Even when he's not winning he plays well, in Super Bowls that he's lost it's only been by a few points too. So his losing is better than a lot of other people's winning. Which is why he's in the NFL and not the minor leagues I guess. Did you know about the way that the huddle came to be because of a deaf QB?


I didn't know that about the deaf QB.  What did he have to do with the huddle?


Apparently the huddle was created so that the players were around him and the other team couldn't see what he was signing. I think it's crazy that something like that spread so it became standard for players all the way down to kids.


That's interesting!  The average earnings of an engineer are higher than that of the average earnings than an average NFL or MLB player.  Probably because they have longer careers.


That makes sense, I think it would surprise people because they don't generally think about how short most careers of football players are. Plus not all players are on the level of Brady there are far more players like Kellan Moore who most people haven't really heard of and who probably get paid a lot less.


Isn't Kellen Moore the only left handed QB in the NFL?  I have to get running.  It was nice chatting with you!


Yes, football is one of my favorite sport, do you like the sport also?


Yes, I love it! did you know women may be allowed to play?


Yes that what I heard, but nothing personal against women, but do you think this is a mistake?


Well for football you need to be really tall and strong, have a strong mens body. So i find it difficult!


That's what I am getting to, women want to do everything men do, but there is a limit to anything and women are build that way, that's a fact.


They say they would allow a woman if it meets the requirements, would be good to find out what those are


yes, but the NFL ratings would drop, because we don't want to see players on the team letting a woman run by him just because he afraid of hurting her.


That would be weird, I was really surprised to learn that the actual time of live play is in average 11 minutes!!


Do you know I have an issue also, I don't believe it, there is no way, must be in a different way, can you tell me how would this be possible?


I believe it is true, the game stops all the time, but I do not mind. Because I love and enjoy football. Do you know about the circular huddle?


No I  never heard of the circular huddle, I have always known it as the a huddle, Is there a different?


Well it is circular so thet the other team does not see or listen to the teams conversation. But it is intereseted it was created because of a deaf QB


Yes that is cool, I knew that's why coaches hold up their play sheets in front of their mouth, to hide what they are saying.


Yeah that is really cool, that a deaf player could be a QB


Wow yes, most people would be full of doubt and never pursue their dream, they would just give up.


I think it is interesting how some considered their education important, like Alex Smith, who took many tests in High School and got his Bachelors in 2 years


Yes you are right, It's good to have an education, but there are quite a few sport players and singers who didn't finish school. Education is a good back up.


That is right, and on the other hand , another QB, wanted to trade sports to become a competitive videogame player, good he didn't do it


Yes I agree, by the way what is your favorite nfl team, do you stick with one team win or lose?


I really like the Denver Broncos, what about you?..


My favorite team is Pittsburgh Steelers, It was nice chatting with you.


what is your favorite sport? i like soccer a lot. it is also called football.


Mine is baseball. Do you follow NFL football?


i try to follow around the playoffs because the tension and energy are high. You?


Mostly during the playoffs also. What do you think about Tom Brady at 40 years old winning his six super bowl.


the guy has a secret recipe or something for staying young. he has done quite well even though he wasnt recognized at the beginning.


He has a book out that says how he stays healthy. He attributes part of it to avocado ice cream.


that is an odd dietary choice. i dont know why that would help, but i dont question him. he seems to know how to win.


Right, you can't argue with success. I understand there is only 11 minutes of actual play during a game.


that seems small, but they spend so much time waiting and standing, it makes sense that its only 11 minutes.


Yeah, I think that's one of the reasons I'm not a real big fan. Did you know that Brady's wife makes more than twice his salary. I wonder what she does.


i think that she is a model? maybe tom should have become a model.


Now that's an interesting thought. Her name is Gisele Bundchen, I'll have to look her up.


she makes a lot of money, but i wonder how long her career will be. i guess they have no money worries.


I wouldn't think so. There is no rule against women being in the NFL. Do you think they should be allowed?


maybe not tom brady's wife, but i guess a woman could play. she would need the size and speed i think.


Are there any women soccer players in the mens league?


I dont think so. Generally the imbalance is too great physically. Anyway, great chat.


Yes thanks for the chat. Have a good evening.


Yeah, did you know women can play too if they qualify?


I did not know that, that is pretty crazy. I wonder why women can't qualify then? I guess Tom Brady's wife makes double what he does, maybe if a woman wants to make good money she should go into modeling? Hope that doesn't come off sexist!


Well everyone can choose the career they want I guess. Engineers earn more than football players


That is definitely interesting. Having a good education would be  a good thing to fall back on, for sure. Like Alex Smith, who entered university as a junior in high school, received his bachelor's in two years an dstarted working on his master's by the time he became the first overall pick in 2005 nfl draft


That is amazing, I guess he planned ahead and took many ap tests and made it easier for himself to complete University and higher degrees and get into the NFL


Yea that's definitely really smart of him. Bill Belichick is a really smart coach too, just look what he did with Brady/the Patriots. Say what you will about them, they are a force to be reckoned with.


That is very true actually, they make a good team. He lists Brady in the injury report every week apparently


That's really weird. Brady never seems hurt! Maybe it's a precaution sort of thing? I didn't know that Brady and Belichick had a bit of a tiff though, last season, I think? When Brady didn't want to attend OTAs...I guess they got over it and made up haha


Yeah they must have put the needs of the team before theirs, I guess. The Patriots under them have either lost or won the superbowl by 3 or 4 points in all 6 tries


That is insane, especially considering Brady is 41, has a family and businesses to take care of outside of football.


Yeah I know. Did you know he has never had a strawberry?


That is peculiar. I wonder why he hasn't had a strawberry? But considering he's one of only two QB to win the Super Bowl in their first season as a starter, has been given the MVP award 4 times, has won 3 league MVP awards, has been selected to 13 Pro Bowls, and has 15 division titles, I think he's doing alright without eating any strawberries!


Haha that is so true, a strawberry would not change much. In high school his team did not wina game or score a touchdown and they never started their backuo QB which was Brady


Haha wow, I bet they are regretting that decision! He only threw 50 touchdown passes in 2007!


Yeah I bet they are. Do you know who invented the circular huddle?


I think it was Paul D. Hubbard? He was a deaf QB. Hard to believe the huddle was ever anything other than circular haha But definitely very interesting.


Yeah that is creative of him. Do you know who is the only left handed QB ?


Kellan Moore? I'm not familiar with him though. I will have to keep an eye out for him haha Or Shaquim Griffin who only plays with one hand!


Wow that is even more impressive. Nice chatting with you :)


Tom Brady is a really important player, his absence can really damage the team


I agree!  He is considered to be the biggest steal in the history of the NFL draft.


And what a great steal, he is so important even the owner of the team has to talk about him


Yes.  He was selected in the 6th round of the 2000 draft.  Best pick Kraft ever made for the Patriots.


Did you know his wife makes a lot more money than he does?


I did read that somewhere.  She's one of the top models in the world.


Yeah she is, a Victoria Secret model, so they both earn a ton of money together


I agree he was the 199th pick in that draft


Tom Brady was the 199th pick in the 2000 draft.  Since 2002, the super bowl has not included either Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, or Ben Roethlisberger playing on the field.  Crazy stat.


Oh I see I lost you for a while, 199th pick and his the best player in NFL history, I bet many teams regretted not picking them as first option


Yes.  Did you know that the first NFL playoff game was played in 1932?


I didnt know that no, the NFL has 32 teams now I wonder how many it had back then


That I do not know.  Out of the current 32 teams do you have a favorite?  Mine is the Cleveland Browns.


Mine is the most hated team in the NFL can you guess what team? another hint its in the AFC


The Patriots thats correct!!! you are the winner lol


lol  I thought you were going to say the Steelers.  Speaking of the Steelers...since the Browns came back in 1999 the quarterback with the most wins in the Cleveland Browns stadium is the Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger!


They are in the same division and I guess both are hated teams lol, and I never saw him play, I bet he was really talented


He's still playing.  He is on the downside of his career.  He probably only has a few seasons left at most.  Did you know that there is only one left handed QB in the NFL and that is Kellan Moore?


He is? really? wow, I bet he is as old as Brady then or maybe even older, and no I dint know that, does he even play anymore?


Yes.  They are almost the same age.  Tom is a few years older.  It's been fun chatting with you!


And Tom still has a few years as well, I bet they started playing around the same time, and it has been nice chatting! hope you have a nice day bye


Are you familiar with the nfl and football?


I am, did you watch the Super Bowl last Sunday?


Unfortunately I could not. How was it? Anything spectacular or unexpected?


It was pretty boring, it was also very low scoring.


Personally I tend to be fans of players rather than teams, especially QB since they are the core of any offense


Yeah, Brady is a good player. I'm not a fan, but I can admit he is good.


I was surprised to learn that brady didn't even get a chance to play in highschool at all, yet he managed to so far will five super bowls


Me too, I think he has won the most Super Bowls ever. Apparently he was a sixth round pick.


I mean he is considered among the greatest QB of all time and the greatest steal in NFL history.


Yeah, I'm not surprised. He's won a lot of awards. Did you know the NFl uses tracking chips?


Ya they put it in the players shoulder pads and even in the footballs themselves. I wonder how they apply the data they get


Probably some computer model, but I wonder if it actually helps.


Who knows? There is a lot of action in those 11 minutes of gameplay in a average nfl match


Yeah, I'm not surprised that this is the full amount of time that players play.


I always thought it was longer given how long games are shown on tv


yeah, the games are long. A lot of TV commercials, and a lot of time waiting on the sidelines.


I guess that makes sense. I wonder if we will ever see a woman player in the nfl since there is no explicit rule against gender


I'm not sure. I don't know how much longer Football will be around, I worry that the CTE issue could end up causing a drastic drop off.


The brain injury that players get from playing. Perhaps they can fix it.


