Football is physical. Too many injuries for my taste. The game starts and stops a lot too.


Well one thing I like about it is that you can watch on TV and the TV will show where the first down marker is with the yellow line, apparently ESPN got an Emmy for inventing that, makes it much easier to follow the game


ESPN got a little lucky there, I think. The line is a nice addition, but did it deserve an award? Hm.


I think the top Bowlers in the 1960s deserve an award though, they actually made twice as much as the top football players at the time, that's impressive enough to get an award from me haha


I wonder how much money that actually was then. Football had little money. College ball was popular.


Well the highest scoring football game of all time was actually a college game, it ended at 222 to 0 LOL talk about a blowout


That is a shame. I don't like lopsided games like that. Cruel.


Yes I would have been very sad to be on either team that day. It seems like a very unfair game I wonder if Cumberland was just really bad or if Georgia Tech was just really good


Cumberland was terrible. GT was a powerhouse. The game should never have been schedule.d


What do you think about the Patriots running back? Specifically BenJarvus Green-Ellis, he's never fumbled the ball, is he a Powerhouse as well? It sounds like he is to me


Hey I do like some sports. One of my favorites is hockey, what about you?


He is good. He should get a bonus. Anyway, thanks for the chat!


I agree he should get a bonus! Maybe either win an award too, I'm just glad that all teams don't paint their locker rooms pink


I'm not really into hockey. Never understood the game.


I think it's interesting. And I like how athletic you have to be in order to play. I'm always curious though why Canada is so good at it. It's one of their National Sports


The Canadians put their kids on the ice at age two. They hope their son or daughter will be famous.


Haha that makes sense. But like I said, hockey is a very athletic game, a player can lose up to 8 pounds just from one game


That is intense. I'm surprised those guys don't just pass out on the ice. That's a lot of water weight.


Yes I bet the water turns to ice too LOL. It's always interesting to me you can transition in ice hockey ring into a basketball court too, they're about the same size


True. I guess there is insulation or the court would feel cold.


Do you like the sport of football though? I know you said you don't like hockey, but football is also a very physical sport


Hey there have you ever played golf before?


Haha It would appear so! what do you think about Samuel L Jackson by the way? Apparently he has a built-in to his contract that he can play golf at least twice a week while he's making movies lol


Samuel L Jackson must be a good golfer then with all the movies he stars in


Yes I would imagine so! Do you ever play tennis by the way? I played it a lot in high school


I played once in high school, swinging a tennis racket and hitting the ball is a lot harder than it looks


Yes I agree you have to be very coordinated. It's also interesting that the polo shirt was invented by tennis player and not a polo player in my opinion


Yea, Rne Lacoste was the first person to wear polo shirts, crazy how popular they became


Yes and his nickname was the Crocodile and that is why polo Lacoste shirts have crocodiles on the logo LOL


Pretty cool. Did you know Gael Monfils beat one of the best table tennis players a few days after he learned how to play?


Now that is cool. Apparently he beat the"Rodger Federer"of table tennis which is very impressive!


That is pretty cool, I wonder how long the match lasted, I know the longest tennis match was 11 hours long


Yea a couple times but I always end up shooting into bunkers and water hazards, you?


Guess you're right. And it lasted 3 days! Talk about exhausting, and that was back in 1969, it's interesting to that a black man won the US Open in 1968 but no black man has done the same since then


Haha yes I'm not very good. It's very crazy that the whole is only about 4 and 1/4 inches in diameter yes people can get a hole-in-one with that tiny little ball haha


Yea but there are a bunch of golf fanatics especially in the US. The average US course consumes 312  thousand gallons of water a day


Yeah that seems like a waste to me. It's also a waste that in Dubai the golf courses can use up to four million gallons of water a day, I can think of a lot better use for that water


Yea it's quite shocking Dubai uses that much water for courses considering they are in a middle of a desert


Yep I agree. It's also crazy to me that in America golf courses take up the amount of space that Rhode Island and Delaware do when they are combined together


Maybe the US should just make a state that is just one big golf course


That's not a bad idea! Also it's interesting that Babe Ruth was a famous golf player, we only hear about him as a famous baseball player


Well I guess Babe's skill at swinging the bat transferred to swinging a golf club too


Nice!  Good marketing on Jordan's part!  Did you know that LeBron signed a new deal for a space jam sequel.  Wonder if his version will be better than Jordan's?


I don't know anything can beat the original. I'm pretty excited for it, though. Space Jam was my jam back in the day! LeBron might be pretty funny. Maybe he'll play baseball next like MJ, too!


I remember that!  He played in the minors for the White Sox!  LeBron raised 6 million dollars for charity when he aired "The Decison" .  That's when he left Cleveland the first time.


Wow. Did you know he could sell out his high school games?


I do know that.  I remember hearing about him when he was in high school.  They already were calling him the best basketball player compared to Jordan.


It's crazy how long ago that was. I didn't realize he was in his mid-30s.


I know.  It makes me feel really old because I remember those high school days of his.  Did you know that in 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach?


Wow, that's impressive. Maybe more people should strive to coach rather than play! Did you know that Kareem Abdul made the dunk so popular, they had to ban it in college for a while?


I didn't know that.  He must have did it a lot! lol  The New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the "tall blacks".  How do they get away with that?


I have no idea. It's incredibly offensive. Well, it's been nice chatting with you about sports today!


I do like it a little bit! LeBron is pretty amazing.


I agree.  He once rejected a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was just 18.  He didn't take it because he thought he would get more from Nike or Adidas.  Less than a year later he took an offer from Nike worth $90 million!


I think Allen Iverson made a much better deal with Reebok.


You don't happen to know any of the details of that do you?  I'm not familiar with it.


Iverson asked for $800k a year until he's 55, then collects a large lump sum.


Whoa.  That's some good cash.  Physicists have discovered that shooting granny style is the absolute best technique to score points on a consistent basis from the free throw line.  I'm going to have to remember that next I play.


Haha, nice. Did you know Air Jordans were originally banned?


I kind of remember something about it but don't remember the details.


Whenever they first came out, the NBA banned them. Michael Jordan wore them anyway because Nike just paid the fee every time! Haha. They have plenty of money to do things like that, I guess.


I'm not sure, not yet. I think he is good too, but he was into comics as a kid.


Well, he caused a Michigan judge to rap from the Bench, so that's something.


Not as hilarious as granny style, for sure.


Yeah, apparently that is the best way to shoot a basketball.


But will it earn you a $32M payment like Iverson got from an endorsement?


That has to be one of the worst endorsement deals for a company ever.


Yeah...someone should've paid Duncan instead. He's very likeable and sacrificed a lot of money


Yeah, he is. He is also a pretty smart dude from what I understand.


Yeah...probably could be a physicist and study the Earth. 80% of its natural forests have been destroyed, so somebody better get on it.


Yeah...I like the Knicks. But Reggie Miller used to always one-up them. They should've hired his sister.


Wow, that is a lot. That is kind of scary. Well, nice chatting with you.


LOL, did you ever own a pair of Air Jordans?


They were, but Nike was willing to pay the fines so he could wear them.


Ah...well if Nike would pay me, I'd wear them. Do they help when shooting granny style?


I'm not sure, but apparently that is the best way to shoot for accuracy.


Yeah...Physicists know what they are doing.


Interesting. Did you know that Tupac is in the library of congress?


Really? What about Eminem. Is he not culturally significant?


I was thinking the same thing! I heard they sold it twice and people actually bought it!


Maybe they used the proceeds to help save the rainforest.


I would hope so. The norwegian government sends money to save the rainforest, I dont know how much but hopefully it was a lot


Did you know the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums? I wonder if they are any good...


WHAT! I did not know that. Maybe Trump should release one, I would like him a little more lol


I would worry about the album. It would be rough listening!


HA! He can incorporate his experiences as president into a pop album.


There you go, you got something good going. What would life be like if the runner up became vice president


Terrible. I am fairly certain there would be blood shed in the white house. That or hilary would move to the guest house or replica house in France.


I am a fan of America and want our presidents to do well. Are you a fan of our president?


For sure lol. He would make her move there or "lock her up" what a crazy time in our history


For sure, he is our elected official and we can't do anything about it so I support him in most things. He isn't one of the three richest ever presidents though


JFK, washington, and jefferson. I wonder how they all got their money


Slavery. The guest house is bigger than the white house. Seems strange,


yea i was thinking that also, kind of sad to think that but that is our history. I have never seen the guest house, i may have to google it. Have you seen it?


I have not. I want to google it too. That and the replicas of the white house in france and england.


for sure, i may want to check those out sometime in my life. Did you know that the government owns 86% of nevada


AREA 51! Just kidding, I do not believe in that. Like I would not believe someone trying to sell me the Eiffel Tower.


hello,  how are you?  did you know The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


This sounds expensive! All of japans highways are tolls, and it costs more than 300$ to travel across the country.


Interesting fact, I bet their roads are all in very good condition.


Maybe. Mackinac island, mi has banned motorized vehicles for over a hundred years. most travel by horse-drawn carriages or bikes.


I think that is very cool.  Are you much of a music fan, go to many concerts?


Unfortunately,  I dont go to many concerts,  but I like music.


I do to, and I used to myself, but don't make it to many these days unfortunately.  Do you know who broke the record for loudest concert back in 1972?


I dont,  who?  i know In 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.


It was the band deep purple.  I think i've seen footage from that concert with no audience.


I dont  know who Deep Purple is.  What type of music are they? In croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheater that is still in use as a concert venue


They are a rock band.  And that must be a really cool place to see a concert!


I'm good, thank you, no I didn't! That is quite funny.  Do you know who the last u.s. president to speak a foreign language fluently was?


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


That is a wild fact, and it was FDR actually! Believe it or not.


Wow good to know! Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


I didn't know that, very interesting.  Do you do much traveling?


