I guess I see a mild resemblance. I've seen Bill Nye, but don't know much about him. I know he is really an engineer, not a scientist. But that doesn't mean he can teach people about science.


Yeah some people who are scientist or engineers aren't really teachers, they know the stuff but don't know how to translate that into knowledge and education. I think Bill Nye does a great job of educating people who are clueless about things, I also thing Gordon Ramsay is an excellent teacher as well. Got any favorite teachers?


I am a teacher. I'm not a great one, but on my best days I'm pretty good. The best teacher I ever had was a high school government teacher. Her name was Mrs. Marks, she was a Marxist. I am very conservative. Despite our differences, she was very influential. Gordon Ramsay can be a bully, no?


Oh that's awesome! That's very respectable, I always thing people who can challenge my opinions and thoughts and I end up liking the person are worthy of respect and praise. I think his intentions are pure though, but he explains things very well


Hi! Yes, I played when I was a kid but don't play anymore, do you?


He certainly is successful. He has two or three shows on Fox. I've enjoyed talking to you!


I played a little as a youth, but I had no talent for it. I enjoy watching a good match, though.


Do you have a favorite tennis player you like to watch? I saw that the quarterfinalist Gael Monfils beat Roger Federer after learning how to play just days earlier, how is that possible!


My all time favorite is John McEnroe. Regarding Gael Monfils, wow! What an achievement. I guess Tennis skill translates to ping pong.


Yeah, whatever it is, they have great hand eye coordination! I'm not familiar with John McEnroe. Serena Williams is also a great player, they beat people ranked 200 or worse in tennis!


John McEnroe was a genius at Tennis. Unfortunately, his temper often got the best of him. Serena Williams is great, but in my opinion she plays in an era without a great depth of talent. In the past, the skill of many players was very close to the ability of those at the very top.


Did he yell at the refs, launch the tennis racket into the ground? Oh, that's an interesting point! Even if she couldn't play anymore, she's the co-owner of the Miami Dolphins, so I think she has her future aligned for her.


Yes, McEnroe was a terrible sportsman, but a great player. Serena has certainly achieved success.


Not only that, she speaks fluent French and Italian! I wish I spoke a different language as well. If I had to choose one, I'd choose French, the romance language, as some like to call, what would you choose?


Hello there, do you ever watch the Oscars?


That is just dumb to me, how can you award an awards show? So dumb.


No clue. Wonder if the Model T ever won an award? It is from 1908. It was one of the first cars that ws accessible to the masses.


That is true, do you know when the first car was invented?


1886 is thought of as the birth year of the modern car.


Good call! By a german inventor if i'm correct, a Mr. Benz.


Yeah, I didn't know that. It was his Benz Patent-Motorwagen.


Yeah it was, do you know which burger joint started the drive-thru?


It was McDonalds, to accomodate soldiers in fatigues. Too bad since then it has contributed to my laziness haha.


Good call again!  Yeah I don't think that you are the only one there lol.


Are those the same as the Academy Awards or different?


That i'm not too sure, I drive a Buick right now and I like it, how about you?


I like Cadillacs which were named after French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who founded Detroit. It's about time for a drive now, goodbye!


Yeah the same thing, I think the oscar is the nickname for the actual awards they give out.


Oh, interesting. I am not too familiar with actors but Daniel Day Lewis is the only actor to have won the Oscars three times.


Yeah he sure has, I wonder what 3 roles he has played.  Maybe Gangs of New York, he was excellent in that.


And Eminem has more Oscars than many famous actors combined, like Leonardo Decaprio and Johnny Depp.


That is too funny, he played in like one movie and beat those lifetime guys!


Haha, really? Crazy. Have you seen the movie Blazing Saddles? I don't think I have seen it. It was nominated for three oscars.


I sure have!  That movie is classic, not very PC and wouldn't pass today, which is lame.


Speaking of multiple awards,the oscars was nominated for nine emmys in 2013.


Willie McCovey ripped a pitch in 1962 to almost beat the Yankees, too bad they caught it.


Wish I could go back in time to own one!  I guess being compared with Charlie Brown can make an impression on you though.


It seemed to be a big hit with the fans. There's a lot of Charlie Brown merchandise for the team.


That's great.  That can be a positive connection for McCovey.


I imagine the whole thing had to be a bittersweet memory, with all of the ups and downs, and so much attention.


Did you know that the world series has been going on since 1903?


What a run! The Yankees seem to be the team with the record to beat, winning 27 out of their 40 matches so far.


Although Babe Ruth was caught stealing to lose and end game 7 of the 1926 series


I wonder if Babe Ruth ever made an appearance in the Canadian league? It's a popular sport up there too.


I don't know, but baseball managers wear uniforms because they can play if needed. On another note, did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types?


That's an interesting fact. I've heard of doggy blood-drives, funnily enough.


Wow, never saw that one!  Interesting.  Nice talking to you.


He passed away but never forgot the moment saying he hit the ball as hard as he could but it was right at the other player.


It seems unfortunate, a man lived his entire life with the memory of such a small mistake.


I imagine he was still proud to have been there though.  It probably reminded him in sickness of a time he had been strong.


That's a good outlook. Who among us have even competed on a level like the World Series?


He did make the Hall of Fame as a first baseman


True, and his name immortalized in the Peanuts comics several times.


That's even cooler :)  McCovey was one of 10 children and had 521 home runs in 22 years.  That's a long career in baseball.


I wonder how much a McCovey card is worth? Some of the earlier cards are worth a fortune!


Do you follow the Earth? It has been around for a long time. Longer than the govt. Longer than the Bible.


Just stare at the heavens and wonder. Then go back to updating their Facebook page. Maybe read the Bible for prophecy.


If he/she was in elementary school in the US before 1963, they would likely have read the Bible already since it was required in many schools


The alien prophecies in the middle chapters of the Bible could come in handy then.


Maybe those sections you're referring to are what Thomas Jefferson cut out of his version of the Bible


He didn't like the superstitious alien-invasion part. Michael Bay would like that though.


Maybe the aliens plan on returning to the Etemenanki in Iraq. Some think that's what the Tower of Babel is based on


I would like to see that place. It would be interesting. Maybe the alien visitors would start there.


It would be cool to see? Do you think they like apples? Or the confusion might be that the world is interchangeable with that of "evil" in Latin


Eve ate evil then? Is Eve short for Evil? LOL. I guess language changes. The alien visitors will straighten it all out for us, if the UN ambassador does his job right.


Only two of our Presidents haven't sworn into office on the Bible. I wonder what they used instead


I've heard that the first day only lasted 5.5 hours. I'm glad we have much longer than that in a day now


Probably the Constitution. The aliens would not approve but then again, they showed up late to the party. Anyhow, thanks for the chat. Have a good night.


I think the work day will soon get to be 20 hours if the day keeps getting longer. Maybe we could go back to 6 hours. That would be good.


Or more days off. I've heard that by the end of this century, we won't have helium anymore


That will be a bummer for kids parties. No balloons? No funny voices? Then what?


Maybe it'll be available on the black market for a high price. Like a walk through the forrest will be since over 80 percent have already been destroyed


Forests are disappearing. We will soon. Its fate.


Maybe the aliens will contact by then. The United Nations has an ambassador in place if such thing occurs


Goodness, what a silly job. I wonder what that person does all day.


Maybe he/she has an interesting in astronomy. Or maybe they research the earth's history


Do you know much about book banning in schools?


i agree with Harper Lee who stated that she didn't think that racial tension problems would be solved by banishing classics.


Seems like she knows a lot about it. Seems reasonable to adovovate for your book.


Sometimes when books aren't banned a parent can request an alternative book, but personally it seem like you would miss out on the classroom discussions and learning if you are the only one reading it.


Yeah. I agree. I haven't read to kill a mockingbird in a while and will need to re-read it. After all, there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds.


And if  you don't want to read it in print form you can get it in another format, like audiobook, or you can use a device to read it as an e-book.


How would you like to wheelbarrow 32,000 books 3/4 of a mile at age 85???


I hope i have that much strength at age 85, or such devotion to donate them to a library like Gladstone did.


I know... MY 40 year old body aches when I get off the couch!


Well, you can get some media in a digital form from the library and stay on your couch if you want.


Nice. My life just got a little lazier... Not sure if that is a good thing...


I know a little. I know banning those two books would cost me two of my favorite books.


If you need more stuff to do but don't have the equipment you could loan things from a library, they have library of things.


Are either of your favorite books "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "Huckleberry Finn"? Those are ones that come up often.


yes, I love them both. I named my dog Scout after To Kill a Mocking bird.


Harper Lee addressed a Virginia school board about their removal of her book, because they said it was "immoral".


She just released a new follow up to To Kill a Mockingbird.


Does it happen in the same area of the South, at the same time with the same characters?


I am not sure. I have not read it yet. Did you read those two books?


I read both "Huckleberry Finn" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" when I was in school.  My local school board didn't seem to have any problem with the N-word or other racial slurs in them.


Mine either. I wonder if the sensitivity will cause them to miss out on other things or shelter them from other areas that make a well-rounded adult (please don't infer I am encouraging racism).


Hey have you heard about the new dwarf planet spotted at the very fringe of our solar system? I wonder if that is where "Minnie Me" was from?


I guess planet nine is too big to be hiding behind Venus? As the only planet that rotates counterclockwise, has no tilt, and Venus has no seasons. It would be nice if Venus had something special.


Planet Nine would be out there, beyond Pluto. I think Venus is something special.  It has mass.  Mars is smaller and can never hold an atmosphere.  In 1975 the Soviet Union landed a craft on Venus.  First images of another planet.


Cool. I guess it was easier to land a craft on Venus than on Jupiter, because Jupiter rotates sideways and rolls around the sun rather than spinning like the other planets.


I always thought Jupiter was a gas giant.  Any craft would be like a submarine diving in the ocean, or a hot air balloon. Do you know anyone that calls earth Gaia, or Tellus?


