I wonder if declaring someone an honorary citizen is one. That's only happened 7 times


That is interesting.  Did you know Elmo actually testified before Congress?


Steven Colbert as well! And in character


Nice!   I have not ever watched the annual Reps versus Dems baseball game - have you?  That could be fun


Hopefully it stays safe! Someone was shot at one of those recently. But does sound fun outside of that


Hi, I love cars very much. Particularly BMW car was favorite one.


Nice, good taste. DO you know how Cadillac got its name?


It's Automobile make. And it's parent company was General Motors.


Yeah and got its name after the founder of Detroit, which is quite fitting.


i think the founder's are henry and william.


I do not know that but I guess they liked the name of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.


Okay. I like action movies. Specially mission impossible. It was awesome movie. That movie hero tom was very hard worker and great actor.


Yeah he was great in that for sure. DO you know ho the drive thru was invented?


drive thru is a type of service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars.


Yeah, and it was done to accommodate the soldiers who were not allowed to get out of the cars


yeah. I think the first drive thru was opened in 1947.


Yeah by McDonalds, that was nice of them to accomodate the soldiers


Yeah that is true. Do you use your phone much?


Yes, I like Phone very much. Because i like phone.


Good for you. DId you know we can grow a rib in 2-3 months


Hmmm maybe for some people is faster. There is a frequency that humans are afraid of.


Yeah, I wonder what it sounds like. Nice chat


I am a fan of Disney, but it was sad to hear that Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after one movie failed.


Yeah I usually like most Disney movies myself.  I didn't hear that, do you know what movie it was?


What was your favorite movie? Well, it was the sleeping beauty movie. Looking back at the childhood days when I watched Sleeping Beauty, I did remember that I kept falling asleep in the middle of the movie.


That is funny, I'm not too sure to be honest.  I think Rookie of the Year is a Disney movie, I think that movie is hilarious.


It is true and sad, in Disney's animation studio's perspective, that I fell asleep in the middle of it. I have not watched that movie. Is the hilariousness worth the watch?


Yeah I think it's worth it, especially if you are a Cubs fan!  Did you know Disney's Treasure Planet was one of the most expensive flops ever?


Sorry, not a Cubs fan. That is crazy. However, it was a great movie, I think they had two movies of "Treasure Planet."


Oh don't be sorry I am definitely not a Cubs fan myself.  I never saw that one to be honest, I'll have to check it out.


Is that baseball related? If that was related to baseball, then I am a Giants fan. That movie was worth the money.


Yeah it's all about baseball, the kid joins the cubs as a pitcher after breaking his arm. There are some really bad but funny lines they are so bad it's great.


Anyways, Tom Hanks' movies gave Disney 8.5 billion!


Wow, that is a lot, I didn't know Tom Hanks did that many Disney movies.  He is one of my favorite actors though, what is your favorite Tom Hanks movie?


Well, he did Toys Story 1 all the way up to Toy Story 4. Toy Story 4 was my favorite. It made me cry. I heard there was a Toy Story 5 coming up.


That is true he was the star of all of those movies.  I saw the first two Toy Story movies and they were really good.


To be honest, the movies were pretty good from the start to current time. Watch the last two. They will be worth it.


Yeah I think it is worth it to check them out when I can.  Did you ever watch the Lion King when it came out years ago?


Lion King was amazing!!! They have the 2nd and 3rd movie. They also had a 1 and a 1/2 movie as well with Timon and Pumba.


Holy cow, I never knew any of those movies existed!  I bet they are all pretty good.


They are. It was sad that Simba lost his father in the first movie. Good thing Timon and Pumba helped him to be more independent.


Yeah I think you are right about that.  I wonder if my nephews have ever seen those, I am going to ask them next time I see them.


I think I will if they haven't yet!  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


I do, I am a fan of cars, a wheeled motor vehicle that gives you freedom, what about yourself?


I love cars too. I saw the trunk was named because cars in the older days actually had wooden trunks in them


Oh so that why trunks are called that way, what are your thoughts on self-driving cars?


I am a little skeptical of self-driving cars. What about you?


Im skeptical as well but it seems like the future is taking us there, I'm a bit afraid about the aggressive mode they have


Did you know Cadillac was named after a French explorer?


No I didnt know that either, after a Frech explorer, that is new to me, when did this happen?


It doesn't give a date, but this person also founded Detroit.


Oh interesting, did you hear about how entered the Indian market and how they had to design a special car horn


I did not hear about that. I did see that in South Africa, it's legal to equip a car with a flame thrower to deter carjackings.


Its legal wow! they must have a big car theft problem over there, going to such lengths seems excessive to me


I would definitely want to be equipped if it's that big of a problem over there.


Sounds like a great solution for snow, you know that its illegal to warm up you car in Ohio and theres a part of the world where I can equip my car with a flamethrower!!!


Wow, I didn't know that about Ohio and I live in Ohio. I always warm up my car lol.


I know right, I also warm up my car its part of my routine, so the first car to be massed produced was a Ford


No not really only that its a telecommunication device, I do know some cool facts though


New York's area code is 212 because this was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


Interesting well here's another cool fact, the inventor of the dial phone was an undertaker that convicted telephone operators were rerouting his calls to rival businesses


I love Barcelona, what team are you a fan of?


I don't pay much attention to soccer. I do like to watch the World Cup.


I watch the world cup as well, I like it. What do you think about that idea of playing a league match as the US?


I guess it could work. I know that the US isn't really big on soccer. Many have tried to establish leagues in the past. I don't know why it doesn't catch on.


Its a growing community, there are more fans now that there used to, I think its a good idea.


I would like to see more people involved with soccer. I think it's a sport that playable by many people, unlike basketball and football.


Yeah, because all the world plays it, I would like to see new players arise, did you now its called soccer by Americans because it was a slang.


Yeah. Association football --> Assoc --> soccer. I think the word football makes more sense.


I agree it does, soccer makes more money than all the other sports combined, or at least the main sports played in America.


Soccer is a sport that can be played by anyone anywhere. Very little special equipment. I wonder how the variation with three teams playing at once works. Who's the winner?


I havent heard about that variation, it sure be interesting to watch, can you  tell me more about it?


I guess the teams are on the field. I don't know whether there are three goals. I don't really have the details.


Oh I see, do you follow Mesut Ozil? he has a big heart, he made a big donation for 23 children in Brazil.


He has played for several teams but he plays for the German national team.


I guess he helped the children in Brazil because the World Cup was there?


Yeah, the one Germany won was in Brazil and he donated his bonus for winning the final.


That was kind of him. I guess he felt that the people of Brazil deserved some help. I wonder whether NFL players do the same thing for kids in the US


I think some of them might, the one thing I know about NFL is that players have tracking chips to record their movements on field.


I guess that makes it easier to understand injuries and strategy. I think that the NFL makes a lot of money and probably should do like Mesut Ozil.


Yeah, salaries are pretty high specially if you are a top earner.


Yes I like comedies, but I like action movies more, what about you?


Yes I like comedies too. Did you ever see Kung Fu Hustle?


Yes, I like it. what would be one of your most comedy movie you have seen? Is it Kung Fu Hustle?


For me it is not but apparently Bill Murray thinks that is is the best comedy of modern age


I like the old movie that Bill murray and Dan Aykroyd, I think the name of the movie was soul man, that was some years ago.


Cool, I do not think I have seen it. Have you seen the Green Lantern?


Yes, I like action hero movies, I glad the green lantern was a comedy movie, I would had been disappointed.


Yeah me too and I somehow cannot picture Jack Black in the leasd role


I wasn't familiar with the actor or the name, so for me it was ok, I always wonder why the same actors play in so many movies when they are so well known. I like to see new actors.


Yes that is actually a good point. Did you ever see the show 3rd Rock from the Sun?


I tried to watch it several times, but wasn't able to find the comedy in it, now I don't watch it, what about you?


I watched a few episodes and it is strange to me that it beat Friends and other to the Golden Globes


Yes, I don't care that much about Friends either. Did you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon?


Well, they have been around for 16 years so that would make sense but that is still a lot


I didn't realize pokemon been around that long. I am more familiar with the pokemon games.


Yeah apparently they have. Do you watch shows or movies on Netflix?


I mostly watched movies when I watch netflix. Are you a subscriber of netflix, I join netflix back and forth, sometime I watch Amazon prime.


Yes I am a user too, so convenient. To bad Blockbuster lost the opportunity to buy it back then.


Yes they didn't know what they missed out on. Netflix has 137 million subscribers worldwide, wow.


That is a whole lot, they have built a billion dollar empire. It was nice chatting with you


Good, and you? Are you on Netflix? I'm curious about which is the cheapest deal between them and Amazon Prime.


I am! I think Amazon Prime is the better deal because you get more with the membership, but both great!


Thanks. I'm just looking for the cheapest way to get access to most movies and TV shows. I'll have to do more research.


Just think, Netflix started because of a late fee lol.


Some of the best things were started out of spite. They'd better learn from their own example, because people could very easily go to pirating stuff if they become too expensive or complicated to use.


I agree with you on that one. I know they made people mad raising their prices up just a buck or two!


And a lot of media corporations are trying to start their own streaming services for their content so that people will have to be nickel and dimed subscribing to a whole lot of different services, which I expect will lead to an upswing in piracy.


Oh for sure. I guess we are lucky we can even view that content. People in China, Syria, North Korea, and Crimea can't even watch Netflix!


I hope they can benefit from circumvention tools against their governments the same way we can against corporations.


We'll see! Do you watch television at all? Have you ever seen pokemon on tv?


I've never been a Pokemon fan at all, but I don't have cable now and about the only TV I see is binge-watching old series on boxed sets. That's one reason I'm interested in streaming services. How about you?


You are one of the few left! I don't have cable but have all the streaming services lol. Well when you get it, you'll have to watch all the Simpsons episodes. There is only 1 episode where Bart isn't in it!


