Yeah, I bet the government wished we would believe he is "fake news". I was amazed by a recent story of guy in Malaysia who was jailed for making a Youtube video, called fake news. Wow.


Jailed wow that's terrible kind of makes you grateful for the first amendment.


Yes, very good point and I agree with you completely. I guess he broke a law about speading lies?


But were they actually lies and who gets sentenced to 1 week in jail? That's ridiculous.


Ha, Ya I know right. I guess fake new has become a global phenomenon. But Malaysian isn't haven it.


Wow your right because apparently the online provider can be held accountable as well.


Yep thanks. China is another story. Did you know that the chinese government has censored the word "censorship". Hmmm.


Well another reason that i'm thankful to be living in this country.


I agree, yes. The United States government will publish anyone who renounces our country. They list their full names also.


Wow didn't know that, i'll have to check out the list make sure i'm not on it, lol! Apparently Fake news like you said is a buzz word, shots heard around the world.


Yeah, that would be scary! lol and Fake News isn't going away anytime soon. YouTube has looks of people saying crazy stuff, for sure. In 2007 Youtube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000. I am trying to wrap my mind around that.


I know right that's a lot of power. did you know the government owns 86% of Nevada?


That sounds about right since that is area "some number". If you're gonna drive around there it would be good to get the Google self-driving car and use the option "aggressive" mode.


Aggressive mode that sounds dangerous, lol.


Yeah, I guess Google needed to create that mode. I know that when Audi cars went to India they had to create a more aggressive horn to withstand how much they use it there.


I wonder what that sounds like? I never new that Detroit was founded by a French man who invented the Cadillac.


Oh, hmm, thats neat. I heard a cool story about a man in New york who bought a property and then found tons of classic cars. The barn on his property was loaded full of them.


Why can't stuff like that happen to me? Did you know that the drive thur was not created until the mid 70's?


Oh really, that was very long ago when you think about it. Why were they created, do you know?


For our soldiers who were not allowed out of the cars due to their uniforms. so i guess for safety reasons.


That's really cool, I like honoring our military whenever possible.. It was really good chatting with ya. Have a great rest of the day!


All the time!! It already exists for almost 15 years! since 2005


wow! I didnt know it was that old. it uses a lot of bandwidth too. in 2007 it used up more than the entire internet did in 2000


Wow! It is massive because it is the 2nd largest search engine on the internet!


i bet the first biggest one is google! both are owned by google


that is what I thought too. Google had vision because they purchased Youtube 1 year after its creation!


they definitely know a good thing when they see it i suppose


That is right, in my case I am not into social networks except for youtube because you can get very good content from individuals as well as large corporations


me too. i dont even really consider YouTube a social network, but more of an entertainment network. But that's just how I use it. I regularly watch content but have never posted anything.


Yes, it does not seem like a social network even though it is. I was surprised to find Police has its own Youtube which is called bluetube


i wonder if every police force has one...and if they post fun memes


They must have funny material!! Do yo know by any chance which is the most disliked video on Youtube?


Baby by Justin Bieber? is it still that one?


That is right, I have never seen it and I do not think I will!


its not that bad of a song, idk why everyone disliked the video so much


who knows, on the other hand Psy's Gangnam style was the opposite, everyone loved it!!


hahaha All right I have enjoyed this chat.. In fact I want to check some exercise videos on youtube in a few minutes!


good idea, i want to do some exercises to get some dates. if only youtube were still a dating site like it originated as


Wow , that would be interesting! well Im going to let you go. Have a great day!


Did you hear about the new face of fake news on you-tube Salah Salem?


No please tell me what happened I want to know all the details lol


Well he got sentenced to a week in jail for ayou-tube video he made.


What country did this happen in it sounds insane?


Malaysia,  which is at the front line leading the fight against fake news.


Did you know a new study is currently suggesting donald trump may have won on a campaign based on fake news


No , but if the goverment can get away with violating genva conventions


Do you know when this fake news law was passed?


How much was the fine that was charged to Sulaiman?


it was $2,500 and he was unable to pay it.


How much time will he serve in jail since he was unable to pay the fine?


1 month in jail but he could have got up 6 months in jail.


Do you happen to know how much of the land in Nevada is government owned?


86% of the land is government owned in the state of Nevada, that is a lot isn't it,


Yea definitely its more then 3/4 it doesnt seem to fair to the residents.


No but in 2008 Norwegian government officials donated 1 billion to help save the Amazon Rain Forest, I guess that was a good thing


Yes this was amazing I am a big supporter of saving the earth


Did you know that in South Africa you can equip you automobile with a flame-thrower, that is crazy isn't it


I saw this while watching joe rogans podcast on youtube they showed a clip of a car with flames that come out both sides under the doors, its amazing


Well its to prevent car jacking so I guess you do what you goot to over there.


Everything nowadays is fake news, if you don't like something just yell fake news.


lol Yes.  Wikileaks published the governments plans to destroy wikileaks.  Not sure if that's fake news. lol


Ah but if you are the government you just say it's fake news and hope no one digs deeper.


True.  86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government.


You know what I say to that, fake news.  There is no such place as Nevada, just a government conspiracy.


lol  In 2008 the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest.


You know what I say to that, actually I'll stop now.  That is very generous of them, since it is such a small nation that must be a fair bit per capita.


A fair, usually to catch on some clip I hear everyone talking about.


There are more than 400 hours of content uploaded to youtube each minute!


That is part of the reason I stay away from it.  How much of that do you think is any good, or worth your time?


I actually watch a lot of business and entrepreneur,type videos on there.  There's a ton of great content and I've also used it to fix my car and riding lawn mower.  Those videos literally have saved me well over $3,000 in labor charges alone and the parts were dirt cheap and not marked up if I had someone else do it.  Youtube is the 2nd largest search engine on the net as well.


You're right, I just see too many cat videos, or people falling off things.  I also use it when I need instruction, like how to attach a flame thrower to your car.


lol  Netflix and youtube together make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  That means half of the people online are just watching videos.


I probably contribute more through Netflix than Youtube.  I's nice to watch what you want when you want, rather than having to wait like we used to.


That's one of those videos I looked up when I heard everyone talking about it.  Watched it once and then moved on


It got so many views on youtube that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.


Do people like him make much money from Youtube, does he get paid per view?


Oh yeah.  I know an autistic kid where I work...he has a video game channel where he just shows him playing video games.  He makes a few hundred dollars per month off of his videos and it's based off the view count and how long the people watch the videos.  Police have their own youtube called blutube!  It's been fun chatting!


That's a good story, some real news in fact, I hope a least.  Good talking to you.  Have a good day.


Have you watched the show hosted by Murphy Brown?


I did not watch it before,but now I'm curious, because it looks there is a reunion of the cast!!


I think the cast has as fresh outlook on things and I think it can be a success, its been more than 20 years right?


That is true 20 years and they are bringing an 11th season. The total of episodes will be more than 250


Thats a lot of episodes, 11 seasons is a lot I hope the show keeps on going until it reaches 15 seasons at least.


Yes, I love good sitcoms, I am going to definitely check it out. It is neat that most of the original cast is back, that is so exciting


I agree with you, so do you like comedy shows or the genre in general?


Actually comedy, the ones that have recorded laughing, like Roseanne type of sitcom..


I see, one of my favorite actors is Bill Murray


He is really funny! I think someone really funny is Drew Carrey, do you know how he started his comedy career?


I dont, how did he start his comedy career?


He served eight years in the marine, and he spent part of those years telling jokes to the other marines, he did not waste his time there!


He served in the military? That's hard to imagine lol, and that's interesting. I bet few artists have a story like his.


I agree! talking about comedy, did you watch Evan almighty?


I did, I didnt like it, althougt the leading actor is one of my favorites


I did like it, but I did not know It was so expensive 200 million!


Wow that was an expensive production, I wonder if the investment was paid, you know the creator of the Python Programming language named it after a British comedy group! Comedy sure influence us all.


Yes, but I would like to see an important award like and academy award given to a comedy movie. It has been 37 since that happened


Wow that long I think comedy films deserve an award already! they cheer us up and contribute to society in a positive way.


About funny shows, remember the Simpsons?


Yes The Simpsons are one of my favorite families for sure.


Good. How are you? i was just reading about horror films.


Me too. Edgar Allan Poe inspired horror films.


Horror has been a genre for over a century.


Probably alot longer than that.  Did you know Stephen King was scared of Bambi, as a child?


that is kind of funny. watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories


Wow, I need to watch a couple Horror movies every day.. lol  I heard the little boy Danny from the Shining didn't know until years later that he was actually acting in a horror film.


That is messed up. I heard if you watch a horror movie before viewing abstract are you enjoy it more


That's interesting.  I've been watching alot more dramas lately.


I love dramas. the main actor from house earns $700,000 an episode.


Hugh Laurie deserved that amount, he's very good.  Do you watch alot of tv?


I do. Mostly through internet streaming. Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore because he only wants to make positive movies


Michael caine only became an actor because the girls in his drama class were pretty.


I read that John Hamm taught drama at his old high school.  Can you imagine having him as one of your teachers?


That would be cool. Do you use the internet alot?


Yes. Did you know Mt.Everest peaks have 3g cell service.


That's probably better than what my doctor's office has.  I think it's funny that 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.  So American.


That is pretty funny. Only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet. Have a good night.


I'm not one of those in the 7% it's been nice talking to you.


Are you a James Bond fan?  Idris Elba is saying he could be the next James Bond...


I guess there's a song out that takes aim at rappers.  It's called "Barbi Dreams".  Some rappers don't have a sense of humor.


Nicki Minaj made a lot of people crazy on that one, including Daniel Craig.


It's funny... She's mad at all the sick comments she got from the internet.  I don't really blame her.


I don't either. So in addition to Bond films, do you like drama? I like drama because it is a mode of fiction represented in performance in a variety of ways.


Yeah, depending on what it's about and who's in it.  I like Michael Caine and how he got started in drama.


