A musician needs  130,745 plays per day  to earn minimum wage. How many musicians actually succeed in doing this?


I am not so good on word problems, especially when put on the spot, hahaha.


I think it's probably out of reach of everyone except the biggest stars. Spotify has 4 million songs that haven't been played. 20% of all their catalog. I wonder what happens to the rights to those songs.


Wow, I guess they would have to contact the owners of those songs or just don't used them. Maybe I am wrong, just my opinion.


I'm impressed that Linkin Park has the best-selling album of the 21st century. I thought it would have been a Beatle's album.


Yes, back to your question, do you think that Spotify have permission to play those songs. Four million is a lot of songs.


I think Spotify puts them up for people to listen to. No one listens to those four million. Still, can Spotify sell them to others for other purposes (commercials)? Otherwise, they just take up space.


I think only if Spotify brought them from the owners, If not, I think Spotify would need permission.


I understand the draw of the site. Most artists are not like NWA. They will not have hits without airplay or a tour.


That's true, what do you think silent album means.? A band earned $20,000 for Spotify for silent album.


No sound. Just blank. I think it was a prank that succeeded despite itself. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


i do like concerts a lot. one of my favorite things to do is go to a concert


nice!  What was the last concert you went to?  Did you know Due to the success of their debut album, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.  Thats a lot of shows!!


the last concert i went to was to see the band cannibal corpse a few months ago


Oh thats Death Metal music right?  Ive heard of them!


yes it is death metal. but i like all music, did you know Abba turned down 1 billion us dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour


Wow,  I wonder what their reason was,  thats a lot of money!  this is interesting: In 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.


yes i am very falmiliar with that album. i have owned a copy since i was in high school


Nice!  Did you ever go to any otheir concerts?


ive gone to tons of concerts,ive seen the eagles,metallica, billy joel, dwight yokam,selena..and more


The ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts...they toured almost non stop for over 20 years.  That must be rough,  but im sure it was a great experience.


yeah, that is part of the reason so many people love them. they were always around. i personally think they are overrated.haha


Did you read the facts about cars?  It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.  Thats crazy that people would do this.  But I guess it is a problem there.


yes that is pretty crazy to allow, did you know It is illegal to warm up your car in ohio.?


No I didnt actually.  We must have different factual sections.


imagine this happening to you, A man in new york bought a property and found a barn on that property full of classic cars


Wow that would be amazing!  Where did this happen?


i know ,right? that is a really good deal he got


Hi.  Have you heard of "Porgy and Bess"?


Isn't it the show on Broadway that is set in a black community in South Carolina? It sounds interesting.


Yes, it turns out George Gershwin used an opera singer named Todd Duncan from that production and really liked him.


Wasn't he from Howard? I heard that he was reluctant to join the cast but after he heard more of the new opera's music he changed his mind.


Yes and yes... He was afraid Gershwin was too "pop" and not enough opera.


I can see that. I heard that they wouldn't let african americans see the opera that had an entire black cast. There is something wrong with that!


Yes, but Duncan kept the pressure on until the theater gave in.  Good for him.


I agree! Thank goodness he stood up for what he believed in. I like how he wouldn't back down when they said they would just let them sit in the balcony. He still refused. Finally they caved.


Yeah.  Duncan lived to the ripe old age of 95.  Seems he lived a good life.


And was very admired. His grandson said that he always allowed him into his studio. He just had some rules: knock and be absolutely quiet. Love it.


Ha. Speaking of hard work and determination... Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001.


That is insane! That is a lot of work! And then you have ABBA who turned down a billion dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour.


Wow, that a lot of $$$  It's kind of the opposite of Pink Floyd recording a live concert in an ancient Roman theatre with no audience and I assume no proceeds.


In 2010, Lou Reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs. I wonder if that was a free event too? Crazy.


I wonder if the dogs were in pain... I guess Creed caused some pain.  One of their concerts was so bad 4 people sued them.


Yikes. Must have been really bad. I am not sure how the weather is where you are but here it is cold.Thank goodness I don't live in Ohio. Did you know it is illegal to warm up your car? I would die if I didn't have my remote start to warm up mine!


Yep, snow on the ground here.  I bet it was cold in 2006 when a group of climbers reached the top of Britain's highest mountain.  They found a piano there!


Maybe Richard Nixon could have played his piano concerto that he performed live on the Tonight Show. I bet that was something to hear.


I didn't know he played.  I wonder if he would have legalized flame throwers for our cars like they are in South Africa?


Doubt it but it sounds like those cars would be similar to the google's self-driving cars which have an agressive mode!


Me too! Did you know spotify has 4 million songs that havent been played once?! that's crazy!


I had no idea! I feel bad for the musicians on spotify, they have to get 130,745 plays per day in order to even earn minimum wage. that seems wrong


That is true! especially for how much they must make in advertisements!


I heard that  a band earned $20000 from spotify for a silent album. What the what?


Wowzers! thats alot of cash! Well you know audible watermarks are embedded on universal music groups songs on services such as itunes and spotify its so interesting and creative to come up with that, wonder what prompted it. Probably copyright?


Probably! Guess what the best selling album of the 21st century was?


hmmm Ariana Grande? Thank you, Next!! lol


Ummm. You would think but no. Linkin park "hybrid theory"


hahaha, Oh interesting! Wouldn't of guessed! Well you know, despite being 40 years ago when the "Dark side of the Moon" was released it was still the best selling album in 2004! Thats 40 years later! insane and incredible! I wonder if due to conspiracies people landed on these last two


I agree that is nuts!  What about NWA Straight Outta Compton? It reached platinum without any support from the radio stations.


Wow, I had no idea. Interesting fact though speaking of radio stations... did you know that the storms in Jupiter are so strong you can hear then by an AM radio!


I have heard that before! I am just amazed at the identical twins from japan that released a rap album when they turned 100!


I had no idea and will be looking that info up shortly after this fun conversation!  and goes to show you age doesnt matter when it comes to realizing your dreams and visions :)


Absolutely! i love some talk radio and podcasts. Did you know that there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. I wonder if it like a soap opera?


Oh, No I did not know! Im mostly on Youtube these days but thats cool, I cant imagine how soldier in WWII made simple radios using a radio blade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios! I want to learn how to do that!


Crazy! What about canadian law says that all radios have to have at least 40% of the music played by a canadian.


Haha, that's sweet! That's almost like the finnish radio, since 1989  finnish broadcast has "nuntii latini" - weekly news programme conducted in latin!


I hear ya! I don't listen to country music much but have you ever heard of Thompson Square?


No, do they have any good songs? By the way, Thanks for the chat! it was fun!! Have a good night! :D


HI, I'm great! What do you think of the sun?


I love basking in it, but it does get a little hot.  Lol


It is the only star in our solar system, so it does an important and unique job.


You're so correct, it's vital to our existence and is a star at the center of the Solar System..


He has a shiny yellow face for us, but he is actually white. He is a deceptive one. But he helps us on a daily basis.


Did you know a lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun?


I believe it. Lightning is not our friend. It strikes angrily on our planet, while the sun shines gently. It creates beautiful sunsets.


Yeah, the lightening bolt is about 5X hotter than the sun.  Not friendly at all.  Lol


I am intrigued that the sunsets on Mars are blue. What color is the sun there, I wonder. If we drove cars on Mars, would we enjoy sunsets through our convertibles?


IDK, probably?  Do you know the sun is only a billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy?


He's a pretty modest little star, but he's tops in my books I figure he'll be around for a few more years. Then he'll retire. He makes up 99.86% of the mass of our solar system.


You must be in the vino, like me!  Yeah, he's a pretty awesome little nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma.


In the vino? No, I am a chipper person, a booster in the fan club of the sun. At our club meeting, we listen to the radio station that translates solar activity into sound .


Ok, if you say so. Lol I've read that the sun has an internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process.


The sun has a lot of internal activity that makes him a complex character, not one to be underestimated. For example, he does not rotate as a solid body: the equator rotates faster than the poles.


Fascinating, just fascinating, I tell you.  I heard somewhere that its diameter is about 1.39 million kilometers, 109 times that of Earth.


It is one big body. It would tower over the earth on a basketball court, probably win a game of one-on-one easily. And in pro wrestling? Bet on the sun.


True that!  On a different note, do you watch Horror films?


I usually don't. Not my favorite genre. How about you?


Me either.  It's been nice chatting this evening, I need to go cook supper, so I'll talk to you later! TGIF, friend.


I didn't know the drive-thru was invented until 1975, that's crazy


Also it being invented to keep soldiers in their vehicles is not why I would have thought it was invented.


For sure, they can't be out and about in their uniform but would have never of guessed that they would make the drive-thru for them.


Not really, they elicit too much fear from me but I do like the thought of the horror movies.


I like horror movies that don't rely on cheap jump scares but are more like a psychological thriller


For sure, do you like Stephen King movies?


I do, I am a big fan of his books as well.


The recent It remake was excellent, I am excited for the next chapter to come out soon.


For sure, he's got such a terrific mind for horror movies, they're not too abstract either.


Sometimes his stories have weird endings but The Shining is such a great movie.


Absolutely it was, did you see what Neptune did on July 11th, 2011? It's been so long


That's amazing that it takes so long for a revolution, it really shows how far away it is.


For sure, and the sun is 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy, space is huge!


I think that is fact enough alone for me that we aren't the only life out there. It doesn't mean there's a super advanced species but there has to be something statistically.


There has got to be, the sun is so big and that's just for our planet, it's 330k times the size of ours, and there are so many other suns out there.


There are so many galaxies that it just truly highlights how small we are. We can't even travel to the closest planet to us yet!


Not at all, did you know the sun is actually white?


That's something I did not know, I also did not know that lightning is five times hotter than the sun.


It was fun chatting with you, have a good day!


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Do you own a car?


I just bought a Subaru not too long ago. Did you know its legal in south Africa to equip your car with flame throwers?!


That;s cool, I need some of those for my car when I drive in traffic.


Same here! 1886 is known as the birth year of the modern car.


