I know right! It's crazy that the score could get that high. I can't believe Cumberland lost that badly, all of their fans must have felt horrible that day LOL


Seriously! It was way back in 1916, but I bet people talked about it for a long time afterwards.


What do you think about ESPN winning a Emmy for the yellow line invention? You know, the one that shows first downs on TV. I think that's actually really good invention, but I don't know about winning an Emmy for it


I didn't realize they gave Emmy's for such things but I agree it's a great invention! There are so many different kinds of football, it depends where you're located.


Yep I agree with you on that. Have a favorite quarterback by the way?


I was impressed by Nick Foles last year! Apparently there is only one left handed quarterback


Yes you're right! Kellen Moore is the only one who is Left-Handed. I do like Tom Brady a lot. He's definitely a right-handed man LOL


He makes a lot of money. Hard to believe bowlers used to make more than NFL players!


Yes I know right! It seems completely backwards, but that was commonplace in the 60s haha. do you like Alex Smith by the way


I don't know much about him, why, do you?


Yes he was actually really smart. He almost got a master's degree but he was drafted before he could get that, probably better that he went in the NFL though LOL he's definitely going to make more money doing that


That's pretty neat! One of the college QBs thought about quitting football to play video games competitively.


Yep I think I know who you're talking about. Are you talking about Baker Mayfield? He was really good at Halo 3 actually


Yup. He says he can beat anyone at the university at that game!


I used to play that game back in the day, I would have tried to beat him LOL, did you hear about how the circular huddle was invented by the way?


Yep he was deaf. He would use everyone's bodies in a circle to cover up the other team from seeing what he was signing. I think it's very genius, and it's cool that it works for players who are hearing as well


Good afternoon.  I don't know if you are interested in politics at all, but regardless of all the controversy these days, I find the facts about government pretty interesting.  Like in most places, the term president is a common title for the head of state.


Not really into politics but I find it interesting that the president of indonesi has released 3 pop albums.


Wow, can you imagine that happening here?  Our president is already so wealthy, but the top 3 wealthiest presidents were actually JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.  I never would have guessed.


I also had no idea jefferson and washinton were on the top 3 list. how about this....The 1st president of Zimbabwe was called president banana..ha


I wonder if he considered that an insult.  The US president has an interesting history.  Until 1805, the runner up was automatically made the vice president.


Also, in the beginning of the states there weren't different political parties.


That is interesting as well! how about this..the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house.


That does seem a little backwards, doesn't it.  And the white house is huge.


yes it is! Ive only visted once but I can still remeber that it is very large.


I would like to visit DC and see all of our government in action.  Did you know that we didn't use colors to describe the political parties until 2000?  That was so recent.


I thought we still did red for republic blue for democrat?? Did you know that There hasn't been a us president who wasn't a republican or a democrat since 1853?


That's interesting, and every US president that had a beard was a republican.


how about this n 1957 president harry truman visited disneyland and refused to be photographed...who doesnt want to take a pic at disney?


I guess not if it's a picture of the elephant, dumbo, since it is associated with republicans


wow that's petty.The last time a republican was elected president without a nixon or bush on the ticket was 1928


That was a long time ago, wow.  It is interesting how in the 60's the southern states became more republican and the NE states more democratic.


true. how about this..there is a website where you can hear all classic radio drama fro free. I think this is good to know since my mom is legally blind.


Wow, so is my dad.  That is good to know.I might even check them out myself.


Maybe I will go look into that now.  Nice chatting with you.


Hello, are you a gamer? I am and find it very interesting that Baker Mayfield once thought of quitting football, to become a full time gamer. How crazy is that?


I am not a gamer but I swear my youngest son could be. That is crazy!  What I think that is even crazier is that they have a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee.


That is crazy, I wonder how they pick who is going to win out of all of those kids? Have you heard of the fantasy Congress?


Players draft members, and receive points based on legislative success. Sounds like we should do that with their paychecks.


Perfect. Are you into football? I do like some football and am sad it is over!!!!


I watch it when one of my kids have it on. I learned that Kellan Moore is the only lefty quarterback, I only remember that because I'm a lefty too.


I heard about him. I wonder if it is a good or bad thing for his team. I just found out that the huddle was created by a guy who was deaf. He was a quarterback and didn't want the other team to see his hand signals. Genius!


That is genius! I'm very impressed by Alex Smith, he entered college as a junior, and was working on his masters before being drafted.


Yep, my kid is a senior and has not taken that many AP courses. I can't even imagine entering college as a junior.


My kid has taken a few, he's lazy though, lol. In the 60's bowlers made twice as much as football players. I cant imagine a bowling superstar.


They used to make really good money. Is it bad that the Iowa locker room for the opposing team is painted in pink.


I love it! Almost as much as I love knowing that there is a comedy fantasy author who was knighted for services to literature.


What that is crazy? I am not into fantasy at all. But I heard there is a single fold in the brain that makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy. I am guessing i don't have that fold.


I probably do, as I am into fantasy. I didn't know that American football was called gridiron football.


Did you know that ESPN won an emmy because they created the yellow superimposed line that tells you where the first down is.


I did not. Sounds like a weird thing to win an emmy for.


I think that is crazy! Just like when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0 in 1916!


Why didn't they stop the game? I guess that's like that high school in Texas, that had one season without a win or even a touchdown...yet, they wouldn't put their backup quarterback in.


That was freaking tom brady that they wouldn't put in!


Yep. I bet that coach hates himself for that. Thank you for chatting with me tonight, enjoy the rest of your evening.


I do.  The University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room completely pink!  lol  Wonder what that's all about?


It's serious intimidation by Iowa! I wonder if it actually works?


Who knows? lol  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars of that time.


That's strange. Kellen Moore is the only left handed QB.


I know.  I don't even know who he is?  lol


He's the one throwing the ball with the wrong hand. Brad Johnson is much more talented. He throws and catches TDs.


Ha!  Nice!  Do you know what the highest scoring football game ever was?


Wow! I watch football all the time and have never heard of Cumberland. I wonder if they had to disband the football team after that whooping!


They might have. lol  Former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the ball in his NFL career.  Impressive.


Yeah. 6 years with 2 teams. He was a good player.


LOL  ESPN won an emmy for the superimposed yellow first down line they created.  I would be lost without it.


Me too but that seems like a really low bar for an emmy...


Right? Lol. Do you play any fantasy sports? There's actually a fantasy draft for the National Spelling Bee.


Yes and I am one of the losers (my word, not yours) that made the national spelling bee a drinking game. I took the day off of work for it!


lol  A single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy.  Interesting.  It's been fun chatting!


I love it was well, the game has become a lot more popular now. In the 60s pro bowlers made more money than pro football players


That's crazy they made more. Bowling has definitely gone downhill since then.


I bet it has, the highest score in football history happened back in 1916, 222-0, one team definitely got confused and played another game in the field.


Wow - that's very high! What a boring game.


I know, really boring and hard to watch I mean even who would keep on playing after loosing by 100 points.


Did you know Green-Ellis never fumbled the football in his NFL career?


He was a really talented player. I liked him a lot I never knew he hold such an impressive record.


Yea he was very talented. I find it funny Iowa painted the opposing team locker room pink.


They did? that is really funny can you imagine the reaction of visiting teams they must be really surprised once in the locker rooms


I agree haha. Did you know Alex Smith took so many AP classes in high school that he was a junior when he started college?


He did? that's awesome he must be a really smart person, he is one of the most famous QB right?


He must be very smart. He's very famous. Who's your favorite QB?


Those are pretty good QBs as well, interesting fact about Brady but his coach didnt like him back in high school


Did you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the league right now?


No I didn't know about him, is he a good QB?


I haven't heard of him either so I'm not too sure who he even plays for.


I see, well its been great chatting about football with you hope we can do this again.


Hey!  Do you have an interest in football?


Not that much as the game kind of confuses me. How about you?


A bit, I do get frustrated with the small amount of active play.


Me too. The superimposed yellow line does help me out though. ESPN won an Emmy for it.


It is a game changer for home viewership.  I cant imagine watching without it!


One game I'm curious to see is the one between Cumberland and Georgia Tech where Georgia tech won 222 to 0.Too bad it was in 1916 and there isn't any footage.


That is a crazy score.  I wonder if there is now some sort of mercy rule in place?


Yeah I wonder. It's amazing how much interest in football has grown since then. In the 60s, top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


I cant believe bowler were ever paid that well. I wonder if there is a fantasy bowling league


Haha, probably! Yeah, bowling is a lot easier for me to follow but incredibly boring. Haha.


True.  I mean there is a fantasy congress.  That sounds like sooo much fun.....


Haha, hilarious! Do you play fantasy football?


Nope, my brother is crazy into it though.  I just dont care enough.  lol


Yeah, me either, haha. Some people are really serious about it and dive deep into the stats.


My brother would be watching several games and just rooting for the players he had on his team, but not an entire team.  I never got it.


That is pretty funny. Hey, maybe I should try that and I'd be more into football.


Its a possibility.  I might enjoy the game a bit more also.


Usually only for the commercials. Missed it this year though.  No cable, and I was sick.


Oh, sorry to hear that. We played commercial bingo this year for cash. Have you tried that? Speaking of Super Bowls, 4 time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady wasn't started by his high school coach even though they had a terrible season. Lucky for him that he stuck to it.


I have never heard of commercial bingo, but it sounds like a great time!