I do too! I do not like soap operas though. I just learned that the reason they are called soap operas is because they were usually sponsored by soap.


No soaps for me... Have you watched the HBO sports comedy called "Ballers"?  It has "The Rock" in it.


I'm not sure, it's either about a team or a bunch of fans (I think).


Oh, is that the one that is a sports comedy?


Yes.  Are you into horror films?  I like some but not the slasher stuff.  I guess a horror movie can cause one to burn more that 180 calories...


No, I avoid horror films at all costs! I do know the 1996 horror film scream was supposed to be titled Scary Movie.


Didn't they make a movie called "Scary Movie" that was a spoof on horror movies?


They sure did! Did you know that ET was originally scripted to be a horror film?


That's crazy.  ET wasn't scary at all. Do you buy stuff off the internet?  If so, do you read the full terms when you do?  Only 7% of people do.  I'm one of the 93%.


I thought it was odd, but not scary for sure. Haha, no I do not.


Did you know there is 3g cell service on the top of Mt. Everest?  You know, in case you want a pizza delivered...


I did not know. I know astronauts on the international space station have faster internet than most Americans do at home.


That's amazing.  Thanks, you've been  a great chat partner.


I am well! Did you hear about the rapping priest who got suspended by the catholic church?


No. He was a rapper? Is that why he got suspended?


No, he had a video of him rapping in the middle of a congregation


Is rapping against God and sunny Jesus or something? Puttin' the Word to a beat is against the Church, I guess.


I suppose so, according to the Washington post, he was suspended for a year from preaching


I guess he try his hand at rapping then. I wonder whether he can rap at 14.1 syllables per second, the fastest ever recorded.


That is very fast, was it busta rhymes? He was reptar in the rugrats movie too!


Noclue. Noclue does 14.1. McDonalds used to pay rappers $5 for every reference to Big Macs in songs. Maybe I could start a rap career.


That does not seem like a lot of money... I wonder if Eminem ever used the words. He used to want to be a comic book artist!


He has enough money now, he could start his own comic book. I wonder how he got his name. The name Childish Gambino came from an online name generator.


Did it really? that is super interesting, he is so well known now, what if it spit out a bad name, maybe he would never have become popular


He might have done several names and picked the best. I dunno. Did you hear about the landfill filled with Atari cartridges?


Atari produced too many cartridges and had to dispose of them, so they buried them in a landfill in the desert.


That is a shame, did they ever discover it? Nintendo did not discontinue the NES until 2003!


I gotta wonder who was still playing that thing then. It came out in the 80s!


It only could display 54 colors, I am surprised that it held its own for so long!


I guess people liked the old-style games. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


I love those old NES games, they are on the Switch now! Yeah, same to you buddy!


Pretty good and yourself? Yeah I love movies.


Do you watch horror films? It's not my favorite genre.


Yes, Horror is my favorite, but I also like spy films like 007. Now that I say that I remember Daniel Craig is doing his last bond film this year.


I don't remember how many he has done, but he's probably tired of doing the character. It's time for a new Bond anyway. I think that Idris would be an interesting choice. Did you know that you can burn up to 180 calories watching a horror film?


I guess with all the jumping and screaming you can. I don't think Idris would make a good bond. I hope that tweet he sent was just a joke.


They usually want someone from Great Britain to play Bond. I guess there are other candidates out there. The success of films like Black Panther might push the producers to consider a black Bond.


I just hope they don't ruin the series by casting a bad actor. That would make it a horror film for me. Just like Stephen King viewed Bambi as a horror film.


Perhaps Bambi sent King down the path of being a horror writer. The boy from the movie The Shining didn't know it was a horror film. I guess watching and making movies are two very different experiences for a child.


Yes, that's right! Danny didn't have any idea the shining was suppose to be a horror. I wonder what he thought he was doing running away from a dude with an axe for?


Not sure what he was thinking. Do you read the terms of service when you're using the Internet?


Almost never, those things are too long. I think about 7% of people actually read the terms when buying a product or service online.


I just skim them. I figure that they are usually all about the same. I am more worried that I am getting addicted to using the Internet.


Addicted? I don't think that is possible. Although Alexandria actually has a saved copy of the internet in case something happens to it.


I've heard that the novelty of clicking links can result in brain patterns similar to addiction. The library at Alexandria? That sounds very strange. There was a library at Alexandria that burned centuries ago. I don't know how they could make a copy of the Internet.


Well the current library does. I dind't know clicking links could do that. I also didn't know that Mt Everest has 3g cell service either.


I think Everest must get service via satellite. I don't know who could provide support to equipment on the peak.


I guess if you are important enough you can get internet anywhere. Even on top of Mt Everest. Hugh Laurie probably had something to do with it he makes 700k each episode of House he films.


He makes that show. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


is it ok to rap? i dont listen to rap, but it is just words.


I do not rap either. It is also known as rhyming, spitting, emceeing, or MCing


there was a priest in kenya who was rapping. why is the matter with that?


I am not sure. He is a popular priest though.


I think that is important for attracting followers. It is rap and it is entertainment, but he is trying to communicate.


I feel that it is a way to connect to the youth in the church.


it is a good way to appeal to a younger set. I think he might have been trying to do that. rap is just words, just communicating.


Did you know that tupac music is in the library of congress of cultural significance?


He made great songs about the street. lent his voice to the people who had been unheard. plus congress can slip over during sessions and listen to some beats. LOL


I wonder if there are a lot of people in congress that like rap.


Maybe the numbers are rising. Probably not everyone but hopefully that will change.


Have you ever heard of compliment battle rap?


oh, the music trend in Korea? yes, it sounds very culturally unique


I would like to hear some examples of it.


so would I! i wonder what they compliment ecah other about. fashion? hygiene?


I am not sure. A judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap for eminem ahah


that would be cool to hear. i guess it would be in the court transcripts too.


Did you know busta rhymes was in rugrats?


Oh, ok. i guess he is good at voice overs. Anyway, great chat!


that is great.  Do you know that the Sun is white, not yellow


Yes! It emits all forms of wavelengths on the light spectrum.


How do we only perceive the light yellow color, do you know


I believe I know the underlying mechanism, but I may be shaky. It has to do with the rods and cone in our eyes that respond to specific bands of wavelengths. A specific combination will be processed by our brain and perceived as yellow. Yellow does have a corresponding wavelength as well.


I see.  It is a very thorough explanation.   I am wondering that if the Sun's energy could provide our earth's energy need for 500000 years for just one second of emitting its energy, we should invent some device to  obtain this energy


It already exists, thankfully. You can purchase your very own solar panels which convert sunlight into useable electricity. I am more concerned about helium, we are running out.


could you further elaborate on helium, its uses for example


Besides balloons, it is used in many commercial applications as well as scientific and medical applications. By the end of the century, we will have depleted our resources.


Thank you.  By the way, do you have any knowledge how does radio work


I have minimal knowledge. All I know is that it emits wavelengths on a specific part of the light electromagnetic spectrum. Can you help me elucidate the mechanisms?


I just know it works on a basic mechanical wave.  That is all I know


Ok. It appears it uses a transmitter to emit the waves, and an antenna to receive them.


Got it.  By the way, what is your major in science, if you do not mind


I am a pharmaceutical scientist. I am no longer in school.


I see.  I major in biology, and I want a career in healthcare but not sure which one.


Ok, That was my major. I will say that no matter what field you choose, you have to break in to the field first, which is a pain. Do an internship now before you leave, or you will regret it.


2nd year into my biology bachelor degree


What school? Do not be afraid to switch majors. The business degrees make more money. And you might have a better chance with a biochem or chem degree


Thank you for your advice and opinion.  Nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


Some of them. Did you know that Inception was supposed to be a horror movie?


Cool. Do you know which movies Stephen King think is the scariest?


I have no idea but the guy writes the genre so maybe something really scary


It is actually Bambi the cartoon with the deer in it


Wow did not expect that. ET was also supposed to be a scary movie originally


WOw cool. DO you know how they make the scary sounds in those movies?


I have no idea,is it not computer generated?


Actually it is an instrument called the waterphone. Do you like drama too?


I love drama. Did you know JOn Hamm was a high school drama teacher?


Nice. Did you ever see the show House MD?


I have seen some episodes. ANd Jon taught Ellie Kemper too, small world


Wow cool. Laurie made $700 000 per episode in House MD


Wow that is a lot . Patrick Stewart is also a drama teacher in the UK


Yes I do as there is  free website with tons of them online


Nice. Do you know that soap operas got their name because they were sponsored by soap manufacturers?


WOw that is so cool and certainly very fitting for the name


Yeah. Did you know that astronauts have stronger internet up there?


I know that it is white but we see it as yellow


Yes all because of atmospheric scattering


Yeah. Did you know lightning bolts are hotter than the sun though?


Yes it is actually 5 times hotter than the sun


Yeah. Do you know how much energy the sun produces in a second?


Yes enough to last us half a million years


Yeah that is a lot if we can harvest it somehow that would be great


Yes it is just one billionth of the size of the biggest star


Yes it puts things into perspective when you think about that


I know Do you know what the sun is mainly composed of?


Hmmm I am not sure. Do you know what its diameter is?


I do not know the diameter but it is mainly hydrogen and helium


Nice. The diameter is 1.39 million kilometer, Earth's is 109 times smaller


I sure do. Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?


Sometimes, they play lots of canadian music because they are required to


Yes by law they have to play 40% Canadian music


yeah. Do you know how soldiers made foxhole radios?


Yes they used razorblades and pencils, pretty creative


Hello did you kow the sun is actually white


Yes, if you view the sun from the moon, it is white. there is no atmosphere on the moon. we get it as yellow here.


Yeah I wish I learned that a long time ago lol


Yes, the sun is an interesting star. it has most of the mass in the solar system, but that is not surprising. it creates the orbits of the planets.


