yeah seriously.  That is a good movie though.  It takes a long time.  I remember it took like 13 years to come out with incredibles 2


Yeah those are both some of my favorite movies. Just like the Lion King. I recently found out it was the first to be dubbed in Zulu when they released it in Africa.


Thats good!  Its been fun chatting,  have a good one.


That's good. Did you know Abdul-Jabbar's dunk was banned from college basketball for a decade?


I didn't know that.  I remember him for his hook shot.


Me too. Naismith is the inventor of basketball and is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas's history.


LOL How ironic is that?  In 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


That's pretty crazy. The US Supreme Court has a basketball court on the top floor.


That's pretty neat!  There is a team called the "tall blacks" in New Zealand.  Yikes.


Not really.  I've read some interesting facts though.  Such as all of the Hobbit's characters names were taken out of an old Icelandic poem called "Dvergatal"


Interesting. There is a poem when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.


I'm going to have to look that up.  Sounds interesting.  The javanese alphabet when recited in order forms a poem.


That's pretty cool. Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem once.


That sounds impressive!  Edgar Allen Poe only received $9 for the publication of his poem "The Raven"


Interesting to know. Did you know Lion King was the first Disney film to be dubbed into Zulu for its African release?


I didn't know that.  I bet the Zulu's loved that.  During the 1970's Disney recycled a lot of their animation cells, which resulted in some movies having identical scenes!


That's very interesting. I wonder how that works having identical scenes?


They probably had to make them fast so people wouldn't notice.  lol


Doing alright, about to catch some neflix, it's amazing how much content they have now since they started streaming in 2007


That's great to hear! Yea I remember when you had to order just the Dvd's from them!


Yea and since 2012 netflix has been producing its own "Netflix Original" content


Yea, I have been watching a few different ones on there recently. I cant say I am a Bojack fan however.


Me neither, I'd rather watch something else between 9pm and 12 am but I'm sure a lot of people do since netflix takes up 33% of North America's bandwidth during those times


Yea its crazy how far it has spread, while being in the Czech Republic, Netflix or youtube is on every single bar tv there is.


That is crazy but Netflix has to be careful, they are 21.9 billion in debt


I wonder how that is, there whole moto was because the owner got a 40$ late fee on a movie so he started his own company with different ideals!


I guess netflix incurs a lot of debt for the streaming rights of movies and tv shows along with the production costs of their Netflix Originals


Yea that makes sense, do you like to fish by any chance?


I think seahorses are pretty cool, they are the only fish with a neck!


I never really thought about that. Where I am we have lampreys, I don't know if you have ever seen one but they look like alien vampires.


No, the closest vampire fish I've see is the black swallower fish that eats prey twice its size


I assume fish just eat about anything they can fit into their mouth's!


Yea, the swallower would have no problem killing an immortal jellyfish


Did you know freshwater fish only drink through their skin while saltwater fish actually drink from their mouth?


No, I figured it would be the opposite way between fresh and salt water fish


You would think so with all the salt they would ingest!


Maybe it makes sense since the first fish were in the Salt water during the Cambrian period


It's been great chatting with you, have a nice night!


I used to watch Netflix. I don't watch much now. How about you? Do you watch?


ya I watch it for a few shows like stranger things, the first show they ever produced was called Lilyhammer apparently in 2012


I've heard good things about Stranger Things. Haven't seen it though. Blockbuster made a huge mistake passing up the chance to buy Netflix.


oh definitely, only 50 mil at the time now worth 2 billion, major mistake!


Now there are no more video rental shops. The technology changed because Reed Hastings got stuck with a late fee.


ya just to think, Netflix started over a $40 late fee for Apollo 13 lol


I figure that there will be a newcomer that displaces Netflix one of these days.


ya there might be, I know that disney is making their own version, I just don't know about so many services though


Disney is a juggernaut. They have tons of content. Plus they probably will not spend money on postage like Netflix.


no, plus its wild that netflix and youtube take up like half of all internet traffic


People crave distraction and entertainment. Netflix is in almost every country in the world at this point.


ya they have like 140 million subs and 60 million in the usa alone, thats nuts!


The money must roll in! China won't ever get Netflix. They'll try to come up with their own version. They don't like outside interference.


ya I think you're right, but at least they probably wont do the dvd mail thing, that costs 20x more than internet bandwidth


I guess some people don't have Internet access or don't know how to use computers. They need DVDs mailed.


ya I could see that, do you like fish at all? I ate trout yesterday


Fish are ok. Not my first choice. I definitely prefer it to horse.


haha me too, but I didn't know the seahorse is the only fish without a neck


The only fish with a neck. Usually fish do not have necks. Anyhow, thanks for the chat!


thanks and watch out for the immortal jellyfish out there


hey do you like Horses? I do but I am allergic to them haha


ya it's rough, but I didn't know that clint eastwood was allergic to horses like me haha


As much of a cowboy that he played you would never know it. do you watch Netflix?


I do have netflix I love stranger things! did you know they take up about a third of internet traffic?


They come along way i still have them and was with them since they started in 97. Wish i had purchased some stocks back then.


ya and I bet that Blockbuster must be regretting not buying them back for only 50 million!


Yeah now that they're worth billions and blockbuster is pretty much non existent.


right that is shocking, did you hear the story of what made the founder of netflix start the business?


I think it had to do with a late fee or something like that. what a way to get inspired.


ya he had a $40 late fee for keeping Apollo 13 too long haha


Wow i liked that movie but not that much, haha. As of 2018 Netflix has over 137 million subscribers worldwide.


that is impressive, and about 60 million of those are in the USA alone! also crazy they only started creating exclusive content about 7 years ago


Yeah i think Lilyhammer was the first. I've never seen it you?


nope never even heard of it haha, I did hear that they lost a lot of subscribers the other month when they raised their prices, did you hear about that?


I did but for those of us who had been there from the beginning they didn't. They quickly changed their tune though. they do come out with a new movie or tv show every other week seems like.


ya it seems like it, do you know about fish? I did eat some fish today myself haha


I like fish to eat. never had them as pets though not even as a child. Apparently the oldest goldfish lived 43 years.


have you ever eaten a seahorse? I guess they are the only fish to have a neck haha, they are super small though


No Seahorse entrees for me my friend. Apparently there is a type of fish that lives on land all its adult life.


haha that is true, I want them to do more research on the jellyfish though, we need to learn how it is immortal!


Yes I am a Sixers fan. Are you an NBA fan?


Im a nuggets fan myself. Allen Iverson played for both our teams


He is one of my favorite players all time. I was sad when we traded him but definitely rooted for him when he was on Denver.


Did you know he's still getting paid by Reebok on a lifetime contract?


I think that was a smart deal that his advisers made. He wasn't known for saving money during his time here and this set him up for life.


Yeah 800k a year is still no joke even for a former star athlete


Especially when you have children like he does. They have a nice safety net for future schooling and such.


How do you feel about shooting granny style?


I know that it's a very effective method but it definitely does not look cool!


Yeah it is silly looking. But i feel like points are points regardless of how you get them


I know Rick Barry shot underhanded and I believe Pete Maravich did as well and those are two of the greatest shooters of all time.


That should be something people could look up too. Like Tim Duncan staying in college 4 years and sacrificing money


I think he really benefited from being in school for so long, his game became nearly flawless.


I think that athletes should be allowed to enter the NBA at 18, especially after that Zion injury scare.


Yeah its not like the NFL where you just arent physically ready. Great players have come straight from high school and done well


Yes especially when if you're not one of the elites, you need a longer career to make money.


True, most careers are very short. And injuries ruin them easy. I saw something about Zion getting picked 1-3 there was a difference of over 10 million by spots


I also read that if he dropped past the 16th pick in the draft that he has an 8 million dollar insurance policy.


Very smart by him and his people. it was fun talking to you have a great day!


did you hear about the two students who rode their horse to school during no vehicles day and they were suspended?


I hadn't heard of that, but I like horses. They're incredibly powerful, the equivalent to car engine having 14.9 HP.


Yeah I wish I could work with horses. Or be an actor. Like Clint Eastwood... But then he got allergic, I don't know.


Being an actor can have lots of perks. Robert Downey, Jr. only got paid half a million for the first Iron Man, but got 10 million for the second one. I'd take 10 million as a consolation prize to a horse allergy!


yeah and Paul Bettany won't even watch them.


Oh, funny. Just a Rather Very Intelligent System. I wonder if he'll watch any other super hero movie like Black Panther.


I don't know. I know we won't be seeing Stan Lee, even though he created him. :(


Yeah, that is sad. But I love that Black Panther is actually the richest superhero in that whole universe.


He's richer than Iron Man? Tony Stark is suppose to be a rich industrialist.


Yeah, Black Panther is actually estimated to be worth $500 billion, while Tony Stark is only worth $100 billion. Bruce Wayne is only worth $80 billion.


That is so much money. And I just wanted to be rich like Allen Iverson. He makes 800,000 just so they can put his name on Reboks.


I think it's 800,000 a year until he is 55, then he gets a lump sum of 32,000,000. Pretty good deal. Unlike the one Spencer Haywood negotiated; he chose to take $100,000 instead of a 10% stake in Nike. Today, that would be worth over $8 billion.


Wow, crazy. We've come a long way since Air Jordan's were banned from the NBA.


Yeah, but Michael Jordan did it anyway because Nike can afford to pay the fine. They seem to fine everything in the NBA.


Did you know that granny style is the best way to consistently score points on the line? LOL


Yeah, and basketball players refuse to do it because they don't want to look stupid!


yeah, speaking of looking stupid. Did you hear that Reggie Miller, famous NBA player,  scored 40 pounts one game and tried to brag about it but his sister had scored 105 points and broke 8 national records?


That is pretty funny. Not as dumb as win that coach was fined for saying they shouldn't play basketball on Christmas, though. That was pretty dumb.


Yeah. Anyway, thanks for the chat. Hopefully we can make money like Iverson one day.


I enjoy crossword puzzles, it like a little sets of enigmas.


It was a successful movie it earned 585 million, but Robert Downey only made $500 000.


Did you know it was filmed without a script?