Oh! It is probably because of such injuries that despite having much higher pay, the average nfl engineer has higher average lifetime earnings than an nfl player since the average player has a high probability of being injured and having an unfortunately short career


Interesting. It is probably a lot of the lower paid players lower the actual average of the salaries.


No, I missed it! But I watched the game prior when the Patriots beat KC into the Super Bowl, it was incredible. Did you know that Tom Brady is only one of 2 people to win 5 super bowls! crazy.


It is really surprising. The sheer length of his career is impressive. Older quarterbacks are my favorites. There's something about the calmness of a 40 year old qb that feels right.


Yes, I do too. I mean Tom Brady is the total package He is strong, handsome, smart, at the top of his prime and he has a super hot wife! Gisele Bundchen the victoria secret super model! who by the way makes twice as much as her hubby Tom Brady! wowzer talk about a beautiful successful family. Almost wish i could be a fly on their wall.. 2 perfect and beautiful human beings what are their flaws? but it's not all about the material or physical.


I wonder what will happen when he retires? I wonder if the Patriots have someone waiting in the wings to replace him? He came on when Drew Bledsoe got hurt - I hope they have a backup plan.


They are screwed if they don't. Whoever will replace him will have a huge spot to fill being that Brady has been known to be the best in his time. Fun fact about Brady... Did you know that prior to 2007 he had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season? he threw a 50 record that year, I wonder what inspired him or if his hard work finally paid off... I want what hes taking! also, I learned he has never eaten a STRAWBERRY in his life, WHAT?? who does that, I don't think he is from this world.


He's definitely otherworldly. How can you avoid strawberries? They're delicious! It's good that he came into his own. His high school JV team was awful, apparently. He was the backup qb, but didn't get to play. I wonder how it would have worked out for them if he had?


That is incredible, Definitely a different story would be told today like the butterfly effect. I suppose thats why things happen for a reason. I mean the new england Patriots under Tom Brady and bill belichick have either won or lost the super bowl by 3 or 4 points in all 6 tries. Those numbers would probably be a whole lot of different.


Of course, the last Super Bowl score was kind of terrible. The Saints should have been in. I'm still bitter. They had the best rookies out there, with Alvin Kamara and Marshon Lattimore.


That's how I feel when they played against the Chiefs, they won at the last possible second, I normally dont watch the game unless my hubby and father in law force me by screaming at the TV, screaming the play by play haha speaking of the saints did you know that their cheerleaders cannot be in the same restaurant as any other players? if a player comes in, the cheerleader must leave.


I did know that! They have some weird, non-fraternizing rules. I guess they get to spend a lot of time cheering since the average game only has 11 minutes of live play. I'll bet your hubby and father in law make it seem like much longer!


Yes! that must feel terrible for the cheerleaders, not a perk of the job. and yes, they sure make it feel a lot looonger! i did learn that the NFL uses tracking chips in the players shoulder pads to record players move on the field. They can also track they balls for velocity, speed, and location.


I wonder if they have those sorts of things in helmets? The concussion issue with NFL players is terrible. I thought they made a lot more money, putting bodies on the line like that, but an engineer makes more, statistically speaking.


Yes, absolutely for as much as they go through, all the skills they must have, let alone everything that comes with it such as injuries. you would think they would make more. You are right an engineer makes more than a football player. A soccer player makes more than all the other sports such as NFL and NBL combined.


I wonder how much an esports player makes, as opposed to a quarterback? There's one that played for University of OK that was going to quit football to competitively game full time. That's kind of fun.


Yes! How cool! I would quit my job if I could paint all day and sell my paintings. But I shouldn't give up my dreams... The Patriots were the underdogs of football until Brady came along. He was so confident he told them "you'll never regret you picked me" I bet their arse they don't regret it!


Well, the good news is that if you're a lady, there's no rules that say you can't play for the NFL! As long as you meet the eligibility requirements, you're in! I wonder what those are?


Oh, interesting! Well, I am a terrible thrower so I'm out and i would run like im scared to get hurt. I wish I was a good left hander though, like Kellen Moore, he is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL. I wonder how many people he throws off when he throws the ball, that is until they become familiar that he is left handed.


It's surprising that he's the only one! I've never heard of him. I wonder who he plays for? I wonder if he was at the NFL honors this year? That seems to have been a who's who of luminaries. Still not sure why the Rams coach won, but the NFL works in mysterious ways.


He plays for Dallas Cowboys. Nice chatting with you! Take care :)


Hello, do you like to watch NFL football?


Good morning, I sure do.  How about you?


Hello, I love football. Did you know the NFL has no written rule against females playing?


I had heard that.  I wonder why one hasn't at least tried to play?


I'm not too sure. I could see one being a kicker.


Me too!  Maybe not as a line backer, if there was one, she'd probably be a Big Bertha.  No offense, if your name is Bertha. lol


LOL. The average NFL game is only 11 minutes of actual live gameplay.


Yeah, that kind of makes me mad every time, I hear that stat.  Because I know I sit there at least three hours and watch alot of standing around and other nonsense going on.  Such a waste of my time!


I agree. The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is actually higher than the average NFL player and MLB player.


Kind of makes you feel a little sorry for the players, so little money and they take such hard hits.  I wonder if the tracking chips in their shoulder pads have helped with that situation?


They might help. I heard they track ball rotation, velocity, speed, and location.


They track the player's every movement on the field, so they should be able to know when they get hard enough to cause a concussion or injury?


I agree. Do you know much about the QB position?


I know he's like the leader of the team.  My favorite quarterback is Tom Brady.  What about you?


They're both good ones. Did you realize that there is only 1 left handed quarterback in the NFL?


Kellan Moore.  I'm left handed so that really sticks out to me.  I thought there would have been more.


I wonder if he is still dog fighting?  My bad!  Getting back to my man, Tom Brady, I hear Bill Belichick lists him on the injury report every week, even when he's not hurt.


I doubt he is still dog fighting. That's interesting about Brady. Well, it was very nice talking to you. Have a good day.


Nice chatting with you, as well.  Enjoy the rest of your day.


The NFL is one of the major sports league in North America.


It is, the first playoff game was in 1932.


The NFL formed in 1922, it was agree to merge with AFL in 1966.  The NFL has highest attendance compared to other sports.


But soccer makes more money ironically world wide.


The NFL regular season starts from September to December, each team want to play 16 games.


Doesnt that give them one bye week also.


Green Bay Packers won 13th time championship.  There was no written rule against female players.


That is true, I dont know what a female would want to play in the NFL with how they treat cheerleaders.


All are equal but they want to fit to the game. Very aggressively want to win the game. Keep focus on the game.


It is true you do have to focus on the game.


Yes. Want to lift the trophy is the single thought in your brain and you can handle the pressure situation.


Tom Brady is sure good under pressure, he has more super bowl wins that some entire franchises.


It is very interesting. Handling pressure is very difficult in this game.


I cant believe Brady was picked in 6th round!  He is such a valuable player.


Bill Belichick is the best coach forever. He also check the injury report of Tom Brady every week.


I dont know why he lists Brady though, especially when he seems to be in good heath.


Tom brady has never eaten a strawberry in his entire life.


Maybe that is the secret to his super powers!  Or he is highly allergic.


The circular huddle used in today American football was created by Paul d. hubbard, a def quarterback


I heard that, it was to prevent the opposing team form stealing his hand signals wasnt it?


Yeah. This type of tactics are used by Quarterback only.


Well Mat Patricia is a coach in the NFL who is actually a rocket scientist, so no doubt he has come up with some pretty creative stuff.


So was the person who wrote his college fight song, sort of...  Have you heard about it?


No. Brady was drafted by the patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.


It includes terms like sin, cosine, tangent, and six digits of Pi.


Very nice chatting to you. Have a great day.


Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. did a nice job again yesterday, securing his place in Superbowl history. Did you watch the game?


I live near Foxboro MA so I was very happy when the Pats won. Though I do not follow football that much. I watched part of the game.


Brady's wife, the model Gisele Bundchen, was in attendance at the game. The announcers talked of her but never mentioned that she makes more money than her huisband.


I don't think Tom would appreciate that on National Television. Football players don't make so much for all the injuries they sustain.


Yeah. Belechick lists Brady on injury report every week, whether he is injured or not, just to play with our minds.


I think Brady is about 42 now. He must have a lot of old injuries. He can retire now. No one will ever touch his record.


Pretty impressive. You wouldn't know it by his demeanor, but Brady has never eaten a strawberry before. Maybe when he retires...


I think he is allergic to them. But I am not sure.


He had never thrown  more than 30 TDs in a year before 2007, but that year he threw for a record 50!  If this is any indication, if he ever does eat strawberries, he will probably eat a whole bushel at once. Let's hope he in not allergic!


I always wondered why, if women are allowed to play in the NFL, that no one ever tried to get on a team.  Wouldn't it be prejudice if they were good players not to let them on a team?


Have you ever tried to survive through a summer camp in the NFL, in hopes of not getting cut before the season? If less than 0.01% of willing and eligible male players make it to play in the NFL, then let's do the math on the willing and eligible women athletes that try out each each. 0.01% of what number should we choose before we see a female starer in the nfl?


I see your point. I am just wondering, with all of this progression that a woman hasn't pushed harder to get in. It would be interesting.


I'd vote yes, but the average lifetime earning for an engineer is higher than the average for an NFL player. Women are too practical to risk losing teeth if the payoff is inferior.


That's true. But since there is only 11 minutes of live play in a game, I think maybe a woman could survive. I don't know if the guys would give her a break, though.


I was a wrestler, and in college, the typical wrestling match is only 7 minutes of go-time, but in that time, one can earn a lifetime of injuries. Unfortunately, I speak from experience. I wonder, if a female player was on the Saints football team, would the Saints cheerleaders change their rule about not being able to dine in the same restaurant?


