I think I have read that before yes, isn't that why most of everything is blue on facebook?


Yeah thats the reason of the blue color, that was a suprising fact for me, I always thought it was because blue attracted users or something like that.


That is interesting, funny how you always think one thing about something until you find out the real meaning, and it's usually always something very simple.


I agree, the simple explanation is often the right one, so do you follow the Fox News channel? its amazing how much viewers the channel has


I don't watch it much but there are some really interesting facts about that network.


I agree, like how they threatened to sue The Simpsons once


Yeah isn't that pretty funny.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hi there ! Looking forward to chat with You !


Yes, every since I've created an account - I got addicted. You ?


It's a cool way to stay in touch with friends and family I guess...


Yes, it is a very useful tool for that.  Did you know one third of all divorce fillings in 2011 in the u.s. had the word facebook?


what does it mean "had the word facebook?" Facebook somehow is responsible ?


I am not really sure.  I know facebook has changed a lot about the world.


oh yes, it expanded... now we got marketplace in Facebook so it's a competition to ebay and craigslist and I heard there is going to be a dating addition soon ;)


That is interesting.  I wonder what the dating addition will be like.


You know - same like all others but integrated in Facebook profile so people see Your history and basically already know a lot about You - it would help to make a better dating choice ;)


Yeah that is true.  I guess 30% of all americans use it as their primary source of news as well.


yes... it can also be used for news - dangerous tool right there if You ask me...


Yeah I hear you there. I guess it has 56 custom gender options as well.


lol...  that's a little too much for me to remember


Yeah I am with you, I don't know how to keep track of so many


I hear ya lol.  I do know that facebook is valued at a ton of money!


yeah... it's a money making machine and it doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon ;)


Oh no, it did have a huge drop in value this summer, but it will come back in my opinion.


probably because of the scandal when people found out they are storing our private data and conversation ;) lol


Yeah that and some other major factors.  It was nice talking with you today.


Flying with babies can be a difficult task


Yeah it sounds like people won't put up with a crying baby for very long up there.


Its annoying and can disturb others in the plane the you get complaints from the flight attendants, so being prepared is a must


Yeah I think I read that babies weren't allowed to cry for more than 5 mins. on United flights.


But how can you stop them, it must be really hard to do so


Yeah and that is the real problem, is how do you control a baby way up there in the air where you can't just walk away?


Parents of newborn babies have it hard, I heard airlines often have to apologize to parents because of rude crew members


That doesn't sound like much fun to be those parents having to travel.


It doesn't sound like fun it sounds really complicated, I think airlines should learn from incidents like the one that happen in Bala


Yeah I would have to agree, do you travel much yourself?


I do like to travel but dont get the chance to do it much, do you?


Yeah I am the same, don't have enough time these days to go as much as I would like to.


I know right, time is limited and then money is also limited what place in the world would you  like to visit if you had the chance to travel for free?


I think I would love to travel to Australia or maybe New Zealand, I think I would enjoy that.  How about you?


I would like to go to Japan, sounds like a great destination with a rich culture


Yeah that would be super fun, I have a good friend who has been twice and said it was amazing!


Wow, lucky person, I envy him/her, I hear the tolls are really expensive though


I have heard that too, but I guess the roads are in excellent condition.


They must be, the first kind to travel around the world was the king of Kalakaua, Hawaii, the guy must have had a lot of cool stories about the world


I didn't know that Hawaii even had a king that is so cool!


It is really cool, a lot of interesting facts about travel, its been great learning from you, thanks a lot


Yeah same here, it's been fun and interesting, I hope you have a good day!


I just got back from a flight with a crying baby on it. I can understand why the United flight attendant gave Krupa Patel Bala a hard time.


I can understand! I don't like it either but, United told her that a baby is not allowed to cry more than 5 minutes on their flights??? How would you stop that? I feel bad for anyone who travels with children or those who have to endure.


I would need to see the video to make a final decision. Many of the dramatic flight moments over the last year  have been posted online.


Yes, Facebook usually have a ton of posts on this stuff. I agree, it's tough to tell without facts.


Did you see the video with the child using a training toilet on the plane? gross!


No! What?? I didn't see that ....you can't do that while traveling!


Parents should buy a seat for the child so that people are not stuck sitting next to a parent and child crammed into one seat.


True, thankfully when I travel I have been pretty lucky. I thought all children had to be on a parents lap?


Under a certain age I think they do. But if they are of age, they should have their own seat. and Parents should be apologetic to those sitting nearby.


Ok, I thought a very young child would need to be on the parents lap. Sometimes I think it is so stressful for the parent the baby senses it, especially a very small baby. The flight crew said it's not such a problem to have achild on the flight but the passenger companions.....can't be easy!


I would prefer to travel in another format like bike, car, train, or boat to avoid kids on planes.


You would probably be better off lol....they should have sound proof area of seats for those with children while traveling. Planes are have no set rules for parents so that is where they should start by giving them clear directions. Like where to change the diapers and how to dispose of them per their guidlines.


I hope they keep the kids clothes clean when changing diapers on planes. Clothes are something that only humans wear.


Right, and maybe to travel by plane they could have specific flights for kids or no kids.


unclaimed airline baggage is sold in an Alabama store. Good to know they don't just throw it out.


That is true, I bet they find some interesting stuff, and probably expensive stuff too. Some clothing is worth a lot of money.


I would like to have been able to shop Apple's clothing line in 1986.


Me too, I didn't even know they had a line until recently. I bet they sold great clothing!


I would like to wear Apple clothes to Burger King for a free whopper after unfriending 10 people on facebook. What a crazy promotion facebook ran!


That is awesome! I would unfriend people for free food haha....Facebook can be used for so much, they advertise more and more but I guess that is how they make their money! It has been great chatting!


In a scale of 1 to 10? I would have to say 100, Facebook is really cool


It is, I am totally addicted too.  Zuckerburg is surely a genius.


He is a genius I agree, the company is worth a lot of money by now


They sure did, they had the change to buy the company for $75 million I guess they didnt put much faith on Facebook.


I guess they didn't one thing is certain, they regret not buying Facebook big time, did you ever hear about that Whopper promotion?


Yeah!  May I could have eaten pretty well with that one.


Yeah and clean up my Facebook page at the same time, I wish I knew about that promotion when it was active


Same here.  Although I do enjoy looking at news stories on Facebook, I do occasionally still watch the news.


No, dont find them to reliable.   But I do like the Simpsons.


The Simpsons are the best, they wanted to have channel that aired only The Simpsons, I would watch  that channel.


Yeah!  It would be like a Simpsons Marathon all the time!


Nice idea, the Fox News Channel also threaten to sue The Simpsons once, I guess they have a weird relationship


The Simpsons is always making fun of them.


They are making fun of them, did you know Fox News was created by Richard Nixon?


Yeah he created the channel with republican strategist Richard Ailes, so they were the ones after the proyect.


I agree with you, seems a bit biased though, anyway its been great chatting with you


How's it going, do you like to travel much? The dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel 160mph, I'd love to go on that


Hi! Yes, I do! I like to take roadtrips as often as possible. Almost been all overthe US. Id like to go to Japan, did you know most of their highways are tolls... must get pricey.


Yea it would cost $300 to travel across Japan in highway tolls


Ouch, maybe Iceland first then did you know they have no public rail service? most people fly between major towns. It sounds a bit hard to explore.


Yea it must be pretty pricey to explore Iceland if you can only do it by planes between cities


Yes, I suppose there is always Makinac Island in Michigan theyyve also banned motor vehicles most people travel by carriage... its would be cool to visit i imagine it would be like going back in time. I winder how they feel when they leave that town


It's kinda ironic Mackinac island banned motorized vehicles considering how close MI is tied to the auto industry


I know right! That is true, I didnt think about that. Hawaii would be awesome too! What kind of entertainment do you enjoy?


I do enjoy playing some retro Nintendo even if it can only display 54 colors


Oh yes!! I Loved Super mario Bros! I was sad when they finally discontinued in 2003, mine broke around that time and still havent bought another. I want to collect it to play with my kids.


I wonder what British people found entertaining about Chickens in 50bc


True, maybe just study its behavior. Ive remember the days before electronis, internet and such even though it was in the late 80's, i remember just watching the leaves or the clouds in the sky and enjoying it...chickens... i guess to each their own haha


Sounds better than being in a Steve Martin lookalike contest even though that's how Bill Nye got his big break


is that the "science guy? Also are you big in fashion?


The Pilgrims have better fashion than me, their clothes were full of color


Haha, I am a fashion aficionado! Love it.


Well you could probably tell I do not get my clothes tailored by looking at my collar gaps


I would applaud you, I enjoy making my own and happy of others fashion choices even if its just a white tee and jeans. just be you fashion lol, although some people prefer to be in the "nude"


It's interesting Apple had a clothing line in 1986, I bet those original clothes are collectors items now


I agree, Did you know there is a store in Alabama that sells unclaimed clothes and cameras from unclaimed baggage at airports. Didn't know you could do that.


That's pretty cool. Well I got to go, it was nice chatting with you


Hi there, I sure do. My favorites are the QBs and you?


Nice, that is a great position. Do you know Alex SMith then?


Oh yeah the guy is a legend, completed college in just two years


Yeah he was smart and took tons of ap tests in high school, good for him


Yeah so smart. Did you know Kellan Moore is the only QB that is left handed in the NFL?


Wow I wonder if there is an advantage to that actually for him in the field


I wonder too. Only two QB that were african-american have won the super bowl


Oh did not know that, that is it? Do you know who invented the circular huddle?


I actually do not know that, do you know?


yes it was Paul Hubbard who was a deaf quarterback and did not want to other team to understand him


Nice, smart guy. Did you know Brad Johnson threw a touchdown to himself


What? How does that even work? Mayfield considered quitting football to become a gamer


Glad he stuck with football though he is good at it. DO you know much about sharks?