I'm curious which one that is. I used to love the Simpsons but stopped watching around 2002 when I finally decided they jumped the shark.


I wonder if they will ever get to the 750 episodes that Pokemon has put out? I probably haven't watched in a couple years.


That's an awful lot of episodes. Did they produce a lot of them at the same time?


Well it averages out to be 50 a year for 16 years. Talk about job security!


Ah, I didn't know it was that long-running. But live action TV series generally only do about 13 episodes a year, so that's still pretty prolific.


You know kids are so demanding these days lol. I can't believe so many stars voiced for Thomas the Train!


I never watched that but I've heard a lot of good things about it. George Carlin and Ringo Starr both voiced for it, right?


Yes and Alec Baldwin! Anyways, I had a great chat, have an awesome day!


Hey! I love it! I can't believe it's been around since 1997!


Yes, they started out by mailing DVDs to people. No late fees, I believe.


They have over 137 million total subscribers worldwide, with about 58.46 million in the US alone! That's a lot of people streaming videos, isn't it?


Yes, people love their video. They have to get their fix, and Netflix (NETFIX?) is the supplier.


They really do! From 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwith in North America!


That makes sense. I figure that one day more services will enter the space and soon Netflix will get pushed out the way that they pushed out Blockbuster.


Seems hard to believe right now, but you may be right. But for now, Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in North America!


That will drop as bandwidth improves. I'm glad that people have access, but it is a huge distraction. Internet is the new television.


You could be right. They have so many good shows on Netflix. Lilyhammer was the first series they put out, and that was back in 2012. I can't even guess at how many they have now!


I never saw that. I should check it out. Netflix is quite ambitious about shows and willing to take risks. Much better than TV networks that way.


True. And to think, it all started because Reed Hastings racked up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13! What other TV shows do you like?


I like SOuth Park. Usually comedies. What about you?


Oh yeah! Did you know when South Park aired its Family Guy episode finale, the producers got flowers from the Simpsons crew?


I think that the SP guys hated FG because it had random plots and humor. No continuity, little thought. I agree.


Comedy Central cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989. South Park outlasted a ton of them, didn't it?


That was a running joke this season. Why can't we get canceled? The Comedy Morgue. Where every show goes to die.


Haha! What do you think of the Simpsons though? Did you know there is only one episode where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned?


He went on strike to get better pay. He had a drug problem I think. I dunno. Anyway, great chat!


I'm gonna go catch up on Pokemon, now. There are over 750 episodes of it!


Well, you've got your work cut out for you then. Have a good night!


That's 50 Pokemon episodes a year for 16 years straight!


That's too many. There are no enough stories out there. LOL. Have fun! Talk to you later!


Hey, they're better than Thomas the Tank Engine! Although at least that has Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin as narrators.


I love stand-up and comedy movies. Do you enjoy comedies?


I do love comedies! It's interesting that the green dragon was going to be a comedy, I wonder if it's on netflix. Do you like netflix?


I love Netflix. I use it all of the time.


it's amazing that they have 137 million subscribers world wide! And probably double that amount is watching from someones account lol.


That's probably true. I always had my own if for no other reason than my queue is huge and it would get annoying. Can you believe that they didn't even start their streaming service until 2007?


Back in the day when you had to wait to get the DVD in the mail and hope it wasn't scratched. I barely watch the tele but am old enough to have seen the first episode of the Simpsons.


I did too but I was very young. Did you also know that Netflix didn't start making original content until 2012? That's amazing to me because it seems like they have new originals every week now.


with the original series they hurt cable companies. People enjoy watching programs without commercials. Between Youtube and Netflix making up half of the peak internet traffic, no one will purchase cable nymore


I do because there are still a lot of shows I want to watch in real time. But I did cut traditional cable and now use Playstation Vue which streams and is a fraction of the price. Do you know why Reed Hastings created Netflix?


He acquired a $50 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13.


ohhh, I do remember hearing that. I love trivia... Like the reason Python Program was named "Python" is to honor monty python.


Wow! That's awesome. I can't believe I never put that together.


I still watch Monty Python on Netflix. It's one of my favorite comedies ever!


I watch it too. More the movies than Flying Circus but I catch some of it randomly too. Did you ever watch 3rd Rock From the Sun?


Of course I did ! it only beat out seinfeld, friends and frasier in the 1997 golden globes. what's your favorite genre or comedy?


I can't believe it beat Seinfeld and Friends. That's shocking. If I had to pick a favorite sub-genre within comedy it would be black comedies probably.


It's interesting that the Greeks were doing satire comedy so long ago. It's kinda like the original Saturday Night Live.


They were doing it long ago. I had to read Lysistrata in college and it's Greek from 411 BC.


wooooow !! even back then the public opinion was influenced by the political satire performances.


They definitely were. Comedy can be very powerful to public opinion when done correctly. It was nice chatting with you. Have a nice day.


How's it going? Do you watch Netflix? They have 137 million total subscribers worldwide.


Yes, I am one of those subscribers.I love no commercials the most. I would not mind working for Netflix someday either.


That would be a good place to work. It's crazy from 9pm to 12am in North America 33% of all bandwidth is used by netflix


No way, that is crazy! I heard that a job at Netflix is called being a tagger. That job is for a person to watch movies and creates tags. Getting paid  to watch Netflix would be pretty chill.


Sounds like a fun job. It's funny Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for 50 million but never did


Oh man, they missed out big time! I like the fireplace channel on Netflix. I always play it during the holidays when I have people over since I don't have a real one.


It's crazy that a $40 late fee is what motivated Reed Hastings to create netflix


Wow, that's amazing!! I wish all my dang late fees inspired me! They usually just pissed me off,lol.


Yea, streaming is so much better although Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


Interesting and cool. I noticed that they have almost 150 movies available that have a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That is a remarkable business plan to keep viewers happy!


Yea I guess that's why Netflix is worth 2 billion dollars


Yep. Speaking of money, did you know the three richest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Oh wow, thats cool. I was watching Shark Week and learned that a fishing community in Indonesia keep sharks as pets! Yikes, Ill stick with cats and dogs.


I heard some sharks are pretty cool and rescue sailors sometimes


Oh wow, amazing! That is good to hear, my daughter is a sailor. More people are bitten by New Yorkers than by sharks. That is a funny fact.


Lol I'm not surprised. There's an area in the pacific ocean called white shark cafe where Great White Sharks congregate


Oh yikes, scary! That would be terrifying. I learned that tuna farmers would go to crazy lengths to protect their tuna. All the way to the point of wrestling them in the tuna nets.


That sounds fun. Maybe they can train sharks to protect their tuna, sharks can be trained to bark


HA! Sharks have personality just like people do. Some are happy, shy, moody. Weird because I thought they were all just really mean.


Yea, I never knew you could burn 180 calories watching a horror movie


I know right.  That is cool,  but I guess to burn that you probably cant order popcorn lol


Lol, maybe if it's really gory, maybe that's how people burn 180 calories from throwing up


oh geez,  nevermind lol I dont wanna lose weight that way lol I like the food I eat I dont wanna throw it up ha


Well just cover your eyes when you hear the metallic noise from a waterphone being played


lol gore doesnt bother me.  I dont like that super natural stuff though,  I dont mess with those movies.


Lol supernatural movies keep you scared after you watched it. Stephen King considers Bambi a horror movie


Yeah thats weird.,  I mean it was super sad,  but not scary


Yeah, I guess Bambi's mother final moments alive scared him  as a kid.


Thats sad.  Do you have any favorite scary movies?


I really like the Exorcist and some of the Romero zombie movies


Yea I first watched it when I was like 10 with my parents lol, I think it terrified me more than bambi terrified Stephen King


Nice, they're pretty good. Do you watch Drama at all? I use to watch House, Hugh Laurie made 700000 an episode


Thats a nice paycheck!  I never watched it though,  right now I am catching up on westworld and homeland lol


I don't watch much dramas myself I typically watch comedies although Jim Carrey has done some dramas but doesn't anymore


yeah I recently read that.  i guess if thats what is best for him.  I really liked him as the Grinch who stole christmas


It's interesting how many comedic actors have done drama like Ellie Kemper from the office who took drama in high school


hello, lets talk about mars, it is the second smallest plant in our solar system, and fourth from the sun.


Yeas it was named aftger the roman god of was as well


it is also referred to as the red planet, it looks that way because of the reddish iron oxide on its surface


Did you know they are planning to colonize mars.


I am, they planned it for 2023 and a reality tv show will pay for it


It sounds like something I could watch. If nothing else just to see what mars is like.


agree, sounds on mars have a higher pitch then they do on earth


Thas something they will have to get used to while living on mars huh.


if we could sustain 1g acceleration it would only take 2 or 3 days to get to mars


Thats something they will need to figure out before trying to colonize I would think.


They lost a satellite because different companies used different measurement systems


Yeah. You would think that is something they would have figured out as well before they actually got the thing to mars.


Lets talk about presidents next, Jefferson is one of the most wealthiest presidents of all time


I know Trump is the wealthiest by far that we have had


Is he I figured JFK or washington would have been.


They called the first president of Zimbabwe banana, I wonder why


Not sure. Do you think he ever got to stay in the presidents guest house/ I hear its bigger than the white house.


They used to make the runner up of the election vice president


Dont think that would work now a days. Lol


I know that sounds on Mars have a different pitch


Yes that is because of the differences in atmosphere


Yeah. Did you know there are organisms that can survive there?


Yes some of those are cyanobacteria and lichens


Yeah. Did you hear there are plans for a Mars colonization in 2023?


Yes and it will be funded by a reality show that will follow that colonization


Yeah. Do you know how long it takes to get to Mars under 1g acceleration?


Yes it only takes 2 to 3 days, pretty cool


Yeah. DO you know much about presidents?


I know some stuff. DO you know who the three wealthiest are in the US?