My son was on the wrestling team in high school and broke his wrist the first month. That rule about the cheerleaders having to leave the restaurant is ridiculous. I would like to know the reasoning behind that.


I wonder if it is true in the off-season too. Imagine being a cheerleader and panicking every time someone with a football jersey walks into your restaurant.  Oh, well, the gruelling 17-week season is over for another year. We will have to wait a while before the next season starts. Until then, we get to hear pundits recite sports trivia for a year.


I think I would ask for a doggie bag if a player came in. That's not fair, though. I am glad the Superbowl is over for this year. I have to listen to my male friends reciting sports trivia, never mind seeing it on T.V.


I think ESPN is doing a 2-hr special on discrimination in the NFL. The only topic to be discussed is why Kellen Moore is the ONLY left-handed QB in the league. That's social justice for you...


It is rather strange that he is the only one. I wonder how it effects him and the other players? I think you are being ironical, but that's OK. lol


If you could see my lips moving you would be able to tell. But, like the huddle, not being able to see the signals helps to protect secrecy. You will just never know! But it has been nice conversing with you! Chow!


I sometimes watch football. usually the super bowl. i didnt see it this year though.


I actually didnt either. I know that the Patriots won because my boyfriend hates them. Lol.


I heard that the game was a bit dull this year. last years game was much better


Did you know that there is no written rule against a female player in the nfl.


I have heard. does that matter though? i dont see women trying to get in. it is a pretty tough sport for anyone.


Yeah I dont really see it happening. I know I wouldnt want to play in the NFL. I would be afraid of getting hurt.


Yeah, the concussions are terrible. the cte problem is serious, at every level of the game.


I think I would rather be an engineer. they actually average more over a lifetime than nfl players do.


they have a longer career and a lot fewer injuries.


That is true. I know I wouldnt want to be a Saints cheer leader. They have to leave a restaurant if a player walks in.


That is a strange rule. outdated and sexist. why does a rule like that exist these days? odd


It really is. Its not like everything a player does these days isnt under a microscope. If anything bad happens you lose your job. They shouldnt make them leave a restaurant. Its messed up.


it is messed up. i bet those tracking chips could help avoid the problem. where are the players? tell them to not go to that restaurant!


Well I think the chips are actually put inside the shoulder pads as well as inside the football.


we could put them directly on the players! then they would never displace cheerleaders again! LOL


Thats taking it a little bit far. Im not sure many of them would agree with letting that happen. Lol. There is only 11 minutes of actual gameplay in an nfl game. What do you think about that?


That is far too little. i would not want to buy a ticket to a game. not enough action. Anyway, great chat


It was a good chat. You have a great day.


Well I know that he's never eaten a strawberry haha. I do like him a lot though. What about you?


I know that he's the quarter back of the New England Patriots.


He also doesn't eat tomatoes haha don't ask why I know that. Also his wife makes double his salary I guess. Do you know what she does?


I am not sure what she does. Maybe a model.


Yeah you're probably right. I have no idea why Tom Brady ends up on the injury list every week. Yet he's apparently perfectly fine. What's up with that?


Maybe they're worried about his touchdown passes. LOL


Haha that could be. Isn't it crazy that he threw 50 touchdown passes in one year. That was a new record. Also hes considered the biggest steal in the history of the draft.


Do you know much about foot ball? What does a quarterback do anyway?


Well the quarterback gets the ball and can pass it. Quarterbacks also the person who touches the ball on almost every play and can throw the forward passes. he's considered the leader. Do you have a favorite quarterbacks?


I don't have any favourites. Although Tom Brady is a good one.


Did you know how the circular huddle was invented? It was invented by a deaf quarterback who would use the people to block other teams from seeing his hand signs


That's interesting. I never knew that. Which quarterback was deaf?


His name was Paul D Hubbard. Are you left-handed or right-handed? Apparently there's only one left-handed quarterback in the NFL


I use both hands equally. And I know the only "lefty" in the NFL is Kellan Moore.


Yep you're right. What do you think about Baker Mayfield? You almost became a professional gamer instead of doing football. He sounds like he was amazing it Halo 3 by the way


That's pretty impressive. But what's not impressive is how the NFL treats their cheerleaders.


Yeah I agree. The Saints cheerleaders sound like they are very hassled by that rule. Or at least I would be. I wonder if that's for all the teams like that's the same rule or if that's only for the Saints though


I have watched shows about how cheerleaders were treated and the harassment and the amount of money they make is way below what the players get.


interesting I didn't know that. the other thing the NFL does that weird is the use tracking chips for the players on the field. I just hope they don't keep those tips on when they go off the field haha


You know what would be nice? There are no actual rules about women playing in the NFL. I would love to see a woman play on the same team as the men instead of being a cheerleader.


That would be interesting to see. Maybe they could swap, all the men are the cheerleaders in the women are all players haha.


Good morning! Guess how much actual game play is in an average NFL game?


Good morning to you. I read that there is only 11 minutes of actual game time, that is incredible.


Yes. I wonder how much, if at all, that's changed in the history of the game.


I am not certain, something I will need to check into further. I read that the players have chips on their shoulder pads. The chips must help to learn things about the playing of the game.


Yes, I'm sure we're gathering a lot of useful data through that practice. I wonder how it will influence the game.


They also put chips in the balls to track rotation, velocity, speed and location. I am certain this all helps the teams.Wow, I did not know that the cheerleaders for the Saints  are forbidden to eat at the same restaurant as the players. That's crazy


It is interesting. I wonder what other rules they have about keep them separate. Are they allowed to go to the same bars, and other things outside of the stadium?


I am surprised to learn this. This years Superbowl will be comin up soon They say it is usually held on the first sunday in Feb.


Yes. What do you think of the upcoming Jaguars versus Patriots game?


I am not too certain as I do not follow football but on a guess I think Jaguars will win.I think they have been dong a little better this year, how about you will you be watching?


No, I don't follow football. I just heard a prediction that the Jaguars' defense could be problematic for the Patriots.


Interesting! I wonder why Brady has not been talking much about his injury.


It sounds like it's not much of a setback for him. He's said to have been, "zinging it pretty good," at the last practice.


That is good then, it obviously will not affect his playing. DId ypu know that his wife makes twice as much as he does? Hope they donate some of their money to good causes.


Yes, Gisele Bundchen. And I hear that they are actively involved in non-profit work.


That is gret for them to do. I guesss he is allergic to or does not like strawberries as he has never eaten one!


Yes! I wonder what the story is. But he threw 50 touchdown passes in one year, so that's good.


I guess he is a valuable [payer of his team! They are both good teams with a good playing record.


Yes. I wonder why Brady is listed on the injury report every week even though there's no evidence of him being injured.


have no idea as to why they would do that.Brady has reached 200 regular season wins. He is the only one.


Yes. Well, it's been great talking to you. Have a wonderful day!


yes I do. do you have a favorite player?


No, I do not, though I know that Tom Brad is a great player. I know that's attributed to his skill but is also partially diet. He has never eaten a strawberry.


that is strange. I wonder if he is jealous or what?


Speaking of jealous, I wonder if he is jealous of his wife as she makes more than double her husband's salary.


yeah she sure does. his coach lists him in the injury report evey week


no not at all, so I am not sure why he does that


It seems that Tom Brady has gotten even better in the last few years. He had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season before 2007. Then he did a record 50 that year.


go figure, maybe he was saving a surprise for then


Football still doesn't really keep my attention. Maybe it's because there are only 11 minutes of live gameplay.


that is so amazing and yet we are glued to the tv for so long to watch a game


I know. We take it so seriously that there are tracking chips in the shoulder pads and footballs.


yeah I think they are using them to track their movement and get statistics that way


Yes, it also helps to determine location.


Yes, I wonder if we will ever see a woman who meets the requirements. That would be cool.


Yeah and I think it would bring more diversity to the game


Yet the NFL seems old fashioned. I know players are more important to the game but it still seems wrong that New Orleans Saints cheerleaders have to leave the restaurant even if they are already eating, if some players want to eat there.


I find that extremely sexist to be honest. I do not see the point of that rule at all


hi how are you? i watch the NFL sometimes. You?


Doing well, I watch the NFL a decent amount. Of the 32 teams, is one your favorite?


I like the teams from the bay area. i liked the 49ers back in the day when they were great.


for sure, their quarterbacks have been great, Young and Montana were hall of famers!


yes, that was so long ago though. i guess that it will be some years before the 49ers see a dynasty again. now it is the patriots.


For sure, Tom Brady is too good! Who would have guessed he was a 6th round pick in 2000


no one would have suspected him of being such a champion. he started off slow too in high school


Right, I think their JV team didn't win won game and he was the backup quarterback and they refused to play him!


the coach didnt know talent. the kid has potential and nobody saw it. too bad. they could have won.


for sure, at least one game! Tom brady has never eaten a strawberry in his life, maybe that was why lol!


He probably has an allergy. i bet that runs in the family. he eats some weird ice cream too.


That is a good point, never thought of that. What kind of ice cream does he eat


i think he eats avocado ice cream. some strange flavor. he is vegan i believe.


I wonder if his wife makes him eat that. She makes like double what he makes in salary


She is a model. she probably does not eat very much or often. they probably have a similar diet.


I am sure you're right, they both are thin lol. Did you know the average NFL game only takes like 11 minutes of gameplay


That sounds about right. they stand around and wait a lot. the refs seem to confer a lot.


For sure, talk about boring at times lol. It was so great chatting with you about football!


Yes, i enjoyed chatting about football too. Have a good day.


I sure do. Did you know women can technically play too?