Yeah, I believe Karl Benz invented the modern car.  Boy, how it has changed things for us humans. Lol


Right! Cars became widely available in the early 20th century.


Mcdonald's added a drive thru in 1975 for the soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars while in uniform.


That makes sense! Though it was intended for lazy people!


You and me both.  Glad it has a nobler start than just laziness! lol  But, it has def went in that direction in the years that followed.  It has sure changed the fast food industry, for sure.  Wonder where the government study is on that?


I sure am, big Stephen King fan.  Are you  a fan of horror films?


Yea, but my girlfriend hates them. Did you know King was terrified of Bambi as a child?


I had heard him say that before.  Wow, he must have had a very sheltered childhood, to think Bambi was a horror movie!


Funny that horror movies can burn over 180 calories!


Must be from all the shaking and cringing!


My favorite of all time is The Shining.  Such a classic with Jack!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this evening.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your evening.


I am well, thank you, I was just playing a little piano. Do you play?


No I wish I did though! How long have you played for?


I am a novice, that dreams of some day playing more than just chopsticks. But there is something about striking those keys, moving those levers, and hearing the notes ring that warms the soul.


It really does sound amazing and soothing at the same time! I wonder if Freddie Mercury felt the same as Paul McCartney while playing the same piano?


You could write a movie about that piano!


Definitely! Especially about the piano those climbers found at the top of Britain's highest mountain!


Talk about hitting the high notes... The Hindenberg had an aluminum piano. I wonder where that landed?


It would be funny if it landed in somebody's living room! It would have done some damage even though it just weighed 356 pounds.


Right. I bet it would be playing hard rock as it landed... Or maybe it played that song used for stress-testing pianos?


I wonder what that song is called? Isn't it something like Circus Galop?


That is it!  I hear it is impossible for a human to play it, so they have to use a machine.


I feel like machines need to put on concerts for people like the Ramones! They were basically machines playing 2263 concerts in total.


They were a driven band!  I want a piano in my car so I can play as I drive. Either that or a pair of those flame throwers that are legal in South Africa!


I would take the flame throwers any day! I wonder if that actually works or it's a myth?


Sounds far fetched, but so does the story about the band Creed playing a concert so horribly that the fans sued them.  If only they had flame throwers to entertain the audience!


That wouldn't still save me from the pain of listening to them lol. I would have loved to go to a linkin park concert back in 2001!


It was! They played 324 concerts in 2001 alone. They must have been exhausted!


They must have been running on adrenaline! When I listen to Pink Floyd, that make my adrenaline surge!  They performed a concert in an amphitheater to record an album, but there were no audience members! What a waste of empty seats!


It was in Pompeii too which is very morbid haha. It was nice chatting with you, have a great night!


Hi. Are you a fan of Wonder Woman the 2017 movie?


I actually havent seen it.  But I have heard great things!


It was a fantastic film and I hope you check it out at your earliest convenience.


Ill have to check Netflix, I think it might be there.  I head Gal Godot was actually a soldier in the Isralei Defense Forces.


That is correct. She is one talented actress. She did an amazing job playing Wonder Woman that's for sure.


I really feel she gave girls a good strong woman to look to for a role model.


I couldn't agree with you more. Women are doing a fantastic job at lead roles these days and Gal Gadot is the perfect example of this.


It was actually the highest grossing super hero origin movie too.


Yes it was and I wasn't surprised because it was a very well made movie. It was also the highest grossing WWII movie as well.


That is pretty crazy about the war part, there are tons of war movies out there, but I guess combined with he super hero part it sets itself apart.


I agree. She did a fantastic job and I was completely blown away by her performance in that movie and in that role. Wow!!!


She is amazing. She has received 31 Golden Globe nominations and for a good reason.


I love the bit about here where she responded to an insult in fluent italian!


Ha Ha!!! That was funny. Did you know that her first film role was a sports movie?


Really, I didnt know that.  Do you know which one?


I don't recall which movie was this sorry.


No worries.  Did you hear how Tucci made her cook with him to prepare for Julie and Julia?


No I never heard this before what an interesting fact.


Supposedly her daughter is an actress too!


I heard that she played the FBI agent in some movie that I don't remember. Do you happen to know by any chance?


I think you're correct. It was nice chatting with you today. I hope you have a nice night!! Thanks


Hi there. Are you a fan or follower of celebrities at all?


Not really but I pay a little attention when they are on the news.  Are you a fan or follower?  I've heard recently that Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode.


I am not surprised, she has really risen to stardom with her show. I do not really follow them either, just hear about them sometimes. Apparently Pixar has a secret room visited only by celebrities


I've heard that too.  i don't think it's very fair. In my opinion they are no better than anyone else and don't deserve special treatment. It seems really unfair to me that just because a person is a celebrity they can make more money.


I know, this has really blown out of proportion. I guess this is the society today. They are everywhere too, including animated movies.


That all started with Robin Williams. He was the first actor to voice a character in a movie.  Seeing as how he died though I can't really find fault with him or be angry with him though.


Of course, he was a great actor too. And Carol Burnett too, was the first celebrity to appears in Sesame Street


I agree.  I guess some people use their celebrity status for good.  There's a celebrity tv chef in Ethiopia that thinks he has a way to cure his country's hunger problems.


That would be so good for everyone if it worked. How about basketball, do you watch much of it?


I do watch a little basketball, mostly college though. What about you?  Are you a fan of LeBron James?


I like him, he seems to be a great player. Did you know he and Warner bros have signed a deal for a space jam sequel?


I didn't know that.  I wonder when that will come out to theaters.  You know, he's the only person that makes more than Judge Judy.


I do not know that either. Even in high school he had like 1750 people come and watch him and tickets were over 100 dollars.


That's really impressive.  I was impressed when i learned that he has won two olympic gold medals as well.


And on top of that raised 6 million dollars for charity when he televised "the decision"


He's another celebrity doing good things I guess.  He is a great player, there's no denying that.  He's earned four NBA most valuable player awards.


Interestingly, he rejected an offer from Rebook for 10 million dollars.


Because he said that nike or adidas might offer him more and nike eventually did


Well when you've accomplished as much as he has I suppose you can do that.  There are people that consider him the best player in the world.


Yeah that is true. Really nice chatting with you.


Hey there what do you think about the president? Or at least the top three most wealthy presidents haha., who do you think they are


Yep you're right. Also Jefferson in Washington where the other two, I'm shocks Trump wasn't in there, or president banana from Zimbabwe for that matter haha.


Ha, ha, ha president banana! Interesting wonder woman was first featured in the lego movie.


Wow I didn't know that. I do know that Wonder Woman was World War 1 Movie, I think it was the highest grossing one of all time, they should make World War 1 movies in my opinion they're very under-represented


I agree Wow the inventor of the lie detector test also created wonder woman? go figure


Yeah that's interesting. Also interesting is that the actress that plays Wonder Woman was in the israili Defense Forces for 2 years as a soldier


I can't say that I like her dislike her. I guess she just exists to me haha. It's interesting though that she was nominated for 18 Academy Awards


I know that's a lot! Didn't know she went to Yale!


No I didn't know that either! And I didn't know that she was in the 1976 King Kong movie, I like the original King Kong movie, I'll have to check her eyes out


Yes, Woodrow Wilson is the only president with a PHD.


Yep that's interesting. Did you see the show mr. Robot by the way? Back to Meryl Streep, she actually has a daughter who plays the FBI agent on that show, I've seen that show but I don't remember her daughter, I'll have to check that out


No, I haven't, is it a good movie? She's made so many!


Yes it's a show actually. And I did like it, I just don't have time to watch all the shows that I want haha. But if you have a lot of time to kill I guess it's worth seeing. Did you hear the main thing that Dino De Laurentiis said to Meryl Streep in that King Kong movie?


No, what? My gosh, 31 golden globe nominations! winning 8!


That's amazing isn't it! Also she won three Primetime Emmy Awards oh, she just can't stop winning! And yes, Dino De Laurentiis said to his son in Italian "she's ugly why did you bring me this thing" but he didn't know that she spoke Italian and she then replied to him LOL


oh, lol. Very talented!  Her first name is Mary Louise, Often described as the "best actress of her generation."


So interesting. I just know that she was born in 1949 too, and on June 22nd which is my mom's birthday, it's pretty cool, I'll have to tell my mom that LOL


Yes! Her son must be a very song writer too! Great chat!!


Yes I bet he is! I wonder if he will ever win an Academy Award, because I know that no one will ever match her LOL


hi how are you? what do you think of Lebron james?


hello,  hes cool.  I dont know too much about him.  Apparently,  he and Curry grew up in the same town in Ohio.


Really? that is amazing. there must be something in the water in that town. LOL


lol yeah maybe!  I guess up to 1700 attendees would come watch lebron play in high school.


And the money they would charge for tickets. I wonder who got that money. did it help buy books for students? Hm.


Yeah I dont know anyone who would pay that much for a high school game,  when I was in high school it was like $6


I guess everyone know lebron was headed for the pros. they wanted to see him early on. i understand. i wish he had gotten some of that money.


I think hes ok,  he turned down a 10 mill offer because he knew he could get more,  Nike offered 90 mill


I bet he had some good advisers and agents around him. he could have waited another year and made more


Maybe.  I hear he is also going to be in the next space jam.


i think he will do a better job than MJ, who was a pretty wooden actor. is bill murray going to be in there?


I have no clue.  I dont think it will be coming out for a few years though.


I hope so. Lebron is 34, will turn 35 in december. i think he needs to plan his post-basketball life.


He will probably vacation the rest of his life,  as long as he doesnt blow all his money lol


Yeah, he could kick back. or he could buy part of a sports franchise.


Yeah, he can set up his family for life. i know that he has donated money to many kids to go to college.


I figure that he understands how hard kids have it. he wants to show that he is not just some greedy celebrity. Anyway, great chat!


Been great talking to you, have a good one.


Hello!  Hows it going?  Did you know Pixar has a room where only celebrities can go ?


That's cool. Did you know Robin Williams was actually who started the trend of celebrities performing in animated films to begin with?


He's amazing,  I still am not over him not being here anymore.  He was fantastic in Aladdin!


