That would be amazing! I want to have a pet elephant apparently only dogs and elephants can understand pointing haha


Me? Sure! I love dogs! By the way, how are you?


Good, thanks! Dogs are so smart. They are the only animals besides elephants that can naturally understand pointing.


I think dogs understand quite a few words too. smarter than chimps in many ways.


And they arent color blind as I was once taught!


I thought they were colorblind too. I guess that they see some colors, which makes sense. they have great ears and noses too.


Apparently they can see as many colors as we can. Do you think that's true?


that sounds funny. it think the visual cortex of humans is far more developed. maybe we have been resolution? i dont know.


Ah, that could be right! In Istanbul you can get food for strays by recycling bottles at a vending machine. Pretty interesting.


I think that was a clever idea. it was good to get the dogs involved in keeping the city clean. plus they get fed!


Haha, true! Dogs can also donate blood at blood drives. Not sure how I feel about that though, doesn't seem they can really consent.


True, but the dogs probably would like to help if they could. usually dogs are pack animals. they look out for each other.


That might be why we love them so much. Google even prefers dogs to cats and says so on their code of conduct.


I think that dogs are pretty good for the office. People pet dogs and their mood improves. I would love to work in an office with a dog.


I guess we have the 1908 Model T to thank for being able to commute easily. But Karl Benz was the one who invented what's considered the modern car.


Every car maker owes a debt to benz. Ford made the car available to the common man.


Cars were adopted really fast in the US though they took a while to get accepted in other parts of the world. Glad we don't have to travel by horse and carriage anymore.


Yes, there were tremendous problems with manure in cities. It was a pretty smelly problem. Anyway, great chat!


Nice chat! Time for me to take a drive, I guess!


I am a big fan of movies and music, but most of all sports, and you?


Apparently, there is only one episode with no mention of bart, which is pretty odd


I heard it was because it was a special focusing on women's history


That would make sense, I wonder if Homer was in it as well?


Perhaps. Do you watch anything else on tv?


I watch Pokemon pretty often, it calms me down


It has to be, it was 750 not too long ago, and they keep churning them out!


Indeed. Do you see any non cartoons like the 70s show?


I have seen the whole series actually, I really liked it!


I have not, I do not think it lasted very long, did it?


that makes sense, it is a different culture, they probably did not latch onto like we did


Yes I suppose so, cultures can be very different, the office may not catch on somewhere else


I agree. Personally, I enjoyed the humor of the office. In any case, thanks for this pleasant discussion


Yes I do and remember those cathode ray tubes.  I wasvery little but remember.


lol, they are good. Did you ever watch pokemon, they had 750 episodes!


No, but I know what it is.  Wow 750 episodes?


Yes, I must have watched that many as a kid because I could not stop watching. Do you have any favorite shows?


Currently a walking dead fan, but always watched That 70's Show that I see was remade in the UK


I heard about their remake, it only lasted 10 episodes!


That's surprising. Looks like there were a lot of advancements in the last 50 years with TV's.


For sure, did you ever watch the south park where they made fun out of simpsons?


Wasn't a south park fan but still watch family guy.


I like them both. Apparently when south park made fun of family guy, the simpsons crew sent them flowers to congratulate them lol


LOL..I see that 4 concert goers filed a lawsuit against Creed because the concert was bad.  That's a new one.  If you think it sucks you can sue?  lol


That must have been a terrible concert! Apparently they can sue lol.. Have you been to any good concerts?


I have seen Pink Floyd.  But not the one at the roman amphitheater in Pompeii.  Of course they had no audience.


That would have been awesome, if anyone could have seen it lol. I saw linkin park once, they were amazing!


That's all they had were concerts before they could record the music.


It was 2001 so I believe it. I wish I could have seen it on television too after.


Never saw the ramones.  Even with them touring almost nonstop for 20 years.  Yikes!!


Man, I hope they are still touring, make it 21 years so I can see one last show. They rock!


They played almost 115 a year.  That's alot.


That is so much! Not as much as linkin park in 2001 at 324! Good chatting with you!


Good morning, would you happen to be a Hockey fan?


Good morning, not really, but I watch a little.  I live in Florida, I don't even know if we have a team down here? Lol


I can safely say I have never seen a whole game, maybe just a few minutes at a time, mainly when channel surfing.


Me either, looks kind of violent and I know the hockey players get their teeth knocked and so on.


I''m so ignorant that I was unaware of the Capitals success, having lived in DC for a good amount of time you'd think I'd at least be aware of that.


I can't name one team to tell you the truth!  I am intrigued to hear that an average player can lose up to 8 pounds in a game.  I'm sure it's mainly water weight from sweating, but still.  Great weight loss!


I suppose its all that padding they have to wear.  Not not making the sport any more attractive to me, tooth loss and excessive sweat.


Lol, it's not looking too attractive to me, either.


I guess they aim of the game is to win the Stanley Cup, I think I've seen that thing, it's massive, the biggest trophy I've ever seen.


Yeah and they always lift it above their heads! lol On to something we might know a little more about.  What's the last concert you saw?


I don't get to go as much as I like.  Actually, now that I think about it, my sons school band played a concert this weekend.  Not what you were thinking, probably.


That's cool!  I played saxophone in band when I was in school.  The last concert I saw was Lynrd Skynrd last Summer when they played their farewell tour for their hometown crowd.  It was pretty good!


Sounds good.  My son plays the Sax too.  My wife took me to a show in Pittsburgh about a year back, that would have been the last professional show, The National.


Nice!  I read somewhere that  4 people filed a lawsuit against Creed, one time because their concert was so bad.  Have you heard about that?


Someone told me that recently.  You'd have to wonder what happened, did they walk off after just a few minutes?


Apparentl, Scott Stapp was so drunk and or high he couldn't sing!  That, I can imagine.


If you pay your money you want a certain level of professionalism.  Did you see that about a woman helping a stranded Dave Matthews?  My wife and I once gave a roadie a wedding invitation to give the band, they turned us down politely.


That you do my friend. I would have thought for when I went to see Lynrd Skynrd, at least 1 of them would have been down, but they were all professionals.  Sad, to hear that about your wedding. I wish they hadn't turned ya'll down, that would have been a cool story to tell the grandbabies.  Still, is a cool story!


Like I say, don't get to as many shows as I used to, most evening at home in front of the television.


Not a lot, the kids hold the remote most of the time, but when they are in bed we'll fire up Netflix.


That's about how it is around my house, also! Lol Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your Friday.


Hey. Do you know much about the USA Senate? It is the upper chamber of congress.


Hi, how are you? I do not know much about the Senate. It is the upper chamber of Congress, I've heard.


Yes along with the House of Representatives!


I think that the Senate has 100 people but the VP casts the deciding vote. He is powerful. One day that will be important. Maybe during an impeachment.


Yeah good point. It may play an important role but definitely doesn't exist in authoritarian regimes with dictators.


That is the advantage of our great country. We have a republic, something that other countries envy.


True. Also a surprising fact is the president's guest house is bigger than the white house.


I think that the guest house must have been built much later. How could it be so big? How many guests stay there?


Yeah I want to know that too. Maybe banana stayed their once (the first president of zimbabwe).


The first president of Zimbabwe was a guy that got caught in a lot of relationships with men, I hear.


Haha I didn't know that. Also the president of indonesia seems to be giving Justin Bieber a run for his money!


I think that the press of Indo probably does not have the most hated video on YouTube. I think he probably has sold a ton of albums.


Yeah maybe so. Until 1805, the runner up in a president election automatically became vice president!


The system would be great for pop albums. I think that duet of two opponents would sell like hotcakes. Everyone would love to hear Trump and Hillary do it.


Haha without a doubt I would buy it. I wonder if Congress would allow it? The term is derived from a Latin word, like many other words.


Latin really is the language of terms of derivation. I would like to know what the purpose of Congress actually is. What do they do all day? Do they work?


It seems like all they do is play baseball. The Republicans seem to be better though!


The baseball game should resolve most of the issues in the country. No more votes. No more speeches.


That would be awesome. I bet it would be televised. They even have fantasy congress.


I think that the baseball talent for fantasy Congress would get snapped up first. Anyway, good chat!


Elmo even testified before Congress! You too see ya!


I love dogs.  Well, most of them.  Did you know they have 12 different blood types?


i have heard that. i guess they also have blood drives for the pooches too.


The are also not color blind as many think.  They just can't see as many colors as humans.


i figure with their eyes and noses they have a keen advantage on us in other ways.


Yes, they are like wolves in that respect.  Google prefers dogs to cats?  It says that in their Code of Conduct.


I guess dogs are easier to manage in an office environment? Cats can be a bit independent.


Cats are OK, they are just different.  I'd have one if it wasn't for the cat box thing.  Have you ever heard of the author Mitch Albom?


yes, he wrote a book called Tuesday with Morrie. he is a sports writer.


I guess his book "The Next Person You Meet in Heaven" is a sequel.


oh, that makes sense. I think ive heard of it. is it good? have you read it?


I don't know and no... I guess it's like his others in that it has flashbacks and is packed with spirituality.


ok, that sounds pretty good. it sounds like Tuesdays with Morrie. a thoughtful reflection on life.


It sounds like I might enjoy his novels.  The sequel I mentioned does have a dog in it named Cleo.


that sounds like fun! Cleo! Why is the dog important?


It apparently can communicate and answers questions like how dogs would teach a new dog in heaven.


that sounds like a fun mix of philosophy and fantasy. I should check it out.


I think I'll check out getting a flame-thrower for my car in S. Africa.  You never know about carjackings...


Yes, it could come in handy at the drive thru too. If your order isnt right, you can express your displeasure. Anyway, great chat!


Ha!  Maybe it's all the flame-throwers that's causing 80% of the Earth's natural forests to disappear...


We need the flamethrowing cars to defend the forests! A brigade of them! Have a good night!


Yes, that should do it.  Maybe it can help with our disappearing helium problems too.


We should grow forests of trees that can produce helium.