My Aunt Ethel does. Myself, I am a little partial to earth. It's come a long way since it was born. It used to have 5.5 hour days. Now, some days drag on forever.


Well, Hudson Bay Region of Canada has less gravity than the rest of the planet.  That should lighten the load of the day.


I'll book the flight. After all, 80%  of th earth's forests have been destroyed, I should enjoy it now.


I like to imagine what it would have been like to find a planet with a telescope.  To think, five were named by the ancients and observed with the eye.


They were able to locate the infinitesimal out of an infinite cosmos. We are still looking for our car keys. I blame atmospheric scattering--it is an excuse that works to explain why the sun, while white, actually appears yellow. If it ca obscure something as huge as the sun, it should be able to obscure my car keys.


The keys are in the last place you look.  Its odd how that happens.  The sun is an interesting thing.  If we were on mars, the sunset would appear blue.


Minnie Me.. you are a funny one.  The dwarf planet is called "the Goblin".  Nice name, why not Dopey?


Imagine if our sun was the size of the biggest star in our galaxy. At 1 billion times it's current size, this bigger sun would definitely require more sunscreen.


Yes, sunscreen.  The sun we have is 99.86% of the mass of our solar system.  This other star would be heavier yet.  Earth is so small.  We should carry a spare, maybe even a second set of keys.


Yes wise one, that would be useful. But answer me this: If the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000, then why are they fracking in my backyard?


Distance.  The sun radiates the energy in all directions and the intensity of the light falls by the square of the distance.  Or something like that.  Helium was discovered by observing the sun.


Yeah! Pluto needs somebody to play with. Although Pluto is 6-times greater in size, he could still kick the little ice ball around for fun!


Six time the size, and not a planet as determined by the International Astronomical Union. The distances involved are enormous.  I wonder how long an orbit of the Goblin is?


"Orbit of the Goblin" I think I saw that SyFy movie starring Jim Carrey as Uranus. I prefer to refer to the goblin as 215 TG387. It helps to  avoid the unwelcome laughter.


At its closest, 215 TG387 is 65 AU from earth, at the farthest is is 2,300 AU.  I am sure it was difficult top find.  Not sure where my keys are.


Maybe you dropped them on Jupiter's moon, Ganymede. It is big enoough to be a planet if onty it orbitted the sun.


Are there giants on Ganymede? 215 TG387 travels out to the Oort cloud.  Almost unremarkable space junk in a parking spot.


Nice. But at least the weather is better than that planet where shards of glass rain down at 4500 mph on a balmy 2000-degree day. Not even giants would vacation on that planet!


Perhaps the real reason to search for 215 TG387 and similar objects ( there are a few) is the search for Planet Nine.  An object unobserved but predicted.  Planet Nine would be massive if it exist.


Hello there, do you follow baseball at all?


That I will agree with.  Interesting how much more high tech the game has become.


I wonder if the rocket scientist who coaches would have to do with it?


That is one heck of a career change, I'll say that.


He went to a high school whose fight song included six digits of pi. How cool is that?


That is cool to me.  I wonder what other people from that high school got into football.


I don't know, but they should send them to the Browns, as the quarterback with the most wins in their stadium, is Ben Roethlisberger.


Yeah big Ben has dominated the Browns his whole career for sure.


That he has. I see a 17 year old girl was banned from baseball, after she struck out Babe Ruth. That seems extreme.


I think I read that too, that seems way extreme.  I wonder what ever happened to her?


I would like to know that as well. Especially since she also struck out Lou Gehrig.


Hello. Not really. My kids do, their favorite team is the Cubs. I didn't know they were called the Orphans.


Right!  Well it has been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Nice! Yeah my team has had their fair share of games with the Cubs, and I never knew that about them.


I guess Reagan was a broadcaster for them in the 30's.


Very interesting, never knew that one either.


Do you know if women are allowed in the MLB?


That I don't know, I do know that the NFL doesn't have a rule against female players.


They also use tracking chips in their shoulder pads, I'm not sure how I would feel about that.


Yeah I think I have read about that.  I don't have problem if some of that is used for improving player safety.


It just seems so invasive. I think they should keep them in the footballs, though.


I do. It was to provide comfort while playing.


That's cool. Do you watch Fox News ever?


I do not but I am certainly aware of it.


The Fox News corp once discussed creating a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons.


That would be insane but with as long as it's been on it's totally possible. I can't see it being very lucrative though.


Me either. Fox News is watched more than CNN and MSNBC.


For me that's pretty depressing. I just discovered recently that Fox News network was created by Republican strategist Richard Ailes and Richard Nixon. That's concerning.


Did you know that they threatened to sue The Simpsons to stop them from making fun of their anti-democratic party agenda?


Hello - I don't really care for jazz music too much. What about you?


Good luck with that lawsuit with parody laws.


I'm not a big fan but I respect the talent and history. Did you know that Clint Eastwood is a jazz fan?


I did not know that. Do you like Clint Eastwood.


I've liked some of his movies but not so much the old westerns. He has scored several of his own films which is impressive.


Did you know there's a Harlem woman has held free jazz concerts at her apartment for 20 years?


I did not. That must have been a large apartment. It was very nice of her. I was also shocked to recently discover that Pakistan has a chart topping jazz orchestra. I would not have thought that jazz would be big in Pakistan.


That's crazy - I would have never guessed that either!


It is shocking. Do you know why jazz trumpeters grow goatees?


Oh wow I didn't know that. Do you know why?


I heard that the name was derived from the team players preference in Starbucks coffee. "Tall, black cappuccino"


I hope, shows my biases. I went to Illinois and the mascot was Chief Illiniwek and they got rid of him due to racial insensitivity a decade ago. The article said there a soccer variation with 3 teams, that had to be bedlam.


Three teams? I hope they wear different colored shirts!  Is this world cup play?


No, I think if that was in World Cup we'd hear more about it. Sounds like a specialized league or event. Have you watched any World Cup events, I haven't. My friends in Europe say the country shuts down for their team's matches. Strange that the hosting company don't show any net economic gains though. Sounds like bad planning.


+Talk about bad planning, did you know the 2020 World Cup is supposed to be played in a city that hasn't been built yet?


Haha, yes. Odd that the cities that bid on it years in advanced was won by a country with no host city.  Sounds like there more to that awarding of the city than meets the eye. They said the US got 3rd in 1930, odd I wasn't even aware of US soccer till the 1970's.


Yeah. I didn't even know World Cup was a FIFA event until this year  LOL


Well I assume your in the US, we don't follow any sports are team isn't in contention to win and we have a whole bunch of sports year round. A lot of the countries in the World Cup that the only game in town for months so it dominates the press.


I try to avoid the press. I do like trivia. Did you know that the Hungary soccer team only lost 1 game of=ver a six year stretch in the 1950s? That's surprising!


Surprising and amazing, even the 1950's or Babe Ruth era Yankee's lost a few games and world series. Hungary had the Soviet invasion in 56 so I guess that put an end to their run.


No, not really. I travel to Europe  for work a few times a year so I've gone to some matches and had a lot of fun, but I haven't really gotten into the sport itself over there or here in the US (I've never attended a match here).


Yeah. The current champion is France. I wish the world cup was played more frequently than once every 4 years.


Yes, but the given the World Logistics finding a annual host city would be something else. Sounds like the US women's team is more competitive, not getting less than 3rd since 91.


We have a local summer college leaguue that is new to the area, but I have not attended yet. Not world Cup level, but good none-the-less


DId you play at all? It was a popular with kids when I and my kids were growing up, but by high-school it dropped out of main sports and basketball/football took over.


I played in school and in a summer league as a young child, but other sports drew my attention as I grew. It amazes me that it remains the most popular sport in the world. No equipment required helps.


Yes, that explains it's draw in the third world. Did you play basketball? I went to Kansas actually and it's ironic that James Naismith invented basketball and coached there and has the stadium named after him, yet he's the only coach with a losing record who coached there.


Pretty wild.  I was never tall enough  to excel in basketball. I wrestled instead.  har that if you add up all the revenue from basketball, football, baseball, tennis, golf and hockey combined, it still falls short to the earning for soccer.


Yes, a world sport so a lot of smaller summing larger than our outlay. Did you see where the football or basketball coach is highest paid state employee in 39 of 50 states, sad priorities in my book.


It is amazing  how much people value games where others chase balls. Bit, at least sometimes, a ball player will reach outside themselves and help others. Like that soccer player who donated is World Cup bonus to help children in Brazil.  Warms the heart.


Yes, that the counter to over paying the coach. I hope there a lot more of that type of charity from rich athletes we don't hear about. You see where New Zealand's nickname for their basketball team is "tall blacks". That would get some court cases, boycotts and protest here.


Hey, good to have you on with me today! Are you a big football fan?


I was going to say, QB's excluded. They get paid a lot of money and Kirk sure did get paid. Im a KC fan so im wondering how Mahommes will get paid after his rookie contract is done.


Hopefully he takes a team friendly contract to help shore up your defense.


No joke. Its not surprising that we werent in the superbowl thats in February each year!


I wish he would have been. Better than the PAtriots again


Im all for a guy getting his championships but it did make the even very lack luster. Although its kinda funny that a guy who was never started in high school ends up with 6 rings.


He's smart, though not overly athletic. OFten QBs are the  opposite of that.


I agree. You can look at Cam Newton who is so large that he doesnt need to play smart football to win. Maybe all that Halo 3 that Mayfield is playing will help the browns out!


Well, video games help train people for a lot of things, like quick reads and reacting. Great for a QB


Ive heard they are good for mental quickness. Saying you can beat anyone at your whole university is pretty surprising.


He could play in a tournament and prove it, though I doubt he plays as much  now since hes doing well.


As a matter of fact I am, and play fantasy and watch at least a couple games per weekend. You?


Yeah, hes really turned that team around. Hopefully they can keep it up! Have a good day!