Absolutely. I miss Carol Burnett, too. She was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street!


That was a great show,  who was your favorite character?


Oh, I'm not sure. I haven't been interest in that show for decades. But speaking of nostalgia, did you know they're making a sequel to Space Jam?


Yeah, he signed a contract with Warner Bros. and everything, so it seems official.


He's a pretty impressive dude. He has a long list of awards and achievements.


Yeah seriously,  some of his high school basketball games would attract almost 2000 attendees!


Yeah, and they were able to charge over $100. For a high school game, that's insane!


That is crazy!  For a high school baseketball game!  I think at my highschool,  they charged $4 haha


Totally. He was also a decent businessman at that age; Reebok offered him a 10 million dollar contract, and he held out knowing he could make more.


Hes knows his worth, and he's probably been doing a lot of research!  Good for him!


Yeah, it definitely paid off. In less than a year, Nike offered him $90 million. NINETY! I bet Reebok felt stupid.


Yeah I know right,  they tried to low ball him.


I guess I sort of get it? He was only 18, so they had no idea what he'd become. But to be 18 and selling thousands of tickets for NBA prices, they should've known to invest in him.


Now hes is so wealthy,  I bet he has a lot of cars?  Do you like cars?


I do! I read the craziest thing the other day. I guess carjacking is so bad in South Africa, it is legitimately legal to equip flame-throwers to your car. How very Mad Max!


Thats really extreme!  Its been great chatting!  Have a good one.


I'm a big fan of his acting and movies and think it's awesome that he eviscerated Trump!


I agree with De Niro's take on Trump, even though it was pretty harsh


De Niro is stooping to Trump's level. Saying these things in front of people who think like him and also dislike Trump is not really getting the effect he desires. Criticizing Trump in front of an audience that's already critical of Trump is too easy.


Well I guess that's pretty clear lol, he kept intense profanity focused towards Trump so it seems like it's something personal against him


They're both New Yorkers so maybe De Niro takes it personally - I don't know.  Personally, I think he should switch tactics if he wants Trump out of office and focus on supporting Democratic candidates.  Remove him in the most American way - Vote him out!


I agree, now we'll just have to wait a few years, hopefully Trump won't get relected for another term, I would side with DeNiro if that ever happened lol


Totally!  If Trump remains president through this term, which is a little iffy, where do you think he ranks among the wealthiest president in history - top 3 are JFK, Washington & Thomas Jefferson.


I guess he will be the first one, he is super rich, his guest house is larger than the white house


There's speculation that he's not as rich as he claims to be and this is one of the reasons he refuses to release his tax returns.  That and explainable money coming from Russian "investments"!


Yeah I guess thats a valid theory, who knows whats under that hood, maybe not as rich as we think or maybe even richer and wants to get away with tax fraud


Can you imagine if Hillary Clinton was VP under Trump?  Apparently in 1805 the runner up in the Presidential Election automatically became Vice President.  People think the White House is having problems now.....


They would kill each other. It would be like Game of Thrones lol, good thing the law changed and I agree- the White House has a lot of problems under Trump's leadership


GOT - great analogy!  I'm very curious about what the future holds, definitely will be stranger than fiction or any movie (almost).


Im curious as well and kind of afraid to be honest, theres just too much controversy, you know there is a president called Banana


Yes - President Banana of Zimbabwe.  It would be interesting if he met up with our president.


Lol I bet it would, nice debate, the president of Indonesia is another weird character


Right, he's a pop star with moderate success.  I imagine him looking like Post Malone for some reason.


She's a great actor and I do enjoy most of her movies.  Very acclaimed and awarded and well deserved!


I agree, she also has a daugther that's an actress, who plays the role of an FBI agent on Mr Robot


I did not, but I read a bit about his speech


More blabber about the wall; he should pay for it since he is so wealthy


He could. Did you know the presidents guest hous is larger than the white house?


I did; Doesn't the First Lady live in the guest house currently?


Would be surprised to see th first lady live so separately? Maybe because of Trump? maybe she agrees with DeNiro


Oh, my, DeNiro is definitely not a fan of the sitting President


In my opinion Trump is divisive. But then again I think every president has been called a pig or a dog.


In my opinion Trump hasn't been the best; we need a cool nick name for him.


I'm glad DeNiro got back on track and was able to congratulate Meryl Streep


Very true; it kind of took away from the moment when he went on his tirade


Are you a fan of Meryl Streep? Do you have a favorite film of hers?


Not a big fan to be honset. I dont specifically remember any of her movies.


She has won many awards to include Oscars


Yea, I've definitely heard of her and I shoudl watch the post.


She was thought to be too ugly when she auditioned for King Kong. Ridiculous!


Oh, weird. Maybe they valued actual acting less back then.


I am going to find one of her old movies on Neflix now.


Oh, the horror! Why is it hard to look away, even when a book is full of gore. This looks fun!


I do! I've not heard of Lars Kepler's grisly parcel of Scandinavian noir. Have you? Do you like them?


I've never heard of it. Did you know ET was originally supposed to be a horror movie?


I could see that. Along the lines of Aliens. As the novel opens, a young man, ill, malnourished and near death, is found on a snowy railroad bridge near Stockholm. Mikael Kohler-Frost had been missing for 13 years and been declared legally dead.


Interesting! The macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes in horror.


This seems more like Detective horror so far. Being married to a Swede though, I find the voice of the book spot on!


It's been described as physical-suffering-as-entertainment.


I don't think I like that kind of horror! The bad guy in this is caught shoving a woman back into the coffin he has had her in for two years.


Yeah, that sounds super creepy! They apparently sent him to a psych ward where he tries to get the staff to help him escape.


I read that! The book is called "The Sandman


Named after the sandman from traditional children's tales of a sandman who comes at bedtime to toss sand in children's eyes to put them to sleep.


Thats terrible! This part is funny though. The guy can't figure it out! he "strokes her thigh under her dress, feeling her nicotine patch.


Haha. He says he wonders if that was some kind of slang.


Thats what I thought was so funny! Do you like movies? I gotta agree with him on this..Stephen king was terrified as a child when he saw the movie bambi, calling it the first horror movie he saw.


Aww that's kinda sad. I don't think I would like that book because Many of the dozens of victims of Walter and an accomplice are children who die in horrible ways.


Pretty terrible. Watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories!


It certainly gets the heart pumping! Horror may also overlap with the fantasy, supernatural fiction, and thriller genres.


Danny, the boy from the shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until several years later. How is this possible?


I also find it hard to believe that there wasn't a single person involved in filming the original exorcist that thought it would be considered a horror film.


What? Does it say what kind it was supposed to be?


No, but I'm not sure what other genre it would have fit. Thanks for chatting!


Not a fan but it's fun to watch with the wife. Until we both are terrified, lol.


Yeah, I bet. Although I've heard you can burn 180 calories watching a horror film.


Still not that interested but i have seen some that weren't bad. like 28 day later and 28 weeks later.


I've not seen those. I know if you watch a horror movie before viewing abstract art you will enjoy the art more.


I'm thinking you would probably enjoy looking at anything different. Danny boy from the shining apparently didn't know he was in a horror film till years later.


Well that's interesting. That movie is creepy! But I guess everyone has a view. Stephen King was terrified as a child when he saw Bambi.


Yeah i don't understand that but maybe it was his inspiration, he is the king of horror.


Yeah. I don't get it. I'll have to look it up online. Do you use the internet a lot?


All the time, it's running my life can't get anything done with out it. You?


I definitely use it way more than I need to. Even so I'm just learning dumb things like the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button. Weird.


Very weird! Apparently there is a copy of the internet in the Alexandria library.


Why would they need to keep a copy of it?


I don't know how they can because it's living...constantly changing and evolving, you know.


Yeah. Maybe they were afraid the internet burned down.


Yeah and that makes sense right! they have 3g cell service at the top of Everest.


Seriously? So you can climb a mountain and still be connected. I'm not sure if I love it or hate it.


Yeah i guess it doesn't matter because the mountain won, i'm not going up there. You know 7% of ppl read the terms and condition on internet purchases.


Yeah. I'm not either. And I never read that stuff. I see enough of it though I'm sure I'm addicted to online as constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain.


Now that's a little scary. Yeah i'm part of the 93%ers as well my friend. Nice chatting with you.


Did you follow the Winter Olimpic games?


I follow the summer olympics more but yes I do. Surprised to hear VP Pence was there.


Yeah he was right next to Kim Yo Jong the sister of Kim Jong Un and other important figures of North Korea


I bet that was very uncomfortable for him. Kim Jong Un and relatives are very big dictators and bad humans overall (in my opinion).


I share your opinion, they are despicable human beings, you know that Kim Jong-Un was voted as sexiest mad alive lol


I did not know that but I would not vote for him for anything. He is the worst violator of human rights in the world and doesn't deserve recognition.


I agree, he doesnt care about anyone but himself and yeah he was voted as the sexiest man by the onion so that seems really fake!


Probably, I really don't understand how people get away with treating others like they don't matter or how some people believe the lies that he controls them with.


I agree, I guess he uses fear and he also keeps the millitary happy, also excludes the rest of the world, hopefully things can change for the country one day


It is also maddening how he gets away with executions in broad daylight with forced attendance from the citizens if someone is found with prohibited materials.


Yeah, it makes me angry as well, he can basically kill anyone he wants and there would be no consequences about it, its funny how he wants the world to believe he learn to drive at age 3


So ridiculous! It's probably best he cuts his own hair because he is afraid of barbers. They could be dangerous for him.


It must be dangerous indeed, he must be really afraid of people around him, his in constant danger


He does go to great lengths to hide all the evil surrounding him even to the point of rewriting history but I guess you have to in order to make people believe it.


Yeah and it seems like his doing a good job as many people believe him, makes Trump look like a great leader


I would venture to guess all politicians and leaders have their faults though I think Trump is in a whole different league from Kim. I do have mixed feelings about their meet in June last year.


Yeah but enough politics already! did you watch the movie Thor?