Or perfect fusion like the Sun.  We better do it quick, it'll be gone at the end of this century...


Speaking of gone, I must leave.  Thanks, you were great.


Are you comfortable talking about government?


Hi, how are you? Sure. I will talk about anything.


I know a little bit about it. It has two houses. A bicameral system.


it is a formal meeting of representatives of all states


There are 100 senators. And 435 representatives. Plus the vice president.


Did you know there is a republican vs democrat annual baseball game since 1909


That's great! I wonder who the best players are. I figure that people bet on it too.


I think the republicans have been leading


That would make sense. They have always been true baseball fans! LOL


The congress also have had a lot of interesting people to testify. Well in one case, there was a non-human, elmo, that testified before the congress. I wonder how that worked


I guess Elmo was a special guest to entertain the representatives. I guess Elmo got paid in candy or something from the special candy desk.


I know of fantasy football, but only recently learned about fantasy congress. Would you play?


I would not play because it would be boring. But I guess policy wonks appreciate that sort of nerdy pursuit. Who knows what really goes on in Congress though.


I figure there are a lot of deals made behind closed doors that voters never hear about. Do they represent us or special interests?


Not going to lie, I don't doubt what you say and they do represent their special interests. However, the current government make it so that elected officials like the president can't become an authoritarian tyrant at least


True, but it is harder to trust government when the law allows it to monitor citizens without warrant. I would rather see more restrictions on govt. Rights are very hard to come by.


Well personally I feel that the statement, people want to be protected, but don't want to know how they are being protected is quite true


Yes, unfortunately. People would rather remain ignorant because ignorance is bliss. But they are complicit if their government does it.


That is the sad but true state of things. Although admittedly there have been outliers. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I do, as much as possible. What about you?


I do. I like all the quirky details. I find it clever that Michael Jordan would not endorse a black Democratic candidate NC with the reasoning that Republicans buy shoes too. Smart man.


Haha, he is a smart man! I'm shocked that women weren't allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 1993! I wonder how they feel about just wearing shorts! haha


Wow! Talk about behind the times! I think it's funny that the Senate used the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon cracked it. Must have been an overall bad luck guy.


oh wow, i didn't know that! here's an interesting factoid. The president of zimbabwe was called president banana!


Oh my gosh, that is awful! Did you know that the US President's guest house is bigger than the White House?


What? Why on earth would they have built the guest house larger than the white house! That's nuts!


I know, that's what I said. Can you imagine that until 1805 in the US the runner up in a Presidential election automatically became the VP!


No, would that have made Hillary, Trumps VP?


I know! I can't even imagine. They would not get along at all!


But it would be so much more fun to watch! I heard that Trump doesn't even make the top 3 wealthiest presidents in US history. But that's hard for me to believe.


Yeah, I heard they were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


How could they have more money than Trump. I just can't believe that, with his gold sink fixtures! He should release a pop album, like the president of Indonesia did. To show off his fanciness!


Oh, that would be funny. So, did you know that there are three subway lines exclusively for congressmen to move between the Capitol and the House and the Senate Offices?


No, I didn't! I know that they have a "Candy Desk" and they have since 1968! Which is basically a desk closest to the door full of candy for them to all eat. Haha


Wow! That would really make the job a lot more enjoyable.


I wouldn't mind a candy desk, right now! In 1988, a US senator invoked a rule to allow the sergeant-at-arms to arrest absent senators and bring them to the chamber to vote!


Oh that's extreme! I wonder if the candy is any good they is kept in the "candy desk"?


They say it's made in Pennsylvania. And consists of milky ways, mars bars and jelly beans! Yum, i like jelly beans!


Well it sounds great to me! It was good chatting with you! Take care.


It was nice chatting with you as well! Have a great day and goodbye! :)


Hello,  did you know the sun is actually white?


Hi! I wasn't aware of that but I do know that sunset on Mars is a blue color. I think that would be very interesting to see and beautiful!


I also think it's interesting that the sun doesn't rotate as a solid body... and the equator actually rotates faster than the poles!


Same.  its also pretty crazy that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun.


Is it really? I certainly don't want to be struck then. Ha! You know the sun makes up 99.86% of our solar system's mass? That's amazing!


That is amazing!  cant believe its that big!


I know, right? And on a related note, helium was the only element discovered on the sun before we discovered it on earth, believe it or not!


wow.  also, neptune completed its first orbit of the sun in 2011 since it was discovered in 1846.


That is amazing. I can't believe it took that long! There's actually a radio station that can translate solar activity into sound so you can listen to the sun's live music! I'm hoping to hear it someday!


Thats impressive,  I wonder if they actually release the station its on.


That is a good question. I love listening to the radio as it is, particularly politics. Speaking of politics, did you know Woodrow Wilson was the only president to have a PhD? Isn't that hard to believe?


That is hard to believe,  you would think more would have it.  I think he has a phd in political science.


I think so as well. But just as surprising, we haven't had a president speak a foreign language fluently since FDR. I always assumed all presidents could speak different languages.


I havent known any of our recent ones speak any.  yeah i think he spoke french and german!  Not positive though.


Maybe so! Can you also believe that Lincoln was the first president to be photographed at his inauguration and ironically, John Wilkes Booth was also in the photo? Weird, huh?


Damn,  Lincoln got photo bombed!  and by his assassinator,  creepy.


That is creepy, isn't it? So how would you feel if we implemented a law like Guatemala that didn't allow close relatives of former presidents to ever run as president?


It doesn't effect me at all.  I dont think I would vote for it though,  it makes sense that family members are immersed in the world of politics and can be a great candidate for the same position or in that vicinity.


Agreed. I honestly feel the exact same way! I often wonder if presidents have weird rituals like Darrell Green who would stuff tootsie rolls in his socks before games saying it made him run faster.


Oh wow,  why would that make him run faster lol Its been great chatting,  gotta run.


Did you know that the sun is a star at the center of the solar system?


I think I knew that... But did yo know that the sun is actually white and only appears yellow because of atmospheric scattering?


That's interesting.  The sun produces enough engergy in 1 seconds to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.  I wonder how they know that? lol


They probably asked Santa... He circles the earth in one night, he probably goes to visit the sun occasionally, encirculing the nearly perfect sphere, counting solar flares and monitoring the magnetic field generated by the internal convection-driven dynamo process.


hahahaaha  speaking of going around....On July 11th, 2011 Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since it's discovery in 1846.


Rats!  I slept through it!  That makes me angry...hotter than a lightening bolt, which is already 6x more hot than the surface of the sun...


Boom!  lol The sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy.  Hope it doesn't drift our way....


Yeah. And since the sun is already 100 times the diameter of the earth, that would not bode well for our little planet.


We would be obliterated and wouldn't even know it!


But at least our feet would be warm. Speaking of hot feet, the when the Portuguese introduced chili peppers to Japa, they were commonly put into socks to help keep toes warm. That is called a hot foot!


If you like that bit of trivia, you are going to love this: The water balloon was invented by someone who actually was trying to create a sock that could help prevent trench foot. He coated a sock with latex and then tested it for leaks by filling it with water. In ager, he threw one of the water-filled defective ones on the ground, and the delightful splash birthed an exciting new childrens toy!


hahahah That is great.  Socks are among the most needed items at homeless shelters, yet among the least often donated.  I'm going to have to remember that.  We like to donate to charities that help the poor, underprivledged kids, and the homeless.


Next time the collection plate comes our way, "put a sock in it!" That common phrase commemorates the old practice of stuffing a sock in a phonograph to muffle the sound. And today, it is commonly used to muffle know-it-alls... like myself!


Nice! lol You're funny!  I want to see what the oldest known surviving pair of socks that were designed to be worn with sandals look like.


Socks originally were made out of leather or matted animal fur. Occasionally, wives would make them from the hair they removed from their husband's backs.


Typically, shoes or boots are worn over socks, unless you are a sock puppeteer!


lol  I bet that was a pain having to hand knit socks before 1800.


Yeah. I wonder when wind socks were invented?


That's a good question.  Maybe back in 1778 when the great English explorer James Cook discovered a body known as Cook Inlet in what is now Alaska and he used a wind sock to mark it?  lol  It's be a gas chatting with you!  Thanks for the laughs.


good morning, how are you this fine saturday?


I am doing great, just doing some reading.


likewise, did you know the sun is the center of the solar system, what are the odds?


Lol. Isn't that basic astronomy knowledge?


True, but when you see it in writing it gets you thinking


Did you watch the recent coverage of the Mars landing?


no, I didn't know it was broadcasted, amazing things happening


As far as the sun goes, it is not actually yellow like most people think.


really, which color is it? It is blue on mars  I saw


The sun is actually white and not nearly as hot as lightning is


That is pretty mind blowing, didn't know that. I also didn't know the sun is almost 99.86% of the total mass of the solar system


Thats why the push for solar power recently because of its essential infinite amount is provides


another mind blow right there, how about our president, do you approve?


Sorry but I am definitely not a fan. I believe him to be very dishonest.


I agree with you, I wish we had better choices last election, did you vote?


I did not because I didn't like the choices. How about you?


yes I did, but sadly voted independent, so it was a vote basically for Trump, it was a joke of an election.


Sadly, that is so true. He doesn't have much time left I believe.


I don't think so either, good chatting with you and thanks for being fast!


Hello, how are you. Did you know the sun is the center of the Solar System.  It is nearly a perfect sphere of hot plasma.


I was aware of most of that. I knew it appears spherical from where we are but was not sure how uniform it actually was. I do not that it is actually white and is only perceived as being yellow which is interesting.


Really, it's actually white?  That is cool.  One second of the Sun's power is enough to power the whole planet for 500,000 years.  That is amazing.


That is impressive. Solar power is such a good idea even if we just use it as reserves. I didn't think anything could be hotter than the sun but shockingly a lightning bolt is. It's roughly 5 times hotter!


I thought the sun was the hottest of all.  As big as we think the sun is, it's only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star that has currently been discovered in our galaxy.