They had an idea about the story, and the dialogues were improvised, I don't think they invested 140 million in a movie 100% improvised. what do you think about that ?


Well they probably had a general idea but made a lot of improvements. Like how quill dropped the orb in guardians of the galaxy and happened to catch it last minute.


I saw the film but don't remember it, what was it about ?


Basically about people traveling space, walking the grey line between heroes and outlaws


Now I remember, thanks. Superhero movies play a lot around that theme like Tony Stark who is an industrialist yet he saves the world and does not charge for it.


Did you know stan lee created iron man since he thought no one would like him?


Maybe he challenged himself to make people like a character that is unlikable on paper. Nobody cheers for the industrialist in real life.


But now iron man is iconic and very popular


But when he was introduced, in the 60s, arms dealers/industrialist were not very popular to the young people who most of them were against the vietnam war.  Now he is very popular. In the 60s he was designed not to be popular.


I guess while the character hasn't changed much, the social context has


Times change, like horses were considered for poor people around 1940 now they are for rich people. Do you like horses ?


I find that they play a large role in our history, either in war or agriculture


For a long time they were our cars, tractors, fire engines. That why firefighter had dalmatians, they are a dog breed that goes well with horses.


Indeed. In any case, thanks for chatting. I hope you have a great day.


Hi, how are you? Do you like to use Facebook?


Hello, I'm good! And yes I do like to use Facebook! It's crazy how old it is already, it feels like it just became a thing and yet it's almost 13 years old I believe.


It has been around a long time in Internet time. I do not use it myself. I found it to be a distraction.


I think it can definitely have too much power. Apparently 30% of adults in the United States use Facbook as their primary source of news, it's scary isn't it?


That is scary with all the fake news floating around. The Russian campaign to distort perception during the elections is quite scary. Facebook is the opposite of democracy.


Facebook can definitely be a source of PERSONAL news though, I think it's actually an aid for people discovering infidelity? At least I know a third of divorce filings in the U.S. contained the word "Facebook".


I think that it can be a good way to catch up with your friends. But your data will be used by companies to sell things to you. Divorce is a problem? I'm not surprised.


Yeah and there's so many people on facebook now it's amazing how much data they have now, there's more people on Facebook than there were people in general 200 years ago.


I believe that people now only exist if they are online. If you are not online, then you are not a full person. You must be connected to be human. That concerns me.


At least Facebook is aware of social issues? There's now somehow 58 total gender options, I wasn't even aware there was more than two!


I guess that gender fliud people are increasing and the number of gender will increase every years. I would like my own gender. I think each person should have a unique gender.


Definitely, I think it's awesome there's more representation! And speaking of awesome, the "Like" button was originally supposed to be called the "Awesome" button.


Awesome? That is just too silly a name Older people are not going to call something AWESOME. I wouldn't. I could like something though.


Ahah yeah that's a fair point, maybe that's why they didn't end up with that! On a different note, are you interested in Spider-Man?


I like Spider-man. I liked one of the movies. The second one I think.


There's a lot! Sometimes it's hard to remember all of them. I think the first issue where Spider-Man appeared was all the way back in August of 1962.


Wow, that long ago. I saw the movie where Spidey loses his powers. And focuses on school. He is a happy boy because he doesn't need to save people.


Ahah is that really a movie? I've never heard of that. I know the scene where Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man catches food on a tray is actually real!


That is great! Tobey is a natural Spidey. Anyway, great chat!


Hopefully one day we can be like Spider-Man too! They are actually working on a substance to give anybody the ability to walk up walls.


I am happy just walking on the floor. Have a good night!


Definitely, you have a good night as well!


Hi there! Have you been to a bookstore recently?


no I have not, lets talk about Black Panther the movie, it was released in 2018 and based on a Marvel comic


I did, alexis rhee who played Busan, also starred in Blade runner


yes that film was put out in 1982 that was a while ago now.


Interesting! Apparently Black panther also predates the name of the political party.


interesting, at one point when Marvel tried to create their own studio they put some characters like captain american as collateral.


I didnt realize characters would be collateral!


me either, lets talk about Avengers Infinity wars next, another release in 2018, the person who voices Jarvis has not seen the movies


You would think they would be first to watch? They made the whole movie using IMAX. That's pretty cool.


agreed, I guess Robert Downey Jr. likes to hit food on the set and they allowed him to do it.


he eat it I think, because there are scenes of him eating some of it which was unscripted.


That's kind funny, I did notice that too. Always busy!


yup, Universal studies owns the rights to show some of the marvel characters east of the Mississippi


I wonder what happened to the west then?


I believe Disney has those rights now, the contract with universal was done back in the 90s


Cool. Apparently the avengers made shawarma sales go up. Funyn what movies can do


yes, Odin's ravens appeared in the film also, they were there when Loki and Thor where having an argument.


Hi there. You a fan of fashion? I am not a huge fan but I still enjoy picking out nice clothes!


I am 6'6. Fashion is literally beneath me. Nothing fashionable fits me so I gave up fashion when I was like 6'. I am just happy if something fits me right!"


Haha that is hilarious. I wonder if any of the Apple shirts would fit you...they made clothing back in 1886.


That might! I know Jobs was tall! Although he was not into fashion.


Yeah I don't know a ton about him other than what he created. i need to watch his movie. Pilgrim clothing was apparently colorful.


I am reading the Walter Isaacson book on him now. They only wore black for special occasions? Seems backwards?


yeah you're right. There is a store in Alabama that sells stuff found in unclaimed baggage at the airport.


I wonder why rip curl makes clothes in north korea yet puts made in china on it? Political sanctions?


Yeah I have no idea kind of mysterious. I think it is odd how Britains call their pants trousers, it just sounds so funny to me.


It's even funnier if you say it in a british accent. Imagine if you are a judge and sue a small dry cleaning business for loss of a pair of pants. Seems out of touch.


Haha very out of touch. Over 67 million too unbelievable!


Agreed. Like Collinsville which has a law prohibiting saggy pants!


Very conservative of them!  Aladdins pants were actually modeled after MC Hammer!


Mine too! People wear pants because they were more effective on horses than robes.


Interesting. Now that I don't ride a horse maybe I can stop wearing pants! The romans thought pants were barbaric.


Have you ever been to Rome? Do you like traveling?


Never been but I love traveling. I have actually been to Italy. My favorite form of travel is flying out of all of them.


I am afraid to fly but it is the fastest!


Yeah. Maybe you should try the Dutch bus that travels at 160mph.


Unless it turns into Speed! That would be scary...


True. Unfortunately in japan all highways are tolls! Expensive for sure...


hey, did you know that Apple Computers had a clothing line in the 80s


no, but that is interesting. i wonder why they discontinued it


ya, I wonder if that is worth money too? Have you heard of the clothing line by Rip Curl?


Oh yeah the north korean brand that is made in china


ya, besides that I haven't heard of them though, I tailor my own clothes and yes I can confirm, you can see if clothes are tailored or not based on the collar gaps


that is actually pretty cool. and greeks made asbestos clothing and it was so expensive


ya and bad for their health probably haha, did you hear about pilgrims and their clothes?


yeah I like that they stick to colorful clothes


ya the plain, black clothes were saved for special occasions apparently


yeah. did you hear about that guy that wore 70 pieces of clothing at the airport so as not to pay for baggage?


haha that guy is a genius! also genius is a store that sells unclaimed baggage from airports, I bet those are full of surprises!


oh I do, I'm wearing some right now actually, what about you? haha


yeah me to, they are so comfortable. did you know women were not allowed to year pants in us senate until 1993?


haha no but that is really crazy, also I guess Romans saw pants as being primitive and a sign of a barbarian


did you know hulk has indestructible pants?


haha well he better for his transformations! I also didn't know that Aladdins pants were modelled after Mc Hammer


yeah that is a cool fact actually. do you travel much?


I do actually for work, I can't wait to ride that bus they're developing that moves at 160mph!


yeah I would like to try that too. did you know there is a website of people who let you couch surf while travelling?


ah that is interesting, might save me some money, so like Airbnb but with couches? haha


I like animals and spider man all in the same show.


Ohh that sounds interesting. Do you know how many individual animals are there on Earth?


I would think there are a lot of animals on earth.  6.02 times 10 to the 23rd power?  I know that spider man appeared in a circus with some camels.  It was a wild show.


Wow that is one too many zeroes for me. Do you know why there is a hyphen in the name of Spider-man?


Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man wanted to differentiate from Superman.  Because the two are alike. I know that when a camel decides not to give rides any more it bucks.


Did not know that about camels, smart of them. Did you know SOny had a chance to buy almost all MArvel characters and only bought Spider-man?


It is kind of funny to think that 25 Million for a library of characters is cheap. Buying only spidy was a error on SOnys part.  Should animals have rights like in germany?


Yes most definitely, I would love to see that law here as well. Do you know why we still have huccups?


Hiccups are an evolutionary trait tied to unfriending 10 people on face book to get a free whopper.  I think animal rights would increase the cost of whoppers.


I wonder how that came about with Burger King. Do you know why Facebook is blue?


I believe that the creator of Facebook is color blind.  So, he tends to not use the colors he can not see. Facebook is worth 104 billion dollars.  Nearly the 1/16 th the number of animals on the planet.


That is insane Too bad for Myspace who had the chance to buy it and passed on it for $75 million


Hard to believe a simple registry of name, occupation, schools attended and so on would be worth so much.  It must be the advertising and cookies.


I am sure that is it. Iceland seem to like it so much though, that they are using it to get feedback from people and rewrite the constitution


Good for the Icelanders.  I wonder if there will be a new super hero who uses Mark Zuckerburg as a mentor.  He would be called the Anti - Privacy man.  He would sell your data faster than a speeding millionaire.


Hahhaha that is funny. Did you know in Germany, in a state actually of it the like button is illegal?


It does not make sense why the like button is illegal in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.  Could it be that Germans have no sense of humor?


I do not know and then it is only that state, strange a bit but they must have their reasons for it. Do you know who was the voice of madame web in the 1994 spider-man series?


I have no idea who the voice of madame web was.  I be the person was in the broadway musical "spider-man:turn off the dark"


It was the wife of Stan Lee, Joan B. Lee. What a team. Nice chatting with you


Did You hear that Loch Ness monster is a protected spices ? :)


I did not, can you tell me more about it?