I did not but would like to. Will probably have to rent it since I don't get out much. Marvel movies are awesome.


You should really watch it, its a great movie with a lot of funny moments in it, most of the dialogue in the movie is improvised but it turn out to be a good thing.


I will. I didn't realize it was the 4th film done by Marvel Cinema.


Yeah apparently other hereos came first, one of my favorite charaters is Tom Hiddleston, he is a really talented actor, he plays the role of Loki


I am a Chris Hemsworth fan! Nice chatting.


He is also a great actor I agree, its probably a good thing Tom Hiddleston was cast for the role of Loki and not for the role of Thor


Good morning! Did you know that Kim Jong Un has been editing pictures to depict North Korea's history differently than what actually occurred?


Yes. The most sexiest man alive according to The Onion.


Really? That's crazy. Kim Jong un learned to drive at age 3, according to a north Korean teacher's guide.


I heard that too. Sounds pretty doubtful. He also probably ordered his brother's execution.


Yeah, that is so crazy.  The Onion probably did it for publicity.


Yes. To raise their profile among Asian readers. I read something about China believing the Kim Jong Un thing, but I'm skeptical.


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


Yes, and the first president of Zimbabwe was called president Banana!


I wonder. I also wonder how someone could have time to release 3 pop albums while in office.


Must not work much.  North korea has theme parks. they are undergoing renovation at the orders of kim jong un.


Yes, that's interesting. And we don't know how old he is, although he is said to have been born in 1983.


The u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house


Yes. I wonder what typically goes on there - if important political guests are hosted or if it is used more for recreational purposes.


It says that the top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson.  I think Trump is the richest.


I've wondered the same thing. How does Trump compare to the wealthiest past presidents?


This must be either biased stats or old.


Who knows. And when we say, "the wealthiest," are we adjusting for inflation or comparing their literal net worth?


Great question.  I'm unsure on that one.  Great chat!


hello,  do you know much about Kim Jong Un,  the supreme leader of North Korea?


I recently read that he started driving at age 3 haha,  can you even reach the pedals at that age?  I wonder what the driving age is in North Korea.


Not sure. He is often called the Marshal.


I see.  Did you know Forbes magazine ranked Kim the 46th most powerful person in the world in 2013?  That is crazy and scary.


I did see that. I also saw he was voted most sexiest man alive by the union. Bet that was rigged.


I guess the Asian countries. Speaking of leaders. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


I like the fun fact that they dont know how old Kim Jong Un is lol


That is crazy. Speaking of crazy. Did you know the guest house is bigger than the white house


I did!  That is weird,  I wonder why it needs to be so big.


I don't know. Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


That would never fly nowadays lol hillary and trump would not make a good team lol


No they would not. Want to hear something funny.  The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


Actually,  it was his actual name,  President Canaan Banana.


That's awesome. Do you like the Thor movies. It's based off the marvel comics.


Yeah absolutely,  my favorite is Thor ragnarok. How about you?


I like it. Did you know Ant man made his marvel debut before spider-man, hulk, thor and iron-man


I read that recently,  but where?  Like in comics?


Probably. I haven't seen  any movies. Hugin and munin, odin's ravens, appear in the avengers film, during thor and loki's argument on the mountaintop


hmmm I never noticed that.  Ill look for it next time I watch it lol nice chatting


Good Morning!  My Grandpa and Dad listened to old time country, so I am more partial to George Strait, Conway Twitty, and Johnny Cash than I am to modern country artists.  You?


I used to love those old timers! I like it better than the new stuff. George strait is cousins with Jeff Bezos!


I wonder if Bezos is a Country fan?  The King of Amazon is related to the King of Country - what are the odds?


I bet he would have to be if my cousin was george strait, I would have to be. There are only 2 african americans in the country hall of fame.


Interesting - I wonder who they are and what era they're from.  Not that I'm very familiar with Country as most are, but I'd have a hard time naming any African American artists...


right, The only one i know it darius rucker and he didn't start off as a country guy


Hootie!  Big golfer too - big hitter!  I bet one of the HOF inductees was Charlie Pride.  After racking my brain, he is the only African American country star I can come up with


Hootie! yes! lol. for sure. Do you listen to much radio?


I listed to a lot of talk radio when I'm at work to fill the void and have some interesting topics in the background - you?


Me too, sometimes I turn the radio on to AM to see if I can get some jupiter radio storms


I wonder what that would sound like?  Static, ambient noise, classic Latin?!?!?!


lol, it could. I want to hear it some day. I wonder if they heard it in WW2 when they made radios with  razors and other things


Radio and radio waves a fascinating in that they are all around us, and free for the most part - you have to have the receiver to decipher the signal but it's possible, as you say, to create your own radio from spare parts.  Amazing!


Right! God my mind is blown right now. Do you have a favorite celebrity?


I'm not very current on celebrities of modern movies and music - there are so many.  One actor I find interesting is Crispin Glover - he played George McFly in Back to the Future movies


I did not know that, do you ever watch judge judy, she makes so much money, but not as much as Lebron


I've heard JJ makes a mint, but I've never had time or the time slot to be a regular watcher of her show.  I know the format from Judge Wapner back in the day.  Someone must be watching - a lot of people!!!


I heard a lot of retired people who are bored with their day lol. I can't wait to retire to watch judge judy all day! Good chatting with you!


Yes - I didn't even think about that demographic.  Great chat - have a great day!


HI! I love to watch pixar movies. I wonder what they have in their secret room?


Sounds mysterious. Did you know the Celebrity status is often associated with wealth?


I didnt know that! Judge Judy would know all about that with her 123k per episode!


Great for her! Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street!


I didnt know that! I liked robin williams as genie in Aladdin! i didnt know that started the trend though!


I haven't watched it before. What is it?


It's a celebrity coached singing competition. There are "fights" over the country singers.


oh, what kind of fights? Funny to know that ive heard of George strait for a long time but never knew he was cousins with jeff bezos.


Oooh weird. I guess that all the aspiring country singers on The Voice want Blake Shelton as a coach, but Kelly Clarkson "fights" with  him over these singers.


I do like Kelly Clarkson. Do you think shes ever opened for herself like U2 at a show?


I don't know, she has a great voice so that's why contestants feel pressured to choose her as a coach on The Voice.


I would want to go with who is the best singer in that game! I wonder how much they get paid per episode? less than Judge Judy i bet.


Indeed. Country music used to be called hillbilly music until the 1940s.


Thats Funny! I do like country music though.


I hear it on the radio. Do you know that a canadian law requires at least 40% of the music played to be Canadian!


I did hear about that. I wonder if there are a few black Canadian country singers?


So far there are only two african americans in the country music hall of fame.


I know i would think there would be more.


I wonder if they played the fender stratocaster which was intended for country music?


I would have never guessed that! Have a great day!


One last fact about radios there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


I would love to do that while at work! it would  make it so much better


Indeed I agree. Soldiers in WWII made simple radios using razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios.


Hello! Yes I do. I am not a fast reader though. The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones with 4700 words per minute!


Thats amazing! I wonder what people would think of her in the 18th century! Dis you know there was a "moral panic" because of the widespread of reading novels?!


No I didn't realize that happened? I wonder why? I loved Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. Both him and Cs Lewis had a competition of "you laugh you lose" when reading terrible poetry.


I know, its crazy how times have changed! Did you read the book eders game? i saw the movie but the book was suggested reading for military and marine corps


I never saw the movie or read the book. Sounds interesting though. I saw the Movie Starship Troopers. Didn't know that was a sci-fi novel too also on the reading list of military branches.


Yeah it is worth watching! I also like cars. The trunk of a car got it's name because in old cars it was actually a wooden trunk!


Thats crazy! i didnt know! I like cars too and video games which did you know that Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people ina video game? I wonder how people who play call of duty feel haha


Wow. Yeah good question! If I lived in South Africa I would put flamethrowers on my car! It is legal to do so!


LOL, wowzers well car have sure come a long way since it's invention back in 1886... although it doesnt feel that long considering how much has improved!


Yes that's true. It was only in 1975 that McDonalds added a drive thru. Now they are everywhere!


it blows my mind! and Thanks to the soldiers once again! since they were not allowed out of their cars while wearing their fatigues!


True. So much to thank them for but did not know drive thrus were one of them! I also didn't realize Cadillac was named after the french explorer who founded Detroit.


Wow, how cool to have something big named after you! What I cant get over is how cars barely became available globally in the 20th century, what?!


Yeah that is so surprising and hard to believe! In 2014 the number of cars was over 1.25 billion. That is unbelieveable as well!


Wow, for sure! I wonder why it took much longer for western europe to accept the change from animal drawn carriages to faster much more comfortable cars...


Yeah I would like to know that too. Very oldschool of the. Do you like swimming? There is a type of competitive swimming where the athlete has their hands and legs bound and swims like a dolphin lol.


lol, I love swimming, I took lessons as a kid..I learned the doggy paddle but not the "dolphin move" haha


Yes me too! Swimmin is a good exercise! The USA is the best at it, with almost as many gold medals as the rest of the world combined!


wow I wonder if they used the 'banned swimsuit" which apparently 94% have won all swimming races! lol it was fun chatting with you!


YAY! Were back in business! How are you? No, I hate swimming ! LOL i am terrible at it. how about you?


That is what I am thinking, this stinks lol! I am terrible too, butI wonder if I wore a swimsuit (for guys) that Is banned I would be better.


Yeah, it is good to be back in business. Anyways, swimsuit? you could give me a jetpropelled swimsuit and i would still suck LOL


lol, me too. I don't know how people get so good at swimming. Did you know at Cornell you need to pass a basic swim test to graduate? I don't get why lol


I bet that the founder or some rich alum insisted that students pass. i think that mit has the some thing.


wow, that is crazy, I guess if youre smart you will learn how to swim


I learned how to swim, but always felt like work, like i should be paid to do it. i preferred running.


I agree, I prefer driving in my car lol, you own one?


I do not at the moment. i had used cars in the past. you?


