I don't like the proposed solutions within the NFL, with nonbinding vows and waived fines and such.  It seems messy.  When else do we sing the National Anthem in the US?  I can only think of presidential debates.  When do you think is appropriate?


I agree that the NFL lacks approriate leadership in this area. If they had taken a firm stand either way it would have had an effect on the protests. I think that the anthem should be reserved for government functions only and that the Pledge of Alliegence should be limited to those taking office.


I would disagree.  The Anthem and the Pledge are important ways we as a people build our cultural identity.  It should be a source of unity in our diversity.  Do you think national identity and unity are important?


I do. But is that National identity to be forced onto us by reciting a script of words or is the realization of individual rights more important? Are we a country that subscribes to those rights or are we a nation of mindless followers? Sorry, I don't mean to preach,


No offense taken.  Ideally, the lyrics and the script should reflect the rights we hold in common.  I'm curious, which words or phrases do you think are inappropriate?  Are there any that relate to the core of the protests, about bail or law enforcement disparities?


From the constitution: All men are created equal. That is a statement that has been shoved aside too many times. Minorites, the poor or disadvantaged are purposely overlooked by many in our government.


Agreed.  But isn't that a reason to better emphasize and adhere to things like the Pledge?  "... with liberty and justice for all".  Or the Anthem: "the land of the free".


Only if those same words are believed in and adhered to by everyone, including those in power. However we have digressed from the football subject by a huge amount. Do you have a favorite for the Super Bowl?


hahaha.  I like talking about subjects of weight more than a non-sequential party.  I agree, and I would postulate that a better protest would be to raise the volume and put action behind "land of the free" would be more educational and effective.  I enjoyed (in retrospect) when Brady beat the Falcons a few years back.


I would agree but I hate the Pats, too much drama and accusations. I think this year I'm hoping for the Saints.


Oh I hate them too ... Brady and all.  I thought it was impressive for the Pats and sad for the Falcons.  I like Matt Ryan and I love Drew Brees!  I guess I love QBs


My fav is Russel Wilson but I live in WA state. My friend I have thoroughly enjoyed chatting with you. It is a great pleasure to find someone who can spar verbally with intelligence and insight. Kudos to you!


Likewise.  I enjoyed it as well.  I'm going to go watch some bowling to calm down now.


Sorry, I can't say that I do,I'm familiar with the big stories , but that is it.


That is about how much I know, just the basics, and some fun trivia.


I used to live in DC son kind of know the Redskins, but Alex Smith is new to me, is he the quarterback?


Yes.  He took so many AP classes in high school he entered college as a junior, he started working on a masters then.


Now that is impressive, you have this impression of sports players as jocks, but he transcends that stereotype.


He really does, he was drafted as a number one pick in 2005 too.


Do you go to football games?  I've been to one once in my life at Indiana University.


Ive been to quite a few at Florida State, but no pro games.  There is only 11 minutes of live action anyway


I think that is what puts me off, I really don't have time to sit in front of the TV for three hours, and then for only 11 minutes of play.


It is hard to find time for that, I dont know how some people do it all day, on a weekly basis.


I guess some people listen to games on the radio, difficult to see how that works.


Ive done it traveling, youve got to really know the team and all of the players names.  It was so much harder.


Do you have a favorite NFL team.  Like I said, I lived in DC for a while so kind of follow them.  Now in northern Ohio, the Browns are a difficult team to support.


I feel you there, living in Florida here.  Dolphins are hard to root for and feel proud.


It could be worse, I read about this team that lost 220-0.  It would be hard to watch to the end.


That would be really hard.  GA tech sure did dominate that game.


They probably have some plaque in the locker room to commemorate it.  I  hear one team paints the opponents locker room pink, seems a little childish to me.


It does, plus it is that kind of toxic behavior that makes simple things like colors bad.


The money these pro players get now is huge,  funny to think pro bowlers made more than footballers back in the sixties.


Thats wild.  I wonder what the pay was back then?


Yeah, nothing like it is today.  Way too much imo


Nice chatting with you, have a good evening.


Hello, Lets talk about Football. There is a locker room at the university of Iowa painted Pink


That is weird. Do you happen to know why that is?


That locker room is used for visiting teams, maybe it was done to play with their mind before a game.


Ha! That could be it. They probably did to throw the visiting team off their game. That makes perfect sense.


Back in the 1960's football stars used to make less money then bowlers.


Wow!! I didn't know this but I bet that is not the case these days, football players make way more than bowlers now, right?


I would think so. The creation of the yellow first down line won ESPN and emmy


That is very nice. I think this Emmy was well deserved because people could see where the actual first down was because before it was a guessing game.


Georgia tech hold the record for highest scoring game in 1916, they won with a score of 222


Wow!!! Who did they beat up that badly, do you know?


Yes they were up against Cumberland who ended the game with a score of 0


That is too bad for them, I guess Cumberland just made an appearance to the field that particular day. Ha Ha!!!


Lets talk about Radio next. There are radio storms so strong on Jupiter that then can be heard on am radio.


That is a very interesting. Thanks. Did you know that radio systems need an antenna to convert electric currents into radio waves?


i did not , if you want to listen to old classic radio dramas, there is a website dedicated to that.


Thanks. Do you happen to know the name of the website that does this?


I do not. Back in WW2 soldiers made radios out of razor blades and a pencil.


Wow!!! I guess they were very creative in making radios to communicate with each other.


In Canada they have a law that all radios must play at least 40% Canadian music.


I didn't know this. Thanks. Did you know that a radio receiver receives its input from an antenna and then it converts it into a form that is usable for the consumer?


interesting. There is a weekly radio broadcast in Finland that is conducted entirely in classical Latin. It was nice talking to you today.


Hi, how are you tonight? Are you interested in football?


Hey there I do like football. If you want into a locker room and it was painted pink, would that make you play better or worse?


It would make me angry and play harder to show the other team that their little trick hadn't work. I ain't no pacifist! Grrr!


Haha I'm with you there. I can't believe the University of Iowa did that to the opposing team LOL. Have you ever gone bowling by the way?


I think other teams would have adopted the same tactic if it worked. I have gone bowling, not recently. Not really my thing. How about you?


Yeah I've gone bowling before it's crazy that Bowlers in the 60s made more than top football stars, oh how the times have changed


The bowlers were part of an established sport. Pro football was just getting going. The college game was loved, but didn't pay. So I'm not surprised.


Yep I agree with you. Have you heard of the highest scoring football game ever? It was with Georgia Tech and Cumberland?


That was a ridiculous blowout. That game should never have been schedule. GT was too powerful.


Yep I agree with you. It was definitely a mismatch. Do you ever watch football on the television? I guess ESPN created the yellow line that shows first downs


That yellow line seems so obvious, but I guess nobody figured out a way to do it. There are lots of graphics that could be superimposed on the field to make the game more interesting.


Yep I agree with you. It's crazy that they won an Emmy for that too LOL it seems so obvious


An award for a line. Next, U of Iowa will win for a pink line on the field.


Haha anything is possible. What are your thoughts on the Patriots? Do you know that one of them has never fumbled the ball? I think he doesn't play anymore though but that is still impressive


How is that possible? The guy must have a special technique. I hope that he got some kind of bonus for that feat. He's incredible!


That is incredible! What do you think about the radio by the way? Do you ever listen to it? I know that I always listen to YouTube instead


I used to listen to the radio as a kid, not so much now. I go to Youtube for the classics that I want to hear. Radio is good for a commute.


Have you ever listened to the radio from Jupiter? Apparently you can pick it up on your AM radio in the car, I'll have to try that next time


The storms on Jupiter are probably better than a lot of things on the radio. Like news broadcasts in Latin, for instance.


Haha that's what I was thinking too. Or Canadian radio for that matter. You need at least 40% of the radio in Canada to be of Canadian origin. I can't think of any good Canadian artists off the top of my head


Rush, April Wine, Bryan Adams, Neil Young are a few popular ones. Then there's Bieber. Hm.


Ok I'll give you rush on that one haha. Would you ever listen to a classic Radio drama though? There's a website that has a bunch of them for free


Hello, are you a football fan.  Did you know that the visitors locker room is Pink at the University of Iowa.


Well I love pro ball, not so interested in college, it's too emotional from players.


In the 1960's, the top bowlers earned twice as much as the top football stars.


I believe that. Football was just beginning to become popular. If the two leagues hadn't consolidated it might have remained at that level.


Really, that is cool.  Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222.0 in the highest scoring game ever.


Must have not had a defensive coordinator back then. You have a favorite team?


I like the Carolina Panthers (i'm a NC man).  Tom Brady was either bad in HS or his coach didn't notice him.  He was a backup Quarterback and even though his team was having a historically bad season, he couldn't get a start.


I have had several different teams through the years. I was an avid Raiders fan until they moved to LA, now I root for the Seahawks since I'm from Wa.


Seahawks are cool. I am a Russell Wilson fan.  He went to NC STATE the first 3 years.  I went there.  Did you know that there is only 1 left handed Quarterback in the NFL.  It is Kellan Moore.


I wonder if being left-handed is an asset or a hinderance. I think that Kenny Stabler was also a leftie but that was long ago.


I think I remember him.  A cool fact is that the circular huddle used today is because of Paul D. Hubbard.  He was a deaf Quarterback and they started huddling that way so the defense could not see his hand signals.


I had heard that. I wonder how he handled the snaps? Maybe just touched the center. How about Alex Smith, not only a great QB but also very smart.


Yes he was.  I think he took enough AP tests in high school to enter college as a Junior.


Amazing man. Did you play FB in school? I was raised in Fairbanks Ak and the snow didn't totally disappear until @ May 1st, school let out mid May so it would have been a very short season.


No, I played basketball.  Going back to Alex Smith, he also began working on his master's degree before he became the first pick in the 2005 NFL draft.


