Wow I didn't know that! Guess I need to catch up with the show. Well it was nice talking to you, have a nice day!


What did you do today? I watched television.


I watched television as well I watched The Simpsons, so funny how homer keeps on switching jobs


I actually watched the Simpsons as well. Did you know that there is only ONE episode of the Simpsons where Bart isn't mentioned or even appears?


I didnt know that, I have to watch that episode it must be pretty rare, want a cool fact about The Simpsons?


Of course I do. You seem to know lots of cool facts about the Simpsons!


I really love the show that's why, well Homer had about 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes of the series, that means he had a different job every two episodes.


Yeah it just to be one of my favorite shows, Charizard and Pikachu are the best, do you like the show?


Absolutely love it. There are over 750 episodes for me to watch!


Yeah thats a lot of them, crazy fact about TV deals but most of them show the words 'shark tank' they seem kind of random


Yeah they do seem kind of random. Another show I really like is Family Guy. I think it's hilarious.


It is really funny, I like it a lot, seems like you enjoy comedy a lot


Oh yeah I do. I enjoy watching comedy central a lot.


I think that's a great channel I watched a movie with Drew Carey the other day, really funny.


Interesting! Fun fact, Comedy Central has canceled over 100 shows since they've been created.


That sucks, I bet many fans were upset because of this, kind of remind me of Netflix they have cancelled many of my favorite shows


Oh yeah for sure. I bet Netflix would be a lot more popular if they also showed some sports.


Yeah like baseball maybe, are you a baseball fan?


I am indeed! Baseball is so popular all over the world. It's even popular in Japan.


It is? I didn't think of Japan as a baseball fan country, did you know that a 17 year old female pitcher was banned from pro baseball after she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig?


It is! I guess it's SO popular in Japan, that many are surprised to discover that it's also popular in America.


Yeah well its been nice to chat, one thing to keep in mind next time you watch a game and that is that the opposing team will receive 3 bases if a player catches a ball in their hat


I have, several different versions of it as well as on different platforms(like my smart phone). Do you enjoy the game?


I do. I even take part in the mcdonalds version


I don't partake in fast food but that doesn't matter...you can get the pieces by mail!


The longest game was 70 days! Did you know that the game was originally a teaching tool?


It was used to teach the injustices of capitalism.


I know :) It's so much about capitalism that it was banned in some countries in the eastern world. It's even still banned in 2!


I knew it was banned in russia. But what other countries is it banned in


It's still banned in North Korea and Cuba! I guess that's not terribly surprising!


Oh yeah it makes sense. There are over 103 countries that do play it!


It also comes in more than 37 different languages!


Nicolas Cage even helped convince Johnny Depp to pursue acting while playing a game


Wow thats cool. I just love playing and getting chance and community chest cards...they're always so exciting/surpirising.


I love building the hotels. Capitalism at its finest


It's always such a high energy game, money lost and won, jail, the roll of the dice...tax squares...just so many things going on!


Speaking of jail. Do you have any fun facts about presidents?


I do! The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana!


Oh how cool. I just looked him up. Its his real name! Canaan Banana. Unlike the nicknames our guy has


Indeed. As rich as he is...he's still not in the top three wealthiest american presidents.


Surprising from what he claims!. It was nice talking to you!


Nice i feel he has some good things about him. Do you think he is the wealthiest president of all time?


I know he is. The facts are wrong. Did you know the last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR. I could have swore the W. could speak spanish, but perhaps I'm wrong.


I thought he could also, that is interesting. Do you think trump should release a pop album like the president of indonesia to win everyone over?


I'm sure if there is money involved, he will do it. He did do WWE wrestling.


lol, and that was a great show lol! Did you ever here the white house guest house is bigger than the white house/


I loved the WWE. I'm not sure if that is true. I went on a white house tour a long long time ago.


Me too, and I never saw a guest house, maybe it is off the grounds, but then that wouldn't make it a guest house but instead an actual house lol


Yeah, so it might not be true. It is true that W. put back up Solar Panels.


Did you see those? That is smart and should be on all the government buildings


Yeah, I think they are on a lot. Did you know there is a replica of the White House in Atlanta?


I never knew that! I think there is a upside down white house in wisconsin somewhere if I remember right. Also in 2 other countries are twin ones


Interesting. Sort of reminds me of the gravity spot in Santa Cruz.


I never heard of that before, what is the gravity spot?


YEah, it is some cheesy tourist trap out there. Did you know a Chimp won 400k votes in Brazil?


that is hilarious. I never knew that! Must have been a famous chimp lol


Yeah, that is pretty funny. It would probably work up here too!


For sure lol. It was nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you too. Have a good day!


Hello, were you aware that the first Zimbabwean president was referred to as "President Banana"?


I didn't know that. I wonder why? Speaking of presidents have you heard that the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office? Can you imagine if one of our presidents had done that?


I think Clinton and Obama would have been the ones to do it. Both are music lovers. Maybe JFK, though I suspect he may have been more interested in the White House look-a-like in Ireland.


I would like to hear a joint Clinton-Obama album. I'd also like to visit the White House twin in France.


France also has a Statue of Liberty. I was surprised that Bush installed solar panels at the White House, I wonder if they are still there.


I wonder that too. Jimmy Carter was the one who installed them in the first place, then Ronald Reagan took them down. At least he wasn't a scrooge like Teddy Roosevelt and banned Christmas trees from the White House.


Teddy Roosevelt was very interesting, some of his customs were strange. I can't believe the White House still uses floppy disks for storage. How antiquated.


I know, I wonder where they would even find floppy disc. I haven't seen them sold anywhere in years, even at yard sales. They must have bought all the stock in the world.


I haven't either, not even on eBay. I bet it really annoys trump to know that his guesthouse is bigger than the White House.


That is pretty wild, the White House is huge too. Heck, it took the Secret Service 4 days to realize that bullets had struck the White House on November 11, 2011. That's kind of scary to me.


Yeah, they aren't the most observant bunch. A friend's husband works there. It's interesting that Washington is still considered one of the wealthiest presidents today.


I know, I wonder how wealth was calculated back then. Was he just a big land owner?


I think he and Jefferson both were. Of course, they adjust for inflation. Same with Kennedy, as he is in the top three.


I wonder where Trump falls in that category? Could you imagine if we still had the runner up in the election become the Vice President like they did before 1805?


That would be awesome. To think of Clinton as his VP, lol. I'm sure she would have done something about restoring voting rights to the 34% of black men in Alabama.


I know, maybe that would cause the parties to want to work together more. That statistic makes me ashamed of my state.


I guess it's more of a southern thing? I haven't heard what it is here in Ohio. Did you hear of Austin, TX voting to rename their dump after Fred Durst?


I think it's mostly because of felonies. I believe 34% of the black male population has at least low class felonies which makes them unable to vote. I do think that's a good name for a dump!


I think it's hilarious, as I do like him. In India, there is a polling booth in a forest that has a lot of lions. All for a single voter. I couldn't imagine that happening here in the states.


That's really generous. I find it odd that not all men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918. I wonder what that was all about?


I've wondered that as well. Even our Astronauts can vote in elections, they do so from space.


I've always wondered why we didn't have a Prime Minister, I guess countries that are republics have presidents.


That's an interesting question. Well I have to get going, it was nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


Hello, did you vote in the last election?


Yeah me too. It was not as cool as voting from space though as astronauts do


Oh, definitely not. It's definitely a privilege to vote. Did you know that 34% of the black male population in Alabama has lost the right to vote? CRAZY.


I know that is just so sad. In India on the other hand they set up a voting poll for a guy who lived among lions


So interesting. Speaking of voting, my favorite election is when we elect the president. Would you agree?


Yup, although nit always happy with th results but it is what it is. Do you know who the wealthies US presidents are?


I believe they were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson. But our presidents aren't nearly as interesting as the president of Indonesia! Wanna know why?


Oh is that the guy that is also a musician, a pop star?


I know what a legend. Wonder if he is really good. Did you know the white house is actually smaller than the guest house?


Seriously? That's insane! The white house is so fascinating. It still uses floppy disks to store files. How absurd.


I know but I am assuming those might still be safer. Not sure just an idea


I guess you're right. Speaking of safe, have you heard about the secret service on Nov. 11, 2011?


Oh about them missing to find out that the white house was struct on the day?


Yes, exactly. How scary! I guess there were bullets that had struck the white house.


Yeah that is super scary. Did you know they are white houses in Ireland and France too?


Are there really? Do you know of anywhere else?


Nope those are the only two I know of. WOnder if they have Christmas trees in them? Roosevelt did not allow them


I know that currently, there are Christmas trees at the white house. It's amazingly beautiful!


Yeah glad they made a come back now. Nice chatting with you


hey there, do you vote regularly during elections?


I always vote and am glad the Democrats got control of the house.   Its crazy people blame them for the shutdown when Trump couldn't get his wall when the Republicans ran everything


Yeah, I think it is important to vote too.. I mean astronauts even vote from space.


Absolutely.  Luckily it is easier for us to vote than in some places - India had a polling place in a forest full of lions for a single voter!


yeah that is for sure very different. even in the uk not all men could vote intul 1918. i wonder how one qualified


Could be they had to be land owners or some such like it used to be in our country.  But even now 34% of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote.


I wonder if that has to do with the various laws that prevent persons with felonies to vote


Probably.   Voting for president is an important job - since they are the head of state in most republics.


exactly. citizens of austin texas once voted to rename their garbage dump after dred durst.


That is very funny.  I was surprised that George Washington was one of our wealthiest presidents.  I never realized he was rich.


