I wonder if they play them on Indonesian radio?!


maybe they do, i imagine they have to be pretty popular being he is in charge


Could be. In Canda there is a law that all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian. He could make a law that radio stations had to play his songs! Could you imagine a pop star president in the United States? I don't think we've had one of those... yet


Haha imagine Trump controlling the radio station, that would be entertaining regardless of what side you are on


The White House still uses floppy disks in part for storing files, I feel like they'll never get it together to be radio stars!


wow, maybe they are just secure as they are physical media? otherwise I cannot think of a good reason for that


I don't know. I know they've had solar panels on the White House at some points in time so they're not entirely in the technology dark ages.


fair enough, that is a positive, bush at least did us a service with that move


Indeed. I wonder if the twin buildings that exist in Ireland and France also had solar panels?


That is a good question, if they are exact replicas I feel like they kind of have to right?


That's my opinion, too. I wonder if they have matching bullet holes. Did you know it took the Secret Service 4 days to realize that bullets had struck the White House on November 11, 2011?


i did not, but that is a scary thought since i always assumed they know everything about anything, I guess not though. Well, have a great rest of your night!


Just a little bit.    I know their first president was called President


did you know the U.S. president's guest house is bigger then the white house?


I had heard that.     The Zimbabwe thing was President Banana!     I wonder how wealthy he was.


yeah, and the president of indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office


That is interesting.    Do you know anything more about the White House?


i know it is official residence and workplace of the president


1600 Pennsylvania ave NW Washington D.C.


Who was the first president to live there?


Cool.     Did you know presidents still use classic technology?


i heard they still use floppy disks for storing files


Even with that, George W. Bush had solar panels reinstalled on the building.


cool, and teddy roosevelt banned christmas trees because he was a staunch conservationist


I wonder if they listen to the radio in the white house.


maybe, canadian law requires radios to have at least 40% music played be canadian


True, although that doesn't have much to do with the united states!    That will all change with websites, though.


I think I'm going to try and build one of those razorblades and pencil radios.      Have a good one!


I don't listen to them much, but I like listening to music on the radio. What about you?


I love radio programs.  And i love the white house.


Do you like the president, or just what the White House represents?


Yeah, I like presidents. I especially liked Obama- he was great president.


I like a lot of the older presidents. Washington was a great man.


I agree. All the Founding Fathers contributed a lot to the country, and several of them were president. It is fitting that the presidents have had the White House to live in.


Yes, Do you know the guest house is bigger then white house?


That's surprising. Maybe it is so large groups of visitors can stay there, while only the president and his family and helpers stay in the White House.


I really like Abraham Lincoln for his work during the Civil War when he freed the slaves. I also like the stories about Theodore Roosevelt and how tough he was. Who is your favorite?


Abraham Lincoln and Obama are my favorite presidents.


We both like Abraham Lincoln! That is great. He was so important to America that he ended up on the penny.


Abraham Lincoln changed the world. The emancipation proclamation was symbolic in nature. it freed the slaves in the south. however, since the south was not part of the union, it had no effect in the south. however it made it clear to the world that president lincoln wanted slavery to end.


That's true. He was important to the whole world, not only America. The end of slavery in the United States sent a message to the world about what the country wanted, and the war to end slavery showed what it was willing to do to achieve that.


Yes, we will always remember him as  great man.


It would be great if we could have more presidents like him.


I think there were some good things and some bad things about his presidency, but I think he had good intentions for the country overall.


Okay. Do you know white house constructed started in 1792.


I didn't. It's strange to think that the first president lived somewhere else for part of his term! It's something I will read more about later. It was good talking to you!


Are you comfortable talking about the government?


Sure, I think trump should be President Banana, instead of the President of Zimbabwe.


What do you think about Trump insulting immigrants?


I don't like him. I wish he hadn't been elected.  His propaganda needs to be censored.


It's sad that he used to make so many offensive comments about immigrants.


Yep, and he's not even among the top three wealthiest presidents.


Regardless, it is sad how he and hillary were the only candidates for the last election


I agree. I think we need to have a president and the vp be the runner up, like it used to be.


I wouldn't want hillary and trump to have the two highest positions of power though


I'm more concerned that it took the Secret Service four days to realize bullets had struck the White House.


Isn't the white house more for show? That's why it has twin buildings and its guest house is larger than the main part


What do you mean it has twin buildings? It's a residence, office building, and has a museum.


I mean that there are identical white houses in ireland and france. same construction anyway


Same architect, I think. They (the white house) still use floppy disks for storing files. I don't even know where to buy them.


Well floppy disks are so ancient they are ironically a good security measure


Such a weird one. I wonder if they are stored in the Presidents guest house, since it is bigger than the White House?


I mean even the nukes are run with floppy disks which are practically impossible for hackers to hack into unlike sometimes the newest of software and tech


George Bush installed solar panels, I wonder if they are still there?


They probably are. I see no reason to take then down


trump takes everything down. I find it hilarious that teddy roosevelt banned christmas trees.


I wonder if they still can't bring christmas trees into the white house? Thanks for chatting and I hope you have a nice day.


Hello there, I hope you are doing well today.  Did you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


The first president of Zimbabwe was know as President Banana, I wonder if he looked like one or just liked bananas a lot


Good call you're right.  Yeah I wonder why, I think his actual name was close to banana so that was his nickname, I could be wrong though.


Maybe, not as strange as the President of indonesia releasing 3 pop albums while still in office though


Yeah I wonder how good or probably how bad those albums actually were.


Well they must of been good if the President released 3 albums unless he was a dictator and forced people to buy his pop albums


Yeah I'm sure they sold like crazy and he made a lot of money for himself.


Yea that is a good way to make money but I'm sure it was nowhere near as close as the three wealthiest US president JFK, Washington, or Jefferson


Yeah imagine how wealthy Jefferson actually was way back then.


Yea, too bad they couldn't use their money to make the white house larger than the guest house


Yeah isn't that funny, imagine all the guests from other countries that come to stay what they think.


Yea, the White House needs an upgrade, they still use floppy disks for storing files


Holy cow that is crazy.  I didn't even think you could buy those things anywhere.


yea, I don't what's worse still using floppy disks or the secret service taking four days to realize someone shot the white house


Yeah I would say both are horrible but the four days is just the worst.


Yea that's pretty bad but at least George W Bush reinstalled solar panels back on the White House so it wouldn't be completely outdated


Yeah that was a good move, more places especially for profit companies need to install more.


Yea, I wonder what types of radios they have in the White House, I know a regular radio can pick up radio storms from Jupiter so I wonder what a White House radio could do


Yeah I wonder if they have a secret giant radio that can pick up everything.


I bet they get all the radio stations and can listen to 'nunti latinibeing' broadcast in classical latin from Finland


Yeah I bet they listen to that all the time to be honest.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Hello! Pretty good. Do you like the radio?


I used to listen to it a lot when I was younger, not much anymore. what about you?


You know, kind of similar. but I still find it very interesting.. you can do amazing things with it , like listening to Jupiter radio storms


you can listen to radio storms from jupiter? that is crazy, what do you think they sound like?


That is a good question, It seems you can find out by using the AM in the radio. I would like to find out


i would too, ill give it a shot one of these days. apparently in canada, 40% of the music has to be canadian on the radio


That is true and that is by law..It is a great advantage for canadian artists


i suppose so, it probably hurts american sales a little bit too since they speak the same language of course


You are right! did you know about a very bizarre program in finnish radio?


no, i am not familiar with that, what is it about?


There is a Finnish radio station that broadcasts a Latin news program since 1989


that is odd, must have been one dedicated person that felt the need to do that I guess. there are a lot of odd things like that in the world


Yes, things that you would never think exists! like a website where you can hear a lot of radio dramas for free! did you ever hear radio dramas?


no i have not, are they like soap operas but in radio form?


Yas, i heard some long time ago and my parents and grand parents are very familiar with that.. I bet if the songs that the president of indonesia has written are very popular on the radio!


is that the guy who has released 3 pop albums?


that is right, and it was while in office!!


that is so awesome, I could have seen Obama do that. Apparently JFK, Washington and Jefferson were the three richest presidents in history


That is right!! Did you know if any of the US presidents think the White House is too small, they can always to to their guest house which is bigger!


that is odd, I wonder if it was much larger or just a few square feet larger. Well, it was nice chatting with you, have a great night!


Did you know that Trump is not among the 3 most wealthiest potus'?


I believe I did hear that. Even so, I'd like to have some of his money. I think it's admirable that he refuses to accept a salary.


Especially if he really needs the money! But hey, JFK inherited his wealth too.


Yes, and others. The most surprising to me, I think was George Washington. Is that correct?


Yeah, he inherited land from his father. But he paid his dues as a General. If he wanted a house as big as the President's guest house, which is really huge, I think we all could spare some money for him.


Woodrow Wilson was the only president to earn a PHD.


Wow. Nobody's going to mistake him for President Banana.


I think it's interesting that Trump got so much publicity on his "Fake News" rhetoric. Many journalists should consider that and straighten up, don't you think?


Well, if they were to print what Trump thinks is true, they'd be saying that the USSR was right to invade Afghanistan. At that point, we'd all be better moving to Indonesia, where the worst thing the President does is release pop albums.


Ha.I never heard that Trump agrees with USSR invading Afghanistan. I do think the media is out to disprove everything Trump says. They have a real problem with him. Right from the start, he made enemies of the NY Times.


Yeah, he really did say it. Google it. I think Trump has a love/hate relationship with the NY Times. He never tried to ban them like he did with CNN's access to the White House.


Perhaps. Of course, Obama and Bush had their problems with the new media, too.


Sure. But they also had problems with the Russian new media. Trump, not so much. "Very unpatriotic" is projection.


Well, it's true that most Americans have negative feelings toward the media.


