How in the world could that ever happen? And then happen again? lol.


It is pretty funny. What is also funny is the first President of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.


That is hilarious!  But, I think his actual name was fairly close to banana.


Well thanks so much for chatting. I learned a lot of new and useful information today.


I do a little bit, but I think I like history more. I like knowing how it all works out. Like the first President to move into the White House was Thomas Jefferson in 1801.


Yeah same here, good chatting, I hope you have a good day!


That is very interesting, did you know that Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees while he was there?


I did not know that. I learned that because of crowding Teddy Roosevelt had all work offices relocated to the new West Wing in 1901.


That is true, did you know that the white house still uses floppy discs for computers?


Wow! That technology seems so ancient. It seems like the opposite of George W. Bush putting solar panels on the White House.


Yeah it sure does, I wonder why he had to put them back on, who took them off?


I think they are just on the back of the White House. I wonder if the White House twin building in Ireland and France also have solar panels.


Yeah I wonder that too, I also wonder if those have guest houses that are larger than itself as well.


How interesting. It is kind of scary that it took the secret service four days to realize bullets struck the White House in November 2011.


Hello, what are interested in: Incredibles 2, Entertainment, or Comedy?


Yes, 13 years before the movie Incredibles 2 came out there was a sequel to the first Incredibles movie that was the video game!


Movies or video games, both Entertainment that holds attention and interest of an audience!


I agree. Did you know that Edna mode, the superhero costume designer in the movie is voiced by Brad Bird (the film's director) voiced Edna during the storyboarding sessions.  After that, the production team couldn't find another actress who could do that voice better than him. Amazing.


Haha....many talents.  He sounds like a superhero.


Yes, I agree. When making the Incredibles, Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to be fired or quit Pixar because he thought that only they could create everything that he needed.


He must have recognized that storytelling by these artist would be more likely to keep an audiences attention.


That could be true especially on the second go around. Keeping audiences entertained is the name of the game. Did you know that entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale, ranging form an individual to a banquet  to a party with appropriate music and dance intended to perform for thousands or even on a global scale?


In 50bc, caesar noted that in britain, chickens were raised for entertainment not food.


Yes, people's attention is held by different things, even chickens for Caesar!  Seriously though, storytelling, music, drama, dance and all different kinds of performances exist in all cultures across the world.


Lets start with The Incredibles 2, I loved that movie.


Me too! Thanks for chatting, it's been real.


Yes, I thought that was funny, too.  Basically, the Incredibles 2 is an 2018 American computer-generated superhero film produced by Pixar Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It was written and directed by Brad Bird.


My brother worked for a German company that was sub contracted by Pixar all the way back in 2004 for the first one!


Awesome! Yes, the first one made in 2004 and the second sequel follows the Parr family as they try to restore the public's trust in superhereos while they balance family life only to combat a new foe who seeks to turn the public against ALL superhereos.


The director used artists that were likely going to be fired or quiting Pixar because they could represent the underdogs like the Parr family!


Wow, well I know that kept some original voice actors like Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sarah Vowell and added newcomers like Jonathon Banks, Catherine Keener, Bob Odekirk, and Huckleberry Milner to name a few.


Quite a list.  Sarah Powell is a political commentator and best selling author!


Yes, and not only that but the present day events of the Incredibles are set back in the 1960s.


Wow.  I did not know that.  There even a video game called incredibles, rise of the underminer.


It's what they call those 3 horizontal lines on the app menu and websites. Don't know why they thought that was a good name.


Hahha I never knew that.  I do know that when buying something online only 7 percent of people read the full terms of service.


Well you can include me in the 93% majority, lol. How about you?


I'm guilty as well.  Most of the stuff I buy is little things anyhow.  There is 3G cell service and internet at the peak of Mt. Everest now.  Maybe that's so people who make the climb can let people know as soon as they've reached the peak!


Yeah that sounds like a good reason. They say that constant clicking links on the internet cause real addictions measurable in the brain.


I think I may have had that addiction at one time before I cut back my time on the net.  lol


I do like Thor!  I think that's one of my favorite Marvel characters.


I know he's hilarious! Have you seen the Antman he made his debut just before spiderman, hulk and ironman.


Not really but i appreciate the sport. How about you?


I loved the Antman!  I haven't seen the 2nd one yet.  I thought Antman was pretty funny!  I have fun chatting with you!


You to! Marvel has done something that has never been done before i can't wait to see Captain Marvel and the next avengers.


That one should be a good one!  I have to get going. Have a good day!


I actually played up through high school and still follow it.  Did you know that baseball is also popular in Japan and they are suprised when they find out it's America's national pastime?


Wow they must really love it to make that kind of claim. You know why the managers wear uniforms like the players do?


Yes. lol  I'm not sure.  Why do they wear them?  I think it's the only sport where the managers do wear uniforms.


Apparently it's because they can actually play in the game if need be. Don't know why they would ever need to but that's kind of cool.


I would like to see one of the 80 year old, out of shape managers get to go to the plate and get a hit.  That would be great!


Right, lol! You know in Canada they call kickball soccer-baseball.


I wonder why they call it that?  lol  I would have liked to have been the guy who found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his grandfathers attic.


I know why can't stuff like that happen to me, lol! Hey do you know what the hamburger button is?


What do you think about Pluto not being a Planet? To me it seems kind of disrespectful.


I guess I am but I may have misunderstood them. They may just mean life in general found light years away. Still, how do they know that?


Sometimes I also wonder if they are communities in the upper echelons of are society that are much more advanced than us. For example, maybe time travel has been discovered long ago and the elite are using it to impose their will on the present. What do you think of that?


I think time travel would be really cool.  I would go back and fix a lot of wrongs in this world if I could.  However, all I can do is normal travel now and so I'd like to go to Mackinac, Island, Michigan because they've banned motorized vehicles.


Fascinating, how do you plan on getting there? Bicycle?


I think horse drawn carriage would be great and they have a lot of those on that island apparently.


Gee, it puts what you think of modern day conveniences into prospective. No drive-thru fast food, business logistics must be a nightmare! What do you think you would do if you could visit?


I think I would take in the sights and probably absorb some natural surroundings and peace and quiet.  Probably breathe some fresh air too since there no motorized vehicles.  It'd have to be better than going to Japan where all the roads are toll roads.


I would really enjoy going back to Europe. I have been many times but have never checked out the Nordic countries. I've been to Amsterdam a few times. Apparently the Dutch are developing a commuter bus intended to travel 160 mph!


Talk about getting where you want to go fast!  That's even better than Iceland where the people use planes to get from town to town because  a lot of them don't have cars.


I think it does too. I will always think of Pluto as a planet.  There's a lot of odd things with planets. Uranus rotates on it's side so should that mean it's not a planet?


That sounds great! The cost of maintaining and owning a vehicle is probably insane in Iceland! The country is so beautiful and natural. They are great at utilizing their natural resources.


They really are and the country is definitely beautiful.  They don't even have a public rail service there.


Have you heard the theory that some people believe the Earth is flat and that the pictures we see from NASA are photo shopped and part of a much larger government conspiracy?


I have heard some of that through the years.  I've also heard that more planets than just Pluto have been demoted.  Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta were once called planets and now they are not.


Wow, now that is a surprising fact that I am happy to learn. I felt like Pluto was all alone in the universe, unattached to a planet denomination. I feel better there are others out there that share its' pain. Hey even Jupiter's moon ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun, so who it to says what is and what isn't.


True.  It is surprising to learn there are objects out there big enough to be planets that aren't.  Apparently the scientific community can even base it on where and what an object orbits.


Why do you think the scientific community classifies the planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree weather as a planet?


I guess they like where it orbits or what it orbits.  I'd like to know how they know there are shards of glass raining down sideways on it though.


Yes, that is true, and why I am a little skeptical of science as a whole. I mean they can literally tell us anything they want and we are expected to believe it. There must be a case where an accepted fact is an outright lie.


I imagine there is.  Like astronomers saying they've found the building blocks of the life light years away for instance.


Its crazy how much computing power an Iphone has.


That must have been a really hard job, those cables are thin they must be really resistant.


Yeah, I'm trying to fathom just how much water  must be donated by Unicef for all the minutes people aren't using their phone. I wonder how they even measure a day's worth of clean water?


It must be hard to meassure and Im guessing many people dont know about that, I would definetely stop using my cellphone as much.


Yeah I can definitely go awhile without using it, I'm not one of those people always on  my apps and in my phone. I could survive with a flip phone for a little while!


Yeah me too, I will read the service of contract better next time I purchase an internet plan, only 7% of people read the whole terms, you never know what you are signing up for.


Yes. I'm guilty of that too, I tend to just skim it and assume a lot is self-explanatory. But it is best to take the time to read your contract. Especially for end-user agreements, how much they will charge you to cancel a contract can be outrageous!


I know! I have regretted not reading the fine print a couple of times but anyway do you like the genre of fantasy?


I play fantasy basketball for the whole season, and I play daily fantasy on Fan Fuel for NFL sometimes. How about you?


I play fantasy soccer, did you know there is a Fantasy congress and points are earned based on legislative success.


I saw that, I think t hat would be really fun if you're in to politics...it's kind of like a sport or strategy game for those people, I guess you could say!


Yeah I'm amazed by technology these days, the Android Phone being used to gauge traffic? That's so interesting


Yeah, it would be interesting, wonder what the winner gets though.


I know! I heard google maps uses it to meassure speed and traffic, but just how much we depend on mobile devices? that can be dangerous as well.


Yeah for sure. I have gotten lost and put in compromising driving situations trying to rely on m y navigation apps too much. Waze is notorious for giving weird detours just to save a couple minutes.


I have gotten lost using Waze, dont really like that app, I thinik google maps is more reliable, did you know you can get 3g signal on top of Mount Everest?