Not as much as I would like to.  Do you know that air travel is up to 10% slower than it was in the 60's?


Thats weird! The dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160mph.


That would be pretty crazy to go that fast on the ground.  Now that's traveling!


Haha, well how about a sleek sushi bar? They have those too.


Hm. Well maybe. With bowling? That's an odd combination. Did you ever play Pacman?


Sorry, I think the sushi bar is a different establishment. Sure, I used to play Pacman. Why do you ask?


Pac Man had 256 levels. There was a bug. The last level could not be completed. That is a horrible disappointment.


Oh, man. Thant would drive me bonkers. In the US they were going to call Packman Puckman but they didn't for obvious reasons...


In Japanese, pakku pakku is the sound of opening and closing the mouth. The ghosts have different personalities. Which ghost would you be?


Pakku pakku, that sounds exactly like the sound it makes, ha! I never knew that about the ghost personalities! What are my options?


Blue red yellow orange. I think red is aggressive. A bitter desire for revenge? I dunno.


Well, I leave the choice to you. You +are+ Red. Did you know that every time pac-man eats a regular dot, he stops moving for one frame (1/60th of a second), slowing his progress by roughly ten percent—just enough for a following ghost to overtake him.


I feel like I have noticed that. Would I be able to notice that? Hmm.


It is known as a culinary destination. When it first opened the market was surrounded by warehouses.


The hipsters went? Or the upscale crowd?


Probably the hipsters and the upscale crowd to be cool haha. A lot of new restaurants and cafes have popped up in the neighborhood though there is still a bit of the warehouse feel around it.


I guess the incrowd likes going to low rent area.


You can get small bites like biscuits with pimento cheese and grilled salmon collar (what is a salmon collar?!). Sounds expensive. I think I'd go for the monstrous steaks to share instead.


I think the collar is flesh around the head. Tasty. Steaks == good too! Mmm.


I'm not fancy enough haha! There is also Eleanor Upscale bowling.


Bowling? Is there anything MORE hipster these days? I would not go unless I could have a private alley.


I watch shows with a lot of drama or play video games


And you are not alone. Video games make more money each year than Hollywood films


It is amazing how much technology has come to create whole worlds in a 2d screen


You're right, and technology just keeps getting better. I thought Mortal Kombat was so realistic looking when I first played it. Mortal Kombat is the reason for the video games rating system!


That is the one where one character rips out and eats the loser's heart right?


Hahaha true! I wonder if that was banned in Australia, which has more video games banned than China.


I mean regardless, we play at least 3 billion hours per week as a planet. Not a year, not a month, but per WEEK!


Yikes! I like taking my kids to Chuck E Cheese sometimes. Atari's creator created it as a way to get kids to play their games.


I guess chuck E cheese has the added benefit of allowing kids to run around and spend all that energy. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I often shop online at Amazon. They do have everything, just like their logo! The arrow means they have everything from a to z.


True that have a very immense selection. The company sure has come a long way from only selling books online


I have my 1 click buying setting off so I don't make too many spontaneous purchases! They hold the patent on that and Apple pays them licensing fees.


Ya I still haven't used that feature. Feel that it could and would be dangerous. However, what Amazon has done right aside from quality merchandise is great customer service and delivery


That's true. Do you read books on the Kindle? Amazon created a new font that is designed to be easily read on kindles and other digital screens.


I have been transitioning more to audiobooks personally. It is easier on my eyes


Yeah, it is cool that Amazon sells so many things from audio books to software to mp3s to video games to electronics to apparel to food to toys and more!


Yeah 750 episodes and also a lore more than the original 150 Pokemons, its been 16 years since the creation of the show


Yeah, I get into the game on my phone now and again.  Usually when they update something to keep it fresh.


Pokemon Go? I used to play that one then got bored, do you subscribe to Netflix?


Yeah PokemonGo.  I do use Netflix.  I definitely am part of that traffic from 9 pm-12 am


That makes two of us, amazing how many subscribers the service has by now 59 million in America only


There are 137 million total, it is crazy that it all started over a VHS late fee.


Thank God for Apollo 13 and Reed Hastings lol, fees used to be really excessive I can relate to him and his anger.


They did.  Blockbuster deserves that they got for all those stupid late fees.  The movie wasn't probably worth $40.  At that point why not keep it.


I know right, its a used movie and paying $40 in late fees is excessive. Blockbuster also had the chance to buy the company


They didn't, now look where they are... oh wait...


They don't show on the map anymore, I bet they regretted that decision big time later.


I saw one a year and a half North Pole, Alaska.  It was like seeing a Yeti.


I think a Yeti is more common these days lol, anyways its been great chatting with you


I get you, I have the same problem so do you like The Simpsons?


I love the Simpsons!  Homer has had over 188 jobs!  Some of them a bit frivolous and probably on in this mind.


Homer is the best! do you also like Bart? there's a strange about him and the series


Bart is really the star.  I hear there is on Episode where he is completely absent though!


Yeah there's an episode where he doesn't appear or isn't even mentioned, that must be a really rare one.


It must, I don't think that has happened more than that once, the show somewhat centers around him, I wonder what the stats on the other characters are.


The other characters are also really popular I like Apu and Moe. Did you ever watch Pokemon?


Never got in to the TV show, I hear there are like 750 episodes.


When is the last time you went to a concert?


Have you seen or been to the Ancient Roman amphitheater where some of the first concerts were held?


No.  Wonder what kind of music was played.


Pink Floyd once played there so I would imagine all kinds of music


And the Grateful Dead once played at the Egyptian pyramids.  Curious how they did without amplification.  The Foo Fighters one played a concert so loud it was detected on seismic monitors in New Zealand.


I saw the Foo Fighters in San Francisco after they ended a year long tour.


Lou Reed once did a high frequency concert for dogs.  I missed that one.


I did not know that. Were the dogs hurt by his music. It seems as though it might be too high pitched.


Don't know.  Deep Purple played a show so loud that three audience members ended up unconscious.


My parents were at that concert and near one of the persons who was affected. It was exhaustion and dehydration.


Apparently it is considered the loudest concert ever.


I saw Elton John on his current tour.  His voice is still amazing at 70 years old.


Time to go listen to some music from a prior concert on google.


Oh wow. That certainly sounds better than a linkin park concert


Or Imagine Dragons.  Songs with hooks, but with no edge at all.


I would love to see Imagine Dragons in concert but I haven't gotten the chance yet.


They do play a lot.  But leader Dan Reynolds tries to walk a tightrope between his music and his Mormon faith.  It doesn't always work.


I wonder if they will be able to manage a tour for as long as the Ramones did.


The Imagine Dragons did a show for HBO.  You might be able to see it if you have the right subscription services.


Unfortunately, I do not have HBO. Is it on Google or YouTube?


Not sure, you'll have to do a search.  As it is, band leader Reynolds is going through a divorce, and is try to reconcile his feelings about LGBTQ with the Mormon teachings.


Good evening partner. Sometimes it's fun to stop and think about us humans. We used to be covered in hair but lost it all about 240,000 years ago!


I think they only have 1 store standing! So not well. And Netflix was all started because of a late fee. Oh the irony!


wow that is hilarious. If they would have not charged the late fee, I bet this may not have ever happened


Yes I think you may be right. The late fee was $40 so it was a hefty one lol. Do you use the internet a lot?


for sure lol. I love the internet, what would life be without it?


It would be a lot more boring I think! It is so addicting though, with changes measurable in the brain itself.


Yea, it is crazy what it does to us. I wish we had internet like they do on the ISS, super fast


Yeah that would be awesome. I wonder how fast the internet on Mt. Everest is?


I think they have 3g service. It will be enough to load a picture or two on instagram when you reach the peak lol


Which is what counts!! In case the internet burns down there is a saved copy at the current library of alexandria. Not sure how that works!


I don't either. I hope they have a back up to the back up, just in case! It was so nice chatting with you!


I am still covered in hair, but I am glad it is not as much as back then lol. Know any interesting facts about humans?


Me too! We need to save that hamburger button on the apps! Have a great night great chatting with you as well.


Haha hilarious. Well humans are adapted for persistence hunting aka distance running.


Nice, that must have developed over time because of chasing animals to kill them. It was either run or die of starvation


Yes exactly. We can't synthesize our own vitamin C although most other animals can. So oranges are important!


Wow, I never knew that. I like one thing about humans also, the invention of Netflix! Do you watch?


Oh yes I am a subscriber! Along with 137 million other people in the world.


I am one also. I love netflix! Did you know they are worth like 2 billion dollars


Wow that is a lot of money. Blockbuster had the chance to acquire Netflix for only $50 million!


They missed out hard! I wonder how blockbuster is doing lol


lol, I think I could be President before getting a model. Or be like Trump...


I guess he has had many models in his life. He did not win the lottery either.


Crazy he isn't one of the top three wealthiest presidents.


I don't think he should be- he should have to work to earn that distinction.


For sure and not get inheritance from his father. Did you know Zimbabwe's President is named banana?


I am not a fan of President Trump, so I could come up with some funny nicknames for him! Maybe orange related?


That is even better! imagine if it were like old times when the runner up became vice president, it would be a good check and balance


I think the squabbling would be audible over at Congress. Nothing would get done. Maybe that would be better. Hm.


for sure! maybe he should release pop albums like the president in indonesia


They would become collector's items. MAGA, the Album.


Not anymore. I don't usually talk about that phase in my life. You? Do you model?


lol! they can hang them up in both the white house and the guest white house!


And Trump could sell signed copies and become the richest president ever.


I would pay for them! Good chatting with you!


I dont model, I would be a plus size model for mcdonalds if I did, lol


That is ok. We all have our strengths. Don't be ashamed of being a McDonalds model.


lol, I will try then! At least I won't look like Mona Lisa, apparently it was a male!