That's all I heard, I wonder what do You think :) does that makes sense ? ;)


It sounds kind of crazy, as crazy as a camel at the circus injuring 6 children


It was in Pittsburg, they became startled and stampeded children


I hope nobody died... They need to take more precautions when it comes to bigger animals like that...


They were just injured, it was on sep 16 by the way. You asked when earlier.


oh ok - when was the last time You were in circus ? Do You like events like that ?


I have not been to the circus in a long time.  I guess they are ok, I like the look at the animals more than the performances.


I agree, but ever since I remember - I didn't like circus... plus, I don't think the animals are happy there...


I agree with that.  What do you think of Facebook?


I created the account two years ago and I'm addicted since ;) You ?


I have had facebook forever, good way to keep up with friends and family.


I agree... I've found many friends from my childhood that I've lost contact with... plus they got a messenger app that You can use for free :)


Yes, its amazing to see how that company has taken off


true and they keep expanding... they added "marketplace" and it's competitive to ebay and now I've heard they will add a dating app soon


wow thats exciting, amazing what one idea can bring you


As long as You're doing it right and it seems like they know how to conquer the internet ;)


I used to love them ! I still do but I don't read as much, You ?


Yes I do.  What are your thoughts on Spider Man?


That's my second favorite :) Batman was my guy :) but sure... I love Mary Jane in spiderman ;)


She is in the newer spiderman films with Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone


...but is Gwen Stacy a character or an actress ? Sorry, not familiar with that one...


Oh yes. I love animals! All 20 quintillion of them! Ha! How about you?


I definitely do not like the insects, but the others are okay. Germany is the first country in the world to give all animals constitutionally guaranteed rights.


Really? Hopefully other countries catch on and do the same. I mean, even in Scotland, the Lochness Monster is considered a protected species under their protection of animals act!


So people really believe in Nelly, I suppose. Supposedly hiccups are from early evolution when land animals had gills and lungs.


Wow! That would make sense, I suppose. I may have to post that one on Facebook as I'm sure a lot of others don't know that. Speaking of Germany and Facebook, there's actually a state on Germany where the like button is ilegal. Can you believe that?


Huh, I wonder why! On the other hand, Iceland must adore Facebook. They are rewriting the constituion via Facebook, letting the public make suggestions and changes.


Is that so? Wonder how those laws would be if MySpace had purchased Facebook in 2005 for $75 million. Oh, I bet they regret that!


Right! When I was switching from My Space to Facebook, I thought it was so boring! I always wondered why it was primarily blue. Apparently that is due to Mark Zuckerburg's red green colorblindness.


Same here. I still think it's boring compared to MySpace at least. Did you hear Burger King once ran a promotion offering a free Whopper if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook? Weird!


Ha, I should use that promotion as I feel I spend too much time looking through friends' posts!


Same here as I do love Whoppers more than I love Facebook. Crazy they make most of their revenue from advertisements that appear on screen.


Do you ever watch trailers on Facebook? I believe I saw one for some superhero movie, was it Spiderman? Oh, sorry, Spider-man. Spider-man has a hyphen so as not to get confused with Superman, as according to Stan Lee.


Ha! Never watched any of the Facebook trailers, but Spider-Man is one of my favorite superheroes. I also love his villains - namely Venom and Doctor Octopus!


Cap'n crunch's arch rivals are in the marvel universe. They have fought Spiderman. Wait, is this the same guy as the cereal? I am confused.


Ha! I suppose so! That is weird, isn't it? Almost as weird as Sony only purchasing the rights to Spider-Man for $10 million thinking audiences would only care about him instead of other characters.


Yeah, how wrong were they. Have you heard of the Broadway musical Spider-man: Turn off the Dark?


Wasn't it the most expensive Broadway production in history? Something to the tune of $75 million?


Yeah, music and lyrics were written by U2's Bono. The reason it shut down is no one wanted to insure them anymore. Haha.


Ha! I don't blame them. That is an insane amount. Crazy to think Spider-Man went from a comic book anthology in August of 1962 to the most expense Broadway production in history!


I wish I could have seen it on Broadway!


Most of them i can do without snakes. there are over 20 quintillion individual animals on earth.


Snakes are just so misunderstood. Most of them are pretty nice.


Yeah ok,lol! Someone told me that domesticated animals develop a white patch on the forehead.


Hmm  That is interesting.  I wonder if in generations of domesticated animals that has been a thing?  Like modern day cats, been domesticated for years, will they still have it?


Apparently germany was the first country to give animals constitutional rights.


That is really neat.  Did you know hiccups area holdover from when animals used to have gills and lungs?


I heard that, not sure i can get with that. there are over 1.5 M living animals species.


Hiccups are a spasm of the diaphram muscle, why it starts to spasm, I dont know.


Well apparently like you said it's from when we were animals and fish.


Did you know the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species?


No protected from what? How's protecting have the world doesn't even believe it exist?


I dont know, I guess if you think you find it you cant kill it?  I listened to a podcast about it and the Yeti and the real reasons behind them.  It was really neat.


When they went public they were worth 104 Billion.


And to think Myspace didnt jump at the chance to buy when they offered in 2005


Yeah i know they could have obtained it for a steal, only 70 million at the time.


Did you hear about the Burger King promotion?


For the whooper for a penny, if you downloaded the app at McDonalds?


Well, that one too.  But the if you unfriend 10 people you get a free whopper.


Sounds like they're haters. Do you know why facebook is blue?


I think it is because Zuckerburg has red-green color blindness.


That makes sense. There's a place in Germany where the like button is illegal.


I heard about that.  I wonder how that works?  If I go there will mine not work?


Good question, but remember it's germany- some one's probably watching you there, lol. Just kidding.  Apparently Iceland is rewriting their constitution!


I thought it was Russia that was always watching... lol  That is cool Iceland is letting people have feedback via facebook


Yeah i'm torn between this it's either a really good idea or a really bad one. Hard to believe FB has only been around since 2004.


As long as it is just input and suggestions I think it might be safe, anything else, nope.  I got facebook in college when they just rolled it out for Universities.


That must have been cool, nice chatting with you.


Hey there have you ever played golf before?


Yea a couple times but I always end up shooting into bunkers and water hazards, you?


Haha yes I'm not very good. It's very crazy that the whole is only about 4 and 1/4 inches in diameter yes people can get a hole-in-one with that tiny little ball haha


Yea but there are a bunch of golf fanatics especially in the US. The average US course consumes 312  thousand gallons of water a day


Yeah that seems like a waste to me. It's also a waste that in Dubai the golf courses can use up to four million gallons of water a day, I can think of a lot better use for that water


Yea it's quite shocking Dubai uses that much water for courses considering they are in a middle of a desert


Yep I agree. It's also crazy to me that in America golf courses take up the amount of space that Rhode Island and Delaware do when they are combined together


Maybe the US should just make a state that is just one big golf course


That's not a bad idea! Also it's interesting that Babe Ruth was a famous golf player, we only hear about him as a famous baseball player


Well I guess Babe's skill at swinging the bat transferred to swinging a golf club too


Haha It would appear so! what do you think about Samuel L Jackson by the way? Apparently he has a built-in to his contract that he can play golf at least twice a week while he's making movies lol


Samuel L Jackson must be a good golfer then with all the movies he stars in


Yes I would imagine so! Do you ever play tennis by the way? I played it a lot in high school


I played once in high school, swinging a tennis racket and hitting the ball is a lot harder than it looks


Yes I agree you have to be very coordinated. It's also interesting that the polo shirt was invented by tennis player and not a polo player in my opinion


Yea, Rne Lacoste was the first person to wear polo shirts, crazy how popular they became


Yes and his nickname was the Crocodile and that is why polo Lacoste shirts have crocodiles on the logo LOL


Pretty cool. Did you know Gael Monfils beat one of the best table tennis players a few days after he learned how to play?


Now that is cool. Apparently he beat the"Rodger Federer"of table tennis which is very impressive!


That is pretty cool, I wonder how long the match lasted, I know the longest tennis match was 11 hours long


Guess you're right. And it lasted 3 days! Talk about exhausting, and that was back in 1969, it's interesting to that a black man won the US Open in 1968 but no black man has done the same since then


Hello!  How are you doing today?  Did u know The average american golf course consumes around 312,000 gallons of water per day.


That's crazy! Speaking of golf, there's a course in Dubai that requires 4 million gallons of water daily!


I just read that lol Golf courses in america make up more land space than rhode island and delaware combined


That's really big. Speaking of big, the Great Bambino, Babe Ruth, was once America's most famous golfer. I bet he could hit the ball a ton!


Right!  Another known person Samuel l. jackson puts a golf clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf twice a week during production.  Thats pretty awesome,  if I could do that I would request one day off a week to go snowboarding lol


If I could request one day off a week, I would play basketball. Did you know that in 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach?


haha good for them.  They are not risking their health out on the field or court and still making the big bucks! Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade.


The dunk is a smart strategy if you are big like Kareem. The basketball is only about 9.4 inches in diameter and the defenders hoop is only 18 inches.


Are you planning on catching the NBA Slam Dunk Contest? It's on TNT at 8 pm on February 17.


Probably not,  I dont really keep up with sports much.  Thats sounds like a fun show though.  Do all the teams participate in it? Wow this is weird : The new zealand basketball team are nicknamed the "tall blacks"


I'm not sure if all teams participate in the all star game. It's not like tennis, which is an individual or doubles sport.


Oh I see,  more like just single players against other single players.  Sounds good.   The us supreme court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land"


That's really interesting. I wonder who coaches the supreme court games? Did you know that James Naismith, who invented basketball, was the only coach in the history of the University of Kansas's basketball program to have a losing record!


Haha,  those who can do teach.  I guess.  Thats kinda sad,  I hope he made a lot of money for inventing it.


You know who did make a lot of money? Rene Lacosta. Lacosta was a tennis player who invented the polo.


I know right!  Thats pretty funny.  Also, They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 us open


Tennis is too long for me. There was once a tennis match spread over 11 hours over the course of 3 days.