Yeah me too. I mean Trump has so much money so imagine what he had at that time


Yes but Trump does not have as much as he brags about - the president's guest house is larger than the White House but I wonder about Trumps real home?


yeah i guess they get lots of guests so they need a big house. Not sure about trump though, he must have multiple homes


Yes our president is unique.  Not as unique as the first president of Zimbabwe though - he was known as president banana!


and the president of indonesia too, he has released three pop albums


Yeah there are definitely some unique presidents out there!  But the white house is not unique - it has twin buildings in Ireland and France


I wonder if the presidents of those countries live in them as well


I am not sure.  I do not think so - did you know that Washington did not live in the White House?


oh no I did not know that. I wonder, did he live in the guest house maybe since it is bigger?


No the White House had not been built at that point.  Adams was the first one who lived there.


Oh that explains it then. and they still use floppy discs at the white house


Yes the White House definitely does not have the latest tech - it took the Secret Service days to realize that bullets had hit it.


I know a poll is saying Trump is responsible for the shutdown.  What do you think?


I agree, Trump has caused a lot of division and its not a coincidence its the biggest shutdown in history.


Well, there is the fact though that the democrats won't give votes to end it without helping illegal immigrants.


What are your thoughts on the matter? theres a 48% of opinions that say that its Trumps fault as well as Republicans.


I think it is the democrats that are at fault.  I don't see them working with the republicans to help the country. It just seems more like a power struggle.  Personally I think they should let the people vote on it.  I mean, if India can set up a polling booth in a forest of lions for one voter, America can set up a way for the people to vote on the issue.


I agree, I think both parties are at fault they should start working for the people instead many people are struggling now.


True.  They should listen to their constituents. After all they represent the people that live in their areas.


Yeah and another thing why has 34% of the black male population of Albama lost their right to vote? 34% can definetely make a difference.


Right.  Let the people decide. That would end power struggles.  You know, here's something interesting though about power.  The president's guest house is actually larger than the White House.  I wonder why.


They go to such lenghts that even astronauts can vote, I dont see why they shouldnt lift that ban and wow! is it really that big!


True, if astronauts can vote then so can all of us.  Yeah, it is that big.  The white house didn't come into use until 1800 so maybe the lifestyle of the times has something to do with it.


Or maybe that Trump is a billionare or was a billionare I dont really know how his financials are now a days but it seems like there are 3 other presidents that are consider wealthier.


I've heard that. I've heard that Washington and Jefferson are actually two of the wealthiest presidents.


Yeah and also John F. Kennedy, his also on that list, I wonder if one of them made a pop album like the president of Indonesia did.


The president of Indonesia made a pop album?  That's interesting!


Actually he made 3 while in office, they must be pretty good or his forcing people to buy them lol.


It sounds like he maybe a fun person.  Not like our former president Teddy Roosevelt. He banned Christmas trees from the white house when he was in office.


That sounds like a Grinch to me! why ban Christmas trees! that is not ok.


He was a major conservationist.  i guess I can see his point but still, I don't think one small tree would have hurt.


I agree, did you know there are solar panels on the  White House?


I did know that. I think it's great!  Seems like I heard that Bush put them there.


I'm doing great too! Are you into politics?


Somewhat, I follow some topics closer than others. What do you think of our current President?


No comment on him lol. How about you? Do you know who the wealthiest presidents were?


Thats probably how I should respond as well! No who was the wealthiest?


It was JFK, Washington, and Jefferson! I wonder what they were worth?


Me too, living in that giant White House must feel pretty weird. I always thought the president just went home but they actually live there too!


Oh for sure! And to think, there are twin white houses in France and Ireland too!


Wow thats pretty cool, I will be pretty close to Ireland in a few weeks, but i figure if you have seen 1 White House you probably have seen them all!


haha too funny! Can you believe the White House still uses floppy disks?


No, I did just do a ram check and by mistake downloaded one that needed a floppy disk, I haven't seen one of those since I was a child! I wonder if they still use floppy disks to keep count of our votes.


I'm sure they do! When I was in the Air Force, we still used software from the 60s!


That's crazy! Did you know that the Indian government sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions just for 1 voter?


Every vote counts right? Haha that must be extreme for the person setting it up lol.


I don't think I would enjoy that job, but I wish I could vote like the astronauts, they cast their vote from space!


That is awesome! I wonder when they started doing that? Have you heard about the Indonesian president?


He released 3 pop albums while in office!


I wish our President would do that same, could you imagine that?


I could but don't want that picture in my head lol. Anways, great chatting, have an awesome day!


I do, especially gridiron football,not so much association football.


Oh I see. Do you watch the NFL games much?


I do, that's what most of my Sunday's consist of. I really liked the Patriots when they had Bejarvus Green-Ellis. He never fumbled the ball.


Yeah that is quite amazing. Did you know U odf Iowa had the visitor locker room painted pink?


I didn't know that. I wonder how many times that's backfired on them?


Not sure about that one. DO you know what the highest score ever is?


I believe it was 222-0 when my Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the crap out of Cumberland!


Yeah what a record. On the other hand ESPN won an Emmy for the invention of the yellow line.


That was a well deserved Emmy. Did you know in the 60s that top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars?


Yeah I cannot wrap my head around that really but now for sure that has switched


Yeah it has. Did you know that Steve Smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness to homeless people without shoes?


I think that is amazing. Stephon Marbury once promoted some cheap shoes for free. Not sure what that was about


I remember those shoes. Starbury's, they sold them at a now out of business store called Steve and Barry's.


Oh you remember them, that is cool. I hear ballet dancers go through a lot of shoes in a week, four pairs to be exact


That's alot, I bet that gets expensive quick! Maybe they should try to find some 5000 year old shoes, apparently they perform better than modern shoes.


Yeah that is a good idea. Do you ever use anything to keep your shoes fresh?


I don't really, I rotate out 7 pairs and wear a different pair everyday so they have time to air out, but I have heard that putting dry tea bags in them will absorb the bad smells.


Yeah I heard that too maybe should try it on my runners. Speaking of running, do you know why we are good persistence runners?


I'm not sure, is it from our hunter gatherer past?


Did you hear about the cardiologist that was killed in Texas?


Yes that was horrible.  He was gunned down while biking!


You can't trust people these days! He was on his was on his way to work at the hospital.


And he was so famous - he was popular and compassionate.


Can you imagine being 65 years old and still biking to work?


Well he was a heart doctor and liked to stay in shape!  He even treated George HW Bush


Do you know if they ever found the guy or girl that shot him?


I do not think that the suspect was found.   It is impressive that he treated the president - a title given to the leader of the US


I bet they never read the Bible. Thou shall not kill.


Yes the Bible is probably the best selling book of all time.


I find it odd that teddy Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams Didn't use the Bible at their swearing in.


That is interesting.  It was definitely a different political climate then than now!  Thomas Jefferson even created his own version of the Bible


He used a razor to cut out all of the supernatural parts such as the miracles.


That's funny. Did you know that in the us we required students to read from the bible as part of elementary education?


Yes luckily they got stopped to show more respect to other religions.  There are so many mistranslations in the Bible - apple actually means evil.


The supreme court wants equal respect for all religions.    The Bible has done a lot to influence our culture anyway


That makes sense. I wish we had the power to vote for the supreme court instead of the president appointing them.


Yes.  Did you know that astronauts can vote from space?


No, I didn't. I wonder if someone would cry voter fraud on that. LOL. Did you know that 34 percent of black men in Alabama can never vote?


I know.  Voter disenfranchisement is a huge problem in this country.


I am great! I heard about that cardiologist who was shot and killed by someone on a bike who had been following him, so sad! It happened in Houston.


I read about it that.  How did the police catch the killer?


They haven't yet as far as I know, They have a good description of him he had a big green backpack on I guess which made him stand out,


This doctor was the late President Bush's surgeon.


Yes, I read that...he must have been a good surgeon. Just out trying to save lives everyday and gets murdered, so awful. At least a witness was there with the victim while he lay there, but he died shortly after.


His wife said that her husband worked very hard to save other people's lives. He left the world too early.


Way too early, this gun violence is just an everyday occurrence these days. Shortly after his death they put up a sign for gun reform and put flowers all around.


President Bush was still alive when his surgeon was killed.  He spoke highly of his doctor.  Speaking about presidents, do you know that jfk, washington and jefferson were the top three wealthiest presidents?


I heard that too, that President Bush was very saddened. Really? Wow, you would think President Trump would be the wealthiest!


I thought so too (re. Trump) but an article stated otherwise.


That's just strange lol. So do you usually vote during the presidential elections? I always do.


I missed the last one.  Do you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana?


Hahahaa, I have heard that somewhere before, so funny but wonder what it means. I think it is interesting that astronauts can vote from space, it is everyone's right to vote for the president!


I heard about it.  I wonder how they did that.


Pretty interesting! I like to vote it makes me feel I have a little bit of a say, but you can only try I guess. I find it funny that they built a guest house at the White House that is actually larger than the White House....seems pretty strange.


I read that 34% of black male population in Alabama has lost the right to vote permanently.  I think it is because of mass incarceration.


That is horrible, not right at all. Speaking of presidents, there have only been 2 presidents who did not use a bible to be sworn in....do you know what they use if they don't use a bible?


I don't know but I am curious to find out.  I will research the topic on the internet.  Anyway, I've got to run.  It was nice chatting with you.


Elon Musk is in the news a lot lately.  That is one rich man who does interesting things with his money, like launch his own rocket into space.


Right, his name sounds like a villain in a movie lol, he does good things with that money too


This is true.  If he were a native born American citizen, I could see him running for president someday.  A few of them have been wealthy as well, like Jefferson and JFK.


That is a good point.  I forget he is from another country. He holds 3 different citizenships


Do you think his plan for colonizing Mars will ever work?  That's a pretty forward-thinking venture.