Hope he finishes it. While it might not pay as much, education is the best thing you can have.


Yes, that is true.  The Quarterback for the University of Oklahoma, Baker Mayfield, considered quitting football to become a full-time competitive gamer.


One of my sons wanted to be a game coder but he ended up being an IT specialist. You have a pick for the super bowl yet?


He claims he can beat anyone at the University of Oklahoma one on one in Halo 3.  I never played games like that.


Neither have I. If a game requires quick reflexes I'm lost. I do alright in strategy games where I can take my time to think before I do anything.


Good morning!  Are you planning to watch the NFL playoffs today?


Definitely yes.  I am a huge Eagles fan, Go Birds!


Which quarterback do you like better for the Eagles?  Wentz or Foles?


I like Wentz but Foles has the magic right now


He definitely does.  Hopefully the officials let the players play today.  I am all for protecting QBs like Foles, but some of the roughing the passer calls have been awful.


Yes I agree especially for Clay Matthews


That's a good point and Redskins CB, Josh Norman, has been very outspoken about this issue.


I live in DC and Josh Norman is disliked, it's a common opinion that all he does is talk and not play well


Lol.  Well you might be a little biased, you can't support both the Redskins and Eagles can you?


I only support the Eagles, just the Redskins are the local team so we get a ton of news about them daily.  Its kind of like a circus LOL


I bet!  I am in Nebraska where college football is king.  Though I was thinking about Iowa where visiting locker rooms are painted pink!


LOL yes I have heard about that.  Do you follow an NFL team?


I usually root for a good game, but I think I am usually more against certain teams/coaches rather than for one.


I listen to some, especially talk radio.  I like having my choice I guess.  In Canada, for example, they require almost half of the music on the radio be Canadian.


I am probably more interested in all the innovation like World War II soldiers were able to construct a working radio with just a pencil and switchblade.


Yes that is amazing, was also shocked when I read that


I guess I find all of it fascinating.  How did someone figure out that these waves could be converted into sound?


I know its crazy, I wonder if it was one of those I have an idea moments


Have a great day and good luck to the Eagles.


The Buffalo Bills are my favorite team, but I like watching others.


Did you have the chance to watch the superbowl this year?


I did, the Patriots did a good job. Tom Brady has came a long way from his JV days at Junipero Serra High School. He wasn't even a starter back then.


Tom brady is undeniable one of the greatest quart-backs the league has had in recent times i wish the game would have been more exciting though


Yeah it was pretty boring. Atleast it wasn't a complete blow out like Georgia Tech did to Cumberland in 1916. They won 222-0!


Imagine watching that I would have left after the first hour when it hit 70-0 i would stand up and get the car started lol


Yeah, that's alot of scoring. I bet the quarterback did alot of work in that game.


They probably had every player on the team be quarterback at least for one play


They probably did. Did you know that the circular huddle was created by a deaf quarterback?


Well that deaf quartback changed history because his technique is still used in modern times


Yeah he did. Alex Smith is another smart quarterback. He entered college as a junior because he took so many AP test in high school.


I actually never knew that with a strong mind like that he was probably really good at making plays


He probably is. It takes a strong mind as well as a strong arm to be a good quarterback.


A mind like john madden and an arm like peyton manning


That's right! I heard that Baker Mayfield almost quit football to pursue full-time competitive game.


Hopefully he could become awesome at gaming so he could show he is multi talented


He does claim he cold beat anyone at Oklahoma at Halo 3.


I was such a huge fan of the halo games when they came out on xbox, call of duty never did it for me when it became popular


I really like the original Halo, I even had the Halo edition XBOX.


Halo changed eveything i used to love playing only shotguns and swords, Have an awesome day my friend


A little bit. I'm always impressed by a good quarterback, though.


yes, that is the toughest position. he touches the ball on every play. it must be tough. especially the physical punishment.


Not only that, but they're pretty much seen as the leader of the whole offensive team.


i guess the coach has to choose the qb carefully. a player that understands what the coach is trying to achieve. who is your favorite qb?


I don't have a favorite, but I really don't like Tom Brady. Even though he's supposedly pretty good.


he is good, but i probably would like to see some other qbs get to win the SB. i usually root for the underdog.


Yeah, he's definitely been to his fair share of Super Bowls. He must plan his Februarys around it!


Yeah, dont plan a vacation in february! He has to defend that crown. Do you listen to the radio ?


I do. I like to listen to NPR on the way to work. Can you believe soldiers figured out how to make "foxhole radios" back during WW2?


i wonder how they did that. who taught them? did they know beforehand? what did they listen to? the news in latin? LOL


Who knows. They just used a razorblade and a pencil!


that is amazing! i guess they were able to get instructions or listen to the enemy. maybe they listened to storms on Jupiter?


If they were in Canada, the probability of them listening to a Canadian artist would be pretty high.


yeah, they would be stuck listening to Rush. cant be helped! LOL Would you listen to old radio dramas?


Maybe, but I'd prefer to listen to sports trivia. Did you know the former Patriots running back never fumbled the ball in his entire career?


that is amazing! i wonder if he got a bonus for that. that is quite a feat.


Who knows? But I should probably wrap up this conversation. Thanks for the chat about football and the radio! Next time you see a huddle, thank Paul Hubbard for that!


Paul Hubbard was a legend, an innovator! Yes, great chat!


No.  I don't much care for it, though I once worked security for the Superbowl in New Orleans.


Nice! Did you get any pics or autographs?


No. I did not.  I think it's pretty interesting that bowlers once made more money than footballers. how about you?


I think those days are long gone. This years season is wrapping up and the playoffs start soon.


Yep.  I think I'd rather be a competitive gamer like Baker Mayfield thought about, though I don't play Halo


I actually had beat him in a tourney a couple years back when he was in college


Really? that must have been cool.  So you play Halo?  Or a different game?


I play Call of Duty now hoping that Baker will jump online someday so I can beat him again...lol


Did you see Alex Smith break his leg during the game a few weeks ago?


Ouch! No.  I guess being so smart didn't keep him safe!


No but at least he will have something to fall back on if he cant play again.


There is that.  It's a sport not designed for a long career


I think the huddle has to go so the game can be sped up a little


I rather like the huddle, though I hear you on time.


Its not needed, it was started to help a deaf QB.


True, but hand signals have become a part of the way players communicate, deaf like Hubbard or not


How much longer do you think Brady has left?


I don't like him, so no time left would be my hope.


Yeah I am crafty but nothing other than that.. my boyfriend is a big football fan though I did get to go to a Chiefs game that was pretty interesting


I have a passing knowledge of football and watch it occasionally as well


I like the new England patriots. They are like the Lannisters of football


Lol yeah they are Tom Brady is one hell of a quarterback


So is green ellis who has never fumbled in his entire career. Talk about dependable


Oh cool... Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


It is amazing for a quarterback to be left handed considering there are more cons than pros unlike other sports


Yeah they are the ones who call the plays in the huddles


Did you know huddles only were started due to a deaf quarterback who didn't want his signs to be overseen?


That is interesting the university of Iowas locker room for the visiting team is painted pink


Perhaps it is to mentally perturb the opposing team or keep them off balance?


Who knows? In any case, it could be that they just wanted something that stood out


Yep football history has a lot of interesting facts like ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games


I understand why. An average nfl game only has a dozen or so minutes of actually gameplay so any help digesting all that action is helpful


Yeah... this last super bowl was almost embarrassing the score was so low.. the highest score ever in a game was in 1916 when georgia tech defeated Cumberland 222-0


It was a bit disappointing, especially the initial ceremony. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I do like it. Snoop Dogg once wrote a  fight song for his son's high school team


That is pretty cool. THe U of Iowa painted the visitor locker room pink


WOw I wonder if that is supposed to have some effect on the opposing team


Good point. The ESPN once won an Emmy. Do you know what for?


Hmm I do not know that, did not know they could qualify for any of those awards


Yeah, well they got it for the superimposed yellow like


Oh I see , well in that case I am happy because it has made the game much easier to watch at home


True. Did you know bowlers used to make less than football players in the 60s


WOw interesting. NBA coaches are some of the highest paid within the military


I am not surprised. Do you know who Benajrvus Green-Ellis is?


I am not sure actually. Did you hear about that huge stadium in Texas?


Hm not really, how big is it? Benjarvus was the only NFL player who never fumbled the ball


WOw that is impressive. Do you listen to the radio?


I do sometimes. Did you know you can catch Jupiter's storms on am radio


Wow cool. Among the most popular radio acts in the 30s was a ventriloquist


Hmm interesting. Have you ever heard of foxhole radio and what they are?


I do not think I have heard of that, what is it? There is a radio station that turns solar energy into sounds


WOw cool one. Have you ever listened to canadian radios?


I have not actually, I just do not have the time I guess. Back to football, Kellan Moore is the only half handed QB in the NFL.


Wow, I wonder if he has any advantages because of that


Hey there do you watch the NFL? It stands for the National Football League btw


I do, I follow it pretty closely, what about you?


I follow it sometimes, I did watch the Super Bowl which I found a little bit boring, but I do like the Patriots I'm glad they won, what about you?


Not a patriots fan, but yeah, the superbowl was super boring this year.


Yes I agree. I wonder if it's because then average NFL game only has 11 minutes of gameplay to it. The rest is commercials, and referees and such


Yeah, that could be a big part of it. They do always seem to be standing around.


Yep that's true. Would you watch the NFL if it had female players? Apparently there's no rule against it


I don't know if people want to see female players.


Yeah I don't know! They would have to be very athletic too. Oh, what I don't like is how the New Orleans Saints treat their cheerleaders though, did you hear about that?


yeah, a lot of teams actually have that rule. The redskins do too, I know because I have a few friends who cheered for them a few years back.