I play tons of fantasy. I wish there werent only 16 regular season games so fantasy would last a little longer!


Me too. I was kind of aware of the NFL planting tracking kids in shoulder pads since they have the next gen stats on TV often.


I had not idea about that! Do they have the sensors or micro chips in anything else?


Inside the ball to track speed and everythng else. explains how they are able to build details like the ball trail for the TV screen


Oh, thats really interesting. Im a little surprised that in total there is only an average of 11 minutes of live gameplay. I thought it would much more!


Yea, given the draining clock, that makes sense. 11 brutal minutes though between commercial and commentary.


I agree, its a tough sport. Given the players salaries i guess it evens out. Engineers are getting paid a lot more than i originally thought if they make more than NFL and MLB Players.


Kirk Cousins earned 44 million even with franchise tags. I'm a Vikings fan and otn know yet if hes worth 84 some mill.


Yeah you never know with it, it can certainly go both ways. Maybe we should have something like in Nevada in all stated in the ballot


Yeah, I guess people that want to choose "none of these candidates" generally just won't vote.  I wish we could do better than having just primarily two parties.  I know there are technically other parties, but they don't ever get any serious candidates because the Republicans and Democrats own the ballots.


I know and that has been the case for so long since 1853


Do you have any one in particular you would like to see run for President in 2020?  Do you plan on voting?


Yes definitely, I vote every time. How about you?


I don't necessarily have any favorites that I hope run, but I do enjoy listening to Ben Shapiro from time to time.  I am planning on voting... When I was younger, I didn't vote very often, but I have certainly found a new sense of proud in making sure I am up to date with the issues and cast my ballot.  Having a voice in the elections is what makes America wonderful!


And I really wonder if we will be able to breach that 62.8% of voters in the last 100 years. I really hope more people get out there and vote


I agree, I wish everyone would take a little bit of time out of their day to research the facts and make an effort to vote.  Unfortunately, I only see that number getting lower over time.  It seems like younger people are less motivated to get out and vote.


That is not good. Did you know the international observers were banned from polls in nine states in 2012. WHy are they there in the first place?


I have no idea... If i had to guess, I'd say there are a lot of countries that hope to infiltrate American elections to help better serve their own interests.  It seems illegal immigrants attempting to vote is also a problem that continues to get worse.


I'm great, how are you?  So, it seems like people either love Trump or hate Trump... How do you feel?


Yeah that is true. It was nice chatting with you.


I am not a fan of his but then again I am trying to always learn more about politics so I can have an informed decision for myself


Absolutely... I wish more people had your attitude.  It seems like the majority of people only listen to what the media tells them, but I wish everyone would just get the facts and then make up their own mind.  Admittedly, I do have conservative values.


Yeah, well, with elections coming up we need to learn as much as we can really. Do you know what the other name of the Republican Party is?


I believe its referred to as the Grand Old Party (GOP), correct?  How do you feel about the media's coverage of news and politics?  Are there any outlets you consume more than others?


No not really I try to listen to a little bit of everything as the media is very biased sometimes


Me too... I don't even like reading/watching news outlets that are generally on the same "side" of opinion as me, because I don't enjoy how biased everything is.  I've found that the Wall Street Journal is a pretty good news source that generally just reports the news and removes any personal opinion or bias.


Yeah. I wonder how the system of ancient greece appointing people by lottery would work nowadays


Haha, it would definitely be interesting for sure.  I suppose there would still be some type of criteria to be eligible for the lottery.  It would be kind of scary if literally ANYONE could be selected.  However, I feel like sometimes us "Average Joes" could probably do much better than all the corrupt politicians in the world.  It could be worse though... at least we don't have a dictatorship like North Korea or Russia.


Hi,  I look forward to chatting with you!  Did you hear about Disney acquring Fox Television Group?


Speaking of animated characters, do you watch the simpsons?  They were a pretty funny family.  Only one episode didn't have Bart.


Yeah love the simpsons!  Thats kinda messed up Bart is like the star of the show!  I heard the simpsons crew gave flowers to the producers of south park!


That was a nice act.  If you watch horror movies, you can burn 180 calories.  I might do that instead of the gym this week.


haha nice!  The majority of creepy sounds in a scary movie are made by a waterphone.  I found out last year when I went on the WB tour that the zombie eating human sound is a guy who is eating fried chicken lol


Imagine being an actor in a horror movie, but not even knowing it was a horror movie. Perhaps without all the sound effects like the waterphone, the movie isn't so scary!


yeah probably!  They are quite talented in simulating scary sounds.  I never wouldve thought of eating chicken.  Yeah,  I guess it is common with child actors,  not knowing they are in a horror movie.


Did you see the Fox show 911?  It debuted this week


I don't know. I didn't see it, just heard about it.  Apparently, they also have a music competition show called "The Four."  I wonder how the talent is of that.


Oh I love watching music competitions especially the audition part in the beginning.


Yes,  I did.  Do you like Disney?  I love Disney,  but I never knew Minnie Mouse's name is short for Minerva.


They are fun to see people make their breaks.


Yes,  or completely not have the talent expected lol been fun chatting.


Yes, I love Disney.  They are very creative and imaginative.


Absolutely,  I also did not know that Wall-e was based on Walt disneys name!


Wow, never knew that. That is interesting!  Bill Nye consulted in Disney's Flubber!  I love Bill Nye shows.  Have you watched him?


Yeah,  he's cool.  he looks like Steve Martin lol do you ever look for the " hidden mickeys"  when you go to the Disney theme parks?


I went this year and didn't see any.  Never heard of that.  Did you know Stephen King was afraid of Bambi and thought it was a horror?


Yeah,  they are hidden all over the park.  I have only seen like 3 or 4.  Its a fun game if you have to wait in line all the time.


Where are they hidden?  If Fox joins with Disney I wonder if they will have to put Mickey in the horror movie as Iger suggested may happen?


Hidden all over the theme park,  the one I can remember right now is while you are waiting in hyper space mountain ride line looking down at the ride is a mickey shape.  Horror mickey movie that would be scary lol


I wonder if it still sounds the same lol might have to look that up on the youtube.


Might be worth it. I think Jazz has influence on a lot of popular music even if people don't realize it. There is structure in rock and regime even big brass that borrows from jazz.


A harlem woman has held free jazz concerts in her home every sunday for 20 years!


Imagine being at one of those concerts and one of the greats stops by. I think I would lose it right then and there.


I wouldnt even recognize them if I were there,  since I do not keep up with jazz at all lol


I would probably recognize the playing rather than the artist themselves unless someone like Clint Eastwood stopped by. Him or his son I would recognize.


I see.  I would recognize clint eastwood I think lol I found out he is alleric to horses lol


How would that even work!? So many of his films are westerns. It seems like he would constantly be around them.


Probably a lot of non drowsy benadryl or claritin lol


Given how he comes across it is entirely possible he just toughed it out through all the reactions.


I find it fascinating but I don't really know that much about it. Are you a fan?


Its been good talking to you,  have a good one.


I watch it sometimes,  but I dont follow it.


I'm more a fan of the arts. I could listen to a good music album all day long.


do you like jazz?  did you know clint eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast?


I do enjoy jazz. It is just so free flowing. You can't really fault him for being a fan although he is more of a jazz musician than a fan at this point.


I hear jazz trumpeters grow goatees because it is comfortable.


Huh that is interesting. I would have thought that the hair would interfere with the way that their lips connected with the instrument.


Did you know Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping charts?


Oh wow I didn't know that. I wouldn't have expected Jazz out of Pakistan. Somehow that seems to loose  of a music structure to gain popularity in such a rigid country. It is super neat though!


Have you ever heard of the civil rights lawyer Michael Trister?


That's kind of sad, people can't complain if they don't vote,  In some countries, Australia for instance, you get fined for not voting.


interesting, neveda is the only state that has "none of these candidates" voting option for pres elections


Do they keep a tally of how many times people check that.  I wonder what they'd do if that got the most checks.


i wonder, and what if all the states had that option?


The lawyers would have a field day, remember all that fuss in 2000 with the hanging chads.  If every State had none of the above win it would be chaos.


definitely, funny fact, the taller presidential candidate has one 75% of the time since 1900


I'm six four, maybe I missed my calling, I could have been president.  My height comes in useful at concerts, people are always complaining about me when I stand in front of them.


funny, and who would think of keeping that data


There's always someone keeping track of data, just ask Facebook.  Maybe one day out elections will be done over Facebook, it sounds like it has a higher participation rate than Presidential elections.


Have a good evening.  Have a good day.  Have a good morning.  Or as they do in Nevada, none of the above.  Bye


That is my understanding, I believe he was forced from professorship in the late sixties, probably because he was black.


oh ok, how about john macain, he was a jeopardy contestant in 1965


He was, I wonder how he did?  With the length of that show, and it's weekly showing there must be lots of now famous people that have been on it.


probably, he also made a cameo in the movie wedding crashers


Interesting that if you are born around the Panama canal you can be American, do we lease or own the land for the canal.  I know we pretty much built it.


not sure, mccains mom is still alive and took race car driving classes in her late 90's!


They sound like an adventurous family, he must have got his courage from his mom.


yeah! speaking of politics, voter turnout for presidential elections has not breached 62% in the last 100 years


Hello there, do you know much about presidents?


Exactly, they put a lot of work into as well when they are running.


Very true. Did you know the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


Neat. Roosevelt was such a conservationist that he banned Christmas trees from there


Sad Christmas I guess for them. They still use floppy discs there.


Hmm I wonder if it is because they can kid of be safer to store files


Yeah maybe that is the case. George Bush was the guy that brought the solar panels back to the white house


Good for him. Did you like Obama as a president?


Yeah he was cool and if you zoom into google maps on the white house you can see him there


Haha that is neat. He vetoed only 2 bills while in office and Roosevelt vetoed 635


Wow that is a big difference. Do you know his secret code name?


Hello there. I know some stuff like the president of Zimbabwe was called Banana?