Yeah there is no written rule that prevents them from doing so


Yeah that is pretty cool. There are only 11 minutes of game time in there anyways


Yeah that us very short yet we are glued to the tv for hours waiting for the game to end


True. The football players seem to make less than engineers nowadays


I guess that makes sense since they have longer careers than football players


That is a good point. Did you hear about that rule for New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yes about them not being able to eat in the same place as the players. Weird


Yeah it is and it is sexist too. The worst is that they have to leave mid meal too if they walk in


Yeah it needs to go really. Did you hear about tracking the players now in the field?


Yes I heard they are using chips on the padding of the shoulders of the players when they are playing


Yeah and are collecting stuff like velocity and rotation and such. Wonder what they use them for


Well I am not sure but I sure hope they can use them to make the game safer and prevent concussions


Oh that would be amazing. Do you like Brady as a QB?


I do actually, he is amazing. His wife seems to make more than him though as famous as he is


Yeah that is true. He has never had a strawberry before


Wow that is interesting/ His coach lists him in the injury report every week even when he is not injured


WOw, that is something. In 2007 he threw a record 50 touchdown


I think that us when his fame kind of took off. Do you know who Alex Smith is?


Yeah he is a QB and also completed college in two years, brains and talent


Hey how are you, big fan of Tom Brady by chance?


I  am a big fan of Brady, I love the Patriots my favorite team, what about you?


Not really a huge fan of his, but I know he's definitely one of the best of all time for sure. More of a fan of the NFL in general. It's cool to see them win that many super bowls though!


I agree his one of the best all time and Im not saying that because Im a fan, if you look at his career his numbers are impressive.


No doubt, he's definitely one of the best, if not the best. I don't really care who says otherwise haha, if he had his ability in the 70s and 80s who knows how many records he would have broke.


Probably a lot more, Brady also has a lot of critics but he has showed them and proved them wrong at every turn


They're probably just talking heads trying to get people riled up, even if the game only has 11 minutes of actual gameplay.


Only 11 minutes really? that doesnt seem like a lot, last Superbowl was more than 3 hours long in total


It was, that was such a boring game haha. Saints should have been in it!


It was boring I agree, are you a fan of the Saints? if not do you have a favorite team?


I don't really have a favorite team, I "play"  a lot of fantasy football though. The Saints got screwed over on that lack of pass interference by the endzone in the NFC championship.


They did? I didnt follow the NFC this season. Do you know who Matt Patricia is?


I do, he's the the rocket scientist right? lol


He is, rocket scientist and also an NFL coach, he must be really smart not sure if his a good coach though.


Me neither, did he play in the NFL too? I forget. I wonder what makes him a rocket scientist though.


I dont think he did, he was an aeronautical engineer before he joined the NFL, amazing how much time has gone by since the first playoff game.


For sure, it's been a hot minute. I always thought he was a former player, he seems pretty big. Did you know the Saints have explicit rules about the cheerleaders and players?


No, haven't heard about that rule before can you elaborate further?


They can't be eating in the same restaurant, even if they came separately. If a player walks in the cheerleader has to leave. I wonder how much that is actually kept up though.


That is unfair! how can the NFL allow that, so rude and so sexist. That rule makes me so mad.


For sure, me too. I'm going to take off though, great chatting!


I hope the NFL changes in the future but oh well its been great chatting I agree have a nice night friend.


Yes I do. Did you hear they are putting tracking chips on the players now?


Because they want to collect info on velocity and rotation and such


Nice, hope they can use that to make the game safer too


Good point. Did you know that Matt Patricia used to be a rocket scientist?


What a career jump. Did you know that women can play in the NFL too?


I do not think so but there is no rule against them if they qualify


Nice. Do you know when the playoffs started?


I have no idea but I know that engineers make more than football players over the lifetime


It was back in 1932 in a dirt field inside Chicago stadium


He is a good player. Kellan Moore on the other hand is the only lefty in the NFL


WOw amazing. Brady was a back up QB in high school and was never started


Wow their loss I guess. Did you know Brad Johnson threw a touchdown pass to hiself?


I did not even know that is possible to do, amazing


I know. Did you know there is a NFL rule named after Brady?


Wow that is amazing. His wife makes more than him though


She sure does. He was picked 199th in the 200 draft


Better something than nothing. Nice chat


i was a fan, but i havent followed the game in a while. You?


I watch frequently. Are you familiar with Tom Brady?


yes, i have heard the name. he is a quarter back, yes?


Yup, known as one of the greatest. He has apparently never eaten a strawberry.


does he have an allergy? that sort of thing might run in families.


He is a health fanatic. His wife makes twice as much more apparently.


I guess Tom should do her job then! LOL. is she a model or something?


That is a great job, if you can get one. Brady is not a young guy anymore, is he? Is he planning to retire?


Eventually, he wants to play till hes like 45. He is on the injury report every week for no reason too


I guess the coach is trying to psych out the opposition? i figure that it might put the other team off balance.


Belichick of the Patriots does that often for that very reason


He has won a lot of games, i think, so he knows how to strategize.


Yea, and how to get disciplined players like Brady who have won the super bowl 6 times.


Yeah, it is partially the coach, but the players are key too, of course. Is there another QB of tom's ability in the league?


I would say Aaron Rodgers is close, with less of a supporting cast.


yeah, the qb can only do so much. the other players have to be up to the task. especially the defense. do the patriots have a good defense?


I guess that's true. Anyway, great chat!


i dont know the game very well. do you like football?


I watch a few games a year,  I dont follow it regularly.  Did you know the nfl puts tracking chips on the players and football?


the NFL wants to make sure that the players are where they are supposed to be. i wouldnt trust them either! as for the football, i dont know what thats about.


Its mainly used for tracking stats,  speed,  velocity,  position.


gotcha. the ball is also useful for understanding the progress of the game. i guess the fans like them stats too.


It looks like that a average football game has only 11 min of actual game play lol it takes 3 hours to get through 11 min?  lol


that is great. them players get paid so much on a per minute basis. that is what happens when unions get involved.


Yeah football generates so much money its crazy.  In 39 out of 50 states the highest paid employee is the college basketball or football coach!


the college game has been distorted by money. I figure that soon the degree granting aspect will be optional extra for more universities.


Yeah probably.  Although,  back in the 60's top bowlers made almost 2 times as much as football players lol must have been a good time to be a bowler!


i wonder how much money that actually was. twice a small amount really aint much. still, bowlers had the sexy build of the day. all the women, all the money.


Yeah times were different back then lol Do you know who Tom Brady is?


i have heard the name. he is the husband of some famous model, right.


Yeah,  hes a quarter back for the new england patriots. Yes,  his wife makes more than double his salary!  I wonder why he even plays lol why risk the injury.


He probably wants to be able to pursue his own interests


Wow.  ok.  The coach of the patriots lists tom brady on the injured list every week even though hes not injured I wonder why?


that coach is a sneaky one, he really is trying to fool the other teams, but he cant. he is like the boy who cried wolf. it wont work.


Yeah I hear the Patriots are cheaters,  I forgot why though,  someone told me recently.


there was a deflated ball. the coach stole some information. he was fined. i dont know why he had to do that.


I really like football but I did not know there was a chance women could be eligible


Same here,  I didnt know that the NFL has no rule against women playing,  that is really interesting.


If one meets the requirements, they could play. remember Giselle Bundchen?


I do not.  I dont follow football much,  I just know some basics.  Was she any good?


She is Tom Brady's wife. She is a famous model and earns more than twice what Tom makes!


Ah I see,  I guess I read it wrong,  I thought she used to play football.  Yeah,  he should just retire already before he gets injured,  sound like they are doing just fine.


With the salary she earns  I do not think she would be interested in playing football LOL


I found interesting that Brady never ate strawberry in his whole life!!


I think that is outdated,  I heard on the radio awhile back that he tried a strawberry for the first time ever.


Oh that is good!! Did you know what the average of actual game is in a football match?


That is right! I was surprised, I thought it was way more, but still is really exciting to me!


Yeah they have a good presentation,  they distract you with other thing lol time outs  breaks commercials,  mini games and crowd involvement lol


Is all part of the show!! Do yo know how info on players performance is obtained?


True, they put them in their shoulder pads, those must be very resistant!


that is right!! Talking about Quarter backs, did you know there is only one left handed?


Hi there, my article is about the super bowl, yours?


Okay, you can tell I'm hugely into the super bowl!


no, i really dont watch football. I did find this interesting though, TOm brady has a man crush on Bill Belichick


I don't agree. I would say at this point of their careers they see each other as equals and teammates for life


That may have changed, although it is stated in the article. Are you a Patriots fan then?


Yes. But I do like Carson Wentz on the Eagles but he is hurt and wasn't playing in this Super Bowl


Will Justin timberlake be playing music there this year?


I'm not sure but I think Foles had a great game during both halves of play. Made Brady look ordinary


I think it's crazy that An average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Make you wonder where the other 2 and half hours went


You got it. I did see where one of the teams was making the cheerleading uniforms more modest though.


I think that is the right thing to do. The NFL is not helping its image any by objectifying women in skimpy outfits each week


true.. And this really surprised me.. New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave.


That is one of the more ridiculous team rules I have heard


I am waiting for another black QB to join Doug WIlliams and Russell Wilson in winning the Super Bowl


Tom brady's wife, gisele bundchen, makes more than double her husband's salary.


WOw. I did not know that. He was picked in the 6th round of draft so he probably didn't make much in the beginning for sure.


probably not and he has never eaten a strawberry!


I went to Oklahoma University.  Are you familiar with Baker Mayfield?


No, I don't know much about football.  Is he a football player


Yes. He won the Heisman Trophy last year.  He is mentioned in Section 2.  He now plays for Cleveland Browns


Concussions can be serious I understand.  Seems like now the football players have to be taken to the locker room for concussion evals if unable to stand or falls after being hit in the head.