I like the fact that the sun can produce enough energy to meet the planets needs for 500,000 years!  How can we harvest that energy more lol


I wish we could capture and store all that energy. it would be great! we need more solar.


yes definitely!  It should be something that everyone invests in.


Yes, i think some places on the earth are ideal for solar. The suns shines there a lot.


I hear neptune made its first orbit of the sun in 2011


Neptune is a slow planet, one that is not in a rush to get places. I wouldnt want to visit neptunre,.


yeah did you know that jupiter storms can be heard on the radio?


Yeah, i think you can hear solar activity. I wonder if those storms are interesting to listen to.


I dont know,  I imagine it to sound like static sounding lol


I bet it is more interesting and informative than a news show in Latin LOL


Haha maybe!  considering I cant understand Latin,  I would prefer the the jupiter storms


Yeah, me too. Or maybe some old radio dramas. those have their own charm.


I have never listen to any of those dramas,  any good?


Some are interesting. War of the Worlds is a good one. classic.


Oh Is that a movie too?  Ive heard of it


Yes, it is. originally it was a book, then broadcast on the radio. people thought it was real, not a story. very funny.


Thanks for the info.  Its been great chatting.


Hi there I do like music. I like most everything except country. What about you?


Nice, yeah I like a little bit of everything too. DO you like and listen to rap a lot?


I listen to rap sometimes. It's not my favorite but they do have some good songs. What about you? I know a lot of people like Tupac


Yeah I like Tupac and his music is in the library of congress


Yep that's impressive! Apparently it's there because of the cultural significance. Do you like Busta Rhymes to?


I like him too. He voiced the reptar wagon in the rugrats movie


Haha yes he did. I'm going to have to watch that movie again LOL it's been a long time. Have you ever heard of a "compliment battle"


Yeah that is the one that they practice in South Korea where they compliment each other


Yep you're right. I want to do a compliment battle with someone LOL did you hear about the Michigan judge who gave her rulings Eminem, she did it in the form of a rap. She has too much time on her hands LOL


Hahah I agree there, I wonder if people thought it was a joke. DO you like Eminem?


Haha he's ok. I don't think his new stuff is very good but I did listen to him back when I was in high school haha. What do you do for entertainment?


Well he originally wanted to be a comic book artist, so wonder how they could have gone. I like to play video games, and you?


I do like to play video games. I played the Nintendo Entertainment System back in the day. We called it the NES. Apparently it only display 54 colors, did you know that?


I did not know that, that is interesting. Too bad is was discontinued in 2003 in Japan


Yep I agree with you. I'm just glad we live in present-day where we have access to video games. And we don't live back in 50 BC where people are using chickens for entertainment LOL


Yeah I wonder what Caesar thought about that when he was visiting there and came upon this


Haha yep he probably thought they are crazy. Have you heard of Bill Nye the Science Guy? He got started in the entertainment business by doing a Steve Martin look-alike contest and I think he won


That is crazy but I do like the guy a lot. Even Reagan wanted to be an actor once when he auditioned for the role of the president and did not get it


Haha that's funny. I think they told him that he didn't have"that presidential look"how wrong they were


Hahaha yeah. at least he became a real president. Nice chatting with you :)


Hi there, I know some stuff like it is white but we see it as yellow


Yeah that is just the atmospheric scattering playing games on us


Yeah pretty cool. Dd you know a lightning bolt is hotter than the sun?


Yeah it is actually 5 times hotter, imagine that


Yeah and we only need 1 second of the sun's energy to last us half a million years


Yeah go figure how hot the lightning bolt then is just based on that, amazing


I know if we could only find a way to harvest that energy, we would be set


That would be amazing. The sun is still pretty small to other planets out there though


I know, only one billionth of the largest star out there


Yeah I do. Did you know you can listen to Jupiter's storms in the am radio?


Nice one. Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?


I do sometimes but they plan a whole lot of canadian music in them


Yeah that is because they are required by law, 40% has to be canadian


Oh then that makes sense. Have you heard of foxhole radios before


Those are the radios soldiers make with razorblades and pencils, pretty genius


Yeah it is. Do you listen to radio dramas as well?


SOmetimes I do, there is a website where you can listen to them for free


Yeah I like that one too. Do you speak any latin?


I do not but there is a radio station in Finland that gives the news in latin


I just don't understand the fascination with the bachelor. Do you watch it?


No I don't and I agree, I don't understand it either.  The show is crazy. I think I heard that in one episode the women were allowed to crash cars into each other.


It is truly cringe-worthy. I don't know how people get so invested. As the seasons go on they seem bent on picking women purely for shock value.


I agree with you.  Some of the women cry way too much and they all seem to be seeking attention at an extreme level.


I would take a good book over watching that drivel any day of the week.


So would I.  I usually just watch practically anything I can on another channel, even the weather over that show!  I don't understand why all of these women would want to compete for a man like they do.  I think there have even been fights on the show.


There seem to be some decent people that go on this show but this year's guy just seems smarmy to me. Like he fancies himself a bit too much.


All the men on the show probably do. I mean, how could they not with all of those girls clamoring after them all the time?  What gets me is that some of these women should be older and mature. They had a woman on that was a 30 year old executive assistant.  She should act way better than she did on the show.


Right!? But then you get the ones who are truly only there for their 15 minutes of fame. I mean come on..Bumper car trauma in your youth? Unless you were pinned under one suck it up and stop whinging.


I know what you mean.  A lot of them are on there just to suck up to "the bachelor" for fame and glory, possibly there own show- the bachelorette.  I'm not sure bumper car trauma is a real disorder doctors should study. To me it just sounds like a toddler tantrum or a teen tantrum.


So true. But honestly when they let the contestants say stuff like that they are insulting the audience. They are basically saying yeah the average person is dumb enough to believe this and be entertained by it.


Apparently they are because the show has been on for a while now which is very unfortunate.  I've heard that a single fold in the brain tells the difference between fantasy and reality.  Perhaps a lot of people are missing that fold.


Isn't that the truth. It amazes me how some people can get so much attention and fame for trivial things like this and then people who make amazing works of art are an unknown custodian.


I know exactly what you mean.  It's really sad how society is now.  Maybe we need to be like the people of the 18th century.  They had a moral panic because people were reading novels.  Maybe we need a moral panic due to the spread of shows like the bachelor.


Sadly I think moral panics are definitely a thing of the past. We could really use a few lately. I'm honestly struggling to name a novelist today that is as influential as someone like CS Lewis or Tolkien.


I don't know of one.  Some books are good as the military has some on their suggested reading but those books may not be widely known.


I wonder if the art of war is on that list. I think it used to be. They seem to be branching out with that list though since it now includes fiction.


Yeah, I mean I saw the movie, Ender's Game and then learned it is on the reading list for the military.  I never read the book so I don't know what was left out of the movie. It was a good movie but it was about aliens.


Hmm aliens huh? I wonder if like everything else in the military it is a contest to see who can complete the reading list the best and fastest.


You never know.  Society is so weird. i mean, a guy who writes funny fantasy books was knighted for his service to literature.


I think that is an excellent reason to knight someone. I wonder what books he wrote.


I have no idea.  Did you know that there is a fantasy congress just like fantasy football?


Hi, do you want to chat about cars, fantasy, or reading?


Well let's chat about the bachelor. Have you ever watched that show?


I've heard a little about it.  On the second week of "The Bachelor," 15 women joined Arie Luyendyk Jr. for a group date demolition derby.


That's pretty crazy. My friend is actually on that show, he didn't win though haha. I also never knew that there was a Zoolander reference in that show, I don't usually watch it myself though


I don't know much about Zoolander either but I did hear that there's a people fantasy draft about the National Spelling Bee.


That sounds really weird. I don't do fantasy sports or anything like that myself. I don't even read fantasy like the Lord of the Rings for instance haha, and apparently there's a college where you can get an actual degree in studying tolkien studies which I didn't know


I like some fantasy but I just found out that there's a single fold in the brain that makes the difference between perceiving reality or perceiving fantasy.  That sounds slightly scary if that's all it is.


Well if you read fantasy have you ever heard of the janitor from Chicago? Apparently he wrote a 15000 page fantasy novel that was only discovered after his death


Yes, I heard about that.  The hidden talent some people carry around with them.  Other people are out with it like comedic fantasy author Terry Pratchett who was knighted for his "services to literature".


That's pretty cool I haven't heard of him though, have you seen the Return of the King? Apparently it's the only fantasy film to ever win the best picture Academy Award


No, didn't see that one either.  Even back in the old days, authors had their little circles of influence though.  CS Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.


Yeah that's pretty funny. Did you ever watch a Jim Henson movie? I always thought that puppets were scary, and when he made the movie The Dark Crystal, he wanted to make sure that kids did get scared because he thought that was healthy for them


Gee, Jim, I don't think so.  Back in the 18 century, there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of reading novels.  Some people are out there.


That's crazy because parents would be so trailed if there was that much reading today LOL. I was amazed that the Braille language, which is the language that the blind can read, was invented by a 15 year old


Yes, even at 15, I guess necessity is the mother of invention just like they say.  Because reading is such a complex process, it provides readers with an escape to produce their own products, introspectively, sighted or not.


Yeah I could see that. It's crazy that there was a school that put reading bicycles instead of desks and the kids scores skyrocketed, I would just be annoyed having to Bicycle all the time LOL


Yes, I wonder if it would make the kids faster readers like Anne Jones, who holds the World Record for reading at 4,700 words per minute.


Wow that's crazy! It's all so crazy to me that silent reading is a recent invention. People used to have to read out loud, that would be really annoying to library LOL


Yes, that does seem strange but reading requires creativity and critical analysis so people that read literature deviate from literal words to create images that make sense to them.  Some people do "think" out loud and maybe that's what was going on when people read out loud.


Yeah I could see that. I can't believe there was a u.s. President who never went to school. He was Andrew Johnson and his wife actually helped him to do math and learn to read


Yes, if I remember correctly, he has some illness when he was a school aged kid and couldn't go to school but his wife helped him.  Awesome.  Nice chatting with you, have a good one.


i dont. is that about a guy and a dozen women who try to win his heart?


