62.8% turnout for voters, and all the short people stay home? I think more people should vote and have their voice heard.


Yes, everybody should vote! Get out the vote, young and old!


People fought and died for that right! Now take advantage!


Yes, I agree with that. I couldn't have said it better. I honor the President because we were voting and he won.


Its hard to oppose if you had a chance to decide who the president was. Although you don't have to agree with everything.


Yes, I agree with the choice. Have a fun day.


Gonna go watch a documentary on China. Bye


Are you a House fan? Hugh Laurie earned 700 thousand per episode. That's insane.


I'm not but my parents are so I am a little familiar. That's a huge paycheck. I did not realize it had that big of an audience.


It must still have a large one, as it's still on Netflix. Michael Caine only enrolled in drama in school because there were girls in the club.


I'm not surprised. He always seemed very charming. Do you enjoy reading fiction?


I do. I will read almost anything, really. I think it's hilarous that a judge once tried to ban sci-fi comics, because it had a black character.


WOW! That's a level of racism I was not familiar with. I'm glad you said tried meaning it was not successful.


I enjoy Vonnegut, Orwell, Ira Levin, Poe, Stephen King, lots of different books. Speaking of Poe, he wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction.


I think Poe wrote a little about everything. He was a mastermind. Have you checked out the wiki that ranks fiction characters according to their powers and abilities?


I have not but I might seek it out later because it sounds very interesting. Apparently George RR Martin despises fan fiction but to be fair he takes so long to get a new book out that fans have to do something to entertain themselves.


Classic elitists attitude. I'm trying to find the site that has radio dramas you can listen to for free.


Apparently they exist. At one time they were the height of entertainment but I do not know if they would hold up now.


I like the old radio dramas, I think they were the original podcasts. Jim Carrey refuses to do dramas, due to his belief system that prevents him from doing anything that doesn't project positivity. Yet, he's married to someone who I personally don't think embodies that value.


I had no idea he was remarried. He's been married a lot. Also his new Showtime show looks pretty dark and dramatic to me.


I haven't seen anything on it. I was reading about how the trunk of your car is called that, due to the old cars havin a wooden trunk on the back.


That's very interesting. I did not know that. I wonder why the British call it a boot?


That would be interesting to find out. I never knew that McDonalds invented the drive-thru due to the soldiers not being permitted to get out of their cars while in fatigues.


I did not know that either. I watched the movie The Founder recently about the beginning of McDonald's but it did not cover that. It was a really good movie though and I recommend it.


I will look for it the next time I'm looking for a movie. Interstingly, it's perfectly legal in South Africa to have flame throwers on your car. I wonder if that's where Elon Musk came up with his flamethrower stunt a few years ago.


That sounds like a Mad Max society come to life ha ha.


Thank you for chatting with me this morning, it's been fun. Have a wonderful day.


Yea, my favorite fiction is short stories and novels, do you?


I'm not too much of a fan to be honest. Apparently there is a wikipedia page which rants fictional characters.


I haven't read much since high school but I did like Edgar Allen Poe, I'm gonna try and read his book that features a cyborg


Interesting, I didn't know he made one about that.


Me neither. Julius Casar wrot fan fiction of hercules and Oedipus, I wonder if they are any good


I'm skeptical, but that does seem pretty cool.


Can't be worse than George RR Martin's fans' fan fiction, he despises it


This is likely true. By the way, do you like dramas?


I like Mad Men, I never knew Jon Hamm taught high school drama, he had some lucky students


Interesting, is that what Jon Hamm is in?


Yea, and his student Ellie Kemper ended up being Erin from The Office


I did not know that. Do you know why Michael Caine decided to become an actor?


To meet pretty girls in his drama class, Michael Caine was pretty smart for that one


Yeah, that is hilarious isn't it! He played Alfred in Batman right?


Yea, he was great.  Jim Carrey was in a batman movie too but he dislikes doing dramas due to conflicts with his belief system


Jim Carrey was also in a dirty harry movie, but nobody remembers that. He plays Axl Rose.