That is hard to wrap my head around. I can't fathom the size of that. There are many space facts that blow my mind. Like space is ever expanding but I don't understand into what. What is in the space beyond currently? Nothing?


I don't either.  That is beyond my brain power.  I guess Neptune rotates slow.  In 2011, in completed it's first full order around the sun since it's discovery in 1846.


I knew it was the farthest from the sun so it would take a while but I had no idea it took that long. That means a day is 173 years?! That's crazy!


Switching topics, did you know that JFK, Washington, and Jefferson were the 3 richest Presidents in history.


I was not aware of that. I knew the Kennedy's were wealthy. I do know that the president's guest house is larger than the white house which is interesting.


Really, that is very interesting.  President Banana was what they called the first President of Zimbabwe.


I am sure it's a funny story.  I wonder if President Trump can sing.  I saw that when the President of Indonesia was in power, he released 3 pop albums.


It's very strange that that would happen while someone was in power. Seems like something they would do before or after. I really doubt Trump can sing. The only president I can recall seeing sing ever was Obama.


Oh yeah, I remember that.  Something that I think would be useful today is that the runner up in the Presidential election automatically became the Vice President until 1805.


I was not aware of that either. That seems a little strange. They run against each other and talk about how the other is incapable and then have to work directly with that person who is then the second in line for the presidency? What a strange system.


Yes, but could be useful as well.  I am a big fan of charity and donations.  Socks are among the least often donated but are among the most needed items in homeless shelters.


Yeah I don't think I've ever seen a request for socks or know of anyone that donated them. I know that when chili peppers were introduced to Japan they were commonly put into socks to keep toes warm.


Really, I didn't know that.  The oldest pair of socks still around were designed for use with sandals.  That is pretty cool.


It is. That is not a style that is accepted now ha ha.


Well thanks for the chat.  Have a Happy New Year.


I am not a big shoe fanatic although many of my friends are always talking about these "yeezys" .What about you?


I have a sneaker, the Reebok Nano that I love, but otherwise I prefer to be barefoot.


Ah, I just wear whatever shoes are on sale at the time of be buying them.


Check out Stephon Marbury's shoes - $15.


Speaking of him, he promoted that shoe line but was not paid to endorse them.


I wonder if it was by choice?  Maybe so he could keep the price down?


Maybe. Professional ballet dancers can also go through 4 pointe shoes every week!


I wonder if they can repair/reuse them at all?  I dont know anything about dance.


I do not know the most, although shoes from 5000 years ago have better performance than shoes today,


Wow, all that fancy padding, and colors, and who could forget the PUMP sneakers!


True. Putting dry tea bags absorbs the horrible smell of shoes or gym bags.


I should definitely invest in some tea bags then.  My gym bag can smell pretty bad sometimes.


I should also stick some in my shoes as well!


Do you know why Steve Smith in the NFL leaves his cleats on the field each week?


To raise awareness for homeless people without shoes.


I respect that. That is an excellent way to raise awareness. More people should do something like that!


That is the type of statements we need, respectful and raises awareness.


Me too. Did you know Stephon Murray promoted some chap shoes for free?


Yeah they retail for $15 so wonder why he did that


Yeah. Did you know ballet dancers use 4 pairs of shoes a week


That must be expensive too. Did you know 5000 year old shoes are better than nowadays


yeah that is amazing. DO you know how to keep the shoes fresh?


Yes you can out teabag in them and it absorbs the odor


Yeah he leaves his cleats in the field after the game to raise awareness for homelessness


I so, Laurie made $700 000 per episode on that


Yeah that is a lot of money but the show was very popular


I love him. DO you know why he does not make dramas anymore?


Yes he does not because they do not portray positivity


SOmetimes, there is a free website for them . DO you use your phone much?


Al the time actually. Do you know why the NY area code is 212?


Yes they used rotary phones before and that was the quickest number to dial


Hi there, I actually do. I love watching House MD


I used to watch that. Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor for tv drama ever.


Yeah the guy used to make $700 000 per episode, that is insane


Jim Carrey doesn't act in dramas anymore. I thought it was just because he did better in comedy.


Well he is good in comedy but apparently he does not do dramas because they do not convey positivity


Michael Caine is another successful actor. But he only became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


Wow, I guess he knew what he was after. Patrick Steward also is a great actor and teaches drama class in the UK


If you're really into drama, there is a website where you can listen to episodes of classic dramas at no cost.


Oh that is nice that is good to know. Do you know how the term soap opera originated?


The dramas were sponsored by manufacturers of soap so they ended up with that name


Oh yes I vaguely remember now. Speaking of something that seems surreal, kind of like out of a drama, NFL wide receiver Steve Smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game. This raises awareness about homeless people who do not have shoes.


That is amazing that he does that, we can all contribute in our own way. Did you know Bill Nye actually holds a patent for ballet shoes, the pointe ones?


Ha. No, that sounds odd. Speaking of pointe shoes, professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs a week.


that is a lot of shoes. Do you know how many ways are there to tie shoes?


I don't know but probably a lot! Speaking of shoes, they were way better 5000 years ago than they are now!


Yeah they were certainly more durable back in the day. We need to figure out that secret


Stephon Marbury promoted $15 shoes and didn't get paid to endorse them. I wonder how durable they were though.


Yeah they seem pretty cheap. Queen Elizabeth employs people to wear her shoes to make sure they are comfy


Ha, that sounds very odd. You can put dry tea bags in smelly shoes to get rid of bad smells.


I do like drama. Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because he wants to only play in movies that generate positivity


I didnt know that, I was wondering why he didnt make drama films anymore


With him being a comedian, I can see him wanting to make people smile. Do you like radio dramas?


I can respect that, he wants to keep things positive and I do, I listen to some podcasts do you?


Yes I do too. There is a website that has thousands of episodes for free


How cool, I will look it up for when Im driving to work, do you know who Hugh Laurie is?


Is that the guy that plays house in the TV show?


The same one, so it turns out he earns $700000 per episode, he must be among the highest paid actors in the industry.


Wow that is amazing. Do you know who michael caine is?


Yeah ive seen him in a couple productions, he is a good actor.


Did you know he became an actor because the girls in drama class were pretty.


What a little rascal lol, do you like ballet maybe?


I think it beautiful. Just never seen one in real like. My daughter walks on her tip toes so people ask if she does ballet.


It is beautiful! I agree, well they spend a fortune in shoes, professional dancers go though 4 pairs in a week


Wow. I did not know that. That  can be expensive. Do you talk on the phone a lot?


I used to but now that theres internet I talk on the phone less, I wonder how the cables are layed on the ocean floor.


That would be interesting to learn. Did you know unicef will donate day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone.


I might start using my phone less then, I think its a noble cause


It really is. I wonder if you have to sign up for that. Here's something interesting. An iPhone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


That is interesting, I have an Iphone and I didnt know I had so much power in my pocket.


Great thanks. I am a huge sneaker head. what about you?


I don't really know much about shoes. It's funny that 5,000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.


It is! which is crazy some of the cost now-a-days. You think they would have better quality


Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week. I wonder how they would do in the 5,000 year-old shoes.


I wonder if you could put a price on shoes that can last 5000 years


Certainly someone could manufacture a line of knockoffs. Stephon marbury promoted a line of shoes that retailed at $15. Maybe he could help.


Yeah but i feel like they would need to use some complex construction. Which raises the price to hundred or even thousands


Maybe Hugh Laurie could afford a pair then. He earns $700k per episode of House.


Thats a lot of money! Wonder if it would be more than if he were a real doctor


Even with $700k per episode, he would struggle to pay of his student loans. LOL


So true! They should create a drama about that


Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more. His beilef system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity. I think this is strange, because dramas can be positive.


Drama is an important part of life. I think Jim should change his mind.


Maybe if he listens to a fee of the thousands of episodes of classic radio drama for free. He can find something he likes


I wonder if anyone listens to those episode. People that age probably don't use computers as much.


Hundreds, if not thousands of years! They lived before there were area codes! Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


212 is new yorks area code because its the fastest way to dial on a rotary


I don't. It's a little too conservative for my tastes, which didn't surprise me once I found out it was created by a Republican media strategist and former President Nixon.


You and me both haha. I didn't know they owned the website IGN as well!


Weird! And oddly enough, they toyed with the idea of creating a network that only played the Simpsons nonstop.


That would have been the only nice thing out of that haha. I can't believe more people watch that than CNN and MSNBC combined!


I guess I'm not surprised given who our president is, haha! It's weird they wanted to play the Simpsons since they tried to sue them once!


I will never understand stuff like that lol. Speaking of Presidents, I wish they showed the Indonesian president selling his 3 pop albums!


Right! Or I would have loved to see Trump's face when he realized the White House guest house is bigger than the White House itself!


lol Do you know who the wealthiest presidents were?


Haha! I know it's not Trump! It was some of the earlier presidents.


Yes it was JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was named?


I agree! Do you know there is a law in Collinsville IL that prohibits saggy pants?


That's crazy! Reminds me of Footloose where they outlawed dancing! Keep your laws off our pants! Haha. Apparently, a judge in DC sued a small dry cleaning business for 67 million dollars just for losing a pair of pants.


You know that judge went through pain and suffering after losing his best pair of pants lol.


Yeah, and he certainly isn't paid enough to replace them! Haha.Well, it's been nice talking to you!


I agree lol. Thanks same to you! Have a good night!


Hi. Have you heard about Charles Krauthammer? He was a journalist, disabled but inspirational to many.


No, I never heard of him.  Just reading about him now.


He seems to have been paralyzed from the waist down. Not really an issue for journalists in a newsroom, but still, it shows you just how much people can do if they don't drown themselves in self-pity.


Oh, wait, I thought he was blind?  Is that another journalist?  Let me go back a read again.


He died of cancer at 68, paralyzed from a ^diving^ accident. At first, I thought it said "driving."


Yes, I just reread that.  I mixed up Hackman with Krauthammer.  Sorry.


That's cool. It's an amazing array of journalists out there with limitations. I wonder what relationship he had with Presidents of the US.