Yeah thats the one, only its 15 women not 12, I find the show interesting


and the winner gets what? a husband? a prize? is the guy special in some way?


They get a chance to be with the rich bachelor, mostly fame, they get really popular and I guess they also get really expensive gifts


oh, the expensive gifts. that makes sense. i though maybe he was a celebrity. he is from a rich family. its good to be rich i guess.


Its a really popular show, but anyways do you like cars?


I do have a car and love it, I have a Ford, interesting how the Ford company made the first mass produced model


Ford really made the car for the people. the average person finally had a useful mode of transport that they could fix on their own.


They did, not like Benz, they made the first model but Im guessing it was only for rich people, I guess things havent changed that much


yes, a luxury car for the elite. well, if you want money, you have to go to where the money is.


Do you know how the drive-thru got started,?


i assumed that the demand for faster fast food pushed the companies to make the drive thru.


That and also to accommodate soldiers, turned out to be a great invention, a lot of money


soldiers? ok. i guess they have a lot of rules about cars and uniforms and such. that makes sense. good for mcds!


Seems unfair they were not allowed to get out of their cars wearing their fatigues, good thing that has changed now.


yes, i think so too. the rules in the military often dont make sense. do you like reading?


I do like reading, do you? what genres do you like


I like nonfiction mostly. it is good to stay informed. too much noise out there. Anyway, great chat!


I like fiction books but non fiction are also nice, its been a pleasure have a nice day


Hello how are you doing? Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises


That makes sense. I would find it interesting to see that happen. Did you know there was a 17 year old female pitcher was banned from professional baseball after she struck out babe ruth and lou gehrig in succession.


lol no I never heard that, interesting. Kickball is also called soccer-baseball in canada


thats funny why call it by two names why not come up with one name. The dodgers have lost more world series than any other team


Omg that is amazing!  Only because Im a Giants fan lol Up until 2005, a married couple, for 24 years, scheduled all 2430 major league baseball games played each year


I wonder how much they made doing that. Since you like the giants the song 'royals' by lorde was banned by two san francisco radio stations during the 2014 world series between the san francisco giants and kansas city royals


Yes,  i remember that.  I also remember the city being flooded with Royals fans. A man found three million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic- hidden since the 1940s.


thats wild. thought this was interesting The albuquerque isotopes minor league baseball team was actually named after the baseball team in the simpsons


Thats awesome, I love the simpsons. There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned


wow. Homer's job record is horrible in the first 400 episodes, he has 188 jobs.


lol wow.  well he obviously was never a great employee lol When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


lol. They even had harry potter himself  Daniel radcliffe voiced the cartoon parody of twilight's edward cullen on the simpsons episode treehouse of horror xxi


awesome,  Daniel Radcliffe is a great actor. Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


wow. Shark tank is a good  show but did you know that Most deals made on the television show 'shark tank' are never enacted thats horrible


Thats mean.  That means all the companies are making money and not their guests or contestants.


yeah it's horrible. I just learned that only one of shakespeare's plays has not been made into a movie or television sjow. the name of the play is two noble kinsmen


wow thats interesting.  Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment and news.


all for ratings . the womens world cup has had higher ratings than the world series


Thats interesting!  Never knew that. The ottoman empire was still in existence the last time the chicago cubs won the world series.


that is interesting. When the mets beat the red sox in the 1986 world series, many yankee fans attended the parade celebrating the mets' win, saying that "anyone who beats boston is worth coming down for."


Hi, I do like to watch some games every now and then.  You know, I always wondered why the managers wear uniforms.


They do in case they need to play for their teams.  I wonder how many could actually play at that level?


I've never seen one play. After seeing some of them I imagine not all could play anymore.


They are a little more advanced in age.  Do you know how Babe Ruth ended the world series in 1926


Nope.  Stole a base with his team down in game seven, lost by one run.


Babe Ruth lost a game?  That's a shocker.  It's as much as shocker as the cubs winning the world series.


Yeah, that happens what, once every hundred years.


I think the ottomon empire was still in existence the last time they won.


I could have swore they played recently, maybe they lost.  But anyway that was a long time ago, talk about a drought.


You know what is kind of odd?  The women's world cup had higher tv ratings than the world series, but baseball is supposed to be America's favorite pastime.


Id believe it, the world series is likely just watched in the US.  The entire world is invested in the world cup.


True.  I think Japan might be the only other country that really cares about the world series.  Baseball is extremely popular in that country.


So much so they are surprised we refer to it as out pastime.


They really are!  Over time we've changed our pastime though.  For the world series playoffs only started in 1969.


Wow, how did they do it before then?  I feel like the world series has been going forever


They just had the teams with the best records advance to championship.


That makes sense.  I do like watching the play offs, it is a huge money maker for the game.  If you can sell tickets to 4 games instead of one why not?


I do like the playoff system.  I think it's a great way to enjoy the game longer.


It truly is. I know my dad and I really bonded over the Stanley Cup playoffs last year.


Yeah, playoffs build excitement and hope for your team.


Do you remember Keith Hernandez playing for Mets?


I do not, Apparently he's wrote an article?


He was a really good baseball player a couple of decades back. Do you have a favorite baseball player?


I like the young player on Yankees, Aaron Judge


Huh. Hernandez's book doesn't seem very good.


Critics did not give it good ratings and I think it was pretty much a flop


Hernandez has more to offer. He defies the stereotype of the dumb jock. He conquers crossword puzzles and collects art and books.


Have you ever been to a live baseball game?


no, you?  he won the National League MVP award in 1979 and the World Series in 1982.


A few. Hernandez played with gary carter, another Hall of Famer.


He is at his best when explaining the years-long refinement of his style at the plate


Did you know it can be hard to tell managers and players apart because they both wear uniforms unlike in any other sport


I read that! I disagree with Keith Hernandez's writing choices.


I didn't read it but it did surpise me that he wrote a book. He did seem like a natural author to me


Hernandez matter-of-factly tells a host of stories in which his father imposes his will, all in the service of Keith's baseball career.


I recently found a bunch of baseball cards from the early 1900s in my grandfather's attic. I think they may be worth quite a bit of money.


That would be fun! The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team.


I am trying to get tickets to this years World Series games but they are pretty expensive


What are they running? The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy.


The World Series is a pretty exciting event each year.


Surprisingly, baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically allowed to play for their team if the need arises.


I think that's a holdover from an era when one of the players was chosen to manage. I'd love to see an all star game with just managers from each teams playing each other.


Ha.  That would not be pretty!  Up until 2005, a married couple scheduled all of the major league games.  What a chore with all of the stadium conflicts, home and away requirements etc.


I wonder how much they got paid. They must have used a computer. THey would have gone nuts otherwise.


It depends on how long they were doing it.  Computers have not been around forever.  Speaking of pay, a man found $3 million of baseball cards in his grand-father's attic.


Wow, what luck. I would sell some and keep the rest for appreciation. Until I needed more money.


I would sell it all and diversify.  I have been burned by having too much in one asset.  Canada calls kickball soccer-baseball.


Canada has got to be different, I guess. They have hockey. That's enough for 'em.


True.  I have heard that 70 percent of their population is within 50 miles of the US.  It is a country that is 4000 miles wide and 50 miles tall.  The World Series is baseball's championship and is called the "Fall Classic"


In the 1992 World Series, the Marine corps color guard carried the Canada flag into the stadium upside down. That would have been an embarrassment.


It sure would!  I am not surprised that the American League has won more World Series championships.  66-48


I think that's because of the NY Yankees. They have the most, and they're in the AL. The Chicago Cubs were the first baseball team to win back-to-back world series; and haven't won since. It's like a curse.


There is a mythical curse involving a goat and the Cubs.


What?! A goat? I have never heard this. Can the curse be lifted? Call BIll Murray!


Great idea!  The first World Series was in 1903.  I think that manufacturing of baseballs was not as good and the early years were the "dead ball" era.


I know that Babe Ruth hit more home runs in a season than many others teams. I wonder what changed about the ball.


I think the core is livelier.  After 1969, the play-offs were expanded so more teams are in the race later in the year.  That undoubtedly increased fan interest to more cities.


I would say so. The league is always trying to find ways to add revenue. The wild card games are another example.


Exactly.  I know one of the owners of the White Sox, (a son of the owner) and they worry about the weather being too cold at the beginning and the end of the season with the extra play-off games.


That makes sense. Chicago can be tough for baseball. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


Hi. Hope you are having a great day. Do you know the baseball player Keith Hernandez?


Hello,  no I dont,  but I have read about him.  I like baseball but I dont really follow it.  did you know baseball managers can technically play if needed?


Right. Hernandez is evidently a very bright man, having written about his sport as well as playing.


Right,  hes very talented.  In canada,  kickball is calleed soccer-baseball lol


Really? I didn't know that. I guess Hernandez never played that style. But his writing evidently was not very good. It seems he was pushed into a lot of things by his father.\


he just needs to do his own thing and not listen to his father,  maybe hire a professional to help him.


I think he gives his father a lot of credit for his career. In his memoirs, he reflects on how he realizes that his father pushed him effectively.


Sure.  In Japan,  baseball is so popular that many fans dont know its an american sport lol


How funny. I wonder if they understand about the world series? I read that a color guard carried the Canadian flag into the stadium upside down. I wonder if that was on purpose.


wow,  I dont know.  lol.  a man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his grandpas attic!


I sure would clean out my grandpa's attic if he were still around. ;) Do you know that the Chicago Cubs haven't won a world series for a long time; even since the Ottoman Empire was still in existence.


I am sorry to hear.  Yeah,  when my grandpa passed we cleaned out the garage,  which were mostly tools lol he was a mechanic.