Yeah I wonder if that means anything else in their language though


Good points. Do you know who the three wealthiest us presidents are?


Yes it is Jefferson, Washington and JFK right?


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


Yeah that is pretty cool actually. DId you know the President of Indonesia is a pop star?


Yeah I heard he has already released three albums so he must be good I guess


I guess so. Do you know how the VP used to be elected in the good old days?


Yeah it was the runner up which I think is pretty fair to be honest


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


yeah, georgia tech must still be proud of that win


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


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


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


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


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


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


Good afternoon! Do you have a favorite TV show?


Right - like they didn't advertise the episode as the only on without Bart....  you'd have to watch it in real time and make the connection.  But it's probably widely known to the fanatics by now....


Yeah I agree, have you ever seen an episode of Pokemon?


I can't say that I have, but I do know about Pokemon and what they are and how crazy kids are about it.  Pocket Monster!


Oh yeah the kids are crazy about it for sure, did you know there are over 750 episodes of the show though?!


That, I had no idea - seems like a ton of shows for me to not have seen even one!


Yeah I never saw one, I don't know how they can keep coming up with new material.


I think the story lines with that many characters would be hard to create and follow.  There is a movie coming out with Ryan Reynolds right?


Yeah I think you are right, I thought I saw a preview recently.


Do you listen to the radio much, podcasts, etc?


Yeah I found a really good local station that I like, how about you?


Hello there, I do, I really like the Simpsons, how about you?


At work I listed to a lot of talk radio, sports and politics to pass the time.  At home I listen to a lot of music, but not on a traditional radio station.  I listen to podcasts while walking the dogs too!


Nice! I have yet to get into the podcasts.  Anyways, it's been fun and interesting talking with you, I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


The Simpsons is an all time great show and I do enjoy it - my favorite is probably Seinfeld


Hey that's my 2nd if I can't have two number ones, wish Simpsons would have quit while they were still funny like Seinfeld.


Right!  I'm not sure if/when Simpsons will quit - being a cartoon makes it easy for the character to just keep going....  Seinfeld finale, as most great shows, was kinda disappointing!


Yeah it was, do you know there is an episode of the Simpsons in which Bart never appears?


That seems unlikely, but I trust you - I wonder which episode it was and what it was about, pretty hard to have an episode without a main character!


I am willing to bet it was in a later season episode, I don't think I have seen it.


I have a buddy who claims to have seen every episode of the Simpsons - I'll ask him if he knows.  Maybe test his knowledge


Yeah I bet he would know, or maybe not that seems like an odd fact.


Hey there what do you think about the president? Shocking that Trump is not one of the top three most wealthy.


I think so. I know that George Bush put solar panels on the White House. Originally Jimmy Carter had them on, and then Ronald Reagan took them off, and then I guess George put them back on haha


I wonder if Trump took them off. He doesn't believe in climate change. He likes coal. Not very environmentally friendly.


No I agree with you. Did you like Teddy Roosevelt though? He was a staunch conservationist. I guess he banned the White House from having Christmas trees


He wanted to preserve the natural legacy of the country. Jimmy Carter turned all white house thermostats down to 65 degrees during the winter of 1977. He wanted to set an example.


Yep I think that was a good example. I think a bad example is that the White House still uses floppy disks. Get with the times!


That might have to do with security. It might be harder to hack into those system. I'm not sure. The US system should change in many ways. In Guatemala close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president. The US could do that.


Yes I actually like that idea. I wonder why it took the Secret Service four days to realize that bullets had hit the White House. They must not have been doing their jobs


Gov't shutdown is not necessary for the gov't to stop doing its job.


LOL I like that. Do you like any dramatic movies or TV shows? I really like Game of Thrones myself


He probably thinks he's the richest. He probably thinks he's the top everything.


Did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid dramatic actor ever? $700,000 per episode of house. Now that's a dream I'd like to wake up to haha


Sounds good! $700k. What does he do with it all? Anyhow, great chat!


I know I could not spend that much money haha or maybe I could LOL I should take a page out of Michael Caine's Playbook and chase girls with the money haha


Yes I'm sure if hemade the list he would be at the top haha. did you hear about the president of Indonesia?


The man and his pop albums? Yes. I guess he felt it more important to record than to manage the country.


Yes it's kind of sad actually. It doesn't say that they were best-selling either. So they're probably not very good


Trump could probably release some albums. They might sell among his followers. He might become the richest prez ever. LOL


LOL well he could make a duet with Kanye West. They could do it from the White House to guest house haha


I bet Trump is steamed that the guest house is bigger. Trump would probably build a replica of the White House after he leaves office.


I heard that there were replicas in Ireland and France actually? Maybe he built those haha


If he had, there would be TRUMP signs on them. The US has a long history with Ireland and France. Does the WH have solar panels on it at the moment?


Are you a parent? having a 5 year old is difficult


Yeah I try to set a good example for them do you like reading?


I love to read. i spend my days reading a lot. good for the mind.


It is good for the mind I agree, do you have any favorite authors?


I like to read non fiction, but in the realm of fiction, i like SF and fantasy.


You must like George R.R. Martin then, I like him and also like Tolkien and CS Lewis.


I like game of thrones the tv show, but i have not read the books yet. i should.


The books are much better, I really like them, a great book is Starship Troopers, ever watched the movie?


I read the book when i was a kid. it was great. then i saw the movie. different story, but still fun.


Yeah, I liked the movie also but not as much as the book another good book is Enders Game, it seems like both are books recommended by the military.


Yeah, i liked enders game. i never saw the movie. GoT is finishing this year. the author fell behind, so it is probably good. Anyway, great chat!


hi how are you? I am not a parent. but 5 year olds can be difficult!


I feel sad about that, ending so soon and it was a great chat I hope you have a nice night Im signing off for the night.


It is, I am a dad and having a 5 year old can be really challenging and then there's all the fear associated with it.


I think parenting is tough and nothing prepares people for it. I think that dads have it especially tough.


Yeah specially if you have twins or more kids at home, it can turn into a real nightmare lol


Double trouble! Yes, the energy it takes to parent is incredible. i think that working and parenting at the same time is tough.


Its hard work but its worth it, my kids drive me nuts at times but then the love I feel for them grows with time and wouldnt imagine my life without them.


Yeah, kids need parenting and i think that it is important to be there because you dont know when they will need you.


Yeah they do, we are a compass until they sail off on their own, I like to read and try to make my kids read as well.


If you read, then they will read eventually because of your example.


Do you know many facts about governments?


The Model T came out in 1908 and was the first car available to the masses.


Yeah the first one, can't believe its been more than a hundred years since then. Cars have advanced a lot over time.


They sure have.  The car brand Cadillac was named after French explorer Antoine de la mothe Cadillac who also founded Detroit.


I love that brand, their cars are expensive though, do you know the story behind the drive-thru fast food chains have now a days


They started back in 1975, McDonalds invented it for soldiers, apparently they were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing uniform.


How interesting!  The trunks of cars are called that because in the old cars people used to carry wooden trunks on the back of them.


Really thats why? so interesting, did you know its legal to equip flame-throwers in your car in South Africa, they must be crazy down there.


I wouldn't want to live there.  That would be scary if they fell into the wrong hands.  It's been fun chatting!


Yeah it would be scary I agree, kind of excessive to prevent car theft, it was fun chatting I agree have a nice day


Some of them, like how the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada, what about you ?


I know a little and that's a lot of land!  Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks. lol


That is ironic lol, Wikileaks has made the life of the government impossible over the last years, I think they do an admirable job


Yes.  Someone needs to be a watchdog.  A man in France impersonated a government official, and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower not once, but twice!  whoa!


Really twice? that is really funny I would imprison the others for falling for that lol


lol  In 2008, the Norwegian government donated $1 billion dollars to help save the Amazon rainforest.  That's a nice thing to see.


They did? that is such a nice thing to do, saving the world one rainforest at the time specially with so many cars out there polluting the planet.


I agree.  The first patent for a car was issued in 1886 to Karl Benz.  Didn't know they were working on them that early.


I didnt know that I thought it was a Ford, in fact the Ford Model T, but its nice to know I was wrong.


I think that too much opinion related content really drives the divide in this country. It should try to be dedicated to an objective view of the news as much as possible.


I am the same way. Did you know astronauts on the space station have faster internet than most Americans at home?


If there is anyone that deserves it, it's them. They probably have to make life and death decisions in mere seconds.


I agree. In 2001, neopets was the fourth most trafficked website on the internet.


I feel like these days there are less individual fun websites and more conglomerates than ever.


I agree. Humans are the minority on the internet, outnumbered by automated software programs.


I think that the automated programs are ruining the internet. It's hard to know what is a real interaction anymore.


Definitely. The act of looking oneself up on the internet is called egosurfing.


I've never egosurfed, hopefully I'm never featured online enough to do that.


I have never done that either lol. Everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection.


That's a great policy and should be adopted worldwide!


I do not, it seems to always be so negative that it can get depressing sometimes.


I lot of news channels report depressing stuff. I agree. Did you know Fox threatened to sue the Simpons?


I guess Fox was okay with them making fun of everyone else but not them.


LOL - that's funny. In 2007 Fox tried to have a conservative version of the daily show. It only made it 13 episodes.


I can't think of many comedians off the top of my head who are conservative leaning, it might have been tough to get a well known host.


Yes. In 2015, the median viewer age for Fox News was 68.


I think that really reflects the change in society. Conservatives tend to be a bit older I believe and the younger generation of conservatives probably gets their news online as opposed to on television


Yep I agree. The percentage of airtime on Fox dedicated to opinion is 55%. For MSNBC, it's 85%.


Have you heard about some politicians who actually get along????


Thats cool! Interestingly less than 63% of people have turned out for elections in the last 100 years


That's crazy! I know not everyone votes, but thats a pretty low number. Did you know officials in ancient Athens were chosen via lottery because they wanted to avoid a potential oligarchy? Apparently they thought thats what voting would lead to


Lottery! I guess then there is a chance everyone could be in charge. In nevada you can vote for none of the above!