If thats true, maybe there is nothing wrong with being the "enemy of the people"


It all depends upon what you can believe. Gallup poll indicates an all time low in regard to journalists. NY Times said they had to post guards at their building.


Well as long as the Press is more truthful than the President (who I believe is very untruthful), they'll remain as much an American Institution as 1600 Penn Ave.


Oh yes! Where would we be without both. It's up to the individual to determine who is leading the country in truth. I'm sure there's enough finger pointing to go around.


well at least we are not Canada, where radio stations must play Canadian music


Ha. That's real control. USA is still the best country to be in. Come what may. What would we do without the radio and TV broadcasters.


The conservative commentator? he is on the CNBC network right?


He used to be. I went to school around DC. I've met a bunch of these people.


You have? that's great so you can provide with a deeper focus on the matter.


He's actually fairly charasmatic. He knows his stuff on macroeconomics a lot better than you would think.


He does? thats new, I guess he is a really smart man, I wonder if he has a radio show, do you listen to the radion?


Not anymore. But that is because I take the subway to work now. If I drove I would. What about you?


I do, I listen to the radio on my way to work everyday did you hear about that Canadian law?


That they make canadian stations play 40% Canadian music?


Yeah thats the one, what are your thoughts on the law?


I think it is weird, but what do I know?


I think its a great law, supports local talent and then local artists can grow and their music becomes popular.


Interesting. I don't know of any Canadian bands to be honest.


I do know Bieber and Drake and I bet there are a few more great ones out there.


I didn't know Drake was from there. Did you know you can hear Jupiter's radio storms on AM radio?


Yeah his Canadian and no I didnt know that, that must be really cool but also a bit boring after a while.


Yeah. Did you know you can make a radio out of a razorblade and a pencil?


I didnt know that, I wonder if thats a handy skill for soldiers to learn. could come in handy during war time


Yeah, definetly it could I think that is where it was developed. Well, nice chatting with you!


Yeah could be the reason anyways its been great chatting with you as well, thanks for all and have a good day.


Hey there partner. Isn't it crazy that we choose one leader to make decisions for 350 million people in our country!


Yeah that is interesting. Luckily we don't automatically let the runner up in a presidential election become vice president anymore. That would be...interesting!


Yeah that would make things very interesting indeed. At least we don't have an authoritarian regime with a dictator.


Or how about a president who has released three pop albums while in office?


Yeah what a boss! Indonesia must be the place to be.


I actually love Indonesia but had no idea about the pop albums. So JFK, Washington and Jefferson were the top three wealthiest presidents in our US history. Maybe this list was made before Trump?


Yeah it definitely must have been. I wonder if Zimbabwe has had any other presidents with fruit nicknames LOL?


Ha, I wonder why the President of Zimbabwe was called president Banana. Ah, and I am curious as to why the White House still uses floppy disks for storing files!


Yeah what the heck! And why do they have twin buildings in Ireland and France?


Haha, yeah, I will have to look into that more. Because there is plenty of nice architecture in that country, why would they have to mimic ours?


Yeah I don't understand. I think it's cool that George Bush put solar panels on the back of the White House though. I assume this was only on the White House in Washington DC!


Haha! Well that's cool. I guess the White House's appearance changes slightly with each president's election. Teddy Roosevelt wouldn't let Christmas trees be in the white house.


I think I will nickname him the Grinch! It once took the Secret Service four days to realize that bullet's struck the White House on November 11, 2011.


Oh, well that doesn't give me much faith! Wonder if you are allowed to listen to the radio in the white house?


Yeah I bet they are! Wonder if anyone has ever listened to that broadcast that is entirely in Latin?


I wonder how many people can understand that! I wonder if at the white house you could access the website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. It would not interest me but I'm sure would interest many.


Yeah that's a good question I would like to know that as well. I think it's really cool that soldiers and in World War II made radios using a razor blade and a pencil.


Nice, wonder if they could pick up Jupiter's storms? Probably not, but you can pick them up on an AM radio.


I wonder what that sounds like? I bet they wouldn't allow it on Canadian radio because it's not technically Canadian!


Haha, when I think of Canadian music I think of Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Drake, but there have to be more since all radios need to play 40% of music of Canadian origin.


Yeah otherwise it would get real repetitive. Rush is another one! Well it was real nice getting to have this chat with you.


Rush? I will have to check that out. Nice chatting with you!


I think these days it's crossed over into the realm of general entertainment, since the President has a tweet for everything. Thank God he doesn't give addresses over the radio!


So what do you think about the president?


I think it's funny that he claims to know how to run a country just because he's been a wealthy business man. Did you know that the 3 wealthiest Presidents were actually JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Well he went bankrupt on multiple occasions and most of his wealth was from old money


He's a pretty example of the need for wealth redistribution--we're getting uncomfortably close to an authoritarian regime, where the leader might also be called president.


Well honestly was more worried how the only presidential candidates were hillary and trump...


The two party system is becoming a problem. Until 1805, the runner-up in the election became Vice President. I supposed maybe that provided a more balanced government, although I don't believe politics could have been that partisan back then.


Was it JFK or Roosevelt who came closest to winning as the 3rd party


I don't know. Less mainstream do have an outside chance sometimes. Teddy Roosevelt, for example, was such a staunch conservationist that he banned Christmas trees from the White House.


I wonder how being a conservationist leads to banning christmas trees?


I'm sure when he was President Christmas trees weren't grown commercially and had to be harvested from natural forests. These days they even have solar panels at the white House--Reagan had uninstalled the ones put up by Carter, but George W. Bush put in some when he was in office.


I see that makes sense. it is interesting how the guest house is larger than the white house


It's a bit ironic for a real estate developer to be in that situation, isn't it? I'm sure he's not thrilled that there are twins of the White House in Ireland and France, too.


I am sure the owners are thrilled to feel like a president


I wonder if they also used floppy disks for some computer storage like they do at the actual White House haha. I suppose that has something to do with information security and keeping certain data off-network.


I mean it is so old that it is actually a good security measure ironically


I also imagine that it's a pain to upgrade the systems regularly when the risk is so high. The actual work done there isn't that complicated--no one in the actual White House is performing complex research or analysis that requires supercomputers. I mean, it took 4 days for the Secret Service to even realize that bullets had struck the building in 2011!


True. I worries me our nukes still use floppy disks though


It worries me that the man in charge texts so much.


True, I agree. In any case, thanks for chatting


Hi! I was just reading about how John Chapman who passed rescuing a navy seal will recieve the medal of honor, sad story.


Hello there, it sounds like he was a brave man who sacrificed himself for the good of others.


He definitely was, like so many who serve. After Navy officer fell from the helicopter Chapman and others decided to go back for him, even knowing it was dangerous. He does deserve the medal.


Yes I agree, he certainly does.  His family should be proud of his actions.


Definitely, interesting story for sure, Chapman will be the 1st member of the Air Force to get the medal of honor. ...he was the only American alive at the top of that mountain,fighting.... how terrifying.


That that would be extremely terrifying, probably running on pure adrenaline at that point.


Exactly, I could not imagine the fear. I am sure the entire country including the president were very proud.


Agreed, do you know much about other presidents around the world?


Not really, lol I read that one president in Zimbabwe was called banana....I wonder why or if that is an honor?


Yeah isn't that funny, I think it was because of his name but I might be wrong.


Very interesting. I wonder if other presidents have White House type residence. I know there are 2 other white houses in Ireland and France.


That is funny, I also wonder if their guest houses are also larger than the white house.


I wonder that too, makes me curious to know why the guest house at the White house is so big, I thought the White House looks very large, so that guest house must be huge lol


Right, and I wonder what guests think when they come to stay here.


Probably pretty comfortable for sure! The White House has been home for every president since the 1800's so I wonder if that guest house was there back then or not.


I bet there was one, but not nearly the size it is today.


I would like to know who had the guest house built, interesting part of history. They even have solar panels so I am sure it has been changed throughout the years many times.


Yeah it sounds like some presidents have taken them down, and then they are put back up again, sounds silly to me.


Right! lol, they should just stay put. I am sure each president has done some type of remodeling to the White House. I wonder if they have music streaming into any of the rooms of the White House.....I am sure there must be relaxing rooms there so they can sit back and listen to the radio and put their feet up lol


Oh yeah I bet the relaxing rooms there are super nice, a lot nicer than the one I have lol.


Haha, nicer than mine too :) I guess these days you don't need a sound system streaming music....I just put earphones in and listen to my favorite radio station haha. It has been great chatting! Nice conversation!


Same here, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Hi. Did you know that the White House has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


The White House does? I did not know that! So ol' 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue isn't as unique as I thought it was! There is also a replica in Atlanta which was built as a private home.


Wow.  I didn't know that.  All these replicas I never knew existed.  lol  Teddy Roosevelt was such a stauch conservationist that he banned Christmas trees from the White House.


Ha! And then later on came Jimmy Carter who had solar panels installed on the White House!


lol ...and then Ronald Reagan took them off and George W. Bush put them back on!


Haha! Those crazy guys! Jimmy carter also turned all the thermostats down to 65 degrees during the winter of 1977. That guy means business! I do love hearing about presidential history, don't you?


I do like reading about.  I've learned a lot here recently.  ..and he did try to save money because the economy was terrible then.  LOL  The White House uses floppy discs still to store files.  That's surprises me.


Floppy disks!? That surprises me, too! They still use snail mail at the White House, as well. They'll mail you a congratulations card if you send them a birth announcement!


I wish I had known that when I had my kids in the early 90


It's nice of them to keep some traditions like that going. Did you know Lincoln was the first President to be photographed at his inauguration? Seems like so long ago.


I do remember reading that.  Wasn't John Wilkes Booth also in the picture?


He was! Pretty freaky! Do you think they have many radios in the White House. I love listening to the radio. It fascinates me that so much information and sound can be carried by radio waves.


