ohh, that's what You mean... I'm from Europe so I watch more soccer ;)


Oh I see.  I dont know anything about soccer except that when they say "goooooooaaaaallllllll"  its good to start cheering .


lol:) that's mostly done by Spanish commentators ;) I'm from Poland but sure... goal is a time of celebration as there is not many of those in a game :)


haha ok.  at least im not totally doing it wrong.


...but to me a really exciting game is when there is no goals at all - that means both teams have very good defensive skills and it makes the match very exciting... that one goal could change everything... ;)


Nice,  kinda like hockey!  Did u know Nfl uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads to record a players every move on the field. they are also located inside footballs to track: velocity, rotation, ball speed and location.


That data is for coaching ? Not sure how would they use it...


ahhh, interesting... maybe I'll start watching it :)


its pretty boring.  lol.  a lot of waiting around,  and way too many penalties.  If u go to an actual football game much more exciting.


Ok :) thanks for the warning ! :)  Thank You so much for chatting - it was a pleasure !


Yes. The NFL is a professional American football league consists of 32 team which divided equally between NFC and AFC.


Dale Earnhardt seems to be a redskin fan. do you have a favorite team?


You had a good year last year. Earnhardt thinks fondly of his redskins but not recently.


NFL regular season was from September to December, each team want to 16 games and advance t play-off.


I bet earnhardt thinks back to 1992 fondly when the redskins won their first superbowl.


NFL uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pad to record the movement of a players in the field to know the rotation, ball speed.


I like to eat chips! Especially doritos! At least earnhardt is optimistic about the future...


The team gets locker-room guys and character guys that are bringing the team together and feel as one family in this moment we surely lift the trophy in this season.


He's also excited about Alex Smith, their new qb from kc.


Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL. All time record for wins by starting a quarterback in NCAA division.


I hope the redskins had a good year in 2018. I hope Dale had fun with it too!


Yes. All you wishes come true. Do you use library ?


Yes. Library is the collection of knowledge and updated technology is used today we are digital library.


Yes, I really enjoy using it. I think the library has grown to more than just books and digital items. I think it has become more of a central part of a community.


It make the habit of reading and in ancient Greece also have a library.


I know a librarian and she cares more about the peopple in her library than just about anyone I know cates about things.


Most of the US teenagers use the library very frequently. Library is also collection books range from singe to several books.


Thanks for spending some time with me this morning. I hope you have a nice day!


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


Think that was something that was originally on the ballot, or a suggestion that everyone else went with?


Probably on the original ballot in Austin TX, hard to imagine a grass roots movement to write in Fred Durst name for a garbage dump


True. I don't like waiting in line, so it would be nice to get to vote from space like the astronauts do


Yea I prefer that than using a polling booth in a forest full of lions like in India


I wonder how many of their citizens vote in their elections


I don't know, theres over a billion people in India but they must take voting seriously to put in a booth for a single voter


That's true. I mean, even setting up the booth is dangerous for the government to do


Yea, I wonder if they try to suppress voting in India like they do in places like Alabama where 34% of Black males have lost the right to vote


That's a large percentage. I hope it's for a good reason and not prejudice


I don't know, I wonder what was the reason all men in the UK couldn't vote until 1918


There are many things in the UK that don't make sense. Then again, the US isn't that much better with some of how our laws used to be


Yea, it's weird how until 1805 the runner up in the election became Vice President and all of a sudden they stopped doing that


It likely changed when the different political parties began forming. It might be better that the law has changed about that


Maybe, I know Washington didn't have a party, he was also one of the wealthiest presidents along with Jefferson and JFK


Of course Kennedy would be the only recent one to make it in the top 3. Trump likely wishes he could accumulate that kind of wealth


Trump probably wishes he could also release 3 pop albums like the president of Indonesia


It probably couldn't hurt his campaign for re-election if he wrote a catchy pop single. I wonder if it helped that President


It must of because he released 3 in total, unless the president of Indonesia was a dictator and forced people to buy the albums


Most Presidents are in a republican type government, so I don't think that's the case


Democrats and Republicans and all the controversy, what are your thoughts?


I think it's all pretty silly, but we have a civic duty to vote to get our thoughts heard. Like in Austin, when they voted to change the name of the dump to Fred Durst.


That sounds messed up lol, they must hate Fred Durst, Astronauts can vote from space!


Just shows how important voting is, I guess! Apparently, the Indian government will set up a polling booth in a lion-filled forest for a single voter.


Seems like a lot of trouble for just one man, 34% of the black males in Alabama lost their right to vote permanently


That's terrible. I wonder why. That's hardly even considered a democracy.


I agree they should have the right to vote, 34% is a significant number that can alter an election


Definitely. I mean, the government is far from perfect. In the beginning, the US Vice President was the runner up to the President. Can you imagine how dysfunctional that would be?


Really dysfunctional, there would be a lot of problems in office or maybe it can bring the parties together


Yeah, could you imagine a President Hillary and a Vice President Trump? Since she technically won the popular vote, I mean.


That would be a chaos, did you hear about the president that released 3 pop albums while in office


Yeah, talk about a fun party! I wonder if I made a little radio out of a blade and pencil like the soldiers in WW2 used to, if I could listen to his albums?


I dont think so, you might find his greatest hits online but I doubt they are on the radio, but who knows, if soldiers could make radios like that anything is possible


Yeah, there's a lot of things like that you can get for free online. I think there's one where you can stream a bunch of old radio dramas.


That sounds like a site I would like, did you know that some of the storms of Jupiter are so strong they can be picked up by a radio!


I don't know if that says more about how strong the storms are on Jupiter, or how crazy radio technology is!


I think a bit of both, there is also a radio station that broadcasts news in latin,


I think I've heard about that. It's from Finland? They've apparently been doing it since 1989.


Yeah thats right, its seems like a boring segment but I guess it has a group of fans after all its been around almost 30 years


Yeah. I guess there's a fan of everything. In Canada, it's a law that almost half of the music on the radio played has to be Canadian. Talk about pride.


I think thats a great law that promotes local talent, Canada has good artists, Drake, Bieber.


I did not realize that JFK was a wealthier president than Washington.


JFK was loaded, I didnt realize Washington was rich lol


Yes there have been a lot of unique presidents in history - Zimbabwe's president banana was a fun one


That name is really fun, is that really his name?


I believe so! I wonder what Trump thinks with the presidents guest house being bigger than the White House?


I think the guest house is actually Trumps, not owned by the goverment,


What would be really interesting is that until 1805 the second place in the election became vice president.  A Trump Hillary combo?  Yowsa!


That would be terrible, I don't like that combination,  do you know that even astronauts can vote!


Yes!  Easier to vote in space though than in India where one polling place was in a forest full of lions!


They did? I guess they really value voting rights in India, it must be a mandatory thing


Maybe so - unlike other countries - not all men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918


They didnt? I wonde why, 34% of the black male population in Alabama lost their rights to vote


There is a lot of voter discrimination in this country.  Thats why the dump in austin is named after somebody.


That is really messed up, I wouldnt like a dump to be named after me, they must have something against Fred Durst


Yes.  Maybe they were listening to the radio too much - there is one station in Finland who does the news in Latin


Yeah that was back in 1989, sounds boring to me, but thats because I dont understand a word of latin


Its gotta be better than listening to radio storms from Jupiter!


Storms from Jupiter actually sound pretty fun, it would be interesting at least


Maybe so - the reception is probably as good as the radios the soldiers in ww II had - made with a razor blade and a pencil


I guess that skilled saved more than one life, knowing how to make a radio out of those materials sounds like a great skill if you are at war


Did you know the president of indonesia released 3 albums while in office?


yes, i did. i have not heard the albums. i expect them to be pretty good. after all, he is president.


He has a shadow govt to run most things for him. he needs to focus on that pop career. real world leaders know the value of celebrity.


Interesting, he has a shadow government?


Well, i figure to manage the time to get those pop albums out, he must do something like that. I certainly couldnt run a country myself and do the pop albums too.


Interesting, the albums probably aren't very good.


I guess not. the man didnt get his position of power on his musical talent. What do you thnk of the president of zimbabwe?


That is an awesome moniker! the man must be a hero to his people. we should give trump a fruity nickname.


Ok, what would be a good nickname for him then? He has not released pop albums. He is not the richest president.


That is a great nickname! Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president. What nickname would we give hillary then?


Just clinton. it would make for good cable tv.


yes, it would be a hoot. like some sort of psycho reality tv show. i would pay to watch.


Yeah, that would be pretty cool. What about the radio, do you ever listen?


i used to listen to the radio. not so much now. i use the computer mostly. You?


Yeah, me too. I use Youtube a lot. Well, nice chatting with you.


Yes, it has been a great chat! Thank you very much. Have a good evening!


Hello!  Did you know that the top 3 presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.  I think Trump though is now on that list so it would be a top 4 list.  lol


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


I do happen to know that. The first president of Zimbabwe was called 'President banana.' It makes me wonder why they call this person that. Can you believe that at one point in time, the vice president was actually the runner up in an election?


hahahah  Could you imagine that runner up situation happening now.  Yikes!


There would be nothing but chaos! There would be little sense in voting!


Yes!  I wouldn't want to have been in India where the Indian government sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter!  I didn't think there were lions in India?  I think there are tigers there.


Yeah I agree! I would love to know more about that...it seems like a movie plot haha. And yeah, I've always heard of tigers in India, not lions. What might be even crazier, is that astronauts can actually vote in outer space!!


That's cool they let them do that!  Not all men in the UK had the vote until 1918.  Maybe because the King and Queen still had the power to do what they wanted?


Yeah possibly! That was barely 100 years ago, it's hard to believe there was a time when certain people couldn't vote. Did you know that in the state of alabama, 34 percent of black males have lost their right to vote?


I didn't know that.  I wonder why?  Citizens of Austin, TX voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst.  That's funny!


That's crazy!!! I can't believe that something like that was a big enough issue to actually call for a vote!


I know!  I wonder how many people voted for the president of Indonesia.  He released 3 pop albums while in office so he must have been already popular before he got elected.