Well, it would seem at least one President he may not have had a great relationship with, according to article section 3.


It seems that Krauthammer took any criticism about his disability in stride.


I agree. He wouldn't let his disability stop him from accomplishing anything wanting to be respected for the man he was and the work he provided.  He did not want to be seen as a charity case.  I applaud him and many other in similar circumstances.


I imagined that Trump would have been one of the wealthiest presidents in US history, but JFK, Washington and Jefferson were.


Yes, I am actually shocked by that.  I thought Trump was a billionaire.


I think he's got a big enough ego to release some pop albums like the president of Indonesia. Trump has released every other kind of product, it seems.


Ha, I would not put it past him to try.  I also see why he loves Fox news as the network was created by republican media strategist.


Fox is an interesting phenomenon. It gets more attention than CNN and MSNBC together. I didn't realize it had such a following.


Yes, reading that really surprised me especially with CNN being around longer than the other networks.


Trump proposed another global network to compete with the "fake news" of CNN.


Nothing surprised me with that guy anymore, I don't even react when he says or does anything.  By the way, did you know Alladin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer?


And here I thought that MC Hammer chose his pants to look like Aladdin's!  And Aladdin didn't even need to ride a horse!


Do you know which newspaper Charles Krauthammer worked for?


He published in teh Washington Post, but also was a fixture on Fox news. I loved CK. He was thoughtful, original, insightful, and concise.


A smart guy.    He died too young - do you remember at what age he passed?


At the age of 68, an age that is creeping up on me too. CK lived with a disability and still rose to the top echillon of his profession. Pretty inspiration, especially for us old folks!


I know he had been paralyzed for quite awhile.    Do you know how that happened?


A diving accident I think. I didn't realize it when I first heard his commentary. I, like others, was mesmerized with his intellect, and did not even notice a disability.  He was wheelchair bound.


I know he didn't talk about it for a number of years.    Over a decade, but I'm not sure exactly how long until he broached the subject.


I don't know either.  There are a lot of journalists with disabilities that admired the man, and I can understand why.  I especially enjoyed watching him on the Special Report round table discussions on Fox. His brilliance shined there.


Well, as good as he was, many might say working for Fox news is not a good way to make a reputation as a real journalist.


What, are you saying that the network that threatened to sue The Simpsons is not always focusing on the right thing?


In part, yes.     It is ironic that Fox News Corp thought of doing a Simpsons-only channel years before FXX.


Well, I think al media outlets are flawed. Fox devotes 55% of it's time to opinion, and MSNBC dedicates 85% to opinion. What happened to the days when media used to just report the news. Now they make up themselves.


Well, when your highest elected official is akin to President Banana of Zimbabwe, what can you do?


Well, President Woodrow Wilson was that last PhD, so it would be nice to see a more educated person in the big chair. Someone brilliant, someone concise and respected. I suggest we open up a campaign to elect the late Charles Krauthammer. A dead guy would be an improvement over almost all of the bozos in Washington.


Amusing.    I'd like to see a current President record 3 pop albums like the President of Indonesia


Yeah, and I bet they sang in a foreign language too! The last US president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.  It's like a superpower.


True, although if we still operated by the old rules, where the runner up became Vice President, even superpowers would not help.


VP Hilliary would be quite a change. Her pant suit collection would not have been allowed in the Senate had she served there before 1993. Think of the fashion trends we would have been deprived of!


Too true.    Trousers are an essential part of life today.    A DC judge even sued for $67 million when a pair of his were lost at the dry cleaner!


I wonder what he left in the pockets?  Or maybe they were super valuable because they originally were those indestructable pants that the Incredible Hulk always used to wear!


True.    The character might've worked better in Roman times, were pants were considered a sign of barbarism.


Interesting. It was probably because each pair of pants has it's own fly, and barbarians attract flies..


Funny guy!    Since pants came into vogue due to horse riding, and horses and flies go together, makes sense!   Nice chatting with you!


Not really.  Do you?  I like that they thought of having a channel that just played the simpsons though lol


LOL. I do not watch it but know people do. I would watch a station that played just the simpsons though.


I hear that they threatened to sue the simpsons once.


That's pretty dumb. Fox distributes both...


Do you know much about the president?  I hears the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house


Trump told me size doesn't matter. Is that not true?


Well he didn't choose the size of the house he was going to live in as president. lol


I guess after the british burned it down, they did the best they could with what they had at the time.


The firs president of zimbabwe was president banana


Maybe he would have gotten more respect with a pop album.


Well, it was his last name,  I don't think he had a choice in what they called him lol Maybe a pop album would've made a difference I guess,  invite everyone to a nice concert.


LOL. I thought it was a derogatory term. I thought they were being mean to him...


lol no,  his name is President Canaan Banana.  Very unique name lol


Yes. Don't I feel like an idiot! My bad.


Not at all, its a common mistake. do you like trousers?


I agree,  or cold!  Collinsville has a law prohibiting saggy pants


Have you heard about Charles Krauthammer?


Yes I have. I think he wrote articles and also appeared on Fox news from time to time didn't he


He did, he passed away recently of cancer.  As a cancer survivor myself, and someone who has some paralysis in my right leg because of cancer his story caught my eye.


ya that is really sad. and like I said I think he would appear on Fox news from time to time, have you ever seen that television Network


I have, I have a hard time watching them, I find them a little slanted.


Yes I think all news is biased though, so I don't watch any of it personally, it's weird that the median viewer age of Fox News is about 68


I agree.  Fox is watched more than cnn and msnbc combined.


Yep they definitely have a lot of viewers, what's weird too is that they tried to make their own version of The Daily Show but it fizzled out after only 13 episodes


Yeah, I love the real The daily show.  Did you hear about the channel they wanted to create that would only air the simpsons?


I did hear about that. I also heard that Fox News was going to sue The Simpsons because they made fun of them too much LOL


Yeah, I always wondered how those two things were on the same network.  Very opposite sides of the political spectrum


Yep absolutely. Speaking of politics what do you think about the president?


I cant say I support him.  Although I do love reading the backlash from his tweets.  It is like we are a huge reality show.


Yep he at least keeps it interesting. What's said to me is that the only president to ever have a Ph.D was Woodrow Wilson, we need more PhD presidents


We do, and FDR was the last to speak a foreign language.  I would have though more would have had that skill


Yep I agree. It's always interesting how presidents went into, apparently only five presidents have won the presidency while losing the popular vote


I think that is happening more often, I think GW Bush and Trump were two, and that is just in my lifetime as a voter.


Yep it seems like it. What do you think about Abraham Lincoln by the way? He was the first president to be photographed, and John Wilkes Booth was in the photo with him, isn't that weird


That is really strange.  a bit creepy too.


Yeah I would be scared. What do you think about trousers by the way? Do you ever wear pants? I'm wearing some now LOL


I always wear pants.  Im a big fan of pajama pants!  Its been great chatting!


Hey I don't have cable, but I have watched Fox News before, I try not to watch news in general though what about you


I could take it or leave it.  Did you know that Richard Nixon partially helped to create Fox news?  I didn't know that.


Oh I didn't know that, Richard Ailes also helped, have you ever visited the website ign.com? Thats owned by Fox News too


I've heard of it.  Interesting.  Fox almost created a channel that would only air Simpson episodes.  That would have been neat.


Yeah I would definitely have watched that haha. What is weird is that Fox News is going to sue The Simpsons because they were making fun of them, but if Fox owns The Simpsons then would they be suiing themselves?


Me too! ...and yes that is odd.  lol  Fox news is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.  I didn't realized fox was that popular.


Yeah I didn't know that, I did know that their primary location was in New York though, but it's crazy that they broadcast to 86 different countries around the world


That's probably how they beat CNN and MSNBC.  lol


Haha I think you're right. Speaking of news, what do you think about the president? You know who the top three are in terms of wealth


I'm a fan of the first president of Zimbabwe who was called President Bananda. lol  Seriously though, I was a fan of Trump's before he was elected but not so much anymore.  He hasn't delivered on his promise to bring jobs back to my area.  He won a ton of votes while campaigning here based on that promise.  Instead we're still losing jobs.


I don't know from what I've seen unemployment is actually the lowest it's been in like 30 years but I try to stay out of politics because I don't really like any people who are involved, maybe Trump should make some pop albums like the president of Indonesia has done? He could work with Kanye West because apparently they are friends


lol  I wonder if Kanye stays at the presidents guest house which is larger than the White House.


Haha that's a good question, I need to take a trip to DC to check that out and make sure that's true LOL


hahahaa  Did you know that we call trousers pants in America?


Haha yes but I'm going to start calling them trousers because it sounds funny or LOL. Did you know that Romans thought that people who wore pants were barbarians


Wow.  I didn't know that.  Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer.  That's funnnny!!!!


It is funny! I can see the resemblance, and I never knew that pants were invented because it's easier to mount horses with them on


I never knew that either.  I Collinsville, IL they have a law that prohibits saggy pants. hahaha


Haha I would not want to live there in case I ever wore sweatpants, did you hear about the small dry cleaning business that was sued for 67 million dollars and a pair of pants lol


lol I hadn't have heard of that one.  Holy moly!  It was nice chatting with you. I have to get going.  Have a nice day.


Yes I do like comedies a lot, apparently sound, when it became big in the 1920's, helped to make sure that the comedy genre took off


I didn't know that.  Demetri Martin was accepted into Harvard law, but left out of boredom to pursue a career in comedy.  I'm not familiar with him are you?


No I've never heard of him, I've also never heard of Ryan Stiles, do you know who that is? Apparently he dropped out of high school


I don't know who he is either.  lol  I do know who Bill Murray is and he thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern comedy age.  Must not have been too good though because I don't know that movie. lol


Well that movie is actually kind of funny, I would recommend seeing it, but it's not better than Ghostbusters or anything like that. What did you think about these TV show 3rd Rock From the Sun by the way


I will have to check it out then.  I liked that show.  I like goofy comedy. lol  They won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997.