I do love listening to the radio still!  I would like to try to pick up some of the Jupiter radio storms that you can hear on AM radio.


That is so crazy to me! There's a radio station that translates solar activity into sound, too. You can listen live to the sun's music!


I will have to check that out!  Did you know that in Canada it's a law that at least 40 percent of the music played has to be Canadian artists?


Was Bing Crosby Canadian? In the 1940s, his music filled more than half of the radio time allocated to record music!


I don't know if he was.  Soldiers in WW2 made simple radios by using a razorblade and a pencil as the diode.  Pretty creative!


Wow! I guess they just needed an electrical conductor. They must have really wanted to hear some Bing Crosby!


lol That was probably the only form of entertainment they could get when stuck in the foxholes....which they actually called those radios foxhole radios.


Huh. Interesting. I hope they weren't trying to catch up on the ventriloquist act that was so popular in the 1930s. It baffled contemporary critics, and it baffles me, too!


lol Those creep me out.  I've had a good time tonight chatting with you!


I never knew that ringo starr narrated some episodes of thomas the thank engine.


Yes.     Funny that he was the more mild Narrator, compared to George Carlin and Alec Baldwin


I also can't believe there are that many pokemon episodes. My son used to watch these all the time as a kid.


I heard it was something like sixteen years worth!


it's been around so long. I can't believe it's still even popular to this day!


At least Pokemon was not around in the black and white television days!


In your country, do people call the sport soccer or football?


Football.     It is amazing so many different games like Australian football also use the same name!


I agree! I never even knew there was such a thing as Austailian or Canadian football!


True.    One version I just learned about is Gaelic football


Gaelic indicates an Irish game, 15 players somewhat similar to rugby football.


i never knew that. you're really smart! it's crazy how much football players make these days!


Yes.    In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars


Then again, salaries all over are huge.    Look at 2011 superhero film Thor!


I'm a huge fan of superhero movies. I really liked Thor. Chris Hemsworth was a good actor in it.


i did not know that Kenneth Branagh was such a good director!


I also enjoyed Natalie Portman in it. She's one of my favorite actresses.


I prefer Rene Russo's acting in the film.


Both were really good, as was Anthony Hopikins!


Not as good as Tom Hiddleston, who gained 50 pounds of muscle for the film!


I thought he looked heavier than I'd ever seen him!


Hey how's it going? Did you hear about the police arresting the man who made threatening tweets against the football coach Jeff Brohm?


Yes, I did.  If the coach wanted to stay with Boilermakers,  it was not  his business. I wonder how the police found this guy.  Do you know who this guy is?


Yes true good point. Not sure just some fan. Apparently after all that happened at the university, classes would still be held that Friday. So I'm glad it didn't cause too big of a disruption. People get angry so easily these days. Especially over football!


I agree with you especially with the popularity of online media.  The guy's lawyer said that it was just a joke.


Yeah it is hard to know what is a joke and what isn't. The internet is so new and unpredictable. I remember when we just had tv to worry about! I liked the Simpsons-and there is only one episode ever where Bart never appears!


Are you serious?  It was impossible for Bart not to appear in the Simpsons.


lol yes he was definitely the main character! I also like that 70's show, which was apparently remade in the UK.


I did not know that 70's show was remade in the UK.  Back to the Simpsons, apparently Homer has held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.


Wow either he is very ambitious or cannot hold a job for the life of him! Another big popular show was Pokemon with over 750 episodes. Wow that is hard to believe!


That was hard to believe.  All my grand kids know all about Pokemon. Do you watch Saturday Night Life?


Yes I do that is a fantastic show! love it! Alec Baldwin has been funny recently impersonating Trump. Baldwin also narrated thomas the tank engine for 52 episodes!


Yes, I heard about Baldwin and Thomas, the tank engine.  Back to Saturday Night Live, apparently "weekend update" that was started on the first episode of SNL, is their longest running skit.


Oh yeah I love that skit! Really funny! Do you like superhero movies? I think Thor is definitely one of my favorites. The Thor film in 2011 was directed by Kenneth Branagh, I though he did a great job.


I have not seen the Thor film.  I heard a lot about it from my son.  Apparently, the spaceships were named after classic Australian Holden cars.


Oh thats cool! I actually rode in a Holden when I visited Australia and I had never heard of them prior to that. Apparently Tom Hiddleston gained 50 pounds of muscle in hopes of being casted as Thor but he ended up not getting that role. Bummer.


That was sad.  Tom should have tried to gain weight after he got the part.


You're right. Hollywood is tough for sure. Apparently 80% of the dialogue in Thor Ragnarok was improvised in order to create a loose collaborative mood. Maybe more films should use this technique because it worked really well.


What I mean was "gain weight" - sorry it's getting late in New York.  Tom Hiddleston was in the movie though, right?  But he was not Thor.


Correct. He played Thor's brother names Loki. He still did a great job and I am sure he is happy to be playing that part. It is hard to beat out Chris Hemsworth!


I need to watch this Thor movie.  I watched Incredible Hulk and I enjoyed it a lot.  Did you see Incredible Hulk?


Awesome yeah I did I loved that movie too! I think you would enjoy Thor as well! It was nice talking with you, have a wonderful evening!


Hi, how are you? Do you follow sports at all?


I don't follow sports that much. I did watch the Superbowl this year, what about you?


Football is pretty good toward the end of the season. I like the playoffs. Didn't get a chance to watch the SB.


you didn't really miss anything haha, do you ever watch college football though? Apparently Iowa University painted the opposing team's locker room pink


I think the folks in Iowa overestimated the effect of color on the team. Has the win-loss record improved? Any other teams doing this? No.


Haha I agree with you. Personally I think I would play harder if I went into a locker room and it were pink haha. I would be surprised and interested to check out the win-loss ratio after they did that haha


Can't imagine it works THAT well. Bowlers in the 1960's  made twice as much as top football stars. Probably had fewer injuries as well.


Haha you're probably right. Do you ever watch sports on ESPN? Apparently they won an Emmy for inventing the yellow line that they use to show  the first down


I guess computer technology improved the viewer's experience. Don't know that it deserved an award.


No I don't think they did haha. I wish that they would broadcast the highest scoring football game of all time, it was 222 to 0, although it was in 1916 so definitely TV was not around back then haha


I think the viewers would have been bored, unless they had money riding on the game. I don't know what the GT coach was thinking.


yup yep I agree, do you like the Patriots by the way? They have a player who's never fumbled the ball before


They are usually the favorites, and I like to root for the underdog. That player should get a bonus for that achievement.


Haha I agree with you. I would just be so scared if I were him. Think about it. Every time you go on the field you could ruin that record LOL


People would be coming for you JUST to get you to fumble. Do you watch TV much these days?


I watch it sometimes. I don't have cable but I can catch Network TV sometimes. I also watch YouTube. What about you?


I don't watch TV much. Sometimes in the gym when I exercise. I try to catch up on the news.


Yeah I personally think the news is kind of depressing haha. But I can get it if you do watch that from time to time. Especially if you're at the gym. Did you ever watch the show Thomas the Tank?


Thomas the Tank Engine is an animated show for kids. I never saw it really, but I know that it's popular.


I think I saw some as a kid. It's almost like stop motion, or something like that. I know they have a lot of famous stars that did the voices though. Do you know who Geroge Carlin is?


Carlin was a stand up comedian. Also did TV work in the 60s. Funny guy.


Haha I agree with you. I wish he was still around, he would have a lot of good things to say I think. I guess Alec Baldwin and also Ringo Starr did some boys down there too, I need to check that out haha.


Hello there, are you a big tv fan?  If so, what is your favorite show?


I do like some tv, I like the simpsons, seinfeld, and south park, I guess they all begin with S's somehow haha, what about you?


Hey that is awesome, my favorite show is the Simpsons, but Seinfeld is close behind.  South Park is good too, I enjoy Always Sunny as well.


ah yes I like always sunny, I guess in the simpsons Homer had almost 200 different jobs in teh first 400 episodes


That is crazy to think about, I love the first 10 seasons.  I guess there is also one episode where Bart doesn't make any kind of appearance.


ya I think I heard of that, he makes no appearance and isn't mentioned, I wonder if they just forgot about him haha


Yeah that's funny to think about, it's probably in a later season as well.


have you seen the show shark tank? apparently most deals that they make are not actually enacted in real life, that seems like a let down because that means the show is basically staged


Yeah I have seen it and really? That is pretty sad, I bet most of the people who follow that show would be super let down yeah.


did you know that woodrow wilson had a phd? I wonder why more presidents don't have higher degrees like that


Right, no I didn't know that, very interesting though.  I guess the president of Indonesia has released three pop music albums while in office.


ya that's crazy, I want trump to release a pop album, he's friends with kanye just think if they released a record together!


That would be insane lol, I think it would definitely sell tons even if it wasn't any good though!


ya I agree haha, did you know that FDR was the only recent president to speak another language besides english


No, that is very surprising to me as well.  Did you know the guest house at the white house is bigger than the actual white house itself?


no I didn't know that, I do like the idea they have in Guatemala, where the presidents relatives can't legally run to become president


That is a pretty good rule.  Keeps the family money out of the equation.


ya I agree, what do you think of the electoral college? I guess in the history of the USA 5 presidents have lost the popular vote but still won becuase of the electoral college


Yeah I think it is time to rethink how we do things but who knows.


who do you think the first president to get a photograph was?


That's a good one, I'm pretty stumped though lol.  Who was it?


haha well it was Lincoln and actually john wilkes booth was in the photo with him! scary!


Great.  I think the rhetoric of our era is very biased and unfair to Trump.  I don't think the press and celebrities should continue to complain about the election.


I recently read another Trump-bashing article from some unknown media source. It made a false comparison to JFK.


You know, I'm old enough to remember Walter Kronkite just reading the news, not giving their opinions as facts.  I don't like how the media does this today.