Oh, boy. that's not at all what I want to hear. I figured something was odd about that painting. It always spooked me.


For sure, creepy. You have better chances to date a model than win the lottery, that is promising for me.


Yeah, I can't buy a date with a model for a dollar though. I can get a lotto tick for $1. That is enough for hopes.


That is true! you need to win the lottery to for sure get the model girlfriend


Cant do it the other way around unfortunately. I guess Ill have to wait until I get lucky to get lucky.


U used to go to a lot of concerts. Do you enjoy concerts?


Me too. Did you know that a lawsuit was filed against Creed due to a concert?


I heard about that. I guess it was a horrible one.


Yes it was so bad that four of the attendees sued them. That must be really horrible to make you want to go through that.


It must have been. I wonder if they won the lawsuit?


That's a good question. Off topic but I really enjoy clothes and I feel like your shirt is what stands out most in your wardrobe. Do you agree?


I agree, I have to wear polo shirts for work all the time. Did you know that they were originally invented for tennis?


Yep, they were invented by Rene "The Crocodile" Lacoste and only later adopted by polo players.


That's very interesting. Did you know that there is a difference between button up and button down?


I used to like going, not so much anymore. I'm not a big crowd person. I did see Linkin Park back in 2001 one though. It was in support of Hybrid Theory. I heard they played over 300 concerts that year.


Button down is where the collar tips are buttoned to the shirt and button up does not feature this. It was nice chatting with you.


That's an insane amount of concerts. I can't imagine how exhausted you would be.


I can't either. I've heard that the Ramones played over 2,000 concerts. That's alot of concerts.


I would have loved to have seen that. I'm assuming a lot of those were at CBGBs.


I would have loved that too. I always wanted to go see a show a CBGBs back in the day.


It would have been a great experience. Did you know that there is an ancient roman amphitheater that is still used for concerts in Croatia?


I would love to see a concert there. It would be breathtaking.


It would be an experience for sure. Pink Floyd recorded a concert in an ancient theater in Pompeii but they did it with no audience.


I would love to have been a fly on the wall for that one.


You know I had read that and also that Tesla had helped Toyota develop their 2nd generation RAVev, also.


That's pretty cool to know. Switching gears, did you know the 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


That's funny, I would have though, a Bush, Clinton, or Trump would have made that list.


Lol, if he's ever forced to release his tax returns.  We'll all really see what he's worth!


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


I have heard that before, I'm not sure I believe it though.  They must not be figuring in all the Lower levels of the White House.  That place is massive.


I bet it's huge. Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the white house because he was such a conservationist.


Good guy, old Teddy was.  George Bush had solar panels put on the White House.


That's a good idea to have solar panels put on it.


Hello - I am good. How are you? Do you like Tesla?


Yes, it was, very GREEN! Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I hope you have a good day, friend.


Sure, seems like Elon Musk is pretty good at founding companies.  Telsa, PayPal, Spacex.


I agree. Did you know the model S runs on Linux?


Yeah, I had read that somewhere that it did.  I also read that Tesla sells solar panels, and solar roof tiles, how advantageous of him, since California recently implemented their new Solar rule for new homes.


That's a really good idea. The model S is road tested on an indoor track since their cars don't produce any emissions.


Elon Musk took a $78 million dollar paycut to his Tesla salary in 2014.


Well, that was nice of him to do.  He's already pretty rich, I'm sure he didn't miss it too much! lol


Yea he's loaded. Toyota owns 10% of Tesla.


It is pretty amazing.  The surveys for facebook are somewhat more complicated than they seem.  They probably need to allow for "i don't know" responses says a professor at MIT


very true, Did you know that Facebooks like button is illegal in some parts of germany? Crazy


That is strange, but rules are everywhere


true, just strange to be illegal lol.....did you know the name Facebook came from the directories given to college students on campus and it was full of the students faces....like a yearbook


wow, didn't know that.  New google employees are called nooglers and have to are given a beanie cap their first friday


haha that's awesome. I did not know that. one time Google went down for 5 minutes and took 40% of the web activity with it!


wow.  DId you know it's illegal to own a rabbit in Queensland without having a magic license or be a scientist.  Don't know why


That's odd.lol Strange laws sometimes. Did you know for one google search it takes more computing power than sending a spaceship to the moon!


geez, that sounds like wasted power! Matt Patricia was a rocket engineer before coaching in the nfl.  His fight song for college inlcuded sin, cosine and tangent


Hi, Do you follow Facebook?  Facebook is trying to cut back on fake news


Very interesting! the  world wide web was invented in 1989 by an english scientist


Weird thing too was that Harvard Scientists stored a gif animation of a galloping horse in the dna of bacteria.  Who thinks of this stuff?


I do use Facebook, it has a lot going on right now!


Facebook will begin sampling a new set of users each day and only use responses of those in evaluating the trustworthiness


Yes I heard about that. I hope they succeed. The survey will say...Yes No How much do you trust each of these domains?.


They aren't sure how many will be surveyed yet


research shows surveys can produce meaningful signals of trust. But that doesn't mean Facebook's approach will be successful.....


More than 2/3 of Americans get at least some of their news from social media


Wow that's a lot!!! Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005.....how nuts is that!


They made a mistake.  Google and Facebook have a big job trying to decide what news to distribute


Yeah I wonder why it is not around anymore. Did you know pilgrims wear black clothes only on special occassions?


Really. Even after Labour Day? I wonder why no other animals besides humans wear clothes. You figure a monkey could make a hat out of a banana or something


Haha yeah. I like better their colorful clothes that they wear all the time


i bought some clothes found in unclaimed baggage once. Lot of bang for the buck


Did you get them at that store in Alabama?


Nice, good deal. Do you use your phone much?


Well i still use my rotary to dial 212. Its faster somehow


Yeah I guess of all other number in a rotary phone. Did you ever use one or a phone book?


My phonebook is stuck. Some prankster did something


Well, I saw the shining recently. As scary as an Edgar Allan Poe story.


I think it is just what those books do, once they are stuck you cannot separate them


I have not seen it but heard it was scary. Apparently the little kid in it did not know he was in a scary movie.


Yeah. Kids see things differently. Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror flick when he saw it as a child


I cannot believe that, do not see what is so scary about it. But I guess you can burn more calories


Yeah. I hear one enjoys abstract art more when viewed after a horror flick. So you become more refined on top of being leaner.


Cool one. Do you know how they make the scary noises in those movies?


They jump scare people and record the reactions?


Hahaha nice one. There an instrument that is called a waterphone. Not sure what it looks like


Well i dropped my iphone in water and it makes some weird noises. Still better than their clothing line


Maybe Babe Ruth and then some others, do you?


I know of a guy that played with only one arm, Pete Gray and I think there is a player recently named Harper who is maybe going to play with the Phillies, my favorite team and is going to get quite a bit of money , maybe 400 million for a season of play


Wow thats a lot of money, I wonder wow much that couple that organized all of the games got payed before 2005


I do not know, but there seems to be a lot of bargaining that goes on when players are asked or made offers to play for other teams. many make deals and I would think many players would want to play for certain teams; but money is a big influencer


I agree money can change your mind quickly do you like the New York Yankees? that seems to be a really popular team.


Not my favorite team, I grew up as a Phillies fan and also played in little league on a team called the Phillies. Seems baseball is also broadcast over the radio along with tv. Do you ever listen on the radio to baseball games?


No not really, I wonder if the news of the two pitchers that swapped families was broadcasted in the radio


Not sure about that story, seems I would not want to swap my family. But I have attended baseball games. I saw where Bill OReilly got season tickets by making up a press organization


Me neither and they swapped families permanently, and that's genius, he saved a lot of money there


Seems baseball players have to follow certain rules in order to play. There was a  player who was suspended because he did not get a haircut. Wonder if that still goes today?


I am not a big fan but I find it interesting to see how much money a player can make


I didnt hear about that player, sounds like a silly reasons for suspension lol I dont thin that happens today anymore, anyways its been great chatting with you


I agree. Got lots of information. Interesting facts and tales


Its been great chatting with you, I feel more knowledgeable about the game now, thanks


they make a lot of money? it make sense most pro players do


Yes I have been aware that some make over a million dollars and some are so good that other teams want to get them to play on their teams


Funny wow kickball is called soccer-baseball in Canada


I think that many countries have different names for different things. I know that baseball is very popular in Japan and I am sure they have different names for some plays, etc


The game has a lot of fans there, do you know why the managers also wear uniforms?


I think it makes then look as though they are a part of the team, but it also gives the  ability to actually play in the game if they are short players or for some other reasons.


I see that makes sense, did you hear about the man who found baseball cards worth 3 million dollars in his attic?


I think I may have read something similar. I know baseball cards are collector items and worth a lot of money. My friends dad worked at Topps chewing gum and they used to put cards in with the bubble gum. I think baseball is a major American pastime. do you know of any famous players?


Do you watch youtube?  I don't know anyone who doesn't.  It is the second largest search engine on the net.


If I can see them.  Bill Nye is executive director of the planetary society.  I would like to join his club.


I just like his programs that make science fun to watch on tv.  So his planetary society I imagine is incredible.


Oh Ok. Did you know that the Vatican has its own observatory?


I didn't know that.  Ancient babylonians had a great understanding of astronomy and could track planets like jupiter with math precision


That's fascinating! Do you prefer theoretical or observational astronomy more?


I think observational because there is so much out there in the universe to see.  What about you?


I like observational too. Do you like to travel the world since we can't travel to space just yet?


I would like to travel the world if I had money.  But I can watch Youtube and enjoy the world along with all the other web surfers on the second largest search engine!


Sounds good. Did you know air travel is slower now than in the 60's in order to save on fuel?