No old baseball cards?  What a bummer. How about pokemon cards?


i dont even think he knew what pokemon was lol


Ha. I didn't realize that it was a television show. Over 750 episodes!! My grandson likes the video game.


wow thats a lot of pokemon episodes.  Did you know theres an episode of the simpsons that Bart doesnt show up in or even mentioned.


I don't usually watch the Simpsons. Not my style, but I know a lot of people who watch it. When South Park did its family guy, the Simpson crew sent flowers to the producers.


Its a really good show,  but I can see how it doesnt appeal to everyone.


Right. Thomas the Tank Engine is more my speed. Did you know Ringo Starr did the voice for over 50 episodes?


Hey, it was nice sharing with you. Have a blessed day.


Yes I am a big red sox fan what is your favorite team?


I don't have one.  I used to go to the Padres games.


How long ago was that, I bet it was really fun did you go in the summer?


Yes, and it was HOT, HOT.  It was a long time ago.  Once they had 'Bat Night' and they gave out baseball bats to kids and you can imagine how that turned out!


It must have been like a wild stampede. Were you ever a fan of watching the world series at all?


Nope.  I really was never into the games themselves.  It was a social thing for me.


What about Tv. What do you normally like to watch on television?


I like certain TV shows but I watch them streaming 99% of the time.


Are you a fan of any cartoons like south park or maybe the simpsons?


Well, I like the Jetsons still!  Other than that no, no cartoons.  I like the Handmaid's Tale, The Resident, New Amsterdam and that new show Manifest is good too.


The jetsons are amazing. I love watching all those classics on the boomerang channel. Did you ever have one of those old time televisions with the wood panels?


We sure did. In fact we had the whole big wood console.


I miss those sometimes, reminds me so much of my childhood. What tv shows did you like to watch as a kid


As you may recall it wasn't on 24/7.  I liked Atom Ant, Romper Room, Kaptain Kangaroo and Rin Tin Tin as a small child.


Yea that national anthem would come on after midnight lol Atom ant is an absolute classic. Did you ever like the scooby doo cartoons?


What about gilligans island did you ever watch that?


Of course as an older child and Hogan's Heroes!  Not to mention Betwitched and My Mother the Car and Dick Van Dyke Show, so many.


The dick van dyke show was one of my favorites along with the honeymooners


My parents watched Jackie Gleason!  Nice chatting with you.


Yes I sure do. Do you know why the managers wear uniforms?


well technically they can play if the team needs them


Yeah. DO you know what kickball is also called in Canada


Yes. DO you know who used to do the schedule for MLB games?


Yes that was a couple and they scheduled 2430 games each year


Yeah that is a lot, all 2430 games each year is a lot


That sure is. Did you hear a guy made a fortune from some old cards?


Yeah that was the one who found his grandfather's cards in the attic and made 3 million from them


Yeah. Did you know in Japan baseball is a very popular sport?


Yes so popular they don't believe how it is a pastime here


I watch it quite a bit actually. And you?


Me too. Did you ever watch the Simpsons?


Yes and there is an episode where Bart does not appear.


Yeah and strangely enough he is not even mentioned in it


Yeah weird. Did you ever watch Thomas the Tank?


I have, I hear Alec Baldwin did the voice for 52 episodes


Yeah and so did Ringo Starr and George Carlin


Hello there, I usually watch some of it, my team has never been in it since I have been alive, they almost did this year though.  How about you?


I haven't watched in a few years for that same reason. Before the Cubs won the series in 2016, the last time they had won was while the Ottoman Empire was still in existence


Yeah it had been so long since they had won one.  Did you know a female player was banned years ago?


From the MLB? Why? I mean, even the managers can play. That's why they wear uniforms


Yeah I think it would be cool to see one have to bat one day.  And I guess the female player was banned after she struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.


That's pretty funny though. Babe Ruth lost the World Series in 1926 by one run after he was caught trying to steal the base. It was even game 7


Wow, I never knew that baseball fact, very cool.  That must have been some game to be at!


Those games always seem exciting to watch. The Cubs won back-to-back in the early 1900s, and those in Chicago must have been elated to go to those games


Yeah they must have been, and then they all had to wait a very long time for another shot at it.


I find it interesting how the ALCS has won the series 18 times more than the NLCS


Wow, that is quite a big gap, I wouldn't think it would be that big.


I would have expected it to be more even as well. Do you know which teams were playing in the 1992 series? The Canadian flag was carried into the stadium upside down


No I don't know who was in it that year? Maybe the Blue Jays? I do remember watching a game or two from that series when they made it.


I wonder if they would ever consider adding a Japanese team since the sport is so big over there


Yeah I think that would be cool, but the travel issues would come up I'm sure.


That's true. The MLB games used to be scheduled by a married couple, but I do we know who's been doing it since they stopped in 2015?


That is incredible! I wonder how they ever got that gig in the first place.


Who knows? I'm sure it made sense when it started, just like soccer-baseball, the Canadian name for kickball, makes sense


Yeah that sounds like a really practical name to say all the time.  I wouldn't want to play in that league and have to say where I'm going each time.


It's a good description of how kickball works, even if not as practical of a name


How are you today? Do you like watching television?


I do. I really like That 70s show but apparently the UK did not. They created the same show verbatim but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


That's a great show. I'm surprised it flopped over there.


I agree. Some shows are really successful like Pokemon it has been on the air for over 16 years.


I heard there are over 750 Pokemon shows.


That's a lot of Pokemon. There are probably more Simpson episodes than Pokemon although there is one episode where Bart does not appear nor is he mentioned.


Tons of Pokemon. I'm surprised he only doesn't appear in one episode. I think that show has been running for 30 years now.


Yes and they do not seem to mind competition. When South Park aired a Family Guy related episode the produces received flowers from The Simpsons crew.


That's pretty awesome of them. Do you like horror films?


I do not. I would much rather watch Bambi, although Stephen King was terrified of that film and called it the first horror movie he saw.


That's hilarious he thought it was scary. I guess maybe when the fire is in the forest.


Yes, I suppose he burned more than 180 calories. That's the amount you can lose from watching a horror film.


That's a real good way to burn some extra calories. I'm guessing because your heart beats faster when you're scared.


It is said that if you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art you will appreciate the art more.


No explanation but something in our brain probably processes the information different from the stimuli. You know it is only a single fold in the brain the distinguishes between reality and fantasy.


That's very interesting. I saw that people play fantasy national spelling bee.


And I learned there is even a fantasy congress and you receive points based off legislative success. I would be terrible at that game.


That's funny. I've only played fantasy football and baseball. What about you?


I have not played in any fantasy league. I am more of a spectator just enjoying film and television. And even though I do not like horror, I did like the Shining. It was kind of nice to know the actor portraying Danny never knew he was acting in a horror film.


The Shining was a very good movie. It was nice chatting with you. Have a good weekend.


Nope, I've never watched it. What is it about?


It is about robots that gain feelings and emotions. It is ok.


That sounds nice. Do you like watching The Simpsons?


I used to watch it all the time. Apparently there is only one episode where Bart doesn't appear.


Yeah, I was going to tell you about that. What about Pokemon? Apparently there are over 750 episodes.


Yeah, I never got into Pokemon, but a lot of people play the video game.


I thought it was a good show, but I didn't really get into it.


I used to. It is much better than Stephen King's horror stories.


I'm not a huge fan of horror, but I heard Stephen King was terrified of the movie Bambi.


That is hilarious. Watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories or more!


I need to start watching more horror movies! haha


Yeah, me too. A single fold in the brain makes the difference between reality and fantasy.


That's cool, I didn't know that. I'm sure you have heard of Fantasy Football, but have you heard of people fantasy drafting the national spelling bee?


I have not, I wonder how one would play that? And what is the prize?


I have no idea, all I know is it's a thing.


Interesting, well nice chatting with you!


Do you watch a lot of TV. I watch a whole lot of it.


Hello - I don't watch a lot of TV. I just watch a few series with my wife.


I used to watch them a long time ago, but I don't watch them anymore. I heard they are going into 30 years now.


Yes they are. I have not watched much recently either. There has only been one episode ever where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned. Given how long its been on I find that shocking.


Wow that is shocking. Did you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon?


Wow! I did not know that. How long has that been on now?


It says 16 years and basically 50 episodes per year which seems like a lot.


Wow! That is a whole lot. I didn't realize it had been on so long. Did you happen to see the Family Guy episode of South Park?


I did not, but I heard the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew after.


They did. The whole episode made fun of Family Guy and pointed out that they essentially ripped off the Simpsons for their whole format so that's why.


LOL that's funny. I bet it was a good episode.


It is a great episode. Are you familiar with Thomas the Tank Engine?


I am. I have a son who is obsessed with Thomas the Tank.


Did you know that they have had huge guest narrators? They've had George Carlin, Ringo Starr, and Alec Baldwin.


They even each narrated at least 52 episodes each!


That's awesome. Did you know Stephen King said his first horror movie ever seen was Bambi?


I didn't but old Disney movies are pretty traumatizing. I love Stephen King. Did you know that when they were making The Shining the kid that played Danny didn't know they were filming a horror film?


I'm glad because that was an intense movie.


I do. There have been a lot of horror movies on lately for some reason. Do you like horror?


I actually do not. do you know whuch movie King thinks is scary?


I think it was a Disney movie, wasn't it?


That's very strange! Horror has been around for over a century.


that is a long time. do you know how they make those scary sounds?


That's pretty cool. Watching scary movies burns a lot of calories.


yeah I guess that is the upside of that but I still do not like them


Me neither! They're all about really creepy things like monsters, demons and serial killers.


No I haven't, but I heard the star didn't know it was a horror film at the time.


yeah and did not find out until a few years later


That's strange. A lot of people like the fantasy genre because it's imaginary but not scary like horror is.


yeah that is true. did you know people fantasy draft the national spelling bee?


And the congress! Boy, people are into all kinds of stuff I never even thought about!


yeah exactly. do you know what separates reality from fantasy in our brain?


