Classic!  First game I ever played.  I can't believe your system still was going strong then.  Crazy!  ..and you're right about the phones!  hahaha  It's been fun chatting with you!  Thanks for the Nintendo Duck Hunt flash back!


don't really watch it.  I go with youtube. Checked out a tom hanks flick there recently


Oh nice,  Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


wow. i knew that netflix takes up 33 percent of the bandwidth in the evening, but the youtube stat is news to me


blockbuster declined serval offers to buy netflix lol


ha ha! They probably wanted to buy nintendo instead


no...just poking fun of them. nintendo was discontinued in 2003


it's like being the movie studio that denies a role to ronald reagan because he doesn't look presidential


Did you know tom hanks refuses to play bad guy parts?


yeah...i guess he wants to keep a good guy image. maybe he should do bill nye the science guy


well, nye;s a nice guy...looks like steve martin


oh ok.  I recently found out Tom Hanks is the highest all time box office star!


Man..i remember him when he was just a sitcom star. not sure if he did chuck lorre stuff


bosom buddies. played a guy dressed like a girl. now he's doing astronauts...apollo 13


oooh ok,  I have never seen that show lol


I love big bang theory,  although I am really behind lol


well, the big bang is the beginning of everything. or at least thats what bill nye says


Tom Hanks has been in some of the greatest movies ever.


Oh,yes, he is awesome, I like to watch his movies on Netflix, did you know that Netflix is in Los Gatos , California?


No I did not know that. I also did not know that Blockbuster lost out on buying Netflix.


Hahahaha,yes, instead to pay 50 million for it, they lost 2 billion, incredible! do you like to use Netflix?


I use it mostly to rewatch shows. Im not crazy about some of their stuff, but I do have some favorites that I always go to. What about you?


Love it, I am  in my free time watching Netflix, usually normal tv is not of my liking. I am happy we don't live in China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea, because they don't have Netflix.


Thats really disappointing that they cannot enjoy it. Whats your favorite Tom Hanks movie?


The Green Mile has to be. Have you seen it? I cried like a baby with that movie.


I have seen it. I really love Forrest Gump. He can be so many characters


Well, that was a super good one, too, did you like Sleepless in Seattle?


No I have not. Have you seen a league of their own? that one gets me in the end


Yes, I did. I was thinking that I would had loved to complain about one of his movies. It happens that Tom Hanks knew that a couple didn't like one of his movies and he in person refunded the tickets' price. Cool!


Hes such a nice guy that he wont play bad guys, which I found fascinating


Me too! is a real model to follow. More in this times that we do need to teach moral values. Do you like any kind of entertainment?


I like music and tv. Whats your favorite tv show?


I have several, but I think of all of them, The Golden Girls and Frasier, lol, I like storytelling, drama, dance, music, etc. and you?


I love Golden Girls. I used to watch it with my grandma when i was a kid


hahaha, I really loved Blanche, she was my favorite, she looked exactly for her role. Once, Ronald Reagan didn't get the role because he didn't look Presidential, so funny!


Did you have a nintendo entertainment system? did you like to play with it?


I did. I actually still have mine and play it with my best friend from time to time


Oh, cool! I am so envy, thank you, I will give you an excellent. Have a nice day!


Well, I hope you continue being entertained!


Hi, are you into rap? Some say it goes back to Muhammad Ali with his ad-lib poetry...


That's very interest. I am in to some types of rap.Did you know before eminem became a rapper he wanted to be a comic book artist?


Yeah, I wonder if he has any regrets.  I think it's funny that Korean rappers developed a new rap freestyle called "compliment battle".


I'm sure he could probably do it now if he wanted. That is funny, quite the opposite of America.


My kids liked Rugrat.  I guess rapper Busta Rhymes did the voice for the Reptar Wagon in the Rugrats Movie.


I actually remember that movie and the song! I think the movie was full of adult humor like that.


That's how they get parents to go.  Do you read the full terms when you buy something on internet?


I don't think I ever have! It seems only about 7 percent of people do. I'm glad i'm not alone!


Me either.  I'm a 93%er too.  Did you know the the 3 horizontal lines on app icons are called a "hamburger"?


I didn't know that, I wonder who named it. There is internet service on Mt, everest.


Yes, it's a 3g cell service.  You know, to order that pizza once you've climbed to the top... That's crazy.


No but I'd love to.  I guess it is without snakes.  Wasn't Lord of the Rings films made there?


I think it was, I think the hobbit hole is there as well. Crocodiles are more related to birds then they are lizards.


I prefer birds over crocodiles... How in the world could the library of Alexandria be around with the internet?  Didn't it burn?


I think they recently put a copy in there. I'm not exactly sure. Did you know there are legless lizards?


Yes, I used to catch them when I was a kid.  The are called "glass snakes" even though they aren't snakes.


That's pretty cool, I don't think ive ever even seen one. Or maybe I just thought it was a snake! lol


I haven't seen flying snakes either.  It would be scary to see the thing flying at you!


Yeah, i'm nice and content with snakes on the ground. Did you know monkeys are afraid of snakes too?


No, but it makes sense.  Some snakes like to climb in trees.  Thanks for the chat!


Hi there. Hope you are having a great evening! Are you watching Netflix?


Not right now but I am a subscriber one of the 58,46 subscribers in America, what about you?


Yes, we are subscribers too. We were even subscribers back when the DVD's were mailed to you. I wonder if they still spent 20 times more on postage than bandwidth? I didn't know people still got them mailed out to their homes?


I didnt know that either is that even a choice? well Netflix is a giant now, to think it all started because of a late fee


Right! We often racked up late fees when we used Blockbuster. Imagine how they feel, knowing they could have bought Netflix for 50 million!


They had the chance and now its worth a lot more, its a $2 billion company, I wonder how long that will last


I don't know! My family certainly helps make up the 33% of bandwidth used here in the States between 9pm and 12 am. Well, we don't stay up that late so mostly closer to the 9 pm group!


I start using the service right about 10pm untill 11pm or a bit longer if the show is interesting, Reed Hastings is a genius, I wonder if Netflix will be around for much more longer


I can't imagine not having it around. Between Netflicks and YouTube they have  half the peak traffic in North America, and that certainly holds true in our home. We also stream YouTube videos for so much!


We do, so do you like Tom Hanks? I just saw the movie Captain Phillips on Netflix, really nice


I do like him a lot! He's played some great roles and Captain Phillips was a good one. Really good drama! He's one of those actors who is known for his comedy roles like Big and his dramatic roles like The Green Mile.


Those were great movies as well, he is the highest all time box office star


Yes, I guess anyone who makes 8.5 Billion at the box office can refuse to play bad guy roles, if he wants to!


I agree its not like he needs the money lol and they would probably offer him the role of the good guy anyway


I just remembered that he did the voice of Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story films. He's really versatile! How many of those have there been? 4 maybe?


Yeah like 4 or 5 by now not really sure, I watched the first 2 and then lost the count,


Did you watch him in Saving Mr. Banks, the Walt Disney story? It was good, but I didn't think it was one of his better movies.


I thought it was a grea movie, did you watch the movie Larry Crowne, there is actually an interesting story behind that movie


No. I didn't see that one and I've not hear about it. It's pretty funny that Tom Hanks personally refunded people's money, who didn't like it!


I thought that was really funny lol, that couple didnt see that coming, I would have asked for a photo


Me too! It would have made a good selfie to post on Facebook or to put on your YouTube channel, if you had one!


It would be a nice post, did you ever had a Nintendo system?


My kids did, years ago! They were really simple compared to today's systems. 54 colors and the graphics were pretty simple too.


I loved the orignal system one of the best, its primitive but still, the games were good I like simple things.


Hey, there's no way lol. I work in IT too. What do you think?


lol you kind of need that for your job lol! I couldn't live without it. How would I know interesting facts?


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


that is hilarious, I never knew that. Makes sense! You ever interested in going to Mt Everest?


I would love to see Mt. Everest. I saw you can get 3g service at the peak....LOL!


Right! I think that is for all the instagram users who make it to the top lol


Did you know people can become addicted to the internet?


I believe it, I think the novelty of clicking links triggers some crazy things in their brain. I think I am one of them!


I've heard that as well. Only 7% of people actually read the full terms when purchasing something online. I am not one of those 7% lol.


Well I am part of the 93%! I think i may have sold my soul to the devil for all i know!


I love snakes, but are still scary. Do you like them?


I love them too. I had a pet snake growing up so they don't scare me at all. I had a corn snake.


Nice, that would be cool. Good thing you didnt live in new zealand, they don't have snakes there


Wow I did't know that. I saw crocodiles are more related to birds than snakes and lizards.


no way, they look exactly like a lizard lol. I wonder if it has to do with dinosaurs and how they were related to birds


I am curious myself. There is a type of flying snake.


Ok, now that scares me a lot. You look up and bam! flying snake! It was so nice chatting with you!


HAHA. It was good talking to you too. Watch out for those snakes.


I will, I now have to look both up and down! Enjoy your day!


How are you, do you like Rap? Rapper Meek Mill was recently released from jail and caught a 76ers game


I don't know who that is, i haven't listen to rap for years.


Have you ever listened to Tupac, his music is in the library of Congress


Wow! I did listen to him that's awesome. I heard emenim wanted to be a comic book artist his favorite character is spiderman.


Yea, I know eminem has been featured in some marvel comics like The Punisher, but I don't know if he was ever in Spiderman


I didn't know he was in the punisher. Have you ever heard of the Compliment Battle?


Yea invented by Korean Rappers, I would definitely not want to listen to any compliment battles even if it was Biggie and Tupac


Too funny!! I never knew that busta rhymes was one of the rugrat voices, now that's funny as well.


Yea, Busta had the honor of voicing the reptar wagon that didn't even have any speaking lines lol


I think that's pretty cool. Not as cool as the MI Judge that rapped her ruling to Emeniem though!


I wonder if there is a video of that online, maybe the Library of Alexandria has it since they saved a copy of the internet


Right, lol! do you know what a hamburger button is?


the three horizontal line menu on apps and websites, by my browser just has 3 small dots, I guess it should be named a different button


Right i don't know why they named it that in the first place. Are you a 93%'er or a 7%'er when it comes to the reading of terms and agreements online?