Seemed pretty fast to me! But if you prefer bus travel you can get there quick on the future Dutch commuter bus that will go 160 mph


Sure thing!  Justin Bieber isn't too popular with his song "Baby" though as it is the most disliked video on Youtube


Not sure, maybe they are mad at him.  If you watch Netflix, then you are joining along with Youtube viewers half of the peak internet traffic in north america.  I wonder what would happen if there was a boycott youtube day?


I wouldn't want that to happen. Do you think that will happen?


Never know, but don't foresee it happening.  Police watch their own form of youtube called "blutube" so they can share law enforcement videos.


Interesting. Did you know that YouTube started out as a dating site?


I wasn't aware, but google bought the site in November 2006 for $1.65 billion


That's a lot! Do you like looking up at the stars?


Hello.  Apparently New York's area code (212) was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


I have never seen hummingbird in my area.  I live around Dallas.  Apparently, some birds fly from Alaska to Northern Mexico without sleeping when they migrate.  Non stop flight?


That doesn't sound fun, and then the return trip every year. Flightless birds are also interesting like penguins. I wonder if they wish they could fly?


Probably.  Birds' bones can be very hollow that their entire skeleton weighs less than their feathers.


Yes, look at chicken bones for instance. They are not very heavy. Most of the real interesting birds come from islands where they are endemic.


I see.  You know a lot about birds.  Do you have other interesting facts about birds?


There were once birds that did not have wings at all. Moa and elephant birds. They are long extinct as evolutionary dead ends.


Did they fly?  You said that they did not have wings.


No they were flightless like an emu or a ratite.


Do you know that extinct dodo birds are actually a subfamily of pigeons?


Yes! that is true. Hopefully one day they can clone them.


Hi, I have heard that, but it's been so long since I've seen a rotary phone I'm not really sure it's true. It's like how they say you can't separate 2 phonebooks if you overlap them together.


One more interesting fact:  Some birds in Australia can mimic the sound of car alarms, chainsaws, etc.  Anyway, I've got to run.  Nice chatting with you.


True.  I'm old and so I remember using the rotary phone.


When I read about the phone books I had to think about it for a bit. Today you almost never see phonebooks and when you do they are way thinner then the past.


I have not seen phone books for years now. This is more relevant to young people:  the cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans just lay on the ocean floor.  Fish with sharp teeth might break them.


It's crazy that those cables are so thin. 2.7 inches! also crazy there is no wireless replacement. Recently the lines were cut in Fiji and they had no internet or cell service.


Unicef will donate clean water to a child that needs it for every minute that you do not use your cell phone.  I do not see the relationship - perhaps you know.  Is it to do with environment?


Unicef usually does work with children. Not sure how they keep track of that though, it would be tough. Tough like keeping track of migrating birds. Are you interesting in birds / birder?


I do.  Apparently hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to build or repair their own nests.


I get a lot of hummingbirds around my house in the summer. Never seen a nest though. They are tiny though. I've seen some bee hummingbirds that were about 2" full grown.


Hey there how often do you watch television?


Yes I've never seen that episode either, you should check out South Park though, one time they roasted Family Guy and The Simpsons actually sent them flowers afterwards


I can't stand Family Guy, was the roast that bad/good? I hear Ringo Starr also narrated Thomas the Tank.


Yes they definitely nail it, they are spot-on in showing that it is not good LOL, what else do you like to watch for entertainment by the way?


I love watching Bill Nye. I guess he was discovered when he won a Steve Martin look-a-like contest.


Yeah Bill Nye was really cool when I was a kid. I like to play the Nintendo Entertainment System to when I was a kid, did you ever play it


I did. I honestly didn't notice that there were only 50 some colors.


No I never noticed that either. Interesting too that that system lasted until the year 2003 in Japan


I can't believe it took them that long to discontinue it. I also can't believe that someone thought Ronald Reagan wasn't right for a role of President, in Hollywood.


No that is really funny! I'm just happy that we have video games that we don't have to use chicken for entertainment like they did in ancient Britain LOL


LOL. Could you imagine the look on Caesar's face when he saw that/


Hello, nearly every day. I'm currently watching That 70's show. Ever see it?


Haha I'm sure he was shocked. he probably wished that he had a telephone to tell his friends about it LOL


oh I have seen it, didn't they try to remake that show in the uk?


Yeah. It was canceled after 10 episodes. How odd.


I wonder if they have a different sense of humor than we do? Did you ever watch the show Pokemon by the way


I do not. I have seen every episode of Thomas the Tank that George Carlin narrates.


How is that show by the way? I love George Carlin but I don't think he makes adult jokes since its a kids show lol


It's one of the very few kids shows that I could watch. Mine stopped watching when Alec Baldwin took over the narration. He was pretty good too.


Speaking of TV shows, do you ever watch the show South Park? It's one of my favorites


I do not. I do watch the Simpson's on occasion. I never saw the Bartless episode.


Have you heard of the film series Star Trek?


The reruns were the reason why the movies were created.


Makes sense. are there south park or simpsons movies?


No, the reruns of the star trek tv series persuaded Paramount Pictures to make the Star Trek films.


I wonder what the reruns of pokemon will do. There are like a bazillion of them.


Well there are 750 episodes of pokemon, that'll take a long time to get through them all.


yeah...better stick to Thomas the Tank Engine...only 52 of those


Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have all narrated Thomas.


I thought I heard Donald Trump. But I certainly did not hear any dirty words.


Well hopefully we can find out more about the actors, it was nice talking to you.


Yeah..if not there is always the 70's show...as long as we are not in the UK.


Didn't the tv series only go on for 3 seasons until it was canceled?


wow. it seems longer. Martin Luther King was involved.


Ya, the tv series began in 1966 and ended in 1969. Only 3 years.


Ya, the flip phone design was inspired by the communicator that they used.


I like the doors on the shops too..though the design didn't catch on as much.


Also the door sound they used was actually just a piece of paper being removed from an envelope.


Crazy. There are so many reruns that it feels like the show ran forever.


Do you use the internet a lot?  I do.  lol


I remember when I first went on the internet.  It was either 1995 or 1996.  My company paid for us to take 1 college class a week to where the teachers came to the company one day a week.  I took computer science class and the teacher showed us the internet.


I try to limit my time on the internet, usually with little success, but I do still try to read a book.


I love reading to!  If I could I would read as fast as Anne Jones, she holds the world record for speed reading with 4,700 words per minute.


That's amazing, but I have to wonder how much she is really taking in, rather than just saying the words.  I'm a lot slower, she'd probably read a number of books in the time I read a chapter.


I'm guessing she was just taking it in.  lol  Starship Troopers is on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 military branches.  I've never read that one but saw the movie.


I understand the moral panic of the 18th century was novel, more recently it's been video games.  The whole MeToo movement could be considered a moral panic, but with more substance.


I agree with you there!  Do you like poetry?  The Javanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem


Poetry is a blind spot for me, never really learnt it at school and find it difficult to appreciate it.


I've come to appreciate it the more I get holder.  There is a poem that when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.  That had to have been so hard to write that.


It like those pictures that look different when observed from a different perspective.


Probably more than I should, but it is hard not to when it is easy to access.


Yes.  Those are neat!  It's been good chatting with you


I might dig out a copy of The Raven and see if Poe earned his $9, have a good day.


I agree.  I think I spend most of my day on the internet.  I love it that it's a way where people can make some money using it if you know what websites or apps to use.


It does allow for more people to work from home.  The trouble is you don't get the issues, for good or bad, of men and women working in the same room.


I agree.  I always tell people who really need money bad to try to use it to supplement their incomes. It's hard to get people to actually believe you that you can make money if you put your mind to it.


I like being able to work from home on the internet, but I do miss the social side of being with other people.


That is true.  I've worked with some real stinkers over the years though.  I would say the bad co-workers outnumbered the good ones.  Did you know that only 7 percent of people read the full terms when they buy something online?


I can see that, I'm surprised it's as much as 7%, I shouldn't, but I always skip reading them.


I'm guilty as well especially with smaller items like dvds, cds, etc.


It feels like the internet has always been with us, but its really is not that old.  I can still think to a time prior to it being around.


Yeah I know. Did you hear about that burger king promotion?


If you unfriend 10 people you get a free whopper. That is too funny.


I know haha. do you take much interest in fish?


Do you mean the grill bearing craniate animals with lack limbs with digits?


yup those one. did you know there is a species that ha a neck?


No but I just heard there is an immortal breed of jellyfish.


No they just have a eck. There is fish that can eat prey twice their size


I prefer fish over call of duty which is a first person shooter video game franchise.


I do but not as much as I used too. Do you?


I have never played it but I guess there are 33 games?


I have played it and always lose, I like fish better.


As well at least you tried it. Nice chatting with you


Not really just sometimes. DO you know why it is blue?


Because Zuckerburg is colorblind! did not know that


Yeah that is pretty cool. did you ever use myspace?


I did. I cant believe tom could have bought facebook.


I kno wnad only for $75 million. bad business decision


Facebooks "like" button is illegal in parts of Germany? I wonder why.


I have no idea bur very strange. And In iceland theyt are using it to rewrte the constitution


exactly, five times stronger to be more exact


That makes it even worse. Our atmosphere and weather patterns are stronger than the sun, a star in the galaxy.


yeah. maybe we should look into options to harvest that energy


I didn't think about that but you are right.  If our atmosphere can produce lightening that powerful who knows what all it can do.  It's so hard to believe though.  Neptune just completed it's first full orbit around the sun in 2011 since it was discovered in 1846 so you know the sun is huge.


that is just crazy. the universe is full of mystery. back to baseball, do you know managers can play if needed?


No I didn't know that.  I have never seen a manager enter a game before or heard of one doing so.


yeah apparently that is why they wear the uniform


You know I just always assumed they wore the uniform to show they are part of the team.  Maybe they play in Japan.  Baseball is super popular in that country.  Most people over their are surprised to learn it's our national pastime.


Yeah, talk about preferences. do you know what kickball is called in canada?