I do like some tv.  I remember growing up with a black and white tv.


Wow,  that is interesting.  Do you watch any current tv? Did you know there is only one episode of the simpsons that Bart doesnt appear?


That is funny.  I do know that the Simpsons sent flowers to the Family Guy folks when they did their last episode.


That is very nice of them.  I didnt even know family guy is over lol


Yeah there were a lot of episodes of Family Guy, but not as much as Pokemon - 750 shows!!!!!


that is a lot of episodes.  I have only watched I think one episode of pokemon,  not a huge fan lol Do you use facebook?


I always use facebook though I am not a fan of blue color - just because Zuckerburg is color blind should not make the rest of us suffer!


lol I agree,  I would vote for Purple.   Looks like the "like" button is illegal in Germany.  What do they have against a thumbs up?


Its pretty crazy.   Wonder if myspace was german - they were dumb enough to not buy facebook when they could have cheap!


Yeah that was a dumb move on their part.  But maybe if they bought facebook it wouldnt be as good as it is now.  What if they didnt have the vision to make it hat is has become.


right at least you dont have people's random music choices blasting at you as you browse.  I thought it was funny Burger King would give you a whopper if you unfriended 10 people!


I know right,  what is your friendship worth lol


It could be worse - in the hunger games you might have to kill your friends


Yeah thats brutal,  I would probably die I dont know if I can kill my friend lol great movie though.


Yes it was definitely one of the top 100 teen novels - the books were better than the movie.


Looks like the writer of Hunger Games got her start writing for Clarissa Explains It All,  I used to watch that when I was a kid lol


It is not quite as good as the Harry Potter books - that was number 1 rated, but I did like it


I love Harry Potter series,  it is so good.  I love that they are continuing the wizarding world with Fantastic Beasts!  have u seen it?


I have not even heard of the fantastic beasts.  The three fingered salute from the hunger games is actually a real sign of the resistance in Thailand


wow never heard of fantastic beasts?  Thats weird,  they have already released their second movie.  Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindlewald.


That's cool I will have to check it out.


Hey there how could you watch television? I like to watch The Simpsons


I love the Simpsons too. Did you know there was an episode where Bart did not appear?


No I didn't! Have you seen that episode? Is it any good


I have not and on top of that he wasn't even mentioned in it. I wonder what that was  about


Yep I agree. Also I wonder if it was a mistake or if they intentionally did it haha? Have You Ever Seen the TV show Thomas the Tank Engine?


I have and actually found out that Alec Baldwin narrated it for 52 episodes


That's pretty cool. Also George Carlin did some narration. I love him he's so funny Ha-Ha.


Nice seemed like many famous people were involved. Did you ever watch That 70s Show?


I have seen that show. Didn't they try to get it going in the UK Market or something? I thought it was ok myself, what did you think?


It was ok in the US but in the UK it failed because they remade it verbatim. Did not last


That's sad. Have you ever watched the show Pokemon though? There's a show that's never going away, they have about 800 episodes at this point


That is insane but then again they have been on air for 16 years now


Yep that's true. How often do you use Facebook by the way? I barely use it, I just use it for birthdays mostly


Yeah me too, very little nowadays. DO you know why it is blue?


I think it's because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind right? That seems really crazy they should have put that in The Social Network movie haha


I know, how did they miss on that. Did you ever use MySpace?


I never used my space. What about you? It's shocking that they turned down buying Facebook back in the day, what do you think?


Yeah that was a bad business decision, could have made billion now for millions then


Yep you can say that again? Do you know why that like button is illegal in that one German State? I just don't get it myself


I do not see the point there either. And Iceland is rewriting the constitution through Facebook, wow


Yep that would scare me actually. Anyone could edit it or make a suggestion I just don't know how that even would work LOL


Have you heard of Johnny Weird and Tara Lipinski?


I guess they were in the Olympics right? I don't know why they're important though. Do you know anymore? I think they're figure skaters though


Sorry, I meant Johnny Weir. Yes, they were figure skaters and hwo they are NBC figure skating analysts. Some say they are a great duo and others say they are just obnoxious.


They do sound kind of obnoxious haha. But if they're good then I guess they've earned it haha. Did you ever see them on TV?


They took over the commenting during PyeongChang. Yeah, I don't really remember much about Lipinski's skating but I do remember slightly disliking her haha. I haven't seen them as analysts yet.


Yeah I don't really watch anything on TV personally. Not even the Olympics. I don't have cable so I'm more of a Netflix guy myself. What about you?


Lipinski and Weir replaced someone who had been a commentator for three decades and he is said to be more measured in his on air remarks. Yeah, I like to watch Netflix!


Have you ever seen Weekend Update? It's on SNL, which I don't watch anymore, but it's their longest-running skit apparently


Yes, I have watched it before. I prefer to watch cartoons like the Simpsons though. There is only one episode where Bart doesn't appear and isn't mentioned.


Yes I've never seen that episode, have you? I do know that Homer Simpson held like 188 jobs in the first 200 episodes though. That's crazy, imagine if that was real life haha


I have not seen that episode. That's pretty funny about Homer. When South Park aired its family guy episode their producers got flowers from the Simpsons crew. I haven't seen that episode but the Simpsons crew must have liked it.


That is really awesome! Have you seen the Simpsons episode with Daniel Radcliffe? I guess he plays Edward Cullen in that episode of The Treehouse of Horror haha


I think I have seen it! I also like to watch Pokemon. There are 750 episodes!


I used to watch Pokemon a lot as a kid. Do you like Shakespeare at all? I guess only one play of his has never been adapted to either film or television


Interesting. Shakespeare always gave me a headache. Speaking of authors though, Suzanne Collins, author of the Hunger Games, got her start writing for Clarissa Explains it All on Nickelodeon.


Wow that's really cool. I definitely didn't know that. Have you ever seen the show Shark Tank? Most of those deals are fake apparently. That kind of kills the show for me


Bummer. So if you go on that show you should just expect that your deal won't actually happen? But at least it gives you publicity.


Yep I think it's all about the publicity unfortunately. How often do you use Facebook? I never use it anymore


I rarely use it. Too bad BK doesn't have the promo anymore where if you unfriend ten people you get a free whopper. I could get rid of all my friends that way and get free burgers. Ha.


Haha I would totally do that right now. I'm so hungry LOL. What's sad is that a third of all divorce filings mention the word Facebook in them. That must be a bad sign of things to come


Maybe we should make FB illegal. Facebook's like button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-holstein.


Haha maybe they're onto something. It's crazy there are more people on Facebook then there were people at all on the world 200 years ago. That is a crazy statistic


Hello, how are you? Do you Facebook much?


Good Evening!  Doing well,.thanks!  I have a Facebook account/profile, but I don't keep up with it as much as I used to - you?


I do not use the FB. It seems risky. Not enough privacy. Plus the data issues.


Totally understand - we keep it around, mostly set on private so my family around the country can see pictures of the kids.  Other than that, I don't see much use for it any more


I am amazed at the company that did not buy FB when they had a chance. What were they thinking?


MySpace makes me feel old... probably still have a profile there too!  I wonder if they even had $75 mil in 2005?


Perhaps not, but I think they might have known some VC guys with that kind of cash.


Agree - back then they were looking for the next tech boom while still gun shy from the first dot com crash.  FB was the first to be able to monetize the adverts and also, of  course, tracking users and sending them focused adverts


That is the way to make money, but selling data without telling users makes FB look evil. I think that they need to work on their rep.


It's pretty ironic that the last presidential election brought them into the light - Cambridge Analytica was the culprit but FB was totally complicit in the data mining and sale.  Even tough I was likely affected, I find it fascinating!


I was not on FB at the time. I figure I dodged a bullet. But my data is probably out there somewhere else. Soon it'll just be a giant Hunger Games.


I didn't read the Hunger Games books, but did see the movies - great movies and tend to like those types of movies and characters.  Great analogy with FB!


I have not seen the movies or read the books. But I know the idea. We will all be pitted against each other in a contest to the death in order to get food to survive.


Seem plausible in the future with over population and limited resources - that idea has been a common theme for a while, but that doesn't make it any less interesting


It would be televised so that we could watch the end of the world live.


I will have the highest ratings of all time!  Trump will host it and it will be glorious and yuuuuuuge! /s


Yuuuge is right. Kanye is the man for spectacle and Trump is the man for Yuge. The Hunger games would start right after the inauguration.


That would be a spectacle and a definite sign of the times.   Seriously - what's wrong with humans?  Bad ideas are conflated when a large group of people follow an idea blindly...


Yes, the ideas that get mixed up lead to all kinds of horrible outcomes. I figure that every one of these chats that I have will lead to a further stage of insanity. Thanks for the chat!


Right!  Great chatting with you as well - have a great evening!


Did You see Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey?


I have not seen it in its entirety, but I have seen clips.  It looks intriguing.


it is ! Kubrick wanted 90 tons of sand dyed gray for 2001 and that was just the start.


From what I have read, Kubrick was way ahead of his time as a film maker.  It's amazing that his futuristic vision was created so vividly over 40 years ago.


YES ! Imagination on that guy had no limits. Obviously, some viewers didn't know what hit 'em, or that they were witnessing a significant moment in filmmaking.


It's no surprise that tons of people left early from the film's premier.  It had to be so foreign to them.  In retrospect, many had to appreciated the originality and vision, no doubt.


It's one of those movies that You appreciate more in time. ...oh, and the soundtrack was legendary 1 ;)


The film has definitely become a part of our culture.  There are so many references to it in others films, tv, video games, etc.


You're so right ! Hey did You know that Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each ?