I own one, can't believe they have been around since like 1908 or even earlier


cars? yeah, benz created the first one. ford made his model A or T or something in 1908.


if you had a car would you equip it with a flame thrower?


it depends. it could be useful in some cities. maybe get me some better, faster service at the drive thru. You?


I heard it is legal in South Africa, they must have a lot of car jackings. I love drive thrus lol, I think Mcdonalds created the first one


SA sounds like a crazy place. I wonder how many cars have throwers, and how much it costs to get one installed.


right and how dangerous it is and what the mortality rate is lol


Do pedestrians get flamed? what about other weaponry? it seems limited to just use flames.


But you're right, equip that on your car and go through the drive thru and you will get your food so fast, lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


It was great chatting! Have a good evening!


You too, enjoy more social chats, they're back... for now!


Me to, have you ever heard of the swimming competition that binds both hands and feet so the participate has to swim like a dolphin.


No, that sounds hard to do.  Must be in good shape to do that.


Sounds like a good way to drown. Apparently babies can learn to swim at birth or there about.


That's cool about the babies.  I heard all students at Cornell must pass a basic swimming test before they're allowed to graduate. Did you know that?


Wow that doesn't sound fair, some people have a fear of water. The US has just as many gold medals as the rest of the world combined in swimming.


That sounds about right, swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities in The United States.


Apparently there is a super swim suit that's banned.


Yeah, I heard about that banned swimsuit.  It was so good that 94% of all swimming races at the 2008 Olympics were won in it. That's funny.


I know i would like to see that suit, haha. On a different note i thought it was interesting that McDonald's first offered the drive thru because of vets that could not get out of the car due to their fatigues.


I didn't know that about the drive thru, but look at what it has done for the fast food industry. A winner for everyone.


Yes indeed. They did that in 1975, i would have thought that it had been around longer than that, but i guess not.


Me too, thought that would have been a 1950s invention, for sure.  Do you know it's legal in South Africa to equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking?


Uhm sounds a bit excessive, but is'n't that illegal everywhere? Apparently 4,700 words per minute is the world record for speed reading.


I can read pretty fast, but nowhere near that speed. I think that record is held by a lady named, Anne Jones.


Your right. I would have loved to be a involved with what Cs Lewis & Tolkien did with you laugh you loose competition. Sounds like a real good time laughing at horrible poetry.


That sure would have been cool to witness.  I read somewhere that starship troopers is the first sci- fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five US military branches.


I hope the book was better than the movie. Well it's been good talking to you.


Nice chatting with you as well.  Have a good evening.


I've always really enjoyed gymnastics. How about yourself?


I do like gymnastics! I took it when I was little, how about you?


I did it for several years when I was little also. Have you ever heard of Kimm Gwang Suk of North Korea?


That's cool it was the thing to do when we were younger. I like that it went on to be in the Olympics! No, I don't know who that is.....


I watched it on the Olympics every four years when I was a kid. She participated in the Barcelona games and gave her age as 17. But she was missing front teeth and the rumor is that she may have been as young as 10 in actuality.


Omgosh! Really? That's amazing. I heard that an american won 6 medals...with a wooden leg! How amazing! Nobody else with a prosthetic limb tried again for 100 years.


Wow! That's very impressive. I'm going to have to look that up and see if there is any imagery out there.


Definitely, it happened back in 1908 so hard to say if you could find much on it.


Probably not. Maybe a few pictures. Did you know that Nadia Comaneci scored the first 10 ever in gymnastics?


No, I didn't know that. Very impressive! Have you ever heard of the special olympics? The sister of president Kennedy started getting backyard get togethers for kids with disabilities that's how it evolved into the Special Olympics.


I am familiar with it. I had no idea how it started. Such a wonderful organization. Do you know why the pummel horse was originally created?


Yes it was developed as a way for soldiers to practice mounting and dismounting horses.


Oh wow, that is interesting! So the pummel horse is used in today's gymnastic's, correct?


Yes in men's gymnastics. Do you also know why the Ancient Greeks participated in gymnastics?


Wasn't it because gymnastics helped them practice for war? I think I heard that anyway.


I was reading about older times and I wonder why Presidents used to wear hats and I wonder if it was just a preference?


I know that British politicians had to wear top hats if making a point of order.


Ohhh, maybe that's what they were referring to. I just remember President Abe Lincoln and his hat lol,


He did seem fond of it. It was nice chatting with you. Have a good evening.


Do you like soccer, do you follow the MLS?


I don't really, how about you? I think as Americans we are the only ones who call it soccer. Soccer was slang for association football.


Im a big fan of the sport I  really like it and the MLS is getting better as the years go by, it will soon be one of the most popular sports


Maybe I'd be more interested if they did the variation of soccer where three teams face off at the same time. Actually, that sounds quite confusing.


That sounds like an interesting variation of the game, I am a fan of the sport but that's new to me


I guess I am probably missing out. Soccer makes more money than all other major sports combined.


I guess its because the game is played in more that 200 countries and also has more than 250 million players more than the other sports combined


Yeah it definitely is the world's most popular sport!


It is, did you watch the 2014 World Cup? a player did a great deed with his bonus from winning the cup


I did not watch it. Was that Mesut Ozil?


Yeah Mesut Ozil thats the one, he donated his 300,000 euros bonus so that 23 children can have surgeries


That is awesome. I'm watching Jon Stewart right now. Do you know he was a football player in college?


I didnt know that I wonder if he was any good


He played in the Pam American Maccabi Games in Brazil so I guess he was pretty good.


I guess he was, haven't heard of that tournament but Brazilians take soccer seriously.


My favorite team is Barcelona and national team the US and then Argentina, do you have a favorite team?


No, I don't, but I like the new mascot for the Philadelphia Union.


Phang the Snake, sounds like an awesome New Mascot!


Yeah, apparently he has a mohawk and legs.


I'm excited to watch that new mascot in action. Mascots are a thing of the MLS, though. Either way, its been really fun chatting with you.


Yeah, I'm confused as to whether it's a snake or a lizard. I'll have to go research that now. Nice chatting with you.


Hello.  Do you like snakes?  I recently heard that there are no snakes at all in new zealand.  That is a country I would like to go to!


Hello there, I am not a big fan of snakes no, and really? That is a very strange fact.


It really is. I had no idea there was a place on the planet where there were no snakes.  Have you heard about flying snakes?


Same here, and what!? I have never heard of those, but I think I'm glad i've never encountered one.


Me too!  Yeah, I've heard about some type of snake that can launch themselves at their prey. Can you imagine having a snake launch itself at you?  Horrible!


Yeah, you forget to feed it one day and then at night it just jumps outta the cage at you.


Hahaha! That would be awful!  It is amazing that they can do it considering they most snakes have only one lung.  I would think they would need to in order to get the breath to move like that.


That is interesting as well.  Do you know there are legless lizards, which are not considered snakes though?


I did not know that.  What are they considered then if they are not snakes?  Are they called lizards?


Yeah still called lizards I guess.  I wonder how they move around or why they aren't snakes.  There are so many weird creatures on this planet.


That's true.  I would like to know how they move too.  I would really like to know why they aren't snakes.  I wonder exactly what is the criteria that determines what is a snake and what is a lizard.


Agreed.  Another interesting fact is that crocodiles are related to birds more closely than they are to lizards and snakes.


Now I would really like to know how that is possible. I mean crocodiles have scales, live in the water, they are green, and so on.


Yeah I think it has to do with dinosaurs.  I know birds are the closest we have to them, and crocs are not far behind.


Interesting.  Scientists also say that the fear of snakes is hard wired into our brains for some reason.  Get this, they also say it's hard wired into monkey's brains too.


That is too wild, I wonder if it's because we are closely linked with chimps and all.


It could be because snakes, the big ones like pythons, terrorized them too back in the day.  I guess snakes would have been exceptionally large in prehistoric times.


Yeah imagine the size of some of those, and I always think of all the crazy water creatures as well.


I do too.  Perhaps the new mascot for the Philadelphia Union, phang the snake, isn't too far off from real life.


That is true, do you follow the MLS much?


I don't actually.  I just heard about their new mascot recently.


Were you aware that "Association Football" is the proper name for soccer?


No I didn't know that.  I wonder how the name soccer came about since it's actually association football?


Seems like soccer is American slang.  We already had gridiron football, so we could not call it football here.  What I did not know is that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined.  Must be because it played internationally in a big way?


I bet it is.  Soccer players are very important in other countries. I heard of one who stopped a civil war in his home country.


I did not know that.  It seems that there exist a variation of soccer in which 3 teams face off at the same time.  I wonder where and how that is played?


Now that sounds like something I would like to see!  I can't imagine how the game would work or even look!


Neither can I.  But I do remember seeing advertised a TV package with an all soccer channel.  I guess it is needed for die-hard soccer fans since it is not as big a sport in the U.S. compared to international play.  Do you subscribe to cable / dish TV or have you cut the cord?


I've cut the cord, happily I might ad!  I still watch everything I did before at a much lower price.  I watched the SuperBowl recently.  DId you?  it's hard to believe it's not as popular as one of soccer's biggest events.


Well, football has gotten too political with the kneeling, etc. and that has hurt attendance and viewing.  I have a dish primarily because its how I get internet since we do not have cable service in my part of the parish.  Were you / are you a fan of the Simpsons?


I've watched a few of their shows.  I know enough to know that Bart is a major character and it seems like homer has had a lot of different jobs.


Homer was all over the place until he went steady at the nuclear plant.  The Simpsons without Bart would not work.  Did you know that there is only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart is not mentioned?


No but I'm not surprised.  There have been a lot of celebrities doing voice overs on the show too. Daniel Radcliff for one.


Speaking of voice overs, did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have all narrated "Thomas the Tank Engine" at least 52 times.  Somehow I can't see Carlin and Baldwin doing it with their salty tongues!


I have to admit I can't either.  Are celebrities are so different from back in the day. Look at Shakespeare, he'd never talk like them.  He was and is so popular that all but one of his plays has been made into a movie or tv show!


Shakespeare had a thing for snakes in is prose.  Living out in the country, I am used to snakes and even have a 5 foot common garter snake that lives among my fig trees.  Its amazing how she climbs the branches and stalks birds.  Did you know that for (most) humans and monkeys the fear of snakes is hard wired into our brains?