Yeah, you should do it next year. Have a good night!


hey, did you know that iowa's locker room for visiting teams is painted pink? That's pretty funny to me haha


I didnt know that but I agree it must be curious to be the visiting team, wonder if that really works or just makes the other team angry.


haha ya it either makes them mad and they play better or it demoralizes them, also crazy that in the 60's top football stars didn't make as much as the top bowlers, just wild because bowling isn't big at all these days


I bet football wasnt a big thing back in the day, you know theres a rb from the Patriots that never fumbled the ball?


No I didn't know that, they shoudl give that guy a bonus, also weird that Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


Really the only one? I bet that gives him an edge and its former player maybe they did gave him a bonus back in the day.


ya I wondering if that is an advantage, I bet it is especially for running different kinds of plays, I think it's cool that the circle huddle was created by a deaf quarterback so that other teams couldn't read his hand signs


I bet he didnt think it would become so popular, do you know who Baker Mayfield is?


he's a college quarterback isn't he? I think he was a champion in Halo 3 at his college, I used to play Halo 1 and 2, I was the champion of those games at my college


Yeah apparently no one in his college could ever beat him in Halo 3, good thing he became a football player though.


Do you play any videogames? Like I said, I used to play Halo 1 and 2, I have played 3 and beyond but I didn't like those ones as much


Not really, I used to play Madden NFL and FIFA but I dont anymore, I guess I dont have the time but games can be really fun.


ya games can be fun, it's fun to be playing and fantasize about what you're doing, apparently a single fold in the brain can make the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy, did you know that?


I didnt know that, did you know there is a fantasy congress, points are gained due to legislative success.


what that is really weird, see I don't watch sports but I do follow politics so maybe I should get into that, people even fantasy draft the national spelling bee, people will fantasy draft anything I guess haha


I know right! there seems to be a fantasy league for everything lol,


Ya, can you imagine a fantasy league and predicting the score of the highest scoring football game ever? Apparently it was 222-0 haha


I bet that would earn you serious points lol and I would retire from football after a loss like that one, who beat who?


It was Georgia Tech who defeated Cumberland, Like at some point you'd think when they hit 100 you would just give up haha


Yeah lol it must be the most humiliating loss in football history, its almost like the story of Junipero Serra High School, had a hall of famer and never used him, they lost every game


I've seen that where sometimes the best players don't get used, it makes me sad at the waste of talent


Do you remember about the confidential informant in the Trump campaign?


I had a vague recollection of that.  It was an FBI spy, right?


It was not an FBI spy - just someone in the campaign who was concerned about the connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.


oh ok, it was a confidential informant.  Trump claimed it was an FBI spy, but it wasn't.


Correct.  Even Lindsey Graham agreed  that he was not a spy.


Right, it seems the GOP did not want to back Trump on that whole spygate thing.


Yes it might have been the last time they stood up to Trump.  The president is a title for the head of state in most republics, but it is not a dictatorship


Right, although 5 have been elected while still losing the popular vote


Yes - the Republicans have lost the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 elections as their traditional demographic is shrinking.


That's true, they also don't seem very interested in reaching out beyond their traditional demographics.  I wonder how they plan to survive in the future?


I am not sure.  Their core support in recent years comes from the South and the Mountain states, and the Evangelicals.  The urban areas are all blue.


Hillary Clinton was a republican in college, apparently...that's interesting.


I did not know that.  Though she might be like me and grow more liberal as she ages.  Plus the Republican party has grown far more right-wing even since Reagan.


Yeah, the GOP is hard to relate to at times.  I try to be objective but its hard to even consider voting for a party that denies climate change and has people like Mike Pence that believe in conversion therapy.


I completely agree.  After the Civil Rights act and the Voting Rights Act they started shifting right and very conservative.  Taking away voting rights seems to be their big thing right now.


Yeah, they are not the party of Lincoln like they claim.  Although, Richard Nixon did propose a guaranteed minimum income.


Yes for sure.  I find it funny that Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride because he did not want to be associated with the Republicans!


That is really funny!  Lincoln was the first president to be photographed and john wilkes booth was in the photo...wow!


Wow that is crazy!   It fits though - every US president who has had a beard was a Republican!


I am not sure about an orange beard!  He might look like the first president of zimbabwe who was called president banana!


Good Morning.  Are you a football fan?  Playoff season is here.


I am a fan.  I do fantasy football.  I saw that the National spelling bee is a fantasy draft.  Crazy.


I saw that too.  My fantasy football season just finished up.  Calvin Ridley was a big waiver wire target early in the season.


Really?  How do you get points?  Probably off of their success in getting things through Congress.


Points are based on Legislative success.


That's what I figured.  Are you going to watch any of the games this weekend?  As usual the Dolphins and Ryan Tannehill missed out.


Yes, i'll watch them.  I seethat Ivory may get most of the work if Mccoy isn't 100%.


The Bills are out of the playoffs.  That information was more relevant to week 4, not today.


Not today at all. I was reading and saw that in the brain, a single fold makes the difference in perceiving reality and


Sorry, yes, Fantasy.  Going back to Fooball, I heard awhile back that the University of Iowa have an all pink visitor locker room.  How funny.


Yeah, anything to get an advantage I guess.  Some teams don't need it though, like when Georgia beat Cumberland 222-0.


Oh my God, what an Ass whipping.  Benjarvus Green-ellis, former Payriots running back has never fumbled the football.


That's a pretty amazing statistic.  I'm still suprised that the Falcon's didn't make the playoffs.  With all their talent, and Calvin Ridley now added to the mix, they really under performed.


Yes they did.  So did my Panthers.  I saw that when Tom Brady was in high school, he was a backup Quarterback.


I like the Panthers.  Luke Kuechly is a beast and frequently used in pass coverage.


Newton was hurt all those games he played.  Speaking of playing, Brady couldn't even get in the games in HS even though his high school recorded a historically bad season.


I read that too.  And he's now a 4 time superbowl champion


That coach must not be very good, lol.  In the whole NFL, Kellan Moore is the only left handed Quarterback.


Never heard of him.  Well, nice chatting with you.  Hope you enjoy the playoffs.


Hey there, I found it pretty interesting that the Presidential runner-up became the Vice President until 1805


Hi. I thought that was awesome too. But now they have more choice in who they can work with. I thought it was awesome that Canadian law requires radio stations to play Canadian music 40 percent of the time.


Yeah that was pretty interesting too. At least they are supporting their artists. The first couple articles were a bit frustrating - I feel like we're confusing politics with popular culture too much anymore.


Yes. We have. It seems as if every pop star has to get in on the political scene now.


Agreed, and we have our President and his staff/family getting into arguments, and every normal person wants the spotlight talking about politics


I thought it was interesting that the President of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office. We need more artistic expression and less politics.


Totally agree. Much less divisiveness in art!  How about the President of Zimbabwe being called President Banana - I laughed a lot at that fact


I thought the same thing. And the guest house of our President is larger than the White House. I had no idea!


I think I may have heard that before, but I could be making stuff up haha. I wonder who made that decision. I was surprised the parties didnt start using red/blue colors until 2000


I was too. News casters always focus on that during elections. And who came up with the Donkey and Elephant thing?! I think we need a third party. There hasn't been a US President who was a Republican or Democrat since 1853.


Thats a good question - I've wondered about the animals too. I wouldnt argue with a third party either - speaking of consistency, its wild that Nixon and Bush have been so frequently on election tickets


I did not realize that either. I would have to see if that fact is really true with Wikipedia even thought I trust our requestor friends. I thought some of the facts about radios were wild. The fact that Jupitar has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio. I thought they were going to tie back radios to when earlier Presidents started to talk to the public on them but the fact section didn't.


I thought it was weird that radio facts were thrown in there too, but definitely interesting. Id like to see one of the homemade radios soldiers used in WWII. I dont know how a razorblade and a pencil could transmit


I think it must be the carbon inside the pencil. It doesn't seem possible at first glance to be either must it has to be some sort of chemical properties/science thing. I would like to see that website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free. I think old time radio is so interesting like that where everyone was scared of a fake Mars invasion.


You definitely have more scientific knowledge than me! I'd like to see that website as well - its cool we're archiving so much. Its crazy that a finnish station broadcasts in classical latin too - you wouldnt think too many people would speak latin


I was really surprised at that time. Latin is always advertised as being a 'dead language.' My old teacher said that people are not even certain how to pronounce it. But, if you think about it, scientists 'speak it' because of how they categorize everything. I guess those Finnish people want to make sure that people can practice their Latin.


Maybe its some sort of educational initiative - learn by hearing? Sounds more cultured than Trump Jr. and Anderson Cooper having arguments - why cant we just be civil?


I guess people have forgotten 'The Golden Rule." The manager of Midtown Tavern was wise when he said, "We just try to stay politically neutral. We're a restaurant."


Yes, that is a good stance to take. Its a shame they even have to justify their opinion. Why was the radio station even making an issue out of it?>


Many radio stations need a story to draw listeners in. Sensationalism I suppose it would be called. I don't think the media always has an 'agenda' even though the sometimes do.


Yeah, I suppose youre right. Well hey, it was nice talking to you. Have a good day!


I didn't know that JFK was one of the top three wealthiest presidents. He must have had money.


Washington and Jefferson. Washington doesn't surprise me, he was very wealthy before taking office.


Yea I have heard that too.  Apparently, the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Speaking of popularity, the GOP started out as an anti-slavery party, which was popular in the north. Didn't know that.


I actually did.  It was the Democrats who owned the slaves.  Abraham Lincoln was a Republican.


But then the Democrats became more of a people's party with the passing of the New Deal. Interesting how that worked out.


I do, and I didn't know that Jupiter's radio storms can be picked up on them.


That is absolutely amazing.  Im shocked to be honest.