NoI didn't know that but I wouldn't be surprised if it had its own cell tower sometime int he future! haha


Would be really hard to get it there though lol, we depend a lot on internet, luckily theres a copy saved of the whole thing if something were to happen.


At the Library of Alexandria...they have a copy of the WHOLE internet?


Well maybe not the whole thing but Im guessing there is a pretty big backup, it must be updated frequently.


i NEVER knew that actually. I need to read more on that. I wonder who got tasked with the job of layin gth ecables across the ocean floor for carrying data across the oceans?


Hey there! Would you like to talk about Trump a bit?


Very true. But money means power. He is pretty wealthy.


What was weird too is that it happened over 10 years ago and now its all coming out


As soon as he started to run for president. Probably some kind of blackmail.


Well he did have the help of The National Enquirer.


Indeed. The magazine offered her 150,000 for her story of the affair with  trump.


In my opinion, no one really should have been surprised by the accusations, given the many years of misbehavior and unethical conduct that has he has been accused of.


True. It did give him a lot of publicity though.


Despite all this negative press, he still got elected. Which, to me, is baffling.


It surely is! Well I enjoyed talking to you! I know who I wont be voting for in 2020!


Did you hear about the whole Porn star incident?


Yeah, didn't have an affair with one and pay her off to be quiet about it?


Yea, He paid her 130,000 dollars from what I remember.


Didn't he have his lawyer Michael Cohen handle all the details?


I believe so. I am pretty sure they just denied the whole thing ever happened.


I think so yea. I am pretty sure he offered Jessica Drake 10,000 to have sex as well.


That's just nasty. What's worse is how long he has denied it.


I can't recall if I am or not lol. Probably not as good as Anne Jones, who can read 4700 words per minute!


Wow!! That is very interesting I didn't know this and I can't top that not even in my wildest dreams. Do you know who invented both the reading and writing system for the blind?


Wasn't it a guy with the last name Braille? I forget his first name.


That's right! I bet that was a game changer! Did you hear about the moral panic back in the 18th century in regards to reading?


People were going nuts because of people starting to read novels!


That is very nice. Did you know that president Andrew Johnson never attend high school and he had to rely on his wife to help him learn reading and math?


I should have taken that route. That man was president! haha.


I think reading is an awesome thing. I might go do it now. I enjoyed chatting, have a great day!


I'm doing well myself, thanks! Do you like to read at all?


I don't read much these days but I do on occasion. I read somewhere that reading is a complex process is that correct?


It really is! It takes things like sharing information, language acquistion, etc.


There is a lot going on into reading as it requires creativity and critical analysis.


Did you know starship troopers was a book before the awesome movie? the us military recommends reading it!


I didn't know this. I also heard that reading is a form of language processing.


That makes sense! Are you good at speed reading when you do read?


I have tried it and I'm pretty good at it in all honesty.


Exactly. Do you know how netflix got started?


the owner had to pay for a late fee for a vhs and he was mad.


Yes, that happened to me all the time.  I always would say I was going to never go back and then I found Netflix.  It's no wonder that as of 2018, they have 137 million total subscribers.


And they spend 20 times more on postage than bandwitdh. I wonder what they are mailing?


I believe they are sending DVD's through the mail still.  I stopped that subscription and now I am part of the 33% of Netflix accounts  bandwidth in North America.


That is just mind-blowing. Speaking of dvd's and movies, do you know who is the highest all time box office star?


Yes. I really like him as an actor so I am not so surprised. And Disney on the other hand when sleeping beauty failed considered shutting their movie studio down. Imagine that.


I love Sleeping Beauty.  How was it a bust.  Treasure Planet by Disney was an expensive move flop and for that movie I agree.


I love horses, but my son became allergic to horses just like Clint Eastwood, so we had to stop going near them.


Yeah they cannot all be hits. It was nice chatting with you.


That is too bad. Icelandic horses have a fifth speed which is like horse speedwalking


Yes.  I believe that is right.  We know just watch them on TV.  We just learned that Lipizzaner horses are born black or brown and take about six years to turn white.


The breed of dogs, dalmatians are used by firefighter because they know how to calm and protect horses. How cute is that?


That is so comforting to hear.  Horses are gentle creatures.  I believe that why kids love them.  In fact, two high school kids decided to ride horses to school and they got suspended for it.


That is a strange reason to be suspended. Do you watch much tv?


Not really.  I enjoy watching Netflix.  Almost everyone I know watches either Netflix or Youtube.  It's no wonder that Netflix and Youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in the US.


So true. Too bad for blockbster who refused to buy it for very little money.


Yes they should have invested in Netflix.  They'd still be in buisness.


I can see the headlines when the person fell off the moutain trying to take a selfie...


Someone just died trying to take the perfect selfie. It was on a moutain... Such vanity...


Bet they could catch it with google earth.


Obama is on the white house google earth photo. Weird...


I wonder if the secret service knew about it.


I would guess they know every plane that is going to be flying over the white house.


That's true. Good point. In 2013 google went down for 5 minutes and 40% of web traffic went down too!


I believe it. None of the other search engines work as well.


Well, thanks! Do you still have a land line? I gave mine up in 2002...


No I have not had a land line sine I was in high school and I lived with my grandma.


Today's phones are so much more powerful too. The iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM detterent.


Thats kind of scary. I hope it is enoughfor the icbms. Lol


I feel like that's a little underwhelming too. Maybe if it is too sophistacted, it can be hacked... Simple is better?


I guess so. Did you know a single google search uses more computing powere than it too to send neil armstrong and eleven other men to the moon.


That's surprising. I would have thought it took more than that but I guess not. I do know you can get a 3G signal on Mt Everest...


That way you can make a facebook post when you get to the top.


Yes, Marvel Comics are very popular. They are always putting out new films.


Yeah they are, I think they have endless possibilities for more movies to come as well.


I just loved watching Michael Jordan play basketball. What a talent!


Yeah I was definitely a fan when I was growing up, I think most people were, his post up fake shake move was deadly.


lol, yes your right! Very interesting his best friend being a limo driver when he first arrived in 1984.


That is very cool, did you know he is the principal owner and chairman of the Hornets?


Yes, Its funny the granny style is the best technique but the players think it looks stupid. lol


That is funny, I am curious why more players don't use that technique.


lol, I know, interesting Nike would pay the fine each game to wear the Jordans.


Yeah that was the best marketing Nike could of ever dreamed of, banned by the league because they gave you an edge.


Hello there, I do like basketball and my team has the best record in the league right now.  How about you?


Makes sense. Allen Iverson made a lot of money with Reebok.


Yeah I bet they are wishing they could take that contract back now.  It was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


Yes, I enjoy watching basketball. I am a fan! Interesting Kim jong-un was obsessed with basketball.


Yeah I think that is interesting.  I think US players went there for an exhibition years back.


Yes, I think you are right. How about Michael Jordan's dream shoe, and was thinking about ditching Nike.


Yeah it sounds like a bad designer or inexperienced one tried making a version, and it didn't go over well.


Did you see Iron Man? I remember seeing it years ago.


No, I never saw that one, or the other ones, I think there are a few but I could be wrong.


American superhero films, Do you like Robert Downey, Jr as an actor?


Yeah I think he is pretty good, I liked most of the movies he was in during the 80's.


yes that was an act of censorship, it sure is sad


Yeah. DId you know Churchill won a Nobel price for literature?


Yesh. Did you knoe literature was an olympic sport?


Yes that was until 1952 along with sculpture, music and painting


I go sometimes. Did you hear about that guy in prison that proved his own innocence?


Yes he studies at the library and then also helped other people


Yeah. In Norway the government buys your 1000 books if you publish something


Yeah and they give it to the local libraries


Yes a lot. DO you know why NY area code is 212


Yes and if it is children's books they buy 1500 of them


Yes that is because it is easy to dial on a rotary phone


Yes, Did you know the phone cables are only 2.7 inches wide and lay at the bottom of the ocean?


I did not but if two of them get stuck together they cannot be separated


Cool. UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use our phones


I wonder how they do that, if we know we can help more


I sure do. Sadly the FDA once burned tons of books.


Yea that makes sense, do you like to fish by any chance?


I think seahorses are pretty cool, they are the only fish with a neck!


I never really thought about that. Where I am we have lampreys, I don't know if you have ever seen one but they look like alien vampires.


No, the closest vampire fish I've see is the black swallower fish that eats prey twice its size


I assume fish just eat about anything they can fit into their mouth's!


Yea, the swallower would have no problem killing an immortal jellyfish


Did you know freshwater fish only drink through their skin while saltwater fish actually drink from their mouth?


No, I figured it would be the opposite way between fresh and salt water fish


You would think so with all the salt they would ingest!


Maybe it makes sense since the first fish were in the Salt water during the Cambrian period


Doing alright, about to catch some neflix, it's amazing how much content they have now since they started streaming in 2007


It's been great chatting with you, have a nice night!


That's great to hear! Yea I remember when you had to order just the Dvd's from them!


Yea and since 2012 netflix has been producing its own "Netflix Original" content


Yea, I have been watching a few different ones on there recently. I cant say I am a Bojack fan however.


Me neither, I'd rather watch something else between 9pm and 12 am but I'm sure a lot of people do since netflix takes up 33% of North America's bandwidth during those times


Yea its crazy how far it has spread, while being in the Czech Republic, Netflix or youtube is on every single bar tv there is.


That is crazy but Netflix has to be careful, they are 21.9 billion in debt


I wonder how that is, there whole moto was because the owner got a 40$ late fee on a movie so he started his own company with different ideals!


I guess netflix incurs a lot of debt for the streaming rights of movies and tv shows along with the production costs of their Netflix Originals


Have you heard about the caravan coming from Central America?


Did you know that The telephone cables carrying phone in internet data lay on the ocean floor?


