That's really good to know. The governor of Oklahoma has an Oklahoma shaped pool.


Sure. I find the movement very aesthetically pleasing.


They say that babies spontaneously dance to music. I suppose that shows there's something very fundamentally human in dance.


Not just human! Parrots are able to dance perfectly to music. They speculate it's tied into their ability to mimic.


Wow, I guess everything with a heartbeat probably feels some impulse to dance. More advanced forms of dance have aesthetic and symbolic value.


Did you know Emilia Clarke did the funky chicken and robot dance to audition for Game of Thrones?


LOL, no. Can't imagine how that would help her get the part? I do know that Bruce Lee once won a cha-cha competition in Hong Kong.


That's pretty funny. Apparently, Mr. Rogers learned to breakdance on an episode.


And rapper Tupac Shakur danced in the Nutcracker in high school. Sounds like he and Mr Rogers swapped paths along the way.


Haha. Like Bill Bailey, an old tap dancer and Michael Jackson! Bill Bailey was first recorded moonwalking in 1955.


So someone was moonwalking for anyone (literally) moon walked?


Ha! That's a funny way to put it. I wonder what the called it back then? Maybe if he had been wearing those ballet slippers that make drawings from the movements we could come up with a better name.


I hear they go through four pairs of pointe shoes a week. Lots of wear.


Soundtracks are important in dance, as well as movies, too.


Yep. And some become bigger hits than the movies, such as the soundtrack to "O, Brother, Where Art Thou?". It went octuple platinum.


Alicia Keys wrote a song for the Men in Black soundtrack when she was only 16!


That's impressive, although I haven't heard the tune. I know that Channing Tatum got his start dancing in Step Up when he was young. Met his wife that way.


It appears to have been amicable, which is nice. They still describe each other as best friends.


But I think the critics hated it. I think it has 19% approval at Rotten Tomatoes.


Rotten Tomatoes has some pretty high standards, though. Neither Ashton Kutcher or Jennifer Love Hewitt have been in movies with a "Fresh" rating.


Good evening!  Do you know much about Maryland's governor?


Not too much,  so you?  Did you know that ralph lawrence carr was the only governor to oppose the internement of japanese americans during ww2?


I didn't know that.  Maryland's governor, Larry Hogan, is a republican who was under some hot water for policies on climate change.


Thats interesting.  the beatles song"come together" was written for 1969 governor campaign.


Larry Hogan could probably have used the support of a group like the Beatles, but I'm sure he will be ok.  At least he isn't as bad as North Dakota's in 1934 who actually seceded from the US for a short time!


when schwarzenegger became governor of ca he commuted 3 hours everyday lol


Maybe so he could leave the office every day and say "I'll be back!"


Did you hear that Texas had a female governor before other states even allowed women to vote?


Yeah thats really interesting. did you know there hasnt been a us president who wasnt a rep or dem since 1853?


Wow!  We truly are a two party system, but don't try getting elected as president as a democrat with a beard.  So far all bearded presidents have been republican.


Im not excited about that,  I will never be president lol


It's crazy to think that red/blue connotations for the parties isn't even 20 years old.


Yeah it seems like that was always the case,  but I guess not.


The Bush's had a heck of a run with three terms.  In fact, before Trump, you'd have to go back to 1928 to find an elected republican that didn't have nixon or a bush.


Thats interesting,  do you know much about our planets?  The planet uranus rotates sideways instead of spinning.


Crazy!  Jupiter is so big that it has moons that would be planets if they simply orbited the sun and Jupiter.


That is cool.  there is a planet that shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 mph!!!  thats insane!


Wow.  There are some crazy planets out there.  Venus doesn't even have seasons because it doesn't tilt and rotates in a different direction than the rest of the planets that revolve around our sun.


That is really interesting. I heard that astronauts can vote from space, lol.


It's been fun chatting,  have a good one.


Have you ever used the Rotten Tomatoes website? I check out all the movies I'm going to watch on there first.


You know, I do to.  I feel it's better to be informed than waste my time or money without knowing.


If I'm watching a movie at home I don't care about the reviews as much but definitely want to make sure I am getting my moneys worth at the theater.


Amen, to that.  Movie ticket prices are outrageous, nowadays.  Netflix has almost 150 movies that carry a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating.


I've found it has been so hard to find a movie on Netflix, I have been watching a lot of their original content lately though. Do you watch Netflix?


All the time.  It is another one of those companies created by college students.  Lol.  All I did in college was party!


Yeah I didn't spend my time in college trying to make companies either, I wish I did though.


Just a random note, did you realize that Bruce Lee wa such a good dancer?


I did not, but with his athleticism and talent I am not surprised.


I know right!  He won the 1958 Cha Cha championship in Hong Kong.  I can not even picture that.


I would like to see some video of that. I have only seen a couple of his movies.


Speaking of dancing, are you aware that Michael Jackson holds a patent on a dance device?


I did not know that but if anyone would have one it's him.


That's right, he was a master of dance.  This device apparently, helped him get that extreme lean that he did in some of his dances.


Now that you mention it I do somewhat remember seeing how he did that. It was almost like a piece of metal that would lock into his shoe so he could almost lean 45 degrees. I believe he used it in the Smooth Criminal music video.


Looked very cool, when he did it!  I heard somewhere that Tupac danced ballet.  Have you heard anything about that?


I had heard he trained in the ballet. Did you know that the Air Jordan logo is him doing a ballet move?


A lot of athletes have used ballet and now yoga to help with flexibility and reduce injuries!


I have taken yoga before but I need a few more classes before I get more flexible. It was fun chatting with you, have a great day!


Hello, Michael jackson has a patent. on a device used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves


That is extremely interesting actually. never knew that


I didn't either.  I guess for the song Smooth Criminal.


perhaps. what article you thought was the most interesting?


Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker.


I found interesting the concept with rotten tomatoes. Poor people


Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music, and smile more when they hit the beat.  Dance is so interesting.


Dance truly is interesting. As for the babies dancing spontaneously when they hear music, I totally agree. My child does the same


Mine do as well.  Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


That I certainly didn't know. She is still too little for ballet lol


Michael bay's average rotten tomatoes film rating is 38%


Quite surprising. Also Netflix has almost 150 movies with 100% rating on rotten tomatoes


I was just reading that.  How cool is that? I like to watch some of the stuff on Netflix.


I also like to watch movies on Netflix. Its convenient and the premium is not too high


Exactly, Spykids received a 93% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes, better than, say, lincoln or the dark knight rises.


true that. How about soundtracks. Any thoughts on that?


I didn't realize that Steven spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack.


Same here. Thought it was very interesting


No doubt.  The soundtrack to 'o brother, where art thou?' is certified 8 times platinum.


Thanks for the chat.  It was informative.


I find the earth and the solar system very interesting!


It is so interesting! I love learning about planets. Like Jupiters mon Ganymede!


Yes, I agree! Isn't the Ganymede Jupiters own moon?


yea, it would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun, that is amazing


Very, Did you know our planet Earth has other names besides Gaia?


I didn't know there were any names besides Earth, lol. I guess maybe the blue planet, what other names do you know?


Tellus and Telluris!  very cool! This is also a planet that orbits four stars!


wow! I love learning! I think I saw once that astronomers found a planet many light years away that could sustain life


Yes, I heard that too! Exciting!! Do you know anything about the solar asteroid belt?


I do not know too much, i just know there is crazy things that happen out there, how about you?


True,  its has celestial bodies called Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta!


I need to tough up on my planet facts, you have so many! I know that five planets are visual with the naked eye in the sky


Yes, Aren't they interesting! Do you have a favorite planet? I think mine would be Jupiter and Venus!!


Mine is mars, I hope we get a man on mars in my lifetime, do you think it will happen/


Oh yes, Mars!! I love it too!! I hope so, There is a good chance we will.


I bet, the more money we spend the better our chances. We just need some brave souls that are willing to take the chance like the first time we went to space!


Yes, very brave!! I hope we can do that sometime soon. Are there signs of water on Mars?


I think there have been theories of underground lakes and the potential of water. I will read up on it more. It was so nice chatting with you and getting good facts!


Really, I thought there was or at least they thought so!! Yes, enjoyed chatting too!


Hey do you like Star Wars? I know that I like the first three movies, the next three are ok, and I really hate the new ones


I love the original 3 like you. But the new ones are bad, I agree.


Haha well I'm glad we agree on that. What did you think about Rogue one that came out in 2016? I thought it was a total disaster haha


I think any movie that relegates the Great Luke to the trash heap is nothing. "No! I am your Father" is the greatest scene of all time.


Oh I agree with you. I just feel bad that James Earl Jones only made about eight grand for doing the voice in the first movie, although it was only about two and a half hours of work, he hit it out of the park


Really? That is bad. Have you ever scene the scenes without him and the original actor?


Yes I have. Doesn't that guy have a Scottish accent or something? And I think he thought he was going to be the actual voice, very strange.


Hilarious. I think they are great though. I didn't know JEJ only spent 2.5 hours recording though!


Yeah I know, he did a great job for the limited time, can you believe that 20th Century Fox let George Lucas keep the merchandising rights, that's what made him a billionaire, so crazy I don't think they would do that ever again


I think I can believe it. Good for him, what does the corporation need with something they didn't invent anyways?


No I agree with you. Are you going to watch the Academy Awards by the way? They give out 24 Awards and I think that the first broadcast was back in 1930, which is wild


Yeah, so like the academy awards totally suck. Does anyone actually give a bleep what they think?


No I think that they don't really pick the best movies. A lot of good movies that I like a lot or never even nominated. I do like Daniel Day-Lewis though, I'm glad that he won three times for best actor


By the way, do you watch you tube? Much better than AA!


Yes I agree with you! I watch YouTube almost everyday. I can't believe that Google bought YouTube for 1.65 billion dollars back in 2006. That seems like so long ago


Oh, I can believe it. Google could make it a success, Youtube couldn't succeed on it own.


Yep I agree with you. Did you know that YouTube is the second biggest search engine, I assume that Google is the first


I'm surprised it isn't the first to be honest!