He must be very interesting haha. I can't imagine trump releasing an album lol. Speaking of music, did you know that in Canada, 40  percent of the music played on the radio must be canadian music?


Haha  ...and I didn't.  That's kind of a neat idea.  Gives Canadian musicians a good shot at being heard.


Yes it does! I'm curious as to the canadian songs that are played, I might have to look some up later to listen.


I actually used to listen to Canadian radio.  I liked a lot of the rock bands I heard.  I live in extreme North East Ohio just 5 minutes South of Lake Erie so for years in the 90s and 2000's I was able to pick up Canadian radio clear.


Oh that's really interesting! I'll definitely have to listen! Did you know that there is a website where you can listen to classic radio dramas for free?


I didn't but I will look that up.  I also wanted to listen to those shows just to see what they were like.  Jupiter has radio storms that are so strong they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio. How cool is that?


It's pretty amazing! And soldiers once made radios out of razor blades and pencils. that's insane!


That was pretty skilled of them to be able to do that!  How interesting!  I have to get going.  It's been fun chatting with you!  Have a good day!


Howdy, okie dokie....how do you like radio? LOL


I like listening to music but most of the time I listen to podcast. What about you?


I normally just listen to sports talk radio to get to sleep.


To get to sleep? What do you listen to? I listen to sports podcasts and have a few favs.


I try to find local stuff. But when I go to bed, there isn't to much local sports talk on the radio. Thus, I listen to one of the ESPN podcasts that's on. Hate the female sportscasters though.


I listen to Dan LeBatard and love that show. I dont like Chciago's local guys. Too bland.


Never heard of Dan LeBatard, might have listened to him on the radio...I never catch or remember the names.


That's fair. Plus he's in the morning. I also listen to Dan Patrick but I feel like he is getting redundant. Have you heard of him?


Oh yes! I've  heard Dan Patrick plenty of times on the radio. I don't really have an opinion whether I like him or not.


I've listened to him for 12 years and it is getting too sportsy for me. And I do love sports! I would like more pop culture in there...


I'm surprised they don't have any pop culture radio out there. You bring up a good point.


They hit on it once in a while but not as much as I want. Pop culture may not be the right term... maybe stray away from sports because they are all fun and really smart. Would help the show.


What I really hate is when they have 3 or 4 announcers on the radio at the same time, laughing and giggling and talking over each other. It's annoying! I prefer just 1 or 2 people.


Yeah. I like that more too. It's always awkward when the host and guest talk over each other. I get irritated...


I also hate when they play sports clips that are inaudible...happens more now than back in my day. If you can't make out what's going on....why play it?


Yeah. They play a ton of the ambient noise in the clip and need to clean it up.


I graduated from radio broadcasting. My teachers would have never put up with lousy audio sports clips on the radio.


You did? What college? That's so exciting!


Ohio School of Broadcasting. Graduate in 1987. Thanks for asking


Yes, I sometimes do. Do you? I hear Facebook is mentioned in lots of divorce filings nowadays.


Yes sadly.  It's a bad thing for that.  Burger King once ran a promotion where if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook you would get a free whopper.  Some of those people who had to file divorce because of it should have taken them up on their offer. They could have gotten a free whopper!


I think so! Facebook is so popular that over a quarter of Americans use it as their main news source!


That's crazy I think.  Don't you?  I see so much trash on there or biased stories.  Facebook is valued at over 104 billion dollars now!  Wow.


It was hard enough to believe some of the news on TV, but I agree, the stuff you can read on Facebook is sometimes absurd!


Yes.  Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for 75 million in 2005.  Bad move on their part.


That's interesting because Facebook is blue like the Democrat party and Myspace was Red like Republicans and I heard that Democrats are projected to dominate in the future.


I never noticed that about the colors.  Mark Zuckerburg must be a democrat because he made Facebook primarily blue because he suffers from red-green colorblindness.  lol


Maybe it was a happy consequence for him and Facebook. I heard that red was once a more likable color for people but now it's blue. Something about the sub-conscience.


That's interesting!  Do you watch much television?  Ever a fan of "That 70s show?"


I have watched that 70's show on TV. It was one of my favorite shows to watch when it came out! Do you like it, too?


I loved it.  I recently found out that they made a UK version of it called "Days Like These".  They only made 10 episodes.  You can find them on Youtube.  It's funny because the characters names are the same, they dress the same, and have the same quirks and personalities as the 70s show characters.  Even the different car scenes at the beginning are the same just with different music.


That's pretty funny! I wonder if the show would have included Facebook if it was as out at the time? Can you imagine cut-scenes to the characters Facebook walls?


lol I never thought of that.  That would be neat!  I can't believe how popular Pokemon is.  There are over 750 episodes.  I never quite understood it.  My kids like it though.


Well, I thought the card game was ok. Magic cards is better. I remember Neopets coming out. I heard the like button was once going to be called the awesome button. I wonder why it's not.


Hmm...I don't know.  Interesting.  Facebook's like button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.  I don't know why though.


I thought besides the like button that Facebook also used to have an unlike button like Youtube?


You know what?  You're right!  They did have a dislike.  Maybe they got rid of it due to advertisers demands because they make most of their revenue from ads that appear on the screen?


I heard that instead of that they give the Facebook users the option of putting in an emoji. I wonder if it's all because they don't want people to be offended?


I would say that you're probably correct.  It was nice chatting with you!


Good morning, were you aware that Google's self driving cars have an "aggressive" mode? Sounds like a disaster in the making, to me.


I didn't know that.  Sounds dangerous to me!  We've come along way since the modern car was invented by Karl Benz in 1886.


For far too long, I thought Henry Ford invented the car, lol. I'm in Ohio, and it truly is illegal to warm your car up. The police make you very aware of that if it is stolen while running.


Wow, that's interesting and it's so cold in Ohio, too!  Did you know the Cadillac is named after French explorer, Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac, who founded Detroit?


I did, I've been to his home on  Bell Island. It's funny that Audi had to invent a new horn, for the Indian Market.


Didn't know that tidbit of info, but I do know it's legal in South Africa to equip your car with flamethrowers to prevent carjacking.


That is cool. I would love to find a barn full of classic cars, like that guy in New York.


You and me both, we'd be rich!  Hard to believe the Mcdonald's drive thru has only been in existence since 1975, though.


I wouldn't know, I was born after that. I cant believe so many people don't realize that the fuel gauge will tell you which side your gas tank is on.


Cool, nice to know.  Do you know the trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on their backs?


Were you aware that Homer Simpson has held over 180 jobs on the Simpsons?


No, but that doesn't surprise me.  I hear there is one Simpsons episode where Bart is neither mentioned nor appears.  Have you seen it?


I have not, as I don't watch the simpsons. I would have liked to seen the one where Daniel Radcliffe was voicing Edward Cullen.


Yeah, that would have been awesome.  I heard that when South Park aired its final episode the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew.  That was nice of them to do.


Its weird how divorce has progressed, as of 2011, 1/3 of all divorces, cite "facebook" as part of the reason.


I can believe it.  Lol I bet MySpace feels stupid for turning down an offer to buy Facebook in early 2005.


Probably. It's insane that they have over 56 gender options.


Really?  I didn't know that.  I know the like button is illegal in one German state.


I wish it were illegal here. That drives me crazy. Along with how many adults consider facebook a news source.


Amen to that!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  Hope you have a good day, friend.


Hi! Do you own a compact car, crossover SUV, SUV, or what type of car do you own?


I love Cadillacs and would like to own one of those! Never knew until recently they were named after the founder of Detroit - French explorer  Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac! What about you?


I like Cadillacs as well and would be proud to take it to the drive thru of my favorite fast food restaurants like Chic-Fil-A or McDonald's, they were the ones who started the drive-thru in order to accommodate soldiers who weren't able to get out of their cars while wearing their uniforms.


That's crazy, Isn't it? I assumed drive-thrus were always  apart of fast food chains. Wonder when the first drive-thru was introduced, if cars still had wooden trunks in the back as they used to have, hence where  the name "trunk" came from.


They were introduced in 1975 which seems a bit late to me, imagine if it was patented or trademarked, then Jann Mardenborough wouldn't have to become a professional race car driver by beating 90K other people in a video game!


Ha! No kidding. That takes real talent to be able to do both! If Jann ever races in south Africa, let's hope he has a flamethrower in his car to keep carjackers away!


I imagine it could be quite fun and liberating to press the "launch" buttons to activate those flamethrowers, it's the equivalent of a Turbo button in the video game Gran Turismo that Jan plays.


Ha! I wouldn't mind seeing a documentary about Jann on the tele one day! Speaking of tv, were you a fan of 70's Show? I heard it was remade in the UK but cancelled literally 10 episodes in. Crazy, Isn't it?


Never saw much of it but I do know that Ashton Kutcher got his claim to fame from that show, you think the reason it was cancelled was because there weren't any actors or actresses worth gushing over?


Maybe so? Weird it was cancelled 10 episodes in yet a show like Pokemon has over 750 episodes!


Have you ever seen an episode of pokemon? I haven't, even though there's that many episodes! That's enough to last for 16 years if you played 50 of them every season.


It's a great show for kids although I haven't seen too many. No where near 750. Ha! I prefer South Park. Speaking of which, did you know the Simpson's crew actually sent the South Park producers flowers after they aired the Family Guy episode?


That's very nice of them, I wonder if that happened after the episodes where its the only one where Bart didn't appear and isn't even mentioned, did they foresee an ending in sight?


I'm honestly not sure. It's crazy Bart never appeared nor was mentioned in an episode, right? Wonder what episode that was? Maybe I can post about it on Facebook and get an answer! Speaking of Facebook, it's crazy how far it's come since it was launched on Feb 4th, 2004!


You can definitely get an answer if you post it, there are some very loyal fans of the show, I would've never noticed Bart never appeared. Did you know how Facebook came to be and how it was developed?


I know Mark Zuckerberg developed it with help from a few roommates at Harvard and it grew from there... And boy did it grow!