Yes!  And it's about time.  I have a Pastor who used to play in the NFL.  He now has CTE and has donated his brain for study after his death.


wow.  Newton had an abrasion over his right eye from his hit.  Evaluation for a concussion requires analysis now of a broadcast video and an exam by a medical team familiar with the player


Yes.  There was controversy about that injury.  He is a tough QB and has some major collisions.  It seems he was handled properly.


Did you know that the NFL uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record players every move on the field


No.  That is news to me.  But it seems like good use of technology.  It is a multi-billion dollar sport so it is worth the investment.


Just seems a bit robotic to me though.  Did you know that Tom Brady was picked 199th in the 2000 nfl draft


He is a rare one.  I also saw that his highschool team did not put him in a game as the back-up QB even though they never scored a touchdown.


Bad choice.  The first NFL game was played on an 80 yard long dirt field in 1932


It really took a few decades for the NFL to make real money.  Now, my next door neighbor, a running back made 7 million in one year and I made about 4 million in my whole life.


Yes, but probably the body takes a pounding in that year


No doubt about that.  He now coaches running backs for a pro team.  That is a much easier job on the body.


Yes.  did you know that since the cleveland browns came back in 1999 the quarterback with the most wins in their stadium is pittsburgh's ben roethlisberger


That is sad for Cleveland.  At least they won a basketball title in the meantime.  I live in Phoenix and we have only had one big league championship in history. MLB World Series in 2001.


The Yankees probably have the monopoly.Did you hear that NFL quarterback Russell Wilson is still under a major league baseball contract despite not playing regular season games since 2011


No. That is odd.  My college QB this year, Kyler Murray won the Heisman and yet has signed a baseball contract with Oakland.


Probably loves the sport and has the talent.  Superbowl winning quarterback brad johnson is the only quarterback in the NFL history to throw a touchdown to himself.


I am sure that play was not designed that way.  I am going to go now.  Nice talking with you.


Hi!  I do watch the NFL occasionally... I'm a big fantasy football player, so I have to stay up to date to make sure I can do well.  How about you?


yeah I watch it from time to time. do you know how much game play is in a game?


Cool, do you have a favorite team?  Each NFL game has 4 quarters which are each 15 minutes long, i think.


Yeah but actual play time is only 11 minutes


Oh wow, that's crazy... So basically there is only action 1/6th of the time, lol.  Do you think a female will ever play in the NFL?


yeah pretty much. I hope so, they can technically so hopefully they will


As high as NFL players' salaries are, did you know that engineers typically make more in lifetime earnings than NFL players?


yeah, and I agree with that actually, they contribute so much more to the society


Me too... it seems like a lot of NFL players get in trouble with the law.  Did you know that Tom Brady is married to supermodel Gisel Bundchen?


yeah and although he makes a lot of money, she still makes way more than him


Do you think Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all-time?


Well he is one of them I think. do you like him?


I'm not really a fan or a hater; but I will acknowledge that I think he's the best of all-time.  I like Aaron Rodgers a lot too.  Did you watch the super bowl last week?


I did actually but it was kind of boring. Did you know Brady has never had a strawberry?


I agree, it was boring... That's funny, I didn't know that.  He has an interesting diet.  I dont think he drinks coffee either, and also eats avocado icecream, lol.


wow, interesting. and his coach lists him on the injury report every week


That's weird... It must be a weird strategy thing.  Nick Foles prayed before playing and beating him in the Super Bowl.  I wonder if God gave him extra abilities during the game


who knows. did you know he once threw a 50 touchdown pass record once


Yeah, I remember that season... He never threw 30 before then.  They went undefeated all year long, but then lost in the super bowl, haha.


Hello  Do you know any interesting facts about the white house?


I do know a few. I was surprised to learn that there are twins of the white house in france as well as ireland. I wouldn't have guessed that. You don't hear about them being tourist destinations.


I never heard that before!  Teddy Roosevelt was such a staunch conservationist that he banned christmas trees from the white house.


I could totally see that. He is the reason that we have a lot of the national parks we have now. He really loved the outdoors and knew it needed to be preserved.


I agree.  We started getting the live Christmas trees a few years ago for Christmas and we then plant them in the yard.  It's kind of neat to watch them grow and not have to kill a tree just to use it for a week or two.


Totally! It is always encouraging to see our nation's leaders take care of the planet like when Bush put solar panels back on the white house. Alternative energy is the future.


I agree!  I'm surprised to see that the white house was shot at on Nov. 11, 2011 and it took the secret service 4 days to discover it.  Think they would have caught that right away?


Wow that doesn't make me feel like our leaders are all that safe. A discharged firearm is not exactly quiet and bullet holes are quite noticible. How does one miss that?


I know!  The white house still uses floppy disks to store files.  You would think they would upgrade to flash drives?


Maybe they feel like it gives them an edge security wise? If you see pictures of the offices they all have old style corded phones too. Apparently everything is vintage in the white house.


I never noticed that.  LOL I'm going to have to take a look.  Do you remember rotary phones?


Yes! It took forever to dial out anything on those. That whole spin back thing was the worst and the sound it made was so annoying after a while.


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


That makes sense. I'm sure there was a ton of numbers for new york. I wonder if one of the new york phone books was used in that interwoven phone book challege mythbusters did.


I'm not sure.  I've read about that and supposedly it's impossible to separate them.


It was an amazing episode. They literally needed two tanks to pull them apart. I'm going out on a limb and saying that the average human can't do it. Crazy how strong just simple paper is.


That's crazy!  lol  Did you know that an iphone has more computing power than the entire US neclear ICBM deterrent?


What?! That doesn't really make me feel all that safe. You would think something like that would have the highest computing power in the land. Our government needs a tech update.


I know! lol  Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.  Sounds like a good idea!


It's a little sad that we have to have that sort of challenge to put down our devices but it certainly is a good cause. Well it has been nice chatting with you. Have a good day!


can you believe that woman were not allowed to wear pants in the senate until 1993 ?


That is strange. But it is not shoking the Senate has been a mess for a while. Did you see the new drama the Senate is having with the EPA?


Yeah I have heard that the administrator was in trouble for asking for a job from donors, that is not ethical.


It definitly seems shady. Do you think it is bad enough that he should step down and let Andrew Wheeler take over?


I think so, when there is is a dozen of those incidents, it becomes evident that is the only solution.


I wish people would talk more about his record at the EPA instead of this stuff with his wife. He seems like a jerk but I would be curious how he is doing on the Job.


I think he was not even doing his job, no seems to have an idea on how good or bad he was doing in the EPA, besides those administration mistakes..


The Senator mentioned problems with spending and management but none of it was very specific.


As an administrator, he is not supposed to make management mistakes.


True. Do you know much about Andrew Wheeler, the Deputy Administrator?


He is the deputy administrator, he was probably chosen by Pruitt.


I think he was choosen by Trump, because he had to be confirmed by the Senate.


that would make sense,  he is supported by conservatives.


The conservatives seem to think that Wheeler shares the same view as Pruitt on Policy. So maybe a switch to a better administrator makes sense.


Yeah, but since he is more competent than him, why did they nominate Pruitt in the first place ?


I wish I knew. The conservatives are calling him a Swamp monster. I guess that is in refrence to Trumps comment on draining the swamp.


Which is putting pressure on Trump to fire him. I don't think he likes being forced like that. .


He doesn't seem to like being told what to do. But it seems like Pruitt is really hurting him in the long run.


It is something when even the conservatives groups and commentators are against him.


I know. I wish the goverment would get it together and handle stuff like this. I am sure tomorrow will have more of the same.


It could be worse. The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.


That is so true !  I'll catch up with you later. Bye


So do you have any feelings regarding the EPA under the current administration?


I think Their testimonies illuminate sharp contrasts between the current EPA and earlier ones, under both Republican and Democratic administrations. Is it right?


There is definitely a sharp contrast between the EPA of the past and current administrations. It seems like the current EPA is more concerned with rolling back environmental protections than protecting the environment.


I find it extremely concerning. Did you know that the US Senate used the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon cracked it!? That gavel went through a lot.


I think During a raucous debate over atomic energy, Tricky Dicky cracked it.


Possibly. Women were not allowed to wear pants on the u.s. senate floor until 1993 after senators barbara mikulski and carol moseley braun defiantly staged a protest by wearing pantsuits. 1993! That's ridiculous and extremely sexist for far longer than is acceptable.


This thing makes me interesting. Do you more about that details?


Well I would have thought that mandatory skirts would have been phased out in the 60's particularly in a government organization. Senators not being able to wear pants and being required to wear skirts until 1993 is very upsetting to me and shows how slow we are to address sexism as a culture.


Of course this is acceptable. Do you like to hearing radio?


I don't listen to it as much as I used to but yes I like the radio.


In that case, did you know that according to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian?


Maybe, Radio plays an important role in introducing listeners to new music and artists. CRTC policies and regulations ensure that Canadian works are played on Canadian radio stations.


It does help introduce new artists to people. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


This is a good thing. I like it very much.


I know they were once the height of entertainment but I wonder if they would still hold up today?


Do you know Nuntii Latini is a Finnish news service that broadcasts in Latin?


I did not. Latin is a dead language so I wonder why they chose to do that? Who is the audience for such a thing?


Sorry, i do not know fully about those details.


That's okay I just don't know who would know Latin to be able to listen to that.


Hello do you know much about Presients or U.S, Senate? The first President of Zimbabwe was named President Banana,  aactually full name was Canaan Banana,  like banana was actually his name!


That's pretty funny. I don't know a lot about politics. I heard that the President's guest house is bigger than the White House!


I know right.  I wonder who stays there and do they use the whole house?  Or do multiple guests stay at a time like a hotel?


I was wondering the same. Apparently, the candidate that lost the election used to automatically become Vice President. That would never work these days!


lol I can't imagine Trump and Hilary making a good team at all.  A President of Indonesia made 3 albums !  That must have been a fun president!  Concerts all the time!