I read that too! I wonder what would happen if everyone selected that. I guess its only one state in a presidential election so maybe it wouldn't be noticeable.


I may move there and try it out next time! Hopefully they don't block poll observers like was done in 2012


Yeah that option might have come in handy for the last election! I wonder if they give the same option for smaller/local elections?


My favorite album was written and released by Pink Floyd in 1973 but still a best seller in 2014


Yeah! I love Dark Side of the Moon! Not surprising its still relevant. Did you know Straight Outta Compton was the first album to go platinum without touring or airplay?


Speaking of rap, apparently there were two 100 year old twins who released a rap album together in 1992...probably didn't go platinum but kind of a funny fact!


I don't hear about it often! How about you?


There were two in Maryland named Baker and Legett who worked for years together and left as great friends


I read a little on that too! It sounds like they started out as professor and student- did you read the same?


Is that what happened? I wasn't quite sure.


Yeah I guess Baker was a law student at Howard and Leggett was the dean who pushed him to finish school. Cool story! I don't feel like I don't hear happy political stories often enough haha


That's the truth! It sounds like toward the end they both had a lot of personal things that pushed them to leave.


Did they? I didn't read that part. Does it sound like they were still on good terms when they left? I couldn't tell!


They were, but aparently one of the spouses had alzheimer's and the other lost his father in that last year.


Oh wow. That's rough. On a happier note, I was reading some interesting trivia-type facts on elections. Did you know since 1900, the taller presidential candidate has won the election 75% of the time?


Do you ever like to dance to music on the radio?


That's amazing! I usually listen to Pandora and haven't really tried Spotify. Which do you like more?


well sometimes i just default on the radio. if its goood enough for wwii soldiers, its good enough for me


True! I remember when radio was all we had. Did you know you can listen to Jupiter storms through AM radio?


I'm not sure, but I do know they allow flamethrowers on cars in Africa. I've heard Canada is really strict about songs they play...


yeah. they want Canadian music. i think we need flamethrowers on candian radios


I'm not even sure how a radio station could play 40% Canadian music unless they have more hit singers I know about here in the US.


yeah, u can probably find more stuff in classical latin,


I've heard Spotify is similar to youtube and, unlike on the radio, unknown artists can make some money.


Thats cool. I think i can manage a silent album


well, i tried doing a moonwalk, but a lawyer stopped me. Apparently i was violating michael jacksons IP rights.


That sounds ground breaking! I think I'll go find my old radio and tune to AM to try to find a Jupiter storm!!!


It would be even better on my Grandpa's old foxhole radio from the war!


I think I heard about that...something about how he dances and leans?


yeah, he has a patent on the device that allows u to do that.


Sounds pretty comical...I can't see being prom king with something like that strapped to you on the dance floor!


well, the cha cha championship is pretty competitive. u need everything u got when ur up against Bruce Lee


He's definitely got a well coordinated body! I guess even babies can dance to rhythm a bit, though.


yeah, you can go thru a lot of pointe shoes once you have a baby


Oh yes, you mean as a ballet dancer? I hear they must practice a lot. I wonder if they ever use spotify at dance studios? Do you use it?


I've listened to some Tupac on Spotify. He also danced ballet in High School


Good morning! What is your favorite animal?


I'm sure they would be hunted otherwise anyway


Probably. More than 80% of the Earth's natural forests have been destroyed.


A bit of a scary thought, though many countries are planting more than they cut down


I agree it's scary. When Earth first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long.


Sounds like a mid winters day in the midwest.


Definitely. Do you know Jupiter has a moon called Ganymede that would be a planet if it orbited the sun?


That's crazy. The earth isnt exactly big out there!


It's pretty small in comparison to others.


Definitely. Apparently one planet has sidweays raining high speed glass.


Wow - that would really stink to have that here on Earth. Talk about painful.


Hmmm my favorite might be a wolf, of all the 20 quintillion animals on earth.


That's a lot of animals! I saw animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they've been domesticated.


Maybe a signal to others? Germany also gave all animals constitutionally guaranteed rights in 2002.


Apparently Earth ill be helium free by the end of his century. Not sure if thats good?


That's probably not very good. Did you know hiccups are a holdover from evolution when land animals had both lungs and gills?


I also heard that yawns are the brains reaction to needing more oxygen


Interesting....did not know that. I heard the Loch Ness monster is actually a protected species....if it actually exist.


Yeah that an irony. Jay Z was a ghostwriter for a song on the space jam


Yeah that is so cool and it was performed by bugs bunny


I go from time to time. I hear Linkin Park held 324 concerts in 2011 That is amazing.


Wow, and the Ramones played for 20 years in a row


Yea a total of 2263 concerts. I wonder when they had time to sleep and rest


Exactly. Creed once out out a concert that was so bad, people sued them


That is pretty sad. In Croatia there is an ancient theater where bands can still play concerts


Wow I want to experience that. I hear Pink FLoyd played a concert in a similar one in Pompeii but without an audience


That is kind of a waste, too bad. Have you hear Linkin Parks's Hybrid Theory album?


Hye there I actually do. Do you know what his real name is?


I have and I love it, It is also the best selling album of this century


Yes it is Shawn Corey Carter but know as Jay-Z


Yeah. He went to the same school as busta rhymes and notorious big


Yeah and they used to have rap battles in the lunch room


That must have been awesome. Have you heard his album American Gangster?


I have and too bad that it is not on iTunes anymore as he pulled it out of theere


Yeah but he made a great comment about it how singled should not be sold separately as movie scenes are not


Yeah that is true. And how about his album Kingdom Come, do you know where the name comes from?


Yeah from the DC comics Kingdom Come where retired superman returns to teach the new guys how it id done


I'm not sure, but I know it is 20 times more than they do on bandwidth! I wonder how many people still get DVD's through the mail?


I am surprised that is still apart of their business model.


Some people are old fashioned like that haha. Do you watch television too?


I love television. What shows do you like to watch?


I actually like the Simpsons. I never knew there was only 1 episode that didn't have Bart in it!


Me too! I wonder what that episode was about?


I've been trying to find out myself! Were you ever into Pokemon?


I did like pokemon. Do you know how many epsiodes they have?


Wasn't there 750 total? That's like 50 a year!


Yes, thats 50 a year for 16 years straight.


That is crazy! Anyways, great chatting with you! Have a great day!


Yes, so much better then the old days of going to blockbuster.


I agree! Can you believe it all started because of a late fee?


That is so funny. Because of a $40 late fee, it has turned into this!


Even Blockbuster had a chance to buy it for 50 million dollars but declined!


That is crazy. I bet they are beating themselves up over that. Do you know what netflix is now worth?


I am sure they are! They're worth 2 billion dollars! I actually thought it would be more!


That is a lot of money still. Do you know how much they spend on postage?


do you have kids ? I don't , it  seems quite daunting.


A sentence has around 10 words, that would mean around 8 sentences per second that is quite a lot of information.


It sure is.  She might substitute words for images to help her remember as well.


I that you have it, a picture is worth a thousand words, so she would only had to remember 5 pictures every minute.


Yup.  Reading does require critical analysis, and I'm sure there are many techniques that can boost retention.


I read mostly for pleasure, I don't feel the need to read faster. It is strange to think there was a time when people were worried that some were reading too much novels.


Me too.  I read mostly for pleasure as well.  And you're right.  In the 18th century there as a panic about the spread of novels.


Much like there is a panic today about video games, and about comic books in the 50s. Anything new is suspicious.


Very true.  Some people are still trying to figure out children's minds.  One of the recommended reads is "The Whole Brain Child"


I did not read that book, sometime it is tough to teach them how to grow up, books can help.


For sure.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you today.


I actually have two boys, 14 and 9.  I also have twin nephews that just turned 5 in August.  One is great but one is kinda defiant.


Do they read ? Reading is a good mental exercise.


They are starting to.  What they really enjoy is telling stories.  They are constantly running around too.


I think that is the role of the parent to teach how to love reading, sometime the school accomplishes the opposite by forcing them to read.


True.  The trick with my two is to find something that they enjoy reading so it doesn't feel like a punishment.  They don't even realize when they are reading something that they like that they are learning language processing.


Same things with maths, I was playing a dice game with kids, and they did not mind all the mathematical aspects of the game.


So many things to learn in order to be educated.  Did you know the world record for speed reading is 4700 words a minute?


It is quite large, does the person remember what he had read ?


I would think so, at least most of it.  Her name is Anne Jones.


Hey there do you ever listen to Pandora radio? I mostly just listen to YouTube myself when I'm driving to work


No I agree with you. It is kind of a point though, I definitely wouldn't pay for them especially if they had ads. Do you ever listen to Taylor Swift? I guess she only puts her music on Pandora, and took it off Spotify, I wonder why?


No, I don't. But she does crop up on pandora every now and then.


Yeah I've seen her on there. Speaking of Spotify, what do you think that they have about four million songs that have never been played?


I think that they may have a bad selection then. LOL!


LOL maybe that's true haha, the 4 million songs is actually about 20% of their entire catalog though, that's a real high number in my opinion


Apparently, you need to play 130,745 plays per day to hit minimum wage on it.


Haha that's insane! I think my favorite is the band that released the silent album. They had their fans listen to the music when they were sleeping, basically at all times of day, and they used to the proceeds to fund a tour, that's pretty awesome!


Well apparently the programmer that made it, also made utorrent.


Oh that's interesting. I do use uTorrent actually, what about you? I think the guy who did that name is Ludwig right?


No, but i've heard of it. Pretty crazy that he also started Spotify.


I do, I like it over spotify, but Youtube I have to agree is better.


Yes I agree. I think it's crazy, how you can put a watermark in a song. That's how they can track if people are stealing their songs or not. Spotify uses musical water marks


Interesting way for IP protection. Well nice chatting with you.