I didn't know that, but it's interesting and humorous.  George Carlin narrating a children's show.  If the children only knew...


lol, I remember my son when he was 2 - he was obsessed with Thomas... to me it was so annoying ;) "oh no, trouble on the tracks" ! ;)


It would have been more entertaining for you if Carlin had used a few of his seven words you can't say on television, no doubt.  But not appropriate for the kids, I know.


oh come on ;) he should do it, kids wouldn't understand anyway ;) I think... ;)


The FCC would have had a field day with that.  And think of the questions the kids would ask afterward.  Those might be a bit awkward.


lol ;) they would grow up much quicker ! You're welcome kids ! ;)


Indeed, they would!  That's a funny thought.  They'd be ready to transition into cartoons like Family Guy and South Park more quickly.  As an adult, I enjoy SP probably more than I should.


oh yeah, South Park is great. I mean back then it was not as Politically Correct as now... they not as controversial as they once were. Still funny though ;)


Yes, the new seasons have been ok, but older episodes like Whale Wars and Cartman's Incredible Gift still crack me up.  Such good satire.


Yes ! People that don't follow SP think it's just a silly, rude cartoon. They don't realize every episode is about some popular real time current event. Great idea for a show ;)


So true!! The creators are much like Jonathan Swift or Voltaire in their satirization of modern times.  They take on politics, pop culture, education, religion, science, you name it.


Yup ;)  with awesome portion of good level humor ;) Family Guy is a little different but I love it too ;)


You're right.  Family Guy does deserve some accolades as well.  And you can't forget the Simpsons.  Back in the day, that was my go to show; it was clever and and funny as well.


When Simpsons started I was still living in Poland and I didn't understand most jokes so I stopped watching :) maybe now it's time to go back to that show ;)


Oh, wow.  You lived in Poland.  Very cool.  I can see where some allusions might have been difficult.  I haven't watch in years, so maybe it is time to return.


Yeah, I was born there, now I live in NY. ...but You know, shows like South Park, Simpsons or Family Guy ( and many many others ) kind of prepared me to what was waiting for me in this country. I knew more or less what to expect and it helped me with my English ;) fun ride it was...


Well, it has been a pleasure conversing with you.  I have enjoyed it a great deal.   Happy New Year to you from Nebraska!


Hey there have you ever seen the movie 2001 A Space Odyssey?


Yes and I loved it. What about you? It's so hard to fathom people streamed out of the world premiere before the film was even over and 241 left early the next night in New York!


I know! LOL. I do love Stanley Kubrick movies. I think he was a massive Talent. What about you


Agreed he was. I absolutely love watching his movies on TV! Speaking of TV, are you a fan of the Simpson's by chance? There's actually one episode where Bart never makes an appearance nor is even mentioned that I still want to see! I bet it's weird!


That's crazy! I really need to see that episode. I also loved Pokemon on TV as a kid. They have almost 800 episodes now


That is crazy, isn't it? Meanwhile, the UK remake of 70s Show lasted only ten episodes. That's hard to believe!


I agree! I like the show in the United States, it's funny that it wasn't so popular overseas though. Do you like George Carlin by the way?


So true! I do like Carlin by the way. What about you? In fact, he along with Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr narrated 52 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine! I kind of want to go back and rewatch it just to see if I recognize their voices. Ha!


That is awesome! Yes I love George Carlin, and I should check out Thomas the Tank Engine, each person apparently narrated at least 52 episodes of person


Agreed. Do you also like South Park? I say that because we talked about the Simpson's earlier and their crew actually sent the South Park producers flowers after they aired the Family Guy episode. That was nice of them!


That was nice of them! I remember seeing that episode and it was really funny. Do you use a computer by the way?


Oh, yes. I love computers and learning about them. In fact, I found out recently that the Russians once made a computer back in 1936 that ran on water. That is amazing!


That is amazing! I wonder how they did it, I also wonder how a space shuttle can only run on one megabyte of ram, my computer has 16 gigabytes LOL


I know, that is truly puzzling, isn't it? Hey, speaking of which, someone built a 16 bit computer using only basic building blocks from Minecraft. Ha!


That is really cool! I wonder how they did it though, do you have an iPhone by the way? Don't let anyone smoke near it, Apple will void the warranty because they think that is a Biohazard


That is crazy. But they know more than we do apparently. Ha! That's almost as wild as these transhumanists who want to upload their mindminds to both memory sticks and computers. Like, how does that even work?


I wish I knew! But it is a good idea, I will do that if it's possible LOL. What do you think about our sun by the way?


I'd be lying if I said it wasn't my favorite star in the solar system. Ha! What about you? I also found out recently that he's actually a white color and not yellow. Atmospheric scattering makes it appear yellow, crazily enough!


LOL it's definitely my favorite and most useful star. It's crazy though that a lightning bolt is five times hotter than the sun, you wouldn't think that's true


I know, right? It's also crazy that it produces enough energy in a single second to meet our planets needs for 500k years. I'm surprised we haven't found a way to fully utilize the sun!


Yeah we should learn how to utilize that energy. That would solve a lot of our problems. Also scary is that our son is one billionth the size of the largest star in the galaxy, that is a huge star LOL


Very well, thanks. Can you believe that The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


I've never really thought about it.  I would have assumed Trump would be up there.


I would have too. But maybe with inflation, he's not... The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana. That's bananas!


Is that where the term Banana Republic comes from?  I heard that the Indonesian president was a bit of a pop star, released albums anyway.


I really hope that's where it comes from... That would be great. The u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house


Yeah, I used to work near the White House, it's not that big.  Also worked near the EPA building, I guess they've cleaned up our air somewhat.


About seven years, it was actually a book store downtown.  Sold lots of books on Washington JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Roosevelt and Jefferson.


Not now, in the mid west.  Used to like the Air and Space museum there, loved seeing things that had been to the moon.


That's really cool. Where in the midwest? Im in chicago. Why the move?


DC is very expensive to raise family.  Not Chicago, but I could catch freshwater fish in one of the Great Lakes.


The black swallower fish can eat prey twice its own length and ten times its weight.


How'd they do that, I'd like to see it after a meal, it must funny after eating that much.  Ever heard of the immortal jellyfish?


I just read about it but have never heard of it before now. How are they not a bigger thing? I feel like they should lead the news...


How'd you measure or prove it.  I wonder if it would still be immortal if it lived in the putrid fire prone rivers of the 1960's.  That would put it to the test.


Agreed. I would stay away from all predators to ensure my immortality.


I suppose the rivers are somewhat cleaner now, The EPA can claim credit for that, not many rivers are catching fire now.


What do you think about the comments Connie Chung made?


I don't know. I think it's good that Me Too gives women a voice but I just don't understand how people take decades to do it. Something happened to me a few years ago and I reported it immediately.


I agree, why wait, its been a really long time since it happen, 50 years almost


Pretty gross that it was the doctor who delivered her.


I know right, what kind of pervert does that, she was in college and I bey he was dead by the time she came forward


Yeah, I find it weird that she did not know what a gynecological examination would be like. I feel like Iwould have known the difference way before my 20s.


Yeah I agree, she does remember all the details though like how large the room was, the curtains, its a harsh trauma to hold for 50 years


It did seem that afterwards, since she could not even look at him,that she did realize what had happened. Maybe in the moment she just did not know what to do.


I agree maybe she was scared and didnt want others to know, I guess she was in  a hard position it takes a lot of courage to come forward.


I guess so. We didn't have Google to educate us back then. Now we rely on it so much for health and other information. On August 16, 2013, Google went down for five minutes and took 40 percent of web traffic with it.


Yeah I guess its a good thing we have Google, and thats crazy, so much power, Google is definitely a giant


Yes, a single Google search requires more computing power than was needed to send Neil Armstrong and eleven other astronauts to the moon.


Thats unbelievable but I guess a Google search does take a lot of power, you know that Google came up with an interesting solution to mow their lawns


Are you talking about the time they used goats? That is awesome!


Yeah that same one, and its a really creative approach I have to give them that lol


Yeah, I like that they can have fun too. I'm not sure that I like the fact that they calculate traffic (and probably other things) by tracking the speed of Android devices.


I think maps is a great app but I get what your saying, having an app track your location is kind of invasive


Yeah. I find it interesting that Google Maps tailors the maps to each country's claim when there is a disputed border.


I guess the app has many uses, did you know Apple had a clothing line back in the 80s!!


No, I did not. Would you wear it?And would you wear Rip Curl clothes that say made in China but are actually made in North Korea?


I wonder why lol? they should say North Korea, maybe the labels are Chinese.


Hello,  did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


I did not know there was a guest house, that is interesting. I wonder what they use it for.


Probably kanye west and his entourage lol


ha that is a good point! I wonder if trump has a phd from trump university. If not, woodrow wilson is the only president ever with a phd


I am not sure, I would be interested to see, do you know?


I think it was politcal science,  dont quote me though lol


That would make sense lol. Did you know lincoln was the first president photographed at his inauguration


I didnt until recently,  thats awesome.  I wonder if he was smiling in the picture lol


I know there was one person smiling, John Wilkes Booth was in the same picture! so eerie!


Very eerie!  He was actually smiling?  People in those times never smiled during photgraphs lol


You're right now that i think about it. I wonder why not. Maybe they were scared their teeth would explode? lol


hahaha never heard that theory before!  Could be,  I think its really strange.


Very strange. Do you like learning about the moon at all?


Absolutely!  I hear that Mars' moon,  phobos,  is 1/3 hollow weird huh


that is so weird to think. The moon moves far away at the rate our fingernails grow, that is interesting.


Wow thats crazy!  The highest point on the moon is only 1938 meters higher than mt everest!


no way! that is nuts. Almost as nuts as the astronauts coming back having to declare moon walks through customs lol


lol thats uncalled for,  geez.  Moon dusts cuts through kevlar like material and is harmful to humans,  causing moon hay fever!


I want to go to the moon. Good chatting with you! It was nice!


Do you like to use google as a search engine? I use it all the time. I am even going to use it to learn to sew my own clothes.


Yeah I love Google. A single search requires more computing power that it took to send Neil Armstrong and 11 other astronauts the moon!


That's amazing! I like how Google once used goats to mow their lawns instead of polluting lawnmowers. I guess they mowed and fertilized all at once! Do you think that was a good idea?