Oh interesting, how did they like being cheerleaders by the way, and that's interesting that the Redskins have that rule too, I wonder if all the teams do


They don't get paid well and it is a lot of work. The rule is actually no fraternizing, but Chris Cooley (a player) at the time ended up marrying one and it created a big stink for the other cheerleaders. LOL


LOL that's funny. I can see I guess why they have that rule though. What do you think about pink locker rooms by the way? Apparently the University of Iowa did that to the opposing team's locker room


I think it is hilarious that they do that to guest teams, but I'm not so sure it bothers the other teams.


I know right. I wonder if they check their win-loss record before and after they did that, in terms of how different it would be LOL or if it made no difference at all. I do think it's funny to that Bowlers used to make more than football players back in the 60s


I wonder how popular bowling was way back in the day.


Yes I wonder, especially because shows like The Flintstones would use it, maybe it was super popular? Also, they didn't have things like the superimposed yellow line, I know that the ESPN came out with that and won an Emmy, I don't think that was back in the 60s though


They deserve the emmy for that. It is pretty cool. I wonder if any football players became bowlers in the 60s?


That's a good question, I wonder how many good football players we lost to Bowlers because they would be paid more LOL, what do you think about dogs by the way? Do you have one?


I heard that dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing.


Isn't that interesting question mark you'd think that would include other animals like gorillas or dolphins or something, but apparently yes only dogs and elephants, I also like that Google prefers dogs over cats lol they put it in their code of conduct, I agree with them


Have you heard about the pictures of Odell Beckham doing cocaine?


Not the pictures, but there's been a lot of disappointment in general. People seem pretty angry.


Yes Cris Carter is definitely mad at him and calling him stupid.


I mean, he's not wrong. When you are that highly paid, the highest paid receiver in history, you can forego a few years of partying to secure a long term future.


Exactly  - especially since it could get him kicked out of the league.  Your image in sports matters.  I agree with Carter on this one.


It does allude to the idea that Carter is trying to get him to grow up and own up to the actions, so that he might not lose that spot, that's important. People can be sorry.


He compared Beckham to Lawrence Taylor - a famous player who battled drugs.


I feel like getting caught with cocaine and having a big drug and alcohol problem is weird, but maybe Beckham is going down that path. It's a slippery slope.


Absolutely   He is in line to make up to 80 million over 5 years but he needs to be more mature - both during the games and off field.


It does seem like a big boys club of letting young men not be responsible for their actions because they "do the sports really good', and I am glad people are starting to call them out for it, and willing to cut good players loose.


I agree - they are role models for the kids.  The NFL is a professional league and the Super bowl championship game in February gets crazy amounts of viewers.


That's true. And the NFL is doing a lot to improve it's image on treatment of players, the tracking chips in the shoulders and the football probably helps lessen injuries by seeing how players actually move. So the players need to step up to that new era.


For sure.  The game has only 11 minutes of actual gameplay but there are a lot of injuries.


Most certainly. Especially head ones, stemming from earlier versions of the game that were just as rough like rugby. Back when there was no real protective anything.


Absolutely - there is a reason the lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than that of a nfl player - their career is a lot longer.


It's funny to think that back in the 1960s, bowlers were paid more. I can't imagine sitting around and watching bowling being more exciting, but bowling alleys were popular.


Yeah I do love bowling though its been a while since I did it.  There are more female bowlers though - even though it is allowed for women to play in the NFL, there aren't any.


I wonder if women will meet the 'standard', if they did apply. I mean, New Orleans even makes cheerleaders leave a restaurant if football players are there, sexism at its finest.


No kidding!  So maybe New Orleans won't have a female kicker, but other teams might.  Locker rooms might be an issue however.


Probably true, but maybe we'll see a future when it's not like that, and women aren't treated like second class people in the world of football. That would probably help the 'boys club' image.


Yes - like how the University of Iowa paints the visiting teams locker room pink.


Hi there! So I was reading about Pokemon and I guess there are over 750 episodes. That's about 50 a year, for 16 years straight!


are you a pokemon fan? i have never seen the show. i figure its for kids. is it?


I'm not so much  fan, I was actually reading about televisions, since I just recently broke mine. But my youngest brother used to love that show, so I would do the Pikachu voice for him. (The little yellow character, that I think is most popular).


Speaking of foreign TV, I heard that 70's show was remade verbatim in the UK, and called "Days Like These" and was cancelled after 10 episodes. I wonder why? Did they not have the same kind of 70's as we had here?


why would they do something so stupid as that? verbatim? like that would fool anyone.


I'm not sure what they where trying to do there. So I just found out that New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone. I didn't even know New York's area code and now I learned a fun fact! :)


have you ever used a rotary phone? very slow. the new yorkers got lucky.


Yes I have used a rotary phone! Makes me feel so old, haha. But good times, for sure. Oh wow, this is more of a weird fact, than a fun fact but apparently it's impossible to separate 2 phone books that simply have their pages overlapped together! What not that I have a phone book but I'd like to test that to make sure!


it is a useless fact except maybe for a bar bet. i guess you could win a drink. i used a rotary phone too.


I have a sort of useful fact about phones! The cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor! That doesn't sound very reliable, but seems to be working.


i think that it is probably pretty sturdy. plus it is way down on the bottom of the sea. nothing lives there except maybe tiny creatures.


Hm, another probably not-so-interesting fact, an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent. Do you have an iPhone?


no i dont. coincidentally i do have an ICBM deterrent.


Haha! I don't have an iPhone either. Too expensive for my taste (or wallet)!


too expensive. the icbm deterrent has text messaging, which is good enough for me.


Apparently, Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone. Hm, I wonder what their aim is there. And I wonder why they don't just donate every child in need, clean drinking water. Or simply what is gong on there?!


raising awareness i guess. its not just the problem and the solution but getting people to think about others around the planet. and how much time they spend on those phones.


Yeah, i see your point. I usually keep my phone turned off, which renders it pretty useless most of the time. But it feels good to me! Plus I'm sick of all those spam calls or whatever the kids are calling them.


yeah,i guess those all the time. irritating. anyway, great chat!


I like the NFL, but I think 16 games is not enough to build rivalries.


Yes, i completely agree!  What do you think would be a good number of games for an NFL team to play in a season?


I don't know, there are 32 teams, so a least 32 games so they have played against each other at least once before the playoffs.


I think that would be a bit much, you wouldn't have any players left because of all the injuries.


It is quite a rough sport, maybe if they had 2 roosters, but I don't see the point of having 2 different lineup for 1 team. Just make 2 different teams.


Exactly!  Did you know that there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay in a game?


Yeah, I think you need really good commentators with good replays to fill the rest. That why I prefer watching other things on TV.


Oh yeah... what other things do you watch on television?


I like funny cartoons like "The Simpsons", but I never saw the episode where Bart never appears or is referenced.


Oh i love the simpsons... yeah i wonder what episode that is?


Wish I knew.. but there are also really boring stuff on TV, like the UK remake of 70s show that only had 10 episodes, it must have been dreadful.


Yeah... well the UKs sense of humor is different than ours.  Watch the UK version of "The Office" and you will see


Did you liked it ? Some foreign shows have success in the States, like Pokemon, they have over 750 episodes.


It's ok, not a big fan of the office.  That's a lot of episodes.  where do they find the time?


I think it is more a standardized system like how the built car than an artistic process fueled by inspiration. Do you like South Park ? They produce a lot of episodes too.


South Park is really funny!  Did you see the Simpsons crew sent the south park crew flowers on the final episode of Family Guy!


Yeah, they criticized their humor as totally random and could be done by manatees. It was somewhat justified, but I also like this kind of humor.


Never really watched family guy!  you ever seen thomas the tank?


I saw it from time to time when I scan the channels, I did not know that they hired stars, like Ringo Stars,  to narrate it.


Hi there. I think our phones are taken for granted. Back in the day they didn't even have wireless phones.


have you ever used a rotary phone? i have. i am very old. two days older than dirt. LOL


Yes I have! Kind of slow but not for New Yorkers who had the most efficient area code!


Yeah, the new yorkers got lucky. i bet folks in alaska and hawaii got the slow ones.


Yeah good guess! Did you know the iPhone has more computing power then the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


Yes, and the iPhone is much better at text messaging too.


Yes it is. Much better than the old rotary phones. Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your phone. But I'm not sure how to enroll in this program.


neither am I. i figure that there is a web site, but people really are addicted to their phones. i wonder how much water gets donated.


Yes people really are. Hopefully a lot of water. The cables carrying phone and Internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter. That is hard to believe.


i think it is a bundle of fiberoptic cables. each thread carries a ton of signals. i wonder how they fix it when there is a problem.


Yes I would not want to be the electrical engineer on duty. They simply just lay across the ocean floor.


I guess they have to send down a probe, or something like that. probably not a lot of life dont there though.


Yeah that's probably a good guess. Apparently it is impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together. I don't plan on trying.


Phone books? does anyone have those things any more? Do you watch TV these days?


I definitely don't. I enjoy TV. I can't believe TV only used to be available in black-and-white.


Yes, that was the TV i had many years ago. you get used to it. of course, color is much better.


Yes and now they even have 3-D television. I used to watch Thomas the Tank Engine. Did you know that celebrities narrate that show?


I have never seen the show. i know that kids love it. who has been on it?


Some celebrity narrators have been Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin. They did at least 52 episodes each.


That is great of them to lend their talents to the show. I should check it out. Anyway, great chat!


I wish they never remade that 70s show in the UK. Great chatting with you as wellI hope you have a great day.


Yes there is no rule against them as long as they qualify


Yeah. THe game only lasts for 11 minutes, active game at least


Yes. DId you know engineers make more money over their lifetime though?