I read that earlier today in one of these hits


That is so interesting to me! I guess I never really thought about how the telephone and connection would work across oceans.


Me neither.  I don't know how they planned the depths and got it accomplished


Me either. It must have been very difficult to get to the very bottom of the ocean to lay the cables.


it is amazing though that it all started with telephone and progressed to internet under the ocean


It really is, then you have cellphones, like the iphone, that have more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Interesting as well that the president of indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.  Almost like our actor president Reagan with talents.


That is really cool! I didn't know that Reagan was an actor until we were discussing him the other night at dinner!


Really.  i guess I knew because my dad watched him in movies.  But the wealthiest presidents were jfk, washington, and jefferson.  Who would have thought?


I heard a bit on the news about some caravan but don't know too much


Yeah, I was shocked to find that out! That is interesting, I could see jfk having money, but not the other two!


I think it is so sad overall. The conditions they are facing in their home countries is sad.


That must be a shocker and difficult to not be with families


Many Mexicans are showering the migrants with gifts, clothes, and food. I know the migrants appreciated it.


I cannot imagine how difficult it is to have to only communicate to your parents by phone and not give them a hug.


Me either. Most are separated for years and some never get to see each other again because if they leave the United States, they may not get back in.


There also is not the family support available then because the families are separated.


Right! Children and even adults never stop needing their parents, so it has to be so hard!


Hey there do you ever use Facebook? I used to use it a lot but not really anymore


I've never seen that in real life! I need to test that theory outon  my friends newborn LOL, did you know that Bruce Lee won a dancing competition in 1958?


That's interesting! Never once thought of him as a dancer. Then again Tupac doesn't seem like a dancer but he performed in the Nutcracker in his high school!


I agree with you! I wish I could see that footage because I guarantee that it's very interesting haha. Did you ever watch Michael Jackson on stage?


I did! He's magical, but did you knkow he uses a device to do his famous extreme lean? Still impressive but it takes away from the mystery.


Yep he has a patent on that device too. Which is awesome because he should be the only one to use it LOL he does it the best of course


Oh absolutely. Someone should get a patent on indestructible pointe shoes. As it is, ballet dancers go through several pairs a week, it seems like a waste!


That does seem like a waste! But I believe it though because I did date a ballerina for a little bit, her feet were always really jacked up LOL. Do you ever wear hats by the way?


Ahahah, that's interesting. I do sometimes, I'm glad we live in a time where there's more options than chef hats and turbans. Do you?


LOL I M too. They have hats for everything. They even have hats for religious functions like you said. And some hats are worn for ceremonial purposes, like the Mortar Board which is the hat that University students wear when they graduate.


Oh wow I never knew that. On the other hand, the cone shaped hats worn at parties are done to encourage foolish behavior. Just like they used to have dunce caps!


I used to a lot more but I still do! I liked it when they did promotions, like Burger King used to give you a free whopper for unfriending 10 people.


Haha I've never had to wear a dunce cap but I have seen people wear them LOL I do like knowing that tipping hats originated from nights. They would use their face visors and tip those in order to show that they were friendly


I remember that. I wish I could do that right now actually because I'm hungry LOL, what do you think about my space? Did you ever use that site?


I didn't! It's hard to remember they might have been bigger than Facebook at one point. I think they should have bought Facebook when they had the chance.


I agree with you! They could have bought them for 75 million dollars, which is not really a lot of money compared to what they are worth now, which is 104 billion LOL


Wow that's definitely crazy. I wonder if subtle details could be the reason they are so successful. The blue color is because Mark Zuckerburg is mildly colorblind, maybe people enjoy the color more in general though


I think that that is it as well. Blue is a soothing color, and since he was colorblind it only makes sense to make things blue and not red / green


Definitely I'm sure that's a factor. On another hand, are you a fan of dance?


Yes I've been known to dance from time to time haha. What about you? I can't say I'm very good though


Oh me neither haha. Which is strange considering we're groomed from day one. Even babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.


Quite possibly. Did you know Google prefers dogs over cats?


Really? I would have thought cats. I do know that dogs aren't actually colorblind. I always used to think that growing up.


I didn't know that either. It says they can't see as many colors as humans though.


I read somewhere that they see muted versions of what we do. So instead of 8 shades of red they just see the one.


i love superheroes. I think they help people realize the best in themselves. Especially ones like batman where he is just a guy.


There was a comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheroes.


That would be a series that could go on forever. Superheroes might save the day but for sure some buildings are getting destroyed.


Yes for sure. There is a Garfield book series named Pet Force which featured Garfield as a superhero.


I love Pet Force. Garfield as a superhero was hilarious.


I do like dogs. I have two at home. What about you?


I have never seen Pet Force before. Sounds like a pretty cool series.


It was hilarious. i always wished they would make it into a comic book so that I could read it with the kids to try and engage them in the love of reading.


I don't have any because the wife is allergic. There are 12 different blood types for dogs.


That is neat. I wonder if those blood types can help narrow down breed. I've always wondered what our mutt is.


I've always wondered that too. Istanbul has vending machines that release food and water for the cities stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.


Aww that is really sweet. Not only does it help the dogs but it keeps recycling going too.


Dogs are amazing creatures. They pick up on such simple gestures like pointing and are able to figure out what we mean.


Yea that's pretty amazing. Looks like elephants can also understand simple gestures.


You would think more animals would but I guess not. I wonder if it has to do with how long they have been domesticated in different cultures.


Did you know that Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks? I guess that didn't work out so well.


Our government waste money on things like making the president's guest house bigger than the White House!


Yes, that's all sorts of crazy, they should be spending money on things that make a difference like renovating the rain forest to make our planet more stable. Each government has it's own kind of constitution and philosophy and governing principles but ours is in need of an adjustment.


I agree, maybe we should have a president that releases pop albums like Indonesia's president has. He's released 3 while in office. Could you imagine if one of our past few presidents released an album?


Hey, that would be awesome if Trump would release a Mexican salsa dancing album where he dances and sings. That would go viral in an instant on YouTube. That would be a blast. The radio stations would pick it up and carry the sound through space and when the radio waves hit an electrical conductor,  it would be transformed back to the original. How cool would that be?  I'd watch it.


That would be pretty epic. Did you know that up until 1805 in the U.S. that the runner up in the presidential election automatically became the Vice President? Could you imagine that happening today? I think it would force both parties to work together more.


Yes, I agree that's probably why they changed it!  By the way, did you know that there's a website that has free radio dramas from the old days? Isn't that fascinating?


I would like to listen to that. It would help broaden the imagination listening to dramas instead of watching them. I could listen to it on the foxhole radio I made using a razor blade and pencil. My grandpa showed me how they made them in WWII.


Wow, that is cool, for real. I'd like to learn how to make a foxhole radio, myself.  I also heard that a Finnish radio station broadcasts "Nuntii Latini" weekly news since 1989. I guess you'd have to know Latin to understand it though.


I was fascinated as a kid when he showed me how to make it. I would be lost listening to that radio station! Did you know that in Canada that radio stations are required by law to have at least 40% of their music played be Canadian?


Wow, didn't know that. Talk about spoiler alert. I heard a guy in France illegally sold the Eiffel Tower not just once, but twice.


But at least there's some decent Canadian artist. Well I have to get going, it was nice chatting with you. Have a great day!


I wonder who was dumb enough to buy it? It would have been funnier if it was the same person both times.


Yes, absolutely! Ha! Not only that but how come nobody in the French government noticed the impersonator?  Maybe he was some sort of look-alike. Not to change countries, but did you hear that 86% of Nevada is owned by the U.S. Government? That's sounds a little scary.  What do they have stored there?


I heard about that. I know there's a few military bases there, and area 51 is there I believe too. So there's probably a lot of missle test sites out in the desert there. So that might equate into some of that percentage.


No doubt in my mind! Still, it sounds like a secret they don't want us to find out. That's just another example of the balance between the idea of government authority and the principle of our individual freedom.


That is true. They're always seem to be up to shady stuff, just like in 2006 they passed legislation that would protect Government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva Conventions.


Yes, that does sound shady to me as well. Geneva conventions are international law. Well, I guess we need government jobs to stay safe.


I guess so, why can't our government do good like the Norwegian government? In 2008 they donated $1bn to help save the Amazon rain forest!


I know, right? How cool was that? The Amazon rain forest is very important to our whole ecology system of the earth we live on. You're right, why aren't we more like the Norwegians? Good Question.


I don't think so. I only watched the first few seasons.


Have you ever hear Hugh Laurie's real accent? I think his American accent is so good! I never would have guessed he had that British accent!.


Actually I have. I can tell when he's acting that he has one though, I can tell with both British and Aussie actors that they are hiding it.


Wow, I can never tell with accents. Oh wow only two African Americans are in the country music hall of fame. Why do you think that is? Country music has its roots in blues, which is very much created by African Americans.


I'm not sure. I don't follow country music that well. But the Fender Strat was originally intended for country. Do you play guitar?


Oh not at all. I'm not really musically inclined. Do you play any instruments?


I play guitar. The Strat is mostly used in rock, but it has a twangy sound. I can see it being a country instrument.


I can understand that. What kind of music do you usually play?


I grew up learning all of the early Van Halen albums note for note. I used to be pretty good


Wow! That's pretty cool. Hm, did you know Henry Ford financed country music because he didn't like jazz music?


I do, actually. I don't keep up with the gossip so it's interesting to hear that Miranda Lambert is mixed up in this divorce drama. Do you listen to country music at all?


Wow, no. But it wouldn't surprise me. Well nice chatting with you!


Apparently at one point U2 pretended to be a country band, were you aware of that?


I didn't know that. It's some interesting music history for sure. I love that they wore wigs and costumes. Who even thinks of that? Wasn't it also interesting that George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins?