Definitely a 93%, if it's more than a page long than I'm not reading the terms of purchase


Right i'm with you, lol. apparently there is a cell tower on top of Everest.


I guess it's pretty cool you can get 3g service on the highest point on earth


Yeah i guess your right about that. Do you like snakes?


Yea they're pretty cool, especially the flying snakes that launch themselves at prey


Well i guess i need to move to New Zealand, they don't have them there


It is beautiful there. Well have a nice day, nice chatting with you


hey did you know there are no snakes in New Zealand?


I did not, I did know the fear of snakes is hard wired in our brains.


ya that is wild, I guess it is wired into monkey brains as well, I can tell you that I don't like snakes at all haha


Neither do I, I think sea snakes are the scariest!


ya those are wild! and apparently there is a type of snake that can launch itself at prey and essentially "fly" hah


Interesting, the rapper Meek Mill was released from prison and went straight to the Sixers game, pretty cool huh?


ha that is crazy, I think it's silly that a judge in Michigan gave her ruling like a rap when the case was against eminem


Yes, the owner of the sixers also flew him there in a helicopter!


do you know what he was in prison for? I don't like rap that much I think it's too negative, I like the idea in Korea to do a compliment battle instead of the normal "diss" battle we have


I believe he violated his probation. Rapper busta rhymes voiced reptar wagon in the rugrats movie!


ya that doesn't surprise me it sounds like something you shouldn't do, strange that Tupac's music is in the library of congress, I've listened to his work I dont think it's very good


Interesting, Rap is kind of like spoken word poetry but over a beat!


ya it is, do you know that there is cell service on mouth everest? it makes it seem like it is not that remote if that is the case


I did, Clicking things on the internet can trigger an addiction.


that doesn't surprise me, what does surprise me is only about seven percent of people read the full terms of service on the internet, I'm shocked it's that high


I agree that is high, but I am not surprised I do not read them!


ha nope me neither! did you know there is a library that has an exact copy of the internet in case something happens and the internet goes down?


yes I agree! But I feel safer knowing that is there, imagine if the internet went down, we'd have to go back to reading books, sounds horrible!


Right! The 3 line menu on apps is called a hamburger button.


mmm that makes me hungry! ya I always see that button but didn't know what it was called, maybe someone can make us a snake hamburger? haha


yes, I've had crocodile before, and apparently they are more related to birds than snakes or lizards, I can definitely tell you that they taste like chicken haha


Hello there, no not really, I am into music, but not so much the musicals I would say.  How about you?


I am the same way, however, I do like the music of Sara Bareilles, so it may be because of that that I would want to see the musical "Waitress" that she performs in.


Yeah I heard that is a pretty good show.  I guess it is a kooky, quirky, comedy type show.


Yeah, except tickets to those shows always seem so expensive, they range from $50 to $200 but still cheaper than some of those concerts by big celebrities, I suppose.


Wow! Yeah I don't think I can see myself spending $200, but maybe if my date really wanted to go then yes.


That's sweet, you mentioned earlier you were into music, is there a genre or instrument that you like? I really enjoy the piano personally, wish I played though.


Yeah I think the piano is one of the most versatile instruments there are.  I really like 50's and 60's music.  How about you?


It is very versatile and I enjoyed watching the Freddie Mercury movie that was released since I really enjoyed the Bohemian Rhapsody record.


Yes, I heard that was excellent and they really focused on the music.  I really want to see that soon.


I think it may be coming out on DVD soon, but I think they went a little overboard with Freddie Mercury's overbite. There's even a piano at the top of Britain's highest mountain, I wonder if he had anything to do with that.


Yeah I saw that with the teeth, but you know how they do everything in hollywood.


You mean go a little overboard and emphasize the dramatic effects! Apparently Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from making movies that doesn't project positivity. I can't picture him as a drama actor though.


Yeah I think I read that recently.  And I am the same, he is like Will Ferrel, don't think they would work doing dramatic scenes.


Exactly! Surprising that Jon Hamm also taught drama at his old high school and that one of his students was Ellie Kemper and Erin from the office. I like Ellie Kemper, I like her skits that she does on the Ellen Show, have you seen it?


No, I have never heard of her actually.  I do know the Office though, what character was she?


She played Erin Hannon on the office, she displays so much positivity and her bubbly personality can sure turn a frown upside down!


Oh ok I know who you are talking about now.  I used to love watching that show every thursday night back in college.


Yeah, it's a great show! I read somewhere that it is one of the most streamed shows on Netflix. Interesting to read how some of these actors got into acting, like Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls were in drama class. I think it really paid off then.


I think that is so rad, isn't it funny when you look back and small decisions based on something totally different change the rest of your life?


Yeah true, like Queen's guitarist, Brian May who had a pHD in astrophysics, but decided to follow his dreams and passion and became a celebrity! I wonder if he were asked the ultimate question of whether or not he would pursue music, what he'd say.


Right, I bet yes still.  Anyways, it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Hello do you have a favorite instrument?


I actually do, I love the piano and you?


Nice me too, it is such a great instrument. So good once BBC decided there was no good news so they played piano music


Oh yeah that was back on april 18, 1930. I agree with them


Yes me too. Mercury and McCartney used the same piano to record one of their songs


Yeah Mercury recorded Bohemian Rhapsody and McCartney Hey Jude


Yeah pretty awesome, I wonder where that piano is now as it is historic.


Exactly. There is a song that cannot be played by humans and is for stress testing pianos


Oh that is the circus gallop I believe right?


Yes that is the one. There is a piano that sits on top of the highest mountain in the UK


Yeah it was discovered by some climbers, wonder who put it there


I sure do and my favorite is House MD, do you like that show?


I love it, Laurie made $700 000 per episode on that show


Yeah I can see why it is popular enough. Do you like Jim Carrey?


I love the guy he is so funny. But I hear he does not do dramas anymore


Yeah it is because they do not project positivity


Yeah, cannot blame the guy. Do you like radio dramas?


I do sometimes and there is a free website where you can listen to them


Yeah pretty neat. Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


Yes because all the pretty girls were in drama class


Hello.  How are you?  Have you seen the musical Waitress?  I haven't but I love Sara Bareilles.


Hey I haven't seen it yet, I'll have to check it out, how are you btw?


I'm doing well.  I've heard the music is pretty amazing in the show and I love theater in general so I totally think it's worth checking out.  Do you enjoy theater?


I do like theater, I should have gone into acting for the reason Michael Caine did (he said he went into because thats where the prettiest girls were haha)


Haha... maybe!!  It can be tough to make it big in entertainment but if you do it certainly pays off!  Look at Hugh Laurie's earnings!


Ya 700k per episode is crazy, I see thats the most paid per episode, but I wonder if that accounts for inflation or not? I bet Seinfeld was possibly paid more when adjusted for inflation, but idk Id have to look it up


Do you play any instruments?  I haven't since I was a kid but I took about 5 years of piano lessons.  Did you know that it's an acoustic instrument?  Such a fascinating fact!


That makes sense, I actually do play the piano and drums, I have a digital keyboard but my dad has an accousic piano, it makes sense it would be acoustic but I never really thought about it haha


Have you heard that Queen's guitarist has a PHD in astrophysics?  Crazy!  Such a different field to be educated in compared to music.


Ya that is wild, I like Pink Floyd myself and that is cool that they had a floating recording studio haah


Yes, very interesting facts!  I never learned to play guitar myself.  Seems like it would hurt my fingers!


Ya you have to build up calluses on your hands, it kind of sucks, thats why I like piano haha, I didn't know there's a Guiness record for most guitar smashes, that seems so wasteful


Seriously, those instruments are expensive.  I guess some people have money to waste!


Do you like van halen? I think this awesome he actually set the studio speakers on fire when playing a song, thats so awesome haha


Not really a fan but that does sound pretty awesome.  Have you ever listened to radio dramas?  It sounds so interesting.  I heard there's a website where you can listen for free.  Need to research that.


Ya I need to look that up too, I usually listen to Youtube instead of the radio though


Did you know that Jon Hamm taught drama in high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin form the Office?  I love that show.  So funny!!


I've heard good things I'll have to check it out. It's weird that Jim Carrey gave up on comedies for a while to do dramas, and now he says he won't do dramas anymore, it's kind like OH WELL. I heard he had some health issues.


I heard that too. Maybe he just has enough money and doesn't want to work anymore!


Could be, I liked him a lot as a kid but I'm kind of put off by his personality now


I can listen to the piano when I'm in the mood, would love to be able to play.


It's fun to play. The BBC decided in 1930 there was no news worth reporting so they played piano music instead.


Some times it might be best if the news did that now.  Some people get so worked up about it.  Some relaxing piano might everyone more happy.


Do you watch much theater, I've heard that the Waitress is a good play.


I do not. Do you watch a lot of theater?


Not really, used to live in DC where it was more available.  The most I watch now is school performances.  My daughter is in a version of Annie Get You gun soon


Very cool. In 2006, a group of climbers reached the top of Britian's highest mountain and found a piano.


Someones idea of a practical joke I guess.  That's a lot of effort for a joke. Even if were made of aluminium is would still be hard.


I agree. Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian Rhapsody as Mccartney used to record Hey Jude.


It must be a good piano, maybe inspirational.  I feel like I'm more of a guitar person than a piano type, more portable.


I love the guitar. Do you know how to play?


Picked it up a few times but never put the effort in to really learn.  It's frustrating when it doesn't do what you want, feel like smashing it as Matt Bellamy does.


I can play a little. Van Halen recorded the guitar solo Beat It and set the speakers on fire.


Through his actual playing, or he put a flame to them?  I guess if we've learned one thing today it's that musicians are destructive.  Maybe they need a hobby, like astrophysics.


If you don't watch theater, do you watch dramas on TV?


When I get the time, usually pick one good drama on Netflix and then work through it to the end.  My wife loves that House at the moment.


That's how I do it too. Well, it was very good talking to you today. Have a great rest of your day.