Yes that is Washington, Jefferson and JFK


Yes. Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


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


Yes I guess they get a lot of people there and need the space


I guess so . DO you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes that was the runner up that got that position.


Yes. The president of Indonesia is a pop star as well as a president


Yes and has already released 3 albums while in office


Of course. I recently read that watching horror movies can burn more than 180 calories.


Wow that's definitely interesting, probably time to add it to a workout routine. Horror movies can even make you appreciate abstract art too!


I know right! I may have to start going to the art shows now. I can't believe that Danny didn't know he was acting a horror film, that should be obvious. Poor kid.


That's definitely freaky. On the subject of Stephen King, he somehow thought Bambi was a horror movie!


Well, he was a child at the time, so that's understandable. And what's this about a waterphone? Interesting stuff.


You'd never know but I guess that's what makes most of the creepy noises! It's interesting to see how authors like Bram Stoker pioneered the genre.


I didn't know that's how the weird noises were made, you learn something knew everyday! I love that Edgar Allan Poe is in on this too, brings me back to my childhood, when I had to learn about him in school.


That's interesting, I always thought of him more as drama than horror, maybe I was wrong!


Then again I really didn't pay attention in school, so I don't really remember. I guess you could look at it as drama, and horror. And interesting how Aristotle was the one who had one of the earliest pieces in drama history.


I guess all these genres started earlier than we thought! And you fast forward today, and Hugh Laurie earns 700k per episode of House.


Yes, it is amazing, how much money can be earned from acting, too bad they have to spend most of it, for their career.


Oh absolutely, actors sacrifice a lot. Jim Carrey actually seems to prioritize things other than money, like he doesn't make dramas anymore because he doesn't like being in movies that don't project positivity.


Yeah I rarely see him anymore, too bad he was one of favorites aside from Robbin Williams. Another personal favorite is Judge Judy, she might be mean, but most of her opinions are common sense.


Oh yeah and she's definitely more traditional drama. Some people get into it for weird reasons. Michael Caine is actually only an actor because he liked the pretty girls in his drama class.


Judge Judy was an actual judge, so it makes sense, although she probably made more money on her television show than she did as a judge. And as far as Michael Caine goes, whatever inspires you, I guess.


Yeah definitely adds credibility to her. Are you a car enthusiast at all?


Yes, I always look at the cars on the road, whenever I'm out to decide on the next car I'm going to buy.


Some of the earliest cars are still hugely popular options today, like Mercedes cars and Ford cars.


And I still see the Cadillac cars out there as well, interested that the explorer founded detroit.


I had no idea! Cars have weird origin stories. The trunks of cars are called that because olden cars used to literally have wooden trunks in the back.


I know right! And I know video games can help with real life skills but I never knew Jann Mardenborugh was inspired to become a race car driver by them.


Big fan here!  Do you like Queen and their guitarist Brian May?


Yeah Queen was a great band, so much good music.  I am a fan, how about you?


I like them but didn't get into them until the early 90s.  Brian May uses coins for guitar picks!


I think I have heard about that, so weird.  I think he prefers his english sixpence lol.


Yes!  I think something that is amazing is he has a phd in astrophysics.  All I can say is wow!


Wow, I didn't know that about him, very impressive to have the time while touring and recording to do that.


I know.  That's incredible.  Were you ever an Eddie Van Halen fan?


I wasn't a big Van Halen fan, but Eddie himself, was a master of the guitar in my opinion.  How about you?


I liked some of his music but he was a master that's for sure.  Did you know he recorded the guitar solo for Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and when he did he set the studio speakers on fire?  That's a true story by the way.  He blew the tubes in the amps and sparked a fire.


That is one heck of a story!  I wonder why I have never heard about that?  Sounds like an all time great one.


Yes.  Even more incredible is he did it for free as a favor for Jackson and asked nothing in return.  Anyhow...Do you know who holds the record for most smashed guitars on a tour?


That sounds like a wild record, but I can't say that I know who it is.


Matthew Bellamy from the band Muse holds the record.  To be quite honest I don't know who he is. LOL


Well now that you say that, I don't know who he or Muse is to be honest, but thats still some record!


Yes.  He must have a good endorsement deal. lol   Pink Floyd's guitarist turned a grand houseboat on the River Thames into a floating recording studio called the Astoria!  Do you like to read or watch fantasy related things?


That sounds like a wild recording studio!  And yeah I really like to read fantasy novels.  How about you?


I used to when I had more time.  I thought I was supposed to get more free time the older I get but it seems like it's the opposite. lol  I thought it was interesting that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy.  It was nice chatting with you this morning!


That is just too crazy, the human brain is amazing!  And same here I hope you have a good day!


That Dead Article was really interesting.


yes. I can't believe their music is still alive and well with generations that never even saw jerry garcia


I think having Trey Anastasio, from Phish, collaborate with them was an interesting choice. I knew Phish modeled themselves on, and had a following like, GD.  But I didn't know there was actually a crossover.


I think its neat John Mayer sometimes jams with them on tour


Oh wow. I had not heard that. I guess I don't follow the music scene very well. LOL


I don't either Im actually not a fan of the grateful dead music.  did you know cornell researchers built the worlds smallest guitar thats the size of a blood cell?


Wow. No. I'd never heard that. I wonder how they get the chamber in it to echo, with something so small.


they use a laser. but why in the world was money wasted on such a project?!


No clue. Maybe they are trying to make a real life Ant Man? LOL


meanwhile you have a guitarist from queen who built his guitar out of parts from a fireplace and knitting needle. now thats way more interesting to me


Really? Brian May? I would much rather have something like that than Jerry's Tiger. No disrespect to Jerry.


yes brian may. i wonder what makes the "tiger" so legendary that there are still fights about money rights to it


I don't know. The article didn't say, and I don't really follow them.  I would sell it, though. LOL


I bet they are so rich they don't need to sell it. I mean these old guys are still selling out shows as recently as 2015


Yes. It's amazing that such a phenomenon can keep going, even about a quarter of a century after its leader died.


I mean Lesh is 78, he would've been 74 back then and still playing guitar, its crazy and amazing


Maybe he has one of those blood cell sized guitars in him. LOL! But I'm glad they didn't replace Jerry. I think that would have been a disaster.


That never works! I hate when bands do that.


Yeah. Me too. Did you hear about the Fantasy Congress game?


no i haven't. did you know theres an actual university where you can study sci fi and fantasy literature?


I did not know that. That would be a lot of fun. I have a few authors in that genre I really like.


i think they concentrate on tolkien and you would for sure need a university to understand his work lol


Oh my gosh, yes. He created an entire language! And people actually speak it. Mind blowing.


It was so sad to hear about the Parkland shooting.  Watching the video that was uploaded online is awful.


Yes it was very sad. I can't believe it happened on February 14th AKA Valentine's Day that sucks


Yes.  Sandy Hook and Columbine were awful as well - the videos that come out of these events are horrible


It said all those videos go viral too, you don't want to see them but you also can't look away, I don't like that


Yes the Internet is such a large collection of computers and websites that it is impossible for videos like those to not go viral these days


Yes I agree. on a better note, do you drive a car by the way? I drive mine almost everyday


Yes I need to get the oil changed in my Cadillac.  Did you know it was named after the French Explorer who founded Detroit?


No I didn't know that. I actually live in Detroit so that's a shocking fact. What do you think about the trunk of the car though? Do you know where it got its name from


I believe that the old timey cars had actual wooden trunks there!


Yep you're right! It's good that we don't allow flamethrowers in the United States, because if we still use those old wooden trunks on cars than that would potentially be a fire hazard


Yes I cannot believe that flamethrowers on vehicles are legal in South Africa!


Nope I agree with you! do you think that they have drive-thrus in South Africa? Do they ever use the flamethrowers on the drive-thrus? I hope not


Drive thrus are so common everywhere these days its hard to imagine they were only invented in 75


I agree, it's nice that McDonald's created them no, they did it in order to accommodate soldiers who couldn't leave their cars in their fatigues


Yes I love driving fast.  I wonder if I can get a job as a Nascar driver by playing video games


Haha well if your name is Jann Mardenborough, then you could become a real race car driver after beating 90,000 people at Gran Turismo haha


Is that game an internet game or just a solo one on a gaming device?  Playing with other people across the wires is more fun


It depends which version, I'm not sure which one he played but the newest ones you can play online, the original ones were offline only


Did you know that the Library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet?  I cannot fathom how much space that would take up


Yes I wonder how often they back it up too. It would take up a lot of space like you mentioned, how often do use the internet by the way


I use the internet every day - I think the constant novelty of clicking has gotten me addicted.


Did You know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button ?


but the gunman appears to be firing into their classroom


what gunman ? What are You talking about m8 ?


do you know Others remember watching teenage students running from Columbine High, hands placed on their heads. In the 2015 Paris attacks,


I can't say I remember much about that fact... sorry...


do you know cars came into global use during the 20th century, and developed economies depend on them.


soon we'll have flying cars, You'll see !


Google's self-driving cars have an "aggressive" mode


What ? self driving "aggressive" car ? what does that mode do ?


In 2010, lou reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs.


Lou Reed was very talented but also a VERY unique person...


The foo fighters played a concert so loud it showed up on new zealand's seismic monitors


New Zealand's seismic monitors are probably just broken...


In 1972 the band deep purple broke the world record for the loudest concert ever. three audience members were rendered unconscious.


I wonder if Richie Blackmore was one of them ?


The act of looking oneself up on the internet is known as "egosurfing".


So, Mike Pence gave a speech about creating space czar. What do you think of that?


I read about the speech, I am not sure, it seems a little confusing to me.


I hear you! I totally agree that there needs to be some streamlined license requirements for rockets that launch and return. Do you like space exploration?


I have a question for you, do you believe that man ever truly went in space, the only proof that I have ever seeing is on TV?