I've heard a lot about Trump on the radio. Apparently Anderson Cooper was not trying to make the storm seem more severe than it was when he stood in water.


Possibly, but I do not trust the main stream media.


It seems like the main stream media and other people do not like certain figures, like Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She was shooed out of a restaurant by the owners.


Ya that is appalling.  Even if you disagree with someone you shouldn't scream at them.


Speaking of screaming, apparently Michael Moore recently attended an anti-trump rally, with Jeff Flake of all people.


Does not surprise me.  They think they are American heroes, but the real heroes were the people who fought in WWII.  Apparently, soldiers made radios using razorblades and pencils!


I found that fascinating. Are radios that simple to make? It's also easy to say stuff on air. Some people use it to clarify their views, like the Midtown Tavern. Is what they said belieavable?


I do not believe them.  Taking sides is precisely what they do.


Speaking of believability, did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called Banana? Are these people pulling my leg?


That's hard to believe!  I have also heard that the US president's guest house is larger than the white house itself!


Yes, that's a big one, because the White house is pretty large. The guest house must be enormous, much like the length of time only republican and democrat presidents have been in office.


I do somewhat, it's hard to watch a lot of the news today though it seems so negative.


I agree.  We'll just talk about some president things then such as the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.


That's a great name, I wonder if it was a nickname or his actual name.


I'm not sure.  The top 3 wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I'd be curious to know where Trump ranks on this list, he's pretty wealthy.


I think he might be number 1 now.  I think this list is old.  The US presidents guest house is bigger than the white house.  Must be to make the guests more comfy.


It probably also helps with security to house everyone that visits in one location as opposed to using hotels.


I never thought of that.  Good point!  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential election automatically became the vice president.  That would be interesting to see that happen today.


Yes it definitely would. I know that it even caused some issues back then because they were opponents before they were partners.


True!  The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office,  They must have been good.  lol


I wonder if anyone would tell him if they weren't!


I'd like a Trump pop album, the news media would eat that up!


lol yes they would!  There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a republican or a democrat since 1853!


I think our system could really benefit from breaking away from the two party system. It would get some more options and candidates on the table.


I agree.  I think we will see that maybe in the next 8 or 12 years.  Every US president with a beard has been a republican!


That's a fun presidential fact! I don't think a bearded person would do well in a race now a days, they seem to not be in fashion in politics.


No.  I can't recall even a local politician with a beard in my area. lol  Consistent use of red and blue colors for republicans and democrats only started in 2000.  Thank for the chat!


It was fun talking with you as well! Maybe we'll see a bearded Democratic president soon!


Yeah, all the time. Did you know you can make a radio out of a razor and pencil?


My grandpa actually taught me how to do that. He said they made them in World War II.


Interesting. I saw it in a movie called Hart's War.


Yeah, that movie is not too bad. Did you know you can hear Jupiter storms on AM radio?


I didn't know that. I'm going to have to try to find that on my way home.


Yeah, I'm not sure what station it is on though.


I'll have to do some research. Did you know that in Canada, by law all radios stations are required to have at least 40% of the music be Canadian artist?


I'm not sure, I guess the stations are constantly playing Drake, Celine Dion, Bieber and the like.


Interesting. Do you think it is because they need help getting fans?


That or they want to support their national artist.


Yeah, that is true. It has to be better than the all latin channel. LOL


That is true, haha. Especially if it's news, like the Finnish radio station that has broadcast "Nuntii Latini" since 1989.


Exactly. I wonder if you can hear Venus on the AM radio?


I'm not sure. I wonder what makes Jupiter so special?


Probably the storms if I had to guess. Well, nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you too. I hope you have a good evening. Check out the website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free!


Well, thanks. Did you know JFK, washington and Jeffferson were the three most wealthy presidents?


That's a shocker for me, I would have thought the Clintons or Trump would have made that list.


JFK was the one that stood out for me. I knew he had money but I thought his dad grew up poor. Do you know if that is right?


His dad was poor, but built an empire and placed all his children well.  Made lots of enemies along the way and that's probably how JFK was assassinated.


I thought I was remembering that correctly. Zimbabwe has president banana and we have president orange. Seems right...


You know people either love Trump or hate him, there's no in between it seems.  Up until 1805 the runnerup in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.  Could you picture Hillary and Trump trying to run the government together.  Too funny!


Oh my gosh. That would be so miserable for both of them. They would get nothing done!


It would be more cutthroat than it is now for sure and it's bad enough already.  But he's rooting out the moles and weasels and draining that swamp, like he said, so good for him.


If nothing else, he can release 3 pop albums. That would be a good hobby.


Hey, nothing is beyond his ability.  It wouldn't shock me a bit.  He won't retire like all the other ex presidents and write books and do speeches.  People are going to see something different with him.


You think so? I think he hates being president and can't wait to be a civilian. Do you think he will just continue the trump empire?


No, I think he's putting the US back on the right track and he's doing so for his kids and his children's kids.  He realizes the quagmire that it's become with all the career politicians and lobbyists and he's trying to make it right.


Do you mind the way he does it? I lean more republican, based on being financially conservative, and I do not like how he seems to lie and pervert the truth.


Nah, not a bit.  People are so quick to criticize his every move.  He don't talk the right way.  He just lays it on the line.  This is what needs to be done, let's do it.  No, we're not going to talk about it for 10 years and then vote.  We're going to do something now.  Lots of people respond to that.  Career Washington doesn't know how to take him, but I can guarantee you, Main Street America, the working man, knows exactly what he's talking about.


I appreciate that perspective. I do like how he has tried to eliminate some of the red tape.


You know, people vote their pocketbooks and poor people don't want a handout, they want to WORK.  I truly believe he's working hard to help America.  In the end, history will tell the tale.  We couldn't have got him at a more critical time.


He increased my taxes so I am not a huge fan of his right now.


Hey, thanks for taking one for the team.  Us poor people appreciate it.  Lol


I would rather not take one at all, I am poor too! I am not on here for the fun of it... Nice chatting with you!


I watch stuff I download on my computer. I dont have cable anymore.


What kind of shows do you like to download?


We have been rewatching the walking dead lately. How bout you.


I love walking dead. Which is your favorite season?


I couldnt pick one. I just love the show.We just binge watched all 9 easons in the lat couple weeks. The show is changing a lot.


The first few seasons were my favorite because it provided all the backstory and character development. Who's your favorite character on the show


I guess it would be daryl. Just because he is about the only one left. The one I was saddest to see go was glenn though.


Glenn was such a fun character, We lost too many great people to Negan.


Yeah he was a bad dude. I cant tell if he is changing his ways or whats going on with him now though. My wife is in love with negan.


She probably just likes him because he's in a power position but he'll get knocked off that throne. They are probably just trying to make him seem 'conflicted' so people start to feel bad for him


Have you seen this season. It dont sound like you have.He gets put in the jail at alexandria. He ended up breaking out but went back the next day because he said there was nothing out there for him. Something is going on there. She can have negan too. I got a thing for tara. Lol.


Nope I haven't seen it yet. But now that you've got me interested im definitely going to have to catch up on it tonight lol


I didnt mean to ruin it for you. Sorry bout that.


Lol don't worry you didn't ruin it at all now you've got me interested. Did you know dave chappelle said walking dead was one of his favorite shows.


I didnt know that, but I believe it. It is a great show. Almost as good as game of thrones.


Omg don't get me started you're a fan of game of thrones too? Who's your favorite character?


The dragon queen for sure. She is one awesome character


Hell yea she handles business did you get to watch it form the beginning?


Yeah we watched it right before walking dead.


It is fantastic visually and the storyline


Well Ill let you go get caught up on some Walking ddead. Have a good one.


With out going into an hour long tirade let me simply say that where Trump is concerned, I am not a fan.


Hi, how are you? What bothers you the most about him?


Too long a list, but mostly his constant lies or over exaggerations of the truth. He appears to have a problem with everybody.


Some are saying that despite these problem he will get re-elected because he is steadily improving his game.


Well he is certainly learning to speak better, but most of that is the writers. If he does learn to be more political then He may have a chance.


He's not educated the way Woodrow Wilson is, the only president to have a PhD. But Trump is media-savvy, and the age of media, that's enough to get the attention of the public.


Yes, people seem to relate being on TV to being somehow smart and  worldly. He certainly has been on the tube a lot in, to quote him, " The highest rated show in history".


He proves that there is no bad publicity. Guatemala seems to have a good idea about the presidency. Close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president. That might allow new blood into the race in the US. The bigger problem is money in politics though.


Yes, that is a good idea. We've had quite a few intertwined political families around lately.  I personally would like to see another party develop, but as you said, money.


I was surprised to find that Trump is not one of the richest three presidents. It's JFK, Washington, and Jefferson. Still, Trump is one of the few presidents to be  elected while still losing the popular vote.


True it hasn't happened often. The outdated electoral college swings elections sometimes. Trump is not as wealthy as he claims, 1.5 billion is the average estimate, still much more than I will ever see. Guess I won't run for office.


You could run locally. Many have. Watch Fahrenheit 11-9. Upstarts everywhere, launching campaigns. You probably won't have to filibuster, if elected. Senator Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster by a lone senator.  24 hours and 18 minutes nonstop


I could talk for that long, if I could stay awake. I'm interested in who runs in 2020, seems that a lot of Dems are gearing up and quite a few Repubs are giving it thought. Anyone can do it if your have the war chest built up.


The incumbent usually has a huge advantage. Harry Truman was selected to be the vice president under Roosevelt was because when he ran the senate "Truman Committee", he found so much corruption and waste, he saved the government $10-15 billion. I would love another such VP. Gov't waste is frustrating, especially when social systems are in decline.