I know that their body can crash them on land because they do not have a rib cage


Yeah that is pretty cool. And they are ticklish as well


haha that is funny, and they actually can be trained to bark like dogs do


Haha that is pretty cool. There is a community in Indonesia and they pet sharks


Nice, that must be something, And they are older than dinosaurs


Wow they are ancient for sure. More people get bitten by new yorkers than sharks


Haha that is amazing and yet we are afraid so much of sharks


Yes I am.  What do you think about the 49ers quarterback that came from the patriots?


I feel bad but I was not aware that a 49ers QB came from the Patriots. When I think of the Patriots and QB I think of Tom Brady only at this point.


Yeah I know what you mean.  Garoppolo was Brady's back up so he was rarely seen or talked about until now.   He has had some wins with the 49ers since being traded.


I do know who you are talking about now that you say the name. Are you familiar with Alex Smith?


I think he's the Redskins quarterback but I'm not sure on that.  Is he the one that got traded from kansas city?


Yes that's him. He entered college as a junior and was working on his master's when drafted. Very intelligent man.


That is impressive.  I have heard a lot about kellan moore in the news lately.  I was surprised to learn that he's the only left handed quarterback in the nfl.


Ia m also surprised there is only one left handed QB. Have you heard of Baker Mayfield?


Oh, definitely!  He's the former quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners that has gone on to do a fantastic job for the Browns!  You know quarterbacks are considered leaders of the offense and he has definitely became a leader.


He once considered retiring from football in order to become a professional competitive video game player.


Now that I did not know about him!  He's a great football player and I guess it would make sense that he plays video games so well.  He's probably a very competitive person!


I am sure he is. You's have to be to be a top p[layer. I was taken aback when I learned that the huddle was created by a deaf QB.


That is surprising.  I just thought the huddle was part of the game.  Say, talking about quarterbacks a minute ago, I heard recently that Brad Johnson is the only quarterback in history to throw a touchdown pass to himself!  I wonder how he did that!


I would be very curious to learn that also. Were they close to the line and he ran forward after the throw and it got bobbled? That's my only guess.


I have no idea but i'd like to see the video of it.  I bet a lot of teams have watched it just to see if they can do it too.  It seems like everything about football on and off the field is a learning experience for players and coaches.


Totally off subject but do you find sharks interesting?


i guess I do a little.  I think they might get a bit of a bad rap though.  Statistics say more people are bitten by new yorkers than by sharks in a year.


I'm sure that that's true. Did you know that they don't have rib cages?


No I didn't know that.  That seems weird because they seem like they have such a defined body and a strong one at that.  I do know though that they have personality like people or even dogs for that matter.


Yes because the lack of rib cage their own weight on land can crush their body.


Hey there! Who is your favorite celebrity?


Love Carol Burnett, actually, from her 70's show, to appearances on Sesame Street, right up to today. How about you? Any sports celebrities your favorites?


I love Robin Williams! He was in Aladdin. Are you familiar with that film?


Oh, yes. Williams was brilliant. Made viewers laugh so hard they peed themselves. He was a real TV and movie celebrity for nearly 30 years. His recent suicide disturbed me, but sad events are common with celebrities.


Agreed. And to answer your last question, I am unfamiliar with many sports celebrities. However, I am a fan of Tom Brady!


The great Patriots QB for 20, yep, 20 years now. 6 Super Bowl rings. What do you like best about him?


Well, I like that he's a Super Bowl Champion! How about yourself?


I admire his longevity and his great skill throwing a football. What I don't like is that, as a celebrity sports figure, he's become almost a messiah-type figure to NE fans.


I think those are very admirable traits to have. Another admirable QB is Paul Hubbard. He was deaf. I think that's inspiring.


Don't know much about Hubbard. Do know what a kid named Jimmy Garoppolo, slated to be Brady's successor at one time, recently learned the hard way what celebrity, or being in the spotlight, can mean, as in "mean' press for taking a porn star to dinner.


How interesting. It must be tough to be a celebrity. Sone are very well off, of course. Judge Judy makes a lot of money per episode, apparently.


Yes, and unlike the 26 year old QB, Garoppolo, Judge Judy seems to stay out of the headlines. Don't know if she's on social media. Doubt it.


Me too. I guess Garoppolo is on social media. I guess he's always concerned about his privacy, which doesn't make sense if you're on social media in the first place!


You have a point. However, one of the "Shark Tank" stars stated that Garoppolo's hullabaloo actually increased the 49ers' QB's "marketing reach" because the restaurant date had gone viral.


That's super interesting. I'm not familiar with Shark Tank. What is it?


A reality TV show in which a panel of experts, mostly business entrepreneurs, listen to invention pitches and decide if they will invest in the real development of products. It's a swim or sink-type show.


That sounds interesting. To be honest, I thought it was a more factual show about sea life...like sharks and other sea creatures. Boy was I wrong!


No problem. Real shark tanks, including the ocean, are interesting, too. Sharks, after all, are said by scientists to have evolved more than 420 million yrs. ago, before dinosaurs and even trees. Way back. Do you like science?


I love science! I like to read about the history of sea life. Did you know that sharks developed earlier than dinosaurs or trees? So fascinating.


Yes. I'd love to see, at a safe distance, the area in the middle of the Pacific where Great White sharks gather, called ''the white shark cafe''. Would you?


It might be scary. However, I do think that sharks get a bad reputation. Sharks are actually capable of rescuing sailors.


True. Their cartilage has also already been used in medicine. Found in all the planet's seas, common to depths over 6,000 feet, or way, way down there in the trenches, sharks are fascinating. We don't know enough about them yet, do we?


No, we do not. I guess that they can be trained similarly to dogs- they are capable of barking. Maybe one day we will try to study them and get to know them better!


Hope so. Before some shark species disappear into shark fin soup. Good speaking with you.


Good speaking with you as well. Hope to chat again soon!


If you ever want to know additional shark facts, please let me know. And you can educate me about quarterbacks.


I like the idea of travel, but I rarely get to opportunity to travel.


Well, there are innovations and fascinating stuff around the world that I want to visit someday.


Do you have places in mind?  If you are going to take  a plane it's actually slower than in the sixties.


Maybe I'll go to japan or someplace. But I'm kinda sad all their highways are tolls.


I hear their train are fast, isn't the land of the bullet train?  Japan would be a interesting place, very different from here, different food, entertainment and clothes.


Yes, their entertainment is also very good, especially the company nintendo.


It seemed like all those video games companies were in Japan at one time, not so much now.  Xbox is Microsoft, I guess Playstation is Sony and that's Japan.


Did you know the Nintendo entertainment system could only display 54 colors back then.


54 sounds like enough, not sure I could name more than 10.  I suppose th games have way more now than 54, especially these new ones like Fortnite.


Well, although games are not always good entertainment. Back in 50bc Ceaser visited Britain and saw chickens being bred for entertainment.


I hope entertainment has moved on from then, I wouldn't want to travel there it that is the best they have to offer.


Well that was around 50 years before Christ, so I'll say things have evolved past that.


In you upcoming travels you should find out which place accept tips and which don't,  It's an American tradition, not so common in other nations.


Hmm, that's something to consider. Another thing to consider is their transportation. Mackinac island only has carriages and bikes.


Sounds peaceful to me, I wouldn't mind escaping the noise of the traffic for a little while.  Entertainment doesn't have to be  noisy, in fact my idea of hell is a couple of hours at Chuck E Cheese.


What kind of clothing does the mascot at Chuck E Cheese wear?


I believe it's a giant mouse costume, the time I was there my senses were bombarded with noise and light and screaming kids, I was in no state to pay attention to anything.


Well that's interesting, I don't think anybody except kids would want to go there.


That is my feeling exactly.I would have like to have the asbestos clothing the Greeks used to make when I was there as protection.


That sounds like a good idea. It was nice chatting with you.


Not really, they look silly in my head, do you?


I wear a hat last night actually haha. It was just a regular ball cap though haha


ball caps are nice, hats can have an interesting story behind them, do you know the origin of conical party hats?


No I don't. Can you tell me more? Interesting that tipping a hat is used to show friendliness


Well conic hats were derived from dunce caps, foolish behavior wanted to be encouraged so thats how they appeared on scene


That makes sense. Do you know what a hat pin is? I guess they were dangerous back in the day and so a law was passed in 1908 to limit their size


No not really, sounds dangerous though, I wonder why that law was passed


I do, its one of my favorite sports, coaches have a high salary


Well did you hear about how the dunk was banned for a while? I guess Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was just too good at it or something


I didnt hear about that, too bad it got banned but Im glad the ban was temporary, I love the dunk shot


I know it is so iconic! also the Supreme Court has a basketball court in it. That is so weird!


It is weird, it must be nice to play in between rullings, its called the Higuest Court in Land, thats an awesome name for a court


I agree with you lol. in 39 out of the 50s, who do you think are the top paid state employeees btw?


I dont know, maybe the mayor or a senator?


Nope it's actually either the college football or basketball coach. That seems like a waste of money to me but again I don't like sports


It does seem like a waste of money, there is a team in New Zealand nicknames ''Tall Blacks'' that seems inappropriate


Yes I agree with you. have you ever shot a basketball "granny style", Apparently that is the best way to shoot and the most accurate


It is? I wonder why players dont use that technique more often, if it gets things done then it seems like a waste not using it


Yep I agree with you. If I were like Allen Iverson and made $800,000 a year for Reebok I would definitely be using the granny shot if it was the best way to shoot haha


I agree, I wouldnt care if I got paid as much as pro players do, I might look silly but who cares Im rich baby


Yep as long as I win that's fine with me haha. Allen Iverson will also get a lump sum payment of 32 million dollars when he turns 55. You can't argue with that


Thats a lot of money, wow, did you ever buy a pair of Air Jordans?


No I never did. Aren't they like $100 or more? Have you ever worn them? I wonder if they were comfortable


Hey. do you like basketball? I wish the hoop wasn't 10 feet high!


I do it's a very good sport. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn't seem to have a problem with dunking on the hoop though.


Yeah you're right. I wonder why his dunk got banned in college basketball?


I'm not sure, but I'm curious why there is actually a basketball court in the supreme court building.