That's impressive, but I do prefer Seinfeld and the show Frasier, so that's why I'm curious why that particular show one that year


I'm guessing that the other shows probably won the award before 97 and they probably decided it was time to let someone else win. lol


LOL that must be what happened. What else do you watch by the way? Do you like South Park


I did like South Park when it came out in the 90s.  Over the years I haven't had time to watch it.  I did see their Family Guy episode.  When they aired it the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew.


That is pretty cool. I also like how there is an episode of The Simpsons where Bart never appears, I think they just forgot about him on that one LOL


Yes I listen to rap from time to time, used to listen to a lot of Eminem back in the day, what about you


Yes.  Not as much as I used to.  Did you know that Eminem's dream was to become a comic book artist before he became a rapper?


No I didn't know that. But I did know that his favorite superhero is Spider-Man, I wonder why he never made any raps about him


Interesting.  Yes...you're right too.  That would have been a good fit on a soundtrack.  Busta Rhymes voiced the Reptar wagon in the 1998 rugrats movie.  I didn't know that.


No I didn't know that either. I'll have to watch that movie again, speaking of Eminem no, did you hear that in a court case the judge actually delivered her verdict in the form of a rap to him


lol  No. I didn't.  That's really funny.  Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle called "compliment battle".


I would listen to that. I think it's a much more positive thing to rap to personally. do you like Tupac Shakur by the way?


I did like him.  Did you know his music is in the library of congress?


I did know about that, I think it's really awesome! Have you heard of That 70s Show? it doesn't have any rap, but they tried to adapt it to the UK Market LOL and it definitely failed after only 10 episodes


Hi, how are you? Do you feel like chatting?


Hi, I'm doing good. Sure what would you like to talk about?


I think that we have many things that we can talk about. For example, television. It is a marvelous invention.


Well, yes and no. I enjoy some TV but some people get really addicted to it.


I guess that it is easy to get addicted. It releases chemicals in the brain that make us oh so happy.


Ha, ha, yes I guess so. Do you think TV as we know it will be obsolete because of computers.


I think that that is good and bad. Everywhere we go there is a distraction. TV will distract us everywhere. On our phones. Soon our glasses.


I agree. I like to go hike in the desert to get away from those distractions. But not without my cell phone, Ha.


I do not want to be connected 24/7. Now when you watch the TV, the TV watches you. It knows where you are, what shows you are watching, your heartbeat, your brain waves.


That's really scary. I can't remember the movie but it was predicted that it would come to this.


I think that all entertainment will soon be our undoing. We will just be distracted all the time. An Infinite Jest rapping nonsense to our minds.


I can't argue that point. I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't addicted to my computer.


I am addicted. We all are. We lead hollow lives to be filled with ones and zeros and pretty pictures and emotion. We are sad little puppets dancing on the ends of digital strings.


Yes. One thing I admire though is the pioneers of TV and movies. They did all their special effects without all of the technology.


I think that they had to be clever without computers. They had to trick audiences in ways that we can only imagine now. Now entertainment has lost creativity.


True. Back then they also had movies that relied on clever dialogue and they actually had meaning.


I think that the art of dialog and plot have disappeared in the face of a CGI onslaught.


I think we are in perfect agreement about the state of entertainment today.


Anyway, great chat! Thanks for the interesting ideas.


And thank you for the interesting talk. Guess I'll go flip through the channels. Just kidding.


How often do you listen to rap music? I know that I listen to it only on the weekends


I don't really listen to a lot of the newer rap, I hear a lot of the older stuff at my workplace on the weekends as well


Yeah I like older rap personally. The rest of the rap music today is very generic in my opinion. What are your thoughts on Tupac Shakur? His music was deemed culturally significant and is now in the Library of Congress actually


yeah- exactly, I feel the same. I remember when his CD's came out & how big it was. I recently watched a documentary about him & Big-E Smalls (& their deaths) It was really good.


What was it called? I should watch it it sounds interesting? Did you ever listen to Eminem by the way? I used to listen to him all the time back in high school.


I'm not sure, but it featured Big e's mom & his child's mother(I think Faith Hill?) I think it showed them just enough. Yeah, I haven't really heard any of Eminems newer stuff, but I went to see him & Snoop Dog in their "up in Smoke" tour- it was funny beacause 2 reporters were sitting in our seats & in our pictures, they are sitting behind us with a pens & notepads- they gave the concert a C- LOL


Haha that is fun do you know why Eminem was in a courtroom? I'm not sure why he was, but the judge gave her ruling in the form of a rap because he was a defendant. That's really weird to me LOL that should be illegal or something


gosh- I haven't been following that. I am really happy for him & to see how he made it- I remember when he came out, Dr.Dre (or some other reporter) went to interview him- they couldn't believe how "some skinny white guy sitting in a flannel next to a pool"....., was so big so fast- I'm glad that the made it & it is great how Dr. DRE saw something in him & was able to produce & believe in him.


Yeah I agree, he is very talented in my opinion though. What about comedies though, what kind of movies do you like that are funny?


I love movies in general- I was just watching the new show on TBS I thought was super funny today, Miracle Workers- I thought that was the funniest show that I've seen in a long time!


Ok I'll have to check that out. I know that I like Bill Murray a lot, and he really likes the movie Kung Fu Hustle, have you seen it? I'll have to check it out if he likes it.


I love Bill Murray- Yeah Steve Buscemi is in Miracle workers (I just googled it) & also, the actor that played Harry Potter- I couldn't standf the Harry Potter movies- I fell asleep (at the movies) during them


Yeah I only like the first one, and after that I just couldn't finish them, they're really boring haha. My brother says the books are better, but who knows I won't be reading them. have you ever seen the movie The Hangover by the way? I know it made a lot of money at the box office


Yes! I went to 7 -eleven to get the collector cups (when the one with them in Thailand) came out! I was trying to get the Zach cup - none of the 7-elevens had it. I was super bummed out that I dropped my monkey cup. It broke when I was going up the stairs to my aprtment. I still have my Mr. Chow cup .


Haha that's too bad that broke, I'm sorry haha. Apparently that movie created a new type of genre: the bromantic comedy LOL, another movie in that genre is Pineapple Express, have you seen that?


yeah- I didn't know that, either. I remember going to the movies & watching the pineapple express- I didn't like it (then) but years later, I liked it. It's wierd-to me, sometimes I like movies better years later.


I agree with you. Sometimes it takes me awhile to warm up to a movie. Kind of like with Seinfeld, I didn't like it when I was a kid, but now I really like it, and I'm shocked that it didn't win a Golden Globe. 3rd Rock From the Sun did instead


Yeah, I had no idea that Third Rock from the Sun beat out other comedies in that genre. That's pretty huge for that show to have beaten Seinfeld, Friends & Frasier.


Yes I agree! That's quite a year for comedy haha. Do you know who Ryan Stiles is by the way? I've never heard of the guy, but apparently he dropped out of school to go after his dream of Comedy rolls


I think I might be thinking of another Ryan (actor), but it sounds right to me. The guy Mr. Chow from the Hangover movies was actually a DR in real life, so maybe they both made the right choices!


Oh wow that's awesome! I didn't know that. I'll have to re-watch that movie. Have you ever seen the movie Harold and Kumar as well? I think that's another bromantic comedy to check out


Do you watch a lot of television. I watch far too much.


Haha I don't actually watch that much TV I guess. I do have Netflix but I don't have cable. Have you ever seen South Park?


I love South Park. I've seen every episode.


Did you see the one where they make fun of Family Guy in it? I thought that was awesome. And apparently the producers of The Simpsons that the South Park creators flowers afterwards


I did. It was very funny. I think it's hilarious that The Simpsons did that. Do you enjoy the Simpsons?


I do like the Simpsons. Apparently there's an episode where you never see Bart and he's also never mentioned. Have you seen that episode?


I have not. I find it surprising that there is only one since it has been on so long.


I know right. I need to check out which episode that is exactly so I can see it though haha. Have you ever watched the show Pokemon?


I have played some games but never watched the cartoon. I think it's been on for a long time.


I think there are like 750 episodes or something. I would never be able to"catch them all" haha


Ha ha. 750! That's a lot more than I thought. Are you familiar with Thomas the Tank Engine?


I did see that show when I was a kid. I had no idea that George Carlin was the narrator on some of the episodes though haha. I love his voice and he's really funny. I wonder if he makes any jokes on there


They had lots of big names for narrators. They also had Ringo Starr and Alec Baldwin!


Wow that sounds awesome! I wish that kids shows today had those kinds of big names haha. Have you ever seen the show That 70s Show


I have. I still quite enjoy it when I see re-runs.


Apparently they tried to create a version of it for the UK Market. Although it was only lasting about 10 episodes then they cancelled it. It was called days like these. And the name sounds really dumb I think


That rarely works. The only example I can think of that really worked was The Office. Off topic but do you enjoy going to concerts?


I do like going to concerts. I went to a lot of them last year actually. What about you? I went to Lollapalooza personally


I used to like going a lot but the older I get the less tolerance I have for the rowdy crowds ha ha. Did you know that The Ramones toured almost nonstop for 20 years and played 2,263 concerts?!


Wow that's crazy. They've been going for so long. Lincoln Park does a lot of concerts too, 324 in 2001 for instance


That's an insane amount of concerts to play for one year. I would be beyond exhausted.


i am fine as well. What is your thought on the first article?


I think it's crazy that an employer wanted to force the guy to go to the meetings!


i think he should be entitled to that money. No one should have to be fired for not attending a bible study. It's truly insane!


definitely weird that a company would force something like that on a guy. do you think hes asking for too much?


I think he is asking for too much but he has to be compensated . You can't force someone to attend bible studies. What if the employees had different religious beliefs?


I am completely for compensation. Sometimes I think the high numbers are good to prevent reoffenders. It's unfortunate that people use personal reasons to negatively affect an employee.


I completely agree. Any other article caught your interest?


The other ones are a little more neutral. It was interesting to learn more about the bible.