Yeah I know that everyone uses YouTube do you ever watch the music video for Gangnam Style by the way. That is one of the highest viewed videos on youtube


No, but I have watched it. Good song, good short term fad too!


Yep it was definitely a fad haha. So was Justin Bieber song Baby, I don't think it should be the most disliked video on YouTube, but it's definitely annoying


Hello there, so have you seen any of the Star Wars movies?


I have seen several. I read Tran who played rose left Instagram after racist messages from fans.


That is so sad fans are so cruel to people.  I have yet to see her in that movie, I really want to though.


Yeah I think each movie does because there are so many of them and they all have their different tastes.  But the personal comments to the actors is just stupid.


Did you know Chloe Bennet changed her last name to get in to US easier


No I didn't know that, I wonder how many people do that when they come here.


Seems like a lot. Apparently they get more call backs with American last names.


Yeah I can see that, and whatever helps for them I'm sure they will do.  Hey do you know how much James Earl Jones was paid for doing all the darth vader lines?


I guess he only got paid $7,500, but when I say only, it only took him two and a half hours to do them!


That's a lot for 2 and half hours.in 2018 star wars was worth $65 billion


Holy cow, I wonder how much it was worth in 1998, probably less than half of that.


In 2013 star wars was dubbed in Navajo, making it the first major film to be in navajo


That is awesome!  Did you know Star Wars holds a Guinness World Record title?


No for what? Fox thought star wars would flop


I guess they hold the record for most successful film merchandising franchise.  When I hear merchandising I think of that scene from Spaceballs.


Do you watch the academy awards? Eminem has more Oscars than Leonardo DiCaprio


That is crazy!  I heard he has more than Johnny Depp and Will Smith as well.


The Oscars were nominated for 9 Emmys in 2013.


What? That is so stupid to me, why an awards show?  Do you know who is the only actor to win best actor 3 times?


Good call!  He is a great actor though so I can see it, I wonder what roles he won for.  Maybe the butcher role in Gangs of New York.


Probably. Blazing saddles was nomonanom for 3 Oscars too. Well have a great night.


I don't really though I do respect it as a franchise. How about you?


Yeah I like it. Lucas' wife made such changes to the script that she won the Academy Award


Star Wars is the second highest grossing film series of all time. It's spawned into a bunch of other media like books, video games, theme parks.


Yeah it has certainly taken over everything. It was even dubbed in Navajo


Cool! James Cameron decided to quit being a truck driver so that he could enter the film industry after watching Star Wars. I guess that was the right decision.


Oh for sure it was, the guy is a legend now. James Earl Jones got only $7500 recording Darth Vader's lines


Crazy! Fox thought Star Wars was going to flop and agreed to George Lucas's proposition to forgo an extra $500K directing fee so that he could keep licensing and merchandising rights. Their decision cost them billions of dollars


Yeah and at the same time made Lucas a billionaire. He just had a lot of confidence in his work


Yeah, in 2018 the whole Star Wars franchise was estimated at $65 billion


That is insane. Do you watch the Academy Awards?


I watch it sometimes. Did you know Daniel Day-Lewis has won the Oscar 3 times?


I am not sure I even know who he is. Good for him. John Williams has been nominated for more Oscars than anyone besides Walt Disney.


Yeah Disney is going to be hard to reach by anyone else with 22 Oscars


He got a special Oscar in 1938 for snow white that had a regular sized statuette and seven miniature oscars.


That is amazing. Eminem has more Oscars than Leonardo DiCaprio and some other big names.


Speaking of Oscars, Kelly Marie Tran went to them. She is the first non white woman in Star Wars leading role.


That is amazing. Have you seen the movie Blazing Saddles?


I have not seen it. Tran faced a lot of racist and abusive language on her social media though. That's sad.


That is just sad. I hope we move towards behaving as we should with each other. Nice chat :)


Hi, Yes I am a star wars fan!!! Since I was a kid. What about you?


Yes!  Mostly when it comes to the Original trilogy.  Those are the best.


It is amazing how star wars was created long time ago , in 1977 and with a movie made last year , the star wars fever is so alive!


It has to be one of the most sucessful franchises ever.  40 years and still has a great following.


It is incredible that the first eight films were nominated for academy awards, they were able to  create wonderful productions!


The total value of the franchise was about $65 billion.  It will definitely always be a legend!


And 20 century fox though star wars was going to be a failure!!


I heard that, apparently so did Harrison Ford, I heard he didnt want to be credited in the film initially.


Is that right! Well, good for George Lucas because this poor vision from 20 century made him a billionaire


It definitely did.  Do you know how much James Earl Jones was paid to record Darth Vader's lines?


I believe it was $7,500, and he just spent 2 hours and a half doing so


Isnt that crazy?  Some of those lines are so iconic, and he got so little for them.  Shame.


I agree, it is basically nothing.. Did you know George Luca's wife influenced the star wars movies a lot?


Yeah, didnt she receive an editing award too?


She got an award for editing!! I think she made an important contribution.. good job


She definitely changed some parts significantly.  It would have been far different without her.


Yes, she did major changes.. and is interesting George did not get the award for directing!


Eminem has more oscars than George Lucas!  That is hard to believe!


Wow, and he has won more awards than Leo Di Caprio, Johnny Depp and Bill murray combined


I didnt realized he had any at all, I wonder what they were all for.


Have to check!! Do you know who has won , best actor 3 times?


It is Daniel Day Lewis, what an accomplishment


It really is!  It has been great chatting, but I must go.  have a great night!


Government is fascinating. It seems so different the world over yet there are common threads in every type.


I agree. Some governments try to help, others, not so much.


So true. I wonder what america would look like if we had a PM instead of a president. A PM seems to be held more accountable for their actions.


True. Much easier to remove. Australia's PM position isn't in the constitution and exists only through custom. That seems strange to me. Not in the Constitution?


Australia's constitution is weird though. It doesn't protect the people as much like an american one does.


I did not know that. Number 10 Downing Street has a cat with a title! I wonder how many other government headquarters have animals like that.


With all the historic buildings in the UK I could see why they need one. Older structures like that tend to attract rodents.


Is one cat enough though? Might need a support staff.


Right? lol. I wonder if you can meet the cat if you tour the offices?


The cat doesn't take visitors without an appointment.


I could see the cat being involved in a lot of the pranks the UK officials seem to play on each other.


When you turn 100 in japan, the PM gives you a silver cup to celebrate. Too many people are turning 100 so that they had to find a way to make cheaper cups. Maybe give the cup when people turn 200?


That would be one way to cut the costs. How many people are turning 100 that it is costing enough to have to find a cheaper solution? Talk about a healthy society.


Yeah. Celebrating a centennial is cool, but the gov't can't afford it! Are you a fan of Johnny Depp?


I find him very interesting. He is one of those chameleon actors that you never watch and go Oh that's Johnny Depp he sort of absorbs the character.


Johnny  is producing and maybe starring in a biopic about  Dr. Seuss. I would be interested in that.


I think he would make a fantastic Dr. Seuss Look what an amazing job he did with willy wonka. I think the creepy edge he gave to the character was perfect.


He is really dedicated to his craft. Edward Scissorhands was an odd film, but he made it work.


That whole movie was just weird. He might be a strange man but he seems to really have a good heart.


I know that he often visits children in the hospital dressed up as a pirate.


He seems to really be an animal lover too.


Hey there what do you know about the prime minister of the UK?


I don't know that much actually. He has a cat though.


I love the name of the cat. The name is Chief Mouser of the cabinet office LOL can't say I like cats though haha


Hilarious. What happens if someone is allergic?


I am actually allergic to cats. And that's a great question haha do you know who Helena Bonham Carter is?


yeah, she was in Fight Club, other than that I don't remember many of the movies with her.


Apparently she's related to the prime minister of the United Kingdom during World War I. That's very bizarre


Really? That is pretty weird. Did you know if you hit 100 in japan they give you a silver cup?


I did not know that. It's funny that so many people turned 100 they had to find a way to make cheaper cups though haha


Hilarious, at least they are healthy there.


That's true they're definitely not giving those Awards away in the United States haha. I do like that Norway donated a billion dollars to save the Amazon rainforest though that's very nice of them


Yeah, that seems interesting, do they do a lot of business there?


I'm not sure actually. They might have just donated it because they're nice. Unlike The guy who sold the Eiffel Tower twice who definitely just wanted the money haha


That's hilarious, he wasn't even the owner. Did you know Johnny Depp directed the film brave?


Oh I didn't know that. Have you seen that movie is it any good?


I haven't actually. LOL BTW, apparently 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US Government.


Wow that is a lot. Very strange that Johnny Depp is making a movie about dr suess. But I think he would be great for the role


I think that may have already have been released, but maybe I am wrong.


It does sound familiar. Have you seen the movie Edward Scissorhands? Apparently Johnny Depp only says about 200 words


It's been a very long time, but yeah I saw it. Now that I think about it, he barely speaks in that film!


You're right. I do love that movie a lot though. It's a great winter movie. Johnny Depp seems like a nice guy. He adopted his one-eyed horse from the movie Sleepy Hollow when he heard it was going to be put down


Hi, how are you? Who is Johnny Depp? A singer? An athlete?


He is an actor. He is the one that directed the movie The Brave, if you have seen it


I have not seen it. Is it about brave people or an Indian brave? Is he an American Indian?


I think he might be partly american indigenous. I am not sure though.


Is he pretty ethnic? I think he'd have to be pretty ethnic to pull that off. Not like Elvis. Was Johnny a friend of Nic Cage?


He might be I am not sure. He even adopted the one eyed horse that was in the movie saleepy hollow


A one-eyed horse? That sounds odd. What is so charming about Cyclops the Horse? I guess you would have to put an eyepatch over one of the eyes.


They were going to put the horse down so he wanted to save it


I guess he had a place for keeping horses. Do you know much about government? I am not a fan of government. It seems like a useful invention, much like a one-eyed horse.


Me either but I do find it strange that the govnerment owns 86% of the land in Nevada


I figure the gov't must be up to something in that Nevada desert. War games? Alien spaceports?


I have no idea they are certainly using it for something. Did you ever play nintendo?