That's funny! The us senate used the same gavel for 165 years until richard nixon cracked it.


That is a long lived gavel!  i wonder if they kept in,  maybe in a museum or something. lol


Probably so! I like the idea of a candy desk in the Senate. We need that at my work.


lol nice!  I would've preferred like a yogurt desk,  fruit desk or beef jerky desk!  I am not much into sweets lol Its weird that women were not allowed to wear pants until 1993,  like what do they do when it is cold!


Seriously, how old fashioned! Apparently the rule was changed when two senators protested and wore pantsuits.


Haha. I agree! The Senate has to elect someone if noone is elected for Vice President.


in cases wherein no candidate receives a majority of electors for Vice President. I'm not sure how that could be, either,


lol k.  me either.  That is interesting though.  I just thought the President and vp ran for office together so they would be elected together.


You would think! The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson.


I doubt it,  I think that might be inaccurate.  Trump has got to be the wealthiest President.


That could be. I wonder how much President Banana of Zimbabwe made?


Haha,  good question!  been nice chatting.


If there's one thing I wish I would have learned more of as a kid, it's dance. I love watching good choreography


Yeah! Can't believe Tupac was also a ballet dancer back in the day and even portrayed the mouse in the Nutcracker, I wonder if he wanted that to be a secret.


It's possible, but it's hard to keep things a secret with all this technology, especially when you're not alive to stop people from finding out. I wonder how people found out about the patent Michael Jackson had to help him with some of his dance moves


I think with patents you can just look it up in the registry or something, but that's pretty cool you can patent that. You think with the right dance moves, you can woo someone you're attracted to?


It might depend on how well you can dance. I think there's something innately in us that wants to move to the beat of music though because babies naturally dance when they hear music


I definitely do that or bop my head and if other people's ears permit, sing to it too! I would love to have taken dance because I have poor posture, I think that's why Bruce Lee danced before he ventured into Karate.


Dance helps with a lot of other things too like flexibility and coordination. If you were a professional ballet dancer though, it could get expensive buying pointe shoes. Some of them even go through four pairs in only a week!


In one week? Wow! If they go through that many shoes per week, imagine the pain their toes are in! I wonder how many pairs of shoes basketball players go through per season! It probably wouldn't matter since they have endorsements with major brands.


I don't think basketball shoes wear down as much, though if you dunk as much as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did, you'd have to make sure your shoes weren't too worn down. College basketball even banned dunk shots for over ten years because of him


Why was it banned? I feel like that's how a lot of the basketball players score in those games or at least that's what I see over and over again on basketball recaps or highlights.


Probably because he did that more than anything else. I think the ban has been lifted for a while though. I wonder how tall he was compared to those of the New Zealand basketball team. There has to be a reason they're nicknamed the "tall blacks"


Yeah, that's an odd nickname, but I also don't think that nickname would fly if it were basketball players. I'd think there'd be a whole movement around that. Not sure what it'd be called though.


At least it's not a sport that's only played by a minority. Even the US Supreme Court enjoys shooting hoops for some fun. The "highest court in the land" is actually a basketball court on the top floor of their building


What a funny name, if I worked there, it'll get me every single time. I wonder whether any of the justices use that court to destress, I know I would if I were in their position.


Of course, if they get competitive, it would just be a different type of stress. I can't imagine how stressful it was for James Naismith who invented basketball. I'm not sure what sport he coached while at the University of Kansas, but he is the only losing coach in their history


Even as being the losing coach, maybe his state, Kansas, is one of the 39 states where basketball or football coaches make the highest salary. Or maybe he gets a royalty payment for inventing basketball.


I'm not sure if it became as popular as it is now during his lifetime. I mean, in the 60s, the top bowlers were still making more money than the top football stars, so maybe it was the same for basketball


Wow! Bowlers made that much money?! I don't even think bowling is watched by people these days, is it?


I'm not even sure if ESPN shows many, if any, bowling games anymore. Once they got their Emmy for the superimposed first down line used in football, I think they saw where the potential for more viewers is...football


Yeah, football sure is America's favorite sport as some like to call it. In other countries, it's known as gridiron football, rugby, and they have different rules. I would like to see different takes on America's pasttime sport in other countries.


It would be interesting to watch sometime. I'm sure there's a documentary about somewhere since there seems to be a one about almost everything.


Hi there! I am a big sports fan. I like basketball, football, and dance. What about you?


Hello,  thats cool. I like watching basketball, baseball and hockey.  I only do snowboarding and swimming though.


I like to swim too. As far as the others I am a spectator only! Can you believe the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars?


Thats really good for bowlers !  I hear there is a running back that used to play for the patriots who never fumbled a ball in his career!


Oh, good for him! Did you know ESPN won an Emmy for something they created?


I did.  The yellow digital first down line.  I think that is extremely useful for people at home or looking on the screen!


Yes, that is exactly it! I agree, it is helpful and award worthy. So I guess different variations of football are known as football codes.


Nice,  never knew that.  Did you know 39 out of 50 states the highest paid employee is the basketball or football coach


I am not at all surprised. Talking about basketball, James Naismith was the inventor of basketball.


Yeah, and hes the only losing coach in the university of kansas,  ironic.


Yes, terrible irony! The Supreme Court has a basketball court on the top floor.


Thats really cool,  I wonder if they let visitors in.


I'm not sure but it would be cool! I really like dance too. I just wish I could have seen Tupac dance in his HS play.


Yeah me too,  maybe its on youtube or something lol


I hope, but I'm not sure how much people recorded stuff back then.


Yeah.  Theres probably isnt any video of bruce lee winning a cha cha competition either,  that wouldve been cool to see as well.


That is a real surprise that a guy as tough as Bruce Lee won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship in 1958! Multi-talented.


I agree.  Did you know professional ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week?


Wow! That sure is a lot. Sounds expensive.


I know right!  Its been great chatting with you!


Hey...do you like Hoops? I saw some old clips of Kareem dunking.


Yes I do, I wonder that the dunk got banned from college basketball?


yeah, it did. crazy. wonder what James Naismith would think.


Yes, because he Invented basketball and was the only losing coach in the university of Kansas history.


I wonder how much they paid him bqck then. Nowadays the highest paid state employee is often the college Hoops coach


Wow, I am not sure' but I pretty sure it properly average out for today's pay.


maybe. if not he should make a federal case out of it. After all scotus has a basketball court on its top floor. so he's got a good shot at winning


Yes you are right, did you know the New Zealand basketball team nickname the tall blacks?


Wow, I would say maybe, I was thinking that properly applied for college. Do you like NFL football?


yeah. i like their cheerleaders too. except the saints ones, you never get to see them in restaurants where the players are.


I think that's so ridiculous, what If they already paid for their food before the players arrived, or with their family.


yeah...they should at least put tracking chips on the players so they can warn the cheerleaders.


Yes you are right, just not on the field. Do you believe there are only 11 minutes of live football?


thats crazy. no wonder engineers get paid more


Yes you are right, but how is that possible, with four quarters in a game, quarterback time, run time, kick time and tackle, it just doesn't even out.


someone should investigate and make a film about it. maybe put in on netflix...they got a lot of eyeballs watching


Yes you are right, did you know Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth?


Yes, what do you think about female playing in the NfL against 250 and 300 lbs mens?


hey...if they are fast enough to dodge players in restaurants, they could probably do it on the filed too


Maybe true, but If there aren't any hitting the rating will drop and If there are hitting the lawsuits will rise, It was nice chatting with you, have a good night.


Hi there! Do you read much? It's pretty amazing that we can decode the symbols on a page and understand meaning so easily.


Yes, I'm an avid reader. Yes, reading is a complex interaction between text and reader shaped by prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and the language community.


I'm an avid reader as well. I tend to take my time reading books though, nothing like Anne Jones, who reads at 4,700 words per minute!


Wow, that's fast. Yes, the reading process takes time usually and requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis as well.


Yea, I think it's been an important part of society's development. I can't believe in the 18th century there was a "moral panic" due to the spreading of reading books.


Yes, I heard about that. Well, there are no concrete laws in reading but rather it provides readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretations.


Yea - what do you think the military hopes their soldiers will interpret from books like Starship Troopers or Ender's Game? They are two books often suggested for reading in military branches.


That's hard to say. I do that CS Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.


That's pretty funny. Some of C.S Lewis and Tolkien's works were adapted to the big screen and TV. Do you happen to watch TV much?


Yes, I do watch TV. I watch The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy a lot.


Nice! Those are really funny shows. Apparently when South Park aired its Family Guy episode finale, the Simpson's crew sent flowers to the producers.


I heard that.  Another favorite is Thomas the Tank Engine.  Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have all narrated on that show for at least 52 episodes each?


That's pretty interesting. Since you said you liked the Simpsons, did you notice that Bart appears or at least mentioned almost every show? All but one!


Yes, I heard about that one too.  Did you know that 70's Show was remade verbatim in the UK and called "Days Like These" but was cancelled after only 10 episodes?


That's surprising. Guess the British don't have the same sense of humor. Speaking of the British, did you know that Jann Mardenborough became a pro race car driver by beating people in the video game Gran Turismo?


Yes, I did hear that. Did you hear that it is legal in South Africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking?


Yea, that is crazy. I bet Karl Benz didn't have that in mind when he was patenting the first modern car!


No doubt and neither did Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac either.


Yea, I figured that there would be someone who founded a car brand in Detroit. It is the motor city after all.


Yes, and he was a french explorer, too. I'm so glad that we don't have to use horse-drawn carriages anymore to go to work.


I sure do. Do you know you Kareen Abdul-Jabbar is?


Yes that is the guy that totally slammed the dunk shot and then it got banned


Yeah. DO you know who invented the game?