Agreed. I thought that the one about Facebook was a little interesting also. It is insane that Facebook has a value of 104 billion $


I'd be super upset if I was the guy from Myspace for not buying it when I had the chance.


True. I am pretty sure that many people don't even recall myspace. It was gone too fast


I have seen myspace Tom on Instagram before. I think he travels the world now. He didn't miss out too bad


Not bad. At least he is enjoying his life


Imagine being a part of either of those companies at their heights? Short career and set for life. Must be nice


The other thing that caught my eye is how tiny the underwater cables are. I always knew about them but they are so unsubstantial. Someone bad could really disconnect the world quick.


Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone. I wonder how many people would do this to make an impact


I didn't know that was a thing. I wonder if they base it on your normal usage? I know I'm not on my phone THAT much. They'd be donating plenty of water for me.


I feel like I can do better when it comes to that.


Yes I do. DId you ever see the SImpsons?


Yes I do. There is an episode where Bart does not appear


Yes and he is not even mentioned in it too


Yes I have seen it but it did not do well in the UK


Yes they cancelled it after 10 episodes because it was made verbatim


Yeah. Did you know there are 750 episodes of Pokemon?


Yes and they have been on air for 16 years


Yeah , have you seen any of the episodes?


I have seen maybe 50 of them, but that is it


Yeah me too, not too many. Did you ever watch Thomas the Tank?


Yes, Alec Baldwin did the voice for about 52 episodes of it


I do. Did you know George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins?


Small world. THere are only two african-americans in their music hall of fame


Yeah too bad. Henry FOrd funded country music for fear that jazz would take over


Wow. U2 once opened during a concert for themselves but they were in disguise


Yes they posed as the Dalton Brothers from Gavelston Texas, that was in 1987


Yes funny. Did you know the fender stratocaster was for the country music


WOw so much cool stuff. So nice chatting with you.


Hi, there. How are you on this fine fine evening?


Great! Hope you're doing well! Do you by chance happen to be a fan of Elvis? I am and thinks he deserves the medal of freedom!


I don't know much about Elvis. Is he really dead, or is he living with the aliens at Area 51? Not sure. Medal of Freedom? Now?


It's hard to believe he's never received one considering his legendary status! Although many didn't like him because they believe he appropriated black culture and music.


The man was talented, and certainly relied on the culture of other Americans for his stylings.


Agreed, after all he was raised in poverty practically alongside African Americans in Tupelo, Mississippi!


You can't blame the man for being influenced by his surroundings as a child. He didn't have no choice in the matter. He could have growed up to be a country singer, if he had been born elsewheres.


So true! Are you into country music at all? Crazy to think in 2009 it was the most  listened to genre during the evening rush hour traffic.  Guess it's good for clearing your mind.


It's a spirited, wholesome, American genre, and the folks want to be inspired on their way down the highway.


Agreed! All started by working class Americans as well! Crazy to think Henry Ford of all people helped finance country music all because of fears over the urban decadence of jazz music.


Those jazzbos were bringing America down! People could have ended up having a sense of rhythm! Ford was right to try to put the kibosh on it.


It's amazing how far the genres come over the years and the family trees that have grown, like George Strait and Jeff Bezos being cousins. That's so weird!


Can George Strait hold a candle to the Ramones though? They played over 2,000 concerts. Non-stop, 20 years.


That's a good question. I don't even think he can hold a candle to U2. Heck they even pretended to be a country band opening for themselves one time. That's too funny.


I guess they got bored playing the same old songs, so they decided to play different same old songs.


Agreed. Would love to see them in concert one day. I would hope it's not like that one Creed concert that was so godawful, four of the attendees actually filed a lawsuit against the band.


I figure Creed deserved it. They should spend some time playing to empty amphitheaters.


No kidding! Would also love to hear someone like Ringo Starr. Speaking of which, did you know he is one of the narrators for the Thomas the Tank Engine show?


Ringo was a man of great talents, plus a distinct voice. Have you enjoyed chatting this evening? I have!


Agreed. He most certainly was. I'm surprised south park never parodied him considering they like to parody everyone. In fact, the south park producers actually received flowers from the Simpson's crew after the Family Guy episode!


The South Park guys haven't gotten around to him yet.


Agreed. Maybe they will. Or even the Simpson's could possibly do so. That's one of my favorites. Hard to believe there's actually an episode where Bart doesn't appear or is mentioned at all.


Ha! Probably so! There are so many great tv shows out there, namely cartoons like Pokemon which has aired over 750 episodes. That's mind blowing!


I'm great! What do you think of the Bible? One of the best selling books around.


Yes, boy, the author must have made a fortune in royalties! LOL I'd love to read Jefferson's version of the book.


Roosevelt and adams did not swear in using bible


i believe they used the constitution of the US. they thought they owed allegiance to the law and the people.


Ahhh, makes sense.  Soldiers carried metal plated bibles in ww2


yeah, i bet they were a bit heavy. Before 1963 it was not uncommon for students  to read from the bible as part of their elementary education. I figure that schools have changed quite a bit.


Heavy but they had designed pockets to fit and protect their hearts!


that is a good design! the soldiers probably kept it on themselves all the time then.


Apparently they believed it could stop a bullet.


it couldnt hurt. might help. plus it would give them courage and confidence. Did you know that the biblical tower of babel was likely based on a real building?


the etemenanki should still be in modern-day iraq!


That would be sad.  Did you hear about the painter who is suing because they told him bible study is required?


i understand his feelings. no one should be forced to learn a religion he doesnt accept. that is wrong.


I would just sue for a few years pay, not 800,000 though.


I guess he wants to punish them? teach them a lesson? sometimes numbers are just to scare people into settling. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, good information. I am sure he will win as it is against the law to discriminate.


I wish him well. He has a good cause. Have a good night!


Hey I do like Elvis. Interesting that Trump was going to give him the presidential medal of freedom


Yes, it's an interesting move that can be interpreted as playing to his base of Middle Americans when it's also honoring someone who bridged racial and cultural divides.


Yep I could see that. I think I should put Elvis on TV more, what about you?


Yes, especially his 1968 comeback special, which he used to speak out against injustice with his music. I'm sure his career would've played out differently in the age of the music video.


Oh I definitely think so. I wonder if his videos were recorded in black and white or in color though? it's how TV started you know, in black and white


Things were a lot more black and white back then, in more ways than one. Can you imagine a show like Pokemon in black and white? You need color to keep things interesting when you makes over 750 episodes.


It'll be hard to keep track of Pikachu! And that's a lot of episodes, also I know the Simpsons have a lot of episodes, have you seen the one that bart does not appear in


I have not--I'm more of a South Park fan. Did you know that the crew of the Simpsons sent the South Park crew flowers after they aired their episode that made fun of Family Guy?


I did know that. I watch that episode and it was awesome! If you ever watched the show Thomas the Tank Engine?


I feel like I caught bits and pieces on PBS when I was a little kid. I remember Ringo Starr being the narrator, but apparently George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have also narrated at least 52 episodes each.


Yeah you're right. I want to listen to George Carlin he's so funny! Have you ever seen the show That 70s Show by the way?


Well I don't know if you did, but anyway it was canceled after only 10 episodes after they tried to adapt it for the UK Market LOL


I was going to say yes, I thought the humor was a bit silly, and I guess it didn't translate culturally overseas. Kind of like exporting country music--I doubt it's the most-listened to rush hour radio genre in the evening in the UK like it was in the US in 2009.


Yes I agree, it's weird though that they're only two black Country Music Hall of Famers, why do you think that is?


I think it might have something to do with it blending popular songs, Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, traditional English ballads, cowboy songs, and musical traditions of European immigrants that were familiar for white working class Americans.


Yep you're right I think, what about the Fender Stratocaster? I actually have played one before, I never knew that they were intended originally for country music


That's cool--I guess rock and roll and country music have a lot in common. U2 even opened for themselves for a few shows in 1987 posing as country musicians.


That is interesting, I wonder why they perform in Disguise like that? I also wonder why Henry Ford was trying to finance country music to oppose jazz music?


Considering his interest in power and industry, he probably thought it was more practical for working America than the "urban decadence" of jazz music.


Yes I think you're right. You ever go to concerts by the way? I would love to go to a Pink Floyd concert but I don't think that they tour anymore


Hi do did you watch a lot tv in the 90s?


I did! Mainly the Simpsons though, how about you?


I was a big Simpsons fan!  Also loved South Park and Family Guy when it came out.  Did you see what the Simpsons crew did whey South Park aired its Family Guy episode finale?


Didn't they send them flowers from the Simpson's crew?


Yes!  Did you know that there was only 1 episode of the Simpsons where Bart was neither mentioned or appeared?


I wish I knew which one it was to show others! That is so crazy! Do you like the show Pokemon?


I do remember watching that one!  I think they are still making new episodes.


I believe it! They have made 750 episodes so far, that's like 50 a years for 16 years straight!


Nice!  Here's one for you...can you name the 3 voice actors who narrated Thomas the Tank for at least 52 episodes each.


Was it Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alex Baldwin?


You got it!  do you remember "That 70's show"?


I loved that show! How did it do in the UK though?


It was called Days Like These in the UK and it was cancelled after 10 episodes.  Are you a country music fan?


That is crazy! They must not appreciate American humor haha. I love country music, how about you?


I like it!  First music concert I ever went to was the Oak Ridge Boys when I was kid.  Country music legend George Strait and the wealthiest man in the world Jeff Bezos are cousins!


That is so cool! Country music has come a long way though. There are only 2 african americans in the country music hall of fame though.


I wonder who they are?  Henry Ford helped finance the popularization of country music due to his fears over the "urban decadence" of jazz music.


I'm not sure. I can imagine Henry Ford doing that haha. What other concerts have you been too? I know in 2002, creed put on a concert so bad they were sued haha.


That must have been a bad show!  I wish I could have seen the Ramones.


You had the chance to lol they play over 2263 concerts! That is almost a nonstop tour for 20 years!


No doubt!  Linkin Park played 324 shows in 2001!