Do you remember when Trump first started talking about "Fake News"?  Everybody was saying, "What's he talking about?" "He just made this word up".  Well, I think everybody knows exactly what he was talking about, now.


I agree.  A child could tell that most so-call news programs are biased.  The aforementioned author (?) went on to slam the "fake news" truth with pseudo-intellectual dribble.


Very true.  To change the subject until my blood pressure medicine has time to kick in.  Lol Do you watch much tv?


Ha, Ha, I done with the propaganda.  I do watch TV.  I can't believe there are over 750 episodes of "Pokemon"!  That equates to about 50 a year for 16 years!


Yeah, that's a shocker for sure.  I don't understand the fascination with Pokemon?


Never got it either.  I guess the UK didn't get the 70's Show.  They tried it there under the name "Days Like These" and it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


Must not have translated well across the pond! Do you watch the Simpsons?


I do once in a while. I understand that there is one episode that didn't show or discuss Bart.  I like Homer...


I Know, I heard that and I can't remember ever seeing it?  Did you?


Nope, not that I can recall.  Did you know that the White House (WH) guest house is larger that the WH?


Yeah, I find it funny that its larger than the white house.But, I believe there are many levels underground at the White House that they are not counting in that measurement!


Probably.  They say that the top 3 richest presidents were JFK, Washington and Jefferson.  They are obviously taking inflation into account.


Obviously, but it looks like Bush, Clinton, or Trump would have made that list.


Yeah and I didn't think JFK was that rich.  His daddy Joe was from bootlegging booze during prohibition. Funny, astronauts vote from space so I have no excuse...


That's right you have no excuse! MAGA 2020 lol Well, it's been nice chatting with you, friend.  I have to get to church, I'll talk to you later.  Have a good day.


Hello there, do you watch much television?


I use too. I stream a lot more now due to advertisements. How about you?


I think you are like a lot of people in that sense. I watch a lot of sports programs myself.


Thats one of the few reasons to keep normal tv. Animated cartoons are my thing


That is a good point.  Did you use to watch cartoons on Saturday mornings growing up?


I did! Pokemon was one of them. There are now over 750 episodes


That is just crazy how many episodes of that show they have made, wow.


If you watched 50 a year. It would take 16 years


That is crazy, I wonder how much it cost to make that many shows?


I really wonder if it would take longer than 16 years to find the one episode of the simpsons where bart is neither mentioned or appears


Same here, I think it is in one of the later seasons of the show because I have seen most but not that one.


I like that the crew of the simpsons sent flowers to the south park guys


Isn't that funny!  I bet they all got a good laugh out of it!


Im glad none of them take tv jokes too serious. I think that our current president might have a problem with this


Geez yeah I can't agree with you more on that, I don't like the way he handles jokes.


How do you think he would take it knowing he's not one of the 3 wealthiest presidents


Well knowing him, he would be super jealous and probably claim it's fake news and he really is the most wealthy.


You know what would make for great tv. If Hillary was VP with him.


Yeah wouldn't that be something if they went back to that old system.  It would be a reality show.


Not great for our country. But great for views


And I'm sure that's what the big tv exec's want.  Nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hi there, did you know there is a 3g internet tower at the top of Everest?


wow I didn't know that, good thing people can take selfies at the top! have you ever used a hamburger button online?


I thought that was such a strange name but yes i have. Be careful of constant clicking on websites it creates an addiction in your brain.


haha I probably have that addiction, I'm just glad the internet is being backed up somewhere every day, I would be so sad if it went down and we lost all our internet knowledge


The world would be in an uproar. There keeping the copy at the Alexandria Library, right?


yup thats right, by the way, have you ever read the terms of service on a website? I never have, apparently only 7% of people do, are you one of the 7% haha


Nah i'm in the higher class of 93%, haha. It's to much jargon. Did yoiu know that storms on Jupiter are so powerful they can be picked up on AM radio?


wow I didn't know that, I'll have to check it out, what about a foxhole radio? have you ever made one? maybe I can make one and listen to Jupiter haha


Yeah a razor blade and a pencil should do the trick! ha! I think its cool that Canada plays 40% of its music on the radio in house.


ya that is cool, idk how good that music is but its a good idea haha, would you ever listen to classical latin on the radio?


Can't see a reason why i would but hey i guess you never know. How about you?


haha no I wouldn't understand it, but apparently that is a station in finland, they started it in 1989


Wow i heard there a station that plays classical radio drama for free.


ya I want to listen to that, I'm always down for free haha, do you watch tv btw?


Yeah mostly Hulu and Netflix, how about you?


ya I don't even have cable haha, so ya lots of netflix, I do like south park though


Now that im aware of but never really got into it. I did watch the Simpsons though.


ya, they did an episode where southpark made fun of family guy and the simpsons creators sent them flowers because it was spot on analysis haha, thats a great episode.


Wow i did see that one. I hear there is one episode where Bart does not appear or is he mentioned. Did you see that one?


no I haven't butr now I want to! I wonder if they just forgot about him, do you like the show That 70's show


I haven't seen that one either. I did hear they tried to remake it though.


ya they did, it was going to be in the UK and was cancelled after 10 episodes haha they must have different humor over there


I suppose you know that there are 32 teams in the NFL?


I knew there were a lot, but I don't think I knew the exact number. That makes sense though with how it's separated between the NFC and AFC


Yes.  To increase TV revenue they added a bye week for each team so there are 17 weeks for each team to play 16 games.  More TV revenue.


That makes sense though. The Super Bowl is a big deal and is one of the most watched sporting events of the year


It usually is on the first Sunday of February, just like it was last week-end.


The first playoff game was in 1932 and took place in Chicago. Now it's become a big deal to most Americans


It is a social event with lots of Super Bowl parties.  12 teams make the play-offs and then it boils down to the 2 in the big game.


One cool thing they do is embed chips in the shoulder pads to keep track of the players on the field. That makes it easier to keep track of stats and plays


That is an innovative use of technology.  Women are okay to have as players according to the rules.


It's hard to imagine men and women tackling one another in that way. One of the coaches was a rocket scientist before he started coaching in the NFL. That definitely a change of career


Sure is!  The New Orleans cheerleaders cannot eat in the same restaurant as an NFL player.  If one comes in while the cheerleader is eating, she has to leave.  Probably a rule requested by the player's wives.


That's pretty crazy, but understandable. Out of all the quarterbacks in the NFL, only one is left handed. That is surprising


I played defensive back in high school.  It is hard to catch one from a lefty, it is spinning backwards.  An NFL game only has 11 minutes of action yet they work out nearly year round to be in shape for that.


Only eleven minutes?! I've played a flag football game that had more action than that. There was a Super Bowl winning quarterback who threw a touchdown pass to himself


There is always some play that one has never seen before.  I went to Oklahoma University and a recent QB there, Baker Mayfield, almost quite football to play competitive gaming.  He won the Heisman in football


Apparently there's another Heisman winner, Lamar Jackson, who has recently been signed on as the Raven's quarterback. He set records while he was in college


Imagine being a high school coach of a jv team that loses every game, never scores a touchdown and your back-up QB is Tom Brady and you don't put him in for a single play.  It happened.


That's crazy. I guess that shows that most don't peak in high school. There's a quarterback who is in the MLB under contract even though he hasn't played a regular season game in years


This year's Heisman winner was also at Oklahoma.  He has a 4.66 million bonus for baseball but may go in the NFL draft as well.  Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that he was a junior in college when he enrolled in college.


The quarterback is definitely one of the determinants in how well a team will do in the season. They touch the ball probably the most of all the players on the team


Well, the center touches it more since he sometimes hikes it directly to a running back.  However, the QB has the most meaningful touches.  Nice talk!


did you know that there's a version of soccer where three teams face each other, at the same time? it's pretty cool


Wild game. I would love to see that and listen to the announcers trying to keep track of everything. Do they play with more than one ball?


honestly, I have no idea. I would imagine that it's one ball, and maybe only one net, but who knows.


Soccer mis really popular globally. So much so that it makes more money thanfootball, baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined! I wonder if they have a game where soccer and baseball are played on the same field at the same time... LOL


That doesn't surprise me, it appears to be the most popular sport in the world, since it's played everywhere. Even Jon stewart used to be a soccer player!


I bet eh was great at talking trash during the game. He probably would make the other team laugh and then slip one by the goalie. I wish they didn't call it soccer in the US, but called it association football.


Haha, for sure. gotta use whatever you have in your arsenal to win! Honestly, I prefer "soccer", it's nice and short, and just rolls off the tongue.


But can you use the tongue is soccer? You can't use the arms on field. That might handicap Stewart too!


hahahah, very true, forget the tongue. American football is also very popular, some of those games go on forever, despite the average game only having 11 minutes of actual live gameplay


In soccer they earn their money, running for what seems like hours. In NFL, the spend most of their time in the huddle, which seems like a break.


that's definitely so true. Same with baseball.


I would guess the NFL coach has a better workout than most of the players. This is not true for the baseball coach, who can literally drink throughout the entire game. If the NFL puts tracking chips in the balls and the other equipment, where would baseball put the tracking chips?


I'd assume that you could put chips into the baseball's themselves, or even the baseball bats. Those things are so tiny, they can go anywhere.


Wejj, at the risk of sounding crude, I think the best thing about NFL is the cheerleaders. They are underappreciated. You know, in New Orleans, cheerleaders  aren't even allowed to dine in the same location as the players. Now that is underappreciated!


Wow, I wonder what the reasoning is for that? Seems rather sexist, but i'm sure there's a method to that madness. I know the NFL has no rules against female players though, so maybe they aren't sexist


Maybe they are encouraging cheerleaders to become future players. In any event, the NFL does have it's good players too. Like Kellan Moore, the only left-handed QB.