Yes I am too. They must like to play after work. Or they just wanted an excuse to call it the highest court in the land.


It's probably the fact that they were able to call it the highest court in the land. Speaking of courts did you know that tipping of ones hat started because of the knights that would raise their face visors to show friendliness.


Very cool. Now it is a gentleman thing to do! The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler!


I'm really surprised that it's not the cowboy hat.


Agreed! Do you know what suffragettes are? Apparently long ones were banned in 1908.


Suffragettes are women who were seeking the right to vote and for fear of using their hatpins as a weapon they limited the length of it.


Oh interesting. Remember the conical hat? It was derived from dunce caps!


Yea, it's interesting that they were worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior.


I think it's cool hats have so many functions from protection to celebrating ceremonies like graduation.


I think it's interesting that the hat that you wear during graduation is called a mortarboard.


Yes. I also didn't know the chef hat is called a Toque.


I think it's interesting that a Bishops hat is called a mitres.


Lots of funny names! Do you like shoes as well? A pair of Air Jordans were once banned from the NBA!


I did and I know that Michael Jordan wore them anyways because he knew that Nike would pay the fine.


Very good publicity for Nike. Well lovely speaking with you today!


It's been a pleasure. One last thought though NBA players should really use the granny style shot on the line.


According to physicists you are absolutely right! Great note to end on :) Bye!


Hello, everything good, do you like basketball?


I like the game, two teams, five players each, I just love the rules


I am the same. Did you know that in 39 of 50 states, college basketball and football coaches make the most money in the state?


I didnt know that, that is so interesting, that tells us a lot about our economy


I agree. The US supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor.


I heard about that court, its called the Highest Court in the Land, nice name,


That's a fitting name! The New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the tall blacks.


That sounds terrible! that is such a racist name, that wouldnt work in America


There would be riots over that name in the US.


Yeah a lot of political consequences and that name would get approved, so yeah


I like college better, but will watch the NBA at times.


I see, well college basketball can be really interesting as well, do you have a favorite team I like the Lakers myself


I wear them most days so yeah I guess I do, why do you ask?


Well up until 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point or order in the house of commons.


Oh really, thats interesting, I guess theres more to hats than design and color


The most popular hat in the old West was the bowler, not the cowboy hat.


Not the cowboy hat? really? I guess movies have lied to me all this time all


Hey there! I just got done playing basketball. Do you like basketball?


I was maimed in a tragic basketball accident. It has left me scarred for life. But I still enjoy watching B-Ball. I just can no longer play because of the nightmares...


I'm so sorry to hear that. But you used to play?


Yeah. It wasn't so much a basketball injury as it was an incident with a cheerleader. Well, maybe not the cheerleader herself, but rather the cheerleaders's father. Hey, but that Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a great dunk artist, wouldn't you say?


For sure. Guess the shot got banned from college basketball for over a decade, though.


Hard to imaine the game today without the dunk!  It's like trying to imagine the Supreme Court as not being the highest court in the land...which it is not, since that name is reserved for their basketball court!


Very interesting. I think I want to be a basketball coach at a university. In most states, the highest paid state employee is either a football or basketball coach of a college.


Nice! My father was a basketball coach. But that was before the dingos came and ate my little brother. Hey, that New Zealand basketball team is pretty good, and their nickname is interesting: The Tall Blacks!


Not too sure how I feel about that name. Your thoughts?


It is better than the other name they were going to call the team: Guys with Shoes. It would have given them more opportunities for endorsements, but it was not a very unique moniker.


Well, I guess so. Speaking of basketball and shoes, do you wear Jordans?


No. Air Jordans are too expensive for me. I wear shoe Carnival classics.  I don't get a fancy endorsement deal like Michael Jordan, and I don't wear mine in Pro games as he does, but I still wear mine with pride.


I guess he still wears his with pride too. Apparently, they were banned by the NBA when they first came onto the market, but he wore them anyways.


Yeah, and Nike paid the fines!  I wish Nike would pay the fine I get for wearing my shoes to work. I am a ballet dancer. There are strict rules against wearing shoe carnival classics in the theater.


How funny. Are there rules about wearing hats, too?


During the Nutcracker, yes,, unless you are a sugar plum. They get all the best costumes.. We did do a ballet for British politicians and we were able to wear top hats because there is a rule in the house of commons about the necessity for them to wear their hats when performing their duties...


Do you also wear dunce caps at the ballet?


Only at school. My teacher lets me wear the gold one because she says I am extra special. I think that is a complement, but I am not sure. One thing I do not like about dunce caps: It is hard to tip a dunce cap. Tipping ones hat originated with knights raising visors. Do you wear any hats?


Yep! I wear a lot of cowboy hats. Apparently it's not the most popular hat in the old west, though.


What could be more popular than a cowboy hat for a cowboy?


A bowler! Never even heard of such a thing.


I never knew there were bowling alleys in the old west!  And you would think I would have heard considering that my mother is a bowler. Or she used to be before that tragic bowling accident...


You're quite funny. I tip my hat to you.


Best regards friend. And watch out for stray hatpins!


I don't usually wear a hat, but I have head that I could use for a hat if need be. What about you? Are you a hat guy?


Yes I like them during the summer, keep the sun off a bit. In Britain in 1998 politicians had to wear a top hat to make a point of order


I think that's an odd tradition but I guess people looked good when in Parliament.


I guess so. Did you know the bowler hat is older than the cowboy hat?


I figure it's a simpler shape and probably useful in more situations. I wouldn't wear one though.


I like b-ball. I usually watch the NBA, espeically around playoff time. You?


Nice, yeah me too. Do you know who invented the sport?


Yeah and also the only losing U of Kansas coach in the sport


In my opinion, the inventor did not know strategy, or had a bunch of bad players.


Yeah one or the other. The coaches are still the highest paid state employees though


I guess the dollars from TV, advertisers and alumni drive up the salaries. It's a shame that sports dominates college.


Yeah I agree with that for sure. Have you heard of the highest court in the land?


The highest court in the US is the Supreme Court. It is not a basketball court but a court of law. It is not for the NBA.


Yeah , I wonder how much they play there. Do you know Reggie Miller?


There are only 9 justices, not enough for two teams. I have heard of Reggie Miller. He plays the basketball, and well, too, I imagine.


Yeah he is really good but his sisters is apparently much better than his and always shadowed him


Reggie must have had it tough. His sister was better? Pretty hard to live down.


Yeah the woman broke 8 national records. Nice chatting with you


Do you like to play the piano? know how to play it'


No but i really wish that I did.  Do you play the piano?


I dont, I also wish I knew how, its an instrument that has been around since 1700


Didn't a man from Italy invent it?  I think that's interesting considering how many popular pianists come from other countries.


Yeah Bartolomeo Cristofori was the inventor of the piano, he sure left a big legacy behind


Yes he did.  It's amazing that he came up with something so wonderful!  It's also a little complex I suppose in the mechanics of it with keys and strings.


It is amazing, did you like Freddie Mercury or Paul McCartney? maybe both?


I like Paul McCartney and a little Freddie Mercury.  What about you?


I like them both, cool fact but Mercury recorded Bohemian Rhapsody in the same Piano Paul used to record Hey Jude


That is a cool fact!  I guess it's a great piano considering how good both songs are!


Maybe the piano is magical either way it must be worth a lot of money I wonder who has it now.


I don't know. My guess would be either a museum or Elton John.  Did you ever hear about the bbc broadcasting piano music instead of the news back in 1930?


No, didnt hear about that, its been a long time since that, did you hear about that grand aluminum piano that weights only 356 pounds


Well the bbc played piano music on april 18,1930 because they decided there was no news worth reporting that day.  To bad news stations don't do that now!  What's the story on the aluminum piano?


Just that it has a weight of 356 pounds, thats really light for a grand piano, grand pianos tend to be really really heavy


Was there a reason that such a light piano was built?


I would guess its because it makes the transportation of the piano easier, kind of like the paino that was found on top of  the tallest mountain of Britain


There was a piano that was found on the top of the tallest mountain in Britain??


Yeah a group of climbers find a piano on top back in 2006.


That's crazy! i wonder how put it there to begin with and why!  You make a good point about the heaviness of pianos by the way.  So that brings me to the question, how did it get up there?


I know right and who would do that lol it seems like a lot of trouble but anyways its been nice to chat, thanks a lot


I like the piano, its an instrument with a lot of history almost 320 years old


it is a wonderful instrument. the universal instrument, suitable for every occasion. i wish i could play it.


Its hard to play, do you know who Freddie Mercury is?


yes, i am watching a movie about him right now. he is the fellow in the band queen.


um, yes he was in a band called Wings. LOL


Well interesting fact about Mercury and McCartney, they used the same piano to record hit songs, Bohemian Rhapsody and Hey Jude respectively


That is great! I bet that piano has some market in its keys. i wonder what kind of song i would write on it.


I tell you something that piano must be worth a lot of money, many artists would like to record a single in it


I hope that they get the chance to do so. music should always build on the inspiration that has come before.


That is a powerfull instrument there, so did you hear about the group of climbers that found a piano on top of a mountain?


why would anyone put a piano on the top of a mountain? who would play it? who would tune it? strange.


I know right, that is so strange, and its not a small mountain its the tallest mountain in Britain seems like a really hard job


I guess you could use a helicopter? if you had one. plus a spare piano. plus a strange sense of humor.


Still what is the point lol, seems expensive and unnecessary I sure the people who did that had their reasons, they wanted to play a prank on everyone


sometimes the brits can be a bit eccentric. A more practical approach is the  aluminum grand piano built for the lounge of the airship hindenburg.


It probably is the lightest around. and for a good reason. that is a grand piano! LOL Anyway, great chat!


Well maybe its light for a grand piano lol, and I agree the chat has been great, have a good night,


Hey. One of my favorite Holiday's is Halloween! The new Halloween remake was great I thought because it retains many things from the original!


I saw the original a long time ago. I'm not really in horror. I do like a couple of films in the genre though.