Yeah, definitely makes me think about the things I "didn't" accomplish while I was stuck in my dorm room with roommates back in the day. I wonder how MySpace feels now for turning down Facebook for a discounted rate of $75 million. How would you feel?


Especially knowing MySpace is nothing now, I would be depressed. So sad to think where MySpace would be today had they opted to buy the $104 billion dollar company.


My guess is they would be a venture company investing billions in other startup companies in hopes of find their next payoff like "Facebook", but maybe if they ran a promotion like what Burger King once did where if you unfriended 10 people, you'd get a Free Whopper, maybe there's still some hope with great marketing.


Ha! That is true. Heck, the colors maybe different as well since Facebook is mainly blue due to Zuckerberg being color blind!


Yeah and the "like"button could be used to spread positivity unlike in a german state where it's actually banned.


Hey there what do you watch on television? I know I like to watch stranger things and South Park


I haven't seen Stranger Things. Is that on Netflix?


It is on Netflix haha. I don't have cable personally. And I TV isn't even set up to get over-the-air free stuff haha what about you


I don't watch a lot of TV, but I do watch South Park. Keeps me up to date on current events.


Yep and they always have a good take on funny things that are happening too. Do you remember the one where they made fun of the Family Guy ?


Yes, I do. The manatees made up the stories. Basic random jokes were the result.


Haha that was awesome! I love that the creators of The Simpsons sent the creators of South Park Flowers after that episode, that is so hilarious


I think the Simpsons agreed about how stale the humor was on Family Guy.


Oh they totally did. Have you seen the episode of The Simpsons where Bart is not mentioned and he doesn't even appear? I've trying to figure out which episode that is, because I think I've seen them all but I don't remember that one


I don't remember the episode either. I wonder what other characters have been in every episode. Do you watch Pokemon? I've never seen it.


I used to watch Pokemon as a kid. I really like Bulbasaur and Pikachu. Do you have any Pokemon that you love? I can't believe they're over 750 episodes at this point I'll never be able to catch up


Don't really know Pokemon. 750? That's it? I figured there would be more with the demand.


Oh really? I was shocked it was that many, Pokemon has been around for a really long time and I'm always amazed that it's still as popular, if not more popular than it ever has been


I guess I missed my chance. I was born too early. Do you listen to the radio at all?


I don't really listen to the radio no. I don't typically have to drive to work and even if I did I listen to YouTube stuff mostly, what about you?


I used to listen to the radio when I was young. Now I go to youtube for music and documentaries. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. I wonder who goes there.


Yep even though it's free I still wouldn't go there haha. There's too much other cool stuff especially on YouTube that I could be watching. And even YouTube is free. Do you know what a fox hole radio is?


I know what a foxhole is. It is something for war, so I guess a foxhole radio is something for soldiers.


Yep a foxhole radio is a radio made out of necessity using a razor blade and a pencil as the diode, although I can't say exactly how that would work


I guess it picks up vibrations that they can amplify. I don't really know either.


What do you think about Jupiter as a planet? Personally I still am missing Pluto haha. But seriously you can pick up Jupiter radio storms on AM radio. When I'm bored maybe I'll try to pick them up sometime


I do, though I wish I could afford to do it more. Funny that planes traveled faster in the 60s though


Would love to check out the Ukraine. But Putin is making that a funky choice.


I would be terrified with all the propaganda, seems too dangerous with so much emphasis on war


Yeah. But they are ironically more friendly to westerners now...as an unintended consequence of Putin's anti-Western propaganda


Haha I feel like he shouldve seen hat coming with all the disapproval. Have you ever stolen a gnome? I have once but Id never think of returning them like some apparently


I've never seen a gnome. Maybe in the Netherlands once....but I was on a bus going 160 mph.


Dude props. What about couch surfing? Theres a website for that now, really puts a spin on hitch hiking


Can potatoes surf? Cause I'm doing a Pokemon marathon...750 episodes


Thats impressive and makes me feel like a bad 90s kid. Though I still love Bing Crosby, crazy how he filled more than half the radio time in 1948


Canadian regulators must've been going crazy.


haha well at least if theyre that mad they can just tune into a station with solar activity


Well, if they plant a flag on Jupiter, that may fulfill the 40% Canadian music rule.


I dont know  much about that, but I know Canada pays Urkraine for Ukrainian based songs


Whoa. Surprised there is a market. But some people still listen to classical Latin, so who knows


I love Latin music. Can you believe Shakespear's two noble kinsmen isnt a movie yet? I always thought that was one of the better ones


Yeah...the simpsons without bart episode will probably become a movie before another Shakespeare play does...they way things are going these days


I can totally see radcliffe voicing edward cullen in the simpsons though, I think he would've done a better job than the movie actor


Give Ringo Starr a shot. He pulled of Thomas the Tank Engine.


I didn't know that! Youd think it'd go to Homer, he did have 188 jobs by the first 400 episodes


Wild. i'm going to check that out no. Nice chatting with you.


I am well. Do you pay attention to the international happenings?


A little bit. Everything that goes on in the world will definitely affect other countries. It's interesting how people have become so much more knowledgable about other countries since we have tv and radio.


Yeah. I am intrigued by the Russian international motication. What are they trying to do? I guess they could say the same about the US...


Probably so. Although, Russia is no stranger to trying to control other countries. Just look at its history.


Yeah. I worry about countries like Ukraine, not strong enough to be an international player so they have to bend to the will of large super powers like Russia. I do not care about their officials. I care about the ones who lose their loved ones to chemical attacks by their president or Iraq's citizens through Hussain.


It is a terrible world. I love to travel, but it is getting more frightening to set off of US soil. So far, our country has been very blessed in spite of the problems that we face.


I agree. I feel like I won the geography lottery when I see what other countries are going through. Feel like lightening this up a little?


Yes. By all means. There is enough dispair. Speaking of travel. I love to travel whether in the US or outside. The beauty of the US is wonderful no matter where one goes. I've been all over the US.


Nice. Where is the best spot you have been to?


I love Montery, CA. A beautiful place with great mid temperatures all year round.


Really. Where is that in CA? In Napa Valley?


No, closer to San Jose on the West Coast. Around Carmel.


Nice. Have you ever been to Mackinac Island?


No, but I understand it's a very calm place, with no noisy, pollutants called motor vehicles. ;)


I saw that on a previous hit and looked it up... the houses are beautiful and the island is so nice looking. It is in michigan though so it has cold winters...


That's for sure. It must be very cold there now. It's cold everywhere. It's a good time to stay in the house and watch TV or listen to the radio. Can you imagine the intelligence of those who invented these things that keep us occupied these days.


I know. And the evolution of the stuff too. I remember switching the TV with a knob and getting yelled at by my dad for turning it too quickly.


Ha. Do you remember the circle in the middle of the screen when there was no programming. The good old black and white. Wow, now the screens are huge and beautiful projections. I wonder what Edison would say about "smart TV's"?


A little more advanced than his lightbulb! Nice chatting with you!


I do, his name is Donald Trump. Good thing we don't have a dictator or an authoritarian regime


Do you not like Trump? I think he is the greatest president ever!


I don't like him at all, he is too stubborn for me but I respect your point of view


WOW! Did you know that that the president of indonesia made a pop album, 3 TIMES!


I didnt know that! 3 times? does he know he has a country to run lol


It is a small country though. Did you know that the guest house of the white house is smaller than the White House?


Its smaller? that doesnt make sense at all, I wonder why they made the White House smaller then


I do like Pokemon, used to be my favorite show as a kid, its been 16 years since the show premiered


Yeah. Hilarious! I played pokemon go. Let's just say that "I didn't go anywhere!"


I walked around but got tired of the game, did you watch that 70's Show?


I did, not a fan of it, but can see how people like it. I hear they did a remake in the UK, how did that go?


It went terrible or so I suppose, the show got cancelled after 10 episodes and it had a terrible name ''Days Like These'' no creativity there


Hilarious. Well, perhaps they should have brought in Ringo Starr, I hear he does guest appearances?


I dont know about that but he is one of the narrators of the shoe Thomas the Tank Engine, Ringo Starr would be a great addition to any show


I like the beatles, did you listen to them where you grew up?


I did, it was one of my favorite bands, Ringo Starr was a great performer, I  follow him since then


Ringo is great, too bad about John. What a shame.


Yeah so changing the subject a bit what are your thoughts on Kim Jong-Un?


Nice! Well it was great chatting with you! Have a nice day as Gump would say!


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


Yes that is JFK, Washington and Jefferson


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


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


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


True. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes that was just the runner up that moved into that position


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


Yes and he has already released 3 albums while in office


Yes a lot actually. I love watching the SImpsons and you?


I love that show too. Did you know Bart did not appear in one episode?


Yes and he was not even mentioned in it at all


Yes that too but I hear it did not do well in the UK


Yes they stopped it after just episodes, do you know why?


They remade it verbatim and I really think that did not work


Yes it is a different country and different humor


Yeah, I watch some shows regularly here and there!


Me too! I did like the Simpsons before when I was younger


I haven't watched it in awhile, but I try to catch the Halloween eps!  Did you know there's only ONE ep where Bart does not appear?


Yes , I have to find it! Did you know the Simpsons crew sent flowers to the producers of south park when airing  the family guy episode finale


Oh man, I can only imagine!  I know Simpsons and Family Guy have a bit of friendly rivalry going on.  Did you see the crossover ep between the two?


Yeah, it was actually a Family Guy two partner, they go to Springfield.  It had a lot of funny moments.  Hard to believe the show's been on the air for about twenty years!


Yes, It is a classic! Talking about classics remember Thomas the tank engine?


Oh yeah, I remember that show.  Bit after my time but I'm told it's really popular among autistic kids (among others.)


Yes is cute! some famous people narrated in the show, like Ringo Starr, Alec Baldwin and George Carlin


Wow, George Carlin narrated it?  That just seems so bizarre given how cynical he comes off as in his comedy shows, that he'd have anything to do with something sweet and light like Thomas the Tank engine!


well and I think did a good job because each of these guys narrated at least 52 episodes


That's a lot!  Speaking of a lot, do you know there's over 750 episodes of the show Pokemon?  That's about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


Wow that is a lot. 16 years of just Pokemon. I could not take it!