No I don't.  Honestly, I didn't know they played kickball in Canada for that matter.


Hello.  Are you into science much?  I recently learned that the sun is actually white and not yellow.


Yeah apparently they do and it is called soccer-baseball


Soccer baseball?  I guess I can see how it's soccer but baseball does seem weird.


that is pretty cool. do you know why we see it as yellow?


No I don't and to answer your question from a minute ago I do like baseball. My apologies for not paying attention.  I am counting the days for baseball to start back up.


nice. as far as the sun appearing yellow it is because of the atmospehric scattering


Well that's interesting.  So i guess that means that are atmosphere is scattering the sun's rays and making them appear yellow?  I am a layman as far as science is concerned so to me it really seems like it would be the exact opposite.


Yeah it is interesting. and the sun is so hot we only need 1 second of its energy to last us 500 000 years


That is exactly why I am a huge supporter of solar energy. I think everything should be solar.  Imagine this, our sun as powerful as it is, is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in the galaxy!


that is insane. as hot as the sun is though, a lightning bolt is much hotter


I've heard that before.  It is a little frightening when you think about it. I mean, something here is stronger than the sun?


I bet that name wouldn't fly here in the US. The Supreme Court has a basketball court on their top floor.


Yes, I heard that! Very cool. Great way to get exercise while at work!! I think it was called the highest court in the land! lol, Good one.


Very clever name for the court. Did you know Reggie Miller had a sister who was better at basketball than he was?


No really, was she tall? Talented family for sure!!


Not too sure how tall she is. Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA, but Jordan still wore them and Nike paid his fines.


That's true, smart move!! Did you see Space Jam?


I have seen it. I love that movie. What about you?


Yes, Great  probably why it was the highest grossing basketball movie of all time! I'm surprised Woodrow Wilson was the only president with a PHD!


For sure. I find that hard to believe he's the only one with a PHD!


Yeah, right? Its too bad that Wilkes Booth had to be in the first photo taken at an inauguration with Lincoln!


Hello, How are you? Yes, I enjoy going to the games!! Do you?


For sure! Well, it was a pleasure talking to you. Have a good day.


I'm great thank you. I love going to games myself. Did you know Jabbar's dunk was banned in college for 10 years?


No, really! Was that the same as the granny dunk  or something else?


I have no idea what style of dunk it was. In 39 of 50 states, the top paid state employee is either a college basketball or football coach.


Yes, I heard that too! interesting. Did you know both basketball and volleyball were invented by the YMCA? Love them both!


Oh wow I didn't know that. I also love them both.


I didn't know that Shaq only had one recorded 3pt score throughout his whole career? I remember him when he played for the Orlando Magic!! Use to go to those games too!


Wow I didn't know that either. The New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the Tall Blacks.


Really, I didn't know New Zealand had a basketball team? Not sure if that name is PC in the US?


Hi there ! Looking forward to chat with You !


You know - same like all others but integrated in Facebook profile so people see Your history and basically already know a lot about You - it would help to make a better dating choice ;)


Yeah that is true.  I guess 30% of all americans use it as their primary source of news as well.


yes... it can also be used for news - dangerous tool right there if You ask me...


Yeah I hear you there. I guess it has 56 custom gender options as well.


lol...  that's a little too much for me to remember


Yeah I am with you, I don't know how to keep track of so many


I hear ya lol.  I do know that facebook is valued at a ton of money!


yeah... it's a money making machine and it doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon ;)


Oh no, it did have a huge drop in value this summer, but it will come back in my opinion.


probably because of the scandal when people found out they are storing our private data and conversation ;) lol


Yeah that and some other major factors.  It was nice talking with you today.


Yes, every since I've created an account - I got addicted. You ?


It's a cool way to stay in touch with friends and family I guess...


Yes, it is a very useful tool for that.  Did you know one third of all divorce fillings in 2011 in the u.s. had the word facebook?


what does it mean "had the word facebook?" Facebook somehow is responsible ?


I am not really sure.  I know facebook has changed a lot about the world.


oh yes, it expanded... now we got marketplace in Facebook so it's a competition to ebay and craigslist and I heard there is going to be a dating addition soon ;)


That is interesting.  I wonder what the dating addition will be like.


Yeah that would have been weird since they never mentioned him. Still can't compare to 750 episodes of pokeman.


No kidding. 750 episodes and yet, the UK remake of 70s Show lasted only ten episodes. That's kind of sad, really.


It is but nobody does it like we do! Apparently there was a few celebrities that narrated Thomas the tank engine.


Oh yeah! It was Alec Baldwin, Ringo Starr and George Carlin! They each narrated at least 52 episodes! I kind of want to go back and rewatch it just to see if I recognize their voices. Ha!


Right! Do you know about Pixar's secrete room?


I've heard that it's often visited by celebrities. It's too bad we'll probably never see that room unless we miraculously become celebrities somehow. Ha!


Honestly i'm not sure i want to see it, that sounds to weird. No telling what they are worshiping down there.


You are right about that! Well speaking of celebrities, I never knew until recently that the first celebrity that appeared in Sesame Street was Carol Burnett! I'd like to see that episode now!


Wow i love Carol, she was in a movie called Annie.  Times have certainly changed.


Indeed it has! Can you also believe Judge Judy is the highest paid celebrity behind LeBron, making  $123k per episode? That is shocking!


Hi! I certainly can't believe he isn't one of the three wealthiest presidents of all time as that was Jefferson, Washington and JFK. What about you?


Wow but she is funny! Celebrity status is usually associated with money. Do you think that's true?


I would say wealth along with fame, media attention, lifestyle and even controversial actions! But fame often provides chances to earn revenue, to be honest. Well, it was great chatting with you today! Have a great evening, friend!


You too my friend, don't go to Pixar secrete room, lol.


Ha! Maybe if we ever get famous, we can! But I'd stick to combating hunger problems in Ethiopia similar to the celebrity chef who believes encouraging everyone to eat more diverse foods can end hunger over there. Ha! Take care, friend!


Not at all but i do believe jfk was one of the wealthiest, his family comes from money.


Agreed. Since we're on the subject of presidents, can you believe that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana?


I know,how about the president of Indonesia having not 1 but 3 pop albums?


He must be onr popular musician, right? And here in America, the president's guest house is actually bigger than the white house itself. I didn't even know the president had a guest house!


Why in the world would it be bigger than the actual white house though, you know? Can you see Hillary and Trump in the white house together? there was a rule in 1805 that required it.


There would be sheer chaos if that rule was still in place considering how divided the country is. It would be like a living South Park episode. Speaking of South Park, are you a fan? I love how the Simpson's crew sent the South Park producers flowers after they aired the Family Guy episode. That was nice of them!


I must not watch it enough because when i heard that they did that i thought they were bring flowers to the funeral of the show, lol!


Ha! That's hilarious. Do you watch The Simpson's at all? There's actually one episode where Bart never makes an appearance nor is even mentioned that I still want to see! I do bet it's weird never seeing Bart at all!


I have no idea but I know that engineers make more than football players over the lifetime


It was back in 1932 in a dirt field inside Chicago stadium


He is a good player. Kellan Moore on the other hand is the only lefty in the NFL


WOw amazing. Brady was a back up QB in high school and was never started


Wow their loss I guess. Did you know Brad Johnson threw a touchdown pass to hiself?


I did not even know that is possible to do, amazing


I know. Did you know there is a NFL rule named after Brady?


Wow that is amazing. His wife makes more than him though


She sure does. He was picked 199th in the 200 draft


Yes I do. Did you hear they are putting tracking chips on the players now?


Better something than nothing. Nice chat


Because they want to collect info on velocity and rotation and such


Nice, hope they can use that to make the game safer too


Good point. Did you know that Matt Patricia used to be a rocket scientist?


What a career jump. Did you know that women can play in the NFL too?


I do not think so but there is no rule against them if they qualify


Nice. Do you know when the playoffs started?


Did you know canada calls kickball soccer-baseball? Too cute!


Hm, that's a funny name. Those Canadians. What will they think of next?


I hope it has more to do with meat, like canadian bacon!


Bacon? A vital part of every Canadian meal. Speaking of food, do you go to McDonald's?


I do. But I always have shame and regret after...


Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues. I thought drive-thrus were older than that.


Me too. That seems really young. I do recoginize them for trying to help those that serve.


I guess a lot of troops wanted the food. The food on base probably was bad. Would you equip your car with a flamethrower?


In South Africa, you can have a flamethrower on your car. Even at the drivethru at McDonald's.


I'm doing great! How are you doing tonight?


Talk about well done! Nice chatting with you!


I am very well, thanks! Do you like baseball?


I watch baseball from time to time. How about you?


I love it. Did you know baseball managers wear their uniforms in case they have to play? How weird?


I think that is a holdover from when the game had one of the players act as manager too.


I just like the mental image of sparky anderson trying to round first base and trying to leg out a double.


I think Pete Rose might have entered the game from time to time, but he was really competitive. Sparky, maybe not so much.


Pete rose would have bet on the outcome and then entered the game.


Yeah, he was bad that way. He should have stopped playing at that point.


Yes, sad indeed. Sharks even evolved earlier than dinosaurs and trees.


Have you ever seen the white shark cafe? It's where white sharks meet in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.


No, I've never seen it but I have heard about it.  Did you know that not just dolphins rescue sailors, but sharks too?


I did know that. Animals cease to amaze me. We have to protect them at all costs.


I agree. Do you do any online shopping on Amazon.com? Amazon sells almost everything from A to Z.


I do. Did you know Amazon started as an online bookstore?


Yes, and then they later diversified to sell video downloads, MP3 downloads, audiobooks downloads, software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys, and jewelry. Wow.


Have you read anything about Amazon's proposed second HQ?


No, I did know that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years, though.