Oh nice. I also enjoyed It, the Stephen King remake. He is a great horror creator even though he was scared of Bambi as a child!


I guess he was traumatized enough to make it his profession. It was a pretty scary film for a child, I guess.


True. People should try looking at abstract art after watching a horror film because apparently you can appreciate it more!


I don't understand the connection, but I guess you see something more in art after being terrified.


Yeah. Another thing is that when you are terrified you can burn more calories! Up to 180 calories after a horror movie!


I wonder how often that happens. I guess your heart can get going pretty quickly That's quite a bit of exercise there.


Yeah they should play horror movies at the gym! The Shining was a good one. The actor playing Danny Boy didn't even realize he was acting out a horror movie at the time!


I wonder what kind of film he thought it was. An adventure? A drama? A kid's film?


Yeah I would like to know that as well. I wonder if he heard the waterphone at all. That is how they make the creepy metallic noises.


A waterphone? Is that like a saxophone? LOL. It must have water in it or something. Pretty spooky. By the way, do you like cars?


Yeah to create that sound it must be! Yeah I love cars! Crazy that they were invented back in 1886!


I know that Benz was an innovator that every car company owes a deb to. Would you want to drive in South Africa though?


Knowing that people could have flamethrowers? Probably not. I wonder why they even need flamethrowers?


I know that there is a lot of carjacking there. I don't know if flamethrowers are the best approach to that though.


Yeah I would think a gun would do the trick! Cadillac is a good brand which was named after a French explorer!


I guess the town Detroit also has a French name. I think the Cadillac is a nice car. Would look nice with some flamethrowers too.


Haha yeah I wonder if there are any flame thrower cadillacs in Africa? Gran Turismo must be a realistic game if Jann Mardenborough became a pro driver from beating 90,000 people!


Did that really happen? 90k games is a lot. How long would it take to do that? Anyway, great chat!


The trunk of the car actually used to be a wooden trunk too. You too have a good one :)


Yes love those movies.  Did you know that watching a horror movie can help you burn more than 180 calories?


No, I didn't. I wonder why that is? Fear?


Yes.  I believe your heart pumps faster and you might even sweat a bit.  The king of horror Steven King was terrified as a child when he saw the movie Bambi.  He called it the first horror movie he ever saw.


Hilarious, but I can also see how people would think that Bambi is a horror film.


Did you ever watch the movie The Shining?


Is that with Jack? No, I haven't seen it. Is it any good?


I watched a few years back.  Yes it has Jack Nickolsen in it.  The movie is great.  Danny the little boy in the movie didn't even know he was acting in a horror movie until years later he found out about it.


He is a great actor. Is it a horror film?


Yes it is.  It's a creepy movie.  It was made in the 70's I believe.  It has creepy music.  It has metallic noises you hear in horror movies.  These sounds are made with a waterphone instrument.


Interesting. Did you know the original Star wars trilogy netter 1.3 billion in today's dollars?


Wow that is a lot of money.  I wonder if Star Wars will ever beat the worldwide film earnings Tom Hanks has earned.  He's earned 8.5 million dollars in film earnings.


I'm not sure, but to be honest, the first 3 were the best ones. The rest are just trying to relive the hype.


Well I think Disney is doing a great job with Star Wars.  I just hope they don't have another movie flop like Treasure Planet.


I haven't seen that one. I didn't know the Lord of the Rings were losses for the company.


I didn't believe the Lord of the Rings were losses.  Those movies were very successful.


Yeah, that doesn't sound truthful to me. Are you a Chris Nolan fan?


I don't know who Chris Nolan is.  Is he an actor?


He's a director, he directed Inception. He actually meant for it to be a horror film.


I can see how that movie would be considered a horror film, but it's not like Silence of the Lambs.  That movie was a box office hit and made over 270 million dollars in 1991.


Yeah, I liked that movie. That is CRAZY! Great film, Hopkins is a good actor. Well, nice chatting with you!


Not especially but i have been known to watch a few, lol. How about you?


Nope! I am not a strong man. Although if I knew about the 180 calorie burn, I might start watching them.


Yeah i hear you it can be fun watching them with the wife from time to time but some of that stuff is to much.


I remember my then girlfriend, now wife, calling me at 2 am not being able to sleep and freaked out about a horror film she watched. HAHAHA


Right made for an interesting night i'm sure. They say Steven Kings first horror film was Bambi, lol.


I can see that. I was scared for bambi and the mom. I wonder if disney used a waterphone?


Is that the creepy machine that makes all the scary noises? That's a strange name for it.


Agreed. Danny, from the shining had no idea he was in a horror film until several years later.


wow i wonder what he thought when he found out, funny, kind of. You know tom hanks?


Not personally but I have seen his movies!


Well he's the top grossing actor at the box office of all time. 8.5 Million worldwide.


Oh i meant to say billion. That's impressive, don't you think?


It is! He has had so many wonderful movies though, I can see it.


Yeah I remember watching the movie Big it was very heartwarming and funny.


I never saw that one. I did see toy story and a lot of others. He was so good!


Yeah did you see the one where he's on a boat that gets pirated? captain Philips.


"I am your captain now!" Makes me laugh every time! Did you see it?


I did it was a very good move and as always he pulled out all the stops.


Agreed. It has been great chatting with you!


Did you know the first McDonalds drive thru didnt come about until 1975?


No but I found it interesting that it all started to accomodate soldiers in uniform wanting to get food.


I see they call it a trunk becasue cars used to have a trunk in back. That's interesting.


yea I was always curious as to how the trunk got its name. funny it was a real trunk attached.


In south africa, flame throwers are legall to prevent car jacking.


that is way awesome! I would love for my car to have a flame thrower.


Yeah. I also read in Maxim years ago that they have swords under their cars too.


That sure changes a production car. I don't think Karl Benz imagined that when he started mass productions in 1886.


No... I am not sure he knew what a car jacker was! in 2014 they estimated there were 1.25 billionn cars. That's a lot of swords!


You could probably make a horror film of cars with swords that cut people legs off.


That would be an interesting movie. Like Cars meet Fury Road...


Yes they would nee a lot of waterphone instruments to make all the metallic noises


We could release it on Valentines day like the silence of the lambs.


I wonder if it would bring in the same 270 million at the box office.


If it did, I would start the project today! Do you know anything about movie making? I may need help...


I don't but I'd be willing to learn for that kind of cash. as long as it didnt end up like the movie trojan wars that only earned $309 in box office...


HA! Yeah, that would be a failure. Treasure planet too! We just need Tom Hanks.


yes because whatever he is doing he does it right. Earning an incredidble amount.


I think it was the inspiration from Wilson. He's been doing great ever since he met that volleyball.


Sure. I have an older model iPhone. how about you?


I have an android but I just to have a iphone 4 a long time ago lol


I wish I could get an iPhone Xs Max. It sounds pretty cool! It has a 6.5 inch screen.


that sounds awesome!  did you know microsoft once held a funeral to mark the death of the iphone when it launched its own line of products lol


Ha, interesting. Have you heard of the game Send Me to Heaven? Wonder if anyone actually played it.


Ive heard of it,  never played it.  did you know women are more likely to own iphones?


Interesting. I wonder why. During the first live iPhone presentation the iPhone wasn't so great yet. Steve Jobs had a spare behind his desk to showcase it because it would run out of ram and crash frequently


lol I guess thats a good idea to have a backup reguardless,  if you are doing a presentation.


Yeah. Interesting how iPhones have progressed. it's interesting that iPhones don't have the home button anymore. When I think of iPhones I picture them having one.


I guess the X and 8 plus have no home button and no touch ID. I'm not sure how it works.


Oh I see.  did you know ny area code is 212 because it was the easiest to dial on a rotarty phone lol remember those?


Yeah, my parents had a rotary phone. Funny how phones have progressed. It's interesting that an iPhone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent!


I'm kind of addicted to my phone. Maybe I should do the Unicef promotion that donates a day of clean water for every minute I don't use my phone.


Yeah would be a good donation!  I dont think I use my phone that much so I hope that people are getting a ton of water!


Haha. I want to get an iPhone Xs Max or Xs. Both of those have dual cameras. I think the pictures come out really cool, like DSLR quality.


Awesome,  I hope you get it!  Do you watch netflix?


It would cost all my savings. Hahaha! Yes, I watch Netflix. How about you?


I am binge watching Good News. From 9 pm to 12 am, Netflix makes up 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America. I certainly am guilty of contributing.


Do you watch Netflix? From 9 p.m. to midnight, Netflix uses a third of all NorthAmerican bandwidth


I watch it sometimes.  So, they like to hoard internet bandwith?


The streaming service is insanely popular. People prefer it to regular televsion because they can see the shows they like when they want. In fact Netflix and Youtube use half of the peak traffic in North America.


Blockbuster did not want to buy Netflix now they are not around anymore while Netflix worth over $2B.


I guess Blockbuster underestimated the threat of online streaming. Or perhaps they thought they could get it cheaper than $50 million, or do the same thing themselves. Now Blockbuster is dead as the dodo.


I think there is some movie availability on Youtube, but Netflix probably has a better selection, and also makes its own shows. Netflix still has to spend money on postage. Youtube does not.


I do not understand the relationship between Netflix and postage. Why do they need postage?


In the past, they only mailed out DVDs to people to watch. I suppose they have some DVD or Blu-Ray service for some areas with low bandwidth. I don't know how many people still do that though.


Thank you.  I did not realize that they still mail dvds to customers.


I don't really follow Netflix much. They have over 50 million subscribers in the US, so I guess some of them do mailings.


I heard that Netflix sell their services outside US.  Do you know what countries they are?


I would guess all of Europe, most of South America. Probably not China or North Korea. Gov'ts don't like foreign influence.


I just read that it was not allowed in mainland China.


China doesn't like cash flowing out of the country. It wants to control its currency. Plus the content is not controlled by the gov't.


China is still closer to North Korea culturally than to the west.  North Korea does not allow Netflix either.


The Dear Leader is afraid that his people will see the outside world. He probably would watch it himself though.