Yep I agree with you. apparently Pandora is still only available in the United States. I wonder why it's not at least in Canada


Maybe because they have weird laws up in canada? Just a guess.


Haha that's possible. I personally wouldn't pay for any of those Services. Especially since YouTube is free. Do you know who Aloe Blacc is? They received about $12,000 after their fans listened to their songs 168 million times


No, I'm not sure. But that doesn't sound like a lot of money for that type of exposure.


Nope I'm agreeing with you there, I know they would make a lot more money just selling albums that many people for sure. Also Pandora has about a -16 million-dollar net income, which isn't good


I'm surprised Pandora pays so low, aren't you?


I am surprised about that. Even though they make about three hundred million dollars a year in Revenue. I guess they're still in the red. That doesn't bode well for their future. Did you know they also stream stand-up comedy?


No, I didn't. I'm not surprised they aren't all that profitable, they don't have enough ads compared to radio.


Do you like to listen to the radio? I heard soldiers used to make their own and called them foxhole radios.


Did you used to watch Sesame Street? I heard that Elmo testified before the US Congress and was the only non human to do so. Kind of funny!


That's cool. Looks like Congress players a baseball game every year and they are pretty even at only three wins apart.


That sounds pretty fun. I wonder if they have family picnics, too? I've heard that the senate has a candy desk. I wish we had that in college! The Congress is smart for allowing it.


I bet they do! Apparently "fantasy congress" exists where people draft members based on success.


I've heard of that, and even a fantasy spelling bee thing. It's strange what people come up with...sort of like how now our iPhones have more power for computing than some of the US's nuclear deterrents.


they need it! Have to go off satellite and to space and back!


Speaking of satellite, I though until recently that most all our technology was that now. I was reading about ocean life and saw that we still have phone and internet data cables on the ocean floor!


I know, and what will they do if it gets damaged? I never knew our phones were dependent on cables underwater. Salt water dissolves stuff fast, too! Hope they switch to satellite soon!


Makes sense to get over boredom. I do listen on the way to work mostly


Or good at repairing them. I don't think I'd want a job for the telephone company that involves diving to the bottom of the ocean, though. Not even if the pay was good! I'm going to go list to the radio, now. ttyl


There used to be a good morning radio show where they'd make prank calls with this person named Carmen. It was one of the funniest ones like it I've heard. Do you like those radio shows?


I do! I listen to a station here in Minnesota mostly for the morning show. It's funny for a little bit.


I've heard about a radio station where you can listen to Jupitors's storms, but that seems hard to believe! Have you heard of this?


I think it somehow picks up the sounds of the storms there on Jupiter and other places in outer space too and then it makes the sounds into music. I think I'd be interested in hearing the storms unedited, too! What about you?


I would love to hear it, might be soothing.


I like how in Canada their radio station must play at least 40% Canadian music. Good spirit!


Interesting. Theres also a site to listen to classic radio dramas free


How are you? Do you like animals,like dogs or horses?


Also dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing. I wonder if Gorillas were tested in that because I would think they would understand pointing more than other animals.


Sounds like they are really smart.Some dogs in Moscow are so smart that they have even learned how to use the subway!


Dalmatians are associated with firefighters because they were good at calming horses.


Oh that's funny that they have kept the Dalmatians around even though they don't use the horses anymore.


Speaking of horses, did you know that Icelandic horses have a fifth speed called "tolt" that is like speed walking for horses.


No, I did not know that at all. I know that once an Icelandic horse leaves Iceland it can never return.


It is pretty funny that Clint Eastwood had an allergy to horse but worked with them almost daily.


That is crazy! Did you know the length of horse hair is related to the amount of sunlight it gets?


Wow I didn't know that. Two high school students rode their horses to school on 'no vehicles at school day' and got suspended.


Well, it was no vehicles day, so technically they didn't do anything wrong. It was nice chatting with you today!


Well I would argue that a horse is very much so a vehicle, just ask the Amish, haha! Nice chatting, have a good day.


I do, I have two wiener dogs and a domesticated lynx house cat.


Oh that sounds good.I love dogs. They can learn over a thousand words and can reason better than chips.


Yeah and they are not actually color blind, they just can not see as many colors as we can.


Oh, that's cool. No wonder why my dog can get a colored tennis ball when I tell her to!!


I did not know that dogs have 12 different blood types, that is pretty crazy.


Wow! That's a lot. Did you know with the underside of their tongue.


Yeah and google prefers dogs over cats, they even state in their cod of conduct that they are a dog company.


Really? Well I prefer dogs too, but only because I'm allergic to cats.


What do you think of the government? You like Trump?


Those 2 poor idiots, I never knew they did that lol. Ever thrown a shoe from the Eiffel Tower?


No, Ha Ha! Have you? I wonder how fast it would be going  by the time it got down? I wouldn't throw one made by a famous designer since they are made from expensive materials and some cost 1000's!


I would throw a payless shoe, I have never before. It would be quite the sit. Maybe I would throw a Stephon Marbury $15 dollar shoe


Yea, I wonder how many of those inexpensive shoes they sold after  his endorsement? It's funny that 5000 year old shoes are  more reliable than modern shoes. Of course, I shouldn't be surprised when I look at some of those crazy spike heels!


lol, so true! my friend had two pairs of those 15 dollar shoes. They ripped right away!


Oh no! Not good. It's like the professional ballet dancers that go through 4 or more pointe shoes in a week. Of course, they have good reason to break down, given the pressure on the ends of the shoe when they pointe.


That would cost so much extra money, Ballet is expensive!


Yep! I like that Steve Smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game to call attention to homeless folks and their lack of shoes. I hear that shoes and socks are things they really need, but don't get donated often.


I was just thinking about that! Such a nice guy, he really cares! I want to donate now, good chatting with you!


Yes, it does make you think! Good to talk to you too. I'll remember that picture of chucking a shoe off the Eiffel tower, the rest of today!


Hi! He's an interesting person and I guess I will leave it at that. We need government for sure to make sure our  national interest and policies are kept.


I agree, it is good that we have someone new in office


I am impressed by the Norwegian government for giving 1 billion to another country to save their rainforest. That is a team player!


That is so nice! I wish our government was nice, but they spend to demolish rainforests!


Really, when did the pay to have trees cut in the rainforest? Speaking of land, it's amazing that 86% of Nevada is owned by the US government instead of individuals. That's most of the state!


That is so much, probably everything other than Reno, Las Vegas, and Carson City! I wonder what they do with that land?


I think that is where they do all the Air Force testing of the experimental planes. Also where they hid the aliens, Ha Ha!


That is what I was thinking too! The government sure do keep secrets. Like Trumps actual weight and how much he is worth! LOL


I never thought about wanting to know his weight! Speaking of secrets, isn't it funny that a guy sold the Eiffel tower TWICE! I can't imagine someone thinking it was actually for sale. I wonder how much he made off that swindle!


I am not a Facebook fan. How about you? Its amazing how big it has vgrown since it's origin in 2004.


My dog had a MtSpace page. Maybe you were Myspace friends... Apparently my dog did not help them earn enough money to afford to write a check for $75 million..


Maybe, dogs do have constitutionally guaranteed legal rights in Germany


The German Shepherd dog lobby is strong in Germany. But this does not explain how the Loch Ness monster was granted status as s protected species. Although there are a lot of monsters in politics.


There's also a lot of insects in politics too, and 1 million species of them too


All polititians are animals. 20 quantrillion animal species on earth, and most of them live in my back yard.


I only really care about the domesticated ones so I guess if they don't have a white patch on their foreheads I don't care about them


I have a cat named, "Spot" because she has a white spot on her face, but she is far from domesticated. Must be another holdover from evolution, like hiccups.


I wonder why that's why people say to drink water when you have the hiccups, something to do with use to having gills


Right. Another evolutionary quandry...is the guitarist from the band, "Muse" who hols the record for smashing more guitars while on tour than anyone else.


Matthew Bellamy? That's a pretty cool world record to have


I'm pretty indifferent to facebook even though I've been on it on and off since it was founded in like 2004


Sure. I wonder if Bellamy ever set speakers on fire like Eddie Van Halen did while recording a solo for "beat it"?


I don't know, the both of them should team up with Brain May and find something crazy to do with May's astrophysics knowledge


Where are all the normal guitarists these days? Maybe they are all held hostage on the floating recorning studio that Pink Floyd has on the river Thames...


Lol, maybe. Well it was nice chatting with you


I am also not a fan of the founder, Zuckerberg. you?


No, I don't like his philosophy of removing anonymousy off the internet nor letting 13 year olds have a facebook profile


legal maneuvers, i suppose. Funny how you rarely hear about the other co-founders.


Yea his rommates Saverin, McCollum, Moskovitz, and Hughes; they made a movie about facebook that said there was disagreements and I've heard Zuckerburg at least screwed over one of them


And still people, like sheep, trust that they can share their personal info on the Facebook platform without concerns. Since the founders all started out as students at Harvard, I wonder how many graduated...


I don't know, but facebook is worth 104 billion now so I guess it doesn't matter too much


Right. :Sorry for not graduating Mo,. but here is a house for you." Today, Facebook makes most of it's money from advertisements, and screwiing with elections. LOL


Too bad myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook, I liked myspace a lot better when I was in high school


Hey there do you watch television? I don't really watch TV myself


It is for kids. I watched it as a kid. I don't know how good it is anymore but it would be fun for me to see what I had seen as a kid now as an adult haha. Do you ever watch The Simpsons though


I watched the Simpsons a lot for the first eight seasons. Then the quality dropped. TV has been too kind to the Simpsons. It needs to disappear.


Yelp The Simpsons has been going for too long. I think it's gotten stale myself. did you ever watch  the show Thomas the Tank Engine?


No, I haven't. Is it claymation? It's a British show, right?