Only one left-handed player? that's insane, there's so many players in the NFL, what are the odds of that


A left-handed QB is rare. It requires a whole differnt strategy for recruiting linemen, designing and calling plays, and even hiking. But they would not need to change the huddle, a practice started to protect the QB while he was calling plays--to block the other team from seeing signals, etc.


Oh wow, that's insane. who knew being left handed would make such a difference in a spot. Considering how dangerous the sport is, i'm surprised people still play it


Yeah. The QB at Oklahoma considered quitting to become a professional gamer. I don't know if he made the right decision...


now that's a big change in career path. but to be fair, gamers are actually making decent money these days, and injuries are almost non-existant, so it may be the better option


I am watching the news on television right now - do you remember when all of the tvs were black and white?


I don't remember that though I do remember having one black and white tv. Interesting that before WWII the TV was not commonplace in homes.


Yes radio was the only game in town back then.  I love Pokemon and I am thinking about binge-watching all 750 episodes this weekend.


Is that even possible in a weekend? Seems like it would take a while! That's a lot of episodes! I don't like cartoons really but I do like the Simpsons.


Yes they are great.  They even sent flowers to the producers of South Park when the show ended!


I like Bart a lot. There is only one episode where he didn't appear and wasn't mentioned.


That is weird.  I wonder why?  My kids always loved Thomas the Tank.  Did you ever see that?


I was wondering why myself. I used to watch Thomas when it was still stop motion. Sad now that it's CGI, not quite the same. Interesting that Ringo Starr, Alec Baldwin and George Carlin have all narrated at least 52 episodes each.


Wow!   That is a lot.  I used to love the 70's show but it was apparently not a hit in the UK.


I think the reason why is they tried to re-do it verbatim. Maybe a lot of jokes didn't translate. The actors might not have been as charismatic either!


That is true.  I have spent a lot of time these days listening to classic radio dramas - there is a website with a huge collection.


Interesting! I don't listen to the radio much though I would love to learn how to make a foxhole radio like WWII soldiers did.


Yeah I do not understand how a razorblade and a pencil can turn into a radio!


I also am amazed that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that you can hear them on an AM radio.


That is pretty insane.   But it is probably better than listening to Latin like one station in Finland plays.


Yeah I wonder how many people can actually understand it or even want to listen to it.


I have no idea.   I might prefer Canadian music - 40 % of all music in Canada has to be canadian!


So I have to look up more Canadian artists because all I can think of is Justin Bieber and Drake!


Yeah - you might look that up on the Internet - this global network is amazing


Yeah, I will have to. Interesting that anywhere in the world pretty much we can get reception, even on Mt. Everest!


That is pretty awesome.   The internet is pretty addicting though - the constant novelty gets to you after a while.


Yeah, I think I might have an addiction to clicking-it is a real addiction!


Hi, how are you doing this fine evening?


Hi hows it going? I am good.  do you watch television?


I used to watch television a lot. I don't watch so much now. How about you?


Me either, I like watching shows and movies that are streamed like netflix hulu or hbo.


Yeah, I usually want to check out shows on my schedule. So you use the Internet a lot for your entertainment?


Mostly yes. Did you know daniel radcliffe voice the cartoon parody of edward cullen on the simpsons?  That is so funny.


He must get tons of offers for voice work and such. I wonder if he is going to get Thomas the Tank Engine. Everyone else seems to have had a crack at that.


maybe.  He seems like a very versed actor,  he probably would if offered to him.


A Finnish radio station has broadcast 'nuntii latini' since 1989. This is a weekly *news* program entirely in classical Latin. I wonder if they could get Daniel to read for that. The spells in Harry Potter sound like Latin.


Do they?  lol they dont sound latin to me.  Yeah that would be pretty cool to have him speak in latin.  I wonder if he has ever done radio before.


I guess he could go to the website with thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. I wonder how many visitors show up there, and what their average age is.


there is a station that translates solar activity ,  you  can listen to the suns music.


Probably about as interesting as that news program in Latin.


did you know bill murray voiced the human torch in the fantastic four show in the 70s?


Bill has a long, varied track record as an entertainer. I never picture him as the Human Torch though.


did you know in finland everyone has the right to an internet connection.


That sounds like Finland. Very socialist! Do you believe that the current library of Alexandria has a copy of the Internet in case the Internet burns to the ground? This sounds entirely bogus to me. How could you make a copy of the whole Internet? It changes much too quickly.


Anything is possible I guess,  I dont even entirely understand how the tv works lol so yeah I believe that someone has a backup of the internet lol


I had fun chatting with you! Have a good night! Gotta go to the top of Everest to check the Internet speed. I'll be back soon.


I couldn't live with out the internet.  Thank goodness it's even accessible from Mt. Everest, although the 3 g speed would annoy me.


For sure, I wouldnt be able to climb Mt everest without my phone! I love me some television though


Huge simpson's fan here! I just realized there was one episode where Bart never appeared! They didn't even mention him.


I heard that! That is awesome, and interesting, how about Pokemon, have you ever watched any of the 750 episodes?


No, I never got into the pokemon craze, even after it being on for 16 years.


I was as a kid, but now that it is back I don't care anymore. I did probably  watch a majority of those episodes as a kid.


I commute so I always have the radio on.  I was in Canada the other day and I couldn't find a station playing an american artist.  I guess they are required to play 40% canadian music.


I had the problem too the other day, makes sense now! Did you know Jupiter's radio storms are so strong they can be picked up on an am radio?


I'm not surprised.  The properties of electromagnetic energy fascinate me.  I want to try to build a radio like the soldiers in WWii


Right, I heard about that. The used razors and other items right to make radios?


Yes!  They used a pencil as the diode.  Do you ever listen to classic radio dramas?


There's a whole website you can listen to thousands of classic radio episodes for free.  I don't know it off  hand, but I'm sure you can search for it.


That is interesting, I will have to check it out. I like the internet, do you use it much?


Too much! I always thought I was addicted but now the science has proved the addition is real.


Ha for sure, me too! the constant novelty clicking links can cause addictions!


Do you actually read the full terms when buying something on the internet?  I heard only 7% do.  I'm definitely in the 93%


Me too, I have never once looked, I could be selling my soul to the devil for all i know


For sure, I guess I should go back to the good old days of TV.  Become a slave to South Park and the Family Guy again.


I sometimes catch a rerun. I heard recently when South Park and Family guy ended the Simpsons' crew sent them flowers!


right, they really hit them where it counts!


i used to listen to the radio. not so much now. you?


Not much either, with Spotify and other services Im using it less and less.


i dont usually use spotify. i use youtube. why do you like spotify?


I like it because its free and theres also a great selection of music,


are there any commercials? those drive me crazy.


Yeah thats the downside, theres also a paid version its not that expensive, I think its worth it


that sounds good. i guess radio has to change to suit the internet world. i listened to music as a kid. when i commute i sometimes listen to the news, but i usually want it quiet.


Yeah I think it has, well there are some cool facts about the radio like the Jupiter storms and how they get picked by am radio


the radio is like an audio telescope. you can also listen to solar activity on your radio.


You can also listen to solar activity? thats impressive


yes, you could also listen to the news in latin if you lived in finland. not sure how many people actually listen to that.


I think it has some fans, its been around since 1989 so some people must love the program


if it has been going for that long, im sure that there are dedicated followers. but why latin? why not ancient greek? LOL


I know right, few people understant that language lol I hear theres a really popular site with thousands of drama episodes as well


that would be worth looking into. those old dramas involved a lot of creativity. i probalby know one or two of them.


Yeah I love dramas, and what are your thoughts on that Canadian law, the one that requires 40% of the music in their stations to be Canadian


i guess that the govt wants to protect home grown talent. how will they do that with the internet though.


I  think its a great law it also promotes local talent so thats a great iniciative


its good to give the local talent a chance. the us market dominates. Anyway, great chat!


I know right, support locals and its also been great chatting with you have a great morning.


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


I do like to listen to it on the way to work. How about you?


I used to listen to the radio a lot as a kid. i dont listen much now. i go to youtube.


That's not a bad source! I would like to heard what Jupiter radio storms sound like!


Probably a lot like solar activity. lots of static and roaring. give the news in latin any day!


haha well said! Have you heard of foxhole radios?


Are they special radios? i thought troops normally had radios.


I'm sure not all did in world war two! They made them out of razor blades and pencils. That is crazy to me!


That is quite creative. i wonder what they listened to. the news in Latin? LOL


They were just happy to hear it! Maybe that's how that finnish radio station started doing their show in latin?


I wonder who started that. some professor? since 1989, people have listened.


They probably have an audience of 5 people that know the language haha. Do you have an iphone?


I do not have an iphone. i find them too expensive. You?


I have one, but it is 4 years old because of that reason haha. The iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent!


plus the deterrent does not do chat messaging very well. LOL


Haha you are probably right! I think UNICEF is doing good when it comes to cell phones!


if they can get people to put their phones down! people are addicted!


They really are! So many kids could have clean water for a day if people stayed away from their phones!


Yes, but people like their phones like they are heroin! Anyway, great chat!


Great chat to you as well, have an awesome day!


Would you like to travel up the Amazon River?


I think that would be wonderful. I would love to see the indigenous people and also all the animals and plants.


I would also, except it must be very hot and humid. I have a picture of my mother in a launch traveling up to Curacao back in the 1930's. She was very adventurous. She saw a real shrunken human head on her journey.


I think she was. There were no roads and no hotels. Just native villages. I think the natives should be left alone. We are going in there too much and bringing our ways with us.


What an adventurous lady! I think it's sad that the Zapara population has shrunk dramatically from 200,000 in the beginning of thte 20th century to less than 500 today.


That's my point. They don't do well because we have been involved with them too much. Indigenous tribes don't have immunity from our diseases for one thing.


They have fought against the mining and oil industries that have destroyed their lands.