Yes, and did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode? The only celebrity who makes more than her is Lebron James. Case dismissed!


OMG, no, but I can believe it. She is highly watched during the day.


Oh wow, and Hugh Laurie makes $700,000 per episode of House. That's unreal. Can you imagine just making that much money?


Yeah, that is a lot. I liked that show a lot for the first few seasons.


Yeah, I used to watch House back in the day. Do you know if it's still running? I don't think I've heard of it being canceled.


Hi! It's crazy to think the three wealthiest presidents in US history were Jefferson, JFK and Washington!


Agreed it is. Crazy it's so easy for citizens to lose their right to vote when an astronaut can actually vote from space. Ha!


I suppose you want to cast that vote to have some say in what kind of planet you come back to.


Very true! Hey, at least it's not like UK pre-1918 where not all men had the vote, right?


Wow I wonder if it had to do with their class system at the time. It seems like the poor are always marginalized when it comes to having their voices heard in elections.


Agreed. I mean, look at what the Indian government does: they actually set up polling booths in lion infested forests for single voters. That's so inhumane!


That seems like a colossal waste of time. Why not just send someone to get him and bring him to a polling place? I wonder if anyone got eaten.


It's sad to think about. Makes me never want to travel there. Or places like Japan where it cost more than $300 to travel across the country as all the highways are tolls. That is ridiculous!


I would be willing to pay that though if it meant the roads were going to be better maintained. Some of the country roads that I drive on are horrible. I've wrecked suspension parts.


That is true. Hey, though, maybe we can be like the Dutch and create a commuter bus that can travel at 160 mph speeds!


I would be terrified to ride that bus. I can't imagine taking something as tippy as a bus around a road at those speeds.


Yeah you would think some of the more modern ones would be on there as well.


You do make a great point! I've been thinking about checking out Mackinac Island, MI. Motorized vehicles have been banned there for over one hundred years. Many uses horse and carriages or bikes. I'd love to see that. Well it was great chatting with you!


Agreed. I wonder how rich that Indonesian president that has released three pop albums while serving in office is?


I wonder if they were popular or if they were just terrible? Seems like his time would have been better used to serve his country.


Agreed.  I suppose when you're head of state, it's more like beinf a celebrity than a leader. Heck, even the president's guest house is bigger than the white house here in the US!


That is crazy! You would think it totally would be the other way around. I wonder how it compares to other president's houses in other countries.


I wonder? I bet it wasn't bigger than the first president of Zimbabwe's house. You know he was actually called President Banana? Ha!


Wow how does one get a nickname like that?


Good question. I can't imagine how! Ha! But I suppose he was voted in for a reason! Speaking of voting, I've heard 34% of the male African American population of Alabama has lost their right to vote. That's crazy!


That is crazy! I wonder why? It seems like it is really easy to lose the right to vote in the US though.


Yes it is the best shot to score but players do not use it much


Yes they think it looks funny. Do you like superheroes?


I do, there is a series that looks at the collateral damage they cause


Cool. There are 300 of them registered in the US


Yes that is the superhero that has no superpowers


Cool. Did you know Stan Lee reimagined superheroes in 15 DC COmics series?


Nice. There was even a garfield spin off where he and his gans are superheroes


I like some of Tupac and Eminem's music, and you?


yes I do. Do you know who Reggie MIller is?


Me too. They set the grounds for it. Nice chatting with you


Yes he is a great players but his sister was always better than him


Yeah she once scored 105 points and broke 8 national records


Yeah what a family of really talented kids


Yeah. Did you hear of the deal Iverson signed with Rebook?


Yes he is getting $800 000 per year until he is 55


yes and then he gets $32 million after that


Yeah they guy is safe to say that is pretty set for life


Yeah. Do you know what the granny shot is?


Hey how's it going? What are your thoughts on the Trump administration so far? He definitely may go down as one of the wealthiest. The top 3 wealthiest are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Holy cow that must be nice. It is always sad when celebrities commit suicide like Robin Williams. He did the genie voice in Aladdin and was the first actor to do that!


Man, I miss Robin Williams.  Watching the trailer for the Will Smith version of Aladdin was so disappointing.  He looked like a smurf on steroids.


Same. I agree so weird! Hopefully they won't ruin it. Pixar studios has a secret room only for celebrities. I wonder whats inside.


Maybe sneak peaks of new pixar movies.  Or just lots of Buzz Lightyear toys.


Yeah I bet you're right. It is odd how so much money and wealth some countries have. Whereas in others they are so poor. An Ethiopian celebrity chef believes he can combat world hunger. I hope so!


I bet people in Ethiopia have to be more creative with food.  They have to find a way to make all their food last and not be wasteful.


Yes, use every bit of it. I love when celebrities try and do good. Carol Burnette was the first celebrity to appear on the childrens series Sesame Street.


I love Carol Burnett.  I bet she had a great time goofing off with Elmo and Big Bird.


haha yes I bet she did. I wonder how different our world would be if we didn't associate celebrities with wealth?


Then they probably would not be celebrities.  They would just be regular people


It is hard for me to imagine any president to be richer than Trump, but I guess adjusted for inflation, Washington and Jefferson are right up there


Yeah I think our society would be a lot different if we didn't put so much importance on these people. I think it would be good to focus on other things like ending world hunger.


Some celebrities use their wealth and fame to support worthwhile causes.


Yeah true. At least Trump isn't a pop artist. The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office lol.


That is some serious multitasking.  Of course some countries the president really does not have much power.  More ceremonial


True. Kind of like the king/queen of england. The first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana, I wonder why?


Maybe he liked bananas.  Or maybe he was tall and skinny


haha yes maybe. Do you watch a lot of tv? South Park was a funny show for me. It seems like the South Park creators and the Simpsons crew were all pretty close.


I imagine there is a mutual respect.  Both shows have been on the air for multiple decades.


Yes very true. I always thought it would be nice to be a celebrity. Make so much money. Judge Judy makes 123,000 per episode!


Wow, that is impressive.  I wonder how many episodes she makes per year.  I know the Big Bang Theory cast makes around 1 million per show


Hi, do you think that President Trump is the richest one ever?


Wow, that's a lot of money! Did you know that Kareen Abdul-Jabbar's constant use of the dunk shot got it banned from college basketball for over a decade now?


Well, he was awesome!  Reminds me alot of Tim Duncan of the Spurrs, who made the choice to stay in college for 4 years instead of jumping for dollars.


Tim Duncan sounds like he loved going to school! Talk about jumping for dollars, did you know that in 39 out of 50 states that the highest paid state employee is either a basketball or a football coach? That's amazing, I didn't think they made that much money!


I wonder how much James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, I wonder how much he made?  He was the only losing coach Univ of Kansas ever had...


Hum, sounds like a good question. Another funny thing is that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor and they call it the "highest court in the land". Now that's funny!


I wonder if they play pick up games?  I bet Rut Bader Ginsber is always chosen last!


I'm not sure about that but I heard that the New Zealand basketball team are nicknamed the "tall blacks" which is kind of strange.


Their team needs to be integrated... Hey, maybe we can get a game going between the supreme court justices and the Tall Blacks? I wonder is Air Jordans are banned on that court?


Ha, ha, ha! That was a good one! Yes, I know that Jordan wears them anyway because Nike is willing to pay the fine for every game he wears them in.


Yeah. Poor guy. Without his Nike endorsement, he would probably be homeless. Or maybe just have 5 less homes... Hey, nice chatting with you!


Trump? Who knows? Has anyone seen his tax returns?  Without that info, I would have to guess that JFK was richest. Am I right?


Yeah, almost as much fun as stuffing a 9 inch ball through an 18 inch hoop!


Yes, JFK was one of the top three richest presidents. I heard that Washington and Jefferson were the other two.


Nice! But if Presidents are so rich, why don't they stay in the guest house instead of the White House? After all, it is bigger!


Yeah, one would think! I guess its the prestige rather than all that space!  Did you know that the President of Indonesia released three pop albums while he was in office?  He either needed money to build his guest house or his job doesn't pay that much.


Or he is a better singer than politician?  You know, until 1805, the runner up in the election for President autiomatically became VP. But that was back when both candidates were nationalists and had the interests of the US at heart..


I agree, totally. back in the 1800's I think it was such an honor to become president of this country that the politicians worked more closely together. The role of the president is supposed to be prominent and encompassing. But, now-a-days, they attacj each other on every front. It's a pity, really.


They need a good humbling!  I heard a story about NBA hall-of-famer, Reggie Miller, and how he was humbled. As it turns out, he was coming home after a great performance and chose to brag to his family about his 40-pt game. As it turned out, his sister ad just scored 105 pts in her game, breaking 8 national records. That is humbling!


Yeah, he probably needed that wake-up call!  Also, did you know that physicists proved that shooting a basketball "granny style" is the best way to score points on the line but that the NBA players won't do it because it looks so stupid?


They are all so focused on money and fame now.  Have you seen the kind of money they make with endorsement deals? Iverson pockets $800k per year and will get a $32 milllion payout at age 55. Outlandish!


Do you follow the NBA?  I guess Draymond Green got suspended after a heated argument with Kevin Durant.  The NBA is more and more like Pro wrestling.


I suppose they thought they would give an unfair advantage. Jordan didn't obey them and wore them anyway.


Huh, I guess that makes sense since Nike's always ahead of the game. Reminds me of when LeBron turned down the Reebok deal for 10 million dollars, and then Nike offered him 90 million. They're good at attracting the superstars.


I'm not a big fan of LeBron. He didn't live up to the Lakers hopes.


Haha, you're not the only one. Apparently even members of al-qaeda spoke out against his move to Miami. He seems to be losing support everywhere.


Wow, if you lose the support of a terrorist group -- doesn't get much lower than that.


Very true. Hopefully LeBron is saving his money for when everyone turns on him. I've heard that most NBA players end up broke five years after retirement.