I can't say that I did but it makes sense.  Snakes are just weird and creepy. For instance, when they are born with two heads they fight each other for food.


Those mutations are creepy and heart wrenching in any species.  What amazes me is how they can intentionally "dislocate their jaw" and swallow big prey.  I have not watch the garter snake in my fig trees do that, but I have seen the big lump in her middle when she is digesting a bird.  That is an unusual evolutionary adaptation.


That is weird.  Did you know that some owls keep blind snakes in their nests?  Apparently the snakes keep away parasites.


I did not know that.  I never mess with my garter snake and she does not mess with me.  If she helps keep the mice and birds from eating my figs, then that is just fine by me.   Often animals are used as sports mascots.  My alma mater is the LSU Tigers.  Do you know of any sports teams with snake mascots?


I can't think of any.  Snakes are different though, some lay eggs and some give birth.


I was reading somewhere that a professional U.S. soccer team, the Philadelphia Union, selected a snake for their mascot.  To me, that does not make sense...  In soccer you kick the ball and a snake has no feet!


That doesn't make any sense.  Then again the baseball team the Atlanta Braves has a mascot that looks like bigfoot.


I sure do. did you know clint eastwood also really likes it?


Yes and has been for quite some time and also a pianist


Yes. A woman hosts jazz concerts in her house every day


yes and has done so for 20 years in harlem


Yeah and some famous people in jazz have stopped by


Yeah. Do you know which country has one of the best orchestras of jazz?


yes that's Pakistan, they are always topping the charts


Yeah they are good. Do you know why the trumpeters grow goatees?


yes because it is more comfortable to play


I sure do. Once BBC played the piano instead of the news


that was in 1930 when they did not have newsworthy news


Yeah. There is a piano that sits on top of the highest mountain in the UK


yes some climbers found it but do not know how it got there


Yes that is the song that they use to stress test pianos


yeah. DId you know Mercury and McCartney used the same piano once?


Yes, Mercury recorded Bohemian Rhapsody in it


and McCartney did Hey jude, what an awesome story


Did you set any new year's resolution for the new year?


I have set one and already met it, how about you?


Oh wow, congrats! I think the usual to eat healthier and exercise more, I think that's what a lot of people set their new year agenda as, something about diet and exercise, was yours centered around that perhaps?


I nneed to start a diet, maybe that will be my new one. I could drop 20-30 pounds. I need my beach body back!


Same here, I need to fit into jeans or companies can employ Old Navy tactics where they market size 41" waist jeans as 36", I'm only a size small!


lol, I would be too! did you know trousers that are saggy are prohibited in Collinsville?


Saggy seems like a very "loosely" defined term, what would you consider as saggy? I would consider it anything that shows your under garments when walking


True, good point, how can they enforce it, they would need evidence and I would just pull my pants up! The romans saw wearing pants as a sign of barbarism!


Lol, yeah, sounds very difficult to enforce and if cops are taking photos for proof, that seems like grounds for sexual harassment in some way. I wonder what the Romans think about wetsuits!


lol, good point! Did you know people started wearing pants because of horses. Must be to cover a certain something up while riding.


That and I imagine the friction of the thighs against the saddle would hurt a lot!


I bet lol! skinny Jeans on the other hand  can cause nerve damage, imagine that on a horse!


So that means I do not need to lose fifty pounds to fit in those skinny jeans might even cause a heart attack or worse loss of limbs!


For sure, I can barely move in regular jeans, I couldn't imagine trying to move in skinny jeans, or breathe


Exactly! So Levi Strauss patented "blue jeans", does that mean for every pair of blue jeans we see in the market today, they are paid a royalty fee of some sort?


They must be so rich from that. Levi made bing crosby a denim tuxedo when he was turned away from a hotel for wearing jeans. That started the Canadian Tuxedo!


Oh wow, I wonder if he patented that, but I'm not familiar with Canadian Tuxedo, does that mean it's blue or something?


It is what we in Iowa call the denim tuxedo. Or a person that wears blue jeans and a blue jean jacket. A joke.


Oh oh haha. I think that's not a bad look. I've seen Blake Shelton pull that look off numerous times on The Voice, I think he should run for president, he'd be one of the wealthiest ones along with JFK and Washington.


and thomas jefferson, I think we should have someone in office with experience, otherwise we will have another TRUMP!


Oh that's true, still can't believe Trump will go down in history as a president of US, he deserves a nickname like President Banana or something which is what the president of Zimbabwe is called.


very well thank you! I have heard a few interesting factoids as of late and would like to share with you some of them!! Do you know in south Africa it is legal to install flame throwers on your car to help prevent car-jackings?


Sounds cool, I'd like to mount some on my car for my daily commute in traffic.  Lol


That is funny, you must live in a big city with lots of traffic. Did you know that Mc Donalds opened the drive through in 1975 to accommodate soldiers that were not allowed to get our of their car because of their uniforms?


That was nice of them.  It transformed the fast food industry, for sure.  I wonder what the inventor of the modern car, Karl Benz would think of how his invention was being used?


I am sure it did as I too find myself some days not in uniform of any kind not wanting to get out of my car and find drive through much easier!  something else supposed to stand the test of time ( no pun intended there, lol)


True, I reda somewhere that Google's self driving cars have an " aggressive" mode.  That sounds kind of unsettling and unnerving to me.


Yea, that in it's self sounds scary! Whole new meaning to road rage if you ask me!!  I wonder how it would do on the autobaun ?


I heard when Audi entered the Indian market they had to create a new horn to withstand the constant use.  I can't even imagine.  I'd def need that flamethrower, I'd light them up!


Too funny! Some days are easier getting around than others that is for sure! I find it funny that a person beat 90,000 other players on a video game called Gran Turismo and became a race car driver as a result.


Hey, he's got some skills, that's alot of people.  I'll be glad when Winter is over, I live in Ohio and it's illegal to warm your car up here.Been freezing my ying yangs off here, lately!


So you cannot warm up your car, by sitting it with it running or turning it on and going back inside? That's crazy and totally understand but can't sympathize much as I am in Florida and it has been pretty warm here, it gets below 65 and I am freezing so I can't imagine your cold.


Well, it's cold by all means, I'm glad you're somewhere warm, my friend.


Thank you! I have lived in the North but was much younger when the bones could take it. I have not owned a good heavy winter coat in probably fifteen years now.


Oh, wow.  I'm going to go South when I retire.  Getting too old for this.  If I could be like that man in NewYork and find alot of classic cars in an old barn that are worth millions, I could get there sooner!


Probably have a better chance of winning the lottery to get here quicker, lol. I spend a lot of time at the beach reading. I have an Amazon Kindle I take as I don't have to worry about sand in the pages that way and if I finish a book there I am able to get another pretty quickly by downloading. Do you read often?


Yes, a s amatter of fact I do read quite a bit.  I find Amazon's new font called " Bookerly that was specifically designed to be easy to read on kindles,to be just that. Reading is a breeze.


Do you know Amazon's CEO built a clock into the side of a mountain that should run for more than 10 thousand years?


Wow, that's interesting.  Haven't heard that before. Founder Jeff Bezos is a billionaire, so anything is possible, I guess?


I feel Amazon has a dabble into most aspects of everyday living including Sundays as the have a contract with the USPS to deliver packages on Sundays! For one that likes to get mail, that makes me happy.


I've heard that before, but I have never gotten a package on a Sunday.  Well, anyway, it's been nice chatting with you this afternoon, friend.  Get out and enjoy your Florida sunshine and know that I'm jealous!  Enjoy the rest of your day.


I sure do. Do you know what the fly refers to?


Hmm I thought it was the zipper, is it not?


It is actually the cloth flap over the zipper


Oh I see. Did you hear a judge sued a dry cleaning company because they lost his pants?


What really? How much did he sue them for?


He sued them for $67 million, that does not even make sense


Yeah that sure does not. DId you know women were not allowed to wear pants in the senate until 1993?


Really? That is nonsense. ROmans saw pants as a sign of barbarism


Wow cool. Did you know HUlk has indestructible pants?


Haha that only makes sense. DO you know much about presidents?


I know that Wilson was the only one to have a PhD


Cool. Do you know who the wealthiest three are in the US?


I have no idea and do you know who was the first one to be photographed during their inauguration?


Oh cool. The wealthiest are Washington, Jefferson and JFK


Oh wow, they and John WIlken booth was in the photo too


Nice. Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


WOw really? DO you know who was the last president to speak a foreign language?


I do not know that but the Indonesian president has already released 3 albums


WOw good for him. The last one to speak a foreign language was FDR


I love jeans so comfy and good for many occasions. And you?


Me too and I agree with that. It was nice chatting with you


Hello!  Do you by chance remember the old Schoolhouse Rock song Conjunction, Junction?  (Granted, you might be too young for that.. lol!)


Hi, how are you? Yes, I do remember the song.


Doing good!  Yeah, the song was recorded by a fellow named Bob Dorough.  It's one of those songs lots of people know but don't know who sings it.  :)  They say he know mainly plays at bars.


Very catchy tunes. I guess he can make a living playing at bars? I think he wrote a bunch of songs for SHR.


I remember one tune that he actually didn't write "I'm Just a Bill", they did a gag on Family Guy about it.  Had an anthropomorphic bill lying on the ground starting to sing, only to get stabbed by a trash picker.  LOL


Those songs were perfect for parody. Easy to remember, every kid in the US watched Saturday morning cartoons. What was your favorite song?


I'd have to say Conjunction Junction.  It's just so catchy and easy to remember,  LOL.  And speaking of Saturday mornings.. I miss those days.  Kids today don't know the magic of them... makes me kind of sad, you know?


I liked the gravity song with the doo-wop band. That was catchy. Also Interplanet Janet.


Wow, you know more about this than I do!  :)  Speaking of such, do you ever listen to jazz?  That's the type of "serious" music Bob plays.


Yes, I enjoy listening to jazz. Very artsy and calming.