Come to think of it, that might even be MORE episodes than what we have of the Simpsons... think they were up to about 600 or so.  Course, there's a lot of episode of Pokemon we never got to see if you're outside of Japan.


Wow,remember 70's show? It was made verbatim for UK but is did not work


Yeah, think it was cancelled after only ten eps or so.  What's interesting there are lot of shows that get "imported" to the US from other countries.  for instance, The Office is a UK show that got an American version.


Ok, sometimes is a success in one place and then in another does not work!... People have been talking theses days about Kim Jong, there is a teacher's guide from N. Korea that says he learned to drive at the age of 3.


Yeah, there's all kinds of interesting "facts" floating around in that country about Kim Jong. I've heard elsewhere it's taught as a "fact" that he invented hamburgers.


It is so sad! Well it was a nice chat! Have a good one


Hi there!  do you like to watch television?


Yes I do. I have spent countless hours watching Pokemon.


Nice.  Do you think you've watched all 750 episodes?


Twice. That amounts to about two weeks of my life every year for 16 years. No wonder I am odd. It could be worse. I could have spent the time watching That 70s Show...


lol  I liked that show. I saw they redid it for the UK and called it Days like these but it flopped.


10 episodes was all the Brits could take of it. They have more common sense than we have...


Nice.  Since you watched Pokemon, did you also watch Thomas the Tank?


Oh, yes!  My favorite narrator was George Carlin.


Didyou see him on the Simpsons? I think it was the episode right after the one where Bart was not present or even referred to on the show. Only one of those...


I've seen so many Simpsons episodes I can't recall them all.  lol


Then maybe they should send flowers to you in honor of  your patronage!


Nice!  lol  I find it amusing that Ronald Reagan was once turned down for a role because he didn't fit the role of a president.


Entertainment is in the eye of the beholder. When Caesar visited Britain around 50BC, he noted that the Brits considered breeding chickens to be their entertainment.


They must have been pretty bored back then.  I used to play the original nintedo that displayed 54 colors for my entertainment.


Nice. Too bad the system was discontinued in 2003.


I think that's when they switched over to the Game Cube.  Did you watch Bill Nye the science guy?


No. He is a poor substitute for Steve Martin.


lol  I didn't think he looks like him either even though he won the lookalike contest to get discovered.


Not my kind of entertainment. I prefer cruising in my Cadillac, a brand named after the dude who founded detroit.


I am a fan of the OG Nintendo, you know the one with Duck Hunt


I love it too! Do you know there is only 54 colors on it


That is sort of surprising.  I guess I remember it being really colorful looking as a kid.


For sure, I can't imagine how many new consoles have in them. They just stopped making nintendos in japan in 2003


Have you seen the rerelease that is all digital?  It is really cool.  All of the iconic games.


I have, I still need to get mine. I got the sega one and it wasn't the same. Do you watch TV?


I do every now and again, when ever I travel since I cut cable.  I always loved the Simpsons, family guy, and American dad.


Me too, I like south park too. They had a funny family guy simpsons episode


I heard they got flowers from the Simpsons crew for that one.


yea, it was so great! I was into pokemon too, there is 750 episdoes to watch


They have been on the air for about 16 years.  Pretty crazy.  I play the iphone game, but missed the rest of the craze.


I used to watch so many as a kid and had all the pokemon cards, they made a comeback but im too old now for those


They are like first editions, might be worth something if you still have them.


some were, I will have to check them out. It was like 22 years ago i think


It was the verbatim remake of That 70s show in the UK... it didnt fare too well.


I heard that, it only lasted like 10 episodes! Good chatting with you!


There's lots of news on television about the government today.  I guess that's to be expected on Sunday morning.  I've heard the pundits use the term "constitution" repeatedly; at least I have the freedom to change the channel if I want to, I guess. :)


That is always good.  I find it hard to watch the news these days.  Everything is so slanted, no one just reports facts anymore.


That's so true.   Freedom of the press has taken a strange turn; that leaves the door open for non-profit media like Wikileaks to gain more traction.  Sometimes it's best just to watch tv for entertainment or just turn it off all together.


I agree.  I cut cable a few years ago so I get news posts via social media.  I truly dont miss it that much.  I do miss watching shows like the Simpsons though


The Simpsons are awesome!  Such good satire.  I thought it was funny when the crew of the Simpsons sent South Park producers flowers after SP skewered Family Guy in one episode.  I'm not a fan of FG, but SP is a guilty pleasure.


I enjoy some FG, I think it is funny that Simpsons sent flowers.  There is only one episode of the simpsons where bart doesnt appear or gets a mention.  That is crazy.


That is crazy.  Especially since they've had over 600 episodes.  It's amazing they can still keep thinking of new ideas.  I guess the same could be said about Pokemon: 750 episodes over 16 years.


I know, new pokemon keep coming out.  I was never into the show too much but I play the pokemongo.


I can honestly say that I have never seen an episode, but apparently a lot of people must like it.  Did you ever watch That 70's Show?  A lot of people like that, but I never got into that one, either.


I didnt get in to that one.  I heard that there was a version made in the UK that failed after to episodes.


Apparently that kind of humor didn't translate overseas.  The same might be said of radio programs, I suppose.  In Finland, there's a radio station that broadcasts news in classical Latin.  I don't see that being very popular here in the states.


I dont know many people fluent in classical Latin.  I took two years in HS and cant remember a bit of it.


That's pretty impressive.  I know nothing about it at all.  Who knows, you might be able to decipher a phrase or two still.  Do you listen to the radio a lot?


I listen a bit while driving sometimes, but Im more into some podcasts.  I know there is a website where you can listen to classical radio dramas for free.


That might be interesting.  It might make driving time go by faster if the drama was particularly engaging.  Usually I prefer listening to music to pass the time.  When I was growing up, we only had am radio at home, so I love my satellite radio now.


Did you ever catch Jupiter's storms on AM radio?


HA!  No I did not, just some baseball games, farm markets, and old school country music.


That's cool.  I remember having to switch back from AM to FM to try to get something to listen to that wasnt static.  My has it all changed.


Yes, it has.  I've heard that WWII soldiers made makeshift radios from razorblades and pencils. It's crazy to think how important mass communication can be to us.


It is crazy.  When TV or internet goes out we dont know what to do.


That is so true.  Technology has come a long way and caused us to be a bit dependent.  Thanks for the chat today.  It has been quite enjoyable.


Chen Xiaoping is a New York based editor at Mirror Media Group who thinks his wife was kidnapped.  There are communications from a youtube video from a Chinese woman addressing her husband and saying she hasn't contacted him due to relationship issues and to stop writing.


Yeah I guess in 2017 Chen began interviewing billionaire Guo Wengui and aired his reports on Huopai's you tube channel.


Only 18 days before Chen was going to interview Guo for the sixth time in NYC Chinese authorities grabbed his wife in Guangzhou China and kept her incommunicado for some 120 days until a day after Chen released a letter to the Chinese government for info on his wife


Yeah I have heard that China is also thought to directly threaten Guo as well.


Chen thinks that his wife's disappearance is related to his career in media


I think he might be right.  In 2014 and 2015 Chinese officials arrested 3 brothers of Shohret Hoshur who is a journalist who reported on the crackdown on the Ulighur minority.


This isn't the first time Chinese authorities terrorized family members overseas as these activities have angered communists


Yeah it is scary to think of that kind of stuff, I personally don't prefer to live in China.


According to the Wall Street Journal, China sent 4 officials form its Ministry of State Security to NYC to meet with Guo and give him instructions to stop criticizing the Chinese government


I guess China's largest state-run tv station broadcasts its pro-Beijing message on cable tv here in the U.S.


The state-run China Daily provides pro-chinese reports


Did you know that wikileaks published the government's plan to destroy wikileaks?


That's a little strange!  Did you hear that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the us government


No I didn't know that, wow that is a lot.  I guess a man impersonated a government official and sold the eiffel tower, twice.


That is really odd.  According to Canada's laws all radios have to play at least 40% Canadian music


That is crazy, I didn't know there were that many Canadian bands around.


Interestingly, soldiers in WWII made simple radios out of a razorblade and pencil


That is very cool.  I also know there is a website where you can listen to old radio dramas for free.


There are more than 750 episodes of Pokemon?  Have you seen any?


Wow! No I have never seen a single episode.


Me neither, not interested in Pokemon or the 70's show which was remade verbatim in the uk


What a way to start a conversation, lol! I guess it should be for world toilet day.


Hahahaaaa... i thought you would appreciate it!  Do you watch south park?


I do not but obviously ever one is aware of it, my wife loves it.


Well, tell your wife good job!  LOL They sent the simpsons flowers when family guy had it's final episode.


Yeah i read that. Speaking of the Simpsons Bart was never in or mentioned in one episode.


That's crazy....i watch the simpsons and cant place which episode that is?


Pokemon on the other hand has had over 750 episodes in 16 years.


That's crazy!  I wonder how they have the time to produce so many?  Did you know that George Carlin was the longest running voice for thomas the tank?


I did but i heard he shared that spot light with a couple other performers. one being Ringo Star and the other Alec Baldwin.


Yeah, that's true... but they were very short time periods for them.


Oh ok. You know Jupiter's storms are so powerful that they can be picked up on AM radio.


REally?  I want to listen now!  I wonder what it sounds like?


Me too! There is also a website that you can listen to 1000's of episodes of classical radio dramas for free.


Ooooo... i love those things!  They are soooo amzing.  You ever heard any of them?


A classic radio Drama for free, can't say that i have.lol


They are really cool... it's like old stuff like the green lantern and mysteries.


I remember the Shadow. Do you know that one? It became a movie played by Alex Baldwin. "The Shadow Knows"


Yessssss!  See.. you do know!!  LOL  You should try making a radio out of a pencil and razorblade :)


Knowing me i would probably cut myself. I hear that's what soldiers did in WW2. Catch name was Foxhole Radios.