I did know. I don't really understand a lot of what Jeff Bezos does. That money could've been used better elsewhere.


I do. Did you know horses are able to sleep standing up and lying down?


That could be. Maybe, he makes up for it by keeping his employees healthy.  Amazon warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 minutes a day as part of their shift.  Nice chatting with you.


Yes, that is cool. Did you know that the horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large single-toed animal of today?


That makes it even more impressive that there are over 300 breeds of horses in the world today.


Yes, humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Some species were domesticated but then some are still living in the wild as feral horses.


I just heard that Icelandic horses have a fifth gear. Horses are simply fascinating.


Yes, I agree. There is an extensive specialized vocabulary used to described equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior.


What do you think about sharks? Did you know they're sister species to rays?


Yes, fascinating fact!. And sharks can be trained like dogs to bark.


I kinda feel bad for them. They have no rib cages so if they ever end up on land, they get crushed by the weight of their body.


I dont personally no, but stephen king does. He says Bambi is the first horror film he ever saw.


Wow! He must have seen it at a really young age. Perhaps even influenced him further in life.


Well he has wrote some pretty good books that would be considered horror. Maybe it did infulence him. Its kind of funny to think that Bambi inspired thinner. Lol


Yes he is a great author. Really that's a strange fact. Speaking of strange facts did you know they almost called Scream "Scary Movie".


Yeah I heard that. I saw scream and I didnt think it was at all scary. I also saw scary movie. I didnt think it was that funny either.


I like scream but I agree scary movie isn't funny. It would have been funny if scary movie ended up being called scream. Of course we never would have known so no one would find it funny.


Lets switch subjects. Did you know that hugh laurie made 700 thousand per episode, while playing on the show House?


Wow, I did not, but I can't say I really cared for House.


I liked it for the first few seasons. After that it was just the same things over and over it seemed.


Yes, very repetitive. There are certainly better dramas even better medical dramas out there. It was almost like a soap opera at times.


Hi, I do! Even though I find some to be too scary. I would say I enjoy a thriller horror more then something that is crazy gory.


It really was. Hey its been nice chatting with you. Have a good one.


Thats understandable. Did you know that watching a horror film before viewing abstract art  will make you enjoy the art more?


No I didn't, that is really interesting, especially because I really enjoy abstract art. I was going to watch the exorcist today actually but maybe I will wait until tomorrow and go to the art gallery today first.


If you decide to stay home and watch horror movies, just now that you could burn as much as 180 calories per movie?


Now that I did know. Depending on what you're watching it can really get your heart going. I've always been scared of E.T. maybe because I was so young when I first saw it. It was originally intended to be a horror move, but to child me it was!


Danny the boy from the shining didnt even know he played in a horror until several years later. I think it has a lot to do with a persons mind state.


I'm sure they protected him on set as best they could. I can't imagine its easy for children to act in horror films. Or for their parents to watch them.


Did you ever think bambi was a scary movie?


Not really but it is pretty heartbreaking. You don't consider it a horror do you?


Nike sure has lots of money to do that.  They also gave Lebron James $ 90 million in a deal after he turned down $10 million form Reebok a year earlier, because he said Nike or Adidas might offer him more.  King James was correct!


Indeed he was! Speaking of Reebok, Allen Iverson signed a lifetime deal with them in 2001 that pays him $800,000 a year until he reaches 55.


Wow, he was smart, also, because that deal pays him a final lump sum of $32,000,000 if I'm not mistaken.


That's right, he should be set if he's smart about his money. Another smart player is Tim Duncan, he sacrificed money and actually stayed in college for four years instead of going directly to the NBA.


Did you know that in 39 states in the US, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach? That's pretty wild!


Yes, it is.  Did you know the US supreme court has a court on the top floor known as the highest court in the land?


Oh wow, that's kind of neat. I wonder if they ever play any pickup games during a break?


Could you see Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her sneakers shooting granny style?  lol


I'm good, just getting ready to watch some basketball today. How about you?


Me too, she's a beast!  Hope she's on the mend after her recent fall, though.  On a different note, did you know the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the Tall blacks?  Isn't that kind of racist, to you?


Yeah that is pretty racist. I don't think I would want to wear any of their memorabilia. Did you know that the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas history?


Me either very racist.  I don't know how they get away with that in 2019?  Anyway, I think it's very ironic about James Naismith, as the inventor he should have rigged the game of basketball to allow his teams to win.


It brings a new meaning to "beating you at your own game." lol


Haha, that's so true!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I need to get to work, talk to you later, friend.


That's cool, I'm going to try to catch some basketball games myself, today.  Who's your favorite player?


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is my all-time favorite. He was such a dominant dunker that he got it banned from college basketball for over a decade!


I like him too, his use of the dunk was epic and I can see why it got banned.  My favorite player is Lebron James.


I like Lebron too, I can't wait to see his "Space Jam" sequel.


Me either, my grandkids really liked the original Space Jam.


I really liked it too. Did you know that Physicist proved that shooting "granny style" is the absolute best technique to consistently make free throws, but NBA players refuse to do it because it looks stupid to them?


I had heard that and yes, it does look stupid, but I'd do it myself it it got some points scored.  Lol Do you remember when Air Jordans first came out and the NBA banned them?


I do, and he wore them anyways. Nike was willing to pay the fine each game.


Do you know much about presidential history?


I'm not sure.  I'm going to have to look that up. lol  The US presidents guest house is bigger than the White House.  That's interesting.


Really? I guess they have to put people somewhere nice! I once heard that FDR could speak 3 languages.


That's impressive!  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential elections automatically became vice president.  Wonder how that would work today?


I could see clinton and trump working together.


lol  They would either be forced to compromise or they would fight big time.  I kind of think that the forced point of views working together might be a positive thing because people would be upset if they fought.


It would certainly give a different point of view! Did you know Fred Rogers helped Fund PBS?


I did not know that!  There is a movie coming out about him this fall I believe where Tom Hanks plays Mr. Rogers.


That should be a good film! Senator Thurman fillbustered on for over 24 hours!


Holy moly!  Isn't that where they have to stand before the senate?


Yes! He holds the record for it! Do you travel much?


I travel regionally around my area.  I've been to Mackinac Island in Michigan where they have banned motorized vehicles for over 100 years.


I used to go there alot as a kid! I loved it. We lived about 30 minutes from Mackinac. Nice talking with you!


A little bit.  Do you want me to share some facts with you?


ok. lol  The top 3 wealthiest presidents in the history of America were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


Wow! Do you think Trump will be on that list too?


I would imagine he would have to be on there now.  Do you know what the name of the first president of Zimbabwe was?


No idea! I didn't even know they had a president in Zimbabwe!


I didn't either.  His name was president banana!


President Banana! Was that his real name or what they called him?


I am pretty sure they are ireland and france, it would be interesting to see them


Yeah, maybe someday I'll have to take a visit. The white house is really fascinating to me. One surprising thing, though, is that it still uses floppy disks to store files.


That is crazy. For how far we have come in technology, they use the lowest. I wonder why?


Hmm, have no idea. I guess that the white house is somewhat eco-friendly, though, so that's a step. There are solar panels in the back.


Dang, who was the president that installed those, Bush?


Exactly! Some presidents can be pretty cool, I guess.


For sure. Did you know the runner up until 1805 became vice president. Can you imagine a Trump Clinton dual


Would be better than a Trump Pence duo, I think. I mean, right now Pence is the presiding officer of the Senate, which I don't like at all.


That is true lol. I dont like that at all. I don't like Pence's beliefs and even Trump is better than that guy. he should stay away from the senate!


Lots of bad things happening in the senate right now. Not as bad as the early 1900's. I guess there was a lot of sexism back then...more so than now.


I'm not so much of a fan of him, although I am willing to tolerate him. How about you?


I didn't think that was possible lol. That is good to know it got better. Good chatting with you!


I am willing to tolerate also, we are stuck with him and the alternative kind of sucked. He isn't one of the three wealthiest presidents


I guess he isn't. Do you know who one of the wealthiest presidents is?


I think JFK was one of the top three, but I dont know who else would


Washington and Jefferson! Surprising, too, because they're one of the earlier presidents.


yea I wonder how they got their money, do you know?


Hmm, no idea. I'm sure all presidents are very well off, though. Although the white house may need some updating. I guess the president's guest house is larger than the actual white house itself.


I knew that, but I never saw it when I went to the actual white house. I wonder if it is used to treat the other countries leaders to something good. Did you know there are 2 identical white houses in other countries


I have a Ford, which was the first Amercian car company


Pretty cool. In 2014, there were over 1.25 billion vehicles and I'm sure it has gone up since then.


We need more of them to be electric and get away from oil and gas.


That's true. Most cars in use in the 2010s are propelled by an internal combustion engine, fueled by the combustion of fossil fuels.


Fossil Fuels are not renewable but electricity is; We can get tons of it from the sun by way of solar


Exactly! It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking! That would be a sight to see!


I know I have been trying to get one installed on my car but I don't know where to buy one or who I can get to install it.


Haha. Old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


So glad they got rid of those. They were ugly. I do like a big trunk in my car now though. Its essential


Cars are expensive not only to individuals, but to society. The costs to society include maintaining roads, land use, road congestion, air pollution, public health, health care, and disposing of the vehicle at the end of its life.


No, but Watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories!


I so badly want a Mercedes C-class for my next car.


The kid from the Shining thought everything he was doing was real


Thats interesting. Horror films often aim to evoke viewers' nightmares, fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown.


I know that Jason and Freddy kept me up all night long when I was a kid.


Same! Most of the creepy noises in horror movies are made by a waterphone.


That is interesting. I did not know that. I did know that Stephen King was terrified of Bambi as a kid


I can see that. A horror film is a film that seeks to elicit fear. They definitely do that for me!


I do. Cars came into global use during the 20th century, and developed economies depend on them.