That is Jame Naismith who is also the only losing coach in the history of U of Kansas


Ironic, really. NBA and NFL coaches are the highest paid in many states though as state employees


yeah they are. Have you heard of the highest court in the land?


Yes that is in the US Supreme Court on the top floor of it


Yeah I wonder how much it gets used though during the day


I do actually. did you know women can play too?


Yes there is no written rule that prevents them from playing if they qualify


Yeah. The average game play is only 11 minutes anyways


Yeah and yet we are glued to the tv for hours to an end for a game


I know. Did you hear they are putting tracking chips on the players now?


Yeah they are tracking stuff like velocity and rotation and a bunch others


Yeah I hope they can use that to make the game a bit safer too


I hope so too. Did you hear about that rule for New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yeah that they cannot eat in the same place as the players right?


I am familiar with some of his work.  The Wire is one of the best shows I have ever seen.


I used to live in DC and work in a book store when his books were first coming out, he was very popular, in a local way


I know him more for his work in TV as oppossed to his novels.  He also wrote a show called 'Treme about New Orleans that was very good.


I remember when the Wire was on, everyone was talking about it but I didn't have HBO at the time.  I saw the series several years later, they were excellent.


I am pretty sure the Wire is considered one of the most critically acclaimed shows of all time.  It was very gritty and realistic.


I don't to watch as much television as I used to.  I have kids now, I'm always taking them somewhere, plus they always have the remote.


Do they watch Pokemon?  My nephew does and it is on nonstop


No, my son is into these Star Wars cartoons at the moment.  I hear there 750 episodes of Pokemon, I don't feel that there is a need for that much.


If they keep making money, they will keep making episodes.  Kind of like the Simpsons, which is on season 30 at the moment


I wonder how long it would run if you played them back to back, would have to be weeks, or maybe even months.  I like the older ones to the more than the newer ones


I seem to read a lot more now that I have gotten older.  I really enjoy sci fi such as Ender's Game


I have the same issue with reading as television, forever being daddy taxi to get time to sit and read.  Like I said, I used to work in a book store, you were kind of expected to be a reader to work there.


I minored in English in college so I developed a fondness for different types of books


I've been through phases of reading.  I had a Russian phase, a non-fiction phase, a Dickens phase.  Currently, when I have time, I'm working my way through all the books of a Terry Pratchett.  I think there are about 50.


I currently devide my reading betwen sci fi and non-fiction.  I like to alternate.


I really should read Pelecanos, DC was my old home town, all his books were set there and in Baltimore.  People that I know who have read him really like his stuff.


Well if the quality of his novels are anything like the shows he writes for, than I imagine the books will be very good


What I really need to do is put some books in the car, then I can read while I'm waiting for the kids.


There you go.  Multitasking.  Or read at stoplights


I'm looking forward to the day of the self driving cars, then I can do whatever I want in the car.


There are a few of them out now, but it will be a while before they are commonplace


I used to watch basketball more. How about you?


Yeah, I grew up playing a lot of basketball.  I wanted to be a professional basketball player.  If I became a college basketball coach, it is likely I would have been among the highest paid state employees.


Yep even the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court!


Yeah, I would like to play on that.  I find it ironic that the only losing coach in the university of Kansas was the inventor of basketball.


Probably didnt have that good of players! I also see that Kareem Abdul Jabbar got the dunk banned from college.


I accomplished the performance of a dunk recently.  I think I always actually could, but didn't have confidence enough until recently.


I stand about 5'9, so i have no chance lol. Impresses my daughter though.


I think the basketball-themed introductions on Jeopardy are fun.


College contestants pretend to dribble and pass an invisible basketball.  I wonder if they stream Jeopardy on Netflix.  Netflix and Youtube together account for half of peak internet traffic in North America!


I once tried a free trial.  Netflix is so huge.  It was 2 billion dollars now.  Compare that to Blockbuster's offer in the past to buy it for 50 million!


They eve spend less money on bandwidth than postage


Yeah.  Netflix's beginning is interest.  Reed Hastings was inspired to create Netflix after getting a big late fee on a vhs copy of Apollo 13.


It's surprising they spend so much on postage.  I'd imagine with the internet as big as it is today, most of their services would be offered online.


I think they offer mostly promotions through email, and postage is always more expensive for a person to deliver.


Have you ever seen Lilyhammer?  I guess that is Netflix's first series.


I have not. The yare putting a lot of money ino originals too


I have not seen it either.  Well it was nice chatting.  Have a good day!


Hey there do you like watching football? Did you see one team painted their locker room pink?


I know that's a tactic to intimidate the other team. I'm more into basketball since in 39 out of 50 states a college basketball or football coach is the highest paid state employee.


Did you know that the dog was disallowed in basketball for a while? I guess Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was just too good


Yea I couldn't imagine a basketball game without a dunk. Dis you know that the supreme court has a basketball court on the top of their building


That's really crazy. I do think it's funny that it's called "the highest court in the land". I wonder if they ever played basketball games to decide a court case haha


That would be interesting to know...lol Hey did you hear about the man who found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his granddads attic


That's amazing! You know what I don't like? Kickball in Canada is called soccer - baseball. That name sounds really stupid haha


I would be so confused if someone said that. I think it's odd how popular baseball is in Japan.


I do too. Apparently they are shocked that it is America's national Pastime and not Japan's haha


Yea I'm not sure if the team managers in Japan can actually play in the game if needed like in American teams or not.


That's a good question. I also don't think that Japan used a married couple to schedule other baseball games haha. The MLB did up until 2005


I know that's crazy. Of course baseball and football can't compare to high scoring like basketball unless you count the 1916 Georgia tech game.


No not at all. yes it's crazy that the highest scoring game was 222 to 0. That is a major blowout!


I know right. I wonder if the other team was even awake?  I'm just glad ESPN came up with the yellow line for first downs on football games.


Yes that was a great invention! I didn't know that the New Zealand basketball team is "the tall blacks". That name seems offensive!


It does haha. But you have to admit throwing a 9.4 inch diameter ball into an 18 inch hoop has to require massive precision.


Oh I agree. Did you know that the inventor of basketball was a losing coach? He was the most losing coach at his entire University's history


I know, that sucks for Kansas. Of course when he started he was using peach baskets not a goal 10 feet high like today.


That makes sense. What doesn't make sense is that the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed "the tall blacks"- that seems really offensive.


It does. But what really confused me is how so many places consider different sports football.


Yes I've always wondered about the name difference between the United States and the rest of the world. I personally like American football though. I can't stand soccer


Hey, I am really into watching sports. Football is my favorite though. A lot going on in sports right now thouhg.


Football is my favorite as well although I also like watching all the major sports. Who are your favorite teams?


I am a huge Packers fan! Even though we are from California,lol. I heard that the top bowlers used to make more money than Football players in the 1960's, crayz.


I am an Eagles fan and have read that players in the 60's on our team had offseason jobs. I'm sure some still do today but the Hall of Famers on our team were selling concrete after the season.


Oh I see, you make a great point. That makes a lot of sense. Off season factors in a lot differently now.


Yeah when you aren't one of the superstar players you don't make the big bucks.


That is true and often times when the smaller paid guy gets hurt, thats the end of the road for his career.  I cant imagine watching football without the graphic on tv , like the yellow line they put on the first down,


Yes they've really used technology in a way that enhances the viewing of the game.


Exactly, ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line. That was genius!


I would be pretty lost trying to watch without it. There would be way too much guessing if someone got a first down until they spotted the ball.


Oh yeah, me too! I would like it if football was the same as baseball in terms of the coach being able to play. In baseball he coach is dressed to play because he actually can! lol


I know there have been a few player/coaches such as Ted Williams and Frank Robinson. They were nearing the end of their careers so they didn't play as frequently.


Oh yeah, I didn't know that, interesting. I have learned recently a man found 3 million in old baseball cards in his grandfathers attic, that makes me wanna go clean attics.


That's pretty crazy, my dad found his original Hot Wheels cars cleaning out my grandmother's house. Unfortunately he had really banged them up when he was a kid!


Awwww, that is a neat memory though how cool! Too bad one wasnt in mint condition.lol


I know, it was also too bad he found them after I grew out of playing with my Hot Wheels, they could have been part of my collection.


Yeah, man that would have been nice. I was playing basketball recently and also learned that the Supreme Court has a court on the top of their building called the Highest court in the land, a funny basketball pun,lol.


That is a good one! I'd like to see the justices playing a pickup game after court.


Yeah, it might be pretty slow pick me up.lol The granny shots might start comin out.


I'd want to see some dunks haha. It would be a way more fun way to settle some of their cases when they disagree.


Good idea, I vote for that solution! Kareem Jabbar was banned from his dunk shot because he dominated so badly in college.Or shoudl I say so well in college.


That must be how he developed his famous skyhook! That shot was unstoppable unless you were Wilt Chamberlain. It was fun chatting basketball with you!


I saw that Bryce Harper is inline to make a ton of money, almost getting close to Alex Rodriguez.


Best news for him since those stupid "Make Baseball Fun Again" hats.


I remember when A-Rod was signing up, he go almost over $275 million in one year. Unreal


And now he's made $440 million altogether - so far. I wonder what he does with the bulk of his wealth?


I think some of these players spend a lot of their money relatively quickly. I'm not sure that Harper is worth it. I watch a lot of Nationals games.


How do you feel about Rendon getting let go from the team, then?


The negotiation with him went on for a long time if I remember correctly.


I'm a huge Yankees fan myself. Didn't know that the stadium was apparently good for left-handed people.


I've heard that. I've also heard the same thing about Boston's stadium.


Did A-Rod ever play for Boston? I forget...I know he bounced around earlier in his career,


I don't think he did to be honest. Harper had a terrible year last year, I think his average was around 250, which is really low.


Just like Washington Nationals fan to know that! Apparently, they (you) are very knowledgeable.