Yeah, that's some poor money management.  Right now he's beating Judge Judy who gets $123K per episode.


Woah, he's making better decisions than Spencer Haywood. Did you hear about the time he chose $100k in cash upfront instead of a stake in Nike, which would have been worth billions today?


Doh! Bet he wishes he had that back.  Money, money... In 39 of 50 states, the highest state employee is a college football or basketball coach.


Seriously?! It's crazy that college coaches get paid so much, while the athletes don't make any money. Before Tim Duncan joined the Spurs for guaranteed income, he chose to keep playing all 4 years in college despite an NBA offer. Pretty risky move!


Yeah, I do follow the NBA. Durant should have kept his cool, but he's right, Green cost the team the game when it mattered.


I went into the wrong like of work.  I could do free throws "Granny Style" and maybe get an edge.  Physicists proved it has a higher percentage -- just looks goofy.


I think Shaq could have made more than one 3 pointer in his entire career if he had adopted the granny style! Might not be worth the ridicule, though.


I used to laugh at his bricks as he missed another freethrow... Great chatting with you - excellent


Ii can't believe Klay Thomas spoke out in the name of unity.


Yeah, that was surprising. He's not normally one to speak up. Do you think the issue was about the game, or is Green just upset about Durant's pending contract?


Probably a little of both.  According to ESPN it was pretty intense.


Seems like it! I'm not too surprised, Green's kind of a loose cannon.


Yeah, I guess coach Kerr made the final decision to suspend Green which probably is the right thing to do.


I agree. You don't want that affecting the rest of the season. I can see why some teammates are upset about Durant, though. You don't want to lose a star player, like Cleveland did with LeBron.


Yep.  On to shoe issues.  Did you know Air Jordan's were banned when they were introduced?


I never heard that they were, that's crazy! Do you know why?


hello did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


that is interesting.  I wonder why that is.


Yeah, a lot of government rules don't make sense tome. For instance, in 2006 the US passed legislation that protects government employees from being prosecuted for violating the geneva conventions.


yeah.  did you hear about the man in france who sold the eiffel tower twice?


That is hilarious. Wonder how he got away with it not once but twice!


I have no clue,  he must be a real good con artist lol


Officials in ancient Athens didn't trust elections. They thought they would lead to oligarchies.


I guess I have to look up what oligarchies mean lol


Yeah, where power rests in the hands of a small group of people.


I don't know, they might have been right in a way, that elections aren't as valuable as we think. In 1900, the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75 percent of the time.


Wow, that's interesting! I wonder if the President of Indonesia has a presidential palace. He has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Oh i hope thats just coincidence.  its been great talking with you, thanks!


Yeah that is impressive,  I hope its good music.  Im sure he has a good place to live.


I wonder if President Banana of Zimbabwe got a lot of respect. Not sure why he was called that.


its his last name.  I guess you dont really get to choose your last name lol Very unique though!


Oh, I did not know that! I just heard he was called that. Interesting!


Did you know 86% of land in nevada is owned by the government?


Wow, that is a lot! Hope it's being protected. The Norwegian government donated one billion dollars to help save the Amazon rainforest.


Thats great,  I heard that we havent even discovered all the types of animal that live in that forest yet!  crazy


Neat! You mentioned Nevada. I find that's interesting that it is the only state that has a none of these candidates option for voting during presidential elections.


Ryan is cool, so is Bill Murray.  Do you like comedies?


Id o, but mostly with the old school comedy actors from the 80's and 90's.  I did enjoy the Hangover series though.


You like bromantic comedies, that's cool.


I liked Seinfeld too.  Can't believe they lost to 3rd Rock from the Sun back in 1997.


I know Seinfeld was the best.  They quit while they were on top, though.


I totally agree.  I could have watched a few more seasons.  Some of the very first movies were comedies, but probably not as funny as Seinfeld.


Probably not.  On a different note, just a fun fact, when you put two phonebooks together and simply overlap their pages, it is impossible to separate the two phonebooks.


I can see that.  Assuming you can even find a phone book anymore.  You'd have a better chance of finding a Mark Twin book like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or the Adventures of huckleberry Finn.


That's true..lol Do you like Mark Twain books?


I read a few in school.  I guess they were ok.  I remember they were called The Great American novel.


Good.  Hope you are doing well too.  Just received a call from NY area code 212.  Did you know that was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


That's cool.Well, I need to go walk my dog.  It's been nice chatting with you.Have a good day.


Yeah, I guess not so important now, but back in the day it was.  With today's smart phones though it doesn't matter.  An iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm system.


Hey, those iphones are amazing.  I own one myself.


Yeah me too.  I can't believe they are more powerful than what is used to control our nuclear arsenal though.


That's either amazing or just plain sad. I hear Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cellphone.


Sad but the child would go thirsty at my house with all my teenagers.


Ha!  Me too.  My 14 and 10 year olds would look at screens all day if I let them.  It might be like a comedy film.  It could star Ryan Stiles who actually dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy.


They did? thats an interesting stat maybe the lack of one finger made them pitch better, The Chicago Cubs is the oldest team in the MLB right?


I think so yes, theyve been around since 1876 and belone in the Central Division


I see, thats a long time, do you believe in the curse that fell upon the team back in the year 1945


well I know that the Cubs have won since then, but ya that curse was definitely real for a long time


It must have been really frustrating, Bily Sianis really played a good one to the team.


ya I think so, its funny that the curse was the longest in MLB history, they didnt win for 108 years!


I think its less than 108 years, the team got cursed in 1945 and then won in 2016 right?


ah ok I was thinking of the world series championship draught, but yes it was only a 71 year National League Pennant draught


Still a really long time, I bet thats why fans celebrated with such energy and passion


ya for sure, I bet they had crazy parties, and whats weird is their original name was the Chicago Orphans, kind of a downer haha


I can't say I do but I know a bit about baseball, like if you catch a ball in your hat you get 3 bases apparently


I know sounds like a depressing name lol,


Oh I see, thats an interesting rule havent seen that happen at any game though, baseball is not only popular in the US but apparently its also pretty big at Japan.


ya I've heard that, weird that in a year about 200k baseballs are used in america


Thats a lot of baseballs for sure, you know a man once found $3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his attic! he sure is a lucky man, theres only dust in mine


wow thats a lucky guy, did you hear about that one 17 year old girl? she struck out both babe ruth and lou gehrig


I didnt I bet Ruth and Gehrig werent happy about that, she must have had a lot of talent.


haha ya I wonder what happened to her, do you like the chicago cubs? they were the first team to win the world series back to back


I do like the team, it was amazing how people celebrated the title back in 2016, 5 million people!


that is crazy, also crazy is how the Cubs have had pitchers with as little ass 4 fingers on their pitching hands


hey there, do you know much about the sun?


No I did not know that, wow. DO you know Tolkien and CS Lewis?


Are those the people that would read really bad poetry and have a competition about who could last without laughing?


haha yes. good for them, that must have been such a fun game to play


You were talking before about how people don't read that much anymore. Sometimes I feel sad for how were are evolving as a culture. The American culture has become one where people want more and more things.


Very true and definitely sad. Have you ever read Ender's Game


I remember learning about it in history as it used to be recommended reading for many military organizations, but I have never read it myself.


Yeah, a very recommended and popular book for sure. How about starship troopers?


No I haven't read that one either. As I mentioned I am more interested in the Olympians. Lives of the Eminent Philosophers was fascinating.


Nice,, I do not think I have read that one, maybe I should consider doing that.


There is so much we can learn from ancient philosophers. We too often forget that worry about things that are beyond our control. I am really interested in the theory that perception is reality. As Hamlet said "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."


Hi! I do know a bit! For one, I know that it's mass is comprised of approximately 73% hydrogen and the rest is mostly helium. Are you interested in the topic?


Yes, I mean it all started there, we need that foundation. Nice chatting with you.


Yes very much so. Did you know it is actually white and not yellow?


I heard that...something about atmospheric scattering that gives off that impression. It's amazing how something we see (almost) every day can still be so unknown to us. I just learned recently that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the largest star ever discovered in the galaxy, and I always thought it was one of the larger components in space!


And it is so hot we technically need only one second of it's energy to last us for 500 000 years


So fascinating. I really enjoy reading interesting facts about every day things. Are you an avid reader?


I sure am, I read quite a bit. Do you know there is a woman that holds the world record for fast reading?


Yes, 4700 words per minute! I don't know how many I can read in a minute but it is nothing close to that! I heard recently that in the 18th century there was actually a "moral panic" because of the widespread reading of novels. Hilarious!


It is hilarious considering now we have the opposite crisis, where people are not reading enough. So strange


That's so true. I love to read. Recently I have been doing a lot of reading about the ancient Olympians. Did you know that Aristotle spoke with a lisp?


I don't either. Probably makeup like you suggested.


Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look."  I guess makeup could not make him presidential.


That's hilarious! Did you know in Britain back in 50BC, they bred chickens for entertainment and not food?


That is strange. They must have had plenty of animals around for eating then.


I agree. Very strange. Do you like the Incredibles 2?


Yes, it was a great film! Loved it! How about you?


I have not seen it yet, but I really want to check it out.


The quality of animated films is usually quite high, I find.


I think so too. Incredibles 2 was set in the 1960s.


I think there might be a problem with the chat servers, by the way. I had fun chatting! Have a good day.


I'm great! How are you? Do you every play video games?


I'm great - thank you. I love video games. What about you?


I used to play them. Not so much now I never got much chance to play the NES.


Did you know Nintendo could display in only 54 colors?


The system was very basic, but the games on there were well designed. The gameplay is what counts.


Very basic but fun to play. I saw that it was discontinued in Japan back in 2003.


I guess the newer systems are so much better. Not enough fans for the old systems.