That is insane too! Anyways, I had a great chat, have an awesome day!


How's it going, did you know the Hebrew bible is known as Tanakh?


I did not know that, I guess I never knew what it was called. I just know our bible


Have you've heard of the bible Jefferson created using a razor to cut out the supernatural parts?


I did not know that either, speaking of the bible, roosevelt and john quincy adams are the only two presidents not sworn in with the bible


That's interesting, I wonder what Teddy and Adams swore in on if it wasn't a bible


Yea, I wonder if it was now a days they would swear on facebook lol


I find it cool that Babal was likely the Etemenaki in Iraq, I wonder what it be like to see it


That would be so amazing to see that. I wonder if there are any photos, I would share it on facebook if there were even drawings of it


It's pretty crazy that Myspace didn't buy facebook in 2005 when they had the chance


yea that wasn't a smart move, do people even use myspace anymore?!


I don't think so, myspace could of got facebook for 75 million and didn't


For sure, they had the money, I wonder why they turned it down. did you ever delete friends for a free whopper?


I'm sure I've unfriended 10 people but I've never gotten a whopper for it


lol, I wonder how Burger King tracked that. I would have deleted 100 friends for 10 whoppers lol


Lol, it's pretty crazy Iceland is using facebook to rewrite their constitution


NO WAY! I did not know that. I wonder what it looks like ha. I want a part in it.  Hopefully they don't disable the like button like a german state did


It's crazy how much stuff is done on facebook, I guess that's why they are worth 104 billion


Man, myspace could have all that money if they just spent 75 million.


It's pretty amazing how far facebook has come since being started in 2004


For sure, I was all about Facebook when it came out. Facebook is blue because of Mark Zuckerburg suffering from red green colorblindness


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Have a beautiful day. By the 2nd century, Jewish groups of people calling the books of the bible the "scriptures"


It is the relationship between God and Humans. Teaches the humans how to live their lives.


That;s true.  You know prior to 1963 it was not uncommon for students in the USA to be required to read from the bible as part of their Elementary education.  I feel we need to get back to doing that.  What do you think?


Yes, It is very necessary. We learn good things and make our life more pleasant and we respect other people and afraid to do harmful activity to others.


I agree with you about that.  Did you know that Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the bible, using a razor to cut out the "supernatural" parts such as the miracles and the resurrection.  Isn't that wild?


In world war II, soldiers carry metal plated designed bibles in their uniform chest pocket called "Heart shield bibles."


There are two US presidents that did not use a bible at their swearing-in ceremonies.


Most of the people spending to much of time in social media network. They didn't spend time with their family members and friends.


Monthly once only i open it. What about you ?


I use it a couple of times a day.  Too much! I hear My Space had turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $ 75 million in 2004.  Boy, was that a big mistake on their part.


In Feb 2004, the Facebook was started by Mark Zuckerberg along with room mates.They earn most from the advertisement that appears onscreen.


Yes, that's correct and the reason Facebook is primarily blue in color is because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind.


Yes, So many people in america use facebook as their primary source of news. Mostly people engaged in social networks are very addict to it. Without it they can manage single day.


I agree with you about that fact for sure.  Very bad.  Do you know Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig- Holstein?


A third of all divorce filings in the US contained the word 'facebook'. It occupy our complete attention.


That's so sad, but yet true.  Well it's been nice chatting with yoy this morning, I need to head to work, now.  Have a good day, friend.


Hello, How are you tonight? Do you know the wealthiest presidents in American are JFK, Washington and Jefferson!!


No I didn't know that! I was shocked Trump is not on that list though, I was also shocked that the president's guest house is bigger than the White House itself, that doesn't make any sense


I know, I was thinking the same thing!! Did you know there hasn't been a president that was not a democrat or republican since 1853?


No I didn't know that. That seems like a long time, what do you think about the fact that back in 1805 the runner-up in the presidential election would become the vice president, that seems like it would create all kinds of problems today


Oh for sure, never work now!! Makes me think there wasn't enough qualified people then.lol


That could be it. what do you think about the president of Indonesia by the way? He made three pop albums while he was in office, maybe he is a rockstar over there haha


lol, maybe!! I would think he would be too busy for that!! lol Do you like Adele's music?


I like some of her songs. I like her song from the Daniel Craig James Bond movie, apparently he cried when he first heard it haha


Yes, I heard that too! She a great voice!  Her album 21 is the biggest selling UK album!!


That's impressive! It's also impressive that she was born in 1988 which means she's younger than me and also more successful LOL


Oh really, I didn't know when she was born!  Between my two children, the 80's were great!!


I agree with you! 80s is definitely full of great music haha, it's all so crazy that her first album went seven times platinum in the UK, that's very impressive


I remember that and felt she deserved it!!  Very talented!!


Yep I agree! It's crazy that she went to the same high school as Amy Winehouse, there must be something in that food or water in that high school that helps singing


lol, could be!! Did you know every president with a beard was republican? Surprising


That is shocking. It's also shocking that the Republican Party was started back in 1854, that's a long time ago


Yes, and democrat too!! I can imagine Harry Truman not wanting his picture taken while he was riding Dumbo the elephant while at Disneyland.


Yeah that seems kind of petty haha. It's also interesting how the different parties have appealed to different voter blocks overtime, for instance apparently in 2000 the Republican Party became firmly aligned with Christian conservatives


That's interesting and true!! Its hard to know what to believe in today's politics!!


Yes I agree! Politics are very tricky today. I miss the days of Theodore Roosevelt back in 1912, he created The Bull Moose Party which actually sounds interesting to me


That's a good idea? What did the Bull Moose Party stand for?


Well I think it was more of a mixture between Republicans and Democrats at the time. So it was more moderate and plus the name sounds awesome haha


Yes , Laurie made tons of money there, $700 000 per episode


I love him ,Do you know why he does not do dramas anymore?


Yeah because they do not project positivity


I listen to them sometimes, there is a free website for them


Yeah that is pretty nice. DO you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


Yeah all the pretty girls were going to drama class so he followed them


Haha smart guy. Howe about JOn Hamm, he was a drama teacher


Yeah and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, she is so funny


I guess she had a great teacher to learn from how to be funny


Haha good point. Do you like country music?


I like some of the artists and songs and you?


Me too same. George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins


WOw small world. Henry Ford paid money to make sure country music is not taken over by jazz


Yeah but I think there should be room for all types of music


Yeah I agree. U2 once opened for themselves under the disguise of a country music bad


Yeah and the ame is so funny, the dalton brothers grom galveston, texas


haha they are just too funny and creative. The fender stratocaster was supposed to be used in country music


Yes but I've never heard of Tavis Smiley. Have you?


I have not but i guess he was fired for sexual misconduct


I am wondering what proof or backing PBS had in order to suspend him. I hope it wasn't just a case of he said, she said.


True, but it looks like he has some new work coming along


Yes, it looks like a show and a book. I wonder what the book is about.


Scientist have voted "we are the champions" is the catchiest pop song of all time


I think it's weird that scientists even had that conversation


Japanese have already created artificial pop stars maybe they got bored


I'm not really into k-pop or anything like it.


Its still really neat that these people are 100% cgi and use synthesized vocals


Mostly drama and a bit of comedy. I really like The Resident and The Rookie. You?


I enjoy animated cartoons. Homer Simpson is my hero


Haha that's funny. I have not watch the Simpsons in forever.


Homer has held 188 in 400 episodes. Hes living the dream


It is! Have a great day. Enjoyed chatting with you


Hello - good morning to you as well. Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because of his belief system?


I actually didnt know that. Thats a big shame because he had some fantastic dramatic roles


Yea he's a really good actor. Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama. Made $700,000 per episode in House.


what would you ever do with all that money?? wow. Michael Caine became an actor because all the girls were in his drama class.


hey he was right! Speaking of babes, when Jon Hamm taught drama in his old high school, one his students was none other than Ellie Kemper! From the Office and Kimmy Schmidt


yea it is. Its funny because Jon Hamm actually has a role in her show


LOL. There's a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free which is pretty cool.


thats cool, I dont know if I would like. I usually like to listen to music or podcasts rather than dramas


Haha me either. Did you know there are only two African American singers in the country music hall of fame?


only 2?? wow, i guess the genre really is owned by white dudes but I expected more than 2. Maybe Darius Rucker will be the third


Yep, only 2 which is crazy. I'm thinking Darius Rucker will be in there.


I wonder if he plays the fender stratocaster, the guitar invented just for country music


Yes, I love country music. What about you?


oh i dont care for it at all haha. All of my friends love it so Im kind of exposed to it, and i tolerate it, but its not my cup of tea


HAHA that's funny. I like all kinds of music.


I prefer listening to the dial tone on my phone! big fan of phones


I wonder why they were so happy Blake Shelton got blocked on the voice?


Oh, hi there.  I don't know, I like Blake.


I like his music. To me observing him as a person he seems a bit drama filled.


Hey, that's all part of the show.  It wouldn't be fun to watch without any of the drama.  Lol


True. People seem to like drama. I mean look at our television shows these days.


I hear there is a show called Ikea Heights that is shot entirely in the Burbank Ikea store without the store knowing.  That's so out there.


Who would watch that!? Oh who am I kidding. I would probably watch that.


Me too, it's just weird enough to make you a little curious.  You know the term soap opera originated because such dramas were typically being sponsored by soap manufacturers.


Huh..I did not know that. It seems like soap actors have a hard time breaking out of those roles. They will always be known as Sonny or Jason or Carly.


That's right, very few ever break out of that mold.  Kelly Ripa did, though.  I remember watching her when she was a teenager on a certain soap opera.  Do you know Patrick Stewart teaches master classes for drama students in the UK? How cool is that?


That would be amazing to sit through. Imagine being able to say that your drama teacher is Patrick Stewart!? That man is a legend.


I would prefer to be Jon Hamm's student though.  He taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper.


I think I'd like to take a class from Hugh Laurie. He seems like such a great actor. He can play anything from comedy to drama and make it seem like it is natural to him.