Hello there, I have watched South Park before, I remember watching the first few episodes ever, how about you?


ya I still watch it ive seen almost all of them, did you see the one where they make fun of family guy?


No I didn't see that one, but it sounds funny, I think the Simpsons people thought it was funny too.


oh ya they did, they sent the South Park creators flowers afterwards haha


That's hilarious, do you watch much Simpsons when it was first aired?


can't say I did, I'm more of a south park guy, but I know theres an episode where bart doesn't appear, right?


Yeah I grew up watching Simpsons I had older siblings, but yeah it must be in the later seasons because I have never seen that one.


ya I think so, I've never seen it but I wonder if they just forgot him haha


Right, have you ever seen the show Pokemon?


I have yes, i watched it as a kid, there are like 800 episodes in total now right?


I have never seen it but yeah over 750 episodes, that is pretty amazing for one show.


ya, I love pikachu, id have enough episodes to watch 50 a year for 16 years haha


Yeah is just too crazy lol.  I have some nephews who are all about Pokemon these days.


ya my friends son is too, did you watch that 70's show at all?


Yeah the first few seasons are really good, I am from Wisconsin and spent time both in basements and partaking in similar activities.  How about you?


yes I like that show, I guess they remade it for the UK, it was stopped after 10 episodes haha


I think I read that, I heard they made it verbatim and yeah it bombed pretty bad.


yup, they shoudl have adapted it to the market I think, also the name stunk: Days like these haha


Yeah that name is really lame, it sounds almost like a really crappy soap opera.


haha I agree, I think tomorrow I'll listen to some classic latin on that news radio station


Yes. I enjoyed the Patriots win in the Superbowl this year.. You?


Nice that was a boring game, but glad the Patriots won, is that your favorite team?


No, but I generally cheer for an AFL team in the Superbowl.  I do admire QB Brady though.


For sure, he is a good quarterback. I also like Alex Smith from the redskins, sad he got hurt really bad


Smith is a smart dude. Took so many AP classes in HS that he entered college as a junior... Sorry he is hurt!


Right! and he got his degree his sophomore year in college, then got his masters started before  becoming the #1 pick!


Nice. Now he has some time for more studies... I grew up near Buffalo, NY during the era of Kelly and the Bills four Superbowl losses. The Patriots have four SB losses too, but the have a whole slue of wins too.


yikes, the bills had it rough for some time, always coming in second place. Do you have any favorite college teams?


Sure. I admire most of the SEC teams.  I wouldn't want to platy against the Univ of Iowa thoug. They painted their visitor locker room completely pink to bother their opponents!


I live in Iowa City where Iowa is, it is so interesting to see the locker room, it is used more for calming


Just the effect every Coach wants from his players after his big inspirational speech.  "Gee Coach, that was nice, but you are harshing our mellow, dude."


lol! I bet that happens ha. Speaking of the patriots, did you know benjarvus green ellis never fumbled once in his career


That is amazing! I remember his running was pretty brutal too. But not as brutal as the 222-0 loss suffered by Cumberlan at the hands of Georgia Tech!


For sure, he needs to teach a clinic. I would have at 100-0 if I was cumberland, just leave the field lol


Maybe they did? I don't think that crushing defeat would have happened if Bill Belichick was their coach!  The guy is a football wizard. Winningest coach in postseason history!


Ha for sure, he would have turned the team around and got them fighting, and maybe they couldve painted Georgia techs lockeroom at halftime pink


LOL  How would you like to be the Browns knowing that they let Belichick go as coach. Back in 1995, he led the Browns to their last playoff victory. Then the Browns got to watch the Patriots dominate with Belichick for decades!


Whoever let him go should be fired lol, I think he left the browns to go the jets if I remember right. then the patriots


You could be right. All I know is that the greater Boston area sings the praises of this guy and says, "In Bill We Trust!"  ...With good reason!


Ha I bet! I need to get to that area and watch a game, until then I will stick with my Iowa Hawkeyes! Have a great night!


Very little, just usually around super bowl time.


Same here.  Have you ever heard of Colton McCoy?  I have not


Yeah.  I know he was a real standout in college.  He ended up with the Redskins


Looks like he is going to be their backup. He threw a 57 yard pass it looks like.


57 yards!  That is pretty incredible.  I think he will do pretty well in the league.


With an arm like that he should.  Did you know Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's football team?


I heard that, I bet it is pretty interesting.  I think that is great involvement.


Yeah, it is.  I'd love to hear that song for sure.


Did you hear about that game in 1916?  Highest scoring game ever.


No, I didn't here about that.  What was the score?


WOW!  You would think they would have called it off at some point!  Did you hear how much it cost to build the high school stadium in allen, texas?


Yeah, 60 million.  It seats 18,000.  I guess there's not much else to do in that town but go to a high school game


True.  Did you hear that Tom Brady wasnt given the chance to play on his JV team in HS?  They didnt ever score yet they kept him on the bench.


I hadn't heard that.  I guess he showed them!  He's in good company. Micheal Jordan got cut from his high school team, I believe.


He did.  It is the perseverance and the will to succeed that makes them the athletes that they are!


Very true!  A great life lesson to learn.  The PAtriots have certainly done better than the Browns.  They haven't won a playoff game since 1995!


I dont know if the Dolphins have even seen the playoffs in that long LOL.  Great Chat!  Have a nice day!


I was reading a preseason NFL article the other day and it was about the Redskins QB, Colt McCoy wanting to prove that he was the right choice for back-up QB.


I really do.  I like college better than NFL.  I love the trick that Iowa has played by painting the walls of their visitor's locker room pink!


It actually weakens weightlifters if they do that with the walls.  I do like the yellow line that ESPN added to broadcasts.


what do you mean it weakens weightlifters?  Like,  if they wear that color or look at it/?


If they lift in a room with pink walls, they can't life as much as in normally colored rooms.  ESPN got a Emmy for the yellow first down line.


You know that what they call football in England is called soccer in the US.


Yeah I do,  my husband is British lol he tells me all the time.


There was one running back for the Patriots who never fumbled in his entire career.  That is extraordinary.


Yeah I wonder why that guy isnt more known.  In the 60s bowlers made more than the football players.


Football has done an amazing marketing job since then.  Plus, they have to pay a larger number of players that competitive bowling does.  This year's Super Bowl winners are coached by Bill Belichick who is the winningest post season coach.


I respect their accomplishments.  They have done some cheating in the past that I do not like.  They are located about equi-distant from Boston, Mass and Providence, RI


George rr martin calls them the Lannisters of football lol


That is a good one.  It impressive to have such a dynasty.  They are the team for all of New England.


That running back that never fumbled, Green- Ellis,  played for the patriots.


I know.  I went to Oklahoma University.  We had a QB, Baker Mayfield, who won the Heisman and was the number 1 NFL draft pick. He almost quit football to play competitive gaming.


The NFl has only one left handed quarterback!


It is hard to catch a ball that is spinning in the opposite direction from normal.  Receivers have to get used to it.  Nice talking with you!


I do not really. I only watched the Super Bowl because I went to a party. And you?


I do. I don't like the Patriots but it was good to see Bill Belichick be the winningest coach in NFL postseason history.


Yeah, he is a good coach. He has even won with the Cleveland Browns.


That's almost unheard of haha. The Brown's last playoff win was in 1995.


Surprisingly enough it was a game againt the Patriots too, and their coach was Belichick. Hmm.


Speaking of football, did you know Kellan Moore is the only lefty in the league for quarterback right now?


Interesting. Wonder why that is? Is being left handed a disadvantage? Speaking of disadvantages, I would think that it would be difficult to play football if you couldn't hear, but the circular huddle used today was created by Paul D. Hubbard, a deaf quarterback.


Yes that really is. There have been a lot of great left handed quarterbacks though so who knows what the advantage is.


Tom Brady wasn't respected as a quarterback in high school. They refused to start him. Now he is a four time champion.


Even on the JV team, that's crazy to think. He is the best ever.


Yeah, you are right! Did he finish college? Alex Smith took so many tests in high school that he entered universeity as a junio and got his bachelor's degree. Then he started working on a master's degree before he was the first overall pick in 2005 NFL draft.


Yes he did. Smith is one smart cookie! Imagine if Baker Mayfield did that instead of wanting to play video games all day.


Yeah, full time competitive gaming can sometimes be lucrative though I doubt as good as football player pay.


Probably not, much more safer though haha, especially playing Halo 3.


Football's importance has certainly increased in recent times. In the 60s, top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


That is so crazy to think! I wonder what it is now!


And how much money is spent on NFL technology! ESPN won an Emmy for the superimposed yellow line!


That line really helped everybody see. How about that college score of 222-0?


Yeah I don't see that ever happening these days at any colleges with football teams.


Not a huge fan but I do watch sometimes, I like the New England Patriots...How about you?


I am a Chicago Bears fan. They just lost so I was pretty bummed. You're playing this weekend, right?


Oh wow, sorry! I believe so, I would have to look lol....The Buffalo Bills are equal to the Patriots in losses...weird.


Yeah, the cleveland browns' last playoff win was in 1995 against the new england patriots and their head coach was bill belichick. this was bill's first playoff win as head coach and the only playoff win as head coach outside the patriots.


Oh wow, The Patriots are just a great team I think


They are. And International! New england patriot sebastian vollmer is the first german citizen drafted into the nfl


Cool! Didn't know that. The author of Game of Thrones....called the Patriots the lannisters of the NFL lol


That seems like mean thing to say! The new england patriots under tom brady and bill belichick have either won or lost the super bowl by 3 or 4 points in all 6 tries.


So crazy! I know! So who is your fav quarterback?


I would have to say Aaron Rodgers even though I am supposed to hate him, as a bears fan.


haha, he is awesome! Did you know there was a deaf quarterback that invented the huddle? So nobody could read his hand signals! Very cool.


That is. Superbowl winning quarterback, brad johnson, is the only quarterback in nfl history to throw a touchdown pass... to himself.


What? hahhaaa.....did you know Baker Mayfield almost quit football to pursue competitive gaming! What that's nuts.


Doesn't he seem like someone who would quit football to game? Or play poker.