People want their resources and are willing to destroy the tribes to get them. It is such a rich area and there is so much to explore there. I wish they would be left in peace.


Their only protection is that roads don't reach them but I guess that is not protection enough.


I guess the oil companies can make their own roads really fast if they want to get to these places. What a shame.


Yeah, apparently the jungle is part of their bodies. They feel it's where their spirits and ancestors live.


They have a different way of living and looking at things. I think it is beautiful. The Brazilian and Ecuadorian governments should protect them.


I think so too. I like how some tribes work together to support each other. Wish we would do that in our society.


They have a much more simple way of life. We live in a world of Capitalism where it's dog eat dog, so to speak. I think there are too many people on this planet all trying to get at the resources first.


I know in our society if we did that it would not work, but I do sometimes long for a simpler way of life. I'm glad that some of these villages stand up for what they believe in. It's tragic that some of them are murdered for being activists.


They are very brave for standing up for their rights but I think that there are too few of them and they will end up losing. What a shame.


Right. Much as I admire their lifestyle, admittedly, I am addicted to shopping. I like to use Amazon a lot.


I have Amazon Prime. I buy almost everything from them except food. I enjoy sitting in front of the computer in my PJ's and window shopping. lol


Haha, in a few years people will probably ask "why do they call it window shopping? perhaps they were sitting near a window while shopping online?" Wish I was the first Amazon customer though. He got a building named after him.


It was probably a friend of Bezos' Or a family member.


Most likely. What do you think of the clock that Jeff Bezos built on the side of a mountain?


Hi, how do you feel about Amazon?  Personally I couldnt live without them.


Hello, I love Amazon. I'm a prime member. What about you?


Me too!  I love that I can even get packages on Sundays!


Me too! I saw that Amazon holds a patent on the 1-click buying.


Really?  That is genius.  It is said the more clicks you have to make the less likely you are to go through with the process.


I agree. Amazon has a website that sells returned and like-new items with discounts.


It is crazy to thinkk that Bezos developed all of that from a simple online book store.


I agree. Jeff Bezos is one of the richest men in the world.


So rich he could afford to build a clock in a mountain that rill run for 10,000 years.


That's pretty crazy! Did you know that Best Buy and Target will price match Amazon?


I didn't, but that is good to know.  I am always looking for ways to find the cheapest things.


Me too. The arrow in Amazon's logo means they have everything from a to z.


I saw that recently on a hidden meanings and objects in logos thing.  They really do have everything you could ever want.  That is why their warehouse workers walk 7-15 miles each day.


That's a lot of walking! Do you listen to the radio?


From time to time, mostly into podcasts now.


I love the radio. There is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound and you can listen live to the sun's music.


I have heard that, I am interested to see what that actually sounds like.


Me too. Bill Murray voiced the human torch in the 1970's Fantastic Four show.


That is neat.  Did you know in Canada that 40% of the music must be Canadian on the radio?


I think I have heard that before. I guess it makes sense.


Then there is that one station in Finland that I am sure almost no one listens to, you know, the one in Classical Latin


That's interesting. Well it was a good chatting with you.


Good morning, have you ever picked up any of the radio storms from Jupiter? They can be found sometimes on an AM station.


I have not actually. I do know that there is a way to make a radio using a razorblade and a pencil as a diode.


That's called a foxhole radio. My grandfather showed me how to make one.


That is awesome. Did you know that radio stations in canada are required to play  at least 40 percent canadian music?


Are there even that many Canadian artists? I am trying to find the station that broadcasts entirely in Latin.


Im not sure about that station, but I know of a website where you can listen to classic radio dramas.


I will have to find that one, I love the old radio dramas. It's crazy to think that Amazon warehouse workers walk up to 15 miles per shift. I couldnt do it.


It really is. I think its even more amazing that Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain and it is supposed to run for 10000 years.


That is insane. I wonder what the purpose of it is? Then again, he does some pretty crazy stuff, like naming a building after the first Amazon customer.


Yeah think about that. You spend 27.95 on a website and get a building named after you. That would be pretty cool.


I'm just thankful I get my packages delivered on Sundays, lol.


That was a good deal that they made with the postal service. Did you know that amazon also owns IMDB.


I did not know that. I really like some of their original productions, from Amazon Studios.


Did you know that Amazon surpassed wal mart as the number one retailer in world.


I didn't but I can believe it. They are everywhere, even in publishing.


On another topic. Did you know that the three wealthiest presidents were washington JFK and


Jefferson? It's interesting that trump isn't on that list.


Yes it is. Up until 1805 the runner up in the election was made vice president. Could you see that working today?


I think that would be awesome. Things may actually get done. Could you imagine any of ours releasing a pop album, like the President of Indonesia?


I could see trump releasing a dis album about Hillary. It would have an explicit lyrics warning on it though.


I wouldn't enjoy those lyrics! Imagine if his name was a fruit, like President Banana, the first President of Zimbabwe.


Lol. Well Im gonna have to be getting off here. Have a good one.


Same here when I commute to work and also when work is slow at the office.


Have you ever picked up Jupiter's storms by accident?You can hear them on the AM radio.


You can? woah that is amazing, the radio is a big world with a lot of interesting content.


Yeah, there is a Finnish radio station that plays a weekly news programme in Classical Latin. Wonder how many people listen to it and understand it.


I think it has a fan segment yeah, its been around since 1989 so some people must like it


Yeah, you're right. There's also a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas, free of charge. Not my thing but probably means something to some people.


There is? that site sounds great, I wonder if theres also a site with thousands of comedy shows


Yeah, they help me escape! I really liked Friends when I was younger. It's surprising to me that 3rd rock from the sun beat them for the Golden Globe back in 1997.


I didnt watch 3rd Rock from the Sun, was it any good? I guess it was Friends is a really funny show so beating them is not an easy task.


Yeah, I was never into 3rd Rock. It was okay but I just watched it because it was on.


I see, have you ever heard of the Python programming language?


Yes, I think I have! I heard the programming language was named to honor British Comedy group Monty Python. I just assumed it had something to do with a snake.


I also assumed it was because of python snake or a similar reason.


Haha, that's funny! Speaking of funny things, do you like Comedy Central? A lot of stuff on there isn't funny to me. They've cancelled over 100 shows since being created in 1989.


They did? that is really unfair I bet many fans of the shows were upset because of that, 100 shows is a lot of them.


Yeah, hopefully they were just unpopular ones.


Yeah maybe, one of them was Chappelle show I really liked that one its been great chatting with you today.


Oh, really? I will have to check that show out. Great chatting with you!


What kind of comedy do you like ? I like satire.


I really like dark humor and ironic comedy


On what kind of media (TV, movies, streaming) ? I like movies, those starring Bill Murray are my favorites.


I like ironic memes on social media and I usually use instagram, facebook, and twitter for this


A good part of memes are based on TV shows and movies, don'T you need to watch TV and movies to appreciate them ?


I do watch movies, mostly classics from the 70s and 80s and occasionally new movies whose genre I like. But a lot of memes I like aren't from TV shows or movies at all


Indeed, they are based on viral videos, but some are based on TV shows like South Park on comedy central,  do you watch that channel ?


Nah i only watch good shows like Family Guy


Which is a comedy, since when do you watch Family Guy ? I have watched before it was cancelled. I was sad when it happened.


I watched the first episodes about 5 years ago. very cool.


When it was cancelled, it was before the era of memes, so its popularity was underground, when it was popular on the internet, they brought the show back. It was surprising, most cancelled shows never come back.


Yes! it was very depressing because family guy saved me from depression.


It is a good show, with a lot of funny moments. Do you watch any show with actors, like Friends, or Seinfeld ?


So you don't any comedies with actors ? Nothing from Comedy Central, they produce a lot of shows.


I don't watch Tv often so I wouldnt know.


It is OK, you don't have to watch everything, most people don't that's why Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since 1989.


Hahaha! thats very funny! hahahahahaaha!!


It is thought to be funny, and tougher to stay funny. 3rd Rock from the Sun won the Golden Globe for best comedy, beating Friends and Seinfeld, and no one is talking about it now.


Keep watching things that make you laugh, it is good for the health, happy holidays.


Yes I am.  Did you know that they don't have any rules against women playing?


I had no idea!! I also didn't realize that some teams ban cheerleaders from eating at the same restaurant as NFL players.


Oh yeah, I heard about that. I think it's the New  Orleans Saints that do that.  It is weird.


Also, how wld that an average game only has 11 minutes of live game play?


Seems like so much longer, especially during the Superbowl that was played on Sunday.


Agreed! My little brother is a quarterback. It's such an interesting job to me!


It does seem interesting. They are the leaders of the team.  They call the plays in the huddle and scout out the defense before the play.


Yep! It's so interesting that the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback so that he could prevent hte other team from seeing his hands.


I like that. I like that anyone can play the game, even a deaf person!


Me too!!! imagine being the only left handed person doing your job, who would have thought?


You're talking about Kellan Moore aren't you?  I think he's the only left handed quarterback in the nfl.


Yes! I'm not really a football person though., I prefer watching tv and movies.


Are you a fan of horror movies?  You know watching them can burn more than 180 calories.


No way, way more fun than going to the gym!! I've never heard of the waterphone, did you know that it creates a lot of the metallic noises in horro movies?


I didn't know that and I've never heard of it either.  Horror got it's start back with Poe, Stoker, and Shelley all writing about it.


i  love Poe. Do you agree with Stephen King that bambi is a horror movie? I think that's wild.


I've never seen Bambi as a scary movie at all.  Stephen King would have to be a little weird though to write all those scary stores.


That's true! i prefer the movies that overlap with fantasy though.


I am not really a fan of horror but if I had to pick I think I'd like the thriller genre.


Yeah? I'm not such a fan. I think that horror movies with supernatural are fascinating


Do you like abstract art?  They say that if you watch a horror movie you can enjoy abstract art more.