Yes but they also have longer careers than the football players


True, good point. Did you hear about that rule for New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yes they cannot eat in the same place as the players


Yes and they also have to leave mid meal if they walk in


Yes it is absurd and sexist and it needs to go


I agree. THey are using tracking chips on the players now


Yes they are collecting stuff like velocity and rotation and such


Yeah. DO you know much about the presidents?


Some stuff. DO you know who the three wealthiest ones in the US are?


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


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


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


Yes. Did you know they offered myspace to but it and they turned it down


Yesh for $75 million they could have made billions now


What do you think about the Miami Dolphins?  Some are boycotting them due to continued demonstrations against police brutality and social injustice during the national anthem.


I don't know much about that. I don't watch a lot of football, do you?


I only know what I read.  Police Unions are urging members in South Florida to boycott


That sounds dramatic. I think the players are trying to say it has nothing to do with not supporting the military, which is why the police are upset.


There isn't an official policy agreed upon by the NFL and players association.  Sounds like a difficult situation.


I agree. The Super Bowl is coming up soon, so there is a lot of attention on the NFL.


Robert Quinn shook his fist as two players on the dolphins took a knee in the preseason opener.  Some people felt it was a slap in the face to military past and present and to law enforcement officers.


I can see that. Did you know an NFL game only has about 11 minutes of actual playing time?


Interesting fact!  NFL players make a lot of money, but on average working as an engineer can have payoffs greater than the lifetime average earnings of an nfl or mlb player


I find that hard to believe. Apparently there are no rules against women in the NFL!


I guess not everyone makes it big.  I hope a lady makes it big someday.  It can be difficult with gender roles especially when on the NFL Saints team cheerleaders must leave a restaurant if another NFL player walks into the restaurant they are in.


That's ridiculous! I see a lot of sports posts on facebook. I can't believe the site is 15 years old already!


If Myspace had been smart they would have bought facebook for $75 million that they were offered in 2005!


Seriously! It was worth $104 billion by 2012!


Speaking of Facebook, you better not press the "like" button in the german state of schleswig-holstein because it is illegal.


That's too funny!Yes Iceland is using it to rewrite their constitution!


Hard to believe.  I don't think that would work for the US


There's no way. I didn't realize you only have to be 13 to have an account


Yes, and if you want a free whopper, look out for more promotions from Burger King.  They had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on Facebook, you get a free whopper.


I bet that gave them a lot of advertising attention!


One possible other way to get rich would be if you got an inheritance from the three wealthiest presidents: JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!  Well nice talking to you.


What do you think about the NFL controversy about kneeling during the national anthem?


I don't know.  Part of me says its disrespectful and part of me says its free speech.  People with religious beliefs who aren't allowed to stand are allowed to sit without comment after all.


I found it interesting that Trump decided to get involved in it.


Oh NOTHING is too small and insignificant for him to comment on.  Did you see his tweet that had a video of him singing the Green Acres TV show song?  That was Wednesday of this week!


Trump railed about the peaceful demonstrations, and other people commented too, including the Broward County Police Benevolent Association.


Yes, there's a huge difference between the President of the US commenting and the Police Association.  Trump may want attention.


Some organizations such as the Dolphins are requiring their players to stand, or at least that's what the PBA said in a Facebook post.


I don't think they can legally do that.  One small blessing is that Trump does not post on Facebook and limits himself to Twitter.  Did you know in Germany the FB 'like' button is illegal?


I wonder how they enforce that. Is it not present or it is illegal to click it?  Facebook has been around for 14 years now. Its hard to remember life without it.


I'm not a prolific user of FB.  I use it to connect to other fiber artists only.  I could live without it.  I am assuming in the German state it's illegal in it's absent.  Did you know FB is primarily blue because Zuckerburg has red-green colorblindness?


A few  years ago it was valued at $104 billion, so I think lots of people out there use it. I did notice it was very blue.


Lots and lots of people use it although right now they are losing people due to the fact they disclosed personal information and lied about doing it.  Stock price is DOWN.


It is being used though. Currently Iceland is letting the public make suggestions via Facebook to rewrite their constitution, so it is a tool of governments.


I think it is a good platform for that by the way.


Not everyone does though.  Burger King had a promotions that you got a free whopper if you unfriend 10 people.  I wonder what inspired that.


I think that Burger King was just looking for media attention which they got.


I imagine that Myspace regrets turning down and offer to buy Facebook for $75 million.


I don't even think Myspace exists anymore does it?


Im not sure, but in 2005 they could have bought Facebook. I think they would be more relevant if they had taken them up on the offer.


Now almost everyone I know who is 13 years older (and a few who lie about it) are on Facebook.


Really.  I know a few people who are on it for sharing family and personal stuff and then more who like me use it as platform for an interest, but that's it in my life. Nice chatting with you.


Hello,  just watched my favorite NFL team, the Ravens, get eliminated from the playoffs.


Couldn't have happened to a better team, lol. I live in Baker Mayfield territory. Do the Ravens have the same weird rule as the Saints, that prohibits its cheerleaders from eating at the same restaurant as the players?


I think so.  Similar that if an nfl player comes in the cheerleader has to leave.


That's an asinine rule. Are there any female NFL players yet?


No, not to my knowledge.  But there is no rule preventing them if the meet the eligibility requirements.


I was curious if there were, as many high schools have girls on the team. With all of the replays, it's no wonder that viewers are only gettin 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Yeah, that is an interesting fact.  I thought it was also interesting that the nfl has tracking chips in the players shoulder pads.


Along with tracking chips in the ball. To think there is that much research and development being spent on sports is a little nauseating.


Lots of money involved in the sport.  The first Sunday in February is coming soon for the Superbowl.


I won't be watching, as there will be documentaries on the history of the Presidents. I hope they show the inside of the presidential guest house, it's larger than the white house.


I wonder if the vice president ever stays in that house.  Until 1805 the vice president was the runner up in the election.


I think we should go back to that system, maybe then there would be less infighting. No, there is a Vice President's mansion. It's nice too. I'm still surprise that JFK is the richest president. I would have thought the Bush family was wealthier.


I would have well.  I guess JFK had his hands in everything.  At least he wasn't called the president banana like the president of Zimbabwe


That's hilarious, I wonder if it was a mix up in the translation? I think it's cool that the Indonesian president is a recording artist. I'm going to look on YouTube and see if he's there.


Or you could check on Facebook which was launched on February 4, 2004.


I still can't believe that Myspace turned down the offer to buy Facebook. Maybe they wouldn't have had all of these problems if they would have bought it.


Maybe.  Mark Zuckerberg is a smart gut though.  His did graduate from Harvard.


Iceland is rewriting their constitution, and allowing the public to make suggestions via facebook. I can't see that working here.


No, me neither, especially with the recent Facebook backlash.  Burger King will even give a free Whopper if you unfriend 10 people.


I'm not on Facebook to take advantage of that promotion. I don't like all of the ads, I know that's how it makes most of it's money, but still.


Agreed.  It's been a pleasure chatting with you.


Hello,  do you watch football?  I read there is a running back who used to play for the patriots then never fumbled!  That is crazy!  This guy should be more popular,  I never heard of him,  Benjarvus Green- Ellis.


Watching the Eagles now!  Hope they win:)  If they win with a score of 223 or higher, they'll beat the record for the highest scoring football game over the old record of Georgia Tech in 1916


I saw that somewhere,  amazing!  Good job Georgia Tech!  I can;t believe bowlers use to make twice as much as football players in the sixties!  Thats insane,  bowling must have been super popular at that time!


That is crazy.  Do you ever see the yellow line?  ESPN Created it


Do you like baseball?  A married couple scheduled all the games up until 2005.  In fact they scheduled 2430 games.


That is a lot of time dedicated to baseball lol I hope they got paid!  It is nice when couples have a hobby that they are so passionate about though.


Sure is!  If you like to watch football as a couple, then you really only need 11 minutes to watch live gameplay.  But, you probably spend a few hours.


lol but you have to spend like 3 hours to watch that 11 minutes of gameplay though....


Yep that's exactly what I said.  Did you hear about the man who found lots of 1900's baseball cards in his grandfathers attic?  They were hidden since 1940's.  Do you know how much they were worth?


Not really,  you said you only need 11 min to watch the gameplay.  That was confusing.  Yeah I read about that,  I think it was 3 billion.  or around there.


$3 million in fact.  That's a lot of cash!  If you are a cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints, you have to leave a restaurant if an NFL player comes in after you.  That stinks.


That seems really rude.  But I get it,  they aren't suppose to interact with football players.  I think they have a crappy job though,  they have to pay for their own travel expenses and now they have to leave a restaurant if a football player comes in,  what if they are not done eating.  sad.


They should get reimbursed by the NFL for the meal then or have the NFL player pay for it.


They should!  But who knows.  i just learned that women can play in the nfl!  I didn't know that before1


There is no rule against it.  I never thought they couldn't.  I just didn't think anyone made it that far that was female.  Probably there have been more than a share of obstacles to get there.  Nice thing is that if you are an engineer, chances are you will make more average lifetime earnings than that of the average lifetime earnings of an nfl player or mlb player


That's great for the engineer!  Seems a little weird though because football players risk they health and safety all the time.


It is a very dangerous sport.  Did you hear Tim Tebow switched from the NFL to MLB but didn't fare so well getting moved to the Mets' minor leagues


No I actually didn't hear that,  but I do not keep up with football much.  He probably thought that since he was already a pro athlete he would be pro in mlb as well,  but everyone has to start from the bottom.


Tebow had been a Heisman Trophy Winner in the NFL, so he did have a lot of prior success in the majors.


What do you think about the controversy about the name of the Redskins ?


The issue has been around several decades.


Don't the polls show that that the natives are not offended but the name.


Native Americans do not take that in negative.


But at the same time, the Cleveland Indians have changed their mascot because it was offending.


Cleveland decision should finally compel the washington football team to make honorable decision.