That is long,  I wonder how people can sit there and watch it,  I mean its exciting but not that exciting.  This is interesting: A black man won the 1st us open tennis title in 1968 and no black man has won it since.


That's fascinating. I wonder why there isn't more diversity in tennis. Maybe I'll tune in to the Tennis Channel to watch the World Tennis Tournament at 9am.


Yeah I dont know,  good talking to you,  have a good one!


I am a bit, I'm not a fan of the golf courses using 312k gallons of water a day in the US.


I agree!  There is a golf course in Dubai that uses 4,000,000 gallons of water a day!  Not a fan of that either.


Priorities right? It's one of the only sports with no standard course/court for the sport. I like how it can switch up like that.


Yes!  Did you know that if you added up all the golf courses in America, they would make up more land space than Rhode Island and Delaware combined?


I never knew that, that is really crazy. Lowest score wins, I could definitely use that in the other sports I play haha.


lol  I was surprised to find out that Babe Ruth was one American's most famous golfer.


I never knew that, Samuel L Jackson puts a clause for golf that lets him play twice a week during production.


That would be a great clause to put in your contracts wouldn't it?  Do you know many facts about tennis?


Not really that much, just that helicopter used to dry the grass for the 1969 US Open.


That's a neat fact! See you do know some!  US open quarterfinalist Gael Monfils beat the "Roger Federer of paddle tennis" after learning how to play just days earlier.


Oh wow, I would have never of heard about that. Could you imagine being at the longest tennis match in history, 11 hours over 3 days? zzzzzzz


lol  I could have watched paint and it would have dried faster!


For sure, would have been pretty boring haha. You ever see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dunk a ball? Got it banned from the NCAA.


I do remember watching him play!    Can't believe they banned that shot for almost a decade!


That is pretty nuts, do you prefer FIBA or the olympics?


I would have to say the Olympics.  What is FIBA?


It's the like the World Cup for basketball. It is every 4 years opposite that of the olympics. It is pretty fun to watch.


I had no idea! lol  Thanks!  Do you know who has the only losing record in the University of Kansas' history?


Was it James Naismith, the inventor of basketball by chance?


Yes!  You got it!  I have to get running!  It's been fun chatting with you!


Do you like playing golf?  I do but always seem to end up in the rough or the sand trap


Yes - the average golf course uses around 312 thousand gallons of water a day - that seems like a waste


It is such a waste, but there's a golf course in Dubai that requires 4 million gallons of water a day!


That is nuts - especially for a desert country.  Golf courses in this country take up more land than Rhode Island and Delaware put together.


That's alot, but many people enjoying playing.Do you know Samuel L. Jackson puts a  golf clause in his fim contracts?


Yeah he is a big fan - he gets to play twice a week during production!


The perks of being a movie star!  Babe Ruth was once America's most famous golfer or so I've read.


He was probably good at that too.  Though I do not think his body type would have been good for basketball.


I don't think so either.  Do you watch much basketball?


I am a Wake Forest fan since I went there, but we rather suck.  Unlike Kansas which has only had one losing coach in its history!


But, it's so ironic because that one losing coach was the actual inventor of basketball, James Naismith, himself.


That is funny.   The coaches do get good money - in 39 states they are the highest paid state employee!


The football coaches get paid just as well.


Probably even more than the Supreme Court Justices !  They have their own court but I am sure only play for fun.


Ah, "the highest court in the land", do you think RBG shoots any hoops?


She is pretty short but I would love to see her try!  She would definitely not fit in with the New Zealand team - they are known as the tall blacks!


How racist! That wouldn't fly as a name in the good ole USA.


For sure.  There are so many good African-American basketball players - Kareem Abdul-Jabar was so good that he got the dunk banned in college basketball


That's true, it was banned for over a decade.


Yes.  I am not so good - I have to shoot granny style!


I am good. Are you interested in celebrities?


Hello - I don't follow them too closely. What about you?


Depends. I heard that pixar studio has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities!


That's pretty cool. I wonder what is in the room?


Same. I did not realized Robin Williams was in Aladdin.


Yep, he is the geenie. Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


I cannot believe she makes that many an episode. I feel like there is always new episodes on. She is the highest paid celebrity after lebron james.


Yes that's crazy. Ethiopia has a celebrity chef who believes he can combat hunger by encouraging everyone to eat more diverse foods.


I would be interested in eating more diverse food. I wonder how he encourages that.


Not sure how he does that. Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street.


I am surprised they have celebrity appearances on a childrens show.


I am too. Do you like association football aka soccer?


I am not. I would like to watch the variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time though.


That would be pretty fun to watch. Americans call it soccer because it was slang for association football.


It is confusing having different names for the same sport. It makes sense that it would be called football though.


I think it is confusing too. Soccer makes more money than most sports combined.


I guess because it is more popular in different countries. Jon Stewart was also a soccer player.


Oh wow I didn't know Jon Stewart was a soccer player.


Me either. Another soccer player donated enough money for 23 surgeries for children. That is so nice


Not that much though sometimes I watch the World Cup. The US got 3rd place in the first FIFA world cup in 1930.


That's good they got third. I saw the city set to host the 2022 Qatar World Cup does not yet exist.


Interesting! And there are no net economic gains for countries that host the world cup or Olympics.


I think that is odd. I would think they would bring in a bunch of tourist income. Guess that's not the case.


Right, well at least it brings awareness to the city for future tourism.


I agree. The Hungary national football team had one defeat in 6 years and that was in the World Cup final.


More people should pay attention to the American women's soccer team. They do really well.


I think so too. Did you know soccer is actually called association football?


Yeah and I think soccer is slang for it. I think we're the only ones that call it soccer.


Yep. Soccer makes more money than most sports combined world wide.


Yeah, it is the world's most popular sport. Wonder why it's not so popular in the US


Not too sure, but I think it's taking off more in the US.


Maybe I'd like the version where three teams face off at the same time. Or, maybe not. That seems confusing.


That would be very cool to watch. Jon Stewart was a skilled soccer player at one point in time.


Yeah, I heard he represented the US at the Pam American Maccabi games in Brazil in 83.


Yep, which is really cool. Do you follow celebrities?


I don't really. I'm surprised that Judge Judy is one of the highest paid celebrities.


I can't believe she makes $123,000 per episode.


Yeah that makes her the highest paid celebrity after Lebron James. I'm in the mood to watch some daytime tv now. See you later!


Hi there, I play it sometimes. But they consume tons of water so it is pretty bad


Yes that is true. In america the average one uses 312 000 galls every day


Yeah that is true, Another one in dubai uses 4 million per day


Wow that is such a waste. Samuel Jackson puts it in his movie contracts that he gets to play 2 weeks of golf


Wow smart guy. Babe Ruth used to be a great golf player too What a talent


I do from time to time. Do you know who Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is?


Yeah he is the guy who loved the dunk shot so much it got banned for a while


Yeah that is him. Do you know who invented the sport?


It was James Naismith and ironically he is the only losing coach at U of Kansas


THat is funny. Coaches are the highest paid state employees though in most of the states


Yeah heard that, pretty cool. Do you know what the NZ basketball team are nicknames?


Yeah they are called the tall blacks, not sure how that flies there


Yeah, I wonder about that too. Do you like tennis too?


I like it and one of my favorite players is Serena Williams. Do you like it?


I love it, and especially because I like polo shirts and that is how they came to be


Yeah that is true, I guess we all have to thank Rene Lacoste for that brilliant idea


True. They once used a helicopter to dry a field  for the US Open


Wow drastic measures. Once one black man has won the US Open back in 1968


I wonder how come there was not another one


Yea I watch FIFA all the time, it's crazy they've been around since 1930


I had no idea! I know the championship has been awarded every four years since the start of the tournament except during WWII.


I didn't know the host city of the 2022 qatar fifa world cup doesn't even exist yer


I wonder how that works? Surprisingly the USA got 3rd place in the FIFA World Cup in 1930.


I never knew that, usually the USA never comes close to 3rd place


From what I've heard the American team has never placed below third place in the World Cup since Women's World Cup started in 1991.


That's only got to apply to the womens world cup because I know the mens team didn't even qualify for a lot of them


I'm not sure. I do know Hungary is really good. They only had one defeat between 1950 and 1956 and that was the World Cup final.


That's pretty impressive. It's a shame that the world cup hosts do not get any economic benefits for hosting


That should be changed! I just learned that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined.


Soccer is pretty popular, apparently the name "Soccer" is slang for association football


I never knew how popular it was. I know Jon Stewart was a skilled player in college.


Yea, Jon Stewart actually played in the Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil


Yea, I wonder if the highest paid celebrity Lebron James ever played soccer


Somehow I doubt it. I know Judge Judy is the next highest paid celebrity next to Lebron, making 123k per episode!


That's pretty cool, I wonder if any of them visited Pixar studios secret room


I would sure love to see that room. It must be special if it is secret. Well, it was nice chatting! Bye.


You too, I'm gonna go check out videos of the Ethiopian chef who encourages people to eat more diverse foods


Doing well.  Are you familiar with K-pop genre of music?


I am not either.  I found it interesting that K-Pop boy band BTS debuted as No.1 of the Billboard 200 album chart.  European acts have faired will in the U.S.  Now it seems Asian acts are as well.


That is shocking. I am  abig fan of Linkin Park, do you like them?


I's more old school when albums were vinyl, cassette, or 8-track.  One of my favorites is Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon".


Me too! I love that album. It was a best seller in 2014.


It has timeless longevity.  Did you see the movie "Straight Outta Compton"?


I have not but I want to. Have you seen it?


Nor I.  I was supprised to learn that the related album "Straight Outta Compton" reached platnum without major airplay or tour.


That is shocking. I feel like the album is ready and waiting for radio play!


Thinking about K-Pop, do you remember the song "Gangnam Style" that took over the airways in about 2012?


It seems that while the song by itself was fairly simplistic.  The video choreographing made the song.  It looks like that's what BTS had going for them as well.


WOw, I had no idea. Thank you so much for enlightening me!


I guess some say that song and dance transcends borders, cultures, and language.  Its interesting to see how other cultures take American style music and make it their own, like K-Pop.