I'll bet.  What other countries prohibit Netflix?


Countries that a different form of government like Syria. I'm not sure if many citizens there have internet access at this point. I hope they have running water.


You are right.  It must have been the last thing they want.  Syrian people need necessities, such as water and food.


Hi! I love dramas because its a form of poetry set in a dramatic mode and is very entertaining, do you?


Me too! I'm sure Hugh Laurie loved it too since he was paid $700K per episode! Wasn't that show on for a long time? He must've been paid more than doctors?


For real!  It had like  6 seasons or something like that.


Yeah, he was the highest paid actor ever for TV dramas, I wonder who the other highest paid actors or actresses were for other categories like comedies


Yeah.  I heard Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas.


How come Jim Carey doesn't do dramas? I think I wouldn't take him seriously if he were.


It is against his belief system to do anything that doesn't portray positivity.


Wow! No wonder I don't see him in anything besides comedies. I wonder what made him become an actor, Michael Caine became an actor since all the pretty girls were in drama class.


Sounds like he made a great choice.  Regardless of his initial reason.


Seriously! Jon Hamm even taught drama in high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper from the Office, such a small world!


It really is, there was even one king that was able to travel around the world.


What do you mean? The king traveled around the world to promote something or for vacation or something?


I don't know, he was just the first to do it.  He was the king of Hawaii.


I don't know, if there are they might now have power like the those in a monarchy.


Oh I see, I really want to travel to Iceland some day but the lack of public rail services and having to rely on domestic flights seems to be expensive to me.


Me too!  True, but the US is like that between some big cities.


That is true or technically you could get that by car, it's just that you'll have to drive for days which isn't too feasible either. Do you have a destination you'd like to travel to?


Those are really nice places, hopefully you make it there some day!


Hello! Did you hear about the Woman who killed her mother and sister in McLean, VA?


No, I didn't hear about that. That's a tragedy. Did she give a reason?


I'm not sure if she gave any reason as she tried to cover up the crime. But it seems she was motivated by money, sadly.


Usually the case. Could be anger or rage, but greed is often there.


It makes me wonder if human's weren't so dependent on money, just how many senseless killings we'd have.


I think we have to make changes at the government level. That might lead to less killing and violence.


Absolutely! Also I feel that we all have a huge responsibility to help each other in ways, such as teaching more people how to grow their own food, providing them with seeds and knowledge so they can become more independent in general. In addition to more healthy!


In 2008 the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest. I wish the US government would do something like that.


Yes something just like that! And so much more assistance is needed to save the Amazon for sure! I had no idea and just found out that The US Government owns 86% of Nevada! Very surprising to me!


I want to know what secret activities they're engaged in there. This is the ultimate irony: Wikileaks published government's plans to destroy Wikileaks. What did the government think would happen? Wikileaks gets its hands on everything


Precisely why they want to shut Wikileaks down, I assume.It is scary, indeed, how involved our Government is, when we know they have a lot of secret and sometimes very bad things going on.


A man in France pretended to be a government official, and sold the Eiffel Tower not once, but twice. Maybe he could sell the land in Nevada for the government.


Haha! I would be interested in buying Nevada if the price was right. :) It's almost a good thing that we have so many people doing so many things. It tests the system, which should bring about changes for good. But is also funny, when a man can get away with selling the Eiffel tower twice!


I bet I could sell a border wall to a gullible public.


I believe it! So many people are for it, I wonder what the end outcome is going to be. When "badguys" can always get past a wall. I wonder sometimes, what is the real reason for that wall.


It's a wedge issue, like abortion or gun ownership. The wall divides people politically in the US. Do you have an iPhone?


I don't have an iPhone actually. Not that I don't want one, I just don't have the money for one! Do you have an iPhone?


No I don't. I use a cheap phone. Microsoft once held a funeral to mark the death of the iPhone when it launched its own line of phones. Microsoft really can't beat Apple at that game.


I also have a cheap phone and think that it does just fine. But I do wonder if I'm missing out. Interesting that women are more likely to own an iPhone than men!


I'm not surprised. Usually Apple's stuff appeals more to women.


After all of that telephone cable that we laid on the bottom of the ocean and now here we are with fancy pocket-sized phone/computers. I'm excited about the future, I know we humans will get "this" right somehow!


I had fun chatting with you this evening! Take care! Hasta la vista, baby!


How's it going, do you like to dance? It's crazy that Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school


I am really bad at dancing, but i do like to try every now and then haha. Parrots are really good dancers though, they can dance perfectly in time to music.


I never knew that, I guess babies can dance to when they hear music


It is crazy that moon-walking was created by Bill Baily in 1955 yet it wasn't really a thing until Micheal Jackson perfected it.


I never knew that, I just assumed MJ invented it. His device patent he uses for his extreme lean dance moves is pretty cool too


Have you seen the episode of Mr. Rogers where he learns to break dance? my nephews like the show even though its older so I have seen a lot of it.


No, I've never see it but will check it out, I wonder if their is video of Bruce Lee cha-cha dancing


I am sure there is, Bruce lee was so precise I am sure any kind of "dance" he did would look elegant.


Yea, I wonder how many shoes he would go through if professional ballet dancers go through 4 pairs in a week


probably a ton, dude was literally a master of his craft, prob would have been the biggest star in the world had he not died.


Yea, I bet Bruce Lee could separate 2 phonebooks with overlapping pages lol


I wouldn't put it past the dude, he was really good, would not have wanted to pick a fight with him that's for sure.


Me neither. Did you know that an iphone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear ICBM Deterrent?


If that is true, I wonder why the iphone is such a terrible phone and needs to be "upgraded" every year with a new one.


Phone companies just want more money, it's a shame they don't spend more on infrastructure like the cables on the ocean floor that carry phone and internet data


Well as long as at&t and Verizon have a monopoly on the phone business they have no reason to upgrade infrastructure, it is ridiculous really.


Do you like Shakespeare at all? He popularized many phrases such as "good riddance" and "laughing stock"


I like Romeo and Juliet, also hamlet is really good, did you know The Lion King was based off hamlet?


No but thinking about it I can see it now. It's pretty crazy Shakespeare invented the names Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia


I wouldn't mind visiting one of the 33 shakespear gardens, i bet they are beautiful.


I'd like to too. Well it was nice chatting with you


Not really. I do listen to some at the gym but not a lot. Have you heard of childish gambino?


Yes, Donald glover. I remember watching him in Community! I loved that show.


Is the new music video on YouTube? I know the Gangnam style dance song got super popular because of YouTube.


I am not sure. Do you use YouTube a lot?


Not that much, but my kids are always on there watching videos. It is the second largest search engine on the internet.


My kids are watching stuff on there all the time too. Have yours watched Baby by Bieber?


I honestly do not know. Not huge Justin Bieber fans around here lol


That video or song is the most disliked video on youtube. I did read that he has granted over 200 make a wish wishes!


Wow, that's a good accomplishment. That is a great foundation to support.


Agreed. So anytime someone bags on him, I bring that up and then they feel bad about bagging on him.


Good way to stick up for him! Just because we don't like someone's music doesn't make him a bad person. That proves it right there :)


Great attitude! I am not a fan of his music or pop celebrity in general but I try to be nice about it.


I do too! I have a Husky who seems to be as big as a pony! Did you know dalmations are associated with firefighters originally to specifically calm down the horses?


I didn't know that. I had a st bernard so I love big dogs!


Me too. I think big dogs make better companions than the small yippy ones.


Me too. Plus I am 6'6" and would look rediculous with a tiny dog. Nice chatting with you!


I do. From 9 pm to 12 am, Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America. I am part of it, haha.


I have to say I am a part of it as well lol I am one of the millions of subscribers around the world


And during peak time Netflix and YouTube make up half of peak internet traffic. Do you use Youtube as well?


I do yeah, but I use Netflix a bit more what about you?


I use Youtube for music and watch other content on Netflix. I used to use Blockbuster. Did you?


Me too, then they got excessive with their fees and costs so I decided to buy a Netflix subscription.


Yeah I guess that is how Reed Hastings had the idea to start Netflix. He racked up a $50 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13.


Thats crazy, I bet Blockbuster regretted the day they charged such big fees to its customers, it really made us ran away


And I bet they regret declining several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million. It is now worth $2 billion.


And it has 137 million subscribers so yeah, I bet they are regretting it big time, Blockbuster is almost gone now


Yeah,is Blockbuster still around at all?


I think there are a few Blockbuster stores left, not sure though, Netflix sure spends a lot on money on postage


Yeah, I heard they spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.I had forgotten they still have the DVD option.


I didnt know about their DVD option but I guess the company started out that way,


Yeah I remember getting DVDs before the streaming option got good enough. I am surprised they still have the DVD option!


Maybe they will cancel that option soon enough, their first series was Lilyhammer


Interesting! They have 137 million subscribers worldwide and counting, with 58 million being in the US.


Thats a lot of subscribers, they also have a lot of debt, and the competition is growing, I hope they can stay in business


Do they have a lot of debt? Wow. They are available worldwide except in five countries.


Yeah China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea, their losses are big.


Yeah I'm the same. They're the second largest search engine on the internet.


I believe it. I know every time I need to learn how to do something, thats where I go to.


Right anything you want to learn is on youtube. Police actually have their own youtube called bluetube.


I havnt checked that out yet. Bet its like cops for the new age.


Right! Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak hour traffic in north america.


I believe that as well. I go through spurts with netflix. Ill watch it for awhile and then get rid of it for awhile.


Yeah i got rid of cable so Netflix and hulu are my go to's.


The first YouTube video ever uploaded was of a man talking about an elephant. It has sure come a long way.


I didn't know that google purchased the site for 1.65 billion dollars in 2006.


Seems like a whole lot of money, but I would say they came out ahead on that one.


Yeah like you said you can find anything on there. Like movies or documentaries.


It sure does help with working on the cars.


Yeah that's a good one, or computers. I did not know that their headquarters was in California and that three former pay-pal employee's created it.


Did you know that in 2007 youtube consumed as much bandwith as the rest of the internet.