Yeah. In South Africa you are allowed to put flame throwers in the car


Yeah. Do you have a favorite king of shoes?


I love runners. Did you know shoes were better 5000 years ago than now?


Yeah it seem. Ballet dancers spend a lot on shoes


Yeah. Do you know how you can keep your shoes fresh?


Yes you can actually put tea bags in them to keep them smelling fresh


Yeah. Did you know Steve SMith leaves his shoes on the field after the games?


I love cars. Do you know when the drive thru was invented?


Yes to raise awareness for the homeless without shoes


because soldiers were not allowed out of their cars in fatigues


Yes. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called that?


Yes because n the old cars there used to be wooden trunks


Yeah. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


Yes, Do you know how Mardenborough became a professional driver?


I used to love the Iverson Reebok shoes! I heard it was a very lucrative deal!


He sure had a nice deal $800,000 a year until he turns 55 and then a big payday of $32 million dollars.


wow that is a lot of money. Last I heard he was struggling for money! He probably hopes to be 55 soon


Yeah, most players end up broke, hope he can manage finances better this time around.


I hope so too, that 32 million should last the rest of his life. Were you a Tim Duncan fan?


I used to like him yeah, what about you? does he still play?


He retired a few years back. He didn't leave college early when he could have and got his degree instead. I think it was a promise to his late grandmother


I guess that decision paid off, many players end with financial problems like Iverson and then have no other way to make money, having a degree is a good way to ensuring your future.


Right, especially the players who only last like 2 seasons and flop. Poor guys, money on their mind for sure! It was so nice chatting with you!


They should receive financial classes in the NBA and I agree it was nice chatting, have a nice morning bye.


Me too, I love watching it every night that it is on, do you have a team/


I like the Warriors, they have a great team, do you have a favorite team or player?


I like the Bulls, they have been struggling lately. I loved the Jordan days


I  miss the Jordan days also he is the best player ever, many like LeBron but I prefer Jordan a hundred times.


For sure Jordan was so good. He used to get fined wearing his signature shoes


He did? I wonder if he stooped wearing them eventually those were really comfortable shoes.


He never did, Nike ended up paying for the fines because it was basically free advertisement for them


Oh I guess Nike is a company with the resources, most sports brands are, like Reebok, did you hear about the deal Iverson signed with them?


Wow I think he made the right choice. Less stress and less student loans and more money lol. I like his comedy acts


So true! So do you like drama as well? I do and there's actually a website that has thousands of classic radio dramas for no charge I enjoy listening to from time to time!


I do like drama, I listen to some on long road trips. It makes it interesting for sure! Did you watch house at alll?


I haven't but I do know Hugh Laurie's the highest paid tv drama actor and made $700k per episode for House. That is insane, isn't it?


I used to watch it all the time! It is so much, if there was like 20 episodes in a season, that was like 14 million dollars. It is not wonder we don't hear much from him anymore, I would run too with that kind of money!


That's the truth! Go live life and be happy without the stress of work! So did you know Michael Caine only became an actor because he said all the prettiest girls at his school were drama students? I should have taken drama, then! Ha!


Lol that was an awesome reason! And look how successful he is, I am sure the pretty girls flocked to him after!


I bet they did! And on a similar note, John Hamm was a drama teacher at his former high school and Ellie Kemper from The Office was a student of his. Can you believe that? It's a small world, isn't it?


I love her in the office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt! She learned a lot it looks like lol


So true! He was obviously a great teacher. And since we're talking about celebrities, can you believe John Stewart was a great soccer player in college and even represented America at the 1983 Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil?


I do love to watch comedies! How about you? In fact, 3rd Rock From the Sun was one of the best! I was so happy when it won the best comedy series at the Golden Globe back in 1997. It beat out some great competition!


Wow, I would have never guessed that lol. I will have to search that on Google. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your night!


I am still watching that show right now. It is so funny, just in the first season though. I heard they beat out like Seinfeld and Frasier!


They did and those were two great shows! I also love the Bromantic comedy genre movies like The Hangover, Harold and Kumar, Pineapple Express, etc.


I love Bromantic comedies, Pineapple Express is my favorite for sure! Have you seen Kung Fu Hustle?


I have and I agree with what Bill Murray said about it being the supreme achievement of modern age comedy. He truly wasn't lying, was he?


I heard that too, I have never seen it. I want to hear reviews on how funny it really is lol


Just go by Murray's review! Ha! Speaking of comedy, did you know Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school just to pursue a comedy career? He made a very wise decision, in my opinion!


I have to trust him, he is basically one of the kings of comedy lol. I heard that, he is so funny. I like him in Whose Line is it Anyways.


Agreed! And on a similar note, Demetri Martin left Harvard law school out of boredom to pursue a comedy career as well! That was a risk that paid off!


Hello!  Are you familiar with the history of cars?


Wow! That's a lot of people to beat!  I'm not surprised about the video game thing. I've heard a lot of drivers actually practice for upcoming tracks by playing racing games.


I loved that game have you heard of the brand Cadillac?


The brand was named after a French explorer, his name Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac


I never would have thought that. I guess i just thought it was the name of whoever founded the company.


What about the trunk of cars, do you know why they are called like that?


I think I've heard that before. Isn't that because of something to do with cars back in the early 1900s?


It does, its because of the old wooden trunks cars had in the back,


That's right, i remember now.  I bet that got old having to replace those old wooden trucks all the time.  They had to get a lot of damage due to weather.


Its been a long time since cars had wooden trunks in their backs, I hope one day they dont run on fossil fuels anymore I am really worried about the environment, either way its been a pleasure chatting with you


A bit I know the first model was created by the Benz company but im more aware with cars in the present


I am worried as well.  It's been nice chatting you too.


I was surprised to learn about Benz recently.  I had always been under the impression that Ford invented the car.


One thing is sure, the automotive industry has advanced a lot there are more than 1.25 billion cars worldwide


That is a very large number.  I wonder how many are in south africa.  That country has it legal to put flame throwers on your car to prevent carjackings.


I have no idea, and that is crazy, I wonder why they made that legal


Somehow they think it stops thieves.  I can only assume that you can put flame throwers anywhere on your vehicle. That way, if the thief comes to the door you can deter him.


That seems a bit excessive, did you hear about Jann Mardenborough?


It does to me as well but it's legal over there so I guess they like it.  Who is Jann Mardenborough?


He is a driver who became pro after beating 90,000 people in Gran Turismo, a video game


That is insane, tons of money. Iceland is using it to rewrite their constitution


That's either a good idea or a horrible one. I'm leaning toward the later. Quick fact check did you know sharks don't have ribs cages so if they were out of the water their own weight would crush them,


Wow that is interesting. And they evolved earlier than the trees, that is old


Yeah they better stay in the water, lol! Apparently shark rescue sailors as well as dolphins.


And yet we are so terrified of them. Have you heard of white shark cafe?


No where is that? Sharks can also be trained like dogs to bark, lol!


Wow nice one. It is in the middle of the pacific ocean where they get together


Hey i don't know but i think i would pay to see that, lol! Dogs at the White shark cafe, priceless!


Hahha yeah pretty cool one. How about the NBA, do you watch much of it?


I watch it only sometimes because I like LeBron. He is a great player and a philanthropist.


Apparently they want to do a sequel to space jams with him. what do you think of that?


I am curious about it and looking forward to seeing how it goes.


I only use it sometimes. Do you know why it is blue?


Because it looks nice or it's Marks favorite color.


I think it is because Mark is green-red colorblind


Oh i did not know that. You know the like button is illegal in parts of Germany?


I wonder why that is. Did you hear about that promotion that Burger King had?


Yeah a bunch of haters. unfriend 10 ppl for a free whooper. Myspace had an opportunity to purchase FB.


THey lost a great deal there. THey could have been worth 104 billion now


Well in actuality that was back in 2012. gotta be much more now. They have more than 2.2 B monthly active users.


It seems as if Charlotte is beginning to be somewhere to recruit executive talent as Honeywell is moving their HQ from NJ to Charlotte.


I just did a 5K yesterday and I am beat. I was thinking I would love to work at an Amazon warehouse since they get their exercise in, walking between seven and fifteen miles a day.


That wouldn't be a bad way to get paid and get some exercise.  Especially in the winter months.


I know right. I would like to do it as a temporary job. Amazing how over a couple of decades ago most people had not heard of Amazon. The first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him.


That's pretty neat!  I do like how Amazon has given opportunities to people who can work from home or deliver packages to make money working for themselves.  It's crazy to think just a few decades ago the internet was just getting started.


I know! I remember having dial up internet. Now I think I have a novelty addiction. I constantly want to click on things.


LOL  I remember those days.  I couldn't have even imagined have 3G cell service and able to use the internet that way as well.


Contant novelty from clicking links is a real addiction measurable in the brain. Scary. I kind of miss the olden days.


I think I might have that too.  Yikes. lol  Did you know that the 3 horizontal menu line on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?  I've never heard that before.  lol


Yeah, I have never heard that. I would just call it the three line thingy probably.


lol  I'm surprised to read that only 7 percent of people read the full terms when buying a product online.  That's crazy.  I read everything to make sure I'm not getting something I don't want or pay something extra.


Charlotte is becoming a hotbed for jobs from what I understand.


And a lot of companies are moving out of states with high taxes.


Yes.  North Carolina has low income taxes.  I'm surprised it wasn't one of the locations that Amazon wanted to build their headquarters.


Speaking of Amazon, I guess they are getting Apple's music screaming service on the echo.


That's interesting seeing how Amazon has their own music streaming service.  Did you know that the IMDB website is also owned by Amazon?


Yeah, maybe that's just what consumers wanted. Apple did have an internet connected speaker, the HomePod, which hasn't sold as well as Amazon's speakers. I did not know that about IMDB!