You are right, besides that what do you think of football ? I think it is too slow,  there is only 11 minutes of gameplay in a match.


Its need very hardwork and pratice.  Make the nation pride.


What do you think of women playing in the NFL ? there is no rule against it.


They are have equal oppourtunity. We are living in the 21st century.


yet if there is a Saints player enters a restaurant, any cheerleaders already present have to leave it.


Yes, to prevent fraternization.  It's better to avoid cheerleaders.


But should the player just leave the restaurant, that puts the player (male) above the cheerleader (female) ?


Cheerleaders seem to distract players. It's best to avoid it


Don't you see this as a little sexist a rule that only the cheerleaders have to abide for ?


I think it's best not to have players distracted.


I have difficulties understand your point. But football was not as popular as today in the 60s, then bowlers made 2x as much as footballers.


Sorry, in the twentieth century, there were several various kinds of football which grew to most popular team.


OH that is interesting, like soccer-baseball in Canada which is kickball in the US.


Yes, Baseball is so popular in Japan also many fans are surprised to discover its status as America's national pastime.


Baseball is quite popular, baseball players cards can be worth a fortune. Have a nice Christmas.


Hey, I'm doing good. How are you? Do you watch any sport like football or baseball?


I'm doing good too. Glad it's Friday. I watch both baseball and football. What about you?


Me too, but I guess in my childhood and college years I was watching much often. I didn't know that 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to American college football teams. Did you know that?


I did not know that. The University of Iowa's lock room for visiting teams is painted in all pink.


lol why? Do they believe it may bring any benefits to Iowa?


Haha I guess. The highest score ever in a football game was 222-0!


It says it was in 1916 between Georgia Tech and Cumberland. GT won that game.


Such score is difficult to imagine in 2019. I guess it would be impossible!


I agree. I saw that ESPN won an Emmy for the yellow line representing the down line on American football games.


I've heard about it. I did know that the high school stadium in Allen, Texas seats 18,000 people and cost $60 million. I'd like to see this stadium


Yes, I like him. He wrote a fight song for his son's high school football team. I've never heard about it.


Oh wow that's pretty cool. I think I heard his son is pretty good at football.


I didn't know that.  Do you have favorite team in NFL?


Mine is the Cincinnati Bengals. What about you?


People in my family support different teams. So when I was growing up I knew that it's bad idea to support any team lol Anyway what I don't like is short season in NFL. How long it is? 17 weeks regular season?


Good.  Thanks for asking.  Did you watch the Superbowl this past weekend?  It was on the first Sunday in February  right on schedule.


Yup, but wasn't very impressed with the game or the commercials.  The spectacle was good though.  The NFL has come a long way since playing it's first game in 1932 on an 80 yard long dirt field.


yes it has. In fact they went over $1B in sponsorship for the first time ever! They're huge!


They sure stepped away from Papa Johns though.  Between him using the n word and saying that protesting NFL players were hurting his business, they had enough of him.


Yeah. He's not in their commercials anymore... Not smart!


I know.  He founded that company 30 years ago, and just like that he's out.  Way to really screw things up...


If he says that on a conference call, imagine what he would say in private. It puts the University of Louisville in a tough spot because he paid a ton for his name to be on those buildings.


They'll probably ride it out.  What he said was horrible and inappropriate.


I guess I am questioning his decision making as he was on a conference call trying to make him a better speaker and he's being racist...


Agreed.  Can't dispute that at all.  I believe he is still owns a substantial portion of the company and will stand to profit when the company and its stock price rebound.  I wonder if he bought more stock when the price crashed.


Possibly. It shocks me that these CEOs can be that brilliant to start these huge companies but not be a decent human.


I supposed greed get in the way.  They start out with noble intentions, and inevitably blow it.  And the bigger the company gets, the more lives they impact when their franchise owners and workers have to feel the repercussions as well.  They are left to look at his face that was still on all of their pizza boxes.


Well, do you like football? I thought his comments about it were short sighted and probably driven by Jerry Jones.


I do enjoy football.  My favorite team is the Ravens.


Nice. Im a chicago guy. You all had a nice season and found your QB...


Assuming he can get his timing down, arm strength is fine.  You guys have a pretty nice QB yourselves.  I'd take him in a heartbeat.  I wonder what those tracking chips embedded in the player's shoulder pads show when he takes off and runs.


I am worried about him long term if he keeps running. He will get clobbered and out for a while, like RG3.


Yup, same with Lamar Jackson.  Of course, we have RG3 too, so there's that...  Now all we need is one of those $50,000 1,100 pound American Flags to unfurl before every home game.


You would need more lineman to hold that! Nice chatting with you!


Hello,  do you watch football?  I didn't know that the nfl could have female players.


Yes, I love football.  I was wondering to myself, when will the NFL get its first female player.  She'll probably be a kicker.


Who knows,  Ive seen women in the gym and those lifting competitions!  Anything could happen!  lol


True that. Did you know the NFL uses tracking chips in the player's shoulder pads to track every move?


I did read that,  pretty amazing what technology has contributed to the sport.  Nowadays on tv,  they can draw plays and the playback and play forward are really clear and precise.


Did you know that the average NFL game has only 11 minutes of actual live gameplay?  Crazy isn't it?


That is crazy!  It takes much longer to watch the entire event though lol like 3 hours or something.


Will you be watching the superbowl, you know it's the first Sunday in February.


I am not sure yet.  I dont even know who is in the playoffs.  It is a big event and a lot of my friends and family will be watching it.  Are you going to watch it?


I'll watch, but mainly for the commercials..LOl My team, didn't make the playoffs, so I'm not really interested.


The losing Jaguars.  I keep having hope they'll have a good season, but at this point I've lost all hope.  My passion right now is baseball, though.


Just have faith,  maybe next season!  My team is the 49ers hahaha,  I have no clue if they will do better next season.


I've had faith for 25 years now, I just don't see it happening.  Love the old 49ers, those guys were tough in the old days. I didn't realize how popular baseball was in Japan.  Some Japanese people are surprised it's America's national pastime.


lol yeah that is a long time. yeah the old 49ers were great,  legends.  Yeah I had no idea baseball was so popular in Japan.


What really surprised me to learn, was that the managers wear uniforms, because they're considered part of the babseball team and can play in the game, if they're needed.  That's wild isn't it?


That is wild,  some managers are kinda old,  you wouldn't want them to get injured or hurt. And they have like 20 people in the dugout,  I dont't know when they will ever have to use the coach lol


It would have to be a very desperate situation, for sure for that to occur. Getting back to football, do you watch any Canadian football?


Yes, I watch because a hometown boy my daughter graduated high school with plays in that league with the Toronto Argonauts.


Nice!  Well its been good talking to you.


I'm doing well thanks I love sports! I like football a lot. American football that is.


i like american football. i dont have much chance to watch. i try to watch the super bowl.


Yeah I love watching the Super Bowl. As is tradition it was held in the first Sunday in February.


yeah, it is a great tradition. i did not watch this years sb, but last years was great.


Yeah you didn't miss much this year. I wish an AFC team didn't win this year. I don't like the patriots.


i am tired of the patriots always winning. it gets old. i usually root for the underdog.


Yes me as well. The first NFL playoff game was played in 1932 on an 80 yard long dirt field inside Chicago stadium.


that is funny. i didnt know that the NFL was so old. only 80 yards? well, i guess it couldnt be helped.


Yes true. There was actually a rocket scientist who coached in the NFL before. Matt Patricia!


that is great! i wonder what drew him to football. rocket science is a bit different! LOL


Yes very true. I also like baseball too. And a typical major league baseball season a total of 160,000 baseballs are used.


that is amazing. each team plays 162 games. i wonder how many balls per game get used.


Yeah that is a lot of games. The Chicago cubs were the first baseball team to win back to back World Series. Pretty cool!


that is cool! then they had a dry streak for about...how long? is it a curse?


Not sure if it is a curse but it definitely could be. A rule that I have never heard of is that if a player catches a baseball in their hat the opposing team receives three bases.


is that true? when did someone ever catch a ball in their hat? i might have to look that rule up.


Yes I need to look it up to. The minor-league baseball team in Albuquerque was named after the baseball team in the Simpsons LOL.


that is great! life imitates art. i wonder if they are any good. they have to live down to their namesake. LOL


Ha ha yeah definitely. Well high school football is definitely more popular than high school baseball because there's a $60 million high school football stadium in Texas.


those stadiums are basically giant temples. people go there to worship. LOL i like sports, but i think that more money should go to education. Anyway, great chat


Great chatting with you too I hope you have a pleasant afternoon.


Raiders havent won a Superbowl in a long time if at all?


I'm not really that into football. Maybe it's because there are only about 11 minutes of live gameplay per game.


Yeah 11 minutes seems like a scam, games lasts for about 3 hours and only 11 minutes of gameplay, totally unfair


Haha. I wonder if anything will change for the Raiders when they move to Vegas. I'm kind of sad to see them go since I'm from that area,though I cannot say I'm a fan.


Many fans must be sad, they will gain new fans on the plus side and maybe their drough will be over, changing cities can be a good thing, the stadium must be really nice


It seems like it's still unclear as to where the Raiders will play in 2019


It seems like a college stadium is a likely fit for the team, its a complicated issue, lets hope the stadium is ready quickly


Yeah, it really is a complicated matter. The city is expected to file an antitrust lawsuit over the Raiders' move to Las Vegas.


It seems like a long fight, that will take a lot of time to settle, the lawsuit has to materialize yet so maybe they wont find enough to keep it


The Chronicle thinks it will happen. However, the Raiders probably do not hold a great hand.


Yeah it seems like they broke an agreement, they should have thought twice before changing cities.


Yeah there are a bunch of reasons why it can't be in the Bay Area or Las Vegas so we shall see.


Yeah, so you said youre not really into fooball but do you have a favorite team?