No I did not that's a lot of bandwidth. Did you know that the drive thru was not invented until the 70's, I was certain it was the 50's.


I heard that. They made it to accommodate soldiers who couldn't get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


Yeah i got to give to Micky D's on that one. what a great invention.


It sure changed the game for fast food restaurants.


Right! Did you know that the inventor of the Cadillac was a french explorer?


Not really much of a dancer. Do you like to dance?


Yes.  i learned recently that Bruce Lee won a Hong kong cha cha and was a great dancer.


He had total body control. I wonder how many pairs of shoes he went through every week.


I think that's gotta be hard on the feet. It's hard on the shoes. I can't imagine Tupac dancing ballet.


Absolutely,  but if you love it,  it probably doesn't bother them as much.


I guess the interest in dance starts early in life. I never gained an interest, though I like music.


I guess I didn't dance so good when I was an infant. Have you heard of UNICEFs promotion?


No,  what is that?  or what does that stand for?


It's the United Nations organization that helps children. It will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute that you do not use your cell phone.


oh I heard about that just never knew what it meant thats good.


I wonder how successful the program will be. People are addicted to their phones!


I am sure they get a lot of donations,  I really hope people dont spend 24 hours on their phones.


It would be good to get some water to these kids.


Did you know an iphone has more computing power than a us nulcear deterrant?


Computing power doubles every year or two, so I'm not surprised. Well, I enjoyed talking with you!


Doing great thank you. I am obsessed with Netflix. As are many other people since Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide.


i used to watch netflix. i dont now. that is a ton of subscribers! and it will only grow


Yes it well. What made you stop? The company has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea. They're taking over the world LOL.


yes they are. they unseated another giant way back in the day. i wonder if someone will unseat them


Yeah that's a good question. Blockbuster had the chance to buy them but they declined. Big mistake.


Yeah, they really blew it. i bet they regret that. now there is only one store left.


I wonder how long that store will stick around? Read Hastings was inspired to start Netflix when he racked up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13. I wonder if that was from the blockbuster?


i bet it was. i bet blockbuster made a ton of money from late fees. that made Reed angry enough to start a new company!


Yeah I bet they made a ton of money from those fees. Netflix is so popular though. From 9 PM to 12 AM Netflix account for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.


They still spend money on postage though. I am surprised. i guess some folks dont have the bandwidth.


Yeah I agree and it seems like they spend a ton of money on postage. Up to 20 times more than bandwidth.


yeah, but i guess the market must be pretty good. and in the future, those customers will migrate to online, im sure.


Yes good point. Luckily Keeping Up With the Kardashians isn't on Netflix! I don't understand how she was ranked an influential person!


she is famous for being famous. i dont think she has enough talent to warrant her fame. she does everything to be seen everywhere though.


Agreed. She used to be Paris Hilton's assistant. I would love to see that!


Yeah, that makes sense. they are perfect for each other. I don't think either of them has talent, but that they are famous for being famous.


Totally. You know the band Fall Out Boy? She was in one of their music videos.


I dont know the band. she has the look of a gal for a music video. i wonder what she is like in person. vapid, frivolous?


Yeah I bet she is not very interesting. She actually has a book that is titled Selfish-very fitting if you ask me!


What a shallow topic to write about! basically about herself. Anyway, great chat!


Exactly lol.  You as well I hope you have a good day! Bye!


Hi there! Any plans for the weekend, maybe something cultural like a play or dance performance?


Yeah! That does sound like a fun way to spend the weekend, though I'll stop myself from attempting the infamous Michael Jackson leaning dance move since he uses a patented device for it, what about you?


I'm probably sticking to dramas on TV haha. It's crazy that he patented a device for a move--he was a businessman too! Speaking of people with multiple talents, did you know that Bruce Lee was a champion cha-cha dancer?


Though I don't think anyone has attempted to recreate that iconic move, perhaps to avoid paying any licensing fees or something. For some reason, cha-cha dancing and Bruce Lee don't seem to belong in the same sentence, just like Tupac and ballet is surprising to me too!


Well, even babies dance spontaneously when they hear music, so it must be hardwired into human behavior.


Babies dancing to the beat is so cute and fun to watch but ballet dancers going through four pairs of shoes in a week, ouch!


Yes, that sounds hard, both on the wallet and on the body. I bet they go through less shoes than Shakespeare went through pens, though--he wrote 39 plays!


That's a good conclusion. I had no idea that it was Shakespeare who invented the names like Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia. I think Jessica is a very common name.


He certainly was creative, but who knows how they were even pronounced originally. Some of his rhymes and puns don't work with modern pronunciations, so the meaning isn't quite the same.


That's a good point. His plays have even been translated into all types of languages but I am curious to see how the terms he coined like "good riddance or laughing stock" are translated in other languages and whether or not they convey the same meaning.


I'm sure a lot is lost in translation, especially given that blank verse doesn't carry over rhythmically haha. So much about him is unknown because he was a commoner, so who knows if he was even cool with his words being translated.


Do you have a favorite Shakespeare play that enjoy?


So, I am less than enthusiastic because I took a Shakespeare course in college and ended up liking his works less than I did initially because the professors who team-taught it presented opposing interpretations.  But a Polish composer liked Hamlet so much that he donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company in hopes that it would be used as the skull of Yorick--talk about being a fan!


Oh wow, I would be really interested in classes where the professor takes an opposing view contrary to what everyone thinks. That's really impressive, I recently read that more football players who have passed are donating their skulls for research as well. I think there is an association between head injuries and behavior with football


Football is definitely tough (physically) on the brain. I imagine one would struggle with a Shakespeare play after a few major concussions, maybe even making a phone call!


Yeah seriously! Speaking of telephones, the area code for New York is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone back in the day. I wonder how many people know what rotary phones are these days.


Yeah, I know how to use one, but most kids these days have never even opened a phonebook! Apparently it is impossible to separate two phonebooks whose pages simply overlap, I guess because they have so much friction from the paper.


Oh wow, I agree, a lot of kids probably didn't know that people used to make a living from selling ads in phone books! We have come so far these days! I wonder if people knew that Unicef donated a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute someone did not use their cell phones, how many people who participate, what do you think?


I think that's a tough sell for a lot of people because they use their phones so much, which is a shame. An iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent, so I guess you can't blame a generation that has such easy access to information all the time.


That is a lot of computing power, but in this digital age, I guess that's much needed since no one has the patience anymore! We even have cables laying across the ocean floors, I guess that's what we need to brace ourselves for 5G evolution!


I think the cables are there to stay because of how difficult it is to send data over the air over long distances. 5G is actually going to consist of a lot more small, local devices transmitting data than huge cell phone towers every couple of miles, so at least that eyesore will be eliminated gradually!


Oh ok I need to read up on that to stay informed! Thanks for the great insight!


Shakespeare one of the best writers in history. Fav little facts are how we popularized sayings of good riddance. Love his mind


I didn't know that good riddance was a term made by Shakespeare I find that pretty interesting as well.


same. He was good with names too. Made Jessica and Olivia popular


Thing is how do they know that he invented the names Jessica and Olivia, considering there is a lot of history we don't know about so what if there was someone in 500 BC or so that was named that.


So much history we dont know. I wonder about his personal life. They say a lot of then themes come from his way of life what was different in those times. Main sexuality and religion


Oh yea like it was common for people to get married super young like its interesting in Romeo and Juliet I'm pretty sure Juliet was only like 13 yet Romeo was 18 which I find pretty crazy that would be shut down quick in today's age.


very true..hopeful that is.....his work still important and being taught all over the world. Love that it has to many translations across the world for all the read


Do you have a favorite Shakespeare play? I read Hamlet in High School for my English class and really enjoyed it.


I love Hamlet. Have a quote tatted on me. Also with the name themed, I am too name after a Shakespeare  Character...my name is Portia. Tru fact!


Wow, that is actually very cool I haven't read The Merchant of Venice but I am familiar with the name. I was into theater during school so I did lots of plays.


very cool. Having any dance experience. I did a lot of that in school to. Very fun to learn most arts have too. MJ and Tupac to name a few


I would never have guessed that Tupac did ballet although I feel like I've heard of that fact before. Me personally I wasn't into dance much I'm not the best dancer but watching people that are good at dancing is fun.


All it is is Movements in the sense of telling a story. Anyone can do that with commitment. Babies are the best at it! they smile when ever the beat hits


It does require a lot of dedication although I guess that can count for any hobby you want to get good at. Babies are so innocent and fun its cool how they recognize music.


I wonder when babies start to understand dancing and voices. just like the telephone, I wonder if the brain works like its converting sound. Crazy how the communication with telephones are so simple, yet so grand


Yes in today's age the fact that we have technology like iPhone's that have more computing power than the entire us nuclear ICBM deterrent is mind blowing. I look forward to the technological advancement in the future.


Same.  Heard about the Unicef making a donation of clean water to every min you use your cell phone. That can make a big difference in the world


That is another fact that I can't believe they do, it must be so helpful for the people in need in struggling countries that they help donate clean water facts like that make me have faith in humanity.


Growing themes of love and compassion learned from the minds of Shakespeare im sure has bleed into out hearts to help people.


Yes I think Shakespeare was very popularized and people learn a lot of love and romance from his works so that is a good thing.


work to live on and inspire people for change and growth for years to come


did you know that soccer worldwide makes more than all over sports combined?


Ah yes, Association Football. Good entertainment for sure in about 200 countries. Are you a player?


I am not, I'm watching the super bowl right now are you?