I totally believe it! You know Mike Pence says asteroid mining, space tourism, and space habitats are quickly becoming more than science fiction. I never thought I'd see space tourism in my lifetime!


Yes maybe, because man are getting smarter and wiser, I wonder how much money would be spent on this project?


A ton, I'm sure! I think it's worth it. The earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago, but who knows how much longer it will be around, you know?


Yes I do agree with you, Do you think this decision put the president moving in the right direction?


I think we should keep exploring space. More than 80% of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed. We might need to start exploring other places to live. What do you think?


Wow, I can't imagine traveling to another planet, It does seem like man destroying the earth.


Did you know in 2010, the United Nations appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they ever make contact with Earth?


I did have something about that, do you believe in extraterrestrials, I have heard of sighting in parts of Nevada.


I feel there must be something. Or maybe sometime in the past? If the Earth's history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds! Who knows about other planets!


You are right, but I have never heard of any sighting when men supposedly visit planets and space.


I don't know. Maybe this National Space Council, as it's called, will help the growing industry of space exploration.


Did you know that about 71% of the earth surface cover by water, mostly by oceans.


Wow! That's so much. The remaining 29% is land, which is made of continents and islands, and those have lakes, rivers and other sources of water.


Just to travel and sight see, it doesn't look that way, but I guess the 71% Including the water under us, like under land, under ground.


Well, I think since Congress passed legislation to give US Companies the right to the resources they mine in space, companies will explore even more, and maybe we'll get to see if there are extraterrestrials!


Yes you are right, I hope If we get to see an extraterrestrials it doesn't freak us out. I don't think that I'm in any rush.


I guess we'll have to wait and see what Congress does next! For now I'm going to go dream of space tourism!


Hahaha, yes I agree, the three top wealthiest presidents in American history is JFK, Washington, and Jefferson, Nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you? Do you like this planet of ours?


Yes, I do it's my home.  Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. We should be taking better care ot it


we should. we have destroyed most of the forests. we have filled the seas with plastic. i wonder how much longer we'll be around.


Yes, I agree with that.  The earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago and how long has man been on the earth?  Not that long to do so much damage as we have done.


Yes, we have been here for a mere minute or two. The day has gotten longer, but we have not recognized that in our time here. we dont know how the earth has developed.


Yes, that is also true.  More than 80% of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed. That's a shame on us.


we need those forests, but we just keep destroying them to meet our immediate needs. maybe they will be gone in a hundred years.


Probably sooner than that.  If earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds. That's a really short amount of time to do so much damage.


Yes, i dont think we understand how long it took to develop the environment that supports us, and that when it disappears, we cannot replace it.


True again. Earth will be virtually helium-free by the end of the 21st century.


no more birthday balloons. I think we might be able to make helium though.


Do you follow what goes on in Congress?  Did you know that Elmo is the only non-human to testify before the US Congress?


Elmo probably was looking to get some cash for sesame street. He knew that he needed to get that cash to keep his job. what other work could he do?


Well, as we know, there are perks to being a Congress-person.  There are three subway lines exclusively for congressmen to move between the Capitol and the House and Senate offices.  It must be nice!


Yes, i bet they get their own barbers and have people go shopping for them. a great life. I wonder how often they think about people like me. Hmm.


Yes, I agree.  On a lighter note, in 1916 the first woman was elected to Congress before she even had the right to vote in a National Election.  Gee Wiz.


What? That is silly. i know that the senate did not have a womens room at first. many women senators had to leave to go to the bathroom.


That would be ok as long as it was a paid break.  Did you know that the US Congress has played a Republican vs. Democrats baseball game every year since 1909?  The Republicans are leading by 3 wins.


Maybe more legislation would get passed if they used the game to decide things. anyway, great chat!


Yes, agree to that as well.  They do have Fantasy Congress where players draft member of Congress and points are based on legislative success.  Great chatting with you  as well.


Some feel Trump is trying to minimize D-Day


Sorry, i don't know this. Please explain me.


I guess they think that the U.S. worked with allies to get friendships and now is having some issues with allies


Some think he treats our friends like enemies.


It's a right thing to you say. What is your general opinion about this?


I think he says what is on his mind.  Perhaps he doesn't think about using discretion.  He may have good intentions, but I guess time will tell


This is a consensus among all. But in this we do not know what we can do?


On another note, the reading says that earth will be free of helium by the end of the 21st century.  How do they know these things?


This is a science-related thing. So everyone thinks that there is little awareness.


And the United Nations appointed ambassadors for extraterrestrials if they contact earth.  Who pays for this?


Sorry, I'm not sure about this. Please tell me if you know.


I'm not sure, but guessing my taxes.  Also, it says that earth days were only 5.5 hours long when earth formed.  Would that make it day or night most of the day?


Radio is another interesting topic.  Soldiers in wwii made simple radios out of razorblades and pencils.  Interesting, huh?


Yes, it is very interesting topic. I like that very much.


Jupiter's radio storms can be picked up and heard by am radio.  I don't know if I get that station, though


Do you listen to radio programs? I like it very much.


Not too much.  I listen to books on CD mostly and music CD's.  What music do you enjoy?


I like any album songs. Specially i like "Bullet." The last single from the second Hollywood Undead album American Tragedy was "Bullet." This song is one of many that proves that Hollywood Undead are more than just a party band. The song is about depression, hopelessness, and suicide.


Wow that is deep.  Do you hear them on the radio?  Nice talking with you.


Sure! I used  to love the show House, starring Hugh Laurie. Ever seen it? Great drama!


I haven't! I'm sure Hugh Laurie is very successful though, it's certainly a popular show.


He  makes like $700k per episode! He must be good! Any actors that you admire?


That's crazy! I like John Hamm. He actually started out as a drama teacher I believe, that's some transition


Yes it was! I don't know if you watch the office, but Ellie Kemper, who played Erin, went to the same school and was his student!


Nice connect with his old haunt!  Ellie is a good actress too.  Great at comedy acting. Jim Carrey is a pretty good comedy actor too. Did you see him in The Mask?


I did! But I hear he doesn't like playing in dramas as much now, says he only prefers movies that project positivity.


Then he should leave Hollywood for his own good. It's a tough job, acting. You really have to be self-motivated.


Ahah you gotta get motivation from somewhere.  Other people have an easier job infiltrating Hollywood. Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr have both narrated episodes of Thomas the Tank engine.


Not bad, but you really know you are on the top of your game when you get a spot on Pokemon! With over 750 episodes, that's job security!


I can't imagine ahah, if only we all had that much job security. The Simpsons must be similar, especially for the voice actor for Bart. There's only one episode he doesn't appear in, I believe.


Bart rocks! And he would agree!  One show without job security: the UK version of That 70s SHow. It was a remake of the US version, but was cancelled after only 10 episodes.


It must have been terrible to be canceled that quickly. I wonder what happens to the crew signed for it, like cinematographers.


No Academy Awards for them! Yoou know there has never been a woman nominated by the Academy for cinematography before?


No I didn't know that! Is that the only category to never have had a female?


It's gotta be. Hollywood is so chock full of women, it is hard to believe otherwise!


I don't know what's a bigger tragedy, that or the cinematographer Roger Deakins being nominated for an oscar 13 times and never winning.


It could be worse. The cinematographer for the movie Spartacus won an Academy Award, but he is rememberd because he was not allowed by the director to do his job. He will forever be known as the winning loser!


Ahah at least he can know he was the winner in reality, even if not officially, that's the important thing. It was nice chatting with you, have a nice day!


I don't watch much TV, but I enjoy dramas when I do. What about you?


I do, not my favorite genre but yea, I like the show House


House is great. Hugh Laurie does an excellent job as the main character.


He does a great jon, crazy how much he makes per episode, a lot of money!


He earns about 700,000 per episode, so a lot of money


That's three or four decent sized houses he could buy per episode of House. Ironic!


It is ironic, he must have plenty of houses, do you know the actor Michael Caine?


I've seen him in a few movies like the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy.


Well he became an actor because he wanted to meet girls at his high school


Haha, that's a classic reason. I bet that's worked out for him in the long run! I doubt he knew how famous he'd get back then.


I agree, just wanted to meet girls and turned out great for him


He's probably gotten to be quite educated in drama and cinematography at this point, even if actors don't usually have as much input in the latter as directors or cinematographers.


I dont know much about that, I just watch the shows lol, do you like TV?


I don't watch much, like I said, but I do enjoy it when I get the chance. Sci-fi/fantasy and cooking competitions are my favorites. You?


I like shows like the Simpsons and South Park I also like Pokemon


I've seen a few episodes of South Park, but I haven't watched the Simpsons or Pokemon. My friends all watched Pokemon when I was a kid, but at this point I think there are too many episodes to catch up on!


Yeah too many specially if you want to catch em all, its been 16 years and more than 750 episodes by now, also movies


They must have a franchise worth billions by now when you factor in games and merchandise.


It must be worth billions, Polemon Go, the new games for the Nintendo Swithch, Pikachu is a wealthy bastard indeed.


Hello there, I am a fan of dramas I think they can tell a really good story.  How about you?


I am!  I used to really love watching House.


I think I have seen an episode of that show, I think that the main actor is one of the higher paid stars on tv as well.


He is.  Hugh Laurie...he earned $700,000 per episode!


Wow!  That is very impressive, I wonder what some of the other top actors and actresses make on tv.


Probably big money. lol  Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.  Good for him.  I would do the same thing if I was in that position.


I agree, I think thats good for him and I think I would do the same as well, I'm sure he has enough money to pick and choose which ever projects he wants to be involved in.


Yes.  Would't that be nice?  I can only imagine.


Yeah I can only imagine, since I don't make nearly enough money! lol  Do you know how the term 'soap opera' originated?


I hear you there.  I don't know.  How did it originate?