That is hilarious and a great way to kill two birds with one stone. They always innovate. Like calculating traffic based on how fast android devices are moving on the road.


That's a really good idea. Plus it shows how popular Google maps and Android are. Did you know it was founded by Stanford student?


Oh man I bet he got an A+ LOL! Yet looks like they are about 14% of the shares.


Stanford students are known to be pretty shard, I guess! They probably don't have time to watch much television. Do you watch it much?


Agreed. Yes I do. I don't like all the commercials and advertising on tv though.


Meant to say they're sharp, not shard! lol That's true, I do hate TV commercials, too. I used to brave them to watch The Big Bang Theory, though. Have you seen it? I love it.


Ha ha no problem I understood. Oh yeah that's a great show! I also loved Pokemon but I haven't seen all 750 episodes.


I haven't seen the Pokemon show, but I've seen the cute cards. I used to watch that 70's show a lot on TV. It was one of my Dad's favorites. Do you like it much?


Yeah that show was legendary. Ashton Kutcher was the man. It really did well in the US but not so much in the UK.


I remember watching that show on TV and wondering why they kids in my high school weren't nearly as cool as the one's on the TV show. I guess that's why it's TV. lol


Ha ha yeah exactly right TV is always cooler than real life. Thomas the tank engine had a lot of celebrity voices like Alec Baldwin. Are you familiar with that show?


I do know that TV show, but my son was more into this other show called Tec The Tractor. It's pretty unique. I don't know another TV show like it. Have you seen it?


Oh wow I never even heard of that! Do they have any celebrity actors like Ringo Starr or George carlin who also did Thomas the tank engine?


I'm not sure. If they do they are British stars I don't know. It's a British show. He also likes the British kids TV show called Peppa Pig.


Yeah I guess he got off easy! I will have to Google that show later and check it out. So many people use Google it once went down for five minutes and took 40% of web traffic with it.


Well, I'm glad google is up now, because I need to google how to fix clothing. My jeans are way too big on me but I like them so much!


It sounds like you've been losing weight congratulations! But yeah I think that out of all animals on earth humans are the only ones that wear clothes LOL. It was lovely talking with you today.


Humans are definitely the only ones who put clothing on themselves, but what about all those poor dogs people dress up? lol Same to u, wish me luck with the jeans so that I don't mangle them! ha!


did you kow the story behind new york's area code?


I did not know but what is behind this area code?


well when they used rotary phones 212 was the fastest number you could type on it, so that is how it became new yorks area code


That is weird though. That is just 3 numbers. Do you think that most of the area codes are faster to dial?


I don't know, at this point 111 might be the fastest but on a rotary phone I guess 212 was


Well, those numbers are side by side on the phone.


thats true, do you use an android or an iphone btw?


haha I'm team android myself, apparently an iphone has more computer power than all of the USA missile deterrent system combined, that is wild!


That's crazy. What do you like about the android?


well I like that it is more open source, I can do alot more with my phone, also all the apps are mostly free, with apple everything is locked down and you pay for everything, what do you like about iphones?


That is true though. I love the iPhone's camera. The portrait of the picture is great! I agree to the apps in iPhone, but they got filters during FaceTime too.


ya plus theyre a lot more expensive when you buy them, you definitely pay that apple tax, but most of my friends use them so it's like whatever you know


The camera view of androids are a bit weird.


well it used to be, I have a pixel 2 xl and the camera is ranked the same or better as an iphone, pixel 3 is slightly better, but I don't know to each their own I just know what I like haha


well the phones get good reviews, but the people I follow online say that they slow down over time, samsung puts a skin on top of android and that will make it less efficient, thats why I only buy devices made by google like the pixel line because they run pure android


yes it is, I wouldn't buy one, but it is good to know that you can get 3g coverage on top of mount everest


That is crazy.Then that means that you can be addicted to the internet up there.


yes you have to be careful, also be careful because onlly seven percent of internet readers read the full terms of service on web pages!


Its crazy how much computing power an Iphone has.


Yeah I'm amazed by technology these days, the Android Phone being used to gauge traffic? That's so interesting


I know! I heard google maps uses it to meassure speed and traffic, but just how much we depend on mobile devices? that can be dangerous as well.


Yeah for sure. I have gotten lost and put in compromising driving situations trying to rely on m y navigation apps too much. Waze is notorious for giving weird detours just to save a couple minutes.


I have gotten lost using Waze, dont really like that app, I thinik google maps is more reliable, did you know you can get 3g signal on top of Mount Everest?


NoI didn't know that but I wouldn't be surprised if it had its own cell tower sometime int he future! haha


Would be really hard to get it there though lol, we depend a lot on internet, luckily theres a copy saved of the whole thing if something were to happen.


At the Library of Alexandria...they have a copy of the WHOLE internet?


Well maybe not the whole thing but Im guessing there is a pretty big backup, it must be updated frequently.


i NEVER knew that actually. I need to read more on that. I wonder who got tasked with the job of layin gth ecables across the ocean floor for carrying data across the oceans?


That must have been a really hard job, those cables are thin they must be really resistant.


Yeah, I'm trying to fathom just how much water  must be donated by Unicef for all the minutes people aren't using their phone. I wonder how they even measure a day's worth of clean water?


It must be hard to meassure and Im guessing many people dont know about that, I would definetely stop using my cellphone as much.


Yeah I can definitely go awhile without using it, I'm not one of those people always on  my apps and in my phone. I could survive with a flip phone for a little while!


Yeah me too, I will read the service of contract better next time I purchase an internet plan, only 7% of people read the whole terms, you never know what you are signing up for.


Yes. I'm guilty of that too, I tend to just skim it and assume a lot is self-explanatory. But it is best to take the time to read your contract. Especially for end-user agreements, how much they will charge you to cancel a contract can be outrageous!


I know! I have regretted not reading the fine print a couple of times but anyway do you like the genre of fantasy?


I play fantasy basketball for the whole season, and I play daily fantasy on Fan Fuel for NFL sometimes. How about you?


I play fantasy soccer, did you know there is a Fantasy congress and points are earned based on legislative success.


I saw that, I think t hat would be really fun if you're in to politics...it's kind of like a sport or strategy game for those people, I guess you could say!


Yeah, it would be interesting, wonder what the winner gets though.


Hi! Can you believe Trump isn't the wealthiest president of all time. In fact, he isn't even top three? That title belongs to Washington, Jefferson and JFK!


I guess it makes sense if you adjust for inflation. Woodrow Wilson was the only President with a PhD


Was he really? Of all the seemingly intelligent presidents we've had, that is very surprising. I wonder if "President Banana", Zimbabwe's first president, had a PhD? Ha!


Hmm I don't know. I guess US presidents don't focus on academics anymore, FDR was the last one to speak a foreign language fluently


You'd think all public officials would be required to speak at least one foreign language. But I guess that's unimportant. Kind of like the president's guest house is more important than the white house itself considering it's larger!


Lol who knows, politics is crazy, there has been 5 US presidents elected who have lost the popular vote


That is crazy! Almost as crazy as knowing the runner up in presidential elections became the vice president up until 1805. Can you imagine if it was like that today? There'd be sheer chaos!


Well in Guatemala close relatives of former presidents can't run for president, maybe the US could look into that


That would be great. And speaking of foreign presidents, the Indonesian president has actually released not one, or two, but three pop albums while serving as president. Ha! I don't know how to feel about that!


Impressive, maybe Trump should look into that between his speeches  about America's environmental accomplishments


Ha! No kidding! He could sing about the 1960s when our country was infested with rotten, flute prone rivers that were coveted in gas and oil. Ha! That'd be something to hear!


He could write about the California wild fires that has made air pollution worse than Bejing in some areas


That would be both hilarious and sad. Ha! Especially knowing how the wildlife and fish have suffered. Speaking of fish, there's actually a certain breed of jelly fish that's supposed to be immortal. I'd love to study those!


Yea I've read about the "immortal" jellyfish, some have the ability to revert back to the newborn lifestage


Wouldn't that be nice if humans could do that too? Then again, I'm not so sure. Ha! And on a similar note, seahorses are the only fishes with necks. Makes sense as I can't think of any other fish that has a neck!


Me neither, apparently jellyfish are 98% water and will evaporate in the sun


That is odd! Wonder how they'd fare in moonlight? Or even with Mars' largest moon named Phobos that's 1/3rd hollow. In fact, some believed it was actually artificial in origin.


That's interesting. Even asteroids can have it's own moons


That is wild! I didn't know that! Wonder if there's any evidence of methane based life on any of the asteroid moons like there is on Titan, which happens to be one of Saturn's moons!


That would be cool, like being able to claim moonrocks through customs


Ha! Exactly. As long as people don't find a way to access moon dust since it can cut through Kevlar like material and can also cause the moon hay fever disease. Ha! Well it was great chatting with you this evening!


I used one a long time ago. my grandma had one, you?


I have. Did you know that 212 is the fastest number to dial?


I didn't know that, isn't that New Yorks area code?


Yeah, it is. Did you know that an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear ICBM deterrent.


wow, that is awesome and a great feat! Did you know dolphins can talk on the phone and know who they are talking to?


No, I didn't know that, that can't be true.


I would love you look it up on the internet, I wonder if they have videos.


I'm not sure. Did you know that only 7% of people read the terms of service for internet products?


I am one of the other 93 percent, I can't remember the last time I looked at the terms lol


I look sometimes, but I also don't buy a lot of stuff that needs a ToS.


For sure lol. Did you know if you go to Mt Everest you will have cell and internet availability?


I did, I hear you can get 3g up there, right?


For sure! I still won't go lol, I will take my 3g elsewhere


Did you know there was a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee?


I want part of that! Fantasy football is getting old, lol! Do you do any fantasy leagues?


It is, I don't play though. There is also a fantasy congress, sounds boring to me.


For sure, that would be really boring. do you like fantasy stories?