I played a bit. I warn't into them games. I had other chores to attend to on the farm/prison where I growed up. You? Did you play them games?


Sounds rough. Do you know about wikileaks?


I applied for a job there, but they didn't hire me. Said my background wasn't suspicious enough.


Hahhaha that is funny. did you know they figured out the government is trying to destroy them


Well, they are Wikileaks, so they have a list of enemies pretty long.


Yes that makes sense. Did you know a man in france sold the eiffer tower twice?


That man could probably sell the govt's land in Nevada for us! Well, I've had a swell time chatting!


Hi! Did you know the Prime Minister of Australia's position isn't actually in their constitution but only exists through custom? I find that surprising!


Wow I didn't know that. I also didn't know that the Prime Minister selects and then can dismiss members of the cabinet. I always wondered what they did


It's a little strange, isn't it? But on a lighter note, a radio station prank called Queen Elizabeth II back in 95, pretending to be Jean Chretien who was the Prime Minister of Canada back then. Ha!


That is very strange. Do you know who Helena Bonham Carter is? She was in the Harry Potter movies, but anyway she is the great-granddaughter of a prime minister


Is that so? I wonder if she used her family to become an actress? Ha! Well in Japan, their Prime Minister sends their residents a silver cup when they turn 100 to celebrate it. Problem is, so many are turning 100 now, they're having to find ways to make cheaper cups. That's a good thing though!


That is a good thing! What do you think about Wikileaks by the way? Apparently the government try to destroy them, but Wikileaks just leaked their plans LOL


That's kind of ironic, isn't it? I wonder if Wikileaks will tell us what the government does with the 86% of Nevada's land that they own?


That is a good question. Maybe it is Area 51 that they own haha? It's also crazy to think that Norway donated a billion dollars to help save the rainforest, I wonder if they own the land or just donated it


That's a good question. I'm glad they're taking action to protect the rainforests though! Did you ever hear about the guy in France who posed as a government official and sold the Eiffel Tower twice? It's like how did he pull that off? Someone like him could sell fire in hell! Ha!


Haha yes a very talented salesman for sure! Definitely a scam too. What do you think about the actor Johnny Depp by the way? He likes to live in France


Does he really? I think he's a great actor. Although I'm not sure about his directing skills as I still haven't seen The Brave that he directed back in 1997!


No I've never even heard of that movie. I do know that gives a good actor, I loved him in Edward Scissorhands even though he only said 196 words


That is weird to have so few lines like that! I can't believe Gene Wilder didn't watch the Willy Wonka remake because he didn't want to be disappointed in Depp. That is a little disappointing to me.


Yes that is disappointing. I hope that Johnny Depp goes through with making a biopic about dr. Seuss. That would actually be my first choice for a person to play him


Agreed. That would be cool to see. I mean, I think that film would earn him another academy award nomination. I mean, He's already been nominated for three!


Yes that is impressive! He seems like a nice guy, he adopted a one-eyed horse in one of his movies because they were going to put it down, that's nice thing to do


That's a very nice and humane thing to do! He's certainly come a long way since his rise in the 1980s with 21 Jump Street, hasn't he?


Yes absolutely! It's crazy that he was born in 1963, I remember when he was just a young man


Absolutely! Back when he was just becoming a teen idol before going on to win Best Actor at both the Golden Globes and the Screen Actor's Guild Awards!


Yes absolutely! I never knew that he was actually named John Christopher Depp II though. I wonder if his dad was also an actor?


I wonder that as well now that you mention it! Hey, maybe one day he'll run for a position in the government! Ha! I'm sure he's wise enough to know each government has a constitution in place which as you know is a statement of its philosophies and principles! Well it was great chatting with you! Have a good evening, friend!


How's it going, do you watch Horror films? The first ones were inspired by Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley


I love horror movies, I am a stephen king fan!


It's kinda strange Stephen King considers bambi a horror movie


Right, it must have made him so scared as a kid. I think about the shining sometimes, good movie. The boy in the movie didnt know it was a horror movie until years later


I'm surprised the boy from the shinning couldn't figure out he was in a horror movie from the scenes with the bloody elevator and creepy twins


right, or the guy breaking down the door. I wonder how the movie was at the box office


Probably pretty scary, apparently you can burn more than 180 calories watching a horror movie


Dang I need to watch like 10 per night for my diet since I don't do anything else lol


Watching horror movies also makes viewing abstract art more enjoyable too


I wonder how that works, do you know the science behind it?


I have no clue, probably something to do with psychology that makes abstract art more enjoyable after a horror movie


I bet. You know what else is scary, Treasure Island by disney only made 309 dollars on a 15000000 dollar budget!


Yea, that is pretty horrible. Treasure Planet by Disney was also a huge box office flop


sorry I meant treasure planet lol. Silence of the lambs came out on valentines day, imagine that date? lol


Well it couldn't of been that bad since Silence of the lambs made 270 million at the box office


for sure, I mean bringing your date to it! Almost as crazy as disney almost shutting down their studios because of sleeping beauty failing


That is crazy. Do you like Tom Hanks, he's grossed over 8.5 billion at the box office


Man, he should be in every movie at that much money! Youre guaranteed to make money at that rate i think


Yea, Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office draw


That is amazing, great actor! good chatting with you!


Good Morning! Do you like to watch horror films?


Hi, how are you? I am not really a fan of the genre, though I have some favorites.


What are some of your favorite ones? Stephen king considers Bambi one haha.


King was just a kid, to be fair. That movie could be scary to a tiny child. He then turned his fright into a profession.


You're right on that one. Did you know you can burn 180 calories watching one?


I suppose that I could try to lose weight that way. It might be easier to exercise. I like a couple of films, but after the first viewing, they are not as scary.


Just do a marathon one day of watching them and you'll be set. Have you seen the Shining? The boy actor didn't even know it was a horror film until years later.


I liked the Shining. King wrote a great story and it translated well to the screen. I am surprised by the kid though. What did he think it was?


That is a good question. You would think watching the cinematography alone would let you know it was one!


I wonder if he ever saw the film while he was a kid. I think maybe his parents wouldn't let him.


That could be it! Did you know no woman has ever been nominated for best cinematography at the oscars?


That is a shame. I don't know how many women cinematographers there are, but probably not enough. There should be more.


I agree with you! Especially with the box office at what it is. I would hate to work for the movie Trojan Wars. They made only 309 dollars on a budget of 15 million!


Movies are such a crapshoot. There is no magic formula for success. Stars, special FX, marketing. Doesn't matter.


They really are, even with the big names. Tom Hanks has earned 8.5 billion in film earnings for his movies.


He is a bankable star. People love him. But he also works with certain people regularly. Spielberg. Zemeckis. They are capable directors.


Oh for sure! Have you seen Disney's Treasure Planet? That was one of the most expensive box office flops ever.


I did not. Was that animated? Usually animated stuff is pretty good. I'm surprised.


I am surprised too, especially with the Disney name attached to it!


I guess a lot depends on the director. I don't know who directed Treasure Planet.


I am going to google that now. Have a good day!


I used to and love it.  Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis by famous player rene "the crocodile" lacoste and only later adopted by polo players


I once watched a match where single point lasted nearly 30 minutes. It was historic


Wow, They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 us open


I remember when players could use just about everything for a racket except the kitchen sink


Haha, The longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.


No, I sure don't.  I bet they were worn out though.


Tennis players make quite a bit of money if they win a tournament but not as much as soccer players


Yes, they do.  On another note, did you know that the rapper drake graduated high school on october 2012 at the age of 25


That is a little late isn't it or do Canadians graduate at a later age?


Haha, that is very late.  Probably a ssllooww learner.  The beat of drake's song "hotline bling" is actually sampled from timmy thomas' 1972 hit "why we can't live together".


During a uk tour in 2011, drake spent an Obscene amount of money'' on first editions of children's classic books  Charlotte's web' and  Winnie the pooh'.


I wonder why he would do that. He doesn't seem like he is into reading seeing as though he graduated high school so late


Good question.  After hearing eminem's verse on drake's song forever, kanye west took two days and cancelled appointments to rewrite his.


Didn't Drake do some acting when he was younger?


Yes.  Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation in the early 2000s.


They named a college after him too, didn't they?


I'm gonna go listen to his album on YouTube now.


Hello,  how are you doing? Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.


Hello, I'm doing great. Have you ever watched the variation that has three teams, instead of two?


Nope.  Did you know Jon stewart was a skilled soccer player in college and represented the us at the pan american maccabi games in brazil in 1983.


I do not follow soccer, I do remember reading about the German player who donated his bonus so 23 kids could have surgery.


Wow so generous!  thats amazing! Americans call it "soccer" because it was slang for association football


I find it fascinating that they used to dry the tennis couts for the 69' US Open with helicopters. I would have loved to see that.


I didn't know the rapper Drake, was Canadian, did you?


Yes. During a uk tour in 2011, drake spent an "obscene amount of money'' on first editions of children's classic books 'charlotte's web' and 'winnie the pooh'.


That's sweet, and it's interesting that he chose to graduate at 25, instead of getting his GED.


Yeah,  maybe he really liked his friends that were still in the high school.


Kanye is so sensitive, I cannot believe that he actually cancelled appointments to rewrite his part of a song with Drake, after hearing Eminiem's verse.


Did you watch the show Degrassi? He was an actor on it, I've never heard of it.


I've heard of it never watched it though.  Is that Disney?


I'm not sure, as I've never watched it, even though it was on for seven years.


The rapper drake visited drake university in the middle of the night after students gave up trying to get him to visit during a tour stop.


That's funny, I bet he made their night. I was surprised to hear that he is signed with Lil' Wayne's label, instead of Dre's Death Row.


Yes,  that was very interesting,  although either way he still would've made a lot of money


I think One Dance is my favorite by him, it's also one of his most popular.


me too,  that song was great!  good talking to you


Hello there. Have you ever played the guitar or piano?


no. I would have liked to play but never did. Fan of guitar players from the 60s and 70s


oh nice! That reminds me, Eddie van Halen actually set a studio speaker on fire from playing the guitar solo for Beat It,


I have heard that. Hendrix set his guitar on fire at Woodstock.