Yeah... I wonder how some groups like the rolling stones impact music, in general. some groups are bigger than the music they put out.


That is definitely true.  But if BTS got a curtain call on the Ellen Degeneres show, then they really made a hit that was internationaly significant.


It's like a comedian getting invited over to the couch on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson?


That's a good old school analogy.  Are you by chance into the rap genre of music?


Oh yes for sure. I actually saw him in concert in 1977 before he died. I was a little girl but went with my sisters! What a voice!!


Did you see the HBO film about his life?


I have seen alot of the them on TV over the years, but not this new one on HBO, " The Searcher", should be very interesting!!


I learned a lot.      It is tragic that his twin died at birth!


Yes, I know. He talked to him a lot! I don't think his mother ever got over it. She was very close to Elvis I didn't know Kurt Russell was the voice of Elvis in Forrest Gump? I know Kurt Russell did a movie playing Elvis.


What was the city in Mississippi Elvis was born in?


Tupelo MS during the depression. Have you ever heard of the song Tupelo Honey. Really good! Nicholas Cage played Elvis as well in a movie. Nick dated his daughter Lisa Marie and Mj married her for a short while.


Wow!      What was the name of the first place he recorded?    I believe Sam Phillips owned it.


Tupelo Honey song was song by someone else! Did you know Elvis was a natural blonde/blue eyes. He died it jet black! He like his wife to have it as dark.


That is odd.    I really liked his guitar player in the early days.


I do too! I think one of his best works, besides Vegas, Was when he did his concert in Hawaii! They called it Aloha from Hawaii. I remember seeing it live on TV. It was a big deal. You can see it on Utube, his voice is incredible!! He is the King of Rock and Roll!!


True!   Even Freddy Mercury wrote Crazy Little thing Called Love in tribute to Elvis Presley.


Yes, cute song. Have you ever been to Graceland? Beautiful at Christmas!! He loved that holiday!! I have gone to Lisa Marie's concerts and have a few of her albums too. I got up close to her, its amazing how her face looks exactly like his!!


I have travelled some, and went by Graceland, but didn't go inside.


Really, Did you see the Lisa Marie plane across the street? lol


I don't remember.     I wonder if King Kalakaua visited Graceland when he travelled around the world.


lol, That's funny!! I was surprise to learn Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street?


That is at least as impressive as Robin Williams starting the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films!


True! He could make me laugh! Its so sad his horrendous death!! Iceland is alot like the Virgin Islands, taking planes from island to island


I wonder if Judge Judy appears in either of those places?     She is the second highest paid celebrity!


I know she makes alot!  Would be interesting seeing the Pixar 's secret room for celebrities!! lol Good chat!!


Thanks!    I think I will watch more of that Ethipian chef urging people to eat more diverse foods.


You too.     Enjoy some of DJ Fontana's drumming with your Elvis!


I liked 90's and earlier rap more. I'm not into much of the newer stuff.


I prefer melody and harmony. Who is your favorite artist?


I don't really have a favorite but I can discuss several that I find interesting. Did you know that Tupac's music is in the library of congress?


I guess the members of Congress sometimes request his tunes for listening to on the floor? LOL. I think that's great.


It is. His music is considered to have cultural significance. Do you know what Eminem wanted to be before he was a rapper?


Um, I don't know. An artist? A ballet dancer?


He wanted to be a comic book artist. He was a big Superman fan.


I could see him drawing comic books. He could start a company now with all his money.


He definitely could. Did you also know that Busta Rhymes performed the voice of Reptar the wagon in the Rugrats movie?


I did not know that Busta did that. He must be a talented voice artist. I guess he can do just about anything with those vocal cords of his.


He does have an impressive voice and rapping speed. Did you also know that Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle?


I would expect that there is a cultural difference that explains that. The Koreans must adapt the rap to their culture.


I would imagine so. It's called compliment battle. I'm assuming that complimenting each other instead of slamming each other. I can't imagine that.


I guess they must show respect for each other. The rap battle in which your glorious opponent is also worthy of respect.


It just seems so strange when I'm so used to rappers just slamming each other. I can't imagine that here. Do you remember NWA?


Yes, they could certainly spit fire and bust a rhyme. Were you a big fan?


Not a big fan but they certainly changed rap. Did you know that they had the first album to reach platinum status without airplay or a major tour?


They knew the beat of the street, the feel and appeal of the people in the hood. Anyway, great chat!


Yes they were very successful. Great chatting with you as well.


Hey have you seen the new Netflix special Nanette


I have not. But I do enjoy watching Netflix. I certainly account for the 33% bandwidth in North America from 9PM to 12 AM.


Haha yes I agree, apparently this Nanette special though is like a comedy stand-up routine, I might check it out it sounds pretty good


They have great comedy specials. There is just too much to watch. I guess thats why Netflix and YouTube make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


I see that. What do you think about the movie Kung Fu Hustle? Apparently Bill Murray loves it


I have seen it. I though it was good but it is not my favorite. Comedy is very subjective. 3rd rock from the sun won Best Comedy beating Seinfeld, Friends and Frasier and I think all of those are much funnier.


Yep I agree with you. I think Seinfeld is the best but Fraser is also good, did you know that Harold and Kumar started the genre of bromantic comedies


That makes sense, I can see the formula of the movies like the Hangover and Pineapple Express.


Yep that's for sure. Do you know who the actor Ryan Stiles is? I don't know and I haven't heard of him, but he apparently dropped out of high school to go after his comedy career


He is one of the comedians from Whose Line is it Anyway? I am not sure who Demetri Martin is but he left Harvard Law for comedy.


Oh yeah I know who that is now. Do you ever watch Netflix by the way? I can't believe they have 140 million subscribers around the world


I feel like everyone I know has Netflix. It almost seems like that number should be larger. I bet Blockbuster feels silly for declining offers to buy Netflix.


Yes they definitely should have bought them for only $59 when they had the chance LOL


And to think it all started just because there was a $40 late fee on Apollo 13.


LOL yep that isn't expensive late fee though. What do you think about comic books? Do you ever like to read them


I don't know much about the comics. I do know that Stan Lee created most and he ended every phone conversation with the word "Excelsior!"


Yep he was awesome! do you ever go to Michigan by the way? You could visit the world's largest public comic book collection at Michigan State University


That would be fun and I could impress everyone when I say DC Comics really means Detective Comics Comics.


Yep now you know haha. I think it's sad that Marvel had to publish a "generic comic book "in order to trademark names like "superhero"


Very smart. Well thanks so much for chatting. I learned a lot of new and interesting information.


Yes I learned a lot about comic books, also the fact that they got popular back in the 1930s and that was a long time ago


I  also love comedy, the emphasis of the genre is humour and I love to laugh, a good comedy film can cheer anyone up


I agree. Demetri Martin was accepted in Harvard law, but left to pursue a career in comedy.


Seems like he made the right decision, leaving Harvard like that is a hard decision


I agree. Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy as well.


Dropping out of high school for comedy, now I dont agree with that and I bet his parents didnt either


Yea I think it would be smart to at least finish high school. Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy.


I agree with him, King Fu Hustle is a great movie, a real work of art and he is also one of my favorite actors


I think it's a great movie too. Do you like 3rd Rock?


It's a comedy show. Hard to believe it beat out Friends, Seinfeld, and Frasier for a Golden Globe back in 1997.


Maybe its as good as those other shows, strange first time I hear about that show, must be  a great classic


I do, I subscribe to the service, what about you? do you subscribe?


Yep, I have Netflix through T Mobile. Did you know from 9pm -12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America?


No I don't know that those are impressive figures, I guess they make sense taking into account the volume of subscribers, 137 million


59 million in American alone so yeah, lots of them,


I love to but don't get to as often as I would like. You?


Same, Id love to visit Iceland, despite the lack of a rail system.


I didn't realize it didn't have a rail system. Well if you don't have a place to stay there is a website for people that will let you crash on their couch while you are traveling!


That is awesome.  Id definitely look into it, but still probably weary, i like security where I stay.


Me too! Did you realize that airports make you walk further to get your baggage so it takes you longer to get there. That is one reason I am so worn out when you are at the airport...all the long walks!


I never thought of that before.  It is pretty far to get luggage.


Air travel is also slower by 10% than it was in the 60s just so they can save on fuel costs.


Wow.  I would have though they would find ways to make things more efficient by now, so that they could get there faster with less fuel.


You would think! Do you know who John Cena is?


He holds the record for wishes granted with the make-a-wish foundation with over 400. That is pretty cool!


That is really neat.  As a cancer survivor myself, I love celebrities who help out kids with illnesses.  It is really no fun at all.


Thanks!  It was a long road, but I went through it as an adult, I cant imagine what a kid would feel.  It is important that they are supported.


True, it has to be hard! Are you a fan of Elvis?


I  like him, I wouldn't say that I am a huge fan though.


He never wrote any of the 600 songs that he recorded during his lifetime. I found that hard to believe.


Wow.  That is really surprising.  I always thought he wrote his music.  He even failed music class.


Doesn't sound like the brightest or most creative bulb. Well he figured something out. When he died he had a net worth of 10 mill.


At that was a lot more then than it is now.


Lol, I've never heard of BTS, what are they s K-pop group?


Yes, they are a Korean group that debuted with the top Billboard album.


I'm not much into boy bands, let alone Korean ones. I'm surprised Bangtan Boys hit number 1 on billboard


Well, things have changed.     It only takes 135000 equivalent albums to reach the top of the album charts.


Yea it's not hard to reach the top of Billboard now, you don't even have to sell physical albums, which they sold 100,000 in the first week


I wonder if the fact they won top social artist helped album sales?


Maybe, they have a lot of fans known a"s the ARMY" on social media


So, you are not a big fan of BTS, what albums do you like?


Hybrid Theory is a pretty good album, and the best selling one of this century


Linkin Park. Dark Side of the moon by Pink Floyd is good too, it was still a best selling album in 2014


Interesting.    I prefer NWA's straight outta compton.


Yea, I use to have Straight Outta Compton, it's the only album to go platinum with no radio airplay or major tour


I believe acts formed naturally are better than those from bootcamps such as most KPOP groups


Yea, I'd imagine North Koreas K-pop band Moranbong went through some crazy bootcamps


Had he gone through such rigor, Tupac Shakur probably never could've reached cultural significance in the library of congress.