Very forward thinking. I don't think he will be alive  when we get to that point. We need a man to walk on mars first and that may take a bit, what do you think


I'm not sure it will happen.  There's just too much we don't know about Mars; too many variables that could throw a kink into plans.  He might be better served to keep investing money into solar energy services or friendly AI to benefit more people, overall.


For sure, that is a good point! Elon's wife appeared in Inception, I didn't know that


Really?  I didn't know that.  I've seen his mother Maye in CoverGirl commericals, but I guess I don't know what his wife looks like.  Money and fame seem to run in certain families.


I don't either, I thought he was divorced anyways lol. He was in the movie thank you for smoking


Yes, he apparently has a decent sense of humor as well; his SpaceX shot a cheese wheel into space as a shout out to a Monty Python sketch.


that is awesome, i never knew that! How about presidents, you a trump fan?


He's probably better than some presidents we've had, and worse than others.  I think all presidents have a tough job.  Being the head of our government isn't something that I would want to do.


I will agree with that. At least he isn't one of the three wealthiest of all time, I think he would talk about it


Yes, he would take great pride in that.  If he can ever have the respect that Washington, Jefferson, and JFK had, that would be saying something, though.


Very true too. imagine if it was like the old days where the runner up became vice president, Trump and Hillary. It would be such a mess


Yes, it would.  Nothing would ever get done, and we, the people would be the ones to suffer.  I'm not sure how well organized the government would remain if that happened.


that is a valid point, did you know the white house guest house is bigger than the actual white house?


Really, that's a lot of space for guests. :)  I wonder if that's for visiting heads of state or those visiting for other ceremonial functions.


for sure, you need to treat them well, good chatting with you!


Good chatting with you as well.  Have a great day!!


Do you sense that we now have a space race among private companies?


I do.I find the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, which includes Space X, to be a big indicator that space flight is being privatized.


It is interesting though that the upstarts are on one side and the existing giants like Lockheed and Boeing are having to work to stay involved.


I heard that they complained to the white house when they learned of Mike Pence's visit with the federation. Sounds like some jealousy.


Politics and business mix again!  Musk has even used Twitter in the battle.


I saw his Twitter battle with Tory Bruno where Musk said his rockets were far to expensive and the new Vulcan rocket Bruno is creating will not be certified by the Air force.


Yes.  That is the battle.  He promised to eat his hat with a side of mustard if the competing rocket flies a national security spacecraft before 2023.


It was funny when Bruno tweeted a picture of a hat and a lunchbox to Musk in an attempt to fight back.


I agree. Musk is a citizen of the US, Canada and South Africa.


I wish he would run for president! He is just as smart if not smarter than the only president to have a PhD which is Woodrow Wilson.


Musk started on a PhD himself.  He dropped our after 2 days to start his first company.


I am not surprised seeing as he works in major roles in SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink and Paypal.  Who would have time to go to school.


It was certainly the right choice for him. He sold that first company to Compaq for $340 million in 1999.


He also sold X.com to Ebay for 1.5 billion dollars. That is so much money! It is weird to think that he has started yet another company in 2016 called the Boring Company for infrastructure and tunnel construction.


I only learned today that his online bank became PayPal.  He is into a lot of different things.


It is weird to think that Musk was bullied as a child.  He even had to be hospitalized because of one of the attacks. I bet none of his bullies ever saw that coming.


That is unusual for someone who became such a type A person as an adult.  There was a comedy film called, "Thank You For Smoking" that he produced and acted in.


I love that movie. He really is a visionary! I wonder if he will fulfill his dream and send families to mars by 2025? If any one can do it I would say he can!


I agree.  My daughter has 3 Teslas and she and her husband love them.  He put one of those in space too in addition to a cheese wheel to honor Monty Python.


That guy really knows how to run a company! He would probably run it better than the government. They have shut down 17 times over the past 37 years. 3 times in 1977 alone! he would never let that happen.


hi how are you? what do you think of elon musk?


I think his a genius, many people might hate him but I think he is really smart, what about you?


he is a genius. i like him because of his ambition. he is trying to do things that other companies refuse to try.


Yeah like the race into space, if he has the money then let him help, Space X is a great company.


it is great. it inspires people to be ambitious. and tesla, the electric car company.


Thats another great company he also owns paypal so his a born entrepeneur


he really is a serial entrepreneur. some people want to get rich. he wants to create.


Yeah, he just want to discover I guess money isnt important to him now, he even took a $78 million payut in his salary back in 2014


yes, i think he wants his business to grow and succeed. i think he is not driven by money. he will succeed because he is not blinded by greed.


I agree, he wants to make mankind better, he is an explorer, he doesnt want to patent any of Space X's tech


he has been quite generous. i think we need more people like him in the tech world.


More people like him in the world, the goverment should be more like him we would have a better economy then


yes, the sharing economy can help us grow quickly. it might help to encourage sharing among tech leaders.


I hope we can learn from Elon Musks example, for a better future of our country,


yes, we have a planet running out resources and time. we have so many people. how many more elon musks will come along?


I hope a few more, more than want to make a difference, so what do you think about the Chinese goverment, they seem to censor a lot of things


I figure they worry, and they think that censorship is the answer.


That sounds about right. Can complain about something that doesnt exist. LOL Anyway, great chat!


Its been a great chat I agree, I  hope the goverment can change hopefully in a future we will have better leadears and maybe Elon Musk can run for president one day


Yes, i hope so too. Have a great evening!


Up until 1805 the loser of the election became Vp. How crazy


I think that system would be great nowadays. The system couldn't work worse! It would be entertaining too.


It would be very entertaining. Im not sure how effective it would be. Even in 1957 President truman didnt want to be photographed on the dumbo ride because of republicans


Truman knew the impact of media. He was shrewd.


There does need to be a fix to the system. A person who wasnt a part of either the republican or democratic party hasnt won since 1853


That makes sense. Did you know that the only american president to propose a guaranteed minimum income was a republican, Nixon.?


I wonder if he was lying about that as well.


I heard that his economic advisers told him to go for it, so he did. Congress stopped it. I wonder how Hillary Clinton would vote now. She was president of young republicans in college.


And we wonder why people dont come out and vote. It hasnt been over 62.8% in over 100 years


People are disaffected. They have no faith in the system.


We all should follow Nevadas lead with a "none of these candidates" option on the ballot


That would send a message, all right. I think people want their voice heard, but they feel mute in the political arena. A cat named Hank placed third in a Virginia senate election. That's an odd signal, but I understand the feeling behind it.


Yeah theres something wrong if a cat feels more qualified than a person. You think a lottery like in ancient greece  would work?


It could work in the sense that the rich do not control the process. However, who will run if things are random? There should be basic qualifications to take part in the lottery.


They were worried about an oligarchy. But they didnt consider the common man


We are all the common idiotman to somebody else out there. I would like gov't to get a few things done. Don't have to do everything. I think people expect too much of the POTUS. One person? Can't really do much.


I think our current POTUS thinks to much of himself at the moment...


What's his name again? I forget. He's not even one of the 3 richest. In Guatemala close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president. That rule would affect US politics mightily.


President banana? I might be getting it mixed up with another country's President though


Who knows. Anyway, I had a great time chatting with you! Have a good day!


I'm great, how are you?  So, it seems like people either love Trump or hate Trump... How do you feel?


I am not a fan of his but then again I am trying to always learn more about politics so I can have an informed decision for myself


Absolutely... I wish more people had your attitude.  It seems like the majority of people only listen to what the media tells them, but I wish everyone would just get the facts and then make up their own mind.  Admittedly, I do have conservative values.


Yeah, well, with elections coming up we need to learn as much as we can really. Do you know what the other name of the Republican Party is?


I believe its referred to as the Grand Old Party (GOP), correct?  How do you feel about the media's coverage of news and politics?  Are there any outlets you consume more than others?


No not really I try to listen to a little bit of everything as the media is very biased sometimes


Me too... I don't even like reading/watching news outlets that are generally on the same "side" of opinion as me, because I don't enjoy how biased everything is.  I've found that the Wall Street Journal is a pretty good news source that generally just reports the news and removes any personal opinion or bias.


Yeah. I wonder how the system of ancient greece appointing people by lottery would work nowadays


Haha, it would definitely be interesting for sure.  I suppose there would still be some type of criteria to be eligible for the lottery.  It would be kind of scary if literally ANYONE could be selected.  However, I feel like sometimes us "Average Joes" could probably do much better than all the corrupt politicians in the world.  It could be worse though... at least we don't have a dictatorship like North Korea or Russia.


Yeah you never know with it, it can certainly go both ways. Maybe we should have something like in Nevada in all stated in the ballot


Yeah, I guess people that want to choose "none of these candidates" generally just won't vote.  I wish we could do better than having just primarily two parties.  I know there are technically other parties, but they don't ever get any serious candidates because the Republicans and Democrats own the ballots.


I know and that has been the case for so long since 1853


Do you have any one in particular you would like to see run for President in 2020?  Do you plan on voting?


Yes definitely, I vote every time. How about you?


I don't necessarily have any favorites that I hope run, but I do enjoy listening to Ben Shapiro from time to time.  I am planning on voting... When I was younger, I didn't vote very often, but I have certainly found a new sense of proud in making sure I am up to date with the issues and cast my ballot.  Having a voice in the elections is what makes America wonderful!


And I really wonder if we will be able to breach that 62.8% of voters in the last 100 years. I really hope more people get out there and vote


I agree, I wish everyone would take a little bit of time out of their day to research the facts and make an effort to vote.  Unfortunately, I only see that number getting lower over time.  It seems like younger people are less motivated to get out and vote.