That just shows how badass they are, haha! The best guitarists are the ones that set stuff on fire from playing... or have a phd in astrophysics like the one from Queen.


Same here. Whenever i watch people, it looks so easy to pick up and learn... until you actually try to learn and realize its alot harder than it looks hah. Taking the time to build up muscles in your fingers is hard work.


This is true. That statement also goes well with piano's. There's so many talented artists out there that can play the piano and guitar. Did you know that Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude? That must be a super lucky piano.


Yes. That piano must be worth a bit of money


I could only imagine. I wonder where they keep that piano.


it should be in the rock and roll hall of fame


As it should be. It would be so awesome to see it in person.


A long time ago at the fillmore east I saw grand funk railroad. Talk about loud and sparks flying


Oh nice! I haven't heard of that band until now. What is some popular songs that they have? I want to look them up and give them a listen.


Were an American band, Im your Captain, Some kind of wonderful, are some hits they had in the 1970s


Cool! I'm listening to Were an American band right now, i reeeeaally love the guitar playing!


Nice! Well thank you for opening up my ears to some new awesome music. Now i got some new stuff to listen to. It's been a pleasure chatting with you about guitars and piano's. :)


The Hypocrites put on really amusing stage productions!


Yes, I would love to go and check Pirates, Pinafore and the Mikado


i heard that the group does them as a pajama party!


That is a living dream. A pajama party and a live satirical operetta with talented musician clowns. that is something else


The use of a pillow pit might be a little bit disturbing for some!


It might. And it is nice they start with sweet dreams from Eurythmics


live players doing popular music like Dream On as part of the show is surprising!


They play with music and even with toys. They did release beach balls in pirates of penzance, fun


They also swap genders in the production of Pinafore.


Not unexpected, given that the theater only holds 100 or so people.


I dig it.    Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States


It  is fascinating, comes from ragtime and blues and it is called the Classical music of America


Cool jazz developed near the end of the 1940s, and is more modern.


It did spread around the world and gave origin to different styles around the world


It has spread so there is now a programming language in which the programs are written in musical composition, and functional programs have jazz-like harmonies.


Great! I also love the dance-oriented swing big bands like the Kansas city jazz


Many people, even Clint eastwood are lifelong jazz enthusiasts, and scored several films, including million dollar baby


Cool, it is funny that rapper Tupac Shakur studied jazz, acting and poetry.. but became a rapper.


People are often multitalented!    Thanks for the chat!


Yes, I like the piano. I don't know how to play it, but I think that it works well in many kinds of music.


There is an aluminum grand piano that weight 356 pounds, Im guessing thats pretty light for a piano like that one


True. That was the one on the Hindenburg. Probably sounded pretty tinny. Aluminum. Hm.


Probably yeah, theres another cool fact about a piano, a group of climbers find one in the strangest of places


I wonder why someone put a piano up there. Did they play it? Did they want others to play it? How did they put it there?


I have no idea how it got there, that is a big mystery can you imagine reaching the top and theres a piano right there


A mystery, like the  mysterious mute man  found wandering the streets in England in 2005 and could only communicate via piano


I didnt hear about that mute man, sounds like an interesting anecdote


Almost as strange as Richard Nixon's piano concerto, which he wrote and performed it live on the Tonight Show


He did? I dint know he played the piano what other instruments do you like maybe the guitar?


The guitar is totally rad man. I dig it. Since its debut in 1949, the Les Paul Gibson es-175 guitar has never gone out of production.


I like Eddie Van Halen I heard the studio got on fire with one of his solos, so much power in that guitar


He really can shred. Setting the amp on fire! Great! Brian May of Queen built his guitar out of parts from an old fireplace and his mother's knitting needle.


How the level of skill and the determination to become a guitarist, he also has a PHD in astrophysics, really intelligent man


True. Cornell university researchers built the world's smallest guitar,played by a laser, about the size of a red blood cell. I bet Brian May could figure out a way to play that guitar.


I bet he can he can put that PHD in astrophysics and his mad skills as a guitarist to work I think his one of the greatest of all time


The bio-pic of Freddie Mercury did well at the Oscars. Rami Malek won Best Actor. I guess Queen is finally getting recognized by Hollywood.


He won the Oscar right, I thought he nailed it, he was great on that movie, that movie made me cry


Great guitar and piano playing too. Anyway, thanks for the chat!


I agree and also great songs in the movie, the actor that plays Brian May also looks really alike


Did you know that on april 18, 1930, the bbc decided there was no news worth reporting, so they broadcast piano music instead.


Really, wow! I wonder how many people had TV then?


Good question.  Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude


Oh ok.  In 2006 a group of climbers reached the top of britain's highest mountain and found a piano


neat! apparently the competition away from its usual reliance on over-the-top spectacle.


An aluminum grand piano was built for the lounge of the airship hindenburg. it weighed only 356 pounds.


Wow! I did not know that! Portuguese broadcaster RTP had stripped the Eurovision stage of the walls of LED screens that have become ubiquitous backdrops in recent years.


When eddie van halen recorded the guitar solo for "beat it" he literally set the studio speakers on fire.


Some, but Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans.


There is a programming language in which the programs are written in musical composition, and functional programs have jazz-like harmonies.


I had no idea! Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression,


A harlem woman has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every sunday for 20 years. top performers occasionally stop by.


Thats neat! New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass-band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation.


Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.


Clint eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast, pianist, and scored several films, including million dollar baby.


they are/ I like grand Torino especially. what is your fave?


That's great one.  Unforgiven was awesome


I'll have to look that one up! Jazz trumpeters grew goatees as it provided comfort when playing.


I didn't realize that.  That's very interesting.  Thanks for the chat.


Matthew bellamy from the band muse holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on a tour.


Hi! I do not have much experience with it, and I hope to rememdy that when we go to New Orleans later this year. I hear that is where it originated.


Yes, it did!! I have been there! You will love it! Lots of music and energy...It was developed from the blues and ragtime.


I guess Pakistan has a very good jazz orchestra.


Really, I didn't know they like Jazz, that's interesting! Did you know Jazz trumpeters like to wear a goatee? It gives comfort when playing. Makes sense.


I better not tell my son, or he will be trying to play my daughter's sax. Clint Eastwood is a jazz fan, and scored several films.


Yes, I heard he is a lifelong pianist! Very cool..In Harlem, in a woman's apartment for 20 years she holds Jazz concerts. Sometimes top performers stop by!


I would love to live in that neighborhood. There is a computer program that writes in musical compositions, do you know the name of it?


No what? Did you know there is a piano at the top of Britain's highest mountain? I would like to see that!


I would have loved to have been in the studio when Eddie Van Halen set the speakers on fire.


I know pretty crazy!! Like when MJ caught his hair on fire! My goodness what's with the fire? I was interested to know about the computer program you mentioned?


Yes, hmmm seems like MJ's songs can cause fires! lol I think it would be pretty interesting to be on Pink Floyd's houseboat called Astroria!  It's a recording studio.


It's funny the sound that using coins as guitar picks lends to a song. Queens' guitarist does that.


Yes, he likes the English sixpence.  Did you know Queen's guitarist has a PHD in astrophysics! Talented and smart.


I would love to have seen the piano made out of aluminum, it was on the Hindenburg.


Really, yes that would be interesting to see. There must be a picture somewhere?


I would think there would be. I thought the piano was an older instrument, it was invented in 1700's, not really that old.


True, I love to hike, I can't imagine climbing to the top of Britain's highest mountain and finding a piano! I wonder how it holds up in the elements? Maybe it was just there for a time?


That is insane. I want to know more about those who hiked up there, carrying it. Why did they do it?


Yes, maybe it had a fantastic sound when recording? Do you play piano? I took some lesson when I was young and sent my daughter for lessons.


I do not. Thanks for chatting with me, have a great day.


I like jazz but cant say I really know much about it.


It's an interesting genre. Jazz trumpeters grew goatees because it provided comfort when playing.


that is interesting. Tupac Shakur studied jazz when he was in baltimore school of the arts


I would not have expected that at all. Things may have gone differently for him had he followed that passion. I know that the New Orleans style of jazz started in the 1910's.


thats over a 100 years ago. Jazz has been seen as a major form of musical expression since the 1920's


That is an old form of music especially compared to the most popular forms of music now. Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.


I never new that . Did you know that louis armstrong ended the beatles three months on the billboard top 100


WOW! I didn't think anything could stop The Beatles. No offence to Armstrong but I know a lot more people that still listen to The Beatles.


This is a pretty interesting guitar fact,  A dial tone is in the key of f, serving as a pre-internet trick to tune your guitar


WOW! That's clever. I enjoy guitar music. Queen's guitarist, Brian may, has a PHD in astrophysics.


he also built a guitar out of parts from an old fire place and his mothers knitting needles . super smart


Yes. Honestly all of Queen always struck me as a very intelligent group of men. I am also a big fan.


I agree. did you know that the nokia ringtone  from a 1902 composition by spanish classical guitarist and composer francisco tarrega, called gran vals.


I did not. It's been so long that I honestly can't remember what that sounded like. I wonder where the iPhone ring tone came from because I hear that everywhere lol.


have you ever heard about a mute man from england that could only communicate to others with a piano


I had not heard that but it's actually quite touching that he could find a way. Speaking of piano, Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude.


I thought so. I can't play piano but I enjoy the sound. If I had the room a player piano would be nice.


I like pianos I would like to learn how play one. they used to have steam piano and they were audible for miles


That must have been extremely loud up close.


Hi, how are doing over there on this fine evening?


I'm doing groovy over here. Are you a fan of tennis?


Not so much. I heard that the longest tennis match in history went on for 11 hours. I definitely would not want to watch that.


What if you had money on it though? That would make it worth it.


I think I would be more interested in the helicopter that dried the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.


I guess hair dryers were not powerful enough then. A helicopter? That's a rich person's solution.


And wait, grass tennis court? I wonder how well the ball bounced. Probaby grass cut really short but still.


Yeah, there are three kinds of courts. I guess grass has its effect on the ball. Do you use Google much?


Oh yeah, more than I shoud. I know I'm not the only one. In 2013 Google went down for five minutes and took 40 percent of web traffic with it.