Do you like dogs? Everyone likes dogs! Of course you do! Do you?


lol hello,  Yes I love dogs!  We just recued one from the pound not too long ago.


That's great! Good for you! What breed? Do you know its blood type?


They say she is a spitz/jindo mix.  I do not know what blood type.  That is a weird question lol Did you know that dogs cannot see as many colors as we can/?


There are 12 different blood types for dogs. I have never owned a dog so I thought it might be important information for owners. I guess it's easy for a vet to figure out.


Yeah you just have to pay for blood work.  Dogs can also donate blood too,  they have blood drives.


I wonder whether the dogs are happy about donating blood.


Well they dont really know what that is,  they just know they feel a pinch.  So I dont think they are happy or sad about it lol


Cool. I like that Istanbul is trying to help dogs while collecting recyclable bottles.


Yeah that is good,  especially since they are strays,  they dont have any food or water on their own.  So sad,  so many dogs get mistreated.  Thats why we decided to adopt than buy one.


Do you need to take the dog to obedience school? How long does it take to train one? I know that dogs instinctively understand pointing.


No she doesnt.  I am training her myself,  depends on the dog really.  She seems to be learning fast,  best case could take 6 month,  other dogs could take years.  Luckily she is catching on quite quickly.


It's interesting that Google is a dog company, since it's a tech company. Usually programmers are compared to cats


I feel like a lot of tech companies,  you can bring your dog to work nowadays.  Thats what I hear from friends anyways lol


I hope the dogs all get along. The companies could have a massive blood drive for the dogs.


That would be great!  I think they have to get along with other dogs in order to bring them to work.  Well I hope.


I know that the presence of pets can have a calming effect on people. Drop in blood pressure and hormones related to stress. Pets don't complain and nag.


Not verbally anyways lol they will chew your stuff up.  but yes I agree.  Stress reliever!


That's true. They do like to chew things. Better than a drug habit though. No need for rehab. Just obedience school.


Yes,  dogs are amazing.  truly are mans best friend. She is my fifth doggy.


You should write a book about your dogs. Well, I've enjoyed talking!


Hello how are you doing?  Do you like poetry? There is a poem when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.


That sounds really interesting.  What do you think about the man called Demetri Martin who wrote a 224 word palindrome poem?


Thats a really talented man!  lol This fact is cool too: Almost all of the hobbit's character names were taken out of an old icelandic poem "dvergatal"


Fun fact is that Edgar Allen Poe only received $9 for his poem "The Raven" publication.  That's sad


That is really sad.  And thats one of the more popular poems,  I cant imagine how much he got for the others!


Do you like Pink Floyd?  They recorded a concert in 1972 live in the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii with no audience.


yes I heard about that.  I do not listen to that band really though. The japanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem. Thats amazing!


Cool :)  If you like music, you may want to hear the recording of two 100 year old identical twins that released a rap album


lol I am not into rap much,  thats really cool though.  I wonder what they rapped about.  Did you know The ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts...they toured almost non stop for over 20 years!!  Omg the party that never ends,  thats so crazy!


That's a lot!  The Dark Side of the Moon has been popular a very long time being a top seller for 40 years as of 2014


Thats interesting #1 seller?  I wonder who still buys it. Due to the success of their debut album, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


Reel big fish had their hits all re-recorded for a best of album when they lost rights to their old record label.


wow! In croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue


Did you know that a 2002 concert by creed was so bad they had a lawsuit put against them?


Wow thats crazy!  I wonder if those guys won?  lol


David Grubbs is a musician who wrote a book discussing that listening can feel stranger than dreaming.  Music can have that effect.


Wow thats interesting! Did you know Garth Brooks is one of the last holdout big-name musicians who still refuses to put his music on iTunes because he disagrees with Apple’s approach to selling music


Wow, I didn't know that!  Did you hear that almost all the hobbit's character names were from an old icelandic poem?


Yeah,  I think I mentioned that early!  Do you like the hobbit?


Just loving the hobbit so much had to mention twice!


Nice!  it was great talking to you!  Have a good one.


never heard of him before, I believe he is a famous musician, who is he?


He's an author but also has recorded music with many bands before.


interesting, does he have anything good or recognizable?


Most of his work has been somewhat in the background, not with anyone incredibly famous.


interesting, do you go to many concerts?


I used to go to several a year. Don't have the time anymore. What about you?


I have only been to a few in my life, did you know linkin park played 324 concerts in one year!?


If I'm correct, that was 2001. I actually saw them that year!


no way! sad to hear about their frontman


Definitely. I loved seeing them outdoors. Outdoor concerts have so much personality.


for sure, I saw CCR outdoors, but it was the revival band, it was amazing


I have several CCR CDs that I love reviving. I actually have one of their vinyls but I rarely play it.


i love their music, i was 18 when i saw them, still remember it. The ramones had 2263 concerts, that is nuts!


Wow! I feel like bands tour less now but maybe I'm just paying less attention.


for sure, they are greedy I think. Overcharge so they can only do so many per year.


One person I'd love to see live is the comedian Demetri Martin. Have you heard his stuff?


I saw his specials back when he was on comedy central, funny stuff


Yeah, I heard he wrote a 224 word palindrome poem. It's pretty clever!


that is a talent, he deserves the big bucks!


Yeah, I appreciate people who use linguistics in their humor!


Do you like to read? Im trying to get my kid to read more


I like to read. I also like dogs. I like reading about dogs. Do you read a lot? If you want your kid to read, you need to read.


I heard the book Blue by Laura Vaccaro is a great pick for kids, yeah I do like to read a lot its one of my favorite hobbies


You read a lot of fantasy then. Has your kid read the Hobbit?


No, he hast, is it an age appropiate book? I sure loved the movie


I think he could read it. There is no sex or bad language. There is some fighting. He might be too young for LOTR.


Yeah I guess LOTR is a more violent series, another great book is Hey Kiddo my kid loved that one


Well, if he can see the films, then the Hobbit should be fine. Kids love it. There are other fantasy books for kids too.


I will try that one out, so you told me you loved dogs, loyal pets


I do love dogs, I don't have one, I'd like one.


You should get one, mine is my best friend, dogs are really smart


I need space for one. Don't have it right now. What kind of dog do you have? Do you know its blood type?


I have a golden retriever and I dont know, common blood lol no idea, are there many types?


I heard that there are 12. I don't know them. There are blood drives for dogs.


12 of them wow, I have to get my dog checked then, Google is a company that loves dogs, so I love Google


I would love to work in an office with dogs. They really help with stress. I think Google chose better. I couldn't stand cats.


I know right, cats are just stuck up, I dont like them, my dog doesnt like them either.


Cats used to be killers. Now they are tiny, with tiny teeth and tiny claws. Anyway, great chat!


Cats have the brains of their ancestors. They are tiny but bold. Have a great day!


Another reason to prefer dogs I guess, have a nice one.


That means If something is factual, it can be proven, like your mother's story about the bear that is factual because she took a picture of it standing next to the family car. Something factual is real. It is based in fact, meaning it can be proven, repeated or observed.


Yes, me also. They are a popular pet because they are usually playful, friendly, loyal and listen to humans.


yes i like dance.Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.


You're right, Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin.


I don't know much about Fantasy. Do you know about fantasy?


yes,Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world. Its roots are in oral traditions,


Oh, that's great. I was very interesting to chat with you.


You like poetry, it's interesting that the word poetry comes from the Greek term poesis which means making


Edgar Alan Poe is one of the first people I think of when I think of poetry. He only got $9 for publishing The Raven.


Yeah that's really sad. I love that there is a 224 word palindrome poem, that sounds awesome I need to check it out


I want to do more research into the Javanese alphabet. In order the alphabet makes a poem.


Yes that sounds really interesting. I want to read the poem too that is depressing when it is read forwards but when it's read backwards it's actually inspiring I wonder how that works


Did you know the hobbit's character names came from an old icelandic poem?


No I didn't know that, I think some of the earliest poetry was written in Africa though, back in the 25th Century BCE, which is a long time ago


Speaking of ancient things, in Croatia you can go to a concert at an ancient Roman ampitheatre


That would be really cool. Also cool would it be to see the Pink Floyd concert that they did at in Amphitheatre, there was no one present when they did the concert, hopefully they put it on video so that other people can watch it though


Yeah, that sounds pretty neat. Wish I could have been a fly on the wall there!


Yep I agree. That concert would be awesome. Do you like Lincoln Park though? Did they put on good concerts? They did almost one concert for every day of the year back in 2001


Wow, I did like them. I bet they did not do as many concers as the Ramones though


No The Ramones definitely did a ton of concerts, I think 2,200 in 20 years, that's insane!


Seems exhausting but surely they made a lot of money doing that!


Yes I agree! Did you hear about Creed though? Apparently they were sued because their concerts were so bad LOL I won't be seeing a Creed concert myself after hearing that


Haha, I used to like their music. That's quite surprising. So Linkin Park's concerts were much better I presume. Their album is the best selling of the 21st century.


Yes that is impressive. What are your other favorite albums? I want to listen to the album made by those twin 100 year old Japanese rappers LOL


I used to like NWA. Their album was the first to get to platinum without the support of airplay or a major tour. That's surprising as that was all before the internet age!


That is surprising! I wonder how they were able to advertise it back then. I do love Pink Floyd and I'm glad that dark side of the moon is still a best-selling album


It is surprising that in 2014, 40 years after being released, it was best selling!


Hi, no have not seen it but I would love to. What about you?


Not really, seems its like a good movie, I might watch it too, has an interesting plot


I think I will also enjoy the music, jazz -blues from a composer Terrence Howard!


I havent heard of Terrence Howard before but I bet he is a great composer, do you use the phone much these days?


All the time, I remember many years ago when rotaty phones were used, and there was only one phone in my house.