That is not good. Did you know the international observers were banned from polls in nine states in 2012. WHy are they there in the first place?


I have no idea... If i had to guess, I'd say there are a lot of countries that hope to infiltrate American elections to help better serve their own interests.  It seems illegal immigrants attempting to vote is also a problem that continues to get worse.


Yeah that is true. It was nice chatting with you.


Hello how are you doing?  Do you watch much YouTube?  I was just reading some interesting facts about them.  Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net.


Hi I am good. Yes I love youtube. How about you?


Yes I probably watch at least 1 video a day on Youtube,  mostly snowboarding lol Did you know Justin bieber's "baby" is the most disliked video on youtube


Wow I did not know that.As of February 2017, there were more than 400 hours of content uploaded to YouTube each minute, and one billion hours of content being watched on YouTube every day.


Wow thats amazing. Police actually have their own youtube called blutube, where they share law enforcement videos.


Thats wild but seems effective I suppose. lol


Yeah I think a lot of companies have their own channel where they can upload either training videos or content for their business.  Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


. Netflix has greatly expanded the production and distribution of both film and television series since 2012, and offers a variety of "Netflix Original" content through its online library. Netflix released an estimated 126 original series and films in 2016, more than any other network or cable channel.


Their netflix original shows and movies are really good quality!  Are you watching any Netflix originals?


I have seen a few but its been a few years since I ve had netflix?


Oh ok.  Did you know Blockbuster declined several offers to buy netflix for $50 million. netflix is now worth $2 billion.


I know right,  they missed out on that! The company also has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea.Netflix's initial business model included DVD sales and rental by mail, but Hastings jettisoned the sales about a year after the company's founding to focus on the DVD rental business.


It seems they are putting more out than everyone else all put together.


Yes it does,  and to think it got its start from something so simple " After racking up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of apollo 13, reed hastings was inspired to start netflix"


I love the facts that are included here.


These are great!  So much stuff I didn't know! From 9pm to 12am, netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


I know huh. Its been good talking to you.


I love watching youtube! you? The first youtube video was uploaded of a guy talking about an elephant.


Yes it is. Now there are millions. In 2007 youtube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000! So crazy.


Well youtube is the 2nd largest search engine


Yes that is really saying something. Did you know that youtube began as a dating website?


Yes quite surprising. If you like Bob Ross paintings you're in luck because youtube has 70 full episodes.


Yep. All there if you want them. Do you watch TV too? I liked the Simpsons. In the first 400 episodes Homer had 188 jobs lol.


Yeah those are solid shows. I like Shark tank but most deals are never enacted, that feels like a hoax...


I like judge judy although it isn't actually a court


Yeah true like a reality show right? You like Netflix? It has 137 million subscriber worldwide!


Who doesn't browse youtube now and again


Yeah I definitely do. It was kind of interesting how Netflix's original model included DVD sales.


Well they have come a long way as the dominant streaming service


Yeah they have. They pay people to watch Netflix and simply tag the content. Sign me up!!!


You as well. have a good day. Netflix has almost 150 movies with 100% on rotten tomatoes. Amazing.


Which Republican? I've had a few friends that said they were Republican. I'm an Independent.


The Republican party use to be very different.


Did you know that every president with a beard has been republican?


I've read that. They must of all been hipsters. LOL


Also, the consistent use of red and blue only started in 2000


I know. It seems to have been like that forever.


Right!  Did you know the presidential guest house is bigger than the white house?


I've heard that. I have been to the White House when Clinton was in office. Never the guest house.


Cool, I saw him at a conference once.  Personable guy!  Did you know the president of zimbabwe was called banana?


Me too.  Did you know the president of indonesia is a pop artist?


I think he release 3 full albums while in office!


For sure, nice talking to you, take care


hey there did you know washington was one of the top 3 richest Presdients?


yup he was, do you know how he made all his money?


no I dont really. How did he make his money ?


oh I don't know I was asking, i think his grandpa was actually running booze during prohibition but I don't knwo for sure


I would love to hear the president of indonesia's pop albums


ya maybe they are really good? maybe trump and Kanye should collaborate on one together and outdo hiim with 4 albums!


Thats a very good one. Does trump have a beard ? He is republican and I cant recall


haha no he doesn't but apparently he should! maybe he will grow one


Its interesting how the parties changed in the 1960's


ya apparently there was a couple switches thorughout the time of the Republican party, and it is still perplexing that the red/blue split onlly started in the year 200


and I did not know that the red and blue colors only started in 2000.


nope very weird, also weird that President Truman wouldnt get his pic taken with Dumbo


I always thought that elections are rigged anyway.


it could be I'm not sure, but ya Truman didn't want to be associated with Republicans appanretly by not getting a pic with dumbo


that that seems very dumb, and ya I guess the Rep. party was started way back in 1854


Well at least we are democratic instead of a dictatorship nation


ya that is true, also true is that every president we've had has been either a Dem or Rep. since 1853


I wonder what the other party was before that .


ya I think it was teh whigs or something, but it is bettr than what they had in ancient athens, did you hear about that


Yes I did. It was nice chatting with you good night.


I bet Trump thinks he one of the top three wealthiest presidents. do you know who they are really?


yeah, I was surprised that Trump did not make the top 3, probably old data before Trump was elected


I'm sure JFK was one the other Jefferson and Washington, i don't know.


Yeah Kennedy's easy. But who knew Washington and Jefferson?


right! do you know that the republican party's is also called the GOP?


Oh yeah, do you know what GOP stands for?


I never even asked myself, lol. Do you know? I know the party is named after republicanism, a major ideology of american revolution.


founded by anti-slavery activists..GOP which equals the Grand Old Party


Wow, could they be more obvious!! I hear the GOP's political platform supports lowered taxes. What do you think?


yeah, I think my taxes have lowered since Trump


....Did you know that the white house is smaller than the guest house?


yeah, that' making guests feel at home huh?


Not sure why that it is, makes no sense to me but i'm not a politician. Hey the President of Zimbabwe has 3 pop albums. He must be good to have put out 3.


yeah wonder what happens if you criticize the presidents music there? Get caned maybe?


Who knows, And correction it was Indonesian President. Zimbabwe's President is named President Banana.


yeah, that was his real name, I looked it up. Crazy, was his VP, Mr. Apple?


To funny, his Cabinet was a fruit bowl. Can you imagine if the rule that stated the runner up was automatically elected as the VP. Hillary and Trump in the white house.


Yeah, that woulda been comedy gold right there, HRC and Trump!


Right that would be a good name for it. I'm told that every President with a beard has been a republican. I assume this excludes Trump.


I think they mean that no democrat presidents have ever had a beard


Oh ok that makes since, lol. The colors blue and red for the two parties only started in 2000. It seemed like it had always been that way.


yeah does seems like the media has had us divided into red/blue for longer than that


Yeah well there has not been a Us president that wasn't a Dem or Rep since 1853. Nice chatting with you my friend!


I think they've been good to us, but Trump does not seem to like them.


No, he doesn't does he.  Calling them 'dishonorable people' is pretty strong.


I think he was actually talking about the reporters there.


I think you're right.  He's upset about the trade.  He's always upset about the press because they call him out.


Yes, Bloomberg did the right thing and reported it.


Bloomberg is pretty even handed.  I still experience shock over the results of our last presidential election.  Who are all these women who support Trump anyway.  I don't know any and I don't myself.


It is a little shocking, but I guess people always vote along party lines.


I don't know about that.  The mid-terms showed a willingness to cross the party lines for purposes of gender.


I think you might be right. How about Trump still going on these campaign tours?


He's determined to run again.  I can't believe he's spending our tax dollars to do it.


I'm glad that there are still a lot of protesters going to these rallies also.


I don't know how much actual effect they have.


I think they bring energy to the resistance to go out and do something.


Maybe, but really, what can be done?  Just voting to make our representatives follow our wishes.


They need to get rid of the gerrymandering, it is unfair. Trump is defending it in North Carolina.


I completely agree with you.  Trump is defending it because it favors him.


Exactly, it's unfortunate that the lines couldn't be redrawn before this past election.


But at least, they may be redrawn after this next Congress will take office in January.


Hello, interesting fact.  every president that had a beard was Republican lol


That's funny! All Presidents since 1853 have been either Republican or Democrat


Interesting.  also,  the first President of Zimbabwe was President Banana.


Haha. I wonder if he ever visited the White House?


If he did,  he could stay in the guest house which is bigger than the white house lol


Sure could. The president of indonesia makes pop albums!


awesome,  that must be a busy man,  concerts and running the country lol


Yes! It used to be that the runner up of the election became vice president. That would never fly these days!


Yeah I agree.  Hilary and Trump wold not make a good team.


Definitely not! Good thing that practice ended in 1805


apparently president truman refused to take a picture on the dumbo ride at disneyland lol


He didn't want to be associated with republicans by standing near an elephant!


They only started using red and blue to separate the parties in 2000.


I wonder why they decided to assign colors at all


Not sure, I guess its a good way to visualize who is winning as elections are tallied.


looks like Nevada is the only state to have an option to select none of these candidates.


The taller candidate usually wins! 75% of the time since 1900


i'm good. Probably more comfortable than Post Malone was after his emergency airplane landing!


I guess that must have been a frightening experience! Did everything turn out all right?


It did. Even though 2 tires blew out on takeoff, they were able to land safely at another airport


That's good. I've never been in that situation, and I hope I never will be. Do you like to read?


I do occasionally. I studied English in college, so I have a pretty good understanding of the process, although it's definitely different when yo're reading critically rather than for information of entertainment.