People are so dependent on the Internet. If civilization collapsed, the first thing they would do is search Google for a solution.


Kind of related, but I have totally tried to Google things when my power is out. Haha.


We can't help it! Easy to get knowledge that provides answers to daily problems. Not there when I was a kid.


Google's unofficial slogal is "Don't be evil" but I sometimes think it is evil. They calculate traffic by tracking how fast Android devices are moving on the road.


They are spying on us, even right now! But they do like dogs, which is pretty good right there.


And they did hire live goats to mow their lawns once. That is pretty kewl.


I would become a goat there if it got me stock options.


Haha. So speaking of Google, I just Googled Borg vs. McEnroe. It is about one of the greatest tennis games ever played. Would you watch it?


I would watch. I don't think I'd bet on the outcome though. Isn't there some movie about them two?


Yes I think that is the title. Shia LaBeouf stars as McEnroe. I am not really too into sports movies.


It's probably mostly about personalities. McEnroe was intense. Borg was Swedish. That's enough personality for one film.


Haha, hilarious. I will have to check it out!


Not really. I just know each player uses a strung racket and they hit a hollow ball.


Did you know Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis?


I did know. I know Lacoste shirts had the crocodile and it was a symbol for Rene "the crocodile" lacoste who was a famous player.


Yep. A black man won the first US open tennis title back in 1968 and no black man has won it since.


Wow! Over 50 years and still holding the record! I think the next year in 1969 they used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the US open.


I agree. They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US open.


Yes, they did. The longest tennis match went on for 11 hours over three days. I bet they were exhausted!


I agree! It's amazing the facts you can find on Google. Did you know that a single Google search requires more computing power than it took to send Neil Armstrong to the moon?


That's pretty amazing! I saw that Google maps calculates traffic by how fast Android devices are moving on the road.


I never knew that! I wonder whose? I know I heard that back in the day Google used goats to keep the lawn under control instead of hiring people to mow.


That's hilarious! Google went down for 5 minutes back in 2013 and took 40% of the web traffic with it.


I can imagine. I use it a lot. It's hard to believe its only been around since 1998.


I agree. When there is a dispute on a border, Google maps tailors the map to the claims of each country where the internet browser is located.


That sounds logical. I wish I would have gotten on board with the 2004 initial public offering to buy stock. I can't even imagine the outcome.


I love shoes!! I know that shoes made 5000 years ago perform better than today's shoes!


That's pretty amazing they perform better than the shoes of today!


I agree. I can't see how though. I find it amazing the array of choices like ones that can cost thousands of dollars a pair.


Yes. Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent or doubles.


Yes,  thanks for the explaination.  Did you know that polo shirts were made originally for tennis players?


Yes, It is more comfortable to wear while playing, and it also make the popular of the shirts.


They used a helicopter to dry the grass in the 1969 us open lol


In 19th century, modern tennis is originated in England as Lawn tennis.


Nice,  sounds fun!  The longest tennis match went on for 3 days!  can you imagine?


Thanks. The main component of tennis is racket until 1978 a tennis player was allowed to use absolutely any object as racket.


Google was founded in 1998. It is an American multinational technology company that is specialized in internet-related services.


Seems like a long time ago even though it wasnt.


It is the biggest search engine and cloud computing service. It also many application like gmail, youtube, etc...


Yes,  I recently read that a google search requires more computing power than it took to send astronauts to the moon lol


Google is the most valuable brand in 2017. Google announced the new company called Calico.


wow awesome.  Instead of hiring people to mow the lawn,  they hired goats.


The company moved to mobile android system the Chrome OS is the light weight operating system.


ok.  I recently read that they calculate the taffic by how fast android phones are moving.


It is very interesting thing. Technology are used to identify were are we. It affect the privacy of person.


Do you like tennis? I just love to play the sport.


I've played it a couple time in high school gym class, I wasn't that good


i love it! Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent or in teams


I watch it sometimes when Serena Williams is playing


yeah i like to watch her play. Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis by famous player rene "the crocodile" lacoste. i love their colgne for men


Intresting, the longest match played in a polo shirt was 22 hours


yeah if i recall it went over three days or so


That's a long time, I don't think I've ever done anything for 3 days straight


im not sure if its true but Us open quarterfinalist gael monfils beat the "roger federer of paddle tennis" after learning how to play just days earlier.


Man that's crazy, almost as crazy as using a helicopter to dry grass tennis courts


yeah i have heard that as well and though it sounded really dangerous. i wonder if their were people in the crowd?


yeah. In 1998, serena and venus williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. they lost when challenged twice lol


lol, well she did win the australian open when she was ranked 95th


i have heard Serena williams is a co-owner of the miami dolphins


I didn't know that, she speaks french and italian so I wonder if she owns any sports teams in Europe


not sure but In january 2007, serena williams was ranked 95th in the world in tennis


I never knew she was ever ranked that low


well she reached the No. 1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002 but has since fallen


Wow, shes so good though, she won a grand slam while pregnant


I guess in my opinion her and her sister are kinda overated.


Have you heard of the new "First Man" film starring Ryan Gosling?


No, I have not.  Please tell me about it.


It's a space movie.  He plays the character of Neil Armstrong.  It was released Friday.


Did you watch the movie?  Was it really a space movie?


I haven't seen it yet.  Today was the first time I heard of it.


It is hard to talk about this movie if we both have not seen it.  Can we change the topic?


Let's talk about Earth.  It's the third planet from the sun.


Apparently, 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.  It's depressing to me.


That is sad for sure.  Sad that people are the cause of it too.


When the earth was first formed, there was only 5.5 hours long in a day.


Wow.  I didn't know that.  71 percent of the earth's surface is covered by water.  I wonder what covers the polar regions?


Ice?  I am not sure though.  Apparently, earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century.


Yes.  Ice is right.  It's almost like the history of the earth is like watching a science fiction movie only in real life.


I like science fiction.  I like to imagine things, like aliens in a different planet.


Yes, because it is the only science fiction novel recommended by three branches of the military.  I wonder why they recommended it though - do you know?


I have no idea.  lol  The word robotics was made up by a book writer - Isaac Asimov.  Seems like robots and space are always a big theme for science fiction books and movies.


By the way, do you know that the United Nations appointed an ambassador to greet extraterrestrials in case they want to say hello to us?


That's interesting!  What a job to have!  That's just like something out of the movie Star Wars, which came out in 1977 and the value of that franchise is now $65 billion dollar!


Wow.  That is a lot of money.  I heard that it is currently the 5th largest grossing media franchise.


Initially 20th century fox was convinced that Star Wars was going to be a flop.  Wow we're they wrong.


They were wrong indeed.  George Lucas got a better deal by forgoing $500k directing fee.


James Earl Jones only made $7,500 for 2 1/2 hours of work providing the voice for Darth Vader.  Thought he would have spent more time and made more money recording that voice.


I do not think $7500 is a lot of money to provide Darth Vader's voice because the movie was very successful.  What do you think?


I wonder if the actors get any royalties from the movie?


They should.  George Lucas should be generous since he got so much money from Star Wars.


You would think!  He's a billionaire from the movie!


That's sad...but so true.  I've seen it too much during my working lifetime where the people at the top get richer and the workers on the factory floor just barely have enough money to live on.


I wonder if someone was fired at fox because of George Lucas deal. Anyway, I've got to run.  Nice chatting with you.


Hi! I have two cats, but want a dog. You?


I like dogs more, but dont mind cats! Google likes dogs more though


Hah. I see their code of conduct state they are a DOG company.


lol, I heard you can bring you dog to work while working there, kind of discriminating against cats though!


Kinda odd since dogs are normally louder and more likely to poop somewhere. Looks like Istanbul even has vending machines to release food and water for strays.


that is a great point! The US needs to get those vending machines, I would donate so many plastic bottles. That is nice of that country


I wonder where else the dogs go if not for vencing machines?


right, they probably go for trash cans unfortunately. Did you know dogs have 12 types of blood?


Makes sense for variety. Apparently they have doggie blood drives too!


that would be so awesome to volunteer at. I will have to look them up. Did you know dogs and elephants are the only animals that respond to pointing, sorry cats


My cats responding to pointing, and throwing.


That is true, so I wonder if there are more we don't know about lol. Do you like horses at all?


I took a horse ride once and live in an area with lots of horses. They are beautiful animals. you?


They are so beautiful, I like petting them but never rode one. I wouldn't ride Icelandic horses because they are super fast.


I wonder if riders trained horses to do that?


I am sure they did. I just wouldn't ride horses to school on no vehicle day and get suspended like two students did. I feel that was pointless


That's funny and rather stupid at the same time.


For sure lol, it was so nice talking with you, say hi to your cats for me!


Oh yeah! I pick up a racket and hit the net when I can!


Nice!  Did you know that polo shirts were invented for tennis and only later adopted by polo players?


Ha! That's weird! I didn't know that! Tennis has an interesting history. Did you know that until 1978, a tennis player could use any object as a racket?


Nice!  I wonder if anyone ever tried to use something wacky?  A black man won the 1st US open tennis title in 1968 and no black man has won it since.


Wow! Not since 1968? You know, Serena Williams has increasingly found her voice and spoken out against gender and racial inequality.


Yes!  Did you know that she speaks fluent French and Italian, as does her sister Venus!


She is truly fascinating! She does it all! She is the first tennis player, male or female, to achieve the career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles. That means she won at least one Australian Open title, French Open title, Wimbledon title, US Open title, and Olympic Gold medal.


That's pretty incredible!  They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.


That's a little before Serena's time! Although, did you know she went pro in tennis at the age of 13?! I could barely even get a ball over the net when I was 13!


lol  I do remember that.  Both her and her sister brought alot of good publicity to the sport.


That is for sure! Two girls from Compton came and conquered! In total, Serena has been Number 1 for 319 weeks!


That is incredible!  The longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.  Wow!


Are you kidding me! Three days?! That's a long time! I don't have that kind of patience! Speaking of long records... did you know the longest point in pro tennis history was a 643 shot rally?