Probably not. Did you know Eminem is a huge comic book fan, his favorite is spiderman


True.    Eminem actually wanted to become a comic artist.    Makes more sense than Busta Rhymes in the Rugrats movie.


I'm just glad none of them dabble in Compliment Battle freestyles


Well, since that was invented by Korean Rappers, we are back where we started!    Thanks for the chat!


I love to! I just got back from the Bahamas, how about you?


Nice must have been nice. That sounds so warm, i live in iowa and it has been so cold! I am going to Brazil in a few months, can't wait!


haha did you know there is a dutch commuter bus that can travel 160 mph?


no way, that would be so scary! I wonder how safe that actually is!


I'm sure it's safe because you don't hear anything bad about it.


that is true, very true. I kind of want to go to Iceland sometime, I heard it is great, no rail system though


There are hardly any cars either. They must take flights from town to town!


I can't believe people fly overseas, from Seattle to Japan. I feel like people that need to go to Japan should bring extra money for tolls.


I think so too, I heard it is worse traveling across Japan than it is in Chicago!


I bet! Have you ever watched Judge Judy before?


I have, crazy lady! i heard she was one of the top paid celebrities, maybe the top, I am not sure


She is the highest paid for sure making $123,000 an episode!


no way! I don't believe that, doesn't she have like 5 shows per week?!


Yes she is getting paid for sure! Lebron gets paid more though.


Nice I wonder what Lebron makes, must be a ton of money then!


Wow, I need some of his money, this 2.00 will do. Have a good night!


Have you ever had a close encounter with a shark?


Lol...no...I can't say that I have. I will tell you one interesting fact about sharks that most people don't know...Sharks have been known to rescue sailors!!! Imagine that!!


That is certainly hard to believe. I would believe you if you said dolphins but not sharks


Its a good thing that sharks can't come on land and survive!! They have no rib cages...so if they came on land, their weight can crush their body... I guess that's good news for those on the beach!!


They have been around since before the dinosaurs correct?


Yes!!! Sharks actually have been around LONGER than dinosaurs AND trees!!! So I guess people should say "Older than a shark" instead of "older than dinosaurs"!!


Do you have a favorite kind of shark that you like?


Great Whites are interesting...they like to congregate in the middle of the Pacific Ocean at what is called the White Shark Cafe!! Dinner time!!


I have been to a restaurant on the water where sharks swim around you while you eat


Wow!!! That would be an experience!!!I wonder if shark like Iceland? I hear Iceland is rewriting their constitution via Facebook!!! That way they allow the public to make suggestions!!


Facebook has violated a lot of peoples privacy as of late and they are mad.


Go figure!! Facebook makes most of its revenue from ads... so they do alot of targeted ads...many people see that as an imposition.


It was recently discovered they were letting a few other big companies read private messages of users


Wow!!! Unbelievable!! Myspace once turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in 2005... I bet they regret that decision!!


Yeah they would likely be around today and Facebook would not be. I enjoyed MySPace.


Anyone who CLAIMS to be 13 years old can be a registered Facebook user...the key word here is CLAIM!!!


I think it should be older for sure, especially if you are entering into a contract with them


Absolutely!!! Speaking of contracts, Lebron James rejected a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was just 18!! He must have had high hopes!!! And it sure did pay off!!


Sure did.  I prefer Nike over Reebok, I am sure he is the next jordan of Nike


LOL...maybe!!!He's often considered the BEST player in the world!! 4 NBA MVP awards...3 NBA Finals MVP awards, 2 Olympic gold medals...and the list goes on!!


He is a "shoe-in" for the hall of fame!  lol


I do, I like twitter because of all the news, for instance the twitters about Lebron and Lance Stephenson


I use twitter to keep up with specials at local diners.  But, I do not have the time to keep up with the trivia and minutia.  I find it humorous about Lebron and Stephenson blowing in each others ears... But is it significant or newsworthy?


Not sure if newsworthy but its fun to read for sure lol, I think they will make a great team, the Lakers sure are lucky to count with both this season


True.  I am not much of a basketball fan.  I did follow the Bulls with Michael Jordon when I lived in ChiTown.  And Lebron is clearly a legendary player.  I find it hard to sort thru the various feeds.  Like a golden retriever getting bit by a rattlesnake protecting its owner.  How do you know that is real news or fake news?


I guess you just have to trust or not trust a tweet, its hard to tell if something is actually true,


That is sort of the point.  Take Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  She releases the "New Green Deal".  Someone reads it and sees it guarantees incomes for those "unable or UNWILLING to work".  She is called out on it, but denies it.  So someone has a screen capture to provide it is true.  Then she back peddles saying it was "an early draft".  Will we ever know what the real intent is?  She might have jumped the shark with that one!


I guess I see her point, social media can be invasive, thats why I deleted my Facebook account


I thus far have stayed away from Facebook.  But, there was a humorous story of a woman feeding sharks by hand and loosing fingers on both Twitter and Facebook.  What was she thinking- sharks do not have the most friendly disposition!!!!


There is a crazy fact about sharks, do you want to know what it is?


Sure,  I find sharks interesting, considering they evolved before the dinosaurs.


They did, so more people are bitten each year by New Yorkers than by sharks, thats a funny stat


I could see that trending on Facebook and Twitter.  I never invested in Facebook. I find it challenging to invest in something I don't like.  But it has sure turned into a financial powerhouse, with a 104 billion IPO!


I know $104 billion! thats a lot of money, you know that 30% of americans actually use Facebook as their main source of news!!! so many fake news in Facebook as well


That is one of my most serious concerns!  On social media, anyone can be a reporter with little or no facts.  Someone can hear about something and follow-up with an propaganda piece the fits their agenda.  But its not all bad.  Iceland is revising their constitution via Facebook.  I could see it being a good way to get people involved.  I could also see a lot of wacky suggestions!


I guess its a good thing the country involves people, there must be a lot of valuable feedback there and plus you make people feel like their opinions matter.


Social media has also created new job opportunities.  Do you think Lebron personally manages his social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, etc?  Or, do you think he employs a social media manager?  I would think he would find it hard to find time to play basketball if he was solely responsible for maintaining his social media presence.


He definitely employs someone, I dont think he has the time for social media, he has the money so he can afford it


True, considering he is the highest paid celebrity.  Did you know that he and Warner Bros have signed a deal for a "Space Jam" sequel?  Do you think Michael Jordon will make a cameo appearance?


I hope he does, that would be a nice touch to the movie, I liked the original Space Jam movie with Jordan in it, it would be interesting to watch them both.


Yes, the old and the new legends of basketball.  I read that Lebron was also a popular basketball player in high school, with 1750 in attendance at a ticket price of $100 - $120.  Its amazing that someone could have such draw at an early age and keep it going.


I guess people could see how talented he was even from a young age, I think he's the best ever. Still, $100 is a lot for a high school game lol


Hello what sort of entertainment do you enjoy?


I like just about anything, especially the NFL since it's considered an entertainment business haha. You?


I also enjoy the NFL. On another note. Did you ever watch bill nye the science guy?


I used to love that show! How did he get into the business anyways?


Its actually a funny story. He entered a steve martin look a like contest and won it. Lol.


That's a great way to get into the entertainment business for sure! Do you know what the e stands for in chuck e cheese?


It is! haha. Did you watch the academy awards at all this year?


I cant say that I did, because that would be a lie. Did you know the only actor to win best actor 3 times is daniel day-lewis.


He deserved every one of them too. He's a great actor!


He really was. Almost as good as ronald reagan was. Do you know reagan once got rejected for a role because he didnt look presidential enough.


That is too funny! I'm sure he was laughing when he won the presidential election at them!


Im sure whoever that director was felt like a real dummy. Lol. So did you ever have a nintendo?


I agree! I played but not too much as a kid, I was a sega kid. How about you?


I loved nintendo. Did you know that it could only display 54 colors.


I didn't know that! Gaming technology really has come a long way haha.


It sure has. The nintendo was finally discontinued in september of 2003 in Japan. It had a good run though.


I would agree with you on that one! Do you see what Blizzard Entertainment gives their employees for awards?


They give them awesome swords and shields haha. Anyways, great chatting with you!


That is awesome. Im gonna go look up eminems oscar awards and see how many he actually has. HAve a good one.


I do but I bought them a long time ago.  I now download music online.


Me too, the old vinyl albums are the best.  The artwork always catches my attention.


I own a lot of vinyl albums. I'm old, lol.


I am old also.  Lol I do know some of the newer stuff like NWA's Straight out of Compton.  I hear that it was the first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or a major tour.


It is amazing that they could be that successful without airplay support and major tour.


Yes, it is amazing. Did you know Linkin Park's " Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st century?


Yes I do know.  Linkin Park is one of my favorite bands.


That's cool, you must have contributed to that stat, then.  I can't believe The dark Side of the Moon, was still one of the best selling albums in 2014?


I do not have the album.  Do you like the dark side of the moon?


I still have that on old vinyl as well as my original Michael Jackson album with 'Beat It" on it.


I like "Beat It".  Apparently, two identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they were 100 years old.


That's amazing, probably would have been funny to listen to them rap.  Do you know Eddie Van Halen set the studio speakers on fire, when he recorded the guitar solo for  "Beat It"?


If you could understand the language, it would have been funny.  I did not know that Van Halen was involved in "Beat It" music production.


Yeah, Van Halen and Michael Jackson are the 80s to me.  Eddie is a very talented guitarist.


I agree with you.  Eddie is a talented guitarist. Are you familiar with Pink Floyd, another talented guitarist?


Yeah, Pink Floyd is one of the all great bands of all times.  I love them.


Yes, I still have my original vinyl, Dark Side Of The Moon album.


I may listen to Linkin Park and Pink Floyd music when I take a break later.


Cool, sounds like a fun afternoon. Well, it's been nice chatting with you fellow music lover.  Enjoy the rest of your day , friend.


Yeah I like fish, it is easy to cook and it is healthy.


I wonder if the black swallower fish tastes good


The fish that can swallow anything ? I bet it tastes like the last thing it ate.