I hear you! Reading critically is a skill that takes time to develop. I wonder how long it took Anne Jones to get up to 4,700 wpm for speed reading. I doubt she's doing critical reading then.


Yes, I believe the strategies for speed reading aren't geared towards comprehension or pleasure. Apparently reading novels for pleasure in the 18th Century caused a moral panic back then.


Back then, people were supposed to read poetry, not stories of ne'er-do-wells and scalawags. I suppose it's similar to the moral panic that people have about video games.


Yes, and I think that's more severe than panic over an actual art form like rap music, which people freaked out over at the end of the 20th century.


Goodness gracious, those lyrics, and all those black people too! Heavens! **clutches pearls** Music from the underclasses for the underclasses usually causes a stir amongst the elite.


Yes, until it gets recognized as culturally significant by the Library of Congress like Tupac's music, and then people kind of have to find a new scapegoat for society's ills.


Well, if video games and rap ever get together to form a genre, the world will go up in flames. Unless of course, it's Korean rappers in a compliment battle.


Yes, we could use a more civil and less violent form of entertainment, like in the days of radio.


If radio had come out in the 18th century, people would have listened to poetry only. There would have been laws about it. Broadcasts in Latin? Of course!


Yes, like Canadian laws that require 40% of their music on the radio to be Canadian. Seems a little restrictive on freedom of speech, but hey, it's not America!


The gov't wants to make sure that Canadians artists are heard, otherwise the US groups would dominate the air. I think France does something similar.


I suppose you give up some freedoms to level the playing field in certain systems of government. It's good that radio remains democratic on the internet, where you can find archives of classic programs.


It's entertainment from a different generation. Perhaps it will get discovered by later generations and enjoyed. Well, I had a groovy time chattin' with ya.


Yes, maybe they can create rap operas on digital radio haha, Have a good one!


I used to read a lot in high school, I heard Starship Troopers was a good sci-fi novel, it is on the reading lists of the US military


that is pretty cool. there is a woman who hold the record for speed reading


yeah Anne Jones, she can read 4,700 a minute, I wonder how long it would take her to read the bible


Pretty fast I bet. do you know who tolkien and cs lewis are?


I think he wrote Game of thrones or The Lord of The rings, not sure all I know is they like laughing at bad poetry


ahaha yeah they had those contests which one will laugh first


Doesn't sound too much fun to me, neither does reading Ender's Game which is suggested reading in the US Marine Corps


yeah not sure why they recommend that. do you listen to the radio much?


Yea sometimes, I'd really like to see if I can pick up Jupiter's radio waves, I wonder what am frequencies they can be heard on


yeah that is so cool. have you listened to a canadian radio ever?


No I don't think I've heard any Canadian radio stations


Well, they play 40% canadian music, it is the law


I've never hear much of canadian music, I don't know if I enjoy listening to it being played a lot on the radio


Yeah that is a lot of Justin Bieber for sure


I don't know what's worse, Justing Biber or listening to nuntii latina in Finland


Yeah I do not speak latin so for me it would be boring but it is interesting that they give the news in latin there


I wonder if there is any latin rappers, I heard Korea has compliment battle rappers


yeah I would like to listen to those really. do you like eminem?


Yea he has some good songs, I heard he's a huge spiderman fan


yeah I heard that too. nice chatting with you


Do you listen to Suff you Missed in History Class? I listen to a lot of podcasts but not that one...


I read the notes. I read that former president William Howard Taft started the baseball term "7th inning stretch."


Wow, I did not know that. Did you know that John Quincy Adams skinny dipped in the Potomac river?


Yes, it's a funny story.  A woman named, Anne Royall, wanted an interview with so she went to the river and sat on his clothes to force him out.


Ha! That would be so embarrasing... She's now seen negatively though. Seems like good old fashion journalism...


That would certainly be embarrassing.  I think she was very brave to do something like that to a president. I guess she got a story!


Have you ever seen the Great White Hope?


No, I've heard about it, but I've not seen it. It sounds like a great play as it received many awards. I will make a point to see it if I have the opportunity.


Have you ever added to the history of DC seafood by eating at the Wharf neighborhood?


No, I've never been there.  It sounds very nice; I love the atmosphere of the wharf and the smell of the sea. I love to eat fish.


Me too. My dream is to retire to a slow moving coastal town where the biggest decision I have to make is determining which local dinner I will eat at. I'm a ways away from that!


I hope to get to DC one day to visit the wharf and taste some of the delicious fish. I might go this spring; the weather will be nice for walking around the wharf and taking in the sights and smells of all the history.


I agree. I wouldn't mind catching a Nationals game either! Check out that 7th inning stretch!


Yes, I would imagine that everyone love to do the stretch at the game.  The legend is that President William Howard Taft started the tradition there. I can see why he stood up to stretch, baseball games can get lengthy sometimes.


Yeah. That's why I drink so much at games... I have to get up and go to the concession stand! HA!


In class they also studied interesting facts about presidents. Did you know that the presidential guest house is bigger than the white house? That's crazy!


That's gotta make Trump angry! He could get into pop albums like the president of Indonesia!


That's hilarious! I'm surprised that Trump hasn't made any pop albums since he's been a reality TV star already. That could be an avenue when he leaves the white house.


In class they also discussed the history of clothing. Did you know that humans are the only creature that wears clothes? I didn't know that, ha ha.


I think they should put pants on horses... my son asks too many questions at the petting zoo.


The class learned that we wear more or less clothes depending on the circumstances.  For instance if it's cold we wear more and if it's hot we wear less.  Also different cultures wear different types of clothes.


Pilrims clothing was colorful and only wore black for special occasions...


That's interesting because I always have thought that Pilgrims dress was very boring. I didn't know that they wore colorful clothing! That gives me a whole new view of the Pilgrims.  They're not as drab as I had pictured them.


I know! I thought the same thing. I think Hollywood has warped our perceptions of a lot!


In class they apparently also learned that there is a store in Alabama that just sells stuff from unclaimed baggage at the airport. It's hard to believe that people would leave there things at the airport. I wouldn't do that.


Neither would I. I wonder what's the craziest thing they have?


There's probably a lot of interesting things to be found there. I love to go to second hand stores and look for treasures.  Well, I think we have completed enough "turns" now and so we can say goodbye. Thank you for chatting with me today. Take care.


We're at 8 so we have 2 more. Did you know there is a jellyfish that is immortal? Kind of like this chat?


Okay, jelly fish are kind of gross. What is amazing is the black swallower fish. It's hard to believe that a being can eat something that's twice it's length and ten times its weight and survive. It must get heartburn. It would be so heavy, how could it still swim?


HA! Heartburn... That's funny. I heard that some snakes can eat humans whole!


The zebrafish facts are also very interesting. I worked at a university and the researchers there work with zebrafish a lot. Now I know why; 84 per cent of their genes can be related  somehow to human diseases.


I sure do, I like to watxh the SImpsons and you?


I like the simpsons too. I also liked that 70's show.


Nice me too. There is an episode of Simpsons where Bart does not appear


I heard about that one. It's called 4 great women and a manicure.


Yeah, and he was not even mentioned at all, kind of strange


Maybe they had to send a message to the voice actor! Homer is the star anyways..


True. Back to That 70s Show, did you know it flopped in the UK?


I did not. I wonder why? It was sooo good here!


I know but there they remade it verbatim so it only lasted 10 episodes


That's why it failed! I feel like it oculd have done better if it was written for that audience. Did you ever see the British version of the office?


I have not actually just the American one, is it good?


It was different. The Dwight character is much more militant. The Michael scott character is so uncomfortable. I could only watch one episode at a time because I woul d get so ncomfortable.


Oh I see. Did you ever see any of the Pokemon episodes?


My son watches so I have seen a lot of them by proxy.


Yeah I did not realize that there are 750 episodes out now, that is a lot


Yeah. You could watch 50 a year for 16 years! Do you know if it is still in production?


I think it is but I am not sure. How about Thomas the Tank?


I have seen them with my niece and it is fun for them. Alec Baldwin did the voice for about 52 episodes


It's so sad to read about soldiers who were left over in the Korean war


I know, and it doesn't help that relations with North Korea have been all over the place


I can't believe the Korean War is still going on. We need a moment of reconciliation.


It's sad, and it's sad that some of the remains haven't been identified yet. That would be so hard for the families


It's been decades since the war so it makes sense that they aren't identifiable. I guess the lesson is not to start wars in other people's land.


Well, we can thank a previous President for that move. I would have rather he create a pop album like the President of Indonesia than to start a war


I hope the soldiers' families don't hold any ill will towards Koreans. It was just a different time.


Definitely! It was also a different time back when Washing and Jefferson were Presidents, but they're still in the top three wealthiest


I want to trust Trump on this, but I'm not sure he understands the history of the war.


His lack of understanding (which applies to many people) is likely from a lack of understanding of the culture in Korea.


I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I don't think many Democratic presidents would be willing to do what he's doing


The process of getting the remains (in exchange for money) has been going on with both Republicans and Democrats. I don't think it's about parties


That's true. But making a deal to ease sanctions wouldn't be done by everybody.


True. He seems to be willing to do things many other Presidents didn't, even things that were already voted and signed on


It's crazy that Koreans have to be separated even though they are the same people.


That's not the only time something like that has happened before. This is only different in that the US is still involved in some of this. There's still 7,700 Americans missing


I'm not sure if I feel bad for the missing Americans. They knew what they were getting themselves into.


Not all of them did. Do you know much about dogs?


Did you know dogs are considered a subspecies of the wolf?


They were also the first species to be domesticated. No wonder they're a favorite


There are 12 different blood types from dogs. That is incredible to me.


Hi, how are you doing tonight? Do you like dogs?


Hey there I love dogs! We used to have a husky, what about you?