Nfl quarterback russell wilson is still under a major league baseball contract despite not playing in a regular season game since 2011. the texas rangers traded him in february 2018 to the ny yankees


Cool fact! I didn't know that! Alex Smith took so many Ap tests in hs and got his bachelors in 2 years, must be smart!


The jacksons "victory tour" played a major role in robert kraft buying sullivan stadium, and eventually the new england patriots.


Nice! Worried? They don't seem to have the same magic they had when they were winning titles.


No, not worried...I hope they win but I am a loyal fan so...either way! Fingers crossed lol Can always hope! It has been great chatting!!!


How's it going, do you follow football? Colt McCoy is doing a pretty good job as the Redskins backup


Good morning!  I do follow football and I agree about Colt McCoy.  I liked him back when he played for, I think the University of Texas.


Yea, that was a while ago, he's been in the game for 9 years already


Yep.  You know, I wasn't sure if I liked Washington's coach, Jay Gruden. I wondered if he was the reason they do so badly but he seems to be meshing with Colt and improving.


The Redskins were doing pretty good and overachieving when Alex Smith was starting


That's true, i forgot about that.  I can't remember. Did he get hurt or traded?


Smith got hurt pretty bad, might end his career and end up having McCoy take over permanently


Oh, that's bad. I like both quarterbacks. I hate to see Smith's career over.


Yea, hopefully Smith recovers, he's a good guy and smart too. He started college as a junior


Yeah?  That's impressive!  Say, how did you feel about the Redskins trading Kirk Cousins?


Well the Redskins never seemed serious to sign Cousins to a long term deal, he is a reliable qb but doesn't play too good in important games


I agree. I looked for the Vikings to possibly go to the Super Bowl and they obviously didn't.  Sometimes I think whether a team is great or not all depends on the quarterback.


The qb is an important position, they end up handling the ball on most offensive plays


That's true.  It may also depend on if they are right or left handed. I mean, Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl.


That's pretty cool, Paul D. Hubbard was a deaf qb and invented the circular huddle to prevent signal stealing


For real?  I had no idea there ever was a deaf qb!  And that's how the huddle began?


Yep, pretty cool that no one thought of the circular huddle before Hubbard


I'd always thought it was just a part of the game, a way for the team to talk before a play.


Me too. Did you know Baker Mayfield almost quit football to become a competitive gamer?


It seems like I have heard about that before.  He's a very competitive person.  In a way he's like Russell Wilson.  He's under contract with the New York Yankees even though he hasn't played a game yet.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Duterte's joke was in incredibly poor taste, considering his strict "war on drugs"  What do you think about his comment?


I know.  He is a dictator.  He does not care about what others say about him.


I heard that almost 5000 Philippine people have been killed in the past couple of years because of his policies.  It's awful.


Speaking of dictatorships, what do you think about the Vox party gaining seats in Spain?


I don't know what will happen.  The socialist group is losing control.


It might be beneficial that all parties have to work together to make decisions, that way one won't dominate over the other.


True.  People in spain are concerned about illegal immigration.


It's interesting, it's seems that the far-right is always running on anti-immigration sentiments.


Prime minister Pedro, is he with the right or the left group?


I don't know for sure, he is in the minority government, so he's not with the Socialist party.


So, he might be with the right group.  If he could win when he was with the minority that he would be more powerful if he is with the majority.


Yes, and I bet he will heed the call for early national elections because of it.


You are probably right.  I hope Spain would not go back to fascism.


What's going on with Garcia, the former Peruvian president?


I am not sure but I think he has a legal problem.  Corruption?


Yeah, something to do with illegal construction payments. I think the US Justice Dept uncovered it.


I wonder how our Justice Dep uncovered the bribery.


It was during a plea deal for someone else, sometime in 2016.  Almost $800 million in bribes for government contracts.


I wonder if the contractors were American businesses.  Corruption is rampant in that part of the world.


I think it's rampant everywhere!  Look at Sri Lanka!


I read about it too.  Prime Minister Rajapaksa is in a big trouble too.


Seriously, he's barely holding onto power.  The people have no confidence in him.


You are right.  I have to run.  It was nice chatting with you.  Bye.


Oh yeah. It's My favorite pastime. I like South PArk, Do you? I also like Simpsons.


I like South Park and the Simpsons, both were good.


Yeah, only one episode in SImpsons did not mention or have Bart on it. They had a great run with that show though.


Interesting, I don't know why that would occur, was the actor sick?


Good question, I don't know. I watched a lot of Pokemon episodes with the kids and they had over 750. They had so many that it could run for 16 years straight.


WOW! That is a lot of episodes isn't it. What about that 70s show, do you watch it?


Hmmm,  didn't watch it very much but I think they have a UK remake.


Yeah, I heard it failed and got canceled in 10 episodes. Hilarious.


Oh crazy. I would l like to visit the UK. The Prime MInister lives on Downing Street. He has a cat with the official title of chief mouse to the cabinet office. ;p;


Interesting, it seems like something that they would do in the UK.


Yeah, the cat had the daily duties of looking for mice and occupying the house to hunt for them. I like the Harry Potter books and films do you?


Interesting. Did you know if you turn 100 in Japan you get a silver cup to celebrate?


Oh I didn't know that , thats cool. I heard that they do a lot pranks over there too. For instance a radio station prank called the Queen.


Yep, the did. They pretended to be the Canadian Prime Minister. This happened in 1995 so things might be a lot different now.


This is so funny. I wonder if they got in trouble?


I bet somebody knocked on their doors at some point.  Afterall, the Prime Minister is he head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government. In many systems the Prime Minister selecs and may dismiss other members of the cabinet and they allocate posts to members. They prob dont like pranks.


Did you know that the president of indonesia has released 3 albums while in office?


What! That's a weird thing for a president to do. I wonder how he had time for that. I like our system and presidents jobs because they don't make music.


Yeah, maybe he was a musician before getting into office. Nice chatting with you.


Are you an NFL fan?  I'm reading some dated material about the playoffs. DId you watch the NFC championship game?  Eagles vs. Vikings?


I am a fan. I know 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to American college football teams.


I'm more of a college fan but that surprises me.  Speaking of college, QB Alex Smith quizzed out of his first two years of college and then went to the Chiefs.


Sounds pretty smart! Did you know that Kellan Moore is the only left-handed quarterback in the NFL?


I would think there would be more.  My Alma mater beat Cumberland 222-0 in 1916.  The coaches must have had a disagreement.


That's a big difference! Who were the teams?


Cumberland and Georgia Tech... I like the yellow line for 1st down that ESPN created.


Interesting and I do too! Makes the game easier. Did you know NFL QB Russell Wilson is still under a MLB contract?


Nope.  Did you know that top bowlers made more that football players in the 1960's.  Boy has that changed!


That is hard to believe! Did you know that SB winning QB Brad Johnson is the only QB in NFL history to throw a touchdown pass to himself?


That's funny... I guess ESPN has a "Total Quarterback Rating".  It sounds controversial to me...


Hmmm. I wonder how that works. Do you know the huge American flags at football stadiums weigh 1,100 pounds and cost $50k to make?!


It's worth it... I can't see Betsy Ross making that one.  Did you know Tom Brady is on his 6th championship ring?


I did know that. Hard to believe. I just learned Snoop Dog wrote a fight song for his son's high school FB team.


That's cool.  I hope he left out the expletives. I can't believe Brady has never eaten a strawberry?  What's up with that?


I hope. Oh, that is weird! I have heard that only 2 NFL Superbowl's since 2002's championship game have not included either Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.


Brady's wife makes more than twice what he does as a model.  I wish I had that cash flow.


I'd like that $. I wonder why Tom Brady was picked was picked 199th in the 2000 NFL draft.


That is weird.  Daft picking is so ify.  Why does Belichick list Brady on the injury report every week, injured or not.  Is that ethical?


I would say no, unless there's a reason. I know Brady, Calvin Johnson, Carson Palmer and Jimmy Graham all have NFL rules named after them.


I wonder if getting a rule named after you is a good or bad thing?  Anyway, thanks for the excellent chat!


Hello,  i think its pretty cool that the president guest house is bigger than the white house.


It is cool and also really surprising,  its a good thing we have a president other countries and nations suffer at the hand of a dictator.


Yes that is true.  The first president of zimbabwe was President Banana


Really Banana? that is a funny name, is that really his name or a nickname?


Funny name, his parents really pulled a good one on him, did you know that before the year 1805 the runner up of an election would become vice president.


Can you imagine Trump and Hillary in the same house? that would be a complete mess.


I know right, its a good thing that has changed, do you listen to the radio?


I do, I like listening to the radio, there is an AM station that picks Jupiter storm waves.


That is really interesting,  I would like to listen to that.


I would like that as well, still haven't found it, I guess its only available at certain times of the year.


Oh that makes sense.  Soldiers used to make radios out of razors and pencils.


They did? that sounds like a nice skill for survival, making a radio that way.


Yeah,  I have no idea how they did that, super creative lol


It is creative, wouldnt have thought of that in a hundred years, nice way to make those radios, there is website with thousands of free drama episodes if you like those.


I dont think I have ever heard a radio drama before,  that is great to know though!


You should really look some of them up, they are good specially if you are bored. It has been great chatting with you.


Maybe,  thanks for the recommendation.  Have a good night.


Do you think our President is making a mockery of the government?


Yeah,It seems the 4chan still enjoys him.I think the meme has gone too far with this.


I think he is a horrible example of a president


At least he is fun to watch.I think senate wont let him to do much harm


We need to refer to him like Zimbabwe refers to theirs.


The banana part is hilarious)Maybe president twitter?


I dont follow the election news that much. Was he elected the second time?


Are the candidates who will participate in election known right now?


Some of them but not all and not all of them are necessarily going to make it to the general election; some will likely drop out


It was fun with Trump, but i also hope we get a new president next election.


How's it going? Pretty interesting some writers thought The Pats could beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl without Rob Gronkowski


hi how are you? Im doing great. The Pats won this time against LA, right? i didnt watch the game.