So probably not the best idea, who know what that odd fish eats


If it ate a seahorse, you could taste the neck of a fish, it is the only fish with a neck.


You could taste the neck? that seems a bid s¿disgusting, not really my type of food, wonder if jellyfish are tasty, theres an immortal breed


Maybe if it was fried, but fried seahorse necks does not sound appetizing.


No, not at all, fish might be the solution to many health problems, take the zebrafish for example


84% of the counterparts of diseases human have have been found on zebrafish, they could make thousand of vaccines out of them


Oh, that is a good news, maybe we could use that with the study of the jellyfish, which is immortal to solve all health problems.


I know right, there can be many medical advances just by studying them,


They are so special, do you know how salt water fishes can thrive in the sea with all that salt ?


They can drink salt water with their mouth, then they have a special organ that separates the salt from fresh water.


Oh thats interesting but enough about fish, do you like music? albums have changed a lot over the year I sure miss vinyl ones


Yeah, I have Dark Side From the Moon on vinyl, it is such a great album, and still a best seller. What is you favorite album on vinyl ?


Mine is The Clash, what a great album and then my favorite band is Linkin Park, their album the Hybrid Theory was awesome.


On which audio format do you have Hybrid Theory ?


I have it on cd actually I also have it on my computer, it was the best selling album of the 21st century,


Do you like the MP3 format ? I don't, I lose some kind of feeling, a physical connection.


Not really I love the old vynil records but many music isnt available in that format so you have to buy the digital version


I miss the sleeve, the booklet in the CD case, playing MP3 feels convenient but cheap. Like electronic music versus guitar music.


I love the guitar, acoustive versions of songs are usually my favorite ones


Did you know that sharks have no rib cages?


they have no rib cages? that must be interesting.


Yeah it's funny because when you see them on tv it looks like they have them but those are there gills.


the gills are essential for the shark. if you ever have to get into a fight with a shark, go for the eye. the shark has sensitive eyes.


I'll remember that, lol! Apparently sharks evolve earlier than dinosaurs.


sharks are very older, older than the trees. think of the world with sharks but no trees. magnificent creatures swimming around the old oceans, flaunting their gills.


They congregate in the middle of the ocean, a place called shark cafe.


the shark cafe? wow, I bet that is a pretty hip place where all the cool cats go.


Yeah the bigger the Fin the better, lol. Sharks also can be trained like dogs to bark.


I think that is a myth, right. did they not bust that myth on shark myth busters?


Maybe i have never seen that show. Did you know that dolphins rescue sailors but sharks do too.


i would much prefer a shark. they will not do anything funny to you like a dolphin. like steal your wallet.


Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish, did you know that?


i did not know that. next time i talk to a shark i will make sure to mention that. im sure sharks appreciate it when we know the little things about their origins. still, i wouldnt date shark.


Not at all! Apparently they have two types of gills. 5 to seven on their head and others near their pectoral that are not fused to their heads.


they sure are complex creatures. i thought they were just tasty in soup. i guess i was wrong. the shark is a subtle, mysterious figure in our vast oceans.


Yeah your right. Did you hear that myspace had an opportunity at one point to purchase Facebook.


they made a terrible mistake then! boy that would have been great! myspace would have done a better job with facebook. no problems with privacy.


Maybe once the government gets involved who knows what it would have become. i blame them for FB turning out the way it has.


yeah, i hear ya. anyway, great chat! have a good one!


You too, parting knowledge Mark Z is red-green colorblind that's why FB is blue.


the zuck is outta luck when it comes to colors. Talk to ya later!


What do you like to do for entertainment


I like streaming TV shows.  They are so many new and interesting TV shows out there.  I have a hard time picking a new one to watch from all the choices.


I totally agree with you, we are lucky to have such a selection, do you have any favorites?


Too many to name: Breaking bad, Lost, the new Lost in Space of Netflix. I am currently watching 11.22.63 on Hulu right now.  It is great.  What are some of your favorites?


I just finished Breaking Bad, talk about an awesome show! I like the super hero shows on netflix and the office is my all time favorite


I forgot about the Office.  I think the Office, Breaking Bad, and Lost are my top three shows.  Michael from the Office is probably my favorite character.  I was sad when left the show.


I got into lost hard a few years back but never finished it, was it worth it to finish?


I think so.  It was a little confusing.  Perhaps like the Soprano ending (another great show)


That is what I was told, I haven't watched it because I heard that and didn't want to be disappointed. Maybe one day I will. Did you ever play nintendo as a kid?


No, I played Nintendo Wii with my kids.  I might be a little older than you.  I played Atari as a kid.


I was at the tail end of atari. Nintendo NES had only 54 colors. I wonder how many Atari had


I don't remember.  Did you know that a Canadian entertainment company is going to search the infamous atari video game landfill for a documentary?


I  have never heard of that landfill, do you know much about it? is it the old factory where atari started or something?


I think Atari rushed out an E.T. game based obviously on the movie but did a poor job and sales were terrible so they dumped thousands of unsold game cartridges in some landfill.


yikes, I wonder if those are worth something and we should beat them to the landfill and dig ourselves


lol  ok I will bring some clothespins for our noses


perfect lol, I am sure they have been sitting there years lol! Do you remember Bill Nye ?


Apparently he got his start by winning a steve martin look a like contest, I don't really see the resemblance


Well i can't comment on that as i don't really remember what he looks like.  It is weird how famous people sometimes get weird breaks into show business.


right it takes something so small sometimes. It was great chatting with you, have a great weekend!


I only use it sometimes. Do you know why it is blue?


Because it looks nice or it's Marks favorite color.


I think it is because Mark is green-red colorblind


Oh i did not know that. You know the like button is illegal in parts of Germany?


I wonder why that is. Did you hear about that promotion that Burger King had?


Yeah a bunch of haters. unfriend 10 ppl for a free whooper. Myspace had an opportunity to purchase FB.


THey lost a great deal there. THey could have been worth 104 billion now


Well in actuality that was back in 2012. gotta be much more now. They have more than 2.2 B monthly active users.


That is insane, tons of money. Iceland is using it to rewrite their constitution


That's either a good idea or a horrible one. I'm leaning toward the later. Quick fact check did you know sharks don't have ribs cages so if they were out of the water their own weight would crush them,


Wow that is interesting. And they evolved earlier than the trees, that is old


Yeah they better stay in the water, lol! Apparently shark rescue sailors as well as dolphins.


And yet we are so terrified of them. Have you heard of white shark cafe?


No where is that? Sharks can also be trained like dogs to bark, lol!


Wow nice one. It is in the middle of the pacific ocean where they get together


Hey i don't know but i think i would pay to see that, lol! Dogs at the White shark cafe, priceless!


Hahha yeah pretty cool one. How about the NBA, do you watch much of it?


I watch it only sometimes because I like LeBron. He is a great player and a philanthropist.


Apparently they want to do a sequel to space jams with him. what do you think of that?


I am curious about it and looking forward to seeing how it goes.


Do you watch Jimmy Kimmel?  He opened the 90th Academy Awards.


Sometimes, yes I heard he opened the awards but I did not see that.He made quite a statement.


He discussed the #MeToo movements and Hollywood in sexual harassment stoppage limits.  He talked about some of the gender problems in Hollywood too.  I don't know if Hollywood will change anytime soon though.


It is a start which is better than nothing. I would hope that things will start to change. People like Harvey Weinstein have preyed on women in many places not just in hollywood and it is long past the time for it to stop.


They probably make it too easy for people allowing sexual scenes in movies for ages now and promoting inappropriate sexual behavior in film.  Huge numbers of woman are stepping forward to talk about the assault they faced.  It is very sad.


Oh yes, I agree with you.I read that there is a group Times Up Legal Defense Fund to help women by providing financial support in their quest to bring sexual claims into court.


Well some actors are having consequences now and hopefully that helps things.  Casey Affleck wasn't allowed to present the Best Actress award because he was accused of sexual harrassment.


I just learned that he was not allowed to present the award due to some allegations. I think if things are out in the open and  consequences are given then it will help.


I like Disney movies much better than most other films.  Disney holds the record even today for most oscars won by a man at 22.


Oh yes Disney Films are wonderful. Disney was way ahead of his time and did some wonderfully creative projects in his time.It certainly does not surprise me that he holds the record in awards.I did not know that he was given a special oscar for snow white. That was nice.


Suprisingly, back in Caesars's time 50 bc people bred chickens for entertainment.  I guess not having tv, the options for fun were slim.


That is very interesting. LOL, I guess the options for fun were slim. I wonder what they did with all those chickens. I actually love to watch chickens they are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. Did you know that the universe used to be opaque and light could travel through it, due to so much plasma.


How do they know that stuff?  What even is plasma?  Some think the universe could be one giant superhologram.  That is strange!


Not certain how they know this stuff. Much of what they know are just theories that have not been proven. Like the theory about a parallel universe.


Also, they think universes evolve through natural selection like species on earth.  Who knows for sure?


I am sure they will figure more of this out in the future, they will have some answers. Early "discoveries" and theories have eventually been proven wrong.


I wonder if the one where there is only one electron in the universe will be proven wrong.


That is an interesting thought that john Wheeler had. Well copernicus had the sun in the center of the solar system.


Some contributions have had value even if later disproved.  How would you like to touch a star?  Some are cool enough.


I would love to touch a star. I did not know that some were cool enough to do so. I love the natural world and science related topics. So amazing!


I thought stars were gaseous, but maybe they have some other things to touch I guess.  Well, I look forward to the Oscars again.  I didn't know that Eminem had more than Leo Decaprio, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, George Lucas and Bill Murray combined.  That is quite interesting.  I wonder who will win this year.


No, I read the news about the Royal family.


Apparently Meghan and Harry watched a dance performance by Jukebox Collective.


Harry watch dance with his fiance in south wales this month. Its very nice to spend time with loved ones.


Yeah, I agree. Are you a fan of Anne Hathaway?


I like her. Harry and megahan markle might be the biggest of big name setups.


Yeah, I think so, but I think the 1st in line Prince William is more famous.