I like dogs, but I don't have any. I would like to own one one day. Huskies are supposed to be unusual. Are they?


They are very unusual. They're very stubborn and this husky had one brown eye one blue eye. But I also didn't know that dogs have 12 different blood types? Did you know that?


12 types of blood. I guess because there are so many breeds. Is that ever a problem, I wonder.


That's a good question. I hope that they do dog blood drives, and I also hope that the dogs get a treat afterwards LOL


The dogs probably could use the blood for operations. I wonder if they have a blood bank. And how they get the needles into the dogs.


Yep these are all great questions haha. I would imagine that they have to use needles, I don't know how they would get the blood out though. Also weird, did you know that the only animals that understand pointing are dogs and elephants?


I think elephants are great. I've seen baby elephants play with people. Humans look cute to elephants. Couldn't have a pet elephant though. And elephant blood drives? Hm.


Yeah+ they grow up to be so big haha. I would love to have a pet elephant but I don't think my house would be able to fit it haha.


The elephant would be great if it could be shrunk to the size of a dog. Then it would be manageable but stinky.


Haha yes that will be the new trend! Miniature elephants, AKA purse-size elephants, we have a million-dollar idea here haha, I wonder if elephants are like dogs where they can't see all of the colors that humans can?


I bet they have pretty good vision. Maybe their ears are good too. Big ones. And a big snout. Pretty good senses.


Yeah I bet they have a good sense of smell haha. Do you think we should do the same thing that Istanbul does? They train their wild dogs to bring the trash to them so it can be disposed, and then they give them treats for doing that


The dogs are helping keep the city clean! It's a great system. The dogs probably learn to do that from each other. They are quite smart and social.


Yes I even heard that dogs can learn how to use the subway system in Russia, so they can easily be trained to grab trash LOL. Are you a scientist by the way? Apparently the term was only invented back in 1833


I'm not a scientist. I thought the term would be older, but I guess people that did science just used another name.


Yep that must be it. I think it's interesting that the emperor of Japan is a scientist though. He does actually published papers too, even to this day


If you've got an interest in research, then you can be a scientist. You could be a dog scientist even.


That sounds awesome! I missed my calling haha. You would think that astronauts would all be scientists though, but apparently only one scientist has walked on the moon so far


I think astronauts are usually pilots that get trained to go into space. Probably not many scientists end up as pilots.


Yeah you're right. Anyway, what do you think about the president? Do you know who the top three richest presidents are too? I know that it's a weird question


Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types?


No, that is crazy! I wonder if they have their own version of O-.


lol maybe.  I havent really looked into it.  Did you know dogs can understand up to a thousand words?


I did know that. We should teach them more than just simple comands like sit and paw.


My friends dogs know like 50 commands!  Even the command dance!  lol


Dogs drink with underside of their tongue!


Yeah thats weird lol it looks weird too.


I am confused how dogs in moscow use the subway.


Same here,  That is really impressive though,  but im not sure how they know which subway to take lol


I also do not know why they would need to use the subway.


Probably because its faster to get around on.  Oh and where do they keep their subway ticket?  Or do dogs ride free?


Great question. I love that they experience eureka moments.


Yeah I never knew that,  thats pretty awesome.  Do you have a dog?


I do,  shes 2,  a rescue.  I think my dog is the exception when they say dogs an elephants can understand pointing lol shes obivious.


Thats funny. Do you consider dogs to be man's best friend.


Absolutely!  My dog is always there for me.  I just wish she would laugh at some of my jokes,  that would be amazing if dogs could laugh,  thats the only thing missing lol


Hi there, do you know much about the presidents?


Hi yes I know some things here and there> Do you know who the three wealthiest ones are in the US?


I think it is Jefferson, Washington and JKF. Strange trump is not in there


Yes, well you have to take inflation into account , that is why


Oh that makes much more sense. THe president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana


I wonder if that means anything else though in their language, beside the fruit


Hmm good point. The president of Indonesia is a pop star there as well


Yeah he has already released three albums, I guess he is pretty good


He must be I guess. Have you ever visited the white house?


I have been around it and apparently it is smaller than the guest house, wow


Yeah that is curious for sure. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes the VP was the runner up. I like that system actually quite well


Yeah it seemed to work back then. The white house has twin buildings in France and Ireland


Nice, I wonder who lives in those there though, pretty interesting


I wonder too. And they still use floppy discs but I am not sure why though


Did you know Roosevelt did not allow Christmas trees into the house?


Wow  he really did not like the celebrations I guess. George Bush put back the solar panels that I think Reagan took out


Nice. Do you know how officials were elected in ancient athens?


Yes that was it because they thought it would otherwise lead to oligarchy


It makes sense but not sure how it would work nowadays


Hey what do you think about Hope Hicks? She recently met with President Trump


I honestly don't remember a lot about her because she left the administration a while ago. I know that when she was there she met with investigators about Russian election meddling.


That's what I remember too. And I guess Mike Rogers says that Trump has not told his Department to mess with the Russia investigation which is interesting


That is very interesting and concerning. Do you know a lot about presidential trivia?


Yes I know some things about it, for instance the top three richest presidents are Jefferson, Washington, and also JFK


That is very interesting. Did you also know that the guest house is larger than the white house? I wonder why they did that?


Yes that doesn't make any sense! It also doesn't make sense why the president of Indonesia released three pop albums, you would think he'd have more important things to do


I heard that he did that while he was in office. That makes it even stranger than if it wore before or after.


Yep it is very strange. It's also strange that our old system would have the runner-up of the presidential election become the vice president, talk about weird


Wow! Can you imagine that happening now?


No that would be crazy with Vice President Clinton and president Trump, that would be so much drama lol


I agree. We are far too partisan for that now. Did you ever heard what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


I think they call him president banana right? I wonder if he want his election fair and square or if he used bananas to get him elected LOL


Ha ha. What a strange name. Do you know a lot about elections?


I know a little bit about elections yes, did you know that in 2012 international election observers were blocked from visiting the polls in 9 of the states


What?! That's unacceptable. I wonder how that was justified?


Yeah I don't know, and I don't know why they would not have been admitted, what do you think about the fact that in 75% of presidential elections, the taller candidate has won


I did not but I would be interested to see a study for the reasoning behind that. Do we gravitate towards taller people subconsciously?


I think so, it must be built into our genes, what do you think about the fact that Nevada lets you choose a"none of these candidates"voting option when you vote


That seems strange. Can't people just leave it blank if they want like they do everywhere else?


Yep we're just not vote at all, it's very silly I think but it's interesting on the last, isn't it sad though that the maximum voter turnout in the United States has been about 63%


Very sad. I can't imagine why people don't take it more seriously. Many of them usually have opinions to but don't want to go out and do anything about it.


Do you follow politics and the president?


Yes, as much as I can! I try to avoid Twitter mostly.


I don't go on Twitter.  I've found 99 percent of the things on there to be a waste of my time.  Same for Facebook.  Didy you know that the top 3 wealthiest presidents in the US before Trump were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Really? I wonder why the only President to have a phd is woodrow wilson!


Isn't that surprising?  We have had more actors and reality stars than doctors!


Wow! we really need more and much better doctors!


I know.  You would think that more would have made it to be a president.  Looks like Indonesia prefers entertainment over doctors as well because the president there recorded 3 pop albums while in office.


Yeah seems our presidents don't strive to hard to succeed or excel. The last president to speak a foreign language was FDR!


Interesting!  The US presidents guest house is larger than the White House.


That's odd. I wonder why! Personally I'd just switch them since that's the case. Might as well live in the bigger house!


lol yes!  Do you know the name of the first president of Zimbabwe?  It's a funny name.


Haha! Our president can be "orange!" The first phone number ever of the white house was "1". I bet they got a lot of weird calls then, by mistake! Haha


That's funny!  I bet they got a ton of calls for sure! lol  The White House has twin buildings in Ireland and France.  I wonder if they have anything to do with the White House or if it's just a coincidence.


Oh really? There is also a white house replica in atlanta! It's a private home.


What are the odds of that?  lol  The white house still uses floppy disks to store files.  I'm surprised they haven't caught up with the times and use flash drives.


Storing anything on floppy disks sound risky! Did you know that Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the white house and then Ronald Reagan took them down? I wonder why!


I don't know.  What's funny is that George W. Bush had the solar panels put back on the White House! haha


Thank goodness! It's best to set a good example for the people, if your the president, in my opinion.


hi how are you? do you like the president?


i think that he is entertaining and the white house is going to be a source of interest for the next few years.


Very much so! Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?


That is an excellent nickname.  President Trump should have a nickname as well.


Agreed! So should the president of Indonesia who released 3 pop albums while in office.


that man was a vocal legend! i think that every president on the planet should follow his example. pop albums are a great legacy.


I also think that considering they don't spend their time doing anything else important it seems!


true. the next election in 2020 should be an interesting one. its hard to know who will be president.


Indeed! Funny how Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these" option for presidential elections.


that is the way to do it. when people can register their frustration, they might go to the polls.


I would probably choose that option. Since 1990 the taller candidate has won 75% of the time.


NBA players should run for office. they got the height and the cash. plus they can drive the lane.


Couldnt be worse than a celebrity as president!


true. Im tired of famous people getting all the attention for being famous. they have nothing to offer except a shallow fantasy.


Agreed! Did you know the white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files?


yes, i think that most govt offices are way behind in hardware and software. i know that SF uses stuff from the 80s. terrible.


I dont understand why they do not keep up!


there is nothing in the budget. usually the money has to get approved, and then the hardware has to be installed and people trained. Anyway, great chat!


Hello, do you pay particular attention to politics?