I remember that! you know that New York has the area code 212 because of this phones


Yes, I would not have thought there is a reason for that but It is because it is the fastest to dial on a rotary phone


Yeah, its amazin how much phones have advanced in the years, an Iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear deterrent, scary


That is crazy! You know another movie I want to watch is the Black Panther of 2018, it is based on Marvel character


That was a great movie, cool fact but Black Panther is the richest superhero


Yes he is worth more than 5 times what Bruce Wayne is worth $500 billion


More than Stark and Wayned combine twice, thats crazy rich for a hero, I would travel around the world and let Captain America deal with Hydra


I found very interesting a great part of Black Panther's cast is black


Thats a good thing, many of the actors are really talented, the main actor Chadwick Boseman owes great part of his success to Denzel Washington


It is so cool he too advantage of the chance he had and he was able to publicly thank Washington


I agree he invited him to the premiere of the film, Black Panther was not named after the Black Panther Party, what a coincidence though


That is right, also, the character appeared in a Capitan american movie in 2016, I would definetely check that one too.


Yeah I loved his role in that movie, he did a great job and nailed the role


There are some symbos used in the movie that date back to the 4th century , cool details. Well nice chatting with you. Have a good one


Wow that is really interesting, I might watch the movie again, its a great film.


How are you? Did you know that Ralph Lawrence Carr was the only governor to oppose internment of Japanese Americans? What a shame


Yeah, I remember hearing that. It's crazy that he was the only one.


Yea, it's possible the others didn't have the power to do anything, some governors having only nominal or largely ceremonial power


True, but some have a lot of power. I mean, in 1934 North Dakota's governor was actually able to secede from the US


Lol, that not of lasted too long, I wondered why he declared martial law and seceded


Not sure. I mean, 1934 I don't think much was going on. Not like today when the media can cause a firestorm. Did you hear the New Jersey governor is calling for the sheriff to resign over racist comments?


The sheriff from Bergen County New Jersey? I heard that one


Yeah. You can't be too careful today. Anything can come back and bite you if you don't think before you speak.


Yea, plus he made the remarks about the governor, Phil Murphy, not too smart


No, I mean, the governor is basically his boss. Not a good idea to insult your boss no matter who you are.


Yea, and making a comment about his turban, very disrespectful and uncalled for


Right? America is a melting pot of races, religions, and cultures. Completely unacceptable to be so narrow minded. Not to mention calling the Lieutenant Governor gay


Yea thats despicable. Did you know Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted by private jet when he was governor?


It doesn't surprise me. He was an actor first and a politician second. Probably too used to being the star


Speaking of CA governors, the beatles song "come together" was written for timothy leary's 1969 california governor campaign. I wonder if it helped him at the polls


Well, I remember the song, but not the Governor, lol. I bet the Beatles got a lot of play time on the radio.


Yea, I really like to make a foxhole radio using a razorblade and pencil as a diode to see if I can listen to them


Nowadays you can just go online and find radio stations to listen to. There's even a website that has thousands of classical radio dramas for free


I wonder if they have a radio station that can pick up the strong radio storms from Jupiter, I'd love to listen to that


That would be really cool, getting to listen in to radio waves from another planet


Yep. Well I gtg, it was nice talking with you


Hi. Do you follow politics?  Texas elected their first female governor before some states had even ratified the 19th amendment!


Hello - I do follow politics a little. That's pretty cool Texas elected their first female governor before some states ratified that amendment.


She was only the second woman to be governor in the nation. As for governors standing out, Ralph carr was the only governor to oppose japanese internment during ww2.


That's interesting. I saw that Arnold commuted 3 hours everyday when he was governor of California.


I have heard that too and it's great that he chose where he wanted to live and all but it's really not so great that he commuted every day by private jet.


Yea I wouldn't like to commute by private jet everyday. I feel like that would get old after awhile.


i don't think it would get old but it would be very costly for tax payers unless he paid for it himself and it would hurt the environment.


I agree - it would be very expensive to do that everyday. Did you know Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be heard by an AM radio on Earth?


I do know that and I have done some research in just how to pick them up by am radio. I think it would be interesting to hear something from another planet.


I am not sure if this is cool or not but in 1934 north dakota's governor seceded from the union after declaring martial law.  In all honestly, until I learned that i had no idea that a state had done that since the civil war.


Haha yea that's odd. Soldiers in WWII made radios using a razorblade and pencil.


That is pretty impressive, not to mention creative! I wonder how they thought that up.  I assume since they did it that it works so kudos to them!


Yea that's pretty genius. In Canada, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played in Canadian.


That makes sense. You'd think they would play that automatically without there having to be a law.


Then again a radio station in Finland broadcasts a news special in latin every week.


That's pretty drastic for Finland. Did you know there hasn't been a single US president who wasn't a republican or democrat since 1853?


I did know that.  Did you know that the red and blue colors of the parties just started in 2000.


I tell you something odd that i recently found out.  Part of the tea party think of themselves as democrats.


Hi, have you seen BlacKkKlansman? It's the movie about the black detective who infiltrated the Klan.


No, I haven't heard of it. Is it any good?


I hear the reviews are very positive. They say it's one of Spike Lee's best films.


He's a film director. They say he's fantastic at introductions to movies.


Interesting. I've never heard of him. What is he famous for?


He owns his own production company, 40 acres and a mule frameworks. He's made 35 movies, the newest of which is BlacKkKlansman.


Interesting. Never heard of him. Ever used a rotary phone?


I've never used a rotary phone - at least, not a real one. I've used a toy rotary phone as a kid though. Hard to imagine they lay phone lines on the ocean floor for international calls.


I've used one, I'm surprised that 212 is the fastest number that one can dial.


Yeah I heard that before. I think that's why New York got that area code.


Yeah, did you know an Iphone has more computing power than our ICBM deterrent?


Yeah, it's because the ICBM department uses really old computers so they can't be hacked. Though it might be an excuse for the government to same money on buying computers.


Now I don't know if what they say about two phone books with overlapped paged being inseparable is true. It sounds like it's be easy to pull them apart, but perhaps there's more to it.


it doesn't sound true to me either. But maybe this needs some googling.


Yeah, there's all kinds of "facts" that people just hear and think are true, like the 10% of your brain thing. It is true that no woman has ever been nominated for best cinematography though.


Interesting. I don't know much about Cinematography, do you?


A little, though I'm clearly no Stanley Kubrick. Funny how Kubrick did all the work for spartacus but the guy who did nothing won the award.


Interesting. Kubrick is also the guy the conspiracy moon landing people think faked the landing for NASA. Well, nice chatting with you!


good; did you vote for your governor at midterms


yes I did, the other candidate won though, pretty crazy that north dakota's governor declared martial law and seceded in 1934, I wonder what that was about


well they tried to suppress votes this election so it doesn't surprise me at all; some things dont change


ya it is disappointing, I don't know how I feel about Schwarzenegger flying in to CA every day when governor, that is a lot of fossil fuel wasted when he should just be present in the first place


Just like Texas, we got our first female governor during the last election; she just took over today


ah interesting, ya I didn't know that ronald reagan campaigned for democrats, you never hear about that but parties I think were different back then


We could certainly use another rendition of the beatles song in this time of government drama and dsyfunction


ya it's too bad, I think there was something special to the music of that era, I can't compare a current artist to the beatles with a straight face


Did you listen to much music on the radio anymore?


I put it on here and there, there is some good stuff but a lot of music I feel is disposable and over produced


My grandfather handed down to me his foxhole radio when he passed away


that is cool, I presume that it still works? I bet it is built like a tank


No, its kind of fragile; Its only made from a pencil and razorblade


Ah interesting, ya Im reading about it now. Weird how canadian law requires all radio to have 40% of the music being played be canadian.


I bet they listen to Justin Bieber songs quite a bit; he is from Canada


ha ya I could see that, a lot of that and alanis morrisette, I want to listen to what Jupiters radio storms sound like, probably better than Justin Bieber's music tbh haha


Have you ever heard the finnish radio broadcast of Nuntil Latini?


no I haven't but I do like teh sound of latin, I would be interested to hear it and a subsequent translation


I am anxious to hear the Democratic Party response to the Presidents speech tonight.


YA we will see how it goes, well it was great talking with you!


Hey there what do you think about the rapper Jay-Z?


Not a big fan, but he and Beyonce are pretty powerful couple in the entertainment field, I'll give them that.


Yep I agree with you there. I guess his comeback album known as Kingdom Come was named after a DC Comics mini-series which is cool and nerdy at the same time


Their album titles are interesting for sure.  Beyonce's Lemonade was referencing her marriage problems.  I guess life gives us all lemons sometimes, no matter how rich or famous we are.


Haha that's right. It's a good thing to keep in mind for sure. Apparently Jay-Z, The Notorious BIG, Busta Rhymes, and DMX all went to the same high school. That's really a big coincidence


Wow, that is an amazing coincidence!  It's also amazing how their influence is seen not only in music.  Like Jay-Z's 99 Problems being used to in some law school classes.  Who would have thought?


Haha yep I did not know that I can tell you that. I never knew that his first album came out in 1996 it was called Reasonable Doubt


Wow, he has been around for a long time.  I didn't realize that.  I didn't realize he wrote a song for Space Jam either.  Even Bugs Bunny has a Jay-Z connection.


No I didn't know that. Now I want to watch Space Jam again LOL! Do you listen to any other music? Like Linkin Park for instance


I like Linkin Park and saw them in concert years ago.  Meteora was a great album.


Yep they definitely have some good records. They're record Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century so far. I wonder if that will hold out or not


That would be something if it did.  Good music stands the test of time, no doubt.  One of Bob Marley's albums has been on the charts for something like 914 weeks.  That's some durable reggae.


Wow that's impressive! did you hear about the identical twins from Japan? They released a rap album when they turned 100 I wonder if that's on the charts LOL


That's awesome!  I wonder what 100 year old Japanese twins rap about?  If they kept it clean, maybe I can find it in Wal-Mart. LOL


LOL I hope so. But I know that Walmart only stocks "clean"versions of albums so you might be out of luck there LOL


Good point.  Maybe they have a Facebook page so I could read up on them and their music a little bit.  It seems like everyone has a Facebook page anymore.