It is a huge source of anger for many voters. Now the parties are so entrenched that things don't change much regardless of who's elected. In fact Truman might well have been the last effective VP.


From a field of about 20, I don't know who the Dems will eventually pick. They cannot out-Trump Trump, so they have to find a different tack.


Yes, seems to be quite a few pitching their hats into the ring. Trump's base will not grow however and might even shrink depending how how his battle for a wall turns out. But the best method might be to ignore him altogether.


Hm. Not sure about that. He was ignored the last time. People predicted that he had no chance. He won by a fluke of the electoral college, and that might be difficult to replicate, but I wouldn't count him out. Too much at stake.


Well, I guess we'll see. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting.


Hi, how are you? Do you listen to the radio?


Hey, I'm great thanks! Yes I do! Did you know that according to Canadian law, all radios are required to play at least 40% Canadian music?


That makes sense. Canada has a small market with few of its own artists. They want to make space on the airwaves.


I agree! I just never knew that. I love free stuff, there's a site where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.


I wonder who visits that site. Older people? I would expect the younger generation to watch videos.


I'm not all that old, but I would definitely check it out. I bet it was interesting to listen to a show, rather than to watch it. It's a good way to develop the mind and the imagination.


It is good for the imagination. They had to be quite creative with voice and sound and music.


Definitely! Technology has come a long way in a short amount of time. The iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent!


The ICBM missles are probably running on quite old tech. I guess it's good enough, but I hate for something to break or go wrong.


Me too. We've become so reliant on technology and our cell phones. UNICEF even recognizes that and will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute someone doesn't use their cell phone.


How much water actually gets donated? People are addicted to their phones. I figure that people can't stop even to eat, sleep or drive.


It's true, people are totally addicted. I'm not sure how much exactly, but even a gallon is helpful.


True. We should be more aware of the plight of children in other countries. And of our addiction to phones.


We should. Did you know in South Africa it's legal to equip a car with flame throwers to prevent car jacking?


I know that SA has a problem with car jacking. Flame throwers sound a bit extreme and maybe dangerous to pedestrians.


And to wildlife! But it has to be a dangerous place to live. It took a while for cars to be accepted in Western Europe and other parts of the world. The US rapidly adopted cars to quickly replace animal drawn carts.


Yes, I figure that the US is the leading car country on the planet. That's good and bad. THe traffic, the pollution. We could use some public transit.


Or some animal drawn carts haha. I would ride a horse to work. Or through a food drive thru. McDonald's added the drive thru in '75 for soldiers who couldn't get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


I thought the drive thru was much older. But I guess that McDs had a lot of soldiers that wanted their food. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, I know that WIlson was the only one to have a PhD


Nice. Do you know who the three wealthiest presidents in the us are?


I have no idea they are ranked that way. Who is it?


Nice. Did you know in Guatemala the relatives of the president cannot run for that position


Nice I guess that is one way to combat nepotism and such


True. Did you know that Lincoln was the first one to be photographed during inauguration


Nice. Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house


Nice I guess they get a lot of people there and need the room


True. Do you listen to the radio at all?


Yes I do. Did you hear how a Hanson song became super popular and requested in the radio?


I have no idea but I know that you can catch Jupiter's storms in the AM radio


Nice. THe Hanson song became popular because the djs did not reveal the name of the band


Nice. Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?


Yes sometimes. Do you know the most popular act in the radio in the 30s?


The canadian radios have to play 40% canadian music as per the law. WHat was it?


Wow that is a lot. It was actually a contriloquist


WOw that is very different. Do you listen to radio dramas?


Yes sometimes but not a lot. There is a radio channel that turns the solar activity into tunes


I do not subscribe to a print newspaper, but if I were the person in the first article I am not sure I would receive it anyone since the kid plowed the mailbox over.


I agree.  I do not subscribe either, but it did remind me of "Dear Abby" advice column of the Chicago Sun-Times.  I side a bit with the mom who sent in the question.  Perhaps a 50/50  split between son and dad?


When I was a teenager I hit a neighbors mailbox also. I was the one that had to pay for it, and replace the mailbox. I do agree with the mom in this situation though. Dad shouldn't have been messing around on his phone.


I have never taken out a mailbox.  Growing up in the country, we learned with the oldest pickup in a pasture first.  Mine was a 3 speed manual transmission with no power steering!  But I did scare my grandpa when I almost took out his dog!!  Are you a car or pickup person?


I own a F-150, I've never been married but I imagine drawing a mustache on your mother in laws face is going to put you in the dog house for a while huh! I'm not sure if you would get it worse from your wife, or your father in law.


Having a small farm, I am a pickup person too.  I'm single as well (never married).   But, I too think you are in dangerous territory when you make fun of your mother-in-law.  But, they do have a point.  I think the father-in-law could have picked a more appropriate time and place to discuss this - not work!


As far as the homophobic Aunt goes, I am not sure what to say. It's a different world now  and I guess to each their own. You can't make anyone accept anything and I guess in life you just have to deal with certain issues.


That one is hard to gauge.  You can choose your friends but not your relatives!   So, do you still use a landline telephone?


I have both a landline and smart phone.  I still remember the old rotary phone from when I was a kid. Things are a lot different today.


Our first phone was a multi-party line.  I recently got rid of the landline.  Since most people have my cell, the landline was becoming redundant.  And smartphones can do much more than just make calls.  Did you know that an iPhone has more processing power than an ICBM nuclear missile?


I was unaware of the iphone fact. Being on a farm do you still have one of the old style radios? I think it would be pretty fun if they still broadcasted radio acts on the air like they used to in the 1930's. They have a radio station that translates solar activity into sound, but not sure how interesting that would be.


I have a 1960 John Deere 4020 tractor with the original AM radio in the cab.  I do get weather interference, but I have never monitored for Jupiter's radio storms.  Did you know that in WW2, soldiers made a simple radio for a razor blade and pencil?


No but they called them the greatest generation for a reason. I am watching my neighbor right now warming up his truck outside. Not only is it illegal to warm your car up in Ohio, but it's illegal to do it here in Michigan as well. I've never known anyone to actually get a ticket for doing it though. That would have to be on miserable cop to write that ticket.


That's a strange law - I never heard of that before.  In the mindset of soldiers, did you know McDonalds added the drive-thru to accommodate soldiers who could not get our of their cars while wearing fatigues?


This one I've actually heard before. What do you think about these self driving cars that they are pushing for in the future? I don't care for it but what are you going to do. They say Google has an aggressive mode for the cars, but I think they will all be aggressive. And how will they be able to handle weather conditions. Crazy


I am a bit apprehensive.  Self-driving cars may be able to drive perfectly well.  What they have trouble doing is anticipating the "imperfect" human driver they are sharing the road with.  That imperfect human who might be on their cell phone while driving!


Do you have any barns on that farm of yours filled with classic cars? I hear people find a lot of classic cars tucked away in barns with seven inches of dust sitting on them.


Lots or barns, but not much in the way of classic cars.  Being in the humid south, they rust away unless looked after.  But I did help a friend restore a '39 Buick Hearst.  I got the old vacuum tube radio going!  Good old scratch AM.


Alright well it was good talking farms, radios, cars, and trucks with you. Thank you for chatting with me and I guess I will be on my way.


Take care.  Stay off the phone while driving!


Take care and keep it between the lines.


hi, how are you? do you listen to the radio?


Hi im doing good.  how are you?  Yeah I listen to it sometimes.


I used to listen to the radio when i was younger. i dont listen much now.


Oh I see,  did you ever listen to jupiters storms?


I never have. is that what the kids are into these days? i guess i am getting old.


I figure that the music of the suns activity would be more interesting than jupiter storms.


Probably!  Maybe it comes out clearer too.  Did you know youtube is the second largest search engine?


Yes, google bought youtube and i think they share search engine technology.


Yeah,  Google is number one, youtube second largest search engine.


That makes sense. I bet 40% of canadian youtube is not canadian music.


have you ever seen justin biebers " baby" music video?


no, i am not really into the bieber. have you?


Im not either,  but anyways its the most disliked video on youtube lol


I bet there was a good really for the hate on that video. LOL. What is the favorite now, i wonder?


I dont know,  Im guessing one of those cat doing dumb things videos lol


Yeah, or gangnam style or some song that the kids are listening to. i listen to old jazz.


Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america lol


That makes sense. people cannot turn off the video. they are hooked! Anyway, great chat!


Good afternoon. Do you like cars? I think the 1908 model T was a classic because it was the first car available to everyone!


I drive a car so I suppose I do.  More out of necessity than anything else.


Yes it definitely gets people from point A to point B. The trunk of the car is called that because old cars used to have actual wooden trunks on the back.


I'm originally from the UK, there it is called the boot, I wonder if they had an old boot strapped to the back before.


Oh that's cool. I've been there a few times. Yes that would be funny. The brand Cadillac was named after the French explorer who found Detroit!


I wonder why they used that name.  I guess because he is associated with the city.  Cars and Detroit used to go hand in hand, but not so much now.


Yeah you're right, but now that city is in ruin from what I've heard. it is not like south Africa where it is legal to put flamethrowers on your car.


That sounds like a crazy idea, I guess if you want others to get out of your way quickly, or if someone is going too slow in front of you, it might be useful.


Yes actually I think it was meant to deter carjacking because that must be a big problem there.


Not that I was ever likely to go to South Africa, but that may be another reason for me to avoid it.  I don't think I need to ask an advice columnist for that help.