Yea this year but last year they lost to eagles, even with Rob Gronkowski playing the entire game


The bowl last year was pretty good. there was a big comeback at the end, right?


I think there were quite a few lead changes throughout the game and I believe it was Brady's 8th super bowl apperance


He has six rings now? The man is a legend. he is not my favorite, but i understand why people like him.


Yea, he's accomplished a lot which is pretty amazing considering he was drafted in the sixth round of the draft


nobody really understood his potential. and with Bill, he has found his place. those two have a few years left.


Yea, Brady has really grown with Bill and really advanced in 2007 when he threw for 50 tds that season


he probably had some great receivers to help him out with that.


Yea, in 2007 he did have Randy Moss on the team to throw to


And Gronk? he is the other guy? when did he start playing?


I don't think he played with Brady until 2010


Ok. Brady and Gronk seem to be wired together. Plus BIll B has some ungodly sense of the game.


Yea and a sense of humor, Belichick always lists Brady on the injury report every week despite Brady never missing a game


Bill is trying to put the other team off balance. but crying wolf stops working eventually. LOL


Yea, Belichick is much better than Brady's jv coach who never started him despite the team never winning a game


what was up with that guy? he must have played favorites. it makes no sense.


Who knows, maybe his grandfather was the head coach of Cumberland when they lost to Georgia Tech by 222 points


what was the GT coach thinking? that is quite cruel. anyway, great chat!


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


how about these nfl games that were played last year and this year for the playoffs so far


They have been crazy!  I really liked the Eagles vs Vikings game in the NFC championship last year.


yes the battle of backup qb, it was an interesting year


I was very happy when the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots.


for sure, patriots need to stop winning and teams like them need to stop them, have a favorite quarterback?


My favorite quarterback is Eli Manning of the New York Giants.


nice, I don't really have one, but i love interesting facts about them, did you know the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback/


No I did not!  That is surprising.  I did hear that Alex Smith took so many AP classes in High school that he started college as a Junior!


that is crazy, i wish i had that motivation in high school, I would've been ahead. At least Smith has a backup to use since his injury


I wish I were Tom Brady.  His wife Gisele is a model and makes more than double his salary. Great Life!


for sure, she is very pretty! Tom brady is considered the biggest steal in nfl draft history, but his wife may be a bigger steal!


Apparently, Bill Belichick lists Tom Brady on the injury report every week.


that is so interesting and a very interesting method, makes sense somewhat.


I suppose some call it gamesmanship and others call it cheating.


good perspective lol, speaking of the patriots, did you know benjarvus green-ellis never fumbled in his career!


No.  That is a fantastic accomplishment.


Hey!  With all this presidential talk lately, I think it is important to laugh.  Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana!?


Ha! You're kidding me? That is funny! Ha! Although not as humorous, I still found it funny that the Indonesia president has released not one, not two, but three pop albums while serving in office! Ha!


The first one must have gone really well!  Despite all the wealth Trump talks about, he is not one of the three wealthiest presidents.


That's almost unbelievable, isn't it? I know the top three were Jefferson, JFK and Washington. I suppose they must measure by inflation!


Oh yes, definitely by inflation.  Everything is a lot different from the Washington and Jefferson days.  Until 1805 the vice president was chosen by being runner up in the presidential election.


Could you imagine the chaos if that rule was still in place? Yikes! You know what else surprises me? The president's guest house is actually bigger than the white house itself. I didn't even know the president had a guest house!


That is very shocking!  I think it is hilarious that Nevada has a "none of these candidates" option when voting for president.


That is hilarious! Ha! Can you also believe that voter turnout in the US for presidential elections hasn't surpassed 62.8% in the last 100 years? That's kind of disappointing.


That is crazy and disappointing.  When in doubt, go with the taller president.  They have won 75% of the time since 1900.


Is that so? I'll have to bet on the tallest presidential candidate during the next election then! At least we're not like ancient Athens where officials were actually appointed by lottery as they thought elections would lead to an oligarchy!


No kidding! But then again, back in 2012, international electoral observers were blocked from the polls in 9 states during the election. I'm really surprised that didn't stir anything up!


Yea, imagine if that was the 2016 election.  Things have changed so much.  Now we can do everything from our phones, but in WW2 soldiers were making radios out of razorblades and pencils!


Did they really? Well speaking of radios, I sometimes like to break out the old AM radio and listen to those Jupiter radio storms. It is fascinating to hear!


I need to do that, sounds amazing.  A lot more fun than being than the radio in Finland listening to a news program in classical Latin!


You're right about that! But there's also a website that has thousands of classic radio dramas for no charge that I enjoy visiting from time to time. It's better than listening to classical Latin as well. Ha!


Yes, that sounds fun.  Glad we have a lot of flexibility!  In Canada 40% of the songs played on the radio must be Canadian!


Wow! It's like, how would they know what's Canadian and what isn't? Going back to the elections, I wonder if Canadians would vote for a politician that gets rid of that silly law? I'd vote for any legislature, executive or judiciary candidate willing to get rid of that law! Ha!


Yup, then you can get deep into the study of election results/ statistics.  It is called psephology.


Agreed. And since presidents are more prominent in republics, perhaps he'd have the power to rewrite that law as well!


Yup, better than having an authoritarian regime or dictatorship!


That's the truth. I couldn't imagine living under a dictator and a one party state. I bet it would be horrifying! Even more terrifying some dictators are also called president. Well it was great chatting with you today! Take care, friend!


No, but I find it interesting Tom Brady;s wife makes a lot more money than him.


Yes, but her beauty and sponsors will fade. His...who knows? After the NFL, he still has $$$ sponsors for decades!


Yeah, he is such a successful quarterback.


Right, as in THE most successful QB of all time now, with SB LII win (6 rings).


He is one of the only two players to have won five Super Bowls.


Now, six. Glad to see that his TE, Rob Gronkowski, won MVP this year. Brady's already won that honor in 4 other SB wins. Ever see Brady pass to Gronkowski?


No.  I have to say he assumes the leading role on a football team well.


Brady. You bet. Gronkowski, with his long brown beard, is pretty distinctive, too. Brady passes to him 19% of the time, which is a lot. No question Brady is a great team leader. Coach Belichick, too.


Talking about stats, rb benjarvus green-ellis has never fumbled a football.


Yeah, another Patriot RB. Fun fact. Do you follow college football - or soccer?


Yeah.  The word football has different meanings depending on the region.


Absolutely. Region or country. In Australia, most football is rugby. Most worldwide "football" is soccer - way bigger than US football in terms of fans.


I find it somewhat ironic the huddle in today's football was created by a deaf quarterback.


Yeah. Had to hand signal. Makes sense. Did you notice not all teams huddle anymore?


Yeah.  To add to Gronkowski's glory, he was the second best run blocking tight end.


I know! Blocking for other RBs when the pass was not shot to him. Got knocked out of Jags game w/concussion, only few weeks before this yr's SB. But he played!


I guess though that the Patriots wouldn't be very negatively affected by his absence, because they have other good players that rank near his ability.


Agreed. Brandin Cooks and Danny Amendola come to mind. Brady can target other players, too. Deep offensive line!


Yeah.  Well thanks for the conversation.  Have a good day.


You bet. Hope you enjoy your fav sports!


I'm good how about yourself? Do you like football?


I love football, I am a big Eagles fan, still excited about the superbowl win over the Patriots!


Cool, I'm not a big fan but I do tend to watch sometimes, especially the Superbowl. It is interesting that Baker Mayfield almost quit football to become a competitive gamer.


I have heard that as well, I know he was very good at Halo!


Oh yes, he claimed he could beat anyone at halo 3 at the University of Oklahoma!


I believe that, if he is good enough he could have made a living from it!


Yes I agree. I heard the highest score ever in football was 222-0 in 1916. Wow that is a crazy score.


That was a college game right? I had seen a video about that before


Yes Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland. Interesting game i bet.


I bet it was almost comical in how lopsided it was, college is always like that, but not to that extent


Yeah. Did you know that the University of Iowa's locker room is painted pink, on the visiting teams side of course?


I did not know that, that is hilarious, I wonder if their home record shows that it makes any type of difference?


I'm curious to that as well, would pink paint really make a difference in play?


Maybe it actually makes them more upset and angry!


Yes which would be doing the opposite of their intentions, too funny. Alex Smith received his bachelor's degree in only two years, I wish I could do the same.


I do too, he is a very bright person! QBs have to be very smart


I agree with that, the game is centered around the importance of the QBs plays. They are the leaders of the offensive team after all.


They are still sort of underpaid in my opinion. I think that it is crazy that bowlers used to make more than football players!


Wow, that is new to me. Bowling is so much easier to play I would think.


I think so too, or at the very least it is certainly safer!


I enjoy playing football and have a passing knowledge of the sport


I don't have a particular favorite team, but I prefer specific players like the QB Tom Brady. I tend to like QB since they are the core of any offense


Me too! Did you know tom brady didn't start on his HS team? And he has 6 super bowl championships!


I wonder if the coach hated tom brady to never play his during hs despite having the worst season in the schools history


If he hated him, he would have put him in to get hit over and over. Mabe he liked him...


Perhaps, but to not play him at all the entire season seems a stretch. I mean in 2007, he threw a record 50 touchdown passes


Yeah. He's a really good QB. Probably the best ever. And he's married to a super model!


Doesn't she make 2x his salary? Power couple


yeah! I would love for my wife to make double what I make. I am not some macho guy, I am a capitalist above all!


Speaking about Brady, I heard he never ate a strawberry. Seems a shame. I wonder if he doesn't eat it to say he never has


He has some crazy diet. He likes avacado ice cream. Yuck!


I actually have never tasted it so I can't really say. Sound healthy in a way tho


it is healthy but when I eat ice cream, I want chocolate and peanut butter and a lot of it. Not avacados...


Personally Green tea is my favorite. By the way, do you like any other QB?


I like Jay Cutler because he makes me laugh.


Really? How so? Personally I respect green ellis since he has never fumbled the ball his entire career


Yeah, he was a really good QB. Jay is married to Kristin Cavalari and she has a show on E which he makes appearances on.