I just like teams from the bay area, haha. That would be the Raiders and 49ers. How about you?


I see lol, well mine is in the AFC, and just won the Superbowl,can you guess what team im talking about?


The Patriots, yes they are an awesome team! It's interesting how much technology there is in football today. There are tracking chips in shoulder pads and footballs.


Yeah the Patriots, thats my favorite team and it is interesting! technology has advanced so much that chips can tell us all kinds of cool stats about the game


Yeah. Espn's yellow line helps me out a bit. They even won an Emmy for that.


Do you think ESPN deserved an emmy for that?


Haha, not sure. It's interesting how much Americans love football now. In the 60s top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


They did? I dont see them making more money now a days, football players are loaded, they earn a lot of money


Yes. Surprisingly though, the average engineer makes more over a lifetime and the average NFL player.


Well it takes football players only a few years then their carreers are over, engineers work more years overall


I used to watch before all of the kneeling and protesting


Oh I see. DId you know that women can play in the NFL as well?


yeah, I saw that. The lawyers are licking their chops on that idea


I wonder if any women have at least tried to qualify as there is no rule that denies them that


I don't think so, I havent heard of any trying out. Seems like it would be all over the "news" if that happened.


Yeah I agree. Did you hear they are using tracking chips on the players now in the field?


yeah looks like they are putting them in the balls too. ahh technology


Yeah and they are tracking velocity and rotation and a bunch of other stuff too


guess they need to know who has the fastest spinning spiral


Maybe and I somehow hope they can use that data to make the game safer too for the players


I think it's safer today. The refs/league let them get away with much more back in the day


I guess so. Did you hear about that rule for New Orleans cheerleaders?


I did not see that one. That's a pretty bizarre rule.


Yeah it is, I just do not understand why they cannot eat in the same place as the players.


something must have happened at some point that they created that rule.


I guess so. THe worst part about it though is that they have to leave mid meal if they walk in


yeah, not sure how they got away with that rule. seems pretty unfair


It sure does. Did you know there are only 11 minutes of active game play in an NFL game?


yeah that's another one that's hard to believe. Seems like even the highlights of the game are longer than that


Yeah exactly, I guess there is a lot of downtime in there


Do you follow the NFL? Do you have a favorite team?


I do! I love the Cowboys. How about you?


I love the Cowboys as well, what do you think about their current season?


The played pretty well this past season, it was a bummer they didn't make it far in the playoffs. But I guess it wouldn't be a Super Bowl without the Patriots involved somehow.


I hate the Patriots, they are always in the Superbowl and usually win it, it makes the league a lot less compettitive, what are your thoughts on O.J  Simpson?


I agree, he got a away with murder but he was a great player I think the media had a lot to fo with him getting away with it


Ironically, Homer Simpson from "The Simpsons" had a dream of owning the Cowboys. I wonder if they wrote that in as a dog to OJ.


I think that happened in the 13th season, wonder if they made that on purpose I bet it was,


It's crazy to think how much money it costs to make a football stadium


I have no idea but im guessing a lot of money, players do earn a lot


There's a high school stadium in Texas that cost $60 million to make! Just the flags used at football stadiums are expensive.


$60 million wow, that is a lot of money for a stadium, we love to spend money on unneserary things meanwhile kids are starving


Well, it was a bunch of wealthy white men in Texas who funded the project, I'm sure. Though it says something that the three highest paid positions across all of the US Dept of Defense are the coaches of the football teams for the respective service branches.


That is really unfair so do you also like baseball or just a football fan?


Sure, I like baseball. It is America's pasttime, after all. How about you?


I like it, apparently the sport is also really popular in Japan


That's cool. Were you happy to see the Cubs break their losing streak a couple of years ago?


I was, they sure had a strong curse seems like a unreal thing but they suffered for a lot of years


Yeah. The early 1900s. They were the first team to ever win back to back, then never again until 2016. Crazy! Well, it's been nice talking to you today.


That is crazy, I wonder how they broke the curse and its been great talking to you as well have a nice day friend


Maybe the curse just had a time limit over 110 years? Haha. Fairwell!


Hello, whar are your thoughts on The Raiders, do you like football?


Hi, I am not really a big football fan but I follow from time to time.  It's going to be interesting to see where they play this year!


I know right, wonder if they are going to play in vegas this year, maybe next


I guess it all depends on whether or not Oakland files an antitrust suit.  I hope they do.  I am sick of all these teams moving around


Yeah make an example out of them, the team is letting down a whole city and thats not fair


Completely agree. Did you know that there were only 11 minutes of action in a NFL game?


Yeah lol.  Definitely not getting your money's worth!


Yeah, seems really unfair, tickets are really expensive and then all those annoying ads, I still like the game though


Yep, the game is entertaining for sure.  Also, there is no rule against female players.  That might make it more entertaining lol


It would, although I would have the stomach to watch that, watching a woman getting tackled by those monster trucks, a real tragedy


It could get ugly fast.  Engineers make more money than NFL players, so they'd be better off becoming engineers


They make more money? wow, thats probably because of the short carreers they tend to have, football players


Agreed.  I don't know how long an average NFL career is, but I would guess its just a few seasons.


There is also the risk of injuries, that can end a carreer fast, and most players end with financial problems so maybe not worth it


Very true.  The NFL does put trackers in players shoulder pads and in the ball.  Hopefully that data will help the game become safer


Seems a bit invasive if you ask me, I think placing the chips on the balls is a great idea,many cool stats come out of them


Do you know what the highest score in a football game ever was?


No, dont know about that game  maybe lik 150-7?


It was 222-0.  Geaorgia Tech beat Cumberland back in 1916


Wow that is a humiliating defeat, poor team


I do, I like watching football every sunday when its on, do you?


I love watching football too. Did you know the NFL has no written rule against females playing?


I always wondered that! why arent there any players you think?


I'm not too sure on that one. The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


did you know an average engineer will make more over his lifetime than an NFL player?


That's pretty amazing. Just goes to show how short lived the average NFL career is.


and how lucrative it is to be an engineer!


Very much so. I saw that the NFL uses tracking chips embedded in players' shoulder pads.


i bet those were designed by those well paid engineers! its a good idea to track stats and position and whatnot


I bet. It says they are tracking every move on the field to gather data on velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location


they must be pretty durable if they dont ever get crushed from all the tackling


I agree. The University of Iowa painted their opposing team locker room pink.


i bet that was too psyche out the visiting time when they play against them, get into their heads before the game


I bet. I wonder how well that actually works? I bet it doesn't do too much.


it might just be for fun, like a playful joke. even if it doesnt work, its kind of funny


I think it's funny too. In the 1960's, the top bowlers earned twice as much as the top NFL stars.


I wonder how much a bowler can earn nowadays, you dont hear bout them very often


I bet they don't make that much. Bowling really lost popularity.


big time, its almost seen as a punchline these days


Football is a team sport, kicking the ball in various degrees to score a goal. Sports commonly called football in certain place include association football.


The NFL has no written rule against female players. They are allowed to join a team if they meet the league eligibility requirements.


NFL uses the tracking chips to record the movement of the players in the field. Each team really wants to win that trophy!


I think it helps them figure out how to prevent injuries too.


The NFL seasons runs from September to December. Each team wants to play 16 games, one each week.


That is a lot of games considering there are 32 teams.


Yes. All the team want to win the trophy. The team with most of the championships in the NFL is the Green Bay Packers.


All this for a game with only 11 minutes of actual game play.


The average lifetime earnings of an NFL player is higher than other sports' players. All the team members want to lift the trophy.


Baseball is america's national pastime but it is very popular in Japan also. Many of the Japanese love baseball.


Sometimes. They wear the uniform if they're technically able to play for their teams.


Kickball is called soccer baseball in canada.


Yes. The highest score in a football game occurred in October 1916: Georgia tech defeated Cumberland 222-0.


I would have forfeited by halftime if I were cumberland.


The whole game was played. Cumberland fans cried for the great loss.


haha,  Im sure.  Take care and have a good night.


In baseball the team that scores the most runs by the end of the game is the winner.


Are you more of a baseball or football fan?


At my age, I prefer to play baseball, but prefer to watch football. You?


I don't play either anymore haha although I'm not that old. I like to watch football a little bit more but they run during different seasons so I can watch both.


You know, back in the 1960s, bowlers would make more money than football players. Now that is a sport I cannot understand why people would watch rather than play.


Haha it's randomly on ESPN every now and then. I wouldn't be surprised if the top bowlers still make more than some NFL players.


The highest scoring football game was 222-0, which sounds more like a bowling score!  How does that happen?


It's got to be a very mis-matched college or high school game. I can't imagine how frustrating it would be to be the team that scored 0


Really! A loss like that is demoralizing, but so is walking into the University of Iowas's visitors locker room, because the entire room is painted pink!


It's a good to mess with the other teams head. Are you a fan of a particular team in either sport?


I usually prefer AFC over NFC in the Superbowl because most of my favorite teams and players are AFC.  In baseball and college football, I prefer to cheer for my local college teams.


Begrudgingly. I grew up in the shadow of Bills Stadium in Orchard Park, and the Patriots were never my heroes. But there is no denying the successes of the Brady/Belichick era. You?


Haha I can't stand them. Did you know their former RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled once during his career?


A noteworthy record indeed.  He made it easy on the Referees, since ball placement was always easy with him. That superimposed yellow line ESPN got an Emmy for was always put down in the right place.


I don't know about, but I couldn't imagine watching a game without the yellow line now. Well deserved Emmy.


With their new technology, like putting tracking chips in the balls, I would imagine yellow line placement might become computerized in the future. Just what we need, an AI referee!


I might not hate that idea. Think about how much faster the game would be. I think about that a lot with baseball.


Faster football game? he live gameplay is limited to about 11 minutes. How much faster do you want it to get? LOL


Haha well there would be less time wasted if everything was decided split second. Plus they seem to be putting a lot of tech into these games to begin with!