They say a lot of jazz trumpeters grow goatees because they provide comfort while playing.


Yeah, and speaking of jazz, they say Clint Eastwood is a big jazz fan and pianist.  I didn't know that!


I think he has a tough guy character but really is an artist. He writes music too.


Yeah, I think he scored several films, including his own Million Dollar Baby.


That was a great film. I don't remember the music though. He is getting old. I guess he can't be a tough guy so much.


Speaking of pianos and stuff.. did you know Freddy Mercury composed Bohemian Rhapsody on the same piano that was used for "Hey Jude"?


There must have been some magic in them keys.


I'll bet!  You know they had an aluminum grand piano on the lounge of the Hindenburg.  It weighed only 356 pounds.


What did that sound like? Tinny? Strange. I guess they needed a piano. Anyway, great chat!


Hey you too!  Have a great evening!  Hope the weather's good where you're at!


Did you know that the romans thought that wearing pants was a sign of being barbaric?


I did not know that. That's funny. You know Aladdin's pants took inspiration from MC Hammer.


Really?  I just always assumed that was a representation of what was worn back in the day.  I always thought the British invented trousers but I've heard recently that it was actually someone in East Asia.


They didnt? I thought they invented them too, you know a judge sued a dry clean business for more than 67 million just because they lost his pants.


I bet the judge won too considering they are a judge.  Collinsville, Il has a law prohibiting saggy pants. I wonder if they enforce it!


Could be, but it seems a bit excessive after all a small business doesnt have that kind of money, and that law is absurd lol


I don't know. I think it's unfair to sue the small business but the law about saggy pants could be a good thing.  Then again if you wear too skinny of jeans you can get nerve damage.


Thats interesting, I wonder how they came up with those laws, some governments are just weird, like the president of Indonesia, he released 3 albums while in office.


Sounds like he may be a fun politician.  Leaders, presidents that is, have different roles depending on the government and country they are in.


Sounds like it and also sounds like he had a lot of free time, I would be worried if my president dedicated his time to pop music.


True.  Maybe he needed money.  Did you know the three most wealthiest presidents are Washington, Jefferson, and JFK?


I didn't know that. Trump isn't among the richest presidents? That sure is surprising!


I know, it surprised me too when I heard that.  Another thing that surprised me was to learn recently that lee jeans and wrangler are owned by the same company.


They are? I wonder why they keep the brands apart, I wonder why there is a small pocket in most jeans


I wonder why they do too.  They make them seem so different from one another and yet they are the same.  I think that Vans is also owned by the same company.  I've always thought that small pocket was for money.


I might have to google that later, and yeah I did know about that. Apparently Vans, Nautica, Jansport and other brands are part of the same company.


That's just so odd to me.  I know that jeans are denim usually but even though they can be made from cotton or other materials to me they are still jeans.


I know they are just jeans to me too apparently they have a long history, theyve been around since 1871


Yeah, I think that Levi Strauss and some other guy invented them.


Yeah it was Jacob W Davis I wonder when jeans became popular though!


hi how are you doing over there? do you like the Sun?


Yeah, without it I'd be dead.  Our sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy.  I wonder if it has an inferiority complex?


the sun does not like it when you bring up its complex. wait till the sun goes down to talk about such things. thank you.


OK, I'll be more careful.  I less pleasant topic... Did you hear about the woman that attacked her ex-boyfriend with acid when he told her he had a new girlfriend?  It happened in the UK.


well, that is a great topic! i did not know about that. that is horrible. she really should be punished for that.


The judge gave her a minimum of 12 years in prison. The judge called it "an act of pure evil".


it was. god, why would someone do that? i understand anger, but to destroy a life...hm. i guess she will have 12 years to hink about that.


Yeah, she had bought the acid to distress some jeans and for a smell in her drain.


Yeah, the boyfriend spent months in intensive care... Not feeling sorry for her...


i guess that this can be a lesson to people who think that they can get away with horrible crimes. the pain he suffered must have been awful.


Yes.  On to something a bit less depressing... The sun is actually white and only appears yellow because of our atmosphere... I like yellow better...


yes, let's talk about the sun. he is gone now, so no worries. i like yellow too. warmer. friendlier.


Yep... All that's missing is the smile... In 2011, I guess Neptune finally made a lap after being discovered in 1846.


Wow, I didn't know Neptune was that slow


Yeah, it must be a day for slacker planets and stars... The sun does like to boast that it can produce enough energy in 1 second to meet the needs of the Earth for 500,000 years.


i think the sun has a good sense of its power. it is hard to contain all that energy. the sun is like a two year old on coca cola.


Ha.  I really need to go to S. Africa and get my car fitted for a flame-thrower.  It's legal there to prevent carjacking.


yes, that would be cool if it were solar powered. the power of the sun, stopping carjackings


I think the sun would be happy to help.  I didn't realize IMDB was owned by Amazon.  I better check, Bezos may own me.


Soon, we will all swear fealty to Dear Leader Jeff. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, Bezos is the new King of America. Thanks for an entertaining chat.


I loved school house rock as a kid. What about you?


Me too, Conjunction Junction, what's your function.  Brings back good memories.


I wonder if they still play them in schools now days. I mean as a kid when a bill becomes a law was super informative.


I know, I feel alot of adults need to watch School house rock and learn a thing or two.


So true-the civics lessons and basic grammer are sorely lacking in society today.


I heard that it had been revived twice for television and staged as a musical theater adaptation, as well.


That would be a fun show to go see. I wonder how many awards it has won over the years?


Probably a bunch.  Do you like Jazz music?


I haven't really listened to much but it seems quite interesting. Very free form music.


I was surprised that the rapper, Tupac Shakur went to the Baltimore School of Arts where he studied ballet, acting, poetry, and Jazz. That's wild.


Jazz seems to be the root of a lot of modern music. It is really cool that such a well known artist studied it for his craft.


Yes, it is.  I read somewhere that Jazz great Ella Fitzgerald had taught herself to sing two notes at once by the age of 18.  That's impressive.


Wow. Jazz has really given us some of the most influential and amazing performers to come out of any genre of music I think.


Yes, it has.  On a side note, the Walter White character from the show, Breaking Bad, is alo the name of a jazz musician who has a new album entitled," Breaking Good."  How cute is that?


That is really neat. I think clint eastwood has an albumn too. That man is talented. I hope his son follows in his footsteps.


Clint is talented and that son of his looks just like him when he was younger.  I hope he's just as talented as Clint.


Me too. I'm encouraged by the work he has done so far. I wonder if the walter white guy or clint ever stop by that harlem apt where the woman gives the free jazz concerts?


That would be cool.  Did you know there were steam pianos that existed and could be heard for miles?


I would have loved to learn to play one of those. I really regret giving up piano as a kid. It seems like if you can play piano you can play any instrument with a little practice.


That's so true.  Did you know Richard Nixon wrote a piano concerto and played it live on the Tonight show?


Wow I wouldn't have expected that from Nixon!


Hi there, bought anything good on Amazon lately?


Sure. I bought some good melt n pour soap. Made myself some nice soap.  How about you?  I love shopping on Amazon!


I just got two pairs of sneakers yesterday. I watch some of their Amazon Studios shows here and there, too using my Fire TV stick.


Yeah. We are Fire Stick users too. A friend of mine produces one of the Amazon prime original series, so we are loyal viewers!  Amazon CEO, Bezos, is a smart dude. Smehow he even managed to get the USPS to work on Sunday!


Yes, it was also prescient of him to buy IMDB in 1998 and end up being able to integrate it into its streaming service.


Have you watched movies on the IMDB Freedive app yet?  I feel a little guilty watching so much Amazon Fire TV, while Amazon employees in the warehouse are walking up to 15 miles per day working for us!


I have not, is it any good? It's nice to get things for free, but a lot of time it's not any good, so it's not exactly a deal haha. The first Amazon customer got a building named after him for spending $27.95--now that's a deal!


I want one of those clocks built in a mountain like the one Bezos built!  Of course, I live in Texas, so we are a little short on mountains here... Freedive is good. Uses commercials to pay for content, so it is a little like standard TV, but when they have a movie I want to see, it beats not watching....


I wonder what Bezos will get into next. Maybe he'll go after the market for cars like Elon Musk did? There's a lot of room for tech in that industry.


As long as there are McDonalds drive thru windows, there will be a market for cars!  McDs invented the drive thru to accomodate servicemen and women who were not allowed to exit their vehicles while wearing fatigues. I wonder why they invented the McNugget?


Probably to use the leftover parts of chicken that look unappealing after processing, like the pink slime from beef. It's pretty crazy that it was only a little over 100 years ago that we were still being moved around by animals and now we eat them in our cars!


Interesting perspective.  What is your take on South African flame throwers installed on cars?  Obviously they can be used to warm up your McNuggets, but that seems a bit excessive...


Well, considering the country is still plagued by inequality, it would make sense for rich people to want to protect their cars from theft. It seems like a very unequal place to live.


Could be. So explain this to me: Why is the VW Beetle the only vehicle with the trunk in the front. Ask any elephant and they will tell you the trunk belongs in the front!


Haha, some bank and house robbers actually used to prefer Porsches as getaway cars because it's better to be shot in the engine than your back, but the origin of the term comes from the luggage trunks that were placed on the rear ends of cars (I guess to balance out the engine in front?)


I am just filled with questions today. Like this one: If the sun is actually white, but only appears yellow because of atmospheric scattering, what color is scat?


Ha, not blue, obviously--I'll take yellow light over blue light any day. One second of the energy produced by the sun to make that light is enough to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500 years.


Yeah, but most of it is going in the wrong direction!  Even the lowly lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun. But is that also true for greased lightning?


Depends on the kind of grease, I guess--I'd expect it to liquify at that temperature, or maybe become like plasma, like the sun is.


You are indeed wise. So tell me... Do you remember July 11th, 2011?  That was the day Neptune completed it's first orbit around the sun since it was discovered in 1846. Did you sleep through it like I did? Now I gotta wait until it comes around again to get a peek... Bummer.