Kind of like claymation. I think it's more just like stop animation because I think you don't really see the movement. Or at least it's with models. I guess I have to watch it again. I used to watch it as a kid haha


It sounds like fun. Do you spend a lot of time on the Internet?


I do actually LOL I definitely use it everyday. What about you?


I probably use the bloody thing too much. The potential for addiction is high, in my case.


Oh for sure. But at least if you travel to the top of Mount Everest you can have 3-g cell service. You can definitely do your Snapchat from up there haha


Yes, that's EXACTLY the reason to go to the top of Everest! LOL. Get that selfie. Kimmy K. would do that, trailblazer of the "selfie movement" that she is.


I like watching shows, but TV feels outdated. It's not on my schedule but on the TV's schedule. Very inconvenient.


Haha definitely! Have you ever read the terms of service online? Like when you're on a website? Apparently only 7% of people do and I am definitely not one of them haha


Yep I agree with you. I would hate having to plan my evenings around certain shows airing at certain times haha. You ever watch the show South Park?


Yes, I really enjoy South Park. It's the best way to learn about pop culture. I don't know about singers and pop stars and the Kardashians, but South Park does.


Yep Southpark keeps me up-to-date with everything haha. Did you see the episode where they made fun of the Family Guy?


I remember that one. SOmething about manatees and balls and story lines with random elements.


Haha you're right. What's funny is that The Simpsons producers send the South Park crew flowers after they did that episode. I think it was a 2-part episode as well


Yes, it was the one with Mohammad in it. I think the controversy put Comedy Central in a difficult situation.


Yep I remember that. Did you ever watch the show Pokemon? Apparently there a 750 episodes out now. I would never be able to catch up with it


I never watched it. It's for kids, right? Probably not really my cup of tea.


So I hear the show will be ending after 2019? I guess if it is on Netflix I can binge for days lol....which I have done before.


There is still suspense for me.  I don't know if the thrones will be consolidated, if they are, who will win and how much damage the sort of supernatural creatures may do.  Have you heard anything about the stars?


I have no idea who any of the characters or stars are, but it is such a huge deal with so many I should probably check it out.


One of them is the great-great-great grandson of Charles Dickens.


Oh wow, that is interesting! I think I heard that Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter plays a part as well.


That is right.  Also, a lot of Americans are naming their daughters Arya based on one of the characters.


I love that name, very pretty. Is it a good character?


Yes.  Some of the females have been in the show for so long that they have grown from 12 or 13 year old kids to young women in their early twenties.  The show is financed by Ireland because it increase tourism there.


Wow, so it is like many other shows that I watch and you literally watch these people grow up and some go gray lol. I will have to get on my computer and get on Netflix and see if I can find it there.


It may be on HBO on demand rather than Netflix, I am not sure.  There is even a Nat Geo Wild show called game of lions that is a take off on the "Thrones" show.


I do one occasionally.  My wife is really good.  Most large puzzles are 15 by 15


Ok I will check it out on those channels. I think that National Geographic show is pretty clever by following Game of thrones like that....


It is a testament to the popularity of the show.  I will probably binge it myself someday to make sure I followed it all.  Well, my wife has a cold so I am going to leave now and fill the humidifier.  Nice chatting with you.


Oh I hope she feels better soon!  Have a great evening!


Exactly! I guess there's someone offering a set of  16 puzzles called Suite Sixteen. Great idea!


That would allow for different clues than normal.  One can learn trivia from those clues.  Like two words that have the word "taxi" in them.


Right? I think it would be fun, I love crossword puzzles.


I have tried an flopped at the New York Times puzzle.  It is too tough for me normally.  Do you follow Game of Thrones?


Those are tough puzzles! I have never seen an episode of Game of Thrones and I think I am the only person on the planet that hasn't haha....I hear it is based off of a set of fantasy novels?


It is.  It is filmed in several locations around the world.  It is pretty complicated itself.  There are 7 kingdoms involved.


I have heard my friends rant and rave about it, I believ it came out in 2011?


Several of the "heroes" died in previous seasons.  There are 8 episodes left to be shown (I think) Maybe some day you can binge watch it.


Hey there. Do You like the comedy genre? The origins of comedy are actually found in ancient Greece.


I wonder why it's so hard to make good comedy? Comedy Central has canceled over 100 shows since creating it in 1989.


100 shows? woah thats a lot of them,  I bet they let a lot of people down


Yes I know I was mad when they canceled the Chapelle show. It was one of my favorites. Do you like jazz music? It emerged in the 1920's with African American and European American roots.


I used to love that show as well so funny. I do like Jazz music, the genre does have deep roots


Yes indeed it does. Jazz is played everywhere. One Harlem woman has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Sunday for 20 years.


I bet her neighbors loved her and then some others hated her as well.


Yeah I hopefully shouldn't play too late. Those jazz players who play the trumpet grow goatees to provide extra comfort when playing.


Yeah I heard about those, they look really weird but I guess they have their function.


I didn't realize jazz was so global. Even Pakistan has a jazz orchestra. They seem to be doing pretty well.


Yeah seems like a really talented orchestra, did you ever watch the series Breaking Bad?


I do, comedy is one of my favorite genres, its so cool and  makes e feel poisitive


Yes I love that series. Heisenberg was the man. Almost as cool as Eddie Van Halen when he set a studio speaker on fire. It was really fun talking with you this afternoon.


I wonder if that's true, its been great chatting with you also have a nice day bye.


Yes me too.I just love laughing and comedy induces that.


Do you have a favorite comedy movie? I liked Evan Almighty a lot


That was a good movie. I liked Kung Fu Hustle and Bill Murray did too apparently.


That was a great movie as well, what about the Empire Strikes Back? the Star Wars movie, did you like that one?


Oh yeah that is a classic and always will be. I like the movie Green Lantern. Jack Black was originally going to star in it.


Well The Empire Strikes back was considered a comedy movie back in 1981, and really? Jack Back is one of my favorites


Yes he is one of mine as well. I want to try to watch third rock from the sun because it won a Golden Globe for best comedy in 1997.


I bet it was a really good show, I havent heard of it before, odd fact but a comedy movie hasnt won a best picture award in over 37 years


I know that ford helped popularize country music since he feared the spread of jazz


That is true!  In 1996 NFL players sang along with the current country music stars of that year and they called the album "NFL Country".  I wonder if it was any good?


I hope so. Even if it wasn't amazing, I'm sure it is a nostalgic memory for some


Changing the subject...do you like horses?


Yes, I uses to ride them as an amateur during my youth


Nice!  Did you know that once an Icelandic horse leaves Iceland it can never return?


They are native to Iceland and it's a interesting law they created.  Did you know that the length of horse hair is related to the amount of sunlight it gets?


Wow!? Are horses secretly plants? In any case, thanks for this insightful conversation


Did you know that horses, sharks, and orangutans are all ticklish?


That is an interesting tidbit indeed. Anyway, thanks for chatting.


I have recently been branching into country music


Did you know that the Fender stratocaster guitar was intended for country music?


I wonder if anyone still uses it for country music


They do.  Did you know that country music was previously known as hillbilly music?


Is there a distinction? I thought it was just a matter of labeling


Well...I would say the older country music that was called hillbilly music sounds nothing like the country music of today.  Now country music sounds more like a pop band.


Really? I never knew there was such a difference


Oh yeah!  Country music was originally inspired and derived from celtic music.  That's how the fiddle's became a part of country music.


Ahh  Homer.  I heard he had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.


He seems to be a hard workin' man... Do you watch the NFL?  According to the stats, there is actually only 11 minutes of actual playtime in an average NFL game.  It takes 3+ hours for that?


I know, and that isnt even a consecutive 11 minutes.  Maybe females in the league would change that up.


I played in HS, it seemed longer than that.  Yeah, maybe, the NFL has no written rule for women to play.  Why not?


Maybe it is how the Saints' treat their cheerleaders?  Or getting crushed by a 300 pound linebacker.  Both sound like good deterrents to me.


Yeah.  I think it would start with kicking.  As for the Saints, I wonder if they really keep that rule to remain separate?


It just sounds a bit ridiculous, these are grown adults we are talking about here.


Yeah, I can't even see a HS doing that.  I guess they are putting tracking chips in shoulder pads.  Do they use them to track the team and cheerleaders too?


That would be great, I see the makings of a reality show.  Quick!  We should sell the idea, then we could become rich!


Let's do it!  There may be more money being an engineer.  In an average lifetime of earnings, they make more that an average NFL or MLB player.


I really don't get into it.  I respect the sport.  I do know that the U.S. got 3rd place in the st FIFA World Cup in 1930.


Plus the wear on your body is usually a little less rough.


Yeah, but all the math!  It would be better money than hosting the Olympics or World Cup.


Usually they dont even turn a profit, sad.


I guess the surrounding business may do pretty good.  Surely they get paid for their expenses.


Individual business probably profit, but the country as a whole not so much.  I mean who has use for several massive stadiums and extra housing?


I was in ATL during the Olympics and the Olympic village was Georgia Tech, my alma mater.  They made out pretty well on new dorms and stuff like the swimming pool.


That would be pretty cool, and a good use.  Or they could start to solve the homeless problem.


On the contrary, they wiped out the bad north side from the campus and put in Georgia State dorms.  Homeless habitat was removed.


Ahh.  It has been a wonderful chat, but I must go.  Have a great night!


It was all downhill from there I guess, for the men that is.  The US Women have never placed below 3rd since the first cup in 1991.


I think American Football and baseball had a lot to do with that.  Hungary did pretty good in the 50's with only one defeat between 1950 and 1956.


That is pretty great.  The cup has been going for a long time, only pausing for WW2


Yep.  Do you watch much TV?  There are plenty of choices if you're into Pokemon.  There are 750+ episodes.


That is a lot of episodes.  The TV pokemon craze missed me, I was a bit too old for it when it came out first on TV.


Yeah, only kids were into that in my case too.  I wonder why the 70's Show didn't make it in the UK?  It only lasted 10 episodes.