I guess way back the shows were typically sponsored by soap manufacturers and would most likely show their commercials during the breaks, so they became associated with soap!


How interesting is that!  I would like to check out the website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio drama episodes for free.  I have to find it though.  lol


I think that is very cool, I'm sure there are a ton of good ones buried in that pile.


I'm sure.  Are you familiar with the actor Michael Caine?


I am, didn't he have a funny story of how he got into acting in the first place?


Yes!  he became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.  That's great!  lol


That is awesome!  Funny how those moves early in your life lead to major things later on.


You're right!  Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have all narrated Thomas the Tank for at least 52 episodes each?


I think I have heard about that before, very cool!  Such an interesting mix of people to narrate.


I agree.  It's been fun chatting with you!


Hello there, I hope you are doing well today.  Do you know much about the current U.S. president?


Hello,  Yes,  I am doing well thank you.  I do not know much about him.  I believe he is the wealthiest president we have.  before him jfk,  Washington and Jefferson were the wealthiest presidents.


Yeah I think you are right in that, and about JFK, I didn't know that about Washington and Jefferson though, very interesting.


I think its funny that the Presidents guest house is larger than the white house!  Haha


Is it really? That is hilarious if that is true.  I do know that the president of Indonesia has released 3 music albums while he in office! Now that is also nuts.


That sounds like a cool president to have though,  he probably does concerts all the time and have parties lol


Yeah imagine the concerts! They are probably pretty crazy I'm sure everyone wants to go to them.


Did you know that Queen Elizabeth once got pranked by a radio station when they pretended to be the Prime Minister of Canada?


lol that is hilarious.  Must have been a long time ago because now they screen calls and have way more security.


Yeah if I remember right it was back in the mid 90's, because I agree, that wouldn't fly now.


In Japan when you turn 100 the PM gives you a silver cup lol


Holy crap that is awesome! I would love to live that long just to get that cup.


Hahaha right,  at least its something,  America doesnt give you anything when you turn that old.


No they don't, they probably give you a cake or something. Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?  I wonder why that was.


He wasn't called President Banana,  his name was Canaan Banana lol


Oh nice, thanks yeah I thought that was weird but knew I didn't have all my facts right.


Np. Did you know Helena Bonham Carter is related to the Pm during wwi?  That is awesome!  I love her she is an amazing actress!


No I didn't but that is awesome, such a cool fact.  I like her in basically any movie she does.


Same here!  She has a unique style of acting!


Yeah she does for sure, and most of the movies that she is in are pretty good too so that helps.


did you know a man in france successfully sold the eiffel tower twice!!!!!  Crazy!!!


Wow, have they ever done a movie about that.  I'm sure that person is super interesting even past doing that. Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good night.


Hi there. Government is so important and I am so glad we have a democracy here in the USA!


I am too. I just wish our government could sometimes be as sincere as Norway's government. They donated $1 Billion to help save the Amazon Rainforest.


I totally agree with you. They are too busy trying to destroy WikiLeaks.


Wikileaks was too keen on it and actually published their plans. I guess that didn't work out too well.


Yes that is pretty funny actually. Did you hear about the man in France who impersonated a government official and sold the Eiffel tower? I want to know more about that!


I do too, like who would be dumb enough to buy it?


Good question. Into 2006, the US passed legislation that would protect the government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva conventions.


That's pretty fishy to me. Kind of like how 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the U.S. Government.


Yeah what do they need that land for? Maybe it's something regarding the president? He is the head of state after all.


It could be that. Did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana? I guess having a president with a fruit nickname is kind of common.


Lol yes I wonder why he got the nickname banana? Apparently the presidents guest house is larger than the White House. I wonder why that is?


I guess they have more guest. It must be huge though, the White House is really big.


Yes my thoughts exactly. In 1805, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice President. Thoughts on this law?


I wonder if it would have caused them to work more closely together than have disdain for each other and mud slinging.


That's a great question. I do not think Clinton and Trump would've been a good combo. But that's just my opinion. I just tell myself we are lucky that we don't have a dictator.


Yeah I don't think that would go over so well either.


Yes we definitely agree on that! I think it's fascinating learning about other countries too such as the relationship between Japan and China. Their prime ministers seem to get along.


I like how Japan's Prime Minister sends a silver cup to people when they turn 100.


I didn't know that but that is a nice gesture. I wish our president did that but maybe not enough people in our country live to be 100 because of the obesity problem in our country. Well I enjoyed chatting with you.


I've heard so many people there are turning 100 that they had to find a way to make cheaper cups. It was nice chatting with you too!


I also didn't know that Bellatrix in Harry Potter is the granddaughter of the UK Prime Minister! Have a good day!


Hey there! Happy Friday! Let's get into it? Are you a fan of the president?


yes, lets! I am not really a fan of the president.


Me either, but I don't particularly like the other side other. Did you before Trump the wealthiest three presidents were JFK, Washington and Jefferson?


Is trump the wealthiest? How much money does he actually have?


Well he personally values his own name as like 4 billion lol. But I think he's a billionaire based on his real estate holdings alone. The other three don't crack a billion even after adjustments for inflation.


I didnt know what the adjusted value would be. i dont know how they do the calculations exactly. frankly, i dont care if they are rich. i would rather have a regular person.


I think Jefferson and Washington both died broke and in debt. JFK got his family money from bootlegging lol. But I agree, I'd rather have a regular person or like a scientist perhaps.


I didnt know that they died broke. i guess they had money while in office. Probably better than president banana.


The first president of Zimbabwe? Do you know why they called him that?


Hahahaha nicely done. I have no idea either. It's interesting the runner up used be the VP in the US. I kind of like that


That would make for a fun and happy white house. a paradise on earth.


Can you imagine a Trump Clinton White House? That would be even crazier than the circus we have now.


I think that there are reality show possibilities though. syndication? international distribution? dont underestimate its potential


Not going to lie.... I would watch. Their debates were awesome TV. That's the thing with Trump, I don't like him, but he's funny so he gets away with it. He cracked me up the other day when he called Tim Cook, the CEO from Apple, "Tim Apple"


He is good in front of the camera. do not underestimate his power to dominate the news cycle. like him or hate him, he is good on camera.


Agreed. He sucks you in and you listen to what he says, even if it's nonsense. At least he isn't releasing any pop albums like the president of Indonesia


I would think that trump could find some collaborators for albums. Kanye?


I don't think so, but at this point that wouldn't be surprise me lol. Anyway it was great chatting with you.


We had a great chat indeed. Have a good weekend!


hello,  do you know much abut the government, president or prime minister?  Did you know when you turn 100 in Japan the prime minister gives you a cup?  lol


I learned about the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches in school. It's a great checks and balances system.


Oh I think I learned that too in school,  but not much of that information retained itself lol


The government is powerful. So powerful that they tried to destroy wikileaks.


Right!  I also heard that most of Nevada is owned by the government!


I wonder if one of the president's orchestrated that. The richest presidents were JFK, washington, and jefferson.


I think Trump is the wealthiest President of all time by far.


Probably. He doesn't have musical talents like the Indonesian president though. His pop music is pretty good!


Have you heard it?  That is pretty impressive!  3 albums while in office,  I bet he was the fun president lol had concerts all the time and after parties lol


Some countries have prime ministers. The Australian PM exists only because of custom.


I heard about that too,  seems weird. Did you know Helena Bonham carter is related to one of the primes ministers of the uk!  That is so random.  she is amazing.


I love her! She's a great actress. i wonder if she knows the first president of zimbabwe that went by banana.


lol why would she know that? That is weird.  Also,  he didnt go by banana,  his last name was Banana,  Canaan Banana.


such a great name! He sounds like a fun guy that would appreciate the prank call a radio DJ made to queen elizabeth II in 1995.


That is pretty funny,  i wonder how someone was able to do that.  In 1995 caller id was already a thing.


great point! Have you ever been to hungary? They have very few immigrants there.


Maybe because they built a wall around their country.


Hungary forced a US school to close this week. Did you see that in the news?


I did not,  I hardly watch the news! I find it hard to believe that the eiffel tower was sold twice by someone who not allowed to sell it lol


that is some wild negotiating and/or naive buyers!


Morning. I'm okay, now that I've had breakfast. Thankfully, McDonalds installed those drive-thrus to accomodate US soldiers.


That is a pretty good thing. Have you heard about Derrius Guice from the Redskins playing for a Domino's delivery driver's final semester of college?


I have not, I'm not a football fan. That's a great thing for him to do. I'm looking into the Unicef program that donates a day of clean water, for every minute you don't use your cell phone.


Oh wow, that's kind of a neat deal. It would make me not want to use my cell phone as much if it was for a good cause.


Same here. I'm still finding it hard to believe that my iPhone has more power than our entire nuclear icbm deterrent.


I know that's crazy to think. I guess that's a testament to how far technology has come. Did you know that it is legal to equip your car with flame-throwers in South Africa?


That is the most awesome thing I have heard today. Even more than why the trunk of a car is called a trunk (old ones used to have wooden trunks on the back).


That flame thrower wouldn't go over too well with a wooden trunk, but you could clear snow out of your way a lot easier.


I need that that here. Have you heard about people fantasy drafting the national spelling bee? That whole fantasy sports thing is so odd to me.


That is kind of odd. People will have fantasy league in anything it seems. Kind of like how they have Fantasy Congress. People draft members of congress and points are based off legislative success.


Now that sounds interesting, and something we should implement. Performance based pay. Either that, or give them two phone books whose pages are overlapped to separate,.


That would be epic to see them try to rip up a phonebook. Did you know that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy?


I did not. That's so interesting, maybe that's why there are so many fantastic fantasy authors, like the one who was knighted for his services to literature.


That is true, There was a janitor in Chicago who wrote for over six years. He a had a 15,145 page fantasy manuscript with over 300 watercolor illustrations called "in The Realms of The Unreal." Sadly it was only discovered after his death.