Yes good call. Do you like it in the drive-through? It was invented in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


I like those old fashioned ones where you'd pull up and use a telephone to call your order in.


Oh yeah those are awesome. You can just wait for your food and listen to the radio. Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by a.m. radio.


I can imagine that after listening to that for a couple of minutes you might want to change the channel, even something in Latin sounds better than that.


Ha ha yes I agree. In Canada all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.


Hopefully they have enough music up there to keep it interesting.  Might get a little repetitive.


Yes I agree. Isn't it interesting that soldiers in World War II made a radio using just the razor blade and a pencil?


More inventive that I'd ever be.  I suppose they were trying to stay in touch with those storms on Jupiter.


Yes probably so LOL. Do you like radio dramas? There's a website where you can listen to thousands for free.


I think I prefer my dramas on TV, if they are free maybe I'll give it a go.  I might be missing out on something.


Yes they can be a little boring I think. You can also try your luck at listening to a Finland radio station that broadcasts entirely in Latin! Well it was great chatting with you today.


Hello there, yes, I am a big movie fan not so much dancing though.  How about yourself?


I am crazy about movies.  I like horror  movies. specially conjuring movie.


Yeah those movies are pretty good. Do you listen to the radio much these days?


Not much. But sometimes i listen the radio.


I found a really good local station that I really like.  Did you hear about the Canadian law?


The canadian legal sysstem has its foundation in the english common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the united kingdom and later a commonwealth ream member of the commonwealth of nations.


Yes that is true, no I'm saying the Canadian law about radio?


I guess at least 40% of the music they play on Canadian radio has to be Canadian.


I don't know. Because some times only i hear the radios.


Yeah I don't think I would like it but I bet the Canadian bands sure do.


I like rock bands. rush and nickelback are awesome.


Yeah Rush is a good band, they still play a lot of their songs on the radio.


Yeah, that's a great news. You like cooking?


Yeah I do like to cook quite a bit, how about you?


I love cooking. My favorite chef is Anna Olson. She was great.


I have never heard of them, I will have to check them out sometimes.  Do they ever do shows on the radio?


That's too bad, I wonder what a radio cooking show would sound like anyways.


Yeah I know it, but have never been.  I think it would be fun to visit though.  It was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Hey there do you drive a car? I use mine almost everyday


Yep me too. I also use a drive through a lot. Apparently they were designed back in 1975


Yeah the drive thru was a great invention,  to think it was created for soldiers and now everyone can enjoy it.


Yep that was really nice of McDonald's to do that. Do you know the story behind the trunk of your car?


Has something to do with when people use to carrying around trunks. Those things were ridiculously heavy,  I cant imagine traveling with trunks lol


LOL yep it was wooden trunks. They would put them on the back of cars. And I guess the name just stuck


Yeah I guess that makes sense.  I think its funny they have to ban people from equipping their car with flame throwers in south africa.


Haha that sounds awesome. I could use that to defrost my driveway right now LOL did you ever play the video game Gran Turismo by the way?


Yeah I think if they can make a flame thrower attached to a car safe,  it could be better used in places with snow.


LOL or you could take on picnics and use it to make your food. did you know that Karl Benz created the car? He did it back in 1886


wow that is awhile ago,  thats pretty amazing.


Yep the car has been around for a long time. Even the Model T started in 1908. It was created by Ford and the car definitely replaced carriages and horses


Thank goodness for that!!!  I cant imagine having to commute on a horse lol


Nope that would be absolutely terrible especially in the snow haha. Do you ever listen to the radio by the way?


Yeah I used to listen to it all the time,  not much anymore I usually do audible or pandora, how about you?


Yep I mostly listen to you to myself. Sometimes Pandora or Spotify though. I would never listen to Canadian radio. You need 40% of the music to be of Canadian origin. I can't think of any good Canadian music haha


That is a lot of canadian music lol I cant think of good canadian music either,  I hope for there sake it doesnt consist of a bunch of justin bieber.


Haha yep Justin Bieber and Celine Dion LOL. I would rather listen to the classical Latin station from Finland LOL


No I don't. But it sounds better than listening to Justin Bieber LOL what about you do you speak Latin?


Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. In my state, it's a requirement to drive everywhere (everything is just too far), but anyways did you know that McDonald's added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues?


You have to drive? Scary. I would faint. The drive thru sounds comforting for those who need a meal in times of hunger.


Yeah, I was scared too when I started driving at first, but after a while, I got used to it. At any rate, do you use a telephone?


Phones are not a good substitute for a vehicle, but they help me get around.


Yeah, that is true. Did you know that New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


That makes sense. New York has always prided itself on itself.


Yeah, and surprisingly enough, it is said that when you have two phonebooks whose pages are overlapped that it is impossible to separate them.


Even with powerful machines like monster trucks from the monster truck rally?


Well, I'm not sure about that, but I would imagine that it's quite difficult. It's also interesting that the cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor.


There are no beasties down there to disturb the cables in their gentle slumber. They do their jobs unmolested. That's great!


Yeah, very true haha. It's also quite surprising that an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


The ICBM is woefully out of date. They need to add some iPhone to the missiles with the latest apps like Angry Birds. The Russians are ahead of us there.


Yeah, I guess you're right about that, but anyways I was just wondering, do you listen to radio by any chance? I heard that there's a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


I used to listen to the radio, but then I started hearing things on it, so I turned it off.


Oh, I see. Yeah, I only listen to the radio when I'm driving, but anyways did you know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio?


Is that what the kids are doing these days? listening to storms on Jupiter? In my day we listened to the sun. I guess that just isn't "cool" enough for kids.


Yeah, I guess times change. It's kind of funny because there was a time when soldiers made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios.


I guess soldiers in foxholes didnt have much else to do but pray and make radios.


Yeah, I guess you're right. Well, it was nice talking to you. I don't see a "Done" button anywhere, do you?


Just look below the text entry box. It will be active now.


Have you ever had to call New York using a rotary phone?


No I have actually never had to call someone in New York before. Come to think of it I have never used a rotaryphone. It's amazing to think that the inventor of the dial telephone was convinced phone operators routed his calls to rival businesses!


Hilarious. Well an iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


Wow, it is so mind blowing how powerful our technology is these days! One thing that surprised me is that there is no relationship between cell phone connection quality and the "bars of service". Isn't that odd?


Interesting. What is the relationship? I've never heard of this.


Yeah I always thought the bars at the top of the phone indicated the cell signal quality and therefore cell reception but I guess not. Apparently dolphins are able to communicate with each other over the phone too. Pretty cool.


Wow, I didn't know that. Did you know it is legal in South Africa to equip your car with a flame-thrower?


haha no I did not no that-what a crazy site that would be to see! Another weird fact is that it is illegal to warm up your car in Ohio-what an odd law!


No idea maybe because when people warm up their cars and then go back inside the cars commonly get stolen. It is interesting how things vary by country. For example in India, the horns have to be very durable because they are used so often. I barely ever use my horn!


Yeah, that is pretty crazy. Do you listen to AM radio?


Rarely. What about you? I am more into FM. Do you know the band Hanson? They sang MMmbop. One time their song was the most requested song on a station in Chicago because the djs didn't reveal the band name!


Interesting. Or was it because in Canada they require 40% of the music being played to be Canadian?


Wow that is an interesting requirement. The radio was very popular in the past but not so much anymore. There is even a station that translates solar activity into sound so you can listen live to the suns music. Would you listen?


Yeah, I would listen to that, but I thought it was for Jupiter?


Oh interesting. Not sure. It would be fun to listen to both. Did you know one of the top radio acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist? That is hard to for me to imagine because it doesn't seem like that would be entertaining!


No, which one was it? Soldiers used to listen to the radio using a razorblade and pencil.


Oh wow that is hard to believe-those soldiers must have been so smart to set that up! I am also a fan of Bill Murray and he voiced the human torch in the Fantastic 4 radio show!


Yeah, he was great in the movie Groundhog day. Did you see it?


I don't think I ever saw Groundhog Day but I will have to add it to my list of movies I need to watch! I wonder how many radio shows Bill Murray has done in his lifetime. Probably doesn't compare to Bing Crosby -in 1948 his recordings filled over half of all the radio time!


Yeah, I would agree with that. Bing Was Great. You won't be hearing him on Canadian Radio though!


I am average knowledge about cars, I like older cars a lot how about you?


Yeah I think older cars are so cool.  And no, not too much.


I love the old Mustangs, back in my day those where the cool cars lol


Yeah the old ones are really cool.  I remember my friend buying an old corvette.


Corvettes are nice too, the older cars were built to last. I have a Honda now and it's pretty good.


Yeah Hondas are quality cars, they are definitely made to last.


Yes, had pretty good luck so far....funny how the Cadillac was named after a french explorer lol where do they come up with the names of cars lol


That is an interesting fact.  Do you listen to the radio much?


I love the radio....while driving I listen all the time.


Yeah me too, I love our local station here.  Did you know that Canadian stations have to play 40% Canadian music by law?


Wow, that is interesting! I love how you can find every genre on the radio to listen to, even classical latin.


Yeah I like that too.  I guess there is a website where you can listen to classical dramas for free.


I heard about that! Nice! Funny how soldiers in WWII made radios with a razorblade and pencil as the diode...interesting!


Wow! That is very interesting, I have never heard that before.


I hadn't either! Radios have given us a lot of communication and entertainment


Yes they have, and have played an important part in many people's lives.


Very true! I found out that on am radio there is a station that can pick up radio storms from Jupiter! That's strange!


That is so far away, that is an awesome fact!