Well thank you for that information. I had an enjoyable chat and I will go check out Jay Cutler after this chat.


Hello, no I am not. I do find it oddly satisfying that his wife makes more money than he does


Interesting. I think he is a good quarterback.


lol. Is that why Belichick lists him on the injury list each week?


Yeah, I think it is to trick the other team.


That doesn't make any sense. It's hilarious that his high school coach wouldn't start him.


Yeah, that is weird, same with the strawberry.


Is that due to his weird diet, like the avocado ice cream?


Yeah, who knows. It works so perhaps he doesn't change it.


Now that Cleveland has OBJ, I bet Mayfield is thankful he didn't quit to become a pro gamer.


Apparently there is only one lefty quarterback as well.


That is so weird. I do think it's great that they still use the circular huddle.


Yeah, that was made to hide hand signals.


It's amazing it took a deaf player for them to figure that one out.


That is pretty cool. What about pink locker rooms, ever hear of that?


Yeah, they painted the guest locker room pink.


It's weird how the top bowlers used to make more than the top football players.


I know crazy, right? It reminds me of the movie Kingpin. Well, nice chatting. Have a nice evening.


Hello, did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JKF, Jefferson, and Washington.


No, that's interesting.  I thought Trump would be up there.


I bet Trump would be on that list. I have feeling it's an outdated list.


I heard the president's guest house is larger than the white house.


That's pretty amazing. I have heard that as well.


Not too sure to be honest. The first president of Zimbabwe was called president Banana.


That's a funny name, I heard the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.  He must have a lot of time on his hands.


That's pretty funny. Can you imagine if Trump was a pop artist too?


I'm surprised he hasn't released one. I heard you can pickup radio waves from Jupiter on an AM radio.


That is pretty cool. I would love to hear Jupiter from here on Earth.


In Canada, they must play 40% of Canadian music on the radio.


That's fair, no one has to listen to it they just have to play it.


Soldiers in WWII made radios using pencils and razorblades.


Wow, that's really creative. I wonder how well that works.


They use those as a diode apparently. I bet it boosted morale for the troops.


Yeah, that's a good distraction from war.


I agree. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of dramas from free.


I wonder if they're any good.  They still have a radio show broadcast in classic Latin.


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


Yes and do you know why they invented it?


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


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


Yes because old cars used to have wooden trunks


Yes. Do you know how cadillac got its name?


Yes if was after the founder of detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


Yeah Do you know who Jonn Mardenborough is?


Yes he is the guy who became a professional driver by beating people to gran turismo


Yes he beat a staggering 90 000 people though


Yeah. In South africa you can put flame throwers n the car to protect it


I sure do. Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?


Yes he is the guy that used the dunk shot so much it got banned


Yeah that was crazy and for a good decade at it


Yeah. Do you know who invented the game?


Yes James Naismith who was a coach at U of Kansas


Yes and the only losing coach in their history as well


Yeah pretty ironic. Nice chatting with you.


Hello how are you doing?  Did you know Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


I learned that a few days ago.  It is surprising how often a minor cause creates a lucrative new business.


Any examples? This was also a fun fact I learned: Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.


The original Sony portable tape player was because the Chairman of the company wanted to listen to music when he jogged.  Thus the "Walkman".


Nice!  That kinda cool like how the creator of Netflix got the idea after he received a $40 late fee on his rental lol


Wow! That is incredible.  I have been to South Africa and have seen neighborhoods with constantino wire on top of their walls in gated communities.  Yet a legal flame thrower on cars is really something.


In South Africa. That helps keep you from getting carjacked.


I see.  I feel like it would be more useful in a colder place,  where you can clear the driveway of snow or something lol


That is a practical point of view.  However, think of approaching a car with evil intentions and a 20 foot flame shooting your way.


Sure.  Do you watch any tv? When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


I certainly watch TV.  However, I do not watch much animation.  I have never watched a complete South Park episode.  I respect the art however.


I see ,  you probably wont find any of the facts I just learned interesting then lol


Knowledge is different that enjoying a broadcast.  The South Park guys did a lot of sophisticated political commentary in a humorous way.


yeah he did!  It was a really funny show that had real life stuff in it,  really creative.


I would just learn about it by reading rather than watching.  How about basketball?  I had two kids go to Kansas whose only losing coach was the guy who invented the game.


lol thats sad. Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade.


I remember when a lot of backboards shattered from the dunks.  Materials got better over time.


Looks like the college teams get a lot of funding in football In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


Do you think that pay situation is a good thing or a bad one?


Good.  The coaches dont have to play so their health is good and not in danger lol anyways good chatting with you


Hi, how are you? dont listen much now. i did as a kid. YOu?


I am listening to spotify now. I listen everyday, almost all day! It's important to our family.


i dont listen to spotify. usually i go to youtube.


I know a lot of people use youtube for that. It makes sense. My kids love listening on Alexa so we have amazon music too. What's your favorite genre?


i like rock pop and jazz. i listen to bill evans a lot.


Really? Is he jazz? I like jazz and have not heard of him. I am just getting itno the genre so give me some artists to listen to!


Bill Evans died many years ago. he was a pianist. worked with miles davis. also his own trio. great for thinking and working.


Nice. There is a station on spotify that I use a lot for deep work. It's ironically called deep focus.


oh, that sounds good. i guess spotify has some good stuff. is it free?


There is a free option that I used to use but I now pay for it. I can't stand the commercials and the premium account eliminates the commercials. I think it may open the play list more too. I listen a lot to baroque music so that help me currate playlists, like I do for jaz.


yeah, i hear ya. the commercials are irritating. if the content is good, ill pay for it. so you work and listen? thats a good way to use radio.


I do. I also use it while I clean and with 7 and 5 year olds, I clean a lot. I do get stuck in some tracks and play the same stuff alot. Hence jazz and classical.


gotcha. yeah, i put music on in the background to keep my mind active. i find that it helps me focus. i think the radio is also good for commutes.


My office is right outside of a common area so I hear everyone talk if I do not have music on. I find it helps me concentrate. I also thinkk I had ADD though. I have all of the signs that my son is getting diagnosed with.


yeah, the constant distraction from electronics really hampers the attention span. i figure that we would do better with fewer screens. that is what i like about radio. i don't have to watch.


I grew up on radio so if there are things I need to concentrate on, I usually go to the other room and listen to the TV.


anything to keep me company but not require eyeballs is good. I grew up on radio and it was a constant companion.


yeah. I remember walking into my grandparents house and they never had tv on but the radio.


Yeah, they grew up without the screens around. do they have add? maybe not. Anyway, great chat!


Have you ever thought about drive-thrus?  I've heard that Mcdonalds invented the drive thru just to help out soldiers back in the day.


I havent given too much thought to that but it seems interesting, kind of the aggressive mode google self driving cars have.


I guess so.Cars and anything with them are of interest to me.  I like that things are kind of sense making.  For instance a trunk is called a trunk because older cars had wooden trunks on the back.


I guess some names are catchy and stay, its ilegall to warm your car in Ohio.


Is it really?  I wonder what they do then during the winter?  In South Africa it's legal to equip your cars with flame throwers.


It is, if your car gets stolen and the engine is on then the burglar will only face a minor misdemeanor, I guess its about how you warm it up.


That is so odd and it seems a little unfair.  You know, all this was started when Karl Benz invented cars.


Yeah it is odd because sometimes turning the car off will consume more gas and isnt practical, and I didnt know it all started with him.


Yeah, a lot of people think Ford invented the car but it was actually Benz.  He filed a patent in 1886.


I guess people think that because Ford was the first car to be available to the masses.


Probably so.  Could be too because he's American.  I mean, Cadillac is named for a french explorer that founded Detroit. I don't think many people know a french explorer founded Detroit.


I sure didnt know that, I think its an interesting fact though, I am more of a sports fan myself, do you like basketball?


I like it some. I am a more of a college basketball fan than professional.


I see, have you watched the Space Jam movie? its really cool and seems like its the highest-grossing basketball movie of all time.


I think I've seen parts of it.  Did you know that Kareem abdul-jabbar got the dunk shot banned from college basketball for over 10 years?


I didnt know that! is it allowed now? why was it banned?


It is allowed now. It got banned because he was dominant in his use of it.


Well that seems like an absurd reason, I mean its a move that requires a lot of skill, did you know that basketball was invented at the ymca?


No, I didn't know that!  I had no idea actually!  Do you know why or how it came about?


Im not sure but I know that volleyball was also created there.


Really?  Well they are kind of similar. I mean both are played on courts.


Not sure, I like the brand Nike and sport shoes, what about you?


Yes I like runners in general. DId you know ballet dancers use 4 pairs of shoes a week?


4 pairs a week no kidding! sounds like a lot of money, older shoes are usually better than new shoes


Yes they say that 5000 year old shoes are more durable than they are now


Yeah and also a little secret if your shoes have unpleasant odors on your shoes you can put tea bags in them and that can absorb the humidity


That is such a nice little trick. DId you know Steve Smith leaves his cleats in the field after every game?


I didn't why does he do that? maybe he doesn't like using the same cleats twice


It is actually because he wants to raise awareness about homelessness


Oh that's a great thing to do then, I wonder if his campaign works. Its a noble thing to do.


It sure is/ Did you know that U of Iowa visitor locker room is pink?


That's funny I did hear about that, painting the locker rooms all pink I bet that surprises visitor teams.


Yeah. Bowlers made more money than football players in the 60s


More than football players really? I guess football wasn't popular back then do you have a favorite position mine is the QB.


Yes me too. Do you like Brady with the Patriots?


He used to be a back up QB in high school who never got started


Never started really? I wonder why, maybe his team was really good and they didn't need him.


It was the opposite, they were doing so bad and never started hi, so strange


That is weird, I bet the team had a terrible coach. He had a legend on the field and never used him


I do like him I think his a great QB and a really smart person.


He sure is, finished college in two years only. Nice chat today


nope I personally don't. But I also don't really buy any sports clothes what about you? I guess they took a hit because of recent politics they were engaged in?


I think that they took a risk. They like risk because they hope that the fans will buy products to support the cause.