You know, I never knew he was British until I heard him being interviewed on day on tv.  That made me admire him even more, he's such a great actor, I love House.  Do you like Country music?


I do love country music. I much prefer 90's country to bro country but most of it isn't too terrible. Do you listen to it much?


Well, actually I love all genres of music.  Country is one of my favorites.  Apparently Country music eas originally inspired by Celtic music.  Which makes sense, there were lots of Scottish and Irish settlers that immigrated to the US.


That does make a lot of sense. I love the influences of the stringed instruments in country. The sound of a steel guitar is something amazing.


You know it's real Country music when you hear a steel guitar.  Did you know the Fender Stratocaster was intended for Country music?


I didn't know that. I do enjoy the guitar solos in some artists work like Brad Paisley or Keith Urban. Those guys would definitely appreciate a guitar like that.


How true, they are both very good guitar players.


I think George Strait will always be the iconic face of country for me. I grew up listening to him.


I am hooked on facebook - I always seem to be checking out what is happening on there.  Its great for social networking


It seems that way, there are so many people in it. DO you know why it is blue?


Because Mark Zuckerburg is colorblind!  I would prefer red myself.  Myspace really should have bought facebook when they had a chance - that was a big mistake


Yeah that could have spent $50 million and make billions now


Yes its initial IPO in 2012 was $104 billion - and its probably worth more now


Yeah, that is a lot of money but after all they have 2.2 billion users that are active in a given month


That is a LOT of people.  I liked the fact that Burger King had a promo that if you unfriended 10 people you got a free burger.


THat is so strange, wonder  how many people got a free burger. Apparently the like button is illegal in some parts of Germany


That is bizarre - why would it be banned?    Places like Iceland are even using facebook to rewrite their constitution


That is quite something, I find. How about tv, do you watch much of that?


I do watch some - I am a fan of the Simpsons even if they left Bart out of one episode completely!


Yeah that was strange for sure. I like the character of Bart. How about That 70s SHow?


It was alright  - but apparently the Brits did not like it - it was cancelled after 10 episodes there


Yeah seems humour over there is different and it did not work very well


Yes - Ringo Starr and George Carlin have both narrated Thomas the Tank cartoons - that is rather funny


Yeah, I guess they must have liked getting involved in that. How about Pokemon, ever watch it?


No but seeing how there are over 750 episodes I probably should binge watch it one weekend


That is a lot of episodes. Took them 16 years of airtime to put those out.


That is longer than South Park aired - but it was nice of the Simpsons crew to send them flowers when that show ended.


Yeah that was nice of them indeed. How about music, do you have a favorite genre?


I am a big fan of country more than pop.


Hi there! How are you today? I'm just hanging out watching TV. Do you like TV?


Oh, I do not read very much, unless it's online.


Have you heard of the Guttenberg project? So many books whose copyrights have expired are fully uploaded to that site!


No I have never heard of that at all.About the only book I've heard about lately is Facebook.


Haha, good one. I remember when it first started. My brother attended an ivy league school in the US so he had access before they opened it up to everyone


Yeah, it's hard to believe that FB launched 2-4-04. It sure does not seem like it's been that long!


Also hard to believe that it went from this exclusive Harvard thing to a social media site that may have influenced the last general election in the US!


Now that I do not have any knowledge of.


Well, Mark Zuckerberg - the CEO - had to testify before Congress about it. Supposedly, a lot of "fake news" was circulating on FB that trash-talked Hillary Clinton.


Oh, okay. I remember a bit. Did you know the like button on FB is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstien?


Yes! But I can't fathom why...or how it could be enforced?


It sure sounds like a weird rule to me! I guess FB is primarily blue because Mark Z. is red-green colorblind.


My dad had that (slightly). He couldn't be a pilot like he wanted because of it :/


Oh, that's too bad. Did you hear about Burger King's FB promotion?


Yep. Unfriend ten people and get free food :) I heard about it after the fact, though. Did you get to take advantage of it?


I guess people will do anything for a free Whopper. No, I did not take part of it, did you?


No, I didn't know about it at the time. I'm not the biggest fan of Whoppers but I like them more than Big Macs.


I do too. Can you believe that Myspace turned down an offer to buy FB for $75 million in early 2005?


One of the worst moves in history, if you ask me. FB outlived Myspace by so long!


Yeah, and to think FB is worth so much more now! It was nice chatting today!


Hello, how are you? So do you watch The Voice?


Im well, I usually only catch updates because of lack of cable but I heard about the new rule.  What do you think of it?


I am a huge fan of The Voice, I love singing and music in general so I think this show finds a lot of amazing talent. I love all of the coaches too, it is a fun show!


I have always loved the singing competition shows, I am a musician myself, and I remember watching the first season of American Idol in college.


I used to be a big fan of American Idol too. But The Voice is different and I just prefer it better. So much fun with the coaches and goofing off between Blake Shelton and Adam, love it. The new Block button, well that is pretty cool for the coaches to have a better chance to catch a person for their team. So what music are you into?


I will really listen to anything except country.  My favorite is Hard rock and progressive rock.


Mine too! I do listen to the Billboard country charts once in awhile, country music has some pretty good songs.


Blake Shelton is also an accomplished musician, I heard he supports the careers of the contestants who are on his team and win.


Yes, Blake is the best. He and Adam Levine help their contestants out after the whole thing is said and done. I like Blakes Music sometimes. He seems to be a great asset to country music and to the Voice.


I really think that it is neat that they can support their careers, it is a great bond.  I am sure they have fostered lots of talent over the years.


They have! I too think it is amazing that they help. But like Blake has said before he can only do so much and the rest is up to the singer to go forward and move up. Look at Kelly Clarkson! Some move up and some don't. Probably a lot of Drama involved in the life of a singer.


Likely so.  Speaking of Drama, did you ever watch the show House?


I love Drama shows, and yep House is a favorite of mine. Hugh Laurie earns 700,000 bucks an episode!


That is pretty crazy pay, but he is an amazing actor.  Do you know he is British?


He is British? Nope, didn't know that! Have you ever seen Jim Carrey in a Drama film?


No, i heard he doesnt do them any more because it conflicts with his beliefs


I heard that too. I am glad he made one drama film I love so much before he stopped. But he is a great comedian!


He is a very talented comedian, definitely portrays a lot of positive vibes.


Yes, love him. So are you a big fan of the latest technology in phones? I love my phone but won't pay a thousand bucks for one. I remember using a rotary phone as a child, haha...so long ago!


I remember rotary phones too.  I love my iphone!  I would say that I am addicted.


I think everyone is addicted to their phones, lol! It has been great chatting! I now want to watch some drama shows on my phone now...or listen to some country music...hahaha! you have a great day!


Do you watch The Voice? Or like country music?


I don't watch it but I do know Blake Shelton is on The Voice


I don't watch it either, but evidently Blake Shelton is pretty good, nothing like the legend George Strait, though.


It's odd there are only 2 African Americans in the country music hall of fame


Yes, especially considering country comes from folk and the blues.


Its interesting country was influenced by Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, I'd never figure


I think it's funny the U2 convinced a crowd in Galveston once they were a country band called The Dalton Brothers.


Yea, U2 must of been using some good wigs and costumes to pull that off


I'm not a huge country fan, but about 10 years ago, it was the most listened to music listened to in cars during rush hour traffic.


Me neither unless I've been drinking, apparently the Fender Stratocaster was intended for country music


I'm not sure. Do you like drama? Hugh Laurie makes 700000 an episode for House


I loved that show. Do you know Jon Hamm from Mad Men? He used to be a drama teacher!


Yea, he taught drama to Ellie Kemper from the office


How funny. Evidently, Michael Caine became an actor because of all the prettiest girls were in his drama class.


So is Jim Carrey. He won't do any roles unless the message is positivity.


That's a shame. Did you know it's impossible to separate 2 phonebooks that have their pages overlapped?


That's interesting. Can you believe how broad Drama is? It encompasses so many mediums, even the radio.


I hear there's a website that broadcasts thousand of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


That's pretty cool. Apparently, the earliest work of drama was Aristotle's Poetics from 335 BC.


hello,  how are you?  The average american golf course consumes around 312,000 gallons of water per day.


Damn, that'a a lot.  But that is very little compared to the golf course in Dubai that requires 4 million gallons of water a day.  What a waste.


I know right,  so much water just for golf. Golf courses in america make up more land space than rhode island and delaware combined


I think Golf sucks.  I didn't know that Babe Ruth was once America's most famous golfer.


I really like miniature golf.  Yeah he was. Samuel l. jackson puts a golf clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf twice a week during production.


He most love golf. Changing topics, I'm a huge movie and tv fan.  I love the Simpsons.  Did you know there is only one episode where Bart is not seen or even mentioned?


I did, too bad they don't mention which episode.  When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


That was nice of them, lol.  My son loved Pokemon as a kid.  There are over 750 episodes.  That is about 50 shows a year for 16 straight years.


That's a lot of Pokemon,  I never got into it. Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


I only remember hearing Carlin's voice.  Along with tv, I love music.  The single vinyl LP records that played at 33 1/3 rpm came around in 1948.


That's interesting. Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.


It is, wow.  This is cool.  In Japan, at age 100, a pair of identical twins released a rap album in 1992.


Despite being released over 40 years ago, the dark side of the moon was still one of the best-selling albums of 2014.


That is a great album.  I new NWA's "Straight Out Of Compton" was platinum, but I didn't know it was the first to do so without airplay or a major tour.


Awesome, I did not know that either. Reel big fish re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label.


I don't know them.  Going back to golf, I found out the hole/cup is 4.25 inches in diameter.


Thats cool Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century


Well the 21st century sales have mainly focused on cd's and mp3 format.


The audio cassette was a format used alongside vinyl from the 1970s into the first decade of the 2000s.


I remember cassettes.  There are cassettes, CD's, vinyl, audio tape, and MP3 formats.


I can't say that I do. I find it very boring to watch, and it's really hard to play haha. What about you?