Wow!  That would have been fun to watch...not so fun for the players. lol


Yeah! It lasted 29 minutes! I bet it was pretty exhilarating, but also probably pretty exhausting! I would certainly be out of breath after 29 minutes!


lol me too.  Are you a fan of rap music?


Oh yeah! Tennis reminds me a little of rap, since they're both so fast paced. Did you know the world's fastest rapper can rap at a rate of 14.1 syllables per second?


Holy smokes I wouldn't be able to listen that fast!  lol  It's been fun chatting with you!


Then maybe you could try the deaf rapper, Signmark. He rhymes in sign language! You don't have to listen at all! I'm going to go try to find some on the internet. Goodbye!


I'll have to look him up!  Have a great night!


I haven't but I hear they are really powerful messages in this age of people stepping forward about sexual harassment.


It is all about there is no wrong way to be a woman.


Yes, ans inequality among races and gender. I like Serena.


I really think she is a great driving force and a good role model to girls.


Yes, definitely! I agree. She is happy to have such a powerful platform to try and pave the way for upcoming generations.


Very true.  Did you now polo shirts were initially invented be a famous tennis player?


That is interesting! Did you know in Tennis years ago you were allowed to use any object as your racket? Haha


Any object! So yes lol....must have been interesting!! As funny as if you grunt...before a shot...it is by some considered to be cheating!


Really, there is so much grunting in tennis.  The longest match was 11 hours long over 3 days!


Wow, I could never last that long! Speaking of Serena Williams, I didn't know she went pro at age 13! That is amazing....and she is co owner of the Miami Dolphins...wow!


She co-owns the dolphins and was a pro at 13!  Wow, she is really incredible.


I think she is! Speaking of amazing...imagine this...the worlds fastest rapper can rap 14.1 syllables per second!


That is crazy, can anyone even understand that?


I am not sure but I would love to hear it! Talk about funny, McDonald's at one time paid rappers 5 bucks every time they said Big Mac in their songs hahahaa....crazy


I bet they were dropping Big Mac lines like crazy!


I bet they were too! lol! There is even a rapper who is deaf! he raps in sign language, very interesting!


Wow, Id like to watch that.  Great Chat!  Have a great night!


hi how are you doing over there on that side of the internets


Hi! Hope you're doing well! So are you a fan of The Walt Disney Company? One of my favorite characters is Minnie Mouse and I was surprised to recently find out her name is short for Minerva Mouse!


i like disney though i havent watched a disney film in a while. i do like minnie. she is cute as the dickens.


Well there's actually a hidden subculture dedicated to finding hidden Mickey mouse images in all things Disney, you should definitely check out!


i guess if you find a mickey, you win something? if i find one, i guess i should tell others and not keep it secret.


That's a good point! Ha! Unless they change the locations up!  Are you also a fan of Bill Nye? He actually served as a science consultant on Flubber, believe it or not!


i guess he knows a bit about the science of hypothetical substances. he is an entertaining fellow for sure.


Indeed he is! I also think it's amazing that Big Hero 6 was rendered with a 55,000 core supercomputer. That is amazing!


that is astonishing. i wonder how many processors theyll need for big hero 7. i dint see the other big hero movies.


Probably a lot more than 55,000. Ha! Did you ever see Wall-E? If so, the name is actually a tip of the hat to Walter Elias Disney himself!


that is cute. i wondered why they pickt such a strange name for a robot but now i see. but he dint have a mustache.


You're right, I don't think he did! Ha! I'd like to see Wall-E with factual hair like Kanye West's. I bet that'd be funny. Speaking of Kanye, you know he believes aids is man made?


yes Kanye is an oddball when it comes to science.


That is true. But he does do cool stuff every now again like the time he gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at one of his concerts. That was nice of him!


i think that he undersatnds entertainment good but he doesnt have the knowledge for science.


True. I loved how he did an SNL skit where he mocked himself interrupting award shows ironically two years before he interrupted Taylor Swift at an award show. Ha!


he knew the depths of his depravity and told the whole world first. i think that is honest of him


Agreed. Since we're on the subject of rap, are you a fan of Tupac. I'm so glad his music is in the library of Congress of cultural significance. He was a talented musician!


Tupac is not my cup of tea but the man could rap the street an urban lullaby. Anyway, great chat!


Indeed he could! I also think Eminem can as well. I'm glad he became a rapper instead of becoming a comic book artist as he wanted to do growing up. Oh what might have been!


he could still DO that! the man has got years in front of him and tales of the street to tell. Have a good one!


So true. And speaking of Eminem, it's hilarious the judge who was trying a suit against Eminem back in 2001 delivered her ruling in the form of a rap. Glad some judges still have a sense of humor. Ha! Well it was great chatting with you! Take care!


You have a good evening as well. I'm off to watch the Rugrats movie to see if I recognize Busta Rhymes' voice in it as the Reptar wagon. Ha! Take care!


Disney Land & World released officlal Mickey Mouse ears - rainbow colors - for Pride Month recently. Disney??? When did they wake upd & get tolerant??


Yeah that is interesting. I guess they started that in 2018, it sounds like a lot of people on Twitter were upset too


I think they were mad that one of the rapper's was supporting president Trump, and they were very happy to hear that Disney was making the LGBT ears or something like that, I don't pay attention to Twitter so I'm not a hundred percent sure


Got it. Yeah, the rapper is Kanye West. Another singer, John Legend, asked West to "reconsider"


Speaking of Disney, what are you like about their movies? Did you know that for instance Minnie Mouse's real name is Minerva LOL


Nope. Glad they used the nickname, Minnie. What's your favorite Disney film?


I really like The Little Mermaid and I also like The Lion King, what about you? I don't really like Wall-e myself


Lion King was a fav of mine. Loved James Earl Jones, who voiced the father lion character. Little Mermaid had some great music like "Under the Sea". Disney is a huge studio today


Yes I agree with you! I also like the movie Big Hero 6, have you seen it? Apparently it was rendered using a 55000 core supercomputer


Haven't seen. Wonder what that computer looks like - Apple makes a lot of computers used by artists & filmmakers.


Yep you're right about that. Back to Kanye West though, what do you think about him giving a mic to one of his fans in a wheelchair at a concert? That was nice of him


Agree, but calling Trump a "brother" went too far. Trump is no bro! Kanye is big music celeb, though.


Yeah, he's definitely an interesting guy, his ideas are not always good though, for instance he thinks that aids is a man-made disease


Heard that. Since when did people create viruses like HIV? West has made a lot of big $$$ producing records, fwith influences from soul, to electro to gospel.


Yes that's a really crazy thing. Kind of like when he mocked himself on SNL for interrupting someone at an awards show, and then did it in real life to Taylor Swift, definitely the guy has some issues


Think so. His main genre, Rap, is huge, though. Has lots of components, like what is said, rhythm or flow, and tone. Are you a fan of Rap?


Yes I do like rap. I mostly like Tupac Shakur stuff, apparently some of his music is in the Library of Congress actually


'bout time. Some folks say Rap/hip-hop definitely has West African roots - and is based on religious worship.


Yeah I can see that. I would like to see a compliment battle actually, those are really popular in Korea, I think it's a much more positive thing than a diss battle that I usually see


Great idea. Some rap lyrics don't seem to have anything to do w/praise, do they?


Yes, mostly they are meant to make fun of other people LOL but I think a compliment battle is actually a very smart thing and would promote positivity


I know that we lost the body hair only quarter of a million years ago


pretty recent. Do you know why we are good persistence runners?


that is because we used to be hunters and that came in handy


yeah. Did you know we are the only ones that cannot synthesize vitamin c ourselves?


yeah we are missing the enzyme that helps with that


Yeah. Did you know there is a sound frequency that scares us?


I really want to know what that sounds like


Me too. ANd we can regrow ribs if they are surgically removed


yes and in only 2-3 months and just as strong as before


Yeah. Do you know how many individual animals are there?


About 20 quintillion but I have no idea how many zeroes it has


I have just a dog. Do your pets have white patches in the forehead?


they do not but I hear domesticated animals develop them, weird


Yeah I know  mine do not have them either, confusing a bit


Agreed. DO you know why we have hiccups?


that us from back in the day when animals had gills and lungs


Yeah. Do you know what the Loch Ness Monster is?


Yes that is the believed to be monster in Scotland


I do not, but I am a fan of Serena Williams, ever since she voiced a character in Avatar; The Last Airbender.


I didn't know she did that.  She speaks fluent French and Italian.


She's great. There is a rapper who is deaf, and rhymes in sign language.


That is interesting.  Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance"


Did you know that Serena Williams co-owns the Miami Dolphins?


I didn't know that.  In 2007 she was ranked 95th in the world.


It's hilarious that McDonalds pays rappers $5 for each time they mention big macs in songs. I'm surprised one hasn't just said "big mac' the entire time.


lol true!  Big Mac sounds like it would be a good rapper name.  Eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist before he was a rapper.


Donald Glover's name came from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator. I would have loved to have seen how many he rejected, before settling on "Childish Gambino".


I know right?  Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle rap called "compliment battle"  Never heard of that before.


It's fascinating to know that the term "hip hop" comes from the 16th century, and means "to converse".


I didn't know that.  In 2001 a Michigan judge delivered a ruling in the form of a rap when judging over a suit filed against Eminem.  I bet that was funny to hear in the court room.


That is funny. It is asinine that grunting can be considered cheating in tennis. How insane is that?


I agree.  It's always so quiet during tennis matches.


I would have liked to have seen the matches when they were permitted to use anything as a racket. I think they ended that in the 70's.


That would have been interesting.  Polo shirts were originally invented bor tennis and later adopted for polo players.


I just admire Serena for speaking up for women's rights, even though it comes at a great personal cost to her. She truly is a warrior for women.


I agree.  In 1998 she shaid that both she and her sister Venus could beat any man ranked 200 or worse.


I have zero ideas how rankings work in tennis. I think it is appalling for a little girl to be told she was too black for tennis whites. That is the epitome of racism right there.


Hi Do you know that disney has a new line of Mickey ears


AWWW, really? How cute and I would love to get some for my kids. I love Minnie her actually name is Minerva. Cute.