Sure. Drama is the very nice to watch play, comedy, ballet etc performed in theatre.


Apparently, he is the highest paid actor! At $700,000 per year.


There are free website you can listen to free classical radio dramas.


Yeah, I'm not a fan of radio dramas are you? Do you have a favorite one?


I like the classical touch. I watched serial in olden days.


Interesting. Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore?


She is a multi-talented personality. She has released a variety of products including the 2014 mobile game kim


Yeah, she is. Her Dad was part of OJ's legal team.


Kim was the author of the book "Selfish"


I've never read it, but she has done well for herself. Well nice chatting with you.


Hey how are you, you watch the NBA a lot?


I love watching Basketball in fact did you know that there are 30 teams in total? That's a lot!


To be honest, I thought there were 32 lol. But your absolutely right, even one of those teams is in Canada, do you know what team that is?


You're absolutely right. Who is your favorite team?


My favorite team was the Seattle Supersonics before they became nonexistant


Oh man, I love the sonics! I'm moving to Seattle this year and wish they were still there. Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton, Detlef Schrempf, etc so great!


You from the PNW area? I just bought some new Sonics t-shirts with my turk money lol.


Yep, sure am thats why i love the Sonics!


Cool, do you like it up there a lot? I'm so excited to move there, I'm in the midwest now and want to get out of here ha.


It's ok as long as you like the snow and rain but if you like the sunshine then California is a good place and then you can watch the Golden State warriors play


No doubt, I've got family in California too. Stephen Curry would be great to see in person, you think the Warriors now could beat the Bulls of the 90s?


You don't think so? It'd be a great matchup, Rodman versus Green would be a good match up too. I don't know how good of D Klay would play against Jordan though.


Yeah, dont forget about Scotty Pippen too the three alone would dominate the court.


I'm not too sold to be honest, who would guard Curry? I don't think the Bulls could defend everyone.


Curry is only good from the three. He doesnt do much else.


It'd be a great 7 game series though, that's for sure. He's like the only unanimous voted MVP right?


Yes he was but that doesn't make him great or memorable like Jordan dunking or Larry Bird


You'd rather have Bird than Stephen Curry?


I'm just comparing their remembrances and i dont think i would remiember Stephen Curry as much as i do the others.


I'm not sure, I think it's just nostalgia lol. How bad was the rest of the league then? Could you imagine anyone now today going against like Mark Price or Scott Skiles? Would get destroyed.


That's true, they would. Well, its getting late here so i better get going for now. It was great talking to you! I hope you have a great night!


For sure, great chatting with you. It would be so fun to watch that series but we'll never know. Take care and good night!


I like his earlier stuff, not too much of a fan of his baroque-pop and electro music


Yea, not a big fan myself, I do respect that hes made a name for himself though


Yea his antics overshadow his music like when he interrupted Taylor Swift


I agree. I honestly haven't listened to enough of him to know if he has any talent, though I understand he's made a lot of money.


Yea he has, I find it funny an arctic monkeys performance was cancelled on Jimmy Kimmel because Kayne talked too long


That's hilarious! Did not know that! He also believes AIDS is a man-made disease.


Lol you never know what Kayne is going to say.  He was sued by Evel Knievel over his touch the sky music video


I didnt realize Knievel was still alive. Apparently West once gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at his concert


I wonder what Kaynes q score is, a measurability of likability. His wife Kim Kardashian has the lowest q score


Not surprised. Her father did defend OJ Simpson


Yea she illegally posted a pharmaceutical advertisement on her twitter without listing the risks or stating it was an advertisement


I also see Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor in tv drama - $700,000 for an episode. I'm in the wrong business.


Lol well you can shoot your own show, there's a drama called Ikea Heights secretly shot in a burbank Ikea store.


Probably but it's a good setting for a soap opera considering soap operas were sponsored by soap manufacturers when they first came out


That's funny. Jim Carrey says he doesn't make dramas because his belief system prevents him from playing roles that don't project positivity.


I can see that, I guess he'll never teach master classes for drama like Patrick Stewart


Yea, I hope the students he teaches in the UK pick up on it during class


Who starred with Lady gaga in the new A Star is Born?


I wasn't at first! She was so out there but eventually her voice totally won me over and I love her now! Some of her songs are overplayed and annoying but she's great!


Thanks.      I find it ironic that she was on MTV before she was famous!


I have no clue what that show even was that they said she was on!


Boiling points.     I wonder if her good friend Elton John ever appeared on that show.


Doesn't seem like something he would be interested in, ha ha! I had no idea they even knew each other.


She is godmother to his son.    A better choice than her favorite band Iron Maiden!


I also have no idea whatsoever who that band is! I must be out of the modern loop!!


Perhaps they should do a soundtrack like Gaga and Cooper!


Anything!     Film soundtracks are big business.    The o Brother soundtrack is certified 8 times platinum.


I had no idea! My favorite sound track of all time is Grease.


Cool.    I was surprised to learn Steven Spielberg played the clarinet for his own Jaws soundtrack.


Me too! Is there nothing that guy can't do??


He might have trouble recording in five different languages like Phil Collins did for the Tarzan soundtrack.


I also had no clue before that he did that. That's amazing!


Too true!     Thanks for the chat!    I think I'm going to go listen to some classic radio dramas for free on a website!


Yes, I sometimes enjoy watching games from the NBA.


Did you know there are 30 teams in all of the NBA?


Ya, there are 29 teams in the US and 1 in Canada.


I guess I never realized there was a Canadian team in the NBA. I'm not a huge basketball watcher.


Well, that's ok. Do you follow any other sports? NBA is only one of four major professional sports leagues in the US.


I do, but we can keep talking about basketball! I know some trivia. Like, did you know the athletes in the NBA are seen as the highest paid of all athletes in the world?


That's amazing, but the endorsements the players get are huge as well. Allen Iverson signed a contract that would pay him 800 thousand a year until he's 55.


Yeah, I'm assuming they factor contracts like that in when averaging their yearly salary. Allen Iverson will get that, plus another 32 million when he hits 55.


Another crazy thing was that Air Jordans where banned, but Nike was willing to pay the fine, so Jordan wore them anyway.


Haha, yeah, that was probably nothing for Nike to cover those fines. Speaking of Nike, did you hear about that embarrassing pitch they made to Stephen Curry?


It was so bad that they still had another player's name on it from a previous presentation! Talk about bad first impressions.


Yeah, it was no wonder he went on to sign with Under Armour.


He makes the 5th highest salary on his team, so that must have been a huge loss.


I think that was back in 2015 when he made MVP because he is currently the highest paid player in the league, maybe second highest.


Oh! Well he deserves it. He led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.


Wow! Yeah, the dude definitely has some talent. He helped them win back to back titles the last two seasons, too! Anyway, it's been fun chatting with you!


Ya, I agree. It was nice talking basketball trivia with you.


You too! I'm excited to watch LeBron and Curry next year duke it out. Have a good night!


Hello lets talk about the bible. Before 1963 it was common for students in the US to read from the Bible part of their education.


Interesting!  The Bible has sold over an estimated 5 billion copies!


Thomas Jefferson used a razor to cut out some of the parts of the bible , making his own version.


Never knew that.  Teddy Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams are the only two US presidents that did not use a bible at their swearing in ceremonies.


interesting. The word malus means both apple and evil, Apple became known as apple when the bible was translated into Latin.


I never knew that.  Laws mentioned in the bible required farmers to leave parts of their fields unharvested for strangers.


interesting. the etemenanki building in modern day Iraq was most likely the biblical tower of babel


I've read that before.  In 2011 Donald Jackson and a team of calligraphers completed what is believed to be the first illuminated and handwritten bible since the invention of the printing press.  It took them 12 years and cost $8 million dollars!


Lets talk about star wars next. James earl Jones was only paid 7,500 dollars for voicing Vadar


Sounds good!  Whoa!  I thought he would have made more money than that.


He was able to record all the lines in only 2.5 hours.


Lucas's ex wife Marcia Lucas won an academy award for editing the film while Lucas did not win for directing.


Nice!  Sorry I hit the enter button before.  According to George Lucas, the entire Star Wars saga is told by R2D2, some hundred years after the return of the jedi.


interesting. His ex wife won the award because she made many changes to the original film. the death of obi wan was one of them.


Wow.  Colin McGregor, brother of actor Ewan McGregor is a British RAF pilot in real life and goes by the call sign "Obi Two"


interesting. Star was dubbed in Navajo in 2013, it was the first major film to do so


Must have been the need for it!  Switching to dogs... Did you know that dogs drink with the underside of their tongue?  I always wondered how they got the water up there while lapping at it. lool


i did not. Dogs have 12 different blood types, they even have dog blood drives


lol That's funny.  Russia has a tomb of the unknown dog as a memorial for canine research.


dogs can not see as many different colors as humans but they are not color bind. nice talking to you today.


hey did you know that Google has a preference for dogs over cats?


No I didn't know that, I know they like goats over there as well.


haha what do they do with the goats? I haven't heard about htat


I guess they use them to mow the grass instead of using lawnmowers!  Did you know that dogs are not colorblind?


I didn't know that, I always heard that though, did you know only dogs and elephants can understand pointing? Apparently no other animal can


That is a very interesting fact, I never knew that.  No wonder they use elephants in the circus.


ya, and I always heard dolphins and gorillas are really intelligent, I wonder why they don't understand pointing, also I didn't know dogs have 12 different blood types


Yeah that is a crazy amount of different blood types.  How many do us humans have? 4-6 or so right?


ya I think so, also they do dog blood drives I guess, I wonder if the dogs get a cookie after? haha


Yeah I bet they get all kinds of treats after getting blood drawn.


yes I hope so! They are "man's best friend" after all, do you watch star wars at all?


Yeah I am a big star wars fan ever since I was a kid.  Do you have a favorite of the films?


well I like Empire Strikes Back the best personally, I really don't like any of the new movies, what about you?


Yeah good call that is my favorite of them all as well.  I am the same, but I think it is just super hard to try and replicate the original 3 films.


that's true, it's crazy that James Earl Jones was only paid about 8k for his lines in the first star wars movie


Yeah isn't that crazy! But, I guess for less than 3 hours of work that was good money!