I think it was the fact they tried to remake it verbatim, some of the humor probably didnt translate totally.


Makes sense... Maybe the Simpsons works there?  There is only one Simpsons episode where Bart isn't mentioned or appears?  It's OK with me because I like Homer the best.


Did you know reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols such as letters to get a meaning?


Yes, I do read alot in my free time but not books. I like to mainly read articles and such like informational posts on topics I am studying.


would you mind sharing with me what your interests are regarding the articles?


A lot of philosophy stuff and psychology readings. I also like to read investing posts.


very interesting! i took some psychology courses in college; extremely interesting.  also some philosophy courses which i struggled in.  i clearly remember taking  a course in psycholgy that dealt with kids.  real interesting


I have a bachelors degree in psychology and also criminal justice. I love reading how the mind works, but mainly pertaining to why people also commit crimes such as serial killers. Pretty odd stuff but I constantly intrigued by it.


oh very much so.  i wonder about serial killers once in a while; how a person could become that way.  psychology and criminal justice; very interesting.  there are few things as interesting as the mind.  such a complex marvelous type of machine.


well these days i think a lot about my wonderful fifteen month old granddaughter.  becoming a first time grandfather has been a marvelous experience.  i used to read a lot; not so much anymore i keep meaning to start but haven't got back to it yet.  i like some novels, some biographies and some history.


Thats so sweet! She is lucky to have you as a grandfather! I love history as well, mainly the roman and greek period.


that's very nice of you to say.  history is fascinating.  when you think about the roman and greek periods, what comes to mind?


i never really thought of it that way but it makes sense.


The colossal wonders of the world they have built and also the technology that was innovated which surpassed their time of living by hundreds of years.


tell me a bit about the technology that was innovated.  we hear so much about technology these days.


technology like the aqueducts from the romans and the sewer systems in their cities showed the true innovation from that period.


fascinating.  they looked at a lifestyle and wondered how to update it and they succeeded just like in our modern times with the internet. constant progress.


I agree, kudos to them for thriving in such a period that was harsh.


it's something that is fascinating when i think that people had the same emotions such as fear and joy; yet they lived under such different circumstances regarding their physical surroundings.


In regards to reading comprehension, this measures how much you can understand the symbols such as letters


personally i'm a slow reader because i want to comprehend as much as i can.  if you can't comprehend what you're reading you miss a lot.


I think slow readers absorb the most information from a sentence, like you said if your reading too fast you will most likely miss alot of information. I can speak for myself on that during exams.


absolutely.  i clearly remember my school days, so many years ago, when i'd be the last student to turn in a test.  i didn't want to miss anything.


Its funny that you say that, because my friends in class would always be the first ones to turn in their test. Later to find out that did worse than me, who stayed pretty much last in the classroom during the test.


and with me it still holds true.  even though i'm now in my 60s, occasionally i have to undergo some type of training courses and i am, almost always, the last person to turn in the evaluations, etc.  i take my time.


Most definitely, I like to reread over my answers and also the question to ensure it sounds valid. Also with essays that I write I will reread them over about three times to catch any errors I wrote.


very smart indeed.  no point in turning in your work before you have to.  do you do a lot of reading in your free time?


The mom reached out to the matchbox company...that's who searched the warehouse and found one!


Oh, right. Silly me. I get bored of human interest stories after a while lol.


lol, I understand! So do you ever watch horror films? I watch on my computer on netflix.....


Actually, I'm really not a big fan. But I did like Scary Movie, the parody of horror films


Oh, yes that was really funny! I am obsessed with horror films, the scary  kind not gory....older movies.


Did you know that Scream (which I actually did see as a kid) was originally titled Scary Movie?


Really? That's interesting! Scream was pretty entertaining. I liked it. I find it funny that Stephen king was afraid of Bambi as a child! hahaaa


He must have definitely overcome that fear to write all the horror novels that made his career


Exactly, or put the genre in his mind to push him to write. I looked up on my phone and computer facts about Stephen King and he's a pretty interesting person, I have seen all of his horror films!


I don't think I've seen any. Except one where the priest turns out to be a killer, I think. What makes you like horror movies so much?


Hi! Any interest in airplanes? My dad was going to be a pilot in an air force but he was partially color blind and therefore no eligible :/


I am not sure which movie that is. I love the excitement of the horror films, it keeps my attention lol, I have always liked the rush I guess.


I find that after watching movies like that, no matter how much I wasn't scared while I watched it, I become unable to sleep in a dark room because I'm scared that whatever was in the movie is in my room


Oh, that's no fun! I know horror isn't for everybody. I have never been bothered by any scary movie....kind of like I am on the hunt for a true heart pounding horror movie. I laugh at them sometimes.


I've heard that the golden rule of horror films is to "never show the monster" otherwise some/most people will end up laughing at it


Very true! I think your imagination is more scary than what anyone can put in a film. I like horror books the best because of that reason. It has been great chatting!! Have a great day!!


I do like airplanes! I was reading about an autistic boy who loves them too!


Oh, me too. It's so cute that he slept with a Southwest Airlines credit card as a kid! Wouldn't a model plane make more sense as a snuggle toy?


I know it's so cute! Now he's on the hunt for a limited edition plane by matchbox, so sweet!


I had never even heard of a Macthbox Sky Busters Continental Boeing 787-8 - had you?!


no, I haven't! But this boys mom kept looking and did find one, she got it on Ebay on the computer! Love it!


Yeah, she got it for $4 and was shocked that she was the only bidder lmao


Haha, even though she was outbid by 1 dollar at first she still got it! The man who sent him that plane is an amazing person.


Oh yeah, missed that part. I wonder how that guy Abe knew to contact Noah's mom?


I do like dramas. I really liked House. Did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama?


Yeah, something like $700,000 per episode.  I went into the wrong profession...


I did too. I wish my school had a drama class. Michael Caine joined the drama class at his high school because all the prettiest girls were in it.


Smart man!  Did you know the Spurs were known as a consistent team but all that's changing?


Yeah, with Parker and Ginobli both leaving, and Popovich possibly leaving too.


Also, Leonard is injured and demanding mo' money.  Free agency just proved there is no "team loyalty"  -- it's all about money...


Yep, very few athletes play the game for the love of the game anymore.


I didn't know Popovich coached the Spurs for over 20 years.


I didn't realize he's been there that long either.


It really looks like the Spurs have seen better days.  After such a long streak of winning seasons, it's inevitable.


Not really... I prefer football.  I do know that Tim Duncan stayed in college before playing.


Maybe they can get it back together. Well I have to run. I hope you have a good night. Nice chatting with you!


I'm the same way. I do watch it from time to time. I admire Tim Duncan for staying in college for four years instead of going directly to the NBA.


Yeah.  NBA seems full of self aggrandizing thugs.  Oh well, physicists proved that shooting free throws "granny style" is more consistent.


Yeah apparently no player will do it because it looks stupid. I'd be trying to win games shooting like that and not worry about looking stupid.


I didn't know a team could make more money by losing.  The Warriors earned about $12M by losing game 4 of the NBA finals last year.


That's interesting. I wonder if any of that money went to Steph Curry's foundation that donates mosquito nets to protect families in Africa?


Not sure... Funny, even though the NBA banned Air Jordan's Jordan wore them anyway.  Nike, paid the fines.  They shouldn't have let him play - money corrupts everything.


I think it paid off for them in the long run. It was a better deal than the lifetime deal Allen Iverson signed with Reebok. They pay him $800,000 a year until he's 55. Then he receives a lump some of $32 Million.


Crazy money for a few minutes of work a year.  Most people don't even remember him.  When you watch movies, do you like drama?


Do you still get a chance to listen to the radio?


There is. I wonder if they still hold up?


I bet they do, but still are dated.  I think there are some real gems hidden in that bunch.


You're probably right. Did you know that by law 40% of music played on Canadian radio has to be Canadian?


I think I have heard about that, sounds pretty funny, but I bet the Canadian bands like it.


I would imagine so. So strange that they had to make a law. Are you interested in politics at all?


I am not, I think most of politics is just fighting to stay in position, how about you?


I agree with you but I also think it's important so I do have an interest. Did you know that until 1805 the runner up in a presidential race became the VP? Can you imagine that now?


That is very true.  And yeah isn't that wild, it would be a reality show for sure!


It would be crazy. On the lighter side, do yo know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


I think he was called president Banana!  But, I think it was because his actual name was that.


Hello there, I do, I found a really good local station that I like, how about you?


He was! I'm not sure if that was his born name.


I do. Did you know that the storms in Jupiter are so strong that they can be heard on an AM radio?


I think I have read about that before, that is really amazing!


I agree. Were you aware that you can make a radio with very little?


I think so, I think soldiers in WWI make them using a razorblade and a pencil.


Yes they did. They called them foxhole radios.


Good call!  I think any information or any form of entertainment they could get was well welcomed.


I'm sure it was. Have you heard any of the old radio dramas that were very popular beforeTV?


No I don't think I have, but I do know there is a website where you can listen to tons of them for free.


Yeah, he was great in that.  He did good as a 30 year old "kid".  I was surprised to learn that Tom Hanks refuses to play bad guys in movies.  I thought all actor like to show they can play anything.


Interesting, I thought he was a bad guy in catch me if you can?


I thought he was an FBI agent in that one (I didn't see it though) trying to catch DiCaprio(spelling?) character?


Yeah, he is, but he is portrayed as more of the "bad guy" in the movie.


Oh, Here is a fun fact you may not know, In 1975, Mcdonalds' added drive thru for soldiers who werent supposed to get out of their car wearing fatigues


Interesting, so they had no drive thrus before that?


I think that is correct.  I bet it didn't take long for everyone else to say "Hey, I want to use the drive-thru too"


yeah, for sure. I've actually walked through a few of them without a car. LOL


They did, it was a wendy's right next to a bar. Believe me, I wasn't the only one. LOL


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