Very crazy, well it was nice talking with you, take care.


Fun fact: the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington and Jefferson. I'm skeptical, how to you compare a horse to a limo?


And they accomplished that without releasing 3 pop albums while in office like inodesias president.


Not that we know of... I can see JFK pulling it off.  The question is if any of them had nicknames like "banana".


That wouldnt be a bad name for a pop artist. Must have been interesting to lose an election and become the vice president. Would you trust your vice president not to kill you?


No, if it was Trump and Hillary.  Funny that the White House's guest house is bigger than the White House.


haha that would be hillarious Trump and Hillary. Yea not sure how guest house being bigger than the white house works.


They must have wild parties there.  Or maybe a large Japanese delegation watching all 750 episodes of Pokemon.


Thats a lot of pokemon. Its crazy to believe in the simpsons there is only one episode that bart is neither mentioned or shown.


It's OK with me, my favorite is Homer.  I sort of liked the 70's Show but it bombed in the UK after only 10 episodes.


It must not have translated well culturally.  I wonder if Thomas the Tank Engine went over well in the UK?


Im not sure but with some of those big names like ringo starr and alec baldwin narrating thomas the tank for at least 52 episodes each is pretty good.


In the UK they could use Mich Jagger and Michael Caine... Do you like piano music?  I miss Freddie Mercury...


I like the piano. I like the idea bbc had in not reporting the news and broadcasting piano music instead. I think we could all use that instead of the news at times.


Particularly today's political and biased news... Wow, the Hindenberg has an aluminum piano that weighed only 356 lbs. I wonder how it sounded?


That is a light piano, probably the kind they used to put in britains highest mountain.


Maybe they moved the piano that Mercury used and McCarthy used to record Hey Jude.


that was a very special piano to have had 2 great hits reccorded on it.


For sure... I wonder what the song that is used to stress test pianos sounds like?  Flight of the Bumble Bee?


I dont know but it must be crazy if it is not remotely playable by humans.


I was talking about the song "Flight of the Bumble Bee."  It is usually done on a violin. Thanks for the chat!


Did you know that up until 1805, the runner-up to President of the US became the Veep?


Yeah,  i wish that was still a thing.  The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


HA-HA!  I saw that the item sold most often at WalMart was a banana.


wow!  lol The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office


If our second place finisher was Veep, that would be Hillary.  That would greatly increase the desire to impeach even if no crime has been done.  I guess it's easy to release an album on the internet nowadays.


yeah.  Anyone can put out an album now.  Do you watch tv at all? When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


That is nice of them.  I don't like animation much.  I do watch a reasonable amount of TV.


Heres a good one,  its animation though lol There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned


I respect the duration of that series.  I was amused that a series was remade in England using the US script word for word.


nice!  Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


Narration is a nice way to make a living.  Some voices are really unique.  Does anyone close to you play the piano?


My wife played for our churches for years.  We have a Yamaha conservatory grand in our home.  It is a stringed instrument and a percussion instrument.


Nice!  Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude


I think that Bohemian Rhapsody is genius and Hey Jude is no slouch either.  There is quite a difference in some piano brands, like Yamaha and the Horowitz Steinway.


The Yamaha is more bright in sound while the Steinway is more rich and sometimes even a bit muddy.


Wow I didn't realize they had that big of a difference. There exists a song composed solely for stress testing auto-pianos, and is not remotely playable by humans - circus galop.


I would like to hear it.  I will try to look it up later.


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


That would be a mystery.  I am going to go now.  Bye.


I am well, thanks. Do you play any instruments?


I used to play the piano when I was younger. How about you?


On the top of Britain's tallest mountain there is a piano. Hikers discovered it in 2006. Wonder who put it there!


A piano player? Imagine taking your first date mountain climbing and being a piano player. Such a good move!


Seems like a lot of work for the people who hauled it up there. And it's funny nobody knew who had put it up there. I think it would be cool to listen to live piano music while in the sky. The airship Hindenburg had an aluminum grand piano. It weighed only 356 pounds.


that is funny. Who doesn't see a piano going up a mountain??? I hope they took the light one, 356 pounds????


Haha, probably not, I think it was a regular piano! In 1930 the BBC thought that there was no news worthy news so they put on piano music instead. Sometimes I wish that would happen in the modern day!


HAHAHA. Me too! There's a famous piano that played freddy mercury and mccartney!


I heard they used that same piano to play Hey Jude and Bohemian Rhapsody.


That's true! I would sell that so fast... There's also a song composed solely for stress testing a piano!


That is so cool! The Circus Galop, i think I have heard that before!


I wonder if that is on spotify. Ringo starr is on spotify and has also voiced Thomas the tank. Who knew?


I used to watch Thomas when I was younger! I preferred to watch Pokemon though. There are 750 episodes of Pokemon


I think my son has watched all of those. So much pokemon!


I definitely haven't watched them all! Ha! Another thing I liked to watch was the Simpsons. I used to watch with my parents.


I love the simpsons. Do you have a favorite episode?


No, I don't, but I love Bart. There is only one episode where he doesn't appear and isn't mentioned.


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


Nice. Is that also true in Ireland and France, where they have twin White House buildings?


Yeah but I do wonder if they presidents live in those houses or not


Yeah, and since the White House still uses floppy disks, is this also true at the twin White Houses?


Good point. I wonder if they use the floppy discs because they might still be safer


Good question. Perhaps, since Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the White house, perhaps Bush issued an executive order against CDs?


Well, it could be. Good thing he brought back the solar panels though


True. Although in 2011, bullets struck the WHite House. It took the Secret Service 4 days to realize it. I wonder if the solar panels were damaged?


Good point and strange that they did not figure that out earlier


Well, maybe they didn't notice because they were all inside listening to the latest pop music release from the President of Indonesia?


Haha good point. Did not know the guy released 3 albums already


The guy is a machine! But he needs a better stage name. Maybe President Banana?


I do not think the president of Zimbabwe would be happy about that


He could be the artist formerly known as President Banana? I don't really care as long as I can listen to him on the radio! I love two things on my radio: Indonesian pop music and electromagnetic storms from Jupiter. Those are my go to listening pleasures!


Yeah that is so cool that if you turn your radio to am, you may capture Jupiter's storms


I wonder how Jupiter gets around the law in Canada, where stations are required to play at  least 40% of their content from Canadian artists. Does Jupiter have to book Canadian storms?


Hahahah that is funny and a great point. Maybe Jupiter is partly Canadian


Nice. I bet they have a hockey team too! Although, I hope their storms don't sound like that Finnish radio station that broadcasts in classical Latin!


Yeah I wonder how many listeners they have really. Nice chatting with you


Yes, mostly on my commute to and from work every day.


Interesting, I have to ride the subway so I can't listen to it. I miss it though. Did you know you can make a radio out of a razor and pencil?


Oh, that's neat.  I heard that a Hanson song became the most requested track on a Chicago alternative rock radio station because the DJs did not reveal the name of the band.  Those are some talented brothers, they kind of got roped into being a teeny bopper band and never really shook that image.


Did you know that Hanson is from canada? I didn't.


Oh, cool.  Celine Dion, Shania Twain, and Hanson, all the Canada artists, I can think of. All good, though.  Did you know that the most popular radio act of the 1930s was a ventriloquist?  I don't even know how that was possible over the radio?


Interesting, I didn't know that. I wonder why people liked that.


Who knows, times were simpler back then.  Maybe people were more easily amosed. Lol


yeah. Did you know there is a website where you can listen to thousand of episodes of classic radio?


No, I didn't know that.  I'll have to check it out.  I do know that there is a radio station that translates the solar activity into sound so you can listen to the sun's music, live.  How cool is that?


It's pretty cool. Do you know if it is AM or FM radio?


It's an Am station out of Topeka, Kansas.  On a different note have you ever visited 1600 Pennsylvania avenue in Washington, D.C. ?


I have, I actually live in that area. Pretty cool stuff.


That's nice.  Did you know the very first phone number for the White House was"1"?


No, I didn't. That is crazy, I wonder how many prank calls they got!


Probably a plenty.  I hear there is a replica of the White House in Atlanta, which was built as a private home. Have you ever visited it?


No, but I've visited the real one. It is not nearly as big as you would think.


That's what I heard.  Most of it is below ground, I hear.  Do you know that Jimmy Carter installed solar panels, which Ronald Reagan promptly had removed, when he took office?


Interesting, and then George W put them back in.


To each his own I guess. Jimmy Carter also had all the thermostats turned down to 65 degrees the Winter of 1977.  Which, I was a little girl back then, but it was very cold.


Interesting, well nice chatting with you!


Do you know any interesting facts about the presidents?


Good morning.  I might know a couple.  How about you?


I know a few here and there that I've been reading.  Such as the top wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Clearly this list was compiled Trump became president or he would be at the top of that list.


I was thinking the same thing when I read that.


I do know the President of the United States is supposedly the leader of the free world, but his guest house is much larger than his own house he stays in.  Not much leader status there.


No. lol Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Could you see Hillary and Trump playing nicely together at the white house?


I don't think that would happen.  lol  Teddy Rooselelt banned Christmas trees from the white house because he was a staunch conservationist.  Good for him!


I thought so too.  He was green way before his time.  Such a progressive.  But, George W. Bush put Solar panels on the white house, so I'll give him a shout out, as well!  Good job, George.


Nice!  The white house still uses floppy disks for storing files.  Must be trying to save on costs for the taxpayers. lol


Or a low tech security measure.  People nowadays have no clue what they are.  Probably looks like a drink coaster to most.


lol The white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France.  Wonder why?


Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?


lol  I hope they weren't shot at like the white house was on Nov. 11, 2011.  Scary that it took the secret service 4 days to realize it.


Thought the same thing, I wouldn't want those secret service people guarding me.  Wonder if anyone got fired over that incident?


I would hope they at least got transferred to another job.


I do.  I would like to try to listen to the Jupitor radio storms on AM radio.  That would be neat.


Me too, it would probably be alot different than any music, we've ever heard before!  Out of this world. I hear in Canada there's a law where 40% of the music played on the radio must be Canadian.  I didn't think they had enough artists to satisfy that law.  All, I can think of are Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Drake, and Justin Beiber.  That's it.


I like that law.  Gives the artists a chance.  You won't hear them in the states because the big record labels control the radio airplay.  It was nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you, as well.  Enjoy your Saturday, friend.


I listen to spotify, does that count? Do you listen to the radio?


I listen to pandora. Is spotify better than pandora?


I like it more. I got a free 3 month premium trial and never went back to either pandora or basic. I prefer commercial free.


Interesting. Is it a pay service? I've never used it.


It is, like $10 a month. The way I see it is most people pay for netflix, I pay for this. It also helps curate playlists I may like.


Yeah, not a bad deal. Did you know you can hear storms from Jupiter on AM radio?


I did not know that. I wonder what it sounds like?


I'm not sure, I also wonder what station it is on.


I wonder if WWII radios could have picked it up? Made from razor blades and pencil...


Hmmm, probably. That is an interesting question.


did you know canadian radio has to play at least 40% canadian music.


I heard that. I'm not familiar with any Canadian stars, are you?


Yes, nickelback, avril lavigne, Celine Dion, Bieber! There's a ton!


Interesting, I didn't know they were from there.


They are. I don't think they are the best representations of Canada but...


Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe's last name was called President Banana?


Huh, they have president banana and we have trump!


His last name is banana apparently. Well, nice chatting with you.


That makes the joke less funny but that's ok. I wonder if he was any good?


I'm not sure, I don't know much about their history. Anyways, have a good day. Nice chatting!


I'm good thanks. I like learning facts about the government. Did you know the White House has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


That is interesting. i guess the govts of those countries wanted to pay homage to the US?


Yes I'm not sure but that's a good guess. I wonder if the copies have solar panels because the original has solar panels put on by George W. Bush.


the first panels were put on by carter, then reagan took them off. bush put them back. i dont know what trump has done.


Hopefully they're still on there. Can you believe that the White House still uses floppy disks in part for storing files?


the govt at every level is way behind on tech. the problem is the budget is not there. but the WH? strange.


True. Yes it's interesting seeing what the government allocated funds to. For example Teddy Roosevelt band Christmas trees from the White House. But it's because he was a conservationist!


he also helped promote the national park system. i think he knew the value of americas natural glory.


Yes he preserved a lot of the beauty within our country. We owe him a lot for that. A bullet once to struck the White House in 2011 and it took Secret Service four days to realize what happened.


there was no official govt shutdown then, but there may as well have been. four days?


Yeah there should've been a shut down! I bet the story was told on the radio about what had happened. There's a lot of interesting stuff that happened on the radio but I don't really listen to it anymore.


i used to listen to the radio when i was younger. didnt have a choice. now i use the internet. i dont have a choice about quitting that though. im addicted.


Yes it is so addicting! I wonder if the radio was addicting back in the day. There's a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free!


I bet people got used to radio as a companion. i imagine shut-ins and elderly getting used to a voice in the room. i like radio because you dont have to watch.


Yes you have to imagine it in your mind. It probably requires more brain power! Radios were so important that soldiers made them using a razor blade and a pencil.


I cant imagine that. they must have been inspired to find that solution. i wonder what they listened to in those foxholes.


Good question. Maybe classic radio dramas! According to Canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.


yeah, they are trying to protect the market for canadian artists. they are worried about being overwhelmed by US artists.


That is a valid concern. Although they do have some famous Canadians like Drake, Justin Bieber, and some others I'm sure.


Yes. Rush. Neil Young. April Wine. Loverboy. those canadians are up to something! LOL Anyway, great chat!


Yes they are! Good Canadian music knowledge! You as well, bye!


Hello, what do you think about that memo to New York Times publisher


Sounds like he was going to wasting his time trying to take down Trump's fake news slogan.


I think he is wasting his time as well, he did show concern about him labeling them the enemy of the people


Yeah did you hear Trump say the media is driven insane by their Trump Derangement Syndrome?


Yeah I did hear about that. Do you like Trump as president?


That is delusional, I don' t care for much of the media but he does take it too far. No, I don't. I thought it was funny when he said he changed the price of oil single handedly. How about you?


He does take it too far. At first I thought he was doing a good job, but my opinion changed. He is not what we need for this country


You are right, that is not what we need as a leader, good call. He has the wrong attitude.


One thing that seems odd is that he is not on the list of the wealthiest presidents of US history


No he's not, on a different note, do you know who the only president with a phd is?


I guess it was Woodrow Wilson.  I would think we would have more presidents with one.


I agree, there should be a law that requires at least a masters degree, higher education is a must for a great leader


Exactly, although our current president wouldn't  fit that requirement


No, I wonder if he even has a masters degree, he does have a large guest house, its bigger than the White House itself


Yeah isn't that funny, I wonder what the guests who come to stay at the white house think.


They must be amazed by it I bet the interior is really nice and with a lot of art in it,


Yeah they must.  Do you listen to the radio much?


I do listen to the radio, every day to work and also at nights, do you listen to the radio?


Yeah I found a really good local station I like, plays a lot of oldies.


Thats great, its good that you still like radio many people dont, there is a site with thousands of free drama episodes, you might like that one.


Hello. The president has been tweeting all morning again today.


I know. It is interesting in the least isn't it. Not as interesting as the fact that he isn't the wealthiest president to ever take office.


Yeah he is definitely no JFK or Washington for sure!


We should have continued the tradition of the runner-up becoming the vice-president!


IF that was the case this time around there would be lots of drama in the White House thats for sure!


Maybe not, Hilary Clinton could stay in the White House twin in Ireland or France.


or the guest house which is bigger than WHite House


Agreed. But then who would keep the president in check?


LOL, that is a good point. I don't think he's very smart


At least he's smarther than the fact that the white house still uses floppy disks for storing files!


I know right! What do they hope to do with them down the road and where the heck are they storing all of them. such a waste!


Perhaps they could use them to cover up the bullet holes from November 11, 2011.


Only if the Secret Service finds them in time...lol.


Maybe they are under the solar panels W installed. Hmmm.


We need a man like Teddy back in the White House to clean up the nonsense.


Someone willing to take on large corporations and corruption? An anti-trust guy? Sounds like Bernie.


Unfortunately, until new laws that disallow the Citizen's United SC ruling, we will never have a proper system set up to benefit the working class.


We need to post a new job ad on Indeed for the President's job since he is firing everyone around him. I think he is the incompetent one


While I do not disagree, we need congress to do their job and enact their powers of impeachment.


hi how are you? the sun is shining where I am. how about you?


I'm doing well! Yes same here in Colorado! I wonder what it would be like if our sunset was blue like Mars?


I guess that we would get used to it. who knows, with advances in technology, we might get all kinds of new sunsets on command.


I agree with you on that one. Did you know helium was discovered on the sun before earth?


Helium is not very reactive and it could be quite rare on earth. it would be abundant on the sun, so i guess im not surprised. still interesting to know


I sometimes do. I try to watch the super bowl. you?


When I can I do. I think ESPN does it well with showing football games! They even track players somehow.


i know that they use chips to track a lot of things. i wonder who gets the data.


The players and football to be more specific! Yes that is a great question. Did you see how has the most wins at the Brown's stadium since 1999?


Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers lol. He wins like every time they play there haha.


LOL. he plays for Pittsburgh, right? I dont keep track of the QBs much.


Yes he does, that is what makes it so funny lol. I think it's crazy how some quarterbacks have MLB contracts as well.


i dont know how well they play baseball, but i bet a qb is a good athlete in general.


I agree with you on that one! I see they are even hiring rocket scientists to coach in the NFL now!


That is smart! A good brain makes for a good coach. I bet that guy can figure out a bunch of stuff.


Well he didn't have a good year this year from what I remember, but it was only year 1 so who knows!


Im sure that things will improve as he adjusts. Anyway, great chat!


Great chat with you as well, enjoy the great weekend!


did you know the white house has the same buildings in both france and ireland


I have not heard that. It's amazing that the White House has been in residence since 1800


well it's also crazy because before 1805, the runner of in the election would become the vice president, so if that were still the case we'd have vice president hillary right now


Yeah, I wonder how that would work out. Haha. In Guatemala, if you are related to a past president you cannot legally run for president. So Hillary would not even have been able to try if she was Guatemalan.


wow, I don't mind that rule actually, apparently trump wouldn't make it in the top 3 wealthiest presidents, although I wonder if that is adjusted for inflation or not


Yeah, must have adjusted for inflation. So there have been five presidents who have been elected while still losing the popular vote. I guess not only Trump. The largest margin isten percent.


one thing I would like to see is trump releasing a pop album like the president of indonesia, it would probably be horrible but it would definitely be entertaining


Yeah, it would be funny! I cannot believe the president of indonesia had time to release three albums. Hopefully it wasn't on the taxpayer's dime.


haha that is true, but it is better than teh president of zimbabwe getting called president banana, like was it becasue it was his favorite food? Or did he love wearing banana pins? who knows


Hmm, yeah, I wonder the significance. Do you think the president should be able to speak foreign languages? The last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR


Wow, well it's an interesting question, I don't know with google translate and everything else, I don't think it's a good use of his time to learn a language, but if he knew it before becomign president then I don't think it hurts, what about you?