I was studying for the bar exam, actually, so that whole summer is kind of a black hole for me, memory-wise. Like the one at the center of our galaxy haha. Maybe that star was one of the stars that's a billion times bigger than our sun.


It's not all about size you know. Sometime, the smaller the sun, the hotter plasma!  That's what my Grandpa always said...  Nice chatting with you!


I am!  I use it all the time either for buying stuff or watching prime video.


Yes.  I'm currently watching "Goliath"  I can't believe it's already been 25 years since Amazon was founded in 1994.


Who is that with? Steve B.? It is the largest internet retailer.


Goliath is with Billy Bob Thornton.  He plays a lawyer.  Yes they are.  So much so that Jeff Bezos could afford to build a clock onto a mountain that should run for 10,000 years!


That's right! I could picture the cover but not the person. Imagine having your name on a building at amazon. All for $30.


That would be neat.  I wonder if the person knew that was going to happen?


I am sure he thought he was just ordering a book or something... That would be a neat surprise though.


It would be.  I do like how Amazon contracted with the US postal service to deliver Amazon packages on Sundays.  That was nice to get some of my packages before Christmas like that.


The USPS has nothing else to do on Sundays so why not! They also own IMDB.


lol True!  Plus they are hurting to stay afloat so Amazon is probably helping them in that respect.


Yeah. That's sad... Can you imagine walking between 7 and 15 miles every day?


That would be rough working in an Amazon warehouse if you had bad knees, back, or feet.  Not for me. lol


I worked in a warehoure for 1.5 years and my legs were wrecked for a few months after. Just painful.


I worked in one for about 6 years in a flower pot factory.  I feel your pain.  The temps. were terrible...in the summer you would be dying from the heat and in the winter you were frozen to the bone.


Finally! Someone that feels my pain, literally. I remember working second shift and leeaving in the summer so sweaty. I could peel the salt off my skin...


It's terrible.  What's sad is that in my area it's either work in a factory like that or work at a retail store.  I would tell people how bad the warehouse work was and how it took a toll on you but no one believes you unless they experienced it.


Man, that stinks. Do you still work there?


No.  They actually downsized and closed the building I worked in and decided to open a warehouse in another area 2 hours away.  The company was looking for a buyer and we think they are positioning themselves for a sale and that's why the did it.  I've been looking for another job.  In the meantime, I've been trying to keep my head above water working on mturk.  It's been a lifesaver for me the last 3 months.


Well, good luck. Nice chatting with you!


Hi there...good morning. What are your thoughts on Robert Redford?


I hear ya! I find it odd they named his character Forrest Tucker? Wasn't that a actor in F Troop?


Id don't know that I have seen the F Troop.  I think it's great that he plays a bank robber at his age.


It should really pick up Robert Redford's career. He hasn't had a hit movie in ages!


I hear ya, I'd probably be wrong, but I'd put Sissy Spacek in her 50's at least. Man, she hasn't had a hit movie since Carrie in the 70's. This movie looks like something I'd like to see.


me too! Apparently movie goers really like the relationship between spacek and redford. Best in the film they say.


It'll be good to see the both of them. And Danny Glover and Tom Waits are in this too! It looks like the producers went all out to make this an entertaining picture.


It does! I think from the looks of it, this movie will do well. The reviews say that REdford plays a gentleman. I think a lot of people will like that.


He's always had it in him. Wonder what he even looks like now? I don't care too much for jazz, but if fits the movie...I'm all for it.


me too. I thought this was interesting.. The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


Really? The trunks in cars were wooden? I never knew that....go on!


The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


You sure do know about cars. Does the cadillac play a pivotal roll in the movie?


possibly what Redford is driving to get away from the bank!


Wow! The Old Man and the Gun sounds like it could be a fantastic film for Robert Redford if, indeed, it's gonna be his last film!


I bet not! Specek apparently does well in this film too.. Her blushing, responsive performance brings a spark of spontaneity to a narrative that is understated to a fault.


LOL....eloquently stated about Spacek. Well, it's been great chatting with you about The Old Man and the Gun. You have a Great day!


I know a little bit about them. I know that I love driving and would rather not have to walk if I can help it! Do you?


Hahaha  I'm like you.  I was surprised to learn that the first patent was issued in 1886 to Karl Benz.


Really? That is surprising to hear! In 2014 it was estimated that the number of cars was over 1.25 Billion! I wonder how many more there are now!


Holy smokes!  That's a lot of plastic and metal.  I wonder if Karl Benz ever wondered there would be that many cars when he was developing them.


Yeah! I bet he never imagined we'd have that many cars! It's a shocking number, for sure! Did you know it's legal in South Africa to have a flame thrower on your car?


I didn't know that.  Yikes!  What do they do with them?


Ha! I'm assuming use them for road rage situations. But they say, they use them to prevent carjackings.


That sounds scary to live there if they have to put those on their cars to prevent that.  The first car that was made available to the masses was the Model T built by Ford in 1908.  I've seen those in parades.


Model T Ford, just sounds cool! I'm sure I've likely seen one before. Jann Mardenborough became a pro race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo! I used to love that game!


That is interesting.  I wonder if that was part of a contest or something?  I didn't realize McDonalds didn't have drive thrus until 1975.


Yeah! I heard they added the drive-thrus then so that soldiers in fatigues didn't have to get out of their cars, since they weren't allowed to.


Yes!  Do you know how the backs of cars became to be known as trunks?


They are called that because in the early days of cars people used to carry wooden trunks on the back of them.


That hardly sounds very safe for ones belongings! But hey, if that's all they could do back then, I get it! Do you have a dog?


I do have a dog!  Did you know that they are not color blind?


No I didn't! I always thought they were! So they see color?


They just can't see as many different colors as humans.  I have to get ready to wrap things up for the evening.  I enjoyed the chat!


Oh wow! Interesting! Yeah, I have to get going too. Have a great night! :)


Good Morning....nope, had some dogs when I was younger, but I have 2 cats now. My mom was a poodle groomer, so we had tons in the house all the time.


I could see where they would get old then. lol  Did you know that there are 12 different blood types a dog could have?  I never knew that.


Nope, never heard that. I respect people that have dogs, but you're right, after having dogs all around me as a child, it's no wonder I have cats. I do respect dog owners, it takes a lot to care for a dog.


I had cats for a long time, but when the last one died I thought I would take a break from them.  Dogs are a lot of work.  Dogs can also donate blood at dog blood drives.  lol


Well, that make it convenient...lol. Have you ever listened to jazz? I never have.


A very tiny, tiny amount.  It sometimes is playing when I go to wineries.


Wineries....sweet. My brother took be to one in Maine 2 years ago...and I don't even like wine...the wine-tasting was neat though. Drove the car there, and the scenery was beautiful.


Maine is beautiful!  I had cousins who lived up there when I was a kid.  We would go up there every few years....first we would drive to Boston see those cousins and then head to Maine to see the other cousins.. lol  Did you know that Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz fan?


Yes, actually, Clint Eastwood even made a film about jazz, though I didn't see it. Shows my lack of interest in jazz, cause I love Clint Eastwood.


He's awesome in all the different rolls he has played in his career.  Did you know that jazz trumpeters grew goatees as a way to provide comfort when playing?


That's an interesting nugget...lol. Wouldn't that make dogs good at playing a trumpet?


Yes it would!  haha  Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.  I don't think jazz when I think of Pakistan music.  I picture flutes and drums for some reason. lol


LOL....I didn't think any jazz album could top the charts.


Right?  LOL  Did you know about the Harlem woman who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Sunday for 20 years?


Um....nope. Never came up in any of my conversations. Just can't see tooling around in my car, my beat up 2003 Chevy Blazer rattling off jazz music in my car. My friends would think me quite odd.


LOL I know what you mean!  I'm usually listening to rock and doing my best out of tune singing.  People already think I'm crazy....jazz would put it over the top. LOL


Sure would. I'd bet your dog would look at you strange as well.


LOL yes!  I've had fun chatting with you!


Oddest conversation I've had in awhile, but nice chatting with you on cars, dogs, and jazz....Have a Great day!


LOL Have to make it interesting right?  You have a good day too!


Hey how are you doing today. Did you hear about the recent summit between Trump and the North Korean leader? I think summits are kind of interesting basically just an international meeting.


I did, I think they just had one, but there was no deal, right?


Yeah unfortunately they couldn't agree on something. There are several important summers during the year. One time at a summit in Brisbane the leader of Russia told the Canadian prime minister to get out of Ukraine.


Yeah, not a big surprise though. Do you know what summit that was?


Interesting. Did you know that Spain is the only country that has a been a permanent guest at every G20 summit?


Good for Spain. That is really cool. I wonder why they have a government policy to not request official membership?


I'm not sure to be honest. I think it is a cool idea. Are you familiar with AI?


Yes somewhat. I know it is likely to be the wave of the future. Although the scope of AI is disputed I think it has a very huge potential nonetheless.


This is true, I think it has huge potential, but also has huge ramifications for social aspects.


Yes I agree. Certain organizations like Facebook is already using AI to understand user emotions, identify objects in photos, and predict user actions.


This is true, I worry about self driving cars to be honest. I don't trust the programming behind it.


Yeah I am also a bit wary about that too. I think I would like to learn more about artificial intelligence and Stanford actually puts on a free class to do just that.


What I worry about is how they program the decision analysis, for example, what do you tell the computer to do if it has the choice of causing one accident over another.


That's a very good point you ask. I think they would likely choose the option that most humans would do. Even celebrities are getting in on artificial intelligence. Kristen Stewart the twilight actress co-authored a paper about it.


Yeah, sort of tough. Did you know there is a non-profit organization for the advancement of AI?


No I didn't I think that is really awesome. I did know that artificial intelligence has crushed all human records and Minnie puzzle games such as the game 2048.


Interesting. I'm not even sure what the Puzzle games actually are, do you?


No I just know that it requires a lot of brainpower and strategy to solve them. I would be interested to learn more however. In computer science artificial intelligence research is defined as the study of intelligent agents.


Interesting. Apparently the scope of AI is disputed as machines become increasingly more capable, tasks considered intelligence are often removed from the definition.