I try to, but it seems to be such a hostile subject nowadays.  People seem to not be able to converse without either name calling, or just being nasty.


That's fair, I try to find the humor in politics though. Like the president of Indonesia releasing 3 pop albums while in office.


That is crazy.  I enjoy political satire quite a bit.  Along with bizarre facts like since 1900 the taller candidate won the election for us president 75% of the time


Lincoln must have had an easy time then ahah. Although a lot of things have changed since older days. We used to automatically elect the runner up to be vice president, good thing that hasn't stayed.


Voter turnout hasnt gotten over 63% in the last 100 years.  Maybe new policies would change that.


That's true, hopefully it increases somehow. Maybe it's a problem with the polls themselves, Nevada actually has a ["none of these candidates" option, maybe people would prefer that.


There are times I would have enjoyed that.  Knowing that I didnt have to choose, and maybe if enough people selected that option, we could go back to the drawing board and find new ones.


Exactly, or you could take it even further. In ancient Athens, officials were picked by a lottery system because they felt elections would lead to an oligarchy.


That could prove to be interesting, kinda like the fact the white house still uses floppy disks to store files.  I didnt know they even still made those.


Yeah maybe they should improve technology elsewhere. I remember they took four days to even realize the White House had been struck by bullets on 9/11.


With twin buildings in both Ireland and France, you think they would be extra aware of security.  I don't know how accessible those buildings are to the public through,


I'd hope they're more aware of those buildings at least. I wonder if they're bigger than the presidential guest house, which is somehow bigger than the actual White House.


I don't know, but that is kinda crazy.  Is anything else housed there other than the guest house?


I'm not sure! I know they put in work on it, George W. Bush installed solar panels there once.


He must have been on the same mindset as Teddy Roosevelt, who banned Christmas trees because he was a conservationalist.


It's interesting how people bring their personal beliefs into the office, sometimes I think it can make them lose credibility. Then again, can't be seen less seriously than President Banana of Zimbabwe.


Does that word have a different meaning there?  I mean I have a hard time taking that seriously.


I have no idea, I'm sure it must be a traditional name or something. I wonder if he was rich, did you know  Trump isn't even one of the three wealthiest presidents of US history?


Really?  I wonder if they account for inflation when calculating things like that.


I'm sure they do, otherwise I bet Trump would have to be number one by far. Anyways, it was nice chatting with you, have a good day!


What do you think about the presidential pardon of the turkey at Thanks Giving ?


Apparently, it's a tradition.  I'm happy for the turkeys.Lol


I like it too, it is lighthearted moment in the year. And it is on Thanks Giving, so it is not like there is other pressing issues.


I thought the names Peas and Carrots were cute, too.  It's just a fun little way to unite us as Americans in a lighthearted way.


I did not like the names at first, but the more I think about it, the more I like it. What name would you give a turkey ?


That is a good name, unlike the first president of Zimbabwe who was called President Banana.


Speaking of presidents, do you know the last US president to speak a foreign language was FDR?


It is kind of sad, it tells a lot about the intellectual capacities that we expect about our leaders. I think nowadays, you need to be a good actor to be president.


Trump is that.  I think the only US president to have a PHD was Woodrow Wilson.


Probably also Obama, he was a university professor, therefore he has to have a Ph. D.


Former president Obama was no University professor.  He was just a campus organizer for protests and such.  Sorry, no PHD for him, unless it was an honorary one.


OK sorry about that. But I was surprised that some of the early presidents of the nation were so rich, Washington and Jefferson.  They are in the top 3 of the richest presidents.


No worries, we're cool, man.  It kind of still is the same way today.  Trumps have money, Bush's have money, and the Clintons have lots too.


Trump must be angry that he is not in the top 3 wealthiest  presidents.


Nah, Trump is his own man and he's genuinely pleased that he is helping the working class people of the United States. You know I heard of a dog that beat two people in a mayoral election and served as a mayor for 13 years.  Have you heard about that?


No did not hear about that, where it took place ?


Some little small town you probably never heard of.  Lol  A cat named Hank placed third in a Virginia senate election.  Did you know that.  Maybe the Democrats will try to run that cat against Trump.  The cat would probably be a better opponent for him, than some of the ones the democrats are pushing to run...Lol The cat would have a way better chance of winning, too.


I is though to bring a candidate, people are less and less interested in democracy, the voter turnout in the US never went over 63% in the last 100 years.


I bet if that cat, Hank, ran voter turnout would skyrocket.


To win, it would need to be a tiger, the taller candidate win 75% of the time. Have a nice day.


Do you know who the top 3 wealthiest presidents are.


I do!  They happen to be JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


Well don't tell Trump, lol! You know theres a president in Zimbabwe named President Banana. I think i would have to change my name.


lol That's funny!  The US presidents guest house is larger that the white house.  Must be to make visitors feel more at home.


Ok i buy that. wish that 1805 rule was still in place about the VP's


Wouldn't that be interesting to see Hillary and Trump doing that today?


It would be to funny and snl would have a ball! Can you see them doing a pop album together? lol!


Like the president of Indonesia? lol  I wonder how many people bought the 3 pop albums he released while in office?


I would assume a lot because he kept making them. did you know there are identical White houses in France and Ireland?


I didn't know that.  Interesting.  Teddy Roosevelt was a staunch conservationest and he banned christmas trees from the white house.


Ok way to take a stand Teddy, lol! You know the white House still uses floppy disk.


Isn't that crazy?  You would think they would be more updated by now.


Right and apparently it took our secrete service 4 days to realize that someone took shots at the white house. Must have been a government shutdown, lol!


Hahah  Isn't that kind of scary to think they didn't notice that right away?


Yeah the most secure building on the planet, i don't know. Did you know that Nevada is the only state where a "none of theses candidates" vote is actually a vote and is on the ballet, that's funny.


I didn't know that.  Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75 percent of the time.  Who gathers this data? lol


Right, lol! An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Not for a long time has this process been done in my opinion.


Nope!  Officials in ancient Athens were appointed by lottery because they believed elections would lead to an oligarchy.


Well i guess iv'e been turned into a cynic cause i don't think they would be honest with that either, lol!


lol  During the 2012 US elections international electoral observers were blocked from the polls in 9 states. I don't even know why they allow international observers to watch at all?  Can't they watch via a video stream or something?


I'm sure they could. I think i'm going to move to Nevada for the None of These Vote, lol! It was a pleasure talking with you!


Hello.  Do you enjoy reading political news?  I just read "happy hour roundup".


Hello - I do read some political news. Did you know the 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson and Washington?


Yes, I do.  I wonder though if the news article was created before Trump became president.  I still think that Trump is the richest president even after taking inflation into account.


I think this was definitely made before he was president. He would be at the top of the list for sure.


Glad you agree.  Apparently, the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.  I wonder why.


That's funny. I would hate to have that nickname. The presidents guest house is actually bigger than the white hosue.


I heard about the guest house.  I think it should be the other way around.  The White House should be bigger than the guest house.


I agree. Until 1805, the runner up for president automatically became the vice president.


Wow!  I cannot imagine Hillary Clinton as Trump's vice president.  They would literally wrestle each other, I think.


That would be nuts if they were together like that. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums.


That was interesting. I hope he did not neglect his presidential job.  Three pop albums would require him to spend a lot of time, I think.


I'd hope not either. I can't imagine Trump singing pop songs lol.


I cannot imagine it either.  Apparently, a dictator of a one-party state can also be called President.  I do not agree with that.


I don't agree with that either. Officials in Athens were appointed by lottery because they believed elections would lead to oligarchy.


I wonder who could be in the lottery.  It was very unusual system. It was in the past since now they have regular elections just like ours.


I saw that voter turnout for a US president hasn't breached 62% in the last 100 years.


It was actually better than I expected.  I thought it was under 50%.  People must realize that it is important to vote, especially in presidential elections.


Did you vote during the last mid term election?


Yes, I did.  I voted in both presidential and mid term elections.  I wanted to make sure that legislature seats are being filled by competent people.


The White House is a building with a lot of history


It sure is! I have never visited it myself. Have you?


Me neither, I heard it was twin buildings in France and also in the Netherlands


I figure that we have a long history with those two countries. Probably a show of friendship and solitude.


Yeah I agree, I wonder if the twin buildings have solar panels on the roof as well.


I would hope so, but that has been a controversy for the White House here though.


They have removed them, placed them back again, removed them once more and then finally Bush placed them back, I think that's how it goes.


I guess they are more symbolic than practical. Kind of like the current occupant of the WH.


Yes, I figure that he is an interesting case of what can happen to the Presidency. I imagined that he would be one of the richest POTUS. Not the case.


Yeah, not the case, well the White House still uses floppy disks, thats is a primitive tech


I wonder why. Is it for security? It seems outdated, that's true.


Maybe they are hard to hack, require a long time, im not sure but they must have their reasons.


Let's talk about elections. Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" voting option for presidential elections. What do you think?


I guess its a choice as valid as others, if you dont like the politicians you can also stay at home and save yourself the trouble


I think that it might get people to the polls to vote on other issues. Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the us presidential election 75% of the time. Maybe NBA players should run for office.


They might actually win lol, maybe Michael Jordan he is really popular, I would vote for him I guess.


Michael Jordan has the popularity. I wonder what his stance on the traveling would be. Would there be a travel ban?


I dont know but I bet he has the money to travel around the world.


He sure does. He would be a good ambassador for sport. Anyway, great chat!


That would be a great job for him I agree.


Hi, do you agree with Trump that products made in America will make America great again?


Hi I would hope so.  Hasn't really been a push for "Made in America" products in the 30 years since the 80s.


It sounds like a winning idea if Trump can make it work. Trump has boasted that his administration created 8.7 million jobs since the 2016 election. If he can get that done, he might be able to pull us out of our slump.