Nice. Have you ever watched House with Hugh Laurie, he ended up making 700,000 an episode for that show


I have, I watched the first 3 seasons, but after that I threw in the towel. Didn't know he made that much. Well, nice chatting with you.


You too, think I'm gonna catch up on some House


It's crazy that the wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson.


JFK I could see but Washington and Jefferson surprise me.  I thought Washington was just a general before becoming president.


Generals maybe made a lot back then. I also think it's crazy that the president's guest house is bigger than the white house.


I know! It seems like it'd be the other way around.  Maybe when they built it they were thinking about being humble or something.


That is very possible. Did you know that until 1805 the runner up for president became the vice president.


Seems like I did hear that somewhere before. I like the idea. I think it would make for more viewpoints being heard.  What about you?


I agree that, that could be an interesting way to do things. Did you know that us congress plays a republicans vs democrats baseball game.


I do know that. I remember the shooting, I think, from last year during a practice for it.  Did you know that they have three subway lines just for them to move between the capital and their offices?


I didn't know that, but that makes sense. The crazy thing about that baseball game is it's been occurring since 1909. That's a long time to continue having a baseball game.


It really is. I think maybe they do it to try and build camraderie or something.


Sports in general seem to build camaraderie so that makes sense, but the republicans are leading by 3 wins. I'm sure that annoys the democrats.


I bet it does.  Did you know that in Nevada you can vote for none of the candidates during an election?


I did not know that and that seems kinda pointless. I think it's interesting that since 1900 taller candidates win the presidential election 75% of the time.


That is interesting.  I wonder what happened in 1900 to make the change.


Maybe back in 1900 people were closer to the same size. Has time progresses people seem to be getting taller. Walking by the middle school makes me feel short.


You could be right!  Here's an interesting tidbit.  Ancient Athens used to forbid elections because they thought it would lead to an oligarchy.


Yea, it seems like people from Ancient Athens thought a lottery was a better idea. They could have been right.


The more I look at our government today the more I think they just might have been.  so I guess that means that elections are not actually democratic.


Not if things can get rigged in someones favor, but there could have just as easily been flaws in the way that Ancient Athens did things.


True. They could have just appointed people in a certain "group" just like they can be elected now.


Elections have only been around though since the 17th century.


I like it, George RR Martin is one of my favorite writters


It is funny that he despised fan fiction and says it is copyright infringement and a bad exercise for aspiring actors.


I have to disagree with him there, a lot of fan fictions are actually pretty good


I agree with you. It is messed up that a judge in 1950 tried banning a science fiction comic because it featured a black character.


Thats racist, I hope that judge got sanctioned,


I like them one of my favorite shows is House, have you seen it before?


I think I watched like one episode before.


I see, well do you remember Hugh Laurie? the leading actor, the one that has a limp?


I do vaguely. He is the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama right?


He is he makes about $700,000 per episode, maybe a bit more now


Must be nice! Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


No, did he had a calling since he was a little kid? I have no idea really


All the prettiest girls in his high school were in Drama class!


I see, well, clearly the decision led to a successful career path.


True! I love how Jim Carey does not make dramas anymore because of his belief system.


I respect that, Jim Carey is a great actor and positivity is a great emotion to share and experience with others


I also respect that. I agree with him that movies should project positivity more.


We should all be more like Jim Carey, have a positive mindset and dont let negativity affect us either way I hope you have a great night, its been great chatting


I know he is 114 years old.  Seems like a nice down to earth fellow.


Fredie lives in South Africa, outside Cape Town.  He smokes home made cigarettes made from news paper.  So there is chemicals in the ink?


Yes, Blom is married to a woman thirty years younger.


Cool.    If he were in the States, he would have seen a lot of baseball in that lifespan!


If he lived for millions of years, he could observe the tectonic plates move around the surface of earth.


True!   Do you know how old the Earth is thought to be?


It was formed 4.5 billion years ago.  So, it is a young planet with lots of density.


There was a joke in there somewhere.  The satellite of the Earth is the Moon.  The Moon is responsible for high and low tides.