The newer systems are definitely much better. Did you know Bill Nye got his break from a Steve Martin look alike contest?


Some people see the resemble. I don't, but I guess with makeup you could make it work.


I expect them to have competitors. After racking up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of Apollo 13, Reed Hastings was inspired to start netflix. Someone else will get inspired to take on Netflix.


Blockbuster gave Reed the knife then, they did charge excessive fees.


Probably a big part of their business model. Then they thought they could beat Netflix at the online game. Now they're gone! Bye bye, BB


I guess the lack of vision really affected the company in end, tech keeps on advancing and businesses have to adapt in order to survive, but anyways do you like the Star Wars franchise?


Yes, I do. It's interesting that James Earl Jones spent only 2.5 hours recording all of Darth Vader's lines and was paid $7,500


Seems like someone got screwed over lol, only $7500 wow, his voice was terrifying


In 2013, Star Wars was dubbed in Navajo, making it the first major film to be dubbed in a Native American language. I wonder if James Earl Jones was involved with this.


I dont think so at least not for the $7500 he got paid originally, do you have a favorite Star Wars movie?


The second one, Empire. That one is my favorite. Then the first one.


Mine was the Return of the Jedi, do you also like Transformers?


I don't know them very well. Anyway, thanks for the chat! Have a good night!


I used to. I don't now. As of October 2018, Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide, including 58.46 million in the United States. Amazing!


I know, a lot of people subscribe to the service, still Netflix has a huge deficit


I guess they have been spending tons of money. I know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.


I wonder why? isnt there whole business model online?


I guess some parts of the country have little bandwidth. People need DVDs and such. Still, many online users. From 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


So Netflix also has the DVD service, interesting, I guess every subscriber counts, still seems a bit excessive, 20 more times!!!! and wow 33% really?


It seems to work. Netflix is now worth $2 billion.


They have $21.9 billion in debt, not sure if its a giant anymore, theres also new streaming services out there that are a threat to Netflix


It's crazy that the wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson.


Sports in general seem to build camaraderie so that makes sense, but the republicans are leading by 3 wins. I'm sure that annoys the democrats.


I bet it does.  Did you know that in Nevada you can vote for none of the candidates during an election?


I did not know that and that seems kinda pointless. I think it's interesting that since 1900 taller candidates win the presidential election 75% of the time.


That is interesting.  I wonder what happened in 1900 to make the change.


Maybe back in 1900 people were closer to the same size. Has time progresses people seem to be getting taller. Walking by the middle school makes me feel short.


You could be right!  Here's an interesting tidbit.  Ancient Athens used to forbid elections because they thought it would lead to an oligarchy.


Yea, it seems like people from Ancient Athens thought a lottery was a better idea. They could have been right.


The more I look at our government today the more I think they just might have been.  so I guess that means that elections are not actually democratic.


Not if things can get rigged in someones favor, but there could have just as easily been flaws in the way that Ancient Athens did things.


True. They could have just appointed people in a certain "group" just like they can be elected now.


JFK I could see but Washington and Jefferson surprise me.  I thought Washington was just a general before becoming president.


Elections have only been around though since the 17th century.


Generals maybe made a lot back then. I also think it's crazy that the president's guest house is bigger than the white house.


I know! It seems like it'd be the other way around.  Maybe when they built it they were thinking about being humble or something.


That is very possible. Did you know that until 1805 the runner up for president became the vice president.


Seems like I did hear that somewhere before. I like the idea. I think it would make for more viewpoints being heard.  What about you?


I agree that, that could be an interesting way to do things. Did you know that us congress plays a republicans vs democrats baseball game.


I do know that. I remember the shooting, I think, from last year during a practice for it.  Did you know that they have three subway lines just for them to move between the capital and their offices?


I didn't know that, but that makes sense. The crazy thing about that baseball game is it's been occurring since 1909. That's a long time to continue having a baseball game.


It really is. I think maybe they do it to try and build camraderie or something.


That is very cool. I just hope they are not giving away the store models that have had "inappropriate" behavior. They do allow that and are testing that concept currently.


That is a little too much I think.  I am all for testing it out, but then again, the company doesn't seem concerned with it.


No it seems to be something people are really into I think I would stick to just purchasing a mattress online even if I had never seen or touched it before it is worth the risk.


I think that's a good idea.  Surprised they don't let dogs use it.  Speaking of dogs, I shouldn't forget to give mine a walk when we are done chatting.


Oh dogs do love to walk also I just found out did you know dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing. That is just so interesting to me


Wow.  Or the fact that dogs have 12 different blood types and can even donate blood.


That is just amazing sometimes I like to go to the internet to learn more about dogs there are so many resources and services it is amazing


They do so much for us beyond just companionship and shouldn't be a surprise to know people consider them man's best friend!


That is so true. I do not know to much about you but to me you seem like you would be in the 7% of people who read the full terms when buying a product online.


I am not sure if I could say that for sure, but I might be guilty of getting addicted, which can happen with all the link clicking.


The friendly ghost?  Just kidding, I am thinking you are talking about the mattress company?


Well there is such a vast range of information how could you not get addicted


Good point.  Well I need to walk the dog, thanks for the chat.


Yes it is located on Broadway in New York


I heard that was the one that allow shoppers to take a nap on the bedding!  I could use one of those about now.


Yes it has 6 mini bedrooms or pods that you can try them out, a physical experience.


I heard that it's really caught on, with the company getting $1 million in revenue that first month.


Yes and 300 million in sales just last year. But it does help they have hosted 16 pop ups across the country.


Having Target pick up your brand definitely helps!


I also think people really like the fact that they can try it out for 100 night. You can really relax about the purchase.


What is also really cool about that is most of the returned mattresses get donated to charity.


Hi! Are you familiar with the scandal surrounding Kim Kardashian and the White House?


Oh what?! Yeah that's crazy. She used to be Paris Hilton's personal assistant and stylist, but I don't think Paris Hilton is in the spotlight anymore.


Yeah, she sort of disappeared. IT's interesting that even though she is so succesful, she has the lowest q score which tells how likable a celebrity is


I had no idea there was such a thing that scored celebrities. What does the Q stand for? Do you know?


no idea, maybe quality? i wonder what trump's q score was before he became president of the US.


Haha, I would love to know that, if only they graphed it, I'm sure it might be as volatile as stock markets these days. Considering the white house still uses floppy disks, I think they need to get with the times!


Wow! Did you know that there is a replica of the white house in atlanta thats a private home?


There's a replica? I didn't know, I would imagine the replica would be elsewhere. Wonder if they have unwanted visitors for doing that?


Probably! I wonder if it  has solar panels. I didn't know the white house had panels and then reagan removed them;


Why did Regan remove them? They seem to do more good than harm.


Who knows! Jimmy carter also turned all the thermostats to 65 in the winter of 1977. i would be so upset and freeze!!


No! I'm learning about it now. it's pretty crayz. It makes sense since trump got his start on reality tv. I didn't know Sylvester Stallone also did something similar!


That is very cold, perhaps he grew up in the cold climates and is used to the cold. I would be freezing and pull out all my winter gear in those temperatures.


Oh yeah but I don't think it was quite as publicized as the Kardashian visit. Nice to see that they used their platform for good causes.


I agree. That's one of the benefits of technology. Kim heard about this through twitter which is a great platform for people to get awareness of their issues.


Yeah, though the president also use Twitter, I'm not too certain what his agenda his for using that platform is.


Yeah, i thik people weren't nice about it because as silly as it is, this president likes celebrities. They can do such good adn get results. Kim Kardashian is also a very accomplished person, she's the highest paid reality tv personality a few years ago earning $53 million!!!


That is a lot of money, probably from her various roles from being a tv personality, to entrepreneur, and socialite. What is even a socialite, do you know?


Someone who just goes out and spends money adn is famous for being wealthy and their social life. Kim gets paid just to post a selfie on instagram and twitter advertising products! imagine that.


Wow, to make millions of dollars off of posting selfies, that seems like a lucrative job! It's crazy to think how she got started in the entertainment industry in the first place, she must have a great PR team for turning that around!


Yeah, her mom is her manager haha. I mean she even has a book that has sold well about selfies. WHo knew that you could make so much money doing that.


Hey Are You familiar with how YouTube works?


lol I hear you, you can still have a piece of your pie from YouTube though I work with them and I at one point was able to make up to 3k a month, they allow registered users to upload videos and create channels you know, so you can make money with them too like that.


Ohh, that is very interesting to know.  I will definitely look into that piece of information.  I find it interesting to know that the first youtube video was about a guy talking to an elephant


I know and ever since then people have now access and can upload their own videos onto the website, comment and subscribe to others. its fascinating, isn't it ?


It is.  I like reading those comments because I never know what other people have in minds.  Btw, I am going to search for that first youtube video because I am curious about the content, quality, and other aspects of the videos


lol I jump the videos some times and go straight to comments that people leave on videos. I have watched that video, I think it is even less than a minute.


Hahaha.  did you know that youtube consumed as much as bandwidwdth as the entire internet in 2000


OMG That's something huh? No wonder even media corporations like CBS, BBC and Hulu use it.


Also, I know that Neflix is another social media giant that consumes as much as bandwidth as youtube


wow that's something, I think Video takes way too much bandwisth, because both Netflix and YouTube are video streaming websites.


No wonder they are so popular because of their accessible videos.  I think their value will keep increasing


Yeah that's so true both netflix and YouTube Combined make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


exactly.  Btw, nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


I love it, I have worked on it, and still are working on it even today, but I dont like some of their wais though, what do you like miost about them?


their videos are so good and access is very easy.


I get that, but mostly I think they control the people who upload those videos way too much, have you heard of the movie "the Nun"


I have never heard of that.  What is it about


It was a horror movie that came out recently, but youtube pulled the movie ad from the website just because they believed it was too scary. lol what do you think?