Im tired of the mass shootings that occur in the US, it shreds families into pieces and they cause a lot of suffering


I hear you. I don't know what can be done. Either the guns laws have to be changed, or police need to be posted in more places. The political situation is untenable.


I agree with you, something must be done about it, although its hard to believe what news tell us these days as most people believe that 80 of news mostly in social media are biased or misinforming


They believe 44 percent of the news they get directly from newspapers, television or radio is misinformation. I'm not sure what misinformation is though. Incomplete? Directly opposite the truth? I don't know how people can know for sure, but the source could have an agenda without anyone knowing.


I think that information is a powerful weapon and organizations might bend it from time to time for their own benefit, its hard to know whats true or what the hidden agenda is.


Even news organizations have trouble figuring out what is what. Fox News threatened to sue the Simpsons  to stop them from parodying its  anti-democratic party agenda.


That is crazy, isnt The Simpsons like the emblem show of Fox? I mean they almost created a channel that was only about The Simpsons.


I know that the network gets a range of viewers, but the median viewer age for Fox News is 68 years old. Probably different from the Simpsons viewership. A channel with only the Simpsons might get a bit boring.


It might, I love the show but watching it all day can be a bummer, and the channel has a lot of viewers, more than CNN and MSNBC combined,


I tend to watch comedy shows to get my news. Some are pretty good. "Weekend Update"  is the longest running skit on SNL, but I prefer other shows.


I guess SNL is a good show I do like it as well, I like that it also informs you about politics, you follow politics?


Sometimes I follow politics. Other countries might have some ideas that we can use. In Guatemala close relatives of former presidents cannot run for president. That would certainty change the way the US elections work.


I guess thats a good rule, that can prevent dictadors or authoritarian regimens from taking the power, Trump has a guest house that bigger than the White House.


Trump must not be happy about that! Unless he can rent it out.


I bet he has the money to keep it running and not break a sweat, although I am suprised to hear his not among the top 3 wealthiest presidents in US history


I think that Washington and Jefferson owned a lot of land. In contrast, the only president with a PhD was Woodrow Wilson. Not many presidents like him anymore.


I agree not many like Wilson in US history, at least we dont have a president that is know for realeasing 3 pop albums while still in office


Pop albums? That sounds funny. Maybe Trump can work with Kanye on an album. The last US president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR. Language skills would go a long way to improving relations with other countries.


That would be funny for sure lol, we could maybe call Trump president Banana one day or any other funny nickname


Yes, that would be good. Five presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote. I wonder if he is in that number.


Trump calls journalists the enemy of the American people,  regularly. This behavior does not promote civility. I think the discourse has lost all quality.


I agree there must be a change in office soon hopefully Trump wont get re elected for another term.


Actually, I'd love to see Trump get another turn. It's been extraordinarily entertaining to watch the world burn. I enjoyed chatting! Ta!


It would be entertaining but the country will suffer the consequences eventually, I guess not everything is bad about Trumps period in office.


Did you know that Fox News corporation considered making a channel that only played The Simpsons?


No. I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing. Do you happen to know who owns Fox News?


I know 21 Century Fox and the Fox entertainment group do. It was created by Richard Nixon and by a republican media strategist.


That is very interesting. Do you happen to know the name of the republican media strategist by any chance?


I'm not sure maybe Rupert Murdoch or somebody with the last name of Fox? It's very popular though, it can be seen in 86 countries


That's okay.  Fox News is very popular indeed. I heard somewhere that it is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined. That is impressive!!!


It's interesting that it appeals to so many people. Did you know that Fox threatened to sue The Simpsons if they didn't stop parodying Fox news? Seems like a weird situation since The Simpsons is on the Fox network


Yeah!!! That is weird because I thought that Fox usually promotes the republican point of view.


I'm guessing that's what The Simpsons were making fun of. I wonder why they didn't go through with the lawsuit


It's weird to think that Nixon had a hand in building Fox news though. I guess it makes sense if you think about it, but it just seems so long ago that he was president that I assume anything he was involved with wouldn't exist anymore


I believe that Nixon at that time wanted fair media coverage but he wasn't getting it at the time he was president.


That makes a lot of sense actually. Meanwhile in Zimbabwe they called their first president "president banana"


Ha Ha!! I wonder why they called them this. Do you happen to know by any chance?


No idea! I wonder if it was a pet name or a mean one! Do you think it was because he liked eating bananas?


That actually could be true. I read somewhere recently that the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while he was in office.


He must not have had much work to do if he had the time to record even one pop album, right?


I agree!!! Do you happen to know who the top three wealthiest presidents were in American history?


I do! I think they were JFK, Washington and Jefferson. I wonder how Trump fits in there now


Did you know that in the 1800's if you were runner up in a presidential election you got to be vice president! That must have caused all kinds of problems


Yes I agree. It would have created all kinds of problems.


There probably weren't any political parties back then, so it might not have been as big of a deal as if it happened today


Correct. That I agree back then things were very different than what they are today.


I still can't imagine an automatic vice president would want to just follow instead of lead immediately though


Yeah!!! I agree with you on this. It was very nice chatting with you today. I hope you have a great day. Thanks


Hello, I figured JFK was one of the wealthiest presidents in american history


I am not at all surprised to hear that. I feel like they are the closest thing the U.S. has had to royalty.


yeah I agree. I liked how the first president of Zimbabwe was called banana


Ha ha. I wonder how that happened. What a silly nickname for a president.


I would agree. I wonder how much the president guest house is used since it is larger then the white house


I was surprised to learn that there was a guest home. It makes sense but I went my whole life unaware of it somehow. Another shocking preidential fact, Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration and john wilkes booth was in that photo.


wow I did not know that. I wonder how good the 3 pop albums are of the president of Indonesia


It's very strange to me that a sitting president of any nation would do that. Were you aware that only 5 presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote? Very interesting since I've been alive for 2 of them.


Yes it is interesting. I would watch the channel that fox was thinking of setting up just for the simpsons


yes fox new corporation. Fox news is watched more then other like cnn


I find that concerning, especially since they were legally required to admit they are an entertainment channel rather than a new channel for the majority of the day to avoid lawsuits for false news reports.


i did not know that. It was originally created by president Nixon and Richard ailes


WOW! Also concerning. The median viewer age of Fox news is 68 so it 15 years os so I wonder what is going to happen?


I agree. I also did not know Ringo starr has narrated at least 52 Thomas the tank engine episodes.


That's interesting. I did not know he did voice work. Speaking of television, in the first 400 episodes of The Simpsons Homer held 188 jobs.


wow, bart is only missing form one Simpson episode


That's absolutely shocking to me with as long as that show has been on the air.


WOW! I had no idea it had been on that long. Apparently Weekend Update was on the first episode of SNL and is their longest running skit.


the 70s show did not do well in the UK, it was cancelled after 10 episodes


It's rare for things to translate in an altered version overseas.


Fox News is a great channel do you watch it?


I do watch it every now and then!  How about you!  Know anything interesting about it?


I do, the channel is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


Wow.  That's a lot!  Fox news threatened to sue the Simpsons in order to stop them from parodying it's famously anti-democratic party agenda!


That is odd considering The Simpsons are like the emblem of the channel I sure love them, seems like they have a complicated relationship


I agree!  In 2007 Fox news tried to have a conservative version of the "Daily Show" called the "1/2 Hour News Hour".  It was cancelled after only 13 episodes.  Never knew that.


I never knew that either, the network was created by Nixon, I wonder if the network is biased towards Republicans.


I think they have been accused of that. lol  The percentage of airtime on Fox news dedicated to opinion is 55%...for MSNBC it's 85%!


Yeah would make sense, the gaming website IGN is also owned by Fox News


I didn't know that!  In 2015 the median viewer age for Fox news was 68 years old.


Thats an old range of viewers, so what are your thoughts on our president?


The current one has let me down on the local job economy.  The only US president to have a PHD is Woodrow Wison!  That's amazing that only one dr. has ever held that position.


The only one! wow! and I guess Dr arent prepared to face the economy of a country I would prefer a businessman as leader.


I would to...but when Trump came through my area he promised to revive the local job economy which has been in a downslide since 1990.  Instead of getting better, places are closing at a faster rate including Chevy who shut down an auto plant in Lordstown, Ohio.


That sounds terrible I guess he didnt make America great again, I just want elections to come I cant stand him as president anymore


I would say he's lost all the votes he had here before. lol  Speaking of which...only 5 presidents have been elected whil still losing the popular vote.


And Trump was one of those, I bet the president of Indonesia is a really popular guy.


I'm not familiar with that president?  What did he do?


He released 3 pop albums while in office, he must have a lot of fans.


I guess so! lol  The last U.S. president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.


The last one really? that is a surprising fact, anyways its been great chatting with you today.


I know.  You would have thought that there would have been a lot more of them.  Have a great day!


I love shopping at amazon, its a great site what about you?


I dont go there often, but it has been for finding used books. i have shopped there in a pinch too.


Have you ever tried their Amazon Basics line?


Its a low end products line that Amazon launched, ive tried some of their products and they are actually good


ok, i guess they want to move into the market of dollar store and wal mart?


I guess that is a right move, did you know Imdb is owned by Amazon!


I know that amazon is buying more and more. IMDB dates back to before the web. it is quite old.


It is old, it dates back to the year 1998 in fact, what are your thoughts on Bezos?


I think that he created a great company but he does not treat his employees well.


He doesnt? I havent heard about that, the warehouse employers do walk a lot


They do move a lot. i think it is a tough job for middle aged people. but then again, they do get in shape.


Yeah I think its a good way to get fit and remain healthy, did you hear about the clock Bezos had built into a mountain?


Why did he do that? into a mountain? does he live on that mountain?