That is amazing. I always wondered what made fantasy different than sci-fi, and it turns out that it is mainly due to the lack of macabre themes and science. I guess I should stop thinking of them in the same sense.


Yeah there is a some difference, they're both wonderful genres in their own sense.


They are. I find it hilarious that New York's area code is 212, due to it being the fastest  to dial on a rotary phone.


That is pretty interesting, I guess it is the busiest city so people were constantly calling there moreso than anywhere else.


That may be, may also explain why many in the fantasy genre come from New York.


That is true. Well it was nice chatting with you, I hope you have a FANTAStic day!


sure do. Do you know when the drive thru was invented?


Yes that was back in 1975 and McDonald's invented it.


Yes because soldiers were not allowed to get out of the cars in their fatigues


Yeah, that was nice of them to accommodate them


Yeah and they made great business out of it as well as the others


yeah. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called as such?


yes because old cars used to have wooden trunks in them


Yeah. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes it was named after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


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


Yes, it is because it is easy to dial on a rotary phone


Yes. Phone cables lay on the floor of the ocean and are only 2.7 inches wide


Yeah only that wide and I wonder how they do not get tangles


Yeah me too. Did you ever use phone books?


Nope but if they get stuck together it is hard to separate them


Yeah I heard that. Do you have an iPhone or an Android?


I have an iPhone. DO you know  much computing power they have?


Yes more than the entire nuclear icbm deterrent in the US


I don't, but I know it's really popular. There are so many differenr fantasy "sports"


There's even a fantasy version of the National Spelling Bee


That's amazing! I heard there's a fantasy congress too


I'm not sure how the points for legislative success work, but that's not something that catches my interest


Sounds boring to me. I guess they score when the congress person who's on their team gets a bill passed?


Probably. It's funny how popular it's become, but that might be that the only thing in the brain that makes the difference between reality and fantasy is a single fold


That's hard to believe. Just like the janitor who left behind a 15,000 page fantasy story he had written.


It wasn't discovered until after he died, which is sad


Very sad! It took him six years to write it!


And he had over 300 watercolor illustrations. No wonder it took him so long to write


It was called "In the Reals of the Unreal" which sounds kind of interesting. I wonder what it was about?


Hopefully it was published. Do you know who Terry Pratchett is?


He's an author of comedic fantasy and was knighted for his services to literature, which makes me think he must be a good writer


Wow, cool! Fantasy is always set in a fictional world with no relation to reality.


And it's existed for a long time since it was originally passed along orally


Now it includes film, TV, and video games.


Not to mention graphic novels. Comic books probably fall under this category too


They call the genre speculative fiction.


I guess that name makes sense. It was nice chatting with you!


Have you heard about the Sydney Loofe case?


The butcher of Tinder?  Unfortunately, yes. I guess they got him though.


It's an odd case. It's terribly sad that she just wanted to connect with someone and ended up murdered.


You cannot be too careful about reaching out to strangers. Good thing we are such old friends!  One wrong telephone call, snapchat conversation, or facebook frind, and you are worm fodder.


It's true. You just can't be sure if the person on the other side of the phone is a good person. I wonder if the murder was premeditated or just...happened.


I don't know. Deadly phone calls are creeping me out. You know, the inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker. I heard creepy music playing as I typed that...


I had no idea!  I rarely use my phone for phone calls anymore. The sheer amount of computing power the iphone has kind of blows my mind.


I blame 1930s actress, Hedy Lamarr--who supposedly had something to do with  the inventio0n of cellphones


She was an amazing genius. I think she'd be stunned to see how far we've come with technology. Can you believe that the cables that cross the ocean for internet and phone data are just 2.7 inches around? Mind blowing.


Have you ever dialed a wrong number that turned out to be a dolphin? Apparently, they can communicate over the phone!


I'm sure they have a lot to say! I think I'd like that. I know that phones are optimized for the human voice, but I'd be happy to talk to a dolphin.


The sound a lot like a fax machine...but those underwater cables must have been crossed.  Sounds like fantasy!


Indeed! I love fantasy- people do fantasy drafts for everything. The national spelling bee, congress, football.


Fantasy draft sounds like that cold breeze that causes the hair on your neck to stand up while watching Lord of the Rings! You know, the Return of the King was the only fantasy film to win an Academy Award?


I had no idea. That was an excellent movie. Tolkien was a great writer (Sometimes), but I prefer Terry Pratchett. He was knighted!


Ah, but can you major in Pratchett in college?  There is a university where you can major in fantasy with a concentration in Tolkien studies.


Oh wow! I could have done really well in that! It's amazing how fantasy has been embraced in so many different media types. It's gone from written and spoken word to tv and movies and video games.


And with puppets too! Did you ever watch Jim Henson's, The Dark Crystal?


I loved it! It's got such a vivid universe.


Reminds me of Hans Christian Anderson's dark tales to spook your children!


I wonder if children have difficulty figuring out if something is fantasy or reality? Apparently it's all predicated by a one fold in the brain!


Yeah, and one fold too many, and you are a Tinder butcher. Nice chatting with you!


Hello, do you follow the Fox News channel?


I do follow it as well, it was created by Richard Ailes and Nixon


I saw that Fox once threatened to sue the Simpsons.


They did? isnt the Simpsons like the most popular show Fox has, why would they sue


I believe it is. I heard they are going on 30 years now.


30 years wow, that is almost as old as me, did you know the Fox News channel is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined!!


Oh wow I didn't know that! Makes me happy to hear that though!


Seems like the chain is really succesful. It is also watched in 86 countries, so a really popular channel


Wow that is successful. In 2015, the average age of a Fox viewer was 68.


That seems like an older demographic than most channels. Do you like the Simpsons?


I love the Simpsons as well, who is you favorite character on the show?


I have to say Homer but Bart is great as well, there is an episode where Bart is not mentioned


That's crazy after 30 years that only one episode he doesn't appear in.


Yeah the only one, I wonder why the wirters did that


In the first 400 episodes, Homer has held 188 jobs LOL.


Thats really funny lol, cant believe his in charge of a nuclear reactor at a power plant, terrible but funny combo


As we text, yes. I'm not a transhumanist or anything. Like, I don't think I'll be uploading my consciousness to a thumb drive anytime soon, but I use a computer. You?


Yes, me too, it has become a necessity for work really. Did you know that if you have an apple computer and smoke near it, it voids its warranty.


Siri told me that once. Nag, nag, nag... I told her that she requires a battery, but the Russians made a computer that runs on water. She responded. "Not bad considereing that even Jesus only walked on water"


Wow, Siri is strange sometimes. Transhumanists are looking into uploading their minds into a computer and memory sticks.


Some minds require more memory than others. I could get away with just using an old floppy disk for mine. After all, The space shuttle.s entire general operating computer requires only 1mb.


That is so interesting. Someone even built a 16 bit comuter using only minecraft building blocks


Ah, but could yo use it to stream video from the internet? What good is a computer if it cannot play at least some of those 750 episodes of Pokemon?


Haha I know. They have really been going on for so long, 16 years is a long time.


Yeah. Contrast that with the UK remake of That 70s Show, which was cancelled after 10 shows.


Oh my no surprise there. Did you ever watch family guy?


No, but I did see the South Park Family Guy finale--the one that the Simpsons producers applauded by sending the SP folks flowers!


I know how nice of them though. Do you know Thomas the tank engine?


Not personally. I did watch when Ringo Starr was the narrator, but not later when George Carlin or Alec Baldwin narrated. How about you?


I never even know that they narrated it. I used to babysit so that is how I watched it


yes such a good show. Bart apparently did not appear in only one episode the whole time


Nice. When my kids were young, we did not let them watch the Simpsons out of fear they would get schooled by Bart in the fine art of trouble making. Kind of like in the 1800s when there wasa moral panic about the menace of reading...


Yeah I know what you mean he is not the best influence in a kid. There is a woman who holds the record for speed reading. do you know how fast she can read?


4700 words per minute. It was nice chatting with you.


Some, mainly through netflix.  I am a fan of the Simpsons, I find if funny that there is only one episode with no Bart


That is pretty crazy. There are over 750 episodes of Pokemon.


Yes, very long time. I heard the Simpsons have been going on for 30 years now.


Wow.  Thats amazing.  To keep coming up with fresh ideas for the characters.  Some shows like That 70s show try to go overseas but fail


I cant say I am a fan, I find them like most very slanted


I think most news channels are slanted one way or another so I try to stay away from watching them if I can.


I agree.  It is funny fox tried to sue the Simpsons for making fun of them.


That is pretty funny! Do you like the internet?


Im addicted.  Science even shows there can be an addiction to clicking on links.


I bet. I use the internet on a daily basis for pretty much everything.


Same here.  I just learned that what I called the menu button, the one with three lines, is called the hamburger button.  Who knew?


Oh who I didn't know that either and I work in IT. LOL.


Im pretty sure it is a name people called it because they didnt know what it was and it just stuck.  LOL.  However we all know if it is not on facebook it didnt really happen, so there is a good thing there is 3G cell service at the top of mt everest.


That's crazy they have cell service up that high. 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


Im definitely not one of them.  So Ive probably agreed to some things I wouldnt otherwise.  Lol


Hey,  im doing great,  how are you?  Did you watch the simpsons?  In the first 400 episodes, homer simpson has held 188 jobs.


i didnt keep count bet yes ive been a fan of the simpsons pretty much all of my ife..did you know When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


No,  thats awesome!!!Daniel radcliffe voiced the cartoon parody of twilight's edward cullen on the simpsons episode treehouse of horror xxi.


those halloween episodes were always good. always a surprise


Absolutely!  Have u ever been to universal studios?  They have a simpsons area and ride,  really fun


i have not been there. There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned


yeah. you a fan of uk comedy shows? they did a verbatim remake of that 70s show and it was canceled after a handful of episodes.