Ohh, I  see.  By any chance, did you know that google bought youtube for 1.65 billiions in 2006


I knew they bought them in 2006 but thats dirt cheap compared to how much they make off of it now. wow.


I concur.  It was so cheap that I wish I bought a share of youtube.  Hahaha


I know LeBron is one of them, although he's no longer with the team he won with.


That's correct! The other two were Andrew Bogut and Kyrie Irving!


I do not know so much about them. I do know that Steph Curry's brother actually played with his Warriors teammate's brother on the Santa Cruz Warrior. I guess the basketball world is pretty small!


I bet it is! I think the real money is in drama acting though!


Theatrical drama certainly is on another level. Hugh Laurie, for example, made $700k per episode of House, the highest ever for TV drama.


I think I would be up there if I took the drama class with Jon Hamm haha.


Especially if you ended up being a comic actor like


I agree! Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore because it doesn't project positivity. I would do good at comedy then haha.


Like Ellie Kemper, I meant. Jim Carrey's last project, Kidding, was certainly very dark for a comedy if he won't do drama; maybe he just means he doesn't do tragedy, which is the other half of drama in contrast to comedy,


Oh that's right I forgot about her! You know I'd only do drama class if the pretty girls were in it like Michael Caine did!


I love it! especially the NBA. How about you?


That sounds like a way to create drama in one's own life haha. It's been nice chatting!


I am not a huge fan, but I can appreciate it. I tend to like college basketball better, for whatever reason. Did you know Tim Duncan played 4 years of college ball instead of going straight into the NBA?


That man is very humble because of it! I would have been like Allen Iverson and gotten a lifetime endorsement from Reebok though lol.


It seems like a lot of money to pay someone who had a relatively short career, but I think his brand has value overseas. In fact, the even though Air Jordans were initially banned by the NBA, the brand was valuable enough to Nike for them to pay Michael Jordan's fines for wearing them.


And now look at the brand! Everybody is basically wearing it these days huh?


Yes, I guess there's some nostalgia for it these days when the NBA isn't quite as interesting as it used to be. I mean, the Warriors are so dominant with Steph Curry!


I agree with you on that one! Steph Curry is an all around good guy. He donates mosquito nets to families in Africa.


That's nice of him, I guess, but he could probably do a lot more, considering his team earned $12 million by losing game 4 of the Finals last season.


You would think it was the opposite? Oh well money is money. In the last 20 years, only 3 number one picks have won the championship, do you know who they were?


Netflix accounts for 33% of night traffic in the us alone. And there are a lot more people in asia


They would make a lot of money as long as they don't send out movies by mail, they already spend 20x more on postage than bandwidth


That is how they originally started. Glad they still offer it to those who do not have great internet


It's crazy that Blockbuster never bought netflix when they had the chance for $50 million


They might still be in business if they did!


and be worth $2 billion dollars, I wonder if blockbuster was ever worth that much


Yea and Netflix never made money off late fees like blockbuster


An it all started because of those late fees


It'll be a shame when Disney starts their service . I wonder if it will have the Zulu dub of The Lion King


Sometimes although I don't pay for it anymore, I can see how netflix's growth is slowing


There is a lot more competition now as well for subscription services


Yes, Disney streaming service is really going to hurt netflix when it comes out


It is crazy though how it all started. It was over $40 in late fees


Yea and now netflix has 137 million subscribers worldwide


I wonder if netflix will ever be able to be available in China, Syria, North Korea, or Crimea one day


Im sure its possible. China is a big market that can create a lot more revenue


Yea, in the US Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in North America, I wonder if it would be the same in China


did you know new yorks area code is 212 because it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone? crazy huh


yeah, or like indonesia where the president has released 3 pop albums


True.  That is a complicated country to run.  Glad he can have some lighter moments.  The Brits are sure formal.  Until a few years ago, one had to wear a top hat to bring up a point of order in Parliament.


the british have some interesting politics for sure.  And while we're on hats, the old west's most popular hat wasn't a cowboy hat but rather a bowler


I bet it was hard to water your horse from a bowler!.  Some hats have religious functions.


oh yes, that is correct many do have religious meanings.


Also, limited usage.  For example, even if you have a PhD, you probably only wore a motarboard hat 4 times in your life.


yeah.  And tipping your hat goes back to knights raising their visor to show friendliness.


That would be a similar motion.  The hat worn by chefs is called a Toque.  I bet some chefs don't even know that.


I'm sure most don't unless they went to culinary school


Some hats also have fold down ear flaps to keep ears warm.  I live in Phoenix, so I don't see many of those.  Is it cold where you are?


Sort of makes sense.  I saw a couple of 17 year olds who were given a rotary phone and 4 minutes to make a call and they could not figure it out. The cables across the ocean just lay on the floor.  I don't know how else they would manage them.


Those ocean cables are just 2.7 inches in diameter.


wow.  and an iphone has more computing power the the US ICBM program


I love the increase in computing power.  It takes a bit to convert the human voice into electronic signals that are transmitted by telephones.  But, not that much!


right!  Little fact I think is funny:  The guest house is bigger than the white house.


It is odd, but the White House is so old.  You watch HGTV today and everyone wants bigger rooms today.  Imagine the chaos if the VP was still the person who came in second in the presidential race like it was up until 1805.


Oh that would be entertaining.  Hillary and Donald working together haha


There are countries where the president is largely a ceremonial position.


If the goats get stock options, you can sign me up! Ill eat grass!


I wish I had invested in Google when they first went public on 2004.


boy, you and me both. Amazon, netflix, there were a bunch that blew up!


Of course now Google and all of its interests are under the name Alphabet.


Yes, i bet that is for tax purposes and such. those guys sure are cunning. Now i really wish I had bought stock. LOL


Their headquarters is amazing.  It is located in Mountain View California and is dubbed the GooglePlex.


That is a great name! complex, googleplex, good pun. I figure that most people would love to work there.


They get great reviews on Employee satisfaction.  Larry Page has been running the company since 1998


I wonder how much turnover they get. people must want to stay and enjoy the dogs and goats.


They are known for a very good benefits package as well as solid compensation.


I am good.  It is amazing to me how much technology is intertwined in our daily lives.  People cannot live without their Iphones


Hm. maybe i should apply? I have pretty good chatting skills LOL


Well I hope you have a good day.  Goodbye


I dont have an iphone. i understand how people get addicted to the things though.


Well, I meant smart phones and devices in general.  Smart phones have such amazing computer power nowadays.


yeah, i find that people are glued to them. not really a telephone anymore. no one talks on them! LOL


This is true.  We have come a long way from the old rotary phone!


Man, those things were sooooooooooooooo slow. I hated using them.


I think it is crazy that when google went down in 2013, more than 40 percent of web traffic was effected


Yeah, what are people going to do without the internet? how will they function? we are all doomed


I will give google credit for creativity however.  Instead of hiring lawnmowers, they use goats to eat the grass at their office


Are you into music?  Did you know that the dark side of the moon was still one of the best selling albums of 2014 even though it was released 40 years ago.


In Croatia there is an ancient roman amphitheatre in use as a concert venu


I wonder if because the country has no money for a more modern theater of they appreciate the history of the place.


I'm not sure.  In 1972 pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii with no audience.


That was odd.  Why would not they invite people and let them watch the show for free?


That was funny.  I like pink floyd.  I have never gone to any of their concerts though.


They are cool and timeless!  Just saw Taylor Swift ad on Netflix.  Taylor removed her music from spotify because "music should not be free"


Music should not be free.  We must appreciate people's talents and hard work.


Musicians often work extra hours and odd hours and have worked for years to get so good.  Did you know that Swift walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken.


No, I did not know about it.  Does she hate the camera that much?


I heard about it but I have never listened to it.


I've got to run now.  It was nice chatting with you.


Nice chatting too!  Maybe check out the 100 year old twins someday!


Interestingly 2 identical twins from japan released a rap album.  funny thing was that they were 100 years old.


That is amazing.  I wonder if they are still alive since they were 100 in 1992.


I don't know, would be great if they released another album!


I do not think they are alive.  Was the song translated into English?


I'm not sure.  Taylor Swift once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and topped Canadian itunes charts


She is a good artist. I wonder how it happened (re. white noise from her).


Not sure.  The Ramones played 2,263 concerts almost nonstop over 20 years.  That sounds tiring!


2263 concerts (non stop) for over 20 years?  That was amazing.  Some people have tons of energy.


Hi. Do you watch YouTube ever? There's so much content I feel like I could watch it all day. Video clips, TV show clips, music videos, documentary films, and much more.


Yes they do LOL. And police actually don't use YouTube because they have their own version called blutube wear they share law-enforcement videos.


I've never heard of that one.  Do you remember Psy and his Gangham Style video?


Yeah that video was so popular. YouTube had to upgrade the view counter to 64 bits!


Yeah I love music and listening to albums. Music has come along way. For example the audio cassette and the vinyl were used so much in the 70s but not anymore.


Yes!  Linkin Parks Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.


Wow must've been a good one. On the other hand a timeless album is the Darkside of the moon because it was released over 40 years ago but was the best selling album of 2014.


That's incredible after all those years.  2 identical twins in Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992!  Good for them!


I definitely need to look that up. Straight Outta Compton was the first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or major to her. That is a big accomplishment. Well I really enjoyed chatting with you today.


I remember when that one came out.  Yes I had a good time!


Awesome that makes the two of us. YouTube is the second largest search engine on the net.


I can't believe its been 14 years since it was created in 2005.


Yeah it's very hard to believe. Google bought the site in 2006 for 1.65 billion. That's a big number.


No doubt.  Those 3 paypal employees hit the jackpot!


For sure. I find it surprising that Justin Bieber has the most disliked video on YouTube. I feel like you're such a popular guy.