I agree. I have a Facebook page but I don't use it, I only really use it to remind me for birthdays haha. How often do you use Facebook? It's crazy that Myspace had a chance to buy Facebook for only 75 million dollars


That is crazy.  It's also crazy that one-third of divorce filings contain the word Facebook.  Some people are apparently using it for more than birthday reminders.  Personally, I just like the funny cat videos.


Haha yep those are good too. Did you know that Mark Zuckerberg is actually colorblind? That's why Facebook is blue, because any other color would be a distraction for him


I did not know that.  I kind of wondered why they went with blue.  Is it true that Facebook is now worth more than $104 billion?


Yes, I think at this point it's worth even more than that, and I wish that they still did the free Whopper Facebook promotion, I would gladly unfriend 10 people to get a free Whopper right now LOL


Do you like dance? I like watching the beautifully choreographed moves, but am not a good dancer myself.


I'm not too good of a dancer, but I try. I used to try to replicate Michael Jacksons moves, but that didn't go over too well for me.


Haha that is funny. And you didn't have his special patented device I assume.


I sure didn't that made me mad when I found out that's what he used. I busted my face so many times trying to do that.


Well at least you know now! Babies even spontaneously dance when they hear music!


I see that a lot. I work at a children's hospital. We have these new infant warmer/incubators in our NICU that you can hook your phone or MP3 player to. It's so cute seeing the babies move around and dance when the parents play music.


Oh wow that is cool technology to have in the NICU. Tupac was even a dancer and he did ballet in high school.


That's pretty interesting. I guess that was before he started getting involved with gangs.


I agree with that. Haha! Bruce Lee was also a great dancer!


Yes he surprisingly was! Do you like wearing hats? Not in the NICU but in general! The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler!


When I'm not at work I usually wear a baseball hat. I wish I could wear a top hat like British Politicians had to wear when they were making a point in the House of Commons.


Yes they actually did that up until 1998!


That's pretty funny. Did you know that 1908 a law was passed limiting the length of hatpins?


Interesting. I wonder if sufragettes using them as weapons was a big problem?


I think that was why. I'd hate to get stabbed with a hat pin.


That would not be fun! Knights actually used to raise their face visors as a show of friendliness and that is where the phrase "tipping ones hat" comes from.


That's pretty intersting. Do you know where the origins of the dunce cap came from?


Are those the hats that were worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior? Sounds like what alcohol does! Well it was fun chatting with you!


That's right, alcohol plus a dunce cap equals double dunce. Haha! It was nice chatting with you too.


Hi! Do you like to read? I think it's great because it provides an escape.


I love to read. I read to exercise my brain. Do you read fast?


Not quite as fast as Anne Jones, the world record holder of 4700 words per minute!


That is fast do you think she remembers every word she reads ?


I don't think that is possible! Certain books are recommended by the military like Ender's Game.


At that speed, I don't think I would appreciate any work of literature, whoever recommends it.


Totally agree. Well back in the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels.


It is like books were the video games of the 18th century.


Great comparison! Reading is good because it requires both creativity and critical analysis.


It forces us to imagine things and scenarios, but not all literature is good. Sometimes it is so bad that it makes people laugh.


Yeah and I assume you aren't talking about comedy! Do you wear hats? The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler not the cowboy hat which is what I would guess.


Cowboy hats were use by cowboys, poor people. Most people did not want to be associated with them at those times, like pirates.


Oh interesting that makes sense. Tipping of the hat was originated from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness!


Hats have a lot of history. The dunce cap is derived from the pointy hat that people wore at parties to encourage party behavior.


I should buy a dunce cap! Also the length of hat pins was lawfully enforced so that they wouldn't be used as weapons!


I would see that in a Kung-fu movie, Bruce Lee fighting people with a pin.


That would be so entertaining! In the military hats sometimes denote rank or position.


Military hats are special, they have to be ceremonial and functional at the same time, not like a construction hard hat.


My favorite are the Ushanka fur hats that keep your ears warm if you fold down the flap!


This winter, I would have needed one. I don't think my mortar that I received for my graduation will help against the cold.


ot really But I do like operea and I have seen candide


Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.


and smile I read that too, and I thought it was cute


Most everything makes a baby smile...or scream.


lol, I did not know tolkien you laugh you lose competitions when reading terrible poetry


he wrote lord of the rings and the hobbit


I thought that is who you meant. I loved the Hobbit. So different than other stories out there.


I never would of thought Tupac did Ballet


I know and to be able to act too in the Nutcracker.


Ballet is tough on the body if they go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


It would seem to be expensive too if you have to buy that many shoes. I wonder it they are expensive to buy?


they must be, I also did not know Bruce Lee was a champion dancer


And the cha-cha at that! Out of all the dances in the world, he must have really liked the beat.


I would hope that he would keep the beat but if he added extra leg movements he could have really looked like he was moving all over the place.


I wonder if he would give my jackson a run for his money even with his patented shoes?


Probably, except for the deep lean that Michael was famous for.


Nice talking with you too. Have a great day!


I do!  I love it, too band it is on just every 4 years.


i agree.  I'd like to see it every year.  It's hard to believe that it started way back in 1930.


It is, didn't the US men place 3rd that year?


I believe they did. Isn't it odd though. Soccer isn't that popular in the US and yet they placed third way back then.


It certainly has grown in popularity.  The women's team is very successful.  They've been on the podium every time.


Has the women's team been going as long as the men's?


The women's cup started in 1991, so not near as long.  But still impressive.


Definitely so.  Say, did you know that Qatar is building an entire city just for the 2022 world cup?


I heard, and they haven't started.  They better get on it that infrastructure isn't easy to build.


True.  What did you think of France winning at the Russia games?


They are a strong team.  I was rooting for the SoccerRoos from Australia but they got eliminated  before the finals


I liked seeing them win since it is only their second title.  Back to Qatar for a second.  It's a little strange to me that Qatar would build an entire new city.  Word is a country doesn't get an economic boost for hosting the games.


It is true, with all they have to spend to create stadiums, housing facilities, upgrading rail systems, and other transport.   the stadiums and housing then go unused afterwards.


That's a real shame when you think about it.  I guess they go to a lot of trouble like Qatar is for publicity.


True.  But when would anyone travel to Qatar otherwise.  It is a great opportunity for people to go.


Yes it is and to get their name known to a lot of people.  The games themselves can be tense and exciting and also disappointing.  Hungary lost only one game between 1950 and 1956 and it was the world cup final.


Aww.  That is hard to be that good and lose on the biggest stage on soccer.


I imagine it would be.  One loss in six years and it's the most important of possibly your life.  Makes me wonder if any players left the team after that.


Possibly.  It is like Lebron leaving when other opportunities opened up.  Things that he thought would lead him to another ring, and did.


And more money. He's the highest paid celebrity.


Hey there do you ever watch the NBA? I guess their headquarters is located in New York


I do like the NBA, and I didnt know they had their headquarters in NY, thats and interesting fact I  guess


Yep I didn't know that either. I also didn't know that Allen Iverson makes so much money from Reebok LOL $800,000 per year


Thats a lot of money, he also has a clause that states that he will receive a payment of 32 million once he turns 55


Yep I don't think that guy has to worry about money ever again LOL. What do you think about Air Jordans by the way?


I agree lol, his all set up for life, I think the Air Jordans are great shoes, I love them.


Have you ever worn them? I know they're expensive. Also they were originally banned by the NBA


I have, really comfortable shoes, and really they got banned? I cant recall a game with Jordan without wearing those,


Well they put a fine out if you were to wear them on the court. And apparently Nike would just pay the fine so that Michael Jordan could keep wearing them. That was some great marketing


They must had made a killing with those shoes to be willing to pay the fine every game, do you like how LeBron James plays?


I do! He's really awesome of course. I'm very happy they're making a Space Jam sequel to, and he's going to be in it


Im really exited about that movie, did you watch the original Space Jam movie with MJ


I did. I really like that movie a lot! That's why I can't wait to see it. Also crazy is that LeBron James's High School would charge a fee to see him play, between 100 and $120 per ticket


It is crazy! he was in high school and people were already going crazy about him, 1750 atendeees at 100 a ticket, thats a lot of money


He must have been amazing even in high school haha! He also seems like a nice guy, he gave $6 to a charity


He has a great heart although $6 million must be like pocket change for him, he signed a deal with Nike for $90 million when he wsa about 18


Yep he definitely is rolling in money haha. I love that you turned down the 10 million dollar offer, only to be offered the 90 million and accepted a year later that's smart


That is smart, I would have taken the $10 million, good thing he didnt, he is the highest paid celebrity so thats something


Yep he was definitely smart to wait haha. hav eyou ever watched the FIFA World Cup?


I have, soccer is my favorite sport, the 2018 World Cup was full with emotions, did you watch it?


No I don't really watch it. I don't really like soccer personally. I guess at the United States isn't very good right now? I know that they did win third place in the first FIFA World Cup though


Hello,I was just thinking about the NBA and its players.Have you heard of Kevin Durant?


Yeah, he's a great player I've heard he's a bit of a hothead though


I have heard that too.He sometimes has issues with team mates.


Yeah, but he seems to get upset pretty easily for such a great athlete


He should be a role model instead of seeking personal celebrity with his tantrums.


I agree! So many young people look up to him and other basketball stars


Did you know there are thirty NBA teams.


Oh wow, that's a lot. Is that just the number of teams in the US?


There are thirty teams in the US and one in Canada.It is considered the best Basketball league in the world.


I don't doubt it, you don't hear much about basketball teams outside of North America


No you dont.The players are also the best paid in the world.


I think professional athletes get paid way too much, but that's just my opinion


I agree on the athletes salary.Lebron James rejected a 10 million contract offer from Reebok when he was just eighteen.


That's insane! I know he's good, but wow. I would be more than happy with 10 million dollars just once


I agree.Only Judge Judy who makes 123,000 an episode is a higher paid celebrity than Lebron James.


I didn't realize she was still making episodes, I thought she had retired. Good for her


I guess later on the same year Lebron turned down the 10 million offer he accepted a deal from Nike for 90 million.


That is just a bonkers amount of money. Do you know if he's done anything with it all? Like set up a scholarship or something?


I have not heard about any charity work from Lebron.I agree he should do something worth while with his millions.