I hope it will happen.  He won support in my area by promising to bring jobs back.  My area has been decimated my factories closing or downsizing since Bill Clinton was in office.  Trump won a lot of votes here by promising to bring jobs back.  So far he hasn't done it.  The closures continue as Chevy announced late last year they are closing their factory that makes the Cruze here.  All the employment numbers I see reported sure don't match up to what real life is like here in North East Ohio.


I think Trump is doing the best he possibly can with what he inherited from the last President. Even though he's rough around the edges, I can't say that I disagree with his positions on almost every point he makes. Manufacturing in this country started to go overseas over 30 years ago and its going to be hard to change employers' minds on how to re-do it the right way, the "Made in America" way.


Yes.  President Jimmy Carter was always trying to save money to help.  During the winter of 1977 he turned down the themostats in the white house to 65 degrees.


Yes, Jimmy Carter was a good president   More recently, George W. Bush had them put back on, too.


You must be talking about the solar panels he also had installed that Reagan removed?


Yes, Carter put them on then Reagan took them off and then George W. put them back on again. Wow, waht a roller coaster ride for those solar panels. Luckily, the White House is still located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.


lol  The last US president to speak a foregin language fluently was FDR.  Wish I could speak another language fluently.


Me too, I took Spanish classes but don't know any Spanish people that I could talk to that didn't laugh at my attempts to talk to them so I quit trying.  Even still, speaking of the White House goings on ... it took the Secret Service four days to realize that bullets had struck the White House back in 2011. They must have been napping.


lol I took Spanish too but only learned how to say basic words.  That's scary that it took them 4 days to find that.  5 presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote.  Isn't that what happened with Trump?


I'm not sure but I'm glad he won and not Hillary. Yeah, during the 2012 US elections International electoral observers were blocked from the polls in nine states, too.


I think one of the funniest elections is when a dog beat 2 people in a mayoral election.  The dog served as mayor for 13 years.  No idea where that was though.


I'd like to find out where that was too. I'll have to google it. Another interesting fact is that since 1900, the taller candidate has won the US Presidential election 75% of the time. Tell me there isn't election psychology!


Interesting!  The only US president to have a PHD is Woodrow Wilson.  I figured there would have been more than over the years.


Me too, who knows?  Did you know that Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" voting option for presidential elections?


I did not know that.  In Oregon all elections are conducted by mail.


That sounds strange. Another something that I just learned is that the White House has twin building in Ireland and France?


Neat.  I wonder if they were designed by the same person then?  Did you know there is also a replica of the White House in Atlanta that was built as a private home?


Yes, I think I've heard about that one. Well, it's been great chatting with you, have a good one.


One time, it was interesting, smaller than I thought. Did you know the guest house of the white house is bigger


I did not, that doesn't make much sense but what does in politics. Do you know who the 3 wealthiest presidents were?


I think JFK, Jefferson and Washington were. I wonder how they all made their money


Well we know about JFK dies, they came from money, old money. Not sure about the other two.


For sure, the other two unfortunately from slave labor and lots of land I  bet


Yeah that sounds about right. Can you imagine trump singing pop?


I can't imagine that, apparently there is a president in another country who has released 3 pop records lol


Yeah it's the president of Indonesia. He must be really good.


I bet, must be if there are more than 3. Must not be much to do there if he is releasing records, lol


Right. too funny! Hey did you know there use to be a rule that would have had trump's VP as Hillary or Obama's as John McCain?


Right, back in the 1800s I think. Do you think the election was fair this time?


I do not and unfortunately i do not think we will ever see a fair election if there ever was one again. Apparently in Nevada you can go vote and not pick anyone.


Same and I think 90 percent of people know about Russia and think that is what happened. I don't think any election now will be fair


Yeah and you know what..I would not be surprised if Snowden had something to do with that. Wikileaks guy.


For sure, isn't he in Russia now anyways! Do you see him as a traitor or hero


Well he put his self in that boat but if im giving you sanctuary i think im going to needs some things in return and were talking about Russia here im sure he had or has to earn his keep, lol!


You too! Just in parting there are 2 identical White houses in 2 other countries.


I would love to see those, how about you!


Do you try to buy American as much as possible?


If I can find them yes I do. I love that the Trump had a event showcasing American-made merchandise.


Many products have components made overseas even when they seem American made


I know, its hard to get anything fully American made due to the fact we don't make everything.


Even our best products in this country that we are famous for have many parts shipped in from overseas


Apple is an American company but the phones are made in China.


That I did know....I don't like Apple anyway. There are a lot of companies like Harley-Davidson and General Motors that are happy with the president new law.


Even Trump's own daughters' clothes are made by workers overseas. I find that hypocritical.


Harley-Davidson has already decided to transfer some production overseas because of the impact of the threatened tariffs.


I remember hearing that. Trump was upset about that too!


Yeah, but he says that America will never wave the white flag, We only wave the red, white and blue and the era of economic surrender is over.


I will be glad to see Trump go back to his Real Estate and Hotel business


In my opinion, he isn't the greatest, but I prefer him to Hillary.


lol. very true. Trump could learn a lot from the likes of JFK and Washington


Very true. Did you know that the White House has only been the residence of the US President since John Adams in 1800


I did not know that. Isn't the guest house bigger too?


Yes, the guest house is larger than the white house. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers.


Could you imagine Hillary being VP since she lost. That would be crazy in this administration especially


Yes, I am so glad that the running up is no longer giving VP.


I love them. Do you know what Captcha stands for?


Hmm not really, I know it is a verification process. WHat does it stand for?


It stands for completely automated public turing to tell computers and humans apart


Wow I am going to stick with Captcha, much easier to say


Yeah I agree. The first computer algorithm was written by a Ada Lovelace


Wow she is barely mentioned ever, that is not fair at all. Russians once built a computer that ran on water


Wow cool. Bell once had a manual sent to school to teach students how to use a computer


Yes I watch the NFL games a lot, and you?


Me too. THe U of Iowa visitor locker room is painted pink


I wonder if it is supposed to have some effect on the opposing team though


Good point. Did you know bowlers made more than football players in the 60s?


I guess I can see that as back then it was not a popular sport as it is now


Yeah true. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


Nice did not know that. But what for though?


Well it was for the superimposed yellow line


Wow, well I guess they deserve it, has made watching the game much easier


Yes true. Do you know who Benjarvus Elis is?


Hmm I have heard of him but do not know much. Did you know the 14 largest stadiums are in the US?


Benjarvus was the only rb to never fumble the ball


I have been in city close to hurricane activity, what about you?


I lived in florida as a kid and we had some serious tropical storms... but weirdly enough the only hurricane winds I experienced in life were when I lived in ohio!


I was in Florida at the time of Irma, good thing I stashed supplies and food.


batteries are so important for that. I remember when the power was out from the hurricane winds, I couldn't do any work because my computer was down for weeks. Crazy how important smart phones have almost negated that issue unless cell towers are down


Yeah having batteries is important, luckyly I had my laptop charged up, do you use computers frequently?


every day for work and technically my smart phone is a tiny lil computer. I don't have an apple, I usually use Windows. I heard that smoking near an apple voids the warranty


That is a harsh way to lose a warranty lol, you know the Russians made a computer that ran on water back in the year 1936!


Big Hero 6 by disney was created by using a 55000 core super computer


That must be a really expensive computer, did you watch the movie Wall-E?


yeah I was not a big fan. it was okay but I Feel like there are a lot of better movies that they have I like better.


I see, well I liked it a lot, the name Wall E comes from the tip of the hat to Walter Elias Disney


that is neat. I always forget his middle name is elias. i wonder if the superimposed line that the NFL uses could be traced back to him popularizing animation.


Could be, thats an interesting thing to reseach, do you like football?


I watch it because I like to choose adversary teams to my friends. I cant believe how little nfl players used to be paid, in the 60s bowlers were paid more.


They are paid a lot more now, that is a sure thing, did you hear about that humiliating defeat back in the year 1916, Cumberland lost against Georgia Tech by 222 points


i dont pay a lot of attention to college football. but there are lots of kinds of football that i dig too. I like the european "futbol"


yes. I started to like it when I was in Costa Rica and then I came back to the states loving it. It's more interesting than american football. I live by a rugby pitch now and that is interesting to watch too.


I like it more as well, but football is also interesting I dont understand rugby but I guess it has a lot of similarities with football


yeah it is but the NFL really ruins it for me. its wild to think how much watching sports has changed because of computers and the ability to do things with remote controls.


It is wild, computers have changed the world Transhumanists seem to think they are the solution to immortality


that creeps me out. I dont know if it would leave to immortality fr though because once their body is deceased they stop experiencing things and stops growing as a mind. it would be like ultimate arrested development.


I agree it is unatural and there are many things that can go wrong, I would be afraid of having my mind control by a computer software or some hacker.


Have you had any experiences with hurricanes?  Maybe hurricane Florence?


Thankfully, no. I'm preparing to move to a hurricane area, though. I'm going to construct one of those mason jar barometers when I do.


Ha.  Good idea.  I moved to Georgia right when Hugo hit SC but I didn't have to pack and bubble wrap things.  I wasn't that close.


I remember Hugo. We received a lot of rain from it, here in Ohio. That was when I became interested in hurricanes, and their long reach.


Yeah, it was the only time my sun roof thing leaked.  I am amazed that with all our satellites and technology, we never seem to know where they'll hit until they are actually there.


If Russians can make a computer that runs on water, you would think weather predicting would be more accurate than what it is.


Amen to that.  I know they  are unpredictable, as was Florence, but c'mon the space shuttle can run on 1MB of RAM!