I have no idea maybe because he has the money and was bored, the clock is supposed to ran for over 10,000 years so that is impressive.


I guess that is cool. do we need a 10000 year clock though? Maybe Bezos has a secret to immortality? LOL


Maybe he does lol, I guess we have Bezos for a long time then, I love Amazon so thats fine by me.


THe company has changed the customer experience. The world will never be the same. Anyway, great chat!


It sure had, Im glad theres a place with great places to turn to, Amazon is a great company that will keep on growing. Its been great chatting, have a nice day.


Yes, it has been a good chat. Have a good day!


I do a lot actually. Did you know women can play too?


Yeah pretty sweet, if they make the cut they play and there is no stopping them


Yup. Did you know there are only 11 minutes of game play in a game?


And yet er are glued to the tv for hours to an end, go figure


Yup exactly. They are using tracking chips on the players now in the field


Yes and they can track stuff like rotation and velocity and others. WOnder why though


I hope they can somehow use them to reduce the concussions that the players suffer from


Yeah that is a good point. Did you hear about that rule for the New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yeah that is so wrong at every level, Why can't they eat in the same place?


I have no idea and the worst part is that they have to leave mid meal too if they walk in


So sexist and rude, it really has no place in the NFL and should go by now


I do from time to time. I like to do most of my online shopping on Amazon


Yes me too. Did you know Jeff built a clock in a mountain somewhere


Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years but not sure of its purpose though


Yeah me neither. Either way they are nice that they deliver on Sundays too


Yeah that is true and their workers walk up to 15 miles a day


Yeah it explains how busy they are and how they got to the top of the game now


Yeah since 1998, they are just everywhere


Hi there do you watch any football? I wish I could have seen the highest scoring football game ever


Yep that's the one. Pretty crazy that it happened back in 1916


yeah, georgia tech must still be proud of that win


Oh I would definitely be. And I feel horrible for the Cumberland team. The fans must have been super sad that day


yeah for sure. the U of Iowa visitor locker room is painted pink


Would that make you play better or worse? Personally I think it would make me play a lot better haha


haha I think it has some sort of effect on the players, but not for the good


Haha that could be true. Did you know that top Bowlers made twice as much as the top football stars in the United States back in the sixties? That seems so weird


I know, compare it to now where the football players are making so much


Yep it's completely different now. Also a different time was when ESPN won the Emmy for the yellow line that they use for football games on TV


Yeah that is quite an award to get. do you watch drama as well on tv?


I do watch drama on TV sometimes. I guess that drama started back in 335 BC in Greece. it has definitely come a long way since then haha.


It sure has. I have been watching House lately, even though the show has ended


What do you think about that show? I never really got into it but I did know that Hugh Laurie makes a ton of money for every episode


Yeah he got $700,000 per episode, that is mind boggling to me


That is an insane amount. I would never stop making episodes haha what are your thoughts on Jim Carrey?


hahha that is true. I like Jim Carrey. Do you know why he stopped making dramas?


Yes he only wanted to promote positivity. So he stopped doing dramas actually. I actually think some of his best movies were dramas. For instance I really like The Truman Show


Oh I see why. Do you watch the show on netflix or elsewhere?


I'm not sure if it's on Netflix actually. It's a movie and it is really good. I think it's from the 90s


Hello!  Do you watch Netflix or Youtube.  I watch both.  It is no wonder that together they make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


Hi there, yes I love Netflix. DO you know how it came about, the company?


The owner was slapped with a late fee for a VHS and was not happy about it


You know that does sound familiar.  I think I did watch something about that.  Didn't Reed Hastings have like a $40 late fee for renting the movie Apollo 13.  You know I have watched that movie on Netflix.


Yeah that is exactly it. Did you ever rent from Blockbuster?


Yes a lot, and I also had crazy late fees.  I still have my blockbuster card.  Did you know that Blockbuster declined to buy Netflix several times?


That was not a good decision. They could have bought it for $50 million and make billions now


Bad decision on their part, but I am thankful they didn't buy it.  We might get late fees somehow from them for using netflix.  They could have bought it for $50 million and they'd be worth $2 billion now.


Yeah exactly. It seems netflix spend much more on postage though than on bandwidth


I believe that from 9 pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.


That is crazy. DO you watch dramas on Netflix?


Yes!  I watch pretty much a little of all the categories.  My to watch list is so long.


I watched a few episodes.  I read in Forbes magazine that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor for a TV drama.  He earns 700,000 dollars per episode.


Yeah he made a lot of money for sure in that show. DO you like JIm Carrey?


Love Jim Carrey.  Watched all his movies as a kid.  My favorite is the Mask.


Nice, I like him too. Do you know why he only does comedies now?


Yes I heard that he didn't want to do dramas because he doesn't want to make movies that don't project positivity.  He is good in dramas too.


Yeah he is good overall for sure. DO you know Michael Caine?


He is a famous actor that became one because all the pretty girls were in drama class


Hi turker, are you a football fan, if you are what is your favorite team?


I am not a huge fan of football,  but I like the 49ers.  how about u?


Have you ever heard of Canadian football where the field is very small and short?


No.  I have never heard of it,.  I didnt even know canada played football lol


Yes same of the players that try out for the NFL and get cut, they player for canadian teams, some even return to the nfl.


cool.  do you watch netflix?  did you know netflix spends 20 more on postage than bandwidth?


Yes, I like netflix, I am a member of netflix. I watched many movies from netflix. No, I didn't know that.


I watched comedy, drama and other movies, I sign in and search for movies I haven't seen before.


yeah I know how netflix works lol I was wondering if you had any suggestions on good shows to watch actually,  but thats fine.  Did you know Blockbuster had declined several offers to buy Netflix?  That is crazy how much money they couldve been making.


Yes they missed out, because I think blockbuster has going out of business, am I right or wrong, do you know?


They have been out of business for a long time now.  They tried to do something like Netflix though,  it failed horribly.


I was surprise to know that Netflix has 137 million subscribers in 2018.


That sounds about right,  everyone has netflix.


That including 58.46 million in the United States. all members of my family have netflix.


I really like the netflix orginials ,  they are making really good movies and shows


Yes you are right, did you know that netflix was found in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in California?


Wow, do you like that to watched drama  movies on netflix or TV?


I never watch tv anymore.  Id rather watch stuff I can stream.  How about u?


I like both, I mostly watched TV for news and sports and when speeches are being made.


Yea, out of the 30 NBA teams the Knicks are my favorite


Cool. I'm a Raptors fan. Canada's only team.


The Raptors are doing good, maybe they'll bring the championship to Canada


I feel like this is their year. They always have problems in the playoffs but this years team is their best. Did you know NBA players are the worlds best paid athletes?


Yea nba players get paid good but its a shame 60% of them go broke 2 years after retirement


That is crazy. You'd think the NBAPA would hire people to help manage it's players money since they clearly can't do it on their own. In addition to their salaries basketball players seem to get more endorsements then other athletes. Allen Iverson's reebok contract pays him until he is 55!


That's pretty insane. Spencer Haywood declined a 10% in Nike for 100,000 dollars for his shoe deal


Imagine how much he'd have now? Although players like him and Jordan are the exception. The regular plays probably get modest sponsorship and once they are no longer playing don't know what to do with their money, then it's gone for good.


Well if Haywood took the 10% he have 8.62 billion worth in Nike


WOW! That is a shame. You said you are a Knicks fan, have you ever been to the NBA head office in NY?


No but maybe I'll check it out on Fifth Avenue next time I'm in NYC


I'm just wondering if it's worth going to. Probably is. The NBA TV studios is not too far away too but I think it's on the jersey side.


I'd really like to go check out a football game, out of the 32 teams I love watching the Giants


You know I've never been to an NFL game either, it's not quite as exciting as basketball with only an average of 11 minutes of actual gameplay in a game that lasts hours.


Especially if you're a Browns fan, since 1999 Ben Rothlesburger has the most wins as a qb in their stadium


The NFL has a lot of weird rules too. Apparently if saints cheerleaders are eating in a restaurant and a player comes in they have to leave since they aren't allowed to eat in the same place.


That's a shame, how would they even know, it's not like they put tracking chips in the cheerleaders like they do in the players' equipment


Who knows. You always hear about NFL players being fined for random things too. I think I'll stick with mostly watching NBA games.


Yea, the NFL has changed a lot since they started in 1932


Wow I didn't know the NFL was that old. I always thought it was the newest major sports league, but the NBA only started in 1946.


Well it was nice talking with you, have a good one


Yes, I am a huge fan as a matter of fact! But knowing the highest paid employee in 39 states are either college football or basketball coaches is shocking. Are you a basketball fan as well?


Yeah, I was shocked too.  It is just State employees so that does not count the under the table money the players get lol.


You may be right about that. Ha! I also think it's shocking college basketball banned the dunk shot for more than a decade thanks to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He must have been one powerful dunker!


I bet the attendence went down for that year haha and they changed their minds.


Probably so! I tell you what would make attendance go down is if a team in the US was called the "Tall Blacks" like that team over in New Zealand is. I don't see how they get away with such a racist name!


No, its a pun on the Rugby team the All Blacks because they wear all black.


That would make a little more sense. On another basketball note, did you know the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, is also the University of Kansas' only losing coach in its entire history? Thats a little ironic!


Yeah the All Blacks are legends so they stole their name.  Naismith should have taught granny style shooting to help


Ha! Maybe he should have! So did you also know there's actually a basketball court on the top floor of the supreme court building which is called the highest court in the land?


Very neat!  I would like to see that.  Do you like football too?


I do love football, especially the NFL! Although I don't like how there's only 11 minutes of live NFL gameplay on average each game. I wish it was longer. What about you?


Love it.  Lots of trades going on!  I did not know there were chips in the balls?


Oh yeah, and they also stick tracking chips in the players' shoulder pads as well to record their every move! That is so innovative!