I think athletes who make over 10 million a year should do something useful with some of their money. Make it a mandate in the NFL, NBA, etc.


I agree with you.Its society that puts these people in their positions anyways.


Hey! So are you into Basketball, I am a LEBRON fan!


Oh, cool. I am too. Yeah, basketball is great. I like the NBA mostly.


I like the NBA, especially the granny style shooting technique lol


Oh, that is the best! Did you know that its a legal shot to take but players are embarrassed and wont do it.


What? That is crazy, whatever it takes to make the points! They need to follow in Lebron James footsteps and do the granny style and attract almost 2,000 people like James did in high school!


I know pretty funny. Man, James was crazy good in high school too. He has the name King for a reason. He dominates at the game and over many match ups. Reggie Miller was really good too.


Exactly! That is why Lebron is the highest payed celebrity since he mad it big, he once rejected a 10 million dollar deal with Reebok at age 18...but got a better deal with Nike for 90 million!


90 million would go a long way, I cant even imagine. Some good players never get signed like Reggie Millers sister, I guess she could out play him.


Haha, that's really funny! I bet he felt weird about that! So I was reading about Kevin Durant and something about the NBA, not sure what it is all about yet, have you heard anything?


I am a Thunder fan so I have mixed feelings about Durant.lol


Yeah, I get that. He seems to be pretty upset.Durant has gotten pretty upset several times before and heads for the Twitter lol....that gets him into not water.


Yeah, he has a hot hand everywhere,lol. Speaking of rich people did you hear Judge Judy makes $123,000 for each episode she makes?


Very true! Really? Judge Judy? That's surprising. I was thinking it was Oprah. I like how Lebron James for a new Space Jam...that will be some money lol.


HA, Yeah! I know that James raised 6 million for charity by televising "the decision".


That is awesome, he is an amazing player and person. Really like the guy. He is often talked about as being the best NBA basketball player ever.


Yes, I love him. Some players also chose to go to college before the pros and give up the money. That's a hard choice to make. A player from the Spurs did that.


Oh wow, that is a huge life changing choice for sure. So are you a football fan


Yep, I am a Packer fan, all the way!! I like the FIFA World Cup too. Did you know that 715 million people watched the final game.


I am a Packers fan too. FIFA is great! I didn't know that! Doesn't surprise me that many watched though!


I guess I just wish they were all Packer fans.lol The United States got 3rd in 1930, though.


Right! Haha, we did get 3rd place, I forgot about that! We have never ranked lower than 3rd in the World Cup since 1991!


You too! I must go read up on my Football news lol....Have a great day!


I do because I live in the middle of nowhere, but I feel guilty about it because of the crappy way they treat their workers. Do you?


Yeah, they are the cheapest and the most efficient, and since Jeff Bezos is also the richest, somebody has to pay and it is the worker.


Yeah, it makes me mad that they're not only on their feet and walking that many miles a day, but also peeing in bottles because they don't get adequate breaks.


And Amazon, is so big now, they even possess IMDB. Why do they need to own that ?


The more you own, the easier it is to buy up other stuff. I couldn't afford to go in Whole Foods often in any case, but I stopped going at all after Bezos bought it because of how much worse working conditions got.


Do you have an amazon device like a Kindle or you boycott that also ?


All I have is a Chromebook laptop, but I can use it as an e-reader. You have a Kindle?


Yes I have a Kindle, I bought a long time ago, I use it to read free books, 18th century classics.


Do you ever use Library Genesis? The main site was shut down in most countries, but there are a lot of mirrors. I can find a free pdf of just about any academic book out there.


Thanks for the reference, knowledge should be always free.  Do you think Jeff Bezos is some kind of celebrity ?


Well he's famous, so I guess so. I mean you don't have to be an actor or musician to count as a celebrity, right?


Yeah, you just have to be really good or really bad to get media attention.


LOL I guess we know where Bezos fits into that scheme.


He fits in both categories, but some celebrities try to do good, like the Ethiopian chef that tries to solve hunger problems.


Yeah, did you ever watch that TV chef who died recently, who promoted world cuisine?


I think I have of the news of his death, but I never saw his show, was it good ?


I never did either. I don't have cable. I should try to find it online.


It never ends... and I will get worse, they now have low cost products that will invade the world, the AmazonBasics line.


At least until some other systemic stuff makes their profit unsupportable and leads to positive change, I hope. Nice chatting!


Are you into celebrities? I'm not a big fan of celebrity culture.


I think it's harder than it looks to be famous. There are some who don't deserve it. I know Judge Judy makes a ton of money on her show!


I would like that "hard' job for the underserved millions.  I did like Carol Burnett and her appearance on Sesame Street.


The people from Sesame Street deserve to be celebrities! Those are the nicest people I've ever met. I wonder if Robin Williams was on Sesame Street?


It seems like something he would definitely do.  I miss him. He was the first to do voices for cartoons with Aladdin...


And set off a trend that makes me go, "I know that voice, who is it?" during animated movies. Still, it might be nice to be famous so I could go in the secret Pixar room!


Yeah, I have done that. The Pixar room would be cool. I did know that Woody was Tom Hanks immediately...


I love that Busta Rhymes did a voice in the Rugrats movie. I think that more rappers need to be in animated films.


Maybe.  I got a kick out of Rugrats. Rapping to me is really horrible poetry set to a really over used back beat.  I guess it's international now with Koreans inventing "new forms" of the same thing.


I love the idea of a compliment battle. I think it's quite sweet. There's a lot of great rap out there; it's just underground. I love the creativity and quick wittedness of freestyling. It's crazy hard to do.


It's funny that Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before becoming a rapper.


It kind of makes sense. Some of his videos hit upon the motif of superheroes pretty hard. In fact, I think he was dressed as his favorite, Spider Man, in one of them.


Interesting.  I heard Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that will run for 10,000 years.  Why?  Seems like that money would have better uses, like the starving people in the world.


I would love to have enough money to do something that curious. I wonder which mountain it is? It's amazing that Amazon has come from being just an online bookstore to being a publishing house, a film studio, the place you can buy weird spices online...


It has expanded tremendously... They seem to own everything... They own IMDB! Since 1998...


I know they get all of my money regularly! I always feel a little bad when I'm getting something delivered by the postal service on Sunday, even though amazon has a special contract with them to do so.


I hope the postal people are getting overtime.  Did you know the first Amazon customer got a building named after him?


I wonder what he ordered? I think that's kind of amazing. Is it a warehouse? Do you know how much the workers walk per shift in the warehouse? 7-15 miles. Insane.


Probably a book of some kind. The word is that Bezos is a a very strict boss who keeps a close eye on his employees.


One has to stay the king somehow. Some of the shows being produced strictly for Amazon Studios are brilliant, though. I'd like to thank them for Patriot and The Grand Tour.


I liked the Patriot.  Thanks for the chat.


I do, one of my favorite stores, do you?


Same here.  i never realized until recently that it began as an online book store.


Yeah it was a lot smaller in the year 1994, when it got founded.


I'm not even sure I was aware of it back then.  I wish I had been The first customer got a building named after him and he only spent $27.95.


Sounds like a really sweet deal, you know Amazon is the largest online store


I can believe it.  They sell everything it seems like.


There is even a low end product, amazon basics, do you like it? Amazon is also the second largest employer in the US


I have bought some amazonBasics products and they were just as good as any other and a great price.  That makes me like Amazon even more!


Yeah, just as good, those are my thoughts as well, warehouse workers do have to walk a lot


Don't they work like between 7 and 15 miles a day during a shift?


Yeah thats about right, 7 to 15 miles, it must  be tiring,


Must, but it's also great exercise.  US postal workers get exercise too I imagine. Amazon has a contract with the post office to get packages delivered on Sundays.


Must be one of the few companies with a contract like that one, that must be costly


Probably but they can afford it.  Look at Jeff Bezos. He can afford to build a clock into a mountain.


I heard about that clock, is that the one that is supposed to run for over 10,000 years?


No idea, I guess he has the money to do it and thats why, amazon also owns Imdb, the company has become a giant of the industry


Amazon does have a way of making other companies great.  I like that they now own their own publishing company and a film and tv studio.


Yeah and music streaming service, I also like to shop for groceries on the site


I do too.  It's impressive as the world's largest provider of cloud services.


Hey you a fan of celebrities? I think it's funny thinking about them. So wealthy!


Yes, it's pretty outrageous to think about how much they get paid for just existing in some instances; some aren't even talented! Paris Hilton was actually in the Guinness Book of World Records for "most overrated celebrity"


Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street. But definitely not the last!


That shows some versatility; it's good she can communicate with children. John Cena holds the record for wishes granted by the Make-a-Wish Foundation at over 400--he's definitely made a lot of kids happy!


Agreed. He has a huge heart good for him. Pixar studios has a secret celebrity room...wonder what's inside??


It doesn't seem fair that they might have influence on films or special privileges, does it? Maybe that's why the creators of Madagascar made a joke of hiding celebrities' names in the dialogue of penguins


You bring up a valid point. Celebrities often do good. The Ethiopian celebrity chef is trying to combat the countries hunger problem!


That's a neat idea. Certainly better than inventing a sports drink!


Agreed. I think amazon should invent a sports drink lol. Maybe not. They are so rich right now. Bezos is buys building clocks in mountains!


That seems unnecessary. They even have a patent on one-click buying that Apple has to pay them to license!


Very true. They honored the first ever customer by naming a building after him!!


That seems like a good deal for the customer, especially in an age when Amazon's prices are so low that competitors like Best Buy and Target have to price match them to keep up.


Agreed. And it only cost that customer 27.95! What a deal.


Not bad for a name! Did you know that the arrow in AmaZon's logo is meant to indicate they carry everything from A to Z?


Oh no that is a cool fact thanks for that insight! The workers at Amazon warehouse walk between 7 and 15 miles per day!


That seems a lot, but I imagine it goes by pretty quickly, especially since they also sell returned and like-new items, which probably is a complicated process.


True. I love how they deliver on Sundays I wonder how that is even allowed?