I do watch some uk stuff.  I did not know that,  thats so odd considering it was such a hit in the us.


yeah, maybe they dont like us humor. i dont blame them. haha. Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


wow thats awesome! Most deals made on the television show 'shark tank' are never enacted


i do like shark tank. did you know Smoking near apple computers voids the warranty by making it "a biohazard"


wow,  thats something they should fix.  a lot of people smoke


yeah. i am not generally a fan of apple products, this is just another reason to add to the list


lol .Bell distributed a manual cardboard computer to high school students in 1968 to teach them how computers work


that is pretty cool to have had, a cardboard computer. In 1936, the russians made a computer that ran on water.


what is is even more crazy and almost makes no sense is The space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram.


Hello, Lets talk about Facebook. Myspace could have purchased Facebook back in 2005 for 75 million.


Yeah, and now it's such a huge company, with more people on it than there was people in world centuries ago.


I enjoy the color blue but Facebook is that color because Zuckerburg suffers from color blindness.


Yeah, the color blue has really bore an association with Facebook for me over the years.  It's surprising how many people rely on Facebook for news.


The minimum age to join Facebook is 13 , this started in 2006


Yeah, but it varies a little bit depending on the locality.  I personally don't rely on Facebook for news.


in 2012 Facebook held its initial public offering and the company was valued at 104 billion.


It's interesting the "Like" button was originally desired to be the "awesome" button.  I imagine "awesome" would have been clicked a lot less times than "like" because "like" is more broad.


interesting. In the German state of schleswig-holstein the like button is illegal.


I was surprised to learn that advertising cannabis is illegal on Facebook.  However, I have seen pages on Facebook that are about Facebook.


At one time you could unfriend 10 people and receive a free whopper from Burger king.


Sorry, I mean I've seen pages on Facebook that are about cannabis.  Yeah, that incentive from Burger King was probably a result of people fearing Facebook getting control of our lives.  Personally, I try to limit my use.


Lets talk about google next. The way google maps handles calculating traffic is by seeing how fast Android devices are moving on the road.


I feel somewhat shammed because Google Moon previously used pictures of cheese for close zoom levels.


They have used live goats in the past to take care of the lawns compared to hiring people.


That is quite creative.  Giving new employees a beanie cap to wear sounds fun too.  I think it would be quite an experience to work at Google.


I agree. They moved their headquarters to Mountain view, California in 2004 the same year they offer their IPO


I use Google everyday.  It's hard not to use Google.  Cloud computing certainly contributes to their huge presence.


A lot of people use it, in 2013 is went down for only 5 minutes and 40% of web traffic went with it.


That is amazing!  I like the name of their headquarters in California, Googleplex, it has a colorful sound.


When google created the conglomerate in 2015 called Alphabet, Larry page became the CEO. Nice talking to you today.


Hi there! Do you live in a state that legalized marijuana?


Yeah, It has been legalized since October.


Did you know that facebook and google so not allow advertising for it?


Yeah it is strange, since it is legal. Maybe they are getting to big.


I imagine they wont allow it til pot is allowed at the federal level. It's interesting that we can even talk about it now!


This duality legal at the state level and illegal at the federal level only profits for lawyers. Meanwhile, medical cannabis cannot be advertised to those who need it.


It's crazy. The only way for people to find what they need is to actively seek it out online for themselves. Facebook says it doesn't want it advertised on their sire since their user age starts at 13.


They are forced to use traditional campaigns, like using billboards where anyone can see it.


I'll be interested to see a bill board with it advertised. I'm in a very rural area so need to go to the big city to see it! Do you know today is facebooks 15th anniversary?


It did not know that, I thought it was more 9-10 years old.  But at the start, it was not for everyone, mainly Ivy league schools.


I know, Zuckerberg says it started out with just 400 - 500 users. one thing I didn't know is that Zuckerberg is color blind!


Yeah, that is why the color of Facebook is blue, I wonder if Facebook will expand its services like Google ?


Google is huge now! it seems they have fingers in everything. I like that they mow their lawns with goats!


Yeah, Google is huge, I used google maps and google Traduction so often that I don't know what I would do if they disappeared.


My major use is Excel. I love that you can create your own spreadsheets so easy. Did you know that google went down once? in 2013


I wonder how much of the traffic went out with it. Google has a lot of the top 100 most visited sites.


It's really crazy. I wonder how much money they make on a daily. Do you watch TV?


I watch TV, on an old plasma screen, they don't make those anymore.


No, they don't. Do you watch south park or the simpsons?


I did watch them when I was young but not anymore, but I have watched the South Park episode that made the Simpson's crew send flower to them.


I thought that was so much fun. How nice for them to do! Did you see the episode that Bart wasn't in? I haven't seen it.


No, I have not, do you think they forgot or is was challenge they made for themselves ?


Probably a challenge. Something to stir it up! Were you a pokemon fan?


I do like to watch TV one of my favorite passtimes, do you have a favorite show?


I love south park, it pushes the limits so well, do you ever watch it?


I did, I thought it was really funny I also watched Family Guy, another great show


For sure both are great. Did you ever see the episode where south park makes fun out of family guy?


I havent I bet that is a really funny episode, I guess both shows have a great relationship


Yea, even the simpsons gave their two cents and sent flowers to south park for the episode


Thats great did you also watch Thomas the Tank Engine?


I used to love watching that as a kid, whys that?


Do you remember the narrators the show has?


Alec Baldwin, Ringo Starr, George Carlin all big narrators


wow, I will have to look at them again and see lol. Did you ever watch that 70s show


I used to love that show yeah, why do you ask?


Apparently there was a remake in the UK that only lasted 10 episdoes. I think it was the different styles of humor between the countries


Remakes tend to be really bad, Im not supriesed it only lasted 10 episodes


For sure, hopefully some of the actors didn't get their careers ruined. that 70s show started so many good careers because of it


I hope that as well, it must be harsh to have your show cancelled after only 10 episodes,did you like Pokemon?


I loved pokemon, I always wanted to catch them all, there as like 750 episodes i think i watched


I used to watch the show when only 150 Pokemons existed I also loved the Gamboy game


They must have caught them all, lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


That's a tough call.  I've seen them replace workers at my job so I'm not a fan from that aspect of it.  However a robot can debone a chicken with surgical precision!


Yeah, I can understand that. I don't know about deboning a chicken.


I don't know if I would trust it.  lol  The US military uses an xbox360 controller to control one of their eod robots.  I don't even know what an eod robot is!  haha


I have no idea.  Robots can be controlled by using rat brains.  The robot will change personality depending on which brain is used.  That is creepy.


Interesting, I don't think that is true though. But I know that MJ wanted to build a 50 foot moon walking robot.


Wow.  That would be interesting.  What was he going to use it for?


I'm not sure, to roam the desert sands of las vegas I think. Weird.


That would have been a sight to see.  "Hey look kids...." lol  Changing subjects... Do you know much presidential history?


Yeah, I know a lot about it. The first President of Zimbabwe last name was Banana.


Hahha that's great!  The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.


I don't know...I'm curious to find out.  The US presidents guest house is larger than the White House.  I wonder if president Banana ever stayed there?  If he had met the president of Indonesia he might have inspired a song.  "Do the Banana" dance. lol


Is it really? I don't if it actually is, I've seen the White House in person. I don't believe it.


Supposedly it's a fact that it's bigger.  Maybe one of the wealthiest presidents who were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson helped pay for it.


Interesting, I wonder how Washington got so rich?


I'm not sure.  I think he got a lot of land and money offered to him when he became the general of the army during the revolutionary war.  I could be wrong though.  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential elections automatically became vice president.  That wouldn't fly in this day and age.


Interesting, that could be. I heard Trump is actually the richest though, that's what his Wikipedia says.


Interesting.  I didn't think of him. Good catch!  On a side note and to end on something positve.  The Norwegian government donated 1 billions dollars to help save the Amazon rainforest.  That was pretty good to see don't you think?


Interesting, I wonder if they have an investment down there or something? Well nice chatting with you!


Hello there, do you know much about robots?


Just a little bit.  Did you know about Michael Jackson's robot he planned?


I had heard about that.  A 50 foot tall moon walking robot to roam the desert sands of Las Vegas.  How bizarre, but he was a little eccentric, anyway.


Yeah that would have been pretty scary to be honest, but pretty cool too if he ever would have done it.


Did you know robots can be controlled by using rat brains?


No I have never heard of that.  But I guess the robot changes personality depending on which brain is used.


So freaky, I am curious to see what other advancements in roboting will take place in the next ten years.


I'm just glad robots can debone a chicken with surgical precision.  My cooking just got alot easier. Lol


Yeah if we could all just have robot chefs in our kitchen that would make life so much easier!


How true.  Did you know the US military uses an Xbox controller to control one of its eod robots?


No, but that is pretty cool.  I wonder how connected some of the major businesses like Microsoft are to the US military and others around the world.


Probably alot more than we know about for sure.  All these games for kids are just practice for future warfare, I think.


Yeah I think you may be right about that.  On a different subject, did you know that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government?


Makes you wonder what's going on in Nevada?  Do you know that Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks?


Yeah I have read that, I think that is pretty bold and funny.


Me too, Wikileaks makes alot of governments nervous about what they'll release next, for sure.  Have you heard about the Norwegian government donating a billion dollars to save the Amazon rainforest?


Yeah I think that is super cool, and they probably contribute so little to it's destruction compared to other countries.


Exactly!  I'm glad we share the same viewpoint on that.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hi there? Did you know Myspace turned down an offer to purchase Facebook?


I have heard a time or two of such an event.


The price that was quoted back then was 75 million and now they're worth billions.


I could only imagine how the value changes over time as well as the amount of users that increased over the same time period. Actually I have heard over 2.2 billions users.


Yeah at their IPO release they were worth 104 billion and that was back in 2012.