Wall e was given that name to remember walter disney


How adorable. I never knew that. We are really into the subcultural of finding the hidden mickey mouse image in all things disney, its a fun hobby.


yeah had seen few videos of the easter eggs of mickey in every production


Oh wow, thats cool. I never heard about that one either. I know Bill Nye was involved with disney, he is a funny scientist.


for flubber well pretty rare to involve a scientist for a fictional movie. . good move by the team


Yea, good point. It was a great movie and well done. I havent watched it in a really long time though. Disney changed its name in 1986. They make bold moves.


bold moves  may be a  album with Kanye west would be boldest and unimaginable


Oh boy, yeah. Kayne West I heard that he believes AIDS is a man made disease. huh?


really ? I think something is wrong with that man


Yeah, odd thinking. He also did a skit about interrupting on awards show 2 years prior to really doing it. The skit was on SNL and he was mocking himself.


still could not to resist to do it with taylor . Oh boy he truly know about his future may be he was feeling dejavu


Yeah, good point. Out of the top 10 most successful songs of all time is one of his actually.


pretty much unbelievable may be he should save his talent only for music and avoid talk shows


Thats some sound advice! His Gold Digger song was really fun to listen to but thats about it.


Do you know that eminem's dream is to become a comic book artist


No way, really? I like him but never knew that. I heard that Tupac has music in the library of congress as cultural significance,. That is pretty cool, I think.


Once a judge gave her ruling in form of Rap where eminem is charged


HA, thats pretty clever! I guess that Eminem had a favorite character and it was Spiderman. Good thing he stayed with music and rapping.


I am, my favorite movie is probably Lion King. What about you?


Lion King rocks! I think they are making a new one really soon. I liked Beauty and the Beast and even Moana was great


I really enjoyed the soundtrack of Moana. Beauty and the Beast also had a pretty good one.


For sure! Did you ever watch Big Hero 6?


I have, it was an excellent movie. What about you?


I liked it a lot, I never knew it was Disney too much while watching it, apparently it was rendered with a 55,000 core supercomputer


Talk about high tech! Bill Nye was a scientist consultant for Disney's flubber!


no way! That is awesome, I never knew that. lol. Bill Nye is the man!


Pixar also named wall-e after walter elais disney.


that is a nice shout out to walter disney. I like the other shout outs too, there is a subculture dedicated to finding hidden mickey mouse images in disney things


Speaking of mickey mouse, Minnie mouse was short for Minerva mouse.


no way, all these short names, I never knew that! I wonder where the name Minerva went


I used to love listening to Rap music, not so much anymore, but still enjoy it. How about you?


I do not listen to them too much as I prefer other types of music.


I like Korean Rap, they have compliment rap battles lol


Ah, the infamous k-pop. I have listened to some of that here and there.


Me too, even North Korea has a form of kpop. It was so nice chatting with you!


It was nice chatting with you too! Thank you for you time!


Hello. Do you like the Star Wars movies?


I love them! some of my favorites. how about you?


I love them too.  I've even read some of the books and played a few star wars video games.


oh what games have you played? I used to play a lot of them but the more recent ones havent been great


Some of the older ones. I can't remember the names off the top of my head but one was a race game, where you raced in ships on different planets/tracks.


oh probably the Episode 1 podracer game. that was a goood one. I cant believe how successful its become after George Lucas made that one movie way back in the 70s


I know.  Hey, did you know that his wife worked on the movie too?  She even won an academy award.


She did some editing work on some scenes.  She worked on obi wan's death, leia's good luck kiss, and the trench run.


thats awesome. Did you know Ewan McGregors brother goes by Obi-Two?


No I didn't but that's neat!  I don't think I asked, but what games do you or did you play?


I played the old Super Star Wars games on the SNES, and Knights of the Old Republic on Xbox. Those games were awesome


Those sound familiar.  Yeah, the older games and movies were better.  Speaking of older, i heard that James Earl Jones only spent a little over two hours recording his Darth Vadar lines and he was paid $7500.  I imagine he'd make a lot more if he were doing that today.


he probably would make no less than 100k a day! that voice is so iconic


It really is.  The Force Awakens movie just didn't do him or Vader justice in my opinion.


you see I liked Force Awakens a lot. I like Kylo Ren. its a different spin because he conflicted and not just all big bad and evil


Okay, I got my new movies mixed up. I liked kylo ren too. What I didn't like is seeing Hans Solo die if that's the right movie. The one  I meant about vadar was the new movie about a young darth vadar.


oh yea Han died in Force Awakens. did you know Star Wars is technically responsible for Titanic and Avatar existing?


James Cameron decided to join the film industry after watching star wars, he drected those 2 films


I guess Star Wars is inspiring in more ways than one!


Great! Did you know that Oscar Isaac requested that his character in The Force Awakens be from Yavin 4, because he's from Guatemala and that's where the Yavin 4 scenes were shot in the original trilogy?


I did not know that! I was also shocked to learn that George Lucas's wife won an emmy while he did not.


Huh, he didn't win an Emmy for the Star War Christmas special? Haha. In 2013 Star Wars was the first film to be dubbed into a Native American language -- Navajo.


I find it sad that this was not done until 2013. Don't you think it should have been earlier than that?


You would think. It is sad. For the original Star Wars movie, James Earl jones only got paid $7500 and recorded all of his lines in just 2 and a half hours. Talk about a bargain.


Yeah! That does work out to a great hourly rate though. The total value of the star wars franchise is $65B!


And that's after they studio thought it was going to flop, so Lucas gave up his $500k directing fee in return for licensing and merchandising rights. Maybe one of the best business decisions ever made!


Yeah! Do you know what he sold to Disney for? How much???


Seems like it was over a billion. Back to Lucas's wife -- she had a lot of the best ideas for the original movie, like Obi Wan's death.


I cried when I saw that part. Still makes me sad. She also suggested Leia's good luck kiss...


And re-edited the trench run scene to make it more suspenseful. Those are some big contributions. Much deserving of the editing Oscar.


I agree. I think star wars is getting too watered down, with average movies like Solo and New Hope. They were ok movies but not up to the quality we have come to know about the franchise.


Totally agree. I did LOVE the spin-off Rogue One though from 2016. That one felt like a true Star Wars movie from back i the day.


I did like that one. I thought that had a good story and nice acting. There's a reason why they are the most successful film merchandising franchise!


Definitely. I also like the diversity of the films. Did you know in the 1950's a judge tried to ban a sci-fi comic because one of the characters was black? Crazy.


Very unfair. Isn't (s)he supposed to be just? Weighing the decisions of the land so that everyone is treated fairly?


The 50's were a different time, unfortunately. One of the first sci-fi stories is thought to be from ancient Greece, over 1800 years ago, about plant-based aliens living on the moon.


Who thinks of these stories? I guess it is more of a commentary on my lack of creativity.


Haha. Isaac Asimov coined the term Robots in 1941. I'd have thought it was much older than that.


Yeah. That seems young. Nice chatting with you!


Yes, I watched the movie several times and for me it was touching.


Yes it always is. did you know the founder of Hershey was going to be in the ship but had to cancel due to work


No, I didn't know that, are you aware if or not the titanic was found in real life?


Yeah and there are even picture of the iceberg that sunk the titanic


Leonardo DiCaprio is one of my favorite actor, do you have a favorite actor?


I do not think I have a favorite one but he was soo good in the titanic


If you had to bucket list, what will be number on your bucket list?


travel the world and explore as many countries as possible . and you?


About the same travel the world, visit places that I have never visit before, no matter how far.


yeah that would be incredible. d o you like dogs?


Yes, I like dogs, I have a german shepard, but I also will like to have a husky if I live in the mountains.


That is really nice. they can have one of the 12 types of blood


Do you have a dog, If yes what breed of dog and his name?


I do not unfortunately for now. Maybe later. Dogs can also donate blood that is so cool


Wow, that is cool, do you know any of your personal friend's dog that donated blood?


No, none that I know. In Istanbul they have vendin machines that dispense food and water for dogs


Ok, do you like horse, If you do, have you rode a horse before?


I have ridden a horse before and they are my favorite animals. How about you?


Yes, I rod a once, I was raised on a farm and all my friends had a horse except me.


THey are such gentle creatures. Nice chatting with you.


I do, what do you think about Prices injury?


It sucks that he is injured, a friend of mine had the same problem from typing on the computer.


Yeah I guess carpal tunnel is a pretty common injury, it seems like his problem is related to gaming


Yeah, I guess that is better than Tommy John problems.


Well the team manager must be really mad, after all David is one of the key pieces of the team, he said his been playing for a while now, since he was 12 so I wonder if playing games is really the cause


Yeah, he is a great player. Did you know video games were orignally used by the military?


No I didnt, I always thought they were used for entertainment although I know the millitary use them currently


I know, it was probably for some type of war game.


What are your thoughts on the name ''Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Devices'' ?


I think its a really long and boring name lol, I do like to play video games as well do you have a PlayStation system?


No, I used to though. I didn't like the games that were coming out on it.


I see well I bought one and used to play fifa 14, that was the last game that came our for the PlayStation 2 model.


I used to play that too. Did you Tom Hanks brother does woody's voice in video games?


I didnt, he has a great voice! you know that Stephen Fry is also a game narrator, he narrater the voice for some games


Yeah, I heard that. Apparently playstation 3s are being used to research blackholes.


Wow it sounds like the consol has a lot of power, it must be cheaper than building a computer capable of doing that, the department of defense also used them to build a supercomputer, in fact 1760 units


yeah, apparently they used them to build a super computer, I wonder if they were actually playing grand theft auto!


I dont about that but something funny happened to the company, they issued and unlock code for the ps3 by accident, they were prosecuting people that did the same things before them.


Wow, did you ever try any of the baseball games on playstation?


I did, but I rather watch the games than to play them on a video game console, do you like baseball?


Yeah, me too. I like baseball a lot, I played when I was younger.


Hello, I'm great thanks for asking. Do you like video games?


I do! I've been playing for over 20 years now, how about you?


I have been playing for about 25 years now. I saw video games were originally called cathode ray tube amusement devices.


Say that ten times fast haha. Did you know it is illegal for kids 16 and under to play video games past midnight?