Yup. Interesting that in Association football, players are not allowed to touch the ball with their ands while in playing field. This is hugely different from NFL.


that is strange, I think it's weird how yes Americans call it soccer but the rest of the world refers to it as football though


It is strange also that soccer makes more money than football, baseball, golf, tennis,. and hockey combined! Maybe the Super bowl isn't so Super?


ya that is wild, I think it's nice that a German soccer player donated his world cup winnings to pay for the surgeries of 23 children in Brazil


Nice. I recently learned that Jon Stewart, the comedian, is a skilled soccer player. I wonder if he has donated some of his earnings to the unfortunate.


ya I wonder that too, I guess Jon represented the USA in the soccer games in 1983 so he must have been pretty good


Have you ever watched the version of soccer where three teams square off against each other at the same time? It would be like two teams and a mischievous referee crew.


ya that sounds like a lot going on, did you play the NES as a kid? apparently it could only display 54 colors


I love nintento. 54 colors or black and white.


ya I loved it, can't believe they officially retired the system in 2003


Makes me feel old.  Not as old a Ronald Reagan. You know he once was rejected from a movie role because he did seem presidential enough? Trump would never get the role...


haha that is crazy, did you know bill nye got his start by winning a lookalike contest? He dressed as Steve Martin


Nice. I wonder if he was wearing an arrow on his head?


haha, well he definitely dyed his hair white, do you like roman history?


Hail Caesar! When he visited Britain, he noted the propensity of brits to love their chicken,,,not for dinner but for entertainment. That was a nugget of trivia for you.


that is interesting, do you travel a lot? all of the highways in japan are tolls and it would cost over three hundred dollars to cross the whole country!


$4 for a Big Mac, but $25 for the ride to the McDs. We, at least they can used motorized vehicle there. On Mackinac Island, motorized vehicles are banned.


ya I'm from Michigan and I've been there, I'm allergic to horses and that is the only allowed mode of transportation, I didn't like it haha


Good Morning. Have you heard of the book 'Clock Dance?'


No. I love murder mysteries and that's usually what I read but I have not heard of the author or the book.


I usually read biographies and business books so this is out of my depth. Have you read shakespeare?


I like Shakespeare. I would rather see it as a play than read it. Gives it so much more dimension. What do you think?


I had to read it in high school and couldn't follow it. I eventually got it on tape and read and listened, which helped but I still couldn't comprehend like I do other books. I would prefer to see it in play form too.


I find it amusing that Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the royal Shakespeare Company to be used as Yorrick.


Shakespeare coined a lot of phrases. Did you know he coined Good riddance?


My son always uses that phrase. I will have to tell him Shakespeare invented it. He won't believe me because his is the only generation to come up with anything good. lol


HA! The ignorance of youth. I knew it well. He also came up with heart of hearts and laughing stock!


I wonder if he came up with 'To be or not to be.' That's either Hamlet or Macbeth.


We could look it up but that might be going on a "wild-goose chase"!


Haha. He was certainly a prolific writer. Never boring, either. He even invented names.


Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia.Those names are still popular.


Yeah! Olivia seems like a really popular name too!


I like to see Shakespeare in an era appropriate language and accent. I have seen several plays where they try to modernize it. That doesn't work. I like the costumes too.


Did you see Romeo & Juliet with Clair Danes and Leonardo Dicaprio? I had a hard time following that!


I did like that. I think if you read the play first you can follow it better. I don't know how the actors memorize all of those words and still say them with a clear meaning.


Hello there, I haven't seen any recent movies but watched Jaws the other day.  How about you?


I watched Stargate last week. I loved that movie, and the resulting TV series!  I really enjoyed the humor, the characters, and the cinematography


I remember watching that at a sleepover when it first came out when I was younger.  It was pretty good.


I enjoyed the TV series too. I am not one to usually embrace remakes of original movies, but the TV series added much to the story and characters to make it interesting. One TV series that did NOT go well as a remake was the UK remake of That 70s Show. It was canned after 10 episodes. Epic fail!


Wow, that is an epic fail, I didn't know about that one.


Some TV shows just go on forever and will never be remade, like Pokemon, that aired over 750 episodes over 16 years. That would be too many episodes to remake!


That is crazy there are that many episodes of one show.


Even Thomas the Tank Engine has over 150 episodes, although they did switch narrators a few times.  Ringo Star, George Carlin, and even Alec Baldwin each filmed over 50 episodes ...


I think that is so cool they each did narration for that show.  And it sounds like it wasn't just one or two episodes.


Yeah I sure do, I grew up watching them.  I don't care for episodes past season 10 though.  How about you?


I watched on and off for years. Did you know that of all those episodes, in only one did Bart neither appear nor is mentioned?


No I didn't know that, but I don't think I have ever seen that one, so most likely in the later seasons.


Simpsons have been successful for many years. Disney has put out a lot of successful films too over the years, but also a few major flopos. Did you know that Disney considered closing down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was such a box office bomb?  Now, everyone seeems to have seen that movie at one time or another.


That is pretty crazy, think about what if they had closed down?   There are so many movies that never would have been made.


Exactly!  Did you ever see the film, Treasure Planet?


No I didn't, it sounds like a pretty strange movie though.  Have you seen it?


No. Based on the box office numbers, it doesn't sound like many people did watch it. If only they had Tom Hanks in it...


Yeah Tom Hanks is one of my favorites. What is your favorite Tom Hanks movie?


With over $8 billion in film earnings, Hanks has done so many great films  A couple memorable ones: Castaway and Forest Gump.  Nice chatting with you!


Hi there. You a fan of cinema? It is derived from a Greek term meaning "movement"!


I am. I don't watch a lot of films these days, so I need to find a good streaming service and get back in the habit. How about you?


Yeah good idea, Netflix is always solid! I like cinema. No woman has ever been nominated for the academy award for best cinematography!


That's outrageous. Do you watch much TV? I wonder why the British version of That 70s Show failed.


Must not have translated well even though it was remade verbatim!


Yeah, maybe the actors weren't a good fit for the show.


Possibly. Have you seen Days Like These aka the UK That 70's Show?


No, I haven't. But apparently I didn't miss much. Have you?


Nope I never watched it for the above reasons that we talked about lol. There was a cinematographer, Roger Deakins, who was nominated for an oscar 13 times but never won!


That seems to happen to people in a lot of categories. Do you know which Simpsons episode didn't mention Bart at all? I should Google that.


Yeah I have no idea to be honest. Never seen it but I am curious. I know the Simpsons Movie had him. It did well at the box office. Tom Hanks is the highest box office star ever!


I don't think I ever saw the Simpsons Movie. I stopped watching around 2002 when I thought they'd jumped the shark.


Oh yeah that's fair. Disney once considered shutting down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was a Box Office bust!


That's wild. That's one of the worst examples of short-term corporate thinking I've ever heard of.


Yes I agree it is. On the other hand, Trojan Wars was a massive bust with a 15 million budget that didn't even make close to that in the box office.


Have you ever seen treasure planet? I never heard of that one. But I've seen some box office flops I thought were pretty decent movies.


Nope never seen it but it sounds cool. Some films surprise the box office like Silence of the Lambs!


Yeah, and Captain Marvel has done really well despite all the GamerGate/ComicsGatepeople who were trying to sabotage it.


Yes did you see it? I am wondering if I should go. The projection and analysis of box office earnings is very important for the industry.


I really should. I haven't seen many superhero movies. I think the first Spiderman was the most recent I've seen.


Oh wow yeah you have some catching up to do! The box office stats I was referring to is predominant in the Hollywood movie industry but not so much the independent studios. Well it was lovely chatting with you!


Unfortunately, yes. I have an iphone and use it way too much! How about you?


Me too. Do you know why the NY area code is 212?


I think it's because it was easy to dial on old phones, right?


Yes rotary phones took forever to make a phone call, so that was smart of them


Hard to imagine a time before any type of phones, now everyone carries a phone in their pocket! I can't believe how many iphones there have been since the first one. Who can keep up?


Right? Did you know the cables that carry phone and internet data are only 2.7 inches wide


And they run along the ocean floor! That's amazing to me.


I know and I wonder how they do not get tangled to animals and stuff down there


Lots about phone technology is incredible. Like, an iphone has more power than the whole US nuclear deterrent!


THat is mind blowing. Did you ever use a phone book?


A long time ago! Now you just google numbers!


Yeah If to of those books get stuck together, there is no separating them


I guess when you overlap the pages? I wonder who took the time to figure that out!


Yeah exactly, good point. Did you know UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use the phone?


That's great! Did you know more women have iphones than men? I wonder why


I wonder why too. Did you know during the presentation of the iPhone Steve Jobs had to have a few handy as they kept crashing?


That's sad. Amazing how far they've come from that first iphone that didn't even have 3G!


Yeah for sure. Microsoft once held a funeral for the iPhone when they released their phone


That's pretty funny. Do they even still make phones?


I am not sure , they probably do. Have you heard of the game Send me to Heaven?


Isn't that the one where the creators tried to get people to break their phone when they dropped it? Ridiculous!


Yes so glad Apple but a ban on that. Nice chat!!


How's it going, did you know on a rotary phone 212 is the fastest area code to dial?


Hello, no I didn't. I wonder if Hedy Lamarr had anything to do with that, she helped invent wifi.


I never knew that, maybe that's a reason women are more likely to own an iphone than men


She also helped invent the cellphone, along with gps.


That's pretty cool. Did you know Microsoft held a mock funeral for the iphone when it launched it's first phones? That was a huge blunder on their part


Seriously? That is hilarious. A 17 year old was the first to unlock an iphone. He sold it for a car and three other phones. Smart kid.


That's pretty cool, Matt Bellamy recorded his son's heartbeat with an iphone and even put it in a song


That is so sweet. The London Symphony Orchestra records ringtones for a luxury phone maker. I cannot even imagine who that would be.


Maybe they were used in the first live Iphone presentation, it's pretty funny Jobs had to use 2 phones due to the potential for the iphone to run out of ram


I didn't know the bars of service doesn't have an effect on the connection quality, I always thought it did


I always figured that too, I figured the closer you are to the ocean cable carrying phone and internet data the more bars you'd have


That makes sense. I wonder if dolphins can hear what is being transmitted by those cables, since they seem to know whom they are talking to when they use a phone


Lol I never knew that, maybe dolphins can help humans separate 2 phonebooks with overlapping pages


I really dont think there is anything they can't do, not if they set their mind too it. I wonder if they play "send me to heaven" with phones they find in the ocean?