LOL  I think a lot of people went out of their way to dislike that video just because they wanted to try to be negative.


Yes I feel like that happens all too often. Netflix and YouTube together make up half of peak Internet traffic in North America.


That doesn't surprise me.  North America loves their videos!


I am a big fan of Nintendo and have been since the original NES. How about you?


I believe that one was only for Pokemon. They've had so many handhelds. I only had the DS and 3DS but when I was a kid lots of people had Gameboys as well.


Yes they've had tons. Do you know much about telephones?


A little bit. I certainly don't use them as much to make calls as I used to.


Did you know New York's area code is 212 because that's the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


The cable lines carrying telephone and data lines is only 2.7 inches thick and lays on the ocean floor.


Wow! I would have thought they would be thicker. How does the salt not corrode such a thin line?


I would have thought so too. Not sure how it doesn't corrode. Must be in some sort of protective lining.


Apparently. I did hear that if you put the pages of two phone books together it is impossible to separate them.


I saw that too. I bet that would be very hard to try and do.


I love Nintendo to. It was my very first gaming system when I was little.


I would imagine so. It was nice chatting with you. Have a lovely day.


Me too. Did you know that the actual company is over 10 years old?!


I did not know that! I also saw that they once produced a lego knock-off.


I knew they used to be a toy company but did not know about the lego. I knew they started as a playing card company.


Sounds like they have done quite a lot over the years then.


I do remember that system as well. Did you have one?


I personally didn't have that one but I knew several who did so I played it. F-Zero on that system was the first racing game to run at 60 frames per second.


Wow I did not know that. I saw Nintendo released a handheld console back in 2001.


No I didn't either. Maybe I'll watch it online at some point. Do you like horror movies? I read that watching them burns more calories than other genres lol.


I do watch them.  I never knew that.  lol  ET was orginally scripted to be a horror movie.


Huh, like an evil alien? It's hard to imagine.


I guess so.  lol  I just found that out.  The 1996 horror film "Scream" was originally supposed to be titled "Scary Movie"...file that away in useless knowledge. lol


Hah that got taken a short time later I guess. Would you say you like going to the movies or concerts more?


I definitely like going to concerts more.  Can't afford to go to everything I would like to see though either due to time, money, or the bands don't come close enough to go. I actually live not far from where Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters grandparents live.  He was born here and comes back a lot.  The Foo Fighters played at a small record store a few years ago here.  That was pretty cool.


That's cool. I think I am more of a movie guy in the end, but I've had some really good times at concerts too.


I would say though hands down i spend more time watching movies than going to concerts.  lol  The writer of the Rocky Horror Picture show is the voice of the dad on Phineas and Ferb.  I remember that cartoon but never seen it.


Huh yeah I sort of remember that one, but not really. Maybe I just heard the name. The Ramones played 2,263 concerts, imagine how many times you could have seen them.


Wow.  That sounds like a run of about 20 years straight.  lol  I wish I could have seen them.  Since it's debut in 1949 the Les Paul Gibson EX-175 guitar has never gone out of production.  That's a long run too!


Wow that sure is. My dad saw the Ramones in Cleveland in the early 80s, he said it blew his mind. He was used to hippie rock.


No way!  That's where I'm from and have seen a ton of shows.


No kidding, I'm from Dayton. Welp, looks like that wraps it up, have a good one!


Dayton.  ha!  My college girl friend was from Huber Heights!  lol  It was nice chatting with you!


Yes I do, I particularly like small concerts in bars. What about you?


Me too!  I used to love the big arena concerts of the 80s.  But then when I got to see some of those bands in the small clubs I loved it and was hooked ever since.  In 2010 Lou Reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs.  That's different. lol


Yes there are all kinds of concerts I guess. Pink Floyd played at Pompeii in the 1970s.


That would have been neat to see!  In 1972 Deep Purple broke the record for loudest concert ever.


Wow I thought it was the Who. Do you like rock music or some other types?


I thought it was the Who as well.  I like rock, hard rock, pop, country (old school sounding though).


Did you see the Queen movie? I just read that their guitarist, Brian May, had a PhD in astrophysics.


I haven't seen it yet.  Wow.  I never knew that.  He built his guitar out of parts from an old fireplace and his mother's knitting needle.  Pretty neat.  Did you see the movie?


Hello, are you particularly interested in sports?


Ahh ok that makes sense, there's a lot of history between them. Although the YMCA invented softball and other sports, but I don't think they did baseball.


Interesting. Did you know that the first ESPN televised sporting event was a softball game?


I didn't! I wouldn't have guessed it was that popular to be honest. Then again maybe the longer the game is they make more money, like once there was an NCAA softball game lasting 31 innings!


Wow! That must have been a late night!  I wonder if for that game they used a modern softball or whether they used one of the original soft ballls, which were softer than today's version?


Yeah they really should have changed the name of the sport since now the ball is similar to a normal baseball.


Yeah.  Do you know if softball is as popular in Japan as in the US?  I know baseball is. In fact, it's so popular in Japan that Japanese fans are often shocked to learn that baseball is considered Americas national pastime,


Yeah it's certainly interesting! Then again I'd argue it really is more popular here, people are so dedicated to the sport. Like until 2005, a single married couple scheduled all MLB games over 24 years, that's nuts!


That is hard to believe!  But then again, it is also hard to believe that Canadians call kickball by a different name: soccer-baseball!


Yeah that's true, I guess sports are called differently all around the world. I wonder if there are secret places only baseball players know about, like Pixar has a secret room celebrities often visit.


Good question. But celebrities often get perks. I used to love seeing celebrities appear on Sesame Street. I think Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear there. Thaat's a neat perk!


Sure. I enjoy many different sporting events, including baseball and football. I even ejoy celebrity sporting events. You?


I love seeing celebrity appearances like that! Just like Robin Williams basically started the trend of celebrities in voice acting. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good day!


I like baseball a lot for sure! I collect baseball cards for fun, it's not time consuming and they can add up to so much value!


Did you hear about that one guy who found$3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in is attic?  Merry Christmas!


Oh my god, I can't imagine ever getting that many though. I wonder if managers get baseball cards too, after all they actually can technically play for their teams too.


wouldn't they be considered too soft to play since they don't practice like the guys on the team? maybe that is the origin of softball?


I would think that wouldn't work though! After all even though softball is played on a smaller field, it's still played at a faster pace than basketball.


Yeah, I guess since the average salary of a professional softball layer is only about $5k per year, that would not support a manager.


I would hope that's only for the middle ground players, and not the best ones! I wonder how much Jose Canseco made, he had the record for longest softball homerun so he must have been great.


Apparently, he made the change from major league baseball to softball.


I don't have an account but think it is a very useful product.  How about you?


I use it a lot. It uses 33% of north americas bandwidtch from 9pm tp 12am. Which makes sense, that's pretty much when I use it too.


Holy crap, yeah that sounds like the peak hours or the netflix and chill hours if you will lol.


lol,yes. Did you know Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor for tv drama, making 700000 per episode. Holy cow!


No I didn't know that, I didn't know that show was that popular, wow!


Yeah, I also heard he switched his limp on his leg the entire time filming and no one ever noticed!


That is too funny, sounds like a George Costanza type of move.


Yeah, Jim carrey wont produce dramas anymore because it doesn't project positivity.


I heard about that, I'm sure he is well off enough to do what projects he really wants to do.


Yeah, he is a great actor. Jon hamm taught ellie kemper from the office, in high school drama. Interesting!


I do like some of the movies he was in, like Charlie and the chocolate factory and Alice in wonderland. Do you?


Very interesting.  Well its been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


That one was pretty wild, I am a huge fan of Fear and Loathing.


Yeah, that's a good one too! Did you know he directed The brave?


No I didn't know he did any directing at all, that is pretty cool.


Yeah. In Edward scissorhands he only said 196 words. Also a really good movie!


And he was awesome in that!  Such a cool movie I agree.  He has been in so many it seems.


Yeah, he's made quite a name for himself. Gene Wilder (who apparently wasn't such a big fan of Depp) refused to watch the remake of willy wonka for fear of being disappointed by him.


I never heard about that, Gene was so good, I am a bit surprised by that.


Hi there, I was learning about poetry recently. I found out some cool facts, do care for poetry?


yes, very poetic, Demetri write 224 word palindrome poem once, very cool.


Yes, what does that have to do with Pixar? lmao


I dont really know. I was kind of being random. I just watched a dance show and it has me twirling.lol Sorry


hahah no worries :) Tupac danced ballet in high scool.


Yeah, I found out some really good news and am flustered. I wanna dance like nobody watching me. Bruce Lee was a good dancer and actually won awards for dancing, not me so much.


haha, no worries. there's plenty of time to win them. I'm glad we both understand how poetry is still relevant today :)


Me too, that was a trick! Babies are so distracting too sometimes./Ya know they smile when music is played.


I didn't know that, it makes sense tho with the sequencing. You better not be pregnant XD


Yes, its a life changer. Its hard to have the write words, thank you for chatting with me.


Oh yes, It was cool to lean from ya. Take care!


Oh yeah? I do, I'm into old school stuff like Emily Dickinson. What did you learn?!


Oh, nice. Well i was learning that Ancient Greek attempts to define poetry such as Aristotle's Poetics were focused on speech on rhetoric.


That's cool! I think we still have a lot of poetic influences thees days too


Yes, I agree with you on that. The Ancient Greek poetry also used drama, song and comedy. Their is a poem that when read forward is sad but when read backwards is happy,lol. Neat huh.


Yeah! I actually never knew that. I think poetry is an overlooked art.


That is true. A really beautiful thing about the Javanese language is that when recited in order for forms a poem. I like the hidden subtle idea there.


Ah. I don't know much about the Japanese poetry other than their alphabet is a poem. What do you think about cultures in general use dance as a form of poetry.