Haha. I did not know that, but maybe that's a good idea.


I agree. Do you have a playstation or xbox?


I have an xbox. I wonder when the playstation came out?


I love Sony so I've always stuck with Playstation.


I had the playstation and playstation 2 but then jumped to xbox. I think it's cool the military uses playstation 3's to build a supercomputer.


That is very cool. They are super powerful devices so it makes sense to me.


Same here. I didn't know it was more popular in Japan than it is here!


Me either. It's a huge past time here in America. I'm excited for opening day.


I love the Cincinnati Reds. What about you?


I'm not a fan of a team but like watching it in general! Anyways, Great chatting with you!


I think the same. It was good talking to you too!


I do play games.  I enjoy the call of duty game series.


I also enjoy that game. Did you know video games were initially called cathode ray tube amusement devices and were used by the military?


Yes, cathode ray tubes have come and gone and the game plays on.  I have a Playstation 3, but no plans to upgrade.


I have a ps3 as well. I dont see the point to buying a ps4. This one is all I need as well.


The game Destiny turned me off gaming.  It was fun to play, but it demands network connectivity.  Sometimes the old games are just fun.  Donkey Kong and Mario are still OK.  I see Fifa 14 works on PS2, PS3 and PS4.


I was never into soccer games. I liked Madden though. Did you know that ps3s are being used to research black holes.


Yes, people let them run and they network together.  Sort of like the 1760 PS3's used by the department of defense to make a super computer.  Never tried Madden.


Never played madden. You will have to try it. How about grand theft auto. Have you played that one?


I do indeed love GTA.  I want to say that I played early rev levels on a PC.  It was a different game back then. FUDGE RIPPLE!  I will search for a disk and see if it is audio.


THe original game when played in a cd player would play the soundtrack to the game.


Interesting.  Have you ever had carpel tunnel syndrome brought on by playing games?


Actually I have. I dont know if that is why I got it though. I was typing a lot for work when I got it.


Yes, it can be a big deal.  Imagine a Major League Baseball player missing games because of carpel tunnel.  LOL.


I can imagine it. It really is painful. Did you know that baseball managers wear a uniform because they are allowed to play if needed?


Haha.  Imagine if your boss could sit in for you at work.  He would be steamed if you said, "I have a Fortnite related injury and must sit this out."


He would be steamed and I would be totally embarrassed. Lol. Did you ever play soccer baseball. That's what Canadians call kickball.


Kickball on the playground. What fun.  David Price is the MLB player with a 217 million dollar seven year contract.  Cant play ball games.  Perhaps because of video games. He might try kick ball.


Maybe he should. What did you think about that guy findin 3 million dollars worth of old baseball cards in his grandpas attic.


Finding 3 million dollars worth is like finding an unlock code for life.


It wouldn't guarantee you win the game but it would sure make it a lot easier. Lol. Have a great day.


I am!  I have been a subscriber for years and especially love the original content!


I do as well! Were you a subscriber even back when their whole business model was about DVD rental by mail and not an online platform?


I was! I think it was in 2007 when they started adding streaming features.


It's interesting to think how differently the company could have been if decisions played out differently. Like Blockbuster declining to buy them many times, and now they're worth many times over.


Exactly! A purchase of $50 million that is now worth $2 billion. That is just CRAZY!


And I feel like that doesn't even big to desribe how huge Netflix is still. Netflix accounts for a third of ALL bandwith in North America from 9pm to 12 am!


Which is honestly just nuts. And when you combine Netflix and youtube, it's half of the peak internet traffic in North America alone!


I was surprised to learn recently though, that despite how huge their online platform is, they still do DVD rentals! And spend 20 times more on postage than their bandwith.


True - but I think they might need to start paying more attention to what they are spending - they racked up $21.9 billion in debt as of Sept 2017 trying to get content!


That's certainly a lot of money! Although at least it's an investment and will come back to them. On the other hand, I remember a decade ago, Tom Cruise spent $10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens, what a nut.


I stopped liking him when he went all about Scientology. I much prefer other actors now, like Peter Dinklage.


I've never heard of him, does he do a lot of action movies? I like Tom Cruise because of movies like Top Gun and Cocktail but I'm always interested in expanding my preferences.


Actually, Peter Dinklage plays Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones!


Oh wow! That's a beautiful show I've been meaning to watch, it's filmed in Ireland I think! And from the limited parts I've seen the scenery is gorgeous.


Yes. It is my most favorite show - which it definitely has earned with all of its Emmys - 47 to be exact!


That's a whole lot! They're certainly influential, I read somewhere that Arya is the fastest rising baby name for girls in the US, due to a character from the Game of Thrones.


My daughter is named Arya. So we definitely fell into the trend! I am sad it is going to end this year, with the last season starting in April.


Oh wow that's very cool! Hey at least if you ever want to pick up a new show after, Nat Geo Wild has a show that parodies Game of Thrones but follows lions!


I heard about that! I think that would be awesome - following them like the characters in the show!


Yeah absolutely, regardless it will be cool to see if Netflix can makea similar show themselves after Game of Thrones ends. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good day!


Hi there, I do sometimes, but don't have an account myself.  How about you?


I do have an account. Did you know from 9pm-12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all the bandwidth in North America?


Holy cow, that is so much bandwidth during those peak hours.


I agree. Netflix and YouTube make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


That is crazy, and I think it will even continue to grow in the future.


Wow, I think back in 2000, they proposed to Blockbuster that it should use Netflix as it's online service, they laughed at the offer.


I bet lol. Netflix was started due to a $40 late fee incurred by Reed Hastings.


Yeah old Reed didn't like those late fees, look what happened since then.


Yeah I do, I really like 80's Tom Cruise movies.  How about you?


Yeah Top Gun was one of his best for sure, I always like risky business.


Tom Cruise once threatened Tom Kruse who is the inventory of the hoverboard.


I heard that!  I think he should have just endorsed it and gone along with it.


I agree. Tom Cruise spent two years learning Japanese and swordplay in preparation for a film.


That is dedication, I have always admired him for his acting skills.


Me too. He has a $10 million dollar underground bunker to protect himself from aliens.


That is the weird side of him, I remember when he went kind of nuts on the Ellen show years back.


Did you know the china wall was very large and famous in the world.


I did know that. I think I saw a movie about that on Netflix actually. Do you have Netflix


Yes, i have Netflix. Netflix was founded in 1997.


Yep it's crazy that they're going to spend it 2 billion dollars this year to make more new content. I do like their shows though


Netflix tv shows are awesome. And Netflix founder was reed hastings and marc.


Yep he started it because he was mad about the late fee for his movie Apollo 13 haha that is actually really good movie have you ever seen it


I saw that movie. I think the movie was released in 1970.


I think it was actually in the nineties I think you're thinking of the wrong one haha. Apollo 13 head Tom Hanks in it. What do you think about Tom Cruise though


I love tom cruise and his movies. It was awesome. mission impossible movie was so great.


Yep I like Mission Impossible II. I also like The Color of Money in the movie Cocktail. Eyes Wide Shut was pretty weird though haha


tom cruise edge of tomorrow movie was awesome. edge of tomorrow directer has a great mind.


It's crazy that Tom Cruise spent two years learning Japanese and how to use a samurai sword to prepare for the movie The Last Samurai. Personally I didn't really like that movie what did you think


Tom cruise was great actor and hard worker. He spend a lot of to learn a japanese language.


Yeah for sure. I also never knew that in the movie, The Last Samurai, Samurai is actually plural and refers to Tom Cruise and the whole clan


I think the movie was released in 2003 and the movie was successfully crossed 45-68 crores usd.


I always think the Tom Cruise is super rich, but Seinfeld has a net worth that is more than Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks combined which is insane


Tom hanks also great actor and his net work is $390 million.


He has a great actor. Tom Cruise is kind of a weird guy though. He spent $10 on a bunker to protect himself from outer space aliens


Do you ever watch Game of Thrones? I love that show, it has won a bunch of awards


I watch all 7 seasons. it's all are good.


Yeah I love them. And I didn't know that Arya is the fastest growing baby girl name in the United States period that is definitely due to Game of Thrones


Good morning! Are a fan of The Simpsons? Fox News once tried to sue to get the show to stop parodying them.


I love the Simpsons! not so much Fox news though, they deserve to parodied


They practically ARE a parody! Do you remember their version of the Daily show from 2007? Man, it was terrible. Really, really terrible. It was canceled after 13 episodes.


with Jon Stewart? the one on Comedy Central?


Yeah, fox tried to copy it with their own show called the Half Hour News Hour.


oh I thought you were saying The Daily Show was bad and got cancelled! yea Fox should not have copied that show. Did you know Fox News and IGN are owned by the same company?


I did not know that. But I'm sure Rupert Murdoch owns dozens of companies I don't know about. Another thing I didn't know -- Hillary Clinton was the president of the You ng Republicans in college.


wow! her views sure have shifted a lot since then, huh/


I'd say. Nixon actually proposed a guaranteed minimum wage, the only president to ever do so.


which surprises me , I always thought that that was something that pretty much everyone had touched upon in their time in office at least a little bit


Yeah, I was surprised too. Another surprising fact: Tea Party/GOP poster child Ayn Rand was on Social Security and Medicare.


wow. I never cared for her books, did you?


No. Couldn't even finish the one I started. Canada's first official currency was playing cards! Now that's cool.


sometimes i wish they still used stuff like that! id be rich! haha


Haha. Hawaii passed single payer healthcare in 2009, but the governor wouldn't sign it into law. If only the rest of the country would follow suit - and then pass it into law.


yea I wish we had single payer, my health insurance is so complicated sometimes. people shouldnt go broke over a doctor visit


Totally agree. It's ridiculous that we don't haver it in this country. Someday, I think. Hopefully.


Some candidates are pushing for it! sadly those guys dont win office


Yeah. In Kentucky, you can't take office if you've ever participated in a duel. Maybe that's what we need more of in politics today -- duels.


imagine that? haha duels in court would be hilarious


I liked her country stuff and some of her earlier pop. How about you?


I do like her, specially her performance of the Reputation tour she had in Glendale. AZ