I can't imagine how one would create legislation outlawing it, since it's just another day of the week as far as the law is concerned. Companies make up their own rules, like facebook banned a guy in his 30s whose legal name is Justin Bieber just for having the same name as the celebrity.


Yes very interesting point you bring up. Celebrities and their wealth often get things that normal people wouldn't. Just the way things go.


Yes, like McDonalds used to pay rappers $5 for every time they referenced Big Macs in their songs. Not exactly super special treatment, but more than an everyday person gets for using the phrase!


Haha oh man if I were a rapper I would make a song called big mac and just repeat those lyrics! I wonder if Tupac's cultural significance raps ever included big mac lyrics? Well it was great talking with you. Have a lovely night!


Doing well too! Do you like to use Amazon?


I like to use amazon sometimes. it can be quite convenient. You?


It really is. I do too, been getting just about everything from there now haha. Even on Sundays!


I am amazed that the USPS delivers on sundays. i thought those guys would never work on sundays. they must get triple overtime.


My day was a postman but he never had to go out on Sundays. It is usually the part time people that got paid 16 bucks an hour to go do it. Kind of sad if you ask me.


Ok, so it is not expensive for the post office to deliver. i guess part timers need the work. It is probably better than the amazon warehouse.


Yes I agree, unless you want to walk 7 to 15 miles each day working haha.


i guess it keeps you in shape, or it kills you. one or the other. i dont think the pay is good either.


I heard it's terrible to work there! I wish I was the first person to make a purchase from Amazon back in the day!


You could have a building named after you! I would rather have amazon prime for life.


But you can at least brag about the building since everybody has Prime haha.


Yes, that is true. I wonder if people know his name. maybe he got stuck with a warehouse job too LOL


They probably told him it would be the best job in the world, jokes on him though haha. I like using Google a lot as well.


I use google a lot. google is a dog company. i approve.


I approve with two thumbs up! They also like goats too and let them be their landscapers haha.


do the goats get stock options? if so, sign me up!


They are probably more well of than we are lol. Well it was nice chatting with you!


yes, i enjoyed chatting with you. Have a good day!


I do actually, did you ever use myspace?


yes I did, they made a bad decision not buying facebook when they had the chance


yup, could have spent $75 million to make billions now


Yes because Mark is colorblind for green and red


Yeah. the like button seems to be illegal in parts of Germany


Yeah I wonder why though. Did you hear about Iceland what they are using facebook for?


Yes to rewrite the constitution, talk about transparency


I know. Burger KIng once had a funny promotion for free whoppers, did you hear about that?


Yes if you unfriend 10 friend on facebook. SO strange


I love dance. Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?


Yeah and tupac was a dancer too of ballet


Yes he was in the production of nutcracker and he played the mouse


Yeah. Ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes in a single week


that is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money I imagine


Yes it is for sure. Babies are really good at dancing when they hear music


yes and they smile more when they hit the beat


They are way smarter than we make them out to be.


Hi! I do use Facebook. In fact, I'm one of the 2.2 billion active users each month as of January of 2018. Ha! What about you?


I don't use Facebook. I have concerns about privacy and having my data sold. It seems that FB is not always honest.


That could be one of the reasons why Iceland rewrote their constitution by Facebook. They did so that way so the public could make alterations and suggestions.


I would worry about hackers tampering with that process. FB has been fun for many people though. I don't use social media really.


I understand! I just wish I had known about the Burger King promotion where they gave you a free Whopper for unfriending 10 people. I would have done that in a heartbeat! Ha!


I would have made friends just to unfriend them. We could have made a Whopper pool for the purpose.


That's the truth! You know, I still can't believe MySpace rejected an offer to buy Facebook in '05 for $75 million. Boy, what might have been!


That was a colossal blunder on their part. They should have thought long term. I guess they figured they could do the same thing on their own.


I know! It's kind of sad really considering how popular Facebook is and also how MySpace fell off the map. Speaking of Facebook, what I also find sad is the like button is banned over in one of the German states.


Why did they ban that button? Was it causing social problems? Maybe they would prefer a dislike or hate button there.


Tell me about it! It's worth looking into for sure! It's just so hard to believe its initial IPO was valued at  $104 billion which was also the largest valuation for a newly listed company!


I think that FB will be the last big social media website. People are already closing accounts. I think people are worried about how it affects their lives.


That is so true. I honestly like going on there to watch dance videos. Speaking of dancing, did you know Bruce Lee actually won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship back in 1958?


The man was a legend. Probably had a great sense of rhythm too. I would love to see footage of him dancing.


It's fascinating! You know, Tupac also preformed balet and even portrayed the Mouse King in a high school production of The Nutcracker.


The man was a genius at art. He really know how to move and groove. But ballet? I would love to see footage of that.


Agreed! I would have liked to see him use that device Michael Jackson has a patent on that he used for no his extreme lean in a lot of his dance videos. Ha!


I think he would have done great. Anyway, great chat!


I always loved Michael Jackson's wardrobe. He was not stylish than MC Hammer. Speaking of which, did you know Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer?


I thought it would have been the other way around. Thanks again! Have a great day!


At least we're not living in the age of the Romans as they virwwed pants as a sign of barbarism.i could not imagine that. Well it was great chatting with you. Take care, friend!


Well, thanks, but tired of being targeted by scammers, who prey on people my age!


I can see how that would make a person tired. Maybe you could google how to get them to stop.


Fortunately I know enough to hang up, but lots of people don't. Cost consumers over $50M last year. Lots of tricks add up to lots of rip-offs. Heard of these schemes?


I have heard a little about them. It's messed up how people treat each other these days.


Agree. Why would scammers want you to purchase gift cards? (Latest scam technique).


I'm not sure. So do you usually use google when you search the internet.


Yes. Biggest search engine. Sure wish I'd invested in Google when they went public in 2004! You?


I wish I had to. a google search requires more computer power than it took to send neil armstrong and company to the moon.


Isn't that incredible? More power than sending 11 astronauts into space! Started, like most folks, I guess, by using Google maps. You?


I use it for everything. Looking stuff up usually. My kids use it or their school work. Stuff like that. It really is amazing you have all the knowledge in the world at your fingertips..


Amazing, yes. But controversial, too. If you were looking up maps, say, in Kashmir, the region both India & Pakistan claim, Google would tailor its maps to show only the country (I. or P.) where the browser is located. Selective information. Can be scary. Do you agree?


It certainly doesn't sound good. I guess goole used goats to mow the grass instead of hiring people. I think they could aford to give someone a job.


Certainly could. Do use another business giant, Amazon?


All the time. Especially around christmas. I get all kinds of deals for the kids .


Me, too. Do you remember, by chance, when Amazon was only an online bookstore?


I don't remember that. I remember when Jeff Bezos built that clock that is supposed to run for 10000 years though


Yes. Frivolous thing. Amazon's 1st customer spent $27.95 on book. Owner Bezos later named a building after the guy. What types of products do you tend to buy?


I usually buy electronics on there or electronic accessories.


My son does, too. Last question: do you think our government is doing enough to limit the power and influence of huge electronic companies like Google and Amazon?


I think that it is up to somebody to come along and challenge those companies or they are going to be the biggest. I dont think the government needs to be in it.


That's an original viewpoint! Good to chat with you.


Thank you, and thank you again. Have a good one.


I used to but I am trying to limit it. I would delete it altogther but I need it for work. Do you use it much?


Ive been a user since it got launched on 2004 and I love it, it would be hard for me to quit Facebook


I just found it to be depressing with a lot of negativity so I just stopped. Are you on there daily?


Not daily but a couple of hours a day, you know Burger King had a great promotion in Facebook.


Ok so you had to unfriend 10 people and you got a free Whopper just by doing that.


I would unfriend everyone and get like 4 whoppers. I am selective as to who gets into my personal life. I would not eat for long... How many friends do you have on there?


I have like 1100 friends, I have to delete some as well, many people in my FB account that dont belong there.


That's a lot of people! I do not kow 1100 people. Maybe it's my little bubble. Do you ever have drama on there?


Yea theres always drama on FB I try not to pay attention to it, you know Iceland is using Facebook to rewrite their constitution.


Really! That's weird. The drama is why I try to avoid it. It always turns into a fight between two opposing factions (Republics and Democrats) and I do not have the bandwidth for it. I just stopped... Sorry to keep on talking about it but it does interest me... Myspace turned down $75M to buy FM...


Thats ok I see your point of view and I bet MySpace is regretting that decision in full..


I think it is, I dont use it anymore but I think it still has active users although not really popular now a days.


I never had an account. Did you? Facebook had a valuation at $104M for their IPO?It seems like it was later than 2012...


I did, I thought it was pretyy cool and I did not know that.


Becuase Zuckerberg is colorblind, FB is blue...


I always thought it was a strategy not because Zuckerberg is colorblind, its nice to know though, changing the subject a bit you know a judge sued a dry cleaning because of the loss of a pair of pants.


Seems like an abuse of power. I saw that story on the news a few months back.


I know, its a 67 million law suit over a pair of pants, seems excesive to me.


Hello, How are you? Do you shop at Amazon?


3 times a week. I would love to see if that clock last for 10000 years


I know that is unreal!  How does it run? Solar?


Good question. I have been shopping with amazon since 98.


Yes, I do to, thats a long time. Interesting the Eiffel tower sold twice!


wow I never knew that. How did the man get away with that.


Good impersonator. You can get a good workout working at the amazon warehouse!


7 and 15 miles each day is a good workout.


yes, good for the heart. Do you use any Echo devices?


I have one in each room. I love Google services like docs and hangouts. Do you use google ?


Yes, I do. A lot! So glad the amazon rainforest got $1 billion from the norwegian government!


the norwegian government cares a lot about the earth.


Yes, Funny you can spend $27.95 and get a building names after you.


I wonder how many people panicked when google went down for about five minutes


lol, can't even imagine!, That is a large amount of land the government owns in Nevada!


And how are people falling for the IRS gift card scam ?