I don't know, it is kinda scary an iphone has more computing power than the US nuclear icbm deterrent


It truly is. Oddly, J.P. Morgan bailed out the government in 1895.


I never knew that, maybe the government should of gave him the 86% of the land they own in Nevada as a thank you


Isn't that insane how much land they own? Yet, we stil have these shut downs, 3 in 1977 alone.


It's a shame how incompetent the government is, Wikileaks was able to leak their plans on destroying Wikileaks


At least we haven't gotten around to Chinese level censorship yet. They actually censor the word "censorship"


Wikileaks leaking plans to destroy Wikileaks and China censoring "Censorship", to much meta for me lol


I think it's crazy that the government publishes the names of those who renounce their citizenship. Too much of that going on.


Yea, governments shoul do nice things like donating 1 billion to save the rainforest like Norway did


That would be lovely if they would do that. It's getting late, and I have to work in the morning. Thanks for chatting with me.


I'm a huge YouTube fan!  Love it!  I watch a lot business and entrepreneur videos on there.  Do you like it?


Me too, I love You Tube and watch it in some capacity every day, actually. It didn't even come out until February 2005 but I cannot live without it. You Tube allows us to view, upload, share, rate, add to my favorites, report, and comment on videos and subscribe to other users as well


Yes.  I think I watch it more than I watch regular tv now.  It's also the 2nd largest search engine on the internet.


Wow, it also offers a wide variety of user-generatred and corporate media video with available content including TV show clips, video clips, documentary films, music videos to just name a few.


Neat.  Along with Netflix, Youtube makes up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  That shows a lot of people like to watch video.  lol


Yes, that's the truth. Adding to the list of content is educational videos, live streams, movie trailers, audio recordings, and even video blogging. A lot of these technologies have evolved via You Tube since 2005.


Google paid 1.65 billion for youtube in 2006.  Holy smokes!  That's a lot of cashola.


It certainly is. Add to that fact, most of the content on You Tube is uploaded by individuals, the BBC, Hulu, and Vevo. And if you register on You Tube you have more options than unregistered users.


True.  The most disliked youtube video is Justin Bieber's "Baby".  I think that's more of a cultural backlash of people who weren't fans of his rather than people truly not liking the video.


I agree with that. Another interesting fact is that the police actually have their own youtube called bluetube, where they share law enforcement videos.


That has a nice ring to it.  I didn't know that.  Psy's Gangnam style got so many views that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.


Wow, a 64 bit integer, that's a really big number. I just found out that Netflix coupled with YouTube together make up over half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


That's a lot of bandwidth!  Did you know that McDonalds didn't have drive-thru's until 1975?


Yes, I've heard that McDonalds added those drive-thrus to accomodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out their cars while still wearing their fatigues.


That makes sense.  Cars use to carry wooden trunks on the back of them and that's how the word trunk came about for the back of a car.


I thought that was a very interesting fact, too.  Plus the car brand Cadillac was named after the french explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who actually founded Detroit.


That's neat!  I always wondered where the name came from.  Do you like horses?


Yes, I love horses. Did you know that humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC.  And that there's an extensive specialize vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts?


I did not know that!  Clint Eastwood had a mid-life allergy to horses.  Interesting since he had been on horses in a lot of his movies.


Yes, very interesting. Well nice chatting with you, it's been a pleasure.


I do, I use it almost everyday, it has become a basic need  for me, what about you?


yeah, me too, work and at home,both. did you ever use a rotary phone


Yeah I did, my grandma used to have one, it seems like a lot of work just to call a number


Oh yeah it is I bet, hence the reason NY stuck with the 212 area code


Yeah that makes sense, why not make it 111, seems faster!


Maybe some other state had it, but good point


You know that separating two phonebooks once their pages are overlapped is an impossible feat!


I wish i had two phone books just to try it out of curiosity


That would be an interesting experiment, what kind of cellphone do you own?


I have an IPhone, curious fact about my phone but apparently it has more computing power than the US nuclear deterrent, well not just my phone but most IPhones do


That is insanw, I guess phones nowadays need to do so many thing sso that makes sense


Yeah phones are basically a small computer never imagined phones would advance that much, color was a big deal back in my day now they have 3 cameras on their back and 2 in the front!!!!


I do, one of my favorite actors Demetri Martin, what about you?


Oh he is so funny. he actually dropped out of harvard to become a comedian


It is! that's a hard call to make, I would finish college and then become a comedian but I guess his dream couldn't wait.


Well, I bet he enjoyed that more if that was his passion


Yeah I bet he did well at least he didnt drop out of high school like Ryan Stiles


Yeah that is true, but I guess ryan still managed to do well


I agree but still high school is important, you should at least finish that, good thing it turned out ok for him.


Hi, how are you? Yes, I enjoy comedy. Did you know that Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a comedy career?


Good, thank you. I did not. It worked out for him. Do you know Demetri Martin?


No, I do not know Demetri. Is he a comedian?


Yes he is. He had a show on Comedy Central for a season or two. He was accepted into Harvard law and left to pursue his comedy career.


Pretty smart guy! I guess the law just isn't as fun as comedy. Have you heard of the comedy genre "bromantic comedies?"


His comedy is very intelligent so it makes sense. I have heard of that. I would say Pineapple Express and I Love You Man would be examples.


Have you seen Harold and Kumar? That's a good example too. I wonder what's going on in bill murray's head when he says that Kung Fu Hustle is a supreme achievement in comedy.


I have. I love Bill Murray so much but I disagree with that statement. It's a silly movie though and he tends to be very silly himself.


I think he must be making a joke. Do you follow soccer at all?


Not really but I know a little. I know it's played in over 200 countries.


It's the sport of the people. It makes more money that the other major sports combined.


Wow! I wonder if that's just because of the mass appeal. Apparently Americans call it soccer because it was slang for association football but I wonder wonder how that slang term came about?


Don't know. Probably because there was already a sport called football, they needed something new. The variation of soccer with 3 teams sounds weird. I wonder why that was started.


I have heard a little about that. Isn't that where they all three face each other at the same time?


The referee must have trouble keeping track of everything. There can't be 11 players on each team. Too many people on the field.


Yes, I would imagine it would be confusing. Are you familiar with Mesut Ozil from Germany?


Yes he is. He did a lot of charity work.


That's great! Professional athletes make so much money, it only seems fair that they donate some of it.


I agree. He donated 300,000 Euros to pay for the surgeries of 23 children in Brazil. That's so commendable.


I do I think he is a great player, its amazing how much money he makes


that is for sure, he is the only one to make more than judge judy


He does, he even rejected a $10 million offer from Reebook when he was 18


yeah but I guess he know he was going to become big and later got way more than that from nike


Yeah 9 times more, a $90 million contract, its a good thing he had confidence in himself I would have taken the money lol


yeah good for him for sure. and then his involvement with charities. the guy raised six million


I think thats a great thing to do, did you ever watch the Space Jam movies?


I did and apparently LeBron is going to be in the sequel


Yeah he signed a deal with Warner Bros, I will sure watch that movies, I love the franchise, the first one with Jordan was great.


yeah I will be waiting to watch it too. do you know reggie miller?


Yeah I do, he is a graet player, he scored a career high of 40 points and I also think he is in the hall of fame.


yeah he is but as good as he is his sister was always better than him


She was? what is her career high or some of her achievments


well once she socred 105 points and broke 8 national records


Wow that sure is impressive, 8 national records, that is a lot of talent right there, its suprising how much players win from endorcements


yeah I know. Talk about Allen Iverson being set for life pretty much


Yeah, $800000 a year sounds nice and then he will get 32 million, that sounds like a sweet deal to me


Yup it sure, does, he is taken care of for sure. nice chat


hi how are you? do you like horror films?


I personally do not enjoy horror films but my friends do. What about you?


I am not a big fan, but there are a few that i enjoy


Did you know that you can burn up to 180 calories for just watching a horror film?


I wonder how often that happens. maybe the first time you see it? i like shining, omen, and exorcist.


Ah well, the only one I have watched in that list is shining. I think that watching horror films is a lazy way to lose calories!


yes, it is. it is better to get out an exercise. maybe watch a horror movie at the same time?


Yeah, just throw one of those bikes in front  of your TV and watch the horror film at the same time! Simple.


exactly. pretend you need to ride away from the horror. LOL So, do you like the internet? or is it the bane of your existence?


I like the internet. Did you know that everyone in finland has the right to have internet connection?


That is great! i figure that information can only help people. education, jobs, news.


And there is 3g of cell service at the top of mount Everest. I guess you could instantly upload a picture of yourself up there.


That would be a frivolous use of the internet, but totally typical. LOL


Did you know that looking up yourself is called "ego surfing"?


Hm. i have not done that except to see what personal information might be stored on some sites.


Well, you can search up yourself and you can probably find your Facebook account or something.


I dont have an fb account. i dont like the privacy issues. do you have one?


I do but I do not use it a lot. I prefer using instagram.


I dont use instagram either. i dont really like social media. i find it a waste of time. but i am old. Anyway, great chat!


Have you heard of the actress Taylor Hickson?


Yeah, I heard about her on the set of Deadpool.  Sad.


Actually, I think she was injured while filming for a movie called "Ghostland" because they didn't use safety glass for her scene


Wow, that is a big mistake.  Is she suing?


I heard she is. Once the glass broke into shards, she had to go to the hospital. I heard she got close to 70 stitches total!


That is a lot, especially if it was near her face.


The gash was from her chin to her left ear, and was serious enough to need laser and silicone treatment. All because they probably wanted to save money


Wow that is a long scar.  It was all preventable too.  Its just horrible for her.


And she worked so hard in the movie too! Hopefully the studio does the right thing in this situation. Do you know much about cinematography?


It's basically the science of motion picture or video. It's a big deal when it comes to the Oscars, and a woman has never been nominated for best cinematography


Really wow.  I heard there was a fight against digital cinematography.


A fight? Why? Without change, we won't see it get any better. James Wong Howe pioneered many of the techniques we see used all the time, but I wonder how accepted it was when he first utilized them