I would be in favor of shorter games if it meant less talking head time...Most commentators not my taste. Nice chatting with you!


Yes. One of my favorite bands played 2263 concerts. The Ramones toured almost non stop for 20 years.


The Ramones are a great band, one of my favorites as well and 2263 concerts! wow that is insane!


I know! Well it seems like Linkin Park was on their way to catching up to that number. They played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


That is also insane, thats like 1 concert per day, I wonder how they did that


I know. I didn't realize they were that popular. Unlike the band Creed who played a concert so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit.


I heard that concert was terrible imagine getting sued lol,


That must have been really bad. Pink Floyd would not have had the same problem. First, they are a great band and secondly they played an Ancient Roman Amphitheater with no audience.


I wonder what where his reasons behind that, sounds like a great venue for a full concert, lots of money


I think they recorded it and then shared the recording with fans but no one was there to witness them live.


Still a great venue like that ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia, a place with a lot of history


That would be so cool to see a concert there. Much more exciting than a football game that only has 11 minutes of live game play.


11 minutes doesnt seem like a long time, I heard a team lost 222-0 once, 11 painful minutes


I agree. I always felt like sports players made too much money. I was happy to learn that the average earnings of an engineer are more than that of an NFL or MLB player.


I guess engineers study harder and work harder than players, both are reallly rewarding careers.


It is also nice to know that there is no rule against female players, they just need to meet the league's requirements.


I wonder why no woman has played in the league then, it must be really hard to meet those requirements and also have a coach that will start you on the team


I think so. Maybe as a kicker women could have more luck. Although it seems unlikely when you hear a New Orleans Saints cheerleader has to leave a restaurant if a player is there.


That could work and that is a terrible rule, the NFL should ban that rule, so unfair


I agree otherwise football player should go back t making less than bowlers like in the 1960s.


Yeah its crazy how bowlers used to make more money back in the day.


I follow the Cowboys but I heard the other day that they offered Ndamukong Suh a big offer to come to their team.


The Jets? They must be desperate for someone to be a huge disappointment. He's not that good.


Well looks like they figured that out and rescinded the offer. I heard it was a pretty big surprise.


Didn't he sign with the rams after they rescinded that? And isn't bowles fired?


I had not heard, I just know that they said it didn't seem to be in keeping with their longer-term plan. I can't believe how much football players make these days. Back in the 60's a top bowler made twice as much as a football player. How times have changed.


I know. And the careers are so short. Engineers often make more than the avg football player.


That sounds about right considering most players don't play that long. I heard that espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow first down line. I had no idea you could win an award for that!


I feel like that does not rise to the level of emmy worthy. They put that in the same category as really important art...


I agree. I just think it is crazy that they put tracking chips in the football and on the players gear to record everything. They are taking this to the next level for sure.


Yeah. If there is money to be made, they will find a way. I hope they use it to keep the players safe and not just to sell data.


I hope so too. I can't believe that most NFL games only have 11 minutes of live game play. Basically it is mostly them in the huddles!


Yeah. It's not against the rules for a woman to play in the NFL


Thank goodness. Just in case I would like to try a new career! It would stink to be a New Orleans Saint cheerleader. They can't even eat in the same restaurant if there is a NFL player. They have to leave if one comes in. Double standard.


I feel like the player should leave and not the cheerleader. What's the saying, possession isn't 9/10 of the law... They're in there, you leave!


Absolutely. It is ridiculous! I wonder if the university of iowa was thinking about the cheerleaders when they painted the locker room for the visiting team pink?!


The NFL was originally named the american professional football association. That does not roll off the tongue...


Not at all! How do you feel about who won the Super Bowl this year?


I was fine with it. I appreciate the excellence. You?


Same!  How can you deny Tom Brady. He is crazy good! It was nice chatting with you.


Hey, I love the Lions and the teammate Ndamukong Suh.


I am from Chicago so I must hate the Lions. Bear down! He eventually signed with the Rams.


Oh nice! I am a huge Packers fan from California! Ha. Ndamukong spent three years with the Dolphins.


How do you become a packers fan in California? It is in my blood to despise them.


I know, it's a weird thing! I should be a Rams fan.


No, I just married a Packer fan and we had Packer babies. Ha! We met at a Ramones concert a long long time ago. The Ramones traveled a lot and did concerts for 20 years non stop.


I love the ramones. Almost as much as I love Hybrid Theory!


Oh yeah, me too! The Ramones played 2,263 concerts over the years. I saw the Go-Go's open for them with the Flaming Lips.


The Flaming Lips? They're that old (not that the Ramones are old but comparatively)?


Yep, I saw them in the very beginning. They are from Oklahoma City and were just a local band that was unknown.


Wow. That's cool. I love the "I saw them in a bar with 20 people" stories. I have one about Dave Matthews but the venue had like 2,000 in 1993


Oh wow! That is cool. I have never seen Dave Matthews. I actually watched that show at Oklahoma University (OU), the home of Mayfield!


Nice. He almost quit football for gaming. Would've been a poor choice.


Oh man! That is a fun fact for sure! I had learned that the University of Iowa's locker room is painted pink, for the visiting teams. HAHA! Another poor choice!!


I wonder if that actually works. Scientifically, have they proved it works or is it just some pink paint?


I am pretty sure it is just used for getting under their skin. I bet it has zero proof behind the idea. Did you know that the yellow line superimposed on the tv was the creation of ESPN?


Didn't they win an emmy for that line? I had no idea the bar was so low for emmys…


The game only has 11 minutes too! Why give it to something with only 11 minutes of useful life?


Yeah, totally right! Football is called soccer in a lot of places too, lol


I do. My favorite team is the Chicago Bears. Do you have a favorite?


Both really good teams! Although they only play 11 minutes of game time, I still enjoy it.


That is crazy how short the live game actually is. Did you hear about the tracking chips in players shoulder pads?


I did read something about it. Do you know anything about them that you shed some light on for me?


They record a players every move on the field! That is so much data.


I know. I wonder what they actually do with the data. Do teams use it or just the NFL.


I am not sure. I bet every sport will eventually have trackers like that.


Yeah, maybe except baseball. That seems pretty easy to track.


True. They even have the tracking chips inside the footballs.


I wonder why they still need a chain gang to measure 10 yards then...


I am not sure. I am surprised by they do not have it all computerized.


I get irriated when I watch tennis and they can determine in/out in 7 seconds but the NFL runs out old guys with sticks to determine if it went 10 yards... Seems dated.


I agree. Do you know when the first nfl playoff game was played?


That's a long time ago! And 80 yards? Were the players out of shape and could only go 80 yards?


I am not sure how it worked. It was in Chicago.


It was probably at Wrigley and that's the longest they could make the field. Nice chatting with you!


I am ok, yes I like cars a lot, I even have a huge car collection of toys cars, I was saving for years.


i dont have a car at the moment. i do like cars though. what do you think of south africa?


Wow that something that it's legal to equip car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking.


i wonder how many people actually do that. it cant be cheap to do it and maybe other people could get hurt.


Yes you are right, I wonder Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in a video game?


is that true? that sounds impossible. how long would it take to play that many games?


Long time, I guess that just build him/her confident to the max, as it became almost like a real reality.


i guess, i would still want to practice behind the wheel of the real thing for a while before racing.


Have you owned a car in the past, I had a sport car back in the days, I like that car so much, because It reminds me of a race car and it had loud pipes and it was a shift.


i used to have a car. its an expense that i try to avoid if i can. it was a used car, it ran, thats about it. it was automatic.


Did you know that Mcdonald's added a drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers that weren't allow to get out of there cars while wearing fatigues.


it thought that the drive thru was way older than that because the us has such a car culture. great innovation in keeping us overfed and immobile. LOL


Yes you are right, do you watched a lot of TV when you aren't busy, Do you still have some of the old black and white TV in your closet?


no i dont. i did watch one when i was young. painful for playing video games. now the tvs are so huge they dominate the room.


You are right, I don't remember the black and white TV having any extra plugs, I think only for an antenna.


yes, you had to attach the video game via the antenna,then switch to channel 3. now it's all computers


Yes, it all built in, the black and white TV people couldn't tell what color was anything. Some people place color plastic over their screen.


that is going back a long way!Anyway, great chat!


There are over 750 episodes of pokemon, It was nice chatting with you also.


I don't either, mostly sports. I did watch a lot of south park back in the day, did you ever watch that?


yes, i liked south park. it has been a great show. it seems to stay relevant.


Yea, they made fun of family guy once, and the simpsons creators sent them flowers for it.


yeah, i bet the simpsons liked that. the simpsons has had trouble maintaining its quality over the last few years. i think that comedy is quite difficult.


Yea I stopped watching years ago. Apparently one episode in the whole series did not have bart in it or mention him. I want to watch that episode


i wonder what the episode was about. that is odd. the simpsons has great voice talent.


yea they do. I wonder why also. Did you ever watch pokemon?


no, i never did. its a kids show, right?


Yea, I used to love watching it. It was has 750 episodes, i don't think i watched them all though. It was so good.


really? ok. i know that it is tied to toys and video games, so i wondered if it was good for adults too


yep, and pokemon cards that are worth some money. How about that 70s show, ever seen that?


no, i didnt but i think it was a very popular show. probably a lot of actors launched big careers there.


You're right, mostly all of them became something big after that. I wish the same was for that 70s show uk remake, they only lasted 10 episodes.


shows dont always travel well to other cultures, and i guess a verbatim remake is flat. the casting wouldnt work either.


no they don't. One show did and that was the office. So amazing. ANother was thomas the train, ever see that one?


the office was very different in the uk i think. americans would want a different show. i never saw thomas, its for kids, yes?