I know, how stupid do you have to be?lol, These live goats google used instead of moving lawns! I know people with land do that.


lol. Well they are helping the norwegian government save the earth by using goats


Goats are so cute! The power it takes to make a single google search! Wow


and how did Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks. thats too funny


Is there anything wikileaks doesn't know? lol


Thats google for you. They control everything with Jeff Bezos.


Ha, ha ha, I know! Interesting Amazon owns Imdb.


lol I have learned a lot with you good night


Hello. I'm good. Did you know that Facebook is blue because Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind? Pretty interesting.


I didn't  know that actually, i've been on facebook a long time. i thought it was just an appealing color to use. myspace could have owned facebook, but turned down the offer for 75 million dollars back in 2005


I know they regret that decision. Facebook is now pubicly valued at $104 billion!


yeah no kidding, i used to use my facebook to promote my friends' dance company. she teaches dance to kids all the way to adult. did you know famous rapper tupac dance ballet in high school? he even played the mouse king in a production of nutcracker


That's interseting. Bruce Lee was also a great dancer and he won a cha-cha championship back in 1958. Pretty cool.


I didn't know that. i'm a huge fan of bruce lee and had no idea! you know that lean that michael jackson does in his smooth criminal video? he has a patent on the device that helps you achieve that very lean


Everybody loves dance and music. Babies even start dancing automatically when they hear music.


I've seen it myself with my nieces and nephews, speaking of dancers, i recently learned that aladdin's puffy pants were inspired by the pants made famous by MC Hammer


Puffy pants are cool. But if you wear saggy pants in a place called Collinsville, you're in trouble for breaking the law.


That's pretty ridiculous that that exists, the Romans believed wearing pants was a sign of barbarism, as in they were barbaric or lacking of culture


Pants are really special to some people. A judge in D.C. once sued a dry cleaning business for over $67 million because they lost a pair of his pants... must've been pretty special pants.


everyone has their favorite pair i know!, pants were created mainly because mounted armies had trouble trying to ride horses around in robes. they needed something to cover the legs


They cover both legs separately... unlike robes and skirts. I imagine that would make riding horses a little bit better.


in the UK pants are usually referring to underwear, probably makes things pretty confusing for someone visiting the united states for the first time


Yes indeed it would. Someone out in public in their underpants might find themselves on Facebook with lots of likes. It might even go viral.


it would be much more hilarious in the early days of Facebook when it was limited to Harvard students only, meaning whoever did so with their pants/underwear would have had to been on the Harvard Campus.


It's a good thing that no one under 13 can be legally allowed on Facebook.


kids would have liked unfriending people for a free whopper though, that was a promotion burger king really did with facebook. super silly


I'd like to think that my friends are worth more than a whopper. I wouldn't trade them for a sandwich.


you could have easily just said, im gonna unfriend you for a burger, go eat it. and then friend them again. pretty big loophole i'd say


Absolutely!!! Now that might be a good idea. Well. It's been fun chatting. Have a good night.


I used to, I stopped about 5 years ago. Hard to believe its been 14 years since it was launched.


Right. I always wondered why it was this plain blue. Apparently it's because Mark Zucerburg is red-green colorblind


Interesting, pretty crazy Myspace turned down an offer for 75 to buy it.


I wonder if they are kicking themselves.


I would imagine as they all but vanished in facebooks rise.


Yeah, Facebook has grown so much. In its initial public offering in 2012, it was valued at 104 billion, the largest ever valuation for a newly listed public company


No, I am too self conscious. I used to dance when I was a kid though-tap and ballet.


Did you know ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week?


No, I did not. That sounds pretty painful.


I know! isn't it kind of interesting how babies are able to dance to a beat with out being taught it?


That is funny. I wonder if that applies to all babies since some people, like my dad, are always off beat.


It could certainly be a specific gene or something. Do you prefer pants shorts?


I prefer pants, except for Mc Hammer pants!


Ya I also do no like saggy pants. It is actually against the law to sag your pants in a town in IL!


Interesting. I wonder if they actually enforce that.


Probably not often. I heard Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammers!


Pants were actually viewed as a sign of barbarism in Roman times.


Really? I also heard people switched to them because riding a horse in a robe was uncomfortable!


Yes!  I use it to look up a lot of stuff. How about you?


Yes I do too. No wonder it's so effective, a single google search requires more computing power than it took to send Armstrong to the moon!


That is alot of power,  I am going to think of that every time I search something lol


Yes it makes me appreciate it much more! Google maps also calculates traffic patterns by tracking how fast Android devices are going!


That is very impressive,  I wouldve never thought that. Instead of hiring people to mow the lawn,  they once used hundreds of goats


Haha that is so funny. They have so many users. They took down 40% of internet traffic when they went offline for 5 minutes.


Wow that is crazy!  I bet people were freaking out lol


It really is and I'm sure they were! That happened back in 2013 not sure if it's happened since.


Yes I use amazon all the time. Hard to believe it was started by Jeff Bezos in 1994. Look at it now!


I know right,  its a pretty amazing company,  they have created so many jobs and I love their shopping site,  so convienent.


It really is. Speaking of their jobs, the warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles per day!


That is a lot of walking lol,  Good exercise at least


Yes no doubt. They also contract with USPS so they can deliver packages on Sunday!


Wonderful idea on their part!  I love getting packages on sundays!


It is such a good feeling I love it too! Do you like learning about the government? 88% of land in Nevada is actually owned by the US government.


That is cool.  I wonder if its all desert they own.


Yes good question. Not much you can do with desert! One cool thing the Norwegian government did was donate $1 billion for rainforest preservation! Well it really was lovely chatting with you this evening.


Are you familiar with what a prime minister is?


Yes, kind of like a president in parliamentary systems


Yeah, it is pretty interesting isn't it?


Yes. Another interesting thing is the prime minister in Japan sends a silver cup to you when you turn 100 in Japan! But the so many 100 year olds in Japan that they had to find a way to make cheaper cups.


Yeah, I heard that. They must be running low on silver too! HA!


Haha. In 95 a radio station made a successful prank call to Queen Elizabeth by pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Wonder if they got in trouble!


They probably did. Do you know what radio station it was?


No, I am not sure about that. Have you head of Chief Mouser?


That is the cat who resides at the residence of the prime minister of the UK.


Interesting. Did you know you can hear Jupiter Radio storms on AM radio here?


Interesting! I wonder if that's easy to pick up on the radio. I know what doesn't sound easy to me, making a fox hole radio.


Yeah, it probably sounds pretty weird. It would be interstellar radio!


Soldiers in WWI made foxhole radios with a razorblade and a pencil. Have you made a foxhole radio before?


Yeah, I think it was in that movie Hart's War with Bruce Willis.


Do you listen to news on the radio? A Finnish radio station has a weekly news program in classical Latin. I wonder how many people can understand it.


No, I don't. But that is because I don't drive to work. I don't speak latin either!


It is. In economics they use it a lot as well. It's annoying.


Ha, interesting. In Canada, all radios are required to play at least 40% Canadian music.


Yeah, it must be horrific. Anyways, nice chatting with you.


Ok, how about you?  Just listening to President Trump speak about the wall and the budget funding deal.  The Democratic Party (one of the two major parties) will surely not back this.


I don't think anyone can back a wall. I think they will back border security which is something achievable through many routes.


I guess that depends who you speak to.  I know the Democratic Party backs a socially liberal platform preferring to spend money on social programs.


At one point, Ronald Reagan actively campaigned for Democrats and railed against high corporate profits and low wages. He probably liked social programs then.


Democrats or Republicans, did you know there hasn't been a President from another party since 1853?


I'm not surprised. The funding and backing are too important to success. I know that one guy is trying this time as an independent. I don't think he'll do it though. Too hard.


I agree, just not the support needed to elect an Independent. I have a feeling it will be the "red and blue" of the Republican and Democratic Parties for quite some time.


People like simple systems. and it's easy to decide with just two. You are on my team, or the other team. My team won or lost. Good vs. Evil. Right vs. Wrong. Simple narratives are easy to sell. Still, 15% of the tea party movement identify themselves as Democrats. There is some nuance.


I'm surprised that the Democratic percentage of the Tea Party is that high.  I had no idea.  They seem to have slightly more traction than some of the other paties like the Farmer-Labor Party n Minnesota and the Nonpartisan League in North Dakota.


I think people are frustrated with the system. They want change, and they need to be part of a movement for that.


Seems like there is a movement nowadays for just about everything. I wonder if there is a movement in Canada to back off on the law requiring at least 40% of the music played on their stations to be Canadian.


The gov't wants to preserve a market for home-grown talent. There is something similar in France. The US talent is just so dominant.


That makes sense.  In 1995 a radio station actually prank called Queen Elizabeth by pretending to be the Canadian Prime Minister.


Jean Chretien? Yes, he had a strong accent. The Queen probably couldn't recognize the real one.


I'm surprised she would even answer her own phone.  I would think that she would have someone do that for her.


Well, the pranksters probably faked their way through the Palace switchboard and got to the Queen. Boy, those Canadians! They're scamps!


Ha!  Something I heard recently that I was not aware of was that the prime minister in Japan sends every citizen that turns 100 a silver cup.


I think they will have to rethink that system. Far too many old people in Japan. The gov't will go bankrupt.


For sure.  They needed to find a way to make cheaper cups.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you.


this report is crazy.  the reporters are so confrontational.


Hello, I do actually. I haven't had any luck finding an am station that's pickup up the storms from Jupiter, though.


Yeah me either that sounds interesting. Do you like radio dramas?


I do. I love old things like that. I don't know where to find them online, do you? I also hear there is a station that broadcasts entirely in Latin.


Apparently there is a station that broadcasts them for free but I am not sure what channel it is on


That's so cool. Were you aware of the weird Canadian law, that requires all stations to have at least 40% of the music to be from Canadian artists? Are there even that many?


There must be then. I guess they just really like supporting national talent or something


Maybe. I didn't know you could make a radio out of a pencil and a razor blade. They did that back in WWII. I may try that with my daughter one day when we are both bored.


I wonder how that works really, those foxhole radios but sounds pretty cool. On another topic, do you have much interest in politics?


I am very political on Twitter, lol. I love reminding people that "red" and "blue" for party identity only started in 2000.