Well, I think knowing a foreign language before office shows he is global minded.


Well what is wild to me is that Teddy Roosevelt banned christmas trees from the white house because he was a conservationist, I like that guy a lot and never heard that


A lot of things surprise me. Lincoln was the first president who had an inauguration photo and John Wilkes Booth was in it.


haha that is a scary premonition, also crazy that the president's guest house is bigger than the white house, like how is that possible?


I would love to be a guest there. Apparently there was someone who loved the white house so much that they made a replica for their own private residence.


wow that is cool, what is not cool is the white house still uses floppy disks for storing files, like that seems so outdated to me


Wow, interesting. Speaking of technology, did you know solar panels have been around for a long time? Jimmy Carter installed some on the white house and Ronald Reagan removed them.


ha I didn't know that, I guess George W Bush put solar panels on the white house, which you wouldn't think it'd be him that would do that


If you want to listen to solar activity, there is a radio station for that!


I'm going to check that out, I heard you can listen to Jupiter's solar storms on AM radio actually


How are you? Did you know that a president is a title given to leaders of republican state?


i had no clue!The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


Lol, that's not as crazy as the president of Indonesia releasing 3 pop albums


I saw that too lol I wonder what kinda songs they were. Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Makes sense, I wish it stayed that the runner up became the vice president


That would've been nice.  The u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house


Lol, I wonder why the guest house is larger


me too. The white house has twin buildings in ireland and france.


Nice. I'm surprised George W put solar panels on the white house, I would figured he wouldn't care


thats great!  natural energy! Teddy roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned christmas trees from the white house


Teddy was an awesome president but were Christmas trees really need conservation back then?


lol right! It took the secret service four days to realize that bullets had struck the white house on november 11, 2011


That's not good, neither is still using floppy disks


yeah,  seems like there might be a better more reliable way to store data than floppy disks!


I wonder if what kind of radios they use and can pick up the finnish station that plays classical latin


hmmm not sure.  This is really interesting though.Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.


I'd love to listen to Jupiter radio stores


maybe one of the stations play it lol Soldiers in wwii made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios.


That's pretty sweet. I wonder if they can pick up the Jupiter radio waves


According to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian.  I hope canadian music isnt all Justin Bieber. lol


Lol. I gtg but it was nice talking with you


Hi.  What do you think about Mr. Corallo's (Trump administration) claim?


I would tend to believe that if faced with testimony under oath he would probably be telling the truth that there was an undisclosed conference call. Your thoughts?


I think so.  They would not want to be in trouble in order to protect Trump.


I think if most people faced jail time they wouldn't protect their boss.


Why would you protect your boss if they were wrong?  Do you think Hope Hicks knows something illegal?


She was there for all the Trump criminality. She would have to testify under oath. I think she has information.


Washington Post seems to have sources from inside the white house.


They are a really well sourced news organization. So it would not be surprising at all.


I do.  He does not want to be in trouble by lying.


I wouldn't be want to get screwed by the boss.


I would not either.  So, what do you thing about Papadopulos?


I think he cut a plea deal that gave him a good opportunity to evade most of the penalties he could face.


He did not want to go in front of the jury.  He could be found guilty and be jailed for a long time.


But instead he escaped with just 14 days in jail.


Hey did you hear how Trump called illegal immigrants animals recently


Hi, how are you? Did he? I'm not surprised. He shoots off his mouth a lot. He probably call them something different next time.


Yeah he was referring to the MS-13 gang people but still that's quite a thing to call a human being in my opinion


Yes, but his followers love to hear him spout that kind of insult. It doesn't hurt him. It solidifies his base, so he doesn't stop.


Well do you ever listen to him talk? For instance on the radio?


I don't go out of my way, but he seems to infiltrate every medium. Twitter is the worst.


Yep he's all over Twitter. I want to listen to Jupiter make a radio storm on the a.m. Radio though, I haven't heard that yet


I wonder what it sounds like. Probably better than Trump's noise.


Haha yep I could see that. Do you ever listen to the radio in Canada? Apparently 40% of all Canadian radio needs to be of Canadian origin


That is CanCon. The Canadian Content law. It protects Canadian artists, I guess. But with the Internet, who knows.


Yeah that's interesting, I don't know that there is that much good Canadian music but I don't know because I don't live in Canada LOL what do you think about a radio station that broadcasts news in classical Latin


I figure that there is not much to do in Finland but study dead languages.


Haha that's a good point. What about the website where you can listen to classic radio dramas for free? Do you think those are any good


They are old but probably an interesting study in media. How to convey drama and suspense with voice, sfx, and music.


Yeah they are definitely a little bit ancient but there could be something good in there, what do you think about the president? I already know you don't like him but do you know who the top three richest of all time were?


Not him. He probably would insist that he is the top three himself. All three spots. Probably JFK. His dad made money on liquor during Prohibition.


Yeah I could see that, and I think the other two actually had slaves so I'm sure that helps, what do you think about the president of Zimbabwe though? You think he's rich


He has a silly nickname- I wonder if he is rich. Would be worth looking into, since Zimbabwe is such a poor country.


Yeah I think you're right. Do you think we should go back to the 1805 rules for vice president though? We would have vice president Hillary Clinton right now if we did


It could work...NOT. It would be funny but a waste of time. Then again, govt is often a waste of time. Anyway, great chat!


Thank you you too, and watch out for imposter white houses, they have twin buildings of it both in Ireland and France, don't get confused LOL


Hello, did you ever hear much about Spygate in the news? I didn't hear any of this shocking information.


The FBI was spying on and potentially manipulating the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, according to the article!


I wish we could get a more friendly president like Jimmy Carter who turned the thermostats down to like 65 degrees when he was president in 1977. There werent controversies like these days back then with Jimmy


i think you know Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Wow, that is a pretty balanced idea, come to think of it! I could just imagine the back-and-forth, such as when Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the white house, and the very next president, Raegan, took them off of the white house again.


Agreed! It might even be better than when they cast Bill Murray as the Human Torch in the 1970s Fantastic Four radio show! Now, that was a great casting!


it's good Since 1989 a finnish radio station has broadcast 'nuntii latini' - a weekly news program conducted entirely in classical latin


Wow! That is startling, and what a great effort of those people to uphold a classy and artistic idea like that. Another great radio program, is this station that translates solar activity into sound and so listeners can actually hear the sun turned into music.


Happy weekend to you too! Bing Crosby radio music is perfect for the holidays and was played every other song back in 1948. So, you know it's quality. Check out those Christmas classics of his, they're wonderful!


Times a waistin'! Christmas will be over before you know it. Go out and enjoy that Bing Crosby.


One of the most popular radio acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist, a fact which baffled contemporary critics.


I know that Carter kept the temperature really low there during winter


WOw. Did you know there are white houses in other countries?


One is in Ireland and the other in France


How fitting Roosevelt did not allow christmas trees in when he was in power


WOw. Kimmy Carter was the first one to install solar panels there


Nice. Then someone took them out because Bush put them back in later


Nice. Did you know you can get a congratulations card from the white house if you mail a birth announcement


That is so cool, you can frame it and keep it forever


True. There is a replica of it in Atlanta somewhere


Nice. Did you know the white house was shot on 2011 and it took them four days to find that out?


Wow that is scary that even they were not able to see that


In 1800. Wilson is the only president with a PhD degree


Nice. Do you know who the three wealthiest US presidents are?


Nice. Do you know who was the last president to speak a foreign language in the US?


Hmmm I am not sure but I know that the president of Indonesia is a pop star


I love president facts! Do you know the three wealthiest presidents?


I don't know them.  Is Trump one of them?


Surpsingly no! It was JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Interesting.  Do you know what they called the first president of Zimbabwe?


I heard he was called president Banana! I wonder why?


You got it!  I have no idea why they called him that.


Have you heard about the US president guest house?


I didn't even know that there was a presidential guest  house.


Me either. But apparently it is larger than the white house.


Wow.  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential elections automatically became vice president.


That is interesting because they probably had very opposing views.


I bet they did.  The President of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office!


I love when presidents do things like that! Makes them seem like normal people.


Yes!  I just read that the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France.


I never knew that. I have been to ireland and did not see it. I wonder where it is.


I'm not sure.  I'm going to look it up later today.  The white house still uses floppy disks for storing files.


That is shocking. I have never used a floppy disk!


I remember them...I even used the big ones before they had the smaller ones.  Teddy Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned Christmas trees from the white house.  That was a good thing.  I had fun chatting!


You too. I am going to look into getting a floppy disk.


Oh, I'm great. Just kicking back and listening to the radio. Do you radios?


i used to when i was younger, they are a bit outdated now


The idea of radio waves is fascinating to me. Systematically modulating electromagnetic energy waves lets me listen to anything I want! I think it's pretty cool!


that is pretty cool, very complex. jupiter apparently has its own radio waves, who could have guessed that


Yes! I've heard that Jupiter's radio storms are so strong that we can pick them up and hear them on AM radio!


that is crazy, because that is pretty old technology all things considered


You know, soldiers in WWII made radios using a razorblade and a pencil as the diode! Isn't that creative?


that sure is, desperate times call for desperate measure I suppose


There is a website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio drama episodes for free. I tried it for awhile, but it's not for me. Lately I've been listening to some radio shows about presidential history. Does that interest you at all?


i am really into presidents,  the president of indonesia has 3 pop albums!