I didn't know that about the HomePod.  Amazon has a contract with the U.S. post office to deliver Amazon packages on Sundays.


I wonder if Amazon will someday find a way to completely take over Apple. Amazon's services sure are convenient.


Yes they are.  We love Prime.  It was worth it just for the video streaming services.  We got rid of our cable after getting it.  Has saved us tons of money.  Theoriginal movies and shows that they've self published have been pretty good as well.


Hello how are you doing?  Do you facts about the internet? The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


So, you are one of the 7%?  Just kidding.


Lol Yes! It doesn't even matter,  cuz even if they say something bad in the terms of service I justify it in my head because I need my phone service lol


Sometimes I feel we have no choice but to accept the terms because we need the product or service.


Yeah I know.  Weird. Did you know The sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500 000 years.


I did not know that.  It's unbelievable, isn't it?


I know right,  everyone should be investing in solar!


The sun has so much energy but not too many people use it to power their home.


I know.  My friends who have it say their bill is always less than $20 a month


We need to use solar energy more.  Here is another fact:  "A lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun".


I did not know about it.  Please tell me more.


Wow!  Well its been nice talking to you,


i don't have any more detail on that one.  But here is another interesting one: The current library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.


That was interesting.  Is the government paying for it?


I did not expect you to know.  Sorry for asking a silly question. What would I do without internet?


lol Oh I see.  Well heres another fun fact There is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of mt. everest.


I wonder who built it. It is hard enough for me to get internet in my backyard.


yeah lol some parts of my city in the hills have really bad internet.  But Everest is where you have to post selfies,,, so I guess it makes sense lol 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet


Good to know about the 7%.  I myself am to lazy to read terms on the internet.


Good evening! I think dance is such a beautiful form of human movement! Do you like dancing?


I should go check! He was the mouse king in the Nutcracker!


That is awesome!  I'm sure he is proud of his mouse king past lol.


haha yes he is. Bruce Lee was also a famous dancer, still surprising but more expected than Tupac!


Yeah more expected for sure, he could really move around effortlessly in his movies.


He is so quick and agile! I would love to get a selfie with him on my iphone! The first generation iphone was released in 2007, i still remember that moment!


I think you are right I remember when they did. I know 10 years later the app store has over 2 million apps!


Amazing evolution. Did you know woman are more likely to own iphones than men?


I have never heard that fact, very odd.  Do you use an iphone yourself?


Yes I do and I am a man so I guess I break that sterotype! I have never played the iphone game "send me to heaven" though.Maybe that explains why my iphone is still intact lol. Great talking with you!


That is way funny!  I wonder how many people played that game and destroyed their phone.


Hello there, I agree, I like to dance but know I am not very good, I think dancers are so impressive!


I think it's good that Apple banned it. The app creator seemed to want to create havoc lol. I hope you have a good rest of your evening!


Yeah same here, sounds pretty dumb and a waste.  Same to you thanks!


They are so fun to watch. Especially Michael Jackson. He has a device that he patented for his lean move!


I think I heard about that, very interesting.  He was the king of dance moves in his prime in my opinion.


I agree 100%. Ballet dancers can go through 4 shoes per week!


That is crazy!  I wonder what their feet look like, most likely pretty rough.


Yeah so much stress they have to take! I think its cute babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.


That is funny, I wonder if it starts when they are still in the womb?


Yes good question. Tupac was a dancer too and he did ballet in high school!


I think I have heard that, sounds pretty cool to me, I wonder if there is a Youtube video of that out there.


Steve Birnbaum plays for the D.C. United and had some culture shock after coming to the nations capital.  Do you like D.C?


Dogs have 12 different blood types!  I wonder if it's because of breeding or some from different wolf families?


That is so many, wow!  I am not sure but that is a very good question.  I guess they drink with the underside of their tongues.


What are some things you learned from the passages?


Lots of interesting things, I guess Antartica has a disc golf course!


Is that different from regular golf that has 18 holes, sand traps, hazards and bunkers?


Yeah it is, scored the same way, but uses discs and metal baskets instead of balls and holes.


Seems like golf courses use a lot of water.  The average one uses 312,000 gallons per day.  That sounds expensive.  Too bad not enough rain!


Holy cow that is a ton of water, but I guess they have to keep all grass in good shape.


Sounds like Babe Ruth was a famous golfer.  That's right once a famous golfer in America.


I never knew that, very interesting.  Did you know he played himself in a popular movie?


Yeah I heard that Steve is a good defender in that league.  I do, I have been there twice before, how about you?


I would like to see that!  Have you ever been to Georgetown near D.C.?  If you like coffee, try out The Coffee Bar.  You might find Birnbaum there. That would be fun!


I was there and like all the free museums, including Natural History.  But, it is very fast-paced just like Birnbaum says.


Yeah it is very fast paced, and I think it is very cool that the museums are free.


Birnbaum seems to have felt a bit intimidated by everyone in suits as he often dressed more informally and worried people thought he was unemployed.


That is pretty funny, I guess Birnbaum is also an avid golfer.


Over 5 seasons he has been an MLS all-star.


That is quite an accomplishment. On a different note, do you like dogs?


I have a dog!  Do you like them?  If you are in Istanbul you can help out the stray dogs by recycling your plastic bottles in a vending machine that dispenses food and water to them


I love dogs, but don't have one right now.  That is so cool! Very interesting fact.


Did you realize that the creator of the python programming language named it partly to honor British Comedy group, Monty Python?


No I did not but that's amazing! I don't know how that never crossed my mind.


On a different note, did you realize the US president's guest house is larger than the White House?


I don't know why either.  Did you realize the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


I did not. I suppose that makes sense. Did you know that until 1805 the runner up became the VP? Can you imagine that now?


Trump and Hillary would have killed each other. Lol


Absolutely! It would be a disaster but on the other hand I wonder if it would make us less partisan?


Probably not, there would still be all that backbiting and bull crap that goes on.  That swamp needs to be drained, for sure.


It is a mess. Were you also aware that Teddy Roosevelt was a hardcore conservationist?


I am good thank you. Are you a fan of comedy by any chance?


Yeah, I had read somewhere that he had banned Christmas trees from the White house. Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I need to get to work.  Talk to you later.


Yes, I hear he thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age.


I had heard that as well. I love Bill Murray but I am going to have to disagree with him on that one.


Me too.  Lol  I had heard that the Green Lantern film was originally going to be  a comedy starring Jack Black.


That movie was so poorly received that I don't think it would have mattered. I'm glad that Ryan Reynolds got to move up to Deadpool.


Amen, to that. Did you realize that Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989?


I did not but when I think about they have had so many shows cancelled. I didn't realize it was that many though.


Yes and he has already released 3 albums


Yeah.Did you know republican presidents usually have a beard?


Nice. The president has either been a republican or a democrat since 1853


Yes. Do you know when both parties started using the red and blue colors?


Yes that was actually pretty recent the 2000s


Yeah. Did you know Truman did not want to be photographed on the dumbo ride?


Yes he did not want to be associated with the republicans in any way


Yeah. Did you know that Fox news threatened to sue the SImpsons?


Yes because they parodied their anti-democratic campaign


Yes but it is ironic because they are the ones that put it in the air


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


I know right? Do you know what percentage of tea party identify as democrats?


Yes they are Jefferson, Washington and JFK


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


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


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


I guess so. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes that was just the runner up that moves up


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


Brady was bottled up for the first 1/2 and only found a hole thru the Rams defense in the 2nd 1/2.  But it was enough to guarantee him a slot on Pats roster for next year.  What I find surprising is that Tom's wife makes more that twice what he does.  I would have thought it would have been the other away around.  I did not know models made that much?


They can if they have other ventures! Brady was picked 199th overall, that is a crazy oversight by many teams


I heard his collegiate football was lackluster at best, so he really came out and shined in the NFL.  Do you think the dynamics of the Pats head coach Belichick brought out the best in Brady?


Oh for sure, he was, as you said, picked that low for a reason


I will say this, Belichick also knows how to protect Brady with the Patriots front offensive line.  The Gronk is pretty solid!  Belichick is definitely talented, after all, he is the winningest NFL coach in post season football.


He is, which is very impressive, there are an average of 11 minutes in an NFL game, very small window for error, and he still excels


What I was surprised by is a female NFL ref in the playoffs!  It was good to see another glass ceiling shattered.  Do you think the NFL will ever have female players?


Well, unless they are a kicker, and almost a perfect one at that, I sort of doubt it to be honest


Well the rules allow for it, so we will have to wait and see...  What do you think of some of the NFL customs, like the Saints cheerleaders being banned from eating in the same restaurant as any NFL player?


I think that it is very odd, there must have been some sort of incident in the past


I did, I found it to be a bit boring, you?


Must have.  Do you think the Pats will remain strong beyond the Belichick+Brady duo?  I remember that the Cowboys were a powerhouse with Tom Landry coaching and Roger Starbauch at QB.  They have not been that strong since those days.


no i do not, too many brilliant coaches and better players, the game is evolving in my opinion


Well, Tom sure has a handsome paycheck.  What is interesting is while we have a good idea what the stars make, we know little about the "average" player earnings.  Did you know that the lifetime earnings of an engineer exceed that of an average NFL player.  I guess given the short time of football careers, they should be investing well for post-football income security!


I have heard that, engineers make decent money though, but they are never in the same kind of danger I suppose


I didn't watch is because I through the NFL refs cheated my Saints of their shot at another Super Bowl.  The Pats are now tied with the Steelers with the most Super Bowl wins, an NFL record.


The playoffs really exacerbate those bad calls and their impact, my brother is a saints fan, so I know how you feel


What do you think of Brady and the pats offense?  It seems that while they have one of the highest rated offences, they also are favored in the penalty department.  Or, at least that's what conspiracy theorist are citing when the pats played the Jags.


they really had some doozies against the jaguars last year for sure