That is just amazing to me to read that. speaking of reading; did you know that CS Lewis and Tolkien had competitions for reading poetry and if the other person laughed they lost.


That must have been a blast trying not to laugh at bad poetry. Ender's game was required reading for military organizations.


I agree, and although Ender's Game was a required read it was Starship Troppers that was the first sci-fi novel in the reading list on three of the five branches of military.


Hope the book was better than the movie. The iPhone has more computing power than the nuclear ICBM deterrent.


I have not read the book or seen the movie so I am not one to judge either one.  Funny how technology has changed with phones as I can remember using a dial and push button phone hanging on the wall in my childhood home.


Yeah i remember that as well. You know New York's area code was 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary?


I did know that actually!! and also remember the early days of getting huge phone books with overlapping pages and trying to separate them? Never succeeded, but it was fun trying.


I remember that too. You know the internet & phone cables are lying across the bedrock floor.


The cables that cover the ocean's floor are 2.7 inches in diameter and they provide the path for phone as well as internet data. I find it interesting it just lays on the bottom.


Yeah under water no less. Apparently there is a world record for speed reading.


I agree, with so much water amazing how it works still. I also have heard of speed reading records and not so sure I would be a good canidate to participate in that as I read to enjoy not read to hurry and get through.


Yeah i hear you, I sometimes find my self several paragraphs in before i realize that i have no ideal what I've just read. Apparently the record is 4,700 words per minute.


I can totally relate; especially if I read close to bed time or if I am tired. I would like to know how exactly they know for sure each word was read and not skipped over to achieve a grander total of words read.


Know that's an excellent question! Like why in the world would there be a "Moral Panic " because of the spread or reading novels?


Sadly, so many find reading to be an immoral act if what they are reading appears to be non-christian in nature.


Yeah i'm glad we don't live in that time anymore but i would definitely say we are still being kept in the dark about a lot of stuff we deserve to know about. Nice chatting with you.


Yes, I do. Did you hear about Kolbie Sanders giving away her wedding venue to someone on Facebook?


Thats nice of her,  she didnt need it anymore and I doubt the venue would give her back her money.  Did you know the facebook like button is illegal in a city in germany?


That's interesting to make that illegal! I actually think I remember Facebook used to have a dislike button, also?


I dont remember that,  I think a lot of people wanted one though lol  That doesnt seem to be positive though,  no  one wants to know their posts is disliked lol


That's true, but doesn't YouTube have a dislike button? Do you like to do much reading?


I think so,  Youtube does.  I guess that how they know justin biebers video is the most disliked video on youtube lol


Yes, you're probably right! I did more reading as a kid because I just had more time, I think. I read a lot of mysteries. What about you?


Yes,  I really like fiction,  mystery and sci fi or fantasy.


Sci Fi was a type books I've always wanted to read. Do you think those books are more for men? Or do you think their themes are likable by either?


I think it can be likeable by anyone honestly,  just depends on the story line.


I think I should definitely pick up that for my next reading material. Do you ever read news from Facebook?


Yeah i read a lot of news on facebook.  did you know there is a woman who can read 4700 words per minute?


That's pretty hard to believe anyone could read that fast. Have they really thoroughly tested her, I wonder? I wish I could learn to do that if it's true!


I have no clue,  I cant even imagine all the books and info that is in her head lol


I wonder if she can read that fast because she's got a photogenic memory? Is that the right name of it? It's weird how Facebook totally took over Myspace.


Close enough,  photographic memory.  Photogenic is someone who loves getting their picture taken or someone who is good at having their picture taken one of those.


Oh! Good to know! Did you know that there's still phone and internet data being carried across the ocean floors by cables that are not even three inches wide?


That is crazy!  and kinda amazing that they make cables that long to cross an ocean lol


That's what I was thinking! I thought everything was through satellite nowadays! I guess our phone system is outdated! Well, time to go read something, ttyl!


One thing you can say about Trump: He is no robot! Am I right?


Did you know robots can be controlled by rat brains? That must be a fun experiment.


For some people I know, rat brains would be an improvement... Some robots can debone a chicken better than me.  Maybe I could use those rat brains too!


Robots certainly have come a long way over the last 90 or so years. The original term means forced labor. Hopefully they won't revolt in the future.


That's OK. We still have Will Smith to beat back the robots. Although if Michael Jackson had his way, we would have a 50-foot tall moon walking robot roaming Nevada. I am not sure even Will Smith could have that...


It's a real shame Michael never got around to building that. It would probably still be a great tourist attraction today. He probably would have wanted to control it with a video game gamepad. The US military uses xbox 360 controllers to control an eod robot.


That's what they say, but I think they are really using those things to play xbox. I wonder if Craig Ferguson uses one to control his robot, Geoff Peterson? We'll have to ask the dude from mythbusters that built it...


Those guys could probably build a lifelike robot. I wonder how much longer until Robots walk among us. I saw people are referring to Theresa May as Maybot lol.


Nice. But why would anyone construct that face? You would think that if the Norwegian Government can donate $1 billion to save the rainforest, that Germany could afford to build a more attractive robot.


Perhaps. It would be nice though if more countries took that approach. To the environment I mean. The US does stuff like passing legislation that protects government employees from violating the Geneva convention. Not sure how that's even legal.


True. But I think the real reason Michael Jackson never built that root was because 86% of Nevada is owned by the US government, so there would be too much land to moonwalk around...


Wow. I had no idea the government owned so much land there. I guess outside of vegas there isn't much development though.


That's our government in action. It finds the most desolate, undeveloped, unihabitable wasteland and says, "We gotta own this!"  Hey, maybe we can get that french dude who sold the eiffel tower to come over and sell the Nevada desert for us?


That's true, and this has been going on so long you can't even blame this on Trump. Speaking of Trump and his "billions" did you know he's not even one of the 3 richest presidents?


That's "huge" ! Did you read that on Wikileaks? Did you read their other story about the Government's plan to destroy Wikileaks? That is one huge leak!


I did actually. Of course they couldn't actually destroy it too much information and they have too many supporters all around the world. It turns out Washington, JFK and Jefferson all had more money then trump, but at least in washington's case and probably the rest that must be adjusted for inflation.


You know who else was adjusted for inflation? The first President of Zimbabwe, the honorable President Banana!  He was an inflatable banana.


I don't know how anyone would take a president named Banana seriously.


His opponent was named Spinach. Most people would choose a banana over spinach. I wonder if he was a singing Banana, like that President of Indonesia, who produced 3 pop albums while in office?


Hah, I would guess he ruled with an iron fist. I read that about the Indonesian president, I thought it was a joke, turns it out's real and the albums are not bad either!


You are pretty good yourself! Nice chatting with you! I would vote for you for President!


How's it going, do you listen to radio much? It's quite complicated how electromagnetic energy waves are transmitted into sound


Yes. I listen often. Yes its complicated. I never think of that. I guess  i take radio for granted.


Yea I guess I do too consider WWII soldiers had to make their radios out of a pencil and razorblade


I have heard that before. I really want to see how that is done. Maybe you tube can show me how.


Sounds like a fun weekend project. I'd also like to know how to pick up Jupiter's radio storms with an AM radio


Maybe you tube can how to do that as well.


Yea you can youtube radio dramas too or just find this one site that streams thousands of episodes for free


Yes. Some of those radio shows are interesting.


Yea, I'd prefer them over listening to the all classical latin program "Nuntii Latini", I'd fall right asleep listening to that


I dont think I would care for that show either.


Yea, I guess it is popular in Finland since it has been broadcast since 1989


That is a pretty good run. I read that George Strait is  related to Jeff Bezos. Cousins. I bet  he helps sell his music.


I never knew Bezos was related to George Strait, I guess there may be a conflict of interest


Yea but it's not as bad as Henry Ford who promoted Country due to his fear of Jazz music


Not as wild as an iphone having more computing power than a nuclear icbm deterrent


That is amazing. I would never think anything like that.


It's ironic how far technology has come yet it is still impossible to separate 2 phonebooks with overlapping pages


That is kind of funny. Tech has come a long way and I am expecting  some great advances in the future.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hi! I'm not the biggest fan but I like some of the individual instruments involved, like banjos and electric guitars are definitely cool.


Apparently, Jezz Bezos, the wealthiest man on earth, is George Strait's cousin.  George is a country music legend.


That's really cool! I'm sure George would rather switch places though. It's interesting that the popularization of country music mainly comes from Henry Ford financing it in the fear of jazz music.


Sorry for the typo, it was Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder.  By the way, you may suggest a different topic that you prefer to discuss.


Ahh no worries I understood! I do think country music is interesting, it's hard to believe there's only two African Americans in the country music hall of fame.


Yes, but I was not surprised. I think most African Americans prefer different types of music.


That's fair, plus looking at the origins of country music it was more working class Americans singing cowboy songs and English ballads, so maybe it's cause of the different history completely.


U2 is a rock band.  However, they performed country music shows in Texas in 1987.  They sang in disguise and were introduced as some other people (the dalton brothers).


I think that's surprising but also makes sense! There's definitely parallels between rock and country, like the fender stratocaster guitar was actually originally intended for country music.


Thank you for you explanation.  On to another topic, apparently Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be heard via an AM radio.


That's crazy! I wonder what else they can pick. I sometimes pick up radio from Canadian broadcasts, but most of the music is usually Canadian which is expected.


I heard that there is a law in Canada that requires all radios to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.


Ahh that would definitely explain it, regardless I prefer other forms of radio. There's a website I like that lets you listen to thousands of radio dramas for free.


I did not know that.  I would like to listen to them - I like the word "free" too.


Ahah well then maybe you'd like "Nuntii Latini". It's a free news program broadcasted by a Finnish radio station, it's interesting because it's conducted entirely in classical Latin.


I like free programs, but in Latin?  I do not think so.  It is a difficult language.