They are both on netflix so I have seen both. Thomas the train was voiced over by many famous actors


ok. yes thomas probably would attract a lot of talent. it has a classy look, if i remember right.


For sure, they have to be good. It was so nice chatting with you, take care!


Good evening!  I hope you are well!  How do you think the US would be if the runner up in the presidential race became the Vice President like it was prior to 1805?


hello,  I dont think that would work for our current situation lol Those 2 do not get a long lol


It would be crazy that is for sure!  Maybe our next election can feature a sing-off.  If the President of Indonesia can release three pop music albums, it might just work!  lol


I think that would be quite entertaining!  Thats pretty good,  making albums and running a country,  multi tasking!


It would be the icing on the cake if we could have a President Banana like Zimbabwe did!


Just because it would be funny and add levity to what is always so serious.  Trump may seem silly, but  some equate him to a boxer that means business.


I see.  Did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?  lol


So it pays a little more to be the guest than the actual resident!  LOL


lol right!  Maybe the president of zimbabwe can do a concert there!


Indonesia, but the Zimbabwe president may be just as talented LOL!   I wouldn't mind having some presidential money, but it's surprising to know that the wealthiest were JFK, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson.


Oh sorry indonesia lol That info may possibly be wrong,  last time I checked Trump was the wealthiest by a lot!


I was wondering unless it was adjusted for age, etc.  At any rate, I'm not making anything like that! I'm the kind that needs to have access to free websites and radio stations, though that can come in handy.  Did you know you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas online without spending anything?


Nice!  Do you like classic radio dramas?  I dont think I would use that service,  I really like audio books.  I gues soliders used to make radios out of pencil and razor!  wow!


That's amazing.  I wonder how they figured that out.  I wonder if they were Canadian if they had to somehow listen to 40% Canadian content like the current law states.  :)


probably not,  they were soliders in wwi


I was just joking because I think the law is sort of absurd.  Listen/play what you want.  If that means you try to only pickup radio storms from Jupiter, then so be it.


Oh lol I guess I missed the joke and read it wrong lol Yeah that canadian law is kinda weird,  but they have a lot of good music,  drake,  celine dion, bryan adams lol ...justin bieber


That is a fair point.  Do you watch much television?


Sort of.  I watch a lot of tv shows and movies,  but I usually stream them,  I dont watch real time tv


There are so many options.  Take Pokemon; if you are into that, you can binge like 750 episodes worth!  That is crazy..


Oh my,  that is a lot of episodes!  Great for kids!  I have never watched any pokemon.  Its been great chatting with you!


Yeah I do quite a bit I just have not managed to find that Jupiter station


Ha, kind of freaky that you can hear Jupiter's storms on the AM radio!


I know that is quite something. DO you ever listen to Canadian radios?


I don't really. I heard that 40 percent of Canadian radio music needs to be Canadian in origin.


Yeah I guess they like to support their talent. Do you know how soldiers used to make foxhole radios?


They used a razorblade and a pencil. I still don't understand how though!


Yeah that is quite something. DO you speak any latin?


I do not! I wonder how many people do. Maybe enough so that a Finnish radio station broadcasts a weekly program!


Yeah I was wandering about that as well. How about radio dramas, do you like those?


I don't like dramas in general so probably not.


I see, because if you did there is a free radio to listen to them to


Interesting. I prefer to watch tv. How about you?


Yes me too, I watch shows mainly like the Simpsons


Do you like Bart? There is only one episode where he doesn't appear and is not mentioned. Wonder where he went!


I love Bart and that is really strange. How about Pokemon, do you ever watch it?


I used to when I was younger. I can't believe there are 750 episodes.


Yeah but they have been around for 16 years


Yeah but it's interesting that there is so much interest that they could make 750 episodes. I found the episodes quite similar to one another. I guess I wasn't a die hard enough fan.


Yeah I guess. How about that 70s show, did you ever watch it?


Yes, I did. It's so funny that they tried to remake it verbatim in the UK.


Good evening.  So Hillary is at it again?


Promoting her book it looks like.  It's called What Happened.


Its just a good thing its not like it used to be where the runner up in the election became vice president. Then she would be our vice president.


I couldn't see her and the Donald working together.


It would be that.  Trump is quite interesting himself with all his tweets and raging about something or another.  And his kids get in there too.  So much drama in the White House.


Yeah I could see adding hilary to the mix. That would be must see tv.


OMG, it says the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.  They must have as much drama going on over there as we do.


Well the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


That's funny.  I don't think our president is able to do anything outside work because he's had to turn over Trump enterprises to his kids while in office.  So I guess we won't be hearing any music from him.


I could see Trump releasing an album. It would be a whole album dissing Hilary and the dems.


If I was attacked for everything I do. Every person I tried to put on higpositions got attacked. I think I would be the same way. He knows how to fix the problems we have but the dems try to shut him down at every path. I would be frustrated to.h


Yeah, I do get that.  But he goes back and forth.  The lawyer, for example, was his best friend.  he talked about him so highly and then the lawyer got in trouble and now he is dissing him.  I just don't get it.  But enough Trump talk.  Did you see that in one episode of the Simpsons Bart does not appear, nor is mentioned?


I always watched for homer to be honest. Lol. Dope.


Duh.  LOL.  But Bart is always into some mischief.  He could def be one of my boys.


Yeah I liked bart to, but homer was funny.


Yeah, I liked the babysitter episode.  Homer definely wanted that candy.


Intresting that they paired TV, and Radio with President.


I agree. I find it really funny how South Park made the Family Guy episode, they actually got flowers from the people who made the Simpsons


Well, artists often do things saying they respect each others work.


Very true. Speaking of the Simpsons, did you know there's only 1 episode ever where Bart isn't in it?


I saw that. I wonder what that episode was about?


I couldn't tell you the exact one. I could tell you that there are over 750 episodes of one of my favorite shows "Pokemon"


I've never seen it. I kind of think of Pokemon as a game.


It's a show and a game. It's been running for over 16 years now!


That's a good question. I'm not sure. I think it plays on various channels.


I know the movies are! Do you like listening to the radio?


No, I've done streaming like Spotify for years.


I find some trivia on radio interesting though. Jupiter has strong radio storms that can be picked up from AM radio!


That was cool. I'm surprised that a simple AM radio can do that.


I was too! But hey, it's even weirder that Canadian laws require 40% of the music to be Canadian. I find that hilarious


I saw that. I imagine that makes for some weird playlists for djs


Oh yeah for sure. There's a Finnish radio station that has a news programme entirely in Latin.


That's strange too, but at least it's only one radio show.


I think it's pretty cool! Then again, I go to a website that has a lot of classic radio drama for free


Like thos old radio serials from before tv was popular?


I do.  I love watching SNL - especially the weekend update.


I love SNL. Did you know when South Park aired the Family Guy episode, they received flowers from the Simpsons crew?


Yeah, I heard that.  It was because of the parody, right.


I think so lol. There is only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart is not in.


I know, that is kind of crazy.  I guess i never noticed that.  He is just always around.


Yep me either. I saw the 70's show was made in the UK and was cancelled after only 10 shows.


Wow, I guess they didnt love it like people did here.  Did you realize that in the first 400 episodes of the SImpsons Homer had 188 jobs.  I thought he always worked at the plant.


Oh wow that's a lot of jobs. I had no idea.


Me neither, that kind of shocked me.  Do you remember the Treehouse of Horror xxi from the Simpsons?


I do not remember that. Was it a good episode?


It had Daniel Radcliffe voicing Edward Cullen.


Oh wow that's awesome. Do you like the radio?


I do, listen more to podcasts.  But I love jamming out to the radio


Me too. Did you know you can hear Jupiter radio storms on Earth?


That is cool, Ill have to check that out.  You can also listen to the sun's music, too.


That's pretty cool too. Soldiers in WWII made simple radios by using razorblades and pencils.


I couldnt even figure that one out now.  That was pretty genius of them.


Very cool and probably helped out with morale too


I bet, entertainment was likely very important.  Plus a great way to keep up with info.


Do you think  what Nick Saban did to the ESPN reporter was ok?


I was wondering the same thing. I think personally that it was definitely wrong to snap even if you have a legitimate reason to be so tense.


Exactly. you can have some sympathy, without telling them what they are asking you, but reposters can be intense.


Yes definitely but it's just general wisdom to try to maintain patience and meet frustrating situations with a level head of course. But then again, he did apologize so it's not like he's some bad guy at all.


Do you think Saban will call the reporter and apologize?


Actually I heard that he already did, or at least someone tweeted as much.


Didn't know. To be honest I am surprised he did.


Oh really, why is that? I'm sure he realized that people would probably be able to empathize with his frustration with the reporters, so why not apologize.


He is definitely not the kind of people who apologize and if he did, I am pretty sure he was being pressure by the media.


Oh, hmm maybe that tweet by James Miller was incorrect I guess. What makes you think he's not the type to apologize?


I am pretty good at telling how people are by the way their behave. And this is not the first time he responds like that.


Oh I didn't know that, when did he do it before?


Almost most of the time he is being interview. That´s why the reporter said: We got it weeks ago, with the exasperated sighs and snarky responses that come whenever you face reporters' questions¨


Oh yes, that's true but at least that's not as explosive as he behaved with Maria Taylor recently.


Really?! What did he did to her? Haven't heard about it.


He snapped at her, and gave an abrasive response to a fair question.


Wow!! That´s way too much. Don´t you think he should be suspended?


I'm not sure, he did apologize at least but I am not so familiar with the context of how they usually punish off the field behavior like that. I guess some sort of penalty would be fair, but maybe not a whole suspension?


You are kind of right, but definitely something underneath is going on with him.


I guess, maybe I don't think it's the big of deal to be upset as long as you acknowledge that it was wrong. A bit of anger can be healthy.


And I have to admit that the reporter was pushing him a little bit.