I didn't know that in Japan baseball could potentially be more popular than in the US.


I think they're the only nation that have better players than the U.S. Imagine if we had a real WORLD series?


That would be pretty interesting, also interesting is that managers of baseball teams can technically play for their team if the need arises.


I wonder if that's ever happened? Maybe when Sandy Koufax refused to pitch on Yom Kippur!


That's a name I have not heard for a long time. I think he played for both NY and LA.


Speaking of old players, if either of us had saved cards from back then (and been alive back then), we couldn't racked up 3 million dollars, like some guy did when he found a bunch of baseball cards from the early 20th century!


Crazy, baseball cards hold there value for some of the really older ones. Nowadays, I'm not so sure though.


I think rare Pokemon cards might be worth more in these days.


That's probably true, they publish way too many baseball cards now.


I am ambivalent about pitch count limits in baseball.  They were introduced 2 years ago.  What do you think?


I dont know muballch about baseball but from what I hear it has mixed results, some cons some pros


Yes they are trying to help young players avoid injuries which is a good thing I would think.  It helps their career in the long run.


Are you a fan of the game? I hear the game is really popular in Japan


Yes I really do love baseball.  I wanted to be a shortstop growing up but I was not all that great.  I could be a manager - theoretically that would actually let me play for a team


I guess if every player gets injured is nice to know the manager can step in, a 17 year old female was banned from pro baseball after she struck out Ruth and Lou Gehrig


wow!  A girl struck them out?  I had never heard that.  She deserves her own baseball card - one lucky dude found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfathers attic!


She does indeed, and he did? 3 million dollars worth of cards!! that guy is really lucky, the odds are really slim


Yes.  That is like the salary of some of the pro football players for a year!  Engineers still earn more though over a lifetime


Well they work for more years, pro players make a lot of money, its crazy how much football stadiums are worth


yes for sure.  I think its funny that teams like Iowa paint the opposing teams locker room pink


Theres a stadium that cost $60 million to build and it was a high school stadium and that is funny, I wonder what opposing teams thing of that,


Wow.  That is crazy.   And to think that in the 60's bowlers made more money than football stars.  Times have definitely changed.


They made more money? wow that is suprising I guess football wasnt a popular game back there or bowling lost its popularity


Yes these days basketball is crazy popular too.  Kareem Abdul Jabbar with his banned dunk shot probably helped it gain popularity


The dunk shot is one of my favorite moves, that seems a bit unfair, ban a move like that one


Yeah.  I am a fan of Wake Forest, my alma mater, but we suck.  Unlike Kansas which has only had one losing coach in history.


It does? it sounds terrible to be remembered as the only losing coach in the history of Kansas,


Yes especially if you are the inventor of the sport!


He was the inventor of the sport! wow, seems like he forgot the rules of his own game lol


Yes.  I bet he was not paid that well - unlike these days  where in 39 states a coach is the highest paid state employee.


Good evening! Watch any good TV this weekend?


Good evening. I'm alternating between The Handmaid's Tale and The Simpsons. Oddly, there is only one where Bart isn't in it. I have yet to see it.


That's interesting. Did you know that The Simpsons crew sent flowers to the producers of South Park when they aired their episode that made fun of Family Guy? They definitely deserve credit for drawing attention to what a ridiculous show that is.


I did not, nor have I ever seen an episode of South Park. I have seen almost all of the Thomas the Tank Engine, George Carlin is my favorite narrator.


Is that so? It's ironic that a comic like that would narrate a children's show. Did you know that other unlikely voice actors like Ringo Starr and Alec Baldwin have also narrated Thomas for at least 52 episodes each?


I did. Alec Baldwin even played in one of the movies. I recently learned that the three horizontal line menu on apps is called a hamburger button. That's hilarious, and they should resemble hamburgers.


I guess the UX designers have a sense of humor when coming up with software! Imagine how people in other countries would interpret a hamburger; did you know that there's even internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest?


And I can't even get wifi in my barn. It's interesting that the Library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet, in case of emergencies.


Yes, it is; the internet is a fragile thing. The cables carrying phone and internet data across the ocean are only 2.7" thick and just lie on the ocean floor!


That's insane. It's interesting that people can develop an addiction from clicking links on the internet.


Indeed; people definitely spend too much time bouncing around the internet these days, although I guess that's to be expected when an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


Yep. And yet, people don't even take the time to read the TOS when they are buying something.


It's like reading a phone book! I heard it's impossible to separate two phonebooks whose pages are simply overlapped together, isn't that funny?


It is, though I am tempted to try it. I would like to find more out about Unicef's water program, for not using your phone. They donate a day of clean water, for each minute.


I wonder how they calculate that. Did you know that NYC's original area code is (212) because they determined it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


Probably the same way they do add programs, or an app. That is interesting. I love That 70's show, and was surprised to find out there is a version in the UK.


I never got into it; it doesn't surprise me that the UK version only lasted 10 episodes, probably due to the cultural differences. That's nothing compared to a show like Pokemon, of which there are 750 episodes and just gets redubbed.


I've never seen Pokemon either. I was in an antique shop the other day, and saw a monochrome t.v. set. I would love to have one, to freak out my kids who have never seen a black and white t.v.


Pokemon definitely would not read well on a black and white TV because of how colorful it is, so I guess that demonstrates how far the medium has come.


I do black and white photography, many things look so much better in monochrome, than color. Then again, all television is these days, is a mass medium for advertisement.


That's true, as is the internet, unfortunately. Nice chatting!


When students and parents visit college, the best way to do it for most is as an informal vacation type trip.


maybe, ive done that person. talking  to the advisers i feel is one of the most imporant as well


The best place for parents to do more intense college research is online, not forcing it into actual college visits.  It could embarass kids.


agreed. kids need to be the ones seeing it as a vacation.the best time would be in april. So much fun times then


Different kids will find different traits about the colleges they use to select where they want to go.


agreed. so much you can see from TV and even the internet. Which Ive always wondered how they even have working serive on campus. SO much internet happening during that time.


Speaking of which, there is some evidence the internet can be addictive and the effect in the brain is actually measurable.


I think it is.so much onlline info and art that peple are obssesed with form history they want to stay in formed in.


But the internet has spread everywhere, even Mt Everest has 3G service at the peak now.


crazy to think of that. remember landlines? times were so different


They were.  And rotary phones were a thing.  New York's area code was 212 since that was the fastest number that could be dialed on old rotary phones.


Crazy to think that all that lead to Iphones having more power the Nuclear icbm. wonder whats next


The fusion of phones to the internet is fascinating. I'm not sure what we'd do without the internet.  There is even a back up copy of the internet saved in case it burns down.


what that's crazy to learn. things got really creative and innovative after WW2. All started with the TV I think


Television and it's evolution of the shows is neat.  Especially some of the animated shows.  There are quite a few and many have run a very long time.  Pokemon has over 750 episodes.


wow!  makes me think of how long shows like family guy and south park have been on. SO many years


A long time. When South Park aired it's family guy episode finale, the Simpsons crew sent the producers flowers.


so nice to hear. makes me think about Dawsons creek. wonder if they did that. Wonder if they visited college before filming too


I'm not sure. There was so many episodes of the Simpsons.  In all that time there is only one episode where Bart doesn't appear and isn't mentioned.


hahah really very interesting to learn. these kinds of facts are what the kids love and need the internet forever for


Well, tell them to read the terms when they buy a product or service on the internet, only 7% of people do.


hey I'm good, did you now that kim jong-un has a degree in physics? like that is silly


I mean it does make sense. If you are his professor, are you going to fail him? I would just pass him and make it the next guys problem.


haha yup exactly, it's crazy how much time PIxar spent studying physics though, 3 years to model hair for the movie Brave


They did do a great job with it though. Have you seen that movie?


no I haven't, I did see the Incredibles 2 though and that was Ok, have you seen Brave?


I have. There is a scene where she flicks her hair back and it is so detailed that I understnad the time they took on it. It's crazy good!


oh ok i'll have to check it out, somehow scientists say that the earth could have come from nothing without violating teh laws of physics, how is that possible? haha


I am not sure but that sounds really sketchy...


ya someone was being weird when they made taht up I think haha, also there is some chinese dye that could lead to a breakthrough in quantum physics, I'd like to know how that is possible too


Yeah, most dyes just cause cancer but this one could be a breakthrough in quantum physics? Did Sheldon Cooper create this dye?


haah thats a good question, did you ever watch pokemon as a kid? I did but there are like 800 episodes now I'd never catch up!


I did not watch it as a kid but my son does and I have probably see all of them by proxy.


haha, did your son ever watch Thomas the Train? I guess alec baldwin, ringo, and george carlin all did the narrators voice in that show


No, he never watched that but he had some book of his. It's crazy that show got that level of talent. do they pay well?


haha thats a good question, I jsut wish it were for adults, george carlin is known for his adult humor so it'd be funny to hear him making jokes on that show!


I never really got into carlin and I feel like I really missed out. I need to go back and search for him on Netflix.


ya he is awesome, did you ever watch thagt 70's show? Apparenlty they tried to remake it for the uk market


haha well not very good they cancelled it after 10 episodes haha


Did You know that Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl ?


Yeah!  Cool!  The nfl has no written rule against female players; women would in fact be allowed if they met the league's eligibility requirements.


Well to be honest, I don't see why would there be rules forbidding women... they could have skills as well ;)


yeah,  I guess I havent heard of it,  so its definitely interesting to me.


Maybe they would not be as strong, but who knows - maybe they could be as quick as men ?


For sure.  An average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay


umm ... what ? what does it mean ? The matches must be longer than that...


about 3 -4 hours of game time,  but the clock is only 11 min,  I think


I'm really confused... I don't watch nfl


lol,  they stop the clock after the players run the ball.  and restart it again when the ball is in play.  They huddle and stuff in between.